Ed Gurrieri

Ed Gurrieri is back on the sidelines as a head coach after being hired at Wall

Former Manalapan head coach Ed Gurrieri is expected to be named Wall's new football coach at Tuesday's school board meeting.

Who is the Face of the Franchise for the history of Manalapan's football program?

After 23 years of coaching at Manalapan where he built the Braves into one of the top public-school football programs in New Jersey, Ed Gurrieri is stepping down as head coach.

Manalapan head coach Ed Gurrieri will be inducted into the Shore Football Coaches Foundation Hall of Fame at halftime of the 42nd All-Shore Gridiron Classic on July 11.

*2015 Shore Conference Football Preview Homepage* For the first time in program history, Manalapan entered the preseason coming off a state championship. While that’s a nice title for the returners to come in with, they know it means nothing regarding their prospects for 2015...

*Click here for a photo gallery by Bill Normile* PISCATAWAY - Grinning amidst the postgame jubilation of Manalapan's first state championship in program history on Saturday, Braves senior Ben Sieczkowski spoke for a team that finally finished the job in its fourth straight trip to the NJSIAA finals...

A game between two Shore Conference heavyweights that fans have anticipated for two-plus years is finally here. On Friday, Manalapan, ranked No. 2 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, will head to Count Basie Field in Red Bank to face No. 1 Red Bank Catholic in a monster showdown...

MANALAPAN - With a titanic battle looming in the distance a week later against the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference, Manalapan's focus never wavered from Middletown South on Friday night as the Braves continued their mastery of the Eagles in a showdown of top-five teams...

Listen to the Investors Bank High School Football Show with Kevin Williams, Matt Harmon & Ed Sarluca at Baker’s Water Street Grille in Toms River from Thursday, October 16.

*Preview Homepage* For three straight years, Manalapan has been one win away from its first state title in program history, only to leave a state final in frustration. Last year it was a 21-0 loss to Hunterdon Central in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V final that put the only blemish on the Braves’ record and once again left them determined to finish the job...

MANALAPAN - When Manalapan barely escaped a monumental upset by Brick Memorial in the first round of the state playoffs last week, Braves head coach Ed Gurrieri had a particular concern. "I went out of my way to talk to all the leaders on the team to see if we hit a wall and were just worn out and tired,'' Gurrieri said...