football game story

No. 1 Red Bank Catholic rolled up six sacks on defense and 200-plus rushing yards on offense to handle Pope John and earn a spot in the Non-Public Group III final opposite No. 2 Mater Dei Prep.

Rumson-Fair Haven overcame the absence of its top offensive weapon and some miscues to beat Ocean, end a two-game skid and advance to the Central Group III semifinals.

After losing an anticipated game at Red Bank Catholic last week, Long Branch got back in the win column with an all-around dominant performance Friday in a 26-0 win over Wall.

Middletown South labored early and delivered late to beat Toms River North and capture the outright American Division title.

Barnegat approached Friday's trip to Shore as a must-win game and got the job done with a 17-14, defensive-fueled victory.

After four straight seasons losing to St. John Vianney, Rumson-Fair Haven took out four years of frustration on the Lancers by blowing them out in the first half on Friday's season-opener.

Middlesex jumped out to a two-touchdown lead on Point Beach and unlike the Garnet Gulls' last two opponents, the Blue Jays held it to win the program's first state title since 1984.

Long Branch made two key stops and forced two fumbles on defense to lead the Green Wave past Jackson Memorial and into the Central Group IV final.

After a heartbreaking loss two weeks ago and an emotional win last week, Rumson picked up a big win over Monmouth behind a huge game by running back Peter Lucas.

A pair of losses to two top-five teams at the Shore has not derailed Middletown North, which rode a 200-yard performance by Connor Welsh to a win over Wall Friday.

St. John Vianney returned to form Friday by turning in a dominant all-around performance in a 42-0 win over Brick.

Sean Morris and Brian Finucan connected on three big first-half plays and the running game took over in the second half to help Barnegat beat Manchester in a battle of unbeatens.