football preview

In one year under coach Brian Duffy, Neptune has changed its outlook thanks to a revamped offensive line, speed around the field and a new attitude.

As one face of the program graduates, another emerges, with running back Nazir Treadwell ready to lead the Keyport toward a Group I title.

Dan George will conclude his long, successful run as head coach at Long Branch at the end of 2021 and his Green Wave players would like to send him out on a memorable note.

Neptune's program suffered through the COVID-shortened 2020 season and with a new coach and young core, the Scarlet Fliers will try to recover in 2021.

After COVID threw a wrench into the early part of its 2020 season, Matawan is looking to make a program leap in 2021 behind a mix of senior talent and promising underclassmen.

Asbury Park will be young at some key spots this year, but third year standout Jai'Sun Brown is a quarterback capable of taking the Blue Bishops a long way.

Monmouth put a rough 0-9 record in 2019 behind it with a pair of wins in 2020 and now an experienced Falcons squad will try to take the next step in 2021.

The quest to end its long postseason drought was put on hold in 2020 and as 2021 gets underway, Marlboro hopes this will be the year it returns to playoff football.

Approximately a decade after building Rumson-Fair Haven into a perennial state title contender, Shane Fallon takes over down the road at Red Bank.

One of the great athletes in Howell High School's history is now the head football coach. Bill Hill takes over a Rebels program looking to return to the upper ranks of the Shore.

Led by do-it-all, All-Shore senior Mikal Braithwaite, Keansburg looks to continue its ascension in Group I in 2021.

Keyport returns one of the best deep threats in the Shore Conference in D.J. Thomson and hopes it has the dynamic running back to complement him in 2021.