football previews 2021

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.

It may not be the juggernaut roster of five years ago, but experienced skill players and an emerging offensive line has St. John Vianney focused on rejoining the upper tier of the Shore.

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.

Shore is tasked with replacing several key contributors in order to contend for the title in the Patriot Division.

All-Shore running back Jaiden Brown leads a Southern team that will be a title contender in the Colonial Division.

Middletown South returns multiple starters on both sides of the ball and aims to return to the ranks of the Shore's elite.

A Wall team loaded with standouts on both sides of the ball should once again be among the best teams in New Jersey this season.

With several returning standouts and some promising newcomers, Point Boro plans on returning to championship form in 2021.