Their first meeting came ten weeks ago and it was a defensive battle with Wall pulling off what was considered a pretty significant upset by outlasting Rumson-Fair Haven 14-3.
Six weeks after they met during the regular season Holmdel and Red Bank Regional will play again Friday night when the Liberty Division rivals face one another in the opening round of the NJSIAA South Group 3 Playoffs.
The 48th meeting on the football field between Toms River South and Toms River North takes place Friday night and is the Jersey Mike’s Game of the Week.
As Donovan Catholic has rolled over one opponent after another this season there are many who have questioned just how good they are because of the relatively easy schedule they have played compared to other highly ranked teams.
When the season began both Neptune and Toms River South set their sights on winning the wide-open and revamped Freedom Division and their match-up in week #6 figured to be one that would impact the race.
Coming off back-to-back gut-wrenching victories Toms River North puts its perfect 4-0 record on the line Friday night against visiting Red Bank Catholic.
Brick and Jackson Memorial have had more than their fair share of intense games in recent years and have developed one of the better rivalries around the shore.
Central and Lacey were Thanksgiving Day rivals for many years and even when they stopped playing on Turkey Day they continued meeting on a yearly basis until 2011.