game story

WALL TOWNSHIP - In a game where it missed its first 10 shots of the fourth quarter and one of its best players suffered a frustrating shooting night, Wall's defense was the reason the Crimson Knights were only seconds away from a rare trip to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night...

*Photo gallery by Sports Pix NJ* TOMS RIVER - Toms River North entered Tuesday night's showdown against Southern with an undefeated record and a WOBM Christmas Classic title already under its belt, but the Mariners knew they still weren't at full power yet...

*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...

LONG BRANCH - Number Two is now number one.  With everyone knowing that Long Branch senior tailback Dahmiere Willis entered the day needing 250 yards to set the single-season Shore Conference rushing record, No. 2 would not be denied on his 18th birthday, carrying the ball 39 times for 295 yards and three touchdowns in a 28-14 win over Red Bank to set the Shore single-season record of 2,589 yards.

WEST LONG BRANCH - It turns out that the perfect storm for a Shore Regional victory is an actual storm. Howling wind, driving rain, and a swamp of a grass surface at Robert E. Feeney Field on Wednesday night were tailor-made for a Blue Devils team that rarely throws the ball and has one of the best run defenses in the Shore Conference...

By Scott Clayton - Shore Sports Network contributor ABERDEEN – In what was a microcosm of the entire season, Matawan overcame adversity to win a Central Jersey Group III semifinal Friday night in front of a frigid home crowd at Barry Rizzo Stadium...

In the Jersey Mike's Game of the Week on Friday night at Keller Memorial Field, the third-seeded Jaguars unleashed that pent-up adrenaline by blasting the second-seeded Green Dragons, 44-0, with a dominant performance on offense, defense and special teams, to advance to their first NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final since going undefeated in 2005.

*Click here for a photo gallery of the game by B51 Photography* By Matt Stypulkoski - Shore Sports Network contributor RED BANK – After two straight years of having to hear about how it didn't measure up to North Jersey power St. Joseph's-Montvale, second-seeded Red Bank Catholic released all its frustration in an exhilarating blast with a stunning 44-14 rout of the three-time defending Non-Public

Videos and statistics by Ryne Olsen - Shore Sports Network contributor RUMSON - Rumson-Fair Haven is now one step away from back-to-back state titles for the first time in school history after a 49-13 rout of third-seeded Cinnaminson in Friday night's Central Jersey Group II semifinals at Borden Stadium...

NEPTUNE - Following a 1-2 start in which its run defense was battered by a pair of high-caliber opponents, Neptune made a switch to a new alignment that has unleashed the Scarlet Fliers' athleticism and allowed them to gobble up several of the Shore Conference's top running backs during a six-game winning streak...

By Scott Clayton - Shore Sports Network contributor BRICK – To defend its state title, Brick had to start by defending its home turf against visiting Princeton on Friday night. The 2013 Central Jersey Group IV champions were more than up to the task, making the Little Tigers one-dimensional as the vaunted Dragons' defense keyed a 48-12 win...

HAZLET - When Matawan head coach John Kaye decided to throw talented freshman George "L.C." Pearson into the fire as the starting quarterback four games into the season, he knew it would take a little while for everything to mesh for the Huskies...