game story

*Click here for a photo gallery by John Portelli* By John Bush - Shore Sports Network contributor LAKEWOOD – Lakewood came into its home game against Jackson Liberty on Friday afternoon looking to get to 4-0 for the first time in 12 years while maintaining control of first place in Class B South...

By Art Gordon - Shore Sports Network contributor Scroll down for video highlights by Scott Stump  After starting the season 0-2 by losing to a pair of Shore Sports Network Top 10 teams, Matawan has gotten itself back on track with two straight wins after going on the road and knocking off Monmouth Regional 28-7 in a Class A Central game on Friday afternoon...

*Click here for a photo gallery by B51 Photography* RUMSON - Trailing by a pair of touchdowns at halftime on the road against a defending state champion in a showdown of Top 10 teams on Thursday night, St. John Vianney was in a position it had not experienced in the type of spotlight it had never played under in this millennium...

By Art Gordon - Shore Sports Network contributor MANCHESTER - Coming to practice on Monday afternoon after a lop-sided defeat at the hands of cross-town rival Jackson Memorial, no one could fault Jackson Liberty head coach Jim Sharples for wondering what was in store for him...

Story and video by Scott Clayton - Shore Sports Network contributor BARNEGAT – Sophomore running back Mike Bickford rushed for two touchdowns 61 seconds apart in the fourth quarter to lead Central to one of the most surprising results of the young Shore Conference football season, a 21-15 win on the road over Barnegat, the defending Class B South champion and No...

NEPTUNE - A talented Middletown South team determined to return the program to its elite status in the Shore Conference played with the physical and relentless edge that has characterized many great Eagles teams over the years when it dismantled Neptune in a 41-0 nondivisional victory at Memorial Field on Friday night...

Videos and box score by Ryne Olsen - Shore Sports Network contributor Junior running back Calvin Beaty and senior running back Aaron Mora each had a pair of touchdown runs and junior quarterback Anthony Brown threw for a career-high 225 yards and two touchdown passes as St...

Toms River South turned in a complete effort and managed touchdowns on offense, defense and special teams in a 42-6 win over cross-town and Class A South rival Toms River East at Detwiler Stadium on Friday night.

By Art Gordon - Shore Sports Network contributor FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - With only 30 players and a Class A North schedule filled with Group IV and V teams, Freehold Boro has found a way to make it work in starting 2-0 for the first time since 2008 after a victory over its rival on Friday night...

*Click here for a photo gallery by Sport Shots WLB* OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Every team pays lip service to the preseason cliches of being a family and sticking together through adversity, but when they face the crucible of a tight game on the road, that's when you really find out who genuinely means it...

Stats and details by Ryne Olsen - Shore Sports Network contributor Raritan picked up its first season-opening win since 2011 in wild fashion against old rival Manasquan, building a 27-point lead, then recovering after the Warriors rallied to tie the game in order to pick up a victory in Class A Central...

*Photo gallery by Bill Normile* MIDDLETOWN - For the past two years, Freehold senior Josh Dixon has often been left out of the discussion about the Shore Conference's best running backs while the Colonials struggled in the win column. In Friday night's season opener on the road against Middletown North, Dixon and his Freehold teammates decided they were no longer going to take a backseat to anyone