A season-ending injury to one of the top-10 rushers in the Shore last year shocked Red Bank but the Bucs remain determined to win an elusive championship.
Red Bank's defense came through with several clutch plays while Nigel Mitchell and Makai Mickens keyed a second-half surge in a 30-13 playoff win over Allentown.
The Red Bank trio of Nigel Mitchell, Makai Mickens and Kevin Weisman has been voted the Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey Football Players of the Week for Thanksgiving.