Mater Dei Prep

In a stark reversal of fortune, one of the Shore Conference’s powerhouse football programs will not be fielding a varsity team in 2021.

With a new coach and a slew of new starters, reigning Class B Central champion Mater Dei Prep is in a transitional year in a tough top-half of the division.

Is this the year for Point Beach's battle-tested group or is Ranney's young squad ready to take over? Two teams load up while the rest of the B Central division hopes to survive.

Dino Mangiero has retired as the head football coach at Mater Dei Prep after presiding over the most successful run in program history.

Mater Dei Prep picked up its first win of the season by beating a promising Keyport squad that surged out of the gate.

After winning four postseason games as a double-digit seed between the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Tournaments, Mater Dei is back to being a championship contender in 2021.

Check out the top performers from the seventh week of boys soccer at the Shore and vote for the best of the best to be the Surf Taco Player of the Week.

Mater Dei Prep is the Jersey Mike's Team of the Week for Week 5 after its thrilling 26-19 victory over Rumson-Fair Haven.

In its biggest win of the 2020 season, Mater Dei went back to the play that won them their first ever state championship four years ago.

A great defensive performance that included a late-game goal-line stand and a turnover in the final two minutes gave Red Bank Catholic a season-opening win over Mater Dei.

Ranney defends its first ever Shore Conference division championship against a balanced B Central field with multiple potential challengers.

Mater Dei has been to four straight NJSIAA sectional championship games and while there won't be one of those this year, the Seraphs still have their sights set the No. 1 spot in the Shore.