Turnover on the rosters and on the sideline makes Class B North one of the most balanced, intriguing divisions in the Shore Conference for the coming season.
Middletown North has changed its fortunes over the last three weeks and it has come just in time to carry the Lions to their first Shore Conference semifinal appearance since 2004.
Four teams remain in the Shore Conference Boys Soccer Tournament, including a No. 13 seed that has not made it this far in 18 years. How will it all go down in Neptune on Thursday?
Cranford's protest of Middletown North's victory in the Group III championship was denied, allowing the Lions to return to celebrating their first ever state championship.
Cranford submitted an appeal to the NJSIAA to turn Middletown North's Group III championship victory on Saturday into a forfeit. Might it happen? According to NJSIAA rules, the appeal should be D.O.A.
With a pitch-count controversy hanging over the Group III championship game, Middletown North rode Colin Dowlen to the limit (and beyond) to win its first ever NJSIAA group title.
Middletown North and Cranford come into Saturday's Group III championship with hot lineups and the Lions are hoping ace Colin Dowlen is the difference.