playoffs

All those preseason previews, all that guesswork about who might be the last teams standing, and now we're here: It's playoff time. These are the games that get talked about at reunions 20 years from now and turn All-Shore players into all-time legends...

This is the most action-packed schedule of the Shore Conference season, with one game after another featuring either major state playoff implications, division title scenarios, a chance at school records or all of the above. It's one of those weekends where everyone will be obsessively checking their phones to find scores from other games while watching the excitement right in front of them... Rea

Photo gallery by Dave Thorne OCEAN TOWNSHIP – Whether he was talking about his teammates, his own play, or the sensational all-around game by senior wide receiver/safety Sadiq Palmer, Red Bank junior defensive back Jalen Willis summed up a crucial reason why the Bucs are heading to their first NJSIAA sectional final in 12 years...

POINT PLEASANT BORO – After three straight wins to start the season, Raritan had the look of a team that would be a threat come state playoff time. Instead, the Rockets’ season teetered over the abyss when that strong beginning melted into a five-game losing streak, leaving Friday night’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II quarterfinal at Al Saner Field as their last chance to make something of a seas

The Ocean County American Legion double-elimination county tournament continues on Thursday after two teams picked up victories in Wednesday's action. Check below for details and Thursday's schedule. Game #4: Brick Post 348 (6) - Toms River South Post 129 (4) Brick post 348 scored five runs in the sixth inning to come back from a 4-1 deficit and win their first-round game...

Brick Post 348 is still alive in the American Legion District 3 State Tournament heading into Tuesday's action, while the Ocean County American Legion double-elimination tournament got underway on Monday with a three teams picking up wins. NJ American Legion Baseball State Tournament District 3: Mercer County Park Brick Post 348 (15) Atco Post 311 (5) (7 innings) Brick Post 348 bounced back from a

CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP III CHAMPIONSHIP Friday at 7 p.m. at Kean University (5) Matawan (7-4) vs. (3) Carteret (8-3) Matawan stat leaders Carteret stat leaders Matawan's best win: 40-17 over Class B South co-champion Barnegat (7-3)...

*Click here for a photo gallery of the game by Sports Pix NJ* MORRISTOWN - While five turnovers and costly mistakes in crucial situations doomed St. John Vianney on Saturday in its deepest playoff run in 33 years, the Lancers served notice this season that their program has returned to prominence in the Shore Conference and state playoff landscape...

Manalapan is going to see if the fourth time is the charm as the Braves advanced to their fourth straight sectional final with a 28-6 win over second-seeded Hillsborough on Friday night to reach the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group V championship game in search of their elusive first state title...

*Click here for a Shore-Middlesex photo gallery by Sport Shots WLB* Shore Regional is back in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I final for the third straight year thanks to a 28-13 win over fourth-seeded Middlesex in which the top-seeded Blue Devils registered a second-half shutout to close out the win...

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.

Fifteen Shore Conference teams are still alive in their quest to make it to the NJSIAA sectional finals on the first weekend of December, and the Shore Conference is guaranteed a champion in Central Jersey Group IV. Here is a breakdown of the 12 semifinal games involving Shore Conference teams as they try to punch their ticket to the championship games, which will be at Rutgers, MetLife Stadium an