Saeed Blacknall

Who is the Face of the Franchise for the history of Manalapan's football program?

Former Shore Conference standouts Keith Kirkwood and Saeed Blacknall signed as undrafted free agents while Mike Basile and Tyrice Beverette were invited to rookie camp following the 2018 NFL Draft.

I remember the first couple of times I interviewed Mike Gesicki during his playing days at Southern Regional. Mike was not afraid of the microphone and handled himself pretty well for a high school student-athlete. During his senior year, he appeared on the Shore Sports Network’s weekly high school football show at a time when he was a high profile recruit who had not made his college choice... Re

It was an unforgettable weekend for a group of former Shore stars whose teams brought home conference titles at Penn State and Temple. Former Manalapan star Saeed Blacknall had the best game of his college career to bring home a Big Ten title for Penn State, while Neptune's Keith Kirkwood had a big day of his own as Temple captured a conference title of its own to hit the 10-win mark...

The biggest upset of the college football season featured five former Shore Conference stars all contributing on Saturday night in a wild scene at Beaver Stadium. Unranked Penn State stunned No. 2 Ohio State, 24-21, in the Big Ten, taking the lead on Grant Haley's 60-yard return of a blocked field goal with four minutes left in the game and holding on to send the crowd of 107,280 fans into deliriu

Even though he caught just 24 passes in his first two years at Penn State, junior tight end Mike Gesicki has made a major impression. The former Southern Regional High School standout has been named to the John Mackey Preseason Award Watch List, which is given annually to the most outstanding collegiate tight end in the country...

A group of 17 Shore Conference seniors, including seven Shore Sports Network first-team All-Shore selections, have been announced as part of the South squad for this summer's Phil Simms North-South All-Star Football Classic. The game will be at 7 p...

It has been a memorable day for football stars throughout the Shore Conference on Wednesday as they sign their National Letter of Intent for scholarships on National Signing Day. Here are some photos and tweets from Wednesday by local athletes making it official at the college of their choice...

*Note: Any Shore Conference players doing signings on Wednesday, please email the photos to Scott Stump at stump@allshoremedia.com or tweet them to @Scott_Stump to be included in a Signing Day photo gallery. Six Football Bowl Subdivision recruits will headline another banner class of Shore Conference football stars who will make their college commitments official on National Signing Day... Read Mo

Manalapan senior wide receiver Saeed Blacknall, who had been verbally committed to Rutgers since August, announced on Twitter Sunday night that he has changed his mind and is now going to commit to Penn State with National Signing Day looming on Feb...

PISCATAWAY – Manalapan made no secret about its intentions for the 2013 season. After falling in the sectional final in each of the past two seasons, it was state title or bust for the Braves, who looked every bit like a championship team through 11 games...

MANALAPAN - When Manalapan barely escaped a monumental upset by Brick Memorial in the first round of the state playoffs last week, Braves head coach Ed Gurrieri had a particular concern. "I went out of my way to talk to all the leaders on the team to see if we hit a wall and were just worn out and tired,'' Gurrieri said...