top-ten-tuesday

Usually by the time the state sectional semifinals roll around, the heavy-hitters in the Top 10 have solidified their place in the rankings, and No. 1 is mostly all but decided. However, heading into this past weekend’s games a handful of teams still had a legitimate chance at claiming the top spot by season’s end...

With the sectional semifinals on tap for this weekend and 15 Shore Conference teams still in the running for state titles, much of the rankings will come down to these final few weeks. Nine of the teams in last week’s The Office Lounge Football Top 10 were victorious in the first round of the playoffs...

When Red Bank Catholic thoroughly defeated Manalapan, 35-7, on October 24 it appeared the race for No. 1 in the Shore Conference was over until 2015. Not so fast. Jackson Memorial sent shockwaves through the Shore and New Jersey on Friday night at “The Jungle” when it took down the mighty Caseys, 33-27 in overtime, to cap a classic game and put a stop to Red Bank Catholic’s 40-game conference winn

With just one week left until the playoffs begin, we’ve hit the final stretch of the Shore Conference football season. Division titles that haven’t already been secured will be wrapped up this week, and teams aspiring to bring home a state championship will prepare for that quest in Week Nine...

For the first time in over three years, the No. 1 spot in the Shore Conference was legitimately up for grabs in Week Seven. Until it wasn’t. Top-ranked Red Bank Catholic unequivocally proved it is indeed the cream of the crop in the Shore Conference when it beat No...

After a week of crucial divisional matchups, the Shore Conference landscape is starting to clear up as we hit the home stretch before the playoffs begin. No. 2 Manalapan took a major step toward its fifth straight Class A North title with a 21-3 victory over then-No...

At some point in the season the Top 10 gets exploded, and that time came this past weekend during Week Five. Undefeated Brick, coming off its thrilling overtime win over Jackson Memorial, was stunned by winless Wall, 28-27 in double overtime, thanks to four total touchdowns from junior quarterback Matt Cluley and a perfect kicking night from junior Nick Maciejewski...

After a week with little movement in the Shore Sports Network Football Top 10, Week Four brought a pair of matchups between Top 10 teams that delivered drama on the field and may have decided those respective division titles. Brick showcased its explosive offense and shutdown defense over the first few weeks, and in a thrilling 30-24 overtime victory over Jackson Memorial the Dragons showed they h

Another week has passed and another top 10 team has been knocked from its perch. After Barnegat was stunned by Central in Week Two when it was the No. 5 team in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, Toms River South suffered the same fate when Toms River North came to Detwiler Stadium and won a wild 44-34 Class A South game in the “Civil War...

The elite teams in the Shore Conference took care of business in Week Two this past weekend to keep the top four spots in the Shore Sports Network Top 10 unchanged, but, in predictable fashion, at least one division race was turned on its ear with a top-five team tumbling out of the rankings...

When I put together the Shore Sports Network preseason Top 10 for Shore Conference football, my feeling was that the top six or seven teams were solidly in there, but it was anyone’s guess after that for the last few spots. It showed during Week One, as the teams ranked from 7 to 10 all lost, although two of the losses were to No...