Trebor Pena

Shore Regional has hired former player and Ocean Township head coach Don Klein to succeed Mark Costantino as the Blue Devils' new head football coach.

Five Shore Conference football players signed their National Letters of Intent to continue their careers at Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) programs on Wednesday during the first day of the early signing period.

Ocean Township senior Trebor Pena had a sensational season on offense and defense and was selected as the 2019 Shore Sports Network Most Valuable Player.

OCEAN TOWNSHIP - Ocean reached the state playoffs with a perfect record because the Spartans made the big plays at the most critical junctures against their toughest opponents. Unfortunately for the third-seeded Spartans, they got a bitter taste of what it's like to be on the other side of that equation in a last-second, 27-23 loss to sixth-seeded Seneca (8-2) on a frigid Friday night at Carelli F

Ocean used big plays on offense, defense and special teams to defeat Shore Regional, 40-0, and improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2013.

With several starters back, including Temple recruit Trebor Pena, Ocean is ready to get back to its winning ways and compete for the Patriot Division title.