what to watch for

The Shore Conference landscape continued to take shape in Week Three with several teams starting to separate from the pack. There are 12 unbeaten teams remaining at the Shore, eight of which are ranked in the latest Shore Sports Network Top 10...

Week Two has come and gone, and with nearly every team playing two games and a handful having played three times already the Shore Conference landscape is starting to take shape. Last week’s big winner was Brick Memorial, which rebounded from a rocky season-opener to thrash Toms River North 52-20...

Now that the Week One games have been completed we are officially off and running in the 2015 Shore Conference football season. Last week saw several standout wins and individual performances from around the Shore. Top-ranked Middletown South was extremely impressive in rallying from an 18-point deficit to beat South Brunswick 41-21...

After Central, Donovan Catholic, Southern and Pinelands whet our football appetites with a pair of down-to-the-wire games in Week Zero, the rest of the Shore Conference will deliver the main course this weekend as the 2015 high school football season kicks into gear...

For all but seven teams in the Shore Conference, the season is already over or it will wrap up by Thanksgiving Day, highlighted by some of the Shore's oldest rivalries. With more teams moving their rivalry games to earlier in the season or getting rid of them altogether, the 10 games between Wednesday and Thursday represent the fewest amount of Thanksgiving games in Shore history...

Seven teams enter Week Eight in Shore Conference football with a chance to clinch either outright division championships or no worse than a tie for division crowns as we hit the home stretch of the season. Also, with the state playoff cut-off date looming next week, there are plenty of teams fighting for their playoff lives or to improve their seeding in these final two weeks before the postseason

Contrary to popular belief, there are actually other Shore Conference games being played this week besides No. 2 Manalapan at No. 1 Red Bank Catholic on Friday night. Obviously that showdown headlines the weekend, but there are plenty of other important match-ups to keep an eye on...

With some huge divisional games headlined by a showdown of top-five teams, Week Six in Shore Conference football has plenty to keep an eye on. Here are some things to watch this weekend: Madness in Manalapan. Let's do it. No. 4 Middletown South (4-1) heads to No...

With some big divisional games and a host of toss-up games that look to be crucial for several teams' state playoff hopes, Week Five in Shore Conference football has plenty to keep an eye on. Here are some things to watch this weekend: Power-point swings and division strength There are a host of nondivisional games that should be huge when it comes to teams' playoff fortunes, starting with the Top

With Week Four of Shore Conference football spread out over the upcoming four days because of the Jewish holiday, here are some things to watch. Division races hit a boiling point Two huge games that could potentially decide division titles are coming up this week...

With the season flying right along as we head to Week Three in Shore Conference football, here are some storylines to watch this weekend. Who will win the Manalapan-Sayreville showdown?  With no games featuring Shore Sports Network Top 10 teams squaring off this weekend, this nonconference match-up at Manalapan at 6 p...