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The Jersey Mike’s Team of the Week for Week Eight is JacksonLiberty, which defeated previously-unbeaten Point Boro 25-22 inovertime to shake up the Class B South title race and keep its stateplayoff hopes alive. The Lions and head coach Jim Sharples werepresented with a special game ball at practice on Tuesday byJersey Mike’s representative Jake Forrester, the owner of theJersey Mikes Jackson at 2275 West County Line Road in Jackson.The players were also treated to free Jersey Mike’s subs.

After Point Boro rallied from deficits of 13-0 and 22-16 to forceovertime, Jackson Liberty’s defense stopped the Panthers on threeconsecutive downs to force a quick punt. The Lions then drovedown the field, aided by a running into the punter penalty afterthey went three-and-out, to set up senior kicker Braden Yorke fora game-winning 37-yard field goal. Yorke had a huge game thatalso included a 30-yard field goal and two touchdown catches. Hehad a 70-yard reception to set up a 5-yard scoring catch from

senior quarterback Ryan Van Wickle, and later hauled in a 30-yard touchdown pass that put the Lions up 22-16. Van Wickle alsothrew a 45-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Downer.The Lions earned the No. 8 seed in Central Jersey Group IV for

the second state playoff appearance in the program's eight-yearhistory and will play top-seeded Brick Memorial in thequarterfinals.

The Lions & head coach Jim Sharples were presented with a special game ball by Jersey Mike’srepresentative Jake Forrester, the owner of the Jersey Mikes; at 2275 West County Line Rd in Jackson

In conjunction with Shore Sports Network, Jersey Mike’s will honor one team a week that showed the character, perseveranceand hard work emblematic of The Jersey Mike’s Company during its performance that weekend. A Jersey Mike’s game ball

and free subs will be presented to that team during practice that week in honor of a great showing.

Jersey Mike’s Continues TheirSupport With the Team of The WeekBy Bob Badders - Senior Staff Writer

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The Jersey Mike’s Team of the Week for Week Seven is Wall, whichdefeated Neptune 26-20 in double overtime to keep its state playoffhopes alive. The Crimson Knights and head coach Dan Curcione werepresented with a special game ball at practice on Tuesday by one oftheir own, Jersey Mike’s NJ/NE Area Director Chad Tirpack, aformer standout quarterback/defensive back at Wall. The playerswere also treated to free Jersey Mike’s subs.Junior Sean Larkin scored on a 5-yard touchdown run in the

second overtime for the thrilling victory, which gave Wall its secondvictory of the season and kept it in the hunt for an NJSIAA playoffberth in Central Jersey Group III. The Crimson Knights are currentlyin the eighth and final position.

Sophomore quarterback EddieScott gave Wall a 20-14 lead in thefirst overtime with a 30-yardtouchdown pass to junior widereceiver R.J. Janeczek, but Neptunetied the score on a Rasheed Martintouchdown run. Wall came back inthe second overtime to score and getthe stop on defense for the crucialvictory.Larkin had a huge game with 75

yards rushing and the game-winningscore, plus six catches for 98 yardsand a touchdown. He also made 12tackles on defense. Senior runningback Bill Schneider scored on a 1-yard run in the first quarter. Scottfinished with 176 yards passing andtwo touchdowns.

Week 7 10/23/15Wal l - 26Neptune - 20

The Crimson Knights & head coach Dan Curcione are presented with the gameball by one of their own, Jersey Mike’s NJ/NE Area Director Chad Tirpack, a

former standout quarterback/defensive back at Wall.

Week-1 9/11/15Raritan - 26Manasquan - 14

Week-2 9/18/15Brick Mem.- 52TR North - 20

Week-3 9/25 / 15Red Bank - 16Ocean - 6

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Among the manyregular chants by the

creative, boisterous andloyal Christian BrothersAcademy student sectionbetter known as the “ColtCrazies” is one that goes:“GOD’S ON OUR SIDE(clap, clap, clap-clap-clap).”If what the Crazies say is true and God is

indeed on the CBA bandwagon, then the Creatorprobably climbed on board in 1980 to find DanKeane driving it.

As the illustrious head coaching career ofKeane winds down during his farewell season,the Shore Conference Tournament has served asthe ultimate victory lap for the machine thatKeane has built – one that ended with his teambeating Ocean 2-0 for the championship onHalloween at Memorial Athletic Complex inNeptune. Of all the ways CBA dominated duringKeane’s 38-year, 500-plus-win tenure, whichwill come to an end at the conclusion of thisseason when he retires from coaching andteaching at the Academy, no forum showcasedthe strength of his program more than the SCT.

CBA christened the SCT by winning the firsttwo in 1984 and 1985 and since then, Keane hasled his Colts to eight outright titles and one co-championship for a total of nine, more than anyother Shore Conference team.

During those years, CBA has been to thechampionship game a record 10 times, meaningKeane’s teams have lost just once in the SCTfinal, making him a remarkable 8-1-1 inconference championship games.

“I love coming (to Neptune) and I’m reallyglad the kids got an opportunity to play here andwin this year,” Keane said. “I was actuallyreminiscing a lot as the game was going on,remembering different games and differentmoments with some of the teams that were here,like the stud teams from 2010 and 2011. It meansa lot, and I think I’ll be able to reflect more on itwhen it’s all over.”

Saturday’s hero, Ryan Nigro – who scored thegame-winner on a direct kick in the 68th minute– might not be the most obvious star in Keane’sfinal SCT triumph, but it’s hard to find a morefitting one. Nigro not only helped put a bow onhis head coach’s Shore Conference career byending it with another championship, but he alsobrought things full circle with respect to the loneCBA championship loss.

Nigro and fellow junior Matt Thorsheimremember that one loss fairly well, although

from much different perspectives.Both Thorsheim and Nigro had olderbrothers playing in the 2009championship game, but the oldersiblings played on opposing sides.Thorsheim’s older brother, Chris,was a sophomore starter for theColts, and Nigro’s two olderbrothers, Matt and Dave, were in theMarlboro program – Matt as a seniorstarter, Dave as a sophomore reservewho would eventually star for theMustangs and go on to play atMonmouth University.

Marlboro got the better of CBAthat Halloween night in 2009 withthe costumed Colt Crazies lookingon as the Mustangs rallied from a 1-0 deficit to stun a CBA side that wasone year away from claiming theSCT crown and two away from a 21-0 season with Chris Thorsheimleading the way as the Player of theYear.

The circumstances surroundingthis year’s final were similar to the2009 final: CBA students filing intothe bleachers dressed in costumes –everything from Zach Galifianakis’ character in“The Hangover,” complete with baby carrierharness and accompanying doll, to whatappeared to be half of the Pixar roster, and CBAplaying the role of favorite while sporting aroster of players whose best high school playingdays are likely yet to come – one of whom alsobears the last name Thorsheim.

This time, there would be no comeback for theopponent against CBA. By striking the ball intothe net from 20 yards out on his direct kick,Nigro not only gave his team and his coachanother title, but in a way, he helped set therecord straight. His brothers helped Marlboro – ateam coached by CBA alumnus Dave Santos –win its first SCT title by beating Keane andCBA. As an unintentional make-good, theyounger Nigro gave Keane his proper SCTsendoff.

Thorsheim would later get into the act as well,setting up a dagger by junior Aaron Robertson –who was playing in his home town Saturdaynight – in the 76th minute that unofficially beganthe celebration. Just like his brother, Thorsheimwon his first title as a junior and is set up for apotentially special senior season with eightjunior starters returning as seniors next year. Forthe first time in 39 years, however – in additionto replacing three senior starters – the Colts willbe replacing a head coach.

“A few of us have brothers who played hereand this team has been like a family all year,”Thorsheim said. “We are all like brothers. I’mglad we could do it with this team and one last

CBA Soccer Gives Keane aMemorable SCT Send-offfBy Matt Manley – Senior Staff Writer

Coach Dan Keane (center) with seniors Nick Meyer (10), Tom Lozowski(33) and Tim Mikulski (6), as well as assistant coach Jeff Matson


time with Coach Keane. I wouldn’t want to winit with any other group of guys.”

After two back surgeries, the 67-year-old whohas steered the CBA ship for nearly four fulldecades now usually has someone steer him offthe field in a golf cart following games. Heacknowledges that his longtime assistant JeffMatson – who Keane has given his fullendorsement to be the next head coach – hasdone the heavy lifting over the last several yearswith respect to preparing the team, and thatKeane’s role has been for moral support andmotivation. Although his impact on the gameplan may not be what it used to be, Keane’simpact on the student body is evident in thechants coming from the student section and thegiant cut-out of his face that one of the studentscrafted for the game.

Whether it has been a Nigro, a Thorsheim,God or any other being mortal or immortal, a lot

of people and things have been on CBA’s sideduring its dominant run inside the ShoreConference, but none longer than Keane. Eventhough his time to drive is just about over andthe Colts appear poised to start the post-Keaneera with a potentially dominant team, he’llalways have a ride on that CBA bandwagon thatonce again rolled over the Shore Conference thisyear.

If God wants to ride shotgun next year, he canask Coach Keane.

The CBA student section came equipped with a cutout of coach Dan Keane’s face.

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After coming up a goal short ofwinning its first ever Shore

Conference Tournament title lastseason, the Colts Neck High Schoolgirls soccer team found that onelast goal and it came from the mostlikely source.Junior Frankie Tagliaferri buried a 15-yard shot to the lowerright of the goal 1:59 before halftime and the top-seededCougars made it stand up in a 1-0 win over No. 2 FreeholdTownship that clinches the program its first ever ShoreConference Tournament title.

“It’s a different feeling because our school’s never wonbefore,” Tagliaferri said. “This is the first time a team at ourschool is going to feel this feelin. It feels good for all of theplayers who have played here and it definitely setsopportunities for other people down the line.”

The goal Saturday was the 23rd of the season for Tagliaferri,who has missed two separate stretches while leaving to trainwith the U.S U-17 National Team. She finished with fourgoals in the tournament, including one each in wins over Walland Freehold Township in the final two games.

With the half winding down and the game scoreless, seniorcenter fullback Amanda Visco played a free kick over the topof the defense on a quick restart and Tagliaferri dribbledthrough the defense for a shot that Freehold Townshipgoalkeeper Kaela Chadzuitko saved by leaping up and battingthe ball back away from the goal. Tagliaferri, however, shookoff a defender to recover the ball and fired a follow-up shotwith Chadzuitko still recovering and slammed it into the farright corner.

“It stinks missing the first one, and she made a great save,”Tagliaferri said. “Some people might get down on themselvesafter missing a shot like that, but I saw the goalie out and Ijust knew I had to keep my confidence up to finish the secondone.”

The Cougars closed out the win with another half of shutoutsoccer, slowing down a high-powered Freehold Township

attack that scored five goals in a winover Rumson-Fair Haven inThursday’s semifinal. The effortincluded limiting chances forFreehold Township forwards NicoleWhitley (17 goals) and JasmineColbert (10 goals) while playing withthree defenders on the back line.

“We definitely had to stay organizedon Nicole Whitley and (Colbert) uptop,” Visco said. “(Colbert) was fastso we had to keep here in front of usand with Whitley, not let her turn andshoot.”

“We’ve got to a point now wherewe’re so balanced that we canfrustrate teams,” Colts Neck coachDoug Phillips said. “If it’s through-ball and there’s high pressure (theball) is away. Otherwise, we can get the ball at our feet andbuild. We just worked so much the last couple weeks ontiming and defensive principles and footwork and they justplayed it so well. They played awesome. With three (players)in the back, that’s pretty good.”

Colts Neck reached the 2014 SCT championship game andlost to Wall, 1-0, while Tagliaferri was in Florida with theU.S. U-17 National Team. Her goal Saturday night was thedifference, as was a shutout by the defense in front ofsophomore goalkeeper Lauren Feaster.

“Everybody had to dotheir job today and theydid,” Visco said.“Having Frankie andBridgette (King) up top,we know we are goingto be dangerous, but ittook everyone doingtheir job today toaccomplish what wedid and thankfullyFrankie was able to geta great goal.”

The trip to the finalwas the second straightfor Colts Neck – thefirst two appearances in less than twodecades as a program. While thePenn State recruit Tagliaferri is theleading scorer and the headliner on

the Cougars, Colts Neck laid the foundation for thischampionship with its current trio of seniors – Visco, Kingand midfielder Alli Russo.

“We’ve been working for this for four years now,” Viscosaid. “We made it to the Shore Conference finals last yearand didn’t get the job done. We finally got it this year and weworked so hard for it. We didn’t want to feel the same way wedid last year, so we knew we had to do it today.”

“When we were closing out our halftime talk, Amanda

stepped up and said, ‘Girls, I’ve worked so hard – me Alliand Bridgette – for this. We’ve worked so hard and puteverything into this, we have to see this out.’ She doesn’t saymuch and she kind of let’s her actions speak, so for her toeven make it a statement, you can tell how much it meant toher and the other two girls.”

The Cougars also lost in theNJSIAA Group III final toNorthern Highlands, 4-0, andwill now embark on a statetournament run that they hopeends with a second straighttrip to the group final.

“This is beyond what I couldhave imagined for thisgroup,” Phillips said. “When(Meaghan) Mulligan came in(in 2010) and then (Halley)Cartas the next year and wemade it to the ShoreConference semifinals andlost to Freehold Township in2011, it kind of put us on themap and made us start tothink that maybe we couldstart to compete year in andyear out. But to think you’regoing to have a team like thisthat goes 18-0-1, goes toback-to-back Shore

Conference finals and wins one, it’s not something you everreally expect.”

Colts Neck Girls Soccer Tops FreeholdTownship to Win First SCT CrownBy Matt Manley – Senior Staff Writer

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Senior Bridgette King

Junior Frankie Tagliaferri

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The Ocean boys soccer teammanaged to stave off

Christian Brothers Academy forthe first three quarters of thisyear’s Shore ConferenceTournament championship gameon Halloween, but like most otherteams, the Spartans could onlykeep the Colts down for so long.Junior Ryan Nigro buried a 20-yard direct kick in the68th minute to break a scoreless tie and junior AaronRobertson added one more in the 76th as the second-seeded Colts outlasted No. 4 Ocean, 2-0, to win CBA’sninth title in head coach Dan Keane’s final season.

“It means a lot, it really does,” said Keane, who willretire after nearly 40 years as a teacher and coach at CBA.“I’ll reflect more on it when it’s all over. For now, I’mjust happy for (assistant coach) Jeff (Matson) and myselfand of course the kids who accomplished it. I thought wehad the emotional edge. As the match went on it seemedlike our guys were in another gear.”

Junior Matt Thorsheim earned the free kick by drawinga foul just outside the top of the 18-yard box in the 68thto give CBA its second close-range direct kick in a spanof three minutes. Before Ocean goalkeeper YianniKavarakas could get on the same page with his wall,Nigro buried a shot to the upper right of the goal to getCBA on the board.

“I saw their keeper cheating toward one side of the net,so I just put it in,” Nigro said. “I looked up and I wasn’treally thinking about playing it quickly, but once I sawthat, I figured I’d try it.”

“We always look to (play quick on restarts),” Thorsheimsaid. “As soon as the ball goes down and the whistleblows, we’re looking to see how we can get the ball backin play and catch the other team off guard. It wasn’t asquick (as other restarts), but it was a great goal.”

With five minutes left in the game, Ocean pushed seniormidfielder Wadneson Alexis forward and replacedKavarakas with forward Braylin Estrella to give theSpartans more offensive players on the field. In the 76th,CBA countered an Ocean push with Thorsheim carryingthe ball forward and playing the ball diagonally toRobertson. Estrella came off his line and Robertsonslipped it past him for a goal.

“We knew one fluke play or something happens throughno fault of our own, and the game could be tied,”Thorsheim said. “So we wanted to keep the pressure on,and getting that second one was huge.”

CBA controlled possession over the entire course of thegame and nearly took the lead in the first minute whensenior Tim Mikulski drilled the crossbar with a left-footedshot.

Ocean’s close call came in the final minute of the firsthalf when Alexis tracked the ball down in the left cornerand bent a shot off the crossbar. Ultimately the Spartansbecame the Colts’ 14th shutout victim, which ties asingle-season record at CBA.

“We knew coming in, they had a lot of pace up top,”CBA senior center fullback Tom Lozowski said. “So meand (junior center back) Scott Misson were always talkingand watching their runners. Tom Judge and Tim Mikulskidid a great job as always on the outside keeping with theirmarks and tackling hard. We really wanted that shutoutrecord, and we’re glad to get it in a game like this.”

CBA’s championship is its first in four years and eighth

overall title – all under Keane. The Colts also shared achampionship with Jackson Memorial in 1988, and thenine overall titles are three more than the next-closestteam (Jackson Memorial).

“This is all we’ve worked for all year,” said Lozowski,one of four seniors on the team along with Mikulski, Nick

Meyer and John Frycz. “We’ve beengoing at it for four years, and thismeans everything. And to giveCoach Keane one more in his lastyear makes it even more special.”

CBA Beats Ocean to Win SCT TitleBy Matt Manley – Senior Staff Writer

Junior Ryan Nigro

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Shane eenan enrolled at RanneySchool three years ago hoping to

help put the soccer program on themap. After 100 hard-fought minutesagainst Class B Central rival St. Roseon Nov. 6, he and his teammates took abig step toward doing just that.The Panthers – the No. 5 seed in the NJSIAA SouthJersey Non-Public B playoffs – survived two halves andtwo overtime periods without allowing a goal to the No.4 Purple Roses and took down St. Rose in a round ofpenalty kicks, 4-2, to advance to the program’s firstsectional semifinal.

Ranney hosted No. 8 Holy Cross on Nov. 10 with a spotin the sectional final on the line.

“When I was deciding which high school I was going togo to, this is exactly what I had in mind,” said Keenan,who said he was also considering Christian BrothersAcademy. “I wanted to help build a program from theground up and become a team that competes forchampionships by the time I left. To make a run like thiswhile I’m still a junior and we still have a pretty youngteam is huge for the program.”

Once the Panthers survived an eventful final 10 minutesof regulation and first overtime period, they found their

element in the shootout. Junior goalkeeper Noah Ayerssaved two of the four St. Rose attempts while all fourRanney shooters converted their kicks.

“I felt very comfortable in penalty kicks,” said Ayers,who froze on the first attempt but stopped two of the lastthree to put his team in position to win. “I feel like I canread the shooters pretty well. I just key in on their hipsand that usually tells me which way the ball is going.”

Brendan Wall, Greyson Kellner and Keenan all knockedin their kicks and freshman Ademola Odunlami cappedthe win with a shot that split the goal down the middleand set off the Ranney celebration.

“We’ve done a lot of work on penalty kicks and I knewwe would be prepared if it came down to that,” Keenansaid. “With the way the game was going at the end of thehalf and into overtime, I think we might have beenlooking to get to PK’s and try to win it there. St. Rose ismuch deeper than we are, so once we got into overtime,we were getting tired while they still had some fresh legs,and I felt like that was a big obstacle for us to overcome.”

St. Rose nearly won the game with a golden goal on twoseparate occasions just two minutes apart from oneanother in the first overtime period. In the third minuteof extra time, sophomore Ethan Bodine got behind thePanthers’ back line and was one-on-one with Ayers witha potential winner in the works. He drilled a clean shotover the Ranney keeper, but the ball nailed the crossbarand bounced down on the near side of the end line.

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Ranney Tops St. Rose on Kicks, Advances toFirst Sectional SemifinalMatt Manley – Senior Staff Writer

Ranney junior Shane Keenan


In the 85th minute, the ballcame back across the goal aftera corner kick service andBodine got a clean header on it,but his attempt grazed the rightpost.

Ranney nearly took the lead inthe 72nd minute whenOdunlami flicked a shot thatSt. Rose goalkeeper PatrickGates deflected. The deflectedshot hit the crossbar, and afterSt. Rose cleared the ball away,the Purple Roses put Ranneyunder constant pressure for thefinal eight minutes ofregulation and throughout thefirst overtime period.

Neither team created a qualitychance in the second overtimeperiod as fatigue became afactor, according to the Ranneyplayers.

“We definitely went intogame-management modetoward the end,” first-yearRanney coach AnthonyVasquez said. “Guys were getting tired and some werecramping up so we tried to simplify things and just told guysto get the ball long up the field and recover.”

The Panthers started the game in control, outshooting St.Rose 10-5 over the first 50 minutes before the Purple Rosesfound their form. St. Rose won the edge in shots 14-13 andforced 10 corner kicks to Ranney’s two.

“We have had some bad starts to games, so coming out strong

has been a big messagefor us in the last coupleof games,” Keenansaid.

“I was really hoping to get a goal early,” Vasquez said. “Ithought we came out with great energy and played really well,but unfortunately, the ball didn’t go in the net.”

Last year, Ranney went 6-10-2 and did not participate in theNJSIAA Tournament. Its win over Trenton Catholic in theopening round this season was its first state tournament winsince 2009.

In addition to returning Keenan and Ayers to the lineup, the

Panthers have benefited frombreakout seasons from IanDobrzynski and Mo Odunlami, areturn to the program by defenderAsher Kraut, and a handful offreshman contributors that includeAdemola Odunlami, Kellner andJazz Henry.

Center midfielder Brendan Wallwas the final piece for thePanthers, who welcomed Wall tothe lineup after he sat the first 30days of the season due to theNJSIAA transfer rule. Wall beganhis career at Holmdel and was astarter on Hornets teams that lostin the Central Jersey Group IIsemifinals in 2013 and thesectional final last year.

“I was happy with ourperformance prior to (Wall)playing, and adding him has madeus even better,” Vasquez said.“He’s been good from the soccer

aspect of things, and he’s also been a positive influence. He’shad some good experience between academy ball and the statetournament, so hopefully that is rubbing off on some of ouryounger guys.”

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By Bob Badders – Senior Staff Writer

The playoffs are here and 27 Shore Conference teams will be vying for sectional titles across severalbrackets this coming weekend. The Shore Conference is again well-represented with six No. 1 seeds and

three No. 2 seeds. Week Nine was quite stable compared to the madness of Week Eight, so there will be no movement in the Shore Sports Network Top 10 as we enter the playoffs. Four

division titles were settled, however, so there were plenty of important games on the schedule.Point Boro outlasted Lakewood 14-13 to claim a share of the Class B South title with the Piners on a late touchdown and extra point, while Shore topped Asbury Park 20-

7 to win its third straight outright Class B Central title. St. John Vianney shut out Manasquan to win the Class A Central title for the second straight year. In Class A South,Brick defeated Toms River South 17-7 and Brick Memorial beat Southern 44-7 to force a three-way tie for the championship with Toms River North.The Class A North and B North titles will both be settled on Thanksgiving Day when Middletown North and Middletown South, and Red Bank and Long Branch battle for

the respective titles.Other big wins in Week Nine included Monmouth knocking off a playoff-bound Raritan team 30-21 behind 226 yards rushing and three touchdowns from junior Casey

Pachucki, and Red Bank Catholic defeating Jackson Memorial 21-10 in a matchup of playoff teams.Marlboro also picked up its first win of the season with a 26-7 win over J.P. Stevens.

Here is the latest Shore Sports Network Top 10

1.Middletown South (8-0) Last week: No. 1Senior running back Cole Rogers ran for 215 yards and three touchdowns to lead the wayin a 38-7 Class A North win over Freehold that clinched at least a tie for the division title.The Eagles are the No. 1 seed in the North Jersey Section 2, Group IV playoffs and will hostWest Windsor-Plainsboro North (5-4) on Friday in the quarterfinals.

2. St. John Vianney (9-0). Last week: No. 2The Lancers walloped Manasquan 67-0 to win the Class A Central division title for thesecond consecutive season. It is the first time they have won back-to-back division titles inprogram history. Senior quarterback Anthony Brown threw for 255 yards and 5 touchdownswhile running for 78 yards and a touchdown to lead the way. St. John Vianney is the No. 1seed in the Non-Public Group III tournament and seeks its first state title since 1980. Theyhost Donovan Catholic (3-5), a team they beat 63-21 already this year, in the first round.

3. Red Bank (8-0). Last week: No. 3Senior running back Alim Godsey ran for 104 yards and two touchdowns and senior widereceiver Sadiq Palmer caught six passes for 79 yards and a touchdown, and returned akickoff for a touchdown in a 31-14 win over Manchester. The Bucs are the No. 3 seed in theCentral Jersey Group III playoffs and will host South Plainfield (6-2) in the first round. RedBank’s last state title came in 1975.

4. Toms River North (8-1). Last week: No. 4Senior running back Asante Moorer ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns and junior widereceiver Darrion Carrington caught three passes for 96 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-21 win over Neptune, the eighth straight victory for the surging Mariners. As the No. 4 seedin the South Jersey Group V playoffs, Toms River North will host Kingsway (4-4) in the firstround.

5. Brick (8-1). Last week: No. 5Ja’Sir Taylor and Rashon McCall ran for touchdowns and Javion Harris connected on afield goal in a 17-7 win over Toms River South that clinched a share of the Class A Southtitle. Brick is the No. 2 seed in the Central Jersey Group IV playoffs and will host JacksonMemorial in the first round. It is a rematch of a regular season game won by Brick, 2-0.

6. Brick Memorial (7-2). Last week: No. 6The Mustangs clinched a share of the Class A South division title with a 44-0 win overSouthern. Sophomore fullback Tony Thorpe ran for 110 yards and three touchdowns andsenior quarterback Tim Santiago ran and threw for a score. Brick Memorial is the No. 1seed in the Central Jersey Group IV playoffs and hosts Jackson Liberty (4-5) in thequarterfinals.

7. Rumson-Fair Haven (7-1). Last week: No. 7Rumson’s defense recorded its fourth shutout of the season and junior running backMatt Vecchiarelli ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns in a 41-0 win over Holmdel.The Bulldogs won two straight state titles in Central Jersey Group II and will shoot forthe three-peat competing up in Central Jersey Group III this season. They are the No.1 seed and host Rahway (3-5) in the first round.

8. Ocean (7-1). Last week: No. 8Senior running back Tyler Thompson ran for 150 yards and a touchdown and juniorquarterback Kenny Pickett tossed three touchdown passes - two to Joey Aldarelli - in a 26-0 win over Colts Neck. The Spartans have won five straight games and are the No. 2 seedin the Central Jersey Group III playoffs. They will host Hamilton West (4-4) in thequarterfinals.

9. Shore (8-0). Last week: No. 9Senior running back Jack Britton ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns, senior DougGoldsmith ran for 130 yards and senior George Notte kicked a pair of field goals as the BlueDevils clinched their third straight outright Class B Central title with a 20-7 win over AsburyPark. Shore is the defending Central Jersey Group I champion and the No. 1 seed as it goesfor its second straight title and seventh overall. They host Burlington City (3-5) in the firstround.

10. Red Bank Catholic (6-2). Last week: No. 10Senior quarterback Eddie Hahn threw for 175 yards and a touchdown and ran for 120 yardsand a touchdown to lead the Caseys to a 21-0 comeback victory over Jackson Memorial.RBC, which is the defending Non-Public Group III champion, starts its title defense as theNo. 5 seed on the road at Pope John.

Dropped Out: None

Teams to Watch: Middletown North (6-2), Freehold (6-3), Matawan (6-3),Asbury Park (6-2)

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ith 27 teams

qualified, the 2015NJSIAA Football Playoffs

will have a massive ShoreConference presence withchampionship contenders inmultiple brackets .

The road to a state sectional championship begins FridayNov. 13 and Saturday Nov. 14 with the quarterfinals, continuesthe following week wth the semifinals and concludes theweekend of Dec. 4-6 at neutral sites MetLife Stadium, HighPoint Solutions Stadium, Kean University and RowanUniversity.

Among the teams that will vie for a state title are six No. 1seeds and three No. 2 seeds that will have home-fieldadvantage through the championship games. Top-ranked andundefeated Middletown South is the No. 1 seed in North JerseySection 2, Group IV, Brick Memorial is the top seed in CentralJersey Group IV, two-time defending champion Rumson-FairHaven is the No. 1 seed in Central Jersey Group III, defendingchampion Shore Regional is the No. 1 seed in Central JerseyGroup I and St. John Vianney is the top seed inNon-Public Group III.

Brick in Central Jersey Group IV, Ocean inCentral Jersey Group III and Asbury Park inCentral Jersey Group I are each seededsecond in their respective brackets.

The Shore Conference tookhome a record six sectional titleslast season and could potentiallybreak that record with TomsRiver North, seeded fourth inSouth Jersey Group V,having emerged as a titlecontender.

Let’s take a look at eachsection involving a ShoreConference team and breakdown their chances to behosting a trophy inDecember.

North JerseySection 2, Group IV

8-West Windsor-Plainsboro N. (5-4) at -Midd. South (8-0), Friday at 7 pm

5-Sayreville (5-4) at 4-Middletown North (6-2), Friday at 7 pm6-Summit (6-3) at 3-Colonia (7-2), Friday at 7 pm7-Woodbridge (5-3) at 2-Phillipsburg (7-1), Friday at 7 pm

Middletown South is undefeated and ranked No. 1 in theShore Sports Network Top 10 and No. 1 in the state by NJAdvance Media, and enters as a substantial favorite tocapture its 10th sectional and first since 2006.

The Eagles have been virtually perfect since the second quarter of aWeek One win over state-ranked South Brunswick and are solid inevery phase of the game. Senior quarterback Matt Mosquera hasbeen efficient in the passing game and is also one of New Jersey’sbest kickers, and senior Cole Rogers leads a rushing attack thatalso features standout junior James McCarthy. Senior linebackerDylan Rogers leads a ferocious defense.

Middletown North got a boost from the return of seniorrunning back Chad Freshnock, who missed six games beforereturning to rush for over 100 yards in a Week Nine win overFreehold Township. Junior quarterback Donald Glenn hasthrown for over 1,400 yards and junior wide receiver BrendanKube is among the Shore Conference’s leading receivers.

Middletown South is the overwhelming favorite in thequarterfinals, and should Middletown North get pastSayreville it would set up two straight games between theThanksgiving Day rivals. On the other side of the bracketis defending champion Phillipsburg, which is seededsecond. The Stateliners will be favored in a semifinalgame against either a Colonia team that Matawan beatduring the regular season, or a Summit team that ishaving a down year by its standards and has recentlybeen a Group II team.

Championship prediction:Middletown South over Phillipsburg

Central Jersey Group V

8-Hunterdon Central (3-6) at 1-South Brunswick (7-1),Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Manalapan (5-4) at 4-Trenton (5-4), Saturday at 1 p.m

6-Edison (3-5) at 3-Old Bridge (5-3), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Freehold Township (4-5) at 2-New Brunswick (8-1),Friday at 7 p.m.

Manalapan is the defending champion but is having a downyear after going 43-5 over the last four seasons, while FreeholdTownship is in the playoffs for just the second time ever andfirst since 2001.

Manalapan is led by senior running back MarcusSalinas, who has rushed for over 1,000 yards and 10touchdowns this season. The Braves have a verywinnable road game in the first round at Trenton, butthe road would get significantly harder from therewith top-seeded South Brunswick potentiallywaiting.

Freehold Township’s “Air Raid” offense led byCory Davies, who is in his first season asPatriots head coach, catapulted them into thepostseason for the first time in 14 years.

Senior quarterback Jack O’Brienhas thrown for 1,805 yards and 19touchdowns with a receiving corpsled by senior Nick Galanti and his592 yards and 9 touchdowns. JuniorsAdrian Rybaltowski, Anthony Lotti,Tyrique Hall and Max Nowak eachhave other 20 receptions on theseason, as well. Senior Quinn Clearyleads the defense with 109 tackles,while Lotti has 92.

Freehold Township gets arematch with NewBrunswick in the firstround after theZebras won 38-28during the regularseason. If the Patriotscan pull off thestunner theyw o u l d

potentiallyface anE d i s o nteam theya l r e a d ybeat 52-28 or anOld Bridgeteam that would not be ahuge favorite. The Patriots have never won aplayoff game.

Championship prediction: South Brunswick over New Brunswick

Central Jersey Group IV

8-Jackson Liberty (4-5) at 1-Brick Memorial (7-2), Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Allentown (5-4) at 4-Freehold (6-3), Saturday at 1 p.m.

6-Steinert (6-2) at 3-Burlington Township (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Jackson Memorial (5-4) at 2-Brick (8-1),Friday at 7 p.m.

One of the two sections that has a heavy ShoreConference flavor is Central Jersey Group IV, where two all-Shore matchups will occur in the first round with BrickMemorial hosting Jackson Liberty and Brick welcomingJackson Memorial for the second time this season.

Jackson Liberty’s Week Eight win over Point Borohelped the Lions secure the second playoff berth in theprogram’s nine-year history. They will be a heavyunderdog against a Brick Memorial team that is rankedsixth in the SSN Top 10 and enters 7-2 playing a grueling

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schedule. Senior quarterback Ryan Van Wickle and senior widereceiver/kicker Braden Yorke lead the Lions, while the Mustangs haveone of the Shore’s top offenses with senior quarterback Tim Santiago,who has rushed for over 1,200 yards .

Brick and Jackson meet in a rematch of a regular-season game wonby Brick, 2-0, in a driving rainstorm. Both teams were undefeated atthe time, and the loss for Jackson was the first of three in a row. TheJaguars are 2-4 since and have been without junior starting quarterbackDan Barker for a few weeks, but will be primed for a rematch. TheJaguars are the defending champions and will lean on their powerrushing attack against a stout Brick defense.

Freehold is the other team also in the bracket and hosts Allentown inthe first round. A win by the Colonials would likely set up a trip to faceBrick Memorial in the semifinals.

The winner of the Jackson Memorial-Brick game would be facingeither Steinert or Burlington Township, which are solid teams butones either Shore Conference team would be favored over. Thepotential for an all-Shore Conference final here is high, and thepotential for an all-Brick championship between the Mustangs and

Dragons makes this one of the most interesting title races tofollow.

Brick’s last state title came in 2013, while BrickMemorial last won in 2008.Freehold’s last sectional titlewas in 2010.

Championship prediction:Brick Memorial over Brick

CentralJersey Group III

8-Rahway (3-5) at 1-Rumson-Fair Haven (7-1),Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Matawan (6-3) at 4-HopewellValley (7-2), Friday at 7 p.m.

6-South Plainfield (6-2) at3-Red Bank (8-0), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Hamilton West (4-4) at2-Ocean (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

If all breaks right in the first round, the Central JerseyGroup III playoffs can just be re-named the Shore ConferenceTournament.

With top-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven, second-seeded Ocean andthird-seeded Red Bank all favored, plus a red-hot Matawan team asthe No. 5 seed, the probability of all four semifinalists being from theShore is very high.

Rumson is seeking its third straight state title after winning the lasttwo Central Jersey Group II titles, while Matawan is the defending

champion inthe bracket.Ocean is

looking for itsfirst sectional titlesince 2005, whileundefeated Red Bank ishaving its best season ina generation and ishoping to bring home theprogram’s first state titlesince 1975.

We’ll assume a first-roundsweep to set up an all-Shorefinal four, and that would pit

champion versus champion inRumson against Matawan in one

semifinal. Rumson is led by juniorquarterback Mike O’Connor and juniortailback Matt Vecchiarelli in its run-heavy

attack, but also features seniorJohn Kingdon and 6-foot-6

sophomore wide receiver ElijahMcAllister. The Bulldogs defenseis among the best in the ShoreConference with standout juniorlinebacker Mike Ruane roaming

sideline to sideline and senior linebackerMax Pfrang making the calls.

Matawan, meanwhile, is onfire after starting the season0-3. Sophomorequarterback GeorgePearson and seniorrunning back MakiyaCeasar were bothinjured early in theseason, but theirreturn sparkeda six-gamewinning streakthat has theHuskies ready todefend their title.Senior linebackerAliem Shaw andsenior defensive backShawn Ramcheran leada fast and physicaldefense. Senior AdamElliott is also one of the

Shore’s most clutch kickers.

On the other side of the bracket would beRed Bank and Ocean in a rematch of a WeekThree game won by Red Bank, 16-6. TheBucs are in the midst of a potentiallyhistoric season as they are looking to finishundefeated with division and state titles forthe first time in 40 years. The senior-ladenBucs are led on offense by quarterback JackNavitsky, running back Alim Godsey and Syracusrecruit Sadiq Palmer at wide receiver. Defensiveend Sean Naiman, linebacker ChrisOutterbridge and defensive back Matt Reardonlead a defense that is ranked sixth in theShore in points allowed. Like Matawan theBucs also have one of the Shore’s best

kickers in Jack O’Connor.

Ocean has a top-10 offense in the Shore with senior running backTyler Thompson rushing for over 1,000 yards for the third time in hiscareer and junior quarterback Kenny Pickett among the leadingpassers. Receivers Greyson Stoothoff and Joey Aldarelli are Pickett’smain options on the perimeter, while running back Ruquan Dean is aversatile threat who has burned several teams as a receiver out ofthe backfield.

Championship prediction:Rumson-Fair Haven over Red Bank

Central Jersey Group II

8-Roselle (3-5) at 1-Lincoln (9-0), Saturday at noon

5-A.L. Johnson (5-3) at 4-New Providence (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

6-Raritan (3-5) at 3-Point Boro (8-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Spotswood (7-2) at 2-Delaware Valley (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

Raritan and Point Boro are the only Shore Conference teams in thissection and will square off for the second time this year in the firstround.

The Panthers clinched a share of the Class B South division title inWeek Nine and are looking for their first sectional title since going 12-0 in 2005. Senior quarterback Noah Husak leads a triple-option rushingoffense that also features his twin brother Nate at fullback, seniors GeneFranceschini and Devin Connelly at running back and junior Hayden Freyat wide receiver. Point Boro also has one of the Shore’s top defensiveunits with 11.7 points allowed per game.

Raritan is led by senior running back Derek Ernst, who has run forover 1,000 yards this season. The Rockets will try to snap a five-gamelosing streak after starting the season 3-0. Raritan fell to Point Boro33-27 in Week Seven in a game that came down to the final play, sothe Rockets will have plenty of motivation to salvage their season.

Whichever team emerges victorious will have to travel toeither seventh-seeded Spotswood or second-seededDelaware Valley, which was a sectional finalist lastseason, in the second round. Top-seeded and unbeatenLincoln is the heavy favorite in the bracket anyway, soit will be a long and arduous road for either Point Boroor Raritan to bring home a state title.

Championship prediction:Lincoln over Delaware Valley

Central Jersey Group I

8-Burlington City (3-5) at 1-Shore (8-0),Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Middlesex (5-3) at 4-Florence (5-3), Friday at 7 p.m.

6-Point Beach (5-4) at 3-Palmyra (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Keyport (5-4) at 2-Asbury Park (6-2),Friday at 7 p.m.

This is another section with several ShoreConference teams, but the team that clearlystands out from the pack is defendingchampion Shore Regional.

The Blue Devils are the top seed,undefeated and on a program-record 16-game winning streak. They also have alreadydefeated Asbury Park, Point Beach andKeyport during the regular season, as theyall compete in Class B Central.

Keyport at Asbury Park is aninteresting first-round game and

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8-Burlington City (3-5) at 1-Shore (8-0),Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Middlesex (5-3) at 4-Florence (5-3), Friday at 7 p.m.

6-Point Beach (5-4) at 3-Palmyra (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Keyport (5-4) at 2-Asbury Park (6-2),Friday at 7 p.m.

This is another section with several Shore Conference teams,but the team that clearly stands out from the pack is defendingchampion Shore Regional.

The Blue Devils are the top seed, undefeated and on aprogram-record 16-game winning streak. They also havealready defeated Asbury Park, Point Beach and Keyportduring the regular season, as they all compete in ClassB Central.

Keyport at Asbury Park is an interesting first-roundgame and a rematch of a 28-21 win by Asbury Park inWeek Six. Running backs Desmond Underwood andKy’Sun Pryor have combined for close to 1,500 yardsrushing this season for Keyport, while Asbury Park’spass-heavy offense is led by quarterbackDavon Thompson and wide receiver JaedonStephens.

Point Beach will try to pull the upsetagainst a 7-1 Palmyra team on theroad to start its postseason. A winwould match the up against afamiliar division opponent. TheGarnet Gulls beat Asbury Park 13-

6 in overtime to start the season and lost 21-7 to Keyport in WeekThree.

Shore is an overwhelming favorite to reach the final and win itssecond straight and seventh overall sectional title behind a potentrushing attack and a dominant defense that is ranked second in

the conference. Running backs Jack Brittonand Doug Goldsmith have paced the offense,and both are standouts on defense. SeniorsConnor Rempel and Erik Graham are alsokey players on both sides of the line.

Championship prediction: Shoreover Asbury Park

South JerseyGroup V

8-Rancocas Valley (4-4) at 1-Lenape (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Kingsway (4-4) at 4-Toms River North (8-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

6-Washington Twp. (5-3) at 3-Williamstown (7-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Millville (5-3) at 2-Cherokee (6-2), Friday 7 p.m.

Toms River North is the only ShoreConference team in a section that is routinelyconsidered the best public school bracket in NewJersey. The Mariners are seeded fourth, but there

is no easy road with Lenape, Cherokee andWilliamstown all powerhouse title contenders.

Toms River North has the Shore’s third-highestscoring offense at 37 points per game with several

standout playmakers. Junior quarterback Mike Husni isapproaching his second straight season with over 1,000 yards bothrushing and passing, and senior running back Asante Moorer is apunishing back with over 1,100 yards rushing and 15 touchdowns.Juniors Darrion Carrington and Bryce Watts lead an explosivereceiving corps and sophomore running back Daryn Blackwell addsanother piece to a dynamic group of skill players. Toms RiverNorth’s defense is led by All-Shore defensive tackle Da'shon Copesand junior linebacker Pete Laquaglia.

Championship prediction:Toms River North over Williamstown

South Jersey Group IV

8-Toms River South (4-4) at 1-Hammonton (8-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Mainland (4-4) at 4-Timber Creek (5-3), Friday at 7 p.m.

6-Central (6-3) at 3-Bridgeton (6-3), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Winslow (5-4) at 2-Shawnee (6-2), Friday at 7 p.m.

Both Shore Conference teams in the section are big underdogs asthe top four seeds are expected to advance. Toms River South getsan 8-1 Hammonton team which has only lost to a 7-1 Williamstownteam in the first round. Central gets a Bridgeton team that has wonsix games in a row following an 0-3 start.

Central junior running back Mike Bickford enters the game as theShore Conference’s leading rusher with 1,382 yards and 19touchdowns. Senior quarterback Mike Miserendino has combinedfor over 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns, so the Golden Eagles havethe ingredients to pull the upset. If they can they would likely faceShawnee, which is the two-time defending champion.

Championship prediction: Shawnee over Hammonton

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South Jersey Group III

8-Sterling (3-5) at 1-Delsea (8-1), Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Seneca (5-3) at 4-Lakewood (6-2), Saturday at 1 p.m.

6-Woodrow Wilson (6-2) at 3-Camden (6-2), Friday at 7 p.m.

7-Oakcrest (5-3) at 2-Pemberton (7-1), Saturday at 1p.m.

Lakewood is the only Shore Conference team inthe bracket, and has an uphill battle with top-seeded Delsea on its side of the bracket. A first-round game with a tough Seneca team is no picnic,either.

The Piners will continue to lean on star seniorAmir Tyler, who is a gifted playmaker on bothsides of the ball. He has rushed for over 900 yardsthis season and is averaging over 10 yards percarry and has scored 15 total touchdowns.Lakewood won a share of the Class B Southdivision title, its first since 2000, and is lookingfor its first state title since 1986.

Championship prediction:Delsea over Camden

Non-Public Group III

8-Donovan Catholic (3-5) at 1-St. JohnVianney (9-0),Friday at 7 p.m.

5-Red Bank Catholic (7-2) at 4-Pope John (7-2),Saturday at 1 p.m.

6-Bishop Eustace (5-3) at 3-Delbarton (7-2), Saturday at 1 p.m.

7-DePaul (3-6) at 2-Camden Catholic (8-0),

Friday at 7 p.m.

A section that has long been dominated by northern NewJersey schools has a Shore Conference team as the

defending champion and another as the favorite.

Red Bank Catholic won the title last year and isseeded fifth this season. The Caseys will travel toPope John for a first-round game. Top-seeded St.John Vianney is the No. 1 seed and undefeated, anda favorite to reach the final and take home its first

sectional title since 1980.

The Lancers host Donovan Catholic in thefirst round - a team they beat 63-21 in WeekSeven - and are in line to face Red BankCatholic in the semifinals if the Caseys defeatPope John. That would be one of the mostanticipated matchups in the Shoreconsidering Red Bank Catholic’s dominanceover the last five years and the Lancers inthe midst of a historic two-year run.

St. John Vianney has the ShoreConference’s No. 1 offense at 45.6 pointsper game, and is led by senior quarterbackAnthony Brown. The Boston College recruitis among New Jersey’s best quarterbacksand will enter the playoffs has thrown for1,751 yards and 27 touchdowns. He hasalso run for 510 yards and seven

touchdowns. He leads a deep pool of talent thatincludes junior running back Chris Chukwuneke, senior runningback Khalil Haskins and senior wide receivers Mike Stapert, JeffSheard and Marcque Ellington.

The Lancers’ defense is also a high-ranking unit with 8.9points allowed per game, good for fifth best in the Shore. The unitis led by linebackers Calvin Beaty and Tyler Tedeschi.

Red Bank Catholic isn’t the juggernaut it has been over recentseasons, but is still a very good team with senior UConn recruitEddie Hahn at quarterback. Despite missing a game, Hahn is stillamong the Shore’s leading passers with 1,531 yards and 11touchdowns. He has also rushed for 409 yards and four touchdowns.

Seniors Dylan Murphy and Mike Wilen power the rushing attack withover 1,000 yards combined, and senior Mike Balzofiore is Hahn’s toptarget with 30 catches for 564 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Murphy and Wilen also lead the Caseys’ defense in tackles with 95and 75, respectively, while Charlie Gargiulo and Nasir Darnell have7 and 6 sacks, respectively. Junior Max Hazard has four interceptionsto lead the secondary.

On the other side of the bracket, Delbarton is the third seed andwas a sectional finalist last season, losing to Red Bank Catholic. TheGreen Wave also defeated St. John Vianney in the semifinals lastseason. Camden Catholic is undefeated and the No. 2 seed, but themost dangerous threat for either St. John Vianney or Red BankCatholic may be DePaul. The Spartans are 3-6 and seeded seventh,but have the No. 1 running back recruit in the country in KareemWalker and play a brutal schedule in the Big North Conference’sUnited Division.

Championship prediction: St. John Vianney over DePaul

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Senior running back JackBritton ran for 103 yards

and two touchdowns, seniorDoug Goldsmith ran for 130yards and senior George Nottekicked a pair of field goals asthe Blue Devils (8-0, 5-0)clinched their third straightoutright division title whilelocking up the No. 1 seed inthe Central Jersey Group Iplayoffs.Britton had touchdown runs of 5 and 22 yards, andalso caught a 31-yard pass to set up one of hisscores. Britton intercepted a pass at the end of thefirst half that he returned 55 yards.

Goldsmith ran for 118 yards in the second half asthe Blue Devils pulled away for their school-record16th straight win. Shore’s defense held Asbury Park(6-2, 3-2) to 50 yards of total offense and 34 totalyards, including holding the Shore’s second leadingreceiver, Jaedon Stephens, to zero catches.

Notte had field goals of 32 and 34 yards for Shore.

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Senior quarterback Noah Husak scoredon a 3-yard run with 50 seconds left in

regulation to tie the score, and seniorCollin Ansbach delivered the extra point togive Point Boro a thrilling 14-13 ShoreConference Class B South victory overLakewood on Saturday afternoon.The win gave the Panthers (8-1, 6-1) a share of the divisiontitle with Lakewood. It is Point Boro’s first division title since2008 and Lakewood’s first since 2000.A 32-yard halfback pass from senior running back GeneFranceschini to junior wide receiver Hayden Frey helped setup the game-winning score, as did a controversial passinterference call against Lakewood that moved the ball to thePiners’ 16-yard line. After the Panthers took the lead,Franceschini intercepted Lakewood quarterback Zyhier Jonesto seal the victory.Lakewood had taken a 13-7 in the third quarter whensophomore defensive lineman Josh Lezin jarred the ball loose with a bighit on Husak and Jaqel Hunter picked it up and raced 65 yards for atouchdown. The extra point was low and blocked by Franceschini, whichwould prove to be a big moment in the game.Lakewood took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on a 2-yard touchdown runby senior Amir Tyler, who extended the drive with a 21-yard catch onfourth down. Point Boro answered in the second quarter when Husak gotfree for a 33-yard touchdown run.

Point Boro’s defense held Tyler to 40 yards rushing and 21receiving. He entered the game with 885 yards rushing and16 touchdowns, averaging 11.2 yards per carry.

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Every week this season, Shore Conference football fans will get theirchance to vote for the SSN Football Player of the Week on our website,

with over 100,000 votes cast in the first eight weeks.

Eight players so far have earned the honor of SSN’s Shore ConferencePlayer of the Week after brilliant performances.

Week-8 10 /30 / 15Red Bank senior quarterback

Jack NavitskyThe Week Eight recipient is Red Bank senior quarterback Jack Navitsky, who accounted for 193 total yards and

three touchdowns in the Bucs’ 37-6 victory over Holmdel that moved their unblemished record to 7-0. Navitskycompleted 7-of-9 passes for 143 yards and a touchdown, connecting with senior wide receiver Sadiq Palmer fivetimes for 105 yards and a score. Navitsky also ran for 50 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries. Navitsky hasthrown for 734 yards and seven touchdowns while rushing for 365 yards and four touchdowns to help Red Bank toits best start in over a decade. Red Bank plays at winless Manchester this week as it looks to move to 8-0, and willseek its first state sectional title in 40 years when the NJSIAA state playoffs get underway.

Red Bank’s fans had a dominant showing in the virtual voting booth in securing Navitsky over 50 percent of the votesto pull away from Manasquan running back Parker Day, who ran for 225 yards and two touchdowns in a loss toMatawan.

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Week-1 9/11/15Jackson Mem. Jr. RBMike Gawlik

Week-0 9/4 / 15Pinelands Jr. RBJustin Kirkpatrick

Week-3 9/25/15Freehold So. RBAshante Worthy

Week-2 9/ 18 / 15Manalapan Sr. RBMarcus Salinas

Week-4 10/2/15Raritan senior RBDerek Ernst

Week-5 10 /9 / 15Point Beach jr. WRConnor Kells

The Week Seven recipient is Jackson Memorial seniorwide receiver/defensive back Kyle Johnson, who had a touchdown on each side ofthe ball in the Jaguars’ 28-7 win over Toms River South that snapped a three-gamelosing streak. Johnson caught four passes for 73 yards and a touchdown, a 50-yard score from sophomore quarterback A.J. Tolmachewich. He also interceptedhis second pass of the season and returned it 58 yards for a touchdown. Johnsonhas eight touchdowns this season with six receiving, one via interception and onepunt return touchdown.

The Week Six recipient is the running back tandem of Point Beach sophomores Luke Frauenheim and Chris Webber,who combined for 260 yards rushing and five touchdowns in a 49-22 Class B Central victory over Keansburg. Frauenheimran for 124 yards and three touchdowns and Webber finished with a game-high 136 yards and two touchdowns as theGarnet Gulls ran for 324 yards as a team. It is the second straight week Point Beach has won the Player of the Weekvoting, with junior wide receiver Connor Kells winning the Week Five award.

Week-7 10/23/15Raritan senior running back

Derek Ernst

Week-6 10/2/15Point Beach sophomore running backs

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Fri 11/13 NJSIAA Playoffs Jackson Mem at Brick 7:00pm

Fri 11/20 NJSIAA Playoffs TBD 7:00pm

Thr 11/26 Thanksgiving Day Manasquan at Wall (11am)

Schedule is subject to change

All games to be broadcast on News Talk Radio and streamed liveat www.shoresportsnetwork.com

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