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Slow start for Rumson football, then Kellen Murray runs for 4 TDs: 'Nobody got flustered'
MANCHESTER -- All things considered, Saturday just wasn't Rumson-Fair Haven's day. It was a long trip down to Ocean County for a road game, and it was a slow start. There were messy turnovers and the Bulldgos allowed the tenacious home underdog Manchester to gain momentum with the game's first touchdown. And No. 2 Rumson (5-0) still won 42-7. It was not the team's best day, and yet it was still a testament to the dominance of...
Community Rallies to Save Freehold Raceway From Permanent Closure
The Oldest Racetrack In America Is Threatened in New Jersey. It is a landmark that is 171 years old. Freehold Raceway, which was originally built in 1853 is now under threat of closing. According to Wikipedia, "Freehold Raceway is a half-mile racetrack in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, and is the oldest racetrack in the United States, as well as being the oldest of the three horse racing venues located in New Jersey."
NJ high school football player recovering after collapsing during game
ELIZABETH — An Edison New Jersey high school football player who collapsed on the field during a game Friday night in Elizabeth has returned home from the hospital after tests came back normal. According to the St. Thomas Aquinas High School Facebook page, one of its players, Chase Young,...
Valli, Valenzuela, Byrne, DeCicco, Haines, Hale & Straka Lead Chatham Boys Cross-Country to 2nd at Shore Coaches Invitational
HOLMDEL, NJ – Finn Valli and Marcus Valenzuela both broke 17 minutes in leading the Chatham boys cross-country team to second place in the Varsity C Race the Shore Coaches Invitational held Saturday at Holmdel Park.In the 29-team field, Chatham posted 79 points, with Ocean City winning the race with 67 points. As a team, Chatham averaged a time of 17:07. Overall, Chatham's team average was eighth best out of more than 100 teams to run the course.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERCougar senior Valli placed third in the race with a...
Staten Island HS football: Soccer standout now getting his kicks for Curtis on the gridiron
Last October, Ibrahim Alkasimi, who grew up playing and starring in soccer, was in a physical education class at Curtis High School toying with a football. “I was just chilling in my ninth period in physical education class, and I was like you know what let me try to kick a field goal,” said the senior, who was also mulling transferring out of the St. George school at the same time. “I was like, ‘why not right.’ I’m kicking and I’m doing really well. I’m like ‘OK’ and the football players are seeing me kick 30-40-yard field goals and they’re like, ‘Wow! You should join the team.’ "
Football: Middletown North Beats St. John Vianney, 41-22
HOLMDEL, NJ -- Middletown North built a 19-point lead before halftime and went on to defeat St. John Vianney, 41-22, in football on Friday night.Brian O'Donnell scored two touchdowns in the first half for Middletown North (5-0). He had a 2-yard TD run in the first quarter, then a TD run by Matt Belenko put the Lions in front, 14-0.CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE TAPINTO.NET NEWSLETTERAfter St. John Vianney (3-3) cut the deficit to 14-6, O'Donnell caught a 30-yard TD pass from Owen Robson to make it 21-6. The Lions had an 80-yard scoring drive late in the second quarter capped by Robson's 38-yard TD pass to Jack Viola to extend the Lion lead to 28-9.Zach LaBarca's 43-yard touchdown pass to Jahmere James helped St. John Vianney close to within 12, 28-16, at the half.Middletown North drove 97 yards in the third quarter to score on a Shane VolanteTD run, and Volante would score again in the fourth quarter. He rushed for 150 yards on the evening. For more local news, visit TAPinto.net
'Everybody's against us': Howell football breaks through beating a Top 10 team
HOWELL -- It was ugly. It was a grind. And it was exactly the type of game Howell wanted to play. No. 14 Howell (3-2) stifled the capable offense of sixth-ranked and C South Division leader Manalapan (3-3) on Saturday afternoon, winning 14-6. The game often felt like a battle of attrition as the teams exchanged over a dozen punts, and that battle favored the gritty home team from A South. ...
Montgomery, Brown lead Neptune past Point Pleasant Beach - Football recap
Jeremiah Montgomery ran for 106 yards and two touchdowns on just 10 carries as Neptune defeated Point Pleasant Beach, 47-13, in Neptune. Caleb Brown ran for 94 yards and a TD while also completing 3-of-6 passes for 106 yards and a TD for Neptune (3-2). Daaron Lynch had two receptions for 106 yards and a TD, while Michael MacLennan and Kingston Pinnock each ran for a TD.
Shore Regional football passes its way to key divisional win over New Egypt
WEST LONG BRANCH - Josh Moeller is having the time of his life throwing the football. Moeller, a senior quarterback at Shore Regional High School, went 19-for-24 for what is believed to be a school single-game record for passing yards in a single game of 257 with two TD passes to senior...
Emmaus grad Ntoh lives in the end zone for Monmouth football
Emmaus High School graduate Sone Ntoh prides himself on being a team-first athlete, and he’s carried that approach into the second act of his college football career at Monmouth University. “I’ve always been a selfless player,” Ntoh said. “In high school, I shared the ball in the backfield with...
Billy Bates to be honored with the Annual John P. Tobin Memorial Award
John Tobin truly was certainly a “rare breed!”. The late Staten Island Sports Hall of Famer, who passed away in 2019, seemed to impact and influence many in his life at different levels. But it all began with track and field. If you purchase a product or register for...
Staten Island youth sports report: Largo leads Ducks past Gators, 21-0, in a SIBFL Junior contest
Stephen Largo rambled for three scores as the Gotham Auto Junior Ducks shut out the Mannix ShopRite Gators, 21-0, in a Staten Island Boys Youth Football League Junior division tilt in Travis last weekend. Alex Abruznikov, Chris Depascale, William Avitabile and Domenico Rosa led the defense. Ben Garcia had a strong game on the ground for the Gators.
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