MIDDLETOWN – Middletown North was balanced on offense and relentless on defense Friday night and the second-seeded Lions (8-2) advanced to the North 2, Group 4 finals with a dominating 20-0 victory over third-seeded Summit. Middletown North will play Sayreville, which ousted defending sectional champ Middletown South on Friday night, in the sectional final. North will… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 19th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County News | Tags: Connor Welsh, Donald Glenn, Dwight Wilkerson, Joey Cananagh, Middletown North, Middletown North Lions, Middletown South Eagles, Monmouth County News, Summit | Comments Off on Middletown North blanks Summit in N2G4 semis, reaches sectional final for first time since 1996
Senior quarterback Jayson DeMild threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another to lead fifth-seeded Sayreville to a 42-28 upset of top-seeded Middletown South, No. 18 in the NJ.com Top 20, in the semifinals of the Sports Care Institute.com North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 playoffs in Middletown. The Bombers will play second-seeded… Read the rest of this entry »
Posted: November 19th, 2016 | Author: admin | Filed under: Education, Middletown, Monmouth County News | Tags: High School football, Middletown, Middletown South, Middletown South Eagles, Monmouth County News | Comments Off on Sayreville knocks off Middletown South 42-28 in NJ 2, Group 4 semis as DeMild throws for 345 yards and four TDs
There were 18 New Jersey high school football title games this weekend. 6 Monmouth County teams played in five of those games, bringing home 4 championships.
Middletown South ended a 9 year championship drought and denied Phillipsburg a three-peat with a 35-7 victory in the NJSIAA/Sports Care Institute North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 final at MetLife Stadium.
Lead by twin brothers Cole and Dylan Rogers, the Eagles finished the season 12-0 and won their 10th sectional title. Running back Cole ran for 155 yards and 2 touchdowns. Linebacker Dylan had 4.5 sacks.
The Shore Regional (West Long Branch) Blue Devils dominated Palmyra at Kean University in Union with over 500 rushing yards in their fourth straight Central Jersey Group 1 championship game appearance.
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Posted: December 6th, 2015 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Monmouth County News | Tags: Alex Johnson, Cole Rogers, Doug Goldsmith, Dylan Rogers, High School football, Jack Britton, Marc Carnivale, Middletown South, Middletown South Eagles, Monmouth County News, Nicholas Pasquin, Red Bank Regional Buccaneers, Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs, Scholastic Sports, Shore Regional Blue Devils | 1 Comment »