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Is this Wall’s year?
The Crimson Knights stuck several of their currentseniors into the starting lineup during their sophomoreseason in hopes of peaking this year. Led byquarterback Steve Cluley, lineman Matt Pisarcik andtight end Derek Gardner, the Crimson Knights have thetalent to win their first division crown since 2007.
To do so, the defense will have to be moreproductive offensively against high-caliber teams.They won seven straight last season by blowing out agroup of teams that was primarily .500 or below, butstruggled to score against tough defenses likeMiddletown South, Manasquan and Lacey. Cluley willalso have to find a new No. 1 target after thegraduation of explosive wideout Kyle Janeczek.
The running game sputtered at times last season,forcing Wall to become one-dimensional behindCluley. If the Crimson Knights can find some balance
this season, they have a legitimate shot to win adivision title and make a run at their first NJSIAACentral Jersey Group III crown since 2002.
Can Manasquan return to the top in
Central Jersey Group II?
Manasquan is the defending division champion, andjust like last season, its Thanksgiving game with Wallcould once again decide the title. For the Warriors,though, the goal is always to play 12 games.
Now under new head coach Jay Price, a formerassistant, the Warriors should be right in the hunt tounseat Rumson-Fair Haven as the CJ II champion afterlosing to Matawan in last year’s semifinals. A crucialfactor could be the play of senior quarterback TylerSaito, who is coming off an elbow injury from baseballthat has lingered through the summer. Saito was erraticas a junior, forcing the Warriors to rely heavily on
now-graduated tailback Tariq Turner.
If Saito can turn the passing game into a strength,the Warriors should have good balance with KodieMcNamara and others returning the backfield. Theinjury bug has also hit them hard in the preseason andearly in the regular season in the last two years, so thatis something they hope to avoid. Given what they havereturning, the Warriors have a legitimate shot to add totheir Shore Conference-record 11 sectional titles ifeverything comes together.
Will Point Boro vault back intocontention?
After a turbulent year in which head coach CalvinThompson resigned in the middle of the season, thePanthers enter under new coach Sean Henry with somestability after Henry took over midway through 2010.
The Panthers have had poor starts in each of the pasttwo seasons, so getting out of the gate strong iscritical. With seniors John Dunbar and Chuckie Krohnin the backfield, the Panthers have potential to boostthe offense this season. Henry is a triple optiondisciple of former Point Boro offensive coordinatorWalt Currie, now the highly successful coach at BrickMemorial, so an offseason with Henry can only helpthe Panthers be more dynamic this season.
What about the rest of the division?
Jackson Liberty showed its capability to surprise lastseason when it stunned Wall early on, but the Lionscould not stay in the division race until the end. Theyhave to replace most of their skill players offensively,but do have a good building block on defense in seniordefensive tackle Remy Martin.
Monsignor Donovan is coming off a 2-8 season inwhich it struggled to put up points against qualityopponents after being one of the Shore’s most prolificoffenses in 2009. The Griffins will have to find a wayto score on the Manasquans, Walls and Point Boros ofthe world or they will be looking up in the standingsagain.
Legendary coach Warren Wolf retired after oneseason at Lakewood in which he led the Piners to a 3-7record after helping them break a 33-game losingstreak. New head coach L.J. Clark, a former assistant,inherits a team that lost stars like Da’Quan Kenneyand 1,000-yard rusher Ahmier Dupree to graduationbut still has some quality pieces in junior quarterbackTyrice Beverette and an offensive line with experience.
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Can defending champion Manalapan
withstand heavy graduation losses?
The Braves won their first outright division titlesince 1996 last season, then watched nearly their entirelineup graduate, including Rutgers freshmanquarterback Mike Bimonte and the All Shore MediaOffensive Player of the Year, running back JoshFirkser.
However, the cupboard is not completely bare by anymeans. The Braves return talented linebackers JohnSieczkowski and Alex McPherson and a potentialstandout two-way lineman in junior John Appice. Plus,the Firkser well is not dry yet, as junior AnthonyFirkser showed star potential as a wide receiver as asophomore. Plus, there’s always the theory that thereare plenty more talented players who were just stuckbehind senior standouts last year.
This program has become established enough that itcannot be discounted in its bid to repeat despite themajor losses.
Can Howell find enough defense to go
with its high-scoring offense?
Senior quarterback Ryan Davies set the ShoreConference single-season record for passing yards andtouchdowns last season, yet it only resulted in a 6-4campaign, albeit one that did include a state playoff berth.
Where Howell struggled was stopping opposing
running games that were able to limit the Rebels’ timeof possession on offense and score at will.Manalapan’s Josh Firsker scored 10 touchdowns in twowins over Howell, while Middletown South and EastBrunswick also controlled the clock with their runninggames in victories over the Rebels.
Perhaps the Howell offense will be so prolific that itwon’t matter, but it’s hard to win games deep into theseason if you can’t stop the run. The Rebels have somesize up front on defense and some good athletes, so it’sjust a matter of executing the gameplan.
Will Middletown South continue i ts
incredible run?
The Eagles have reached the state finals in nine ofthe last 10 seasons, which is a remarkable run givensome of the talent they lost to graduation over theyears. This season’s group is relatively unheralded andunder the radar, but has what it takes to make a run atthe division title and its customary spot in the CentralJersey Group III championship game.
Middletown South has lost three straight CJ IIIfinals with teams that have received more preseasonattention than this one, so it would only be fitting ifthis group was the one to get over the hump. TheEagles graduated nearly all of their skill players, so itwill be up to senior quarterback Howie Brey to leadthe newcomers and build a productive unit. While thisprogram and its coaching staff have earned the benefitof the doubt when it comes to overcoming graduation
losses, thismight betheir biggestchallenge innearly adecade.
Whatabout therest ofthedivision?
MiddletownNorth andFreeholdTownship will need to find a way to score more pointsagainst quality teams if they are going to surprise.Freehold Township battled defensively but took awhileto absorb the triple option under new head coach MikeD’Antonio before looking better toward the end of theseason.
Marlboro had its best season in years, going 4-6, butnearly the entire starting lineup has graduated. It willbe up to the Mustangs to show they are building aprogram and that last year was not a blip on the radar.
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Manalapan's Anthony Firkser
Will Rumson-Fair Haven seize the
division title?
The Bulldogs are coming off their first NJSIAAsectional title in program history after stunningMatawan in Central Jersey Group II, but finishedsecond behind the Huskies in the divisional racelast season. While Matawan lost a ton of firepowerto graduation, Rumson returns a defense that couldbe among the Shore Conference’s best and looks tomake the Bulldogs the Class A Central favorite.
Matawan may again be Rumson’s main obstaclebecause the Huskies do return some talented skillplayers in sophomore quarterback Kashaun Barnesand senior running back Cassius Williams. Theyalso will have transfer Larry Alston III, a 6-foot-2,220-pound athlete who can play multiple positions.Plus, the Huskies will have no shortage ofmotivation for that game.
Rumson may have to rely on its defense early onwhile the newcomers on offense get acclimated, sothe time to get the Bulldogs may be early in theseason. “The Battle of Ridge Road’’ at rival RedBank Regional on Sept. 24 followed by a gameagainst Matawan looks to be the definitive stretchfor the Bulldogs, but don’t overlook an Oct. 21 datewith a Raritan team that always plays Rumsontough.
Can Red Bank Regional return to glory?
The Bucs have worked hard to pull themselves outof the abyss after going 3-27 from 2006-2008,improving to 4-6 last season under head coach Nick
Giglio and beating Long Branch on Thanksgivingfor the first time since 2003.
The current junior class has developed buzz sinceit was at the youth levels and now the payoff maycome in a run at a division title. Junior defensiveend Garrett Sickels projects to be one of the toprecruits in the Northeast and probably the nation bythe time he is a senior, while Dillon Stambaugh ledthe team in tackles at linebacker as a sophomorelast season.
Senior Tyheem Crawford and senior fullback PatQuinn are offensive weapons along with theversatile Tajhi Tomaino. This team will not flyunder the radar coming into the season, so it will beinteresting to see if the Bucs are ready to handle theincreased attention and expectations. I still thinkthey might be a year away from becoming a Top 10team, but they have the talent to do it this season.
Can Matawan reload after heavygraduation losses?
The Huskies lost some of the best players inrecent program history in Jared Allison, McArthurUnderwood, Andre Hodge, John Faccas, Keith Beatyand more from a core of talent that took them totwo straight Central Jersey Group II finals.
They return Barnes, Williams and more, but willhave to fortify the defense with the newcomers anddepend more heavily on Barnes and Williams topick up the offense. The talent is there. It’s justabout how quickly they can gain experience andexecute consistently. Offensive coordinator CharlieRogers has also returned to coaching in the Pop
Warner ranks, so there looks be an adjustment inthat area as well.
What about the rest of the division?
As always, Raritan has sleeper potential becauseof its coaching and propensity to overachieve, butthe Rockets lost a lot of talent and size up front tograduation. Just about all of the skill players arenew, but running back Steven Winetsky is one tokeep an eye on after he ended last year with somestrong performances.
Holmdel has installed a Howell-style no-huddle,pass-heavy spread attack to take advantage ofsophomore quarterback Mike Muh, so if anything,the Hornets should be entertaining to watch. St.John Vianney has a new head coach in formerHolmdel coach Andy Carlstrom, whose teams bringa hard-nosed brand of football. The Lancers aredefinitely one of the bigger wildcards in thedivision.
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Who is the favorite to win the division title?
With defending champion Shore Regional
graduating nearly its entire starting lineup from a
team that finished 11-1, this division seems fairly up
for grabs. I would make Asbury Park the slight
favorite because of the weapons it returns on offense
and the addition of the Conover twins, Amir and
Armond, who transferred to Asbury Park from
Lakewood in 2010.
The Conovers didn’t play football last season
because they were not eligible, but are two more
weapons as running backs and receivers to
complement senior wideout Tahj Hammary. The
twins starred on the basketball team that won the
Group I title this past winter and are solid all-around
athletes. The Blue Bishops have to find a
replacement for their top offensive weapon from last
year, graduated quarterback Jayvon Britt, but have
the type of speed and explosiveness to be a tough
team to slow down in this division. Plus, they have
the motivation of missing the playoffs last year after
winning three straight Central Jersey Group I titles.
Can Shore Regional still make a run at it?
Definitely, given the Blue Devils’ track record of
success under head coach Mark Costantino. They
have to replace a host of talented all-around players,
but in a division without a powerhouse team, they
may still have enough to hang another banner if the
newcomers can get up to speed quickly.
The Blue Devils still have players like running
back/linebacker Nick Grigos, running back/defensive
back Stefanos Kousaris and tight end/defensive end
Jake Armstrong to build around. The key will be
offense because it’s hard to recover from losing a
pair of 1,000-yard rushers (Pat Maggio and Mark
Coleman) and a star quarterback (Evan Ruane) to
graduation and keep the production at a similar level.
However, if the offense can just find a way to do
enough, the defense should keep this team in the
hunt.
What are Keyport’s chances to win itsfirst division title since 2003?
The Red Raiders certainly could be in the mix as
well despite losing 1,000-yard rusher Jordan
Edmonds to graduation along with star two-way
lineman Greg Velasco. This team can pound the ball
on the ground in its Wing-T attack with Richie Smith
and Lamair Hill. However, it has to do enough in the
passing game to keep opponents honest because it’s
hard to be that one-dimensional and win games deep
into the season.
The Red Raiders are always a physical team up
front on both sides of the ball. It comes down to their
offensive line being able to execute against top
opponents to move the chains and control the clock.
What aboutthe rest ofthe division?
With AsburyPark, ShoreRegional andKeyport being a
clear hierarchy,the rest of thedivision is wideopen. Mater DeiPrep made stridesin 2010 underfirst-year headcoach SteveSciarappa, theschool’s principal,but did losenumerous qualityplayers to graduation. This is the year the Seraphsare out to prove that they are truly building aprogram that can be competitive on a regular basis,and they have some pieces on offense to do it.
Point Beach enters as a relative unknown, but onewith optimism considering the pedigree of new headcoach John Wagner. He had a long run of success atRoselle High School from 1981-2005, including nineplayoff appearances and two NJSIAA titles.Keansburg can only go up after a rough 0-10 seasonin which it was outscored 422-48, but with someexperienced returners, the Titans have the ability toget back on the right track under veteran coach BrianKmak.
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Can Brick Memorial stay on top?
The Mustangs have taken their program to lofty
heights, having reached three straight Central
Jersey Group IV championship games, but this
season may be their biggest challenge considering
how much talent was lost to graduation.
They had one of the Shore’s top defenses and its
top defensive player, defensive lineman Will
Wowkanyn, but will have to replace their top
defensive linemen, linebackers and defensive backs.
In addition, two-year starting quarterback Mike
DiGuilmi is gone along with running back Jihaad
Howard and two-way lineman Russ Clayton. They
also took a big hit on special teams with the
graduation of kicker Jordan Loiodice, one of the
Shore’s best.
There are some ingredients to keep the winning
going for the defending Class A South champions,
primarily junior fullback Anthony Miller and senior
slotbacks Vincenzo Diodato and Jarred Eccles. If
head coach Walt Currie can find a quarterback to do
a solid job in his triple option system, this team can
keep the wins coming. There also may be more
pressure on the offense in the early going because
the defense lost so much that it’s hard to ask that
unit to almost single-handedly win games like it did
at times last season.
Is Toms River North ready to rejoin the
Shore’s elite?
The Mariners had become a regular Top 10 team
under head coach Chip LaBarca Jr. before taking a
step back last season in finishing 7-3 and out of the
state playoffs. They were right there, however, in
the hunt for the division title, and also nearly
knocked off
Class A
North
champion
Manalapan,
so it’s not
like it was
a major
dropoff.
With
quarterback
Scott
Buxbaum
and a host
of fast
receivers,
this year ’s
team looks
to be more
versatile
than last season’s squad, where quarterback Demetri
Davis was pretty much the whole show. They get a
chance to show their turnaround immediately when
they face a Howell team that blitzed them 48-17 in
last year ’s season opener. The Mariners always
seem to be solid defensively, so if they can find a
way to muster more offense against quality
opponents, they can vault right back into a top-five
team in the Shore.
Is a young Southern team ready to
contend?
The Rams have a junior class that was outstanding
at the lower levels, and many of them saw varsity
time as sophomores. Now the question is whether
they can go from complementary to impact players
this season and push Southern back into the
conversation for a division title. The Rams have
only won one division crown in their history, and
that was in 1972.
To do so, they will need to produce more
offensively against top division contenders. The
Rams only scored a combined 13 points in losses to
Brick Memorial, Toms River East and Toms River
North last season, so they will have to do better in
that area to vault ahead of those teams in the race
for the crown.
What about the rest of the division?
Much like Southern, Toms River East has to findconsistent offense this season. Teams ganged up onrunning back Mario Steriti last season in theRaiders’ run-heavy attack, so other weapons have toemerge behind Steriti this season to help themreturn to the postseason.
The darkhorse in this division is JacksonMemorial, which has a new head coach in formerdefensive coordinator Walt Krystopik. The Jaguarshave some ingredients to be better offensively,notably senior running back Brandon Winston. Agood start is key for this team, which has struggledout of the gate in recent seasons as it tries to regaina spot in the state playoffs that used to be taken forgranted.
Toms River South can only go up under newcoach Ron Signorino Jr. after registering its firstwinless season since the 1960s. Signorino Jr. builtprolific offenses at places like Monsignor Donovanand Toms River East, so it wouldn’t be surprising tosee him quickly make the Indians difficult todefend.
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2011 FRIDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL BROADCAST SCHEDULE(Games to be broadcast on 105.7FM and 1160/1310AM)
Fri 9/9 Brick Memorial at Brick (7pm)
Fri 9/16 Manchester at Barnegat (7pm)
Fri 9/23 Point Boro at Jackson Liberty (7pm)
Fri 9/30 Toms River North at Toms River South (7pm)
Fri 10/7 Manchester at Central (7pm)
Fri 10/14 Middletown South at Brick Memorial (7pm)
Fri 10/21 Toms River East at Southern (7pm)
Fri 10/28 Middletown North at Toms River East (7pm)
Fri 11/4 Howell at Brick Memorial (7pm)
ADDITIONAL BROADCAST SCHEDULE
(Games to be broadcast on WOBM 1160/1310AM)
Sat 9/10 Howell at Toms River North (7pm)
Sat 10/22 Brick Memorial at Toms River North (7pm)
Thr 11/24 Manaquan at Wall (11am)
NJSIAA Playoff Games = TBD
BROADCAST CREW
Matt Harmon, Kevin Williams, Ed Sarluca
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ith Preseason
training CamPs now
going into full swing in
mid-august aCross the
shore ConferenCe,
it’s time to take a
look at some of
the Questions,
Players, and more
to watCh for as we
head into the 2011season.
Four teams (Lacey, Rumson-Fair
Haven, Shore Regional, Freehold)
return as defending NJSIAA sectional
champions. Lacey finished as the
Shore’s only undefeated team last year
in seizing the No. 1 spot in the All
Shore Media Top 10 and enters with the
longest current winning streak in the
Shore of 13 games.
The Lions lost a host of outstanding
talent to graduation under veteran head
coach Lou Vircillo, which leads us to our
first question:
who is the Preseason no. 1 teamin the shore ConferenCe?
Unlike last season, when
it looked like Matawan
and Lacey were clearly
the top two teams
heading into the
season, this year is
a lot murkier
because of
graduation losses at
so many top
programs.
There are
numerous teams
that could make a
run at this spot, and
it could be one of
those years where
the No. 1 ranking
changes hands
frequently until the
smoke finally clears in December.
One candidate is a Red Bank
Catholic team that returns almost
everyone from a ferocious
defense that was one of the
Shore Conference’s best last
season. Excluding a 65-34
loss to perennial juggernaut
Bergen Catholic in the state
playoffs, RBC allowed only
8.1 points per game in its
other nine games in an 8-2
season. The Caseys return
arguably the top defensive
line in the Shore, featuring
standouts Joe Coscarelli and
Josh Klecko. They also have
an outstanding linebacking
corps headlined by Chris
Donald and Doug Whitlock.
They will face a daunting
schedule in Class B North
again, and if their offense
can produce against some
rugged opposing defenses
this season, they have a
chance to grab the top spot.
They also have been
realigned into Non-Public Group III in the state
playoffs, meaning they avoid the preseason No. 1
team in the nation, Don Bosco Prep, along with the
other North Jersey juggernauts like Bergen Catholic
and St. Peter’s Prep.
Non-Public Group III is no walk in the park with
Immaculata, Delbarton, St. Joseph-Montvale and
others, but the Caseys at least seem to have a realistic
shot at their first state playoff win since 1998.
Their Thanksgiving
rival, Rumson-Fair
Haven, returns almost its
entire defense from a
team that won the Central
Jersey Group II title and
could make a run at the
top spot as well. Howell
is back with a record-
setting offense led by
senior quarterback Ryan
Davies, but has to find a
way to stop the run and
protect Davies better
against top opponents to
make the leap to No. 1.
Neptune has a host of
talent and a state
championship-winning
head coach, former
Freehold head man Mark
Ciccotelli, but has to
start getting over the hump against top 10 opponents
before anything will be handed to the Scarlet Fliers.
A Wall team with a large group of three-year
starters led by senior
quarterback Steve
Cluley will look
to break
through
and
find a way to beat the likes of
Freehold, Middletown South and
others in the Central Jersey Group III
playoffs. Wall’s main rival,
Manasquan, also is perennially in the
hunt and will try to ascend back to
the top of Central Jersey Group II
under new head coach Jay Price.
Freehold, Matawan and Lacey all
were hit hard by graduation, but they
have proven in the past that they have
the talent to rebound. We’ll see if
they surprise fans who think they
don’t have enough left in the
cupboard to remain among the elite in
the Shore.
There is also another
group of teams capable of
making a run at the top
spot, which leads to the
next question of….
who is the Best team in
Class a south?
Brick Memorial is the
defending champion but
lost numerous stars from
last season’s Central
Jersey Group IV finalists
to graduation. Considering
the Mustangs have reached
three straight CJ IV finals,
they have earned the
benefit of the doubt that
they can reload, but this
may be the tallest order
yet under head coach
Walt Currie considering
the talent, including
ASM Defensive Player of
the Year Will Wowkanyn,
that walked out the door.
Toms River North returns
armed with a new
quarterback, Scott Buxbaum,
and a fleet of speedy receivers
as well as a potential star tight
end in Toms River South transfer
Jessie Tate. The Mariners were one or two
plays away from winning the A South title last year
and less than a minute away from beating Class A
North champion Manalapan, but those two losses left
them out of the spotlight. They have the talent to
reclaim their place this year and may be the slight
favorite heading into the season.
A Southern team featuring a talented junior class
could be the surprise team of the division. The Rams
are three years removed from the record-setting, 10-
win team led by Penn State’s Glenn
Carson, but this junior
class may have
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depth and talent to help them get back there.
The darkhorses are Jackson Memorial, Toms River
East and Toms River South. Jackson and Toms River
South have new head coaches in Walt Krystopik and
Ron Signorino Jr., respectively, while Toms River
East will have to find a way to generate more offense
this season after losing several low-scoring games
last year. Senior Mario Steriti is back and determined
to improve on a tough junior year for the Raiders.
Jackson has a building block in 1,000-yard rusher
Brandon Winston, while Toms River South will force
teams to defend the triple option employed by
Signorino Jr.
sPeaking of running the Ball...
whiCh running BaCks Can make amatt mClain or Josh firkser-style
leaP this season?
Heading into last season, McLainand Firkser were coming off
relatively quiet 1,000-yardseasons for Pinelands andManalapan, respectively. Bothof them exploded for morethan 2,000 yards rushing asseniors, including a ShoreConference-record 2,523 yardsrushing by McLain in only 10games.
That was the first timethe Shore had a pair of2,000-yard rushers in thesame season since currentNFL running backs
Knowshon Moreno andDonald Brown did it in 2004.
While it’s doubtful that featwill be repeated this season,
there are some candidatesto make the leap.
Two of the mainpossibilities areManchester’s Joe
Johnson and Central’sKalyph Hardy. Johnsonrolled up 1,414 yards lastseason, while Hardy ran
for a school-record 1,620during an otherwiseforgettable 1-9 season.They will be the focalpoints of opposingdefenses, so much of it
also comes down to thestrength of their offensivelines and the ability of
their quarterbacks to keepdefenses honest. In a
twisted way, what alsodoesn’t
hurt is having a porous defense ontheir own teams. Pinelands gaveup an average of 29 points pergame last season, so McLain hadto keep coming back on the fieldand running for more yards just tokeep up on the scoreboard.
Players who could make a jumpfrom the shadows to the limelightinclude Jackson Memorial’sBrandon Winston, who was one ofthe more consistent backs lastseason, and Matawan’s CassiusWilliams. With the graduation ofnumerous offensive stars for theHuskies, Williams should getmore carries and rack up moreyards. Also, don’t forget LongBranch junior Dwight Clark, whoalso will get more touches thisseason now that star quarterbackMiles Shuler has graduated.
I also think Asbury Park is going to havean explosive backfield, but there are toomany backs for one of them toindividually rack up a ton of yards.Same goes for Brick Memorial,which spreads it around enough inthe triple option that it’s hardfor one player togenerate massive totalsbut it leads to plentyof wins, which arethe most importantthing.
While there areplenty of excitingrunning backsheading into this season,the real theme I am sensing are teamsthat will be adept at stopping them.
whiCh leads to the nextQuestion of...
who will have the
shore’s Best defense?
This is always a little bit of a
subjective question because of
the different levels of
competition that each team
faces. A team that plays a
more difficult schedule
might not have numbers as
sparkling as a team that
rolled through lesser
competition with only one or
two tough games.
With that said,
two early candidates
that stick out are Red
Bank Catholic and
Rumson-Fair Haven. I
already discussed
RBC’s defensive
potential earlier in
this story, but
Rumson also should
be very tough on
that side of the ball
with nearly its
entire starting
defense returning.
While RBC’s
defensive line will
deservedly receive
plenty of attention,
Rumson’s group
should also be one of the Shore’s best. Senior
tackle Jack Eisenstadt has interest from
Monmouth University, and fellow defensive
lineman Mike Alonzo has interest from
Rhode Island. Another defensive
lineman, Jack Miles, also returns along
with senior Jake Clapp to give the
Bulldogs a deep, experienced and
talented front four.
Rumson did lose star
linebacker Mike Huttner to
graduation but still
returns senior Brian
Truex and junior Travis
Clark in that unit. Senior
Mike Moralle, who has
received Ivy League
interest, returns to
anchor the secondary
along with seniors
Nico Giaimo and Dan
Babiak. This unit was
good enough to
stifle one of the
Shore’s top offenses
in a 13-7 shocker
over Matawan in last
year’s Central Jersey
Group II final and could
be even better this
season.
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Middletown South should never
be discounted as a defensive force
given its track record, and the
Eagles will be led by senior
linebacker Joe Simone. Wall and
Manasquan always seem to
produce solid units as well,
although both struggled at
times last season.
Neptune has the personnel,
including Jaheem Woods, David
Gutzmore and Ikie Calderon, to
become a fast and swarming defense
under new head coach Mark Ciccotelli.
The Scarlet Fliers could be right there with
some of the Shore’s best, and the main key
will be stopping the run because they have
the players who can get to the quarterback
and defend the pass.
I’m also intrigued to see
if Red Bank Regional can
make the leap to an elite
defense behind star
junior defensive end
Garrett Sickels and
junior linebacker
Dillon
Stambaugh.
Many of the
Shore’s top
defenses last
season, like
Freehold, Brick Memorial,
Lacey and Shore Regional,
were hit hard by graduation,
so we’ll see if they can
reload. Toms River East
was quietly one of the
better defenses in the
Shore last year but
didn’t get many
headlines because
its offense
struggled and the
team did not
make the
playoffs, so keep
an eye on the
Raiders. Two
darkhorse
teams to watch
who could
make the leap
into the spotlight
are Colts Neck
and Ocean.
all of the disCussion leads to
the final Question of...
whiCh teams will win state
ChamPionshiPs this fall.This is always tough because it can take time for a
team to come together or get hot, so it’s hard to tell
in August. Just look at Freehold, which was written
off at 0-2 last year and then stormed to 10 straight
wins and the Central Jersey Group III title. Rumson-
Fair Haven was sitting in the
weeds all season before
reaching up and taking out
Matawan in the CJ II
final after losing by 28
points to the Huskies
earlier in the season.
Rumson is the
favorite to repeat as
CJ II champions and
has the ability to
do it behind a
strong
defense. I
think
Asbury Park
has a chance
to reclaim its
Central Jersey
Group I title
after missing
the state
playoffs last
season.
However,
the most
interesting bracket to me
is Central Jersey Group
III. Freehold is the
defending champion, but
lost a ton of talent to
graduation and lost star
linebacker Jazzmar Clax,
who transferred to Neptune,
along with head coach Mark
Ciccotelli, who is also at
Neptune. That makes the
Scarlet Fliers an instant threat
in this bracket, which they
have not won since 1998.
Wall has been building toward
this season for three years behind a
senior class that features a host of
three-year starters. Plus, Middletown
South has made the final in this
bracket in nine of the past 10 seasons,
including three straight, so you can
never count the Eagles out despite
their graduation losses. There is no
clear favorite, so it will be interesting
to see how this plays out.
Brick Memorial has made three
straight Central Jersey Group IV
finals, but this might be the
Mustangs’ biggest
challenge yet given the amount of
talent that graduated. I think Howell
is a real threat in this bracket because
of its prolific passing attack, but the
Rebels are going to have to find
a way to slow down opposing
running games if they are going
to win important games in
November. Also, with defending
champion Sayreville and Rutgers
recruit Delon Stephenson lurking out
there, it might be tough for any Shore
team to stop the Bombers from
repeating.
Finally, Red Bank Catholic has not won
a state title since 1976, but may have a
shot in Non-Public Group III. First, the
Caseys have to prove they can win their
first playoff game in 13 years before they
show they can go all the way, but that
would be a huge step for this program if
they can get to the finish line.
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Will Red Bank Catholic have enough offense
to grab a title?
On paper at least, the Caseys look to have one of
the top defenses in the Shore Conference with
experience and depth up front, at linebacker, and in the
secondary. However, to survive a tough schedule and
grab the B North title after sharing it last year with
Freehold, they have to find ways to consistently put
points on the board against a group of rugged opposing
defenses.
RBC returns senior quarterback Ryan Spahr to run
the show and has top wideout Greg Golden and tight
end Doug Whitlock back to help fill the void left by
playmaking tight end Jack Tabb, who is now at North
Carolina. The Caseys have had a 1,000-yard rusher for
eight straight seasons, but replacing current Harvard
freshman Andrew Casten, a two-time, 1,000-yard back,
still won’t be easy. Finding that next 1,000-yard back
may be the key to their entire season, as they have
been able to produce reliably productive offensive
lines on a yearly basis.
RBC was able to run the ball
even when teams knew it was
coming last year, and without
Casten, it remains to be seen if
the Caseys can continue to do
that. With a year of experience,
Spahr should be able to make
opposing defenses pay more
consistently for loading up the
box by getting the ball
downfield. The receiving corps
needs to raise its level of play
after being somewhat of an
afterthought last season.
Will Neptune finally get
over the hump and win a
championship?
The Scarlet Fliers have not
won a division or state title since
1998, when their current seniors
were toddlers. Still, the expectations are high for this
group. They now have a state champion coach in Mark
Ciccotelli, who led Freehold to a pair of Central Jersey
Group III titles in the last three seasons, beating
Neptune in the playoffs both times.
Following Ciccotelli over from Freehold is senior
Jazzmar Clax, a fullback/linebacker who has multiple
Division I-A offers. Add those two to a returning core
featuring quarterback defensive back Jaheem Woods
and linebacker/running backs David Gutzmore and
Ikie Calderon, and you have a team generating plenty
of buzz.
The Achilles’ heel of the team has been its offensive
line play, as it has struggled to move the ball against
quality defenses in championship-level games. Case in
point was a 14-7 loss to Red Bank Catholic last season
in which its defense was outstanding but the offense
could not muster a drive to put the game away before
RBC won it in the final seconds.
If Neptune can improve up front on both sides of the
ball, this team could finally return to its past glory for
the first time in more than a decade.
Did Freehold lose toomuch to repeat as divisionchampions?
The Colonials won a share of the
B North title and then went on to
capture a state title, but they
watched a lot of talent walk out the
door in addition to their head coach.
Quarterback Sterry Codrington and
the versatile Derrick Bender were
tough losses to graduation along
with a standout group of linemen.
Plus, Clax transferred to Neptune to
join Ciccotelli.
Former defensive coordinator
Dave Ellis is the new head coach.
He was a high-level assistant on
two state championship teams, so
he knows what it takes to win it all. The Colonials
have some good young talent, particularly up front, but
it may take a year of adjustment and experience before
they are ready to go for it all again. This team will
play with a chip on its shoulder, you can bet on that.
What about the rest of the division?
Long Branch is a bit of a wildcard in the post-Miles
Shuler era after a disappointing 4-6 season. Junior
running back Dwight Clark is a good building block,
but a host of newcomers up front on both sides of the
ball may signal some growing pains. Chemistry is
huge for the Green Wave after a season in which it was
never able to add up the sum of all its talented parts to
make a cohesive team.
Ocean is a proud program coming off a rare 3-7
season, so expect the Spartans to look to open some
eyes early on and surprise some people. They have a
Division I-caliber running back in senior Greg Moore
and good size up front, and they have something to
prove. Colts Neck lost one nail-biter after another in a
deceiving 2-8 season, so we’ll see if the Cougars can
start closing out wins after a year of experience.
Monmouth has a new coach in Jason Morrell and lost
just about all of its skill players to graduation, so the
Falcons enter as a relative unknown after reaching the
state playoffs for just the second time in school history
last season.
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Can anyone break Lacey’s grip on this
division?
I f anyone is going to make a run at Lacey’s
supremacy af ter a 12-0 season, now would be the
t ime because of the outs tanding senior c lass that
just graduated. Plus , offensive coordinator Craig
Cicardo, the archi tect of a uni t that has helped
the Lions go unbeaten twice s ince 2006, has
taken a job as an assis tant a t The College of New
Jersey.
St i l l , the Lions are a perennial ly tough team
under the only coach they have ever had, Lou
Virci l lo . There is s t i l l p lenty of ta lent , as senior
two-way l ineman Tyrel l Smith has an offer f rom
Tulane and plenty of other interest , and senior
t ight end/defensive end Jordan Powell a lso has
generated Divis ion I-A interest . Senior l ineman
Lex Knapp should also be one of the Shore’s
best .
The main quest ions revolve around the ski l l
posi t ions, mainly quarterback, where Craig
Cicardo Jr. was a three-year s tar ter. There always
seems to be a s tud ta i lback in wai t ing at Lacey,
and I wouldn’t be surpr ised i f the Lions go back
to their more t radi t ional I - formation, smashmouth
at tack rather than the spread shotgun employed
by Cicardo Sr.
Virci l lo a lways has this defense among the
Shore’s best , so i t comes down to how product ive
the offense can become af ter being one of the
Shore’s most explosive uni ts las t season. In a
divis ion that probably won’t have any other Top
10-cal iber teams in the preseason, the Lions s t i l l
look l ike the favori te .
Can Manchester take the next step?
The Hawks made just their second s ta te playoff
appearance in school his tory las t season and have
never won a divis ion t i t le . With senior running
back Joe Johnson, a 1 ,400-yard rusher, back in
the fold, they have a chance to win their f i rs t
s ta te playoff game in his tory and possibly make
a run at Lacey for a t i t le .
The key is senior quarterback Tim Rogers , who
is ta lented enough to make defenses pay for
loading up to s top Johnson. Manchester a lso has
to f ind a way to s top opposing running games,
which hurt them in several big games las t year.
I f you are going to beat Lacey, you have to be
physical up front , so that is the biggest quest ion
mark for the Hawks. Can they match Lacey’s
intensi ty up front on both s ides of the bal l?
This program has been bui lding up to a
moment l ike this under head coach Gerard
O’Donnel l , so now i t jus t remains to be seen i f
they are ready for i t .
Is Brick ready to get back to justplaying footbal l again?
After a l l the drama of the post-Warren Wolf
era and then Brick deciding not to re-hire Patr ick
Dowling as coach af ter two seasons, Brick
graduate Rob Dahl is now the Green Dragons
coach. The hope is that one of the Shore’s more
venerable program can get back to being relevant
again in the Shore landscape and worry more
about what is happening on the f ie ld rather than
off of i t .
Dahl has some bui lding blocks in quarterback
Brandon Kieslor, ful lback/ t ight end Tom Winters
and junior running back Doug Cuccinel lo , the
last of whom had some huge games as a
sophomore. Dahl plans to instal l the spread
shotgun offense he employed as the offensive
coordinator a t Jackson Memorial . Consider ing
Brick was shut out three t imes and held to seven
or less points on two other occasions, generat ing
more offense is the clear pr ior i ty.
What about the rest of the divis ion?
Barnegat has the arguably the divis ion’s top
player in Purdue-bound t ight end/ l inebacker Ryan
Morris , and Wake Forest basebal l recrui t Mark
McCoy succeeds record-set t ing Nick
SanGiacomo, a three-year s tar ter, as the team’s
star t ing quarterback. The Bengals cer ta inly have
some talent and weapons, but l ine play on both
sides of the bal l wil l ul t imately determine i f they
can make a run at their f i rs t divis ion t i t le in
program his tory.
Central is coming off a one-win season but has
Divis ion I-A prospect Kalyph Hardy, a 1 ,600-
yard rusher, re turning. That a lone should mean
some improvement in the win column. Perhaps no
team took a bigger hi t f rom graduat ion,
product ion-wise, than Pinelands. They lost
running back Matt McLain, who set the Shore
Conference record with 2,523 yards rushing, and
playmaking wideout Jake Hartman, so they wil l
be s tar t ing over offensively.
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There’snothingmore fun than trying to f igure out thestoryl ines of an upcoming ShoreConference footbal l season.
The preseason brings hype for some teams, backlash
against that hype from other areas, speculation about
players and coaches, and intrigue concerning the
newcomers. Everyone wants to be the first to say they
knew a certain team would have a breakout season
after being under the radar, and the dream of a state
championship is still real for every team.
Much of the buzz starts from watching scrimmages,
even though most teams are vanilla offensively
because they don’t want to tip their hands to opposing
coaches scouting in the stands. It’s a chance to see
that player you heard about but hadn’t seen in person
yet, or the newcomer that everyone is talking about.
It also usually gives fans something to argue about
later in the season if two teams that scrimmaged end
up undefeated or win state championships by season’s
end. Even though the game doesn’t count, players and
fans will crow about winning the scrimmage when
both teams go on to a lot of success and are battling
for high rankings in the Shore Conference.
With that said, here are some scrimmages you will
want to check out in the coming weeks as we get
ready for the 2011 Shore
Conference football
season.
Monday, Aug. 22
Toms River North at
Lacey, 10 a.m.
A traditional scrimmage
between two Ocean
County powers, this is a
chance to get a look at
Lacey after it lost nearly
its entire lineup to
graduation following a
12-0 season.
Tuesday, Aug. 23
Red Bank Catholic at Matawan, 10 a.m.
Two teams that built up a nice rivalry before
realignment took them off one another’s schedule go
at it. RBC has designs on the No. 1 ranking in the
Shore, while this is a good look at the next
wave of talent at Matawan after heavy
graduation losses.
Rumson-FH, St. Peter’s Prep, East Orange at
Middletown South, 4 p.m.
This was a great scrimmage last year and
a great opportunity to get a look at four
very good teams in one place. Rumson is
the defending Central Jersey Group II
champion, Middletown South has made nine state
finals in the last 10 years, St. Peter’s is a perennial
state power and East Orange is a perennial public
school power from North Jersey.
Friday, Aug. 26
Asbury Park at Point Boro, 10 a.m.
This is a quad scrimmage with two other teams, but
it’s a chance to see how Group I Asbury Park stacks
up against some bigger
schools and a perennial
Group II playoff team
in Point Boro.
Red Bank Regional
at Shore Regional ,
10 a.m .
A good chance to see
an up-and-coming Red
Bank team and star
junior Garrett Sickles
as well as the new-look
Blue Devils after the
graduation of most of
their lineup from an
11-1 team.
Sayrevi l le at Neptune, 10 a.m.
The Scarlet Fliers take on defending Central Jersey
Group IV champion Sayreville, which features
explosive Rutgers recruit Delon Stephenson. This will
be a great test to see how physical Neptune is up front
and how its skill players stack up against Stephenson
and Co.
Howell at Matawan, 10 a.m.
Howell’s high-f lying passing at tack meets the
explosive running at tack of Matawan in a
scr immage that a lways seems to feature some big
plays by each s ide.
Ocean at Brick Memorial , 5 p .m.
A good chance to get a look at Brick Memorial’s
new squad after graduation losses and also get a
glimpse at talented Ocean running back Greg Moore.
Saturday, Aug. 27
Wall at Manchester, 10 a.m.
A loaded Wall team travels to a Manchester team
that features 1,400-yard rusher Joe Johnson.
Freehold, Monmouth at Raritan, 10 a.m.
This is a chance to see how Freehold stacks up after
losing its head coach to Neptune and a host of talent
to graduation on the heels of its second state
championship in three seasons. Raritan also could be a
darkhorse in Class A Central, and Monmouth is a new-
look team with a new head coach in Jason Morrell.
Tuesday, Aug. 30
Lacey at Southern, 11 a.m.
A Lacey team coming off an unbeaten season takes
on a Southern team with a strong junior class that will
look to make noise in A South.
Thursday, Sept. 1
Manasquan at Red Bank Catholic, 4 p.m.
Manasquan usually shows nothing in scrimmages,
but it’s a good chance to see how physical each team
is up front because that is usually a signature of a
successful squad at both of these schools.
Piscataway at Middletown South, 6 p.m.
Two public school heavyweights knock heads. This is
always a good opportunity to see how Middletown
South does against Piscataway’s speed on offense.
Rumson-FH at Wall , 6 p .m.
Two teams with state championship and division
title aspirations will face off in a game scrimmage.
TR East at Manalapan, 6 p .m.
Two solid programs square off. Plus it’s a look at
Manalapan after the Braves lost nearly their entire
lineup to graduation.
Friday, Sept . 2
Neptune at Toms River North, 5 p.m.
Two teams that have the capability of being in the
top five in the Shore and making a run at division
titles square off in a game scrimmage.
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