THIS SITE IS CLOSED and will no longer publish comments/Please register at the new Press web site/Thank you/Please register at app.com
We`have begun blogging at the new web site..this includes the top 10 poll, and poll questions etc. The new top 10 poll is avaialable as well as other polls, etc.
Sooo..please try the new web site ASAP...
Go to Sports, click on high school sports home, and our blogs should appear in a column to the right....
I will monitor this site the next few days ONLY for those having any problems with the new site...feel free to make comments on the new site about it, and or e-mail me with any reaction or anything else related to our topics to - tonygsports@aol.com
There's a little more involved with registering on the new site which includes registering your e-mail with the Press...so those of you who like to trashing folks....you may want to go somewhere else...
As always...discussion is welcomed and being critical is fine as long as there is subtance to your remarks...thank you. Please TRY the NEW SITE ASAP!
Again..any problems, comments, get back to me. Thanks
Please now register at the new web site to make further comments or to accss the football blog. The Poll is on the new site. Thanks
Here is this week's Top 10 poll:
1. TOMS RIVER NORTH 11-0. Last week: No.‚1. The Mariners' defense held Toms River East to just 125 yards of total offense and Anthony Penna's 7-yard first quarter TD pass to Adam Carey was all Toms River North needed as it set a school-record for wins in a season and clinched outright possession of the Shore Conference American Division championship with a 10-0 win over Toms River East. It was the Mariners' first win over the Raiders since 2002 and also gave them their first divisional title since 2002. Next game: Saturday vs. Mainland (10-1) in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group IV championship game.
2. LONG BRANCH 10-1. Last week: No.‚2. Shawn Brown returned the opening kickoff for a TD and also on an interception return and a 76-yard run as the Green Wave clinched a tie for the overall Shore Conference Liberty Division championship with Red Bank Catholic and Wall and a share of the Liberty Division non-public championship with Wall with a 48-0 romp over Red Bank. Next game: Sunday at Rutgers University vs. Moorestown (11-0) in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game.
3. HOWELL 10-1. Last week: No.‚3. Tim Lamirande threw three TD passes, one of them to David Hayes, who also ran for 100 yards and two TDs, as the Rebels avenged a loss to Freehold Township last year with a 34-14 win. Next game: Friday at Rutgers University vs. West Windsor-Plainsboro South (10-1) in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship game.
4. LACEY 9-2. Last week: No.‚4. Mike Mancini ran for 129 yards and two TDs in the first half and R.J. Roe caught a 30-yard TD pass from Warren Smith, kicked a 30-yard field goal and four extra points as the Lions, playing without tailback Tom Rickmers (bruised knee) and most of the game without fullback Justin Pandorf rolled to a 37-0 win over Central to make it seven straight wins. Next game: Saturday vs. Shawnee (8-3) in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III championship game.
5. ASBURY PARK 10-1.[U1][QL] Last week: No.‚ 5. Derrell Bell had two interceptions, Carl St. Surin returned an interception for a TD and Will Johnson, Rashawn Roberts and George Stephens each had TDs as the Blue Bishops defeated Neptune, 26-3, to reach double-digit in wins for the first time since its went 11-0 in 1984. Next game: Friday at Rutgers University vs. No.‚ 6 Keansburg (10-1) in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championship game.[U1][QL]
6. KEANSBURG 10-1. Last week: No.‚ 6. Anthony Valle threw TD passes to Josh Bakala and Scott Pillar and running back Justin Laguna returned to action after missing three games with a fractured fibula as the Titans clinched a share of the Shore Conference Patriot Division championship with Asbury Park and Rumson-Fair Haven with a 34-7 win over Mater Dei. It is Keansburg's first divisional title since 1996, when it went 11-0 and won its last sectional title and recorded double digits in wins. Next game: Friday at Rutgers University vs. No.‚ 5 Asbury Park (10-1) in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I championship game.
7.RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN 9-2.
Last week: No.‚ 7. The Bulldogs rested most of their starters in preparation for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship game against Carteret in a 61-0 loss to rival Red Bank Catholic. Rumson remains ranked because its starting team defeated Holmdel when Holmdel was unbeaten and is 9-1. Next game: Sunday at Rutgers University vs. Carteret (8-3) in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship game.
8. HOLMDEL 10-1. Last week: No.‚8. Ryan Haslett rushed for 163 yards to go over the 1,000-yard mark for the season and Glenn Grainger scored a TD and kicked three extra points to go over the 100-point mark for the season as Holmdel set a school-record for wins in a season with a 21-12 win over Keyport in the final game of the holiday rivarly between those two schools. Next game: Season completed.
9. POINT BORO 10-1. Last week: No.‚9. Shane O'Connor ran for a TD and threw a TD pass to Bob Stowe and Skylar Engelken had a TD as the Panthers defeated Point Pleasant Beach, 23-0, for their eighth straight win over the Garnet Gulls. Next game: Friday vs. West Deptford (9-2) in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II championship game.
10. SOUTHERN 8-3. Last week: No.‚ 10. Todd Kaiser threw three TD passes, to Eric Sharkey, as the Rams set a school-record for wins in a season with a 30-15 win over Barnegat. Next game: Season completed.
Dropped out: None.
Poll below....This will be the last major high school football post on blogger. The new Top 10 and accompanying poll is also available on the new web site...
The poll participation here has shattered any records on any Press poll blogs I know of for at least such a short period of time.
There seems to be a sentiment here from some people that maybe RBC should have pulled its starters sooner than it did. I have attempted to set the poll that supposedly one person may not vote more than once, but I am not certain that part is working.....
