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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Fast Start Not Enough for Patriots Against Blue Devils

Both squads preparing for States

As he watched the final shot of the game roll and round and off the rim before falling to the floor for another nail biting loss, Freehold Township senior John Horrigan said it was a view that has become all to familiar for the Patriots this year. "That's been the story all year long," he said. "We get to the very end and we need to find a way to start putting them down and getting the wins." In the end it was the Shore Regional Blue Devils who picked up the 60-58 win in a game both teams said will serve as good preparation for the upcoming state tournament.   The game may not have ended well for the Patriots but it started well as Horrigan used his strong presence in the middle to help push his team to an early 10-0 lead. Shore Regional …

Monday, September 12, 2011

Shore Football Holds On in Season Opener

Blue Devils take down Keansburg 21-13.

Breaking in an almost entirely new starting lineup after the graduation of a tremendous senior class that helped lead Shore Regional to a state championship last season, the Blue Devils started fast and held on for a 20-13 win over Class B Central rival Keansburg in their season opener on Saturday afternoon. Shore zipped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead and then withstood a furious rally by the much-improved Titans, who finished 0-10 last season. A 25-yard touchdown run by Jack Kelly that provided a 21-7 lead late in the third quarter turned out to be huge as the Titans cut it to 21-13 with 40 seconds left in the game on a touchdown pass by junior quarterback Ryan Kurtz to Matt Smith. Shore then had to recover an onsides kick to exhale and…

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