Thanksgiving, NJSIAA Playoffs Week 4 scoreboard: Shore Conference updates, highlights
Welcome to Thanksgiving and Week 4 of the 2021 NJSIAA playoffs.
Some teams are playing on Thanksgiving and few others are still alive in the NJSIAA Playoffs and The USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey is your top destination for this week's Shore Conference high school football content.
We've got the scores, highlights, photos and videos from the top games of the weekend.
So, stick with APP.com each weekend during the fall season for high school football updates.
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You'll not only find information on our top game of the week but also on several other games that we are staffing each weekend.
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THANKSGIVING, NJSIAA PLAYOFF WEEK 4 PREVIEW CONTENT
New Jersey Top 25: Who is in the current statewide Top 25 rankings?
Shore Conference Top 10: Who is in the current Shore Conference rankings?
NJSIAA Playoff Week 4, Thanksgiving preview: A breakdown of each Shore Conference game.
More: 'It's time': Long Branch's Dan George ending coaching career on Thanksgiving
SCHEDULE
Friday
At MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Non-Public B championship game
Red Bank Catholic 13, DePaul 8
Red Bank Catholic shut out DePaul in the fourth quarter and captured its fourth non-public state championship in program history. With an exchange of leads in the third quarter, the Caseys regained the advantage on a short run by Alex Brown with 1:11 left in the quarter. RBC opened the scoring with a 33-yard Brown to Najih Rahman pass with 8:59 left in the first quarter; DePaul later in the quarter countered with a safety on on punt block by Jeremy Lopez.
More: Alex Brown, defense spark Red Bank Catholic football to NJSIAA Non-Public B championship
Edelson: Emotional playoff run ends with a state championship
FB: Red Bank Catholic opening drive 7, DePaul 0, Rahman 33 TD catch. pic.twitter.com/8NM6ry1cAc
— Greg Mattura (@gregmattura) November 27, 2021
Thursday
Asbury Park 26, Neptune 18
Knasir Alston scored twice in the final minute of the first half – one rushing and one defensive – to give Asbury Park a halftime lead. Neptune (4-5) has the edge in the all-time series 50-39-4 over Asbury Park (5-5).
Related: Asbury Park football beats Neptune on Thanksgiving amid coaching scandal
Long Branch 29, Red Bank Regional 14
Dan George's 23-season tenure as Long Branch's head coach ended with a win in the 98th renewal of of one of the state's oldest rivalry games. Long Branch leads the series 63-32-3.
Related: Dan George goes out a winner in final game as Long Branch head football coach
More: 'It's time': Long Branch's Dan George ending coaching career on Thanksgiving
Middletown South 27, Middletown North 6
Jake Czwakiel's pick six with 8:09 left made it 21-0, securing the Eagles' victory. Middletown South leads the series 34-12-1, 32-12-1 on Thanksgiving Day.
Related: Middletown South football continues dominance of rivalry series with Middletown North
MS’ Matt Grab. 7-0 lead for Eagles. @AsburyParkPress @APPSportsDesk #APPSports pic.twitter.com/ejTEyKSceM
— Sherlon Christie (@sherlonapp) November 25, 2021
Manasquan 21, Shore 14
Junior Jhamier Howard's 3-yard run broke a 14-14 tie with 1:29 left to play.
Saturday, Dec. 4
At SHI Stadium, Piscataway
Central/South Group 2 regional championship game
Point Pleasant Boro vs. Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Sherlon Christie is a sports reporter at the Asbury Park Press and has covered sports at the Jersey Shore since 2004. Don't miss any of his coverage by subscribing at https://subscribe.app.com/. You can contact him via e-mail at schristie@gannettnj.com, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/sherlonapp, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sherlonapp and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/sherlon_christie
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