Go, Cougars!
     PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Top: Laverna Tatem (l) and Dawn Teple, both of the Laurence Harbor section of Old Bridge, cheer on the Raritan Bay Cougars Junior Pee-Wees during the 9- and 10-year-olds game Sunday at Dan Harvey Memorial Field, off Cheesequake Road. Above: Scorekeeper Oscar Overby keeps his...
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Monroe football has hands full heading into new season
Young squad, difficult schedule for Falcons in '08
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent
      As the high school football season nears, many coaches are eager to get their teams on the field. Seventeen days before Monroe High School's first game, first-year head coach Chris Beagan could not have felt different.
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Rutgers football gets off to slow start in post-Ray Rice era
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Following a scoreless first half of play in which the host Rutgers Scarlet Knights failed to capitalize on its opportunities to score, the 25th-ranked Fresno State Bulldogs finally figured out the RU defense in the second half, scoring on all four trips inside the red zone during a 24-7 win on Mon...
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Old Bridge has evenly balanced squad heading into '08 campaign
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
      After struggling through an uncharacteristic 2-8 campaign last fall, the Old Bridge High School football team is looking to reclaim its traditional role as a contender in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division. The Knights are returning plenty of experienced players after entering la...
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EBHS football will face tough schedule in 2008
Bears take on numerous playoff-caliber teams after a 5-5 season
BY JEFF APPELBLATT Correspondent
      East Brunswick High School's football coach Marcus Borden could be worried as he enters the 2008 season. H is team is young — the Bears have only three seniors and have nine underclassmen on the defensive end.
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Rutgers football
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Following a scoreless first half of play in which the host Rutgers Scarlet Knights failed to capitalize on its opportunities to score, the 25th-ranked Fresno State Bulldogs finally figured out the RU defense in the second half, scoring on all four trips inside the red zone during a 24-7 win on Mon...
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