Week 3 Shore Conference Football Division Players of the Week
In addition to our weekly polls where readers can cast their votes for the Shore Conference Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, Shore Sports Insider will select our own players of the week in all three phases for each of the Shore Conference’s seven divisions.
Week 3 Shore Conference Football Divison Players of the Week
CLASS A NORTH
Offense
Jordan Angstreich, Sr., WR, Rumson-Fair Haven
Angstreich set career-highs with eight receptions for 89 yards and two touchdowns in the No. 2 Bulldogs’ 35-0 win over Long Branch.
Defense
Jennaro Percodani, Jr., LB, Marlboro
Percodani recorded a team-high nine tackles with 1 sacks, 2 tackles for loss and 1 forced fumble to help lead the Mustangs to a 3-0 shutout victory over then-No. 11 Middletown South.
Special Teams
Blake Caruso, Jr., K, Red Bank Catholic
Caruso had an outstanding game in the Caseys’ 41-7 win over Colts Neck by going 5-for-5 on extra points and kicking field goals of 44 and 43 yards, the two longest field goals in the Shore Conference this season.
CLASS A SOUTH
Offense
Dylan Reitmeyer, Sr., FB, Point Boro
Reitmeyer rumbled for a career-high 152 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 24 carries to help lead the No. 5 Panthers to a 34-24 win over No. 8 Jackson Memorial.
Defense
Blaise Boland, Sr., LB, Toms River North
Boland was a force of nature in the top-ranked Mariners’ 35-6 win over then-No. 4 Brick Memorial with 13 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 5 tackles for loss. Toms River North allowed just 136 yards to a Mustangs’ offense that entered the week averaging 34.3 points per game.
Special Teams
Cole Garrison, So., Toms River North
Garrison returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown during the No. 1 Mariners’ 35-6 win over then-No. 4 Brick Memorial.
CLASS B NORTH
Offense
Colin Palumbo, Sr., RB, Matawan
Palumbo erupted for 237 yards rushing and four touchdowns on 25 carries to power the Huskies to a 35-21 victory over Freehold that gave head coach Matt Walsh his first career win.
Defense
Jake Minniear, Sr., LB, Freehold Township
Minniear recorded 10 tackles, 2 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery in the Patriots’ 24-22 win over Red Bank.
Special Teams
James Russo, Jr., K, Freehold Township
Russo connected on a 22-yard field goal as time expired to send the Patriots to a thrilling 24-22 victory over Red Bank.
CLASS B SOUTH
Offense
Jake Henehan, Sr., Toms River South
Henehan ran for 176 yards and three touchdowns to power the Indians to a 27-21 win over longtime rival Brick.
Defense
Levi Foote, So., LB, Southern
Foote recovered two fumbles, including a 90-yard fumble return touchdown, and added a sack and a tackle for loss when the Rams recorded their third shutout and improved to 4-0 with a 42-0 win over Toms River East.
Special Teams
No nominees, check back next week!
CLASS C NORTH
Offense
Jack Cannon, Jr., QB, Holmdel
Cannon’s fantastic season continued in the No. 10 Hornets’ 41-0 win over Manasquan when he completed 12 of 14 passes for 209 yards and four touchdowns and ran for 44 yards and a touchdown.
Defense
Joe Vaccaro, Sr., LB, Wall
Vaccaro returned a fumble 90 yards for a touchdown with under a minute left in the fourth quarter to seal No. 7 Wall’s wild 36-26 win over No. 6 St. John Vianney.
Special Teams
Mason Adam, Sr., and Luke Davis, So., Wall
Adam returned a kickoff for a touchdown with the help of Davis in the Crimson Knights’ electric 36-26 win over St. John Vianney. Adam had the ball punched out at the 1-yard line after a 90-plus yard return but Davis was there to immediately pounce on the fumble and secure the touchdown.
CLASS C SOUTH
Offense
Marquis Goins Jr., Sr., WR, Manchester
Goins caught three passes for 122 yards and hauled in a 67-yard touchdown to help the Hawks rally for a 15-9 win over Jackson Liberty. Goins also had an interception on defense.
Defense
Eric Kobilnyk, Jr., LB, Pinelands
Pinelands became the first team to hold Lakewood quarterback Rahmel Anderson under 200 yards rushing and Kobilnyk was at the center of the Wildcats’ defensive performance with a game-high 12 tackles and three tackles for loss.
Special Teams (tie)
Anthony Dringus, So., K, Barnegat
Dringus went 6-for-6 on extra points in Barnegat’s 42-6 win over Monmouth Regional.
Jacob Haywood, Jr., K, Pinelands
Haywood went 6-for-6 on extra points in the Wildcats’ 42-16 win over Lakewood.
CLASS D NORTH
Offense
Liam Brosnan, Sr., RB, Point Beach
Brosnan ran for 92 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries as the Garnet Gulls came off their bye week with a 24-13 win over Keansburg.
Defense
Jerry Santiago, Sr., DL, Point Beach
Santiago had a night to remember in the Garnet Gulls’ 24-13 win over Keansburg. The senior defensive lineman recorded nine tackles with two sacks and two tackles for loss, recovered a fumble, forced a safety with one of his sacks and then returned an onside kick 30 yards for a touchdown.
Special Teams
John Mazzacco, Jr., K, Shore
Mazzacco went 7-for-7 on extra points in the Blue Devils’ 49-0 win over Keyport. He is 15-for-15 on PATs for the season and 2-for-2 on field goals with a long of 32 yards.