Battle at the Beach Recap
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Sykotyk | August 30, 2022
In the second year of the Battle at the Beach, eleven games were scheduled over three days. Including three Pennsylvania squads kicking off their season mere yards from the Atlantic Ocean.
The highlight of Friday’s four games was Downington West claiming their 600th victory in program history. Jake Kucera scored four touchdowns en route to their convincing 48-13 victory against Highland. In the nightcap, Neshaminy kicked off their season with a slim 21-0 victory over the hosts, Ocean City. Markus Barnett with two scores, while Julian Hammond secured the victory with a 33 yard run with 2:17 left in the game.
Friday Results
Mainland (NJ) 37, Egg Harbor Twp (NJ) 0
Salem (NJ) 53, Cedar Grove (NJ) 13
Downingtown West (PA) 48, Highland (NJ) 13
Neshaminy (PA) 21, Ocean City (NJ) 0
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On Saturday, it was an all-New Jersey roster of teams. Archbishop Wood was originally scheduled to play, but scheduling was changed. The best matchup of the day was St. Peter’s Prep obliterating St. Augustine Prep, 41-7, in a game with an inadvertent running clock. The scoreboard had malfunctioned, frequently turning off and on, and the score was incorrectly displayed as 42-7 for much of the second half. Only to finally be corrected to 41-7. Though the running clock remained. St. Peter’s Prep faces off against Pennsylvania stalwarts St. Joseph’s Prep next weekend at Rutgers in the Rumble on the Raritan. Another kickoff event hosted in the Garden State.
Saturday Results
Wayne Valley 17, Delran 13
Toms River North 28, Washington Twp 21
St. Peter’s Prep 41, St. Augustine Prep 7
Red Bank Catholic 33, St. John Vianney 7
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The final day of the Battle at the Beach kicked off with a major interstate showdown between Thomas Jefferson from suburban Pittsburgh going against Millville’s Thunderbolts from southern New Jersey. Thomas Jefferson may have been dismayed by their beach vacation coming to an end, as Millville turned a 3-0 early deficit in a 41-10 victory. The Thunderbolts scored on passes of 70, 65, and 94 yards to claim a 21-3 lead at the break. An 85 yard pass, and a 70 yard run added two more touchdowns to dominate the final scoreline.
Sunday Results
Millville (NJ) 41, Thomas Jefferson (PA) 10
Holy Spirit (NJ) 34, Cherokee (NJ) 31
Edison (NJ) 42, Cedar Creek (NJ) 21
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