RBC, Long Branch off to 4-0 starts
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Through four games, the Red Bank Catholic football team has been every bit as good as advertised. After entering the season with the Shore's top-rated offense, Frank Edgerly's Caseys have dominated their opponents behind the running of senior Michael Wilbur and junior David Reeves, posting their fourth impressive win on Saturday, 47-0, over Red Bank Regional.
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Head up, eyes closed
     CHRIS KELLY staff A Long Branch player goes after a head ball during a game at Ocean Township High School on Saturday.
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Sports Shorts
      The Lakewood BlueClaws, class-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have announced their schedule for the 2008 season. The year begins on April 3 with a sevengame home stand against the Lake County Captains and Hagerstown Suns.
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RFH girls are second at Stewart Invitational
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
      Led by Samantha O'Brien's eighthplace finish, the Rumson-Fair Haven girl's cross-country team took second in the Varsity B Division at the Stewart Memorial Invitational on Saturday. O'Brien, a sophomore, ran the historic 5,250-meter Warinanco Park course in Elizabeth in 20:44.21 to pace the Bullodgs. Hannah Satzke was not far behind O'Brien, clocking 20:51.
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Gymnasts step into the spotlight at Monmouth Regional
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent
      Now in her 11th year coaching girls gymnastics, Monmouth Regional's Donna Turner is used to having her team overshadowed by those from some of the neighboring schools.
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Scarlet Knights see BCS title hopes go by the wayside
Rutgers is one of five Top 10 teams to fall over the weekend
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer
      While its Big East title aspirations remain very much alive, any shot the Rutgers University football team may have had at a national championship likely came to an end on Saturday in Piscataway.
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