Shore Conference football stars from Week 5
The Asbury Park Press is highlighting the top Shore Conference football performances each week during the 2023 season.
Here are those stars from Week 5:
More: Shore Conference football schedule, scoreboard, highlights: Week 5
Jonah Glenn, Jackson Memorial
Glenn, a sophomore running back, ran for a career-high 274 yards with TD runs of 58, 5 10, and 34 yards in the unbeaten Jaguars' 33-13 win over Brick
Jake Czwakiel, Middletown South
A senior quarterback/defensive back and placekicker, Czwakiel ran for 101 yards and a TD on six carries, returned an interception 35 yards for a score and booted a 26-yard field goal in the Eagles' 30-14 win over Colts Neck.
Colin Palumbo, Matawan
Palumbo, a junior running back/linebacker, ran for two TDs and returned an interception for a score in the Huskies' 47-12 win over then unbeaten Pinelands
Connor Fields, Holmdel
A senior linebacker, Fields returned an interception 65 yards for a TD and was in on six tackles as the unbeaten Hornets defeated Freehold 31-0 for their third straight shutout.
Egan Nelms, Howell
Nelms, a senior quarterback, threw for 142 yards and two TDs and ran for 34 yards on six carries as Howell rallied from a 14-point first half deficit and defeated Manalapan 30-27 for its first win of the season.
James Valle, Keansburg
A junior quarterback, Valle threw TD passes to A'son Young, Jahziere Wynn and Dom Terracciano as the Titans defeated Haddon Heights 27-7 for their second straight win.
Nazir Treadwell, Keyport
Treadwell, a senior quarterback, continued his outstanding season as he rushed for 218 yards and three TDs on 11 carries and was 8-for-12 for 67 yards and three TDs in Keyport's 39-6 win over Gateway.
Matt Oliphant, Point Pleasant Boro
A senior quarterback Oliphant accounted for 300 yards of total offense and four TDs in the Panthers' 42-28 win over Rumson-Fair Haven. He was 7-for-7 for 156 yards with TD passes of 26 yards to Colin Obser, 8 yards to Brayden Forfar and 61 yards to Brian Simoes. He also ran for 144 yards with a 40-yard TD run on 18 carries.
Christian Oliveri, Toms River North
Oliveri, a senior linebacker, was in on 11 tackles, 1.5 of which were for a loss, in the Mariners' 42-6 win over Southern.
Earnest Reevey, Long Branch
A senior defensive back/wide receiver/quarterback, Reevey was in on 18 tackles, three of which were for a loss, forced a fumble that he recovered inside St. John Vianney's 5-yard line that set up what would be the winning TD and also set up a 2-yard TD run by Zaheem Brown with a 54-yard run in the Green Wave's 20-14 win over St. John Vianney. Reevey is only playing quarterback when Long Branch lines up the shotgun because he still wearing a cast on his broken thumb, head coach Chad King said.
Emanuel Ross, Red Bank Catholic
Ross, a senior wide receiver/defensive back, returned a kickoff 96 yards for a TD, had six receptions for 107 yards and had an interception and was in on four tackles in the Caseys' come-from-behind 21-16 win over Seton Hall Prep that avenged a defeat from last season.
Najee Calhoun, Donovan Catholic.
Calhoun, a sophomore running back, ran for four TDs and 134 yards on 29 carries in the Griffins' 52-28 defeat to powerful St. Joseph (Montvale).
Jackson Whitacre, Shore
A senior defensive end/tight end, Whitacre was in on eight tackles and had a reception for 17 yards as the Blue Devils rallied from a 14-point first half deficit and defeated Manchester 35-14 for their fourth straight win.
Ben Girard, Ocean
Girard, a senior defensive end, had three sacks and eight tackles, two of which were for a loss, in the Spartans' 14-7 win over Raritan.
Matt Cassidy, Marlboro
A senior running back/linebacker, Cassidy ran for 208 yards and two TDs on 28 carries, returned an interception for a TD, forced a fumble, had a sack and had six tackles, one of which was for a loss, in the unbeaten Mustangs' 28-14 win over Freehold Township.
Nicholas Maertens, Lacey
Maertens, a senior quarterback, was 7-for-10 for 130 yards with two TD passes in the Lions' 28-0 win over Central.
Anthony DeMarco, Toms River East
A junior quarterback, DeMarco was 7-for-11 for 110 yards and one TD and rushed for two TDs in the Raiders' 41-12 win over Lakewood.
Mason Adam, Wall
Adam, a junior running back, ran for 110 yards on 25 carries in the Crimson Knights' 20-14 win over previously-unbeaten Middle Township.
Trey Tallmadge, Brick Memorial
A sophomore tight end/linebacker, Tallmadge had three receptions for 79 yards and a TD and six so tackles, a sack and a pass defensed in the Mustangs' 41-0 win over Manasquan.
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