Stay with the Asbury Park Press/APP.com for coverage of this weekend's state playoff games involving Shore Conference high school football teams.

This was one of those weeks where being a Top 25 voter was miserable. Seven ranked teams lost to unranked or lower-ranked opponents, with a total of eight ranked teams losing if you include Youngstown State's loss to North Dakota State. Four of those eight losses were Top 10 teams, making this week's ballot extremely difficult.

There's a lot going on this weekend so we're dialing back on the football coverage just a little so we can spotlight the sectional championship games in soccer and field hockey. I'll be covering at least two games and we'll keep updating the scoreboard and live brackets in between the action.

The NJSIAA public school playoffs get underway this weekend. Here are our predictions for the 19 playoff games involving Shore Conference teams.

The No. 17 Cincinnati Bearcats, led by quarterback Brendan Sorsby, face the No. 24 Utah Utes, led by quarterback Devon Dampier, on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Here are the Register's male Athlete of the Week candidates from the metro area for the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1.

Choctawhatchee has moved up to No. 1 in Class 4A in the latest FHSAA power rankings, a move that means a lot more than bragging rights.

The New York Jets got their first victory of the season last Sunday after an 0-7 start. The team headed into its bye week with a renewed sense of optimism.