Pinelands Regional head coach John Tierney had been telling his football team all week during practice that the Shore Conference C South division championship would be decided by a small margin.
“I said all week that it would be a one-score game,” said Tierney, following his Wildcats’ 6-0 loss to Toms River East on Oct. 24. “Toms River East is a good team. Their coach does a phenomenal job, and we knew it would come down to one.”
One score. One mistake. One yard, really.
With third-and-goal at the Raiders’ 1-yard line and about two minutes left, an illegal shift penalty backed up the…
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