All season long, Southern Regional head coach Chuck Donohue Sr. preaches the importance of fundamentals to his football team. During the state playoffs, it’s doubly important.

“You have to block and tackle,” said Donohue after his Rams watched a 21-point lead disappear within 20 minutes as they lost to Vineland, 24-21, in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group V quarterfinals on Nov. 8. “The game comes down to those two things, and that’s our emphasis all the time.