The Toms River East Raiders football team (Toms River, NJ), was beaten 22-14 in Thursday's non-league challenge with the host Toms River South Indians (Toms River, NJ)

The Indians (1-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Brick Township (Brick, NJ). The Green Dragons come into the Shore - Freedom challenge with a 0-1 record. In their last challenge, Brick Township was beaten by Marlboro (Marlboro, NJ), 34-7, in a non-league challenge.

The Raiders now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they host Manchester Township for a Shore - Liberty challenge on Friday, September 9. Toms River East will meet a Hawks team coming off a 43-26 non-league win over Lakewood (Lakewood, NJ). The Hawks record now stands at 1-0.