Football Recap: Colts Neck Comes Up Short

Colts Neck was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Point Pleasant Boro Panthers, falling 40-7. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while the Panthers are ranked 28th).

Brady Tormey threw for 157 yards on 11 of 17 attempts, and also rushed for 51 yards. Bryson Royal was his top target, picking up 79 receiving yards.

Point Pleasant Boro found their leader in underclassman Jake Clayton, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Brody Dapkins made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.

Colts Neck's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Point Pleasant Boro, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Colts Neck will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Raritan at 7:00 p.m. on October 18th. As for Point Pleasant Boro, they will head out to face off against Brick Memorial at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Brick Memorial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.3 points per game this season.

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