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Score: Monmouth 27, Ocean 13

Date: July 17th 1998, at Ocean Township

Coaches: Mark Costantino (Shore), Dan Duddy (Central Regional) 

Ocean County Offensive MVP:

Ocean County Defensive MVP:

Monmouth County Offensive MVP: Eric McCoo RB (Red Bank)

Monmouth County Defensive MVP: Ryan MacPhee (Mater Dei) 

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Highlights: Red Bank’s Eric McCoo rushed for 105 yards and scored a Classic record 3 touchdowns, one on a 60-yard punt return, to lift Monmouth to an 11-10 series advantage and end Ocean’s two game winning streak. Brick Memorial’s Shawn Murray scored on a 98-yard interception return. The game ended with seven minutes left to play due to thunder and lightening. 


Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Ocean 0 6 7 0 13
Monmouth 7 7 13 0 27
 

M) McCoo 5-yard run (Lanfried kick) 
M) Corbett 41-yard run (Landfried kick)

O) Murray 98-yard interception return (Feeney kick) 
M) McCoo 60-yard punt return (Landfried kick)

M) McCoo 24-yard run (kick failed)

O) DeFilipo 7-yard run (run failed) 

Game Statistics

  Ocean Monmouth
First Downs 9 9
Rushing Yards 37-150 32-219
Passing Yards 6 40
Passing 1-5-1 2-5-1
Return Yards 194 111
Penalties 2-20 6-72
Fumbles Lost 4-3 1-0
Punts 8-24 3-26
     
 

Individual Statistics:

Rushing: Ocean – Murray 13-51, DeFilipo 5-36, Elias 5-28, Abdullah 3-18, Dillard 5-12, Roach 2-8, Fernandez 1-3, Gildner 3-(-6)

             Monmouth – McCoo 12-105, Corebett 15-90, Landfried 4-22, Klatt 1-2.

Passing: Ocean – Dillard 0-4-1,0, Gildner 1-1-0,5,

             Monmouth – Landfriend 1-3-1,12, DeVirgillo 1-2-0,28.

Receiving: Ocean – Douglas 1-5.

                Monmouth – Corbett 1-28, Roberts 1-12.

Punt Returns: Ocean – Douglas 1-5,

                     Monmouth – McCoo 1-60, Hardy 1-0

Kickoff Returns: Ocean – Dillard 2-33, DeFilipo 1-28, Murray 1-23, Hester 1-0.

                         Monmouth – McCoo 1-14.

Interceptions: Ocean – Murray 1-98, Abdullah 1-7,

                     Monmouth – Ellis 1-37.