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Football Season Kicks Off In Manchester
New Jersey's 2023 high school football season begins across the state Friday night. The Manchester Hawks are ready for the new challenge.
MANCHESTER, NJ — The waning days of August are usually reserved for last-licks trips to the beach, hanging out with friends and soaking in the last bits of summer.
In 2023, however, summer is ending a little bit earlier for high school football teams, including Manchester Township.
The season kicks off Friday night, Aug. 25, as the NJSIAA — the governing body for high school sports in New Jersey — made adjustments to the start of the season to accommodate an expanded playoff season.
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Manchester Township, under second-year coach Tommy Farrell Jr., is looking to build on its 2022 season, where Farrell brought a new energy to the team and a new approach to building a family atmosphere.
After time spent in the community this summer, the team kicks off Friday night.
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Here is the full regular-season schedule for 2023:
- Aug. 25 vs. North Plainfield, 6 p.m.
- Aug. 31 at Barnegat, 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 8 vs. Point Pleasant Beach, 6 p.m.
- Sept. 15 vs. Keansburg, 6 p.m.
- Sept. 23 at Keyport, noon
- Sept. 29 at Shore, 7 p.m.
- Oct. 6 vs. Jackson Liberty, 6 p.m.
- Oct. 13 vs. Asbury Park, 6 p.m.
- Oct. 21 at Lakewood, 1 p.m.
- Oct. 28 at Pemberton, noon
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