EAST RUTHERFORD – For a calendar year they waited, the date circled in anticipation of a potential rematch with a playoff foe that ended their season in last year’s state final. Red Bank Catholic finally had its third round with DePaul on Tuesday night, and with a state championship on the line, the Caseys delivered a title-worthy performance that secured another state crown....

After falling to DePaul in last year’s NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopaedics Non-Public Group B final, the mission for top-seeded Red Bank Catholic, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, was clear: return to MetLife Stadium and come away with the win....

The debate is settled. After 10 weeks of regular season games, we finally have an undisputed No. 1 team in the Shore Conference. Senior wide receiver Emanuel Ross ripped off a 74-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage, junior quarterback Frankie Williams ran for a touchdown later in the first quarter, and the Red Bank Catholic defense made two clutch stops in the final four minutes as the Caseys, ranked No. 2 in the Shore Sports Network Shore 16, took down No. 1 Donovan Catholic, 14-7 on Friday night, to win the American Division championship and cement themselves as the top team in the Shore....

TOMS RIVER – This was the game so many in the Shore Conference football community had waited over a calendar year to witness. Powerhouse vs. powerhouse, champ vs. champ, All-Shore and All-State talent going head-to-head, the unknown availability of the reigning state player of the year, division title implications, playoff seeding. This one had it all....

RED BANK, N.J. (BVM) – Emanuel Ross wants to quit football after every practice. It is not because he dislikes the sport, but it is because he drains himself to the max every single day. “The beauty in that is I go and do it all over again the next day,” Ross said. “What you get out of all of those workouts is success.” This is how Ross turned himself into a four-star recruit and he’s viewed as one of the best prep players in the state of New Jersey....

Over the past two seasons, Red Bank Catholic’s football program has gone 21-3, appeared in consecutive NJSIAA Non-Public B title games, and secured a state championship. Zoom out to the last six seasons and RBC sports a 48-11 record, another state title, and a total of four division crowns. Switch to a wide-angle lens and the view is more of the same....