Ocean City High School
Football History

(This New Jersey School is located in Ocean City,
in Cape May County. It also draws students from
Upper Township, Sea Isle City, and Corbin City.)

Playoff Recaps

Updated through 2019

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1931
SOUTH JERSEY CLASS B
  Riverside 12, Ocean City 0: The teams opted to meet after
both finished the regular season at 9-0 and Riverside was declared the South Jersey champion by the NJISAA. Riverside scored one TD apiece in the third and fourth quarter and won the first down battle, 16-11. OC advanced no closer than Riverside's 33.

1975
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 2
SEMIFINAL
  Pleasantville 19, Ocean City 6:
Mike Linahan (23 carries, 62 yards) ran for a third quarter touchdown. That score ended Pleasantville's streak of 27 consecutive shutout quarters.

1976
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIINAL
  Deptford 24, Ocean City 15:
The Red Raiders allowed more than twice as many points than they had in their previous games. The highlight was a TD on a trick-play pass from Tim Chatburn and Al Burch.

1984
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Ocean City 15, Deptford 8:
Following a fair catch by Dave Miller at Deptford’s 35, OC decided to take advantage of a little known rule. With no one rushing, two-way tackle Fritz Ferrell drilled a 45-yard field goal off a kickoff tee, thus raising the lead to 15-0. Frank Sayers and Bobby Krokenberger notched rushing TDs.
FINAL
  Ocean City 22, Willingboro 21:
The Red Raiders (10-1, school record for victories) claimed their first sectional crown as Dave Miller raced 59 yards for go-ahead-for-good TD. Earlier, he'd fumbled a kickoff and was thrilled to achieve redemption. Nose tackle John Murphy recovered a fumble and made two big stops (TFL, sack) to thwart a fourth quarter drive.
  FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS/RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

1985
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Willingboro 25, Ocean City 18:
Leon Brown’s third rushing TD brought the Raiders within 19-18, but Willingboro answered with a score and OC’s final drive resulted in an interception at the 16 with four seconds left.

1989
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Woodrow Wilson 20, Ocean City 16:
TD runs by Dom Iannace (also two PATs) and Doug Colman, three minutes apart, enabled the Red Raiders to build a 16-point lead. Alas, Wilson's Norman Frisbey, injured in the first half, returned to action in the fourth quarter and claimed the SJ record for season passing TDs with 26. Teammate Marvin Goodwin rushed for a crucial TD while upping his season point total to 170.

1992
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Lacey Twp. 14, Ocean City 13:
After Heath Muzslay ran five yards for a TD with just under four minutes remaining, the Red Raiders went for two. Danny Davis slipped shortly into his run and could not make it into the end zone. The other TD went to Anthony Constantine with 29 seconds left in the first quarter.

1994
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Central Regional 13, Ocean City 10:
The Red Raiders went down to defeat after taking a 10-0 lead on James Wyers' 25-yard field goal and Josh Baker's 16-yard run. Baker set up that drive with an interception.

1995
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Mainland 21, Ocean City 16:
Matt LeFever fired a TD pass to Steffon Davis, thus advancing OC within 21-16 with 3:05 remaining. Kevin Sinclair, who earlier had scored his 30th TD of the season on a 26-yard run, lost a fumble in the late going.

1996
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 4
SEMIFINAL
  Ocean City 45, Washington Twp. 7:
Kevin Sinclair (24-101) rushed for four TDs and Matt LeFever (9-for-14, 223) passed for three, all to Scott Lipford (8-203) as OC frolicked.
FINAL
  Ocean City 27, Shawnee 7:
Though the game was played in a steady downpour, Kevin Sinclair exploded for 276 yards and all four TDs on 35 carries as tthe Red Raiders stormed to victory, claimed the best record in school history (11-0) and earned the No. 1 spot on the Courier-Post's final Top 10. Sinclair expanded his South Jersey career yardage total to 5,372. Said Shawnee coach Tim Gushue, "He lookeed great on film and I don't know if the film did him justice."
  FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS/RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

1997
SOUTH HERSEY GROUP 3
SEMIFINAL
  Mainland 9, Ocean City 7:
After beating Mainland two weeks earlier, the Red Raiders committed six turnovers in this one. Ray Rogers provided a 7-3 lead with a 96-yard score on a kickoff return.

1998
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
  Ocean City 26, Lakewood 20
: The Red Raiders thrice fell behind, but won it with two TDs in the fourth quarter.
SEMIFINAL
  Ocean City 28, Delsea 7:
Austin Martin ran for 136 yards and two TDs as OC knocked Delsea from the ranks of the unbeaten. Jared Toscano for things started with a 9-yard TD run. Al Genz' 29-yard TD pass to Jared Toscano won it with 1:45 remaining.
FINAL
  Ocean City 34, Toms River South 18:
Austin Martin concluded his career by turning 27 carries into 217 yards and three TDs as OC won 11 games (one loss) for the second time in three seasons. Jared Toscano also notched a rushing score. TRS, which finished the season with 410 points, entered the game unbeaten.
  FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS/RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

1999
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
  Ocean City 40, Lacey Twp. 13:
Brian Coggins fueled this rout by rushing for 130 yards and five TDs on 14 carries. Adam Martin (103) also topped 100 yards. Five LT mainstays had to leave the field due to injuries. SEMIFINAL
  Ocean City 20, Moorestown 14:
In a rare show of almost perfect balance. Brian Coggins, Jared Toscano and Adam Martin rushed for 90, 92 and 87 yards, respectively. Ricky Henshaw clinched the win with a late interception.
FINAL
  Ocean City 21, Mainland 18:
The sixth-seeded Red Raiders bumped off No. 1 Mainland while using a new offense . . . and holding their breath as a late attempt at a field goal was unsuccessful. That occurred shortly after Joe Foster intercepted a pass in the end zone, ran out beyond the goal line and then retreated for an automatic safety. Al Genz passed for one TD and ran for another, OC also lost a TD due to an inadvertent whistle.
  FIRST TEAM ALL-LEAGUE SELECTIONS/RESULTS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

2000
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
  Ocean City 20, Mainland 0:
Ryan Taylor (pass from Ken Hannah), Ricky Henshaw (3-yard run) and Hannah (88-yard run) scored the TDs.
SEMIFINAL
  Ocean City 35, Edgewood 34:
Jim Thomas made the tackle on a two-point conversion run to clinch the win with 6:43 renaining. Steve Cook rushed for 173 yards and two scores. Edgewood. in its final season before becoming Winslow Twp., rallied from a 28-0 deficit.
FINAL
  Delsea 35, Ocean City 22:
The Red Raiders fell short in their bid for a third consecutive sectional title and fourth in five years. Ricky Henshaw passed for three TDs, all to different receivers.

2001
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
  Ocean City 21, Lacey Twp. 14:
James Thomas rushed for 155 yards and two TDs on 20 carries while Andrew Love recorded OC's first passing score of the season. LT's last possession ended at the Red Raiders' 37 with 1:56 left after four consecutive incompletions.
SEMIFINAL
  Egg Harbor Twp. 7, Ocean City 3:
EHT had lost to OC 10 conseutive times, but won this one while allowing no TDs for quarters No. 20 through 23. Dan Kennard drilled a 24-yard field goal.

2005
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
  Lacey Twp. 17, Ocean City 14:
A late field goal made the difference. OC's highlight was Dan Bonato's score on an 81-yard kickoff return.

2008
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 3
QUARTERFINAL
  Lacey Twp. 6, Ocean City 0:
LT won it in overtime as the Red Raiders suffered their second-ever playoff shutout, counting a special showdown with Riverside in 1931.

2017
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
  Delsea 56, Ocean City 34:
Delsea survived despite allowing at least 30 points for the fourth time in the season. Isaac Robertson scored three TDs for OC, the first two on runs and and No. 3 on a reception.

2018
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
  Highland 28, Ocean City 14:
The Red Raiders lost a fumble on a fourth-and-1 play at the goal line with 1:13 remaining, then Highland salted away the win with a 92-yard TD run.

2019
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 4
QUARTERFINAL
  Ocean City 21, Mainland 14:
Joe Repetti's 33-yard TD run expanded the lead 14 points, but a fumble recovery inside the 5 in the final minute of play was needed to ice the victiory.
SEMIIFINAL
  Ocean City 21, Long Branch 20:
Joe Repetti tallied on a 10-yard run and Brendan McGonigle kicked the decisive PAT. Once again, the win was sealed by a late fumble recovery.
FINAL
  Shawnee 28, Ocean City 0:
The Renegades pitched a shutout while winning their third consecutive sectional crown.

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1984

  OFFENSE
T Fritz Ferrell
RB Frank Sayers
  DEFENSE
T Trip Snyder
E George Workman
B Dave Miller
   
   

 

 

1996

  OFFENSE
L Josh Case
L Dennis Singleton
Rec. Scott Lipford
QB Matt LeFever
RB Kevin Sinclair
  DEFENSE
L Nick Bailey
L Pete Simon
LB Greg LeFever
 

1998

  OFFENSE
L Bryan DiDonato
QB Al Genz
WR Matt Chila
RB Austin Martin
  DEFENSE
L Stacy McCray
L Ernie Nelson
B Ray Rogers

 

 

1999

  OFFENSE
L Matt Chila
QB Al Genz
RB Austin Martin
  DEFENSE
L Bob Brown
LB Jay Toscano
LB Jeff Blohm
B Joe Foster

 

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OC 1984 (10-1) Opp.
7 Holy Spirit 9
14 Mainland 0
25 Cumberland 6
28 Millville 0
13 Bridgeton 6
27 Egg Harbor Twp. 0
27 Atlantic City 0
7 Vineland 0
15 *Deptord 8
21 Pleasantville 6
22 *Willingboro 21
206 <<PF / PA>> 56
     
OC 1996 (11-0) Opp.
48 Millville 13
37 Oakcrest 7
51 Egg Harbor Twp. 13
70 Atlantic City 6
40 Vineland 18
36 Holy Spirit 12
6 Mainland 5
53 Absegami 21
45 *Washington Twp. 7
49 Pleasantville 19
21 *Shawnee 18
456

<<PF/ PA>>

139
     
OC 1998 (11-1) Opp.
55 Holy Spirit 12
16 Absegami 14
32 Mainland 27
22 Atlantic City 0
34 Holy Cross 22
42 Vineland 13
29 Egg Harbor Twp. 28
26 Millville 27
26 *Lakewood 20
28 *Delsea 7
28 Pleasantville 20
34 *Toms River S. 18
372

<<PF / PA>>

208
OC 1999 (8-4) Opp.
48 Holy Spirit 12
24 Absegami 13
14 Mainland 17
13 Atlantic City 14
42 Holy Cross 49
38 Vineland 7
40 Egg Harbor Twp. 12
42 Millville 0
40 *Lacey Twp. 13
20 *Moorestown 14
22 Pleasantville 27
21 *Mainland 18
364

<<PF / PA >>

196