97.3 ESPN's High School Athlete of the Week

Nine local high school football teams entered Friday night with hopes of winning playoff games. Only three of those teams survived into Saturday. Congratulations to Bridgeton and Buena, which join St. Joseph as the three remaining Cape-Atlantic League teams in the postseason (Hammonton still alive in the West Jersey Football League)...

With several playoff spots on the line, some of South Jersey's best high school football players stepped up in the clutch on Friday night. With both Atlantic City and Absegami facing off for a potential postseason spot, a junior captain delivered when his team needed it most...

Hours before the heavy rains came down, some of South Jersey's best high school football players were putting on "scary good" performances on Halloween night. St. Augustine Prep's Lamont Harris has been terrifying Cape-Atlantic League defenses for years, and did so once again Friday night with a record-breaking 337 yards on the ground...

Another Friday, another night of tremendous offensive showings from South Jersey's best high school football teams. Another four games ended with winning teams scoring 42 or more points, including Millville (49-10), St. Augustine Prep (48-7), and Bridgeton (43-0)...

The points were plentiful on Friday night across the high school football spectrum in South Jersey. Five local teams scored 42 or more points in their victories, including Cedar Creek's 54-14 win on the road against Holy Spirit. Buena (56), St...

It was another big Friday night for South Jersey high school football, with a handful of games coming down to the wire once again.

Congratulations to St. Augustine Prep grad and recent Los Angels Angels draftee, Joe Gatto who took home last week's 97.3 ESPN High School Athlete of the Week award. This week, we have a fresh batch of local student-athletes who have proven themselves worthy on their respective fields. You can make your vote below, and you can hear the winner announced on the South Jersey Sports Report with Tyler

It's been a long, difficult journey for one local soccer player. Ocean City's George Meyers has been a part of dozens of wins with his Red Raiders teammates, but also has experienced the personal agony that accompanies an unexpected physical setback...

A former Cape-Atlantic League standout is doing some all-star work behind the bench this season. Former Absegami Brave Mike Isgro is now the man steering the ship for the Cedar Creek baseball program in 2014. His Pirates are the winners of seven straight, and have solidified themselves as one of the toughest teams in all of South Jersey entering the home stretch of the regular season...

One year ago, the iconic finish line on Boylston Street looked like a war zone. Three people were killed and more than 250 others were injured after two pressure cooker bombs exploded during the 2013 Boston Marathon. Race officials worried that participation in 2014 might be down, maybe even non-existent, after last year's tragedy...