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Football Season Kicks Off For Donovan Catholic
New Jersey's 2023 high school football season begins Friday night. The Donovan Catholic Griffins are ready for the new challenge.
TOMS RIVER, 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 Donovan Catholic.
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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Donovan Catholic, under coach Dan Curcione, is looking to build on its 2022 season, where the Griffins finished 6-4.
Here is the full regular-season schedule for 2023:
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- Aug. 25 vs. St. Augustine, 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 1 vs. Long Branch, 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 15 vs. Toms River North, 6:30 p.m.
- Sept. 22 at Wall, 7 p.m.
- Sept. 30 at St. Joseph (Mont.), 1 p.m.
- Oct. 6 vs. Rumson-Fair Haven, 6:30 p.m.
- Oct. 13 at Red Bank Regional, 6:30 p.m.
- Oct. 20 at Middletown South, 7 p.m.
- Oct. 27 vs. Red Bank Catholic, 6:30 p.m.
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