I went to the annual Shore 44 Classic on July 20, 2007 featuring the All-Stars from Monmouth and Ocean County. Overall it was a good exciting game. Many others have commented on the poor officiating. There was one 85 yard pass play by Monmouth called back because of an inadvertent whistle. There was also a situation in the second half when Ocean was facing a critical 4th and 2 and Monmouth was flagged for having too many men on the line. I was on the Monmouth sideline and there was quite a bit of yelling regarding this point. According to the Monmouth coaches, in short yardage (less than two yards) you were allowed to put six men on the line. The referee said the four player max limit still applied. Ocean went on to score a touchdown a few plays later, which gave them an 11-10 lead, which was how the game ended. This was the last high school game these kids would ever play and maybe the last game some of them would ever play. They looked like they enjoyed themselves.
There are some more photos from the game here
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