Games to Watch: Irvington vs. Millville

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Who:</em></strong> Irvington vs. Millville</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Where: </em></strong>Millville High School</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>When: </em></strong>September 2nd, 12pm kickoff</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Preview:</em></strong> Millville lost a close matchup to Toms River North 7-14 in their season opener at the Battle at the Beach. While [player_tooltip player_id='378676' first='Jacob' last='Zamot'], [player_tooltip player_id='220098' first='Ta'Ron' last='Haile'] and [player_tooltip player_id='218554' first='Lotzeir' last='Brooks'] were able to put up some big numbers offensively, the game turned out to be a defensive battle. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Millville will be looking to bounce back, but will be up against another challenging opponent in Irvington. Irvington is no pushover, but is also looking for their first win of the season as well after falling to Camden Eastside 0-6 in their season opener. After a successful 8-3 season in 2022, Irvington is looking to repeat their success in 2023, and hoping to restart the process this weekend. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Both teams are returning their high caliber quarterbacks, as well as stout defenders that will surely make a huge impact on the outcome. The biggest battle to keep an eye on will be [player_tooltip player_id='172515' first='Vaboue' last='Toure'] against Millville's pass attack. Irvington will give this offense a challenge similar to what Toms River North was able to do. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Players to Watch:</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Irvington </strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='172515' first='Vaboue' last='Toure'] 2024 ATH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>CJ Pitman 2024 QB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Danny McClees 2025 OL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Kareen Corey 2024 ATH</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ismael Shabazz 2024 DL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='913479' first='Jachai' last='Littlejohn'] 2025 LB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Millville</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='378676' first='Jacob' last='Zamot'] 2024 QB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Na'eem Sharp 2024 RB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='220098' first='Ta'Ron' last='Haile'] 2024 WR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='218554' first='Lotzeir' last='Brooks'] 2025 WR</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Shakeim Sapp 2024 DL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='822776' first='Kyon' last='Conyers'] 2024 DB</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='825247' first='Jayden' last='Jones'] 2026 DL</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->