It doesn’t happen often, perhaps once every few years, but it happened on Oct. 30. The Southern Regional football team simply played flat.
“I’m not sure what happened today,” said head coach Chuck Donohue Sr., after his Rams were shut out by Toms River North, 17-0. “Normally, when your team’s going to come out so flat, there are things during the week that indicate it. You can see it. But we had a good week of practice, so this is a complete surprise to the coaches. We just had nothing today.
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