• SHORE REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS
    HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2019
     
    1963 Football Team
    1963 Football Team  
     
    It was only the second year of existence for the new Shore Regional Blue Devils Football Team, but that did not deter their success as they completed the season with an undefeated record of 8-0-1, only tying parochial power Notre Dame of Connecticut.  Without a home field, “home games” were played at Long Branch and Red Bank High Schools.  The talented and aggressive defense posted five shutouts while the offense, led by All Shore running back Eric Swenson with 13 TD’s, second leading scorer in the Shore, continued to dominate its opponents on both sides of the ball. Team Captains were Swenson and Joe Centanni.

    The coaching staff was led by Head Coach Dave Wachter and assisted by Al DeSantis, Jack Jones and Bob Flanagan.

    Shore                   13           Middlesex                     7

    Shore                   7             Franklin Twp.                6

    Shore                   27           Allentown                     0

    Shore                   13           Madison Twp.                0

    Shore                   7             Notre Dame (CT)           7

    Shore                   23*         Southern Reg.               0

    Shore                   19           Raritan                         0

    Shore                   40           Mater Dei                      0

    Shore                   13           Monmouth Reg.             7

     

    *Bill Cittadino kicked the first FG in Shore football history.  Post-season: All State, All Shore and All County recognition was received by Eric Swenson, Merv Eastwick, Joe Centanni, Bill Kiely, Art Travalos and Art Cotgreve.

    Team: Joe Ravashiere, Ted Roessler, Eric Swenson, Jim Biese, Tony DeMarco, Jim Palumbo, Jim McGuire, Bob Calabrese, Bill Kiely, Tom Barbour, Ed Connor, George Tauser, Mike Wilcox, Merv Eastwick, Tom Williams, Jerry Hampton, Ed Gustafson, Harry Drinkard, Art Cotgreve, Art Travalos, Bill Cittadino, Charles Larson, Bruce Richards, Don Kline, William Spitz, William Smith, Arvid Cubero, Fred Kampf, John Harvey, John Shirk, Bill Biese, Pete Devreotes, Tom DiNapoli, Hugh Johnson, Robert Kleiberg, Kevin Chambers, Howard Woolley, Henry Jeffries, Guy Knieriem, Dennis Van Pelt