Notre Dame was first on the scoreboard, but it was all Red Bank from there Friday night at Tom Weathers Field. The Lions stifled an explosive Irish offense to claim a 21-3 win and take the Region 3-3A football title on senior night.
Red Bank (7-3, 5-0) held the visitors scoreless from the 4:48 mark in the first quarter – a Rhys Robertson 37-yard field goal – and Notre Dame (6-4, 4-1) scratched out just 193 yards of total offense.
“That’s the highest scoring offense in our region, and we were able to shut them down,” Lions coach Chad Grabowski said. “Our defense was lights out, and our guys played an outstanding game. They played hard for 48 minutes.”
The Red Bank offense did not muster much in the first half, either, as the halftime score was 3-0 in favor of Notre Dame, but a consistent rushing attack finally started to crack the Irish defense.
Zay Brown carried the load for the Lions with 28 carries for 110 yards. Brown also got his team on the board with a 5-yard run in the third quarter. The lead only grew from there.