Football Season Kicks Off For Point Pleasant Beach

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ — The waning days of August are usually reserved for last-licks trips to the beach, hanging out with friends and soaking in the last bits of summer.

In 2023, however, summer is ending a little bit earlier for high school football teams, including Point Pleasant Beach.

The season kicks off Friday night, Aug. 25, as the NJSIAA — the governing body for high school sports in New Jersey — made adjustments to the start of the season to accommodate an expanded playoff season.

Point Pleasant Beach, under coach Joseph Zaccone, is looking to improve on its 2022 season, where the Garnet Gulls finished 3-7.

Here is the full regular-season schedule for 2023:

• Aug. 25 vs. New Egypt, 7 p.m.
• Aug. 31 vs. Pinelands, 7 p.m.
• Sept. 8 at Manchester Township, 6 p.m.
• Sept. 15 vs. Lakewood, 7 p.m.
• Sept. 23 at Keansburg, noon
• Sept. 29 at Barnegat, 6:30 pm
• Oct. 6 vs. Keyport, 7 p.m.
• Oct. 13 vs. Toms River East, 7 p.m.
• Oct. 20 at Jackson Liberty, 6 p.m.