But brother, this ain't no Harley. In the the beginning there was Toms River High School South. The first of what would become three Toms River high schools is still considered the model for its namesakes to the north and east. The toughest part of the day at Toms River High School North might be navigating the corridors between classes. Somehow the chill November night air doesn't seem to bother members of Monsignor Donovan's junior class as they stand on the steps of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Hooper Avenue.
Excellence is the only answer.
Not surprisingly, because the level of anticipation and excitement is high any time intratown high school football teams get together, especially in a town as sports-crazy as Toms River. See John Murphy John Murphy says he learned his basketball on the playgrounds of Brooklyn. Now, he's trying to teach that game to the kids in Toms River. Believe it or not, there's a member of the 1998 Toms River East American team that won the Little League World Series who has not been eating, sleeping and breathing baseball ever since.