Middletown, Toms River Athletes Chosen for All-American Game in Myrtle Beach

MIDDLETOWN, NJ - These 10 standout football players from the Shore Conference were chosen to compete in the All-American all-stars game next week, which will be streamed live on ESPN.com. And one of them is a freshman offensive lineman from Middletown North.

Robert Kelly, Jr., a freshman, was moved up to the varsity Middletown North Lions this fall, where he plays on the offensive line. A full list of the 10 Shore Conference players is below. The game will be played in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on Jan. 31, New Year's Eve, at 8 p.m. and will be broadcast live. These 10 young men will compete in the 9th grade All-American game. There is also a 12th grade game.

Players must be nominated by a coach to compete in the All-American game, and these 10 Shore Conference players were chosen from more than 5,000 student-athletes across the state of New Jersey. Down in Myrtle Beach, they will compete against students hand-picked from across the country, from as far as Washington state and California. All the New Jersey players will compete on the same team, wearing red. But they will wear their helmets from their hometown high schools, so look for Rob Kelly in orange and black.

All-American All-Stars game, Red Team #71:

Robert Kelly, Jr. - Offensive Line - Middletown North

Chris Aldrich- Tight End- Donovan Catholic

Ryan Clark- Quarterback- Donovan Catholic

Mason McCue- Offensive Line- Donovan Catholic

Joseph Capriglione- Linebacker- Toms River South

Daniel Nichols- Wide Receiver- Toms River East

Dominick Jacobs- Wide Receiver- Toms River North

Chris Niedzielski-Fullback/Linebacker- Toms River North

Nicholas Rosa- Defensive Line- Central Regional

James Elias – Offensive Line – Toms River North

Photo: A group shot of the Shore Conference players practicing Wednesday night at Central Regional High School in Bayville.