Winters Commits to Monmouth, Villapiano to Brown.

Brick senior linebacker Tom Winters committed to Monmouth University Friday. Click here for more.

Former Rumson-Fair Haven quarterback Mike Villapiano committed to Brown after playing a post-grad season at Cheshire (Conn.) Academy. Click here for more.

Former RFH star TE Paul Michael Barrows Commits to Rhode Island

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Former Rumson-Fair Haven standout tight end Paul Michael Barrows, an All Shore Media first-team All-Conference selection in 2009, has verbally committed to Rhode Island, according to Rumson coach Shane Fallon.

Barrows did a post-grad year at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut this past fall, catching 46 passes for 800 yards and 11 touchdowns while also playing on defense. Barrows had an offer from Division I-A Akron and interest from Rutgers, Penn State and UConn as well as offers from FCS (Division I-AA) runner-up Delaware along with UMass.

Barrows is the second Rumson player in recent years to play at Rhode Island, as former wideout Nick Del Grosso played for the Rams from 2005-09. Del Grosso also did a post-grad year like Barrows, playing at Wyoming Seminary Prep for one season before heading to Rhode Island.

RFH’s Jack Wise Headed to Duke

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Rumson-Fair Haven senior Jack Wise, one of the top wide receivers in the Shore, has committed to Duke and will be a preferred walk-on for the Blue Devils, according to RFH head coach Shane Fallon. Wise is an excellent student and a two-year starter, and his Bulldogs will take on Ewing in the first round of the Central Jersey Group II playoffs on Friday night at home.

Wise had also received interest from several Ivy League programs.

Offensive Explosions Highlight Opening Night

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There was no lack of offense on opening night, as nine teams scored 34 or more points, headlined by the 62-point firebombing Neptune put on a rebuilding Bishop Ahr team in the debut of new Scarlet Fliers head coach Don Sofilkanich.

I did not have Neptune ranked in my preseason top 10, which definitely raised some eyebrows, and even our basketball man, Mr. Nep84 himself, who was at the game on Friday night, jokingly texted “It’s now 62-0. Is this enough to be in the top 10 next week?”

All of the stars took turns making plays, but I think the most encouraging sign was the performance of junior Jaheem Woods. We all know about Charles Davis and Ikie Calderon, who did their thing on Friday, including a 50-yard punt return by Davis to get the avalanche rolling. Woods, however, is an excellent athlete who has been buzzed about since his freshman year, and he had a great day offensively and also returned an interception for a touchdown defensively. If he becomes a genuine threat at quarterback, whether running or passing, Neptune will be fearsome and I will be well on my way to looking like an idiot for not ranking them (although they could be ranked by the end of this weekend. We’ll see). They face No. 5 Red Bank Catholic, which was impressive in a 34-7 win over a young Southern team on Friday night, next week, which is a huge early game in the Class B North race.