Local high-scholers getting ready for some football

Above: Middletown High School North's Uly Gibson (with football), and Middletown High School South's Danny Suarez (left photo) participated in recent preseason scrimmages, and are just two of the many student-athletes in the area ready to make twoa days and the summer heat a distant memory starting this weekend as the high school football season gets under way. South squares off against Freehold Borough this Saturday, while North takes on Toms River North Friday night.