Unlike any other team not only in the shore, but even in the state, the Howell Rebels hockey team draws fans.
For those Rebels, and their fans known as "The Rebellion", it started small, last year in their inaugural season, with more fans showing up game-by-game as the team got better and better.
This season, however, the idea of a fan base has skyrocketed.
On a daily basis, the Howell fans arrive at the games at the Wall Rink about 45 minutes, prior to the game starting, regardless of who the opponent it.
On December 1st, Howell drew an estimated 300 fans as they took on Brick Memorial, who was ranked in the top 30 in the state at the time
Four games later, against the winless Colonials of Freehold Borough, Howell drew an estimated 210 fans.
But this Rebellion doesn't just live for home games. Over the two years a large majority of the fans have traveled to Steinart, Woodbridge, Red Bank, Toms River, and are expected to travel to Paramus and the Northern Highlands.
Howell's fan base has sparked some fire between rival programs, such as Freehold Township, who have become the second team in the division to come up with a respectable sized fan base.
Some schools only bring fans when facing Howell, such as Wall, who was fan-less when the Knights took on CBA, one of the top teams in the state.
Certainly, Howell has become one of the top public teams in the state because of their players, but one can't forget the people who have been chanting in the uncomfortable six-rowed wooden seats for almost every game--they too make a difference.
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ReplyDeletethe author of this must be illiterate... if your going to write a blog, please use somewhat correct grammar
ReplyDeletealso Howell plays in the shore c division... Ramos is a decent player, but seriously if Howell is such a good team they should play in a much better division
ReplyDeleteWall didn't play CBA idiot
ReplyDeletekme, they've been a team for 2 years, only reason they're in the C division
ReplyDeletehowell can't choose what division they're in. as you as you think the shore 'c' might be, it does not discredit the rebels 1-0 win over BM, tying mondon (a game in which the rebels dominated), beating sjv, and beating trs. but it's not just howell. freehold township defeated 7th ranked public kinnelon colts. playing in the shore 'c' doesn't belittle the dowd cup victory of last year either, they beat shore 'b' conference teams along the way. if howell does in fact defeat wall, who in shore 'b' is better? not only that, howell has a 2-1-1 record against the 'almighty' shore 'a' this year.
ReplyDeletekme must be an idiot... if *you're* going to comment on this blog, please use correct grammar. and bring some facts to the table next time.
*as bad as you think the shore 'c' might be
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