TRIBUTE TO THE CLASS OF 2023: Derron Moore, Woodbury football

Posted by Dave O'Sullivan | Sep 8, 2023

Moore was an absolute monster as a middle linebacker for a Thundering Herd team that won the Group 1 state championship last fall.
The Duquesne University recruit had an almost unbelievable 115 tackles, including a season-high 14 in a 45-8 win over Shore Regional, and with Moore leading the way Woodbury allowed more than 14 points in just three of its 14 games last fall.
Moore isn’t huge (6-foot-1, 205 pounds) but hits like a Mack truck and has the speed to go sideline-to-sideline with the fastest running backs.
Another mind-boggling stat? Of his 115 tackles last season, 110 were of the solo variety. The second-team All-State selection had 11 tackles in the state championship game and forced and recovered two fumbles. He was the inspirational leader of one of the best defenses in the state.

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Dave O'Sullivan

Sully, as he’s known throughout South Jersey, began his newspaper career in 1995 and has worked for some of New Jersey’s top papers, including The Asbury Park Press and Press of Atlantic City, as a writer and editor. He’s earned several New Jersey Press Association awards and continues to produce high quality reporting, writing and photography. A native of Ocean County, Sully played high school baseball at Lacey Township High and college baseball at Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. After a successful 15-year career in the newspaper business, Sully launched Glory Days Magazine in 2013 and for nearly a decade has been bringing fans outstanding and insightful coverage of high school sports throughout South Jersey.