In cities and towns across the country, football unites communities and connects generations of players, coaches and fans.

But gridiron fervor is just a little more intense in certain places.

USA Football and the New York Giants have teamed up to create the Football Town award, to celebrate and recognize cities in the Tri-State area with the most die-hard passion for pigskin.

The program, sponsored by Chase, has narrowed down four finalists, and the voting will end on Tuesday.

Read more about each finalist and cast your vote for the town that you believe is the ultimate Football Town.

Manasquan, N.J.

Football is truly a community event in Manasquan. The season starts unofficially on Father’s Day with a team breakfast where, for the first time this year, three generations of former players were in attendance. The day before Thanksgiving, the town runs a parade on the eve of the school’s big rivalry game, featuring numerous local organizations.

The passion for football runs so deep in Manasquan that a former mayor doubled as the high school football team’s videographer for 32 years.

Manasquan is also home to legendary coach Vic Kubu, who captured 10 section titles for the program.

Manasquan High School will go for section title No. 12 on Friday night when it takes on Bernards.

Brick, N.J.

Brick is steeped in football tradition, dating back to the days of legendary Brick Township High School head coach Warren Wolf, who won an astounding 364 games during his 52-year tenure.

Nowadays, there are two bona fide football powers within the city.

Brick Memorial High School, which opened in 1980, captured section titles in 2003 and 2008, and played in the title game last fall.

Brick Township will play for its eighth section title this weekend when it faces Allentown on Saturday.

Phillipsburg, N.J.

The biggest Thanksgiving football rivalry in New Jersey is so massive, it doesn’t just include the Garden State.

Football-crazed Phillipsburg (N.J.) takes on Easton (Pa.) every Thanksgiving in a showdown that brings fans flocking from both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The sport is so significant in the area that in 2009, Gatorade staged a “Replay” game. The unique event allowed players (and cheerleaders) that participated in a 1993 contest that ended in a tie to take the field and settle the score as adults.

That game drew a crowd of 15,000.

With 676 wins, Phillipsburg is also the all-time winningest high school football program in state history.

Middle Island, N.Y.

There’s strength in diversity for Longwood High School, located in Middle Island, N.Y.

The school draws from one of the largest districts in the state, playing home to students from seven different towns and municipalities, who come together under the Friday night lights in Middle Island.

The bonds formed transcend the sidelines, as players routinely share meals with coaches and the stands are packed with alumni, teachers and former players.

It seems as if the entire community lives by the mantra of the football team: "Pride, Spirit, and Heart.”