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AFTER 44 YEARS, LEGENDARY HENRY HUDSON TEACHER, COACH VINNIE WHITEHEAD RETIRING
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HIGHLANDS - Twenty-eight years of cross country. Twenty years of basketball. Ten years of baseball. Four years of field hockey. Two years of softball. That’s what Vinnie Whitehead has coached at the varsity level over an illustrious 44year career at Henry Hudson Regional High School. “It’s been a great run with the all the students, teachers, administrators over the years,” Whitehead said. “I think I’ve gone through four or five principals and two or three superintendents, so I’ve seen a lot of transition. I started out as the youngest, and now I’m the oldest, so that’s pretty funny.” Whitehead grew up in Wall Township and attended St. Rose Grammar School. He went to high school at Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft before attending Brookdale Community College. He earned a baseball scholarship to Furman University in Greenville, SC, where he got his health and physical education degree.
Whitehead played baseball at Brookdale under Paul MacLaughlin and played on the first two state championship teams in 1971 and 1972. As it turned out, MacLaughlin had a connection that got Whitehead involved at Henry Hudson, and he’s been there ever since. “Paul was directly responsible for me getting the job at Henry Hudson back in 1974,” Whitehead said. “He was a teacher there and when Brookdale opened up, he left Hudson and got a math position over there. He put in a word for me when I graduated from Furman. He let the superintendent know that I was Health/Phys Ed and he recommended me. “The wild thing is out of 200 applicants, it came down to my brother-in-law and myself for that job, and I didn’t even know his sister at the time,” Whitehead added, laughing. “We figured that out years later.”
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Ranney Wins NJ State Sailing Championship for the Second Straight Year The Ranney sailing team won its second straight New Jersey State Championship on Saturday, May 19. Twelve teams from across the state took to the water at Shrewsbury Sailing & Yacht Club, vying to capture the 2018 New Jersey High School Sailing State Championship and the Elizabeth Olsen Trophy.
The Panthers, in only their third year, hoped to defend their title as 2017 State Champions. The day started with winds of 12-15, knots but as the day wore on, the winds subsided, becoming light
and shifty. Despite the variable conditions and the relentless rain, Ranney won both the A and B divisions, cementing them as the New Jersey State Champions for the second-straight year. Ranney sailors, Luke Arnone, Blake Epstein, Cameron Giblin, Matthew Hamelsky, Catherine Vucetic, William Beyer, George Sima, Brooke Schmelz and Hubert Wang all contributed to winning the New Jersey State Championship, along with Coach Clay Johnson.
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AFTER 44 YEARS, LEGENDARY HENRY HUDSON TEACHER, COACH VINNIE WHITEHEAD RETIRING continued from page 1
Whitehead got an early exposure to coaching during his freshman and sophomore years at Brookdale, thanks to the help of his high school athletic director.
“I saw a challenge there and even though I didn’t have any field hockey background, I knew the student-athletes, and from a coach’s standpoint, I knew organization and work ethic. My brother-in-law, Joey Nappo, had coached field hockey for 20-plus years under Nancy Williams at Shore Regional, and he was a graduate of Henry Hudson. I called him up, told him my idea, and he loved it. We cocoached the varsity field hockey team for four years. We had four winning seasons and went to the Shore Conference and state tournaments all four years. That was a lot of fun.”
“When I was at Brookdale, the athletic director at the time at CBA was Bob Mason,” Whitehead said. “There was a nun from St. Leo’s in Lincroft who had called to ask if there was anyone he would recommend that had graduated to coach the middle school boys basketball team. Mr. Mason called me and I jumped right on it. I got the (coaching) bug right then.” Over the years, Whitehead’s teams won one state sectional championship in basketball and six in cross country. All sports are different, but Whitehead explained cross country is the most unique to coach out of them all. “In cross country, it’s almost like boot camp because it’s just yourself and the environment,” Whitehead said. “You are
“The kids in any of those sports like track and field and cross country, it’s a different type of mental toughness. A lot of the kids who play other sports, it would be a tougher transition for them into cross country as opposed to the other way around.”
After 44 years, Whitehead has no regrets. He met his wife of 38 years there and would generally be coaching three sports at a time, one in each season, so the time really did fly. But what makes the profession special is being there for the kids and leaving a lasting impact on them that they will take with them long after they graduate. “You just want to leave a mark and get these kids to believe in themselves, in setting goals and going after things that seem impossible and when you see them accomplish that, it’s always a rewarding thing even today, 44 years later,” Whitehead said. “To see a little school on a hill be able to compete with the bigger schools like we have the last few years with field hockey and softball, occasionally in basketball, and in cross country there were a few years where we were top three in the Shore Conference with just 7-12 kids on the team at times. To have that underdog role and just embrace that is a great thing, even in life lessons. Having that resiliency and to see the kids overcome that and then leave here with those skills that will hopefully help them in the future, is why I think most people go into teaching and coaching.”
competing with the elements, the hills, and the flat land. It’s really you against yourself where all the other sports I’ve coached has to do with a ball and a bat or stick. The focus on what has to be done is totally different.”
In fact, Whitehead started doing cross country his second season at Henry Hudson to get his basketball players into better shape for the season, and it just stuck with him. Whitehead coached field hockey beginning in 2015 through this past season. With no experience in the sport, he called upon his brother-in-law to help. “Field hockey was an interesting one because four years ago, there were no coaches at Hudson that were taking over a field hockey program that has been around since I came to the school,” Whitehead said. “They had some great seniors on the team and a great crop of freshmen, but they had applied inside and outside the school, and nobody took it.
Henry Hudson had their end of the year athletics banquet on June 6, and Whitehead shared a story from one of his former students that stood out.
“A student I used to coach told me at the banquet that I helped saved her life through sports,” Whitehead said. “She is now a mother of three. Other students in their 40s-50s have told me they still use life skills and things they learned from high school. I taught and/or coached the moms and/or dads of four students that are graduating this year. When you hear these things, you know God has blessed you immensely to have played a part in the development of another human being. It is nice to win. Championships are great. But you don't have to finish first to be a great individual who touches other lives, and that is what teachers and coaches do.” Among the most influential people to Whitehead were his father, MacLaughlin, Vinnie Cox (his basketball coach and history teacher at CBA) and Tony Chesney (his Phys Ed/Health teacher, baseball and football coach at CBA). And, of course, his wife of 38 years. “I look back now at 65 years old and just see the mentoring and the example they set just by their words and their deeds,” Whitehead said. “I think all throughout my career, I wanted to emulate what they built into me. I think the Lord put them into
my life to help me get to the next step that I was going to. “I also have to thank my family and my wife,” Whitehead added. “I call my wife the coach’s coach because she was with me through all of this and if she wasn’t a Phys Ed and athletics person herself, it would have been hard for her to buy into this and I don’t know if we could have invested ourselves like we did over these 44 years.”
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Performance Enhancement RARITAN FIGHTS, BUT COMES UP SHORT IN GROUP 2 CHAMPIONSHIP Workshop Reveals How to Naturally Prepare your Body for Optimal Performance By John Sorce
HAMILTON – David almost slayed Goliath in the Group 2 baseball championship at Veterans Park’s Bob DeMeo Field.
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Pascack Hills is ranked No. 1 in the NJ.com top 20, entered this game on a 17-game winning streak and owned a 29-2 overall record. Raritan is ranked No. 20 in the state, but they are not on Pasacack Hills’ level. So when Raritan forced extra innings and lost by only one run, perhaps, in the larger scheme, it felt like a small victory. Pascack Hills got on the board first on a double to left by Chris Lum to drive in Chris Curcio, who reached on an error. That was followed with another double by Marc Hernandez which drove in Lum, to make it 2-0 Cowboys. Raritan tied the game in the bottom of the third, scoring on a walk and a wild pitch with the bases loaded. Tyler Bruno singled and Ryan Kasmer walked to lead off the inning for Raritan before Alex Lamattina reached on an error to load the bases. Bruno scored on a walk and Kasmer scored on the wild pitch to tie the game.
Raritan starter and staff ace Zack Johnston was fully available because of the extra day of rest, and he delivered. He allowed two earned runs on five hits and walked one over seven-plus innings, pitching to one batter in the eighth, who led off with an infield single. He also went 2-for-3 at the plate. Dan Vanmeerbeke took over for the Rockets and, unfortunately for Johnston, that leadoff baserunner turned out to be the deciding run as he scored when Lum was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.
Pascack Hills reliever Jack Brodsky was able to work out of trouble in the bottom of the eighth, as Raritan got the tying and winning runs on base. Pascack Hills ace and Maryland commit Ryan Ramsey, who entered the game with a 9-1 record and a 0.37 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 56.1 innings, threw 91 pitches and only lasted four innings. But Raritan was unable to score off the Cowboys bullpen for four innings. Raritan’s memorable season comes to a close with a 21-6 record
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SAINT JOHN VIANNEY HOLDS OFF MOUNT ST. DOMINIC TO CAPTURE NON-PUBLIC A STATE TITLE By Mike Ready
work groundouts and pop ups. I knew I’d get the outs. I just had to calm down and trust my pitches.” “Of course it was stressful,” said senior shortstop and Monmouth University commit Lindsey Baron, who fielded a grounder cleanly and threw to first for the final out. “But you just say Julia has us on the mound and she has a great defense behind her. So we just had to keep our cool and make the plays we did.” Saint John Vianney – ranked second in the state – improves to 27-0, winning its first state title since 2013 and seventh overall since 2001.They beat No. 1 seed Donovan Catholic, 2-0, in the Non-Public A South final to advance to the Non-Public A final after the Griffins had eliminated the Lancers in the A South the past two years. The Lancers jumped out to a 2-0 second-inning lead on RBI singles by junior catcher Ally Jones and sophomore left fielder Gillian Zack, allowing Parker to work with the lead for the duration of the game. UNION – In a classic “bend but don’t break” performance, Saint John Vianney sophomore hurler Julia Parker worked out of trouble all night long, but it was her seventh inning “escape” job that was the most impressive. Holding a precarious 2-1 lead in the bottom of the seventh of Saturday’s NJSIAA Non-Public A championship game against Mount St. Dominic, the Lions had the tying run at third and the winning run at second with one out. Parker, who had allowed runners to reach scoring position in five of the seven innings she pitched, was due to face Mount St. Dominic’s number 3 and4 hitters in the lineup with the championship on the line. In probably the most critical juncture of her young career, Parker gave up a one-out double to Alexa Raphael before Dani Dabroski singled, putting runners in scoring position at second and third. Parker then showed the poise that makes her so special, inducing a pop up and ground out to steal away the win. “It was pretty stressful, especially with runners in scoring position and I just knew I had to get the next two batters out,” Parker said. “I had to
After drawing a walk, junior Gabby Polera came around to score on Jones’ two-out single when the throw from the left fielder was cut off by the shortstop and the relay was late, allowing Polera to score and Jones to take second. Junior second baseman Alexis Agrapides then followed with a single with courtesy runner Charley Baker getting the green light from Lancers head coach Kim Lombardi, who was sending her all the way. The gamble almost backfired as Baker looked like a dead duck at home, but the throw was dropped and the junior slid safely across the plate for a 2-0 lead. “When I saw them hit the cut (on the first run), I was sending her all the way,” Lombardi said. The second one I was sending her no matter what. Those might’ve been my only chances to score. You have to take that chance in a big game. It could’ve made the difference between winning and losing today.” In the bottom half of the second, the Lions moved runners to second and third but Parker wiggled her way out of that jam and in the third inning, Raphael reached third with one out but was left stranded there as well.
ers were upset, 3-2, by fourth-seeded Steinert in the semifinals. The loss dropped the Lancers season record to 27-2 after Donovan Catholic ended their hopes of an undefeated season with a surprising 13-4 win over the Lancers in last Monday’s SCT final after Parker had shut down the Griffins, 2-0, a couple of days earlier in the Non-Public South A final. Steinert’s Bella Truelove hammered a three-run first-inning home run to give the Spartans a 3-0 lead but the Lancers put up two runs of the own in the bottom half of the inning on an RBI double by freshman Haley Ahr, who came around to score on a throwing error a couple of batters later. However, Steinert starting pitcher Kaylee Whittaker made the lead stand up, shutting the Lancers down the rest of the way finishing with six scoreless frames. Parker was magnificent after the first inning. The only runner that she allowed after her three-run first was on a fielding error in the fifth as she retired 20 of the 21 batters she faced.
Jules Kocenski finally broke through on Parker in the bottom of the fourth, drilling a two-out solo home run to cut the lead in half entering the fifth when Raphael again reached third and again was left stranded when Parker came away with a strikeout. Mount St. Dominic kept the pressure on Parker in the sixth but she worked her magic again. After intentionally walking Kocenski with two outs and a runner on first, the strategy paid off as Parker got out of the inning producing a harmless pop up. “Julia gets harder to hit when runners are in scoring position,” Lombardi said. “I can’t say enough good things about her. She’s really a great, amazing pitcher and she’s going to do some great things. I’m so excited she’s only a sophomore.” UPDATE: After being awarded the No. 1 seed in the Tournament of Champions, which is in its second year of existence in softball, the Lanc-
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MIDDLETOWN NORTH’S TYLER RAS SELECTED BY CUBS IN MLB FIRST-YEAR PLAYER DRAFT By Mike Ready
MIDDLETOWN – Middletown North’s Tyler Ras was selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 33rd round of the 2018 Major League Baseball first-year draft Wednesday, making him the only Shore Conference senior to hear his name called in the 40 rounds of the draft. The fire-balling Ras was ranked as the 197th overall prospect in MLB.com’s Top 200 in this year’s draft class but he dropped all the way down to No. 998 by the time he was selected in the 33rd round. He saw his stock tumble this spring due to uncontrollable circumstances that had nothing to do with his individual performance or his potential as a big leaguer. Entering this season, Ras, a switch-hitting right hander, was a 2018 Rawlings Perfect Game preseason 2nd team All-American selection after being named a 3rd team Perfect Game underclassman All-American last season as a junior along with first team All-Shore honors after hitting .419 at the plate and going 3-2 with a 2.80 ERA and 1.10 WHIP on the mound. In August 2016, Ras verbally committed to the University of Alabama to continue his academic and athletic career. He has been a firm commit to the Crimson Tide for two years now and that likely played a role in his draft-day slide, as well monetary considerations. So if he can’t come to terms with the Cubs on a signing bonus – which is doubtful – he’ll be on the next plane to Tuscaloosa, Alabama following graduation. On Friday, Middletown North head coach Justin Nathanson confirmed Ras’ plan to enroll with the Crimson Tide. “When I did talk to Tyler on the third day of the draft I asked him what his plans were and he said, ‘The Cubs were drafting him that day, but he was going to Alabama no matter what.’ So he’s definitely going to Alabama.” However, once Ras enrolls at Alabama he won’t be eligible for the MLB draft until after his junior year or when he turns 21, whichever comes first. So that was not an easy decision to make with so much at stake. This past season Ras was cursed by a total lack of run support that led to a 0-5 record on the mound while still brandishing an arsenal that attracted the attention of multiple D-1 colleges and MLB talent evaluators in the first place.
“Tyler’s been pretty good as far as having good composure on the mound whether things are going good or bad,” Nathanson said. “He has that no-emotion type approach to him which is good for pitchers to have. He was actually pretty good with the adversity when we weren’t scoring runs for him.” Despite his dismal won-loss record, Ras was again a stud on the mound this season posting numbers that easily eclipsed last season’s totals. In 40 1/3 innings pitched he struck out 68 batters with only 15 walks while posting a 1.56 ERA and a WHIP just under 1.00. He possesses a steady fastball in the low 90’s range but he regularly touches 94 on the radar guns. “Tyler had very good numbers aside from his record and of course that was due to his lack of run support,” Nathanson said. “He had four or five pitches this year and had much better control of his offspeed stuff where last year he was primarily a fastball, changeup pitcher. This year he added his slider which he worked on last summer and had a different changeup as well. He had a lot going on this year on the mound and a much better control of it.” In Ras’ 40-plus innings, Middletown North, which was a top 5 preseason pick only to finish a disappointing 7-14, scored a total of four runs with him on the mound and three of those runs came against a 2-18 Donovan Catholic team. So, putting the Donovan Catholic game aside, Ras was supported with only one run in all his other appearances. “As far as his run support goes I don’t know if we felt pressure when he pitched,” Nathanson said. “I’m not sure if that’s why we didn’t score runs for him, but like I said he handled that very well and didn’t let it affect him on the mound. Even when he got men on base he helped himself out by coming up with a big strikeout. It showed because his numbers were very good and his walks were way down.” Backing up his status as an all-around athlete, when Ras is not on the mound he’s a standout shortstop and centerfielder. He posted a .390/.520/.559 slash line with a 1.079 OPS that included six doubles, two triples, 13 RBI and seven stolen bases. “Tyler did tell me he’s going there (Alabama) to be a two-way (player),” Nathanson said. “But pitching is definitely going to be the primary focus when he gets there. He’s very projectable because of his frame, 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, and he’s still skinny with a lot of room to grow. I think they’re probably foreseeing him topping out at 97-98 or better so maybe he’s looking at the first or second round in a few years.”
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The Shore Conference showcased a lot of talent on the gridiron this past fall, with Long Branch capturing the Central Group 4 state title over Freehold Boro in an instant classic, 43-42, in overtime. After Freehold’s Ashante Worthy began the overtime session with his sixth rushing touchdown of the game to give them a seven-point lead, the Green Wave answered with a six-yard touchdown pass from Juwan Wilkins to Pasa Fields, and then Wilkins found Elijah Sherin for the title-clinching two-point conversion. Wilkins finished 18-25 for 260 yards and three toucha rushing touchdown. TJ Fosque, who will attend Monmouth University next season, led the Green Wave with eight catches for 88 yards, and Corbett ran for 152 yards and two scores on 29 carries.
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The Green Wave finished the season at 9-3, while Freehold Boro finished 8-4. Worthy put together arguably the greatest single sea-
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with 271 yards rushing and six touchdowns, plus 141 yards through the air. He broke single-season records for rushing yards (2,860), total touchdowns (61) and total yards (4,966). He became the first player in New Jersey history to run for 2,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards in the same season and was named NJ.com’s football player of the year. Worthy will play at Lackawanna College next season.
Ranney Falls Short in Shore Conference Playoffs By Michael Ward
Christian Brothers Academy advanced to the Non-Public A championship, where they fell, 4-1, to Delbarton. In girls soccer, Shore Regional captured the Group 1 state title with a 5-4 win over Glen Ridge. Hannah Birdsall and Julia Eichenbaum scored two goals each, while Frankie McDonough scored one. The Blue Devils finished the season 20-4-2. Wall won the Group 2 state title in a 4-3 thrilling overtime win over Westwood. Sarah Gordon scored a pair of goals, while Jenna Karabin and Hailee Reinhardt also scored for the Crimson Knights, with Reinhardt’s goal coming in overtime on a free kick to secure the title. Freehold Township and Ridge earned a share of the High orinCollege wanted who Group 4 state title for theSchool second time three yearsStudents as have passion for journalism, photography or the two teams played to aa0-0 tie. The Patriots ended the season with a 23-1-1 highrecord. school sports. Cover key games, conduct
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Point Beach (Central Group 1), Point Boro (Central Group 2) and Mater Dei Prep (Non-Public Group 2)By The season for the Ranney Boys’ Basketball In their last regular season game, the team also advanced to state title games, but Branch. all were runTeam was a good one. faced a fierce competitor in Long ners up. PointLewis Beach fell, 33-21, to Middlesex; Scottie converted two free-throws with Point Hillside, 20-13; while Dei fell to St. The team boasted an impressive 22-4 Boro sea- fell 1.8toseconds remaining to giveMater Ranney a 57son record, but unfortunately fell short as Joseph they Hammonton, 30-14. 55 victory over Long Branch in Long Branch. entered the playoffs. Within the quarterfinal round, Ranney was knocked out by Roselle Branch turned was the ball over withcapturing 18 secIn boysLong soccer, Holmdel dominant, the Catholic with a score of 69-44. onds left in the fourth quarter, leading to the
Middletown South fell 2-1 to Allentown in the Group 3 championship game.
Rumson had a memorable season in field hockey, claiming both the Group 2 state title and the Shore Conference Tournament. They won the Group 2 title game, 2-0, over Seneca. Lilly Croddick and Kaitlyn MacGillis scored for the Bulldogs and Molly Nowell had seven saves. Rumson won their fourth straight Shore Conference Tournament title in a 5-0 win over Southern. Five different Bulldogs Michael Rogers scored – Croddick, MacGillis, Emma D'Amelio, Bridy who finished with a 28 -5 record at Molyneaux, and Ana Claire Piacentini – while goaltender 160 pounds and finished 6th in the Molly Nowell recorded five saves. Rumson completed the region. Dan Mullin who finished season with a 21-3-1 overall record.
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in the top 6 in the region. TJ ConHolmdel had another banner year in girls tennis. The lon who finished 27-5 and Mike Group 2 state title with a 4-1 win over Dover. Justin Hornets claimed their fourth straight Group 2 champiShohet who finished at 28-6 and foul on Lewis, who finished with 13 points. onship over Haddonfield, 4-1. Alexandra Wojciak (6-1, Joe Arena, Matthew Leon, and Michael Neff The new coach and players Ranney were Mcstay, able was top 6 in the region. Bryan Antoine added a team-high 17 points to fold into the mix added significantly to scored their 6-0), Rita Vought (6-0, 6-0), and Emily Jiang (6-0, 6-0) forRanney the Hornets. Holmdel also11. won the Shore for and Chris Autino had success throughout the season, but it appears earned singles wins with Natalie Cipriano and VictoriaWith 8 seniors to replace next Conference title with a 7-1 win over Ocean Township. as if those additions will be the building blocks Vought (7-5, 6-1) earning a doubles win. The Hornets Anthony Arena Velazquez scored fivescored goals aforgame-high the Hornets, Anthony 18 while year’s team has some work to do for a more successful playoff drive next seafor with Longthree Branch. TyreeThe Morris put up finished the season with a 23-1 record, with their only Mcstay points had two assists. Hornets finished but Coach George is optimistic son. 10 points. loss coming to Millburn in the Tournament of Champithe season with a 22-1-1 record, with their only loss with the younger wrestlers having LONG success as the two middle schools onsBRANCH’S final round. W 170 LBS coming in a 1-0 defeat to Pingry. Nathaniel Pierre Louis had 13 points for fifthseeded Roselle Catholic, in its 69-44 victory over fourth-seeded Ranney in the quarterfinal round of the South Jersey, Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls.
Ranney trailed 31-29 at halftime, but used a 17-9 third quarter to swing the momentum.
Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis paced Ranney with 14 points each.
In the Preliminary Round of Finals, Ranney played Brock Township and came up big. Scottie Lewis finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists to to lead eighthseeded Ranney to a 75-51 victory over 25thseeded Brick Township in the preliminary round of the Shore Conference Tournament in Ranney.
In the first round of playoffs, Ranney faced off against St. Rose.
Ranney recorded the first SCT victory in school history.
Scottie Lewis recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds, five assists and two blocks to lead fourth-seeded Ranney to a 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded St. Rose in the first round of the South Jersey, Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls.
Bryan Antoine had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Ranney, which outscored Brick Township 50-30 through three quarters. Alex Klatsky had 12 points, while Joe Mahoney chipped in with eight points and four assists. James Geraghty finished with eight points, six rebounds and four assists.
Matt Bullock and Raheem Carter added 12 points each for Roselle Catholic, which led 3617 at halftime.
Ranney featured a balanced offensive attack as Alex Klatsky had 23 points and four steals and Bryan Antoine added 10 points, five rebounds and nine assists. John Crowley scored 11 points for St. Rose.
Noah Buono led the way for Brick Township with 11 points. Joe Destafano had 10 points.
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MANASQUAN GIRLS BASKETBALL TOC TITLE HIGHLIGHTS 2017-18 WINTER SEASON By John Sorce
The Shore Conference has cemented itself as one of the top basketball conferences in the state, both boys and girls, and this year proved to be no different.
double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds and Ahmadu Sarnor nearly did as well with 15 points and nine rebounds. Antoine added 10 points.
The Manasquan Warriors claimed the Tournament of Champions title with a convincing 72-60 won over third-seeded Franklin. Senior sensation and Virginia Tech commit Dara Mabrey led all scorers with 30 points and added seven points and four assists, avenging a loss in the same game a season ago against the same team. Junior Faith Masonius, who is committed to play at the University of Maryland after next season, recorded a double-double with 23 points and 15 rebounds, while also adding six assists.
On the ice, the Shore Conference was well represented in the state tournaments. Marlboro, which earned the No. 5 seed in the Public A Tournament, advanced to the semifinals, where they fell in overtime to Colonia. In Public C, No. 2 seed Wall also advanced to the semifinals, where they fell, 5-1, to Chatham. Christian Brothers also advanced to the semifinals in the NonPublic Tournament, where they fell, 5-0, to eventual state champion Delbarton. No. 5 seed Middletown South made it to the quarterfinals in Public B, where they fell to fourth-seeded Livingston.
The Warriors finished 32-2 overall, with their only losses coming to Paul VI from Virginia and Red Bank Catholic. They finished the season as the No. 1 team in the NJ.com top 20. St. Rose also appeared in the Tournament of Champions, claiming the number two seed in the tournament. They fell by three points to Franklin in the semifinals. The Purple Roses won the Non-Public A state title over Immaculate Heart Academy, 53-38. Senior Ariana Dalia led St. Rose in their state title game with 11 points. Manasquan also won the Shore Conference Tournament despite being the No. 2 seed, defeating topseeded Saint John Vianney, 70-52. Mabrey went off again, finishing with a game-high 33 points while Masonius scored 21 points and hauled in 14 rebounds. In boys basketball, Ranney dropped a clash of super teams by two points to Roselle Catholic in the NonPublic B Tournament. The Panthers finished the season at 28-5 and are led by two of the top college prospects in the country in Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine for the Class of 2019. Top-seeded Ranney also won the Shore Conference Tournament for the first time ever, defeating secondseeded Mater Dei Prep, 52-28. Lewis recorded a
No. 6 seed Manasquan upset No. 2 seed Wall by a score of 2-1 to win their first Dowd Cup since 2008. Brothers Matt and Mike Franzoni scored for the Warriors in a tightly defensive contest, with goaltender Steven Gibilisco saving 33 out of 34 shots. In the Handchen Cup, top-seeded Saint John Vianney defeated No. 4 Middletown South by a score of 7-2. Middletown South scored the game’s first two goals and Vianney answered back in the second period, tying the game at two going into the final intermission. But the Lancers came out fast and furious in the third period, scoring five goals and seven unanswered. John Gutt scored three goals and tallied five points while John Gelatt scored two goals and had six points. One Shore Conference wrestler took home a state title, with Cole Corrigan of Toms River South winning by decision over Phillipsburg’s Brian Meyer in the 152 weight class. Saint John Vianney’s Dean Peterson (106), Howell’s Kyle Slendorn (132), Ocean Township’s Jake Benner (138), and Wall’s Robert Kanniard (160) finished as runners up. Howell won the Group 5 championship as a team, defeating Southern, 33-15. Raritan advanced to the Group 2 championship, where they fell to High Point, 30-25. Long Branch reached the Group 4 championship, but also fell, 35-21 to Phillipsburg.
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SWEET REVENGE – DONOVAN CATHOLIC ROUTS SAINT JOHN VIANNEY FOR SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP By Mike Ready
RED BANK – It was payback time Monday night at Count Basie Field in Red Bank as the Donovan Catholic bats awoke from a short slumber to bang out 12 hits, including three home runs, and 13 runs to avenge their 2-0 loss to Saint John Vianney in last Thursday’s NJSIAA Non-Public South A championship game. Saint John Vianney sophomore ace Julia Parker shut out the Griffins’ high-powered offense on just three hits in that 2-0 loss, but Monday night it was a different story.
Coming into the game, the Griffins (30-1) were ranked No. 1 in New Jersey and 17th nationally in the USA Today Super 25 softball rankings. So they had pretty much proved they could play with anybody already and Monday night’s rout of previously undefeated Saint John Vianney (29-1) – ranked No. 2 in New Jersey – cemented that fact. “I think the score proved what we had to prove,” said Amanda MacBurnie, whose three-run home run in the first inning
The Lancers pulled to within 9-4, adding a run in the top of the sixth on a leadoff homer by pinch hitter Gabby Polera but that’s as close as they would get as the Griffins put the game out of reach scoring four times in the bottom half of the inning.
“That’s what’s great about our lineup, our power is through and through,” Schwartz said. “MacBurnie came up huge in that instance.”
Kearney walked and Roncin singled to lead off the sixth before Gaskins – a Notre Dame commit – lined a laser shot over the left-centerfield wall for her 18th home run of the season. Gaskins is the state leader in home runs (18) and RBI (65) and after going 2-for-2 with two walks, a home run and five runs scored Monday, her batting average is hovering somewhere around the .600 mark. Kearney finished the season averaging .598 with 12 home runs, 44 RBI and 49 runs scored.
Gillian Zack’s RBI double into the right-centerfield gap got the Lancers on the board in the second inning and Monmouth University commit Lindsey Baron’s leadoff homer in third inning pulled the Lancers to within 7-2.
The Donovan Catholic offensive juggernaut, which prior to Monday night had scored in double digits in 24 of its 29 wins, returned to form, clobbering the Lancers, 13-4, and knocking Parker out of the game in a seven-run first inning to capture the Shore Conference Tournament title. “This is a great championship to win today. We’re very proud of this,” said Donovan Catholic head coach Debbie Schwartz, who won three SCT titles in her 25 years of coaching at Toms River East. “That was more like Donovan Catholic softball that you saw today. What we wanted to prove today is that we can play with anybody, and we can make a statement.”
Parker then walked three of the next four batters and Vazquez made her pay with a two-run line-drive single up the middle before MacBurnie capped off the seven-run first with her three-run shot that brought in freshman Hayley Ahr in relief of Parker.
Donovan Catholic added a solo run of its own in the bottom half of the inning scoring an unearned run. Mikayla LaPlaca led off the inning with a single and eventually came around to score when second baseman Alexis Agrapides let a MacBrunie grounder go through her legs.
DONOVAN CATHOLIC’S #18 JAYDA KEARNEY pushed the Griffins’ lead to 7-0 and knocked Parker out of the game. “Every good team has its ups and downs but tonight I think we showed just how much talent we have. Although this isn’t how we wanted to end it I think we still proved what we had to since the beginning to the end of the season.” For MacBurnie – a University of Maine commit – and two other departing senior starters, Florida International Universitybound Alexa Pagano and Monmouth University commit Kati Vazquez, Monday night was the last game of their careers at Donovan Catholic.
Both teams added solo runs in the fourth with Saint John Vianney catcher Ally Jones bringing in a run on a sacrifice fly before Griffins starting pitcher Lindsay Nelson made it a 9-3 game with an RBI single after Karina Gaskins and Lindsay Hay had both reached base on hits. Nelson picked up her 22nd win of the season Monday going the distance, allowing four runs (three earned), five hits, one walk and struck out three. She was also 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI.
Hay walked and eventually scored on a LaPlaca groundout for the fourth and final run of the sixth and the Griffins went on to a 13-4 win after Nelson set the side down in order in the top of the seventh. “The kids played with passion today,” Schwartz said. “You saw a different team today. I’m really, really proud of them. We had a hiccup last Thursday and today we came out and played Donovan Catholic softball. Parker pitched a great game against us last Thursday but we were prepared for her today.” With four sophomores and three juniors in Monday night’s starting lineup there just might be a state title in the very near future for Donovan Catholic. I wouldn’t bet against it.
“These four seniors (Grace Leon being the other) have really built a foundation for this program,” Schwartz said. “And for them to come out here and perform like they did today was awesome. I’m very, very proud of the foundation these seniors have built in this program and to carry out this tradition to our underclassmen is huge.” “I think it hit us after the Saint John Vianney game that we had to work 100 percent to win this game,” Pagano said. “When we stepped on the field we had a mindset, we had a goal, we were chained together, and I think that showed in the first inning.” Pagano led off the bottom of the first with a bunt single and University of Georgia commit Jayda Kearney – only a sophomore – followed with a two-run blast over the dead centerfield wall giving the Griffins a quick 2-0 lead.
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“We didn’t want to end (the season) on a low note,” Kearney said. “We came into this game thinking we wanted to get revenge.”
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Manasquan Boys Lacrosse Leads the Way for Shore Conference in Spring 2018 Season By John Sorce
It was another dominating season for the Manasquan boys lacrosse team. The Warriors won their second straight Shore Conference Tournament title in a convincing 11-3 win over Christian Brothers Academy. Ryan Anderson scored four goals, Canyon Birch and Casey Mulligan scored two goals, while James Mele, James Pendergist, and Mike Page scored one each. Manasquan ended the season at 20-3. The Warriors fell to Mountain Lakes in the Group 1 state championship. Birch made history by becoming the only Shore Conference player to ever score 100 goals in a season, finishing the season with 123 goals. The junior has 261 for his career, to go with 93 assists. He is committed to play collegiately at Army West Point, but he will certainly add to his already remarkable high school career as a senior next season. Two more Shore Conference teams advanced to the state finals. Rumson fell, 9-1, to Summit in the Group 2 state championship, while Christian Brothers advanced to the semifinals of the Non-Public A Tournament, falling to Seton Hall Prep. Rumson shined in girls lacrosse, defeating Manasquan, 11-7, to win their sixth straight Shore Conference Tournament title. Gill Curran scored a hat trick with three goals and Chase Boyle scored two. Kate Caruso, Mel Guido, Cassie James, Grace Jamin, Jordan Johnson, and Meg MacGillis all scored one goal each. The Bulldogs fell to eventual state champion Haddonfield, 12-9, in the Group 2 semifinals and finished the season with a 22-4 record. In boys golf, Christian Brothers Academy captured its second consecutive Tournament of Champions win. Ranked No. 1 in the NJ.com top 20, the Colts carded
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297, 14 shots better than Old Tappan and Watchung Hills, who tied for second. Jack Wall led CBA with a 68, good for four-under par. Brendan Hansen shot a 75 and Randall Lazzaro and Michael Paduano each shot a 77 for the Colts. CBA also won the Non-Public A title, beating out Bergen Catholic, 297-314. In girls golf, Holmdel placed eighth in the Tournament of Champions with a score of 376. As a team, the Hornets finished 6-1 and won their second straight team title in the Monmouth County Tournament. Sophia Taverna shot a 75, just five-over par, to lead the Hornets and win the individual title. Red Bank Catholic finished second at 384; Wall came in third with a 405; Marlboro got fourth with a 412; and Rumson-Fair Haven rounded out the top five after carding a 413. Holmdel shined in boys tennis, winning their fourth straight Group 2 title over Haddonfield, 4-1. Alex Tsai (6-1, 6-1) and Brian Chu (6-1, 6-0) earned singles wins for the Hornets. Krishna Kallakuri and Arjun Menon (7-5, 7-5) and Allen Lu and Jason Yan (6-4, 6-2) won doubles. Holmdel also won the Shore Conference Tournament, 3-2, over Christian Brothers Academy. Justin Wain (6-2, 7-5) and Alex Tsai (6-3, 7-5) earned singles wins for the Hornets, while Allen Lu and Jason Yan won doubles (6-4, 6-2). Holmdel finished the season at 21-4. Christian Brothers Academy advanced to the NonPublic A championship, where they fell, 3-2, to Delbarton. Saint John Vianney and Donovan Catholic softball and Toms River North baseball all had memorable seasons on the diamond. They each have extensive stories in this issue.
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BELLISSIMO’S ARM, BAT LIFT TOMS RIVER NORTH TO SECOND STRAIGHT SCT CHAMPIONSHIP
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By Mike Ready
LAKEWOOD – Toms River North senior ace Jared Bellissimo was on a mission and he was not going to be denied. Holding a 4-0 lead over Central in the bottom of the sixth of the Shore Conference Tournament championship game, the 6-foot-1 lefty loaded the bases bringing the tying run to the plate with only one out. Through his five scoreless innings Bellissimo’s out-pitch had been his fastball, so with the game on the line he reared back and blew away seniors Vance Pelino and Tyler Aires with some vicious heat to retire the side and preserve the shutout. The normally composed Bellissimo let out a yell and pumped his fist in a rare display of emotion that communicated the enormity of the situation. “I wanted to attack with my fastball,” Bellissimo said. “I wanted to go straight after them with my fastball and I felt I could throw it by them.” Bellissimo ended up tossing a complete-game four-hitter, striking out 11 and walking two to lead the eighth-seeded Mariners to a 4-0 win over 11th-seeded Central, capturing their second straight Shore Conference Tournament title. At the plate he had a two-run double in the bottom of the fifth pushing the lead to 4-0, essentially putting the game out of reach. “It felt amazing; I wouldn’t want it to end any other way,” Bellissimo said. “My arm felt great today and the team played great behind me. This game meant everything to the seniors because we’ve been playing together since we were little kids. There was no way we wanted this to end with a loss together.” The win marked the Mariners’ (22-8) fourth overall SCT title in program history and third in the last six seasons and they became the fourth school in the 39-year history of the SCT to win consecutive SCT titles.
SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPS In a landmark year for Toms River North, they also won three championships in the same season for the first time in their history. Earlier this season they won the Ocean County Tournament championship and shared a piece of the Shore Conference Class A South title with Jackson Memorial, who eliminated the Mariners from the NJSIAA South Group IV playoffs and went on to win the sectional title. “We’re going out on top,” the Rutgers-bound Bellissimo said. “It’s never been done before in Toms River North history winning three championships in one year and we did it tonight. Our coaches have been talking about it all week.” The Mariners took a quick 1-0 lead in the first inning when senior Craig Larsen was hit by a pitch and eventually came around to score on a two-out Justin Schaff RBI single. They added another run in the bottom of the second when junior Sam Angelo drilled a double over the head of Tyler Aires in right field and scored on an RBI single to center by sophomore left fielder Robert Jeans. In the fifth, Larsen started the rally lofting a long fly ball that looked like it might go out, but one-hopped the fence in left-centerfield instead for a double, and advanced to third on a single by senior Alex Klalo. Bellissimo then blasted a firstpitch offering from Central starting pitcher A.J. Smith into dead centerfield for a two-run double and a 4-0 lead. “My swing felt pretty good tonight and I was just missing on my first two at-bats,” Bellissimo said. “I knew I was getting a first-pitch curveball because that’s what he threw to me my first two at-bats. I wanted to get a hold of it; I knew it was coming and I wanted to put a good swing on it.”
Bellissimo, who improved to 8-1 on the year, threw 106 pitches and struck out at least one batter in every inning, but it was in the sixth where he earned his stripes. He walked Ryan Gallati leading off the sixth on four pitches with one out before senior shortstop Colin Stacy dropped a double down the left-field line putting runners at second and third with Central’s top hitter coming to the plate. Senior slugger Tom Ruscitti, who leads the Shore Conference with 10 home runs, was up next, prompting a visit to the mound by Mariners head coach Andy Pagano for a little chat. “He is at his best when times are toughest,” Pagano said. “He rises to the occasion. When I went out there, he told me to not even come out and that he had it. That’s why my visit was pretty quick.” “He (Pagano) told me he had all the confidence in the world in me and he wasn’t taking me out and that it was on me,” Bellissimo said. Bellissimo pitched Ruscitti very carefully, not giving him anything he could get a hold of and eventually walked him to load the bases. And the rest is history with Bellissimo repaying his coach’s confidence in him by retiring the next five batters he faced to close out the game. “This group is irreplaceable,” Pagano said of his senior class. “The depth on the mound, the competiveness, the camaraderie. Hopefully our young guys can learn from all of that because (the seniors) are going to be tough to replace. They’re going to go on to have good college careers and be successful adults, but they will always be Mariners and when they come back this will be something they will remember.”
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