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Good Magic Returns to Winning ways to Capture $1 Million Haskell Invitational

By Lou Monaco

OCEANPORT -- No tricks, no gimmicks, no surprises‌ just Good Magic.

huge race like the Haskell off a 10-week layoff. He had him ready, 110 percent ready to go.�

The 2-year-old Breeders’ Cup Juvenile champion and Kentucky Derby runner-up returned to his winning ways, showing his dominance as the 1-2 favorite over six others in a three-length victory over second-choice Bravazo to take home the $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational on a chamber of commerce day at Monmouth Park in Oceanport.

Then abracadabra‌ Good Magic took the lead at the top of the stretch to the roar of the 37,186 in attendance and cruised to the finish line in 1:50.01 for the New York combo of jockey Ortiz and trainer Chad Brown, who each posted four wins on the day on the 14-race card, highlighted by their first Haskell win for each.

Owned by e Five Thoroughbreds and Stonestreet Stables, Good Magic increased his good fortune to a career-earnings mark of $2,945,000 and improved his record to 3-3-1 in eight career starts, with a fourth-place showing in the Preakness (the last time he rode), his only non-top three finish.

For his efforts, the son of Curlin-Glinda the Good earned an automatic entry into the Breeders’ Cup Classic on Nov. 3 as part of the “Win and You’re In� program.

Sitting a stalking second for the first six furlongs of the race, Jose Ortiz had Good Magic in a prime position as they made the final turn in the 1 1/8 mile race. “When I asked him to run I pushed the button and he was there for me,� said Ortiz. “It was a really easy trip. He made it easy for me. All the credit to Chad (Brown) for having him ready to come into a

“I am so proud of this horse. He put everything together today. He showed his ability, his agility and his class today. It’s not easy to win these races,� said Brown, the two-time defending Eclipse Awardwinning trainer. “Winning the Haskell here means a lot. To finally win this race is special. I got my start here. I took my trainer’s test here the day after the Breeders’ Cup in 2007. I came back a year later and had horses here. Last year we ran two horses in the (Haskell) and one was the favorite (Timeline) and didn’t win, so it means a lot. You have to come with the right horse and this is a really good horse.�

Good Magic returned $3.00 to win, with the Bravazo exacta returning $9.40. Lone Sailor, with Monmouth Park favorite Joe Bravo aboard, finished third.

The stakes-filled program saw a total handle of $13,395,279, an increase of five percent over 2017.

On-track handle for the day was $1,965,660. Attendance also showed a five percent increase over Haskell Day a year ago.Â

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SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CAPTURES SHORE CONFERENCE 7-ON-7 CHAMPIONSHIP

By Mike Ready

BRICK – Last season, Saint John Vianney finished ranked No. 1 in the Shore after going 10-1, won its fourth straight Class A Central division title, extended its Shore Conference winning streak to 38 games and reached the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III semifinals where they fell to eventual champion DePaul.

However, the Lancers graduated the bulk of their starters from that team including its starting quarterback, both starting running backs and three of their four top wide receivers – and that’s just including their skill players.

On top of that, the Lancers brought in a new head coach and coaching staff along with a new playbook filled with terminology that takes time for even the sharpest of minds to digest.

But apparently it didn’t take long for these new Lancers to get on the same page. And even though they’re still a couple of weeks away from strapping on pads and helmets and competing in a true football setting, it appears this new group of players has done their homework.

Prior to the 41st All-Shore Gridiron Classic on the evening of July 12 at Brick Memorial High School, Saint John Vianney captured the Shore Conference 7-on-7 championship, defeating Donovan Catholic, 20-6.

Incoming junior quarterback C.J. Duell – a 6-foot-2, 180-pound gunslinger – stole the show tossing three touchdown passes and connecting for a 2-point conversion completing 10-of-13 passes for 130 yards.

Duell – a transfer from St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia – is a pro-style quarterback with a strong and

accurate arm and appears to already have a firm grasp of new head coach Joe Martucci’s system.

“It’s about getting better with everybody and forming those connections,” Duell said. “Everyone is new to this so we’re just trying to get on the same page, and once we do I think we’ll be set to go.”

In his first year at SJV after a stretch as an assistant coach at Kean University, Martucci was Matawan’s head coach from 1984-2011, where he won five NJSIAA sectional championships. He brings along much of his old staff, including long-time assistant Sam Turner, as well as Jay Bellamy and Charlie Rogers.

Bellamy’s son, Jayden, is an incoming freshman who hauled in two touchdown passes from Duell in the Lancers’ 7-on-7 semifinal win against defending champ Long Branch.

“Our biggest concerns this whole summer and preseason are just to get everybody on the same page, terminology-wise, to be able to just call a play and let the kids run it,” Martucci said. “It took us a couple of weeks to do that, but the last two games – at Kean 7-on-7 and then here in the Shore Conference – we were able to do that.”

On the Lancers’ first play from scrimmage, Duell found junior Warren Griffth wide open around the 15-yard line and Griffth ran untouched into the end zone for the game’s first score. Teams start at the 40yard line in 7-on-7 competition so Duell was credited with a 40-yard scoring strike.

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Saint John Vianney held Donovan Catholic and Duell went 3-for-4 on the Lancers’ next possession, tossing a nine-yard touchdown pass to junior Kavon Chambers in the left corner of the end zone.

Duell’s two-point conversion attempt fell incomplete leaving the score at 12-0.

Chambers – a transfer from Central Regional – was a third-team All-Shore selection at running back after ranking fifth in the Shore in rushing with 1,438 yards a year ago and will slide into the starting role in the backfield for the Lancers this year.

Donovan Catholic then advanced to the sevenyard line and had a first-and-goal but the Lancers forced three straight incompletions and took over at the 40-yard line before going three-and-out and turning the ball back over to the Griffins.

Griffth, Stephens and McGimpsey were all on the team last season and will step into significant roles this year for the Lancers.

The game clock ran out on the Griffins on their final possession handing Saint John Vianney a 20-6 win and the championship.

“It’s been a lot of fun,” Martucci said. “The guys have been working hard and that’s what’s important. They bought into what we’ve been asking of them and it’s worked out so far.”

“It means a lot for me to come in here and start at quarterback,” Duell said. “There have been a lot of guys before me and it’s up to me to play as well as those guys.”

The Griffins then went 40 yards in four plays for the score with junior quarterback Ryan Clark connecting with sophomore Jahdir Loftland for a fouryard touchdown making it a 12-6 game after a failed two-point conversion attempt.

Duell sealed the win for Saint John Vianney, going 4-for-4 on their final drive of the game hitting 6-foot-2 junior Zarrin Stephens on a crossing pattern over the middle for the game-clincher. On the drive, Duell found 6-foot-6 senior tight end Andrew McGimpsey twice to keep the drive alive before connecting with McGimpsey again on the two-point conversion to push the Lancers’ lead to 20-6.

Immediate Care Medical Walk-In Will Donate $10 from Every Physical Performed to Help High School Athlete’s Medical Recovery Immediate Care Medical Walk-In will be donating $10 for every physical performed at any of their nine urgent care locations to the Darrell Rogers, Jr. fundraiser now through the end of August. Proceeds from this fundraiser will assist the Rogers’ family in the medical costs for Darrell, a sophomore varsity athlete at Matawan Regional High School who has recently experienced a tragic medical emergency.

a Mary Kay basket from Petrina Picerno. A special thank you for the sponsorships and donations from Perkins Restaurant and Bakery for the mini muffins, the bagels and cream cheese from Brooklyn Bagels, Associate Home Quality Care for the water bottles and pens, Alexa Mason and Paula Gasperone for the cookies and cupcakes and to Ben and Jorgan from International Planning for the fudge, water bottles and juice boxes.

“Darrell is a talented young man with the support

his family, school, and community,” said ImmediFOR IMMEDIATEofateRELEASE Care CEO Sal Cannizzaro. “There is a long road ahead for the Rogers family and we hope this fundraiser can help in Darrell’s care and recovery.”

Immediate CareTheMedical Walk-In Will Donate $10 from Every Physical Per Ball for Life fundraising event hosted

by Immediate Care Medical Walk-In for Darrell on July 8 was to Help High School Recovery attended byAthlete’s the Hazlet First AidMedical and Rescue Squad, Hazlet Fire Department, Darrell’s basketball teammates and coach, John Giraldo, as well as countless family, friends and members of the community.

The event included a performance by the Matawan High School Jazz Band, face painting, a bake sale led by Matawan substitute teacher Wendy Levy, and many activities and “get well” crafts for Darrell. Door prizes were donated by Pinot’s Palette, Outback Steakhouse, Carvel, Rook Coffee, Chocolate Village, Angela’s Pizza, Kidz Topia, Danny’s Steakhouse, and

Immediate Care Medical Walk-In will be donating $10 for every physical performed their nine urgent care locations to the Darrell Rogers Jr fundraiser now throug To support the Darrell Rogers, Jr. fundraiser, visit any GO LANCERS! Proceeds from this fundraiser will assist the Rogers’ in the medical fo Immediatefamily Care location, seven days a week to costs receive a physical. Our urgent care centers are located sophomore varsity athlete at Matawan Regional inHigh School whoHazlet, hasLacey, recently exp Brick, East Windsor, Edison, Marlboro, Morganville, Red Bank, and Toms River. To find tragic medical emergency. the facility nearest you, visit immcare.com/locations.

Physicals cost $75 per patient. Skip the wait by checking in online to any Immediate Care facility via mobile phone, Immediate Care website or onsite kiosk.

Please direct additional donations for Darrell Rogers, Jr. to the Rogers family’s official GoFundMe page: https://www.gofundme.com/uud4j-help-supportthe-rogers-family.

“Darrell is a talented young man with the support of his family, school, and comm Immediate Care CEO Sal Cannizzaro. “There is a long road ahead for the Rogers fam hope this fundraiser can help in Darrell’s care and recovery.”

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ACE GYMNASTS LEAVE THE USAIGC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WITH 8 GOLD MEDALS It was an amazing year for ACE Gymnastics in Ocean Township, as our USAIGC Teams brought home eight gold medals in July from the USAIGC World Championships in Orlando. Competing against three other countries with gymnasts of the same level – South Africa, Canada, and the United Kingdom – ACE's teams were stellar!

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Gymnasts competed on all four major events – Vault, Uneven Bars, Balance Beam, and Floor Exercise – on the first day for the All Around Championships. Then, if in the top 33%, competed the same events on the second day for the Individual Event Championships.

ACE Gymnastics champions included: Copper Team members Briana Pugielli on the Uneven Bars, and three outstanding gold medal performances by Brooke Schneider on Balance Beam, Floor Exercise and AllAround. Bronze Diamond Team member Ariana Cariddo took home the gold on Balance Beam and Floor Exercise, while ACE gymnast Summer Sesty was named 2018 Gymnast of the Year by USAIGC President Paul Spadaro.

Two Gold Team members had much success as well, with Nia Akins bringing home a gold medal on Floor Exercise and Carly Solomon on Uneven Bars.

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“What we are finding is that people are no longer just talking about eating healthier, they are ordering healthier options,” said co-owner Steve Bidgood, who manages Salt Creek Grille’s Rumson and Princeton locations along with co-owner Hugh Preece.

Through Salt Creek Grille’s 20-year history, the owners have learned a thing or two about what their Page 12 Jersey Sporting News •Bidgood 3/8/16 - 3/21/16 guests crave – delicious-tasting, unique, nutritious, said when it comes to salads, his guests look satisfying salads packed with flavor and a variety of forward to variety, crunch and eye-popping goodness textures. The award-winning American grill’s menu on Salt Creek Grille’s plates. Salt Creek Grille’s chefs features the more traditional American grill staples spend as much time developing salads on the menu like steaks, seafood and chicken and many tantaas they do on entrées. The chefs pride themselves on lizing salads. The salads range from a traditional making everything in-house from scratch with the Wedge salad to a trailblazing Caesar salad with a freshest and best ingredients to be found. Most of the modern twist - hearts of Romaine lettuce that are salads start with greens as their base cut into appetizflash-grilled over the restaurant’s signature authening bite-sized bits with additional crunchy ingredients tic Mesquite wood fired grill and served with shaved like nuts or crispy vegetables, a little cheese and tangy Asiago cheese and house-made focaccia croutons dressing. The salads are tossed to order with just the and lip-smacking, garlicky Caesar dressing. The grillright amount of dressing so that the salad stays fresh ing adds yet another dimension of subtle flavor from and crisp from the kitchen to the table. the mesquite wood, creating a more satisfying entréelike feeling to the dish often served as a side.

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Bryan Antoine added a team-high 17 points for Ranney and Chris Autino had 11.

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ed Ranney to a 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded the Shore Conference and third in Group 4 with a Rose in theEmma first round of the South 21-3 record. They St. also return Wilhelm, who Jersey, Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls. was named A South Player of the Year by NJ Advance Media. The Rams Ranney graduated four seniors offensive from a attack featured a balanced year ago, but still figure be a force inpoints both and Ocean as AlextoKlatsky had 23 four steals and Conference, Bryan Antoinewhere added they 10 points, County and the Shore fell to five rebounds and nine assists.

John Crowley scored Rumson in the final.

11 points for St. Rose.

Shore Regional: The Blue Devils finished third in the Shore Conference with a 19-3 record and earned the No. 2 seed in the Shore Conference Tournament last year, where they fell to No. 3 Southern in the semifinals. They graduated three key seniors off their roster, but have Maggie Lamb and Lily Santi returning as a senior and junior, respectively.

Anthony Velazquez scored a game-high 18 points for Long Branch. Tyree Morris put up 10 points.

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.

Noah Buono led the way for Brick Township with 11 points. Joe Destafano had 10 points.

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Christian Brothers Academy's Vito Chiaravalloti Named to Coach & Athletic Director 40 Under 40 List

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LINCROFT – Vito Chiaravalloti, athletic director and head swim coach at Christian Brothers Academy, has been named to Coach & Athletic Director Magazine's 40 Under 40 List as a member of the Class of 2018.

“It was back in April when I got the phone call that I had been nominated and then actually received the honor,” Chiaravalloti said. “I’ve been a fan of the Coach & AD Magazine and website since I became the athletic director.

They have great resources and to be honored by them was really humbling.”

Chiaravalloti is about to enter his 11th year back at CBA after graduating from the school in 1999 as a member of the baseball and swim teams. But if you told him 11 years ago this is where he would be today, he would not have believed you.

After graduating from CBA, Chiaravalloti earned a baseball scholarship from the University of Richmond, where he holds the program career record for home runs, runs batted in, runs scored, and total bases. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 15th round of the 2003 MLB Draft and played four seasons with the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles organizations, reaching Double-A. He played independent ball in in 2007 with the Road Warriors and 2008 with the Somerset Patriots, when he began to realize baseball was not his future.

“I had some success in the minor leagues but after that season with the Somerset Patriots, I was 27 years old and it was becoming apparent that making it to the major leagues was pretty much out of the question and that fall, I started interviewing for jobs in all different fields,” Chiaravalloti said.

“I never even considered education until one day, I got an email from the former Athletic Director John Przygocki, which was a blast email sent to all the swimming alums, saying our longtime coach who started the program in 1991 was retiring and they needed to find a coach in the next few weeks because the season was about to start. I decided to find out more information and that’s really what started it. I came back to coach the swim team that winter and I never intended to get into education ever in my life, or coaching, even after playing baseball. But once I started coaching swimming at CBA in the fall of 2008 and I made a genuine connection with the kids, they really inspired me and I found myself just loving coaching.”

Already entrenched back at CBA as the swimming coach and having earned his Bachelor’s in psychology at Richmond, Chiaravalloti found another opportunity to become a Psychology teacher after a teacher of over 20 years also left.

“I was on staff and had my degree in psychology, so I was able to teach that class,” Chiaravalloti said. “They approached me about teaching it and after thinking about it, I realized this is my path and where I’m supposed to be in my life. I feel like everything came together and I jumped at the opportunity to start teaching. I then went back to school and got my Masters in Educational Leadership at Seton Hall and that was kind of the beginning of my journey in education.”

Chiaravalloti also served as Director of Academy Relations while coaching, where he marketed the school to prospective students and families. When Przygocki retired after 41 years as the athletic director in the summer of 2014, Chiaravalloti felt it was a natural fit given his background. He’s been there ever since.

“I told everybody on our staff this is really a testament to the people we have here,” Chiaravalloti said. “Nobody does anything alone. We have an incredible support staff at CBA and I’m just blessed to be at my alma mater and to do something I love so much which is to be surrounded with great kids, great families and great sports.”

In his ten years as a coach, Chiaravalloti has led the swimming program to eight state championships. The program hadn’t won in 18 years before then.

But perhaps the thing he is most proud of to this point is the introduction of the CBA Digital Network, which gives students, fans and parents access to all CBA athletic programs from anywhere. Chiaravalloti mentioned this was part of his vision when he took over as athletic director five years ago, to make CBA resemble a college athletics program, and what it has become today has exceed his high expectations.

“One of the things that we are most proud of at CBA right now is our digital presence, whether it be on social media, the website or live streaming games,” Chiaravalloti said. “When you think back five years ago, there was no high school sports websites. In college, there are very specific athletic branded websites for their sports teams and I wanted that same thing for CBA and that’s how we came up with LetsGoColts.com. I wanted our fans and parents to be able to get updated on scores and be able to sit in front of their Apple TV and watch a basketball game if they wanted to. I didn’t know how we were going to get there, and I’m really proud at the way we have now, and the majority of the praise should really go to Jason Lutz, our director of marketing and communications. If it wasn’t for Jason, I wouldn’t have been able to implement this vision.”

CBA also offers a class for its students to learn the nuances of running everything themselves. In just one year, Chiaravalloti is amazed at how much progress he and Lutz have made with their students to enable them to mainly do everything themselves.

“I think what I’m most proud of is how we’ve been able to get the students involved,” Chiaravalloti said. “Jason has been able to teach a course that meets a few times a week that help him with the production of the games and creating content. He gets to teach them how to broadcast a game, how to use a camera, production, digital and social media, and graphic design. It’s very cool because now we’re passing it along and we really want the students to take ownership of this, which they have.”

Just ten years ago, Chiaravalloti was playing first base for the Somerset Patriots, wondering where his future was going to be. Now, he is back at his alma mater leading one of the Shore Conference’s top athletic programs. He never envisioned it to happen this way, but he is glad that it did.

“I feel really blessed to be where I’m at every single day. I feel like it’s not really work,” Chiaravalloti said. “I’m doing what I love to do and it’s surreal to be honored in this way because I’m doing what I can for the students and the families here at CBA and for my alma mater. To be honored for something that I’m so passionate about, I couldn’t be more appreciative of Coach & AD Magazine for recognizing me and I want it to be known that I couldn’t have done it without my staff. We have the greatest coaches in the world here at CBA, the greatest families and students. We have a lot of support here and I want to thank everyone who has supported me over the last few years and I can’t wait to get this season started.”

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HASKELL: A SCENE

By Lou Monaco OCEANPORT -- Haskell Day is the one day out of the year down the Jersey Shore where a major event is scheduled and the people come out to impress.

In all aspects.

The 37,186 people that showed up at Monmouth Park on a gorgeous last Sunday in July certainly didn’t disappoint, while also receiving the annual Haskell baseball cap for free when they walked through the turnstiles.

Emilee Carton of Shrewsbury and her best friend, Ashley Anderson of Annapolis, MD both dressed to impress. Carton, the store manager at women’s clothier Lilly Pulitzer in Shrewsbury, even designed and created her own hat.

“Everyone should come to dress to impress. The Haskell should be appreciated and respected as the huge event it is and I just like coming out here to show that sign of respect,” said a smiling Carton, dressed in a colorful, Miami Dolphins-like dress with matching hat and shoes. “The dress has nothing to do with the Dolphins.”

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NOT TO BE MISSED Now you would think a person from Maryland has been to famed Pimlico Race Course for the Preakness or even to Laurel Park during the year.

Not so.

“This is my first time ever at any track. I came up yesterday to help out with Emilee’s event (also at Monmouth) and it has been a blast,” said Andersen, who donned a yellow hat with a white and lemon top and skirt.

Amanda Blackman of Bernardsville was all work.

Blackman was working the William Hill’s sportsbook, signing up new players for its rewards program. She did a good job too, signing up more than 50 people by the time she was interviewed.

“It was slow when we first opened this morning, but people started to gradually come in to check out the new place, make a bet, grab something to eat and drink and of course, sign up for the rewards card,” said a smiling Blackman. “It’s been pretty busy since and that’s always good.”

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MAJOR CHANGES TO SHORE CONFERENCE AND STATE FOOTBALL LANDSCAPE HIGHLIGHT START OF 2018 SEASON

By Mike Ready WEST LONG BRANCH – The 2018 high school football season is already upon us with fall camps having opened August 6 and the first pre-season scrimmages already in the books. However, the Shore Conference will have a decidedly different look as opening night nears.

Carlstrom owns a 31-30 record in seven seasons at SJV and Holmdel.

In 2007 under Carlstrom, Holmdel set the single-season record for wins by going 10-1 while also capturing the program’s first division title since 1999.

During the offseason, the Shore Conference Executive Committee – in an attempt to level the playing field and make each division more competitive – approved division realignment.

Former Holmdel head coach and Rumson-Fair Haven assistant Frank Papalia will take over for John Wagner, who stepped down at Point Pleasant Beach.

The old Class A North, A Central, A South, B North, B Central and B South have been replaced with seven divisions with six teams in each, except for one division with seven teams.

After going 150-92-2 in 25 seasons at Roselle Park, including sectional titles in 1992 and 1993, Wagner took over a struggling Point Beach program and transformed it into a perennial winner after years as a doormat. The Gulls were 29-71 in the 10 seasons prior to Wagner’s arrival and went 28-6 in his first three seasons. In 2013 Wagner led Point Beach to its first sectional title in program history and was selected as the Shore Conference Coach of the Year.

The divisions are no longer determined by geography and school size alone as the committee was seeking a more competitive balance that will give the most teams possible a chance to qualify for the NJSIAA playoffs.

Those new divisions include: American (Manalapan, Freehold Township, Toms River North, Central Regional, Howell and Middletown South), Colonial (Brick, Brick Memorial, Freehold, Middletown North, Saint John Vianney and Rumson-Fair Haven), Constitution (Jackson Memorial, Southern, Lakewood, Marlboro, Lacey and Wall), Freedom (Red Bank Catholic, Red Bank, Long Branch, Ocean, Toms River South and Toms River East), Liberty (Point Boro, Manasquan, Monmouth Regional, Raritan, Neptune and Colts Neck), Patriot (Jackson Liberty, Barnegat, Matawan, Pinelands, Shore Regional and Mater Dei Prep), National (Holmdel, Donovan Catholic, Asbury Park, Point Beach, Manchester, Keyport and Keansburg).

The divisions will be evaluated on a yearly basis and will be subject to change from year-to-year.

Along those same lines, the NJSIAA Executive Committee approved a wide-ranging proposal to drastically change the way playoffs are seeded and structured and added a round of super sectional bowl games.

No longer will teams end the season with sectional championships. For the first time, public schools will continue to play “bowl games,” which appears to be a step towards ultimately awarding state championships in the near future. New Jersey is currently one of the few states in the country that does not crown state champions in football.

As part of the change, public schools will be split into two super sections – North and South, eliminating

North 1, North 2, Central and South. The 16-team sections will then be split geographically back into their original eight-team fields once playoff teams are decided. The winner of those four sectional championships will then be paired for their bowl games – North 1 vs. North 2, South vs. Central.

This change also helps to ensure that the most deserving teams in the state make the playoffs, which wasn’t always the case in the old system.

Non-Public teams will remain in three sections and the top 12 teams in each group will make the playoffs.

The Shore Conference coaching carousel produced five new coaches this season with a couple of big names stepping down in the process.

2017 Coach of the Year, Matt Cilento, resigned as Point Boro’s head coach after just two seasons to commit more time to his family. Cilento went 19-3 in two years and led the Panthers to back-to-back Shore Conference Class B South division titles. This past season, Point Boro went 11-1 and reached the NJSIAA CJG II final for the first time since 2007.

Brian Staub takes over for Cilento following two years as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator. Staub played quarterback at Brick Memorial where he ran the tripleoption offense and led the Mustangs to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship.

Point Boro has run the flexbone triple-option offense

since 2002 when current Brick Memorial head coach Walt Currie was the Panthers’ offensive coordinator.

Staub played under Curry at Brick Memorial and was an assistant for the Mustangs before coming to Point Boro.

Saint John Vianney and head coach Derek Sininsky mutually agreed to part ways due to conflicts relating to his employment as a teacher at Marlboro High School.

Sininsky led the Lancers to a 10-1 record and finished No. 1 in the Shore Conference this past season. He leaves with a 31-3 record at Saint John Vianney and helped the Lancers extend their 38-game winning streak against Shore Conference opposition. He won three straight Class A Central championships and guided the Lancers to the Non-Public Group III semifinals a year ago.

A familiar name around the Shore Conference replaces Sininsky – former Matawan head coach and Hall of Famer, Joe Martucci. Martucci retired from Matawan in 2011 and for the last six years served as the running backs coach at Kean University.

Papalia has been an assistant coach at Rumson-Fair Haven for the past four seasons helping to guide the Bulldogs to three sectional title and four trips to the championship game.

At Holmdel, he was the defensive coordinator under Andy Carlstrom for three seasons, including 2007 when the Hornet went 10-1 to set a program record for wins. Papalia succeeded Carlstrom in 2009 and was Holmdel’s head coach for five seasons before leaving for Rumson.

Longtime Red Bank Catholic assistant Matt Ahearn was named Colts Neck head coach replacing Darian Barnes, who resigned after three seasons.

The Cougars went 2-8 last season and since going 10-2 and reaching the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final in 2013, they’ve gone a disappointing 9-31.

Martucci was Matawan’s head coach for 28 years from 1984-2011, and led the Huskies to five sectional titles compiling a 197-91-1 record.

Ahearn was hired as the freshmen coach at Red Bank Catholic in 2001 and has been a member of the Caseys staff since, most recently as the Caseys’ defensive coordinator. He’s coached under Frank Edgerly and Jim Portela helping the Caseys evolve into one of the elite programs in the Shore Conference.

Former Saint John Vianney and Holmdel head coach Andy Carlstrom replaces Jay Graham after two years at Keyport. Graham took over in 2016 and took the Red Raiders to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 1 final, but Keyport slipped to 1-9 last season.

In 2014, Ahearn helped Red Bank Catholic win its first state title since 1976 when they won the NJSIAA NonPublic Group III championship defeating Delbarton, 45-20, in the final and finished ranked No. 3 in the state.

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MONMOUTH COUNTY MAKES BIG LEAD HOLD UP FOR 28-14 GRIDIRON IRON CLASSIC WIN OVER OCEAN COUNTY

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MANCHESTER’S #7 JALEN GLENN Photos by: Tom Smith BRICK – The Monmouth County All-Stars made a 28-0 third quarter lead hold up and eventually defeated an undermanned but resourceful Ocean County squad, 28-14, in the 41st annual Gridiron Classic held at Brick Memorial High School.

The win was Monmouth County’s second straight over Ocean County and pushed its alltime record in the series to 22-18-1.

Leading up to the game all the talk centered on the offensive fire power Monmouth County was capable of unleashing in the game, including Freehold High School’s record-shattering AllState quarterback Ashante Worthy.

And Worthy didn’t disappoint. He earned the Monmouth County offensive MVP award rushing for 94 yards including a 16-yard TD on 10 carries (9.4 yards/rush) and passing for another 61 yards going 6-for-9 through the air while adding a 15-yard screen pass for a TD. “I kind of knew we were going to get the W once I saw our roster,” Worthy said in a bold but accurate proclamation. “The coaches could’ve started any of us at quarterback but they chose to start me so I just felt like they put a lot of trust in my hands and I just wanted to show them that it was the right decision.”

Worthy, who broke the state’s single-season rushing record with 2,815 yards on the ground as a senior, became the first player in state

history to both rush and throw for over 2,000 yards in a single season while also setting the single-game record with 635 total yards, was overlooked – undeservedly so – by most DI programs on account of his modest 5-foot-8 height and will continue his football career at junior college football power Lackawanna College, which finished ranked No. 19 nationally a year ago.

Monmouth County then drove 76 yards on 10 plays for a score and a 14-0 lead with Long Branch quarterback Juwan Wilkins (Susquehanna University) taking his turn under center.

On the drive Wilkins went 4-for-4 for 52 yards including a five-yard touchdown strike to Marlboro’s 6-foot-5 receiver Justin Marcus, who made a pretty over the head catch in the far corner of the end zone.

up the middle for the score and a 28-0 lead a little over four minutes into the third quarter.

“I’m going to go there and take care of business and don’t let anybody distract me or let anything get in my way and transfer to a DI program,” Worthy said. “I’m 100 percent confident in that.”

On the drive he also found Howell wideout Naseim Brantley (Sacred Heart University) for a 31-yard pickup on a bubble screen. Unfortunately, Wilkins suffered a knee injury on the TD pass and did not return.

The two teams traded punts before Ocean County put together its first scoring drive of the night going 79 yards in 11 plays to pull within 28-7.

“Ashante’s a special talent and I just think he’s a super special kid and with that attitude he just spread it around,” Long Branch and Monmouth County head coach Dan George said.

“He knew our goal was to get every single receiver a touch. He threw a few up there just trying to get guys the ball. That’s just the kind of kid he is.”

“I knew I could play with these guys because I’ve done it since my freshman year,” Marcus said. “I was just glad I got to play with them and not against them. The whole week in practice, competing with and against these guys, some of the best talent around, got me ready not just for this game but moving on to Mommouth.”

Ocean County received the opening kickoff and went nowhere before punting on fourth down with Monmouth County taking over at their own 35-yard line.

Three Worthy incompletions and one-yard loss gave the ball back to Ocean County at their own 32-yard line and they drove 68 yards in 11 plays to make the game interesting by pulling within 28-14 with a little over six minutes left in the game.

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After taking the snap from center he ran toward the left sidelines but found himself boxed in by a host of Ocean County defenders. Breaking numerous tackles to escape he reversed field and cut back across the entire width of the field outracing a host of pursuing tacklers into the end zone for a 16-yard TD run and a quick 7-0 lead.

OCEAN MVP JACKSON LIB #54 NICK JOHNSON AND MANCHESTER #7 JALEN GLENN

The big gainer on the drive was a 42-yard run

by Manchester’s 5-foot-7 running back Jalen Glenn (Montclair State University) that gave Ocean County a first down at the Monmouth County 15-yard line. Lacey’s Jason Giresi (Kean University) finished off the drive with a four-yard run.

Under the Gridiron Classic rules, Ocean County received the kickoff following their score but on Manalapan kicker David Gelb’s squib kick down the left sideline, Long Branch’s Kevin Porch (Stonehill University) recovered what essentially was an onside kick, taking over at the Ocean County 31-yard line. Porch also had a key pass deflection in the first quarter and was named the Monmouth County defensive MVP.

Monmouth County scored on its first four possessions of the game and held a 28-0 lead through three quarters. They outgained Ocean County, 208-89, in the first half taking a 21-0 lead into halftime.

Worthy broke runs of 17 and 12 yards that included a facemask penalty to give Monmouth County a first down at the Ocean County 24-yard line on their first possession of the game. Red Bank Catholic running back Zack Bair picked up eight yards before Worthy scored on a play that typified his stellar career.

The Dartmouth-bound Bair finished with 52 yards on nine attempts for the game and was awarded the Sam Mills award for Monmouth County and Brick Memorial’s Willie Garner (Lycoming College) picked up the award for Ocean County.

Ocean County then drove to the Monmouth County 23yard line in 11 plays and was in position to tie the game facing a fourth-and-four from the 23. However, Point Boro quarterback James Fara’s pass to teammate Brandon Cipriano in the end zone was knocked down, turning the ball back over to Monmouth County on downs. Fara rushed for 39 yards on four touches on the drive.

Monmouth County pushed the score to 21-0 just before the half traveling 67 yards in 12 plays culminating in a Worthy 15-yard screen pass in the right flats for a touchdown to Red Bank Catholic and Stonehill College-bound Brandon Lombana. Bair had 19 yards on the ground on three carries on the scoring drive.

On the first play of the second half, Worthy found Howell’s Ryan Mazik (Rowan University) for a 26-yard gainer to the Monmouth County 47-yard line. After a six-yard pickup by Matawan running back Devonte Spann (New Haven University) Worthy again hooked up with Mazik to the Ocean County 35.

An 11-yard Worthy scamper gave Monmouth County a first down at the 24 and a Worthy nine-yard completion to Long Branch’s T.J. Fosque (Monmouth University) placed the ball at the 14-yard line. Worthy was then stopped just short of the goal line for 10 yards before Bair finished off the drive with a one-yard burst

At this point the Coastal Carolina-bound Fara and Glenn put the game on their shoulders.

After Central running back Lino Delgiudice picked up a first down on two rushes, Fara ripped off a nifty 27-yard run to their own 31yard line.

Three plays later facing a fourth-and-six, with Freehold defensive lineman Damian Rybaltowski in his face, Fara found Glenn for a first down at the 19-yard line. Three straight runs

by Glenn set up a second-and-goal from the three when Glenn looked to be stopped in his tracks by the Monmouth County defensive front but Glenn somehow escaped into the end zone for the score.

RBC’S #25 ZACK BAIR Fara was also impressed with Glenn’s performance. “I knew him from playing against him in the same division. In my junior year he was the X-factor in Manchester almost upsetting us. He’s an outstanding player that I compare to Ashante Worthy on the other side. They’re the same type of player but he just doesn’t get enough touches. Watching him in practice all week I knew he would have a big game, I knew he could be MVP.” Glenn was voted the Ocean County offensive MVP while Jackson Liberty’s Nick Johnson garnered the defensive MVP with two tackles for a loss.

Ocean County then attempted an onside kick but Howell’s Matt Mazauskas (U.S. Coast Guard Academy) recovered at the 43-yard line and Monmouth County then drove to the fiveyard line before Worthy was picked off by Brick Memorial’s Blaine Netterman (Delaware Valley University) at the five-yard line with 59.9 seconds remaining in the game.

Ocean County then fumbled and Monmouth County ran out the clock for a 28-14 win in a game that started out as a blowout but actually turned out to be a fairly entertaining game.

“I believe this was one of the best games in history,” Worthy said, comparing it to past Gridiron Classic games. “I still think we had the best Monmouth County team ever.”

Fara finished with a game-high 100-yards rushing on 14 attempts and was clearly the team leader on the field.

“It was a lot of fun,” said Fara.

“We were down at half and talked things over and switched some things up. It was nice to turn it around in the second half.”

MONMOUTH MVPS FREEHOLD’S #2 ASHANTE WORTHY AND LB #5 KEVIN PORCH

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GIRLS SOCCER TAKING SHAPE

By Eric Braun

After a summer of mixed weather forecasts, the weekend of Aug. 3 was no different, as local high school girls soccer players looked to get in final touches and training before the long haul of their upcoming high school seasons.

Saturday saw a mix of down pouring rain, sun and humidity. Sunday posted possibly the hottest day of the summer with 95 degrees and high humidity. This weather did not stop hundreds of Shore Conference players from braving the elements on both days in preparations for their upcoming high school tryouts that officially start on Aug. 13.

Soccer festivals were held in Brick Township at Drum Point Sports complex, Capelli Sports Complex in Tinton Falls and Council Rock, PA held their Annual CRUSA Tournament.

Brick Township showcased nine teams, which on Saturday worked through the down pours and wet field conditions that had the girls concentrating more on first touch and communication. Sunday produced more up-tempo play as the playing conditions were hot and humid showing who is ready for training camps to open and who needs to get the extra runs in to deal with the warm temperatures.

Over at Capelli Sports Complex where more than 50 teams competed and all games were on turf, the field conditions on Saturday were almost ideal, minus the rain, as the temperatures on the turf stayed low creating a more finesse game focusing on ball control, over lapping runs and possession. Sunday, however, was the complete opposite as the temperatures rose to 95 degrees, making the turf around 115 degrees, making conditioning and ball control the primary focus.

Out at the CRUSA tournament in Council Rock on Sunday, where four high school-age teams participated, the weather conditions were less than ideal. With tem-

peratures around 98 degree and games on turf, the field temperatures had to be closer to 120. To their credit, as competitors not one player complained or had issue with the scorching temps and worked on their ball possessions, fitness and teamwork to work their way through the day.

These small festivals and one-day tournaments are what helps these girls stay in shape during the offseason and leading up to their schools tryouts. Another positive to these events is the low cost which allows more teams and players to participate which means more players and teams are in shape and ready to go day one of high school training.

Award-Winning Jersey Shore Dance Company Shines in Inaugural Year The Jersey Shore Dance Academy competition company had an incredibly successful first year, ending the season with Turn It Up Nationals in Long Branch.

The competition consisted of many talented dance studios from New York and New Jersey. The dance studios that competed were: LA Dance, Turning Pointe Dance Center, Inspirations Performing Arts Center, Icon Dance Complex, CaRu Entertainment, NY Performing Arts Center, The Axis Centre for Dance Education, Star Struck Dance Studio, Dance City and the Arts, D'Antonio Dance Academy, The Arts Center For Dance Education, First Position School of Dance, The Dance Factory and The Dancers Edge.

The JSDA dances that performed were “Near Light,” a duet performed by Isabella Augostino and Carmen Gemellaro which received first place at every regional competition and ended the season with another first place win and $100 check at Nationals; “Hallelujah,” a large group acro dance, won first place and received a $150 check; and “We Don’t Have To,” a senior line, which was awarded a $250 check and first place.

The JSDA team was awarded several first place wins and countless dances placed in the top ten of their category. Three dances had the opportunity to perform in “The Battle” at the end of the week, which was a culmination of all the highest scoring dances of the week.

These are just a few of the many successes JSDA had throughout of the course of the year. The Jersey Shore Dance Academy competition company exudes excellence on and off the stage, and the studio directors pride themselves on a professional, encouraging and supportive dance studio.

The overall participation at all three events once again shows the Shore Conference and their student athletes are primed for another successful high school girls soccer season.

ISABELLA AUGOSTINO AND CARMEN GEMELLARO’S FIRST AT TURN IT UP NATIONALS Photos by: Eric Braun

Lilly Pulitzer Hosts Ladies Day at Monmouth Park

OCEANPORT – The 6th annual Lilly Pulitzer Ladies Day was held at Monmouth Park on Saturday, July 28.

Sponsored by Lilly Pulitzer in the Shops at Riverside in Hackensack, NJ, it is always held the day before the Haskell. It’s a perfect opportunity for ladies to dress up and spend the day together!

JULES L. PLANGERE, JR. FAMILY FOUNDATION COMMITS $100,000 TO SPECIAL NEEDS RECREATION PROGRAM

We host a pop up shop on site, best hat contest, Lilly Pulitzer ‘juice stand’, trivia and a fashion show!

Ten percent of all sales from the event are donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

LUKE SIMS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, RALLYCAP SPORTS; JACK CONOVER, TRUSTEE, THE JULES L. PLANGERE, JR. FAMILY FOUNDATION; MARGO AND PAUL HOOKER, FOUNDERS OF RALLYCAP SPORTS The Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Family Foundation has committed $100,000 over the next four years to RallyCap Sports. RallyCap Sports is a non-profit recreational sports program serving children and young adults with special needs. Jack Conover, trustee of the Foundation, presented the initial check of $25,000 to the organization’s founders, Paul J. and Margo Hooker of Sea Girt, NJ, and RallyCap Sports Executive Director Luke Sims.

“This donation will ensure that local RallyCap Sports programs will expand in Monmouth County and NJ. It will allow us to impact children and young adults with special needs who still only dream of participating in sports. At RallyCap, we believe that all children have the right to participate in sports, just like any other able-bodied child. We are so grateful to the Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Family Foundation for their commitment to our community and belief in our mission,” said Paul J. Hooker, President of RallyCap Sports.

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Established in 1997, the Jules L. Plangere, Jr. Family Foundation, founded by the late Jules L. Plangere, Jr., and his wife Jane, continues their philanthropic legacy of supporting numerous critical programs that enrich the lives of thousands of people in the Shore area and beyond. “We are proud to be associated with RallyCap Sports,” said Jack Conover, a trustee of the Foundation. “Unfortunately, for many children with special needs, access to recreational sports programs is limited. We share RallyCap’s vision that sports have the power to ignite change in every community and that people of all abilities can come together and share in the joy of sports.”

RallyCap Sports began 28 years ago when Hooker, while coaching his son’s Little League team in Middletown, asked a ten-year-old girl in a wheelchair how she was doing. “This stinks,” was her reply as she couldn’t understand why her brothers could participate in sports and she couldn’t. Her heart-wrenching, two-word response ignited a determination in Paul and his wife, Margo, to never let any child with special

needs be sidelined again, even though they had no children with special needs of their own.

A few months later, the Hookers rallied the community and established the first adaptive baseball program for children with special needs. What began as a one-sport, oneseason organization, quickly expanded into a year round recreational sports program offering over a dozen adaptive sports programs including soccer, flag football, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, dancercise, yoga and cheerleading.

In 2015, the Hookers decided to expand the organization and establish volunteer driven RallyCap Chapters in local communities and on college and university campuses nationwide. Today, RallyCap Sports has 13 active Rally Chapters including Seton Hall University and Ramapo College in NJ; Bowling Green State University, Ohio State University, John Carroll University, Ohio University, University of Dayton, University of Cincinnati in Ohio; and in Michigan at Central Michigan University. There are three local community chapters in Monmouth County (Middletown, Bradley Beach and Manalapan), and one in Cleveland, Ohio.

“To date, RallyCap Sports has positively impacted the lives of more than 1,400 children with special needs.

All of this was made possible with the support of over 1,900 volunteers who combined have provided more than 50,000 hours of community service,” said Hooker, who is also the president of the Board of Trustees.

Historically funded by a few generous individuals and its founders, RallyCap’s goal is to raise funds to expand the number of registered and active Rally Chapters to 50 nationwide, which would include 10 in New Jersey, by the end of 2021.

For more information about RallyCap Sports program, to volunteer or to donate, visit www.rallycapsports.org or call Executive Director Luke Sims at (732) 391-2282.

Haskell, Sports Betting: Good Start to Synergy

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By Lou Monaco

OCEANPORT – The big question entering the Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park last month was will they come to the annual Jersey Shore event without a big name horse after the retirement announcement of Triple Crown champion Justify due to injury?

Fear not, horse fans.

Not only did they come, Oceanport ushered in the big event in conjunction with sports’ newly-found money machine, the Monmouth Park Sports Book by William Hill.

Let’s look at the Haskell Day numbers (track and sports book): Attendance: The 37,186 people that showed on a gorgeous last Sunday in July was a 5% increase over 2017 (35,303).

Handle: On track – $1,965,661.10; Overall – $13,395,373. The overall number was a 5% increase over last year: $12,809,126.

SPORTS BETTING BOARD ON FIRST FLOOR This was the first time at Monmouth Park that sports betting was offered during the Haskell.

Track and sports book officials decided to come up with some interesting proposition bets that utilized the synergy between the two sports entities and it turned out to be something that will definitely move forward in the future.

Let’s take a look at the three: Margin of victory: You didn’t have to even bet the race. Odds were posted on the Haskell margin of victory offering different groups of numbers you can wager on. Those bets were mild, generating $4,396.

Grand Slam: Prior to the Haskell race, officials chose three stakes races you had to pick the winner on PLUS the result of the Major League Baseball game that night as the Chicago Cubs visited the St. Louis Cardinals.

Consider it a Pick 4 with a sporting event.

Those wagers were also mild with $4,233 entered.

Head to head matchups: Proposition bets were offered on one-on-one outcomes of the race between two horses. So rather than beat the field or even winning, as long as your horse finished higher than the horse it was up against, you win. Those wagers were highly popular, as $15,012 were wagered on those props being offered.

It was a first run of trying something and experimenting, getting the feel of what the betting public wanted in its first go-around combining both sports and horse racing.

The result: a win-win for all parties involved.

Look for more synergy between the two entities not only on Haskell Day, but on other stakes days as well.

WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BETTING BAR Photos by: Tom Smith

COMMON SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES AND THEIR TREATMENTS

By Kathleen Trotter, DPM

With the ever increasing participation in year round sports in today’s youth, concerned parents arrive to the office on a daily basis with their aching children, complaining of heel, knee, or hip pain. While it may be disconcerting, it is often a very recognizable, benign, and treatable condition.

Growing children are unfortunately at risk for developing injuries unique to their maturing body. With overuse, they can develop an entity called apophysitis. An apophysis is the site of a major tendon insertion into bone, and, in the adolescent, this attachment is a growth plate. Simply, apophysitis is inflammation of this growth plate. While multifactorial, this is caused by repetitive trauma and the muscle and tendon imbalance created during the growth of child. Bones grow faster than the muscles, tendons, and ligaments and this causes tightness and inflexibility. The inflexibility causes pulling forces to be highest at the weakest point, that being the growth plate. With the repetitive trauma of sports that involve extensive running and jumping, this causes swelling, pain, redness, and warmth to the site.

A brief description of the tendons and bones involved at the heel, knee, and hip is described.

Calcaneal apophysitis, otherwise known as Sever’s disease, is inflammation of the site of

the Achilles tendon insertion into the calcaneus (heel bone). It is the second most common apophyseal injury and presents in girls ages 8-10 and boys ages 10-13. The child may have a flat or high arched foot. Soccer and running are the most commonly implicated sports. Prior to informing parents of the problem, the child may start to walk on their toes, begin to limp, and shy away from more ‘playing time.’ Diagnosis is confirmed through a simple heel squeeze test, whereby the parent or treating physician places the child’s heel between the palms of the hands and applies gentle compression from side to side. Elicited pain with this maneuver nearly guarantees this diagnosis.

Apophysitis of the knee is more commonly known as Osgood Schlatter. It is the site of the attachment of the patellar tendon into the leg bone (tibia) below the knee cap. It is the most common of the apophyseal injuries, accounting for 10% of all adolescent injuries. This condition more often is seen in boys ages 10-15. Just as with heel apophysitis, those sports involving repetitive running and jumping are implicated, including basketball, football, and soccer. Tenderness and swelling are present over the site of attachment and pain can be elicited by extension of the leg on the knee against resistance. A bony prominence is often palpated along with the inflamed insertion site.

While being less common, apophysitis of the hip can occur at multiple locations of major abdominal and hip muscle points of insertion or origination. These are very common in long distance runners. The most common sites include the front of the pelvis bone due to excessively tight hip flexor muscle of the sartorious and rectus femoris muscle which forms part of the quadriceps tendon. These muscles are responsible for lifting the knee up and hip forward. These athletes present with vague anterior or lateral hip pain.

Excessive arm swing can also exacerbate symptoms.

Tenets of treatment involve treating both the symptoms and the cause.

As with other sporting injuries and with acute pain, ice and anti-inflammatories may help ease any swelling, warmth, and pain associated with the inflamed area. Many times, children can ‘play through’ this injury if caught in the initial stages. However, some form of relative or full rest in activity may be necessary to expedite return to full play, pain free.

Night splints, in particular for heel pain, heel lifts, a stretching and strengthening program should be initiated in all forms of apophysitis to relieve the tension from the growth plate.

Having the child work on touching his or her toes in the seated or standing position with knees straight is a great way to both detect deficits in adequate stretch and teach the child how to stretch. For calcaneal apophysitis, the ‘runners’ stretch is another easy way to stretch the calf muscle. This is performed by standing facing a wall, placing arms against the wall with heels back on the ground and leaning forward. The stretch should be performed morning and night, holding the stretch for 30 seconds. A heel wedge may be purchased and used morning and night as the child brushes his or her teeth. This provides a scheduled time to perform a calf stretch for the always recommended two minutes of brushing.

flatfoot or extremely high arched foot may need a custom shoe insert to correct foot alignment and minimize forces placed on the growth plate. Physical therapy may be prescribed as well. Some may suggest cast immobilization.

While complete rest and offloading may be necessary, my philosophy is to minimize rest and maximize effective treatments. One modality in particular that has proven to be effective for a multitude of injuries, such as plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis, is extracorporeal shockwave therapy. The device uses compressed air to send a projectile to a handpeice, converting stored energy to an acoustic pressure wave that is transmitted to the body via gel.

Studies have shown that growth plate injuries sustained by fractures may cause alteration in the growth of the bone and, therefore, use of the device has not been recommended over the open growth plates.

Recent literature suggests the contrary, and, in fact, safe use of the therapy over growth plates. The study followed 14 patients with a mean age of 14 with recalcitrant Osgood Schlatter disease. Twelve of the 16

treated knees had near 100% resolution of their pain and no side effects or long-term growth complications were reported. (Loher et al). Researchers have also found no negative effect to growth plate or growing bones of shockwaves performed on the tibia of rabbits and have suggested the safe use of shockwaves on the skeletally immature.

(Giusti et al).

Final Thoughts Apophyseal injuries are unique to the growing adolescent and the most common injury to affect children active in sports, especially those involving repetitive running and jumping. The good news is they are very treatable conditions that once recognized, are overcome using simple treatment methods.

Any pain persisting for 2-4 weeks despite home therapy is reason to seek consultation from a professional. Staying active is an important part of the treating philosophy at my practice and ESWT is an exciting modality effective and safe for various orthopedic conditions and is proving to expedite healing for our patients young and old.

For more information, contact Dr. Trotter at Podiatry Sports Medicine at 732-741-2300.

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A Look at What’s to Come with Shore Conference Boys and Girls Soccer

By John Sorce and Eric Braun

Soccer season is upon us, so it is time to take a look at what to expect from the top teams in the Shore Conference this season.

BOYS Holmdel: It was a magical year for the Hornets in 2017, finishing 22-1-1, capturing their first Shore Conference title and won the Group 2 state title. Holmdel was named the No. 8 high school team in the country by MaxPreps. Holmdel will return Anthony Arena as a senior this year, who scored 35 goals and recorded 25 assists last season, setting new singleseason records in both categories at Holmdel. With one of the top players in the state returning for one more run, Holmdel should be primed for another special year.

Christian Brothers Academy: The Colts earned the top seed in the Shore Conference Tournament, but fell in penalty kicks to No. 8 Toms River South after playing to a 1-1 tie in regulation. Despite that, CBA captured the Class A North title with a 20-3-1 record and advanced to the Non Public A state title, where they fell, 4-1, to Delbarton. Dominic Bellomo returns for his senior year after leading the team with nine goals last season.

CBA Jackson Memorial: The Jaguars earned the No. 3 seed in the Shore Conference Tournament last year and advanced to the semifinals, where the fell to eventual champion No. 2 Holmdel. Junior Dan Russo will return for his junior year to lead Jackson Memorial, who only had two seniors on their roster last season.

They claimed the Class A South title last season with a 17-4-1 record and enter this season as the favorites to repeat.

Ocean: Ocean earned the No. 5 seed in the Shore Conference Tournament, where they advanced all the way to the title game, where they fell to Holmdel.

They won Class B North with a record of 18-4-2 and

OCEAN went 13-1 in their division. Santieno Harding returns for his senior season after missing part of his junior campaign with a knee injury, when he still managed to score 11 goals and seven assists.

season with a record of 24-1-2 and their second straight NJSIAA Group 2 crown and first outright title with an overtime win over Westwood, 4-3. Freehold Township added to their trophy case with their second title in three years with a co-championship with Ridge after a scoreless double-overtime affair.

North looks to be in the driver’s seat in this division but cannot take any game for granted, as Toms River East, Toms River South, Jackson Memorial, Brick Township and Brick Memorial all have postseason talented rosters and ready to take control of the division.

Prediction… Brick Township.

This season looks to be no different at the Shore Conference with high expectations and a number of teams saying “Why not us!”

B North could be the conference to watch this year with a number of teams having a shot at the division, Shore Conference and state titles. Wall will look to hold onto their crown after an incredible 2017 campaign, but can they replace the losses from graduation? Middletown South who had their own Cinderella run last year knocking off top ranked Northern Highlands before falling in the finals, 2-1, to Allentown. Middletown North has the talent and speed to turn some heads this season and improve on their 13-7 record a year ago. Manasquan, Ocean and Red Bank Catholic, also no strangers to power programs, look to continue their growth from last year and reclaim their programs’ rich histories. Prediction… Middletown North.

A North looks to be stacked again this year as perennial powers Colts Neck and Freehold Township look to continue their winning ways while dealing with stiff competition from Manalapan, Marlboro, Neptune, Freehold Boro and Howell. All seven schools have built great feeder programs in town and the mix of young and veteran players could prove to be a conference to watch this season. Prediction… Freehold Township.

Asbury Park: It was a year to remember for the Blue Bishops in 2017, claiming the B Central division title with a 15-5-1 record, reaching the Central Group 1 final for the second year in a row and finishing fifth in NJ Advance Media’s final Group 1 rankings. They did graduate four key seniors including Davensky JoinVilmar, whose 31 goals was second in the Shore Conference last season. But Wenderlens Garius leads the returning seniors in what should be another successful season for the Blue Bishops.

Pinelands: The Wildcats are coming off one of the best seasons in program history. They earned the No. 6 seed in the Shore Conference Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time ever. They won Class B South last year for the first time after going 17-5-1 and will be led once again this year by Kieran Sundermann who was their leading scorer a season ago, putting up 14 goals and 15 assists as a junior.

GIRLS As summer winds down, the hopes and dreams of high school girls soccer players across the Shore Conference begin to take shape. The summer workouts, strengths and condition programs, speed and agility programs and last-minute vacations to rest the body and mind before the start of the season have led them to the start of preseason soccer.

Last year, four Shore Conference programs battled through the riggers and stiff competition of the Shore and up against some of the top teams in the state to play the final day of the season in their respective Group Championships. Shore Regional captured the NJSIAA Group 1 title over Glen Ridge for their third straight State crown. Wall finished off their dream

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B Central at first glance looks to be Point Pleasant Beach’s to lose. Coming off a 15-win season, the Garnet Gulls will look to improve on their success in the Shore Conference and NJSIAA tournaments.

St. Rose will look to build on their success from a season ago and reclaim their program’s success.

Trinity Hall, Ranney, Mater Dei Prep and Keyport will all look to improve off their seasons a year ago and hope the mix of young players and veterans can put them back on winning ways. Prediction… Point Pleasant Beach.

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP A Central once again has Shore Regional looking like the team to beat in this division. Can the veteran group stay focused and hungry enough to capture their fourth straight state title or can Rumson-Fair Haven, Saint John Vianney or Holmdel finally catch the Blue Devils? The youth movement looks to improve the outlook for Red Bank Regional, Matawan and Raritan who will look to improve on last season.

Prediction… Shore Regional.

A South, the “Black and Blue” division, was probably the happiest in all the conference to the new rule changes this year that each team will only face each other once in the regular season. This conference top to bottom would beat the heck out of each other and in the process prevented three or four programs from rightfully being ranked higher in conference and state tournaments. Once again Toms River

B South last season was all about the success and resurrection of Manchester High School. The Hawks made a deep run in both the Shore Conference and state tournaments and will look to continue that again this season. They will have plenty of competition and teams looking to dethrone them , such as the veteran groups in Pinelands, Lacey, Jackson Liberty and Point Boro. Prediction… Pinelands.

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RBR Nigel Mitchell Wins Group 3 200 Meter State Championship; RBR Registers Exceptional Spring Track & Field Season LITTLE SILVER – Red Bank Regional (RBR) football player Junior Nigel Mitchell (Red Bank) always knew he was fast; but in conditioning for football in the off-season he found a second sport in track and field, and what a career it is shaping up to be! After only two seasons on the track, Nigel became RBR’s first state champion runner in over a decade, winning the 200 meter dash at the NJ Group 3 championship at Central Regional High School with a blazing time of 21.73. Prior to the championship, he had won the Monmouth County Championship 200 meter dash as well as the NJ Group 3 North 2 200 meter sectional championship. He was also the runner up in the NJ Group 3 100 meter dash with a time of 10.93. He also contributed to breaking the school 4x100 meter relay record along with fellow teammates Trey Soya, Brycen Greco and Alex Terody who ran the school record-breaking time of 43.16 at the NJ Group 3 North 2 sectional championships placing second overall, and qualifying for the Group 3 State Championship meet.

Nigel loves football, and has played from an early age. As RBR’s wide receiver, running back and cornerback he plans to play football in college. One of his football coaches, Danny Mendoza, has been mentoring Nigel and encouraged him to try track as a sophomore. Coach Mendoza took over the responsibilities as the boys and girls sprinters coach in the spring of 2017. Nigel got a taste of what he was capable of during his sophomore year but really hunkered down and devoted himself to training in early March for the 2018 track season.

Nigel states, “In the first season, I came in second a lot and everyone congratulated me, but I was not happy, so I came into this season knowing that I wanted to be first because I dislike the feeling of

coming in any place but first place. I like to live by the quote ‘If you are not first you are last.’”

Coach Mendoza says of his star runner, “He started winning and got addicted to winning and therefore started to work harder and harder. He came into this season with a great work ethic and dedicated himself to the track.”

Coach Mendoza feels great gratification is watching Nigel grow and achieve great success from the 5’7” 140-pound freshman he first encountered to the 5’11” 175-pound strong young man with great speed who has dedicated himself completely to the track and the football field.

He adds, “He is cashing checks now. I like to tell my athletes, ‘you work Monday through Friday so you can cash your check on Saturday which is usually meet day.’ He understands that hard work pays off and he still has a lot left to go. We expect a lot of good things from him for this year’s football season and even bigger things on the track.”

In addition to Nigel’s great success, RBR has concluded one of its best spring track and field seasons in recent memory with four athletes advancing to the Meet of Champions. Sophomore Maggie Cahill (Shrewsbury), took the 100 meter dash Monmouth County Championship along with placing second at the NJ Group 3 North 2 sectional championship, and placed sixth overall in the Group 3 State Championship 100 meter dash final. Junior Brendan Loftus (Little Silver) was the NJ Group 3 North 2 sectional champion and placed second in the NJ Group 3 state championship meet in the shot put. Charlotte Cochrane (Little Silver) also qualified for the Meet of Champions in the 1600m and placed 4th overall in NJ Group 3 in the 3200m.

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Christian Brothers Academy is the gold standard when it comes to boys cross country. The Colts have won the team championship at the Shore Conference meet each of the past two years, winning a season ago with 31 points – 70 points ahead of second place Freehold Township – and look to continue their dominance this season with another strong group of runners this fall.

T.J. Hillyer, Howell: Hillyer was the top runner as a junior for the Rebels last year. He ran a 15:41 at the Shore Conference Championship to place 14th and placed 20th at the Meet of Champions with a time of 16:20. Hillyer was one of four named to the

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Asbury Park Press All Shore First Team last season.

The Middletown South girls (96 points) will look to repeat in the Shore Conference meet this year. But perhaps the team with the most returning runners is Colts Neck, who is well represented on our runners to watch list and finished just behind Middletown South at the Shore Conference meet, coming in second place with 105 points.

BOYS RUNNERS TO WATCH Devin Hart, Point Boro: The senior has already had GIRLS RUNNERS TO WATCH one of the most decorated Jade Tricomy, Toms River careers ever for a Shore South: Tricomy has gotten Conference runner, beoff to an impressive start to coming just the 11th Shore her cross country career. She Conference runner and just won the individual Shore the second from an Ocean Conference Championship County school to capture the as a sophomore with a time POINT PLEASANT BORO’S individual Meet of Champiof 17:27 after also winning DEVIN HART ons title with a time of 15:35 it as a freshman for Toms at Holmdel Park’s 3.1 mile River North. She also won course. Hart also won his second consecutive Ocean the Ocean County Championship for the second County championship last year and he still has anyear in a row with a time of 17:59. Tricomy was other year to add to his impressive resume. named Shore Conference Runner of the Year by NJ Advance Media, and with two more years to go, the Luke Reid, Christian Brothers Academy: The Colts saw accolades are likely to continue to pile up for the their reign of six straight Meet of Champions titles talented junior. snapped in 2015 before winning each of the past two years, and Reid was a big reason why. The seKathleen Shay, Middletown South: Shay finished eighth nior placed third in the Shore Conference Champiat the Monmouth County meet with a time of 18:34 onship with a time of 15:11 and finished second for as a sophomore and improved on that in her junior CBA and 26th overall with a 16:23 in the Meet of year with a time of 18:08, good for a sixth-place finChampions. The Colts welcome back another strong ish. If Middletown South is going to repeat as Shore group, and Reid will be front and center if they are Conference Champions, Shay is going to play a key going to continue their success. role in her senior year.

Colin Flood, Manasquan: Flood paced the way for the Warriors a season ago in his junior year. He finished 11th at the Shore Conference Championship with a time of 15:38 and placed 12th at the Meet of Champions with a time of 16:14. Flood was one of four juniors named to the Asbury Park Press All Shore First Team last season.

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Tyler Schwinn, Red Bank Regional: Schwinn led the way for the Bucs as a junior last year, placing sixth in the Shore Conference meet with a time of 15:32.

The time broke a 17-year school record at the event, which was previously set by Walton Kingsberry in 2000. The team placed fourth at the Shore Conference meet with 164 points. He also placed fourth at the Monmouth County Championship with a time of 16:16, which is the fourth fastest time in RBR history.

Schwinn qualified for the Meet of Champions, where he placed 23rd with a time of 16:22.

FOUR MEET OF CHAMPIONS QUALIFIERS AND THEIR COACHES COMPOSING RBR’S AWARD-WINNING SPRING TRACK AND FIELD TEAM. PICTURED (LEFT TO RIGHT): DANNY MENDOZA; RBR TRACK STAR AND 200M STATE CHAMPION NIGEL MITCHELL; MAGGIE CAHILL; BRENDAN LOFTUS; GIRLS HEAD COACH BRENDAN MCGOLDRICK, BOYS HEAD COACH PHILLIP GREEN.

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Eva Gibson, Colts Neck: Gibson set a personal record with an 18:43 when she placed 13th at the Shore Conference Championship. The Cougars are a deep team this year, and Gibson, who was named to the Asbury Park Press Shore Conference All Second Team and NJ Advance Media Group 3 All Second Team last season as a junior, is going to be one of their leaders this season as a senior.

Natalie Shapiro, Colts Neck: Shapiro finished 10th at the Shore Conference Championship with a time of 18:39, giving Colts Neck a pair of Top 10 finishers at the race. She was named to the Asbury Park Press All Shore Second Team and the NJ Advance Media Group 3 All Third Team last year in her sophomore campaign.

Maddy Kopec, Red Bank Catholic: Kopec placed eighth at the Shore Conference Championship with a time of 18:27 and was a key member to a Caseys team that finished third in the Asbury Park Press Top 10 a season ago. The talented junior was named to the Asbury Park Press All Shore Second Team last year as a sophomore and with two more years to go, there should be more accolades to come.

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