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JSN FOOTBALL PREVIEW HITS STANDS SEPTEMBER 6TH
By Ted Kaiser Jersey Sporting News is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the 2016 Shore Conference Football Preview issue on September 6th. The issue is brimming with complete coverage of local teams and has been a favorite of football fans at the Jersey Shore for more than a decade. JSN is extremely proud of the enthusiastic response from our readers about past preview issues. This year’s issue will expand on that coverage and continue to have a fresh look while bringing our readers all the information needed to stay up to date on the top teams and players. The preview will give readers a wider spectrum of coverage than ever before.
Wondering if Middletown South has what it takes to repeat as state champions or who will be playing on the Division I level next fall? What about the prospects for another championship run by Rumson-Fair Haven or Jackson Memorial? Who is the best squad in Ocean County? Which team is most likely to surprise people and win their division? The football preview will have you prepared for all the big topics in the Shore Conference. There is a lot of comprehensive coverage in the works so be sure not to miss it. Some of the features include detailed reports on the best players at each position. Jersey Sporting News will go in depth to tell you who to keep an eye on,
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why to watch them, and what to expect from them on the field. Highlighted players will have their classic trading-card-style information spotlight featuring player details, statistics, and other interesting facts. The issue will also be peppered with team profiles and feature stories on the biggest stars, potential college recruits, and coaches. Of course, there will also be complete division breakdowns and predictions. Do not forget to pick up the football preview on September 6th at one of our many locations or view additional football preview related content at www. jerseysportingnews.com or on Facebook www.facebook.com/jerseysportingnews or Twitter: @JSNSPORTINGNEWS or Instagram: @JSN_Sports
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ACE Gymnastics’ USAIGC Silver Team Wins 2016 USAIGC World Championships The ACE Gymnastics’ United States Association of Independent Gymnastics Clubs (USAIGC) Team has returned from World Championships at the Hyatt Regency Resort Grand Cypress in Orlando, Florida with four World Champions, seven World Championship titles, and The World Championship Silver Team for the second consecutive year.
The Copper, Bronze, and Bronze Diamond teams also contributed to a very successful world championships for ACE Gymnastics. Every gymnast in attendance qualified for at least one event final, if not more. These gymnasts included: Tegan Aleski, Emily Pereira, Ariana Cariddo, Bridget Gloster, Gabriella Cariddo, Anya Gloster, Isabella Castelo, Kayla Pray, Bridget Salmon, Colleen Zaleski-Francy, Myranda Bauer, and Skylar Domanski.
also took first place on the uneven bars. Eliana Hanaburgh, 13, of Marlboro, took first place on vault and floor. Rachel Sundheimer, 12, of Englishtown, took first place on the balance beam.
ACE USAIGC Team (From left Back Row: Mary Rosivack, Emma Nagy, Kaila Domanski, Anna Turning, Eliana Hanaburgh, Sophia Galinos, Front Row: Kira Newbert, Rachel Sundheimer, Ashley Liskowitz, and Lilli Friedman . Coaches: Tracey Stern, and John Poloski. Leah Rosko-Cariddo not pictured. During the week of June 23-July 3, the ACE Gymnastics USAIGC competitive team brought Copper, Bronze, Silver, and Gold level gymnasts to the USAIGC World Championships. Each level competed for two days against teams from the United Kingdom, Canada, Bermuda, and South Africa, England, and the United States. The Silver team was at its best and brought home an awesome first place team finish. The team members are: Rachel Sundheimer, Kaila Domanski, Anna Turning, Mary Rosivack, Emma Nagy, Kira Newbert, Eliana Hanaburgh, Sophia Galinos, Ashley Liskowitz, and Lilli Friedman. Emma Nagy, 13, of Wall, took home first place all-around with a 37.55. In addition to winning the all around, Nagy
In the Gold division, Carly Solomon, 15, of Ocean, took first place all-around for 15-year-olds. In addition to the all-around competition, Carly also won balance beam. Her teammates, Nia Akins, Halle Scarpa, Dayna Moyer, and Alexi Dufrene, along with gold event specialists Eliana Hanaburgh (floor), Emma Nagy (bars and beam), and Rachel Sundheimer (vault and beam), also contributed to a third place team finish.
The ACE Gymnastics USAIGC coaching staff is Leah RoskoCariddo, Tracey Stern, and John Poloski. These dedicated coaches combined, have over 40 years coaching experience. The ACE Gymnastics USAIGC gymnasts work out approximately 9 to 14 hours a week year round. The flexibility of the USAIGC program allows for these young ladies to participate in other family/recreational activities as well, while still enjoying and competing up to the highest levels in gymnastics… the sport that they love. To become part of the winning teams at ACE Gymnastics in Ocean, or if you would like more information about Ace’s other diverse programs for all levels, call us at (732) 918-2400 or email usaigc.ace@gmail.com. You can also find ACE Gymnastics information on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram @ACEGYMNASTICSNJ.
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The Brick Stars Challenger Hockey Program, which operates out of the Ocean Ice Palace of Brick, introduces the game of hockey to children and young adults with developmental disabilities. Its program has been embraced by the local hockey community for the message the program is based upon – hockey is for everyone.
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By Michael Ward
The season for the Ranney Boys’ Basketball Team was a good one.
MIDDLETOWN – Shane Haviland scored four The powering team boasted an Team impressive seagoals the Blue (Class 22-4 A Central/ son record, short they Class A South)buttounfortunately a 9-5 victoryfell over theasWhite entered the playoffs. Within the quarterfinal Team (Class A North/Class B North) in last Sunround, Ranney was knocked out by Roselle day’s second annual Asbury Park Press All-Star Catholic with a score of 69-44. Hockey Classic.
According to the organization’s founder, Alex De-Palma (who also is • 3/8/16 - 3/21/16 head coach for Point Pleasant Boro), because of the immense support disthe Shore’s In their lastplayed regularbyseason game,scholastic the teamand travelcompetitor teams, the in Brick Stars have defaced a fierce Long Branch. veloped into two the fastest growing Scottie Lewis converted free-throws withprogram of its kind in the nation, upward of 65 1.8 seconds remaining to givewith Ranney a 57participants. 55 victory over Long Branch in Long Branch. “This Branch was a great game to be partwith of and it does Long turned the ball over 18 secso much forthe thefourth community,” Haviland, onds left in quarter,said leading to theWall standout and MVP the Bluewith Team. know foul on Lewis, whooffinished 13 “We points. it’s forAntoine a great cause, at the same17 time no one Bryan addedbut a team-high points wants to beand on Chris the losing side either. for Ranney Autino had 11. So it feels great to be part of this game and of this victory.” Anthony Velazquez scored a game-high 18 points for Long Branch. Tyree Morris put up 10 points.
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The new coach and players Ranney were able The APP Hockey Classic, sponsored by the Avon to fold into the mix added significantly to their Pond, the throughout New Jersey the Devils and Beacon Awards success season, but it appears and ofadditions Middletown, featured 42 of the top as Signs if those will be the building blocks for a more successful playoff drive next season.
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Long Branch Wrestlers Success On The Mat By Michael Rogers
High School or College Students wanted who who finished Photo by:have Tom aSmith passion for journalism, photography or with a 28 -5 record at 160 pounds high school sports. Cover key games, conduct and finished 6th in the region. Danthings Mullinabout who playing finished After St. Rose junior Alex Phipps put the Blue Team “One of the special interviews, take high-actionhockey pictures for atan145 pounds ahead 3-2 with a second-period goal off assists and the finished is 28-4 that sometimes you have opexperience that future career by Pat Hoffmann (Toms River East)can andpropel Frozen your portunity toin give back6 to community by the top in your the region. TJ ConRoses teammate Bryce Grant, Haviland extended in journalism! playing thelon game love,” Gronowski whoyou finished 27-5 and said. Mike the lead to two goals with 6:33 in the “Supporting the Brick Stars in this game, helpShohet who finished at 28-6 and Contact JSN atremaining JSNAttardi@msn.com today! middle frame, and put his club up 5-2 with another tally in the final minute of the period.
ing to put was smiles on6 the faces of these kids is top in the region. something really special. We all knew it was for fun and With for a great cause to but replace then again, 8 seniors next you had the competitive nature all ofto us year’s team has someinwork do and it was but a lot Coach of fun.” George is optimistic
Long Branch Wrestlers Success On The Mat “This was just a great game because of the organization it supported. It was a really competitive game with a lot of talented guys on both sides,” Haviland said. “It’s an honor LONG BRANCH’S W 170 LBS to be named the MVP.”
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success as the two middle schools Nathaniel Pierre Louis had 13 points for fifthRanney trailed 31-29 at halftime, but used a seeded Roselle Catholic, in its 69-44 victory that feed into Long Branch both By Michael Ward 17-9 third quarter to swing the momentum. over fourth-seeded Ranney in the quarterfinal finished undefeated. As coach Long Branch wrestling has been successful Middletown South’s Gavin Gulash scored By Michael Rogers The season for Non-Public the Ranney Boys’ Basketball In their last regular season game, the team round of the South Jersey, B tourGeorge said, “We are looking to reload not off a pass from CBA senior Anthony Cucich under head coach Danny George (this was Team was a good one. faced a fierce competitor in Long Branch. In the Preliminary Round of Finals, Ranney nament in Tinton Falls. who finished with a 28 -5 record at wants to give a sperebuild”. Coach George and26th Freehold Township defenseman andno difScottie Lewis converted two free-throws with his season) and this year was played Brock Township and came up big. 160 pounds and finished 6th in the The team boasted an impressive 22-4 sea1.8 seconds remaining to give Ranney a 57cial thanks to his assistant coaches in Joe KeNortheastern University commit Julian with Kis- a 16 ferent as the Green Wave finished region. Dan Mullin who finished Scottie Lewis over finished with 20 points, 16 rebut unfortunately fell short Matt Bullock son andrecord, Raheem Carter added 12as they 55 victory Long Branch in Long Branch. lin followed with another Whiteranked tally at 6:34 agle, Jasio, and Doug Cornell as coach and 4 record and finished 6th in the 28-4 at 145 John pounds and finished theCatholic, playoffs. Within bounds and seven assists to to lead eighthpoints each forentered Roselle which the ledquarterfinal 36of the third, cutting the lead to one goal, George missed considerable time this season round, Ranney was knocked out by Roselle in the top 6 in the region. TJ Congroup 4 rankings with many wrestlers placing LongRanney Branch turned the ball over withover 18 sec17 at halftime. seeded to a 75-51 victory 25thCatholic with a score of 69-44. Hoffman andcoach two Dan lon who finished 27-5a and onds left in the fourth quarter, leading to the while having hip Mike replaced.”Their contribuin5-4. the However, top ten ina the region.goal Head seeded Brick Township in the preliminary Shohettion whowas finished at 28-6 and foul on Lewis, who finished with 13 points. more tallies out of Haviland in the final twoway by tremendous and I thank them for all George summed up the season this Bryan AntoineThe andnew Scottie paced Ranney coachLewis and players Ranney were able round of the Shore Conference was top 6 in the region. Bryan Antoine added a team-high Tournament 17 points minutes of play extended the lead to 8-4. fold into the mix added significantly to their with 14 pointstoeach. saying “we won two tournaments this season of their efforts”. in Ranney. for Ranney and Chris Autino had 11. success throughout the season, but it appears as if those additions will be the building blocks
and finished second in the district Hoffmann picked up his third point of the behind only CBA reaching game assisting on awhile goal by Brick junior the state final against Jackson J.T. Maloney to increase the lead toMe9-4 bemorial so we very exciting LONG BRANCH’S Whad 170 a LBS Nathaniel 11 Pierre Louis had 13 points for fifthfore Leszek Gronowski of Jackson Liberty Scottie Lewis recorded points, 10 rebounds, Ranney trailed 31-29 at halftime, but used a Bryan Antoine had 19 points, seven rebounds seeded Roselle Catholic, in its 69-44 victory season”. and Gulash each picked up their second five assists and two blocks to lead fourth-seed-
With 8 seniors to replace next year’s team has some work to do but Coach George is optimistic with the younger wrestlers having success as the two middle schools that feed into Long Branch both 17-9 third quarter to swing the momentum. over fourth-seeded Ranney in the quarterfinal and six assists for Ranney, which outscored Long Branch wrestling has been successful finished undefeated. As coach points of the game assisting on a goal by ed Ranney to around 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded of the South Jersey, Non-Public B toursaid, “We are looking to reload not Brick Township 50-30 through three quarters. under head Danny George (this was Somecoach of the wrestlers whoD’Emilia hadGeorge Middletown South junior Ryan to In the Preliminary Round of Finals, Ranney St. Rose in thenament first round ofFalls. the South Jersey, in Tinton season) and this year was no dif- rebuild”. Coach George wants to give a speAlex played Klatsky hadTownship 12 points, whileupJoe Brock and came big.Ma- his 26th success make it this a 9-5season final. were Joe Jasiocial thanks to his assistant coaches in Joe KeNon-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls. honey chipped in with with eight and Scottie Lewis finished 20 points points, 16 re-four ferent as the Green Wave finished with a 16 Matt Bullock and Raheem Carter added 12 who finished with a record of 33-3agle, John Jasio, and Doug Cornell as coach bounds and seven assists finished to to lead with eighthpoints each for Roselle Catholic, which led 36assists. James Geraghty eight and 4 record and finished ranked 6th in the George missed considerable time this season Ranney featured balanced offensive attack 220 pounds and placed in the groupat 4 rankings with many wrestlers placing 17 atahalftime. seeded Ranney to a 75-51 victory over 25thpoints, six rebounds and four assists. in thetop top ten Dan while having a hip replaced.”Their contribuas Alex Klatsky had 23 points and four steals seeded Brick Township in the preliminary 12 in inthe theregion. state.Head Johncoach Tomlinson George summed up the this record way by intion was tremendous and I thank them for all Bryan Antoine Lewisfive paced and Bryan Antoine addedand 10Scottie points, re-Ranney round of the Shore Conference Tournament who finished withseason a 22-3 of their efforts”. Noah with assists. 14 pointsJohn each. Crowley scored in Buono Ranney. led the way for Brick Township saying “we won two tournaments this season bounds and nine the heavyweight second in thedivision district and finwith 11 points. Joe Destafano had 10 points. and finished 11 points for St. Rose. In the first round of playoffs, Ranney faced off ished in the region while beRanney recorded the first SCT victory in behind only fourth CBA while reaching Photos by: Arielle Figueredo against St. Rose. history. the state against champ. Jackson Meingfinal a district Lamont Reid before I’d to the challenge, raising an incredible amount of No matter what sport a young athlete chooses to purin aschool private clinic and “The night morial so we had a very exciting sue, meeting someone who recorded is a bonafide master in participate in a Q&A. go into the gym, I’d money. Scottie Lewis 11 points, 10 rebounds, Bryan Antoine had 19 points, seven rebounds season”. five assists and two blocks to lead fourth-seedAnthony Velazquezthe scored 18 in In the first round playoffs, Ranney faced Ranney recorded firsta game-high SCT victory for aofmore successful playoff drive off next seapoints for Long Branch. Tyree Morris put up against St. Rose. son. school history. 10 points.
Olympic Gold Medalist Jordyn Wieber Mentors Next Generation By Michael Ward
Meet Dr. John Taylor, MD
that particular arena is an honor and an unforgetmentally go through and six assists for Ranney, which outscored Surgical procedures including breastoraugmenpopularity non-surgical table moment. ed Ranney to a 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded During the Q&A, Jordyn my routine whatever Quickly Sienna gaining Domanski was the are top the fundraiser of the Brick Township 50-30 through three quarters. Some of the wrestlers who had St. Rose in the first round of the South Jersey, tations/reductions/lifts, tummy tucks, to thigh lifts, procedures such as Coolsculpting and Ultherapy. Alex Klatsky had 12 points, while Joe Maspoke about what it took I wanted accomevent, raising a staggering $8,025 according to the success this season were Joe Jasio Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls. 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COLTS NECK RANKED NO.1 IN USA TODAY GIRLS SOCCER PRESEASON SUPER 25 FOLLOWING EPIC 2015 SEASON By Mike Ready
Frankie Tagliaferri - who was stopped on a breakaway earlier in the game - converted a penalty kick midway through the second half for the only score of the game and goalkeeper Lauren Feaster kept the Highlanders (22-1-1) off the board stopping 16 shots from a team that had scored 95 goals prior to the final. It was Feaster’s fifth shutout in six playoff games and 19th of the season while allowing only one goal throughout the Cougars’ epic playoff run. It was a fitting end to an incredible season for Tagliaferri. The 5-foot-6 forward finished the season with 28 goals and 18 assists, including five goals and five assists in six postseason matches, to bring her career totals to 54 goals and 32 assists. She recorded a point in all 19 games she played - missing six contests for a pair of training camps with the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Women’s National Team. Tagliaferri was a starter for the U17 team in March as it qualified for this fall’s U17 World Cup in Jordan.
COLTS NECK – Last year was a banner season for Shore Conference girls soccer as three schools won their first ever overall group championships while three others captured sectional titles. Colts Neck led the group of six, completing one of the most improbable seasons in the history of New Jersey girls soccer. The Cougars defeated Northern Highlands – USA Today’s No.1 ranked team in the nation at the time – 1-0 in the NJSIAA Group III final to win the program’s first ever state title while finishing the season ranked No. 6 nationally in USA Today’s Super 25. On their way to winning the state title, the Cougars (24-0-1) took home the Shore Conference Class B North title, won their second consecutive Shore Conference Tournament championship and captured the NJSIAA Central Group III title before dethroning four-time defending champion Northern Highlands - a team riding an amazing 112-game unbeaten streak.
The Penn State commit was named the New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year and the All-USA Girls National Soccer Player of the Year selected by USA Today. Colts Neck returns all but three players from last season’s championship team, including Tagliaferri and Feaster, and enters the season ranked No.1 in the nation in the USA Today Super 25. However, Tagliaferri could miss as much as four weeks of the season as she accompanies the USA team to Jordan for the U17 World Cup this fall. Freehold Township (20-4-2) and Ridge (23-0-1) played 100 minutes of scoreless soccer before being declared co-champions in the NJSIAA Group IV final giving the Patriots their first overall state championship in program history. Along the way, Freehold Township also won their first ever sectional title beating Hunterdon Central 3-2 in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV final. The Patriots – who finished ranked second in the Shore Conference a year ago – came up just short in a 1-0 loss to Colts Neck in the Shore Conference Tournament final and came within a half game of winning the Shore Conference A North Division.
their first overall group championship finishing ranked fifth in the Shore Conference. With an abundance of talent returning in 2016, Shore Regional is ranked No. 14 in the NJ.com preseason top 20. The Blue Devils return their top three scorers including sophomore’s Frankie McDonough (23 goals, 13 assists) and Hannah Birdsail ( 18 goals, 12 assists) plus senior Katie Stephens (16 goals, 16 assists). Holmdel (16-7-1) ended the season ranked No. 6 in the Shore Conference after beating No. 1 seed Rumson-Fair Haven on penalty kicks after two scoreless overtime periods to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title. They then beat Pt. Pleasant Boro 2-1 in the NJSIAA Group II semifinal before losing to Ramapo 2-0 in the Group II final. Pt. Pleasant Boro (19-3-1) took home the NJSIAA South Jersey Group II crown with a 4-3 win over West Deptford in the final before losing to Holmdel in the NJSIAA Group II semifinal finishing ranked ninth in the Shore Conference. Toms River South (17-6) completed the season ranked fourth in the Shore Conference winning the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III title with a 3-2 win over Seneca in the final before losing to Colts Neck in the NJSIAA Group III semifinal. The Indians also lost a tough 2-1 match to the Cougars in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Official team fall practice began August 15 with opening day set for September 8, 2016.
Freehold Township must replace leading scorer Nicole Whitley and goalkeeper Kaela Chadziutko, but return enough talent including defenders Jada Colbert and Meaghan Latona and second leading scorer Jasmine Colbert along with forward Nicole Sasso to be ranked ninth in the NJ.com preseason top 20 poll and stand a good chance at defending their state title. After four consecutive trips to the NJSIAA Group I final, Shore Regional (204-1) finally won their first outright group championship in program history with a 2-1 double overtime victory over familiar foe Glen Ridge (17-5-1). In 2013 Shore and Glen Ridge shared a piece of the Group I title after battling to a 1-1 double overtime tie and settling for co-championships. The Blue Devils captured the Shore Conference B Central crown and won their fourth straight NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I title before taking home
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EXAGGERATOR TRIUMPHS IN THE GRADE 1, $1 MILLION BETFAIR.COM HASKELL INVITATIONAL AT MONMOUTH PARK
Photo by: Mike Ward Oceanport, N.J. -- Exaggerator, the winner of the Preakness Stakes earlier this year, stamped himself as the mid-season leader of his division with a decisive victory over Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist and four other top notch 3-year-olds in the Grade 1, $1 million betfair.com Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park on Sunday, July 31.
muddy or sloppy track, found the racing strip and rainy conditions at the Jersey Shore very much to his liking. “He broke right on the money,” said jockey Desormeaux. “They were going at it pretty well up front and I said to myself ‘could this be happening.’ Up the entire backstretch he was just galloping and gaining on them. I had to snatch him up a little bit into the far turn. I didn’t want him to go too soon.
“Today was a great day for New Jersey and an even greater day for New Jersey horse racing,” said Dennis Drazin, advisor to Darby Development LLC, operators of Monmouth Park Racetrack. “While the rains may have dampened the racetrack, they sure didn’t dampen the enthusiastic crowd who were treated to a great race and Exaggerator’s victory.”
“The two path seemed to be the best part of the track, but that spot was already taken, so I had to go outside and around horses. Once I called on him he exploded. When we got clear I just kept him to his task. He’s a really amazing horse with a devastating turn of foot.”
Owned by Big Chief Racing LLC, Head of Plains Partners LLC and Rocker O Ranch LLC and trained by Keith Desormeaux, Exaggerator rebounded from a disappointing 11th place finish last out in the Belmont Stakes, and in the process beat Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist again. The Haskell was the first rematch for the colts since Exaggerator defeated Nyquist in the Preakness in May following a runner-up finish to the Reddam Racing LLC’s color-bearer two weeks earlier in the Kentucky Derby.
The late-closing dark bay son of Curlin out of the Vindication mare Dawn Raid came from the back of the six-horse pack, as is his custom, to cover the 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.70 on a sealed track rated as sloppy. He finished 1½ lengths in front of the Bob Baffert-trained American Freedom, the Grade 3 Iowa Derby winner, with the New Jersey-bred Sunny Ridge, who is Monmouth-based and was bred and owned by Dennis Drazin, another two lengths behind.
With his Haskell victory, Exaggerator earned a berth in the $6 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita in November as Monmouth Park’s most important race, which is also the biggest event in New Jersey racing, is a “Win and You’re In” Breeders’ Cup qualifier.
Nyquist, the even-money favorite and leader out of the gate, faded in the stretch to finish fourth. Content to trail early under Hall of Fame rider Kent Desormeaux, the brother of the trainer, Exaggerator moved up on the backside as the front runners set fractions of 22.78, 46.62 and 1:11 and then rallied around the far turn and into the stretch to chase the leader, American Freedom. After getting past
Exaggerator, who relishes the off-going as evidenced by his wins in the Preakness at Pimlico, Santa Anita Derby in California, and Delta Downs Jackpot in Louisiana over a
American Freedom, he drifted in front of that colt and jockey Rafael Bejarano inside the eighth pole but then drew clear under urging from Desormeaux.
after skipping the Belmont due to an illness. His trainer, Doug O’Neill, was also proud of the Derby winner and found no fault with the ride he got from Mario Gutierrez.
Bejarano claimed foul, but the objection was disallowed by the stewards.
“His hands were kind of tied from the rail so we were forced to ride a little harder than we wanted to. I’m still proud of this guy (Nyquist) and we will regroup, see how he comes out of it and go from there. I thought Mario (Gutierrez) rode him perfectly. That’s how he had to ride, with confidence, and he did. No excuses. We will go over the champ later and go from there. He will go back to California in the next day or two.”
Keith Desormeaux, who was running a horse at Monmouth for the first time in a quartercentury and notched his first Haskell win, disagreed as he watched the race from Del Mar and said, “as the race was unfolding, I thought, ‘Perfect.’ It was not as much Exaggerator laying off the pace, but the way the race was setting up in front of him. There was a lot of speed and he was settling right off of them. It was a repeat of his other wins in the mud.” Baffert, the Haskell-record-holding trainer with eight wins, was also at Del Mar and was delighted with American Freedom despite his runner-up status. “Too bad it rained. It changed the whole race and the complexity of it. We got stuck outside. I just told Raffy (Bejarano) to ride his race. They were going pretty fast. But Exaggerator is a really good horse. We got beat by a really good horse. I'm really proud of the fact that American Freedom can run with those big horses and he’s moving forward. I was hoping for a dry track because I really thought he could win and I was going to be disappointed if he didn’t win. But the way he got beat, it was by a really good horse. He just couldn’t hold him off,” said Baffert, who won the 2015 Haskell with Triple Crown champion American Pharoah. Nyquist, the reigning 2-year-old champion, was making his first start since the Preakness
Gutierrez said that Nyquist wasn’t able to bring his ‘A Game’ to the Haskell. “The trip was great. The horse (Nyquist) was just a little off today. Any other day, he should be able to attack the pace, Rafael’s (Bejarano) horse (American Freedom) kept going and I didn’t. The race was great, perfect, but we were a little off today.” Following Exaggerator, American Freedom, Sunny Ridge and Nyquist to the wire were the Steve Asmussen-trained Gun Runner, who was third in the Kentucky Derby, and Awesome Slew, who is based in the Monmouth barn of Eddie Plesa, Jr. Said Florent Geroux, who was aboard Gun Runner, “It might be that he doesn’t like an off track. If you look at his races, the only two he didn’t run his best races was over the slop. It took me a little longer to get the position I wanted, but up the backside everything was perfect. He just didn’t run his race today.” Exaggerator, who was bred in Kentucky by Joseph Murphy and was purchased for
$110,000 as a 2-year-old, boosted his bankroll to $3,571,120 and rewarded his backers with $7.20, $4.00 and $3.00. He has now won six of 12 lifetime starts, with four Grade 1 wins on his resume. Keith Desormeaux said that the Travers Stakes at Saratoga may be in his future, despite the fact the colt did not train well there and was sent to Monmouth to race in the Haskell. “I will absolutely consider the Travers at Saratoga for him next. That's where my east coast stable is based. The Travers is a famous race. I hope to see a better style of breeze from him. That’s the reason we went to the Haskell, because of his breeze. He was struggling with the track and hopefully that changes in the upcoming weeks,” the trainer said. It appears that a rematch with American Freedom may be on Exaggerator’s dance card. “Right now, I’m leaning to the Travers,” said Baffert. “I really like what I saw from him today.” Handle on the rain soaked Haskell card came in at $11,973,464, as attendance was 30,587. Handle on the betfair.com Haskell was $3,378,790, nearly as much as 2015 ($3,570,746) when Triple Crown winner American Pharoah took the Jersey Shore’s top event, and 12.1% better than in 2014. Live racing continues at Monmouth Park on Friday, Aug. 19 – gates open 11:30 a.m., first post 12:50 p.m. As always, the racetrack is open seven days a week for simulcasting from across the country and around the globe.
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HASKELL SHINES EVENT OF THE SU By Michael Ward
Even though the rain kept a few spectators limited to ponchos and rain coats, the brightly colored suits on men and large floppy hats with matching dresses on women were sights to see at Monmouth Park’s 2016 Haskell Invitational.
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Speculation grew thro the Haskell neared. W loyal to the Kentucky spite recent setbacks were far more favor horse who most recen Exaggerator.
Despite dreary weather that kept many seeking the shelter of umbrellas and interior cover, the conditions didn’t stop an impressive 30,587 from coming to Oceanport to take in some races and take part in the Kentucky Derby-esque culture that seems to swallow up central New Jersey every summer.
Besides the big race, for kids to do as well day at Monmouth Pa Day, with the Haskell tion, the grounds were face painters, live mus more.
The amenities for track-goers were expanded and put on display for all to see, as food, drinks and plenty of entertainment was available to strike everyone’s fancy.
The well-rounded ente presented by Monmou on Haskell Day, truly place to be in the sum Shore.
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Political figures from both sides of the aisle, including Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno and Former Acting Governor Dick Codey, were seen making the rounds throughout the day, carefully balancing the desire to take part in the festivities and the desire to stay dry from the occasional drizzle. After the races had run for the day, the festive atmosphere gravitated to more indoor settings, such as the Blu Grotto, the new on-site bar and restaurant on the Park’s property.
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Promising Soccer Talent Ready To Shine By Michael Ward
As the summer of 2016 winds down, the soccer season will soon begin to heat up as the young men who represent our region’s local soccer teams will gear up for battle. Last season, we saw incredible action throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. With promising talent rising through the ranks of local high school teams, that action is sure to continue. One team to watch this season, a perennial state level contender, will be Christian Brothers Academy out of Lincroft. The Colts look to build off another successful season, this time under the watchful eye of new Head Coach Tom Mulligan. Mulligan isn’t a new face to the program, as he’s served as the Junior Varsity coach for the past two decades. But with former Head Coach Dan Keane retiring following last season, the internal promotion will likely keep CBA’s track record of high performance and excellence alive and well throughout the 2016 season.
greatly from Montesino’s contributions on the pitch. Montesino scored a remarkable 28 goals and racked up 17 assists as a junior and only looks to expand on his dominance in the coming season. O’Brien of Keyport scored an impressive 22 goals throughout the 2015 season. As a rising force in the northern Shore Region, O’Brien could play a critical factor to putting Keyport on the map in the Shore’s Soccer Universe. In Ocean County, Jackson Memorial’s Michael Schoener will be the player to watch going into 2016. Schoener as a junior was a top producer for his team, scoring 25 goals throughout the season. After his high school soccer season finished, Schoener went on to win a National Cup Title with the club yeam he plays for, the Marlboro Warriors.
One player to watch from CBA’s squad will be incoming senior Matthew Thorsheim, who had a phenomenal and much talked about season last year. Thorsheim was seen as a key component to last year’s squad while only being a junior, racking up 13 goals throughout the season and pitching in with 21 assists. CBA came away from the 2015 season as the victors of the Shore Conference Tournament, the South Jersey Non-Public A Tournament and made a run at the State Title, only to be narrowly defeated by Delbarton. With talents like Thorsheim, flanked by other rising stars such as Thomas Judge and Ryan Nigro, the Jersey Shore could be in for their best season in recent memory. Other top talents to watch in Monmouth County during the 2016 season will be Dante Montesinos of Shore Regional and Brenden O’ Brien of Keyport High School. Shore Regional, which went 20-2 overall last season, benefitted
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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN, WALL AND SHORE LOOK TO EXTEND SUCCESS IN 2016 By Michael Ward
This year in the world of high school field hockey, we see another year where the Jersey Shore can call itself home to many of the top teams throughout the state. With another school year almost upon us and sticks about to cross in the coming weeks, some players who put up exceptional stats from their junior year will be sure to put on a show for spectators this year. Shore Regional, who finished last season at 22-5, will be putting fear in the hearts of their opponents once again this season. Coming back to the field for their senior year will be Kelsey O’Neil, Maggie Lamb, Vikki LaMorte and Abby Kopec. The quartet boasts a combined goal count of 54 goals and 42 assists on the season last year. Having finally reached the top of the high school ladder, we should see these numbers double or even triple depending on the openings their opponents give them throughout the season. The Rumson-Fair Haven Lady Bulldogs will have the wind at their backs going into the 2016 season. Building off a 21-1 season, this Rumson squad looks to take their new seniors, who contributed signifi-
cantly in last year’s run, and make them the centerpiece of their offensive effort this year. Lilly Croddick, who scored 46 goals and 10 assists last year, will likely be the driving force in the Bulldogs’ plan of attack. Bridy Molyneaux, Makenna Maguire and Emma D’Amelio will all make their returns to the team as well, rounding out a strong frontline. Wall’s Crimson Knights were fortunate to retain much of their offense between the 2015 and 2016 seasons. The 22-2 Shore powerhouse can depend on the return of Emily Surgent and Hanna Zarrilli, who scored 48 and 24 goals, respectively, in last year’s dominant performance. Additional newly minted seniors like Maura McGowan will also prove to be vital role in Wall’s offense. It’s difficult to determine just what kind of season these teams will have this early on, and if any dark horses have any plans of their own to take a few tournament brackets. But the Monmouth County trio of Wall, Rumson-Fair Haven and Shore Regional will definitely have their share of must-watch games as we quickly find ourselves approaching the fall.
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Handicapping as Done By The Pros By Michael Ward
favorable payout, you need to make combination bets if you intend to make a bet worth the risk.” Indeed, The Emperor was right. At the start of the race, both favorites Nyquist and Exaggerator had odds that translated to abysmal payouts for betters, Nyquist at 1/1 (betting $1, wins you $1) and Exaggerator, the eventual winner, coming in a 5/2 (for every $2, you win $5). To help sweeten the pot for potential betters they can place wagers on the potential order the horses will finish in. For example, if a spectator were to wager that the #6 Horse in the Haskell, Exaggerator, was going to come in first and the #5 horse, American Freedom, were to come in second, (which was indeed the outcome), they could bet a 6,5 Exacta. Exacta simply means picking the horses that will come in first and second. It sounds like a daunting task but the payout makes it worth the trouble.
MIKE, JEFF(THE EMPEROR) AND THE DUKE While Monmouth Park is a great place to go with friends and family to partake in some casual betting and enjoy the outdoors, rest assured that down some of the hallways of the Oceanport Stable, are men and women hard at work, crunching numbers and making painstaking decisions with big consequences. As the racetrack filled up with tourists and locals alike, there was also another type of spectator filing in for a day that surely will be filled with excitement and incredible pressure: The Handicapper. JSN managed to catch up with a few professional handicappers in the private box area of the Park, where dignitaries and horse racing enthusiasts alike gather for the best seats in the house. During our walk through the private rooms and box seats illuminated by colorful flowerbeds on its exterior just past the track’s finish line, JSN struck up a conversation with two colorful, self-identifying professional handicappers, who only chose to go by their nicknames in their circles, “The Duke” and “The Emperor.” The first thing that’s noticeable when you walk in the box is the sheer amount of paperwork flooding the table; stats on horses scheduled to run at Monmouth that day, but also on tracks all over the country. Saratoga, Woodbine, Del Mar, Gulfstream, if you could name a park it was there. And where there was a race to be run, there was money to be made.
Using our Haskell example, if someone were to bet $10 on Exaggerator ‘To Win’, simply a straight up bet, they would have walked away with $46 dollars. If a $10 Exacta was placed instead, exactly as described, the wager would have yielded a win of $184. Trifecta and Superfecta bets also exist with the same concept, except this time successfully picking the top 3 and 4 horses in the exact order they finish. The farther the range goes, the more difficult winning becomes. But a $10 Trifecta or $10 Superfecta would have paid $1,538 and $3,465 respectively. Although rare to successfully make the winning bet, not a bad way to spend $10. Other tips The Duke and The Emperor gave were to look for ‘closers,’ horses that hang toward the back of the pack for the beginning and middle portions of the race but zoom to the top of the pack toward the end of the race. These amongst other stats are things that can be found in those giant stacks of paper you tend to see true enthusiasts carrying around with them at the track. Overall, an excellent day was had at the track by all those who attended despite the spotty weather. And this writer is happy to report that with the help and guidance of a few professional handicappers, he left Monmouth Park that day without losing his shirt.
“How are you doing so far today?” JSN asked the Duke as he shuffled through his stack of Daily Racing Forms in anticipation of the next race. “We’d be doing a lot better if it wasn’t for the wet conditions, but we’re holding our own.”
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Indeed during the day of the Haskell, crowds had to fight intermittent rain showers and muddy conditions on the track and in some of the outdoor recreational areas. As The Duke explained, horses prefer different kinds of track conditions that directly impact what kind of trace they’re going to run. Some horses that perform well on a dry day may not be able to keep up with the pack with less giving footing and the additional weight rain water will add. Other horses, such as Exaggerator, the winner of the 2016 Haskell, thrive in sloppy conditions, making them a sure bet for anyone with a keen eye. “In these big races [like the Haskell] where everyone’s going to be betting on one or two horses and driving the odds down to a less
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Robinson, Sheard Lead Seaview to JSBL Crown By Ted Kaiser WALL TOWNSHIP— Another great season of Jersey Shore summer basketball came to an end last week as the Jersey Mike’s Jersey Shore Basketball League held their playoff finale on Monday night. With the top two seeds upset in the semifinals, Seaview Jeep and T&T Coast squared off for the JSBL championship. In convincing fashion, Seaview Jeep took over the game, leading by as many as 33 points and rolled to a 128-108 victory. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player, Monmouth University’s Justin Robinson, was named JSBL Playoff MVP after dropping a game-high 44 points. Robinson has become a local fan favorite for his achievements at Monmouth and his jaw-dropping performances at the JSBL the past two summers. Seaview Jeep also had a big hand from former Red Bank Regional standout Keyron Sheard. The guard poured in 33 points in the final and set the tone early on with his lightning quick drives to the hoop and long-range three-pointers. His first quarter scoring barrage put T&T Coast on their heels. T&T’s Jason Westrol steadied the Coasters for a while with a team-high 26 points, but his shot was off in the second half. Center O.D. Anosite from Siena and his Seaview counterpart Andrew Feeley traded baskets for a stretch in the second quarter before things started to unravel into a blowout.
The Sheard-Robinson combination was also critical in a 107-104 semifinal upset of defending champion Larson Ford. Seaview led most of the way until the Fordmen turned it on late, as is their style. Larson Ford took the lead in the fourth quarter as point guard Kareem Collins was finding success getting to the basket. A few key buckets from forward Willie Irick and several missed free throws by Seaview seemed to have the Fordmen poised for a return trip to the finals. But a tip-in by Andrew Feeley and a three-pointer by Robinson tied the game at 104-104. Larson had possession with about 12 seconds remaining but forced a three-pointer too early with the shot clock off. The rebound was tipped out and led to a fast break that was capped by Monmouth’s Louie Pillari throwing down a breakaway dunk for the lead. In the other semifinal, T&T Coast stunned top-seeded Sterns Trailer despite a game-high 48 points and 11 three-point field goals from Jerome Hubbard. T&T built an early lead and seemed to answer every time Sterns would make a run. Anosite dominated down low in the first half, but was slowed down in the second as big man Blake Hamilton arrived for Sterns. Jason Westrol had a turn-back-the-clock style game with statistics that had to be close to a triple-double. Forward Justin Leith added some key baskets and T&T survived a late five-point deficit to force overtime before winning 121-120.
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MONMOUTH COUNTY COMEBACK FALLS SHORT AS OCEAN COUNTY’S DEFENSE GETS LAST-SECOND STOP By Mike Ready
end zone to preserve the 14-7 win for Ocean County.
backside defensive end spot – read the play all the way stuffing Ceasar for no gain and giving the ball back to Ocean County at the 10 yard-line.
Curry was looking for Palmer all the way on the play and he appeared to open for a split second in the far right side of end zone. But Connelly and fellow defensive back Pat Saunders (Toms River East) collapsed on Palmer just as the ball arrived and as all three leaped for the ball, Connelly knocked it away from Palmer at the last moment.
“In all honesty they had been running a counter back and I thought they were coming right at me,” Towns said of his game-defining play. “When he left me unblocked I kind of said in my mind, ‘he’s mine’ and I just swooped in behind. A lot of offenses will discount the backside end usually being a big slow guy; but I’m quick. It all comes down to effort and heart and reading the play.”
Monmouth County had the first scoring opportunity of the game when Ocean County fumbled a punt with Raritan’s Jordan Smith immediately falling on it to give Monmouth County a first down at the Ocean County 22 yard-line.
Photo by: Mike Ward BERKELEY TOWNSHIP - Monmouth County was trailing 14-7 in the closing minutes of the 39th U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic at Central Regional’s Joseph J. Boyd Memorial Field when a 75-yard game-tying touchdown pass from Freehold’s Jake Curry was wiped out on a phantom offensive pass interference call on Red Bank Regional’s wide receiver Sadiq Palmer. The call pushed the ball all the way back to the Monmouth County 12 yard-line with less than five minutes remaining in the game. Undaunted, Curry (St. Francis University) orchestrated an 11-play, 72-yard drive that set up a 4th-and-2 at the Ocean County 16 yard-line with 13 seconds to play.
Two incomplete passes and a one-yard loss by Raritan’s Derek Ernst on a stop by Brick Memorial’s defensive tackle Anthony Nobile brought up a 4th-and-11 at the 23 yard-line. However, a 40-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Barnegat’s Josh Bowen with Ocean County taking over at their own five yard-line. Two first-down runs by Point Boro quarterback Noah Husak including a 16-yard scamper gave Ocean County a first down at their own 40 yard-line. Jackson Memorial’s running back Vinny Lee then got them five more yards on the ground before Brick Township wideout Matt Schleifer got behind the defender on seam
Ocean County’s defense , most notably its ferocious defensive line, grabbed most the headlines leading up to the game, but it was defensive back Devin Connelly (Point Boro H.S.) who sealed the win for Ocean County knocking down Curry’s fourth-down pass in the
The U.S. team, consisting of 10 students from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland, arrived in China on August 3 and stayed through August 11. According to Mr. Alexander, the teams trained and scrimmaged with local players, competed against Chinese teams and found time for some sightseeing. During the trip the team stayed at the LiNing Sports Center next to the Olympic Village in Beijing. “For six years Global Squad has been bringing players from around the world to the United States [to play basketball],” said Mr. Alexander prior to the trip. “Now we will be taking a team of U.S. players to China for a unique basketball and cultural experience.” The Chinese teams competing against the Global Squad are the top four 16-18-year-old teams in that country and will be playing for their National Championship. The trip provided the American students the chance to compete against interna-
The score stayed that way as the first half ended with the Ocean County defense living up to its billing as they held Monmouth County to just 33 yards of total offense while the offense picked up 133 yards of their own. Jackson Memorial’s Tyler Towns (Wagner College), and Toms River North’s Da’Shon Copes and Anthony Nobile led the defensive line surge.
On the next play from scrimmage, Middletown South quarterback Matt Mosquera (Monmouth University) found Raritan’s Nick Pasquin
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The score remained 7-0 until late in the third quarter when Freehold’s Todd Burger recovered quarterback Mike Miserendino’s (Central Regional) fumbled snap at the 29 yard-line. Following the recovery, a 16-yard Matt Cluley (Wall Township H.S.) pass to Mater Dei’s Cole Hardy and three straight runs by Matawan’s Makaya Ceasar set up a 4th-and-1 at the 10 yard-line as the third quarter ended. Monmouth County then went back to the well one too many times as Towns – playing the
Mater Dei Prep Student-Athletes Head to China for Basketball and Cultural Opportunity MIDDLETOWN—Mater Dei Prep student-athletes senior Elijah Barnes and junior Kenny Jones traveled to Beijing, China as part of the Global Squad with John Alexander and the Alexander Basketball Academy.
route over the middle and Husak hit him in stride with a perfect spiral for a 55-yard scoring play and a 7-0 lead.
Three plays later, Pat Walker (Southern Regional) fumbled after being stopped in his tracks by Asbury Park’s Jaedon Stephens with Middletown North’s Matt Dombrowski recovering the ball on the Ocean County 17 yard-line.
tional athletes, to showcase American basketball and to learn about the Chinese culture. Both Barnes and Jones already have some experience interacting with Chinese students both in the classroom and socially; Mater Dei Prep has a robust international student program, with approximately 20 students from across China enrolled each year. Mater Dei Prep boys’ basketball coach Ben Gamble is excited two of his athletes had this opportunity. “Elijah and Kenny have set an example for other student-athletes. They embody the Mater Dei Prep academic and athletic philosophy.” According to Coach Gamble, receiving this invitation is a direct result of “school first.” Barnes has already committed to Princeton University for 2017 and Jones is being recruited by several Ivy league, Atlantic 10, American East, and Metro Atlantic conference institutions. “Basketball is providing a great opportunity for these young men,” said Mr. Alexander. “I'm very excited for our team to play against some of the best high school players in China, see Beijing, and interact with students from a different culture.”
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tion – and fired the ball to Walker who took a big hit but ran over a defender to get into the end zone. Collin Ansback’s point after kick was good and Ocean County retook the lead 14-7 with 8:30 left in the game.
“The play was a 90 boot right and at practice we actually practiced hitting the tight end out of the backfield,” said Miserendino, who was voted Ocean County offensive MVP. “But the fullback came open right away so I decided hit him. I’ll remember this to the day I die. I’m very blessed to receive this award and to play with everybody in my last game at Central; it’s an unbelievable feeling.”
(Susquehana University) on a crossing pattern around the three yard-line and he bulled his way into the end zone carrying a couple of defenders with him into the end zone to tie the game with 13:15 remaining. Ocean County then answered on its ensuing possession. A personal foul on first down and a Miserendino 28 yard-run with a 15 yard late hit tacked on gave Ocean County a first down on the 22 yard-line. Seven plays later, Miserendino and Walker atoned for their earlier miscues. On 3rd-andgoal from the four yard-line Miserendino rolled right – after a working the play action to perfec-
ted down and into the arms of waiting Hayes who took it back all the way to the Monmouth County 25 yard-line.
yards on 9-for-13 passing while Miserendino had 60 yards rushing to lead Ocean County.
Matawan’s Isaiah Phillips and Dombrowski then made big stops on first and second down before two incomplete passes gave the ball back to Monmouth County setting up the final drive of the game.
Ocean County has now won three straight games for the first time and has narrowed Monmouth County’s lead in the all-time series to 20-18-1.
The vaunted Ocean County defense held Monmouth County to minus-2 yards rushing and 158 total yards for the game. Curry led Monmouth County throwing for 110
Towns was a deserving recipient of the Ocean County defensive MVP award while Dombrowski received the same honor for Monmouth County. Pasquin was selected as the Monmouth County offensive MVP.
Following the kickoff, Brick Memorial’s Chris Hayes (Sacred Heart University) sacked Mosquera but was called for questionable facemask penalty giving Monmouth County a first down on their own 47 yard-line. Jaden Kosh (Toms River South) then pulled Ernst down for a two-yard loss on first down before Raritan’s Mason Sheehan made a spectacular onehanded grab for a seven yard gain but a third down incompletion brought up a 4th-and-4 from the Ocean County 47 yard-line. Monmouth County lined up in punt formation, but blocking back Dylan Murphy (East Stroudsburg) took a direct snap up the middle for six yards and a first down to keep the drive alive. After an incomplete pass in the end zone, Mosquera attempted a screen pass that Towns bat-
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MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL MEDIA DAY PAINTS A PICTURE OF A PROGRAM ON THE RISE By Mike Ready
REGGIE WHITE JR AND DARREN AMBUSH WEST LONG BRANCH – The rise of the Monmouth University football program took another huge step this week as heavy equipment began clearing the ground on the location of what will be the new Monmouth Stadium. The original 23-year-old facility will be torn down completely after the conclusion of the 2016 home portion of the football schedule, October 29, 2016 against Big South foe Kennesaw State. The $15 million project will increase seating to more than 4000 seats, including over 800 chairbacks enclosed in a brick façade. The new structure will stretch endzone to endzone and include ticket booths, an exclusive Blue/ White Club deck, a full service press box and concessions/rest room areas. The new state-of-the-art facility is expected to be ready for opening the first home game of the 2017 football season. However, due to the commencement of construction and related scheduling implications, the Hawks will host just three home games this season with eight games played on the road. “We’re excited about the 2016 season and we have quite a challenge in front of us with the schedule and the opponents we’re playing,” head coach Kevin Callahan said. “We have an additional challenge in the fact that we will only play three times at home but there’s a good thing there. The reason we’re doing this is because construction has begun on the new stadium. So moving ahead, the eight games on the road and three at home doesn’t seem that daunting in that respect.”
With the ground-breaking of the new stadium in plain sight, it set off a positive vibe for a program already deep into the rise of a new era of football. It left those in attendance at Monmouth University’s 24th Football Media Day with a feeling that this up-and-coming program is ready to explode to new heights.
“Last year going into the season, let’s be honest, we were working with a quarterback who had never played a college game,” Callahan said. “There were questions, lots of them. But through last season, winter and the spring those questions have been erased, so we feel really good about that.
Callahan was pleased with the way his players reported to camp both physically and mentally ready to take the next step in the program’s level of competitiveness. “Although it’s early in the process, I really like the way this team is performing. That goes back to the level of conditioning that they came into camp with and that’s something that just didn’t happen this summer. They were very committed throughout the winter and spring. We had just about 60 players who spent all but about three weeks of summer on campus training with our strength and conditioning coach and working out together. And I think we’re seeing the dividends of that hard work right now. We were able to pick up right where we left off in spring practice.
“With Cody’s maturation as a quarterback and as an integral part of our offense it’s allowed us to have a greater width of confidence in the things that we can do. We feel much more confident doing more things now and taking it to a higher level of play. He not only understands his role and what his assignment is but understands what the defense is doing, how the defense is lined up and how the play we have called can best take advantage of that defense.”
“Every position across the board there’s a much greater knowledge, a much greater understanding of what we’re doing on both sides of the ball,” Callahan continued. “And that enables us as a coaching staff to install much quicker and do more each and every day.” A year ago, the focus of training camp was finding a starting quarterback. Then-redshirt freshman Cody Williams emerged from the competition as the No.1 guy and started all 11 games for the Hawks. With a year of experience under his belt and a full spring practice and summer workouts behind him, Williams is firmly entrenched as the starter and exudes a level of confidence that his teammates feed off of.
“I was just trying to find my role before I could progress to a leadership role even though carrying the quarterback label brings a leadership tag with it,” Williams said. “The adjustment to the game speed was big. I thought I had a grasp on it until my first couple of game snaps and I was like ‘wow.’ But with the help of my teammates believing in me and having faith in me starting those eleven games, I felt like I got a lot of confidence under my belt. Then coming into this off-season I knew it was more of a mental standpoint knowing I could play, and now it’s just owning the defensive side of the ball.” Counting Williams, the Hawks return six starters on offense including first team All-Big South wide receiver Darren Ambush and second team All-Big South running back Lavon Chaney. Reggie White, Jr. also returns at wideout after gathering in 35 balls for 432 yards and five touchdowns.
Second team All-Big South center Alex Thompson is back to anchor the offensive line that also returns starter Matt Stoneberg but must replace three departed starters on the line. “On the offensive side of the ball we need to replace three of the five starters in the offensive line from a year ago,” Callahan said. “I think we’ve got a pretty good idea who will make up that three even if we don’t know exactly what three it will be.” Tight end Hakeem Valles’ – now with the Arizona Cardinals – production will be missed but Callahan feels fifth-year senior Zach Fabel and a number of experienced underclassman can step up and contribute immediately. The defense also returns six starters from a year ago led by two-time first team All-Big South safety Mike Basile. “Being a leader is important to me,” the junior Basile said. “As a freshman and sophomore I wasn’t really able to take on that role on because we had the older guys who were already the leaders. The last two years I grew as a player and matured more as a player and to be honest I don’t think I was ready to be a leader. Now I really believe I can be a leader of this team and I believe I can help everyone on this team by bringing my knowledge and experience down to the younger guys, everyone. I really feel I can help this team come together.” “Mike has the potential and the ability to add to what he’s already accomplished and take his game to another level,” Callahan said. “In addition to performing at a different level what we’re going to see is him bringing the level of play of the other members of the sec-
MIKE BASILE ondary up with him. His leadership will be invaluable to us.” Second team All-Big South middle linebacker Payton Minnich is back to lead a young but talented group of linebackers including Ja’len Burgess and Diego Zubieta. On the defensive line, 2014 All-Big South defensive end Darnell Leslie returns from an injury that kept him out all of last season. Leslie has 12 career sacks to his credit and when asked what his goal was for the season he responded, “I want to break the school’s career sack record of 25.5.” Defensive end Zach Talley also returns from an injury after starting the first three games a year ago when he recorded a sack and three TFL before getting injured. Underrated starting defensive tackle Dimitrius Smith is back and primed for huge year after recording 39 tackles, 6.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks a year ago with Manny Maragoto stepping at the other tackle spot. Starting weak-side safety Teddie Martinez returns to team up with Basile in the backfield and junior Marcus Leslie is back at cornerback after starting seven games a year ago. LeKeith Celestain, Tymere Berry, Kyle Gregory and Deonta Fair all have experience and will battle for a starting spot and playing time. Monmouth finished 5-6 last season but posted an impressive 3-3 record in its second season as a member of the Big South Conference – good for third place. They open the 2016 season on the road at Lehigh September 3. Their first home game of the season will be September 24 against Charleston Southern, ranked No. 6 nationally in FCS preseason polls. Monmouth received 16 votes -- good for 39th out of 125 FCS teams nationally.
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