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POINT BORO GRINDS OUT 16-6 WIN OVER MONMOUTH REGIONAL

By Mike Ready

TINTON FALLS – Point Pleasant Boro football has always been synonymous with smash mouth, hard-nosed, grind it out football, and that’s exactly what you got Saturday in the Panthers’ 16-6 win over a determined Monmouth Regional squad.

Taking over at the Falcons 44-yard line after a short punt, Point Boro moved to the 23 before Cooper finished off the drive picking up the final 23 yards on three straight carries.

The Panthers weren’t flashy in Saturday’s 16-6 win, but they got the yardage when they needed it and the defense made the big stops when it counted most.

Following another three-and-out and punt by Monmouth, the Panthers were on the move again advancing from their own eight-yard line to the Falcons 47, but a holding penalty derailed the drive and they were forced to punt the ball back to Point Boro.

“We knew it was going to be tight,� Point Boro head coach Brian Staub said. “We didn’t know if it was going to be a low scoring tight game or a high scoring tight game but we told the guys that this is a good football team and it’s going to be a dog fight – credit the defense on this one for sure.�

The Falcons had two minutes before the half to do something but on first down, senior defensive end Scott Franceschini flushed Faccone out of the pocket and pulled him down for a three-yard loss. Then on third-and-eight he sacked Faccone for an eight-yard loss as the half ended.

Almost all of the Falcons’ first-half yardage came on their first possession of the game when they drove to the Panthers’ 16-yard line before a thirdand-12 Andrew Faccone pass fell incomplete and a 33-yard field goal attempt was blocked by defensive lineman Billy Borowsky.

Franceschini had a monster game camping out in Monmouth’s backfield all day long. He recorded two sacks for minus 15 yards with an additional two TFL and he batted down a pass on Faccone’s first attempt of the game.

The Panthers then took over at their own 29-yard line and drove to the Falcons 25 but on fourth-and-4, senior quarterback Garrett Romer’s only passing attempt of the day fell incomplete. Senior running back Bobby Cooper netted 34 yards on six carries before the drive stalled on the 25-yardline.

“He’s probably got the best motor I’ve ever seen,� said Staub. “He’s a captain, starting right tackle, starting right defensive end and for him it’s a motor that just doesn’t stop.�

The Falcons took over on downs at the 25 but went nowhere. Linebacker Paul Franceschini stopped Ra’Sun Banks for a one-yard loss and a Ijzer Wilson’s strip sack of Faccone for a three-yard loss forced a punt from deep in their own territory.

Romer and Cooper kept the chains moving all day consuming large chunks of yardage while eating up the clock and keeping the ball out of the hands Monmouth’s dangerous skill players.

Cooper was the go-to guy in the first half rushing for 95 yards on 15 carries and a touchdown, while Romer carried the load in the second half running the ball 17 times for 79 yards and a touchdown. “Cooper is sneaky fast. He’s not flashy; he’s not to big, but he’s a tough kid,� said Staub. He understands the offense and understands where his blocks are coming from.�

The 5-foot-10 Cooper scored on an eight-yard touchdown run on their second possession of the game – a six-play, 44-yard scoring drive that put the Panthers up, 7-0, two and a half minutes into the second quarter.

The two teams exchanged punts to start the second half before the Panthers expanded their lead to 14-0, marching 70 yards in 11 plays taking five minutes off the clock in the process.

Romer got the ball on six of the Panthers first seven plays of the drive picking up 33 yards and moving the ball and the chains to the Falcons 30-yard line.

On second-and-5 from the 30-yard line, Cooper picked up eight yards and a first down before the Panthers went back to Romer who finished off the scoring drive with carries of 12, six and four yards for the touchdown for a 14-0 lead after Christian Aurin’s PAT. “We knew he was going to be good, he was good as a sophomore,� said Staub of his quarterback. “Obviously he sat behind two-time AllDivision quarterback James Fara and just waited his turn always working hard. He has a great understanding of the offense, is a tough runner and gets the ball to the right guy at the right time – his play is not a surprise to us.�

However, Monmouth answered right back with a 71-yard scoring drive of their own highlighted by Faccone’s 36-yard completion to Dayshawn Porter all the way down to the eight-yard line. Two plays later, Porter took a direct snap around right end for a one-yard touchdown.

The drive was aided by a pass interference call and offside penalty that produced first downs on both occasions and kept the drive alive.

The extra point was wide so the score stood at 14-6 with 7:58 left in the game.

On Point Boro’s ensuing possession, linebacker Nayson Brown stopped Romer for no gain on third-and-three from the Panthers 41 forcing a punt.

A penalty on the return pushed the Falcons back to their own 10-yard line with 5:40 remaining in the game.

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A first down pass netted five yards but Faccone came up empty on two pass attempts and Monmouth had no choice but to punt out of their own end

POINT BORO’S #1 KYLE KOMANITSKY Photos by: Fran Attardi zone. But they never got a chance as the snap from center sailed out of the end zone for a safety.

Now holding a 16-6 lead and getting the ball back with under five minutes to play, the Panthers seemed to have things under control, but a muffed ball on the ensuing kick was recovered by Monmouth giving them one last shot at a miracle finish.

An interference call on fourth down gave Monmouth new life before a Faccone pass to Eli Rife for 26 yards on second-and-11 from the 36 gave them a first down at the 10-yard line.

However, on the next play, Aurin stepped in front of a Faccone pass in the end zone for the game-clinching interception and the Panthers prevailed, 16-6. “We wanted to get a win, we didn’t care how we got it done,� Staub said following the game. “You know that old saying about ugly wins and it probably fits here but we got it done and played well enough.�

Cooper finished with 129 yards rushing on 21 attempts, while Romer added 122-yards on the ground on 26 carries.

The Panthers outgained the Falcons 251 yards to 185 with 84 of Monmouth’s yards coming on three long second-half passes. They allowed Monmouth just 53 total yards on the ground on 21 attempts (2.5 yards/ carry) for the game and 55 total yards of offense in the first half.

Point Boro moves to 2-1 while Monmouth falls to 0-3. Monmouth’s three losses have been by a combined 15 points.

After graduating a strong senior class that included Fara – a first-team All-Shore quarterback/defensive back who is now at Monmouth University – and advancing to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II final, Point Boro was considered an afterthought by most entering the season but the Panthers are beginning to turn some heads. “We told the team that first meeting in May that only us in that room knew what we had,� said Staub. “It’s a strong senior class, great leadership, tough workers and they were eager to prove to themselves that we did lose a great senior class but this also a great senior class that’s getting better little by little.�

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YOU’RE INVITED TO LUNCH BREAK’S FALL GALA ON OCT. 26 Dining on surf and turf, dancing to the Docs of Rock, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and an incredible silent auction are among the show-stopping reasons to join Lunch Break at its 35th anniversary party of the year -- the Fall Gala on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Battleground Country Club in Manalapan.

Rosheuvel was Lunch Break’s first president of the Board. And as Lunch Break expanded over the years to include more social service programs, he continued to support the cause both spiritually and philosophically.

He and his wife, Maylene, have three grown children, Gillian, Janis and Stephen.

The Rev. Terrence Rosheuvel, retired pastor of St. Thomas Episcopal Church of Red Bank, Sawtooth Group and Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty will be the honorees. Honorees will be recognized for their outstanding service and commitment to the Red Bank organization’s mission of freely providing life’s basic necessities of food, clothing and fellowship for residents of Monmouth County and beyond, while guiding families and individuals in need to self-sufficiency and healthier, more productive lifestyles.

In the book “Loaves and Fishes: The Lunch Break Story,” published in 1988, the Rev. Rosheuvel explains what he refers to as “the Lunch Break experience.” He writes: “Lunch Break -- and indeed anything that genuinely brings people together – has a value far greater than its size or its almost accidental history might suggest. It represents the hope that we can re-humanize our society and begin to reestablish the social values that have all but disappeared.”

The Fall Gala takes place from 6:30-11 p.m.

His legacy at Lunch Break reinforces his commitment to “the experience.”

“We are proud to honor such distinguished volunteers for their continued service to Lunch Break,” says Executive Director Gwendolyn Love. “I am truly humbled by their dedication to our mission and express our gratitude for their contribution to Lunch Break’s legacy.”

Passion. It’s what fuels Sawtooth.

The Fall Gala awards and honorees: The Norma Todd Service Award, the Rev. Terrence W. Rosheuvel The Heart to Hand Award, Sawtooth Group Corporate Platinum Partner Award, Heritage House Sotheby's International Realty The Rev. Terrence W. Rosheuvel, along with founder Norma Todd, was among the first members of the grass-roots committee to organize Lunch Break. He retired as rector from St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Red Bank in 2010, after nearly 30 years of service.

The Rev. Rosheuvel has a long history of mentoring to Lunch Break. In 1983, while he was rector of St. Thomas, the parish was host for the fledgling Lunch Break, a soup kitchen and food pantry for many months until it was incorporated as a nonprofit. “It was among one of only things the Board agreed on unanimously,” he says.

Founded in 1988 and located in Red Bank, Sawtooth is an independently owned, full-service agency focused on consumer products and services with a special passion for the health and wellness space. The core services include Brand Positioning and Identity, Research, Strategy, Narrative Building, Creative Ideation, Media Planning and Buying, Content Production, Community Management, and Experiential.

SAWTOOTH GROUP has more than 21,000 sales associates in more than 930 offices in 69 countries and territories worldwide.

For many years, Heritage House Sotheby’s local offices have supported Lunch Break through Fall Gala sponsorships and clothing and pantry donations.

In November 2017, President and CEO Kristi Bridges, a 20-year Sawtooth veteran and a member of the Lunch Break Board of Trustees, purchased the agency and, she says, “We are proud to be a WBENC (Certified Woman-Owned Business).”

“We are honored and humbled to have been selected as this year’s Corporate Platinum Partner Award recipient,” Mary says. “I learned as a young girl that when you give you receive back two-fold. I have never wavered from my personal commitment to giving back and I am proud to say that as a company, Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty is committed to giving back as well. Our mission is not only to impact the communities we serve with extraordinary customer service but to impact the communities we live in with unwavering support to those in need.”

But making brands irresistible isn’t all that matters to Sawtooth. “The company also is extremely passionate about giving back to wonderful local places like Lunch Break,” Kristi says.

For Information about sponsorships and to reserve your ticket for Lunch Break’s Fall 2018 Gala, contact Jill Govel-Gwydir (732) 747-8577, Ext. 3107 or jgwydir@ lunchbreak.org.

Inspired by volunteering and community service, philanthropy is a standard operating procedure at Sawtooth, she says.

Lunch Break accepts donations online at www.lunchbreak.org or at its headquarters, 121 Drs. James Parker Blvd. Follow Lunch Break on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Give local, stays local. #whywebreak

As for Sawtooth’s commitment to Lunch Break, Kristi explains, “When we moved to this great community, we immediately knew that we wanted to get involved and give back. I visited Lunch Break and got such a great feeling from the people and the mission and then I met a woman appropriately named (Executive Director) Gwen Love. And the rest is history.”

She continues,” Sawtooth started volunteering at Lunch Break but I saw an opportunity to do more, so I joined the Board. I soon recognized that not everyone knew that Lunch Break existed and those who did had different ideas of what it was about.

That’s when we started the marketing committee to tell the amazing, important story in a consistent and compelling way.”

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Holmdel Field Hockey Focused on the Little Things to Improve the Big Picture Track for 7th Straight Group I Title 2ND LOCATION IN HOWELL SEPTEMBER 2018

By John Sorce

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HOLMDEL – Everyone knows the powers of the Shore Conference field hockey world. But for every Shore Regional or Rumson-Fair Haven, there are teams like Holmdel, who are forced to compete in the same division.

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WEST LONG BRANCH – For a program that has won three consecutive NJSIAA Group I titles, no one would think differently of the Blue Devils girls soccer program if they took a step backwards this season and got a little complacent. Thankfully for Coach George Moutis, that is not the case. Anchored by 11 returning players from last season, nine of whom are seniors, this group is as hungry as ever and building for another NJSIAA Group I run and the elusive Shore Conference Tournament crown.

The level of excellence over the past seven seasons for Shore Regional has been one that may never be topped again, once and if this success ever stops. Everyone knows that Shore has won three straight coming into this season but the Blue Devils are working on a streak of seven straight NJSIAA Group I championship game appearances.

SHORE’S #28 JULIA EICHENBAUM Shore Regional with six apiece, while McDonough and Birdsall lead the way with four and three assists, respectively. Leading the way in net for the Blue Devils is senior Julia Valinoti who has 37 saves and three shutouts.

“We just know that we have our own set of goals,” fifth-year Holmdel head coach Melissa Murphy said about playing in the extremely competitive A Central division. “We know going into a game like Shore that we’re not going to beat them, but we have standards that we uphold to, and we have things like keeping our press as tight as it can be on our receptions, our passing and our corners when we get them, and even just getting corners. Just small victories every game.”

The tough competition aside, the Hornets are also a very young team this year, returning just five seniors after graduating eight a season ago.

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In 2012, Glen Ridge handed Shore a 2-0 defeat. In 2013 the Blue Devils and Glen Ridge battled through overtime to be co-champions with a 1-1 draw. The Blue Devils returned the following season and fell, 2-0, to Kinnelon in 2014. Since then, Shore Regional has been on the winning side of three straight NJSIAA Group I championships – all over Glen Ridge – winning, 2-1, in 2015; 3-2, in 2016; and 5-4, last season.

Shore Regional opened the season with a 5-2 win over Freehold Township with five different scorers – Mia Agresti, Birdsall, Eichenbaum, Eliza Ford and McDonough. The Blue Devils improved to 2-0 with a win over Saint John Vianney, 1-0, with McDonough the lone goal scorer and Valinoti with the shutout. They improved to 3-0 with a 2-0 win over Brick Township with Eichenbaum scoring both goals and Valinoti picking up another shutout.

“We have a very young team this year, but the good news is we have a lot of potential and it’s exciting to see the growth already this season,” Murphy said. “We have one freshman starting on the forward line; we have another freshman who occasionally starts on the forward line. We have a young defense with three of the four being sophomores and they are all doing a good job of filling the roles that left because we graduated eight seniors last year.”

HOLMDEL’S #4 ABBEY QUIRK

Returning starters this year for Holmdel are senior center-mid Hayley Cowles, senior left-back Abbey Quirk, senior goaltender Shelley Merhav, senior rightback Kaitlyn Heyt, junior left-mid Lane Fontana, junior center-forward Natalie Grana, and sophomore Emma Quirk. Also returning off the bench is senior forward Sarah Chodnicki.

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OPto EN ING Basics Champions AN D GRFrom Shore would improve to 4-0 with a 9-2 win over Monmouth Regional with goals from Agresti, Birdsall, Sasha Davison, Eichenbaum, a hat trick from McDonough and two from Lauren Mendillo. The Blue Devils took one on the chin against a tough Hunterdon Central losing, 7-1, with the lone goal from McDonough. Shore then rebounded with a 3-0 win over Manasquan to improve to 5-1 with goals from Eichenbaum (with two) and Chloe Wollman and another shutout for Valinoti.

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Led by seniors Frankie McDonough, Hannah Birdsall, and Marissa Desantis, as well as junior Julia Eichenbaum, this Blue Devils team is poised for another state run. Already this season the Blue Devils are off to a 5-1 overall record and 2-0 A Central record. Their lone loss came at the hands of Hunterdon Central, 7-1. McDonough and Eichenbaum are leading the way in goals for

2248 US 9 South, Howell, NJ (Ideal Plaza) “We look • for732-966-3441 potential and coachability,” Murphy said.

“We tell the girls all the time their character is more important than their skill and we look for the girls with the best attitudes to put out on the field, and the skill will follow.”

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Freshman Madison Yan is a starting forward who also plays multiple positions and has stuck out to Murphy in the early going. Many players are moving around on the field as Holmdel looks to replace its departed seniors, and there are three things Murphy looks for when moving players around.

“We look for how quickly they move their feet, how well they play defense and just their field vision and their awareness of where to be in different situations is really important,” Murphy said.

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While it is almost certain Holmdel will not be winning their division this season due to their inexperience and the powerhouses they are competing with, Murphy keeps a positive attitude by focusing on the individual things that she hopes will make her girls better players in the long run.

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“I think it’s definitely worth saying we have a really hard division and in a situation like this, it takes a special kind of a team to show up every day and have our own wins.”

2248 US 9 South, Howell, NJ (Ideal Plaza) • 732-966-3441 Murphy said. “Our girls are really good, but they just aren’t Shore or Rumson, and it’s hard to accept that you SHORE’S #9 LAUREN MENDILLO will play three teams right off the bat where you have to HOLMDEL’S #22 ASHELY SUN mentally be really focused and just concentrate on what Photos by: John Smith Photos by: Gia Fay our team goals are instead on what the other team does.”

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FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP OFF TO FAST START DESPITE HEAVY GRADUATION LOSSES

By Mike Ready

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – After going 15-7 and 10-4 (second place) in the rugged B North and beating CBA – ranked 10th in the state – last season, it appeared, at least on paper, that the Patriots would be in for a rebuilding year this season after graduating their top five scorers and No. 1 defenseman.

Gone are first-team All Shore midfielder Kevin Finn (15 goals, 8 assists), All Division forward Jon Finocchiaro (9 goals, 5 assists), All Division midfielder Matt Finocchiaro (2 goals, 13 assists), forward Alex Langa (10 goals, 1 assists), midfielder Nick Puglia (3 goals, 4 assists) and defenseman Josh Caga (3 goals, 3 assists).

However, for a perennial top 10 team such as Freehold Township – that does return seven players who found themselves in the scoring column a year ago – it’s always more of a reload than a rebuild for them when they’re up against a heavy attrition rate.

Those seven returning players, who will be expected to step up and carve out another winning season for the tradition-rich Patriots include senior midfielders Chris Orrico (1 goal, 3 assists) and Alonso Konstantinidis (1 goal, 6 assists), sophomore midfielder/defense man Mike Farrell (2 goals), sophomore midfielder/forward

Zach Orrico (1 goal), junior midfielder/defenseman Bennett Messinger (1 goal), senior midfielder/defenseman Alex Janssen (1 goal, 2 assists) and junior defenseman Evan Sevino (1 goal).

One significant veteran who does return for the Patriots and will be counted on heavily is senior goalkeeper Evan Nastarowicz. The 6-foot-1 Nastarowicz recorded 106 saves a year ago with six shutouts and a stellar 1.27 goals against average. His backfield leadership alone will be priceless not to mention his prowess in the net.

So, even though most of their top guns have moved on, there’s still plenty of returning talent ready to pick up the slack as their early 2-1-1 record and No. 7 Shore Conference ranking suggests.

And, as is usually the case with the Patriots, you can expect to see some new faces in the lineup making a name for themselves as the season rolls on.

The Patriots have recorded two 15-win seasons (2015, 2017) in the last three years and in 2016 when they finished 12-7-1 and ranked third in the Shore Conference they advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals for the third time in nine years. So, as is usually the case, you can expect Freehold Township to be right in the mix again this season. That’s how it works for the Patriots.

Freehold Township opened the season with a hard fought 2-2 tie against preseason top 10 pick Toms River North. Newcomer Adam Havens, a rising sophomore, scored the first goal of the season for Freehold Township and Zach Orrico put them up 2-1 right before the half but the Mariners scored in the 60th minute for the equalizer.

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP’S EVAN SABINO After beating Howell, the Patriots absorbed their first loss of the season, a 2-1 decision to A North foe Manalapan, who improved to 2-1-1. After the Braves scored first early in the first half to go up, 1-0, senior Richie Beggs converted off a set-up from Zach Orrico to pull the Patriots even. But the Rebels’ Ryan Caruso scored with 32 seconds left in the half and Howell held off the Patriots the entire second half for the win.

It’s still too early to predict just how this season will shake out for the Patriots with so many new faces now

Four days later they shutout Saint John Vianney, 5-0, to pick up their first win of the season behind goals from Zach Orrico, Konstantinidis, Havens and senior midfielders Joe Marchiano and Stephen Grady. Newcomer Cristian Corcione, a senior forward who’s a baseball standout with speed and athleticism, added three assists with Messenger and senior midfielder/ defenseman Ben Parella adding one assist each.

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Then in a huge early season B North game, the Patriots beat division rival Howell – ranked fifth in the Shore – 2-1, a see-saw battle. After a scoreless first half, Chris Orrico scored on a header in the 48th minute but 10 minutes later, Howell’s Pat Coughlin evened the score at one. Messinger scored the game winner in the 71st minute after sophomore Joe Lardaro blocked a clearing shot and found Messinger, who converted. Corcione picked up his fourth assist of the year in the win.

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP’S CHRIS ORRICO Photos by: Eric Braun

having significant roles. But early returns are positive and things should only get better as the season progresses and the team comes together.

UPDATE: The Patriots got back on the winning track on Friday with a 2-1 double-overtime win over in-town rival and seventh-ranked Freehold to push its record to 3-1-1 overall and 2-1 in the A North. Messinger scored 2:53 into the second overtime off an assist from Havens for the golden goal. Corcione put the Patriots on the board 3:39 into the second half.

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Youthful Manchester Girls Soccer Hopes to Have Bright Future

By John Sorce MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP – Graduating a senior class that won 53 games over a four-year span is never an easy thing to do.

Such was the case for Manchester girls soccer last season, who have plenty of new faces on the varsity level in 2018.

Manchester does return a trio of seniors this season in Taylor Hickey, Gabriela Batiato and Kayleigh Sharry.

“They are all four-year kids for us and have totally embraced the turnover,” Moore said. “The past four years with the senior class that graduated last year, they won 16 games, 13 games, 12 games and 12 games. These girls saw what it took and they’ve been there.

Those three are huge for us right now in terms of leadership, stability and understanding what it takes to be competitive as well as showing the younger kids how to get better.”

Moore also noted the team has a decent freshman class and a very strong sophomore class this season, so the near future could be very bright for the program.

“It’s kind of baptism by fire for some of the girls,” Moore said. “We are looking for kids who are coachable and who will buy into our program and we are excited about our youth.”

One of those sophomores is Rachel Morris, who is the team’s leading scorer and had a four-goal game against Lakewood.

“Rachel is a very strong player,” Moore said. “Her soccer IQ is super high. Her work rate is there. We thought this would be a big year for

Matawan Girls Soccer Tops Mater Dei Prep MIDDLETOWN – Matawan girls soccer took a non-divisional game from Mater Dei Prep on Saturday in a back and forth contest by a final score of 4-2.

MANCHESTER’S NICOLE TRIMARCHI Photos by: Eric Braun her because she actually set the single-season record for assists last year, being able to set up A'liah Moore, who was our all-time leading scorer and is playing at Monmouth this year. Now she is not second or third fiddle, she’s the one and she’s embraced it. Only being a sophomore, I think she is going to have a nice future here.”

The team utilizes a duo of junior goalkeepers in Carley Polchak and Claire Said.

“It’s a good problem to have in girls soccer to have two goalkeepers that are pretty well-versed,” Moore said. “The competition between the two is pretty good and they are both playing pretty well, but I think Carley will start to take the lead a bit more in the net as she recovers from an injury. She had a very good sophomore year, so once everything starts to re-click for her, she will probably be our primary goalkeeper.”

Manchester competes in B South with Pinelands, Point Boro, Lacey, Jackson Liberty, Barnegat, Lakewood, and Donovan Catholic.

“It’s always a war in B South,” Moore said. “This division kind of gets looked down at on the girls soccer side sometimes, but year in and year out the B South teams end up doing fairly well in the state tournament. It’s a lot different this year with only playing your division once. Everyone knows each other and there’s a battle for respect while battling to give respect. That’s what we joke about as coaches because we’ve had some very good teams over the years in this division. Lacey has been strong the past couple of years. We’re fighting for respect, but it’s a fun conference to be in.”

On a beautiful fall Saturday afternoon in which Mater Dei Prep was hosting their Alumni Weekend and Oktoberfest, the Seraphs gave the Huskies all they could handle. Playing with an extremely young team this season, Mater Dei Prep has struggled to get into the win column on the pitch, but the effort from the young Seraphs has a bright future in store for this program.

Matawan comes in with five seniors and eight juniors. They are making some noise in B North and the Shore Conference, improving to 5-2 overall and 1-2 in B North. Their two losses in conference play are to perennial powers Colts Neck and Wall, with identical scores of 1-0.

The Huskies weathered early pressure from Mater Dei Prep and connected for a 1-0 lead with 9:32 left in the half when Bryn Radvanski found the back of the net for her first goal of the season. Matawan would capitalize on miscommunication between the Seraphs defenders when Haylie McNerny scored her first goal of the

“We are surprised and pleased with the youth that we have,” Moore said. “Scores aside, they are just buying in. I think if they continue to buy in, you might have some fun stuff come October into November in South Jersey, Group 2.”

MATAWAN’S PAIGE MCNERNY Photos by: Eric Braun season to take a 2-0 lead with 4:53 left in the half.

Mater Dei Prep bounced right back when Kate Braun took the play down the middle of the field forcing the outside defender to pinch in and that’s when Braun split the defense and found Olivia Szotak, who scored her third goal of the season to cut Matawan’s lead to 2-1 with 3:23 left in the half.

The Huskies regrouped at halftime and came out flying early in the second half, pressuring the Seraphs early and often. Matawan would strike six minutes into the half when Dana Morgan struck from 30 yards out for her fifth goal of the season to give the Huskies a 3-1 lead.

The game settled down with both teams trading attacks before Mater Dei Prep used the Braun-to-Szotak connection again, this time off a corner kick, to cut the Matawan lead to 3-2 with 10:28 left. Matawan would add one more with 6:52 left in the game when McNerny scored her second goal of the day.

After winning their first B South division title in school history and hosting their first-ever home Shore Conference Tournament game a season ago, there were a lot of firsts for Manchester as the winningest senior class in school history graduated. Now, Moore is hoping the young players can pave their own way and follow in their footsteps in a few years.

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After scoring only two goals over their first four games, the Hawks put up eight goals against Lakewood. A combination of the new personnel and different formations contributed to the sudden turnaround.

“We made some adjustments with our formation and when we made those changes, it took us some time to get the girls acclimated to playing that style of soccer,” said head coach Wes Moore, who is in his seventh year running the program. “Since then, it’s been a little bit of a work in progress, but each game, results aside, they are getting better. It’s a combination of putting together the new formation and we have a lot of new faces after graduating 13 seniors last year, so it’s a big turnover this year.”

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MATAWAN’S HAYLIE MCNERNY & MATER DEI PREP’S ROSE PETRY

Matawan now takes on Holmdel, Saint John Vianney and Long Brach this week. Mater Dei Prep hosts Red Bank Regional, Keyport and Trinity Hall.

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CASEYS AMBUSH BUCS, 42-7, IN BATTLE OF RED BANK AS LUBISCHER, KEY COMBINE FOR FOUR FIRST-HALF TOUCHDOWNS

By Mike Ready

RED BANK – Red Bank Regional (2-1) put an early scare into the Caseys (4-0) on the game’s opening possession, driving 69 yards in a time-consuming 11-play scoring drive that took 7:29 off the clock.

Junior Makai Mickens capped off the drive with a one-yard dive over the pile for a quick 7-0 lead that left the Caseys’ defense a bit stunned.

Those were the first points the Red Bank Catholic defense had allowed in the first half this season and the first time that the Caseys had trailed in a game at any point this season.

After that though, it was all Red Bank Catholic, as senior duel-threat quarterback Steve Lubischer and senior wide receiver Jaden Key stole the show. The dynamic duo connected on four first-half touchdowns and the Caseys went on to put up 42 unanswered points to capture the bragging rights in this year’s edition of the “Battle of Red Bank.”

“I went to Red Bank Catholic and I played in this game so I know how much it means to the players,” Caseys head coach Frank Edgerly said. “It was a unique situation tonight with both teams coming in undefeated in their home opener and there were years when I played in this game where you can throw records out the window. And again, you see these guys in town and they see us

so I think that made for a heck of an environment.”

On the Caseys first possession of the game following the Red Bank Regional’s score, they marched 66 yards in seven plays with Lubischer hooking up with Key for their first of four first-half touchdowns.

Key, who finished with five receptions for 125 yards and four touchdowns – all in the first half – grabbed Lubischer’s pass around the 12-yard line and carried defensive back Nick Ferrogine on his back all the way into the end zone with second-and-third efforts needed to get there.

On first down Lubischer hit senior M.J. Wright in the right flats and the 5-foot-9 speedster took it 19 yards to the 21-yard line. Three plays later on third-and-14 from the 25, Lubischer side-stepped a blitz from linebacker Kyle Weisman before dumping the ball off to Key at the 20-yard line.

Key then broke a tackle, danced around two defenders and used a perfectly executed spin move to avoid Robbie DeMarrco before diving into the end zone with Ferrogine on his back.

“It feels good, it feels like home when I get in the end zone,” Key said. “But I just want to give all the credit to my quarterback and my line – the pass protection was awesome.”

“Anytime we put the ball in his hands good things can happen,” said Edgerly on Key’s playmaking ability. “We saw opportunities that he took full advantage of. A couple of times we got him the ball but he made the rest of it go.”

“I knew their DBs couldn’t stay with him so I just kept looking for him,” said Lubischer.

“We came out in no huddle so we were going to come out fast and come out passing.”

With the score now 14-7, the Caseys defense forced a three-and-out on the Bucs’ next possession and took over at the 50yard line following Ferrogine’s punt.

The lanky 6-foot-1 Key also returned an interception for a touchdown in the second half but a holding penalty on the return negated the score.

Junior running back Billy Guidetti was stopped for a four-yard loss on first down but on second-and-14, Lubischer dropped a 39-yard bomb right into the outstretched arms of Wright, giving the Caseys a first down at the 15-yard line.

On Red Bank Regional’s ensuing possession on third-and-14 from the Bucs eight-yard line, Caseys linebacker Steve Cmielewski stopped Mickens after a four-yard pickup forcing a punt on fourth down.

Cmeilewski recorded double-digit tackles, including three tackles for a loss (TFL), spending a good part of the night in the Bucs backfield.

Senior linebacker John Columbia also had a big night on defense with double-digit tackles, a sack and two TFL.

RED BANK CATHOLIC’S BILLY GUIDETTI CUTS UPFIELD THROUGH AN OPENING

Ferrogine got a good roll on a punt that was almost blocked and the Caseys took over at the Bucs 40yard line on the first play of the second quarter and the score still 7-7.

On the very next play, Lubischer found Key open over the middle and tossed him a perfect spiral just as he was crossing the goal line for a 21-7 lead after senior Ryan O’Hara’s PAT. O’Hara was a perfect six-forsix on extra points and boomed five kickoffs into the end zone for touchbacks.

“He’s amazing, this is my best friend right here,” said Key when asked about the connection between him and his quarterback. “It’s cool to have a guy as good as he is because not many guys can put the ball out there 60 yards like he can and on the money. I’m just proud because he’s a dual-threat quarterback but he can also really throw. It feels good to be able to catch the ball in stride and not have to dive.”

RED BANK CATHOLIC’S JADEN KEY STRECHES OUT FOR THE COMPLETION Photos by: Tom Smith Following O’Hara’s second touchback of the night, the Bucs took over at their own 20-yard line and picked up a first down on a Jack Chamberlain-to-Nick Walsack 20yard completion to the 42-yard line.

Three plays later on third-and-8 from the 44, Caseys defensive end and Notre Dame commit, Kevin Bauman, batted down Chamberlain’s pass forcing another Bucs punt.

Bauman also combined on a sack with Adam Demurjian on the final play of the first half after two RBC penalties allowed the Bucs to reach the Caseys 38-yard line.

The Caseys took over on their own 20 with 5:48 left in the half and on first down Lubischer lofted a perfect ball to Bauman who hauled it in at the 45 for a 25-yard pickup.

A holding call pushed the ball back to the 50-yard line but three plays later on firstand-30 from the 50, Key beat his man and Lubischer dropped another bomb right into his hands around the 15 with Key taking it in for his fourth touchdown reception of the game and a 28-7 lead with 3:02 left in the half.

The Boston College-bound Lubischer had a near perfect first half going 10-for-11 for 220 yards and four touchdowns through the air and rushed for an additional 33 yards on three carries.

“We felt we could get the ball down field but the thing that was a challenge tonight for the coaching staff was that their (RBR) first two games came against option teams

and we weren’t really sure how they were going to play certain sets and schemes,” said Edgerly. “We knew we wanted to get the ball down field and once we had a pretty good read on what they were going to do coverage wise, we saw an opportunity and took advantage of it. If you look at the way our first couple of games have gone we’ve thrown the majority of plays in the first half.”

With a 28-7 lead entering the second half, the Caseys turned conservative and stuck to their ground game which eventually got untracked in the second half.

Guidetti, who was held to seven-yards rushing on five attempts in the first half, carried the ball nine times in the second half for 81 yards and two touchdowns, including scoring runs on one and 34 yards.

Lubischer attempted just three passes in the second half, completing one for 19 yards and had another dropped for what would have been at least a 40-yard completion.

He finished 11-of-14 for 239 yards and four touchdowns along with 32 yards rushing on three attempts as the Caseys accumulated over 400 yards of total offense.

“He makes me look a lot smarter than I am, that’s for sure,” said Edgerly when asked what having a quarterback like Lubischer allows him to do. “He allows you to get deep into your playbook and what separates him from a lot of other players is he’s comfortable and effective working off schedule. A lot of quarterbacks at this level when they get a little bit of pressure they’ll give up on a play but Steve has the ability to extend plays and that really stretches the defense.”

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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN REMAINS UNBEATEN

By Eric Braun

BRICK TOWNSHIP –The Bulldogs entered the game against Brick Memorial Friday night riding a two-game win streak and averaging 42 points per game and only allowing six points per game. Friday night however, would be a different battle for Rumson-Fair Haven, as Brick Memorial came out and executed a great game plan before falling to the Bulldogs, 28-14.

The best recipe to defend a high powered offense such as RumsonFair Haven is to keep their offense on the sideline. Brick Memorial did just that in the first half, holding the Bulldogs to just 10 offensive snaps.

After a scoreless first quarter in which the Bulldogs ran just seven offensive plays, the offense finally struck. After a controversial turnover by Brick Memorial with 10:36 left in the half at their own 32-yard line, Rumson needed just three plays to score the game’s first touchdown when Alex Maldjian took the handoff off the left side and went untouched to give the Bulldogs the lead that they would never relinquish.

The senior tailback would carry the workload again for Rumson, rushing for a game-high 167 yards and three touchdowns. It would be his final run of the night that sealed the game for the Bulldogs over a touch Brick Memorial squad. Facing fourth and three with just under five minutes to play and the ball on their own 40yard line, Maldjian ripped off a 40-yard touchdown run to put Rumson up, 28-7.

By John Sorce

RUMSON – Coming off a season that saw them graduate 23 seniors and finish with a 14-61 record, 2018 is a season of transition for the Rumson-Fair Haven boys soccer team.

“We need to polish up on some things,” Reid said. “From penalty box to penalty box, we need to improve defensively inside our box, and we need to improve offensively inside their box. We’ve had plenty of chances and we’ve defended well, but on set pieces on offense and defense, we are a step slow. We are afraid to make a mistake and because we are afraid to make a mistake, we make a mistake.”

Rumson-Fair Haven opened their 2018 slate with a trio of closely contested games, losing 2-1 to Long Branch and Manasquan and 2-0 to Wall.

Mason Creekmore scored for Rumson against Manasquan,

and the goal against Long Branch was an own goal where the goalie made a save, it deflected off a Green Wave defender and went in.

“Against Long Branch, I felt we were the better side the entire game,” Reid said. “I think we played evenly against Wall, the score was definitely not indicative on how we played. Our goalkeeper make two mistakes. Against Manasquan, I feel was the same result where our goalkeeper made two mistakes. But you can’t blame it all on the goalkeeper because we are not scoring, either.”

Despite those games being close, Reid believes his team should not be allowing those goals and the team is playing better than what the score says. He also noted the team lost four starters to broken bones in their game against Wall.

With top teams such as Holmdel in A Central, it is no secret this is a tough division. But what Reid loves about high school soccer is that you just never know what you are going to see on the field day in and day out.

Up next for Rumson-Fair Haven (3-0) is Freehold Borough (2-1), while Brick Memorial (1-3) will look to get into the win column in their division against Saint John Vianney (2-2).

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN’S #27 PETE CROWLEY Photos by: Eric Braun

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Youthful Rumson Boys Soccer Trying to Build Winning Program

With just two starters returning from last year’s squad and a lot of playing time needing to be filled, second-year head coach Sean Reid is rotating a lot of players and seeing how they respond while they are on the field in game situations.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN’S #6 ALEX MALDJIAN

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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN’S #14 SEAN ALLINGHAM “High school soccer is so much fun,” Reid said. “I coach a lot of club soccer and unlike club, you never know what you are going to get on any given day with high school. The game is much faster because the kids aren’t as advanced as the club players are so the game becomes much faster. Anything can happen if you get the right bounce and your team defends well and you have a kid who can score, and we have two kids that can score, we just haven’t had the luck yet. Hopefully the luck starts to change for us.”

Senior Thomas Maltabano and freshman Luke Pentikis are the Bulldogs’ top scoring threats.

Pentikis played on Reid’s club team, so he was familiar with him as he entered the Rumson program.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN’S # 7 JAMESON GOODWYN Photos by: Gia Fay

Reid looks for three things when he picks his varsity ros-

ter: coming in fit, first touch on the ball, and soccer intelligence.

“We want kids who are going to be committed to a very short, but long season and most importantly, we want kids who know how to play the game and can adjust if we do something differently from their club team,” Reid said.

“We’re looking for kids who want to buy into a team and want to play the best system that suits our team.”

Any young team is going to go through their ups and downs.

But Reid believes if they iron out the rough edges, Rumson can make some noise.

“We are a young team that is disciplined and a team that is good enough to beat anybody if we come to play,” Reid said.

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SHORE CONFERENCE GRIDIRON HIGHLIGHTS

WEEK ONE RECAP

WEEK TWO RECAP

Howell 21, Central Regional 12

Middletown South 17, Manalapan 14

By John Sorce

Howell opened its season with a 21-12 victory over Central Regional. Vaughn Meehan (74 rushing yards on the night) and Eli Guzman (36 rushing yards) had rushing touchdowns and quarterback Jason Caston (12-20, 101 yards) threw a 24-yard touchdown to Brandon Van Bergen. Xavier Kelly caught six passes for 58 yards; Brandon Regins had seven tackles and a sack and Matt Jacobs had a fumble recovery for Howell. For Central Regional, quarterback Gavin Whalen threw touchdown passes of 75 and 20 yards to senior wide receiver Darius Martorano.

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FREEHOLD BORO down. Sha'kim Shuler had a significant impact in both the passing game and the running game, with 11 carries for 71 yards and seven receptions

Middletown South walked-off Manalapan on a 20-yard field goal by Chris Kaldrovics as time expired, giving the Eagles the 17-14 victory. Middletown South drove 71 yards for the game-tying touchdown on a 2-yard touchdown run by Vincent Condito with 8:42 left in regulation. On the game-winning drive, Matt Krellin hauled in a pass for 36 yards that set up Kaldrovics' gamewinning field goal. Jaime Petrillo also had a touchdown run for the Eagles. For Manalapan, Matt Benedetti had an interception that led to a Dale Sieczkowski three-yard touchdown run early on. Manalapan scored again with 3:34 left in the third quarter when Sean Kehley threw an 11-yard touchdown to tight end Alan Presler.

Freehold Township 14, Central Regional 13 Freehold Township was able to escape with the one-point victory over Central Regional thanks to a two-yard touchdown run by Gaven Ferraro with 6:03 left and a fumble recovery by Mike Ruegger with 2:34 remaining. Nick Reardon threw a 16-yard touchdown to David Jolly for Freehold Township. For Central Regional, Gavin Whelan threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Darius Martorano and Troy Warren added a two-yard touchdown run.

Shore Regional made a statement in their seasonopening win as they shutout Pinelands, 31-0. Senior quarterback Gil Goldsmith threw for two touchdowns of 48 and 13 yards, both to junior Terry Carlstrom, and ran for a 43-yard score in the fourth quarter.

Shane McLaughlin added an eight-yard touchdown run and Rich Pekmezian kicked a field goal.

Red Bank Catholic 40, Ocean 7

Widely considered to be the top team in the Shore Conference this season, Red Bank Catholic got off to a strong start with a convincing win over Ocean.

Senior defensive back M.J. Wright had a 46-yard interception return for a touchdown and senior quarterback Steve Lubischer added a four-yard run. The Caseys scored all 40 points in the first half.

Barnegat 20, Jackson Liberty 6

Barnegat opened its season with a win over Jackson Liberty. Charlie Cotton got the scoring going for Barnegat, rushing for a one-yard touchdown to give them a 6-0 lead. Jackson Liberty responded with its only score of the game, a touchdown pass by Evan Catron. Barnegat signal caller Brian Finucan put the Bengals on top for good with a 10-yard touchdown pass to Devyn DeFilipo and Brian Ewan capped off the scoring with a 44-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.

for 106 yards. Senior tight end Quincy Davis had eight catches for 63 yards and a touchdown. Middletown North quarterback Sean Glenn threw three touchdowns, two of 35 and 10 yards to senior wide receiver Aidan Campbell, and the other going 24 yards to Nick DeWise.

Brick 30, Brick Memorial 7

In the latest installment in the series of the two Brick rivals, it was Brick Township coming out with the bragging rights once again this season in their sixth straight win over the Mustangs. The defense was on full display for the Dragons as senior linebacker Richie Tallmadge returned a fumble 37 yards for a touchdown; senior linebacker Dylan DeAlmeida recorded a safety and senior defensive back Mike McGuigan intercepted two passes as the Dragons limited the Brick Memorial offense to 116 yards. Senior quarterback Jimmy Leblo ran for 94 yards and a touchdown and also caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from junior Anthony Prato. Senior running back Jake Wynkoop added a seven-yard touchdown run for the Dragons.

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Through Hard Work, Matawan Kicker on the Road to Success

By Paul A. Myerson

This is a story that has only started to be written. It's a story of the passion, perseverance and attention to detail required to accomplish your goals in life, whether in sports, academics, or your personal and professional life.

izing early on that it was a craft that requires a lot of talent, nerves of steel, technique and repetition and not something that you can become good at just because, for example, you have a strong leg.

This is the story of Andrew Myerson, who as a freshman became the starting varsity kicker for Matawan Regional High School by the end of the 2017 season.

As he began to develop a real passion for kicking, Andrew saw firsthand that special teams in football requires more than just having a good kicker, as it must be choreographed precisely with the lineman holding their blocks, the center accurately snapping the ball and the holder precisely placing the ball (always with "laces out"!).

It wasn't easy to get to that point and it will be even harder to get to where he wants to be long term -- a great high school, and someday college, student-athlete.

While Andrew played travel basketball and soccer, ran track and played flag football, like others, he began to realize that although he was pretty good at those sports, he would have to dedicate himself to one main sport if he truly wanted to excel.

With the help and advice of his father, Andrew determined that his true calling might be as a football kicker and possibly punter.

So, in middle school Andrew started training with his father to learn the basics of kicking and punting, real-

Marlboro picked up its first win of the new season at home thanks to Dontrell Alston, who ran for 152 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Vinny Spitalieri added 90 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries. Quarterback Alex Schutzer threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Matt Budveit in the third quarter. Dante Morris ran for 78 yards and a touchdown and T.J. Paturzo threw for 158 yards and a touchdown for Lakewood. Sincere Moore hauled in a 21-yard touchdown and finished with four receptions for 110 yards.

Saint John Vianney recorded its first win of the season thanks in large part to sophomore quarterback Josh East, who threw a pair of touchdown passes to sophomore wide receiver Jayden Bellamy and senior tight end Andrew McGimpsey. Junior running back Kavon Chambers added a 44-yard touchdown run with 1:03 left in the game to clinch the Lancers' first win of the season. Senior quarterback Jimmy Leblo scored the lone touchdown for Brick, a three-yard touchdown run.

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LAKEWOOD Barnegat 17, Shore Regional 14

The running game was strong for Barnegat, led by senior running back Charlie Cotton’s 37 carries and 158 yards as the Bengals were able to pick up the victory on the road against Shore Regional. Aaron Osborne kicked a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter that ultimately held up as the game-winner. Senior quarterback Brian Finucan completed 10 of 16 passes for 110 yards and threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Devyn DeFilipo at the end of the first half. Senior fullback Brian Ewan added a two-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.

Senior tight end Sean Morris caught six passes for 68 yards and also had two sacks on defense. For Shore Regional, Shane McLaughlin had a 52-yard touchdown run on their first offensive play from scrimmage, and Jack McCrae scored on a 1-yard touchdown run with 4:20 left in the game.

Jackson Memorial 12, Wall 6 (OT)

Freehold Boro 22, Middletown North 20

Freehold Boro came away with a tough victory to open its season against Middletown North. Senior quarterback Matt Krauss showcased his dual-threat ability as he ran for 305 yards and two touchdowns on 35 carries and threw for 169 yards and a touch-

Marlboro 22, Lakewood 14

Saint John Vianney 21, Brick 7

HOWELL Shore Regional 31, Pinelands 0

WALL

His first goal was to become the starting kicker and punter for the freshman high school team, which soon became a reality. Not long after the start of the season however, he realized that there might be a rather quick need for a kicker on varsity if he could prove his worth, which gave him even more motivation to improve.

After doing yeoman work for the freshman team, midway through the season he was given the opportunity to kick and punt for the junior varsity team; the highlight of which was to hit a game-winning, walk-off 23-yard field goal against Manasquan with 6 seconds left in the game.

A touchdown run near the goal line by fullback Michael Fiore and a fourth-down stop on defense provided Jackson Memorial a tough overtime victory over Wall. Justin Burkert kicked a pair of field goals of 27 and 24 yards for Jackson Memorial for its only scoring in regulation, the latter tying the score at six with 56 seconds left in the third quarter. Wall opened the scoring in the first quarter on a six-yard touchdown run by Matt DeSarno, which was set up by a Teddy Sharkey interception.

Because of his steady performances, perseverance and attention to detail, Andrew was promoted to become the starting varsity kicker a few days later for their season finale against Holmdel, followed by a consolation game against Keyport. Overall, Andrew went 3 for 3 on extra points.

After the fall 2017 season ended, Andrew began training monthly with a private specialist coach, Nick Fuentes (www.fuenteskicking.com). He would also "drag" his father several times per week in the dead of winter to try to perfect his craft.

According to Fuentes, “Andrew is one of the most dedicated high school specialists I know. You will not find someone who will outwork Andrew. Since first working with him he has done nothing but excel at his craft and I look forward to him producing for the Huskies in the coming years and beyond.”

As a result of his hard off-season work, Andrew has added strength and accuracy to his kicks to the point of consistently hitting 40-yard field goals in practice.

Going into this fall, Andrew is confident that all his training and practice will pay off for him and his varsity teammates. In fact, in the fall 2018 preseason, Andrew’s first attempted field goal was good from 40 yards out. As of

BARNEGAT the first two games of the regular season, he has kicked two extra points and has been consistently driving kickoffs to around the 10 yard line.

Ultimately, this is more than a story about short-term success. It speaks to the longer-term benefits of passion, attention to detail and continuous improvement that has just begun for Andrew and can lead to future success for him on and off the field. That’s something we can all benefit from in life I think.

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Henry Hudson Boys Soccer Looks Recognizing and for Strong Finish for Senior Class Treating Shin Splints

By John Sorce

By Kathleen Trotter, DPM

As the fall sports get under way, the door to the office starts to swing open, in walking aching athletes. While I do see acute injuries like sprains and fractures, the overwhelming majority are chronic in nature, or overuse injuries. Of these injuries, ‘shin splints,’ otherwise known as medial tibial stress syndrome, is the most common injury we see in adolescents.

Most athletes brush aside pain in the shins as being normal and almost an expected byproduct of training and conditioning. The truth is that shin splints are never normal and should be a signal to the athlete, coach, and parent that some component of the training needs correction. As I will explain, shin splints are a precursor to stress fractures and what seems to be a benign injury quickly sidelines one for six to 12 weeks.

Shin pain typically occurs at the inside lower aspect of the leg and occasionally involves the outside and front aspect of the shins. It is most commonly seen in the running sports, like cross country and track, but also may be seen in sports where jumping is in high demand, like basketball and volleyball. In fact, the incidence of shin splints in long distance runners may be as high as 20%. The condition also affects women athletes to a greater extent. This may also be a result of the naturally changing female body as development occurs and alter the angles of the hip and knee joints.

Tenderness along the shin bone is generally diffuse, with pain starting in the beginning of exercise and subsiding as play or running continues. Some risk factors, along female predilection, include having flat feet (a pronated foot type), excessive collapse of the arch while running, hard running surfaces, banked running surfaces, inappropriate and excessive training, improper shoe gear.

There are many theories that exist that describe the exact pathogenesis. It is my opinion that generally all shin splints start due to excessive training and tightness of the muscles along the shin bone. The muscle is adjacent to a soft

tissue encasing of the bone which is highly innervated by nerves. As athletes continue to train, the tight muscles lose their natural elastic properties and microtears start to occur. The microtears heal with scar tissue, worsening the muscles’ ability to absorb impact shock, stretch, and strain as one exercises.

Eventually the stress of the exercise transfers over to the soft tissue of the bone. The cycle continues and without adequate rest and treatment, the stress will be transferred to the bone itself. To sum this up, shin splints are a precursor to stress fractures of the tibial bone!

Treating shin splints involves removing the cause as well as treating the scar tissue and microtears. Easy first steps to management involves rest, reassessing training parameters, running surface, and shoes.

Stretching and massage therapy are also important aspects of initial treatment. Orthoses, or foot inserts, may be necessary to help realign the foot under the shin bone in someone with very flat feet. These same orthoses also promote normal foot mechanics and absorb impact shock. Fortunately, 80% of the population does not need a custom device. Those that present to the office with frequent injuries generally do.

HIGHLANDS – Coming off a season where they just won four games, the Henry Hudson boys soccer team is already halfway to matching its win total from a season ago.

That is, in large part, thanks to their big senior class.

“We have nine seniors this year so it’s a large group and a lot of them are stepping up this year and really getting after it,” Henry Hudson head coach Matt Mancini said. “I think for them this has been a pretty good season so far and they’re looking pretty good.”

One of the seniors is their goaltender, Liam Hagan, who has registered 36 saves through five games. Odhran King is a senior defender who happens to be their leading scorer in the early going with three goals thus far. Wind Levybensetton and Barret Bremekamp are senior forwards that have looked good on the field.

“Odhran is one of our captains and he kind of takes on that leadership role and captains the defense, but he’s got opportunity to go up on offense and make plays if he gets the chance,” Mancini said. “All the seniors have seemed to bond and play well together.”

HENRY HUDSON’S #7 WIND LEVYBENSETTON This is the first time Mancini has led a soccer program. He got his start in coaching four years ago when he was an assistant, then took the head coaching job when the previous coach stepped down.

Among some underclassmen that have caught Mancini’s attention early in the season are Casey Haupt and Aidan Casey.

“I played a little bit (of soccer) growing up, until I was a freshman in high school,” Mancini said. “Then I focused on baseball through high school and played baseball in college. I enjoy the sport of soccer and I enjoy athletics in general so I was happy to have the opportunity to coach here.”

“We kind of mix up our formations now and then and do different things and Casey is a player that I’ve been able to use just about anywhere,” Mancini said. “Aidan has stepped up a lot in the midfield and has taken on that role pretty well.”

Being a smaller school, there is that “underdog” moniker that comes with Henry Hudson programs when they go and compete with some of the larger public and parochial schools in the Shore Conference.

Mancini is entering his third season leading the program, and he has seen strides in the kids that have played for him all three years.

“Anyone that wants to come out and play, we welcome them with open arms,” Mancini said. “We are a small school and sometimes there are years where you barely get enough kids to field a team. But a lot of times we are just a scrappy group of guys who like playing and they play hard every day when it comes to game time. That’s just kind of their personality.”

“Every year the guys get a little bit better,” Mancini said. “They get both stronger and faster. It also helps that they play together all the time, too. They know how each other plays and they work really well together and over the year you could start to see that building and translating to more goals and more wins.”

Extracorporeal radial therapy, or “shockwave therapy,” is a great way to break down the longstanding scar tissue and bring blood to allow the muscle, soft tissue, and bone to heal. I have had great success with this in the office and have seen athletes chronically plagued by pain with activity and sidelined from their desired sport for over a year return with weeks, pain free.

If pain lingers past two weeks, or if pain begins to worsen with exercise, a visit to the doctor is warranted in order to test for other conditions that may mimic shin splints.

Playing in Central B with schools like Point Beach and St. Rose can prove to be a tall task at times. But this season, the division appears to be more open than usual.

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“It’s a pretty good division and it’s pretty even this year, which is good for us,” Mancini said. “There have been some years in the past where there was a team or two that were a lot stronger than the rest, but this year it seems to be pretty balanced. It seems like it is going to be a pretty exciting division this year. I am excited to see what our kids do as the season goes along.

They have a great attitude about the game and getting better so I’m just looking forward to the rest of the year.”

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Mater Dei Prep Continues Innovative Head Impact Study For Student-Athletes The Mater Dei Prep football team is preparing for another successful season and behind the scenes preparations are being made to help make the Seraph student-athletes even safer on the field.

Two years ago, a pilot program was conducted at Mater Dei Prep where a sensor was placed in several helmets to collect data on the level of contact sustained during select football games. This year a total of 25 starting football players from Mater Dei Prep will play the entire season with a sensor in their helmet to monitor contact and inform medical staff of potential risks for injury.

Dr. Vincent Vigorita, a professor of pathology and orthopedic surgery at State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, and chairman emeritus of the department of pathology at Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, introduced the sensor to Mater Dei Prep due to his research and commitment for making all contact sports enjoyable, educational, and safe. ”I believe these sensors can significantly contribute to an evolving amount of quantifiable data that

can be of definitive value to coaches and medical staff in identifying and predicting possible risks for head trauma. Contact sports provide important lessons for today’s youth and the opportunity to bring this developing technology to Mater Dei Prep is a meaningful step in setting up specific protocols to improving safety measures for student-athletes,” said Dr. Vigorita.

The sensors will be a useful addition for Mater Dei Prep in contributing to the safety of players being that 80% of brain-related sports traumas go unidentified and undiagnosed. Coaches and medical staff at Mater Dei Prep recognize that over-exposing athletes to head impacts at games and practices does not serve the best interests of the players.

The choice to incorporate the sensor in helmets to measure head impacts was an obvious decision for Mater Dei Prep.

Dino Mangiero, Mater Dei Prep head football coach, has expressed his strong support for using the sensors given his extensive football experience as a player/coach over the last 40 years in the NFL, college, and high school.

“Here at Mater Dei Prep, the safety of our players is our primary concern. Using the sensor in helmets will certainly be valuable in gathering important information to assist in the protection and development of our players,” said Mangiero.

Daniel DeShong, head athletic trainer at Mater Dei Prep, has been working closely with Dr. Vigorita on the implementation of this initiative designed to enhance the overall safety of the football program at Mater Dei Prep and other contact sports at the school in the near future.

“Assessing for head traumas and possible concussions is not always an easy process. The sensor will provide another valuable tool to capture important information and identify hits that could possibly expose a player to potential harm. We anticipate by using the sensors and studying the data that we will eventually be able to have real-time alerts on the sideline for impact-related head traumas. In addition, we will be able to record and monitor the overall amount and severity of impacts incurred throughout the year in practices and games,” explained DeShong.

The goal of the helmet sensor initiative includes recognition of different available tools to help pinpoint student-athletes at risk for a head trauma. While the data and research on head traumas in contact sports continues to evolve, the value in adding this type of device to assist in maximizing the long-term potential and safety of student-athletes cannot be denied.

Don Galante, Mater Dei Prep president, knows this impactful initiative would not have been possible without the support of the Mater Dei Prep Board of Trustees. “I would like to thank Dr. Vigorita for his dedication and support of Mater Dei Prep. Dr. Vigorita’s renowned medical background and passion to make youth sports safer will greatly benefit our Seraph student-athletes. The helmet sensor initiative puts Mater Dei Prep on the cutting edge of technology and would have not been possible without Dr. Vigorita’s knowledge and expertise.”

For more information about the helmet sensor initiative to assess head impact in contact sports or about any of Mater Dei Prep’s other innovative programs, please call 732-671-9100 or visit materdeiprep.org.

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COLTS NECK LOOKS TO FIND ITS OWN IDENTITY THIS SEASON FOLLOWING LAST YEAR’S CHAMPIONSHIP RUN

By Mike Ready

COLTS NECK – Coming off an historic season which saw them win their first sectional title in program history a year ago, Colts Neck is faced with a number of challenges entering this season that they’ll need to overcome if they plan on duplicating last year’s groundbreaking season.

The Cougars finished 17-2-1 last season beating defending champion Freehold, 2-0, in the NJSIAA North 2, Group III final on goals by Ally Royle and Aryana Muscara.

Freehold had eliminated the Cougars the two previous years in the second round of the state playoffs so in addition to winning their first-ever sectional title, beating the Colonials in the process added a little icing to the cake.

They also captured the Shore Conference A North championship – another program first – going 110-1 in the division before embarking on their state title run.

“Winning the sectional title and division championship last season was just huge for us,” Colts Neck head coach Maria Merlucci said of the achievement.

“It was four or five years in the making and getting some really good talented players in just trying to establish or build a program.

“Last year we had five or six seniors that were fouryear varsity starters,” Merlucci continued. “This year we’ve had to find some replacements for them. We do have the people in the right spots, now it’s just a matter of getting everybody to mesh together. We’re

still pretty good. We’ve only played five games and this is our first loss.”

The Cougars were 4-0 before Thursday’s 2-0 loss to a red-hot Middletown South club that came into the season unranked but improved to 7-1 with four of their seven wins coming against preseason top 10 teams, including a 9-0 win over Ocean Township – ranked seventh.

Both Royle (7 goals, 4 assists) and Muscara (8 goals, 6 assists) – an All-Division selection – have graduated, along with a number of other stalwarts from that strong senior class that laid the foundation of a new era of field hockey for the Cougars.

In all, the Cougars’ top four goal scorers from a year ago, including All-Division pick Amy Flood, who led the team with 17 goals along with three assists, have departed.

All-Division selection Amy McGee, who scored 12 goals and nine assists last season, and second-team All-Shore defender and A North Player of the Year Madison Bellows have also moved on and will be tough to replace.

However, the Cougars do return senior starting forwards Taylor Schandall and Jenna Filingeri and junior forward Isabella Ferrandino, who saw considerable action as a sub a year ago and already has four goals with one assist to her credit this season.

Schandall scored six goals and led the team with 13 assists a year ago, while Filingeri recorded seven goals and

three assists to help fuel last year’s epic championship run. Filingeri leads the team in goals scored this season with five, while Schandall has a team-leading seven assists with one goal. Both will be counted on heavily this season to provide leadership as well as scoring punch.

“Jenna’s a senior and she moved up from middie up to forward this season and Izzie was a midfield or forward sub last year so she’s a first-time starter. They’re getting used to working with Taylor, who’s our right wing and a four-year varsity starter, so there are some growing pains right now,” said Merlucci.

Junior Gabriella Cataldo saw spot duty last season scoring one goal and steps into a starting role at forward and has responded with two goals and five assists so far this season.

Senior Gemma Schauer at left midfield and sophomore Bella Rivero on the right have expanded roles as starters this season and each has contributed two goals thus far.

Defensively, replacing Bellows at the center fullback spot and Muscara at center midfield had been the biggest concern for Merlucci.

“Losing those two in the center has opened up some gaps for us this year so I have a sophomore at midfield and a junior in the back.”

Lilly Krok is starting at center midfield and Madison Flynn is at the center fullback this season and are faced with the unenviable task of replacing two of Colts Neck’s all-time best.

COLTS NECK’S #27 ALEX HENDERSON and sophomores that were thrown into the mix now so it’s just some rebuilding and getting used to playing with each other. We just have to get better every game, but I’m happy with the direction of the program. It’s just going to take some time.”

UPDATE: The Cougars (5-1, 4-1) rebounded nicely from Thursday’s loss to Middletown South with a 3-0 win over eighth-ranked Freehold on Friday. Ferrandino, Filingeri and Jessica Thesing all scored for Colts Neck. Ava Matino and Schandall each chipped in with an assist. LoNano stopped eight shots and Kiechlin stopped two, as they combined to post the team’s fifth shutout of the season. The Cougars have now outscored their opponents, 22-2.

The Cougars are in good shape though on the outside defensively with seniors Kayla Wade and Liz Whalen back as three-year starters.

“They were really solid today,” said Marlucci of Wade and Whalen’s play. “We got beat up the middle quite a bit today.”

Junior goalkeeper Stephanie LoNano, who had a breakout sophomore campaign in the nets recording 86 saves and 12 shutouts in the first 19 games, is back, as is senior Helen Kiechlin who stopped 26 shots a year ago giving the Cougars two quality backstops they can choose from.

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“Last year’s team played together for four years,” Merlucci said. “This year we have some freshmen

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RUMSON – Salt Creek Grille is always on the lookout for emerging distilleries and breweries to meet their customers’ ever-growing tastes. And throughout the restaurant’s 20 years in business it has introduced many new brands of beer and spirits, bringing guests the latest in new trends and helping launch some exciting new brands, many of them local.

“We were among the first to feature craft beers from Carton Brewing Company on our taps,” explained Habel.

“As the new companies like Carton get larger and the demand gets higher, I can depend on Doug Edwards, their sales representative, to make sure that we keep his beers on our taps. Our customers appreciate our reputation for consistently carrying the best.”

“We like to find new spirits and breweries to serve our customers,” said Rob Habel, beverage manager at Salt Creek Grille. “It adds to the dining experience.

Our guests like to try new local artisan beers and small batch spirits just out on the market. Many of our guests are business owners themselves who enjoy supporting local businesses. Plus it’s just plain fun and exciting to find new products to share with our guests.”

Co-owner Steve Bidgood’s willingness to try new things is often a welcome boon to an emerging brand that is selected for the restaurant’s American Grill menu concept, featuring an authentic Mesquite wood-burning grill. Owners of locally owned small batch distilled spirits and artisan beer producers claim having their brand served at Salt Creek Grille creates instant credibility for their brand, which in turn opens other doors to similar businesses. Salt Creek Grille’s vetting process is highly respected among their competitors, so when a new brand is served at Salt Creek Grille, it provides a strong reference for the brand in other outlets.

Two such beverages that are currently featured on the specialty cocktail menu are Asbury Park Distilling Co, Asbury Park, and Brinley Gold Shipwreck Rum, Atlantic Highlands. While Asbury Park Distilling operations is located in its namesake city, Shipwreck Rum is produced in Saint Kitts, West Indies. Saint Kitts and its neighboring island of Nevis constitute the smallest country in the Western Hemisphere.

Beverage manager Habel created a special martini using the Asbury Park Gin, which he calls the “French 75.”

It’s a mix of Asbury Park Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and sparkling wine. The result is a refreshing cocktail, sophisticated with a little sparkle. And, he created the “Painkilla” using Shipwreck Spiced Rum with Shipwreck Coconut Rum Cream, orange juice, pineapple juice, and fresh nutmeg. Its tasty exotic, island flavors transport you to a warm Caribbean beach.

“We sell to many excellent bars, restaurants and stores, but Salt Creek Grille is one of my favorite accounts, because they were one of the first spots in the area to support and stock our rums,” said Zach Brinley, coowner with his dad of Shipwreck Rum, which is headquartered in Atlantic Highlands.

“Seeing my brand on the back bar and store shelves is very special, especially when we first started. And on a personal note my wife and I have enjoyed some special nights there looking out at the beautiful view.”

“I remember how Rob’s eyes lit up when he tasted the Coconut Cream Rum,” recalled Brinley. “The idea for “Painkilla” came pretty quickly, but we had no idea it would become such a popular cocktail.”

“Living in Rumson, seeing our spirits represented in my community is awesome!” said Rob Wile, co-owner of Asbury Park Distilling. “Every time I’m a patron at an establishment like Salt Creek, it’s a very proud moment to see our spirits... it never gets old!”

Many owners like Brinley are surprised at how receptive Habel and Bidgood are when approached by an owner to introduce their new beverages to Salt Creek Grille.

“The fact that they’re such an institution in the area gives a local, award-winning distillery such as ourselves great credibility among the local area residents,” said Wile. “From the beginning we set out to grow organically and locally first. This partnership was a great step on our journey.” Wile said that when they first started they self-distributed and that’s how he established a great relationship with Habel. But as the business grew and the distribution channels became more complicated, Asbury Park Distilleries has partnered with a beverage distributor, Fedway.

One more advantage to supporting emerging liquors, beers and wines is a strong, enduring silent pact of respect, friendship and loyalty among the restaurant and

Carton beers, based in Atlantic Highlands, are on tap at Salt Creek Grille along with eight others, including another local brewery, Brooklyn Brewery. Habel keeps two taps for seasonal artisan beers from local breweries. Some recently featured are Jughandle Brewing Company, Tinton Falls; Wet Ticket Brewing, Rahway; and Cape May Brewing Co., Cape May. “It makes perfect sense for our beers to be at Salt Creek Grille,” said Matt Panetta, sales representative for Jughandle Brewing Company, which is self distributed. “They carry Hopshorne, a New England-style IPA. The beer’s namesake, Hartshorne Park, is so close that you can see it from the windows at Salt Creek Grille.

Our high quality, craft beers match perfectly with the high-end food and service there and its fun, casual ambiance. We couldn’t be happier,” added Panetta.

“Local has always meant more to Salt Creek Grille than simply a marketing term,” said Bidgood, also a New Jersey native. From construction materials to shelf staples to law advice to the beer served at the bar,

whenever possible, Bidgood, his chef Bob Belt and his managers buy local if that product or a service meets their high level of standards. As a result, Salt Creek Grille has helped to launch many new endeavors and the American Dream.

Salt Creek Grille is located at 4 Bingham Avenue in Rumson. For more information, call 732-933-9272 or visit www.saltcreekgrille.com.

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MANAHAWKIN – Southern Regional girls’ tennis coach Howie Madsen won his 200th career match earlier this season.

Madsen started teaching in 1972 and didn’t start coaching tennis until 1993. He coached the boys team at Southern Regional for a couple of years and then started coaching the girls team. He did both for about 12 years and then stopped coaching the boys in about 2005 and continued coaching the girls, which he has been doing for 23 years.

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The reason why Madsen chose to continue to coach the girls?

Because of that, we’re at a disadvantage to some other schools, especially in Monmouth County, where they have a lot of tennis clubs and indoor places to play.”

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“The only reason is because the season is much nicer in the fall around Southern Regional than the spring,” Madsen said. “We are right by the ocean and the weather in the

By Michael Ward spring season can be miserable. It stays cold and playing

By Michael The season for the Ranney Basketball In their last regular season game, the team tennis in the spring can be really nasty.Boys’ Because of the ocean, Team was a good one. faced a fierce competitor in Long Branch. the fall is beautiful. We’ve gotten more rain this year than Scottie Lewis converted two free-throws with usual, but The typically weather stays mild 22-4 through end team the boasted an impressive sea- the1.8 SOUTHERN REGIONAL TENNIS seconds remaining to give Ranney a 57of October.son That’s whybut I’ve stuck with fell coaching record, unfortunately short asthe theygirls.”

55 victory over Long Branch in Long Branch.

Madsen played some tennis growing up, but was primarily a wrester. He was ranked fourth in the state in his weight class, a two-time district champion and a regional champion. What drew him to tennis, though, is just his love of the game.

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“I just really enjoy it,” Madsen said. “It’s a lifetime sport. My wife and I go the US with Open for-5one day at every year and whotofinished a 28 record watch the rest TV. It’sand just finished a great 6th sport 160on pounds in and the I enjoy playregion. Dan whofun.” finished ing it and watching it, so Mullin for me it’s 28-4 at 145 pounds and finished

entered the playoffs. Within the quarterfinal

round,his Ranney knocked out by Roselle a great school system and I’ve been blessed to be able to be a Madsen started high was school coaching career at William Penn turned Long Branch the ball over with 18 secCatholic with a score of 69-44. onds leftand in the fourth quarter, part of it.” leading to the Charter School in Philadelphia and coached soccer, wrestling foul on and Lewis, who finished with 13 points. track there.The Henew went backand to school get his master’s degree coach players to Ranney were able Bryan Antoine team-high pointsthe Southern Regional tennis program One athing that 17 makes ended up coaching at Springfield College prior to getting the job at added to fold into the mix added significantly to their for Ranney and Chris Autino hadhave 11. a no-cut policy, meaning anyone who is interunique is they Southern, where also served a physical education and health successhe throughout the as season, but it appears those additions willbeen be the building ested in playing will make the team in some capacity. teacher foras 35if years, and he’s there everblocks since. Anthony Velazquez scored a game-high 18

in the top 6 in the region.

ConMadsen enjoys coaching so much because he TJ thinks getting involved lon and who playing finisheda sport 27-5 isand Mikeway to do that. in school is important, just one Shohet who finished at 28-6 and

was top 6 in the region.

“It’s been a pleasure working with the students and watching them develop, not only in tennis but developing character,” Madsen With 8 seniors to replace next said. “That’s one year’s of ourteam mainhas goals is to help kids reach their some work to do for a more successful playoff drive next seapotential. I think getting involved at theirisschool is a great thing for points for Long Branch. Tyree Morris put up but Coach George optimistic son.

“I think one of the unique things about our tennis program is since “I love the shore, the ocean and the water sports. But10 thepoints. school students, whether with it’s sports, the band, or thehaving drama club. Whatthe younger wrestlers I’ve been coaching, we’ve neverLONG make BRANCH’S any cuts. WeW have a no-cut 170 LBS system is an excellent school Madsen said when asked ever it is, getting involved something at the school really adds success with as the two middle schools Nathaniel Pierre Louis system,” had 13 points for fifthtrailed 31-29 halftime, but that usedisa interested in participating, they are welpolicyatand any kid why he hasseeded remained at Southern allitsthese years.

“WeRanney have great to their whole experience helps them develop Roselle Catholic, in 69-44 victory that feedand into Long Branch bothas a person. I third quarter to swing the momentum. come to stay on the team,” Madsen said. “We are also over and fourth-seeded Ranney in the quarterfinal administration great fellow teachers to work with.17-9 It really is think sports are excellent them do finishedin helping undefeated.

As that.” coach Long Branch wrestling hasfortunate been successful round of the South Jersey, Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls.

under head coach Danny George (this was George said, “We are looking to reload not his 26th season) and this year was no dif- rebuild”. Coach George wants to give a speferent as the Green Wave finished with a 16 cial thanks to his assistant coaches in Joe KeMatt Bullock and Raheem Carter added 12 and 4 record and finished ranked 6th in the agle, John Jasio, and Doug Cornell as coach points each for Roselle Catholic, which led 36group 4 rankings with many wrestlers placing George missed considerable time this season 17 at halftime. in the top ten in the region. Head coach Dan while having a hip replaced.”Their contribuGeorge summed up the season this way by tion was tremendous and I thank them for all Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis paced Ranney with 14 points each. saying “we won two tournaments this season of their efforts”. and finished second in the district In the first round of playoffs, Ranney faced off Ranney recorded the first SCT victory in behind only CBA while reaching against St. Rose. school history. the state final against Jackson Memorial so we had a very exciting Scottie Lewis recorded 11 points, 10 rebounds, Bryan Antoine had 19 points, seven rebounds season”.

BARNEGAT – Coming into this season, the Barnegat girls soccer team was If Barnegat can continue to take the steps forward as a unit there is no reason five assists and two blocks to lead fourth-seedIn the Preliminary Round of Finals, Ranney played Brock Township and came up big.

Scottie Lewis finished with 20 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists to to lead eighthseeded Ranney to a 75-51 victory over 25thseeded Brick Township in the preliminary round of the Shore Conference Tournament in Ranney.

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and six assists for Ranney, which outscored ed Ranney to a 74-45 victory over 13th-seeded hopingBrick to build off 50-30 of lastthrough season’s 6-12-1 record and would have the veteran they cannot compete and be in the mix for a B South title at the end of the seaTownship three quarters.

Some of the wrestlers who had St. Rose in the first round of the South Jersey, leadership of eight seniors to help lead way. son and make some noise in both the Shore Conference and state title runs.

Alex Klatsky had 12 points, while Joethe Masuccess this season were Joe Jasio Non-Public B tournament in Tinton Falls. honey chipped in with eight points and four who finished with a record of 33-3 assists. the James Geraghty with eight Last season Bengals werefinished competitive but struggled find the back of thein theThe Bengals will be looking at key matchups this week against Pinelands on Ranney featured a balanced offensive attack at 220topounds and placed points, six rebounds and four assists. as Alex Klatsky had 23 points and four steals

net. They hope this season, the mix of veterans top and12newcomers the Sept. 25, Manchester on Sept. 27 and Ranney on Sept. 28, as their platform in the state. will Johnbe Tomlinson propel them forward.

and Bryan Antoine added 10 points, five perfect rewho finished a 22-3 record into mix. Buono Already thisway season Coach Rick Blasi's squad haswith come together Noah led the for Brick Township bounds and nine assists. John Crowley scored the The heavyweight division and finas a unit, but struggle once again with consistency.

Bengals have scored with 11 points.

Joe Destafano had 10 points.

11 points for St. Rose.

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RED BANK CATHOLIC RISING TO THE TOP IN SHORE CONFERENCE FIELD HOCKEY

By Mike Ready

RED BANK – Red Bank Catholic’s march toward superiority in Shore Conference field hockey has been a steady climb in recent seasons and this year’s team is poised to take another step toward eliteness.

In 2014, RBC went 6-9-3 and a year later they improved to 7-11-2. Then in 2016, their record jumped to 8-9-3 before finishing 16-6 last season when they qualified for the Shore Conference Tournament for the first time in years, were ranked in the top 10 and advanced to the NJSIAA Non-Public South semifinals.

This season there’s been no let up. The Caseys charged out of the gate winning their first four games by a combined score of 19-0.

The most impressive win of the four was a 1-0 victory over Middletown South in their third game of the season. The Eagles came into the season unranked but are currently 8-1 with wins over four teams ranked in the preseason top 10.

The Caseys’ first loss of the season came against Shore Regional – ranked second in the Shore and 10th in the state – 5-3, in a game where RBC trailed, 3-0, at the half before outscoring the Blue Devils, 3-2, in the second half.

Kopec. The super athletic Kopec scored 15 goals and assisted on nine others and has already attracted Division 1 attention. As of Thursday, Kopec has six goals and two assists entering Friday’s matchup against No. 1 Rumson-Fair Haven.

“Julianne started every game last year as a freshman,” Pietrunti said. “I really don’t want to say it, but she’s one of the best players we’ve seen at RBC in a very long time. We’re very lucky to have her especially since she’s just a sophomore so her future is pretty bright; she takes charge for sure.”

Last year’s leading scorer and All-Division selection, Shannon Tringola, had a breakout sophomore season a year ago when she scored teamhighs in goals with 22 and assists with 13. Tringola is also being recruited

by D1 schools and so far this season she’s tallied a team-high eight goals and seven assists after her four-goal outburst against Holmdel.

“Shannon just committed to Drexel University and she’s just a junior,” said Pietrunti. “Shannon’s an all-around great athlete, a great leader and one of our captains. She just knows the game, is very coachable and we’re very lucky to have her be part of our team – she’s a little feisty kid.

ETES, WE CAN HELP YOUR PAIN! Red Bank Catholic entered the season ranked ninth in the Asbury Park Press preseason top 10 poll – something that hasn’t happened in quite some time – and should climb up the rankings when the next poll is released.

Following their loss to Shore last Thursday, the Caseys rebounded nicely with a 3-2 win over a very good Raritan club that returned 10 key players from last season’s squad that qualified for both postseason tournaments. They then routed Holmdel on Thursday, 8-0, improving to 6-1 on the year.

“So far we’re having a pretty solid season,” Red Bank Catholic head coach Meg Pietrunti said. “Our only struggle was the Shore game, really. We have a pretty young team. We do have a lot of seniors but the majority of our starters are younger and the future looks great with that. Yea, I think we’re doing all right and we’re getting better every game so we’re just going day by day.”

Red Bank Catholic brought back their top two scorers from a year ago, including freshman sensation and second-team All Shore midfielder Julianne

“We’re lucky to have two really talented players who play all-year round that will definitely help us in the long run,” Pietrunti continued.

Senior forward Samantha Sercia is also back and has been a pleasant surprise so far this season as she’s second on the team in goals scored with seven after netting three goals last season with eight assists. Her increased output and senior leadership up front have been invaluable in the Caseys fast start.

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Starting goalkeeper Erin Smith is back in the nets after recording 137 saves a year ago with sophomore Julia Foy seeing time there as well. Together they’ve combined for five shutouts this season.

“They’re both doing great,” said Pietrunti. “Some days we have Erin play, some days we have Julia play. It’s just nice to be able to have to goalies you can count on.”

Another senior, forward Victoria Black, has three years of varsity experience behind her entering the season and is a mainstay up top this season. She’s scored three goals along with an assist so far while using her veteran presence to navigate inside the striking circle.

Defensively, the Caseys needed to replace a strong senior class in the back, but junior Hannah Howard has done an fine job leading a group of young but upcoming defenders including sophomores Reilly Traynor (1 goal) at right back and Lindsey O’Brien at left back.

Sophomore forward Gabrie Goring has burst on the scene and is someone to take notice of. The super sophomore is fourth on the team in goals with five and second in assists with four.

“Hannah is our center back and she’s been starting since her freshman year in the back,” said Pietrunti. “This is the first year that she’s center back so she’s taken charge back there and doing a really great job showing the younger girls how it’s done. She’s really filled some of the shoes from last year; she’s helping big-time back there.

“They’ve been doing great. In the beginning of the season we thought it was going to be a struggle (in the back) because we lost so many seniors from last season who were in the back but they’re stepping up and doing their job.”

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UPDATE: On Friday, the Caseys (6-2, 4-2) played Rumson-Fair Haven – ranked sixth in the NJ.com Top 20 – evenly for the first 30 minutes earning a 1-1 tie at the half, but the powerful Bulldogs erupted for three second-half goals to pull away in an eventual 4-1 win. Kopec scored the lone goal for the Caseys – her seventh of the year.

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