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LEGACY COMPLETE – RANNEY BOYS MAKE HISTORY WITH TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS WIN

By Mike Ready

PISCATAWAY – Ranney’s four-year journey to the top of the mountain reached its pinnacle last Sunday, as the Panthers rallied, then fought off a late Bergen Catholic charge to beat the Crusaders, 67-63, for the program’s first Tournament of Champions title at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

Four years ago when McDonald’s All-Americans Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis teamed up at Ranney as high profile freshmen, it was a forgone conclusion that these two freakish athletes would eventually take the school to heights no other Shore Conference school had ever scaled by winning the TOC.

last guy on the bench. Everyone played a role this year and in these four years.�

Ranney (31-3) entered the season as the clear favorite to win the 2019 TOC after pushing last year’s champion, Roselle Catholic, to the limit in the NJSIAA Non-Public B final. They carried the No. 1 ranking in the state most the year as well as being ranked nationally, so the target was on their backs from the get-go.

Only one other Shore Conference team had ever reached the TOC final prior to Ranney.

Neptune lost to St. Anthony in the 2002 championship game.

It was four years in the making, however, with one land mine after another having to be navigated along the way. But Antoine and Lewis, along with fellow seniors Ahmadu Sarnor, Alex Klatsky and Chris Autino, junior Phillip Wheeler and freshman Elijah Perkins in the leading roles, finally got to that place they’ve been dreaming about since they first stepped on the court as brash freshmen.

Playing an out-of-conference schedule that included one nationally-ranked team after another, the Panthers were no strangers to overcoming adversity and Sunday’s game stayed true to the script.

“All we’ve done over the course of four years is win 22 or more games every year,� said Ranney head coach Tajh Holden. “We knew if we came in and did what we’re supposed to do we’d have a good chance of winning a championship. So we did that in the second half. If we had done that the whole game I would’ve preferred that much more, but it is gratifying to come away with a championship that so many anticipated that we would do.�

An Antoine slam dunk was followed by a Lewis lay-in to temporarily put the Panthers in front, 14-13, but Bergen Catholic (27-4) then went on a 13-2 run to take the lead back at 26-16.

Crusaders 6-foot-10 big man Zach Freemantle – a Xavier University commit – was dominating in the paint with seven points, and St. Francis University-bound guard Doug Edert added two 3-pointers.

“It shows that we are winners,� Antoine said. “People kind of see us as Bryan and Scottie but that’s not how we see it. We see it as Mike Dettro, Alex Klatsky – from the starters to the

Ranney fell behind, 10-2, with 4:20 left in the first quarter before pulling to within four, 13-9, as the quarter ended.

The Panthers cut the lead to five, 26-21, with 52 seconds remaining in the half, but a Will Richardson lay-in and rebound of an Antoine missed foul shot led to a classic Alley-oop with Edert lobbing the ball to Freemantle at the buzzer for the slam and a 30-21 halftime advantage. “Even when you’re down like we were in the first half and things weren’t going our way and we weren’t sticking to the game plan, but we had an opportunity with 16 minutes in the second half to turn it around,� said Holden. “These guys are champions and winners and that’s what we do and they’ve shown that throughout the course of their four years.�

The Villanova-bound Antoine had 11 points in the half to pace the Panthers, while the University of Florida-bound Lewis added seven. Freemantle and Edert led Bergen Catholic with 11 and nine points, respectively. “Our game plan is to always attack immediately,� Lewis said. “We have tremendous outside shooters but we know the strength of our game is to fast break and get to the cup.�

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Ranney continued to struggle from the perimeter in the first half, something

that’s haunted them in recent games, shooting 7-of-27 from the field and 0-for-5 from 3-point range. “Previously over the course of the year, we have showed a lot of heart,� said Lewis. “A lot of times, teams give us their best shot in the first half. We just come out prepared and we treat the second half like it’s zero-zero. We knew the intensity of the game and what it meant to us to win it. I think we all individually did what we were supposed to do to win the game.�

Edert’s field goal pushed the Crusaders lead to 37-27 with 5:58 left in the third quarter before Ranney whittled it down to four, 39-35, on fastbreak slam from Wheeler off an assist from Antoine at the 3:42 mark.

Jayson Earle’s three put the Crusaders back up by seven, 42-35, but Ranney then outscored Bergen Catholic, 9-2, to pull even at 44-44 with two minutes left in the third. Antoine had four points and Lewis added a three-point play and put-back off an offensive board for five points.

Antoine, who ended his record-setting career with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists, then gave Ranney its first lead, 45-44, since the 5:18 mark of the second quarter and Lewis’s two free throws with 1:02 left in the third quarter put the Panthers up, 47-46. Edert missed a three at the buzzer and the two teams entered the fourth quarter separated by one point.

Klatsky, who had been 0-for-3 from 3-point range, hit a huge 3-pointer 11 seconds into the fourth quarter to give Ranney a lift. Wheeler then grabbed a board off a miss by Edert and was fouled before making both ends of the one-and-one for a six-point lead, 52-46.

Bergen Catholic cut the lead to four, but Sarnor, who was held scoreless in the first half but finished with 13 critical points along with six rebounds, an assist, steal and a block, answered with a 3-pointer off an assist from Lewis, who had rebounded at the other end, for a 55-48 lead. “I just try to do my job: play defense, crash the boards, get rebounds and my offense will come with that,� said Sarnor. “That was my main objective.�

Sarnor then grabbed a defensive rebound that led to a Lewis lay-in underneath pushing the lead to nine, 57-48, with 4:48 left in the game.

With 2:56 left, Ranney led by eight, 62-54, after Antoine found Wheeler underneath for two, but Matt Zona hit a 3-pointer and was fouled before completing the four-point play to cut the Ranney lead to four, 62-58.

Freemantle then rebounded a Lewis miss, but Autino put Earle at the line for two shots. Earle made the first before missing the second but

THE CHAMPS Photos by Tom Smith Freemantle was there to grab the board and put it back up for two and suddenly Bergen Catholic was within one, 62-61, with 2:28 left.

Lewis, who capped his career in sensational fashion with 20 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals, was immediately fouled and made the second of the double-bonus free throws to give the Panthers a two-point lead with 1:51 remaining. After two Bergen Catholic missed field goals and an offensive rebound by Richardson, who saw some space and drove through the lane for two, the game was knotted at 63-63 with 44 seconds left.

Sarnor was then fouled on the inbound and missed the first before connecting on the second for a one-point lead, 64-63, with 15 seconds showing on the game clock.

Richardson brought the ball up court with time winding down and attempted to drive the lane again but his shot was off the mark this time and rebounded by Wheeler, who was fouled with four seconds left to set off the celebration.

Wheeler made the first before missing the second, but Sarnor was there to snag the rebound and was fouled with 0.2 seconds left making both free throws for a 67-63 final.

Wheeler finished with 14 points, six rebounds, one assist and three steals.

It’s been a wild ride for the core five of Antoine, Lewis, Sarnor, Klatsky and Autino and as they walked off the court together for the last time, it was sad to see as one of the greatest eras of Shore Conference basketball had come to an end. “It’s going to be hard, real hard, but I’ll get to watch them on TV,� said Holden when

asked about moving on from this senior class. “Hopefully they’ll come back to watch practice and visit but it’s hard anytime you lose seniors.

I think we have eight seniors that are leaving so it’s hard losing all those guys, not just Bryan, Scottie, Chris, Alex and Ahmadu. We got Mike Dettro, Cole Redman and Anthony Marino. “So it’s an emotional thing having these guys for such a long time and watching them grow.

They’re like family members now at this point more so than just players. It’s the natural progression of things, at some point they have to go, leave the nest and figure out how to fly.

Hopefully we did a good job in teaching them how to fly and they’ll be successful at their next stop.�

It will be an especially tough separation for Lewis and Antoine as they go their separate ways at the next level after playing together since seventh grade and developing a bond that will last forever. “I came to Ranney to go to school and play basketball with my brothers – my friends that I have had since sixth and seventh grade,� said Antoine. “It didn’t hit me until a couple of minutes into the locker room when I took off my jersey. That was the last time I was going to take off a Ranney jersey. The last four years were unbelievable with these guys. The work that we all put in the last four years was amazing and it shows.� “We set the bar high,� Lewis said. “Winning the TOC and creating a culture and a program from scratch. That was one of the reasons we chose Ranney; we wanted to build something. We wanted that legacy – the legacy as the best team in New Jersey and the best team to come out of Central Jersey and the Shore.�

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BOYS BASKETBALL: FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP, WALL AND MANASQUAN FALL SHORT IN STATE TOURNAMENT

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TOMS RIVER – Three Shore Conference boys public schools won sectional titles and advanced into the state tournament with two, Wall and Manasquan, bowing out in the semifinals, while Freehold Township’s season came to an end in the finals.

NJSIAA Public Group IV: Newark East Side 70, Freehold Township 44 With a senior-heavy roster, the Patriots completed the most successful season in program history winning its first-ever sectional championship after reaching the finals on six different occasions in head coach Brian Golub’s 24-year tenure, only to fall short each time.

In the Group IV semifinals, four players scored between eight and 10 points, helping them advance into the finals, with senior Seth Meisner scoring a team-high 10 points in their 44-42 win over Cherokee. Senior Zach Barilka added nine points, while Greg Billups and fellow senior Matt Santangelo finished with eight apiece.

The Patriots’ 7-0 fourth-quarter run sealed the win, turning a 36-34 deficit with under three minutes to play into 41-36 advantage with just under a minute to play.

Freehold Township’s Cinderella season came to an abrupt halt in the Group IV final, but not until after the Patriots put a good scare into the superior Newark East Side Raiders.

The game started out promising for the Patriots (24-5), but quickly fell apart in the middle of the second quarter. They held a 16-12 lead after the first quarter and led for most of the first 12 minutes, holding onto a 22-19 advantage with 4:30 left before halftime. Meisner scored all of his 12 points in the first half helping the Patriots get off to the fast start.

The Red Raiders then went on an 11-0 run to pull ahead, 30-22, but after a Cristian Corcione breakaway layup, the Raiders scored seven straight points to

stretch their lead to 37-24. Barilka’s 3-pointer right before the half pulled the Patriots to within 10 points, 37-27, heading into the locker room.

However, Newark East Side quickly dashed any hope the Patriots had of a comeback by scoring the first 12 points of the quarter to go up by 22 points, 49-27. Before both teams started emptying the benches, the Raiders blitzed the Patriots with a 40-8 run over a stretch of 12:30 between the middle of the second quarter and the end of the third.

Billups wrapped up his career with 10 points, five rebounds and three assists while Barilka scored all seven of his points in the first half.

The Patriots exceeded all expectations this season, coming off a 9-13 season with virtually the same team. They advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals before losing to No. 1 Ranney and followed that up with the greatest tournament run in program history, finishing ranked fourth in the Shore Conference.

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Not much was expected from Wall this season and the Knights were not even a preseason top 10 selection after posting a 14-13 record a year ago and graduating a 28-point scorer in Steve Geis.

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midway through the second quarter into a 27-17 lead two minutes into the third quarter and the Warriors never got any closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Whether it was an off-night shooting or solid defensive play by Haddonfield or a combination of the two, the Warriors just couldn’t get their offense on track all night.

Manasquan’s top two scorers, Alex Galvan (17.8 ppg) and Brad McCabe (15.6 ppg) were held to eight and six points, respectively with Galvan battling foul trouble throughout the game.

Freshman Ben Roy, who had a breakout season for the Warriors, led the team with 11 points.

Although the loss was disappointing, Manasquan produced one of the best seasons in program history. They returned to the Shore Conference Tournament final for the first time since 2005 and if not for juggernaut Ranney, they might not have had to settle for runnerup.

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TOMS RIVER FIELD OF DREAMS BECOMING A REALITY

By Eric Braun

TOMS RIVER – A dream and a project that started back in 2013 is finally becoming a reality for Christian Kane and everyone associated with the Toms River Field of Dreams.

Now there’s a piece of land donated by the town, a realized business plan to raise $1.2 million from partnerships, grants and donations, and schematics that show a baseball field. The facility, which will host leagues, also features a playground, miniature golf course and picnic area. The key is it is all designed for youngsters with disabilities.

In 2012, a fully-loaded beer truck plowed into Kane’s vehicle that he was driving, along with his 19-month-old son Gavin, who was sitting in the backseat, and left with severe brain trauma. Since the accident, Kane has wanted to provide Gavin and other kids with special needs a place to play.

The Field of Dreams will be a venue where once again and maybe for the first time, the special youngsters like Gavin and many others can experience the joy of being a kid. The project has envisioned parents who understand how important it is for those with special needs to have a place where they can feel normal, and it’s become a crusade for a father with a background in athletics.

“Our older son, Owen, plays locally in baseball leagues and stuff,” Kane said, “And over the summer, my wife and I looked at each other and said, ‘Gavin is never going to be able to do anything like this.’ So from there the whole thing kind of steamrolled.”

The Toms River Field of Dreams project is on a mission to encourage and engage the communities (Monmouth and Ocean counties), with a focus on those with special needs, in physical and social activity by building a community complex to provide opportunities for all individuals of all ages and all abilities to engage, explore and socialize together.

The three-acre parcel of land at Bey Lea Park (North Bay Avenue) has finally begun construction and the vision is becoming a reality. Bey Lea Park is centrally located within Toms River, with accessibility to the Garden State Parkway and a long-term commitment from the Township of Toms River.

Upon completion of the complex, the Field of Dreams will feature a walking path, a temperature-controlled pavilion, complimentary snack shack, courts for basketball, bocce and shuffle board, a state-of-the-art all-inclusive playground, quiet corner, baseball field and rehabilitative fitness stations. The complex is open to all residents of surrounding towns and counties.

The Field of Dreams will provide engaging interactive areas, events for music and art appreciation, organized leagues for special needs baseball and basketball, as well as quiet spaces for observation, reflection, and reorganizing. After the completion of the complex, the hope is to increase awareness of the special

needs community and provide an inclusive environment in which all can play and interact together. Toms River and its surrounding communities will also benefit from being the only area in New Jersey with a complex specifically developed for special needs individuals. It will serve as a sustainable landmark and a significant accomplishment for the town. As an open, public space, the Toms River Field of Dreams will be an inclusive environment for the entire community to enjoy all year round.

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ST. ROSE AND MANCHESTER’S VALIANT EFFORTS NOT ENOUGH IN TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

By Mike Ready

3-pointer gave Franklin a five-point lead, 44-39, with 6:01 remaining.

12-2 sequence that put them up by 10 points, 48-38.

Andrews ended her season scoring 11 points with nine rebounds and three blocked shots.

Duke-bound senior Jaida Patrick, who had a game-high 24 points, sank two free throw to give the Rebels their largest advantage of the game, 56-41, eight seconds into the fourth quarter. The Hawks weren’t through though, as they countered with 9-0 run of their own to pull within six, 58-52, however, that would be as close as they would get.

Senior guard Lauren Lithgow, who finished with 11 points and two rebounds, then converted a steal into a transition basket to pull St. Rose within one, 44-43, but that’s as close as St. Rose would get as Franklin eventually put the game away at the foul line, going 6-for-6 over the closing 3:44 to maintain the lead.

ST. ROSE Photo by Eugene Stewart TOMS RIVER – Both St. Rose and Manchester’s seasons’ came to disappointing conclusions in the Tournament of Champions semifinals, but the two schools have nothing to hang their heads about after pushing each of their slightly favored opponents to the limit.

No.1 Franklin 55, No. 4 St. Rose 50 The upset-minded Purple Roses (28-3) gave top-seeded and undefeated Franklin a run for their money, but in the end, the three-time defending Group 4 champions held off St. Rose for the victory.

St. Rose went toe-to-toe with the 2017 TOC champions for much the game, playing the Warriors even in the first half when they ended knotted, 25-25, at intermission. Junior Brynn Farrell, who finished with a team-high 18 points and four rebounds, limited University of Marylandbound Diamond Miller to a 2-for-9 showing from the field and just four points in the first half.

Two free throws by junior swing Makayla Andrews evened the score at 39-39 with 6:58 left to play in the game, but a Miller

St. Rose completed the season with a perfect 14-0 record in the arduous A Central of the Shore Conference and captured its second straight Non-Public A state title.

Since 2012, St. Rose has advanced to the TOC five times, including four semifinals and one final appearance.

Franklin (34-0) went on to defeat No. 2 Saddle River in the TOC championship to finish undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the state and 12th nationally. The Warriors became the first undefeated TOC champion since Shabazz in 2006.

St. Rose closed out the season ranked fourth in the state.

No. 2 Saddle River 76, No. 3 Manchester 63 Manchester Township, making its first appearance in the Tournament of Champions semifinals in program history, maybe let the jitters get to them early, as Saddle River bolted out to a 15-2 opening-quarter lead. The Hawks eventually calmed their nerves and were able to close the gap to 21-17 by the end of the first quarter.

West Virginia-bound Leilani Correa topped the Hawks with 17 points, six rebounds and two blocks to lead four players in double figures. Strapped with foul trouble, Destiny Adams still managed to score 14 points with five rebounds, three assists and two steals, while junior guard Kemari Reynolds added 13 points and five boards. Dakota Adams chipped in with 13 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks.

Manchester’s season was not only memorable, but historic. The Hawks (32-3), who ended the season ranked third in the state, captured the program’s first-ever Shore Conference Tournament championship. They then won their first NJSIAA Group 2 title before picking up their first-ever TOC victory when they rolled past Mainland in the first round.

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Sophomore Destiny Adams’s driving layup pulled the Hawks to within two, 26-24, midway through the second quarter, but Saddle River Day answered with a 10-1 run to push the lead back to 36-25 before settling for a 36-27 lead at the half.

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Senior forward Dakota Adams’s jumper with 3:41 left in the third quarter capped a 9-2 to start to the quarter and Manchester was within two, 38-36.

But once again, the Rebels responded with a run of their own, this one a

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2018-19 SHORE CONFERENCE BOYS A

By Mike Ready

RED BANK – It turned out to be a banner year for both girls and boys basketball teams this year as the Shore Conference once again asserted itself as one of the premier conferences within the state of New Jersey.

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BOYS The Ranney School tops the list of top achieving schools in the 2018-19 season after a historic run to the Tournament of Champions championship, becoming the first team in Shore Conference history to capture that title. The Panthers (31-3) defeated Bergen Catholic, 67-63, in the final finishing ranked No.1 in the state and 11th in the USA Today’s Top 25.

Both Ranney stars Brian Antoine (Villanova University) and Scottie Lewis (University of Florida) were named to the McDonald’s All-American team, becoming the second and third players in Shore Conference history to achieve that honor. It was only the second time in the 42-year history of the Classic that two players from the same team were selected.

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It was the Patriots’ first sectional title in program history after advancing to the final on six different occasions, while Wall won its first sectional title since 1973. For the Warriors, they capped a dominant playoff run to win their second sectional title in four years.

However, both Wall and Manasquan fell in the Group semifinals, while Freehold Township lost to Newark East Side in the Group IV final.

On Jan. 25, Middletown North’s Rob Higgins became the eighth member of the Shore Conference’s 2000-point club when he scored 37 points and closed out his stellar career scoring 2,209 points.

Jackson Liberty’s Dan Sofield’s illustrious career ended with him scoring 1,824 points, including averaging 27 points per game this season.

The following playe 1,000-point career m Cohen (CBA), Matt G phen Braunstein (CB (Marlboro), Brad Mc Jack Miller (Ocean), son-Fair Haven), Chr gional), Shane William Jones (Neptune).

GIRLS The team of the year Township, but St. Rose they once again asser of the top programs in

Manchester (32-3) season in program Class B South divisio Shore Conference To straight South Jersey first Group II champ history.

Antoine became the Shore Conference’s all-time leading scorer with 2,514 career points and ranks 19th on New Jersey’s alltime career scoring list. Lewis finished his illustrious career with 1,795 points and if it weren’t for an injury in his junior year, he most certainly would’ve eclipsed the 2000-point mark as well.

Ranney went undefeated in the Class B Central to win at least of piece of the division for the third-straight year and repeated as both the Shore Conference Tournament and NJSIAA Non-Public B champions.

Division winners included CBA in the Class A North, Manasquan in the Class A Central, Toms River North in the Class A South, Wall in the Class B North and Jackson Liberty in the Class B South.

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Including Ranney, four Shore Conference teams won sectional titles: Manasquan (29-4) captured the Central Jersey Group II title, Wall (21-9) Central Jersey Group III and Freehold Township (24-5) the Central Jersey Group IV title.

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ers all eclipsed the mark this season: Josh Ganter (Howell), SteBA), Dylan Kaufman cCabe (Manasquan), Ian O’Connor (Rumris Panduri (Shore Rems (Brick) and Dwaine

They also routed Mainland, 74-54, in the quarterfinals of their first trip to the Tournament of Champions before suffering a tough, 65-57, setback to Saddle River Day in the semifinals.

They then went on to beat University, 6145, in the quarterfinals of the Tournament of Champions before pushing eventual champions Franklin to the limit in a 55-50 semifinal loss.

During the season, both West Virginiabound Leilani Correa and Kemari Reynolds topped the 1,000-point career point scoring mark to cap off their fabulous careers.

First-team All-Shore selection Brynn Farrell – only a junior – picked up her 1,000th career point during the season for the Purple Roses, who finished ranked No. 2 in the Shore and fourth in the state.

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After capturing the Class A Central divisional championship, St. Rose (28-3) went on to win its second straight NJSIAA NonPublic South A title, beating rival Saint John Vianney, 60-54, before getting by Immaculate Heart, 45-42, to capture its second straight Non-Public A championship.

Middletown South (24-6) secured the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship, beating division rival Marlboro, 80-77, before suffering a close 51-47 setback to Lenape in the Group IV semifinal.

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Manasquan (22-7) also took home a sectional title, easily handling Rumson-Fair Haven, 60-38, to take the Central Jersey Group II crown, but fell to Manchester, 6448, in the Group II semifinal.

Division champions included: Marlboro (A North), St. Rose (A Central), Toms River North (A South), Saint John Vianney (B North), Trinity Hall (B Central) and Manchester (B South).

Led by first-year head coach Matt McCarthy, Trinity Hall’s divisional title was the first in program history.

The following girls passed the 1,000 point career scoring mark this season: Brielle Bisogno (TRN), Kamryn Lister (TRE), Morgan Bartlett (Ocean), Gianna Piccini (Keyport), Loyla Mullaney (Manasquan), Jenna Paul (TRN), Gisella Romeo (Marlboro) and Isla Brennan (Middletown South).

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University of Maryland-bound Faith Masonius became the fourth player in Manasquan history to score 2,000 points and the 11th member of the 2,000-point club in Shore Conference history. Earlier this season she recorded her 1,000th rebound and will go down as one of the Shore Conference’s all-time greats.

After scoring 442 points while averaging 16.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals for Colts Neck this season, Camryn Foltz was named New Jersey’s top junior by NJ.com.

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Mater Dei Prep’s Isaiah Alston: “It’s My Time”

By Eugene Stewart

As the 2018-2019 school year winds down, with mixed feelings, we watch as our favorite student-athletes from the pages of the Jersey Sporting News prepare for the next stage of life – adulthood. Many walk the college path, while others entertain vocational or professional training. Some decide to enlist, heads held high, to serve their country through a branch of the armed services or reserves. Few are fortunate enough to be accepted to one of the prestigious military training schools – the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. One of the most difficult colleges for acceptance and comparable to an Ivy League school, the list of West Point graduates ranges from world renown poets, actors, war generals and strategists, Secretaries of State and US Presidents. Even fewer are invited to such an institution and also provided a full scholarship. Meet Isaiah Alston.

“Sometimes during games, I would get updates during my games of what my brother was doing in his game (at Erie Community College). That would push me to do better,” said Isaiah.

Attending an offseason skills football camp at Lafayette College in Easton, PA, Isaiah was initially spotted by representatives of the US Army ROTC, a sponsor of the camp. Other programs showing some interest in Alston at the camp were Albany, Villanova, Monmouth and Delaware.

Completing his senior season on the gridiron, West Point was the only program offering the talent a full scholarship at the Division I level. The honor and prestige of such an offer resonates through the family and the community where the family resides.

At a commanding 6-foot-4, 185 lbs., Alston is a physically imposing figure.

“I wasn’t always big like that,” said Isaiah. It wasn’t until the summer between seventh and eighth grades that Isaiah began playing his current position of wide receiver. Extremely competitive as the youngest of four brothers, Alston began playing football at five years old, following in his brother Mark’s footsteps. “It was way back then, I developed a passion for football,” added Alston.

Patricia Mitchell, a staffer at a local shore area high school athletic department and Isaiah’s mother, adds, “They (Mark and Isaiah) would play (football) against each other all the time out in the backyard.”

The drive to out-duel his brother would fuel Isaiah all throughout his youth and his football career.

“I was small and fast growing up, playing running back, defensive

back and quarterback. I was pretty good and was in the paper a lot with youth football, along with my brother.”

Influenced by college and professional standouts LaDainian Tomlinson (TCU/Chargers), Reggie Bush (USC/Saints and Dolphins) and Chris Johnson (ECU/Titans and Chargers), Alston’s fire to excel in football was stoked.

“I moved to receiver in eighth grade, then as a sophomore, in that summer, I grew almost six inches.” That growth spurt would push Alston to the realm of elite receivers on the New Jersey high school circuit, complementing his earlier success in skilled positions in his community of Carteret.

“I’m not sure if Isaiah even understands the significance of the opportunity before him. He will graduate the Academy as a 2nd Lieutenant in the military and enlist as an officer right from the beginning” said his mother. “So many doors will be open to him. He is on his way and through the grace of God; I am so happy and pleased.

Work hard, do what I ask and you can get whatever you want.”

Isaiah will study Kinesiology with plans on becoming a physical therapist or athletic trainer upon completing his education and military commitment. Upon enlisting, Alston plans to request Military Intelligence as his MOS. Asked who is his favorite college football team is, Alston quickly responded, “Army West Point, of course.”

JSN salutes Isaiah Alston; it’s your time! Congrats and all the best.

“My first two years of high school, I played at Matawan. The last two I played at Mater Dei,” he said. Mater Dei Prep became Isaiah’s high school home as a few developments, outside of his control, moved Isaiah to the private school in Middletown. A couple of key transfers from Matawan and a plea from Isaiah’s older cousin, current Eastern Michigan quarterback George “LC” Pearson, influenced Isaiah and convinced his mother to allow her son to attend Mater Dei Prep.

In two years, Alston was integral in helping his team reach the Non-Public A NJSIAA finals both years. During his senior year at wide receiver for the Seraphs, Alston amassed 33 receptions for 634 total yards and eight touchdowns.

As with earlier in life, competition with his brother Mark continued to drive Isaiah’s success.

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Could it be Rib Pain?

At one point or another, everyone experiences some type of pain. How you recover from that pain can be simplified down to how adaptable you are or whether you have reached your breaking point. The rib cage is a common cause of pain for people and is regularly seen at Pure Health Services. Commonly misdiagnosed as a spinal problem, the rib cage can create several other neurological and muscle/joint pains elsewhere.

Before we go on, let’s review the basics of the rib cage. It is an important structure that protects vital organs. It also functions to allow for inhalation and exhalation with the required expansion and recoil of the ribs. When this happens, all the ribs need to roll in specific directions relative to their location to allow expansion of the lungs and back.

Unfortunately, when the ribs expand it leaves you vulnerable to injury especially when lifting something heavy or even reaching to grab something.

Most people understand the concept that joints are structures that can become compromised and will result in pain.

What is not often talked about is how the ribs themselves can misalign and cause significant discomfort. With rib pain, the most common symptom is pain with coughing or deep breaths especially when in a twisted position. The pain can be localized to a single point which would typically be where it attaches to the spine or sternum (middle of the chest) or in between the ribs. A common location for women is in the upper back under or right next to the shoulder blade. This happens when the joints themselves are stuck or do not move appropriately. When the pain is in between your ribs it is usually due to the long side of the ribs getting either jammed together or being separated too far. This would create a stretch or compression effect on the nerves that run in between the ribs.

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TOMS RIVER – Toms River North girls bowling team entered the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions as the top seed and proved once again why they are the best in the state. After getting by Saint John Vianney in the semi-finals, 3.5-.5, the Mariners defeated Freehold Township, 3-0, to defend their Tournament of Champions crown for the second year in a row.

The Peters sisters once again were a dynamic duo for Toms River North, finishing second and third in high scores for the tournament. Finishing with the top score was Sam Inwin from Warren Hills with a score of 246, followed by Kamerin Peters with 245, and Paige Peters with 236.

Now, this is where it gets amazing. Most have the understanding that everything is connected in the body. When one area goes awry another area will feel it eventually. It is a normal adaptive response with eventual failure to cope.

With the rib cage it usually manifests with shoulder or neck problems. When you think of the shoulder usually it is just the ball and socket joint. The ribs, shoulder blade, collar bone and all the related joints directly affect shoulder and neck function and can create pain or pulling. There are even some muscles that attach to the neck that help the ribs move when breathing. When those muscles guard the ribs then pain and tightness can manifest in your neck.

A proper diagnosis is critical when creating an effective plan of treatment. Doctors at Pure Health Services understand the anatomy, physiology, and biomechanics of the rib cage so they can help you with your pain. Start the healing process now and call us at 732-747- 0083 or visit us at www.

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SHORE CONFERENCE WELL REPRESENTED AT INDOOR TRACK MEET OF CHAMPIONS

By Mike Ready

TOMS RIVER – The Shore Conference delivered a more than respectable showing at last month’s indoor track Meet of Champions held at the Bennett Indoor Complex in Toms River.

The boys posted two first-place, one second-place and four third-place finishes that were included in 20 top-ten finishes, while the girls recorded three third-place finishes and a combined 13 top-ten finishes.

BOYS TOP FINISHERS In the 55 meter dash, Donovan Catholic sophomore and first-team AllShore selection James Bivens placed third with a time of 6:47, .09 seconds off Hamilton North’s Louis Akpadago’s winning time of 6:38.

Middletown South’s sophomore Aaron Stillano (23.64) placed 12th in the 200 meter event and was a 2019 second-team All-Shore selection.

The Shore Conference had four runners finish in the top 10 in the 400 meter race with Matawan first-team All-Shore pick Zachary Hall taking third with a time of 50:06, .51 off the pace of winner Mario Heslop who ran a 49.57 400 to win it. Freehold Township third-team All-Shore selection Tyler Kelly (fourth, 50.40), CBA first-team All-Shore runner Liam O’Hara (seventh, 50.57) and Ocean Township’s Jared Conte (10th, 50.88) all were top-10 finishers.

In the 800 meter Matawan’s Charlie Serrano – a third-team All-Shore pick this year – placed 10th while Jackson Memorial junior Noah Coakley – a member of the Jaguars third-team All-Shore 4x400 relay team – finished 12th.

First-team All-Shore CBA senior Tim McInerney placed fifth (4:17.46) behind winner Williams Baginski of Ridgewood (4:12.90), while Toms

River North’s Javid Ridgeway, another first-team All-Shore pick, finished 10th (4:20.67) in front of Southern Regional’s Jacson Braddock 11th (4:21.15) and CBA’s Tristan Amell 13th (4:23.62), second- and third-team All-Shore picks, respectively.

In the 3200 meter event, Point Pleasant Boro All-State runner Devin Hart placed second (8:54.45) getting nosed out by .23 of a second by Allentown’s Liam Murray (8:54.22d). Freehold Township’s third-team All-Shore selection, Nick Lundberg, seventh (9:23.79) and Manalapan’s Rishi Sharma 14th (9:32.15) both also ran an outstanding race.

The Shore was well represented in the 4X400 relay with the CBA team of Ethan Ferraiola, Rafael Coppola, Liam O’Hara and Ethan Arce placing third, the Matawan team of Dylan LoPresti, Charlie Serrano, Justin Summer and Zachary Hall finishing fourth, Jackson Memorial’s Noah Coakley, Nicholas Mollica, Zachary Novak and Jake Mckown came in fifth, while Freehold Township broke into the top 10 finishing 10th, while Toms River North’s team of Tyler MacDonald, Sean Walker, Cristian Bermudez and Colin Carpena placed fifth in the 4X800 relay.

Red Bank Regional’s first-team All-Shore selection Brendan Loftus continued his dominance, winning the shot put event with a distance of 56-07-00, which was a personal best.

CBA’s Nicholas Morse (53-09-.25) – second-team All-Shore – placed fifth while Southern’s Liam Anderson (51-00-00) finished ninth.

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Middletown South’s first-team All-Shore pick, Mark Anselmi, took first in the high jump clearing the bar 6-06.00, while Neptune’s Kevin Mabry tied for 11th with a jump of 11-00.00 GIRLS TOP FINISHERS Red Bank Catholic’s first-team All-Shore selection, Tara Zeni, placed eighth (7.38) in the 55 meter dash, finishing .32 seconds behind winner Jailya Ash’s time of 7.06.

In the 200 meter event, Holmdel’s Sydney Goldson – first team All-Shore – finished 13th with a time of 26.21.

Lily Orr, a junior first-team All-Shore pick from RumsonFair Haven, took third in the 400 meter event just under a second behind winner Kaira Brown’s time of 55.91. Goldson finished right behind in fourth place with a time of 57.31.

In the 800 meter final, first-team All-Shore runner Lilly Shapiro from Colts Neck placed fifth with a personal best time of 2:16.44 behind first-place finisher Victoria Vanriele’s winning time of 2:09.18. Saint John Vianney’s Olivia Wojtowicz (2:19.79) placed 14th, Shore Regional’s Hannah Birdsall (2:21.30) was 15th and Rumson’s Olivia Rehder (2:21.43) finished 16th.

Red Bank Regional’s third-team All-Shore distance runner Catherine Wimmer placed seventh in the 1500 meter event

with a time of 5:09.11, while Henry Hudson’s Corina Vidal’s time of 5:11.88 gave her a ninth-place finish.

Three Shore Conference runners finished in the top 10 in the 3200 meter event with Holmdel’s Emily Levonas placing fourth (10:49.16), Monmouth Regional’s Samantha Ragenklint fifth (10:49.58) and Middletown South’s Kathleen Shay taking seventh with a time of 10:57.58. Shapiro added a 12th-place finish to her day’s work in the 3200.

Rumson-Fair Haven’s 4X400 relay team of Eva Farr, Campbell Devlin, Rehder and Orr placed third with a time of 3:59.39 in back of Union Catholic’s winning time of 3:53.84 while Southern Regional’s team of Karagan Bulger, Hailey Hochstrasser, Shannon Flaherty and Caitlin Hambor took seventh with a time of 4:00.99.

In the 4X800 meter relay, Colts Neck’s team of Arianna Sakoutis, Catie Anderson, Natalie Shapiro and Lilly Shapiro placed eighth with a time of 9:49.29 behind Ridge’s winning time of 9:18.64. Toms River South took 17th place (10:15.95).

Howell’s first-team All-Shore selection Briana Wilson placed fifth in the shot put event with a toss of 39-09.25, not far behind winner Cydney Thomas’ throw of 42-04.75. Toms River East’s Rachel Lavigne – second-team All-Shore – finished 11th (38-00.50) and Matawan’s Latiesha Small’s toss of 37-07.50 put her in 13th place.

The Matawan duo of Mue Carroll and Dayna Moyer placed 10th and 15th, respectively, in the pole vault event with vaults of 11-00.0 and 10-06.00.

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Red Bank Regional’s Meghan Murray Racks her 1000th Point Fueling Team’s Spectacular Season

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By Eric Braun

COLTS NECK – Colts Neck’s girls swimming team capped off their best season with a 14-1 record, Shore Conference Tournament champions, NJSIAA Central Jersey Group B champions, Monmouth County finalists and NJSIAA Public B finalists.

The Cougars dominated all season long and made a great run at defending Monmouth County and Shore Conference 2018 champion Middletown South. The Eagles knew after defending their Monmouth County championship this year with a narrow 351-309 win over the Cougars that Colts Neck was going to be in their way going forward.

LITTLE SILVER – Meghan Murray has joined former Red Bank Regional female superstars in achieving her 1000th point in basketball. She accomplished this milestone on Feb. 12 in a very exciting game against Southern Regional during the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament.

Colts Neck proved just that when the two battled once again, this time in the Shore Conference Tournament championships at the Toms River YMCA. The Cougars captured four of the 11 events with wins in the 200 Medley Relay (Shannon Judge, Emma Shaughnessy, Arabella Lee, Megan Judge) 1:48.28 a meet record, 100 Yard Butterfly (Arabella Lee) 57.04, 200 Yard Freestyle Relay (Ashleigh Anzevino, Shannon Judge, Emma Shaughnessy, Megan Judge) 1:39.82 and 100 Yard Freestyle (Megan Judge) 52.05. This would be enough for Colts Neck to take the Shore Conference Tournament title with a 287-250.5 win and split the first two tournaments of the season with Middletown South.

P O E N D ING From Basics to Ch N A R G This season saw the RBR girls basketball team achieve unprecedented success. Under head coach John Truhan III, RBR made the State semifinals in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1998.

The Lady Bucs beat neighborhood-rival Red Bank Catholic, also for the first time since 1998. They finished the season with 20 wins – more than Ridge Road-rival Rumson-Fair Haven, as well as RBC – for the first time ever.

The two teams would meet again, this time in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group B championships with the Cougars topping the Eagles one more time with a 93-77 win. This time however, Colts Neck would take seven of the 11 events en route to the win. Julia Nappi took the 200 IM with a time of 2:14.10. Megan Judge captured the 50 Freestyle with a time of 24.20. Lee added to the Cougars’ win totals taking the 100 Butterfly with a time of 56.58. Megan Judge added to her win total taking the 100 Freestyle with a time of 52.60. Colts Neck captured the 200 Freestyle Relay with a time of 1:41.39 (Shaughnessy, Fiana Frukhtman, Anzevino and Megan Judge). Lee captured the 100 Backstroke with a time of 58.10. The teamwork of Shannon Judge, Shaughnessy, Lee and Anzevino took home the win in the 200 Medley Relay with a time of 1:47.80.

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2248 US 9 South, Howell, NJ (Ideal Plaza) • 732-966-3441 Photos courtesy of RBR “It was as good as it gets that day.” Murray recalled of making her milestone score. “We had lots of fans and energy from the bench. It was very exciting to get to 1,000 points, but even more exciting to win the game. That was the team we lost to last year in the tournament.”

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Colts Neck, the third seed, would ride an undefeated record into the NJSIAA Public final at The College of New Jersey against the top-seeded Moorestown Quakers and come up just short, losing 97.5-72.5. Megan Judge took the win in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 23.70, and the win in the 100 Freestyle with a time of 51.32. Lee took home the win in the 100 Butterfly with a time of 56.21 and the win in the 100 Backstroke with a time of 56.85. Shaughnessy captured the win in the 100 Breaststroke with a time of 1:05.99. Colts Neck closed out their 2019 season with a win in the 200 Medley Relay (Shannon Judge, Shaughnessy, Lee and Anzevino) with a time of 1:47.45.

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Her stats at RBR include a career total of 1,074 points, with 851 of those points scored in the last two seasons, and a 16.3 points-per-game average.

Murray had 115 rebounds and 135 steals throughout her high school career. She was nominated six times by the Asbury Park Press as Player of the Week, and was named First Team – All Division in B North.

"Meghan Murray is the student-athlete that parents wish their daughters will grow up to be and the girl parents dream of having their sons marry, “ said Truhan of his star forward. “Any success that the girls basketball team has achieved is directly related to Meghan. She is a role model to all younger players and the epitome of a true leader!"

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Murray is also a star academic. She earned membership in the National and Spanish National Honor Societies and is an AP Scholar with Honors. She plays lacrosse in the spring and is a top scorer in the Shore Conference. Currently, she has over 200 career goals and is looking to surpass 300 goals, which is extremely rare in girls lacrosse. Meghan is 2248 US 9 South, Howell, NJ (Ideal Plaza) • 732-966-3441 also a member of the Fellowship of Christian Ath2248 letes. She plans to major in math in college.

SheUS MEGHAN MURRAY WITH ATHLETIC feels that she is leaving the RBR basketball team in TRAINER CHRISTINE EMRICHAND a good place with many great players ready to take COACH JOHN TRUHAN III on the next season with a new respect and vitality.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Postseason Highlights Abound

By Alan Brehme, Toms River South, JSN Intern

With the season just completed, here’s a look at how some of the Shore Conference’s best girls teams fared through the tournaments.

Marlboro (23-8 overall, 11-1 A North) What an amazing season for the Marlboro Mustangs. These girls knew they had to come into this season with heart and passion for the sport with the addition of knowing this was a grind. One thing that was in mind for every girl though was to hold up that trophy at the end of the season, but they came up short, losing to Middletown South, 80-77, in the Central Jersey

Group 4 finals. The seniors on the team include Theresa Besso (187 points, 88 rebounds, 25 assists, 34 steals) and Gisella Romeo (446 points, 198 rebounds, 105 assists, 150 steals). Some other huge names on the team include sophomore Sammy Jay (372 points, 88 rebounds, 174 assists, 89 steals) and freshman Danielle Schlesinger (229 points, 149 rebounds, 41 assists, 75 steals).

Toms River East (20-8 overall, 11-3 A South) The Toms River East Raiders came into the season with four seniors, three juniors, two sophomores and four freshmen. Playing tough all year, they lost to Ocean City, 46-41, in a hotly contested South Jersey Group 3 semifinal game. Players on the team include seniors Adriana Hart (195 points, 103 rebounds, 37 assists, 78 steals), Jenna Lozzi and Kamryn Lister (368 points, 204 rebounds, 71 assists, 68 steals), who reached the 1,000th career-point plateau. Another producer was junior Jordyn Madigan (307 points, 99 rebounds, 67 assists, 105 steals).

wins. The seniors on the team include Brelynn Bellamy (235 points, 105 rebounds, 48 assists, 62 steals), Sajada Bonner (362 points, 97 rebounds, 24 assists, 38 steals), Rahmena Henderson (173 points, 90 rebounds, 36 assists, 66 steals), Sarah Karpell (199 points, 39 rebounds, 66 assists, 44 steals) and Natalya Spinks (25 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists, 10 steals). Saint John Vianney made it to the Non-Public South A final, but fell to powerhouse St. Rose, 61-54.

Colts Neck (23-4 overall, 11-3 B North) Colts Neck finished in second place in the division. The team went very deep into states, but fell to Westampton Tech, 55-44, in the Central Jersey Group 3 final. Colts Neck’s senior class includes Haylee Baker, Jenna Filingeri, Catherine Gibson (170 points, 127 rebounds, 37 assists, 27 steals), Eva Gibson (244 points, 217 rebounds, 40 assists, 50 steals) and Teresa Marsh (97 points, 77 rebounds, 45 assists and 25 steals).

ETES, WE CAN HELP YOUR PAIN! Trinity Hall (17-9 overall, 13-1 B Central) The Trinity Hall Monarchs had a very successful season, ending with a 17-9 record. The team had only two seniors on the team – Colleen Cusat (260 points, 49 rebounds, 58 assists, 69 steals) and Grace Kenney (31 points, 36 rebounds, 15 assists, six steals). Key players were junior Caitlin Wingertzahn (291 points, 211 rebounds, 21 assists, 21 steals) and sophomore Emma Bradley (86 points, 102 rebounds, 14 assists, 17 steals).

The Monarchs lost in the South Jersey non-Public B tournament to Roselle Catholic, 46-37.

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Toms River North (21-7 overall, 13-1 A South) Toms River North continued their legacy of sports excellence by winning A South. The Mariners came short of bringing another trophy home, losing to Lenape, 55-45, in the in the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals. The seniors on the team include Brielle Bisogno (446 points, 129 rebounds, 131 assists, 88 steals), Jenna Paul (629 points, 269 rebounds, 60 assists, 46 steals) and Hailey Wicks. A huge surprise this year for North was freshman Sydney Howell (153 points, 58 rebounds, 41 assists, 29 steals).

Manasquan (22-7 overall, 12-2 A Central) The Big Blue Warriors had one goal in mind; they wanted to hold up that trophy at the end of the season. However, Manchester Township had something to say about that, defeating Manasquan, 64-48, in the Group 2 semifinals. The senior class includes Annie Maki (100 points, 43 rebounds, 53 assists, 41 steals), Faith Masonius (570 points, 322 rebounds, 112 assists, 73 steals) and Lola Mullaney (554 points, 117 rebounds, 49 assists, 58 steals).

Rumson-Fair Haven (19-11 overall, 8-6 A Central) Despite coming in fourth place in their division, RFH was still a force to reckon with in the finals, coming in behind St. Rose, Manasquan and Red Bank Catholic. They came into the season with only two seniors on the roster –Elizabeth Kelly (24 points, 29 rebounds, 8 assists, 9 steals) and Maggie Ryan (31 points, 19 rebounds, 4 assists, 12 steals).

MARLBORO Photo by Tom Smith group which includes Isla Brennan (289 points, 197 rebounds, 95 assists, 63 steals), Samantha Keenan (153 points, 112 rebounds, 49 assists, 17 steals), Emily McCarthy (80 points, 50 rebounds, 7 assists, 32 steals), Eva Pirie (200 points, 154 rebounds, 33 assists, 33 steals), Aleeah Randazzo and Madison Szabo (45 points, 39 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals). Their season ended with a 51-47 loss to Lenape in the Group 4 finals.

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Middletown South (24-6 overall, 10-2 A North) What a season for the Eagles. Despite finishing in second place in the division, one game behind Marlboro, the Eagles exacted revenge in their 80-77 overtime win over the Mustangs in the Central Jersey Group 4 championship.

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Red Bank Regional (20-9 overall, 9-5 B North) RBR tied Middletown North for third place in the division behind Saint John Vianney and Colts Neck. Seniors on the team include Brylin Barnes, Mia Conti and Meghan Murray. Their season ended with a loss to Colts Neck, 43-34.

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