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RED BANK CATHOLIC STEAMS PAST IMMACULATE HEART FOR NON-PUBLIC A CHAMPIONSHIP

By Mike Ready

It is the Caseys’ first state championship since 2013 and eighth overall in program history all under the guidance of long-time Red Bank Catholic coach Joe Montano.

Red Bank Catholic (27-3) threatened to run away with the game taking a 19-9 lead after one quarter of play that ended with the Caseys on a 10-0 run to forge the lead.

Despite shooting just 39 percent from the field in the first half, the Caseys held a 31-23 lead at intermission thanks in part to Rice’s 3-pointer with 1:21 left that was equalized by Immaculate Heart’s Eliya Herriot’s triple with 32 seconds remaining.

“The mark of a good team is when you don’t play your best game and do what we did today,” Montano said. “It’s a long run and it’s a grind and I thought our kids did a great job.”

RBC’S #24 ROSE CAVERLY Photos by Tom Smith TOMS RIVER – Junior Katie Rice had a gamehigh 18 points and a team-high seven rebounds as Red Bank Catholic methodically cruised past Immaculate Heart Academy, 5541, Sunday in the NJSIAA Non-Public A final at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River.

Red Bank Catholic pushed the lead to 13 points, 36-23, on Tia Montagne’s three off an assist from Josie Larkins at 5:08 of the third quarter. They led by 12 after three, due in part from some super defense out of Montagne and senior forward Maureen Coakley, who held Immaculate Heart’s Katie Jones and Anna Morris in check, respectively, throughout the night.

“I thought in the second half, Tia did an awesome job on the basketball,” Montano said. “That got us playing defense, it got us turnovers, and she hit a big three. Then Katie

The Benefits of Physical Therapy for Golfers

Golf can be an incredibly fun and engaging sport. It can be played by beginners and novices, and can be a way for friends and family members to bond over a friendly activity. It can also be a highly competitive sport featuring some of the world's best players competing for top honors. Golf can be played by men and women, by young and old, on both public and private courses, and across the nation. Golf has even made a recent return to the Summer Olympics. With so much accessibility, it is no wonder that there are nearly 30 million golfers in the US, and that number continues to grow.

and Rosie hit a couple after that and we got rolling.”

Rice, who went 3-for-4 on the night beyond the 3-point arc, opened the fourth with a three to nudge the lead to 15 and a couple of minutes later Caverly’s 3-pointer gave the Caseys a 48-32 lead with 6:04 left in the game.

Rice’s second triple of the quarter gave the Caseys its biggest lead of the night, 55-36, with 1:33 remaining putting an exclamation point on the game before a meaningless three by Jones and a field goal by Dina Mulroy accounted for the 55-41 final.

Mo’s (Coakley) fought a bunch of injuries.

Tia hurt her ACL and had to fight back from that. It hasn’t been easy and they’ve persevered. The three of them sensed the fact they had an excellent opportunity here and did a great job of leading our kids.”

“We said (to the rest of the team), ‘We want to win this, and I know you do, but we really want this, and we want to keep moving forward,’” Larkins said. “We’ve been on the other end of it the last three years. Now it really is our last chance.”

Larkins finished with 14 points, three re-

bounds and two assists, while Caverly added six points, seven boards and two assists.

Montagne chipped in with three points, a game-high five assists and two blocked shots and Coakley contributed four points, three rebounds and two assists. Juniors Haley Moore (six points) and Amanda Hart (four points) were big off the bench for the Caseys as well.

Red Bank Catholic moved on to its first Tournament of Champions since that 2013 team reached the T.O.C. semifinals before losing a heartbreaking 59-58 decision to Rancocas Valley.

“You can never overlook IHA,” Montano said.

“They have a great tradition and they had some young kids on the floor, but the young kids are good players. I think when you get to this stage of the year, if you’re going to overlook someone, you’re going to lose. You have to understand everyone is good.”

Larkins, Coakley and Montagne entered the program the year after RBC won the 2013 NonPublic A championship and reached the Tournament of Champions semifinals. Prior to that, the Caseys won the Shore Conference Tournament beating Point Boro, 50-46, when Mary Kate Caverly, the older sister of Rose, poured in 12 points for the Caseys in that SCT win.

“They’ve (the seniors) worked real hard,” Montano said. “Josie’s really worked hard and put in a tremendous amount of time.

Unfortunately, many players have their time on the course cut short by injuries. Low back pain is the number one injury for golfers, while injuries to the shoulder, elbow, and wrist follow closely behind. Professional players such as Rory McIlroy, Rickie Fowler, and Inbee Park have all missed tournaments and practice time due to low back injuries. Many amateur players deal with these injuries as well.

So, as a player, what do you do when you have low back pain that limits your ability to play golf? First things first, always see a medical professional as soon as the injury occurs. There is no benefit in delaying treatment, and you can often recover faster by starting treatment earlier. You can start by seeing your doctor, or in many states you can go directly to a physical therapist. Once a serious injury is ruled out, it is time to begin rehabbing your injury so that you can start to get back onto the course. For this step there is no better profession than physical therapy to guide your treatment and get you back to top form.

Physical therapists are experts in movement science. A physical therapist can use tools such as the Functional

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Movement Screen, as well as measures of Range of Motion, flexibility, strength, and balance to identify which physical limitations are present. Often times, low back pain in golfers can be related to tightness in the hips, shoulders, and mid back. In addition, weakness and poor control of the muscles of the shoulders and core can be identified as well. With these limitations in mind, your physical therapist will produce a custom-made program that involves exercises and hands-on therapy designed to target your specific limitations.

Initial physical therapy treatments may seem simple at first, involving stretches and strength exercises geared toward your primary limitation, such as limited midback mobility or poor coordination of shoulder muscles.

As your rehab progresses, you will be introduced to more challenging and more golf-specific exercises to target muscles used during the golf swing. Your physical therapist will also perform hands-on treatments.

Potential treatments include massage to calm overactive muscles or to relieve trigger points, stretching tight muscles, mobilizing stiff joints, and assisting movements to facilitate proper sequencing and coordination during movements. Some physical therapists are also experts

at specialty treatments such as the use of Kinesiotape and Dry Needling; don't worry, these things may sound scary at first, but when performed by an expert physical therapist they can reduce pain and tightness and improve mobility.

Physical therapy can also be beneficial for golfers who do not have pain when they play. Many amateur and recreational golfers have limits of flexibility and joint mobility which prevent a full shoulder and hip turn during the backswing. In addition, many golfers lack the proper muscle sequencing to deliver the club face on plane and in the correct position. These, and other deficits, can make hitting a long straight shot seem nearly impossible. A physical therapist can identify these limitations and more, and allow you to play your best game with the lowest scores and with a reduced risk of injury.

Whether you are looking to rehab from an existing golf injury, or looking to optimize your physical ability on the golf course, a physical therapist can help. You will receive expert care customized to your body and your specific needs. In the end you will feel better, you will move better, and you will swing better. Good luck out there!

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SHORE CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL 2016-17 SEASON WRAPUP High School or College Students wanted who

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The Shore Conference boys basketball season has come and gone with just one school, Rumson-Fair Haven, winning a postseason championship. The Bulldogs (24-3, 12-0) beat A.L. Johnson, 57-51, in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II final for the program’s first-ever sectional title before losing to Camden, 65-49, in the first round of the Group II tournament.

The Mariners were given the No. 1 seed in the high school sports. Cover key games, conduct South Jersey Group IV bracket and advanced to take high-action pictures for an the final before fallinginterviews, to second-seeded Shawnee, 76-72, and No. 1 seed Central was upset in the experience that can propel your future career South Jersey Group III quarterfinals by eighthin finished journalism! seeded Winslow. Central ranked eighth in the final Asbury Park Press top 10, while the MariContact JSN at JSNAttardi@msn.com today! ners were ranked at No. 3 in the Shore and 19th in the state.

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Rumson also won the Class A Central with a perfect 12-0 record, four games better than secondplace Holmdel (12-10, 8-4), and prior to that advanced to the quarterfinals of the Shore Conference Tournament before falling to Toms River North.

Ranney Falls Short in Shore Conference Playoffs

Coaches’ first-team All-Shore pick and Class A South Player of the Year, senior Jaden Rhoden, was a force for the Mariners, as was second -team All-Shore selection Mike Nyisztor and first-team Class A South pick Darrion Carrington. Central seniors Maks Gruszecki (18.3 pts/game)and Denis Corbin were first-team Class A South picks for the Golden Eagles.

Page Jersey guards SportingTeddy News • 3/8/16 - 3/21/16 The Bulldogs were led12 by junior Sourlis and Jack Ward Solano. Sourlis led the conferBy Michael ence in 3-pointers with 103, while Solano was

By Michael Rogers High School or College Students wanted who The season the Ranney Basketball fourth with 69.for Senior forward Boys’ Tyler Pierson and In their last regular season game, the team There was a scramble atop the Class B North have a passion for journalism, photography or Team was a good one. faced a fierce competitor in Long Branch. sophomore Ian O’Connor were also main constandings as Red Bank Catholic (17-10, 10-4), who finished with a 28 -5 record at high10-4) school sports. Cover conduct tributors in helping the Bulldogs to a No. 4 rank- Scottie Lewis converted two free-throws with Manasquan (18-11, and Middletown North key games, 160 pounds and finished 6th in the The team boasted an impressive 22-4 sea1.8 seconds remaining to give Ranney a 57interviews, take high-action pictures anMullin who finished ing in the final Asbury Park Press top 10.

(16-11, 10-4) finished in a three-way tie for the region.for Dan son record, but unfortunately fell short as they 55 victory over Long Branch in Long Branch. championship. experience Both No. 7 seedthat Middletown North your future career can propel 28-4 at 145 pounds and finished entered the playoffs. Within the quarterfinal Sourlis (14.7 pts/game) was named the Coaches’ and ninth-seeded Manasquan reached the Shore round, Ranney was knocked out by Roselle in journalism! in the top 6 in the region. TJ ConLong Branch turned the ball over with 18 secClass A Central Player of the Year while Solano Conference Tournament quarterfinals before losCatholic with a score of 69-44. lon today! who finished 27-5 and Mike Contact at JSNAttardi@msn.com onds left in the fourth quarter, leading to the and O’Connor were Coaches’ first-team Class A ing to No. 2 seed RanneyJSN and fifth-seeded Toms Shohet who finished at 28-6 and foul on Lewis, who finished with 13 points.

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Tyree Morris put up Censemifinals before second-seeded Hunterdon is optimistic Marlboro (18-7, 11-3). However, in the Shore points 4 seed Manasquan lost to No. 1 seed Rumson-Fair son. selectionbut for Coach the LionsGeorge and Higgins’ teammate, points. overcame a 12-point deficit by holding Freewith Cerbo the younger wrestlers having Conference Tournament, the sixth-seeded Mus- 10tral Haven in the Central Jersey Group II semifinals. senior Marc was a second-team Class B success as the schools Nathaniel Louis had 13 run points tangs made Pierre an unprecedented intofor thefifthfinal hold Township without a field goal in the fourth LONG BRANCH’S W 170 LBS North pick along with Redtwo Bankmiddle Catholic’s Terence By Michael Ranney 31-29 at halftime, usedhanding a quartertrailed and hit a 3-pointer at the but buzzer seeded the Roselle Catholic, in Ward its in 69-44 victory that(15.4 feedpts/game), into Long both upsetting third-seeded Patriots the quarterfiSeventh-seeded Middletown North – led by the Calandrillo whoBranch was a first-team By Michael Rogers 17-9 third quarter to swing the momentum. the Patriots a crushing 41-39 loss the final. season the Boys’ Basketball In their last regular season game, the team over fourth-seeded Ranney theRanney quarterfinal finished Shore Conference’s leading scorer,successful Rob Higgins nals before takingThe down No. for 2inseed Ranney in the Class B North pick. undefeated. As coach Long Branch wrestling has been TeamJersey, a good one. faced a fierce competitor in Long Branch. round of the South Non-Public B toursemifinals.

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Salt Creek Grille’s Annual Wine & Martini Tasting to Benefit 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.

RUMSON – The Salt Creek Grille’s 14th Annual Wine & Martini Tasting Fundraiser will benefit 180 Turning Lives Around, Inc., a not-for-profit organization providing services to Monmouth County individuals and their families affected by domestic violence.

Bidgood. “While 180’s main mission is to help adult victims of domestic violence, they also offer support and shelter to children who are often adversely affected by domestic violence. We commend the work 180 is doing to help victims and their children cope with the trauma that domestic violence causes and we are happy to do our part to support the organization’s work.”

This year Salt Creek Grille co-owner and local philanthropist Steve Bidgood’s goal is to reach the $1 million mark of funds raised for local charities with this annual event! Approximately $900,000 has been raised since the event’s inception in 2004.

The event is supported by donations from Salt Creek Grille and its vendors and local businesses that provide food, wine and other services. As in past years, several wine vendors will pour over 100 premium wines to taste and a spirits representative will concoct specialty martinis for guests to sample. Guests are always impressed with the lavish amounts of delicious offerings including hors d’oeuvres, pasta, carving stations, desserts and more by Salt Creek Grille. In addition, local food businesses are represented, including an artisanal cheese table donated

by Sickles Market, Little Silver; and a raw bar provided by Lusty Lobster, Highlands. The Bobby Boyd Trio entertains the event’s attendees with live jazz music. A lively live auction is held featuring a local DJ entertainer and NJ 101.5’s Big Joe Henry as auctioneer.

Salt Creek Grille’s Annual Wine & Martini Tasting Fundraiser will take place on Thursday, April 6, from 7 to 10 pm. Tickets are $150 per person and space is limited. Sponsorships are available and Two River Community Bank is the premiere, exclusive “Presenting Sponsor.” “Community Leader Sponsors” include Mariners Wealth Advisors and Stillwell-Hansen, Inc. To reserve tickets or to inquire about sponsorships, call 732-264-4360 X4230 or e-mail LynnL@180nj.org. You can also purchase tickets on line by visiting http://180nj.org/get-info/special-events/wine-martini-event/.

180 Turning Lives Around is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to ending domestic and sexual violence in our community. It has served individuals and families who have been affected by domestic and sexual violence since 1976. The caring staff provides immediate and long-term support in assisting clients with the trauma they have experienced, while supporting them in obtaining services and making decisions that will turn their lives around.

In the state of New Jersey, an act of domestic violence happens every 7.29 minutes and, alarmingly, in 31% of all domestic violence offenses, children are involved or present.

“Salt Creek has supported dozens of charities with missions supporting children’s needs,” explained

In addition to the event, and to further public awareness about the charity’s mission, Salt Creek Grille raises a flag with the charity’s logo at the waterfront restaurant’s site year round. A presentation of the flag was made to members of the 180 Board and volunteers in January. 180’s Executive Director Anna Diaz-White appeared before Salt Creek Grille’s staff on that day to inform them about the history of 180 and its mission.

Pictured are (left to right) Lynn Lucarelli, 180 Director of Development; Robert Fouratt, 180 Board President & Managing Partner of The Curchin Group; Cindi Westendorf, Program Coordinator of 180’s Amanda’s Easel Creative Arts Therapy Program; Anna Diaz-White, 180 Executive Director; Robin Fitzmaurice, VP Two River Community Bank (Presenting Sponsor); Rob Habel, Beverage Manager, Salt Creek Grille; Steve Bidgood, Co-owner Salt Creek Grille; Mark Shopene, General Manager, Salt Creek Grille.

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“Through this event, our generous friends at the Salt Creek Grille are demonstrating what ‘community’ is all about!,” said Lynn Lucarelli, Director of Development for 180. “This event will assist 180 in carrying out our life-saving and life-changing mission here in Monmouth County. We are thrilled to be selected the beneficiary and look forward to working with Steve Bidgood to make it a great success!"

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MANASQUAN CRUISES PAST HIGH POINT FOR FOURTH STAIGHT GROUP TITLE

By Mike Ready

TOMS RIVER – With 6:47 left in Sunday’s NJSIAA Group II final at the Pine Belt Arena in Toms River, Manasquan senior point guard Stella Clark was subbed out with the Warriors up by 30 points, 58-28, against an overmatched High Point team.

Clark, the heart and soul of this team and a fouryear starter, is the ringmaster of a group of seniors including Addie Masonius, Victoria Galvan, Nikki Stevens and Annie Hennan that has brought home four consecutive state group championships and will be making their fourth appearance in the Tournament of Champions with a shot at a second T.O.C. title.

“It hits me pretty hard now, but it’s truly going to hit me when (the season) ends,” Clark said of their incredible run. “It doesn’t end now. This is just the start of it all getting to the T.O.C. We’re not ready to stop here.”

This group of seniors has been part of 21 wins at the Pine Belt Arena covering holiday tournaments, the Shore Conference Tournament and state tournament games with one still to play. Their lone blemish here came in this year’s Shore Conference Tournament semifinals when they lost to St. Rose in overtime.

Sunday, the Warriors stepped up the intensity early and never let up going to a full-court press right from the tip that left the Wildcats struggling for an answer to the Warriors’ aggressive style of play.

“They’re (High Point) a very solid, fundamental, patient team,” Kukoda said. “Our game plan going in was to turn up the pressure and pick up the pace of the game. So we wanted to try to play with that a little bit to see if we could get something right off the bat out of our defense. We wanted to get our offense out of our defense from the start. Our girls did a great job of that and we were able to keep that going and capitalize on that.”

“Getting in that rhythm is what our defense is all about,” said Clark. “When we’re out and we’re fiery, that’s when we’re at our best and that’s when we’re unstoppable. We really came out today and our motto was to put our foot on the gas pedal and don’t’ let up. I think we did a good job of keeping our foot on the gas pedal and not letting up today.”

Sophomore forward Faith Masonius set the tone in the first quarter, scoring all of her 11 points and forcing two of the Warriors’ six turnovers in the quarter.

“Taking a steal on defense and going down and scoring quickly, that was key. We knew we could push the ball on them and really pressure them. We just had to capitalize on it.”

That led to a 10-point 20-10 lead after one quarter, before the Warriors pushed the lead to 39-18 at the half behind Clark’s seven points and Dara Mabrey’s five.

The bench players finished up for the Warriors with sophomore guard Anne Mako sinking 3-of-4 from the line for the Warriors’ final points.

“When people start hitting shots, it completely opens up other players,” Masonius said. “I think hitting those open shots early definitely created some opportunities for other players and once everyone is getting involved, it’s just really hard to guard.”

Mabrey finished with a team-high 19 points with three rebounds, two assists and two steals while her backcourt partner, Clark, finished with 13 points, a gamehigh four assists, two rebounds and three steals. Faith Masonius added a team-high four steals with three assists while her sister, Addie, ended with five points, a team-high five rebounds, three assists and a steal.

Junior guard Carley Geissler added eight points and two steals while playing relentless defense and Mullaney chipped in with eight points, two assists and a steal.

Manasquan extended the lead to 24 points, 4521, on a Mabrey 3-pointer at 6:26 of the third quarter before High Point showed its only life of the game. The Wildcats reeled off seven straight points to cut Manasquan’s lead to 45-28 before Mabrey’s steal and full-court drive to the basket put an end to High Point’s mini run and ignited an 11-0 Manasquan run to close out the third quarter and give the Warriors its largest lead of the game thus far, 56-28.

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The Warriors pushed that run to 18-0 by scoring the first seven points of the fourth quarter and forced turnovers on five consecutive Wildcat possessions at the end of the run after a Lola Mullaney steal and feed to Mabrey for a three-point play gave them 6328 lead – the largest of game.

“I think we used our speed against them and, more importantly, used it in the right way,” said Mabrey.

“That’s a huge, huge thing,” Kukoda said referring to her seniors’ fourth straight title. “I don’t know how many people can say they went four-for-four on that.

They’re a great group, they’re a motivated group and that says a lot about their leadership and work ethic.

The four titles kind of say it all.”

For High Point, 1000-point scorer Margo Peterson hit for her average, 19 points, and had a team-high five rebounds and two steals.

“It was awesome and so much fun out there today,” Clark said. “Everyone smiling, laughing just clapping.

At the end we were all scoring and I was so happy for everyone. Even that little bit of us being happy for each other brings so much energy to our team. All of this energy makes us unstoppable, which is awesome.

Sometimes when everything’s clicking and we’re on the same page it clicks even more, I don’t know how to even explain it. It’s just so much fun to play with them.”

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RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN HOLDS OFF JOHNSON FOR FIRST SECTIONAL TITLE IN PROGRAM HISTORY

By Mike Ready

Trailing 12-9 after the first quarter, sophomore Ian O’Connor scored 10 of his game-high 19 points in the second quarter helping the Bulldogs forge a 25-17 halftime lead. Junior point guard Teddy Sourlis’s 3-pointer with 16 seconds left in the half contributed to the eight-point margin while at the same time sending Rumson’s student section (The Dawg Pound) into a frenzy.

“The Dawg Pound is great, the student section is awesome,” said O’Connor. “They’re so loud and they support us the whole way through, it’s awesome.”

“I told our guys (before the game), ‘The difference is the home court,’” Champeau said. “We were 15-1 by the cutoff and that got us this (the No.1 seed and home court advantage throughout the sectional). I really believe we go up there (A.L. Johnson in Clark), who knows?”

RFH’S #4 MICHAEL O’CONNOR Photo by Tom Smith RUMSON – It was a foregone conclusion entering this season that Rumson-Fair Haven, without former Shore Conference Player of the Year and current Dartmouth standout Brendan Barry and the loss of 6-foot-7 big-man Elijah McAllister to an ACL tear prior to the season, in all probability was a second-tier club and written off as a contender.

Before the Bulldogs’ opener in late December, Bulldogs coach Chris Champeau turned to his assistants and asked what they thought of the team.

“He looked at me and said, ‘If we go 12-8, they should erect a statue for us,’” Champeau said.

Johnson opened the second half with a 3-pointer by Brenden Kelly eight seconds in but O’Connor answered with a three of his own, keeping the Bulldogs lead at eight, 28-20, before a bucket by junior guard Jack Solano gave Rumson its biggest lead of the game up to that point, 30-20.

Rumson led, 34-25, with 3:48 left in the third quarter but Johnson pulled to within one, 34-33, after reeling off eight straight points with 2:39 remaining in the third. The two teams traded free throws with under a minute left and the Bulldogs entered the fourth quarter holding a slim 36-35 advantage.

Back-to-back three’s by Sourlis and senior forward Tyler Pierson to open the fourth gave Rumson some breathing room and a smooth drive down the lane by sophomore Jackson McCarthy following two free throws by Johnson’s George Visconti pushed the Bulldog lead to 44-37 two minutes into the fourth.

However, pesky Johnson wouldn’t go away. Joe DiProfio hit for two and Brandon Hund flushed a 3-pointer pulling Johnson to within two, 44-42, with 4:27 left in the game.

McCarthy – who scored seven points off the bench including a crucial two points with a minute left in the first half – then came up big for the Bulldogs again attacking the rim for two off a feed from O’Connor and completing the three-point play after getting fouled.

“Jackson McCarthy is another guy who is emblematic of our team,” Champeau said. “He had a rough go the first half of the season and I put him on jayvee. He fought his way back and we wouldn’t be here without him.”

Sourlis then hit one-of-two free throws to make it 48-42, but Johnson again pulled to within two, 49-47, with 49 seconds remaining in regulation, but the Bulldogs then knocked down six consecutive free throws, two each from O’Connor, Tommy Oakes and Solano to ice the game.

“That was huge (free throws),” Champeau said. “A lot of games we allowed teams to climb back in when we missed key free throws down the stretch. So for those guys to step up and go 7-for-7 that’s why we won.”

Kelly heaved a desperation 3-pointer with 20 seconds left for Johnson before Sourlis bombed a full-court pass to Pierson on a baseline out-of-bounds play that Pierson emphatically slammed home to put the finishing touches on a 57-51 Bulldogs win.

As impressive as this win was for the Bulldogs it’s even more impressive how they bounced back from the dreadful 44-point loss to Toms River North in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals.

But after the Bulldogs began stacking up win-after-win going on an unlikely 11-0 run to open the season, people began to take notice of this gritty no-name team. Then, when they went toe-totoe with state power Roselle Catholic – ranked No. 3 in the state at the time – losing by just three points, it really opened some eyes and the Bulldogs looked like they just might be for real.

“I wrote number 44 on the corner of the white board every day since then because that’s the number of points we got beat by.”

Champeau said. “I said we got to own it and use it as fuel. We would put our hands together and say 44 and I also think a lot of guys broke their legs jumping off the Rumson bandwagon after we got blown out. So for us to bounce back from that was something special and that’s what these guys are all about.”

“It ticked us off when everyone said we weren’t going to be a good team without (Barry),” Pierson said. “When we lost (McAllister), we got a little bit more of that. I think that just pushed us even more.”

Last Tuesday night in front of a jammed-packed capacity crowd at Rumson, the Bulldogs proved they were for real. They did what no other team in the history of Rumson-Fair Haven basketball has ever been able to accomplish by winning the program’s first-ever state sectional championship, beating Arthur L. Johnson, 57-51, for the Central Jersey Group II title.

“I truly think, the last two years, we were Brendan Barry and a bunch of tough guys,” Champeau said. “This was a team. Barry is the greatest who ever player here, but this is the greatest team that ever played here.”

Sourlis finished with 10 points, Pierson eight, Solano seven and Oakes six for Rumson while O’Connor had a team-leading nine rebounds to go with his 19 points.

“I wrote ‘no respect’ on the board and we read it before every practice,” Champeau said. “We’re a big cat hiding; they don’t see us coming. They picked us third in the division. Elijah McAllister – out with an ACL. Michael O’Connor – out with turf toe.

So two starters weren’t there and we went 24-2.

“A couple of my assistants were with me the first year, and we said at some point we were going to get a Shore Conference (title) and at some point we were going to get a state banner, we just had to hang in there,” continued Champeau. “Seven years later here we are. We finally got one that we can put up there. It’s great. It sort of justifies all the hard work these kids have put in.”

RFH’S #1 ELIJAH McALLISTER Photo by Tom Smith

“It’s crazy,” O’Connor said. “We’ve been working all year for this and we’ve had the whole school on our back. Everyone’s supporting us, the whole town. They were all rallying behind us, looking to be the first sectional champs for the boys basketball team at Rumson-Fair Haven. It’s crazy.”

RFH 2017 CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP II CHAMPS Photo by Mike Ready

The Bulldogs’ history-making season ended with a 65-49 loss to Camden in the NJSIAA Group II first round. It was Camden’s fourth group II title in a row.

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SHORE CONFERENCE WRESTLING SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

By Mike Ward

Nico Messina of Freehold Borough was seeded 20th in the state finals bracket. But that didn’t stop him from overtaking Saint John Vianney’s 13thseeded Tyler Pepe in the preliminary round to advance in a tight 10-9 decision. Messina would go on to lose the pre-quarters in a 16-1 loss by technical fall to St. Joseph’s Samuel Alverez.

and earned himself a chance at the championship match. Despite making it to the finals, only one of three Shore Conference athletes to do so this year, Slendorn couldn’t get the upper hand on Hanover Park’s Raimo, who won the matchup in a 10-2 decision.

Another Shore Conference competitor to fall to Alverez was Christian Brothers Academy’s Nick Schutzenhofer. The 106 pounder from Lincroft

Gianni Ghione was widely expected to clean house in the 132 lb. weight division. If there were any doubters initially, the 40-second pin in the preliminary round against Matt Potash may have swayed them. Ghione went on to secure a second pin at 1:03 in the pre-quarters against Joey Zargo of South River. Ghione kept pushing toward the finals with a 7-3 decision win against Ray Wetzel

132 Pound Weight Class seed entry into the contest. After his 6-1 win over Joseph Manginelli of Dumont, he faltered after a surprisingly quick pin from 11th-seed Eddie Ventresca of Pope John.

While most of the headlines regarding the finals in Atlantic City have largely been nothing but Jake Benner of Ocean and Eric Keosseian of Howell, the two winners of their brackets from the Shore Conference, there has been little discussion over how many of the other Shore Conference Athletes fared in the tournament.

16th-seed Joseph King of Colts Neck and 19thseed Luke Rada of Howell lost their preliminary bids in the tournament.

120 Pound Weight Class

What follows is a summary of how many of our Shore Conference wrestlers performed in some of the weight classes throughout the three-day tournament.

managed to get through the preliminary and prequarter round before falling in the quarterfinals by a 5-0 decision.

Darby Diedrich of Howell has been tough to beat throughout this year’s season. But after Diedrich prevailed over Westwood’s Trent Furman in the preliminary round, Diedrich couldn’t get things going against East Brunswick’s Mark Schleifer. The pre-quarterfinals bout ended in a 3-0 decision.

Middletown North’s Tyler Klinsky entered the 106 lb. bracket as the 16th seed and swiftly defeated his 17th-seed competition from Collingswood in a 13-1 major decision. Klinsky would fall to Gateway’s 1st-seed Dante Mininno in the pre-quarterfinals.

113 Pound Weight Class

Christian Brothers Academy’s Richie Koehler was looking to go far in the state finals with a 6th-

106 Pound Weight Class

The Shore Conference’s top-seeded wrestler in the 106 was second-seeded Hunter Gutierrez of Lacey.

The scrappy contender from Ocean County cruised

by Michael Esposito of DePaul in the preliminary round, using his momentum to narrowly get past Nicholas Digiacomo of Timber Creek by a 3-2 decision in the pre-quarterfinals. Gutierrez was eventually stopped in the quarterfinals in an upset against seventh-seeded Nick Kayal of Bergen Catholic.

126 Pound Weight Class

Coming in as the 16th seed, Alex Poniros of Ocean Township narrowly skirted by Trenton’s Herbert Edwards in a 1-0 decision in the preliminary round.

But Poniros’ luck ran out when he faced 1st-seed Nicholas Raimo of Hanover Park, who defeated Poniros by a 20-5 technical fall.

Things were much better for Kyle Slendorn of Howell. After the 7th seed graduated from the preliminary round with a 7-0 decision in his favor, Slendorn eliminated South Plainfield’s Jake Giordano and West Morris’ Shane Metzler in 3-0 and 5-4 decisions. At the semi-finals, Slendorn managed to put away Paulsboro’s Anthony Duca

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of Queen of Peace in the quarters, but suddenly faltered in the semis when he was defeated by 4thseed John Burger of New Milford.

Raritan’s Russell Benson showed the power of his 10th-seed status in his matchup against 23rd-seed Alex Baran of Manalapan. The agile Benson won in a 5-3 decision and went on to face North Hunterdon’s Andrew Gapas. The contest went to a tie and Benson was able to push through in the final seconds to secure the victory. But Benson would eventually fall against Quinn Kinner of Kingsway by a pin in 3:22. Kinner would eventually go on to win the division.

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SHORE CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL 2016-17 SEASON WRAPUP

By Mike Ready

The Shore Conference is currently represented by five girls basketball teams in the NJ.com top 10 and another in the top 20: Manasquan (2), Red Bank Catholic (3), St. Rose (4), Saint John Vianney (5), Rumson-Fair Haven (7) and Neptune (18). It is without a doubt the strongest girls basketball conference in New Jersey.

However, St. Rose did add two championships this season adding to an ever- growing list of titles winning the Shore Conference Tournament with an eye-opening 5631 rout of Saint John Vianney in the final. They also took the Class B Central crown by two games over upstart Trinity Hall.

The conference consistently puts multiple teams in the Tournament of Champions and has crowned the past two year’s champion – Saint John Vianney last season and Manasquan in 2015.

Columbia University-bound Mikayla Markham and sophomore teammate Lucy Thomas – a Monmouth University commit – are both Coaches’ second-team AllShore selections with Thomas also grabbing the Class B Central Player of the Year honor. Seniors Jen Louro – a UMass-Lowell commit – and Ellyn Stoll – an NJIT commit – are first-team Class B Central picks as well.

This year’s no different, at the time of printing, No. 2 seed Manasquan and No. 3 seed Red Bank Catholic are set to square off in the Tournament of Champions semifinals with the winner most likely facing No. 1 seed Rutgers Prep – the state’s No. 1 team – in the final.

Unsure where they stood this year after absorbing heavy losses from graduation, the Lancers (23-5, 12-0) never missed a beat. They might not have gotten the final outcome they desired but it was another outstanding year for this Shore Conference juggernaut.

Manasquan (30-2, 14-0) won an unprecedented fourth straight Group II championship this season behind phenomenal guard play by senior Stella Clark and junior Dara Mabrey. However, the Warriors’ road to the Shore Conference Tournament final was blocked by St. Rose, who beat the Warriors, 68-59, in overtime in the semifinals, ending Manasquan’s bid for a third straight SCT title.

The Lancers did win one title this season, taking the Class A Central crown by beating second-place Rumson-Fair Haven twice and otherwise going undefeated within the division.

The Warriors did also take the Shore Conference Class B North title, edging out Red Bank Catholic – who they beat twice – by two games.

In the Non-Public South A tournament, the third-seeded Lancers advanced to the semifinals before losing to the second-seeded Caseys.

Seton Hall-bound Kim Evans took home Coaches’ first-

Mabrey was named the Coaches’ Shore Conference Player of the Year while the Northeastern Universitybound Clark was a first-team pick and sophomore forward Faith Masonius a second-team selection.

team All-Shore honors while sophomores Sarah Karpell (first-team Class A Central) and Sajada Bonner (secondteam Class A Central) also grabbed honors.

Ultra-talented Rumson-Fair Haven (22-7, 10-2) just couldn’t take the next step in getting over the hump this season. Its 67-66 loss to No. 1 seed Manasquan in the Central Jersey Group II final typified just how disappointing its season turned out to be.

The Bulldogs erased a 12-point fourth-quarter deficit to take a 66-65 lead over the Warriors on a Tori Hyduke underhand floater to the rim with just seconds remaining. Manasquan’s Mabrey then drove the paint and a controversial foul was whistled for tripping with just 0.2 seconds left in the game. Mabrey then calmly sank both ends of a one-and-one for the win.

Red Bank Catholic’s (28-3, 12-2) three losses could easily have been wins. Its two loses to Manasquan were by a total of six points and its loss to Saint John Vianney in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals went down to the wire before taking a 54-48 loss.

After winning the Non-Public South A title, the Caseys went to capture the Non-Public A championship which was the program’s first group title since 2013.

Senior Hannah Scanlan – a Bryant University commit – is a Coaches’ first-team All-Shore selection and Hyduke – only a junior – is a second-team pick. Scanlon was also named Class A Central Player of the Year for the Bulldogs.

Senior Josie Larkins – a University of Vermont signee – is a Coaches’ first-team All-Shore selection while a trio of junior teammates: Rose Caverly, Hayley Moore and Katie Rice are Coaches’ Class B North second-team picks.

Neptune quite possibly had the best all-around player in the Shore Conference this season, senior Desiree Allen.

Behind Allen’s phenomenal play this season, the secondseeded Fliers (24-4, 12-0) reached the Central Jersey Group III final before falling to No. 1 seed Ewing, 65-52.

In the Non-Public South B tournament, seventh-seed (can’t explain the No. 7 seed) St. Rose (26-4, 16-0) breezed through the field before matching up with No. 1 seed Rutgers Prep and the top-ranked team in the state was just too much as the Purple Roses fell, 65-47.

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45th Annual Lombardi Award Recipients Honored at Annual Dinner

By Lou Monaco

Twenty-seven of Monmouth County’s outstanding high school linemen were honored on Thursday, March 16 at the 45th annual Vince Lombardi Awards Banquet at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel, presented by The Rotary Clubs of Monmouth County, along with the Center for Vocational Rehabilitation.

All winners received the “Block of Granite” trophy that symbolizes the 1936 Fordham University football team’s Seven Blocks of Granite, where Vince Lombardi played right guard before his coaching days.

The winners are: Allentown: Ryan Huth, Asbury Park: Calvin Simmons-Clark, Colts Neck: Tom Clark, Freehold Boro: Nicholas Eccleston, Freehold Township: Matt Cruz, Holmdel: Seamus Wood, Howell: Michael Ioannides, Keansburg: Richard Squeo, Keyport: Eric Nellis, Long Branch: Desmond Blackmon, Manalapan: Joseph Sicolo, Manasquan: Ben Barry, Marlboro: Riley Keating, Matawan: Mike McHugh, Mater Dei: Shane Mastro, Middletown North: Jake Goldfarb, Middletown South: William Gulick, Monmouth Regional: Brandon Mejia, Neptune: Gary Hoover, Ocean Township: Christopher Vivian, Raritan: Paul Bavaro, Red Bank Catholic: Michael Griggs, Red Bank Regional: Connor McCarthy, Rumson-Fair Haven: Patrick Kelleher, Shore Regional: Mike Devine, Saint John Vianney: JP Tarantino, Wall Township: Mike Andrejco.

Dan Curcione of Wall Township was named Coach of the Year, and Wall Township was named Team of the Year.

The John Tuggle Memorial Award was given to Namir Argilagos of Asbury Park. Argilagos, who attends High Tech in Middletown, capped an impressive senior season with 175 rushing yards and three touchdowns to lead Asbury Park to a comefrom-behind 26-17 victory over rival Keyport in the NJSIAA, Central Jersey, Group 1 final at Kean University’s Alumni Field in Union on December 3, and capture its first state championship since 2011.

This year’s speakers included: Jim Burt, a twotime Super Bowl champion, who played for the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers; Darrell Reid, who won a Super Bowl with the Indianapolis Colts, and Monmouth University head football coach Kevin Callahan.

Funds raised from the dinner will aid in the fight against cancer, promote social independence, quality of life, and maximum vocational potential for all persons with special needs and also support the many local charities of the Rotary Clubs of Monmouth County.

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The Fliers took home the Shore Conference Class A North crown by going undefeated in the division easily distancing second-place Marlboro by three games. They got as far as the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals as the sixth seed before falling to No. 3 seed Saint John Vianney, 65-59, in a game that went down to the wire.

WALL HOCKEY CLOSES OUT STELLAR SEASON

By Lou Monaco

The only thing missing from Wall’s stellar hockey season was a state championship.

The NJIT-bound Allen, is a Coaches’ first-team AllShore selection this season after averaging 23.4 points per game. Allen was also named the Class A North Player of the Year while senior teammate Brianna Love grabbed first-team Class A North honors.

Wall, seeded 10th, reached the state final for the first time in school history and dropped an 8-1 decision to top-seeded Glen Rock, No. 7 in the NJ.com Top 20, in the NJSIAA/Devils Public B state championship at Mennen Arena in Morris Township on Monday, March 6.

Toms River North (27-4, 14-0) recorded one of the best seasons in program history but had to digest one of the most heartbreaking losses in program history in the South Jersey Group IV final.

The Mariners overcame a seven-point deficit with under two minutes left in the game and had the chance to take the lead but had a shot blocked with seconds left before Cherokee rebounded and drove full court for a buzzer-beater fall-away hook shot for the win.

The fact that Wall, which had won 10 of its last 12 games, had a chance to make it to the final is a testament to its players and its coaching staff.

However, the Mariners did win the Class A South title going a perfect 14-0 within the division with its nearest competitor, Toms River South, four games back. They also advanced to the quarterfinals of

Wall (18-7-2) ran off a string of eight straight victories (prior to the Glen Rock defeat), highlighted by the school’s first-ever Dowd Cup Championship, a 3-1 triumph as the third-seed over second-seeded Saint John Vianney, on February 16 at Jersey Shore Arena in Wall Township. the Shore Conference Tournament before losing out to Red Bank Catholic.

Then in the state tournament, Wall rattled off wins against Johnson (9-1) in the first round, came back with a 5-3 road victory over seventh-seeded Roxbury in

the second round, outlasted a feisty 18th-seed in Mahwah (1-0) in the quarterfinals (behind an impressive 28-save performance from sophomore goaltender Logan Beattie), and clinched its first-ever berth in the state final with a convincing 7-3 victory over third-seeded Middletown South.

“Our key standouts on the season were senior forward Shane Haviland, junior forward Ryan Burns, junior forward Zach Tarantino, junior forward Larry Hooper, sophomore goalie Logan Beattie, senior forward Steven Karanassos, junior forward Jack Texter, and sophomore defenseman Bobby Seelinger,” said Wall coach Mike Dianora, who just completed his 16th season at the helm. “Shane and Zach each recorded his 100th career point and our program reached its 200th win, which was my 200th win as a head coach.”

Statistically on the season, Haviland led the team in scoring with 36 goals and 19 assists, and Burns was second with 25 goals and 27 assists. Hooper added 14 goals with 17 assists and Tarantino chipped in with 11 goals and a team-high 45 assists.

Burns, Hooper and Tarantino all return for their senior season next year which will provide Wall with some leadership, production, and stability.

“As far as next season goes, with the taste that we got this year and even though we are losing some great guys, we are retaining a lot as well and I feel that we will have another successful season,” said Dianora.

“Even though we will have a target on us for the successful season we had this year, I feel we can compete again for a cup and a state championship.”

Thousand-point scorer senior Ashley Tutzauer is a second-team Coaches’ All-Shore selection and Class A South Player of the Year award winner while teammates Jenna Paul – only a sophomore – and junior Amanda Johnson are first-team Class A South picks.

Manchester (24-6, 13-1) also had a season for the ages that was highlighted by a buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Deja Adams that miraculously gave the third-seeded Hawks a 34-33 victory over No. 1 seed Middle Township for the South Jersey Group II championship. The Hawks then fell to Manasquan in the first round of the Group II tournament.

The Hawks and Donovan Catholic tied atop the Class B South sharing a piece of the division title.

Freshman Kemari Reynolds and sophomore Dakota Adams were both named to the Coaches Class B South first team.

Donovan Catholic (18-7, 13-1) and Middletown South (18-9, 10-4) also had seasons worthy of top 10 considerations.

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Ocean’s Jake Benner Verbally Commits to RU Wrestling After Historic Win

By Lou Monaco

Lady Lions Capture 10th Place at New Balance Nationals

By Michael Ward The four athletes who form Middletown North’s Sprint Medley Relay Team knew they were fast. It was only a matter of time before teams from around the country learned of their speed after their phenomenal performance at the New Balance Nationals.

The core quad of seniors Kayla Pfleger, Jenna Reid, and Kerri Powers and junior Kelli Molnar beat out 18 of the best teams in the country to place 10th in the 1600 Sprint Medley Relay.

Unlike a standard relay race where team members run equal segments of a race one at a time, the Medley Relay exposes runners to different lengths per segment, requiring each team to use athletes who are accustomed to different running lengths and styles.

Out of the 28 teams who competed, only three including Middletown North were from New Jersey and a total of ten came from the tri-state area.

Not only was Middletown’s performance good enough for a 10th -place finish, but the girls also set a new school record for the Sprint Medley Relay, at 4:08.18.

Pfleger and Molnar split the first segment of the relay at 51.6 seconds. That was followed

by Reid who completed the slightly longer middle segment at 56.6 seconds. Powers

brought the relay home by running the longest segment with a final time of 2:19.

The New Balance Nationals are hosted every year in March at the Armory in northern Manhattan. Other New Jersey teams that competed in the Sprint Medley Relay against Middletown North were Union Catholic and Rancocas Valley.

Union Catholic placed sixth and Rancocas underperformed Middletown with a 22ndplace finish.

This month, Ocean’s Jake Benner has already experienced his own March Madness excitement.

Trailing by a seemingly, insurmountable four points (6-2) to Bergen Catholic’s Gerard Angelo, the top seed, in the 138-pound final of the NJSIAA/Rothman Insititute Individual Wrestling Championships at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall on March 5, the unthinkable happened.

In a move that will go down in state finals lore, the third-seeded Benner got Angelo on his back for a whopping five-point move to erase the deficit to take a 7-6 lead and held that position for over 80 seconds to become only the second Ocean Township High School wrestler in school history to win an individual state title, since Nick Menditto accomplished the feat twice in 2007 and 2008.

The 5-foot-8 junior Benner, who shared coMost Outstanding Wrestler honors of the state finals with Bound Brook’s Mekhi Lewis, also became the first underclassmen from the Shore Conference to win a state championship since B.J. Clagon of Toms River South won his first of two titles in 2012.

“A couple weeks after winning the state title, it still hasn't hit me yet that I am a state champ.

I feel like one day I will be sitting there and will be like ‘Wow, I'm a state champion.’ Since

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OCEAN’S JAKE BRENNER Photo by Mike Ward the tournament, I’m feeling very confident and can't wait to compete again,” said Benner.

“The match in the final wasn't going my way and I would've liked for more of my offense to work. I was down, 6-2, and had to go for a big move. I had one planned out before the match in case I was down. It was so amazing accomplishing my goal of being a state champ,” continued Benner. “Times got hard sometimes, especially after going 0-2 at Regions my freshman year, then not placing as a sophomore. Never once did I ever think I wasn't going to be a state champ. I still have another year of high school, which is awesome, as I have many more goals left before moving onto college.”

Benner completed his junior season with an overall 47-1 record.

Six days after his place atop the podium in Atlantic City, Benner announced where he will be taking his talents to college -- Rutgers University.

“I was sitting home with my coaches and decided to make the phone call,” Benner said.

“It is such a good feeling to get to commit to my dream school. It is hard to believe that after one more high school season, I will be wrestling for one of the best programs in the country.”

Yes Jake, dreams do come true.

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