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Thompson Helps Keyport Roll On Central Finds Magic Page 2 Jersey Sporting News • October 23 - November 6 By Jim Hintelmann KEANSBURG - The annual rivalry Keansburg and Keyport has had some memorable battles over the years. Unfortunately for Keansburg, Saturday’s B Central renewal wasn't of them. Using a suffocating defense that contained Keansburg's versatile quarterback, Ryan Kurtz, the Red Raiders rolled to a convincing 41-0 win to run their winning streak to six. Their only loss was to Asbury Park (35-6) in its season opener. "We played a shotgun offense against Asbury Park," said Keyport Head Coach Mike Ciccotelli. "After that game, we went back to our usual Wing T. We're on a roll right now. Kurtz is a good quarterback and we did a good job of controlling him." The player of the game was Keyport's 6’5 junior quarterback Alex Thompson, who scored two touchdowns on runs of 31 and 47 yards respectively while completing six of 16 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns. "We weren't ready for Asbury Park," Thompson admitted. "It was a kind of a fluke but we are playing very well now. Keansburg was ahead of us in the power points and we couldn't figure that out, but we'll jump over them now." The game was close in the early stages; bur Keyport scored with a minute left in the first quarter when Emanuel Martinez capped a seven play, 44- yard drive with an 11- yard touchdown run. Angelo Minugliotta kicked the first of five extra points. Thompson scored his first touchdown on Keyport's next series when, after he failed to spot a receiver, sprinted down the left sideline on a 31-yard touchdown run. Keansburg's only threat came right before the half when the Titans reached the Keyport one yard line. A 16-yard pass from Kurtz to Nick Thompson gave Keansburg a first down at the 11. Three plays gained seven yards but Thompson was stopped inches short on a fourth-down run. The second half was all Keyport with Thompson scoring on a 41-yard touchdown run after failing to find a receiver on a roll-out. Keyport went 70 yards in nine plays with Thompson throwing a 32-yard touchdown pass

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI Alex Thompson (11) scored two touchdowns and completed 16 passes for 135 yards.

to Anthony Cavallo after setting it up with a 46-yard completion to Minugliotta. Johnny Olsen made it 34-0 with a 71-yard touchdown run in the final quarter and Tyler Alvarez closed out the scoring with a 50-yard interception return. "We had six turnovers today," said Keansburg Head Coach Brian Kmak. "We had to keep making plays and we didn't do that. You can't give a good team like Keyport those opportunities."We're 4-3 right now and still have a chance to make the playoffs," he said, "but we have to play better.

In OT during SCT

B y Ted Kaiser BERKELEY TOWNSHIP— The Central Regional field hockey team is getting used to overtime. In fact, they might be starting to enjoy it. The Golden Eagles (122-2) advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) quarterfinals thanks to a pair of overtime victories. The first round two weekends ago saw 14th seed Central PHOTO: JOHN PORTELLI prevail 3-2 over Central’s Britt Oldehoff ( 2 ) k n o c k s t h e 19th seed Jackson ball away from the goalie. Memorial. Senior midfielder Brittany Oldehoff was the star of the game with a hat trick for the Golden Eagles. She gave Central a 1-0 lead and tied the game up when the Jaguars held a 2-1 advantage. Senior midfielder Maeve Burg and junior forward Hannah Crick assisted on two of Oldehoff’s goals. Goaltender Tayor Keehn made five saves as Central outshot Jackson Memorial 18-10. The overtime magic continued in the Round of 16. Despite being outshot over the course of the game, Central managed to play third seeded Freehold Township (13-2) to a scoreless tie over regulation time. Keehn made four saves in net and the defense held strong. The Golden Eagles struggled to get much going on offense, but all they needed in overtime was opportunity. Once again, Brittany Oldehoff seized the moment. She scored just a little over one minute into the extra session as Central stunned the Patriots to advance to the quarterfinals. Wednesday’s upset over Freehold Township set up a date at St. John Vianney for the right to advance to the semifinals.

Freehold Boro Earns Top Spot In SCT Girls’ Soccer

By Eric Braun WALL — On Monday night, the Freehold Boro girls’ soccer team unanimously earned the number one seed in this year’s Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) with an impressive 13-0 record. The Colonials enter the tournament with a staggering 11 shutouts and only two goals against while scoring 52 goals. The Boro comes in riding the leadership of leading scorer Sara Johnson (12) and Hailey Rice. Johnson, Rice and company not only have the Colonials as the top team at the Shore, but also ranked ninth in the State. Following close behind Freehold Boro is Class A South Toms River North at second seed, and B North powerhouses Wall ranked third and Ocean ranked fourth. A North and A South both sent five teams each to the tournament, with A North represented by Freehold Township (7-2-3), Howell (7-2-3), Middletown South (7-23), Manalapan (7-5-2) and Colts Neck (84-1). Class A South was represented by Toms River North (13-1), Brick Memorial (10-3-1), Jackson Memorial (10-6), Toms River East (9-5) and Toms River South (9-6). The dark horse in this year’s tournament is perennial power Red Bank Catholic (RBC). The Caseys enter the tournament with a 14-1 record with their lone loss coming against Ocean Township. RBC was looking to get revenge against Ocean in the quarterfinals where they advanced with a 2-1 win over Toms River East, but Ocean lost to Colts Neck 1-0. The Caseys have rebounded

PHOTO: ERICK BRAUN The Freehold goalie makes a save at the net.

from their midseason loss and have regrouped by rattling off eight wins in a row, a stretch that had them outscoring their opponents 25-8. Goalkeeping and stingy defenses have Colts Neck and Brick Memorial scratching back into Shore Conference elite. The Mustangs, who suffered injuries to senior midfielder Marie Moore and sophomore midfielder Julia Kirkpatrick, headed into familiar territory in the quarterfinals against conference foe Toms River North where the two teams have split their two previous contests. Brick Memorial advanced after a double overtime tie headed to penalty kick shootouts where it was sophomore Ciara Korber who stole the show with two saves while Sami Lederle and Alli Reber both converted to send the Mustangs through. Toms River North advanced with a 3-0 victory over Holmdel with goals from Erika Pita (2) and Shannon Groffie. Colts Neck advanced to the quarterfinals to take on RBC with a 1-0 win over Ocean with Hailey Cartas scoring the lone goal in the 74th minute. The Shore Conference semifinals will be held on Wednesday, October 24th at 5 and 7pm and the championship match to be held on Saturday, October 27th at 5pm. Both rounds will be held at Neptune High School.

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Jackson Memorial Enters SCT Tournament As Top Seed By Eric Braun WALL- Jackson Memorial left no doubt in anyone's minds as who the top team is at the Shore this season as they earned the number one seed with an impressive 17-0 record. Rounding out the top four seeds in this year’s Shore Conference Tournament are: number two seed Colts Neck (11-1-3), number three seed Ocean (13-1-1) and defending SCT Champions number four seed Holmdel (12-1). Jackson Memorial during this run has 10 shutouts with most contests coming down to hard work and a total team effort. Memorial had extra motivation coming into this season after they received a terrible draw in last season’s NJSIAA tournament and so far have put together a magical season. They

cannot take any games off here in the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) with defending champions Holmdel making noise again, Ocean is once again playing consistent team ball and Colts Neck is looking to take their step into elite programs at the Jersey Shore. The bracket that is getting a lot of attention is the Ocean County bracket that could potentially see Ocean and Long Branch battling for the third time this season. The two teams split their earlier contest with Long Branch coming out on top in their last contest. Long Branch is once again back in the SCT and would love to knock off their cross-town rival and advance to the semifinals. Jackson Memorial should get their shot at

knocking off Holmdel as the two teams look to face each other in the semifinals. The two teams will have some work to do to get to that point, but with the veteran leadership on both squads; this could be the game of the year when the semifinals kick off. The semifinals will be held on Thursday, October 25th at 5 and 7pm with the championship game being played Saturday, October 27th at 7pm at Neptune High School. PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI Jason Tonelli (11) controls the ball for Colts Neck, a team battling to make their mark in the tournament.

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Long Branch Field Hockey Continues To Improve

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PHOTO: ERIC BRAUN Long Branch’s Kim Davis (3) scored three goals in the game against Lacey. By Eric Braun Long Branch — Coming into every season each team strives to improve tradition and excellence on the field. The Green Wave field hockey program has catapulted itself into a high caliber program this season. Long Branch completed their regular season with a record of 10-5-1 and entered the Shore Conference Tournament as the 16th seed and hosted a first round contest against

17th seeded Lacey. The Green Wave defeated Lacey on a strong offensive performance by their leading goal scorer on the year in Kim Davis, who scored three goals giving her 26 for the season. Two goals were also scored Ruby Liss giving her a total of three goals on the season. Long Branch has improved from last year and has so far increased their total of 11 goals last year to 52

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUN Controling the ball for the Green Wave is Ali Conlin (4).

so far this season. With the leadership of Davis and Anna Frazao in net with 129 saves on the year along with the midfield play of Liss and Jacinta Santos, the expectations are high for the success of the Long Branch program. Long Branch was defeated by Shore Regional in the second round of the SCT 4-0 and now waits for their NJSIAA seeding, where they

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Shore Aiming For 14 Straight SCT Championship

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By Eric Braun WEST LONG BRANCH- Two things seem to be a given with the fall season at the Jersey Shore, the leaves will change and the Shore Regional field hockey program will be among the elite field hockey programs in the state. Once again Nancy Williams has her squad ready to capture another Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) Championship. Coming off the graduation of Aileen Johnson and Hannah Barreca last season, Shore Regional is reloaded on offense with production from Kara Casale (18 goals/ 10 assists), Carol Middough (18 goals/ 15 assists) and Jessica Welch (16 goals/ 2 assists). This triple threat has Shore outscoring their opponents 87 goals for to six goals against. Once again Williams has gotten stellar play from goaltender Shannon Johnson, who has 31

saves on the season and nine shutouts in 13 regular season matches. Shore comes in again as the number one seed in the SCT with a regular season record of 12-1, their lone loss coming to non-conference Madison who is ranked fifth in the state. After their first round bye, the Blue Devils took care of Long Branch 4-0 with a hat trick from Middough and a goal from Grace Santi, her seventh goal of the season. Shore looks to be on another SCT Championship run with the finals being played at Holmdel High School on Saturday, October 27th at 11am. Shore has three teams from their bracket standing in their way and they include: Ocean, Southern and last year’s finalist Freehold Boro. On the other side of the bracket they will keep an eye on the winner of the

PHOTO: FRAN ATTARDI PHOTO: FRAN ATTARDI Gina Ruscil (2) controls the ball Jessica Welch (9) keeps the ball away from her opponents. for Shore.

Rumson/Fair Haven and Wall contest as one of those teams should be the other finalist on October 27th. If the Blue Devils continue their tremendous team

play, Williams, who is in her 43rd season could be holding the Championship trophy for the 14th straight season and 18th season overall.

Bulldogs Prevail In Overtime Battle Against Wall

By Jim Hintelmann RUMSON — Second seeded Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH) had a major scare in Saturday's Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) semifinal field hockey game against number seven seed Wall, but the Lady Bulldogs finally prevailed1-0 in an overtime battle. RFH had the better of the action throughout regulation time but some solid Wall defense kept the game scoreless. In the first overtime, with the teams playing seven on seven, the Bulldogs finally broke through when they were awarded a penalty corner and Emma Fitzgerald lined a shot from 10 yards out past Wall goalie Bev Perkins for the winning goal. It was her seventh goal of the season. "There was no set play," said Fitzgerald, a four- year varsity starter who

PHOTO: FRAN ATTARDI PHOTO: FRAN ATTARDI Tori Huther (15) controls the ball for Emma Fitzgerald (7) brings the RFH. ball downfield for RFH.

will play field hockey at Bucknell next year."I just shot from the top of the circle. We expected big things this season." RFH’s only setback was a loss to Ocean Township early in the season, but the Lady

Bulldogs recovered and now have a 14game winning streak. "We learned from that loss," said Fitzgerald. "We want to make the finals this year. We lost to Shore in the semifinals a year ago."

RFH will play a familiar opponent, St. John Vianney (SJV), in the semifinals Wednesday at Holmdel High School. SJV trimmed Central Regional, 2-1 in the other semifinal game, "We're both in the same division (A Central)," said Head Coach Julie Vaccarelli. "One of those wins was in overtime. SJV is very aggressive. That team doesn't give up. In both games we scored first but they came back.” "It was a pleasure to play a great opponent like RFH," said Wall Coach Katie Gallagher. "We did a great job covering for each other and filling the spaces. In the overtime, it was a question of who blinked first. It was us but it was great to play the number two seed as well as we did, but I wished it ended up a different way. We’re playing okay this season”.

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Ocean Advances In SCT By Mike Rogers The Ocean girls’ field hockey team has had a successful season earning a 12-2-3 record so far this season and they are ranked fourth in the Shore Conference. They entered the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT) as the number eight seed. In the first round of the SCT, the Lady Seraph’s played an exciting double overtime game against Holmdel (6-6) who entered the tournament as the number nine seed. The two teams battled to a 2 - 1 Ocean Township victory in double overtime and Ocean moves on to play the number one seed in Shore Regional. The game started out well for the Lady Seraph’s as just eight minutes into the game they took a 1 - 0 lead

PHOTO: DAVE THORNE Above left photo, Kelly Conway (8) and left photo, Kelli Shapiro (3) control the ball for Ocean.

when Kary Gabrysiak scored off of a pass from Kelli Shapiro giving Ocean the lead. Before the first half ended Holmdel was able to tie the score at one goal each when Beth Bohny scored on an unassisted goal. The two teams played a scoreless second half and in the first overtime as both teams played smothering defense. The two teams entered the second overtime with both teams looking for the winning goal when six minutes later Amanda Roskey scored off of a penalty corner giving Ocean the exciting 2 - 1 victory. Ocean goalie Sarah Kraeutler made five saves in goal. Ocean earns the right to move on and face Shore Regional (13-1) who is the number one ranked team in the Shore Conference and the number one seed in the SCT.

Lacey Remains Undefeated

By Kevin Davis A week after its closest call of the season, Lacey Township football maintained its undefeated record on Oct. 20, pulling away from Jackson Memorial for a 45-28 win that secured at least a tie for the Shore Conference A South championship for the 7-0 Lions. Securing that championship share, however, may have come at a steep price: Lions starting quarterback Tom Kelly was forced to leave the game with an injury and did not return. He was replaced under center by sophomore backup Conor Davies, who completed a fourth quarter touchdown pass to senior receiver Bill Belford – Belford’s second touchdown catch of the day – that helped to put Jackson away. Senior running back Kyle Spatz provided balance to the Lions’ offensive attack, finding the end zone twice while rushing for 145 yards. On the other side of the ball, Lacey benefitted from a standout performance by linebacker Liam Dolly, who accumulated a pair of defensive touchdowns. The challenges Lacey faced against Jackson differed from those posed by Southern Regional on Oct. 13, when the Lions had to overcome an early 12-0 deficit. They were able to do just that thanks largely to Kelly, who was involved in all three of his team’s scoring plays: a 41yard touchdown pass to Belford, a go-ahead 1-yard touchdown run, and a 13-yard completion to Spatz that, following an extra point, gave the Lions a 21-12 lead. Southern was able to get one of the touchdowns back, but could not finish a comeback of their own, falling 21-19. “Our kids never lost confidence or focus,” Lacey coach Lou Vircillo said of the victory over Southern. “We made adjustments and we went from there.” The Lions will look to maintain their undefeated record when they travel to Brick Township on Oct. 26.

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B y Ted Kaiser BRICK TOWNSHIP— Southern knew that it needed a tremendous effort to win at Brick Mem-orial. If Shore Con-ference football powerhouse Neptune could fall at Brick Memorial, then certainly the Mustangs were capable of beating almost anyone. But the Rams still felt that they were in the mix for the Class A South Division title. A win would boost their chances of gaining at least a share of the crown and the senior laden team really wanted a victory. Southern received the tremendous effort they needed thanks to 278 rushing yards. The Rams pulled off a mild upset of the Mustangs with a 28- PHOTO: JOHN PORTELLI 21 win last Friday Brick Memorial’s N i c k C o s t a ( 4 4 ) t a k e s o ff w i t h ball. night. Brick Memorial struck first with a take a 14-7 lead on another touchdown quarterback keeper by Ryan Cieplinski. run from Gonzalez. Southern was comThe 7-0 lead would hold up until the mitted to the run, but in the third quarsecond quarter where Southern took ter the Rams found a chance to strike advantage of a pass interference penalty through the air. Quarterback Dan to extend a drive. Senior running back Higgins connected with Mike Gesicki Abe Gonzalez would cap it with a 19- for a 30-yard score and a 21-7 lead. The yard touchdown run. The Rams would Mustangs would close to within a

the

PHOTO: JOHN PORTELLI Southern’s R o b Yaiser (15) grabs the ball on a handoff .

touchdown just before the fourth quarter. Higgins threw another touchdown, this time to Nick Hem, to open up a two score lead. Southern would rally to close within one possession with just over one minute remaining. The onside kick attempt failed and the Rams held on for the win.

Abe Gonzalez finished the game with a career-high 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Higgins passed for two touchdowns and Southern found itself back in the Class A South race for first place.

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PHOTO: DAVE THORNE Above left photo, Kelly Conway (8) and left photo, Kelli Shapiro (3) control the ball for Ocean.

Lacey Remains Undefeated

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the

PHOTO: JOHN PORTELLI Southern’s R o b Yaiser (15) grabs the ball on a handoff .

Abe Gonzalez finished the game with a career-high 169 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Higgins passed for two touchdowns and Southern found itself back in the Class A South race for first place.

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Point Boro Holds Off Barnegat 23-13

B y Ted Kaiser POINT PLEASANT— Point Boro made their case for a playoff berth stronger on Friday night with a 23-13 win at home over Barnegat. The Panthers have a winning football tradition and moving to 5-2 overall certainly boosted their postseason chances. Things didn’t look rosy all evening though. Point Boro made an early field goal for a 3-0 lead, but Barnegat quarterback Cinjun Erskine (136 passing yards/ 56 rushing yards) ran for two straight touchdowns including a 43yard scamper. Trailing 14-3, Point Boro stuck with their offensive formula and the ground game began churning out yardage. Running back Ryan Prout ran for 118 PHOTO: + yards as the Panthers started to get the Barnaget’s Tyler McGuinness (23) is taken down by two Point Boro play- offense ignited. Kicker Brett Blank drilled ers.

another field goal, one of three on the night (34, 27, 23 yards) to close to within 14-6. Then quarterback Chris Oliphant (5-for-6 for 111 yards) found an advantage in the passing game to hook up with Kyle McGarry (3 receptions/75 yards) for a 30-yard touchdown. On the next possession, Prout rushed eight yards for another score to give the Panthers the lead for good. Blank tacked on another field goal for the final margin. Point Boro will have another key home game next Friday night as they host Jackson Liberty (4-2) at 7pm. The Panthers are only a half game behind Monsignor Donovan for first place in the Class B South Division. Jackson Liberty and Lakewood are also lurking in the picture with only one division loss.

Roberto’s Three TD Passes Lead Bulldogs To Win By Mike Ready RUMSON –Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH) (6-0) ranked sixth in the Shore, put an abrupt halt to Class B Southleading Monsignor Donovan’s (4-2) four-game winning streak, with a dominating 30-0 non-divisional win Friday night at Borden Stadium. Senior Danny Roberto (9-for-13 for 103 yards) tossed three touchdown passes, giving him 12 touchdown passes for the year. Roberto once again directed an efficient run- first, pass-second spread-offense. “I don’t think we’ve reached anywhere near our potential,” said Roberto after the game. According to RFH Head Coach Shane Fallon the loss of 26 seniors from last year’s class and Roberto’s leadership has been invaluable. “It’s not just on the stat sheet, it’s the way he works with the kids in practice and the way he picks them up after they’ve made a mistake; his patience is remarkable. Having Roberto is like having an extra coach out there. He’s a very special player and person for us,” explained Fallon. On the Bulldogs second possession of the game; they drove 64 yards in eight plays with most the yardage coming from sophomore running back Charlie Volker, including a 17- yard touchdown run. Volker rushed for 67 yards on seven carries on the night, all in the first half, as the Bulldogs pounded out 216 yards on the ground in the game. Monsignor Donovan punted on their next possession and RFH took over at their own 17-yard line. Roberto promptly engineered an efficient nine

play, 83-yard drive, capping it off with a 21-yard strike to senior wide receiver John Ryan to make it 14-0 with 8:57 left in the half. The Bulldogs drove to the two-yard line in the closing seconds of the first half, but a holding penalty negated a two-yard touchdown run by Dylan Zohn and they had to settle for a 25-yard field goal by junior placekicker Jake D’Amelio for a 17-0 halftime lead. On the first play of the second half, RFH senior defensive back Addison Nitto intercepted Monsignor Donovan quarterback Vinny Grasso at the 50yard line and returned the ball 31 yards to the Bulldog 19-yard line. Five plays later, Roberto lofted a perfect five-yard touchdown pass to junior wide receiver Sam Shaud for a 24-0 lead. Roberto put the game out of reach with 5:52 left in the third quarter by connecting with senior wide out Denis O’Sullivan for an 11-yard corner fade touchdown and 30-0 advantage. The extra point was blocked. The Bulldog defense played an incredible game in shutting down the Griffins’ high- powered triple- option attack, holding the Griffins to 50-yards rushing on 30 attempts and 110 total yards. “Grasso is a great athlete and he runs the triple option to perfection. Our defensive line and linebackers contained and played assignment football with tremendous support from our secondary,” said Fallon after the game. “We’re a good team. We have a chance to be a great team, but we’re not there yet. We’re getting there. I hope to peek right around playoff time.”

SJV Advances To SCT Semifinals

By Sean Simmons HOLMDEL—Whenever Red Bank Catholic (RBC) and St. John Vianney (SJV) play against each other no matter what the sport is, you can always expect it to be a hard fought game. Breann Morris scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the sixth seeded Lancers defeated the Caseys who were seeded 11th by a score of 3-2 to advance to the quarterfinal round of the Shore Conference Tournament (SCT). They will play against the 14th seeded Central Regional Golden Eagles. PHOTO: FRAN ATTARDI The Golden Eagles Kelsey Barrel (4) brings the ball downfield stunned the third-seeded for St. John Vianney. Freehold Township Patriots, 1-0 when Brittany Oldehoff scored 1:04 into overtime. came away with a 2-1 victory on goals Oldehoff is one of the leading scorers by Jackie Gallagher and Maresca. in the Shore Conference. The Lancers Both goals were assisted by Granito. jumped out to a 1-0 lead against the The Lancers overall record now Caseys with a goal by Amanda stands at 12-3-2. Central’s lone goal Maresca with Nicole Granito picking was scored by Oldehoff. The Lancers up the assist. The Caseys knotted only losses this season are against things up at 1-1 with a goal by Kerri Matawan and twice against Turk at 36:07. RBC then took a 2-1 Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH). “The lead with a goal by Megan Murphy at girls gave 100 percent and really 44:02. fought hard,” said SJV Head Coach A goal by Granito at 56:10 helped Katie Conlon after the game. the Lancers tie the game at 2-2. The Lancers will now face the secMorris then sealed the victory for the ond seeded RFH on October 24th in Lancers scoring 9:34 into the over- the SCT semifinals, which will be time period off of an assist by Granito, held at Holmdel High School. “RFH who beat a defender on a breakaway. is an excellent team and we respect During the quarterfinals of the SCT them very much,” Conlon said. “We against Central Regional, the Lancers just want to get better every game.”

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Ocean And Long Branch Renew Gridiron Rivalry

Page 12 Jersey Sporting News • October 23 - November 6 By Michael Rogers One of the best high school football rivalry games is when Long Branch plays Ocean Township. The game has a great history of two superior programs getting together each year and playing for bragging rights. This year’s battle featured a Long Branch team with a 6 -1 record and a strong running game even after losing running back Dwight Clark before the season started to an ankle injury. Both Joscil Jackson and Deon Williams have both had excellent seasons running the ball for the Green Wave. Ocean (3-3) also features a strong running game with freshman Tyler Thompson and has played well despite a brutal schedule and having to forfeit a game due to a team illness. This year’s game featured both teams running games with Long Branch’s Jackson rushing for 115 yards and a touchdown and Williams rushing for 131 yards and three touchdowns. As a team Long Branch rushed for 318 yards in the game. For Ocean, Thompson rushed for 100 yards on 23 carries but it wasn’t enough as Long Branch defeated Ocean by the score of 35- 21 in a Shore Conference “B” North game. Long Branch got on the scoreboard first when Williams scored on touchdown runs of 21 and 15 yards giving the Green Wave a 14 - 0 lead. Ocean was able to come

back and tie the score before halftime 14 -14 on a 13- yard run by quarterback Andrew Mehr and a touchdown pass from Mehr to receiver Moore. Long Branch was able to regain the lead on their first possession of the second half going 80 yards in nine plays. Jackson scored on a three yard touchdown run making the score 21 -14. With just under five minutes left in the third quarter, Long Branch scored again when Williams scored from one yard out making the score 28 - 14. The Green Wave put the game out of reach when quarterback Avery Griffin found Jackson on a 47yard pass putting the ball deep in Ocean territory. Dahmiere Williams scored on a nine yard run after that making the final score 35 - 21 Long Branch. Long Branch improved their seeding for a NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoff spot and moves on to face Matawan (5-1). Ocean will try and keep its playoff hopes alive when they travel to play at Wall Township (2-4) in their next game.

PHOTOS: LESTER PIERCE Top right: Deon Williams (10) runs the ball for Long Branch while Vince Roselli (54) makes a hole for him to pass through. Right: Ocean’s Tyler Thompson (8) follows his blockers.

Injured NFL Players May be Entitled to Benefits

By Mike Celli With the NFL in full swing and many injuries occurring, here are some benefits players are eligible for. Players injured while playing for their NFL club may be entitled to monetary benefits under state workers’ compensation benefits for injuries suffered while playing. In fact, the CBA requires clubs to provide workers’ compensation benefits equivalent to other employees in their state. The benefits generally take three differ-

ent forms: disability pay or wage loss benefits to compensate a player for the time he is out of work due to an injury-related disability, lump sum benefits to compensate for permanent loss of function and medical expenses arising from injury. Medical expenses are important since NFL clubs will not pay medical expenses after a player leaves the game unless they are required to do so under workers’ compensation laws when a player files a claim.

Manalapan’s Second Half Rally Downs Colts Neck

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By Mike Ready COLTS NECK – Trailing 21-10 after Anthony Garguilo’s 60-yard interception return for a touchdown, with no time left on the clock, was not what Manalapan Head Coach Ed Gurrieri had in mind for his team as they headed to the locker room at halftime. “We were a little distracted today; we haven’t played a day game in years, our players provided their own transportation and I guess we were on a different schedule. It took us a while to get focused, but that’s no excuse,” said Gurrieri. “Our kids have a great attitude, they’ve been here before. They kept their heads up and went out and played Manalapan football. We knew the way their defense was playing us [that] our running game was going to come.” Manalapan, 6-0, 4-0 and ranked 15th in the state, expected its Class A North rival to come out fired up on its homecoming day and fired up they were. The Cougars (5-1, 2-1) took the opening kickoff and drove 66 yards in eight plays to take an early 7-0 lead. Senior quarterback Mike Campbell found junior running back Anthony Garguilo over the middle for a 14yard touchdown. Colts Neck held the Braves on downs on their first possession and forced them to punt on fourth down. With first down at their own 44yard line after a short Colts Neck punt, the Cougars put together a sixplay touchdown drive. Campbell

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI Anthony Garguilo upset Manalapan with an interception that he ran for a 60-yard touchdown.

threw a perfect strike to senior Connor Canonico, who scored from 23 yards out for a 14-0 Cougar lead at the 2:31 mark of the first quarter. One minute later, Manalapan senior wide receiver Dennis Girolamo got

the Braves on the board gathering in an 11-yard Michael Isabella pass to cut the deficit to 14-7 and the Braves gained some momentum. On the Cougars ensuing possession, they fumbled the ball away and

the Braves recovered at their own 20 -yard line. Colts Neck held and forced the Braves to attempt a field goal. Senior place kicker Mike Caggiano was perfect on his 36 -yard kick and suddenly it was a four point game, 14-10. The two teams traded possessions for most of the second quarter until Manalapan drove to the Cougars 38-yard line. On fourth and two, with seconds remaining in the half, Anthony Garguilo stepped in front of an Isabella pass and raced untouched down the left sidelines for a 60-yard interception return. Bedlam erupted in the Cougar stands as the two teams headed for the locker room. As the second half started, Manalapan began to do what they are known for: running the ball. With junior Tyler Leonetti leading the way, the Braves’ running game began to take shape. On their second possession of the half, Leonetti raced in from nine yards out to pull the Braves to within four points with 5:44 remaining in the third quarter. After holding the Cougars on fourth and three at their own twenty, the Braves put together a five play, 80-yard drive. On first and ten on their own 46 -yard line, Senior David Debner took a hand-off from Isabella and raced untouched 54 yards up the right side lines for the winning score. Tyler Leonetti ended with 154 yards rushing for the day, as he just wore down the Cougar defense in the second half.

What’s The Fastest Growning Sport In The USA?

Page 14 Jersey Sporting News • October 23 - November 6 If you think that the national sport of Canada is ice hockey, you are wrong. And what was the favorite sport of Jim Brown, one of the most famous Hall of Fame running backs? The answer to all three questions is Lacrosse (LAX). LAX is the oldest team sport in North America and it was started by the Native American tribes. Their matches would last for days over miles of terrain. Not unlike its founding days, today LAX is played with a stick that has a pocket which is used to catch and shoot on a goal. The game consists of 10 players on a team with offensive plays similar to those in hockey, soccer and basketball. Once players experience the thrill of roll dodging past a competitor, fighting for ground balls and shooting on a goal at lightning speeds, there is no turning back. Even the “old players” cannot walk by a lacrosse stick without picking it up for a quick cradle and a shot on goal. Due to the rigorous pace of play and the overall size of the field, on-field substitutions are necessary. As such, the frequent rotation of players opens up opportunities for all participants to play during games. Also, it is the second highest scoring sport after basketball, with an average of 10-15 goals per game. Similar to ice hockey, all players, even the goalie, can shoot on goal to score. LAX inspires a passion to play—it offers its players the “perfect storm” of speed, athleticism, high scoring action and team camaraderie. The sport has a special attraction that converts its athletes into lax players for life – even if it is just from the sideline as a coach or as a cheering fan. LAX has been rapidly growing across New Jersey. In fact, only two other states have sent as many collegiate players to the NCAA Final 16. Our talent has historically hailed from the northern portion of the state, but that is changing with increasing numbers coming from the cen-

Members of the Maverick lacrosse team. Back Rowe - Steve Milkowksi ( Wall), Kevin Gilfillan (Holmdel), Drew Nugent (Middletown), John Schaefer (Colts Neck), Kevin Mcgagh (Tinton Falls), John Devlin (Middletown), Jerry Farrell (Colts Neck), Bryant Denny (Colts Neck) and Kelly Grady (Brick). Front Rowe - Rick Boggio (Middletown), Mike Stevenson (Shrewsbury), Mike Sabol (Tinton Falls), Rory Gale (Colts Neck), Ron Gale (Colts Neck) and Kate Morton (Middletown).

tral and southern regions. In Monmouth County at the youth level, Rumson Country Day School established the first program in the early “70s. Then about a decade ago, an intramural program operating out of the Rumson/Fair Haven Sports Foundation was founded. The expansion continued with the formation of teams in surrounding towns. Most of the local high schools now field girls’ and boys’ varsity lacrosse teams – many of which are becoming quite competitive against our neighbors to the north and south. While kids find it easy to fall in love with lax, introducing an organized sports league does not come easily. In order to offer competitive and instructional options, fielding youth lacrosse teams require the participation of 250 plus children – not unlike a local Pop Warner program. These numbers support the running of girls’ teams for grades 3 - 8 and

boys’ teams, K-8. Drawing these numbers on an introductory basis, staffing them and then maintaining them is difficult for most. As a side note, girls’ programs tend to start at a later age due to their sticks having flatter pockets then the boys and therefore requiring a greater degree of eye/hand coordination. Finally, given the budget cuts at many town sports foundations and the resulting demand on parents to make up the short fall, starting and running a new program for a relatively new sport is indeed an obstacle. For this and other reasons, The Mavericks Lacrosse League has found success and continues to grow. It’s All about the Kids • The Mavericks is a not-for-profit organization so the program can breakeven. This type of business structure allows for maximum return on a par-

ents investment, while delivering the greatest value to the players. • Secondly, the Mavericks organization is not bound within the confines of one particular town. Rather, the league invites and encourages participants from all communities. Today, over 500 players come from many surrounding towns. Weekly practices and home games are held at somewhat centrally located fields -Cross Farm Fields in Holmdel and Cedar Drive Fields in Colts Neck. • And yes size does matter, as it allows for efficiencies in contracting for indoor time, purchasing uniforms, securing coaching staffs and scheduling games and events in advance. However, most importantly, it allows us to have multiple teams at each grade level, so kids can maximize their development and enjoyment by playing with others of similar talent and commitment. All teams from third grade on play full games against other towns. The Mavericks’ over 12 teams and squads are well staffed with 30 plus coaches. The league offers instructional clinics, private lessons and camps (beginners through advanced levels).

Get More as a Maverick In setting up the youth league, the Mavericks drew upon “best practices” from across the country. While many other programs share similar offerings; few if any offer all of the benefits that the Mavericks provide its players: • Start Early. Mavericks begins at kindergarten for boys (one of few programs and possibly the only one in NJ to start at this age) and third grade for girls - recognizing the importance in developing basic skills early (have over 100 kindergarten kids). • Lower Costs to Play. At a price of $175 for K-2nd, $250 for 3-4th grade, and $295 for 3rd to 8th grade, our cost is one of the lowest (especially when we Continued on page 15

CBA XC Having An Amazing Fall Season Jersey Sporting News • October 23 - November 6 Page 15

By Pat Ralph Coming off a 2011 season in which they went undefeated and won their first Nike Cross National Championship, the Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) 2012 cross country team was not expected by most to live up to the successes of the 2011 squad that featured stars like George Kelly and Tim Gorman, who are now running on the Division I collegiate level. However, if you’re thinking that “most” includes the coaches, runners, and anyone else who is associated with CBA, think again. Since the Colts lifted the national championship trophy on December 3rd, 2011, the Lincroft squad has had one goal in mind: return to Portland, Oregon and lift the trophy again in 2012. With this

goal in mind, the Colts have trained even harder to defend their crown and repeat as national champions. So far this season, the hard work put in by the Colts during the offseason has paid off. Along with being ranked first in the state of New Jersey and the Northeast region to start the season, the Colts were also ranked first in the United States at the beginning of the season and they have yet to relinquish their number one ranking yet. First off, the Colts have taken care of their local business this season, as they extended their consecutive dual meet win streak to 322 wins, a record that dates back to 1973. In addition to the success on the local level, the Colts have performed exceptionally well on both the regional and nation-

al level this year. The first big meet for the Colts this season was the Bowdoin Classic in New York. Not only did the Colts take home a victory at the Bowdoin Classic, but the squad also set a new course record average time of 16:14.7 in the race. CBA swept the top five spots in the race, with senior Billy Bragg taking first with a time of 16:03.2.Even more eye-popping was the fact that the time they ran this season was 16 seconds faster than the time ran at the event last year by the 2011 squad. After the Colts’ outstanding performance in the Bowdoin Classic, there was only thing for the doubters to say: this team is for real. After the dominating performance in New York, CBA took their talents south

the program to develop athletes and get them ready to compete at higher levels of play. Private lessons, camps and clinics (info posted throughout the year on Mavslax.com) are available. • Players From Many Towns. Mavericks provide early exposure to players from different towns encouraging friendship and respect between future high school opponents. This type of experience helps to mitigate the provincial “us” against “them” mentality and takes the meaning of sport and love for lacrosse to the next level. • Learn to Respect Others. Under the Mavericks program, learning to respect fellow teammates, coaches and refs is paramount. Nothing less is tolerated. • Your Feedback is Valued. Suggestions from parents, coaches and players, after Board review are acted upon. The mission of the Mavericks program is to provide a fun and educational experience for its participants along with its vision to raise awareness for the sport and create a

lacrosse community that is united by a passion for playing, coaching and watching the fastest game on two feet. • Season Ends With a League-wide Celebration. All participants including parents and siblings are invited to a free outdoor barbecue to celebrate the close of the season. In addition, the Mavericks sponsor coach appreciation events in recognition of their time and effort in support of the program. The Mavericks recognize that it is important in a growing and successful program to make it fun for all. • Maximum Accountability. The Mavericks program holds itself internally to the highest standards and has a Board of Directors, as well as an outside accounting firm that audits the books/finances to ensure the quality and professionalism that you as a parent expect.

LAX The Fastest Growing Sport In USA Continued from page 14

include indoor time). • Longer Season. Other programs do not begin until end of March. Mavericks begin indoors in January for older grades and phases in everyone indoors by mid March. This format and extra value proposition allows the league to run drills and instruction in a heated dry building rather than on cold and sloppy outdoor March fields. • Experienced Staff. Mavericks boast of having over 30 coaches who have nearly all played competitive lacrosse. All are Rutgers certified, and this year will undergo regular background checks. In addition, volunteers contribute their talents, resources and time to the program, in such areas as technology, medical, insurance, fundraising, advertising and apparel design and buying. • Safety is Critical. State-of-the-art defibulators are present on the field at every game. • Play and Improve. Progressively challenging opportunities are designed into

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to North Carolina to participate in the Great American Festival. The Colts won the event and set another course record with a 15:24.1 5-man average, the fastest 5-K average all-time of any New Jersey team to run on any course in any state. Seniors Billy Bragg and Jack Boyle, who have stepped up as the leaders of this 2012 squad, led the way by finishing sixth and seventh respectively in the event. Following up their two early season victories, the Colts returned home to participate in the Eastern States race in the 40th Manhattan Invitational at the famous Van Cortlandt Park. For the third straight meet, the Colts shattered another course record and won their 13th Eastern States title with a five man average time of 12:44.6. Boyle and Bragg led the way for the Colts, finishing fifth and eighth respectively in the race. Boyle’s time of 12:25.7 was the fastest time by any CBA runner in school history at the Invitational and the 15th fastest time ever on the Van Cortlandt Park course for a New Jersey runner. Most recently, the Colts took home another Monmouth County Championship with a score of 46 at Holmdel Park. Despite having their best runners take the day off, CBA was able to place three guys in the top ten, with sophomore Josh Kruppa taking fourth, junior Francis Bogan finishing eighth, and junior Tom Rooney finishing ninth. With the Colts off to a flying start this fall, the runners, as well as legendary Head Coach Tom Heath, are focused on their goal to return to the Nike Cross National Championship. But before the national championship, the Colts will have to take care of business in November at the NJSIAA State Championship meet, the NJSIAA Meet of Champs, and the Nike Northeast Regional meet. Next up for the Lincroft runners is the Shore Conference Championship on Thursday, October 25th, at Ocean County Park.

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