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Cervical Spine Hyper-Extension Injuries In Athletics Page 2 Jersey Sporting News • January 24 - February 7
By Dr. Charles Cresanti-Daknis The majority of cervical spine injuries associated with athletics can be attributed to hyper-flexion, hyperextension, excessive lateral bending, rotation, compression and any combination of these movements. Most spinal cord injuries from hyperextension involve a fall, although, in athletics the common mechanism of injury is ‘whiplash.’ This motion is seen in contact sports such as hockey and football when a player is hit hard from behind and there is nothing preventing the motion of the neck. During ‘forced’ hyperextension the muscles in the front of the neck are strained (anterior scalenes and sternocleidomastoid). Injury to these muscles make it difficult to move the neck, especially in rotation. The disc spaces in between the vertebrae may herniated. The posterior portion of the neck has ligaments supporting the spinal joints which can be injured from the compressive forces. These compressive forces can damage the facet joints. The function of these joints is to allow motion in the neck. These joints allow the vertebrae to move in relation to one
another. Hyperextension can cause crushing of these joints. Symptoms of Hyperextension Injury
The most common symptoms are pain and limited range of motion. Pain may range from dull ache to severe and stabbing, headaches are also common. This pain is most commonly attributed to facet joint injury. Patients may experience pain that radiates from the back of the head, the shoulders and down to the mid back. Headache Numbness Impaired neck movement Radiating pain to arms, hands and fingers Low back pain Vertigo Ringing in the ears Nausea Jaw pain Pain between the shoulder blades Treatment
Neurologic exam followed by x-rays including flexion/extension to determine if there is an instability in the spine and possibly an MRI if impingement of the spinal cord is suspected. The first stage of treatment is to reduce pain and inflammation through medication, physical therapy and ‘rest’ from the sporting activity. It is important to continue rehabilitation exercises to strengthen the area and to avoid chronic pain in the future even after the ‘pain’ subsides. Many athletes feel they are in ‘great condition’ and do not need the rehabilitation program. In the long run this will prolong the healing process and they will heal at a slower rate. In some instances medication and physical therapy are not effective and the athlete will require a ‘steroid injection’ over the inflamed area to ‘calm down’ the irritated nerves. This can be done as an out patient procedure. Outcome
The majority of cervical spine hyperextension or ‘whip lash’ injuries in athletes is resolved within 6 weeks. It is
Charles Cresanti-Daknis, MD DABPM
important that the athlete follows the physician and trainers instructions. A compliant athlete will have a successful recovery with the decrease chance of a chronic neck problem.
Wrestlers Taking It To The Mat, Jackson Staying On Top
By Michael Rogers In one of the most exciting matches of the season Jackson Memorial, currently ranked first in the Shore Conference defeated Southern by the score of 27-26. Spencer Young (138 lbs.) won a key match with a 12-4 major decision over Southern’s Jake Campana helping the Jaguars remain undefeated. Jackson Memorial was trailing 26-12 when the Jaguars recorded 15 points in three straight matches to turn it around. Brad Royle (152 lbs.) pinned Nick Racanelli with only 46 seconds left in the bout. Southern was coming off a tough 26-24 loss to St. Peters Prep earlier in the week dropping
their record to 6-2 on the season. Ocean is also undefeated and ranked number five in the Shore Conference at 14-0 with their latest victory a 28-24 win over number four ranked Howell. The Spartans have been getting great support in their 220 lb. division with Colton Bigelow who remains undefeated at 19-0 with 11 pins and in the heavyweight division with Kyle Gora who is also 18-1 with 12 pins. Zach Hertling is also undefeated at 16-0 with eight pins in the 120 lb. division. The Rebels (13-2) are having a great season. They recently won their 45th straight A Division North victory with a
48-13 win over Manalapan. Ben Esposito (120 lbs.) is undefeated on the season with a 17-0 record while Ashanti Maurice is 134 at 145 pounds. Zach Bohm is 16-2 at 160 pounds and Nate Litowsky is 16-3 at 182 pounds. Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) is also 10-3 on the season after starting the season 0-2 and they are ranked eighth in the Shore Conference. Recently at the District 22 vs. District 23 challenge, the Colts defeated two top ten teams. First CBA defeated Brick Memorial by the score of 33 - 28 and then they defeated Brick by the score of 38-2. They have continued their winning ways with two more victo-
ries this week. Eric Besheda (113lbs.) is 17-3 on the season while the Colts also have undefeated wrestlers in Vin Favia (160 lbs.) and Hayden Hrymack both posting 19-0 records this season. The excitement continues this season with the All-Star Invitational at Brick Memorial High School where the Shore Conference’s best wrestlers will face off. Raritan swept their quad match with victories over Holmdel (67-12), Red Bank Regional (79-0) and Matawan (50-9) to improve their record to 15-4. The Rockets are ranked sixth in the Shore Conference and lead the Class A Central Division.
Panthers Shut Out Rams By Ted Kaiser POINT PLEASANT— With an 11-1-1 overall record and a 6-0-1 division mark, the Point Pleasant Boro ice hockey team is enjoying a banner season under first year coach Alex DePalma. The Panthers shut out Southern Regional by a score of 5-0 and later in the week took on Ocean Township (5-10-1, 1-7-1) in a Shore Conference D Division game. Senior forward Connor Bokop scored a goal and had two assists as the Panthers tied the Spartans 3-3. Senior Ryan O’Rourke and sophomore Mike Corso scored the other goals for Point Boro. The Panthers also blasted Toms River East by a score of 10-2 last Wednesday evening at Winding River Skating Center. The team is led by Connor Bokop who was the second leading scorer during the 20102011 season with 20 points total. He had 11 goals and nine assists as a junior. Junior
forward Carter Klotz entered this year coming off a big sophomore campaign in which he tallied 18 points including four goals and 14 assists. Also helping Point Boro this season are returning goaltenders, sophomore Nathaniel Bissey and senior Dylan Moran. Moran stopped 18 shots in the 3-3 tie against Ocean Township. Next week, the Panthers are set to host Marlboro at the Ocean Ice Palace on Friday and play Red Bank Regional at the Red Bank Armory on Saturday. A critical game for the division title is in the works if the records hold up. Point Boro is set to face St. Rose on Friday, February 10th in what could be a game for the Shore Conference D Division title.
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Lancers Picking Up Momentum With Good Defense Page 4 Jersey Sporting News • January 24 - February 7
By Eric Braun HOLMDEL — It took a while for the St. John Vianney (SJV) ice hockey team to hit its stride this season, but lately the Lancers have found the answers and look to make their mark at the Shore Conference and NJSIAA tournaments. The Lancers built their momentum off their fast and physical style of offense that has them contending for a conference title, under the direction of forwards Matt Kidney, Tim Gelatt and Nick Saporito. The trio has the Lancers off to an 84-1 mark heading into this weekend, with a monster win against heavily favored Toms PHOTO: ERIC BRAUN River North this past Friday St. John Vianney picking up their play in the rink. night. The game was a crucial win for the Lancers as they now hold the head-to-head tie breaker against Toms River North, the Middletown North contest, it against the Mariners heading into Middletown South, Middletown was freshman Matt Kidney leading the Shore Conference seeding with North and Toms River South, teams the charge for the Lancers who their win Friday night and an early that are consistently contenders at defeated the Lions 6-4. Kidney season tie. The Lancers continue to both the Shore and State levels. along with Joe Poretta each had a get consistent goalkeeping play During the past two weeks SJV has goal and two assists and James Ellis from their two-headed monster in picked up momentum with wins came up with 19 saves as the James Ellis and Anthony Stoebling. against Middletown North, Toms Lancers started and finished fast, The Lancers seem to be building River North and Freehold keeping the Lions off balance for confidence with every game togeth- Township as well as a close contest most of the contest. Against Freehold and Toms River er and look to build on key wins against high powered St. Rose. In
North, it was the leadership of Gelatt and Saporito that would lift the Lancers to impressive wins. The offensive duo in these contests as in the majority of the season powered the SJV’s offense with four goals and three assists. The pair on the season have combined for 14 goals and 13 assists. The most impressive game of the season and complete team game came on Friday night when the Lancers traveled to Toms River and in front of a sold out crowd at the Winding River Arena, knocked off the high powered Toms River North Mariners. SJV started strong and led 2-1 at the end of the first quarter and took the momentum and set the pace of the game early in the second period with two more goals that took the buzz out of the crowd. The Lancers would not look back and finished off the Mariners for an impressive win that this group hopes to build on. In the upcoming games, the Lancers will need to continue this success and play well as they take on conference foes in Toms River South, Manasquan and Wall.
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Boys’ Basketball Update Page 6 Jersey Sporting News • January 24 - February 7 By Ted Kaiser JERSEY SHORE— In a season with a lot of parity in boys’ basketball, the pre-season favorite as the top team in the Shore Conference seems to Middletown North. They have a 13-1 record and a 6-1 mark in the Class A North Division. Recent victories over Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) and Manalapan have the Lions in good shape to take the division crown. North also helped to cement its number one ranking with a 36-32 win over Jackson Memorial (13-2) in the Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase on January 14th. Meanwhile, in the Class B North Division, Neptune (10-2, 6-0) still holds a lead on Colts Neck (11-1, 6-1) thanks to a head-to-head win earlier in the season. The Scarlet Fliers won 56-44 over Red Bank Catholic last Tuesday. Jaheem Woods scored 21 points for Neptune. The Cougars won 79-29 over Monmouth Regional that same evening and 79-61 over Freehold Boro on Thursday. Senior Hunter Wysocki poured in a game-high
24 points. In the Class B Central Division, Asbury Park remains the favorite despite the surprising emergence of Keansburg (10-2, 52) as a contender. The Blue Bishops (112, 6-1) stayed one game ahead of the Titans thanks to a 59-54 win over St. Rose (8-5, 4-3). Thommond Hammary scored a team-high 21 points and Armond and Amir Conover chipped in 14 and 12 points respectively. Senior Mark Kukoda led the Roses with 24 points. Keansburg has been one of the bigger surprises in the Shore Conference. Last Tuesday they put together a fourth quarter rally to defeat St. Rose 37-31. Junior forward Danny Markulin finished with 14 points in Keansburg’s first win over the Roses in 15 years.
PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI Middletown North’s Jason Huelbig (33) splits two Braves for two points.
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Wall Ice Hockey Back On Top
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By Eric Braun WALL — Coming into the season the Wall High School ice hockey team knew they had the position players and leadership to get back to the top; it is now up to them to get it done on the ice. Now midway through the season the team has done just that in jumping out to a 7-3-1 record and they currently sit right behind Toms River North in the Shore Conference B division. The Knights know one way of playing and that is fast and physical to every puck and taking down the opposition on defense. This style was on display when they took on cross town rival Manasquan, who has been a consistent centerpiece for Shore Conference ice hockey. They came out on fire and showed why they will be a team to beat in the upcoming
championship tournaments. Wall jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with goals from Tom Panico and quickly added to their lead when Ryan Wedell added to the scoring with two more goals in the second period as the Knights never looked back. The Knights have been powered by Panico and Wedell all season as the pair has combined for eight goals and six assists, but more importantly they provide veteran leadership and continue to push their fellow line mates. While most of spotlight this season has been on CBA and St. Rose as the teams to beat, Wall has quietly climbed the ranks and sits right behind both teams in the Shore Conference. The Knights will need to continue getting their production from Panico and
Wedell as well as the other offensive lines. On defense, the Knights physical style continues to be a problem for opposing offenses to set plays and get pressure on goalie Troy Klahre, whose 0.80 goals against average has him among the top PHOTO: ERIC BRAUN goalies in the Shore. Tony Panico (3) maintains control of the puck for Come conference Wa l l . and state tournament time this group should be able to time, the Knights will need to take care make some noise and potentially of action when they face Cranford, knock off perennial powers to earn Monroe and St. John Vianney in their themselves a title or two. In the mean- upcoming games.
Mariners Reach 10 Wins B y Ted Kaiser TOMS RIVER— The Toms River North ice hockey team has reached double digit wins with 10 victories. Their latest win came in a 5-2 game over Howell. Junior forward C.J. Pirrello scored four goals to pace the Mariners. Fellow junior forward Joey Campisano had two assists in the Shore Conference B Division game. The win came on the heels of a thrilling 4-3 TR North win over Brick Township. Campisano scored four goals, including three straight spanning the second and third period to lift the Mariners to a big time non-divisional victory. Last week though, the Mariners ran into trouble with a pair of defeats. First on Sunday, Middletown South held off TR North for a 6-4 win. Campisano scored all four goals for the Mariners but South got four goals from senior Zach England. On Wednesday,
TR North tied Wall by a score of 4-4. Campisano had a goal and three assists to lead the way. Sophomore defenseman Ryan Burr, sophomore forward Ian Turner and senior forward Adam Gottesman each scored for the Mariners. On Friday, TR North took on St. John Vianney but fell victim to a 5-4 defeat. Campisano had another hat trick and Turner added a goal. On Monday, TR North takes on TR South in a cross town rivalry game. The Mariners will host Jackson Memorial on Wednesday at 7:30pm. PHOTO: ERIC BRAUN
Toms River North's Dylan Dengelegi (11 ) moves the puck up ice against St. John Vianney.
Dragons Skate Past Indians
10-Game Unbeaten Streak for Roses
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By Ted Kaiser BRICK TOWNSHIP— The match-up on the ice between the Brick Township and Toms River South ice hockey teams has been intense over the past few years. Both squads have performed well, with the Green Dragons coming off a 22-3-1 season and TR South having captured a state championship two seasons ago. The Indians may be struggling a bit this winter with a 5-7-1 overall record, but the latest meeting between these two teams was still highly anticipated. The Green Dragons entered with a 7-3-1 overall record and were looking to build momentum toward the second half of the season. Sophomore forward Andrew Reiss got Brick on the scoreboard with a first period goal, the only one of the opening period. The second period saw more wide open play which clearly benefited the Dragons. Senior forward Brendan Dowd and
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Brian Murphy scored back-to-back goals for a 3-0 lead. TR South answered as senior Sam Leone found the back of the net to cut the deficit to two goals. But that was as close as the Indians would get in the contest. Brick tacked on another goal before the end of the period as Reiss lit the lamp again. The third period was all Dragons as Tyler Martin and David Kearns scored to provide the final 6-1 margin of victory. Brick outshot the Indians 35-18. Two goaltenders combined for the win with sophomore Jake Lampiasi making 14 saves and fellow sophomore Rob Cantino notching three stops.
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Brick’s Ryan Price (28) concentrates on controling the puck.
Squan Back to .500 With Win Over Southern Regional By Ted Kaiser MANASQUAN— The Manasquan ice hockey team pulled back to the .500 mark with a 4-2 victory over Southern Regional last week. The Warriors scored three consecutive goals between the first and second period to take a 3-1 lead and ultimately held on for the win to even their record at 7-7 overall. The win avenged an earlier 2-0 defeat to the Rams. Four different players scored goals including sophomore forward Mike Ludwig, sophomore defenseman Dylan McMenaman, junior forward Connor Grogan and senior forward Charlie Mills. Sophomore goaltender Bronson Ligouri made 25 stops in net for Manasquan.
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Manasquan’s Grogan Connor (13) controls the puck for the Knights.
The win snapped a three-game losing skid for the Warriors. Their most recent loss came in a 5-2 defeat at the hands of Wall Township. Connor Grogan and Charlie Mills recorded the scores for Manasquan. In two other recent losses to Freehold Boro and Rumson/Fair Haven (RFH), Mills and McMenaman had the only goals for the Warriors. Still, Manasquan has played well against some of the top teams in the Shore Conference including one goal losses to RFH, St. Rose and Point Boro. On Tuesday, the Warriors will play at St. John Vianney and then at Toms River East on Friday. They will host RFH in a rematch on February 2nd in what will be a critical Shore Conference C Division game.
By Ted Kaiser BELMAR — Entering last Saturday evening’s battle with Seton Hall Prep, the St. Rose ice hockey team was riding high. The “Frozen” Roses were unbeaten in their previous 10 games going 9-0-1 during that stretch. They boosted their overall record to 14-2-1 in what is becoming the best season in the relatively short history of ice hockey at St. Rose. The streak began on December 26th with a 10-0 rout of Hightstown. In fact, all of their wins came by two or more goals including a pair of seven goal victories. The only tie came in their most recent game against Red Bank Regional (RBR), a 1-1 final. In a recent game against St. John Vianney (SJV), the PHOTO: DON McGIRR Roses prevailed 5-2. The S t . R o s e ’s Christian Phipps looks to maneuver the puck around his opponent. Phipps was Lancers scored first, but picked by the New Jersey Devils as Player of the Month. Andrew Aikins scored his first goal to tie the game at Against RBR last week, McKerry scored the Roses only goal 1-1. In the second period, Billy Regan, St. Rose’s all-time of the game in the latter part of the first period. The Bucs leading goal scorer, scored a power-play goal and Aikins answered to tie the score at 1-1 and surprisingly no one else tacked on another for a 3-1 lead. SJV came back with a short- found the back of the net for the rest of the game. Goaltender handed goal; however, Ian McGirr added another power play Ray McGirr made 24 saves in net and was only 26 saves away goal for a 4-2 St. Rose lead. Pat McKerry, their all-time leader from becoming the Shore Conference All-Time Leader in in points, scored the only goal of the third period for the final saves. He broke the record last week with a total of 1727 career margin. saves.
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Colts Building On Tradition Page 10 Jersey Sporting News • January 24 - February 7 By Eric Braun LINCROFT — Coming into the weekend the Colts are coming off one of their worst losses in recent weeks with a 6-0 loss to the number one team in the state: Delbarton. Despite the second lopsided loss of the season to Delbarton, who also beat the Colts 8-0 earlier this year, the Colts have put together an impressive 10-3-3 record and sit as the sixth best team in the state. Built on tradition and pride, Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) continues to put on the ice one of the top hockey teams not only in the Shore Conference but in New Jersey and nationally as well. This year’s squad has been outscoring their opponents with 32 goals for and 27 goals against. The numbers alone show that this year’s team has been getting consistent defensive play led by Brian Murphy and stellar goalkeeping by Chris D'Alessio. Both have been great veteran leaders for the Colts and continue to push the underclassman to step up their game day in and day out. CBA is also getting scoring contribution from just about every line as they have four players with at least five goals or more. The past several weeks have been a wave of emotions for CBA as they suffered their first Shore Conference loss of the season to a struggling Middletown South team that was trying to stay around .500 as they wait
for their injured players to get back. In this game, the Eagles got back two of their top goal scorers in Tyler Ralph and Jimmy Burns, both of whom paid dividends for the Eagles as they knocked off CBA 4-3. Ralph scored three goals and Burns netted the game winner. The Colts rebounded after this game and came out and completely dominated a high powered Brick Township squad two days later by a score of 4-1. CBA got their scoring from Anthony Cusanelli, who scored all four goals for the Colts. They received another outstanding game PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI from D'Alessio in net, who made 23 C B A goalkeeper Joe Montemarano (36) makes one of his many saves at the saves to push CBA to a three point net. lead over Brick in the standings. With over two weeks remaining in the regular season, CBA has some more work to do to position themselves for a State Championship and Shore Conference Title run. In the upcoming weeks, the Colts will face some challenging competition with games against RBC, St. Augustine and Don Bosco Prep. With three power wins in these contests, the Colts should be able to gain a top four seed in the NJSIAA tournament and position themselves for the top spot in the Shore Conference Tournament.
PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI Glen Forezack (10) speeds across the ice for CBA.
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Eagles Follow Up CBA Win With More B y Ted Kaiser MIDDLETOWN — Earlier this season, the Middletown South ice hockey team defeated local rival Christina Brothers Academy (CBA) for the first time in school history. Senior forward Tyler Ralph recorded a hat trick to lead the Eagles to a 4-3 victory. Senior Chris Connor scored the game-winning goal with under 10 seconds
left in the game. The win seemed to lift their spirits as Middletown South has been undefeated since then. The Eagles are now 8-5 overall after being 5-5 at the time of the CBA game. Two weeks ago, South scored the final two goals on the game to topple Toms River North by a score of 6-4. Zach England scored the eventual game-winner
on an assist from Connor, and then Connor tacked on an insurance goal with England returning the favor. England had four goals for the Eagles and Connor had two goals and four assists. South outshot the Mariners 50-17. On Tuesday, the Eagles enacted some revenge from an early season loss to Red Bank Catholic. Once again, South scored
the final two goals of the game in the third period to rally for a 6-4 victory. England scored both in the third period and finished with a hat trick. Tyler Ralph and Chris Connor each had a goal and two assists. Trever Ralph made 13 saves in net to help preserve the win.
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Guard Play Leads The Way For Shore Conference Powers Page 12 Jersey Sporting News • January 24 - February 7
By Eric Braun LONG BRANCH- For much of this season, the talk around the Shore Conference has been about the Lady Warriors from Manasquan and deservedly so as they have an impressive 13-0 record. But this past weekend at the Boardwalk Showcase at Long Branch High School, several other Shore Conference foes showed Manasquan that they are also up to the task this season. Rumson/ Fair Haven (RFH), Neptune, Pt. Boro, St. John Vianney (SJV), St. Rose, Jackson Memorial and Red Bank Catholic (RBC) all had great showings at the tournament and were all driven by exceptional guard play. In the first game of the day the RFH came into the contest without their starting point guard Hannah Miller, PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDI who is continuing to nurse a wrist Rumson/Fair Haven’s Jess Harvey (3) drives the ball past a Middletown injury, against a hungry and undefeat- South player. ed Neptune Fliers squad. The younger lineup more this year than in consistent and physical play from Bulldogs did not let the Miller’s injury past years, they have been getting solid Marina Mabrey who has been a nighthold them back and came out right at play from junior guard Ivy Harrington. mare for opposing defenses so far this Neptune from the start of this contest. Harrington has the Fliers off to a 10-1 season. As a freshman she is quickly RFH did what no other Shore start and quietly taking control of the B making her mark in the Shore Conference team has been able to North division while in contention for Conference as one of the top power since the 2007-08 season: they defeatanother Shore Conference run. players to deal with. Add the play of ed the Fliers 40-29. Lead by junior The Lady Warriors from Manasquan the Mabrey sisters along with the preguard Jess Harvey with 12 points and were led by the Mabrey sisters and cision passing and fearless play of eight assists on the day, the Bulldogs Katelyn Flaherty. Michaela Mabrey sophomore guard Katelyn Flaherty; were able to commit turnovers and who was the team’s Most Valuable the Warriors are poised for a great run take Neptune off their game for the Player against a feisty Christ the King at the Shore Conference and NJSIAA first time in a long time. Neptune squad from New York had 20 points on titles this year. meanwhile is also in a rebuilding mode the day. More importantly for One of the surprise teams of the seaand while they have also sent out a Manasquan, they have been getting son has to be the Lady Lancers from
St. John Vianney. With a number of key players lost from last season’s Tournament of Champions squad, Coach Karpell has the Lancers back at the top of their division with a record of 10-3 with their three losses all coming to out-of-state competition. They have been getting great bench play this season but it has been the play of senior guard Angelica Esposito and Boardwalk MVP Zoe Otterman that have the Lancers finding themselves at just the right time. With the Shore Conference and NJSIAA tournaments right around the corner, Esposito and Otterman have been able to be a great 1-2 punch on offense. With the rest of the team playing their roles, they could make some noise in both tournaments in the coming weeks. St. Rose meanwhile, entered the Boardwalk Showcase at 10-0 and was ready to take on a struggling Pt. Boro squad that the entered the contest at 83, but they suffered two big losses over the past couple of weeks to Manasquan and Jackson Memorial. The Purple Roses lead by senior guard Diana Malanga and Morgan Berry pushed the Panthers up and down the court the entire night and never looked back as they combined for 27 points and helped St. Rose to a 52-44 victory. Pt. Boro's junior guard Kelly Hughes had a rough game only netting 10 points thanks to a great defensive game by St.
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Rose's MVP Kasey Chambers, who kept Hughes tightly marked the entire game. Hughes earlier in the week joined an elite group as she set the New Jersey high school girls’ basketball record for free throws with 53 straight. She now has a permanent plague on display at the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield Mass. Jackson Memorial continues to get exceptional play from senior guard Stephanie Mason and junior guard Hannah Missry. Unfortunately for the Jaguars they met up with a hot RBC squad in the night cap of the Boardwalk Showcase where the Caseys won 71-60 in overtime. Missry, the team’s MVP of the match forced the game into overtime with a clutch three- pointer with under a minute to go, but it was not enough to rattle RBC. The Caseys opened the overtime with six straight points and
were able to lean on their guard duo of Morgan Arnott and Grace Fallon, who combined for 12 of the team’s 14 overtime points. Fallon, who is only a sophomore really is starting to play her best ball of late and continues to build her confidence. She walked away from the showcase as the team’s MVP. While most teams look to rely on one solid guard to push and carry their squads, these programs continue to receive supporting contributions from multiple players and has each of their programs ready for a run at the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Tournaments in the coming weeks. Right now it looks like it is Manasquan's year. Don't be surprised if any of these other programs continue to build their team unity and jump up to challenge the Warriors in games to come.
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College Baseball Coaches Instruct Monmouth County High School Players Page 14 Jersey Sporting News • January 24 - February 7
Back Row: Tim Reilly, Rutgers University; Matt Passerelle, Frozen Ropes; Phil Cundari, Seton Hall University; Jim Duffy, Manhattan College; Joe Litterio, Wagner College. Front Row: Jay Blackwell, Frozen Ropes; Lew France, Kean University; Brian Guillana, NJIT.
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Last article we talked about setting goals. We did not have to look far for inspiration from individuals who obviously set some goals and achieved them. In Asbury Park we had a Mega Rock Star playing for a great cause, the Governor of our State talking about being the leader of the free world on Oprah and the Giants making a quest for the Super Bowl. Achievements define Goals. You don't have to be a fan of any of the above to recognize the hard work and dedication it takes to achieve a goal. There will be many times when you have to get
School may not have been in session on December 28th, but that didn’t mean it was time for a vacation. Players from local high schools attended a camp at Frozen Ropes Tinton Falls led by college baseball coaches. This one day instructional session featured coaches from Kean University, Manhattan College, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Seton Hall University, Rutgers University and Wagner College. The participants gained knowledge in many aspects of the game including pitching, hitting, catching, and infield and outfield play. Three hours of drills and live batting practice to showcase their talents along with a parent question and answer session on recruiting to concluded the day. Richie Burner a catcher at Monmouth Regional HS is frequently at Frozen Ropes and knows the value of having a college coach giving hands on instruction. “I got a good idea of what they expect
your self motivated. In those times it will be necessary to convert "can do" to "will do". At moments when you learn that you have not done your best or
from us and what you will be doing at the next level and learned what they are looking for in a player.“ Players like Matawan/Aberdeen HS senior John Affriol spend as much time as they can in the winter months preparing for the spring. “I did get a lot out of talking with the college staff and it will help me in my decision to select a college.” CBA HS junior infielder Anthony Critelli is another player who took part in the camp; he plays for the Frozen Ropes collegiate bound development team which trains year around. “ The camp was a great way to play in front of colleges in a place that I train and feel comfortable in so I was relaxed and able to play at my best and get some exposure. “ The day concluded with the parents and players having insiders look into college baseball while spending time with some of the best collegiate baseball teachers.
your performance is below expectations you must go back with increased enthusiasm to try again. There will be other times when you have done extremely well and have a let down because the urgency to continue is not so great. At such times you must set your goal higher and get going again. Self motivation requires that you set an objective that is very important to you and let it resinate to you everyday. If you make your goal to easy you will do less than you can. Look around, our surroundings can provide great motivation. The competitor across from you, the student next to you, the performer on before you and the person in the mirror in front of you.
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