1-15-19 Volume-XI Issue-1 2019 Midseason Watch by Shore Sports Network Journal

January 15, 2019 Volume-XI Issue-1

The first thing fans, players, coaches & parents want to know after the big game is always,

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Another WOBM Christmas Classic in the Books

By Kevin Williams - Shore Sports Network Director

he 35th annual WOBM Christmas Classic saw the Red Bank Catholic boys win their first-ever WOBM championship while Manchester claimed the girls title for the second straight year.

R B C w a s t h e # 6 s e e d b u t i n a s p a n o f e i g h t d a y s k n o c k e d o f f Po i n t B o r o , Freehold To wnship, Middleto wn South and Marlboro to win it all. The title game against the Mustangs appeared headed to overtime before MJ Wright stole a deflected inbounds pass and scored at the buzzer to give the C a s e y s a 5 3 - 5 1 v i c t o r y. Junior Charlie Gordonier averaged 16ppg during the tournament and was named the Causeway Fa m i l y o f D e a l e r s h i p s M V P. J o i n i n g h i m o n A l l To u r n a m e n t Fi r s t Te a m were teammate John Duffy, Marlboro’s Alex Ra tner and Dylan Kaufman, Alex Galvan of Manasquan and M i k e G o o d a l l o f To m s R i v e r E a s t w h o scored 72 points in just three games. Ra tner also received the Chuck Kearney Memorial Award for his spirited play throughout the tournament. E a r n i n g s p o t s o n t h e A l l - To u r n a m e n t second team were Kevin Bauman and MJ Wright (RBC), Brad McCabe (Manasquan), G r e g B i l l u p s ( Fr e e h o l d To w n s h i p ) a n d James Anderson (Middleto wn South).

Joe Stroffolino, Director of Advertising & Marketing for the Causeway Family of Dealerships, presents the WOBM Christmas Classic MVP to Jr. Charlie Gordinier

Manasquan, the defending champion and top-seed, was upset by Marlboro in the semifinals but came back to claim third place with a 68-56 win over Middleto wn South

Manchester was the top seed and defending champion on the girls side and played up to expecta tions with a domina ting championship run which sa w the Ha wks bea t Wall, Toms River East, Ewing and Marlboro in convincing fashion. Their 83-41 win over Marlboro in the finals was fueled b y t h e 1 - 2 p u n c h o f s e n i o r L e i l a n i C o r r e a ( We s t Chuck Kearney 2018 Virginia commit) and sophomore Destiny Adams Award Winner who each scored 27 points. Adams, who a vera ged Alex Ratner, Jr, Marlboro o v e r 2 0 p p g d u r i n g t h e t o u r n a m e n t , cl a i m e d h e r second straight MVP Award while Correa earned All-Tournament First Team honors along with teamma te Kemari Reynolds, Gisella R o m e o a n d S a m m y J a y o f M a r l b o r o a n d To m s R i v e r N o r t h ’s J e n n a Pa u l w h o

scored 92 points in four games and helped the Mariners cl a i m third place with a 67-36 win over Ewing. The second AllTo u r n a m e n t t e a m was made up of Dakota Adams (Manchester), Brielle Bisogno (TR North), Megan M u r r a y ( R e d B a n k ) a n d E w i n g ’s M a y a s i a Jackson and Jayce Lowe, who scored her 1000th point in the consolation game loss. Marlboro sophomore guard Sammy Jay received the Bob “Cz” Czarniewski Memorial Award for her overall effort, determination and sportsmanship during the tournament.

WOBM Christmas Classic Girls MVP So. Destiny Adams

The tournament continued a tradition by honoring an official from IAABO Shore Board 194 with Mike Fo g a r t y r e c e i v i n g t h e A r t h u r W. H a r m o n M e m o r i a l Award for his many years of service to the organiza tion and the game of basketball in the shore a r e a . Fo g a r t y w a s h o n o r e d d u r i n g t h e b o y ’s championship game and received the award from H a r m o n ’s w i d o w L o u , s o n s Ti m a n d M a t t ( w i f e Megan) and grandsons. Plans are already underway for the 36th annual WOBM Christmas Classic next December at the R WJBarnabas Health Arena.

Bob “Cz” Czarniewski Memorial Award Winner Sammy Jay, So, Marlboro

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SHORE SPORTS NETWORK TO PARTNER ON UPCOMING SHOWCASES By Kevin Williams - Shore Sports Network Director

O ne-day basketball showcases have become the rage around the shore and state in recent years

and the Shore Sports Network is proud to announce our partnership in two of them later this month. First up is the 4th Annual Toms River Showcase on Saturday, January 26 at the RWJBarnabas Health Arena on the campus of Toms River High School North. Hosted by the Toms River Regional Schools this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event features a five-game schedule of boys basketball games starting at 11:00am with the Brick Green Dragons playing Lincoln (11:00). Following that it will be Central Regional versus Ridge (12:30pm), Toms River North taking on Bishop Ahr (2:00pm), Toms River South battling Academy Charter of Lake Como (3:30) and in the final game of the day Toms River East facing Cumberland.(5:00).

On Wednesday, January 30 the Shore Sports Network joins forces with Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Possible Training for the Jersey Shore Challenge at Brookdale Community College in Lincroft. In the opener at 5:45 the Warriors of Manasquan face Jackson Liberty and their high-scoring senior Daniel Sofield. Following that it will be matchup of what many believe are the top two teams in the state as Ranney battles Roselle Catholic, a game featuring standouts Bryan Antoine (Villanova) and Scottie Lewis (Florida) of Ranney and Kentucky-bound Kahlil Whitney of Roselle Catholic. Not only does this game pit teams who expect to challenge for the Tournament of Champions in March but it gives shore-area fans a chance to watch several potential NBA players. It is suggested you purchase tickets in advance as the doubleheader will likely sell out. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students with VIP & Courtside Floor seats also available. For details visit njbasketballhq.com/thejerseyshorechallenge.

The Shore Sports Network will stream the Jersey Shore Challenge doubleheader with Matt Harmon and Kevin Williams broadcasting Ocean Trophies or Lanoka Harbor will provide special MVP awards for all five games from Brookdale on www.shoresportsnetwork.com as well as the and all-day admission will be $7 for adults and $4 for students and senior citizens. Free Shore Sports Network mobile app.

Matt Manley

hroughout the 20I9 season, Jersey Mike’s & Shore Sports Network selecting a Team of the Week based on its performance over the prior weekend. - Senior Staff writer

The only catch is most of those accomplishments are on the football field. The Caseys' football-influenced starting lineup is making some serious waves on the basketball court as well and their performance last week earned them the Jersey Mike's Team of the Week honor for Week 3. The week opened with a win over Monmouth Regional, a team that has had an up-and-down season but has also had some standout moments in the form of wins over Middletown North and, more recently, Holmdel. RBC's week picked up significant the following Thursday, when Manasquan, with their undefeated record in the Shore Conference Class A Central division, paid the Caseys a visit. The Caseys landed a key 10-0 run in the second quarter to break that game open and never let the Warriors get within five points en route to a 62-50 win.

ew basketball teams in the Shore Conference have accomplished what the players on the Red Bank Catholic boys basketball team have in an athletic arena.

The Caseys closed the week with a strong showing at the Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase at Brookdale, where they pulled away late to beat Middletown South, 59-46. Middletown South is currently ranked No. 7 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10 and on Monday, the Eagles responded to their loss vs. RBC by hammering No. 4 Freehold Township, 70-54. Junior Charlie Gordinier has spearheaded RBC's scoring effort throughout the year and last week was no different. The 6-foot-6 wing led the Caseys with 20

it to make the Shore Conference Tournament - despite the best efforts of Shore Conference leading scorer Steve Geis.

ast year, the Wall boys basketball team started the season 3-6 over its first nine games and could not overcome

t the end of the 2017-18 season, Matawan High School boys basketball coach John Giraldo knew he would have to replace three starters from a 20-win team. It was the fourth starter Giraldo and his group of returning players weren't banking on losing.

One year leader, with Geis graduated, only one senior playing regularly and a new head coach in Shore Conference veteran Bob Klatt, Wall is off to a 7-2 start thanks to a more balanced scoring distribution and a deeper rotation. The Crimson Knights are also the second Jersey Mike's Boys Basketball Team of the Week of the 2018-19 season. Wall played only one game last week, but it was a big one. The Crimson Knights went into Neptune and overcame a ninepoint deficit over the final five minutes of the fourth quarter and beat the Scarlet Fliers in overtime, 64-59. While Wall has not relied on one scorer to the degree that it relied on Geis last season, junior Quinn Calabrese has emerged as the go-to offensive weapon and one of the Shore's top Junior Darrell Rogers spent three months hospitalized after collapsing at an AAU practice in May due to cardiac arrest, leaving Matawan without a talented point guard for this season while Rogers recovers from the incident. The Huskies are happy Rogers is able to attend some of their games and there is no denying his role as a source of inspiration for his teammates based on the way they have been performing so far. Matawan opened the season with a come-from-behind win over a Neptune squad ranked No. 5 in the Shore Sports Network Preseason Top 10 and has continued to ride the wave since. Last week, the Huskies won the Huskies Holiday Classic on their home floor to extend their six-game home-court winning streak to open the season and earn the first Jersey Mike's Team of the Week award of 2019. After rolling to a 69-46 win over Freehold Boro in the first round, Matawan went down to the wire in the semifinals against Carteret, which reached the championship game of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Playoffs last season. Junior Ethan Okello came through with the game-winning shot in the final seconds to give his team a 54-53 win and secure a spot in the final.

points in the win over Manasquan to go with 16 against Monmouth and 13 in the Boardwalk win over Middletown South. As usual, the Caseys got plenty of support from the rest of the lineup as well. Senior John Duffy led the way against Monmouth with 17 points and poured in 15 on ﬁve three-pointers against Manasquan. Junior forward and Notre Dame football commit Kevin Bauman was named team MVP by the Hoop Group for his 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Caseys' win over Middletown South. Bauman also played lock-down defense on Manasquan leading scorer Alex Galvan, outscoring the 6-7 junior, 6-5, in the RBC win. Since losing at Rumson-Fair Haven, 67-41, on Dec. 20, Red Bank Catholic has rattled off 10 straight wins – a streak that includes a WOBM Christmas Classic championship, which the Caseys won in dramatic fashion over Marlboro, 53-51. Gordinier and Bauman are two of four RBC basketball starters who not only played on the Caseys' 12-0 state championship team; they starred. The two juniors, senior Steve Lubischer and senior M.J. Wright were All-Shore selections by Shore Sports Network and all four are slated to be college football players. Bauman is verbally committed to Notre Dame, Lubischer is signed with Boston College, Wright is headed to Fordham and Gordinier is uncommitted with offers from Rutgers and Pittsburgh, among others.

scorers. The junior guard is averaging better than 19 points per game and poured in 21 in the overtime win over Neptune. The Crimson Knights have also gotten plenty of help throughout its lineup, with four players scoring between eight and 11 points to complement Calabrese. Sophomore Tom Palluzzi and freshman Colin Ackerman each scored 11, junior Mike Caputo poured in eight and senior Trey Dombroski added nine points and nine rebounds in the win. At 5-0 in Class B North following Monday's 60-58 win over Ocean, Wall is in the driver's seat in the race for the division title, leading Matawan by one game in the B North standings. Wall's last division title was in 2014-15, when former coach Matt Kukoda - who brought on Klatt as his assistant for the 2015-16 season - was also in his first season.

After trailing top-seeded and unbeaten Old Bridge by 10 in the third quarter of the championship game, Matawan surged in front in the fourth quarter before the Knights pushed it to overtime. Okello again delivered the winning score, converting a putback with 1:23 left in overtime to give the Huskies a 52-50 win. Junior center John Beukers blocked three shots in that overtime and finished with 11 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks, while junior Niles Haliburton capped an all-tournament performance with 15 points on five three-pointers. Matawan's home winning streak came to an end Thursday night with a 58-51 loss to Middletown South and the Huskies lost to St. John Vianney in overtime on the road in the second game of the season, but a 6-2 start with four new starters three of whom are juniors - is about as much as Giraldo and his squad could have hoped for heading into the season.

Ranney (11-1, 5-0)

eading into the 2018-19 season, the Shore Conference appeared to have a clear favorite, two teams battling for the No. 2 spot, a No. 4 team lurking and heated competition for No. 5. By the start of 2019, four teams were neckand-neck for the No. 3 spot and a fourth team joined the mix a week later.

That brings us to this week. What was a four-team race for the No. 3 spot has become a six-team race for No. 2 and a seventh team still hanging in the conversation as a first-place team in a competitive division. CBA’s loss to Freehold Township and Middletown South’s wins over Matawan and Marlboro added to the early-season frenzy that will move to a mid-season frenzy this week, when teams at the Shore begin their second turn through the division. The No. 1 spots is still not up for debate and, quite frankly, it won’t be until the NJSIAA Tournament – if it ever is. The No. 2 spot, though, could be a season-long battle royale that comes down to a judges’ decision ahead of the Shore Conference Tournament and, ultimately, at the end of the season.

Ranney may have suffered its first loss, but the Panthers are not going anywhere on this list. Barring a loss to a B Central team – which, safe to say, would likely be the biggest upset in the conference history – Ranney is on the way to a No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, but the real work will be beefing up its power-point count for the NJSIAA Tournament and finetuning its machine as Phillipe Wheeler and Ahmadu Sarnor get eligible. Wheeler is now back after his Sunday debut and Sarnor will be back in less than two weeks.

Rumson-Fair Haven (9-1, 6-1) And so it begins. The chase – and debate – for the No. 2 spot is on and it is a freefor-all. Rumson gets the next crack at the No. 2 spot, even after needing to scratch and claw their way to a win over a .500 Middletown North squad at Saturday at the Boardwalk Showcase. Rumson’s 26-point win over Red Bank Catholic is the golden ticket at the moment and the Bulldogs have a win over St. Peter’s Prep on top of that RBC victory to get the nod for this week. There are, however, at least five more teams nipping at their heels so the return trip through the division will be huge.

Red Bank Catholic (12-1, 6-1) It’s hard to argue that any of the other contenders for No. 2 are playing better than the Caseys are right now. RBC has won nine in a row with wins over Freehold Township, Marlboro, Manasquan and Middletown South twice. They closed the 2017-18 season in memorable fashion by beating CBA in the Non-Public A Tournament and have shaken off the football rust to reveal an athletic, physical, cohesive, well-rounded squad. The head-tohead loss to Rumson keeps RBC out of the top spot for the time being but the Caseys will have their chance at revenge in due time.

Freehold Township (9-2, 6-1) The Patriots keep climbing after another impressive win this week, this time over CBA on the road. With the win, Freehold Township steals the inside track toward the A North title from the preseason favorites and the next meeting between the rivals will be in Freehold Township’s gym. This week, however, won’t be easy as Freehold Township finishes a stretch of four straight games against ranked opponents by playing at Middletown South on Tuesday. A win would make it four wins in a row against ranked opponents and it would be tough to give that sort of capital away when it comes to SCT seeding. With all the teams being so close, however, the only way to be safe is to keep winning.

Christian Brothers Academy (9-2, 5-1) It might be hard to picture this CBA team, with its senior leadership and high expectations, as the fifth best team at the Shore instead of the second, but it’s hard to make a case for the Colts to be any higher based on the on-court results. Right now, there is a better case to rank CBA No. 6 than there is to put them No. 2 based on the fact that their best win is either opening night over Marlboro or over Taylor Allderdice – a team out of Pittsburgh. CBA still has plenty of time and opportunity to get back to the top in A North, but the Colts are now in the fray with a lot of other teams and will likely have to prove their way back to No. 2.

Manasquan (11-2, 6-1) Manasquan settles for the No. 6 spot on the basis that CBA beat Marlboro, which beat Manasquan. That’s the only difference between the two in comparing common opponents and that sticks it to the Warriors, who have strong noteworthy wins (Rumson-Fair Haven, Union Catholic and Middletown South) than every team in the derby other than perhaps RBC. The loss to Marlboro stings for the moment, but a rematch with Rumson is a little more than a week away and a series sweep in that one could solidify a top-four spot for the Warriors.

Middletown South (8-4, 5-1) After debuting at No. 10 last week, the Eagles climb three more spots this week after beating Marlboro and Long Branch before finally losing to Red Bank Catholic to snap a four-game winning streak. With wins over Toms River North, Matawan and Marlboro, the Eagles appear a little bit more proven than Wall at this point, but there is not a huge difference. The opening-night loss to Manalapan – which has not won a game since – could be an albatross if Middletown South can’t keep picking off Top-10 caliber teams.

Wall (9-2, 7-0) Most of Wall’s damage this season has come within Class B North, which is full of solid teams but no obvious spectacular ones. It appears the best team in the division outside Wall to this point is Matawan, which is the one B North team Wall has yet to face. That all changes on Tuesday, when the top two teams in the B North standings meet in Wall, with the Crimson Knights putting their unbeaten mark in the division on the line. There are not any landscape-altering wins to be had in B North, but if Wall can run the table or go 13-1, that would be a great body of work. With a win over Matawan on Tuesday, it would be fair to start taking that prospect seriously.

Matawan (9-3, 5-2) The Huskies are back in the Top 10 thanks to a bounce-back from a loss to Middletown South, as well as the struggles of Holmdel. Matawan got by Middletown North on Tuesday and Red Bank Thursday in overtime to keep pace with Wall and set up a showdown against the Crimson Knights on Tuesday with a chance for the Huskies to climb into the top spot along with the current frontrunners.

Marlboro (6-7, 2-5) At this rate, the Mustangs might not be long for the Top 10 given that they have lost five of six and will likely be without leading scorer Alex Ratner for another two-to-three weeks after he suffered a sprained ankle on Monday against Middletown South. On the bright side, senior Dylan Kaufman is 18 points away from reaching the 1,000-point milestone and his team will face Howell on Tuesday and CBA on Thursday – both on the road.

very week this regular season, Shore Conference Basketball fans will have their chance to vote for the Orthopaedic Institute of Central Jersey/ Shore Sports Network Basketball Player of the Week on our website.

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Player of the Week winner is

Mater Dei Prepâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tahaj Parland

After a mass exodus of players and coaches over the offseason, Mater Dei has found a steady trio of junior scorers in Parland, Sean Turner and Pete Gorman. Parland was the standout this week, chipping in 11 points in a win over Keyport and putting up 26 in a loss at CBA. Through the first 11 games of his junior season, Parland is averaging 11.3 points per game and 14.2 in Mater Dei's last five games - helping the Seraphs get off to a strong 7-3 start under first-year coach Dennis Kazimir. Parland won this week's contest with 38 percent to beat out runner-up Andrew Abujawdeh of Colts Neck (26.5). Jack Giamanco of Holmdel (11.8) and Daniel Sofield of Jackson Liberty (10.6) also finished with a double-digit percentage of the vote.

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Player of the Week winner is

Matawanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Quincy Wathington

Matawan continued its high-wire act to start the season by winning the Huskies Holiday Classic with two more down-to-the-wire wins in the final two rounds. The Huskies needed a total team effort to get the job done, with all five starters scoring at least eight points in the championship game. Wathington was named tournament MVP after leading the Huskies with 14 points per game in the tournament, including 10 in the championship game. He opened the tournament with a 21-point performance - including five three-pointers - in a 69-46 Matawan win over Freehold Boro and contributed 11 points in a 54-53 win over 2018 Central Jersey Group II runner-up Carteret in the tournament semifinals. The Matawan senior won the week one contest with better than 21 percent of the vote with Ranney senior Bryan Antoine (16.8 percent), Brick senior Jalen Jackson (14 percent) and Neptune senior Dwaine Jones (11.7 percent) all crossed the 10-percent threshold in the vote.

SHORE conference Girls Basketball MidSeason Report By gregg Lerner - Shore Sports Network contributor

Brynn-ing in Belmar A lot was expected of St. Rose heading into the season and it hasn’t disappointed. The Purple Roses reside at No. 2 in the Shore Sports Network Girls Basketball Top 10 and have gotten quite the offensive charge from junior swing Brynn Farrell. A transfer from Metuchen, Farrell immediately integrated into the system and instantly became a scoring tour de force. Her combination of fearless penetration and smooth perimeter touch is yielding a 20.1 scoring rate, tops on a team loaded with veterans and playmakers geared to defend the Non-Public A state title. Farrell carved her niche within a lineup that returned speed sophomore Abby Antognoli on the point, sharp-shooting senior Lauren Lithgow at the off guard, senior defensive glove Sam Mikos and senior forward Maggie Stapleton and the Roses haven’t skipped a beat. In fact, they made it clear they are a clear contender for the Shore Conference Tournament title next month by going into Manasquan on Jan. 8 and exiting with a convincing 52-36 triumph. Farrell marked the occasion with 15 points, including the 1,000th of her career. The milestone a lofty accomplishment considering she missed all but three games of her sophomore year due to an injured wrist.

Biggest Surprise: Marlboro Implementing the high-paced “System”, a style that interchanges parts in short, wave-like intervals, induces a brisk pace through suffocating traps on defense and relies heavily on the impact of 3-pointers, Marlboro seemed to be taking a risk. However, head coach Brad Hagensen was willing to gamble not for the sake of change but for the sake of his players. Determined to get the maximum playing time for the 13 members of his team, whose work ethic and commitment was in need of reward, Hagensen thought the system would be an ideal fit. Not only has it gotten everyone routinely involved, it’s hatched a new identity for the Mustangs who unveiled it in rousing fashion. Marlboro raced to a 6-0 start, marked by a surprising run in the WOBM Christmas Classic. As the seventh seed, the Mustangs took down 10th-seeded Neptune, secondseeded Middletown South and third-seeded Toms River North to reach the championship where it bowed to defending champion Manchester. Sr. Gisella Romeo

A pool of shooters have taken to the offensive game plan with a zest to feast from the perimeter. Seniors Theresa Besso and Gisella Romeo, junior Sam Nocco, sophomores Sammy Jay and Jessica Riepe and freshman Danielle Schlesinger are part of a stockpiled arsenal of long-range snipers who played major roles in Marlboro a vera ging 10.4 3-pointers per contest.

Heavyweights dominate The first half of the season as seen very little change within the upper portion of the Shore Sports Network Top 10. St. John Vianney, which opened at No. 1, has done nothing to change its status. Its veteran ensemble of seniors Sarah Karpell, Sajada Bonner, Brelynn Bellamy and Rahmena Henderson teams with sophomores Katie Hill and Christina Whitehead and freshman Madison St. Rose to create a smooth-running offense and fierce defense (31.6 ppg.). The Lady Lancers only loss is a 58-42 setback to national power St. John’s College (DC). Unbeaten St. Rose notched one of the most impressive wins to date, toppling Manasquan, 52-36, to elevate its standing to No. 2 while a proven Manchester squad, which has only gotten better with the arrival of Rutgers Prep transfer Leilani Correa, has stormed through opposition with its uptempo style and wealth of options. Senior forward Dakota Adams, her sophomore sister Destiny, a 63 swing, junior guard Serenity Anderson, an underrated multitasker and slick junior playmaker Kemari Reynolds are explosive in transition and meticulous in the halfcourt, two reasons why Manchester scores at a rate of 71.2 points a game. Manasquan, the defending Shore Conference Tournament champion and reigning Tournament of Champions titleholder, rides the senior guidance of guard Lola Mullaney and swing Faith Masonius. Both have been reliable scoring options while the quick development of junior Kate Leturgez, a transfer from Point Boro, and freshman Georgia Heine should have the Warriors primed for defense of their crowns.

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M ilestone Madness:

BOYS BALLERS LIGHT UP SHORE SCOREBOARDS EARLY IN 2019

By Matt Manley

Senior Staff Writer

anney and the Rest: After the state’s No. 1 team, the Shore Conference is Wide Open NEWSFLASH: the preseason No. 1 boys basketball team at the Jersey Shore and in the entire state will not go undefeated this year. With its duo of top-15 players in the Class of 2019, Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis, Ranney lost its first game of the season Sunday, 79-75, to the MacDuffie School of Massachusetts at the Empire Invitational in the Bronx. It was the second game against a highcaliber opponent in as many days – one in which Ranney took the lead with 44 seconds left only to give up the last five points of the game. Going unbeaten for the entire 2018-19 season was not a goal of any Panthers coach or player and had it been, they would have been destined for disappointment. Ranney’s schedule includes three nationallyranked teams, a team with post-graduates in MacDuffie and several other state powers from New Jersey as well as three from North Carolina in the John Wall Invitational at the end of December. Add to that the fact Ranney played the first 10 games of its season with two key players ineligible and going undefeated was always a pipe dream. It is ironic that the 10-game winning streak to open the season ended on the day the Panthers got back the first of those to players – junior Rumson-Fair Haven transfer Phillip Wheeler – but not surprising considering it came less than 24-hours after a hard-fought, emotional, 56-55 win over Bergen Catholic in which the Panthers effectively played only five players for the entire game. All things considered, Ranney’s start to the season has gone about as well as the Panthers could have anticipated, at least as far as wins and losses are concerned. With only six players playing big minutes in the team’s biggest games, they went 10-0 before welcoming Wheeler into the fold and losing a competitive game. The 10-game winning streak included a championship at the John Wall Invitational in Raleigh, N.C. and a win over a Bergen Catholic squad currently ranked No. 3 in N.J. and widely expected to reach the NJSIAA Tournament of champions as the Non-Public A favorite. It has taken a strong effort from all six players to get Ranney through this earlyseason challenge, but Antoine and Lewis have been the most prominent contributors to the success. Antoine is off to a torrid start to his senior season, averaging 27.8 points per game and 31.6 in Ranney’s games outside of the Shore Conference Class B Central schedule – which includes four wins by an average margin of 52.5 points. The Villanova University signee is also averaging four assists and 4.2 steals per game. Lewis, meanwhile, is putting up 18.4 points per game to go along with 6.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists. The University of Florida commit scored 17 points in the win over Bergen

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Catholic and came through with 18 of his 25 points in the second half to nearly will Ranney to a win vs. MacDuffie. In Ranney’s seven games outside Class B Central, Antoine and Lewis have accounted for 51.3 points per game or just about three-quarters of Ranney’s scoring (74.6 percent). Freshman Elijah Perkins has been an early standout for Ranney with 10 points per game and some critical moments in some of Ranney’s biggest games. He hit a big late three-pointer and the go-ahead free throw in the first round of the John Wall Invitational to help Ranney escape with a 70-69 win, chased down a huge block and scored the go-ahead basket in the final two minutes against Bergen Catholic, and scored nine points in the loss to MacDuffie. Senior Alex Klatsky – who is committed to Florida as a preferred walk-on – is also averaging double-figure scoring at 11.2 points per game and has remained a threat from beyond the three-point arc. He hit a game-tying three-pointer in the final two minutes in Sunday’s loss and finished with six points in both games of the weekend back-to-back. Senior center Chris Autino has not done much scoring but has been invaluable as Ranney’s only true interior player. The 6-foot-7 senior is averaging just under six rebounds per game while providing some lowpost defense to take some pressure off Lewis. Fellow senior Mike Dettro, meanwhile, has spelled the starters when Ranney has needed it and hit a big three-pointer in a Jan. 16 win over Don Bosco. Wheeler debuted with six points, five rebounds and a blocked shot off the bench on Sunday and at an athletic 6-7, adds several dimensions to Ranney’s rotation. He came off the bench at Rumson as a sophomore last season and was third in scoring for the defending Central Jersey Group II champions. The Panthers are expected to welcome back senior guard Ahmadu Sarnor for their Jan. 27 showdown vs. Gill St. Bernard – currently a top-five-ranked team in New Jersey by NJ.com. Sarnor was a Second Team All-Shore selection by Shore Sports Network last season and has been a reliable performer in some of Ranney’s biggest games in his first two years at the school. He scored 28 points as a sophomore against a ranney’s Patrick School team that went on to win the Tournament of Champions in 2017, averaged 17 points in Ranney’s two games vs. 2018 Tournament of Champions winner Roselle Catholic last season and was named Player of the Game in Ranney’s Shore Conference Tournament championship victory over Mater Dei Prep for scoring 15 points.

Bryan Antoine

Ranney will play at the Hoophall Classic on Jan. 21 at Springfield College in Massachusetts against Federal Way of Washington State – another national power led by highly-touted, uncommitted, 6-11 senior forward Jaden McDaniels. After then taking on Gill St. Bernard at the Eric LeGrand Invitational at Kean University, the Panthers will play Roselle Catholic at Brookdale on Jan. 31. The showdown between the two teams currently ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the state will be streamed live on Shore Sports Network TV. Ranney’s rugged regular-season out-of-conference schedule wraps up with a showdown against national powerhouse Montverde Academy out of Florida on Feb. 8 at the Metro Classic at Kean.

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M IDSEASON Matness:

TEAMS & INDIVIDUALS MAKING A STATEMENT By

Bob Badders

- Managing Editor

or this writer, at least, it feels like only yesterday football season was wrapping up and the transition to the winter season was beginning. Yet, here we are, full entrenched one month into the team portion of the season. By this time next month, NJSIAA team state champions will have been crowned and the road to Atlantic City will be underway. As usual, it’s been an interesting first half of the season with division races unfolding, individual standouts emerging and several dual meets providing great drama. The Shore has some of the top teams in the state, including four squads ranked in the state top 20, and also has plenty of standout individuals ranked among the top eight in the state in their respective weight classes. Along with the heavy-hitters, there have also been some surprise teams and individuals making a statement. Let’s take a look at some of the top storylines so far. All records and results are through Jan. 13.

Rolling Along New season, same results for the No. 1 team in the Shore. Howell is off to another perfect start at 8-0 and has won an incredible 62 consecutive matches across the last three seasons. Their last loss came by one point to Hunterdon Central on Jan. 7, 2017, and since then the Rebels have defeated the Red Devils twice in state championship matches. Howell has won back-to-back NJSIAA Group 5 championships and is looking to join Long Branch as the only Shore Conference programs to win three state titles in a row.

transfer from Rancocas Valley – is 8-3 at 126 pounds, senior Pierce Gomez is 10-5 at 145 pounds and junior Justin Wright is 8-1 at heavyweight. Howell wrestles South Plainfield on Thursday, Jan. 17, which is after this issue is published. The Rebels dominated the Tigers last season, so the 11-time state champions will certainly be out for revenge. The Rebels will need to win if they hope to finish the season as the top public school in New Jersey.

Mariners Making a Statement After ending last season strong with its first district team title in 37 years, Toms River North has risen to the upper echelon of the Shore Conference with an impressive showing so far this season. The Mariners announced themselves in the first week of the season with a resounding 4821 win over defending Central Jersey Group 4 champion Long Branch. After dominating at the Lenape Valley Tournament with five champions, two runners-up and one third-place finisher, North took a major step toward winning its first division title in four decades by beating Jackson Memorial, 32-28, in a thriller.

Howell’s best wins so far have come against Jackson Memorial and Middletown North. More work, including matches with South Plainfield, Manalapan and Long Branch, plus the Jack Welch Duals, is still to come. Then comes the state tournament where the Rebels will have to get through the likes of Southern and Hunterdon Central once more. Howell is the favorite but will certainly be tested.

Toms River North’s biggest win this season and in nearly 30 years came on Tuesday, Jan. 15 when the Mariners knocked off three-time defending Class A South division champion Southern, 30-26, on a walk-off win by freshman Jake Rosenthal at 106 pounds. The win was North’s first over Southern since the early 1990s and put the team on track to win their first outright division title in program history. As long as the Mariners can take care of business against Brick Memorial (Jan. 23) and Central (Jan. 30) they’ll be putting up their first division title banner of any kind since 1971.

As you’d expect from an undefeated team ranked third in New Jersey, Howell has plenty of standout individuals. Leading the way is junior Shane Reitsma, a returning state medalist, who is off to a 14-1 start at 170 pounds. Reitsma’s only defeat came at the prestigious Powerade Tournament, but he avenged that loss to take third. Senior Darby Diedrich, a two-time Region 6 champion and a one-time state medalist, is 14-2 at 138 pounds and senior Christian Murphy, a returning state qualifier, is 13-3 at 182 pounds. Senior Xavier Kelly and sophomore Paul Jakub, both of whom are returning state qualifiers, are 13-1 at 160 pounds and 12-3 at 152 pounds, respectively. Returning region qualifiers Ethan Liptzin (106) and Joe Sardina (220) both have double-digit wins so far. What keeps programs like Howell at the top year after year is a steady infusion of new talent. This year is no different with several first-year starters making an immediate impact. Sophomore Kyle Nase is 10-4 at 113 pounds and older brother Jake is 12-4 at 195 pounds. Their success shouldn’t be much of a surprise considering their father, Jason, was a two-time state runner-up at Point Boro and an NCAA All-American at Rider University. Sophomore James McGee is 9-2 at 120 pounds, sophomore Neiko Malone – a

Eight Mariners wrestlers have double digit wins, led by junior Nick Boggiano at 138 and senior Louis Gagliardo at 106. Boggiano, a two-time state qualiﬁer, is 15-1 while Gagliardo is also 15-1. Gagliardo has been a huge addition after he moved back to Toms River from Florida where was a three-time state medalist, including third in 3A last season for Fleming Island High School. Senior Jack Oleske had 22 wins and was a District 28 runner-up last season, but he’s taken his game to another level with a 15-2 record at 170 pounds. Oleske had a clutch pin in the win over Jackson Memorial and also had a walk-off pin in a victory over Newton. Junior Ryan Rosenthal was a district champion last season and has been strong again with a 14-3 record at 113 pounds. Junior Matt Spalletta is 13-4 at 160, junior Mike Nakano is 13-2 at 195 and sophomore John O’Donnell is 13-3 at 220. Senior Nick Reilly, a three-time district medalist, is 11-6 at 126 pounds. Toms River North has been building toward having this kind of team for a few years now under head coach Bill Wilbert, and the payoff, at least so far, has come this season. And with just four seniors, the future is bright, as well.

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Milestone Season In addition to turning in his best individual season so far, Antoine is also approaching Shore Conference history. In the championship game of the John Wall Classic, Antoine became the seventh player in Shore Conference history to reach 2,000 career points and is now on his way to becoming the all-time leading scorer in the history of the conference, assuming he can continue to stay as durable as he has to this point.

A slew of Shore players is likely to join the 1,000-point club over the final six-or-so weeks of the season. Marlboro senior Dylan Kaufman entered this past week less than 20 points away, while Ocean junior Jack Miller (932), Christian Brothers Academy senior Josh Cohen (925) and Manasquan senior Brad McCabe (910) were all within 100 heading into Jan. 15. Shore Regional senior Chris Panduri (899), Long Branch senior Marc Dennis (875), CBA senior Stephen Braunstein (807), Pinelands senior Andrew Schulz (797), Lacey senior Carl Swensen (771) and Red Bank Catholic junior Charlie Gordinier (776) are all on pace to get to 1,000 this year as well, while Klatsky, Pinelands senior Anthony Diaz and Neptune senior Dwaine Jones all have an outside shot to get there as well.

The Shore Conference record for career scoring is 2,302 by Norm Caldwell of long-since closed Croydon Hall. At his current scoring pace, Antoine will break the record in Ranney’s Jan. 28 home game against Keansburg, which falls directly between the Jan. 27 game vs. Gill St. Bernard and the Jan. 30 game vs. Roselle Catholic.

Shore senior Kyle Koob is an unfortunate example that no milestone pace – or any chance to play high school basketball – should ever be taken for granted. The Blue Devils guard suffered a season-ending knee injury in his team’s third game and effectively ended his high school career with 913 career points. Koob scored 53 points in his team’s first two games of the season and would have already joined the 1,000point club if healthy.

While there is still plenty of basketball for Antoine to play between now and the final game of his high school career, his pursuit of the record has been remarkable in that he has not had any one-game scoring bonanzas. As of Jan. 14, Antoine’s highest single-game scoring total in his career is 39 points, which he did as a freshman. With that I mind, Antoine is on his way to becoming the Hank Aaron of Shore Conference basketball: Aaron set Major League Baseball’s all-time home run record without ever hitting 50 in a single season and Antoine may very well become his conference’s all-time leading scorer without ever scoring 40 in a game, much less 50. Antoine is not the only Shore Conference player in pursuit if a landmark scoring number, nor is he the only to reach a milestone this season. Middletown North senior guard Rob Higgins is in line to be the next player to follow Antoine into the 2,000-point club. Higgins is right on the doorstep of 1,900 for his career and with a scoring average of 28 points per game over the past two seasons, it is not out of the question that the Lions guard could wind up the No. 2 alltime scorer in the Shore Conference behind Antoine when the season is over. Lewis could, potentially, join his teammate in the 2,000-point club, but will need to increase his scoring pace in order to get there. Entering play on Jan. 15, Lewis was at 1,499 career points meaning he would need to average 21.8 points per game in 23 games – the maximum number Ranney could play the rest of the way. It’s not an astronomical number for a player of Lewis’s caliber, but the 18.4 points-per-game he is averaging this season is already a career high. He is not likely to hit any conventional milestone number this season, but Jackson Liberty senior Daniel Sofield is climbing up the all-time scoring list at the Shore. Finally fully healthy, the 6-6 swingman is putting it all together this year, averaging a Shore-best 30.2 points per game and giving himself an outside shot to surpass 1,800 career points. He became Jackson Liberty’s all-time leader when he finished his junior season with more than 1,100 points and he also became the first Shore Conference player in more than 30 years to score as many as 59 points in a single game – which Sofield did on Dec. 18 vs. Lacey. Two Shore Conference players also joined the 1,000point club by the end of the second week of January. Brick senior Shane Williams became the first Green Dragons player since his head coach, Mike Gawronski, to eclipse the milestone, which he did in a loss to Monroe on Dec. 29. Rumson-Fair Haven senior Ian O’Connor is in the midst of a monster season, to which he added a memorable moment when he hit the 1,000point threshold in his team’s win over Middletown North in the Hoop Group Boardwalk Classic on Saturday. After that 18-point performance, O’Connor is averaging 21.3 points and 14 rebounds for a one-loss Bulldogs squad.

Who is No. 2? Until a team from the Shore Conference beats them, Ranney will be the No. 1 team in the SSN Top 10 this season. The race for No. 2, however, has become a mad dash involving as many as six teams and that is just how many are currently in the conversation. The Class A Central division has three of those six teams and the race for that division title could wind up being the de facto race for the No. 2 seed in the Shore Conference Tournament. Manasquan, Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven are locked in a three-way tie for first place, with Manasquan beating Rumson, Rumson beating RBC and RBC beating Manasquan – all games decided by double-figures in favor of the home team. Red Bank Catholic entered the week of Jan. 14 with the most robust collection of non-divisional wins between the three – a collection that includes Freehold Township, Marlboro and Middletown South twice. The Caseys entered said week on a nine-game winning streak and have looked as well-rounded as any of the teams with their mix of athleticism, physicality, shooting and experience. Rumson has played the fewest games among the three teams, but its win over Red Bank Catholic and non-divisional wins over St. Peter’s Prep and Middletown North pushed the Bulldogs to the No. 2 spot after four weeks of the season. The emergence of freshman Geoff Schroeder alongside mainstays O’Connor and Jackson McCarthy have added to Rumson’s long-term prospects for 2019. Manasquan started the season ranked the highest of the three A Central teams at No. 3 and has arguably the best win outside the division of the trio in beating Union Catholic. Manasquan’s other wins outside the division are over Toms River South, Toms River East and Middletown South, plus a loss to Marlboro that keeps them third in the pecking order after four weeks. The backcourt is young, but the front court duo of S e n i o r B r a d M c C a b e and 6-7 junior Alex Galvan has been as imposing as any in the conference.

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152 – Nick O’Connell, Sr., Southern (17-0) 160 – Rob Kanniard, Sr., Wall (15-0) 170 – Jason Sherlock, Jr., Point Beach (19-0)

History (in the making?)

182 – Nick Addison, Sr., Rumson-Fair Haven (19-0)

for Shore Regional

182 – John Stout, Sr., Southern (17-0)

Shore came into the season with the goal of winning the Class B Central division title and making a run at the program’s first state sectional title. So far, so good. Even better, actually.

195 – Kyle Eppery, Jr., Jackson Memorial (17-0) 195 – Liam Riecks, Sr., Keansburg (10-0) 220 – Billy Borowsky, Sr., Point Boro (18-0)

The Blue Devils all but locked up the division title when they beat Point Beach, 4027, on Jan. 3 in front of a packed house in West Long Branch. Point Beach has won the last two division championships but now Shore is poised to take the crown for the first time since 2016. Point Beach is also the three-time defending Central Jersey Group 1 champion, so the Blue Devils will likely have to wrestle another title away from the Garnet Gulls in February.

220 – Steve Cmielewski, Sr., Red Bank Catholic (18-0) 220 – J.T. Cornelius, Jr., Southern (17-0)

Following the win over Point Beach, Shore made program history when it defeated Ocean, 34-33, for its first-ever win over a ranked opponent. The Spartans entered the match ranked No. 7 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10 but Shore won the last two bouts on a pin by senior Jack McCrae and a walk-off decision by freshman Jamie Mazzacco.

Jackson Memorial’s

Kyle Epperly

Shore has a pair of undefeated wrestlers in sophomores Jack Maida and Mike McGhee. Maida, a state qualifier last season, is nationally-ranked at 106 pounds and is off to a 14-0 start. McGhee was a district runner-up last season and has blazed out to an 18-0 start this season. Junior Al DeSantis, a returning state qualifier, is 13-2 at 138 pounds while McCrae is 11-1 at 160 and Mazzacco is 13-1 at 170. McCrae has bolstered the middle of the lineup in returning to the roster after missing his junior season with an injury. Senior Matt Klemser is 12-3 at 113 and freshman Gabe Scalise is 12-5 at 120.

The Start of Something Special

Colts Neck’s

The foundation of Rumson-Fair Haven’s wrestling program began a few years ago at the youth level. Now those wrestlers are in high school and helping to elevate the Bulldogs into uncharted territory.

Luke Rada

Rumson is a school with little history in wrestling, but that is starting to change. Marcus Iwama was a two-time region champion in 2014 and 2015 and finished eighth in the state tournament in 2015. Last season, Stanford recruit Nick Addison placed fourth at the NJSIAA Tournament, tying Patrick Berger for the highest finish in program history. Now, the Bulldogs are putting it together as a team. Rumson was 2-20 in dual meets last season but is already 8-4 this season, including a historic 36-30 win over Group 1 power Kittatinny, a 41-33 win over a Piscataway team that is usually in the sectional title picture and a 44-27 win over defending Class A Central and Shore Conference Tournament team champion St. John Vianney. The Bulldogs also had a couple of impressive showings in losses, taking Raritan and Middletown North to the final bout. There’s no doubt Rumson is beginning to turn the corner under sixth-year head coach Bryan Heller, a former Bulldogs standout himself and an NCAA qualifier at Penn State. They’ve been one of the surprise teams of the year so far and it will be interesting to watch them grow this year and beyond.

SJV’s

Dean Peterson

The Undefeated There are 20 Shore Conference wrestlers who entered the week of Jan. 14 with a perfect record (minimum 10 bouts wrestled). They are as follows: 106 – Tyler Klinsky, Jr., Middletown North (19-0) 106 – Jack Maida, So., Shore (14-0) 106 – Brady Carter, Fr., Lacey (18-0) 113 – Dean Peterson, So., St. John Vianney (17-0) 113 – Vincent Santaniello, So., Brick Memorial (17-0) 120 – Kamrin O’Neill, So., Matawan (16-0) 120 – Gavyn Read, Jr., Keansburg (13-0) 138 – Alex Baran, Sr., Manalapan (18-0) 145 – Luke Rada, Jr., Colts Neck (19-0) 145 – Mike McGhee, So., Shore (18-0)

Brick Memorial’s

Vincent Santaniello Midd. North's

Tyler Klinsky

Milestones Rumson-Fair Haven’s Nick Addison, Holmdel’s Dean Gallo and Howell’s Christian Murphy reached the 100-win mark for their careers. Next on the list are Toms River North’s Nick Reilly and Manalapan’s Alex Baran, who each have 98 career wins entering the week of Jan. 14. St. John Vianney’s Paul Liseno has 97, Manalapan’s Paul Santomarco and Middletown North’s Tyler Klinsky have 96, Howell’s Shane Reitsma is at 95, Shore’s Matt Klemser is at 94 and Point Boro’s Billy Borowsky is at 92. On the coaching side, Howell head coach John Gagliano, the winningest coach in Shore Conference history, reached 450 career wins. Shore’s Dave Porta picked up his 150th career win while Holmdel’s Danny Franke and Toms River North’s Bill Wilbert eclipsed the 100-win plateau.

The NJISAA sectional tournament will begin on Feb. 4 with the quarterfinal matches. It will continue on Feb. 6 with the semifinals and Feb. 8 with the sectional championship matches. The NJSIAA Group Championships will be held on Sunday, Feb. 10 at RWJBarnabas Health Arena on the campus on Toms River North. The individual postseason will begin with the district tournaments on Saturday, Feb. 14. The region tournaments will be on Wednesday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 22 and Saturday, Feb. 23. The NJSIAA Championships will take place from Feb. 28 to March 2 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City.

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Mark Your Calendar The Shore Conference Tournament will take place on Friday, Jan. 25 and Saturday, Jan. 26 at Red Bank Regional High School in Little Silver. This will be the second year of the individual SCT after 42 years of it being a team dual-meet tournament.

Rob Kanniard

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Returning champions are: St. John Vianney’s Dean Peterson, Lacey’s Hunter Gutierrez, Howell’s Darby Diedrich, Wall’s Rob Kanniard and St. John Vianney’s Paul Liseno.

20I9 Midseason All-Shore Wrestling Team & Top Ten

by Bob Badders

Managing Editor

106: Tyler Klinsky, Jr., Middletown North 113: Dean Peterson, So., St. John Vianney 120: Vin Scollo, Sr., Jackson Memorial 126: Michael Conklin, So., Toms River East 132: Hunter Gutierrez, Sr., Lacey 138: Darby Diedrich, Sr., Howell 145: Luke Rada, Jr., Colts Neck 152: Nick Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connell, Sr., Southern 160: Rob Kanniard, Sr., Wall 170: Shane Reitsma, Jr., Howell 182: Nick Addison, Sr., Rumson-Fair Haven 195: Kyle Epperly, Jr., Jackson Memorial 220: Billy Borowsky, Sr., Point Boro 285: Paul Liseno, Sr., St. John Vianney

Midseason Top 10 1 Howell 2 Toms River North 3 Jackson Memorial 4 Southern 5 Raritan 6 Manalapan 7 Colts Neck 8 Long Branch 9 Shore 10 Brick Memorial

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With each of the teams slated to play one another again, there is still plenty to be settled among the A Central trio. Class A North has the other three teams in the race for No. 2. Freehold Township landed the biggest blow of the three when the Patriots beat fellow A North contender and preseason No. 2 CBA on the road. After a disappointing 9-13 2017-18 season with an inexperienced team, Freehold Township has impressed this season, starting 9-2 with wins over CBA, Marlboro and Toms River North. CBA was the pegged favorite as the preseason No. 2 in the SSN Top 10 but the Colts’ loss to Freehold Township knocked them off that perch for the time being. CBA will get another shot at Freehold Township, plus games against Red Bank Catholic and Elizabeth to prove the Colts still belong in the No. 2 spot once the Shore Conference Tournament begins. Middletown South has been the surprise team of the bunch. The Eagles graduated the top seven players from their 2017-18 rotation but have returned even stronger this season behind a junior-heavy group led by James Anderson and Jack Sheridan, plus sophomore guard Luke Albrecht. They have key wins over Toms River North, Matawan, Marlboro and Freehold Township and will get two cracks vs. CBA, plus one more vs. Freehold Township and Rumson-Fair Haven to try and move the needle. Wall is not among the stated group of six contenders for No. 2 but is not far off from joining the list. The Crimson Knights do not have a win against a Shore Conference team outside of Class B North, but they opened the season with seven straight divisional wins and will have a chance to make some more noise with a head-to-head game against Manasquan before the SCT cutoff. Marlboro, Matawan and Toms River North remain potential contenders to climb into the top six-or-seven, although there may not be enough opportunity for any of the three to get to No. 2 before the SCT. Marlboro has the most games vs. the contenders, but is playing without leading scorer Alex Ratner due to a sprained ankle.

five players averaging at least nine points per game. Toms River North is the only Ocean County team in contention for a Top 10 spot and the Mariners will have a limited number of chances to prove they belong the rest of the way. They lost to Middletown South and Freehold Township during the WOBM Christmas Classic and their only win outside of Class A South is over Manchester. Health and inexperience have been obstacles for Toms River North to overcome and the Mariners have shown recent signs of doing just that while also carrying a 53-game Class A South winning streak into the second half of the division schedule. Toms River North’s status as the only Ocean County team vying for the Top 10 underscores the county’s overall struggles and lack of depth this season. In head-to-head games with Monmouth County, Ocean is just 4-22, although it becomes a more respectable 4-14 without the eight losses by the very young, very bangedup, 0-12 Point Pleasant Beach. The four wins are Toms River East over Mater Dei Prep, Lakewood over Asbury Park, Brick Memorial over Freehold Boro and Pinelands over Raritan. Of the rest of the Ocean County field, Brick Memorial has been the closest to a top-10 contender, with losses to Toms River North, Freehold Township and St. Rose to go with wins over every A South team outside of the Mariners. While Ranney’s defense of the No. 1 ranking in the state and the race for No. 2 at the Shore will be the lead stories during the second half of the regular season, the fight to stay out of the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds in the Shore Conference Tournament will be the undercard. The teams that earn those spots would face a conference quarterfinal game against Ranney should they advance that far, while teams positioned at Nos. 6, 7, 10 and 11 would avoid the No. 1 Panthers until the championship game and could still see themselves as hopefuls to beat any of the other Top 10 teams. The parity in the Shore Conference beyond Ranney has been a major story in the early part of the season and while Antoine, Lewis and the top-ranked Panthers are sure to grab their headlines along the way, some of the most compelling drama in Shore Conference basketball will happen outside the Ranney realm – at least until the Shore Conference Tournament final.

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Matawan still has a shot to win a rough-and-tumble B North division, which might represent the Huskies’ best chance to sneak into the top seven teams. Like Middletown South, Matawan lost some signiﬁcant pieces from last year but has emerged as a division-title contender behind a balanced lineup that has

20I9 Shore Conference Wrestling Statistics

by Bob Badders

Managing Editor

Statistics compiled from results reported to TrackWrestling through Jan. 14. 2018 Wrestling Statistics Wrestler Weight Record WINS BY FALL POUNDS-FOR-POUND WINS LEADERS Mike Ponenti, Rumson 152 17-5 Wrestler Wrestler Weight Record Evan Tallmadge, Brick 106 16-1 George Burdick, Raritan Nick Addison, Rumson 182 20-0 Justin Acevedo, Raritan 195 16-2 Kevin Rybakowski, Lakewood Kyle Epperly, Jackson Mem. 195 19-0 Jacob Anderson, Midd. North 195 16-2 Tyler Klinsky, Midd North 106 19-0 Liam Buday, Pt Beach 195 16-2 Dante Morris, Lakewood Luke Rada, Colts Neck 145 19-0 Hunter Gutierrez, Lacey 132 16-2 Vincent Santaniello, Brick Memorial Jason Sherlock, Pt Beach 170 19-0 Michael Jannucci, Colts Neck 182 16-2 Jason Sherlock, Point Beach Max Brignola, Rumson 138 19-1 Nick Pepe, Southern 145 16-2 Ty Bailey, Point Boro Alex Baran, Manalapan 138 18-0 Paul Santomarco, Manalapan 160 16-2 Matt Benedetti, Manalapan Billy Borowsky, Point Boro 220 18-0 David Szuba, Brick Mem. 182 16-2 Jack Kelly, Rumson Brady Carter, Lacey 106 18-0 Ty Bailey, Pt. Boro 145 16-3 Steve Cmielewski, RBC 220 18-0 Thomas Lidondici, Colts Neck 220 16-3 Michael Pavlinetz, Holmdel Mike McGhee, Shore 145 18-0 Lee Rubin, Matawan 113 16-3 Billy Borowsky, Point Boro Charlie Cotton, Barnegat 195 18-1 Riley Simon, Pt. Beach 126 16-3 Nick Addison, Rumson David Rubin, Matawan 106 18-1 Brad Galassi, Jackson Mem. 220 16-4 Jacob Anderson, Middletown North Logan Waller, Colts Neck 120 18-1 Vin Scollo, Jackson Mem. 120 16-4 Michael Conklin, Toms River East Matt Benedetti, Manalapan 170 18-2 Joe Teresi, Ocean 285 16-4 Jack Nies, Ocean 132 18-2 Carsten DiGiantomasso, Jackson Mem. 152 16-5 Paul Liseno, St. John Vianney Paul Liseno, SJV 285 18-3 Dean Gallo, Holmdel 145 16-5 Mike McGhee, Shore Shay Addison, Rumson 132 18-4 Rob Kanniard, Wall 160 15-0 Joe Teresi, Ocean J.T. Cornelius, Southern 220 17-0 Jack Maida, Shore 106 15-0 Brad Galassi, Jackson Memorial Nick O’Connell, Southern 152 17-0 Nick Boggiano, TR North 138 15-1 Anthony Aquilano, Raritan Dean Peterson, SJV 113 17-0 Louie Gagliardo, TR North 106 15-1 Vincent Santaniello, Brick Mem 113 17-0 Anthony Aquilano, Raritan 160 15-2 Joe Sardina, Howell John Stout, Southern 182 17-0 Jack Oleske, TR North 170 15-2 Steve Cmielewski, Red Bank Catholic Jackson Brandt, Lacey 170 17-1 Jesse Bowers, Pt. Beach 132 15-3 Jack Maida, Shore George Burdick, Raritan 182 17-1 Liam Horan, Rumson 195 15-3 Thomas Lidondici, Colts Neck Michael Conklin, TR East 126 17-1 Brett Blaess, Jackson Mem 106 15-4 Michael Jannucci, Colts Neck Dante Morris, Lakewood 195 17-1 Avery Clarke, Freehold Township 126 15-4 Nick Boggiano, Toms River North Kamrin O’Neill, Matawan 120 17-1 Kenneth Koenig, Colts Neck 170 15-4 Mike DiPianta, Barnegat 132 17-2 Victor Wladica, Holmdel 170 15-4 Hunter Gutierrez, Lacey Anthony Esposito, Ocean 160 17-2 Demetri Poniros, Ocean 113 15-5 Jack Oleske, Toms River North Ethan Dzenis, Manasquan 138 17-4 Nicholas Diaz, SJV 106 15-6

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TECHNICAL FALLS

Tyler Klinsky, Middletown North

Thomas O’Keefe, Middletown North

Xavier Kelly, Howell

Nick O’Connell, Southern

Jackson Brandt, Lacey

Kamrin O’Neill, Matawan

Jack Nies, Ocean

Louie Gagliardo, Toms River North

Nicholas Diaz, St. John Vianney

Rob Kanniard, Wall

Dean Gallo, Holmdel

Luke Rada, Colts Neck

Mike McGhee, Shore

Evan Brown, Marlboro

Max Brignola, Rumson

Alex Baran, Manalapan

Kareem Ghaida, Manalapan

Anthony Esposito, Ocean

Chris McCarthy, Middletown North

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MAJOR DECISIONS

Ian Flanagan, Holmdel

Thomas O’Keefe, Middletown North

Justin Acevedo, Raritan

Brett Blaess, Jackson Memorial

Brock Winston, Jackson Memorial

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What is An Orthopaedic Arthroscopic Procedure

By Brian M. Torpey, MD, FACSS professional Orthopaedic Associates

hen conservative measures are unsuccessful, some surgeons may suggest an arthroscopic procedure. But what exactly is that and why is it better than an open surgical procedure? The actual arthroscope is a slender tube, which is similar in structure to a drinking straw. It is a thin, flexible fiber-optic viewing instrument which has a very tiny lens, light and video camera. It is through this device that surgeons can diagnose and treat/repair joints. Arthroscopic surgery can be used to treat injuries and conditions of the shoulder, knee, hip, ankle, wrist and elbow.

Dr. Brian M. Torpey, a double Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon at Professional Orthopaedic Associates, says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Using an arthroscope allows us to make only tiny incisions as opposed to years ago, when larger incisions had to be used. The advanced technology used in an arthroscopic procedure generally provides quicker recoveries, less pain and smaller scars than an open procedure. All are done without a major, invasive operation, so many procedures can be done on an outpatient basis with local anesthetic. All of these factors help patients to resume physical activity quicker than in the past.â&#x20AC;? If you are experiencing joint pain and would like to learn more about arthroscopic surgery, call 732-530-4949 to schedule an appointment with one of the experts at Professional Orthopaedic Associates.

Brian M. Torpey, MD, FACS Shoulder, Knee, Hip, Sports Medicine, Arthroscopic Surgery, Joint Replacement

Barnegat

Jackson Liberty

Pt. Pleasant Beach

School Address: 180 Bengal Boulevard, Barnegat

School Address: 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson

Directions: From the North - Parkway to exit 67 (Barnegat). Make a left at the end of the exit ramp onto Bay Avenue. At second light make a left onto Barnegat Boulevard North. Go approximately one mile and make a left onto Bengal Boulevard. School is on the left.

Directions: From South- Route 9 north to Cox Cro Road Road in Toms River. Make a left onto Cox Cro and follow about two miles to 527 (Whitesville Road). Make a right onto 527 and follow for about 4-5 miles. Make a right onto South Hope Chapel Road/CR-547. School is just ahead on the left.

School Address: St. Louis and Chicago Avenues, Pt. Pleasant Beach

From the South-Parkway to Exit 63. Follow route 72 east to route 9 north. Make a left onto Bay Avenue. Make a right onto Barnegat Boulevard North and follow above direction.

From North - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west to Exit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. Follow for 6-7 miles and turn left onto South Hope Chapel Road (just after 527 becomes 528 at Whitesville Road). School is about a half mile on the right.

Brick

Jackson memorial

School Address: 346 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick Directions: From North - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go straight at light, follow to Route 88. Cross Route 88, go under Parkway overpass and school is just ahead on right. From South- Parkway exit 90. School is short distance on right from off-ramp.

Brick Memorial School Address: 2001 Lanes Mill Road, Brick Directions: From South - Parkway exit 91. Turn left at the light onto Burrsville Road and continue through the next traffic light, crossing Burnt Tavern Road, and continuing onto Lanes Mill Road. School will be on the right side in one mile. From North - Parkway exit 91. Bear left after the toll. Follow jughandle around, turn right at light at gas station. Follow directions above after going over the Parkway.

School Address: Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson Directions: From South - Route 9 north to Route 571. Go about 10-12 miles west to Route 528 intersection. Turn right on Route 528. Continue on Don Connor Boulevard and make a right. School is a quarter mile on the left. From North - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west to exit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. At second light turn right onto Route 528. Continue to Don Connor Boulevard and make a left. Follow directions above.

Lacey School Address: Haines Street, Lacey Directions: Parkway Exit 74. Turn right on Lacey Road. Follow less than two miles, take jughandle left turn for Manchester Avenue. Go to the first light, turn right on Haines Street. School is on the right.

Lakewood School Address: 855 Somerset Ave, Lakewood

Central regional School Address: Forest Hills Parkway, Berkeley Directions: From North - Parkway exit 77. Turn left off exit onto Double Trouble Road, follow it to traffic light. Turn left on Forest Hills Parkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end of school or at middle school lot. From South - Parkway exit 77. Turn right on Forest Hills Parkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end of school or at middle school lot.

Directions: From South - Parkway exit 90. Take immediate jughandle U-turn to go west on Chambers Bridge Road. Turn left onto Route 88, follow to New Hampshire Avenue and turn right. Take New Hampshire to end, turn left onto Ridge. Go about 1 Â˝ miles to school on right. From North - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go straight at light, follow road to Route 88 intersection. Turn right on Route 88 and follow rest of directions above.

Manchester School Address: 101 Colonial Drive, Manchester

Donovan Catholic School Address: 711 Hooper Avenue, Toms River Directions: Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east and turn right on Hooper Avenue. Go south on Hooper about a half mile and turn left at the first light. School is on the right.

Directions: Parkway to Exit 82A. Take Route 37 west about five miles to jughandle for Colonial Drive. Cross 37 and follow back to school parking lot.

Pinelands regional School Address: Nugentown Road, Little Egg Harbor Directions: Parkway Exit 58. Take Route 539 east about three miles. Turn right on Nugentown Road. School is three miles on the right.

Directions: From North - Route 35 south. After crossing Manasquan River, follow signs for Broadway/Beach and make U-turn onto route 35 North. Make a quick right onto Broadway. Make a right onto St. Louis Avenue and follow until you see the field. From South - Route 35 north. Make a right onto Broadway and continue with above listed directions.

Pt. Pleasant Boro School Address: Laura Herbert Drive, Point Pleasant Directions: From North - Parkway Exit 91. Stay left off exit and take jughandle around to light at gas station. Turn right and follow Burnt Tavern Road to Route 70. Turn left on Route 70 and at next intersection turn right onto Herbertsville Road. Stay on Herbertsville Road to intersection with Route 88. Go straight through light to school less than a mile on the right. From South - Route 88 east to Beaver Dam Road and make a right. School entrance is ahead on right.

Southern Regional School Address: 600 North Main St. (Route 9), Stafford Directions: Parkway exit 63. Take Route 72 east about two miles and bear right onto Route 9 north. Take Route 9 about three miles and school is on the left.

Toms River East School Address: Raider Way, Toms River Directions: Parkway Exit 82, Take Route 37 east to Coolidge Avenue jughandle. Go north on Coolidge one mile to Raider Way. Turn left, school entrance is on the left.

Toms River North School Address: Old Freehold Road, Toms River Directions: Parkway Exit 82. Take Route 37 East. At first light take a jughandle left onto Route 166 north. Bear right at next traffic light onto Old Freehold Road. School is about three miles ahead on right.

Toms River South School Address: 101 Hyers Street, Toms River Directions: Parkway exit 82. Take Route 37 east. Turn right onto Hooper Avenue. The field is a half mile down on the right behind the Ocean County Courthouse.

Neptune

School Address: 55 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune. Directions: From north: Parkway Exit 102. Make a right on Asbury Avenue after the exit & take that until it intersects with Rt. 66 east. Bear right on to Neptune Boulevard & stay to the right at the exit. Go straight at the stop sign & go through the next traffic light. School is down on the right. From South: Take Parkway Exit 100 A (Rt. 66 East/Asbury Park) & follow directions above from Rt. 66.

Asbury Park

School Address: 1003 Sunset Avenue, Asbury Park Directions: From south - Parkway exit 100A. Take Route 66 east to traffic circle. Follow Route 35 north to Sunset Avenue. Turn right; school is about two miles on left. From north - Parkway exit 102 to Asbury Avenue east. Asbury Avenue runs into Route 66 and then same as above.

Colts Neck

School Address: 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck Directions: Route 34 to Route 537 west toward Freehold. School is two to three miles ahead on the left.

Christian Brothers Academy

School Address: 850 Newman Springs Rd - Lincroft, NJ 07738 Directions: Pkwy to County Rd 520/Newman Springs Rd in Middletown. Take exit 109 from Garden State Pkwy. Drive to Newman Springs Rd

Freehold Boro

School Address: 2 Robertsville Road, Freehold Directions: Take Route 18 to Route 79 south. Turn left onto Robertsville Road. Filed is one block ahead on left.

Freehold Township

School Address: 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Twp. Directions: Take Route 9 to Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524). Go west on Route 524. School is one mile ahead on left.

Henry Hudson

School Address: 1 Grand Tour, Highlands, NJ 07732 Directions: Pkwy to Half Mile Rd in Middletown. Take exit 109

from Garden State Pkwy. Take W Front St, Navesink River Rd, Navesink Ave and NJ-36 S/Memorial Pkwy to Grand Tour in Highlands

Howell

School Address: 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Rd, Howell Directions: Route I-195 west to Lakewood-Farmingdale exit for Route 547 west (toward Farmingdale). Go about 200 yards to SquankumYellowbrook Road, turn left. School is about two miles on left.

Long Branch

School Address: Indiana Avenue, Long Branch Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take Route 36 east, bear onto route 71 past Monmouth University and turn left on Westwood Avenue. Make a right onto Ba th Avenue and then a right onto Indiana Avenue. School is ahead on right.

manalapan

School Address: 30 Church Lane, Manalapan Directions: Route 9 to Route 522 west. Turn right on Tennent Road, then left on Church lane. School is a half mile on right.

Manasquan

School Address: 159 Broad Street, Manasquan Directions: From north - Parkway exit 98. Take Route 34 south two miles to Manasquan/Sea Girt Exit. Go under Route 34 and follow Atlantic Avenue through circle. School is about one mile ahead on left. From south - Parkway exit 98. Take route 138 west to route 34 south, follow rest of above directions.

Marlboro

School Address: 95 Route 79, Marlboro Directions: Route 18 north to Route 79 north. School is a few miles ahead on left.

Matawan

School Address: 450 Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen Directions: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northbound tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign back to the Parkway. Before toll booth, turn right on Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At next light, turn right on Church Street. At next light, turn right on Atlantic. School is just ahead on the right.

Mater dei Prep

School Address: 538 Church Street, Middletown Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right on Red Hill Road, follow to end. Turn left onto Kings Highway, and right on Harmony Road, Take Harmony Road across Route 35 and turn right on Cherry Tree Farm Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on left.

Holmdel

Middletown North

keansburg

Middletown South

School Address: 36 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel Directions: Parkway exit 114. Go west on Red Hill Raod. At first intersection, turn right onto Crawfords Corner Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on the right.

School Address: 140 Port Monmouth Road, Keansburg Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right off ramp onto Red Hill Road. At first light, turn left onto VanShoik Road. VanSchoik becomes Laurel Avenue. Take Laurel across Route 35 to Route 36. Turn right on Route 36 and take to jughandle left turn for Main Street. At first light, turn right onto Port Monmouth Road. School is down on the righ t.

keyport

School Address: 351 Broad Street, Keyport Directions: Parkway exit 117. Take G.S. Parkway Exit 117. Bear left on to Route 36 south. Take jughandle left onto Atlantic Street. School is on the left.

School Address: 63 Tindall Road, Middletown Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill Road and follow to end. Turn right onto Kings Highway. Make a right and follow to Route 35 south to the jughandle for Tindall Road. Take the jughandle and then make a right to Tindall Road. The school will be a half mile on right.

School Address: 501 Nutswamp Road, Middletown Directions: Parkway exit 114. Go east on Red Hill Road to light for Dwight Road. Turn right on Dwight Road to Middleto wnLincroft Road. Cross Middleto wn-Lincroft Road to Nuts wamp. School is a half mile on the right.

Monmouth Regional

School Address: 1 Normal J. Field Way, Tinton Falls Directions: Parkway to exit 105. Take jughandle at first traffic light to Hope Road and go north to Tinton Avenue. Turn left on Tinton Avenue and go about half a mile to school entrance on the right, just before Parkway overpass .

Ocean Township

School Address: 550 West Park Avenue, Ocean Twp. Directions: Route 35 to West Park Avenue. Go east on West Park Avenue, school is a half mile on the right.

Ranney School

School Address: 235 Hope Rd, Tinton Falls Directions: From North - Exit 105 (Eatontown) & bear left (Long Branch/Rt.36 East). Proceed through traffic light & take immediate jughandle (Hope Rd/Tinton Falls, sign). Proceed on Hope Rd through 3 more traffic lights. School is on the right 2nd driveway. From South - Exit 109 (Red Bank, Lincroft). Turn left at traffic light. Proceed to third light & turn right onto Hance Ave. Take Hance Ave., to the end, turn left onto Sycamore Ave., & right at light onto Hope Rd. School is 1/2 mile on left. Main entrance is 3rd driveway.

Raritan

School Address: 419 Middle Road, Hazlet Directions: From North - Parkway exit 114. Make a left off the exit onto Red Hill Rd, which turns into Laurel Ave. Follow Laurel north across Rt 35 to Middle Rd. Turn left, school is on the right. From South - Parkway Exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill Rd, which turns into Laurel Ave. Follow Laurel north across Route 35 to Middle Rd. Turn left, school is on the right.

red Bank Regional

School Address: 101 Ridge Road, Little Silver Directions: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs Road east to end to Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. At the second light, turn right on Harding Road. School is one and a half miles on right.

red Bank catholic

School Address: 112 Broad Street, Red Bank Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take Rt. 520 (Newman Springs Road) east for about 4 miles & make a left at the traffic light on to Rt. 35 north/Broad St. School is about 1 1/2 miles down on the left.

Rumson-Fair haven

School Address: 74 Ridge Road, Rumson Directions: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs Rd east to Rt. 35 (Broad St), turn left. At the 2nd light, turn right on Harding Rd. After about 3 miles, Harding becomes Ridge Rd. Pass Red Bank Regional HS & go about three more miles. Rumson-Fair Haven will be on the left.

Shore Regional

School Address: Route 36 east, West long Branch Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take route 36 a few miles, cross route 71. School is just ahead on the right.

St. John Vianney

School Address: 540 Line Road, Holmdel. Directions: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northbound tollbooths) & get in left lane of Rt 35 south. Turn left onto Rt. 35 north & follow sign back to the parkway. Before tollbooth, turn right onto Clark St. At light, turn left on Lloyd Rd. At first light, turn left onto Church St. At next light, turn right onto Line rd. School is on left.

St. Rose

School Address: 607 7th Ave., Belmar, NJ, 07719 Directions: Take Garden State Pkwy to NJ-138 E in Wall Township. Take exit 98 from Garden State Pkwy. Continue on NJ-138 E. Take NJ-35 N/River Rd N to 7th Ave in Belmar

Trinity Hall

School Address: 101 Corregidor Rd, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 Directions: Garden State Pkwy and Exit 105 to Hope Rd. Continue on Hope Rd. Drive to Corregidor Rd in Tinton Falls

Wall

School Address: 18th Avenue & New Bedford Rd, Wall Directions: Parkway exit 98. Take Route 138 east about two miles to second light, turn right onto New Bedford Road. Follow to school entrance on left.