All Shore Media High School Sports 10-22-12 Issue - 18 - Volume IV

October 22, 2012 Volume-IV Issue-18

Army Team

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4 Building Power Southern Running 6 Game Leads the Way Manalapan Wins 8 Showdown

One Shining Moment

11 for Brick Senior

Welcom Back

12-13 Bulvid

Colts Neck Girls Soccer

14 Makes SCT Run

Midd. South Boys Soccer

1 7 Advances in SCT Jackson Liberty Girls 1 9 Volleyball Wins Division Title

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New For This Season In conjunction with All Shore Media, The U.S. Army will honor one team a week that showed the character, perseverance and hard work emblematic of The U.S. Army during its performance that weekend. An Army Game Ball will be presented to that team during practice that week in honor of a great showing .

Week-6 Red Bank Regional

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Week-1 Rumson Week-2 Marlboro Week-3 Toms River North

Red Bank Regional head coach Nick Giglio and his team are honored b y U . S . A r m y S G T. S m i t h a s t h e A r m y S t r o n g Te a m o f t h e We e k f o r We e k S i x .

Week-4 Manalapan Week-5 Brick Memorial

Brick Memorial head coach Walt Currie and his team are honored by U.S. Army SGT. Hill as the Army Strong Team of the Week for Week Five.

The U.S. Army Strong Team of the Week for Week Six is Red Bank Regional, which picked up its first win of the season in stunning fashion when it upended defending Central Jersey Group III champion Neptune, 21-19, to shake up the Class B North race and show plenty of character after an 0-4 start.

Coach Nick Giglio's Bucs got out to a 14-7 lead and held on, as they never trailed in the game. The defense forced five turnovers, including a fumble that was returned by senior

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Tahji Tomaino for a touchdown and an interception by senior defensive end Garrett Sickels with four minutes left in the game that killed Neptune's best chance to take the lead at the end.

Tomaino also ran for a 70yard touchdown, and running back Jahimere Hinton added a 10-yard score. Sickels, linebacker Dillon Stambaugh and senior defensive tackle Isaac Coates led a strong defensive effort. Coates finished with 7 tackles, two for a loss, and a batted pass to continue a standout season.

Sickels, a Penn State recruit, had an interception and a game-sealing sack on Neptune's final possession.

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Explode Through the : Power Next Level

By Adam Feit - Director of Sports Performance (RYPT) Part 3 of 6

n the last issue, we discussed the importance of strength and how it can contribute to athletic success and injury reduction. Strength is the foundation for all athletics. It provides structure, stability and support during movement. However, with the speed of today’s game, strength is not enough and can only get you so far. The ability to apply that strength quickly, or power, has a substantial effect on the outcome of any one on one match-up, play or game.and solidifying scholarships.

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Good athletes are strong, but great athletes are strong AND fast. In order to maximize athletic performance to the highest level, strength needs to be applied very, very fast.

Take a look at the following examples and see why power dominates any sport:

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Hearing/seeing the ball snap and engaging contact on a football player

Seeing a baseball traveling down the plate and swinging to make contact Reacting to a spike or pass on the court

Receiving a pass and swinging/kicking through to hit or throw the ball through a net

Each of the aforementioned movements requires the finest levels of quickness, reaction time and speed, all qualities associated with being powerful. If you break down power into its simplest form, it becomes the following:

Power : Force x Velocity ( or speed )

In regards to training, strength is responsible for improving force. However, improving strength can only improve power so much. Focusing only on what we call “foundational” lifts such as the variations of the bench press, squat and deadlift will keep the athlete strong, but also slow. Lifting at high intensities, traditionally above 85% for too long will keep the body strong but will do very little to improve speed of movement.

In athletics, what good does strength do if you’re too slow to apply it?

Training for power is a critical component for inseason training, especially for the explosive sports such as football, field hockey, soccer and volleyball. However, too much power training can leave an athlete fatigued and weak. Power training includes, but is not limited to the following:

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Kettlebells: Swings, snatches, push presses and throws Medicine ball throws: Overhead, rotational, reverse and underhand

Jumps: Box jumps, vertical jumps, long jumps, lateral hops and bounds

Traditional Lifts: Speed squats, bench presses and deadlifts with chains or bands

The goal of power training is simple: improve the rate in which force is applied.

Comparing two athletes who weigh approximately the same amount, the athlete who can move their bodyweight faster is deemed more powerful. This is the athlete that will be able to beat the opponent off the line, jump up and grab the rebound or chase down the loose ball.

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Perform all high intensity, high-speed movements first in a training session. After a thorough warm-up, make your “power block” a priority before performing the traditional, slower strength movements. With power training, the nervous system is being trained at a high rate and must be fresh.

Stick to 3-6 sets of 1-3 reps for maximum power on the Olympic lift variations, medicine ball throws and jump training. Performing these highly technical movements in a fatigued state will only engrain faulty movement patterns and cause injury.

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Don’t assume each sport must do the same movement to improve power! Focusing on medicine ball throws and jump training with a tennis player may yield more benefits than trying to get them to power clean or push jerk.

An important concept to remember is this: power burns in a flame of strength. If athletes neglect strength training, there will be not be enough force to produce power; and without a base level of strength, no weight will move ever move fast enough. With proper strength and power training comes movement training. Stay tuned for our next article where we dive into what speed, agility and conditioning training entails. Get RYPT!

Focus on moving the implement as fast as possible! Even if the load is heavy, the intent to move a load fast will improve power even if the

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Keep jump training to a minimum in the in-season with sports that primarily jump during activity (basketball and volleyball).

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Southern Running Game Energizes the Rams

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of it.

be Gonzalez had running room. Lots

Southern gashed Brick Memorial for nearly 100 yards on the ground in the first half, but the Mustangs had rallied, and were about to force a second straight punt from the Rams. Maybe the tide was starting to turn.

Rams coach Chuck Donohue Sr. isn't a risk taker. His teams play stout defense, limit mistakes and try not to force matters.

But here were the Rams, facing a fourthand-1 at their own 39 leading by just a touchdown in the third quarter. The punt team did not come out.

"Fourth-and-one, they had everybody up at the line and they knew we were going to run the ball right at them," said senior quarterback Dan Higgins. "But they couldn't stop us. We ran the ball right down their throats."

Gonzalez, a senior tailback, plowed ahead for two yards to move the chains, a defining moment for Southern in its run-

first, run-everything approach Friday.

Five consecutive carries by Gonzalez then set up Higgins' 30-yard touchdown pass to junior wideout Mike Gesicki, giving the visiting and unranked Rams a two-score lead on their way Ato a crucial 28-21 Class A South victory over the No. 5 Mustangs.

"The line stayed on their blocks and drove them back all game," Gonzalez said. "We had running space and we took it. We controlled the ball. They knew it was coming, but we still got four or five yards at a time."

Southern (4-2, 3-2) planned to keep Brick Memorial's explosive offense, averaging 37 points a game, off the field, and did so nearly flawlessly.

Gonzalez ran for a career-high 170 yards and two touchdowns on 32 carries as part of a 278-yard effort. The running game chewed up chunks of time with long drives, running 55 plays to 43 for Brick Memorial and holding a 2-to-1 advantage in time of possession.

Southern had the ball for over 30 minutes about 2 1/2 quarters. Higgins threw just

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Manalapan Football Wins Showdown of Unbeatens

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uccess can have a funny way of making a team soft.

And it happens every year. Teams start the season on fire and don't look back. They win easy - until adversity hits - then it all comes apart. But not Manalapan.

Looking for the go-ahead score on the final play of the first half, the Braves instead found disaster.

Quarterback Mike Isabella tried to force a swing pass into coverage and it was picked off by Anthony Gargiulo and returned 60 yards for a score as time expired. In the battle of unbeaten teams in Class A North, host Colts Neck now had all the momentum to go along with an 11-point halftime lead.

During a long halftime the Braves regrouped and delivered a championship performance in the second half. Junior Tyler Leonetti ran for 63 of his 110 yards, the defense pitched a shutout and Dave Debner ripped off a 54-yard touchdown that stood up as the gamewinning score as the No. 2 Braves came from behind for a 24-21 win over No. 9 Colts Neck on Oct. 20.

"In the locker room we were a little worried, but we know we're a second-half team," Leonetti said. "We had some adversity and we just had to step up to it."

"These kids have amnesia," said Manalapan head coach Ed Gurrieri. "They never stop believing because we've been in these situations before. Last year we win on a last-second field goal against Brick Memorial. We beat West Windsor-Plainsboro South in double overtime. Two weeks ago against Middletown South.

There's nothing they haven't seen. In their minds they're not done until you bury them in the ground."

Every season Manalapan (6-0, 4-0) can be counted on as one of the most balanced offenses in the Shore Conference. The Braves have had two consecutive 2,000-yard rushers to go along with a dangerous passing attack. Leonetti isn't going to approach those lofty marks on the ground, but he's a very good running back. On the outside the Braves have arguably the two best receivers in the conference in Saeed Blacknall and Anthony Firkser. Blacknall has been downright scary, scoring on long plays and in the passing game and making special teams his personal playground. But on Saturday they found tough sledding. Firkser had just two catches for 39 yards.

Blacknall had one reception for eight yards. Against a confident Colts Neck (5-1, 2-1) team that had allowed just 39 points entering the game it only seemed sensible that the Braves would need all hands on deck.

If not at the start of the game, then certainly after falling behind by double-digits.

Manalapan proved itself in several ways over the final two quarters. The Braves erased an 11-point deficit by sticking with their philosophy and not panicking. They attempted just two passes in the second half, challenging their offensive line to win the battle up front. Leonetti touched the ball 16 times in the second half, gaining tough yards and moving the chains to lead a pair of scoring drives. When the Braves did finally grab the lead with 9:57 left in the game, they made sure they weren't going to relinquish it. Colts Neck ran only eight offensive plays the rest of the game. When the defense was needed, it came through. Chris Cruz's interception with 3:42 left in the game stopped Colts Neck on the first play of what it hoped would be a game-winning drive. Instead it gave Manalapan the ball back and allowed them to run out the clock and improve to 6-0 for the first time since 1987.

The Braves got a stop on the next series, thanks in large part to a holding penalty and then an ineligible man downfield call that wiped out a big gain by Vangelas. They took advantage right away by going 60 yards in six plays to cut Colts Neck's lead to 21-17. Isabella hit Firkser for a 29-yard gain down to the Colts Neck 11, setting up Leonetti's nine-yard score with 3:32 left in the third.

"Everybody can contribute and everybody can be a factor on this team," said senior two-way lineman Johnny Appice, who had a pair of sacks in the game. "And that's something that gets overlooked."

"We're balanced and that's all I've been striving for," Gurrieri said. "If you're going to take away the pass like they did, you're going to give us the run. We'll take that."

Already off to its best start in program history, Colts Neck couldn't have began the game any better.

An eight-play, 66-yard drive on the game's opening possession staked them to a 7-0 lead. Senior fullback Gio Zefferino and Gargiulo were finding and making running room and senior quarterback Mike Campbell was sharp. He connected with senior tight end Connor Canonico on a 30yard play down to the Manalapan 12, and two plays later found Gargiulo for a 14-yard touchdown.

Manalapan junior RB Tyler Leonetti

Junior linebacker Nick Volpe sacked Isabella on Manalapan's first offensive play and the Braves went three-and-out. Colts Neck got the ball back at midfield and five plays later was in the end zone again.

Gargiulo converted a third-and-1 with an 11-yard run down to the Manalapan 36-yard line and Campbell tossed his second touchdown pass of the quarter when he found Canonico down the seam for a 23-yard score.

McChesney Stadium was going bonkers.

In the second half Manalapan was methodical and deliberate on offense, but, down 14-0 with 2:31 left in the first quarter, when it needed to be explosive, it proved it can wear that hat also. The Braves took just three plays to get into the end zone and make it a onescore game. Isabella threw a 50-yard pass to fullback Nelson Rivera and then an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dennis Girolamo to make it 14-7 on a drive that took just 1:12. Colts Neck then fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Manalapan recovered at the 20. The Cougars kept them out of the end zone, but sophomore kicker Mike Caggiano converted on a 36-yard field goal to make it 14-10 before the first quarter expired.

It would stay that way until Gargiulo's great individual effort gave Colts Neck a 21-10 lead at halftime. Manalapan had started a drive at its own 21 with 1:36 left in the first half and moved to the Colts Neck 36 with seven seconds remaining. Isabella looked to his running back on a swing pass but the Cougars had it well-covered. Gargiulo stepped in front of the pass, tipped it to himself with one hand and raced the rest of the way for a major momentum swing.

Manalapan turned the tables in the second half, but not right away. Isabella was intercepted by senior Tim Vangelas on the third play of the third quarter, swinging the pendulum further toward the Cougars.

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The Manalapan defense stopped Colts Neck deep in its territory on the next two possessions, once at the 20-yard line and again when the Cougars reached the 21. Sandwiched in between was the game-winning 54-yard touchdown run by Debner. Leonetti had carried four straight times to move the ball out from the 20 to the 46.

Debner did more that just give Leonetti a breather as he broke free on a run off right tackle and raced down the right sideline for the long touchdown.

Manalapan now led for the first time all game, 24-21, with just under 10 minutes to play.

When in doubt, Manalapan turned to it's bread and butter: a sound rushing attack and stingy defense. It showed an ability to adapt and a fortitude necessary to be standing tall in early December.

"We've been in big games and it really does help us," Leonetti said. "We know how to react in certain situations."

"Look at how things were going," Gurrieri said. "We give up a touchdown at the end of the half, we lose our starting fullback (Nelson Rivera) early in the game and we almost lose Anthony (Firkser, who tweaked his ankle but returned). Things were not going well for us but nobody got nervous. They just kept playing and that's what they do well, they just play."

The Braves have seen a lot in the past few seasons.

They've won in dramatic fashion and they've lost heartbreakers. They've been up, down and everything in between, yet somehow seem to find themselves right in the thick of division and sectional championship races. The one thing they haven't seen is a sectional title. They came close in 2003, losing to Brick Memorial. Sayreville has eliminated them from the playoffs the last two seasons, including the Central Jersey Group IV final last season.

Manalapan has certainly been close to making program history recently, and championship performances like Saturday's prove they are definitely ready.

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eight passes but made them count, completing six throws for 87 yards and two scores. Gesicki caught four of them for 60 yards and Nick Hem hauled in the eventual game-winning 21-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter.

Once the Rams went up 21-7 on Gesicki's touchdown it forced Brick Memorial to all but abandon its running game. And it immediately paid dividends for the Mustangs. On the ensuing drive Ryan Cieplenski found Cody Pinho, who made a 30yard leaping catch to move the ball across midfield.

On the next play he aired one out to Joe Hans down the right sideline for a 49-yard touchdown. In two plays Brick Memorial had trimmed Southern's lead back to one score.

The Mustangs' (5-2, 3-2) quick-strike ability in the passing game is what makes them so dangerous, but it didn't change the fact that they had no answer for Southern's running game. The Rams took over at their own 31 with 1:53 left in the third quarter and ran nine straight running plays to move to the Brick Memorial 21 with 6:30 left in the game. On second-and-15, Higgins scrambled to find Hem, who broke a tackle and stumbled into the end zone for a 28-14 lead.

An interception by Logan Sheehan - the game's only turnover - robbed Brick Memorial of precious time down by two scores. Brick Memorial would get the ball back again, but not until Southern chopped 4:44 off the clock before turning it over on downs. The

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Brick Memorial still needed to recover the onside kick since it had no timeouts left, but couldn't retain possession. The Rams took over, Higgins broke off a 57-yard run and then took a couple of knees to clinch their biggest win this season.

"Both teams were coming off a loss so we both needed this game," Gonzalez said. "The game plan was just to execute. If we don't execute we don't win."

The biggest winner in the ever-changing A South saga was Lacey. With Southern knocking off Brick Memorial and Brick stunning Toms River North, the Lions can clinch at least a share of the division title by beating Jackson Memorial today.

Southern, Brick Memorial, Toms River North and Toms River South each have two division losses, so they need a collapse by Lacey to win the division. But for Southern this win was one they needed regardless of division implications. If the Rams fell to 3-3, it would have been a major blow to their state playoff hopes.

"We came in saying this was our season, these next three games," Higgins said. "We know this big wins sets us up to get a playoff spot, but we have to take care of it next week too."

Southern made no secret what its game plan was in

the first half. Brick Memorial received the opening kickoff and marched 65 yards on 10 straight running plays to take a 7-0 lead on Cieplenski's two-yard run.

The Rams found a way to one-up the Mustangs with their own clock-draining drive. Starting from their own 18 the Rams took 13 plays to go 82 yards, running the ball on 10 of those plays. Southern went for it on fourth-and-11 from the 28 and used a pass interference call for a first down at the 14-yard line.

On the next play Gonzalez broke free up the middle to tie the score at seven.

Brick Memorial's next drive stalled at the Southern 39 when Zach Amirr sacked Cieplenski on fourth down. Southern then went 61 yards in 11 plays to take a 14-7 lead on Gonzalez's one-yard run with 1:42 left in the half. Gesicki started to make his presence felt on the drive, catching two passes for 30 yards.

Southern's defense certainly benefitted from its offense holding the ball for long periods, but the Rams did limit the Mustangs to just over 100 yards rushing, kept Mike Basile in check and held Brick Memorial to its lowest scoring output of the season.

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One Shining Moment for Brick Senior

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By Chris Melvin - All Shore Media Contributor

or four years, Brick senior kicker Anthony Starego has paid his dues as part of the Green Dragons' football team.

On Friday night, it paid off with a moment Starego nor the Green Dragons will soon forget. Starego, who is autistic, booted the game-winning, 23-yard field goal with 21 seconds left in the game for a stunning 24-21 upset of No. 4 Toms River North (4-2, 3-2) in Class A South.

"I've been playing with Anthony (Starego) for eight years because we played Pop Warner together," said senior running back/linebacker Doug Cuccinello. "He is such a great kid who works so hard. We earned this hardfought win when people doubted us, and Anthony earned this opportunity."

With the game tied at 21, Brick sophomore quarterback Joe Phillips raced down the sideline for a key 45-yard gain. Following runs by Cuccinello and sophomore Ray Fattaruso, Starego nailed the game-winner after having won the starting kicker job in practice this week. The Green Dragons (2-5, 2-3), who have won two straight after an 0-5 start, then closed out the win with an interception after a 48-yard kickoff return by Toms River North's Jalen Hunter had put the Mariners in striking distance for standout kicker Chris Gulla.

Brick led 14-7 at halftime thanks to a 1-yard touchdown

run by Cuccinello and an 8-yard score by Fattaruso, who had a career-high 181 yards rushing on 20 carries in the win. Toms River North had taken an early 7-0 lead on a oneyard run by junior Joey Field before Brick took the lead and never trailed again.

Following intermission, the Mariners got a huge lift from Hunter. The fulltime defensive back/parttime receiver found a seam in the Dragons' secondary to haul in a 45yard pass from Senior RB Doug Cuccinello & Sophomore QB Joe Phillips sophomore Carmen Sclafani to knot the score at 14. After a pair of stalled Mariner drives led by two interceptions by Brick's John Fuino, it was Fattaruso spinning and bursting up the middle for a 40-yard touchdown run to give the Dragons a Game Video 21-14 advantage early in the fourth quarter.

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By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer

ver since he started as a sophomore in 2010, Holmdel senior Eric Bulvid has always been the first person on his team to attack a ball in the air or challenge an opposing midfielder with a slide tackle.

On a team known for its abundant skill and finesse, Bulvid served as the team’s embodiment of toughness.

In last year ’s Shore Conference Tournament semifinal against Lacey, Bulvid went after a loose ball and was the first man to it, as he often is. A Lacey defender attempted a slide tackle and drove his leg into Bulvid’s left shin without any give, a collision that resulted in an audible crack.

For the next half-hour, Bulvid lie on the turf at Neptune’s Memorial Field on a rainy night with temperatures below 40 degrees. He would later have surgery on a broken left tibia, an injury that required him to stay off the foot for four weeks, but often requires a full year of recovery time for an athlete.

definitely a lot of hard work, but all I could think of was getting back to my team and trying to win a championship.”

Heading into Oct. 23, Holmdel is one win away from reaching the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals for the second straight year after losing to the 21-0 Christian Brothers Academy team in last year ’s final, 4-0.

the start of the 2012 season, Holmdel coach John Nacarlo was unsure if Bulvid would play in the first few games of the fall.

It has been nearly a full year since Bulvid went down on Memorial Field and now he is back close to full strength and trying to help his Holmdel team get back to the same field on which his season ended last year.

“It was hard not being a part of our (NJSIAA Group II) state tournament run,” Bulvid said.

“The team played great and I wanted to be a part of it.

Rehab was

“It was really painful and most of what I remember from that game is just lying on the field for a really long time and going to the hospital,” Bulvid said.

“My first thought was just not being able to help my team in a big game.”

At the time of his injury, it was uncertain whether or not Bulvid would be ready for the regular season. In the final week before

“He was doing ball work throughout or training camp, and he definitely looked like he was ready,” Nacarlo said.

“But you still never know how a guy is going to respond to game action and I didn’t want to push him too hard.

After seeing him and talking to him, I felt pretty comfortable that he was ready to give us good minutes and just having them out there, I think, gives our guys an

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emotional lift.”

Bulvid did play on opening day and while Nacarlo limite d his minutes early, the senior midfielder was back to playing after missing a total of only seven games, all at the end of the 2011 season.

“My leg feels

good,” Bulvid said at the beginning of the season. “The main challenge is just trying to get back into playing shape. The leg feels strong, I feel like I can do all the things I did before, but I just don’t have the stamina yet. I’d say I’m at

“He still plays with that aggressiveness a n d I d o n ’t want to take that away from him,” Nacarlo said. “Playing the central midfield, we’re kind of protecting him from himself a little bit because it shifts his focus more on being o ff e n s i v e -

“I thought it would take him until the end of the season to get back to full s t r en g t h b e c a u s e I k n e w h e h a d t o g e t his fitness up,” Nacarlo said. “I’ve had t o re i n h i m i n a t t i m e s b e c a u s e I d o n ’t t h i n k h e r e a l i z e s h o w m u c h h e ’s gassing himself with the way he plays, but he has made a lot of progress.

about 6 0 p e rcent r i g h t now, but I ’ m p retty c o n f i dent I can g e t t o 100 p e r c e nt by the e n d o f the year.”

D u r i ng his s o p h o more and j u n i o r seasons, B u l v i d played m o s t l y stopper for t h e H ornets and w a s a n All Shore M e d i a All-Shore s e l e c t ion last season d e s p i t e missing those f i n a l seven games . This year, h e h a s played exc lusively in the c e n t e r midfield.

Red Bank Catholic. Less than one year after breaking his left leg, Bulvid scored three goals in a 5-0 win over the Caseys. The hat trick was enough to convince Nacarlo that he had his senior three-year starter and leader back.

“I talked to the team after the (Red Bank Catholic) game and I said ‘I just have one thing to say after that win: oriented rather than getting involved in a lot of contact.”

Bulvid has been a solid contributor from the start of the season, but his landmark performance came on Oct. 4 against

Welcome back Eric Bulvid.'”

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Colts Neck Girls Soccer Making a Run in the SCT

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Playing on a Colts Neck girls soccer team that has a roster with only two seniors, sophomore Halley Cartas plays wherever her teams needs her to play.

In the opening round of the Shore Conference Tournament against 20th-seeded Rumson-Fair Haven, Cartas was again exactly where her team needed her to be when it counted most.

Cartas headed in a cross from junior Oti Laki 6:45 into overtime for the game-winning goal in the No. 13 Cougars' 1-0 win over the Bulldogs, which Colts Neck followed with a win over No. 4 Ocean to advance to the SCT quarterfinals.

"We pushed our three best scorers up top and they did what they had to do," Cartas said.

"Oti's crosses are always where you expect them to be and that one was right there, and I just put it in."

had another flurry of offense in the latter stages of the second half. Cartas nearly scored from a difficult angle on the right side when her shot hit the top of the crossbar and Rumson sophomore defender Lindsay McKean's clearance attempted rocketed off the left post and away from the net.

Cartas also got a clean look from the top of the 18yard box in the final minutes of regulation, but her left-footed shot sailed over the crossbar.

"To Rumson's credit, I thought they outworked us in the first 80 minutes," Phillips said. "They were the more physical team, they were quicker to the ball than we were, and they had a lot to do with us not being

Before Cartas ended the game in the 87th minute, the Cougars had two near misses. Laki popped an open look from eight yards out over the crossbar in the 85th and just seconds before Cartas' winner, senior Kelsey Burns slid a shot off the left crossbar.

"It can be frustrating and we were probably a little nervous coming into the game, knowing we were the favorite and playing at home," Laki said. "We knew we were so close to scoring and we just kept playing. As we started to get closer and closer, we really put the pressure on and worked to get that goal."

Colts Neck had the only scoring opportunities of the first half, reflected in an 8-0 advantage in shots, and

"There's no substitute for that gritty, senior leadership at this time of year and that's what this team lacks that last year's team had," Phillips said. "We only have two seniors and missing Dani is really a big loss because not only is she a Division I talent, but she gives us leadership that we just don't have when she's out of the lineup."

Rumson-Fair Haven's best stretch of play came in the first 10 minutes of the second half, during which junior midfielder Schuyler DeBree led the Bulldogs' play in the middle of the field and created several chances. Four of Rumson's five shots were on net, all of which were saved by Cougars junior goalkeeper Lauren Zborovancik.

"I tried to communicate to them at halftime and after regulation that they just needed to work harder," Phillips said. "There's an urgency that seniors play with because they know it's their last shot. You don't have to tell them that, because they know. When you have so many young players, they don't have that same urgency.

They just don't need it because they're still so young. They have to learn it as they go, and that's why I was so proud of their effort in overtime because I think we started to see that hunger."

Before scoring the gamewinning goal, Cartas was all over the field for Colts Neck.

She started the game at outside fullback, pushed up to forward, went back to outside back before playing in the center midfield to finish the game.

"Halley is by far our most versatile player," Colts Neck coach Doug Phillips said. "She plays mostly outside back because that's her natural position on her (Olympic Developmental Program) team.

There are times where she'll start push forward, like you saw today, when there's really not much action in the back, and in a situation like that, we'll have her go forward. But there are games when we need her in the back and she can impact a game back there."

concussion, according to Phillips.

Colts Neck freshman midfielder Amanda Visco able to score. For the seven minutes of overtime, we put it on them like I thought we would all game. I was really proud of the way we came out in overtime and answered the challenge, because we didn't do it for the first 80 minutes."

"The biggest difference from last year is that we had more senior experience last year and that means we were a bigger, more physical team," Laki said. "This team has the talent to make it as far as we did last year, but we're smaller than most of the teams we play, and we're still adjusting to that."

The Cougars played with an even younger lineup than usual against Rumson as senior captain Danielle Krachie missed her fourth straight game with a

Colts Neck reached the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals as a No. 7 seed out of Class B North last season and will try to make a similar run with a different team as the No. 13 seed this year.

"We still have a lot to prove as a 13 seed," Cartas said. "We felt like we were better than the seed we got and that some people underrated us. But we still have to go out and prove it by winning and that's what we're going to try to do."

"If we can get everyone on the field at the same time, I think we can make another deep run," Phillips said

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Midd. South Boys Soccer Reaches SCT Quarterfinals

By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer When Middletown South senior James Merges was taken off the field at Toms River East High School in an ambulance with a hip injury with just 1:36 left in the second overtime period, the Eagles lost one of their best penalty kick shooters just as the game drew to a close and approached a shootout round to decide which team would advance to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals.

Yet Middletown South coach Pat Petretta did not hesitate to agree to skip the last 1:36 and proceed directly to the shootout, not only because of the long delay to clear Merges from the field, but also because he knew his team was ready, with or without its standout forward.

The Eagles converted all five of their penalty kicks in the shootout Saturday and senior goalkeeper Sam Altland made the lone save of the round of kicks as Middletown South - the No. 10 seed in the Shore Conference Tournament - advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals in a 5-3, shootout victory after a 1-1 draw with No. 7 Toms River East.

that pressure off and I knew all I had to do was put it on net and we'd get out of here with a win."

The round of penalty kicks started prematurely when both Petretta and Toms River East coach Ted Gillen agreed to bypass the final 1:36 of the second overtime period after a lengthy delay while tending to Merges. The senior forward injured himself while making a long run to chase down a ball sent over the top of the defense and after he went down, a number of players on both sides hit the turf out of pure exhaustion.

"We said enough is enough, and we just considered it a coaching courtesy to go right to P.K.'s," Petretta said. "It was a slugfest out there. The teams were practically mirror images of each other and both coaches agreed that we were both

"I didn't feel too much pressure because I knew our shooters were going to make their shots," Altland said. "If they all make their shots, that means I only have to come up with one save and I feel like I'm good for at least one save out of five. Even though we lost one of our best 'P.K.' shooters in James Merges, I still thought we'd be good and Kieran Campbell stepped into his place and made a big shot."

Senior midfielder Kevin Monaghan, junior forward Gabriel Guzman, junior midfielder Ryan McKinney and Campbell all converted their kicks for Middletown South, while Gibbons, senior defender Zach Dehl and Kyle Smyth all converted for Toms River East, which shot second in the shootout.

"I actually think the pressure on the keeper decreases as the shootout progresses because a miss becomes even bigger late," Altland said. "Meanwhile, I'm still thinking I just need to guess right once and that could be the difference."

After Campbell - who moved to sweeper early in the season when Merges moved from sweeper to forward buried his shot to the right corner of the net, Altland then dove to his left for a save on a shot by Kyle Sommer. That save opened the door for Eagles senior midfielder Steve McGeever to slam a shot to the right side of the netting and end the shootout.

"I knew the pressure was going to be on me at the end," McGeever said. "Once Sam made that save, it took a lot of

"They were actually playing off me at that point in the game, so I just used my speed," Krivitzky said. "James played be a pretty good ball and I just got there first and got the shot off."

Middletown South began to apply pressure on Correia starting in the 65th minute, when Monaghan hit the left post on a bounce and Merges rebounded the miss and popped a shot over the crossbar. The flurry followed a quiet first 65 minutes in which the Eagles took only four shots, none of which were on net.

"They were a really physical team, maybe the most physical team we've played," Krivitzky said. "But we're used to playing physical teams just from playing in (the Shore Conference Class) A North, and I think we just realized what the game meant and knew our stamina was going to be a big part of closing the game out."

"High school kids are all insecure so you spend so much time building their confidence so that when they get in a certain situation, they trust themselves to handle it," Petretta said. "I know we're a team that can handle penalty kicks because I've seen us do it in practice. Then, it's just a matter of convincing the players that when the game time comes, they can handle the pressure because they've practiced it over and over again."

Altland made only one save in the shootout, but it was all he was expecting to make based on his knowledge of the shooters on his team. The senior goalkeeper finished off a strong game in net in which he saved four shots and turned away a dangerous shot by Toms River East defender Buddy Gibbons to the lower right of the frame midway through the second half.

period of time and he delivered a timely run and finish for the Eagles Saturday. Merges touched the ball forward between two defenders and Krivitzky maneuvered past the last defender and poked a shot past Toms River East goalkeeper Anthony Correia and to the right side of the netting for a 1-0 lead.

Middletown South could not, however, close the game out after breaking a scoreless tie in the final 10 minutes. The Raiders responded with the game-tying goal 3:41 after Krivitzky gave Middletown South the lead, with Smyth ripping a shot from the top of the 18-yard box off the left post and into the goal.

"I wasn't surprised to see us respond because all year, we've been able to create chances and I knew with our backs against the wall, we were going to give ourselves a chance," Gillen said. "That's not taking away from Middletown South. They're a very good team and they took it to us in overtime, but I'm sure Middletown South midfielder Steve McGeever #7 they'd acknowledge that we had opportunities today, just like they did. It just so happened we put ours in after going down a goal and unfortunately, I going to sit on the ball and kill the clock anyway, so why not think we started running out of gas." get right to it?"

"I thought that both teams were tired and it seemed like a very logical decision, at that point, to move it forward," Gillen said. "It was suggested by (Petretta) but it made a lot of sense to me."

Merges has been one of the keys to Middletown South's turnaround, moving from sweeper to forward while becoming one of the Eagles' top scoring threats, along with Monaghan and McGeever. Merges set up Marc Krivitzky's goal in the 70th minute that briefly put the Eagles on top.

"Losing James is a big loss, not doubt and that's definitely going to affect us going forward if it's a worse-case scenario," said Petretta, who said the medical staff on hand suspected Merges might have a torn tendon in his hip that would cause him to miss the remainder of the season, although no diagnosis was yet handed down. "I love that kid like a son and as a player, and we're all going to feel the loss if he's out.

But if we're going to lose a player, it's probably best that it's a forward because we have a few guys who can play the position and it shouldn't affect the other positions on the field."

Krivitzky is one of those forwards who will look to fill some of the void left by Merges should he miss an extended

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Middletown South's performance on the road rewarded the Eagles with a home game in the next round thanks to No. 15 Monsignor Donovan's upset of No. 2 Colts Neck in overtime on Saturday. The Griffins will travel to Middletown South on Tuesday having beaten a team that tied and defeated Middletown South this season.

The Eagles entered the tournament having lost to Marlboro, 4-3, in overtime on Monday, but showed no ill effects from the overtime loss, which may have cost Middletown South a top-five seed.

"I think it brought us closer together," McGeever said. "We saw it as a fluke and we knew that it had to be a lesson to us that we couldn't let anything like that happen again."

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Jackson Liberty Girls Volleyball: A Season to Remember The Jackson Liberty Girls Volleyball Team is having an outstanding season. For the first time in the six years of the program, the team has won the B-South Division in the Shore Conference. They finished the regular season with a 10-2 divisional record, and a 15-3 overall record.

The Jackson Liberty Lions are looking to make a statement and show just how strong of a team they are in the upcoming Shore Conference and State Tournaments. “We have won some big games this season,” says O’Neill, “but the best is yet to come.”

The team is led by three senior captains. They include middle blocker April Szymcyzk, Opposite outside hitter Maggie O’Connor and libero Alex Ruffler. Their experience and leadership has brought the team together as a cohesive unit both on and off the court.

Szymcyzk is a Shore Conference leader in kills and blocks, while Ruffler and O’Connor are among the leaders in digs.

Junior setter Kelly Lynk has played a large role in the team’s success with her emergence as a confident setter and key contributor. Juniors Kristie Kolpaczyk and Stephanie Towle, along with Sophomore Gillian Eppinger have added to the success of the offense with their strong hits. Junior Lillian Dixon and sophomore Melanie Patterson have proved to be a solid blocking team.

Offense has not been the Lion’s only strength. The team has been described as tenacious and tough on defense. Junior Adelle Hickman and Alex Ruffler anchor the back row, while Sophomore Krystina Gelsleichter has provided additional support.

Coach Melissa O’Neill is very proud of her team’s accomplishments. “The Lady Lions know that communication and teamwork are two important components of any good team.

The hard work they put in at practice, their determination to continue to improve and the pride they show on the court has made them an amazing group of athletes. They are an extremely coachable group of players, always looking to do what they can to improve their game. ”

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Junior linebacker Matt Filosa (Jackson Liberty) has 18 tackles and a team-high two fumble recoveries in six games for Albright College.

Junior linebacker Paul Hobbs (Jackson Memorial) is second on the team at Albright College with 36 tackles in six games.

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t s eems like ever y time you tu r n on th e televis ion o n a S a tu r day o r go on lin e to get u p d ates , th e n ames of S h or e Co n f er en ce f ootball alu mn i ar e po p pin g u p.

Here is a sampling of how several former Shore Conference stars are performing at the collegiate level and beyond.

Junior wide receiver Lamar Davenport (Asbury Park) is second on the team with 27 catches for 271 yards and two touchdowns through six games for Monmouth University.

Freshman quarterback Nick SanGiacomo (Barnegat), a transfer from Tulane, is 15-for-42 for 136 yards and three touchdowns through one start over five games for Central Connecticut State.

Sophomore defensive end Dylan McDonnell (Brick) has 16 tackles, 3.5 for a loss, in six games, including one start, for Bucknell University.

Garrett Graham (Brick Memorial) is a third-year tight end for the Houston Texans who has six catches for 79 yards in six games.

Redshirt sophomore Adam Skidmore (Central), who is 6foot-6 and 300 pounds, is the starting right guard at Tulane University.

Junior kicker Eric Spillane (Colts Neck) is 8-for-10 on field goal attempts with a long of 41 yards through six games for Monmouth University. Spillane set the school record for career field goals with his 32nd in a loss to Albany on Sept.

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Sophomore defensive end Brandon Weiss (Freehold) has a team-high 3.5 sacks and has 5.5 tackles for a loss to go with 19 tackles in seven games for Stonehill College.

FCS All-American receiver Ryan Spadola (Freehold Twp.), a senior, leads Lehigh with 34 catches for 476 yards and a touchdown through six games.

Senior wideout Glenn Grainger (Holmdel) is second on The College of New Jersey with 35 catches for 321 yards in five games.

Senior David Hayes (Howell) is a three-year letter-winner who is third on the team with 138 yards rushing and a

Senior wideout Scott Pillar (Keansburg) has a team-high 43 catches for 469 yards and 6 touchdowns through six games for Albright College. He also has run for 124 yards and a touchdown.

Junior defensive tackle Bryan Thomson (Keyport) has 28 tackles, 2 for a loss, in six games for East Stroudsburg.

Junior defensive lineman Mike Stuppiello (Lacey) has a team-high 4 sacks along with 14 tackles and 5 tackles for a loss in six games for Assumption College.

Sophomore Miles Shuler (Long Branch) has returned a punt and seen time at wide receiver in six games for Rutgers.

Fifth-year senior quarterback Craig Peterson (Manalapan) is the back-up to Kyle Frazier at Monmouth University.

Junior linebacker Dan Sullivan (Manasquan) leads Monmouth University with 41 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss and 5 sacks and also has an interception through six games.

Freshman linebacker Stephen Bick (Manchester) has 13 tackles in six games for FDU-Florham.

Freshman wide receiver Jared Allison (Matawan) has one catch for 20 yards and a touchdown run and is averaging 25.8 yards per kickoff return for the University of New Hampshire in six games.

Senior linebacker Dan Wollman (Middletown North) has been outstanding with a team-high 51 tackles, including three for a loss, in six games for Kean University.

Junior Christian Bailoni (Ocean) is the starting quarterback for Kean University, where he has been outstanding with 999 yards passing and 14 touchdowns against only three interceptions in six games.

Senior linebacker Charlie Thomas (Pinelands) is second on the team with 53 tackles, including 3 tackles for a loss, in six games for FDU-Florham.

Junior defensive lineman Pat Tighe (Pt. Beach) has 9 tackles, including a sack, in six games for McDaniel College.

Sophomore tight end Ryan Malleck (Pt. Boro) has 10 catches for 95 yards in seven games and has made three starts for Virginia Tech.

Junior cornerback Bennett Jackson (Raritan) leads undefeated Notre Dame, ranked No. 5 in the nation, with four interceptions and is fourth with 27 tackles in six games for the Fighting Irish.

Senior quarterback Louie Bianchini (Red Bank Catholic) is having a strong season as Rowan’s starting quarterback, throwing for 1,033 yards and 13 touchdowns on 66 percent passing in six games.

Junior wide receiver Colin Lang (Red Bank) has seen time for Carnegie Mellon and also played on special teams and completed a pass for 40 yards.

Senior wideout Ryan Kirchner (Rumson-FH) leads the University of Albany with 31 catches for 394 yards and a touchdown in seven games. Kirchner became the program’s all-time leading receiver when made his 148th grab in a win over Bryant University on Oct. 6.

Sophomore tight end Evan Ruane (Shore Regional) has one catch through five games for Monmouth University.

Junior linebacker Glenn Carson (Southern) is third on the team with 38 tackles, including 2.5 for a loss, in six games for Penn State.

Junior quarterback Joe Carlucci (St. John Vianney) has thrown for 210 yards and 2 touchdowns in six games for Muhlenberg College. He was named the Centennial Conference Co-Special Teams Player of the Week for Week Six after help pulling off a game-winning fake field goal.

Junior linebacker Nick Bricker (Middletown South) is second on the team at The College of New Jersey with 58 tackles, including a teamhigh six for a loss, through six games.

Sophomore running back Nico Steriti (Toms River East) leads the University of New Hampshire with 672 yards rushing and six touchdowns in seven games. That total ranks second in rushing in the Colonial Athletic Association.

Junior wide receiver Anthony Fruncillo (Monmouth) leads FDUFlorham with 27 catches for 401 yards and a touchdown in five games.

Sophomore wide receiver Anthony Carrington (Toms River North) is second on the team with 14 catches for 259 yards and a touchdown through six games for Wagner College.

Senior wideout Tim Wright (Wall) is third on the team with 21 catches for 239 yards in six games for Rutgers.

Junior Colin Testa (Msgr.

Donovan) is the starting right guard for FDU-Florham.

Defensive back Ikie Calderon (Neptune) has 31 tackles, 3 sacks and 3 tackles for a loss in six games for Milford Academy.

Former TRE star Nico Steriti

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