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o c e a n c o u n ty A l l - s ta r B i o s Name: Connor Cunningham School: Jackson Memorial Year: Junior Position: Attack Highlights: A two-time selection to the all-star game, Cunningham was second on the Jaguars in goals (39) and points (60), as he also had 21 assists. One of Ocean County’s top scorers, he helped Jackson Memorial become the first Ocean County team to reach the Shore Conference Tournament championship game this season. He also had 38 groundballs and averaged two goals per game for the No. 2 team in the Shore Conference. He also was a first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South pick by the coaches. As a sophomore he had 22 goals and 28 assists along with 78 ground balls. Name: Dan Ericksen School: Brick Memorial Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: Despite missing five games with a high ankle sprain, Ericksen was second on the team with 17 goals in 10 games and added five assists. Ericksen also had 30 groundballs for the Mustangs and earned second-team All-Class A South honors from the coaches. This is his first selection to the all-star game. Name: Alex Lorenca School: Toms River East Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: A first-time selection to the all-star game, Lorenca led the Raiders with 47 goals and added 10 assists. He averaged four goals per game and also picked up 28 groundballs. Lorenca was a first-team All-Class A South and honorable mention All-Shore pick by the coaches. Name: Dylan Moschetti School: Jackson Liberty Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: A repeat selection to the all-star game, Moschetti led the Lions with 41 goals
and 12 assists and also added 60 groundballs. He finished his career with 128 goals, 18 assists and 283 groundballs. Moschetti is the first 100-goal scorer in program history and will continue his career at Brookdale Community College. A first-team All-Class A South pick, Moschetti also earned honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches. Name: Kyle Jernack School: Toms River South Year: Junior Position: Attack Highlights: Highlights: Jernack is a first-time selection who joins senior Nick Jernack as part of the Indians’ four-man contingent in this year’s all-star game. He was a second-team All-Class A South selection and an honorable mention All-Shore selection by the coaches this season. Name: Nick Wolf School: Jackson Memorial Year: Junior Position: Attack Highlights: A first-time all-star selection, Wolf scored a team-high 41 goals and added 16 assists for the Jaguars this season. He helped Jackson Memorial reach the Shore Conference Tournament final for the first time and become the first Ocean County team to achieve that feat. He averaged two goals per game and scooped up 33 groundballs. Wolf earned first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South honors from the coaches Name: Bryan Specht School: Jackson Memorial Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: One of the top midfielders in the Shore Conference, Specht is a repeat allstar game selection. He scored 38 goals this season, third on the team, and also had 23 assists for a team-high 61 points. A facilitator of the offense, Specht helped the Jaguars win Class A South and reach the Shore Conference Tournament final for the first time. He also had 57 groundballs, which ranked third on the time. Specht was a first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South pick by the coaches.
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o c e a n c o u n ty A l l - s ta r B i o s Name: Kevin Bogert School: Brick Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: A first-time all-star selection, Bogert finished with 21 goals and 13 assists as a senior. His 34 points were second on the Green Dragons, and he also had 66 groundballs, which also ranked second on the team. He was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches. Name: Brendan Dowd School: Brick Year: Junior Position: Midfield Highlights: A first-time all-star game selection, Dowd finished with 16 goals and 20 assists for the Green Dragons this season. He also scooped up 34 groundballs to go with his 36 total points. He was a second-team AllClass A South pick by the coaches. Name: Rick Dunphey School: Southern Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: A repeat all-star game selection, Dunphey was one of the Shore Conference’s top scorers as a senior. He finished with 52 goals and 38 assists this season. Dunphey finished his career with 190 points for the Rams. He was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shore by the coaches. Dunphey was also a U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American this season. Name: Mike Celmer School: Toms River North Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Celmer was one of the Mariners’ top scorers this season with 22 goals and 19 assists. His 41 total points ranked second on the team, and he also ranked second with 92 groundballs and a 92 percent face-off percentage.
A repeat all-star game selection, Celmer led the Mariners with 31 groundballs as a junior and had nine goals and seven assists. He was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shore by the coaches. Name: Jay O’Donnell School: Toms River North Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Highlights: A first-time selection to the all-star game, O’Donnell led the Mariners in points this season. He registered 23 goals and a team-high 21 assists for 44 points, and also had 75 groundballs. The coaches named him honorable mention All-Class A South this season. Name: Brandon Boos School: Lacey Year: Sophomore Position: Midfield Highlights: Highlights: Boos becomes the inaugural Lacey player selected to play in the all-star game for a program that just completed its second varsity season. He finished with 25 goals and 5 assists for 30 points and also picked up 52 groundballs. He had a 66 percent faceoff average, and was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches. In his two seasons, he has 33 goals, 9 assists and 72 groundballs. He was named second-team All-Class A South this season by the coaches Name: Tom Dougherty School: Toms River South Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: One of the top all-around players on the Indians, Dougherty is playing in his first all-star game. An honorable mention All-Shore selection by the coaches, Dougherty also received first-team All-Class A South honors. Name: Nick Jernack School: Freehold Township Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Highlights: A rare four-time selection to the all-star game, Jernack was a second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches this season. He also earned first-team All-Class A South honors as a midfielder. Name:Jake Palmer School:Toms River East Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Palmer played in last season’s all-star game and is back after finishing as one of Class A South’s top defensive players. He had 72 groundballs and 37 takeaways for the Raiders this season, with a high of eight groundballs in games against Brick Memorial and Jackson Liberty. Palmer earned second-team All-Class A South honors from the coaches. Name: Matt Kalinowski School: Toms River East Year: Sophomore Position: Defense
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o c e a n c o u n ty A l l - s ta r B i o s Highlights: One of the top up-and-coming defensive players in Ocean County, Kalinowski has been selected to the all-star game for the first time. He finished with a team-high 88 groundballs as a sophomore, and also had 33 takeaways. Kalinowski also chipped in with four assists. Kalinowski was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches this season. Name: Giacomo Leibe School:Toms River South Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: One of the top defenders in Ocean County, this is Leibe’s first selection to the all-star game. Leibe was a first-team All-Class A South pick by the coaches and also was an honorable mention All-Shore pick. Name: Brad Maier School: Jackson Memorial Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: One of the top defensive players in the Shore Conference, the Jaguars’ captain is a repeat selection to the all-star game. He was a leader on a defense that allowed five goals per game. He will continue his career at Roanoke College in Virginia. As a senior, he had 52 groundballs and 27 takeaways and also added two goals and two assists to help the Jaguars win the Class A South title and become the first Ocean County team to reach the Shore Conference Tournament championship game. Maier was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South by the coaches. He also was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American. Name: Dylan Guadalupe School: Southern Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Highlights: One of Class A South’s top defenders, Guadalupe is a first-time all-star game selection. He led the Rams with 119 groundballs and also had 28 takeaways to also lead the team in that category. He was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shore by the coaches. Name: Nick Jinks School: Southern Year: Sophomore Position:Defense Highlights: Selected to the all-star game already as a sophomore, Jinks teamed with Dylan Guadalupe to lead Southern’s defense. Jinks finished with 66 groundballs and also had 20 takeaways this season. He was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches.
Name: Sean Miller School: Toms River North Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Highlights: One of Ocean County’s top defenders, Miller is a repeat selection to the all-star game. He scooped up a team-leading 125 groundballs and also had four goals and seven assists as a senior. Miller was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shore by the coaches. As a junior, he was third on the team with 20 groundballs. Name: Ryan Totin School: Jackson Memorial Year: Senior Position: Specialist Highlights:Highlights: One of the top defenders in the Shore Conference, Totin was a leader on a defense that allowed five goals per game. He scooped up a team-high 105 groundballs, averaging nearly six per game, and also had 11 goals and 9 assists for the No. 2 team in the Shore. Totin helped Jackson Memorial become the first Ocean County team to reach the Shore Conference Tournament final. The Jaguars also won the Class A South title, and Totin earned honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches. Name: Drew Lamela School: Brick Memorial Year: Junior Position: Goalie Highlights:A first-time selection to the all-star game, Lamela finished with 199 saves in 11 games. He had a .618 save percentage and persevered despite the fact that the Mustangs lost two starting defensemen for the season with injuries in the second game of the year. Lamela was named first-team All-Class A South and honorable mention All-Shore by the coaches. Name: Max Leidenheimer School: Jackson Liberty Year: Junior Position: Goalie Highlights: A first-time selection to the all-star game, Leidenheimer had a 67.9 percent save percentage and a 7.4 goals-against average this season. He finished with a total of 218 saves for the Lions. This season he was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches.
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m o n m o u t h c o u n ty A l l - s ta r B i o s Name: Beau Bennardo School: Rumson-FH Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: One of the top scorers on the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference, Bennardo is playing in his first all-star game. He was second on the Bulldogs with 50 points on 30 goals and 20 assists for a team that did not lose to a Shore Conference opponent all season. Bennardo also had 40 groundballs and 11 takeaways on his way to earning first-team AllClass A Central and second-team All-Shore honors from the coaches.
Name: Jack Curran School: Rumson-FH Year: Junior Position: Attack Highlights: After missing most of his sophomore season with a torn ACL, Curran came back to become one of the top offensive players in the Shore this year. He scored a team-leading 36 goals to go with nine assists for a team that won its second Shore Conference Tournament title in program history and first since 2007. He also had 40 groundballs and 10 takeaways for a team that did not lose to a Shore Conference opponent. Curran was an honorable mention All-Class A Central pick by the coaches.
Name: P.J. Maher School: Rumson-FH Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: Maher led the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference with 54 points on 33 goals and 21 assists. This is the first all-star selection for Maher, who also had 56 groundballs. He scored a seasonhigh six goals in a win over Manasquan and had a goal and two assists in a victory over Jackson Memorial in the Shore Conference Tournament final. Maher was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches.
Name: Brian Perrino School: Wall Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: Led the Shore Conference with 68 goals and added 33 assists. Perrino finished as Wall’s all-time leading scorer with 132 goals and was a first-team AllShore and first-team All-Class A North selection by the coaches. He is going to Moravian to play club lacrosse after helping the Crimson Knights win the Class A North public title this season.
Name: Alec Dambach School: Howell Year: Sophomore Position: Attack Highlights: A first-time all-star game participant, Dambach was a first-team Class A North and second-team All-Shore selection by the coaches this season. He is the fastest player in program history to reach 100 career points, and is the younger brother of starting midfielder Ryan Dambach, a senior. Dambach finished with 38 goals and 37 assists this season after registering 27 goals and 32 assists as a freshman. Dambach was a first-team All-Class A North and second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches this year. Name: Connor Reilly School: Manasquan Year: Junior Position: Attack Highlights: The Most Valuable Player of last year’s all-star game, Reilly returns this season after scoring 40 goals to go with 11 assists. Reilly was a first-team All-Class A Central and second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches. As a sophomore, he finished with 44 goals and 18 assists for the Warriors and is now 16 goals shy of 100 for his career. Name: Austin Smutko School: Colts Neck Year: Senior Position: Attack Highlights: A first-time all-star selection, Smutko led the Cougars with 32 goals and 34 assists, which also put him among the top scorers in the Shore Conference. He also added 40 groundballs as a senior. In his junior season, he registered 33 goals and 16 assists for the Cougars. Smutko was a first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore pick as a senior.
Name: Tyler Becht School: Wall Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Becht earned first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore recognition from the coaches this season. He finished with 28 goals and two assists and is Wall’s all-time assist leader. His college plans are undecided, but he is leaning toward playing for Brookdale Community College. Name: Tim Gill School: Wall Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Gill was second on the team behind Brian Perrino with 31 goals to go with 18 assists. He earned second-team All-Class A North honors from the coaches. A three-year starter, he is headed to Gettysburg College to play football. Name: Mike Huttner School: Rumson-FH Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: One of the top all-around players in the Shore Conference, Huttner helped the Bulldogs finish No. 1 in the Shore this season. He had 22 goals and 10 assists and was second on the team with 58 groundballs. Also a firstteam All Shore Media selection at linebacker on the football team in the fall, Huttner will continue his lacrosse career at Cornell University. The coaches made Huttner first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central. He also was one of five U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans from the Shore this year.
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m o n m o u t h c o u n ty A l l - s ta r B i o s Name: Rob Hart School: Howell Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Playing in his third all-star game, Hart was selected first-team All-Shore by the coaches for the second straight season and was selected as the Class A North Player of the Year. Hart finished as Howell’s all-time leader in groundballs with 337, including 128 as a senior. He had 34 goals and 30 assists as a senior and finished his career as Howell’s second all-time leading scorer with 89 goals and 76 assists for 165 points. He was the recipient of the Herman Hill Award that goes to Howell’s top male athlete of the year and will play soccer and possibly lacrosse at Drew University. Name: Mike Cantelli School: Holmdel Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: One of the most potent scorers in the Shore Conference, Cantelli finished with 46 goals and 24 assists this season as the Hornets reached the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals for the first time. He also had 71 groundballs, and finished his career at Holmdel’s all-time leading scorer with 121 goals and 90 assists. Cantelli, who returns after playing in last season’s all-star game, was a two-year captain and will continue his career at SUNY-Cortland. Cantelli was a first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central pick by the coaches while also earning U.S. Lacrosse All-American honors. Name: Christian Isola School: Holmdel Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Teamed with fellow all-star selection Mike Cantelli to form one of the Shore’s top midfield groups. He also played in last year’s all-star game. He recorded 40 goals and 16 assists and had 80 groundballs as a senior. He is Holmdel’s second all-time leading scorer behind Cantelli with 101 goals and 57 assists along with 238 groundballs. He was a first-team All-Class A Central and second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches. A two-year captain, Isola will continue his career at Division II Florida Tech.
Name: Mike Politz School: St. John Vianney Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: The Lancers’ top all-around player, Politz was St. John Vianney’s lone representative on the all-division team, as he was named first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches. Politz also earned honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches. Name: Karl Degenhart School: Red Bank Regional Year: Senior Position: Midfield Highlights: Degenhart led the Bucs with 67 goals this season to earn his first all-star game selection. He was named honorable mention All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches. Degenhart finished his career with 107 goals, 36 assists and 128 groundballs in two years as a starter. He will continue his career at Gettysburg College. Name: Alex Roth School: Christian Brothers Academy Year: Junior Position: Midfield Highlights: A first-time all-star game selection, Roth finished with 12 goals and one assist for the Colts this season. He also was named first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore by the coaches. Name: Steve McGrory School: Holmdel Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Just like teammates Mike Cantelli and Christian Isola, McGrory is back in the all-star game after playing in last season’s edition. He finished with 32 groundballs and 14 takeaways as a senior captain. McGrory had 188 groundballs and 44 takeaways in his career. He was a first-team All-Class A Central and second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches. He will join teammate Christian Isola in continuing his career at Florida Tech, a new Division II program. Name: Nick Fonte School: Christian Brothers Academy Year: Junior Position: Defense Highlights: One of the Colts’ top defensive players, Fonte was a leader on a defense that allowed an average of 4.5 goals per game. Fonte was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches this season.
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Name: Gino Isola School: Christian Brothers Academy Year: Senior Position: Specialist Highlights: One of the top defensive players in the Shore Conference, Isola also chipped in with two goals and three assists as a senior. He was selected first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches this season and was named the team’s co-MVP with goalie Matt Deiner. Name: Adam Cotenoff School: Red Bank Regional Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Highlights: Playing in his first all-star game, Cotenoff was an honorable mention All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central selection by the coaches. A two-year starter, he finished his career with 145 groundballs and 101 takeaways. He will continue his career at Stevens Institute of Technology. Name: Ryan Horsch School: Freehold Township Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Considered the top defender in Freehold Township history, Horsch finished with 82 groundballs and forced 42 turnovers as a senior. He also had 10 goals and three assists this season. He finished his career with 200 groundballs and 75 forced turnovers along with 10 goals and six assists. Horsch was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches. Name: Matt Gilbertson School: Rumson-FH Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Widely considered one of the top defensive players, if not the top defensive player, in the Shore Conference. Gilbertson had a team-high 90 groundballs and 65 takeaways for a team that allowed only four goals per game.
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He helped the Bulldogs finish unbeaten against Shore Conference competition and win their first Shore Conference Tournament title since 2007. He will continue his career at Dartmouth. Gilbertson was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches. Name: Will Avon School: Wall Year: Senior Position: Defense Highlights: Wall’s top defensive player, Avon earned first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches this season. A three-year starter, he covered the opponent’s top offensive player in every game. He also led the team in groundballs. Name: Matt Deiner School: Christian Brothers Academy Year: Senior Position: Goalie Highlights: Considered one of the top goalies in New Jersey, Deiner finished his career as CBA’s all-time leader in saves with 501. A repeat all-star game selection, he had 117 saves and a 4.86 goals-against average, along with a .642 save percentage as a senior. The Colts reached the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals and won the Class A North title. Deiner was selected first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches, and also was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American. His 5.09 goals-against average for his career ranks second all time at CBA. Name: Pat Quinn School: Red Bank Regional Year: Junior Position: Goalie Highlights: Playing in his first all-star game, Quinn was an honorable mention All-Shore and second-team All-Class A Central selection by the coaches this season. A team captain, he has 513 career saves and an average of 13.1 per game with a 22-17 record as a starter. Quinn led the state in saves this season with 276.
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Youth All-Star game: The Stars of Tomorrow By Scott Stump – Managing Editor
Before the high school all-stars from Monmouth and Ocean
showcase
counties battle for supremacy at the Shore Conference Lacrosse
programs.’’ “Coaches are always saying to give back,’’ Gagne said. “It’s a communal program where
Coaches Association All-Star Game on June 19 at Long
you're constantly giving back, sharing ideas, and raising the level of the sport. I think that’s
Branch, fans will get a chance to see a group of
why in Monmouth and Ocean County, the sport is exploding, because of that tradition and the
players who may one day be a part of the high school
uniqueness of it.’’
all-star game tradition. For the scecond time, there will be a youth all-star game held before the high school game, and it will feature top fifth/sixth graders and seventh/eighth graders. from the two countiesquaring off at 4:00 p.m. for the 5/6 graders & 5:00pm for the 7/8 graders at Long Branch High School. It will be a glimpse of the future stars in the Shore Conference and a look at the youth levels that have greatly contributed to the sport’s rapid growth in this area.
“I think it's an amazing t h i n g , ’’ s a i d S t e v e n M e y e r o f O c e a n To w n s h i p L a c r o s s e a n d orginizer of the this years AllS t a r e v e n t . “It's about time now that players in this area are being recognized. These are going to be the stars of the future. You see the growth of lacrosse all across the country and finally these kids are getting the opportunity to
State there to work out with the kids. That's not just indicative of our program, but all
how much the sport has grown in Monmouth County and Ocean County. This is a great platform to showcase their talents.’’ The connection between the youth and high school all-star games is a reflection of what happens at most programs around the Shore Conference, where high school players often still help out at the youth levels, and college players come back to their alma maters and help the high school players whenever possible. “We instill that about guys coming back,’’ said Roland Gagne, a youth coach in Jackson who will be coaching the Ocean County eighth grade all-stars. “The high school guys know our (youth) practice is always open. On Monday, we had practice for this all-star team and we had the two leading scorers from Jackson Memorial and a Jackson alum who is now at Montclair
In addition to giving fans a look at the future stars of the Shore Conference and emphasizing the connection between the youth and high school levels, the game provides the young players with a great atmosphere to showcase their talents on a big stage in front of a goodsized crowd. They get to play on the big artificial turf field at Long Branch with their high school counterparts and their coaches checking out who the next stars will be that they will have to compete with.
“ I t ’s n i c e f o r t h e m t o b e exposed to something like this and these kind of c r o w d s a t t h e g a m e , ’’ G a g n e s a i d . “ I t h i n k i t ’s g o i n g t o b e a g r e a t e v e n t . ’’
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s p e ci al T ha n k s Agai n g o o u t To Long Branch High School for the use of their facility The Referees from The Shore Conference Chapter for their services tonight & throughout the year
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analapan not only won its first NJSIAA Group IV title in school history on June 11, it accomplished the feat in a performance that was the baseball equivalent of watching Halley's Comet zoom past with Bigfoot standing next to you and the Loch Ness Monster swimming by.
When senior outfielder Derek Kawa said afterward that "it was one hell of a ride and ending my high school career with a state championship is the best feeling in the world,'' it was hard to tell if he was talking about the season or the game. "Thirty-two hits, 29 runs - that's ridiculous,'' Kawa said. "I don't know what everyone ate for breakfast this morning, but it was going on all cylinders,'' said undefeated senior ace Kyle Rubbinaccio, who had
"The lineup today was the perfect storm,'' said head coach Brian Boyce, still shaking his head after the game. "I'm at a loss for words because I'll never see it again in my coaching career.'' "This will never happen again,'' said senior pitcher/outfielder Jake Winston, who had a career-high five hits in the win. "It couldn't have come at a better time.'' The Braves put on an offensive display that is believed to have never been seen before in the history of the Group finals, which date back to 1959. To say that it was like batting practice would be a huge compliment to Manalapan's batting practices, which probably have never gone as well as what unfolded on Saturday. Manalapan won 29-14 over Westfield and pounded out 32 hits off six different pitchers at Ken Frank Stadium at Toms River South, which are believed to be records for runs and hits in a Group final. They turned a state championship into a game that couldn't even be simulated on MLB 2K11 on PlayStation. The final line of 29 32 0 on the scoreboard looked like the combination to one of the Braves' lockers at school, and it was so surreal that several of them kept glancing over at it during postgame interviews to reassure themselves that it really happened. Not only did they make school history, they did it in a way that will never be forgotten. Fans and reporters will see that score in 10 years and think it's a typo. There's no way that could be right. It made Seneca's 24-14 win over Moorestown in the South Jersey Group III final look like a pitchers' duel, and that was in a sectional championship, not a Group final between two of the top teams in the state. Even players who had waited their whole lives to gush about winning a state championship were rendered
ASM / 23 shortstop Rich Ricciardi. It got so nuts during the top of the seventh that even the Braves reached the point of fatigue from all the nonstop action. It was as if the offense was a giant wrecking ball, trying to see if it could knock down the Toms River South school building behind the outfield fence by shelling it with baseballs. "There's almost a point in the last inning where you're like, 'Let's just make this final out, and just go back on the field and win it,''' said Kreiger, who slammed his first and only homer of the season during that 12-run surge. "I think 29 was a little much, but I'll take it.'' It was as if all the pressure the Braves have been under since being ranked No. 1 in the Shore in the preseason erupted in an offensive barrage for the ages. Despite the fact that Manalapan had never even won a sectional title in its history before this season, the talented, senior-laden Braves were expected to deliver the school's first Group IV title and become the first Shore Conference team since Toms River East in 2001 to take the Group IV crown. "Anything other than this was a disappointment,'' Rubbinaccio said. The most impressive part, other than the Bugs Bunnytype statistics, was Manalapan's resilience. Every time Westfield made a charge, the Braves had an answer. Manalapan led 11-1, but a grand slam helped Westfield cut it to 11-6. Manalapan quickly answered with five runs to make it 16-6 before Westfield put up seven runs in the fifth. All Manalapan did was then drop a 12-run anvil right on Westfield's back in the seventh to make the scoreboard operators start searching for extra bulbs. "We didn't stop because we knew they could hit,'' Boyce said. When the smoke finally cleared and Winston induced a hard line drive out to third base to start the celebration, the Braves could finally marvel at a hitting display never seen on this type of stage. "We are going to be remembered for this,'' Winston.
arguably the worst outing of his career, and it barely registered a blip on the radar because of the offensive onslaught. At first it didn't even look like the game would make it past five innings, as Manalapan had leads of 11-1 and 166, but Westfield exploded for seven runs with two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning to avoid the mercy rule. The Blue Devils had stormed all the way back to 16-13, but that only served to fire up the Manalapan offense even more. Instead of making Manalapan freeze up with its lead evaporating, Westfield's seven-run rally turned out to have the opposite effect - it turned what would have been a potential run-of-the-mill, mercy-rule win into something that had never been seen in a Group final.
Glancing at the scoreboard one last time after the game, the understated Baird, who homered in the win, shrugged his shoulders with a wry grin when asked if he was ever involved in even a Little League game that resembled Saturday's affair. "Hey, there's a first time for everything,'' Baird said before smiling. It turns out he was only half right. Considering what Manalapan did on Saturday, it may have been the first and last time that anything like that will be seen again.
"Once one guy gets going, we all go,'' said senior
Special Thanks to the photographers that supplied the photos seen throughout this issue. David Thorne: www.davethornephotography.com Doug Bostwick: www.sportshotswlb.smugmug.com Cliff Lavelle: www.clearedge.zenfolio.com
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