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2011 All Shore Game Committee & Participants Committees Game Affairs- Site/Officials Rules Trustee - Chuck Donohue Ocean Rep - Sean DeRosa Monmouth Rep - Mark Costantino
Head Team Physician Chief Orthopedic Advisor Dr. Daniel E. Fox, M.D. Team Medical Physician Dr. Crisnoel Cervantes
Officials Liaison
Team Orthopedic Physicians
Mike Kilmurray
Dr. Mark Seckler Dr. Bruce Stamos Dr. Karl Blum
Coaches Rep Mark Ciccotelli
General Managers Trustee - Joe Martucci Ocean Rep - Tim Osborn Monmouth Rep - Dominick Lepore
Team Formation (7 on 7) Ocean Rep - Rob Davis Monmouth Rep - Cory Davies
Corporate Coordination- Law Accounting/Partners/Insurance
Sports Care Institute, Inc. Official Provider Of Trainers Ron Lombardi
Team Chiropractors Ocean: Dr. Barry Rizzo, Dr. John Hudak
Officials Ref: Jim Foligno Ump: Garry Rosenberg Line J: Jim Chirelli Line J: Dennis Vacchetta
Back J: Don DiMiccio Side J: Jay Stevenson Side J: Nick Moore
Chains:
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Howard Dombroski Jr.,
Challenger Sports League Joe DiPietro- Southern League Commissioner Dennis Filippone- Brick Committeeman
Tom LeCompte, Jim Larkin
Clock Operators: Sam Riello, Steve Butera
US ARMY Liaison Watson Heilala
Monmouth: Dr. Jordan Kovacs
Athletic Trainers
Trustee - Lou Vircillo Ocean Rep - Charlie Diskin Monmouth Rep - Chris Barnes
Lee Emery, Sue Penrod, Stacy White, Nicole Figaro, Amanda Stump & Danielle Mitterando
Ticket Sales
Shore Sports Network
Ocean Rep - Gerard O’Donnell Monmouth Rep - Brian Kmak
Kevin Williams, Matt Harmon Ed Sarluca
Scholar Program Committee Dominick Lepore - Freehold Twp Mark Costantino - Shore Sal Spampanato - Neptune Don Klein - Ocean Chuck Donohue Jr. - Southern
Joe Trezza - Middletown. North Gerard O’Donnell - Manchester Brian Kmak - Keansburg Frank Papalia - Holmdel Tim Osborn - Jackson Liberty Dan Duddy - Mon. Don. Watson Heilala - Lacey
Te a m R e c o r d s
n Most attempts: Ocean - 40 (1995)
n Largest margin of victory: Mon. - 36 pts (1994)
n Most return yards: Ocean - 194 (1998)
n Longest field goal: 52 yards, Kurt Weiboldt (Brick), 1990; and Gil Gutierrez (St. John Vianney), 1989
n Longest winning streak: Mon. - 3 yrs (1998-00, ’03-’05)
n Most penalties: Mon.h - 12 for 110 yards (2007)
n Most field goals: 3, Kurt Weiboldt (Brick), 1990
n Most yards of total offense: Mon. - 455 (1994)
n Most points scored: Mon. - 36 (1994)
Individual Records
n Most touchdown passes: 3, Alex Zarrillo (Toms River East), 1993
n Most points in a quarter: Mon. - 23 (Second quarter, 2009)
n Rushing: 161 yds, Joe Henderson (Freehold), 1986
n Most rushing touchdowns: 3, Eric McCoo (Red Bank), 1998
n Most points in a half: Mon. - 29 (First half, 1994)
n Passing: 240 yards, Maurice Turpin (Long Branch), 2005
n Longest interception return for a touchdown: 98 yards, Shawn Murray (Brick Memorial), 1998
n Receiving: 141 yards, Mike Mercier, 1990
n Longest punt return for a touchdown: 70 yards, Kurt Loftus (Brick), 2008
n Most first downs: Mon. - 21 (1994) n Most rushing yards: Mon. - 250 (1994) n Most rushing attempts: Mon. - 48 (1986) n Most passing yards: Mon. - 240 (2005) n Most completions: Mon. - 20 (2005)
Winning Coaches by Year 1978: Warren Wolf (Brick) 1979: Gary Chapman (Manasquan) 1980: Al Saner (Point Boro) 1981: George Conti (Asbury Park) 1982: Ron Emmert (Southern) 1983: John Amabile (Wall) 1984: Warren Wolf (Brick) 1985: Leroy Hayes (Asbury Park) 1986: Lou Montanaro (Red Bank Catholic) 1987: George Bessette (Lakewood) 1988: Jim Roe (Manalapan)
n Longest scoring pass: 80 yards, Adam Burtnieks (Lakewood) to Pat Connolly (Point Beach), 1991 n Longest scoring run: 63 yards, Joe Henderson (Freehold), 1986; and Billy Gee (Lakewood), 1987
1989: Lou Vircillo (Lacey) 1990: Jim Calabro (Brick Memorial) 1991: Vic Kubu (Manasquan) 1992: Bob Generelli (Middletown South) 1993: Warren Wolf (Brick) 1994: George Conti (Ocean Twp.) 1995: Larry Zdilla (Marlboro) 1996: Bob Nani (TR North) 1997: Warren Wolf (Brick) 1998: Mark Costantino (Shore) 1999: Mike Ciccotelli (Keyport) 2000: Craig Cicardo (Mater Dei)
v Longest fumble return for a touchdown: 80 yards, Mike Bland (Long Branch), 2004
2001: John Gardi (Central) 2002: Warren Wolf (Brick) 2003: Chris Barnes (Wall) 2004: Steve Antonucci (Midd. South) 2005: Mike Ciccotelli (Keyport) 2006: Game ended in a tie 2007: Lou Vircillo (Lacey) 2008: Chip LaBarca Jr. (TR North) 2009: Mark Ciccotelli (Freehold) 2010: Joe Martucci (Matawan) Monmouth leads all time, 18-14-1
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Head Coach - Lou Vircillo, Lacey The only coach in Lacey has ever had in its program history, Lou Vircillo added to his impressive legacy during the 2010 season. His Lions finished 12-0, winning the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III championship and the Shore Conference Class B South title while also finishing ranked No. 1 in the Shore Conference. They defeated every team on their schedule by at least 20 points, including a 56-7 win over Delsea in the state sectional final. In Vircillo’s 30th season at Lacey and 34th season overall in his illustrious career, he ran his career record to 244-106-3. He is one of only six coaches in Shore Conference history to surpass 200 wins, and one of only three active Shore Conference coaches with more than 200 victories. Vircillo’s Lacey teams have won four NJSIAA sectional titles and have registered three undefeated seasons, including two since 2006. The Lions also have won or shared 11 division titles under Vircillo and have made 19 state playoff appearances. He was previously the head coach at Red Bank Regional as well as an assistant for the Bucs. One of his assistant coaches at Red Bank was George Fallon, the father of Monmouth County head coach Shane Fallon.
Ocean cOunty cOaching Staff Craig Cicardo Sr. Tom Malek Shane Allen Len Zdanowicz Jason England Al Hagofsky Joe Tobin Jack Bush Al Saner Sean Henry Tim Osborn Sue Penrod Lee Emery Nicole Figaro
Lacey Toms River South Lacey Brick Lacey Lacey Lacey Lacey Pt. Boro Jackson Liberty Brick Memorial Lacey Jackson Liberty
Offensive coord./QBs Def. coord./LBs Spec. teams/def. line Defensive line Defensive backs Running backs Wide receivers Wide rec./def. backs Offensive line Offensive line General manager Athletic trainer Athletic trainer Athletic trainer
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Player Name Dave Niskanen Jim DiOrio Monwell Brown Cory Cardini Jihaad Howard Mike DiGuilmi Dylan McDonnell Nick Miranda Vinnie Arminio Bill Shimko Craig Cicardo Matt Hoffman Bobby McCormick Ronald Brown Mike DeTroia Matt Wilkoski Mike Acquaviva Kristian Ruiz Jake Dabal Sean Henry Jacob Hartman Jarrod Molzon Joe Clarizio Ahmier Dupree Jordan Loiodice Anthony Prendimano Shane Panuska Matt Uveges Alex Kwapis Da’Quan Kenney Matt McLain Russ Clayton Mike D’Addario Eric McMahon Will Wowkanyn Tyler Sousa Dylan Joslin Rob Boyle David Halliday Brian Mykoliw Ryan Cole Hoss Gonzales John Frigon Dane Bongiovi Jim Smith Matt Jamison Steve Franco Anthony Carrington Adam Downes James Gibbons Tyler Munson
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H-T 5’7” 5’9 6’1 6’ 5’11 5’9 6’2 5’8 5’9 5’10 6’ 5’11 6’2 5’10 6’2 6’3 6’ 5’8 5’8 6’ 6’4 5’10 5’10 5’10 5’9 5’10 5’8 5’11 5’11” 6’2 5.9 6’ 6’1 5’9 6’ 6’1 6’2 6’1 6’1 5’11 6’3 5’11 6’2 5’10 5’0 6’3 6’4 6’2 5’10 6’1 6’2
W-T 175 160 180 165 185 185 225 205 180 195 190 190 215 180 195 205 180 175 170 175 200 195 165 185 165 180 165 200 190 260 175 220 230 195 225 245 230 230 230 215 225 205 255 245 265 255 300 185 145 255 200
High School Jackson Mem Point Boro Manchester TR East Brick Mem Brick Mem Brick Mon Don TR East Southern Lacey Brick Mem Pinelands Jackson Liberty Barnegat TR North Brick Mem Jackson Liberty Lacey Brick Pinelands Lacey TR East Lakewood Brick Mem Manchester Brick Mem Lacey Central Lakewood Pinelands Brick Mem Lacey Southern Brick Mem Jackson Liberty Lacey Southern Point Boro Lacey Brick Manchester Barnegat Point Boro TR East Jackson Mem TR North TR North Point Beach Brick Pinelands
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Head Coach - Shane Fallon, Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson-Fair Haven’s Shane Fallon led the Bulldogs to their first NJSIAA sectional championship in school history in 2010 when they stunned previously undefeated Matawan 13-7 to capture the Central Jersey Group II title. The Bulldogs finished 9-3 and avenged a regular-season loss to Matawan while capturing their first state sectional title since the inception of the state playoff system in 1974. Since taking over at Rumson in 1998, Fallon has compiled a career record of 89-46. He has led the Bulldogs to five state playoff appearances, including a trip to the Central Jersey Group II final in 2007. Fallon is a Rumson graduate and a former quarterback who started on the only other Bulldogs team to reach a state sectional final in 1989. He also has led Rumson to four division titles in his tenure. Monmouth county coaching Staff John Corneliusen Jerry Schulte Steve Antonucci Bryan Batchler Jerry Gagliano Don Klein Brian Kmak Joe Murphy Frank Papalia Joe Passo Rob Petitti Dom Lepore Stacy White Amanda Stump Danielle Mitterando
Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson-Fair Haven Middletown South Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson-Fair Haven Ocean Township Keansburg Rumson-Fair Haven Holmdel Rumson-Fair Haven Rumson-Fair Haven General Manager Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer Athletic Trainer
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Jahmer Bunch
UT
6’
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Red Bank Regional
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Sterry Codrington
DB
6’
170
Freehold Boro
3
Keith Beaty
RB
5’8”
182
Matawan
4
McArthur Underwood
RS
5’7”
160
Matawan
5
Ramier Wright
DB
5’8”
162
Freehold Boro
6
Michael Konish
RS
5’9”
160
Keyport
7
Derrick Bender
DB
5’11”
180
Freehold Boro
8
Nicholas Jensen
UT
5’11”
195
Marlboro
9
Shane Carroll
DB
6’1”
185
Shore
10
Kevin Borden
LB
6’1”
210
Freehold Twp.
11
Ryan Handy
DB
6’1”
205
Howell
12
Michael Cantelli
UT
5’10”
175
Holmdel
13
Kyle Janeczek
WR
6’2”
190
Wall
15
Matthew Gannon
LB
6’
210
Neptune
16
Evan Ruane
DL
6’4”
225
Shore
17
Andrew Suarez
RS
5’10”
195
Middletown South
19
Kevin Furlong
DB
6’1”
190
Raritan
20
Andrew Giannotto
DB
5’9”
160
Rumson-Fair Haven
22
Connor Caponegro
LB
6’2”
228
Wall
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Michael Clark
WR
6’1”
165
Howell
27
Taylor Rogers
WR
6’
190
Middletown South
30
Michael Mullen
LB
5’10”
190
Freehold Twp.
31
Michael Dorsi
MLB/FB
5’9”
225
Red Bank Catholic
39
Josh Firkser
RB
6’1”
215
Manalapan
42
Billy Baillie
DL
6’2”
185
Long Branch
43
Michael Maguire
TE
5’11”
200
Colts Neck
46
Michael Villapiano
UT
6’1”
205
Rumson-Fair Haven
50
Alex Lehr
OL
6’3”
240
Middletown South
51
John Faccas
DL
6’1”
205
Matawan
52
Thomas Masi
DL
5’11”
240
Middletown South
53
Sam Waters
OL
6’1”
215
Rumson-Fair Haven
54
Connor Hayes
DL
6’2”
238
Ocean
55
Matthew Paolillo
DL
6’1”
240
Red Bank Catholic
56
Shawn Miller
OL
6’1”
220
Manasquan
57
Brandon Weiss
DL
6’2”
260
Freehold Boro
59
Andrew Lazar
OL
6’
220
Matawan
65
Matthew Conte
OL
6’
275
Shore
68
Nicholas Dragonetti
LB/OL
5’11”
205
St. John Vianney
74
Michael Kasten
OL
6’3”
265
Freehold Boro
75
James DeBlase
DL
6’2”
205
Manalapan
76
Steven Carr
OL
6’4”
325
Manalapan
77
Jake Smith
OL
6’
255
Middletown North
82
Scott Satcher
TE
6’4”
205
Monmouth Reg.
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Greg Velasco
DL
6’2”
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All – Time Series: 1978: Ocean 21, Monmouth 7
1987: Ocean 22, Monmouth 20
1996: Ocean 10, Monmouth 3
2004: Monmouth 28, Ocean 21
1979: Monmouth 7, Ocean 6
1988: Monmouth 28, Ocean 7
1997: Ocean 15, Monmouth 13
2005: Monmouth 19, Ocean 14
1980: Ocean 15, Monmouth 10
1989: Ocean 23, Monmouth 18
1998: Monmouth 27, Ocean 13
2006: Ocean 7, Monmouth 7
1981: Monmouth 22, Ocean 16
1990: Ocean 22, Monmouth 21
1999: Monmouth 21, Ocean 20
1982: Ocean 17, Monmouth 16
1991: Monmouth 15, Ocean 14
2000: Monmouth 23, Ocean 0
2007: Ocean 11, Monmouth 10
1983: Monmouth 19, Ocean 0
1992: Monmouth 20, Ocean 0
2001: Ocean 6, Monmouth 3
2008: Ocean 27, Monmouth 20
1984: Ocean 7, Monmouth 0
1993: Ocean 20, Monmouth 18
2002: Ocean 10, Monmouth 7 (OT)
2009: Monmouth 30, Ocean 13
1985: Monmouth 14, Ocean 12
1994: Monmouth 36, Ocean 0
2010: Monmouth 12, Ocean 10
1986: Monmouth 22, Ocean 9
1995: Monmouth 16, Ocean 9
2003: Monmouth 8, Ocean 2 ( Game ended at halftime due to lightning)
Middletown North HS - Joe Trezza Middletown South HS - Steve Antonucci Monmouth Reg. HS - Jason Morrell Monsignor Donovan HS - Dan Duddy Neptune HS - Mark Ciccotelli Ocean HS - Don Klein Pinelands HS - Sean DeRosa Point Pleasant Beach HS - John Wagner Raritan HS - Anthony Petruzzi
Red Bank Catholic HS - Jim Portela Red Bank Reg. - Nick Giglio Rumson Fair Haven HS - Shane Fallon Saint John Vianney HS - Andy Carlstrom Shore Reg. HS - Mark Costantino Southern Reg. HS - Chuck Donohue Sr. Toms River East HS - Charlie Diskin Toms River North HS - Chip LaBarca Jr. Toms River South HS - Ron Signorino Jr.
(No OT, game ended in tie)
Monmouth leads all time, 18-14-1
Shore Foundation Football Member Schools Barnegat HS - Rob Davis Brick Memorial HS - Walt Currie Brick Twp. HS - Rob Dahl Colts Neck HS - Greg LaCava Freehold Boro HS - Dave Ellis Freehold Twp. HS - Mike D'Antonio Holmdel HS - Frank Papalia Howell HS - Cory Davies Jackson Memorial HS - Walt Krystopik
Keansburg HS - Brian Kmak Keyport HS - Mike Ciccotelli Lacey Twp. HS - Lou Vircillo Long Branch HS - Dan George Manalapan HS - Ed Gurrieri Manasquan HS - Pete Cahill Marlboro HS - Derek Sininsky Matawan HS - Joe Martucci Mater Dei HS - Steve Sciarappa
Most games played by field/stadium:
All-Time Record Attendances:
All-Time Winningest Coaches
Brick – 8 Toms River North – 8 Wall – 6 Toms River East – 5 Ocean Township – 4
1. 8,112 (1978) 2. 6,500 (1994) 3. 6,135 (2006) 4. 5,000 (2004), 2005) 5. 4,700 (2002) 6. 4,300 (1980)
1. Warren Wolf (Brick) – 5 wins 2. (tie) Lou Vircillo (Lacey); George Conti (Ocean Twp., Asbury Park); Mike Ciccotelli (Keyport) – 2 wins
7. 4,200 (1979) 8. 4,000 (1993) 9. 3,800 (2007) 10. 3,500 (1981) (1984) (1989)
Stadiums/fields played by year 1978: Wall 1979: Wall 1980: Toms 1981: Toms 1982: Wall 1983: Toms 1984: Wall 1985: Toms 1986: Wall
River North River North River East River East
1987: Toms River East 1988: Wall 1989: Toms River East 1990: Ocean Township 1991: Toms River North 1992: Ocean Township 1993: Brick 1994: Ocean Township 1995: Brick
1996: Toms River North 1997: Brick 1998: Ocean Township 1999: Toms River North 2000: Toms River North 2001: Toms River East 2002: Toms River North 2003: Raritan 2004: Brick
2005: Brick 2006: Middletown South 2007: Brick 2008: Brick 2009: Brick 2010: Matawan 2011: Toms River North
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SFCF 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
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ic Kubu
One of the greatest coaches in New Jersey history, Vic Kubu is one of two posthumous Hall of Fame selections this year. In a head coaching career that spanned from 1975-2006, Kubu finished with a career record of 263-71-5 between his stints at Middletown North and Manasquan. He won a Shore Conference-record 11 NJSIAA sectional titles, including 10 at Manasquan from 1985-2006. In 22 seasons at Manasquan, Kubu’s teams won an amazing 24 titles overall. Kubu starred as a quarterback at Manasquan in the late 1950s and then played at Murray State, where his college roommate was George Fallon, the father of this year’s Monmouth County head coach, Rumson-Fair Haven’s Shane Fallon. Kubu’s first coaching job was as defensive coordinator for SFCF Hall of Famer Warren Wolf at Brick from 1965-74, a stretch in which the Green Dragons won seven division titles and two state titles. At Middletown North, Kubu’s teams won five division titles and captured the 1983 Central Jersey Group IV championship, the school’s first title since the creation of the state playoff system in 1974. Kubu burnished his legend at his alma mater, leading Manasquan to a staggering run of success. In addition to 10 NJSIAA sectional titles out of 13 appearances in the finals, the Warriors also won or shared 14 division titles in his 22 seasons. They made the state playoffs in 14 straight seasons from 1989-2002. From 1990 through 2002, Manasquan either won a division or state title, or both, every single year. The Warriors also have the Shore Conference record for consecutive NJSIAA sectional titles, winning five straight from 1998-2002.
The Warriors went 167 straight games without being shut out from 1988-2003 and had a 34-game winning streak from 19982000, tied for the second-longest in Shore Conference history. They also had a separate 30-game winning streak from 1990-92. Kubu died from pancreatic cancer in August of 2007, leaving behind an incredible legacy. In his final season in 2006, the Warriors went 12-0, beating every team on their schedule by at least 28 points and finishing No. 1 in the Shore Conference. Many of his former players, including Wall head coach Chris Barnes, former Raritan coach Bob Generelli, and former Manasquan coach Pete Cahill, have gone on to become state championshipwinning coaches in their own right.
Harold “Hal’’ Schank The other posthumous selection among this year’s inductees, Schank had an outstanding run as Freehold Boro’s head coach from 1950-63. Schank finished with a record of 75-38-6, winning five Shore Conference titles and three NJSIAA sectional titles during his tenure. The Colonials had undefeated seasons in 1953 and 1954, and Schank had the best record of any coach in the Shore Conference from 1950-1960. Schank is also a member of the Lakewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame, as he starred in football, basketball and baseball for the Piners, graduating in 1935. He then played quarterback at Rutgers University while also playing basketball for the Scarlet Knights before graduating in 1940. He began his coaching career at Lakewood as an assistant under head coach Russ Wright, who was posthumously inducted into the SFCF Hall of Fame in 2010. Schank also was the boys basketball coach for the Piners before he joined the U.S. military from 1942-45. He then became the football and baseball coach at Freehold, and later served as the athletic director for the Freehold Regional School District after his coaching career.
George Conti Jr. An Ocean Township legend, Conti amassed a career record of 119-48-3 in 17 seasons as head coach with three different programs, and his teams won two NJSIAA sectional titles and five division titles. He went 9-9 in two seasons at Keyport from 1971-72 before he began to make his mark on the Shore Conference while coaching at Asbury Park from 1978-81. He led the Blue Bishops to the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship in 1980, and his teams went 2416 during his time at Asbury Park. However, he is most remembered for his tenure at Ocean Township from 1983-93. In 11 seasons with the Spartans, his teams went 8623-3 with 11 straight winning seasons, eight state playoff appearances, five state sectional final appearances, five division titles, and one state sectional championship. In 1993, the Spartans won the Central Jersey Group III title with Conti’s son, Eddie, starring at quarterback. They finished undefeated and ranked No. 1 in New Jersey by the Associated Press. During his career, he was selected as the Shore Conference Coach of the Year in 1980, 1983 and 1993 and also earned state
Coach of the Year honors from the Newark StarLedger in 1993. He is already a member of the New Jersey Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, the Shore Conference Hall of Fame, the Ocean Township Hall of Fame, and the Newark Athletic Hall of Fame. Conti played football at St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark in the early 1960s and then went on to play at Temple University, where he graduated in 1969. He was an assistant coach for six seasons before getting the head job at Keyport. He retired in 2007 after 37 years in education, most recently serving as a vice principal at Ocean. Conti enjoys spending time with his son and daughter and two grandchildren while continuing to watch Big Red football.
Chip LaBarca Sr. A Shore Conference luminary from his tenures at Keansburg and Toms River South, LaBarca compiled a career record of 168-81-6 in 27 seasons. His teams won four NJSIAA sectional titles, and his Toms River South squads captured five Shore Conference Class A South championships during his 16 seasons with the Indians. A star halfback at West Side High School in Newark in the early 1950s, LaBarca went on to attend Upsala College before transferring to Newark College of Engineering. He began his coaching career as an assistant at West Side in 1963 before serving as an assistant at Weequahic from 1964-67. His first head coaching job was at Carteret Prep School in West Orange, where his team went 4-3 in 1968. After serving as an assistant at Cedar Ridge from 1969-71, he was Keansburg’s head coach from 1971-81 and led the Titans to one of their most successful stretches in school history. His teams went 59-28-4 and won two state sectional titles. The Titans were awarded the Central Jersey Group I title in 1973 by the NJSIAA, one year before the creation of the current state playoff system. In 1976, the Titans won the Central Jersey Group I title. LaBarca Sr. cemented his legend while at Toms River South, where his teams went 10550-2 from 1981-96. The Indians won the South Jersey Group III title in 1983 and 1991 and also reached the sectional finals in 1986 and 1987. LaBarca coached seven all-state players, including his son, Chip LaBarca Jr., who is currently the head coach at Toms River North.
Previous Hall of Fame inductees: 2008: Warren Wolf (Brick). 2009: Al Saner (Point Boro); William “Butch’’ Bruno (Asbury Park); Amedeo “Army’’ Ippolito (Long Branch); Barry Rizzo (Matawan). 2010: Russ Wright; Arnie Truex; Ron Signorino Sr.; John Amabile;
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Game Summaries 1978 - Ocean 21, Monmouth 7 Highlights: Toms River South’s George Scribellito picked off an errant lateral in the fourth quarter to seal the inaugural All Shore Classic. 1979 - Monmouth 7, Ocean 6 Highlights: Neptune’s Bob Lubischer hit Howell’s Vinnie Zambetti with a 35-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, and Monmouth held on as Ocean scored with 15 seconds left in the game but failed on a two-point conversion attempt. 1980 - Ocean 15, Monmouth 10 Highlights: Southern’s Cliff Walters scored on a 2-yard run and threw a 45-yard touchdown pass to Toms River North’s Cal Cassidy to put Ocean back in control of the series, 2-1. 1981 - Monmouth 22, Ocean 16 Highlights: Monmouth wiped out a 9-0 deficit behind 147 yards rushing on 21 carries by Asbury Park’s Doug Johnson, including a 25-yard touchdown run. Howell’s Randy Radecki threw a 45-yard scoring pass to Manasquan’s Tony Fleming near the end of the first half. 1982 - Ocean 17, Monmouth 16 Highlights: Toms River South’s Tom Forrester threw touchdown passes to teammate Brian Bienkowski and Point Boro’s Carlo Colombino, and Toms River South’s Jeff Lawton booted a 35-yard field goal to help Ocean hold off Monmouth. In the loss, Manasquan’s Everett Morgan nailed a 35-yard field goal and was just short on a potentially game-winning 45-yard attempt as time expired. 1983 - Monmouth 19, Ocean 0 Highlights: Middletown North running back Chris Barnes scored two touchdowns, Wall’s Art Petracco ran for 120 yards and a touchdown, and Long Branch defensive lineman Keith Farrow led a Monmouth defense that earned the first shutout in Classic history by limiting Ocean to just 37 yards rushing. 1984 - Ocean 7, Monmouth 0 Highlights: Monsignor Donovan’s Rob Gould scored on a 3-yard run with 6:10 left in the game as Ocean earned its first shutout victory in the series. 1985 - Monmouth 14, Ocean 12 Highlights: Monmouth built a 14-0 lead and held on for the win on the strength of the running of Matawan’s Terry Underwood and the passing of Rumson-Fair Haven’s Pete Graham. Southern’s Mike Grant threw for 225 yards in the loss for Ocean. 1986 - Monmouth 22, Ocean 9 Highlights: Behind a Classic-record 161 yards rushing by Freehold’s Joe “The Jet’’ Henderson that included touchdown runs of 44 and 63 yards, Monmouth took a 5-4 lead in the series and became the first team to win back-to-back games. 1987 - Ocean 22, Monmouth 20 Highlights: The Jackson Memorial combination of quarterback Tom Tarver and tight end Steve Carr clicked on a 10-yard scoring pass with three seconds left in regulation for the game-winning touchdown to even series at five apiece. 1988 - Monmouth 28, Ocean 7 Highlights: Freehold Township quarterback Brian Gilbert triggered a 21-point third quarter with a five-yard touchdown run that was followed by an 85-yard interception return for a touchdown by Matawan’s Eric Bellamy to help Monmouth roll to the win. 1989 - Ocean 23, Monmouth 18 Highlights: Brick’s Todd Durkin threw touchdown passes to Lacey’s Carl Tarricone and Toms River South’s Chip LaBarca Jr. to help even the series at six. LaBarca finished with six catches for 119 yards in the win, and St. John Vianney’s Gil Gutierrez kicked a Classic-record 52-yard field goal. 1990 - Ocean 22, Monmouth 21 Highlights: Brick kicker Kurt Weiboldt tied Gutierrez’s record with a 52-yard field goal and kicked a Classic-record three field goals in the win, including the game-winner from 28 yards with no time remaining to give Ocean its first two-game winning streak in the series. Lacey running back Keith Elias added 147 yards rushing and a touchdown catch. 1991 - Monmouth 15, Ocean 14 Highlights: A 10-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter from Neptune’s Bruce Pugh and a two-point conversion run by Ocean Township’s Doug Rossback put Monmouth over the top. 1992 - Monmouth 20, Ocean 0 Highlights: Middletown North quarterback Mike Hallard ran for an 11-yard touchdown and threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to James Stanton to help Monmouth roll to the win. Monmouth defensive tackle Ty Watkins and end Choppy Taylor led a defense that limited Ocean to a Classic-record minus-20 yards rushing. 1993 - Ocean 20, Monmouth 18 Highlights: Toms River South’s Chris Pagano blocked a 50-yard field goal attempt by Monmouth on the final play of the game as Ocean evened the series at eight apiece. Toms River East quarterback Alex Zarrillo had three second-half touchdown passes, two to Mike Citta. 1994 - Monmouth 36, Ocean 0 Highlights: Ocean Township’s Eddie Conti fired touchdown passes to Middletown South’s Matt Cuccia and Holmdel’s Brian Carpenito during a 29-point first half in the most lop-sided win in Classic history. Cuccia finished with six catches for 126 yards and two touchdowns. 1995 - Monmouth 16, Ocean 9 Highlights: Matawan’s Charlie Rogers ran for 117 yards and a touchdown, Middletown South’s Jeff Martin added a touchdown and Raritan’s Frank Aresta kicked a 46-yard field goal as Monmouth opened up a 16-0 lead in the fourth quarter.
1996 - Ocean 10, Monmouth 3 Highlights: Toms River North quarterback Ron Sermarini threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Point Beach’s Dan Frangione in the first quarter en route to breaking Monmouth’s two-game winning streak. Interceptions by Lakewood’s Greg Porzio and Toms River North’s Doc Rose helped stop Monmouth’s attack. 1997 - Ocean 15, Monmouth 13 Highlights: Second-half touchdowns by Brick’s Will Bell and Demetrius Dunn overcame a 7-0 halftime deficit to help Ocean tie the series at 10-10. 1998 - Monmouth 27, Ocean 13 Highlights: Red Bank running back Eric McCoo rushed for 105 yards and scored a Classicrecord three touchdowns, one on a 60-yard punt return, to lift Monmouth to an 11-10 advantage in the series. Brick Memorial’s Shawn Murray had a Classic-record 98-yard interception return for a touchdown in the loss for Ocean. 1999 - Monmouth 21, Ocean 20 Highlights: Marlboro defensive lineman Dan Klecko blocked an extra-point attempt with 27 seconds left in the game to give Monmouth the win after Ocean had scored on a touchdown pass by Toms River South’s Bill Rankin to teammate Torey Morris. 2000 - Monmouth 23, Ocean 0 Highlights: Long Branch’s David Rodriguez threw for touchdowns of 24 and 30 yards, and Raritan’s Glenn Nicholl threw for 100 yards in the first half as Monmouth put together the first three-game winning streak in the history of the game. 2001 - Ocean 6, Monmouth 3 Highlights: Toms River East’s Colin Gaynor booted field goals of 29 and 18 yards and Lakewood defensive end Thomas Carroll helped stop the Monmouth attack as Ocean stopped Monmouth’s three-game winning streak. 2002 - Ocean 10, Monmouth 7 (OT) Highlights: The first overtime game in the history of the series was decided when Lacey’s Carl Pennauchi kicked a 35-yard field goal on Ocean’s first overtime possession after a quarterback sneak by Middletown South’s Brendan Kennedy had tied the game in the fourth quarter. 2003 - Monmouth 8, Ocean 2 (Game ended at halftime due to inclement weather) Highlights: With five seconds left in the first half, Matawan running back Tom Corley scored on a one-yard run and then Manalapan quarterback Mike Gaeta hit Raritan’s Mike Fabozzi for the two-point conversion to give Monmouth an 8-2 lead before the game abruptly ended. 2004 - Monmouth 28, Ocean 21 Highlights: Long Branch defensive end Mike Bland returned a fumble for an 80-yard touchdown and Keyport running back Ken Cattouse ran for a pair of touchdowns to give Monmouth the win. 2005 - Monmouth 19, Ocean 14 Highlights: Long Branch quarterback Maurice Turpin threw for a Classic-record 240 yards and one touchdown while also running for a touchdown to give Monmouth its third straight win. 2006 - Ocean 7, Monmouth 7 (No OT, game ended in a tie) Highlights: Now known as the Shore 44 game, the first tie in the history of the series occurred when Manalapan’s Anthony Mujica scored to give Monmouth the lead and then Southern’s Josh Midili helped tie the game with a two-yard run in the fourth quarter. Both teams missed potentially game-winning field goals in the final minutes of regulation and the game ended in a tie. 2007 - Ocean 11, Monmouth 10 Highlights: Toms River East quarterback Jared Morris scored from four yards out on fourth down in the fourth quarter to help end Monmouth’s four-game unbeaten streak in the 30th game of the series. 2008 - Ocean 27, Monmouth 20 Highlights: Ocean won its second straight game as Brick wide receiver Kurt Loftus had a Classic-record 70-yard punt return for a touchdown for a 27-13 lead in the third quarter. Lacey quarterback Warren Smith ran for a 4-yard touchdown and also threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Toms River North’s Adam Carey. Rumson wide receiver Ryan Kirchner had a pair of touchdown catches in the loss for Monmouth. 2009 - Monmouth 30, Ocean 13 Highlights: Manalapan running back Jimmy Gilburn ran for touchdowns of one yard and 49 yards, and Asbury Park defensive back Will Johnson had a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown as Monmouth ended a three-game winless streak against Ocean with a convincing victory at Brick. Freehold quarterback Nick Tyson threw for a game-high 116 yards, including a 36-yard touchdown pass to Freehold teammate Brandon Brown, who had six catches for 78 yards. Middletown North's Dylan Maresca added a 25-yard field goal for Monmouth. Chris Castronuova, the first Jackson Liberty player to ever participate in the Classic, had a 20-yard touchdown catch in the loss for Ocean. Lacey's Justin Pandorf also had a 6-yard touchdown run for Ocean. 2010 - Monmouth 12, Ocean 10 Highlights: A 42-yard touchdown pass from St. John Vianney’s Joe Carlucci to Long Branch wide receiver Ezra Kelly midway through the fourth quarter gave Monmouth County a comeback victory. Howell wideout Phil Adamo added a 14-yard touchdown catch from teammate Jimmy Ryan in the first quarter that was set up by a forced fumble by Middletown South defensive end Nick Bricker. Toms River South’s Rob Whitfield had an 83-yard kickoff return that set up a touchdown run by Toms River East’s Nico Steriti in the loss. Lacey defensive lineman Mike Stuppiello added three tackles for a loss and a sack for Ocean.
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