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Parents Crossing the (Side)line

By Kevin Williams - Shore Sports network Director

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t seems like at least once a year I address the issue of how parents’ involvement in high school and youth sports has crossed the line and often provides a sad commentary on the times we live in. I did not plan on bringing that up today until a co-worker sent me an article which detailed how some of the most successful coaches in central New York have resigned or been forced out by over-the-top parents.

A survey by Syracuse.com of over 200 coaches found 82% said dealing with parents has gotten worse and 60% of them said they have had to speak with parents about their behavior. Also revealing was that 58% said they have considered quitting because of parents who had made coaching high school sports more stressful than ever.

I’m old enough to remember when complaining about a coach to your parents usually resulted in a stern lecture and defense of the coach, not your gripe. That has all changed as

parents are more likely to seek a meeting with the coach and often will take their complaints to school administrators. While clearly there are cases where the actions of coaches are not acceptable it’s more likely that the parent is only concerned with the playing time of their son or daughter.

76% of coaches in the New York survey said AAU and summer travel teams have their made relationships with their high school parents worse. I could add a lot to that but time does not allow but I will say a large part of that is parents shelling out big dollars to paid coaches who give inflated opinions of athletic ability which can cross over to the high school season.

The stress of getting college scholarships, social media, transferring from one school to another for athletic reasonsist’s all added to what is a growing problem.

Here’s another one. A lack of coaches as filling spots even in marquee sports is become more and more challenging because less want to deal with the headaches for what turns out to be a few bucks an hour. Do you blame them?

In what is a major indicator of what’s happening today

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ateway Toyota of Toms River is teaming up with the Shore Sports Network to show its support of high school football this fall. Not only is the car dealer sponsoring the Gateway Toyota Coaches Corner on 105.7 The Hawk but they are offering fans a chance to drive away in a new 2016 Toyota Tundra 4x4 Double Cab.

“Kick For The Win” works in conjunction with Game of the Week broadcasts on the Shore Sports Network through October 21. At each of 6 upcoming games (see below) people can enter to win a $105 gas card and other prizes during a random drawing at halftime. That person will also have a chance to be one of 7 finalists to win a new Toyota Tundra from Gateway Toyota during the Toms River South at Toms River North game on October 28.

Gateway Toyota General Manager Rick Cardwell says the dealership is excited to be a part of high school football and add to the great atmosphere surrounding Friday night games around the shore area. “We value being a part of the community and high school football is always a great way to bring people together in local towns and schools.” Cardwell added that they will have the prize vehicle at upcoming games where people can register for their chance to win.

Look for the 105.7 The Hawk tent and register during the first half of the games on the broadcast schedule. Details and rules are available at shoresportsnetwork.com, 1057thehawk.com and at the registration locations.

Come out and “Kick For The Win.”

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week-and-a-half into the season, not all that much has changed in the actual top 10: of the first nine teams in the rankings, eight were in the preseason top 10 and the other was firmly on the bubble as a team not far from making the jump.

The real surprise in the Shore Conference begins with this week’s No. 10 and some of the teams that are now on the cusp of a top 10 spot after hot starts. Class B Central has shown some chops, with St. Rose doing some noteworthy work outside the division and Asbury Park doing some big things inside of it. Four or five games has not been enough to dramatically alter the face of the top 10, but there are some serious rumblings below the surface.

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It is going to take more than one slip-up to knock CBA from the top spot given how strong the Colts have looked over their first four games. After handling Freehold Boro on opening day, CBA has defeated No. 3 Marlboro in overtime, No. 6 Colts Neck 6-0 and a Don Bosco team that was ranked the NJ.com preseason top 20.

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Despite losing its main source of goals from last year, Toms River South has had little trouble scoring during a 4-0 start. Even when they only scored one goal against Central on Friday, the defense and goalkeeper Dom Pizzi came through to author the team’s first clean sheet of the season.

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The Mustangs took CBA into overtime on their home field and have pulled out three other wins over the course of their start to the season. They just did get by Manalapan and Howell in 1-0 wins, but showed some more goal-scoring prowess in a 4-1 win over Middletown South.

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Despite losing three All-Shore players in the field, Ocean looks poised for another push at a sectional title and SCT final four appearance behind a good core of seniors and a talented crop of sophomores. The Spartans earned a hardfought win over Manasquan but the going gets a little tougher this week with games against Middletown North, Middletown South and Wall.

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The Mariners began the season on the periphery of the top 10 and quickly proved their exclusion was a mistake. Toms River North won by multi-goal margins against Southern, Toms River East and Jackson Memorial, and also put away Central, 1-0, to hand the Golden Eagles their first loss. With only a 2-1 loss to Kearny disrupting an unbeaten start, the Mariners are looking at a Thursday showdown with currently unbeaten Toms River South for early control of A South.

S hor e (2-0-3, 1-0-2) Last Week: 5

The Blue Devils are working out some kinks while replacing half of their 2016 lineup, so three straight draws is mostly understandable. On the bright side, Shore managed to pull out wins over Matawan and Long Branch and the draws are to three quality opponents in Donovan Catholic, Raritan and Holmdel. That was enough to drop them three spots, but not nearly enough to give up on the Blue Devils this early.

(3-1, 2-1) Last Week: 10

With almost an entirely-new starting lineup, Freehold Township probably won’t hit its stride for another couple of weeks, which makes a 3-1 start pretty noteworthy.

The Patriots showed some fight in a 6-4 loss to Colts Neck and bounced back with 3-0 wins over Neptune and a Wall team that was ranked No. 6 in the preseason.

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After letting a 2-0 lead disappear in a 4-3 opening-day loss to Shore, the Huskies have grown from it, evidenced by a four-game winning streak since. Whether in dominant fashion (three-goal wins over St. John Vianney and Manasquan) or down to the wire (1-0 wins over Holmdel and Rumson), Matawan has shown it can handle any scenario and do so against quality competition.

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An ugly loss to CBA does not prevent the Cougars from moving up a spot in the rankings because the rest of Colts Neck’s start has been pretty good. They handled their business in 3-0 wins over Neptune and Red Bank and also won a wild 6-4 game against Freehold Township that the Cougars led the entire way.

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The Lions drop one spot after squandering a 2-0 lead against Manalapan and ultimately tying the Braves.

Freehold Boro beat Manalapan on Thursday, then lost to Ocean, 4-1, so that gives the Spartans the early edge over Middletown North.

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R u m s o n - F a i r H a v e n (1-2, 1-1) Last Week: 9 – Even if the win over Don Bosco counted as a regular-season win, Rumson would still have to establish some consistency to remain a top 10 threat.

Top 1 0 W atchlist Asbury Park (3-0, 3-0) Southern (4-1, 3-1) St. Rose (5-1, 3-1) Pinelands (4-1, 4-0) Raritan (4-0-1, 1-0-1) Ranney (5-0, 4-0) Central (3-2, 2-2)

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By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer

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inelands senior forward Matt O’Connell stands out a lot more on the stat sheet than he does in pregame warmups, but like Wildcats eighth-year coach Jason Asch found out the first time he saw his goal-scoring dynamo play, it does not take long to watch O’Connell in game action and realize where the gaudy numbers of the past two years come from.

“He’s gotten better each year, even when teams key on him more each year. He’s progressing and he’s progressing (mentally) more than anything. Even (Donovan Catholic coach Ken) Oliver was saying, ‘We knew to mark him, but he was like a ghost. He kept disappearing.’ He is constantly moving, and I think that’s what separates him. That, and he doesn’t get frustrated.”

“I saw him play when he was in sixth or seventh grade when his older brother (Shawn) was with me,” Asch said. “I knew then he was going to be a big player for us. His brother kept telling me, ‘Wait ‘til you see him. He’s going to be unreal.’”

Standing 5-foot-8 with a slight frame, O’Connell blends in on the field until the whistle blows. That’s when he transforms into the player that running away from the rest of the field in the Shore Conference goal leaders.

After putting up three hat tricks in his team’s first four games, O’Connell scored 17 minutes into the Wildcats’ pivotal Shore Conference Class B South game against defending division co-champion Donovan Catholic – the 11th goal O’Connell has scored this season and the spark that ignited Pinelands to a 2-0 win over the Griffins on Friday.

“Matty’s good at directing – he’ll tell guys where to go,” Asch said. “He’s helped himself a lot with his knowledge of where everyone is and where they are supposed to be.”

O’Connell was dangerous against a deep back line all game and his goal came when that line crept too high, allowing O’Connell to counter. The Griffins gave the senior one chance at a clean run at the goal and he made the most of it.

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“You don’t necessarily see it right away, but he has the ability to hit that second gear,” Asch said. “He can stay even with a defender and if there is a ball out in front and he has some space, he can kick it up to a level that most guys can’t get to. You definitely saw that on his goal (Friday).”

Since joining the varsity team as a freshman in 2013, O’Connell has been cashing in on opportunities. After a two-goal season as a rookie, O’Connell made the leap to 16 goals as a sophomore to help Pinelands get back to the Shore Conference Tournament for the first time in four years. He followed his breakout year by scoring 19 goals and dishing out 12 assists as a junior, good for a spot on the Shore Sports Network All-Shore Third Team.

Keeping with his tendency to raise his game, O’Connell has been on a different level to start his senior year. He recorded a hat trick and assisted the other goal in a 4-3, overtime win over Lakewood, did the same against Point Pleasant Borough on Sept. 12 and added another hat trick two days later against Manchester. His 11 goals lead the Shore Conference through play Friday.

With sophomore Kieran Sundermann tacking on a goal three minutes before halftime, the Wildcats took control on Friday and never let Donovan Catholic creep back in the game. It was the second win of the week for Pinelands against one of the B South co-champions from a year ago. Last Monday, the Wildcats beat Point Boro 4-1, the first time Pinelands has defeated Point Boro during Asch’s tenure.

Friday’s win puts Pinelands in first place in the B South standings and in pole position to claim an elusive division title. The last time the Wildcats had a legitimate chance to win B South, they finished second in 2006, a half-game behind first-place Lakewood.

The fuel for the turnaround comes from O’Connell and his class, who have not only brought Pinelands to prominence, but did so after playing on a three-win team as freshmen.

He is part of a returning senior core that includes the team’s three top scorers from a year ago. Denilson Salgado is back after scoring 10 goals last year and Jordan Humphreys scored seven goals as a junior last year. Senior center back Corey Cusack is also an instrumental member of the senior group and, along with junior Cade Sundermann, has the Pinelands defense rounding into form over the previous three games.

“There’s no doubt in my mind we have a team that can win this division,” O’Connell said. “We’ve been putting the work in for four years now and we’ve spent a lot of time together. We knew this was going to be a process but we knew what we needed to do to be the best and we’ve done all the work to this point. Now, it’s about going out and proving ourselves.”

If the players need a reminder not to look too far ahead, they need not look too far back. They opened the season by rallying to beat Lakewood in overtime, 4-3, and lost to Southern Regional, 20, two days later for a shaky 1-1 start. Instead of a falling in a rut to open the season, the Wildcats bounced back with the win over Point Boro, followed by a 5-1 win over Manchester and Friday’s win over the Griffins.

As the Shore Conference’s southern-most school, Pinelands often flies under the radar barring something extraordinary. O’Connell’s performance and the team’s fast start fall into that category and now the rest of the Shore is beginning to take notice.

“He’s got the tools,” Asch said of O’Connell. “He loves playing. He’s one of these kids who will never burn out – there’s not enough soccer for him. He’s a once-in-alifetimer for me. There’s no doubt in my mind he’s a Division I player. I think he’s proven that.”

“It’s just my teammates knowing where to go and what to do,” said O’Connell, whom Asch said is attracting some Division I interest, most notably from American University.

“They go to open spots and I find them and when I find open space, they find me. After that, I just have to finish and these guys are making it easy on me. If you put me oneon-one in this division, I’m going to put the ball away.”

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With the season beginning on Thursday, Sept. 8, the first two Players of the Week features were drawn from short weeks - Sept. 8 through Sept. 13 and Sept. 14 through Sept. 17. For the remainder of the season, the Players of the Week will be based on games played from Monday through Sunday and each week's selections will be revealed on Monday on shoresportsnetwork.com.

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Brendan Hueth, St. Rose; Brendan Wall, Ranney; Ki Costa, Point Beach

Asbury Park

Divisional Players of the Week

Devensky Joinvilmar Class B Central does not typically get much regard from the rest of the Shore Conference unless its teams win games outside the division and St. Rose has done just that by knocking off Wall and Rumson-Fair Haven – two teams ranked in the preseason top 10.

There’s only one catch: St. Rose is not the first-place team in B Central. That distinction belongs to Asbury Park, which not only beat St. Rose, but handled the Purple Roses, 5-1, on Thursday. Joinvilmar was once again at the center of a Blue Bishops win, recording his first hat trick of the season and assisting one of the other two goals. Joinvilmar now has six goals and five assists in just three games, all comfortable Asbury Park wins.

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Class A North Matt Mawson, CBA Mawson was a major catalyst in CBA’s 2-1 win over Don Bosco on Saturday, when he scored the first goal of the game and assisted the winner by Matt Thorsheim. He also scored a pretty goal in a win over Colts Neck on Thursday.

A North Honorable Mention: Matt Thorsheim, CBA; P.J. Ringel, Marlboro; Ethan Sholom, Manalapan.

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Class A Central Tyler Chin, Matawan Mawson was a major catalyst in CBA’s 2-1 win over Don Bosco on Saturday, when he scored the first goal of the game and assisted the winner by Matt Thorsheim. He also scored a pretty goal in a win over Colts Neck on Thursday.

A Central Honorable Mention: Peter Amato, Raritan; Kyle Tuschmann, St. John Vianney; Matt Dutra, Shore

Class A South Ethan Leming, Southern

Class B South Matt O’Connell, Pinelands When you are this good, you can be B South Player of the Week two consecutive weeks.

O’Connell followed up last week’s overall Player of the Week performance with another hat trick (his third of the year) against Manchester and a goal in a big 2-0 win for Pinelands over Donovan Catholic.

B South Honorable Mention: Kevin Miller, Lacey; Anthony Scotto, Donovan Catholic, Mason Remondelli, Point Boro

Since losing to Toms River North 4-0 on opening day, Southern has won four straight matches and just like he was last year, Leming has been the offensive leader. The junior scored the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Jackson Memorial on Wednesday and assisted two goals by Joe Kiernan in a 3-0 win over Brick on Saturday.

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A South Honorable Mention: Frank Firrito, Brick; Rob Swanton, Toms River North; Santino Celebre, Toms River East

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Class B North Tom Amato, Ocean Amato is a senior leader in the middle of the field for Ocean and he backed that up with some key production this week. He assisted one of Ocean’s two goals in a 2-1 win over Manasquan on Thursday, then put two in the net in a 4-1 win over Freehold Boro on Saturday.

B North Honorable Mention: Danny Minze, Middletown South; Ian Dwyer, Ocean; Dan FrischHarmon, Wall B North Honorable Mention: Peter Amato, Raritan; Kyle Tuschmann, St. John Vianney; Matt Dutra, Shore

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The senior goal-scoring specialist has picked up where he left off last year, when he scored 19 goals and 12 assists. Pinelands is off to a 2-1 start thanks to O’Connell, who recorded hat tricks in both of his team’s wins. He scored three of Pinelands’ four goals – including the golden goal in overtime – in a come-from behind win over Lakewood on opening day and also assisted the equalizer. He later led the Wildcats to a key early-season win over Point Boro by picking up his second hat trick of the year in a 4-1 Pinelands victory.

Divisional Players of the Week: Louis Reale, Colts Neck; Carson Greengrove, Rumson; Griffin Bacon, Central; Ryan Harmon, Middletown North; Matt O'Malley, St. Rose

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Snapping hip syndrome

By Ray Guindi - Professional Orthopaedic Associates

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ave you ever felt a snapping sensation in your hip? This may be caused by the motion of muscles and tendons gliding over bony structures around the hip. This condition is common in athletes and dancers in their teens and 20s.

There are three types of snapping hip: external, internal, and intra-articular (inside the joint). External is caused by the iliotibial band (which is located on the outer side of the hip) sliding over a boney part of the thigh bone. Internal, the most common form, is caused by a tendon sliding over either boney structures of the hip or the iliopsoas bursa, which is a fluid filled sack. Intraarticular is caused by loose bodies or labral tears.

While external snapping hip can be visible, internal can be audible. We can reproduce internal snapping hip by passively moving the hip from the flexed and externally rotated position to the extended and internally rotated position.

Treatment options will vary depending on the severity and duration of the symptoms. Internal and external snapping hip are often painless and require no treatment. However, if the symptoms are acute in onset or painful, activity modification is recommended. Other options may include physical therapy and cortisone injections if the symptoms are painful and persistent. If the pain persists after the conservative options are exhausted, surgical intervention may be indicated.

To keep yourself in the game, see an orthopedic surgeon.

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By M att Manl ey - Sen ior S taff Wri ter reached the NJSIAA Non-Public A final, the expectations for the CBA program are as high as they have ever been.

he Christian Brothers Academy community spent Saturday, Sept. 17 honoring and remembering the past 40 years of its soccer program by hosting the Dan Keane Alumni game in advance of a regularseason game against Don Bosco Prep. A throng of current and former players and parents paid homage to the game’s namesake – the 38-year head coach of the Colts who retired at the end of the 2015-16 school year.

Tom Mulligan is part of that past as a former player at CBA and a longtime coach at the lower levels of Keane’s program, but while most of those in attendance enjoyed the sunny September Saturday with old friends, remembering teams of CBA past, Mulligan had his sights set on the present.

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As the new head coach of the Colts – the first in nearly four decades – Mulligan is looking to put his stamp on the program from the outset. Most head coaches take on a new job with a long-term plan for glory, but Mulligan’s timetable for this CBA team is two months. With a roster loaded with returning senior talent from a 2015 team that won the Shore Conference Tournament and

“We really try not to think about (the expectations) but at the same time, we want to prove ourselves early and show everyone how good we are,” senior outside back Tom Judge said.

Last year, CBA finished No. 1 in the Shore Conference and made it all the way to the championship game in arguably the state’s toughest group without the usual dose of experience and pedigree of CBA team’s past. No player on the CBA roster had ever played in a state final nor a Shore Conference Tournament semifinal game, much less a final. As much as the Colts looked dominant down the stretch before running into now-four-time state champion Delbarton in the final, it was a dominance that was new for this group of players at the varsity level.

“I don’t think it’s any different,” senior center midfielder Matt Thorsheim said.

“We know it’s not going to be easy. There’s a long road ahead of us and anything can happen.

Soccer can be a cruel game. We just know that we can make it (to the state final) and if we keep playing as a team and keep CBA’s Ryan playing well, we might find ourselves there again.”

So far this season, the Colts have taken to their assumed role as the team to beat in the Shore Conference and one of the handful of top teams in the state. They have outscored their opponents 13-2 during a 4-0 start through Sept. 17 with wins over two Shore Sports Network Top 10 teams (No. 3 Marlboro and No. 7 Colts Neck) and another against a Don Bosco team ranked in the NJ.com Preseason Top 20.

In all, CBA returns eight starters from last year’s 19-win club who are now seniors, including goalkeeper Aeden Boriotti. The seven returning field players – Thorsheim, Judge, Ryan Nigro, Patrick Kollman, Scott Misson, Aaron Robertson and Matt Mawson – accounted for 50 of CBA’s 68 goals in 2015.

Of that returning group, Thorsheim and Judge are already committed to play at Division I programs in college, with Thorsheim headed to Bucknell and Judge committed to James Madison. The Colts also added a third Division I prospect this season when

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Matson. Mulligan, on the other hand, is more in the modern mold of high school coach – on his feet, moving with the action and vocal. He is hardly demonstrative and he may still be the most reserved coach among the group of head coaches in the Shore Conference Class A North, but for a group of players that was used to Keane’s constant can-do message and barks of “hum blue!” from the bench, it’s contrast in voice.

senior defensive center midfielder Ryan O’Connor, who is committed to play at Loyola, joined the program after exclusively playing academy soccer during his prior two high school years.

Senior Colin Lankau is the 10th senior in the starting lineup, occupying an outside midfield spot after earning some reserve minutes as a junior. Fullback John Askin is the lone junior in the starting 11, while senior T.J. Farr and sophomores Joe Lozowski and Jack Gill have already contributed off the bench.

Even with a strong core of returnees and longtime Keane assistant Jeff Matson back on the bench, Mulligan has looked to change the emphasis at practice and on game day for the Colts. CBA has always been regarded as a possession-oriented program, and Mulligan’s interest is in taking that even further. His pursuit to make this CBA team an even stronger group when it comes to holding the ball in the midfield and attacking at angles has been a message his players have heard loud and clear.

“Tactically, I think we’re better,” said Misson, a captain at center fullback. “Our movement is better. Overall, I think we’re definitely a better team than last year. Even though we lost three very key players, I think we’re definitely on track to have an even better year.”

“Obviously, I have my own style of coaching and my own beliefs and philosophy,” Mulligan said. “When you are around kids for 40 years being involved in sports, you get to learn a lot about teaching and people and being positive. He has a lot to offer any coach or any kid who is around him, and that still holds true now that he’s retired. He’s a very special person.”

Ultimately, it’s hard to imagine someone better suited than Mulligan to take the torch that Keane held for 38 seasons and carry it up the mountain of N.J. soccer. Matson has spent nearly two decades as a varsity assistant, but is 60 years old and said last year that if he got the head job that he wasn’t sure how long he could do it. Like Matson, Mulligan has familiarity with the personnel, having coached every player except Thorsheim and Kollman at the sub-varsity levels.

“I think they trust everything that we’re trying to do with them,” Mulligan said. “With each little hurdle that we cross, I think their trust grows – in each other and in philosophy of the style in which we want to play.”

With Mulligan’s familiarity with the players, the school and the soccer culture at CBA, he’s been an ideal replacement for his former coach, whom he played for two seasons in 1981 and 1982. Under Keane, CBA won five overall state titles, 15 sectional titles and nine Shore Conference Tournament championships, and Mulligan intends on making the CBA trophy case even more crowded.

If this year’s team lives up to its billing, it might be a good idea to start rearranging those 29 trophies and making room for three more.

“We really look to keep the ball, move it side-to-side and try not to go forward all the time,” Thorsheim said. “Sometimes we get caught up in that kind of game, but we know that’s not how we want to play.”

During Saturday’s 2-1 win over Don Bosco, in which CBA won on a goal by Thorsheim in the final two minutes, the Colts let the Ironmen hang around after taking a 1-0 lead before Don Bosco equalized with 15 minutes to play. Mulligan was encouraged by the finish but critical of his team based on its play from the 20th minute to the 65th.

“I’m a possession-oriented coach as long as I have the players who are capable of it and I know I have the players capable of it,” Mulligan said.

“They have a high level of skill and they just need to keep progressing.”

“There is a lot of trust on this team,” Thorsheim said.

TR South’s “We’ve been playing Tyler Egnatuk together a long time and we all know each other well enough to play the way we want to play. We’re not afraid to play the ball on the ground to someone with a defender on him or to play the ball to the back when there is pressure.”

While Dan Keane never hesitated to critique his team, his matter-of-fact honesty fit with his always-positive, jovial personality and his team rarely heard from him during the actual game – he left that responsibility to

“I’m very pleased with them,” Mulligan said. “We’re going to have to face more adversity, like we did (against Don Bosco), so as long as they stick together and follow the game plan, there is enough talent, ability and leadership in this program to achieve great things this season.”

Coming off a trip to the NJSIAA Group III championship game, the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals, and a No. 2 finish in the final Shore Sports Network Top 10, Toms River South – ranked No. 2 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10 – returns eight starters from a team that set a program record for wins (21) in a season.

The only catch for the Indians is that one of the starters that graduated was 28goal-scorer Cameron Geerinck and while this Toms River South roster has the foundation to be solid across the board, it came into the season with some questions about whether or not the goals would come as easily.

During the small sample of the first week-and-a-half of the season, scoring has not been a problem for the Indians, who are off to a 4-0 start to the year through play on Sept. 19. They are averaging three goals per game, although they have progressively scored fewer goals with each passing game. The season began with a 6-1 win over Brick, followed by a key 3-2 road win over Jackson Memorial and a 2-1 win over Toms River East. The Indians beat Central Regional, 1-0, on Sept. 16 for their first shutout of the season for senior goalkeeper Dom Pizzi.

Pizzi is one of three returning Shore Sports Network All-Shore selections for Toms River South from a year ago. Senior center fullback Chris Kluxen and senior forward Dylan Parks also return off All-Shore campaigns and have continued their standout play in the early going. Parks, who scored nine goals as a junior in 2015, has accounted for a pair of goals and three assists through Sept. 19, which matches classmate Tyler Egnatuk for the team lead in total scoring (seven points). Egnatuk led

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an eye-opening result, especially bearing in mind that St. Rose has defeated preseason top 10 teams Wall and Rumson-Fair Haven.

the team with 10 assists as a junior.

Junior Devensky Joinvilmar is off to a blazing start with six goals and five assists, while senior Fenelson Ettiene has chipped in four goals.

In order to replace Geerinck’s scoring, Toms River South needed some new players to step in and produce and three, in particular, already have. Senior Rob Andrade, junior Isaiah Dominguez and sophomore Clem Slavick have each scored multiple goals this season and each has scored either a game-winning or game-tying goal.

Last year, Toms River South started slow before going 16-1 during the 17 games leading up to a 4-0 loss to Mendham in the Group III final. The 4-0 start won’t mean much if the Indians can’t peak in late October again this season, but this collection of players is showing it has the wherewithal to make a similar run.

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Senior Ryan Harmon has been an impact player since his sophomore year and is off to a fast start with four goals and an assist. Junior Liam McGregor has also been a force in the midfield with a goal and four assists.

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No. 3 Marlboro is another senior-laden roster that has started strong despite some continued issues finding the back of the net. The Mustangs scored only 24 goals a year ago and played three 1-0 games to open this season before breaking out for three in the second half of a 4-1 win over Middletown South on Sept. 17.

Five Shore Conference teams made it to Sept. 19 without a loss or tie on their respective records – three of which were not surprising and two of which are especially noteworthy.

Marlboro almost made waves when the Mustangs took No. 1 CBA to overtime before losing, 1-0, in overtime on Sept. 13.

No. 6 Colts Neck was no such match for No. 1 CBA, as the Cougars swallowed a bitter 6-0 pill against the Colts. Like Marlboro, however, the Cougar are perfect in their other three games through Sept. 19, defeating Neptune, Red Bank and Freehold Township while averaging four goals per match.

Along with CBA and Toms River South, Ocean’s 4-0 start to the season should not surprise anyone, despite the fact that the Spartans graduated three Shore Sports Network First Team AllShore players. The Spartans returns a strong core of seniors with experience from last year’s team and also benefit from a talented wave of sophomores – including two who played significant minutes as freshmen.

The Cougars brought back some serious firepower this season with the return of senior Louis Reale, who spent last season playing at the Boca Juniors Academy in Buenos Aires.

He scored six goals as a sophomore in 2014 and already has four this season, including a first-half hat trick in a 6-4 win over No. 9 Freehold Township.

Sophomores Santieno Harding and James Schutz return as experienced varsity players and classmate Erick Vasquez joins them in the varsity starting 11 this season. The three sophomores have combined for eight of Ocean’s 13 goals during a 4-0 start and have complemented the steady play of seniors Tom Amato, Ian Dwyer, Cosimo Franze, Jordan Ornowski, Sergio Pereira and Brandon Holland.

On the flip side, Ranney and Asbury Park are surprise members of the ranks of the unbeaten through the first week-and-a-half. The Panthers came into the season with elevated expectations thanks to a successful NJSIAA Tournament run in 2015 that they pulled off with a team full of juniors. Given Ranney’s schedule to open the year, a 5-0 start should not be too much of a surprise since returning standouts Brendan Wall, Ian Dobrzynski and Shane Keenan are back.

Speaking of Freehold Township, the Patriots are 3-1 heading into the week of Sept. 19 despite graduating all but one starter. A wild 6-4 loss to Colts Neck is the only thing keeping Freehold Township out of the ranks of the unbeaten, with the Pats topping Howell, Neptune and Wall for their three wins. Senior Adrian Barajas is a returning AllShore player, while Andrew DiBella and Kyle Trainor have upped their respective games after shining in part-time duty last year.

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No. 8 Shore Regional endured three consecutive draws against Donovan Catholic, Holmdel and Raritan sandwiched between wins over No. 10 Matawan and Long Branch. After scoring 28 goals as a junior, Dante Montesinos has scored four in the first five games as he pursues another 20-goal season against a much tougher schedule now that the Blue Devils are a member of the Class A Central division.

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No. 7 Toms River North and Matawan replace Wall and Rumson-Fair Haven in the second installment of the Top 10 this season, with Toms River North starting 4-0 against Shore Conference competition while dropping its only loss to perennial power Kearny. Senior Mitch Reed has led the way with three goals, but the Mariners have been a balanced outfit, with nine different players accounting for the 12 goals so far.

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While Ranney’s start could have been forecasted, Asbury Park’s 3-0 start was not on the radar. Not only are the Blue Bishops 3-0 but they are 3-0 with a 15-1 goal differential. Lopsided shutouts of Keyport (7-0) and Mater Dei Prep (3-0) were not necessarily a surprise, but a 5-1 rout of St. Rose was

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No. 5 Middletown North has a chance to field its best team in a long time and a 3-0-1 start to 2016 suggests this team is no fluke. The Lions had to swallow a tough 2-2 draw against Manalapan on Sept. 17 after taking a 2-0 lead, but a solid mix of seniors and underclassmen have meshed well as evidenced by three straight shutouts to open the year for senior goalkeeper Scott Weigel and the team.

Matawan began the year with a crushing 4-3 loss to Shore in which the Huskies held leads of 2-0 and 3-1. Instead of falling into rut, they have won four straight games behind a balanced scoring effort and an experienced defense. Senior Jacob Labinger has bounced back from an injury-plagued 2015 to score three goals during his team’s fast start.

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Wall’s aforementioned senior class entered the program with high expectations, and under third-year head coach Dan Curcione it appears they are ready to fulfill their potential. The 2015 season was supposed to be a big year, but when starting quarterback Matt Cluley went down with an injury in the first game, it derailed the entire season. Bringing back so many starters that had to fight through adversity last year has clearly made a difference.

r om sur pr i se tea ms to b ig upsets, thr i ll i ng c omeb a ck s an d fa nta stic ind i vi d ua l per for ma nc es, a lo t h as ha ppen ed o ver the fir st two w eeks of the S hor e C onf ere nce fo otb a ll sea so n.

W hile the re i s c er tain ly a l on g wa y to go bef or e an ything o f s ubs tan ce i s d eter min ed, w e hea d to Wee k Th re e a nd beyo nd h av ing see n tr en ds d evel op a nd tea ms beg in to for ge a n i d entity fo r 20 16. Her e’s w ha t w e’ve l ea rn ed s o fa r .

Wall is Back There is always at least one team that starts the preseason unranked and overlooked, but quickly shows it will be a force to be reckoned with all season.

Those same names, plus senior linebacker Kyle Dallicardillo, have led a defense that has been solid over the first two weeks. They held Ocean’s offense, which is led by Pittsburghbound quarterback Kenny Pickett, to just 14 points, before shutting down standout Central running back Mike Bickford.

An offensive line with five senior returning starters has paved the way for an offense that has dominated on the ground. Tackles Darryin Valme and Sean Ferguson, guards Mike Andrejco and Darryl Valme and center Ryan Venice have allowed Wall’s skill players to thrive in a scheme run by Chip LaBarca Jr., the state-championship winning coach at Toms River North.

The Class B North schedule is unforgiving, and Wall still has games left with Red Bank Catholic, Middletown North and Middletown South, plus the annual Thanksgiving game with rival Manasquan, which is also off to a 2-0 start. These Crimson Knights look for real, however, and ready to contend for the division crown as well as the NJSIAA South Jersey Group III title.

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So far, that team is Wall, which is 2-0 for the first time since 2013 and has outscored its opponents 76-20. From my perspective, Wall figured to be improved after a 4-6 season, but, even with a large and talented senior class, the question was how much in the new and brutal Class B North division.

The Crimson Knights answered that question when they came from behind to beat then-No. 7 Ocean, 34-14, in Week One, before walloping Central, 41-6.

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Complimenting the rushing attack that has averaged 282 yards per game is a passing game led by junior quarterback Eddie Scott. Thrust into action as a sophomore last season, Scott now has a full year of experience to accelerate his development. He has senior R.J. Janeczek as his top target along with versatile senior Shane Richey. The Crimson Knights want Scott to manage the offense, and so far he’s done exactly that with two touchdowns and zero turnovers.

Senior running back Sean Larkin has run for 206 yards and six touchdowns, including a career-high 189 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Central, while juniors Chevesee Covin and Brady McNally are each averaging nearly 70 yards per game on over nine yards per carry.

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the season, but those have been quickly answered by a Green Dragons’ group that has ascended to a top-five team in the Shore Conference.

The Dragons lost some standout linemen on offense and defense off last year’s team, but haven’t missed a beat with wins over Brick Memorial and Jackson Memorial to start the season. Brick’s sub-varsity levels and its youth programs have thrived in recent years, enabling the Dragons to plug in new starters and have them make an immediate impact.

Head coach Len Zdanowicz said they started five sophomores on defense in their 29-6 win over Jackson Memorial.

The Dragons have one of the top all-around players in the Shore Conference in do-it-all senior Ja’Sir Taylor, a Temple recruit, who lines up at running back and wide receiver while also playing in the secondary on defense. He is the known entity on offense, but it’s been the other guys stepping up that has made the biggest difference. Senior quarterback Anthony Costanza has emerged as a playmaking threat with four rushing touchdowns in two games, while running backs Rashon McCall and Jay Obenauer add depth to a versatile rushing attack. Senior John Prato is another weapon at wide receiver, while sophomore Cole Groschel has had moments where you can see he’ll be a big contributor sooner than later.

Senior defensive lineman Jack Finelli and senior linebacker Dean Helstowski have led the way on defense so far for what is usually one of the stingier units in the Shore under coordinator Brian McNamara.

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surprise to anyone. The Dragons are back to being a perennial top 10 team.

Offensive Revelations A pair of Class A North teams have gotten off to flying starts on offense. Freehold Township and Howell are both 2-0 and tied atop the division thanks to offenses that have averaged over 30 points per game.

Freehold Township putting points on the board in bunches isn’t really a surprise under head coach Cory Davies, whose ‘Air Raid’ offense produced some highoctane units at Howell and Lacey where he was head coach and offensive coordinator, respectively. Senior quarterback Charles Sabbagh has 664 yards passing and five touchdowns through two games, and when the quarterback is playing well in Davies’ offense everything else falls into place. The Patriots have a deep and talented group of receivers led by UPenn-bound senior Anthony Lotti and also including seniors Adrian Rybaltowski and Tyrique Hall.

Howell is back putting up big points for the first time since Davies left after the 2011 season, but it’s in a different offense under third-year head coach Luke Sinkhorn. The Rebels’ run-pass option offense guided by junior quarterback Eddie Morales has averaged 38 points per game. Morales has thrown for 499 yards and five touchdowns while completing 64 percent of his passes. Junior wide receiver Nasiem Brantley, a 6-foot3 target, has emerged as Morales’ top option and one of best receivers in the Shore with seven catches for 204 yards and three touchdowns in two games.

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Keyport’s defense, behind linebackers Jay Hansen and Greg Robinson and a run-stuffing defensive line, have been great so far. Offensively, the story has been sophomore running back Devin Wallner, who has 268 yards rushing and a touchdown through two games. You won’t find many runners smaller than Wallner, who stands just 5-foot-3, but he’s a power back who is also difficult to find as he picks a hole to run through. The Raiders have a clear identity on both sides of the ball, and so far it’s worked out perfectly.

Keyport will face a big test against a loaded Mater Dei Prep team in Week Three as it looks to secure its lead atop the division.

Quick slants Monmouth Regional quarterback Jay Eustace scored a career-high five touchdowns between rushing and passing in a 33-22 win over Metuchen in Week Two…Middletown North senior Brendan Kube had a huge two-way game in a loss versus Red Bank Catholic with 135 yards receiving and a touchdown plus 15 tackles at safety…Marlboro’s 41-27 win over Pinelands in Week Two was the Mustangs’ first over a Shore Conference team since 2012. Senior running back Cameron Caorsi set the bar for the season with 306 yards rushing…Manchester’s 32-21 win over Jackson Liberty was the Hawks’ first against a Shore Conference team since 2014…Toms River North quarterback Mike Husni has 10 total touchdowns and over 800 combined yards between rushing and passing through two games…Jackson Memorial running back Mike Gawlik enters Week Three 37 yards shy of breaking the programs’ career rushing record of 2,992 held by Nick Castellano…Manasquan is 2-0 for the first time since 2011…Lakewood quarterback Zyhier Jones has eight touchdowns in two games…St. John Vianney running back Chris Chukwuneke has a career-high five touchdowns in a Week Two win over Raritan.

The Patriots host Marlboro while Howell travels to Middletown North in Week Three.

Red Raiders In Front Early It’s been a nice start to the season so far for Keyport under first-year head coach Jay Graham. The Red Raiders are 2-0 for the first time since 2009 and in first place in Class B Central. A 10-7 win over Point Beach in Week One was followed by a 14-7 win over then-No. 10 Asbury Park.

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Three teams earned significant wins during Week Two, and it’s those victories against ranked teams from last week that will cause all the shuffling heading into Week Three.

In the only matchup of top 10 teams, Brick scored an impressive 29-6 win over Jackson Memorial to improve to 20 and jump four spots in the rankings. Red Bank Catholic picked up a thrilling 30-27 win over Middletown North thanks to a last-minute field goal by Ryan O’Hara, giving Frank Edgerly his first win back at the helm of the Caseys. In Class B Central, Keyport rallied past Asbury Park, 14-7, to start 2-0 for the first time since 2009.

The top four teams in the top 10 all won to maintain their spots in the rankings. No. 1 Middletown South was in a dogfight with Ocean until pulling away for a 37-22 win. Quarterback Mike Husni had another five-touchdown performance in No. 2 Toms River North’s 40-12 win over Brick Memorial. Third-ranked Manalapan blanked Southern, 41-0, and No. 4 St. John Vianney received a huge game from running back Chris Chukwuneke in a 41-14 victory over Raritan.

Sixth-ranked Rumson-Fair Haven had a bye, while Wall beat up on Central, 41-6.

Brick’s win moves the Dragons up four spots to No. 5, while Wall moves up one spot to No. 7. Jackson Memorial falls four spots to No. 9. Red Bank Catholic enters the rankings, as does No. 10 Freehold Township, which is 2-0 for the first time in over 13 years.

The game of the week is once again in Class A South where Toms River North hosts Brick on Saturday night.

Other games of note include Middletown South at Manasquan, Mater Dei Prep at Keyport, Ocean at Red Bank Catholic, Howell at Middletown North and Manalapan at Old Bridge.

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Senior quarterback Aneesh Agrawal threw for 291 yards and four touchdowns and sophomore running back Anthony Summey ran for 124 yards and a score to lead a 3722 come-from-behind victory over Ocean. Senior Maxx Imsho caught three passes for 114 yards and two touchdowns, and also made six tackles, one sack, one interception and one tackle for loss. Senior wide out Samson Dube had eight receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown and senior Jeremy Joyce also hauled in a touchdown. Next game: The Eagles travel to Vic Kubu Warrior Field on Saturday afternoon to take on Manasquan (2-0) in a Class B North game..

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Senior quarterback Mike Husni had over 325 yards of total offense and five touchdowns for the second straight game to power the Mariners to a 40-12 win over Brick Memorial. Senior wide receiver Darrion Carrington caught a pair of touchdown passes and Rutgers-bound senior Bryce Watts caught another. Senior Janaire Bradley had an interception return for a touchdown. Next game: The Mariners have a massive Class A South game at home on Saturday night against No. 5 Brick.

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Junior running back Naim Mayfield ran for a touchdown and returned a punt for a score, and junior quarterback Luke Corcione tossed three touchdown passes in a 41-0 nondivisional win over Southern. Junior fullback Chris Maksimik added a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown. Next game: The Braves have a very intriguing nonconference game against Old Bridge (2-0) on Friday night. The Knights feature FBS recruit Artur Sitkowski at quarterback.

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Senior Villanova-bound running back Chris Chukwuneke ran for 171 yards and five touchdowns and added a 40-yard catch as the Lancers cruised past Raritan, 41-14. Zyaire Sterling had a kickoff return for a touchdown.

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The Jaguars fell to Brick, 29-6, in a Class A South game for their third straight regular-season loss to the rival Dragons. Senior quarterback Dan Barker had the lone touchdown on an eight-yard run, while senior running back Mike Gawlik ran for 115 yards and is now just 37 yards away from the program’s career rushing record. Next game: Jackson will look to rebound when it hosts Central (2-1) in a Class A South game on Friday night.

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The Patriots make their debut in the top 10 thanks to the program’s first 2-0 start in over 13 years.

Senior quarterback Charles Sabbagh threw for 354 yards and three touchdowns while senior kicker Tyler Schulman had three field goals in a 44-7 win over Colts Neck. Senior wide out Adrian Rybaltowski had five catches for 144 yards and two touchdowns and senior Tyrique Hall had five catches for 100 yards and a score. Next game: The Patriots host Marlboro (1-1) in a Class A North game on Friday night.

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The Bulldogs had a bye in Week Two and are coming off a 41-0 win over Raritan to open the season. Next game: Rumson hosts Holmdel (0-2) in a Class A Central game on Friday night.

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The Caseys earned a thrilling 30-27 win over previous No. 8 Middletown North thanks to a go-ahead 24yard field goal by sophomore Ryan O’Hara with under a minute left in the game. Junior running back Zach Bair led the RBC rushing attack with a career-high 155 yards and two touchdowns while junior Nick Brusca added 90 yards.

Junior quarterback Tommy Lang had touchdown passes to senior Max Hazard and freshman Kevin Bauman. Next game: The Caseys host a dangerous Ocean (1-2) team looking to snap a two-game losing streak on Friday night at Count Basie Field.

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The Dragons served notice they are contenders for the Class A South title when they took down previous No. 5 Jackson Memorial, 29-6. Senior quarterback Anthony Costanza ran for three touchdowns, senior Ja’Sir Taylor had a touchdown run and junior Josh Garrett blocked two punts.

Brick’s defense held Jackson to 248 total yards. Next game: The Dragons have another gigantic Class A South game on Saturday night on the road at No. 2 Toms River North (2-0).

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Dropped out: No. 8 Middletown North, No. 10 Asbury Park.

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Mike Gawlik The Week One recipient is a fan-favorite and frequent nominee for Player of the Week, Jackson Memorial senior running back Mike Gawlik. This past Friday, Gawlik ran for 114 yards and three touchdowns on 12 carries in the No. 5 Jaguars’ 50-6 win over rival Jackson Liberty to claim the Connor Cup for the ninth straight year.

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old mark of 39 set by Nick Castellano, an all-time Shore Conference great who starred on the Jaguars’ state championship teams in 2000 and 2001, according to Jackson Memorial historian Jim Colbert. Gawlik, a two-time Shore Sports Network first-team All-Shore selection, will enter Friday night’s game versus No. 9 Brick 152 yards shy of breaking Castellano’s career rushing record of 2,992 yards, also according to Colbert.

The always-supportive Jackson Memorial fanbase brought Gawlik from the middle of the pack early in the voting period to a runaway winner with 45 percent of the vote. He beat out Howell junior quarterback Eddie Morales, who had 238 yards passing and three touchdowns in a 35-13 win over Colts Neck.

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