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Table of Contents ASM Divisional Predictions ...............................................Page 4
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Boys Basketball
1. CBA
1. Neptune
2. Neptune
2. St. John Vianney
3. Monsignor Donovan
3. Rumson-FH
Wrestling Divisional
4. Lakewood
4. St. Rose
Previews.......................................Pages 18 thru 23
5. Middletown North
5. Red Bank Catholic
6. Colts Neck
6. Manasquan
7. Point Beach
7. Point Boro
8. Raritan
8. Jackson Memorial
Wrestling Divisional
9. Point Boro
9. Middletown South
Previews (con’t)...........................Pages 26 thru 31
10. Jackson Memorial
10. Holmdel
Girls Basketball
Teams to watch: Rumson, Asbury Park, St. Rose, Freehold, Monmouth, Manchester.
Teams to watch: Howell, Central, Manchester, Toms River North, Mater Dei Prep
Wrestling 1. Jackson Memorial 2. Southern 3. Toms River South 4. Manchester 5. Ocean
6. Raritan 7. Howell 8. Marlboro 9. Long Branch 10. Brick Memorial
Divisional Previews..........Pages 6 thru 17
How Will the Story End? Basketball Feature................Pages 24 - 25
Divisional Previews..........Pages 32 thru 42 All Shore Media All-Conference Football Teams.......................................................Pages 43-44 Ice Hockey Preview.......................Pages 45 Ocean County School Directions............................Pages 46 Monmouth County School Directions............................Pages 47
Teams to watch: Brick, Wall, Jackson Liberty
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(In predicted order of finish)
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Class A North
Class B Central
Class A North
Class B Central
CBA Midd. North Howell Freehold Twp. Manalapan Midd. South Marlboro
Point Beach Asbury Park St. rose keyport Mater Dei Prep keansburg Henry Hudson
Midd. South Howell Freehold Twp. Marlboro Manalapan Midd. North
St. rose Mater Dei Prep keyport Point Beach keansburg Henry Hudson Asbury Park
Class A Central
Class B South
raritan rumson St. John Vianney red Bank Shore Matawan Holmdel
Manchester lacey Central Barnegat Pinelands Brick
St. John Vianney rumson Holmdel red Bank Shore raritan Matawan
Central Manchester Pinelands Brick Barnegat lacey
Class A South
Class C Central
Class A South
Class C Central
Msgr. Donovan lakewood Pt. Boro Manasquan Wall Jackson liberty
Jackson Memorial Toms river North Southern Brick Memorial Toms river South Toms river East
Manasquan Point Boro Msgr. Donovan Wall Jackson liberty lakewood
Jackson Memorial Toms river North Brick Memorial Southern Toms river South Toms river East
Class B South
Class B North
Class B North
Neptune red Bank Catholic Freehold Colts Neck Ocean Monmouth long Branch
Neptune Colts Neck Freehold rBC Monmouth long Branch Ocean
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Class A Central
(In predicted order of finish)
Class A North
Class A South
Class B Central
Class C Central
Howell Marlboro Midd. South Manalapan Midd. North Freehold Twp.
Jackson Memorial Southern Toms river South Brick Memorial Toms river East Toms river North
Point Beach keyport keansburg St. rose Asbury Park
Wall Jackson liberty Point Boro lakewood Manasquan Msgr. Donovan
Class A Central
Class B North
Class B South
raritan St. John Vianney Holmdel Matawan Shore regional rumson-FH red Bank
Ocean long Branch Freehold Neptune Colts Neck red Bank Catholic Monmouth
Manchester Brick Central Barnegat lacey Pinelands
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Elliot Bell, Jr., G. Jackson Memorial Already a standout on-ball defender, Bell will see more responsibility as an offensive facilitator with Andrew Papis graduating.
Tim O’Shea, Sr., G, Brick Memorial O’Shea hit some big shots during the Mustangs’ WOBM runner-up performance and had some noteworthy scoring outings as a junior. Brick Memorial is looking for scoring, so O’Shea is a good place to start.
Bill Wrightson, Jr., C, TR North The 6-foot-8 junior has a lot of potential to excel in a relatively young division for a particularly young Toms River North team. If he can, the Mariners will be a sleeper to win the division.
Brandon McDonnell, Jr., G/F, Jackson Mem. Bergstrom can score in a number of ways, but While he lacks his brother Jimmy’s size and length, Brandon McDonnell is an advanced scorer for his age and already has a great feel for how to get his silky smooth shot off against attentive defenses. He’s going to score a lot this year.
Anthony Carrington, Sr., G, TR North Carrington returns to Toms River North after contributing to Lakewood’s Central Jersey Group III championship last season. The senior showed a lot of promise as a sophomore on the Mariners and now that he is back in A South and healthy, he could be in line for a nice season.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Luke Sheehan, Sr., G/F, Southern Zach Liguori, Jr., G/F, Toms River South Connor Saker, Sr., F, Jackson Memorial Nolan Edwards, Sr., G, Brick Memorial Alex Levchenko, Jr., G, Toms River North
kEy FACT Arguably the top returning player in the division, Southern’s Ray Darnell, transferred to a prep school in Indiana during the offseason.
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By Matt Manley – Basketball Staff Writer The Favorites: The Shore Conference Class A South division is more often than not a competitive division in which every team plays all the others tough, but the real battle for the teams of the Ocean County division lies outside of A South.
poised to be the fourth different division champion of the past four seasons.
season off the bench. Saker is a bull on the glass and can finish down low, while Bell is a solid defender who should see an increased offensive role this season.
Now graduated forward The Jimmy Contenders: McDonnell earned a If Jackson plays up to scholarship Over the past several years, the its potential, the Jaguars offer from only Ocean County teams that have could potentially run Temple been able to make noise in the the table in A South University postseason tournaments have been because of a young crop thanks to his out of the old Class B South – of players throughout 6-foot-9 size including Monsignor Donovan, the rest of the division. and deep Lakewood and Manchester. While Because the division is shooting winning a division is a noteworthy relatively young, the range. Not accomplishment for Southern, race to be the No. 1 only does Brick Memorial and Toms River Jackson Memorial challenger to Jackson is McDonnell’s North over the last three years, the junior Elliot Bell wide open. success put best thing for A South would be for the Jackson its regular season champion – or Memorial program on the map, but BRiCk MeMORiAL looks to any other team in the division – to it enhances coach Joe Fagan’s have another team ready to enjoy some postseason success. already-strong reputation as a compete for a division title two coach. Fagan’s players will years after winning A South in Not only is JACkSON certainly heed their coach’s 2008-09, led by seniors Tim MeMORiAL hoping to be the A instruction after he helped O’Shea and Nolan Edwards. Both South team to finally break through McDonnell go from an O’Shea and Edwards showed the and make noise afterthought to a ability to score in bunches at times in the Division I recruit. last season and will be the most postseason, but likely players to carry the scoring the Jaguars are load for the Mustangs. Senior Rob This season, junior hoping that last Hirzel and junior Vince Lombardi Brandon McDonnell, year was the start also have a chance to play key Jimmy’s younger of a long run of roles for Brick Memorial and if brother, will be the sustained success those two emerge for coach Ed focal point of the within the Sarluca, Brick Memorial could Jackson offense and division. The challenge Jackson. his scoring ability will Jaguars had one be the aspect on which of the most the Jaguars’ opponents TOMS RiVeR NORTH sports a significant focus. He has deep collection of young players who turnarounds in range like his brother, could be considered the “young the conference and while not as tall, guns” of the division. The Mariners last season, he is more athletic and return a couple of seniors, Tanner improving from can still be a potential Namiotka and Greg Holland, from 7-17 in 2008-09 guard at the next level. Jackson Mem. Jr. last year’s team and also welcome to 16-8 in 2009Junior Elliot Bell and Brandon McDonnell back Anthony Carrington, who 10 thanks to a senior Connor Saker played at Lakewood as a junior last nice mix of had good seasons last season. Carrington is a good senior talent, as well as younger year as starters and Bryan Specht talent. The Jaguars again appear to earned some important minutes last have the most talent and appear (continued on page 7)
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The Sleepers SOuTHeRN is the defending Class A South champion, which a lot of people might forget because of Jackson Memorial’s WOBM Tournament championship and two wins over the Rams last year. It could be even harder to remember Southern’s success of last year because so much has changed since last season. First-year coach Eric Fierro takes over for Jeff Reilly and will be without Ray Darnell, a senior center who transferred to a school in Indiana after originally transferring to Point Pleasant Beach. Without Darnell and graduated swingman Matt Vereb, senior Luke Sheehan becomes the focal point of the Rams. Sheehan is an athletic player who came off the bench last season and if he has a big season, the Rams could make a run at a second straight division title.
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T.J. Bellissimo returns at point guard and like Bell on Jackson, he is a thirdyear varsity player who brings experience to an important position on the court. He has been almost exclusively a distributor in each of his first two seasons, but with so much scoring moving on, he may look for his shot more. TOMS RiVeR SOuTH will try to replace one of the top duos in A South from a year ago in Rob Whitfield and Tyler Kapp. The Indians have a good collection of athletes, but Whitfield was the best ball-handler on the team and Kapp was the tallest player. Without the explosiveness of Whitfield and size of Kapp, Toms River South will rely on athletic wing players like Zach Liguori, Steve Petrosino, Kyle Perry and Elijah Dupree. Liguori and Dupree are both juniors and if both continue to develop this season, the Indians may not only have a nice core for this season, but they will be set up well for 2011-12. TOMS RiVeR eAST takes the biggest scoring hit, losing dynamic guard Richie Suhr and quality forwards Alex Bergstrom and Justin Sampson. The Raiders will turn to seniors Bob Varga, Joe Clarizio and Vinny Arminio to pick up the production, as well as contribute defensively for a team that will have to win low-scoring games. Varga and Clarizio are both good athletes, with Clarizio running the point and Varga having some ability to hit the outside shot.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Ryan Keegan, Sr., G, Howell The Rebels lost some athleticism and scoring from last season’s team, but they boast the best returning point guard from a year ago in Keegan, who will help the new starters fit in right off the bat.
J.P. Koury, Sr., G/F, CBA The senior swingman and Bentley College recruit had a breakout season as a junior, playing his best in the later rounds of the Shore Conference Tournament, as well as CBA’s showdown with St. Anthony in late January.
Shilique Calhoun, Sr., F/C, Middletown North Calhoun – who is still weighing Division I football scholarship offers – had some difficulties staying on the court for various reasons last year, but coach Mike Iasparro says his standout center is as focused and committed as he has ever been. That could be a scary thought for the rest of A North.
Matt McMullen, Sr., F, CBA The Colts senior has already committed to Colgate University and has two Shore Conference Tournament Championships as a starter for CBA, but McMullen and his team are in search of that elusive NJSIAA Non-Public A championship.
Jason Huelbig, Jr., G/F, Middletown North While the 6-foot-4 swingman had some off nights at times last season, that he had so many big ones while starting as a sophomore is a testament to his potential, which he should be able to fully tap into this season.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH John Martens, Sr., F, Middletown North Will Siegfried, Sr., F/C, Middletown South Kendall Simmons, Sr., F/G, Howell Kieran Hughes, Jr., G, CBA Casey Skievaski, Jr., G, Freehold Township Greg Baker, Sr., G, Manalapan
kEy FACT The last team besides CBA to win the overall Class A North title outright was Freehold To w n s h i p i n 2 0 0 7 .
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By Matt Manley – Staff Writer The Favorites:
Like many other quality teams around the state, the Middletown North boys basketball team will go into every game believing it will win, according to head coach Mike Iasparro. Unfortunately for the Lions, they play in a division with a team that actually does win every game, at least within the Shore Conference.
Iasparro said of Calhoun. “He had a great summer playing basketball and in fact, he even got some offers to go play in college. But he knows this is his last year playing basketball, and he wants to make the most of it playing with these guys. They’ve played together for a long time, and they genuinely like each other.”
with the players he has around him, that’s the most important job he has.”
In order to combat its lack of big-game experience, Middletown North is taking the CHRiSTiAN BROTHeRS “showcase ACADeMy has won 43 straight approach” that games against Shore Conference Point Pleasant CBA senior teams dating back to the 2007-08 While CBA scored two Beach took last Matt McMullen season, and with Middletown South double-digit wins over season as it and Marlboro graduating virtually the Lions last season, attempted to their entire rotations and Colts Neck Middletown North was close in each prepare itself for the Shore moving to Class B North, another game during the fourth quarter, Conference Tournament. Middletown strong Colts roster looks like a good which is the most any team could say North has not played in a postseason bet to at least get through its division about its effort against CBA. The tournament since 2005 and has not schedule without difference this season is won a Class A North public a loss. Senior that Middletown North championship since 2003, but hopes forward Matt finally has impact seniors to gain some big-game experience by McMullen and in Calhoun and John playing at both the Boardwalk senior swingman Martens, as well as a Classic against Lakewood in January J.P. Koury were potential All-Shore talent and the Prime Time Shootout against All-Shore-level in junior Jason Huelbig, Middle Township in February. players as juniors while CBA will have to last year and the replace arguably the best “Hopefully, they get the feel for duo might be too big-game guard in the what it’s like playing in an arena much to handle Shore of the past two setting in front of a big crowd so that for the Shore years in Mabrey. when they get to the biggest games, Conference, they know what to expect,” Iasparro especially if the Two question marks for said. “Obviously, there’s no supporting cast MiDDLeTOWN substitute for experience, but we emerges as last NORTH heading into the have a group of guys who are ready year’s group did season are its lack of to be leaders and know what it takes around McMullen playoff experience and the to get where we want to go.” and Roy Mabrey. revolving door at point guard over the past couple For CBA to avoid the streakCBA senior J.P. Koury A of years. As a solution for ending loss to Middletown North or nondivisional the latter question, the any other team this season, the Colts game at Neptune on Jan. 8 could be a Lions will turn to junior Eric will need its crop of new rotation dangerous day for the streak, but if Youncofski as the starter after players to step up. Junior Kieran the streak ends within Class A North, Youncofski played sparingly as a Hughes has an inside track to start it appears to be Middletown North sophomore in 2009-10. What he and could be this year’s version of that has the best chance to end it on lacks in experience, he has made up Koury, a junior wing player with either Jan. 13 at CBA or Feb. 7 at for in his play during the preseason. good size who can score. Koury’s Middletown North. The Lions return length made him into the Bentley their three top players from last year, “He only played two-to-four recruit he has become, and in that one of whom is a 6-foot-6 Division I minutes here and there, but he regard, Hughes may not be Koury, athlete in Shilique Calhoun, who showed flashes of what kind of but he could be a more traditional CBA had trouble handling in player he could be and what we were CBA wing who can shoot and operate stretches in the Colts’ two wins last hoping he could be,” Iasparro said. within the offense with the year. “He’s not a tall kid, but he is smart, occasional glimpse of creativity. he’s composed, and he knows how to “This is the most focused and the get the ball where it needs to go, and best he’s been since he got here,” (continued on page 19)
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The Contenders: As far as talent goes, Middletown North is clear favorite to challenge CBA and win the public division title, but because the Lions lack postseason experience and are coming off of an 8-13 season, a handful of A North teams could emerge as top teams. HOWeLL returns Ryan Keegan and Kendall Simmons to the starting lineup this season after both players made their mark in A North as juniors on a Rebels team that, despite going only 12-13, upset Trenton in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament as a No. 15 seed. Keegan is one of the top point guards in the area, evidenced by his 16-plus points to go with three steals per game as a junior last season. Simmons, meanwhile, is a guard in height and a power-forward in performance and showed at times last year that he could be a top scoring option. If the Rebels can make up for the loss in athleticism that left with graduates Rob Handy and Gabe Cheavers, they have the production to make a run at the public title. FReeHOLD TOWNSHiP fell out of the Class A North race early on last year, which is an unexpected development based on the Patriots’ recent success. Despite a good dose of senior talent on opening day, Freehold Township fell on hard times because of injuries, and the focus turned to the future at an early point of the season. Fortunately, there is light at the end of the tunnel thanks to a strong finish to the season by junior guard Casey Skievaski, who will lead a hungry young Patriots team into the season as a potential sleeper in A North. MiDDLeTOWN SOuTH is coming off of its best three-year run in quite some time, but the bitter end to the 2009-10 season – an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III first-round loss to Hopewell Valley – may have been the beginning of a step back for the Eagles unless this year’s group can embrace the underdog role. Will Siegfried returns after serving as a physical presence in the paint as a junior, but will have to carry much more of the load for Middletown South to compete. The Eagles may have a surprise or two in them, but the talent level is not as striking as it was a year ago when Middletown South took the public division crown for a second straight year. MARLBORO was the sleeper of the 2009-10 season in Class A North behind a strong senior class led by Andrew Goldstein. With that class moving on, only senior Alec Loeb returns to a Mustangs team that will essentially have to start from scratch this season. While the Mustangs won’t be pushovers, they won’t be a sleeper this season, both because they shed that title last year and because they don’t seem to have the personnel. That leaves MANALAPAN as the team to keep an eye on as a potential surprise. The Braves went a respectable 5-9 in Class A North last season while relying on only one senior – Michael Sette – for significant contribution and leaning on a group of juniors and sophomores. That group returns largely intact, led by senior Greg Baker, senior baseball standouts Kyle Rubbinaccio and Nick Krieger, and sophomore Anthony Firkser, who should see his role increase after a taste of the varsity level last year.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Nate Nickens, Sr., F, Manchester At 6-foot-5 with good leaping ability, Nickens is a difficult match-up for opponents in this division.
JoJo Hardy, Sr., G/F, Central A swingman with decent size who can put it on the floor and has some range on his jumpshot.
Deon Smith, Sr., G, Lacey A quick guard who can get into the lane and also has the size to cause trouble on the offensive glass.
Jake Hartman, Sr., G/F, Pinelands A great all-around athlete and football standout who is strong enough to score inside and quick enough to take bigger defenders off the dribble.
Monwell Brown, Sr., G, Manchester Better known as a football standout, he also is a quick guard who will help the Hawks play at a high tempo.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Aaron & Anthony McGugan, Jrs., G, Barnegat Ryan Morris, Jr., F/C, Barnegat Jeremy Wozniak, Jr., G, Central Logan McDonald, Jr., F, Lacey John Marshall, Sr., F, Manchester
kEy FACT The last division title for Manchester came in 2005 on a team that featured former Rutgers guard/forward Jaron Griffin.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites: MANCHeSTeR looks like the team to beat in Class B South now that traditional division stalwarts like Monsignor Donovan, Point Boro and Lakewood have moved to the newly created Class C Central division.
faster but still trying to maintain control on the offensive end.
Hardy, this team could surprise. This team showed flashes of potential last season, but had a hard time replacing the scoring of guard Ibn Moye, so it will come down to whether the Golden Eagles can get a consistent offensive effort this season.
Last season, the Hawks started strong with an openingnight upset of Lakewood, but could Despite graduating standout guard not sustain that level and 1,000-point scorer Jermaine of play for the entire Jackson, the Hawks bring back a pair of season. They did all-around athletes who are also Manchester senior finish with a 14-8 football standouts, senior forward Nate Nate Nickens PiNeLANDS will be record, but look to Nickens and senior guard Monwell led by senior make that leap from Brown. Seniors John Marshall and guard/forward Jake Hartman, a great contenders to champions this season in Quadeer Johnson, and sophomore all-around athlete who is capable of big what is a fairly wide open division Isaiah Torney all return with experience scoring nights. Senior forward Mike without a truly dominant team. for a team that had a deep rotation last Keller, the quarterback from the season. The Contenders: football team, and senior center Mark Lacey, Central and Pinelands look to Pezzota are other experienced returners The Hawks love to push the tempo be giving chase to Manchester, with an around Hartman. High expectations under head coach Ryan Ramsay and improved Barnegat team looking to might have gotten to this team last tire out the opponent, so depth is make the biggest move up in the season under head coach John Tierney, especially key for them. Jackson was standings. so maybe now that the pressure is off a the focal point of much of the offense little, the Wildcats can turn some heads. last season, so they will be looking for LACey brings back the Smith a consistent scoring presence this brothers, senior guard Deon Smith and BARNegAT could be the sleeper team season to fill that void. junior center Tyrell Smith, a pair of of the entire division behind junior football standouts, as well twins Anthony and Aaron McGugan, a The lineup as three-year varsity player pair of guards who can both break should also have Logan McDonald, a junior down opponents off the dribble, get some stability after swingman. Senior Dylan into the lane, and push the pace in Marshall Joslin is another big body transition. Junior center Ryan Morris is transferred in in the paint from the a great all-around athlete who already during the season football team, and has an offer from Tulane as a tight end last year. How sophomore Dyllon Ramos in football, and he is a big body in the quickly Nickens and senior Hayden Work middle to complement the McGugans. and Brown round also return with some into basketball This team improved as last season experience for a team that shape also will be went along and finished with eight will look to increase its important. This wins, so there is certainly the potential scoring to complement its team should have a to crack double-digit wins and beyond solid defense. speed advantage on this season in a division where every every divisional CeNTRAL welcomes game is a winnable one. opponent it plays, back one of the top scorers so the keys will be BRiCk has a new head coach in in the division, senior consistency and Chris Hughes and returns four seniors guard JoJo Hardy, who was shot selection. Manchester senior with experience - guards Nick Vitale the leader of the offense John Marshall and Julio Rivera and forwards Dylan last season and looks to get Sometimes this McDonnell and Kevin Bogert. Those some help from junior guard Jeremy team plays at such warp speed that it four hope to help the Dragons improve Wozniak, sophomore Damiun Moore can get caught up in taking bad shots or on a four-win season while playing in and senior forward Steve Uhlak. If making careless turnovers, so it needs Class A South a year ago. Wozniak or someone else can emerge to find a way to force opponents to play as a complementary scoring threat to
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Ike Calderon, Jr., G, Neptune A lightning-quick guard who has already been through the fire in numerous pressure situations since his freshman season.
Keith Kirkwood, So., F, Neptune A rising standout who had some injuries over the summer but looks to be a primary scorer for the Scarlet Fliers.
Brian Kenny, Jr., G, Colts Neck A smart and steady guard with the size to take smaller guards to the rim for buckets or assists and the ability to hit from deep.
Hunter Wysocki, Jr., F, Colts Neck Can post up with his back to the basket or face up and knock down 17-footers, making him a difficult match-up.
Loren Jackson, Sr., F, Monmouth Has a solid jumper and some solid quickness. Could be a force if he can add some physicality to his finesse game.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Jesse Hunt, Sr., G, Freehold Josh Jenkins, Jr., F/C, Neptune Jaheem Woods, Jr., G, Neptune Steven Faust, Jr., C, Colts Neck Barry Phoenix, Sr., G, Monmouth
kEy FACT This division had four 1,000-point scorers last season, and all of them graduated.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites: The realignment of divisions in the Shore Conference looks like it will have ensured a hotly contested race in Class B North, which has been one of the Shore’s power divisions in the past few seasons.
seeing limited time as a sophomore. Given his play during the summer, Jenkins could be one of the breakout players this season in the division.
Shore’s top returning point guards and has received Ivy League and Northeast Conference interest, O’Reilly is a 3-point threat and solid defender, and Wysocki is a versatile forward with the body to bang down low and the jumper to step out past 15 feet. With Chris Cassidy and Kyle Mobbs having graduated, much of the offense will be coming from those three.
Another football player, junior Jaheem Woods, should also see more On paper, the two time this teams that look to be season. At 5duking it out are one The Cougars should have an foot-9, he is an of the Shore’s imposing front line as they also explosive standard-bearers, return 6-foot-8 junior Steven Faust leaper and Neptune, along with a up front. Colts Neck made a run to tenacious talented and the Central Jersey Group IV defender at experienced Colts semifinals last season, and now looks guard. Neptune Neck team that to be the payoff for the years of also brings in moves down into the experience for their big three. high-flier division from Class A Fuquan North. The Contenders: McDonald, The rest of this division looks to be although the NePTuNe was pretty solid, although there were junior transfer Neptune junior guard one of the youngest Ike Calderon some teams hit hard by graduation, from Academy teams in the Shore so it should be a dogfight to see who Charter will Conference last season under veteran will emerge to potentially challenge have to sit out the first 30 days coach Ken O’Donnell, yet still found Neptune and Colts Neck and possibly because of the NJSIAA transfer rule. a way to advance to the NJSIAA surprise. Another guard, junior Rasul Holland, Central Jersey Group III final before may also miss time bowing to Lakewood. This season, because of the Scarlet Fliers appear to have the FReeHOLD, ineligibility. firepower to return to their customary the defending spot among the Shore Conference’s division Help filling the elite and make a run at Christian champion, lost void left by the Brothers Academy in the Shore a pair of graduation of top Conference Tournament. 1,000-point rebounder Jamaal scorers in Hubbard should be They return junior point guard Ikie Christian senior forward Calderon, a three-year varsity player Garcia and Cooper Calzonetti, and one of the fastest guards in the Lance who saw time last Shore Conference. Calderon, who is McKenzie to season and is a also a football standout, was banged graduation, but physical inside up at the end of football season but always seems presence. looks to be rebounding from his to be injuries in time for basketball. COLTS NeCk competitive counters with one of under head Calderon returns along with Freehold senior guard the most experienced coach Ben sophomore forward Keith Kirkwood, Jesse Hunt trios in the Shore DiBiase. an athletic swing player with Conference under Senior guard Division I potential who saw head coach Lou Piccola in junior Jesse Hunt returns and could be a significant time as a freshman. Junior guards Brian Kenny and Sean breakout player in the division, and Josh Jenkins, a 6-foot-6 forward with O’Reilly and junior forward Hunter the Colonials also have some muscle good leaping ability, should play a Wysocki, all of whom are three-year much bigger role this season after varsity players. Kenny is one of the
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up front in senior Brandon Weiss, a football standout as a lineman. Junior guard Jazzmar Clax, another football star, also returns with plenty of experience. Senior Sterry Codrington is another athletic senior who also was a football standout at quarterback, and forward Chris Torre is another key returner. This team has talent, so it will be up for it to find its leaders and scorers after graduating Garcia and McKenzie. LONg BRANCH should also be in the thick of the race under head coach Joe Whalen, as the Green Wave bring back senior forward Nate Bolden as well as sophomore point guard Dwight Clark, who saw time as a freshman. Last season, this team pounded opponents on the offensive glass but was very streaky from the perimeter. MONMOuTH RegiONAL has a new head coach in former assistant Quinton Schwartz, who replaces veteran coach Larry Cirignano, who stepped down after the season. The Falcons lose all-time leading scorer Neil Thompson, forward Brent Shelton and 3-point bomber Cameron Lee to graduation, which is a lot of offensive firepower to replace. Senior forward Loren Jackson and guards Barry Phoenix and D.J. Coles will have to help replace that scoring. ReD BANk CATHOLiC moves into the division from Class A Central and is a bit of an unknown under second-year head coach Devitt Gillroy. Senior guard Luke Oriolo is a top returner along with a pair of football standouts, seniors Andrew Casten and Jack Tabb. OCeAN was a sleeper in this division last season, but nearly its entire lineup has graduated, with senior guard Michael Acquaro, who showed the potential to be a big scorer at times last season, as their main returning player.
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PlayErs to watch Kevin Alter, Sr., G, Rumson The Bulldogs were one of the surprise teams in the Shore Conference and Alter was the driving force. Defenders had a lot of trouble staying in front of the lightning-quick guard.
Kevin Furlong, Sr., G, Raritan Furlong put up some gaudy numbers down the stretch last season and while Mike Aaman will garner most of the attention because of his size and commitment to Wagner College, Furlong might be the Rockets’ most dynamic offensive weapon.
Mike Aaman, Jr., C, Raritan A true center is hard to find at any level and at the high school level, Aaman is the definition of a true center. Even more rare is a true center who can lead a team in statistical production, and Aaman has a chance to do that for the next two seasons.
Mike Balkovic, Sr., F, St. John Vianney A shoulder injury suffered in the preseason set Balkovic back by a month and his play was up and down once he returned to play with scoring guard Ishaq Pitt. Now that he’s healthy, he will get the ball more and with his size, skill and athleticism, Balkovic will produce.
Seph Williams, Jr., G, Red Bank Williams was Red Bank’s second leading scorer last season as a sophomore, but there was Stephen Frost – a 1,000 point scorer for the Bucs – drawing a lot of attention on the defensive end. Even if Williams finds it harder to get to the rim, he can do a lot on both ends of the floor.
brEaKout PlayErs to watch Breakout players to watch Zach Hoffman, Sr., G, Shore Lamar Hutchinson, Sr., F, Red Bank Jack Wise, Sr., F, Rumson Jack Donnelly, Jr., Rumson Keenan Johnson, Sr., Matawan
KEy Fact Last season’s Class A Central champion, Manasquan, is now part of the newly created Class C Central division under the latest Shore Conference realignment.
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By Matt Manley – Staff Writer the Favorites: “Size vs. Speed” is an age-old debate in basketball, and a few Shore Conference Class A Central teams are going to attempt to throw in their two cents in an effort to answer the classic question and bring home a division title in the process.
after a breakout junior season, but won’t do so for some time. He suffered a tear in his abdomen in early November and will miss up to another month before joining the lineup sometime in mid-January. Despite being one of the smallest guards in the conference, he is also one of the quickest and brightest, so he will be missed.
RuMSon-FaiR Haven is coming off a banner year in 2009-10, and the Bulldogs made their noise after a relatively unassuming offseason. The Bulldogs return this year with another solid collection of talent that will look to run opponents ragged and shoot the lights out.
“We’re going to try to hold down the fort until he gets back,” Champeau said. “Obviously not having him is going to force us to tweak some things. We’re going to have to pick it up While Rumson played on the well over the course of defensive end, last summer and during because we’re the preseason, the team not going to had lost four starters and have the same hired a new coach in firepower on Chris Champeau to put offense the pieces together. With without him. the four new starters and We’re going to a new focus on have to bear aggressive defense and down on the offensive bravado, the defensive end Bulldogs opened eyes Rumson senior guard and win more around the Shore Kevin Alter of those lowConference by beating scoring the likes of Manasquan, Middletown games.” South and Neptune during the regular season and Shore Conference The two teammates who should pick Tournament before losing a NJSIAA up the most slack with the Alter injury Central Jersey Group II semifinal and departures of Luke Glass and heartbreaker to Malcolm X Shabazz, Jordan Iarussi are senior Jack Wise and which went on to win the Group II junior Jack Donnelly. Both players championship. have good size for their positions and Wise in particular already has This season, Rumson has more holes experience as a lock-down defensive to fill, but the base the Bulldogs return forward and will look to add some from last year’s team appears to be offensive production to his defensive more of a sure thing than the group that reputation. Wise is coming off a came into the 2009-2010 season. Kevin concussion in the Central Jersey Group Alter will man the point once again
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II football championship game and should be ready to open the season on Sunday. Donnelly came off the bench as a sophomore to play significant minutes and if he can become a more consistent producer as a starter, the Bulldogs can again surprise some teams throughout the conference. “We want teams to adjust to our strengths,” Champeau said. “That’s our philosophy, and it worked for us last year. We’re not going to change how we play based on what other teams are doing. We’re going to make them have to adjust.” RaRitan will counter with a team based on size that starts with junior center Mike Aaman. The 6-foot-8 Aaman caught fire at the end of his sophomore year and rode that run, plus a strong summer, to a host of scholarship offers before giving a verbal commitment to Wagner College and coach Danny Hurley. He is the centerpiece of the team and while he is the lone dominant post player on the
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replace Stephen Frost’s 20 points per game, it will be a player in A Central.
Senior guards Kevin Furlong and Tim Pizanie, while perimeter players, have good size at their positions and add to the element of size. Furlong is one of the top point guards in the Shore Conference and while he was consistently good in his junior season, he was occasionally great, even posting a tripledouble during a game last season. Pizanie, meanwhile, is the sharp-shooter on the team and can score from a lot of different spots on the floor.
Six-foot-7 senior forward Mike Balkovic is the heart of the Lancers and will likely be a candidate to average a doubledouble after he did it two years ago as a sophomore. Balkovic battled a should injury for much of last year, but a clean bill of health should help him, as well as senior center Ryan Gille, who will be an anchor on the low block for St. John Vianney.
Raritan dropped both of its games against Rumson last year, but the Rockets have a more prodigious group of returning players back that are intent on bouncing back after a crushing loss to Shabazz in the Central Jersey Group III quarterfinals. Raritan had a double-digit fourth quarter lead in that game, but lost in overtime after Aaman fouled out of the game.
The Contenders: ReD BANk and ST. JOHN ViANNey also have teams that can compete for a division title, with Red Bank boasting an athletic, albeit undersized, lineup, while the Lancers have the size to battle Raritan. The Bucs return three key contributors from a solid team in swingman Seph Williams, point guard Mike Puryear and athletic forward Lamar Hutchinson, and also have a handful of role players back to help out. If Red Bank can
The Sleepers MATAWAN enjoyed success at the lower levels last year and those players should begin to show up in the next couple of years. As far as this year goes, the Huskies will have some experience to help the younger players ease into the fold, led by Keenan Johnson, Corey Soanes, Kyle Rean and Brian Dailey. SHORe RegiONAL, meanwhile, returns a quality point guard in senior Zach Hoffman and a handful of key players around him that should make the Blue Devils a dangerous team that could make a run toward the top
Volume-2 Issue-23 12/20/10 Page 15 half of the division. Junior swingman R.J. Bohnert is poised for a breakout year while senior Mark Coleman is looking to have a bounce-back season after having his best season as a sophomore two years ago. Doug Shaw also returns as head coach for his third season after taking last season off. HOLMDeL lost a host of talent from last year’s team and will rely on senior center Chris Marciano for leadership and production.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Jarelle Reischel, Sr., G/F, Point Beach The reigning All Shore Media Boys Basketball Player of the Year has verbally committed to Rice University.
Maurice Dickerson, Sr., F, Asbury Park One of the most potent scorers and versatile forwards in the Shore Conference.
Mike Rotando, Sr., G, Point Beach Now settled in for his second season with the Garnet Gulls after transferring from St. John Vianney, he should be a nice complement to Reischel.
Andrew VanSchaack, Sr., C, St. Rose After battling some injuries last season, VanSchaack looks to be one of the top post players in the division.
Jayvon Britt, Sr., G, Asbury Park A hard-nosed competitor and a pesky defender in Asbury Park’s press, Britt is one of the leaders on a division title contender.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Cyrus Williams, Sr., G/F, Keyport Brandon Carroll, Sr., G, St. Rose Tyler Walters, So., G, Keansburg Ryan Yetman, Jr., G, Mater Dei Prep
kEy FACT Point Beach had not won a division title since 1968 before winning the Class B Central title last season.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor Kaufman to help give the Garnet Gulls some perimeter threats when teams try to double team Reischel. Sophomore Riley Calzonetti, the younger brother of Neptune forward Cooper Calzonetti, has also transferred in from Christian Brothers Academy and should bolster the front line.
The Favorites With Rice recruit and 1,000-point scorer Jarelle Reischel leading the way, POiNT BeACH is the favorite to repeat as division champion under head coach Nick Catania and make some noise in the Shore Conference and state tournaments for the second straight season.
Reischel was selected as the All Shore Media Boys Basketball Player The team that of the Year last season looks to give Point after averaging 22.7 Beach its biggest points and 13.1 rebounds Pt Beach's challenge is Asbury per game. He is one of Jarelle Reischel Park, although St. the top all-around public Rose can never be school players in the state this season discounted, either, because of its track and should be able to once again nearly record in this division. Under head single-handedly overwhelm most of the coach Dave Johnson, Asbury Park opposition in Class B Central. brings back one of the Shore Conference’s top scorers in senior Steady point guard Michael Rotando Maurice Dickerson, a dynamic 6-foot-5 also returns to run the show, and he is forward who has 3-point range and capable of hitting from behind the arc great leaping ability in the lane. and getting to the rim off ASBuRy PARk also brings back the dribble. hard-nosed senior point guard Jayvon He may be Britt, who played quarterback in the fall the top after not having played any varsity candidate to football in his high school career up to emerge as a this season. Junior Thomond Hammary scoring is a wing player who returns with complement experience, and senior Islam Joshua to Reischel looks to be another guard in the rotation after the for a team that plays up-tempo, pressing graduation basketball. of standout Pt Beach's Jordan Kaufman
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basketball and usually don’t beat themselves under veteran head coach Dennis Devaney. Senior center Andrew Van Schaack returns as one of the biggest post players in the division after battling injuries last season, and guards Brandon Carroll, Cliff Clark, Mark Kukoda and Andrew Kurtz also return with experience. This has usually been a guard-oriented team, but not too many teams in this division have a defender to counter the size of Van Schaack, which may allow the Purple Roses to play more of an inside-out game this season rather than just staying on the perimeter.
The Contenders: keyPORT may be the best of the rest in Class B Central under head coach Phil Recco despite graduating 1,000-point scorer and 3-point marksman Tony Lopez. The Red Raiders return senior Cyrus Williams, a good all-around athlete who also played quarterback on the football team, along with senior guard Mike Konish, another athlete who starred on the football team. In addition to Lopez, they also graduated their main interior player in center Bryan Thomson, so they will look for some help from the newcomers in that area. Brad Derechailo is another experienced returner for the Red Raiders in the backcourt. MATeR Dei PReP was walloped by graduation, losing nearly its entire rotation, so this will just about be a brand new team for the Seraphs under veteran coach Bob Klatt. Guard Ryan Yetman is the main returner with experience and will have to get up to speed quickly with a host of newcomers after graduating 11 seniors. keANSBuRg and Henry Hudson won a combined six games last season, so the only way to go is up for the two small-school programs. Senior guards Brandon Manzo and sophomore guard Tyler Walters return with experience for the Titans along with junior guard Greg Passmore under head coach Jim McCarthy. HeNRy HuDSON lost its top player, Dan Fredricks, to graduation, so it will try to rebuild with junior guard Andrew Grogan and sophomore Jim Trivett returning.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Sean Grennan, Sr., G, Mon. Donovan Despite setting some high standards for himself at an early age, the Griffins senior star has managed to improve significantly every year. He is very easily one of the three best players in the conference and has a chance to prove to be better.
Anthony Walker, Sr., G, Lakewood Walker sometimes gets overlooked because he plays on the same team as Jarrod Davis, but he is conceivably one of the 10 best players in the area.
Anthony Duszczak, Sr., F/C, Mon. Donovan A double-double waiting to happen, Duszczak added some range to his shot last year and should be even more dangerous with another offseason under his belt.
Ryan Malleck, Sr., F/C, Point Boro Malleck got beat up during the football season and enters the basketball schedule pretty banged up. The Panthers would like to see their big man get healthy and dominate the block again as a senior.
Jarrod Davis, Sr., G/F, Lakewood Davis may have the highest ceiling of anyone in the Shore Conference and he began to show it at the end of last season. For a guy with Davis’ ability, efficiency is the key and he began to get that message last season.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Shaun Cooke, Jr., G, Point Boro Jameer Jones, Jr., G, Lakewood Kyle Janeczek, Sr., G, Wall Jimmy Walsh, So., F, Manasquan Tyrice Beverette, So., G, Lakewood
kEy FACTS The newly created Class C Central contains the division champions from Class B South (Monsignor Donovan, Lakewood, Point Boro) and Class A Central (Manasquan) from last season.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites With the creation of this division under the latest Shore Conference realignment, three old foes who have moved over from Class B South should fight it out once again for a championship, just in a different division. Leading the way is defending Class B South champion MONSigNOR DONOVAN, which brings back senior guard Sean Grennan, a Division I prospect and All Shore Media firstteamer a year ago, as well as senior forward Anthony Duszczak, one of the top returning big men in the Shore Conference. The main questions involve the supporting cast around that main duo of Grennan and Duszczak, but veteran head coach Mike Kearney and his staff always seems to find a way to mold new parts into a cohesive whole. Seniors Alex Lorenzo and Pat Rista return after seeing some significant minutes last season, and junior Andrew Gomez looks to be another contributor. Breathing right down Monsignor Donovan’s neck will be defending NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III champion LAkeWOOD, a proud program with a long history of winning that has become resurgent under head coach Randy Holmes. Six-foot-six senior swingman Jarrod Davis, a Division I prospect, leads the way for the Piners and looks to be one of the Shore Conference’s top five players this season. He can score off the dribble from the wing and has explosive leaping
100 percent in the early going after reaggravating an ankle injury from last year during this past soccer season. Cooke is a steady point guard who has made big shots in crunch time since seeing varsity time as a freshman, so the Panthers need his presence in the
ability in the lane. If he can get his jumpshot to consistently fall against the inevitable zones and gimmick defenses that Lakewood will see, the Piners will be tough.
Senior Anthony Walker, another player with Division I potential, is a versatile Monsignor Donovan scorer who can get to senior Anthony Duszczak the rim, grab offensive rebounds and score lineup. from the perimeter. Senior point guard The Panthers also return senior Willie Hawkins also returns, and the forward Ryan Malleck, a big body who Piners will have him for the full season is committed to the University of this time after he missed a large chunk Maryland for a football scholarship. of last season because of academic Malleck is one of the toughest interior ineligibility. players in the division and a good Junior Jameer Jones, who gave offensive rebounder. Senior forward Lakewood some quality minutes in the Mike Zuhowski is another experienced state playoffs last season, also is back returner up front, and the backcourt along with sophomore Tyrice brings back senior Andres Forese, and Beverette, the quarterback from the sophomore Kyle McGarry, who saw football team, and Dajuan Morris. varsity minutes as a freshman. Rugged senior forward/center DaQuan Kenney, a 240-pound football standout, gives the Piners a presence in the paint and a dependable rebounder. Finally, POiNT BORO can never be counted out under coach Kevin Hynes. On paper, the Panthers don’t have the big names like Lakewood and Monsignor Donovan, yet always seem to find a way to give those teams fits and insert themselves into the division title race. They return junior guard Shaun Cooke, but he may not be at
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The Contenders: MANASquAN moves into Class C Central after winning the Class A Central title last season with a seniorladen team under coach Andrew Bilodeau. The Warriors were hit hard by graduation, losing ASM first-team guard Matt Vadas and a host of others, so it will be up to the handful of returners and the newcomers to keep the winning going.
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Vinny Favia, Sr., CBA
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Reggie Hodge-Grant, Sr., Manalapan
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Mike Shaughnessy, Sr., Howell
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Andrew Doukas, So., Marlboro
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Mike Matlaga, Jr., CBA
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Ashanti Maurice, So., Howell
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John Appice, So., Manalapan
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kEy FACT Howell had five District 21 champions last season, all of whom were seniors.
Howell Even though the Rebels graduated six district medal winners and a group of seniors that accounted for over 200 wins last season alone, Howell has earned the benefit of the doubt as one of the Shore Conference's most consistent programs.
The Colts have all the pieces in place to rebound from a 6-15 season in 2009-2010 to be competitive in Class A North and possibly push for a spot in the top 10. Heavyweight Sean Herlihy was the only wrestler with double-digit wins to graduate, and CBA returns seven wrestlers who won at least 10 bouts a season ago. Junior Vin Favia leads the way after going 31-5 as a junior and placing third in Region VI at 152 pounds. Juniors Mike Matlaga (135) and Hayden Hyrmack (189) each won 19 bouts last season and should improve on those marks, while junior Chris Brower returns after missing all of last season. Brower was a District 22 medalist as a freshman. Seniors Frank Lurch, Ramon Torres and Mike Crocitto provide experience and depth, while freshmen Erik Beshada (103) and Christian Casselli (112) will look to bolster the bottom of the lineup. In his fifth season, head coach Mike Tomaino will have some great assistants behind him with former local stars Andrew Skove, Jimmy Speidel, Russ Whit and Dave Santamaria in the room.
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Senior Mike Shaughnessy returns with 79 career wins after placing second in Region VI at 130 pounds. The lower half of the lineup also features sophomore Ben Esposito (17-14) and junior Cole Cameron (14 wins in 2009-2010).
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Freehold Twp. The Patriots were 8-20 last season, and it is going to be tough to improve on that record after graduating state medalist Ken Brophy and District 21 medalist Phil Caracappa. Junior Rocco Hernandez is the returning wins leader with 15, and sophomore Matt Caracappa had 14 at 103 pounds. Freehold Township will need wrestlers like Nick Fontana (9-14), Connor West (11-9), Carmine Romano (11-12), John Baumann (9-13) and Gary Figueroa (9-8) to continue to improve in order to climb the ranks in A North and the Shore Conference.
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Junior Zach Bohm is slated to wrestle at 152 pounds after going 21-12 and placing third in District 21 last season. Sophomore Ashanti Maurice could be in for a solid season after going 6-4 in limited action as a freshman. Senior heavyweight Jake Conover suffered an injury during football season and will be out for an extended period of time. Cody Kirk, Frank Lino, Matt Sulkowski and John Hlava might not be household names, but don't be surprised if they turn in solid seasons for the Rebels in the top half of their lineup.
Manalapan Senior Reggie Hodge-Grant had 25 wins last season, and sophomore Mike Aronson was a 23-match winner as a freshman, but the Braves will have to find away to replace eight wrestlers that graduated after winning at least 13 bouts last season.
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The lower half of the lineup features Aronson at 130 pounds and senior Steve DiMaggio (1010) at 119 pounds. Plenty of freshmen and sophomores will be in the mix from 103-140 pounds, including newcomer Grant Palpin at 103 pounds. Hodge-Grant leads the upperweight contingent with junior Geoff Kelman (11 wins last season) at 160 pounds and sophomore John Appice, who won 18 bouts as a freshman 189-pounder, at heavyweight.
Marlboro
In the past, Marlboro has had the occasional superstar advance deep into the state tournament, but it doesn't appear the Mustangs have ever been as balanced as they are this season. The Mustangs have all the makings of a Top 10 team after going 16-6 last season, winning the Manchester Hawk Classic and returning a host of experienced talent this season. The bottom half of the lineup should be the strength of the team with five wrestlers who won 20plus bouts last season. Senior James Stewart (27-8) should be at 103 with Colts Neck transfer Anthony Anzalone (26-6) at 112. Senior Vinnie Leone (26-6) will be at 119, senior Adam Ramadan (22-3) is at 125 and sophomore Andrew Doukas (23-7) is slated to wrestle at 135. Junior Tyler Kugler was 11-9 a season ago, and should be in the mix somewhere down low, as well. Also look out for junior Zach Goldrosen (18-12) at 140 pounds. Marlboro doesn't have the same kind of firepower up top, but boasts 31-win senior heavyweight Mitch Seigel. Howell has been the king of A North in recent years, but Marlboro could represent a big challenge this season.
Middletown North
The Eagles have made huge strides lately with a second-place finish in Class A North, a third-place finish in District 22 and a trip to the NJSIAA sectional semifinals. Despite graduating four 20-match winners, Middletown South is hoping to continue its upward trend.
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Middletown South
The youth movement is on at Middletown North after the Lions lost a combined 142 wins to graduation, including 41 by state medalist Brandon Vorrius. Region medalist Zach Torchia (29-9) does return and looks to be slotted in at 125 pounds. Senior Rob Mercantante (215) provides some experience up top with 19 wins last season, but the remainder of the lineup has seen limited action. The Lions look to have four freshmen seeing significant time, including Brandon Distualo at heavyweight.
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C Central continued from page 17 Senior guard Nick Lustrino was an effective 3-point sniper last season but may have to create his own shot a little more this year without Vadas and others to draw all of the defensive attention. Senior forward Ryan Casey is a solid inside and outside player who does the little things well, and 6-foot-4 sophomore Jimmy Walsh will be counted on to play a much bigger role after seeing minutes as a freshman on a loaded team last season. Walsh is more of a finesse player than a banger, and he has a nice touch from 15 feet. If he can add a dribble drive game to his jumper, he could be one of the more improved players in the division. Manasquan’s rival, WALL, comes over from Class B North and is led by senior guard Kyle Janeczek. He decided to play football for the first and only time in high
Volume-2 Issue-23 12/20/10 Page 19 school this season and had an outstanding season as a wide receiver, so it remains to be seen if he has to shake some rust off in the early going. He can put the ball on the floor and score in traffic. Wall will also have to big bodies up front in senior center Brandon Walsh and junior forward Derek Gardner. Their ability to create second shots and discourage opponents from driving into the lane will be crucial to making a move up in the standings under head coach Michael Puorro. Finally, the only way to go is up for JACkSON LiBeRTy, which finished 0-22 last season while playing in Class B South. Now the Lions are in an even harder division, so it won’t be easy to dig out of the hole. Leading the way is senior Frank Mendes along with sophomore guard Ahmed Foster and juniors Ahmed Shalabi and Bobby Brown.
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140
Rob Cigna, Sr., SJV
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Ryan Lynch, Sr., Raritan
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Zeke Vega, Sr., Matawan
140
Tim Kegley, Sr., Holmdel
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Glen Cross, So., Matawan
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Anthony Ferraro, So., 160 SJV Jason Bohal, Jr., Raritan
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Matt Lindo, Jr., Raritan
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kEy FACT Shore senior Luke Bush needs 10 wins for 100 for his career, and 17 to become the Blue Devils' all-time wins leader.
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Holmdel
The Hornets are in great position to improve on their 12-13 record from last season with a returning lineup that boasts nine wrestlers who won at least 12 bouts. Seniors Ed Halpin and Tim Kegley, and juniors Jimmy Ilvento and Tom Fazio all won 20-plus matches last season. Kegley led the team with 19 pins. Juniors Austin Guarino and Dylan Hyland, ad seniors Tom Colella and Brock Gomez will be in the bottom half of the lineup, while the top half of the Hornets team features most of the experience. Senior Alex Reidy is another won to watch after winning 18 matches as a junior. The Hornets balanced lineup will give them a better shot to move up the ranks in Class A Central.
Matawan
It was a banner year for the Huskies in 2009-2010 as they captured the Class A Central division title for the first time and had great success in the individual tournaments. Defending their division title will be difficult, however, after graduating all-time wins leader Johnny Short, 100match winner Jordan Long and key seniors Nick Proto, Chris Carillo, Charlie Cook and Jimmy Alvarez. Jess Monzo takes over for Andy Lasko as the head coach after being an assistant last season. Lasko is still on the staff as an assistant. The star power may be gone, but the Huskies should still have a solid, balanced lineup led by senior Zeke Vega, who racked up 23 wins at 140 pounds last season. Sophomore Glenn Cross won 17 matches as a freshman and could make a big jump this season. Senior Andre Hodge picked up 19 wins at 215 last season. Down low, juniors Timmy Birch and Hakan Yuksel won 14 and 16 matches, respectively, while seniors Patrick O'Donnell and Tommy Dillon approached 20 wins as juniors. Matawan might not be as talented on paper, but the expectations will still be there for the program to continue to improve and show last year was no fluke.
raritan
The Rockets had an up-and-down campaign last season, but closed strong by
winning 10 of their final 11 matches and sending nine wrestlers to the Region VI tournament. After dropping the division title to Matawan, Raritan will be looking to win back its usual place atop the division and among the best teams in the Shore Conference. The lineup is solid from top to bottom and a couple of heavy hitters may even develop as the season goes on. Junior Matt Lindo went 26-9 as a sophomore and gives the Rockets a strong presence at 103 pounds. Junior Nick Ligouri at 125 pounds and sophomore Jason Bohal at 130 are in position for breakout seasons, while junior Devin Holmes quietly won 14 matches last season. Up top, seniors Joe Masi (24-10) and Ryan Lynch (28-7) will be at 160 and 171 pounds, respectively. The Rockets are always well-coached under Rob Nucci and his staff, and this hardworking group could be in for big things this season.
red Bank regional
District 22 medalist Rocky Leiner (125) graduated along with 22-match winner John Lazo and Paul Muolo, Connor Stambaugh and George Balanikis, all of whom won over 10 matches. The Bucs will have to rely on a lineup that has a solid amount of seniors with experience to improve on their 7-13 record from last season. Sophomore Ben Swanson returns after winning 20 matches last season, and fellow sophomore Dillon Stambaugh will also be leaned on after a 16-win season as a freshman. Wrestlers like Justin Ballard, Cliff O'Malley and Zach Adams could all improve on their win totals from last season to give the Bucs a solid top half of the lineup. Even though there isn't a ton of experience for Red Bank, the younger wrestlers seem to have good potential, which is a promising sign.
rumson
Despite losing District 22 medalist Nick Carducci to graduation, the Bulldogs have some experience returning as they hope to make a jump in A Central. Senior Nick Hodgkiss is the returning wins leader with 16 at 152 pounds. Joining him among the
upperweights are seniors Tommy Scheffer (15-10, 160) and junior Jay Avino (12 wins, 189). Senior Jake Scire wrestled just 13 matches at 130 pounds last season, but went 12-1 and has 51 career wins. The bottom portion of the lineup is young with nine underclassmen, so the future could be bright for Rumson.
Shore regional
The Blue Devils have battled with Point Beach for the Class B Central title for several years and have captured three division titles, but will move up a division to A Central this season. The Blue Devils have five wrestlers returning who won at least 14 matches last season, but the big hitter is senior Luke Bush. The 145-pounder was 37-4 as a junior and just missed out on a trip to Atlantic City with a fourth-place finish in the Region VI Tournament. Along with Bush, the top half of the lineup also includes senior Kevin Chapman at 171, who was 27-7 last season. The lower portion of the lineup has sophomore Tommy Welsh (14 wins) at 112, junior Derek Arnette (22-13) at 130 and senior Connor Arnette (16 wins) at 135. Sophomore Nick Salles missed all of 2010 with an injury, and could be a factor at 152 pounds. Freshman Sam Koenig at 130 pounds is also a wrestler to keep an eye on.
St. John Vianney
Head coach Pat Smith has put together a very good coaching staff that features former Sayreville head coach John Denuto and several former local champions, and Smith will also have a great incoming freshman class, so it will be very interesting to see what the Lancers can do in 2011. The bottom of the lineup is led by senior Rob Cigna (125), who went 27-4 last season. Junior Nick Cioffi (15-4, 135) and sophomores Tim Duffy (17-8, 119) and Sean Alwell (10 wins, 112) give the Lancers experience, and freshmen Nick Barrett and Terrence Davis could add some extra firepower to an already solid group. Barrett was an eighth grade champ in Middlesex County and Davis was a two-time National High School Coaches Association national runner-up. From 145 pounds and up, the Lancers have an equal mix of youth and experience. Senior Anthony Piccione was 11-11 last season and a boost in his record would be big for the team at 145 pounds. Sophomore Anthony Ferraro could make a big jump at 160 pounds after going 19-5 as a freshman. Speaking of freshmen, Matt Falco and Nate Litawsky were both medalists in the intermediate school state tournament, and will wrestle at 152 and 171 pounds, respectively.
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Brian Hamann, So., Jackson Memorial
112
Brick Memorial
Kyle Casaletto, Sr., Southern
125
Doug Hamann, Sr., Jackson Memorial
160
Graduation hit the Mustangs hard last season, perhaps harder than in several years, but Brick Memorial is a storied program in New Jersey and always seems to have more wrestlers ready to take the big stage.
DJ Santos, Sr., Brick Memorial
135
BJ Clagon, So., Toms River South
130
BrEAkOuT WrESTlErS TO WATCH Matt Yostpile, Jr., Southern
119
Rich Lewis, So., Toms River East
112
Matt Moore, So., Brick Memorial
189
Spencer Young, So., Jackson Memorial
119
Nick Osborn, Jr., Toms River South
189
kEy FACT Toms River South's last Shore Conference Tournament title came in 1978, the final of four straight SCT titles.
The names certainly stand out: Mike Morales, Billy Miller, Jake Vescovi, to name a few, but Brick Memorial is hoping it won't be lamenting its losses all season in the brutal A South division. Senior DJ Santos leads the way at 135 pounds after compiling a 28-6 record last season. He enters with 85 career wins and three District 23 championships. He will anchor a lower portion of the lineup that looks to be the Mustangs' strength. Along with Santos are junior Sean Stephenson at 112 or 119 pounds and junior Evan Berti at 140 or 145 pounds. A pair of freshmen could have a huge impact for Brick Memorial as middle school state champ Joe Ghione and middle school state place-winner Rob Triano should start at 103 and 130 pounds, respectively. Griffin Carney is another freshman who should see time in the lower half of the lineup. Up top, the Mustangs will lean on the sophomore tandem of Anthony Miller and Matt Moore. Miller was just 13-7 as a freshman, but won a district title at 160 pounds. Moore was 14-9 and gained a huge amount of experience as a frosh. The Mustangs also got a transfer from South Brunswick in the form of senior Fabian Jackson, who was 14-4 for the Vikings as a junior.
Jackson Memorial Plain and simple, the Jaguars are loaded. Jackson once again boasts a dominating lineup and will be in contention for an NJSIAA Group IV title and a Shore Conference championship.
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Standouts BJ Young and Devin Biscaha, along with solid program wrestlers Matt Kimball and Drew Murphy, left via graduation, but talent up and down the lineup should make those losses a lot easier to handle. The Jags always seem to have a rugged lower-weight group, and this year will be no different. Sophomore Brian Hamann, who was fourth in the state at 103 last season, joins senior Mike Shupin, sophomore Alec Huxford, sophomore Spencer Young, juniors Brad and Randy Royle, and senior Jimmy Kelly to form a formidable group from 103-140 pounds. Factor in senior Joe Bartolini, who was 21-7 last year before transferring from Jackson Liberty, and the Jaguars will be giving teams fits down low all season.
everyone how much of a well-coached, reliable program it is by posting a 13-3 record and finishing ranked No. 10 in the state. Mike Case (27-5), Rich Tieto (18-10) and Kevin Westburg (17-11) were lost to graduation, but the Rams have a ton of talent back and some incoming freshmen who can make an impact. It all looks like it will add up to another strong year for Southern.
Down low, the senior duo of Kyle Casaletto and Bubba Lanno will lead the way. Lanno was 28-7 last season and has 63 wins for his career. He is a three-time district medalist and was a Region VI runner-up last season. Casaletto, meanwhile, was 29-3 on his way to a second Region VI title and a secondIt doesn't place finish in the get much state at 112 easier up top pounds. as senior Sophomore Doug Trevor Mooney, a Hamann, a transfer from Region VI Pinelands, adds champ, and even more junior Dallas firepower to a Winston will talented group. lead an upperLook for a solid weight season from Southern senior Kyle Casaletto contingent junior Matt that also Yostpile, who came up with some big features one of the best heavyweights in the performances last season in spot duty. Shore, senior Joe Nolan. Depending on The upperweights are led by senior 160where Winston and Hamann wrestle, the pounder Jeff McElwee, whose 18-12 record Jags will have a couple of holes to fill up top last season doesn't illustrate his importance with some inexperienced wrestlers, but the to the team. The versatile senior will be bottom line is that Jackson Memorial will be joined by juniors Steve Johns and Steve among the best teams in the state this Hodgson and seniors Anthony Messler, season. Anthony Vincent and Kyle Cox. Sophomore Cody Smead could have a breakout year at 215 pounds. With a stacked lineup and a Southern regional schedule to match, Southern will be a team For what was supposed to be a rebuilding that is heard from all season long. year last season, Southern reminded
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Toms river South
In a division as loaded as A South, not everyone can be at the top. It looks like it could be an uphill climb all season for the Raiders after graduating three 30-match winners in Bryan Sternlieb, John Clark and Anthony Sherman, and 20-match winner John D'Ambrosio.
After some very lean years and, more recently, some encouraging progress, Toms River South looks like it’s ready to contend for multiple championships in 2011. After going 14-5 and advancing to the South Jersey Group III final, the Indians are looking to jump into the Shore Conference's elite behind a balanced and talented lineup.
Toms River East returns senior Johnny Resto (20-9) and sophomore Rich Lewis (21-14) in the lower half of the lineup, but no other wrestler approached 20 wins last season and only one, sophomore Vincenzo Rotella, won as many as 10 matches. Dan Wasilick is a senior who won nine matches last season, and an increase in that column would no doubt be a big boost to the Raiders and head coach Warren Reid, who will be in his 32nd season at Toms River East.
The Mariners have a new coach in Bill Wilbert and have to find a way to navigate around losing their top three wrestlers to graduation.
The sophomore class for the Indians has a chance to be special, and several of those wrestlers make up the lower half of the lineup. Sophomore Kevin Corrigan will be at 112 pounds after going 26-2 as a freshman. An illness knocked him out of the district tournament, so he's been burning to redeem himself for almost a year. Sophomore BJ Clagon came on strong at the end of last season and finished with 34 wins and a seventh-place medal in the state tournament. Factor in senior Alan Manzano, a District 24 champ, sophomores Garrett Applegate and Zach Maikisch, and freshmen Brandon Murray and Warren Claggett, and the Indians have a rock-solid lower group.
Without Kyle McNulty, Ken Dougherty and Mike Barone, Toms River North will have a tough time in the rugged A South division as it returns just one wrestler – senior Dan Rodriguez – who won over 10 matches last season. There are a lot of juniors on the roster and some room for growth, but A South usually doesn't allow a team to regroup at its own pace.
Senior Kyle Kenny may be one of the most underrated wrestlers in the Shore, and he will be at 152/160 pounds after going 29-3 last season. Senior Evan Tarver is coming off a 26-8 season and will be at 215. Junior Nick Osborn looks poised for a big year after winning 12 matches as a sophomore. The Indians have a very tough schedule, as usual, but 2011 could be the year Toms River South gets its revenge on the rest of A South.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor t’s the most fun part of the preseason – trying to figure out how a season will turn out, which teams will be the last ones standing, and which players will deliver on the hype or emerge from the shadows to become well-known names in the Shore Conference.
This season is no different, with a pair of perennial powers sitting atop the landscape on the boys and girls basketball side in the Shore, and plenty of hungry contenders ready to knock them off. The talent level on the girls side is arguably the best it has ever been in this area, with a record 16 seniors having signed National Letters of Intent to continue their careers at Division I programs. There is no shortage of star power on the boys side either, with players like Point Beach’s Jarelle Reischel, Christian Brothers Academy’s Matt McMullen, Monsignor Donovan’s Sean Grennan, Middletown North’s Shilique Calhoun and Lakewood’s Jarrod Davis boasting Division I talent in the senior class. With that said, let’s take a look at some of the plotlines to this upcoming season:
B OYS
C an Lakewood take the next step?
C an anyone end
The Piners won an NJSIAA sectional championship last season for the first time since the heyday of Denver Nuggets guard J.R. Smith in the early 2000s, and now they will try to take home the overall Group II crown with a team that returns nearly its entire lineup from last season.
“The Streak’’ by CBA? The Colts have won 43 straight games against Shore Conference competition, dating back to the 2007-08 season, bringing home two straight Shore Conference Tournament titles in the process. Every season there is a buzzed-about team in Class A North that is supposed to make a run at CBA, and this season it’s Middletown North, which had a strong summer and enters with an experienced, deep team. However, the Lions would have to make a big leap after being a middle-of-the-pack team CBA's Matt McMullen in the division last season. They also are facing a CBA team with veterans like senior forward Matt McMullen and senior guard J.P. Koury that has played in plenty of big games and is battle-tested, whereas Middletown North is not. CBA is used to having to deal with major expectations, but it remains to be seen how this Middletown North group responds. Will it be like the Freehold Township team of 2006-07 that took a quantum leap forward and won the SCT, or like many other teams that have wilted under the spotlight in recent seasons? As for the rest of the schedule for the Colts, a nondivisional game against nemesis Neptune on Jan. 8 could be the biggest regular-season threat to the streak, and if CBA gets through that, it will most likely only be another run in the SCT away from extending it to more than three seasons.
Lakewood started slowly last season but recovered to get a piece of the Class B South public title and then after an early exit in the Shore Conference Tournament, put together a run to the Central Jersey Group III championship. With high-scoring seniors and Division I prospects Jarrod Davis and Anthony Walker returning along with senior point guard Willie Hawkins, dynamic junior Jameer Jones, rising sophomore standout Tyrice Beverette and senior big man DaQuan Kenney, the pieces are in place under head coach Randy Holmes.
have been transplanted to that division and even though Manasquan lost a lot to graduation, it is usually also a threat. I think that could be a fun three- or four-team race. Watching Neptune and Colts Neck square off in Class B North, and Point Beach and Asbury Park do battle in Class B Central also should be exciting. Rumson's Kevin Alter OK, we know all the big names coming back in the Shore. Who are some others to watch?
Rumson fan favorite Kevin Alter, a The Piners entered last season with senior point guard, has the potential to plenty of hype and got caught up in it break into the upper echelon of guards early on, so clearly it’s as much this season, but it will have to wait, as he mental as it is physical with this may miss up to a month with an team. They will face abdominal injury. some old foes, Lakewood's Jarrod Davis Monsignor Donovan Kieran Hughes could be the latest and Point Boro, ascending Christian Brothers Academy star and is among others, in the somewhat in the mold of senior standout J.P. Koury. newly created Middletown North’s Jason Huelbig is a high riser who Class C Central throws down some wicked dunks, so he may be a division. household name sooner than later if the Lions can deliver on their promise. It pretty much comes down to whether Davis and Walker in particular can raise their games in big spots in the postseason tournaments. They also are competing in a different state bracket, South Jersey Group II, so they will have to deal with opponents like Collingswood, Willingboro, Point Boro, Buena, Haddon Heights, Middle Township, Camden, Pleasantville and others. The Piners have the talent to do it, but winning in tournaments is all about consistent play from night to night, and that will be Lakewood’s main challenge.
The main issue will be guard play, namely replacing hat is the best graduated point guard Roy Mabrey, one of the most divisional race? clutch players in the Shore Conference in the last two seasons. Pt. Beach's Jarelle Reischel While CBA-Middletown North has Eric Shaw should step up as an some potential in Class A North, a lot of teams improved scorer with a good long-range game this have been hyped against CBA before and not season, but point guard play could be the difference gotten it done, so I’m liking Class C Central. between CBA reasserting its superiority or being dragged Lakewood, Point Boro and Monsignor Donovan back to the pack after a dominant stretch.
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Raritan senior point guard Kevin Furlong may be better known as a football player, but he will have to have a big season for the Rockets to cement themselves as a Top 10 team. Watch for Freehold senior guard Jesse Hunt to take the leap from role player to standout after the graduation of Lance McKenzie and Christian Garcia. I also think Point Boro junior point guard Shaun Cooke could rise in the ranks of Shore Conference guards if he can stay healthy and avoid a nagging ankle injury that has plagued him. Junior forward/center Josh Jenkins on Neptune could become a force if he can harness his raw athletic gifts and become a finisher on the break and a menace in the middle on defense. A player on a sleeper team to watch is Red Bank Catholic senior guard Luke Oriolo, who will try to lead a Caseys resurgence after several seasons in the wilderness. Also, Jackson Memorial long-range gunner Brandon McDonnell could be poised to break into the spotlight.
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G irls C an Neptune finish No. 1 in the nation? It w o uld be an incred ib le f eat fo r a team that has turn ed in co ns ecutive 30-1 s eas on s an d w on the s ch ool’s firs t N J S IA A Tournament of Ch amp ions cro w n las t s eas on , an d the s ched u le is s et up to make it a reality if N ep tu ne, w hich is ranked in th e To p 1 5 in the n ation in mo s t pres eas on polls , can s omeh o w make it throu gh a gaun tlet of s ome o f the b es t Neptune's teams in N ew J ers ey and th e Shakena Richardson Eas t Coas t. N eptune may not even get o u t of the o pening w eekend w ith an un d efeated reco rd intact, co ns id ering it faces Was h in gton , D . C. , p o w er H .D . Woo ds on on D ec. 1 8 in the F es tiv al o f th e P ho enix at K ean U niver s ity. Then it w ill b e o n to meetin gs w ith G roup IV pow er P is cataw ay, G r o u p IV champion N orth H un ter d o n, N ew Yo r k City s tate champio n an d perennial p o w er Ch r is t th e K in g and tr aditional pow er Tr en to n Cath o lic. A dd in there a p os s ib le r ematch o f las t s eas o n’s TO C final w ith S t. J o hn Vian n ey in th e S ho re Conference Tourn ament, not to men tio n a po s s ib le meetin g w ith lo ad ed teams at S t. Ro s e an d Ru ms on-F air H aven, plus th e s tate to ur namen t, and that’s a tall o r d er. H o w ev er, if th ey can s omehow emerg e unb eaten f r o m th at s late, the S carlet F liers w ill have a great arg ument to fin is h as th e mythical natio nal ch ampion, altho ug h they s till may n eed s ome h igh er-ranked o ppo n ents to falter. Th e main ques tion rev olv es aro un d r eplacin g the v ers atile S ehmony eh A llen after los in g her to gr adu ation . It’s no t eas y to find a play er w ho can d efend RBC's Samantha Guastella p o s t p layers an d g u ard s , k nock do w n 3- po in ters ,
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b e eff ectiv e in th e p r es s o n d ef en s e, p as s th e b all w ell an d r eb o u n d o n b o th en d s . With th e b ig th r ee o f g u ar d s S y es s en ce D av is an d S h ak en a Rich ar d s o n an d cen ter Ch y na G o ld en , th e s co r in g s h o u ld b e th er e. I t’s th e little th in g s th at A llen d id s o w ell th at co u ld b e th e d iff er en ce b etw een w in n in g an d lo s in g ag ain s t h ig h - q u ality Rumson's Ellie Wilbur o p p o n en ts . P lu s , th er e is th e co mp lacen cy th at mu s t b e f o u g ht af ter h av in g alr ead y w o n a TO C title b ecau s e o n e lack lu s ter eff o r t, an d th e dr eam o f g o in g u n b eaten co u ld b e u p in s mo k e.
I s this the strongest the Shore Conference has ever been? Ev en f o r a con f erence th at ro u tin ely p ro du ces s o me o f th e s tate’s to p teams , th is s eas o n h as the p o ten tial to b e min d - b lo w in g . Th er e ar e alr eady 1 6 s en ior s in th e S h or e co mmitted to D iv is ion I p r o gr ams , b elieved to b e a r eco r d to tal. P lu s , th e d ef en d in g To u r namen t of Ch amp io ns an d G r ou p I I I w in n er, N ep tu ne, is pr imed f o r ano th er b ig s eas o n alo n g w ith th e th r ee- time d ef en d ing N o n P u b lic A w in n er and TO C f inalis t, S t. J o h n Vian ney. A d d a S t. Ro s e team th at h as a chance to w in N o n - P u b lic B and a Ru ms on team that co u ld w in th e G r o u p I I title if it can s o lv e S habazz, an d yo u ar e lo o k in g at f o ur teams in th e TO C ou t o f s ix . D o n ’t f o rg et teams lik e M an as q u an an d P oin t Bo r o , either, on e o f w h ich s ho u ld p ro bably w in S ou th J er s ey G r o u p I I . Betw een the d ep th o f talen t an d th e calib er o f th e teams at th e to p , th is s eas o n has the p o ten tial to be th e b es t o f all time in th is ar ea as a w h o le.
f in ally clo s e th e g ap ag ain s t a ju gger nau t S t. J o h n Vian n ey team, Clas s A Cen tr al mig ht hav e s o me in tr ig u e. N eptu ne is g o in g to cr u s h ev er y o n e in Clas s B N orth u n les s Red Ban k Cath o lic, w hich has tw o D ivis io n I p lay ers o f its o w n , can r ais e it up a n o tch to reg ain its s po t amon g th e top f our in th e S ho r e and really p u s h the S carlet F liers . S t. Ro s e w ill w altz thr o ugh Clas s B Cen tral as us ual an d J acks on M emo rial is a h eav y f avo r ite in Clas s A S o u th . Clas s B S o uth co u ld b e s o mew h at interes tin g b etw een Cen tral an d M an ches ter. P er h aps the ju icies t race o f all w ill b e in the new ly cr eated Clas s C Centr al, w h er e M ichaela M abr ey an d M an as qu an w ill have a p air of s h ow do w n s w ith K elly H u g h es an d P o int Bo r o that s ho u ld be ex citin g.
O K, we know all the big names. Who are some others to watch? Th e I s aacs s is ters , N icole an d S tephanie, w ill g et th eir ch ance to r eally s tep in to th e limeligh t as s enio r g uar d s fo r Ru ms o n af ter s ho w ing f las h es las t s eas o n, w h ile S t. Ro s e junio r g uar d D ian a M alan ga w ill g et to s h ow her talen ts as a s tar ter af ter tu r n in g in s ome clu tch eff o rts off the ben ch las t s eas o n.
Clear ly, M an as q uan f r es h man K atelyn n F lah er ty is th e lates t s tar d u jou r ou t of th e f res hman clas s along w ith Red Ban k Cath olic’s G race F allo n, w hile H olmd el point g uard Victo ria Car daci is ano ther f res hman to w atch.
W ill any divisional races be interesting? Th er e s ho u ld b e s o me th at w het the ap p etite, alth o ug h it w ill tak e the u n der d o g team s tep p ing it u p a n o tch , main ly in Clas s A N o r th , Clas s A C en tr al, an d C las s B Jackson Memorial's Christa Evans N o r th . I f H o w ell can ch allen ge M idd letow n S o uth , th at r ace cou ld b e ex citin g in Clas s A N or th , an d if a lo ad ed Rums o n team can
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K elly M ilana d id s ome n ice thin gs in th e s co rin g an d r eb ou ndin g d epar tment as a f res hman fo r M ons ig nor D ono v an las t s eas on , and is on e to w atch alon g w ith Central s op h omo re Rach el Io zzia. A ls o, keep an ey e on M analapan junior g uar d J as mine M cCall, a tran s fer fr om P is cataw ay w ho h as g ood s coring po ten tial. St. Rose's Samantha Clark
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WrESTlErS TO WATCH Luis Felipe, Jr., Long Branch
140
PJ Parrino, Sr., Ocean
140
Steve Bravo, Sr., Freehold
130
Phil Seidle, Sr., Neptune
215
Tyler Lyster, Sr., Ocean
189
BrEAkOuT WrESTlErS TO WATCH Jake George, So., Long Branch
152
Tom Nulty, Jr., Freehold
125
Sam Sottile, Jr., Ocean
189
Karl Waldron, So., Neptune
119
Peter Ottaviano, So., Colts Neck
103
kEy FACT Ocean has won nine Class B North titles, the last coming via a tie with Long Branch in 2007.
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Colts Neck Graduation saw Colts Neck lose two-time District 21 medalist Ryan King, 18-win heavyweight Mike Heyer and 20-win middleweight Matt Papp, but the big blows came over the summer with a pair of transfers. Senior Tyler Fraley transferred to Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylvania, a national powerhouse prep school, and senior Anthony Anzalone transferred to Marlboro. Anzalone was 26-6 at 112 pounds while Fraley was 37-1 and finished second in the state at 103 pounds. The Cougars and head coach Bob Seidel will try to put the pieces back together starting with a pair of promising lowerweights. Sophomore Peter Ottaviano was 24-4 as a freshman with 11 pins and senior Alex Brown turned in a 22-7 record as a junior. Junior Brandon Russo is the only other wrestler with much experience down low, as he won 14 matches as a sophomore. Sophomore Frank Lefkowitz is the returning wins leader among the upperweights, having won nine as a frosh at 189 pounds.
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All three of Freehold's losses to graduation came from the upperweights, so there is some work to do up there. Senior Andrew Soulfleris won 13 matches as a junior, and an improvement up to around 20 wins would be a huge boost for the team. Head coach Matt Shepherd has a lot of seniors to fill the ranks from 152heavyweight, and a strong showing from that group could mean a big turnaround for Freehold following a 6-15 season.
Monmouth regional The Falcons lost a district medalist to graduation in Ronald Clearie, but retain one in senior Ryan Greenwood at heavyweight. Greenwood was 22-10 last season and placed third in District 23. Senior Nick Jordan was a 15-match winner at 152 while senior Scott Satcher won 12 matches at 189.
Long Branch senior Luis Filipe
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The good news is that Freehold graduated just three starters from last season's squad, but the bad news is that one of those was alltime wins leader Josh Davis and the other was 24-match winner David James.
This season might as well be titled “The Year After� for Long Branch. The Green Wave graduated a historic senior class that led them to three straight Group II titles and the No. 1 ranking in New Jersey in 2009. One of the biggest story lines of the season will be to see how Long Branch does after losing nearly half of its lineup and nearly 800 career victories.
Without its hammer up top, Freehold will look to a balanced and experienced lineup as it hopes to move up the ranks in B North. Junior Thomas Nulty is the active wins leader with 47, and went 21-6 as a sophomore. He will be at 125 pounds ahead of his brother and senior 119-pounder, Brian Nulty (17-11). Senior Steve Bravo won 23 matches last year and will wrestle at 130 pounds. Throw in junior Zach Mostowsky at 135 pounds and the Colonials have a solid lower half.
Senior Luis Filipe is the returning wins leader after going 37-5 as a sophomore. Filipe just missed out on a trip to Atlantic City and is a legitimate stud in the middle of the lineup for the Green Wave. If he can keep his emotions in check, he can wrestle with anybody in the state. Also returning in the lower half of the lineup is junior Andrew Viera, senior Matt Eggie and sophomores Luke Balina and Nick George.
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From 145 pounds and up, the Green Wave feature senior Ryan Festejo (158), sophomore Jake George (19-10) and seniors Jim Parnell and Paul Tracey. The talent is fairly spread throughout the lineup, and coach Dan George will have his team ready to go six minutes every match. Even though Long Branch lost a ton of talent, don't sleep on a program that has wrestled in some huge matches over the last four seasons and has one of the best feeder programs in the Shore.
In the lower half of the lineup, juniors Joe Panchak (103) and Dominick Cardella (119) won 13 and 16 matches, respectively, while junior Keone Osby picked up 11 wins as a sophomore.
Neptune Head coach Tom Jobes has been steadily building Neptune into a competitive team, and last season's 13-10 record was a good indicator the Scarlet Fliers are going in the right direction. The challenge this season will be to continue the upward trend despite graduating three 20-match winners. All-time wins leader Dan Staples, twotime district medalist CJ Pierce and 18match winner David Foster all left via graduation, but that hasn't left the program devoid of talent. Led by senior Phil Seidle, Neptune returns three 20-match winners and two more that won 15-plus. Seidle was 27-6 last season and will be at either 215 or heavyweight. Also in the top half of the lineup is senior Frank Rodriguez (16-11) at 160 pounds. The lower half of the lineup has a ton of youth with sophomores Isiah Haymon (2110), Karl Waldron (20-12), Nelcy Santiago, Tareeq Hamilton, Sakou Harris (16 wins), Quentin Rush and Jose Carabolo in the mix. It will be interesting to see how the senior leaders and talented sophomore class come together for a team that could open some eyes this season.
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Ocean Ken Hoff's Spartans are always among the best teams in the Shore Conference, and with a large portion of the team returning from last season's 17-6 squad, Ocean is poised to regain its spot atop the division. Both halves of the lineup should be solid for Ocean, and down low the Spartans will be led by junior Seth Rubel at 135 and senior PJ Parrino at 140. Sophomore Jordan Eugenis and juniors Jason DaCruz and Withler Marcelin all have the potential to win 20 matches, and freshmen Max Rallo (103) and Danny Loizos (135) could make an immediate impact for what could be a formidable group.
Ocean senior PJ Parrino
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Senior Tyler Lyster won 26 matches last season along with a district title, and will anchor the upperweights along with junior Colton Bigelow, who transferred back to his hometown of Ocean after two years at St. John Vianney. Bigelow was 22-8 as a sophomore. Senior Brandon Shenan will be solid at 145 while seniors Andres Rivero and junior Sam Sottile should win their share of matches at 152 and 189, respectively.
red Bank Catholic The Caseys finished up 2010 with a 715 record, and hope to improve on that mark with a team that features six wrestlers who won 10 or more matches and a promising sophomore class. Senior James Loures and sophomore Dan States are the returning wins leaders with 18 apiece, and will anchor the lower half of the lineup. Sophomore Chris Whitlock won 14 matches as a freshman and fellow sophomore Angelo Bailey picked up 10 wins. Junior Andrew LaMura went 1313 as a sophomore at 160 pounds while senior David States had a 17-6 record at 215 pounds. Junior Joe Coscarelli is a standout football player for the Caseys, and will return as the team's heavyweight.
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WrESTlErS TO WATCH Connor Brennan, Sr., 145 Brick Jalen Ramos, Jr., Central
119
Lex Knapp, Jr., Lacey
215
Ken Theobold, Jr., Manchester
119
Ryan Riegert, Sr., Manchester
152
BrEAkOuT WrESTlErS TO WATCH Jesse Meaney, Jr., Manchester
135
Nick Melon, So., Brick
103
Kevin Enright, Jr., Lacey
103
Joe Mandara, So., Barnegat
125
Chris Stafford, Jr., Manchester
130
kEy FACT Last season, Manchester captured its first district championship in program history. Team listing in alphabetical order
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Shane Herring, who is also the school's first and only district champ, to graduation. Taylor Mitchell (135) and Tony Frigon (Hwt) also graduated, so the Bengals will need a few wrestlers to step up and fill the void. Senior Ronnie Roeller and sophomore Joe Mandara are the returning wins leaders with 23 each last season, while senior Ryan Fogarty won 18 matches and junior Matt Schofield picked up 14 wins in 2010. The strength should be the lower half of the lineup with Mandara, Fogarty and Roeller, along with sophomore Nick Fogarty at 103 pounds. There is experience up top with Schofield and seniors Lou Buscio and John Frigon at 171, 189 and 215.
Brick Township
The Dragons have established themselves as a Top 10 team with consecutive 15-win seasons, including the program’s first sectional title in 2009. To continue that success and to challenge for the B South title, the Dragons will have to handle the loss of five key seniors. Ricky Bandejas, Kevin Decker, Corey Rackliffe, Ben Wright and Dan Brennan have all graduated and taken their 264 combined wins with them. However, a solid lineup still exists under head coach Matt Opacity thanks to a very good feeder program. Senior Connor Brennan is the big gun, having gone 32-7 at 140 pounds and taken second in the Region VI Tournament. There isn't a ton of experience up top, but sophomore Dan Watson could be in for a big year after posting a 14-9 record as a freshman. Down low, sophomore Nick Melon returns after a 17-11 season that also saw him net a District 23 championship at 103 pounds. With junior Joe Paton returning from an injury that sidelined him for most of the 2010 season and sophomore Steve Cimmino returning at 119 pounds, the Dragons' lowerweights could be a very strong group in 2011.
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Barnegat Sports programs are growing in size and consistency every year at Barnegat, and the wrestling team is hoping to continue that trend after posting a 15-8 record last season.
The Golden Eagles lost a whopping 14 seniors to graduation, but hope a deep wrestling room will help make what looks to be a rebuilding year go smoothly.
The Bengals have a new head coach in Kevin Karp and lost career wins leader
Junior Jalen Ramos, a two-time District 24 medalist, is the returning wins leader
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after going 27-6. He'll be at 119 pounds as the anchor of the lowerweights. Junior John Kroon (140) and senior Chris DeDeyn (145) each won 16 matches a season ago, and will look to solidify the lineup. Besides those three wrestlers, there are a lot of unknowns, especially after junior Kalyph Hardy, a football standout, decided not to join the team. Central and head coach Mike Bischoff have a reputation of getting the job done, however, and could surprise in B South.
lacey The Lions will boast a very young team in 2011, but they will also be experienced as many juniors and sophomores saw key time last season. Down low, Lacey is led by junior Kevin Enright, who was 20-12 at 103 and has 32 career wins. Junior Danny Moore posted a 17-win campaign as a sophomore at 125 and sophomore Steve Knapp had 18 wins as a freshman. Improved seasons by those three could equal big dividends for the Lions in B South. Junior Lex Knapp will be at either 215 or heavyweight after going 27-9 as a sophomore and placing second in District 24 at 215. Senior Brennan Battalla won 12 matches last season at 171, and will look to push the 20-win mark and solidify the top half of the lineup with Knapp.
Manchester The Hawks finished 2010 with an 18-5 record, a No. 7 ranking in the Shore Conference, a District 24 championship, a Class B South Division title and an
appearance in the South Jersey Group II semifinals. It was a banner year for the Hawks, and despite graduating arguably the greatest heavyweight in state history, threetime champ Jimmy Lawson, Manchester could be in for even bigger accomplishments this season. The Hawks do have some holes in their lineup and don't have the luxury of six points nearly every heavyweight match, but where they are good, they are very good. Brothers Matt and Ken Theobold, a sophomore and junior, respectively, combined for 58 wins last year and will combine with juniors Jesse Meaney (28-9, 130 pounds) and Chris Stafford (20-13, 125 pounds) to form a potent run of lowerweights. Manchester should also be very solid up top with seniors Ryan and Matt Riegert, Anthony Prendimano, Hoss Gonzalez and Anthony Moriarty. Ryan Riegert was 26-8 last season, while his brother won 19 matches. Prendimano and Gonzalez each took third in the District 24 tournament. The Hawks have a challenging nondivisional schedule as well, and will have plenty of chances to make their mark in 2011.
Pinelands Despite losing one of its best wrestlers to injury, senior Alex Green, Pinelands put together a 12-8 season that saw it tie for second place in B South and qualify for the Shore Conference and state tournaments. It could be a tough year for the Wildcats, however. The squad lost 11 wrestlers to graduation, eight of whom won at least 10 matches. Plus, returning wins leader Trevor Mooney transferred to Southern, leaving Pinelands with a very thin lineup that is light on experience. Senior Ian Olsen is the returning wins leader after going 12-9 as a junior, while junior Josh Yaede picked up 10 wins as a sophomore.
Manchester junior Ken Theobold
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Their Turn: Toms River South Wrestling By Bob Badders - Senior Staff Writer
E
ven teams with the strongest of traditions aren't immune to a down year or two every now and then. Just don't try explaining the law of averages to Toms River South head coach Ron Laycock, who has had his share of solid teams get eaten alive by the “Division of Doom.’’ “It's hard on the morale of the kids sometimes,” said Laycock from inside the John Nemetz Wrestling Room after a lighthearted, yet productive scrimmage with Ocean. “I can remember, just a few years ago, finishing last in A South and the six teams ahead of us were all ranked in the state top 20.” It's been that way for a while at Toms River South. The Indians were a force in the mid-1970s, winning four straight Shore Conference Tournament titles from 1975-1978 and capturing five consecutive district championships from 19751979. The team success slowly faded away, even if some individual talent was still there. The late Darnell Myers won a state title in 1984, and since then eight wrestlers have found a spot on the medal stand after the individual tournament. For much of the past decade, Toms River South has been buried at the bottom of the Shore Conference's Class A South division. It's arguably the state's toughest division with Jackson Memorial, Southern, Brick Memorial, Toms River East and Toms River North joining the Indians every year in a knockdown, drag-out battle for supremacy. Even with a handful of very good wrestlers, and few that found their way to the bright lights of Atlantic City, the Indians had become an afterthought.
That's all about to change. As the 2010-11 Shore Conference wrestling season gets ready to begin on Dec. 18, Toms River South boasts one of the deepest and most talented lineups in the entire conference. The Indians still have to contend with the Jacksons, the Brick Memorials and the Southerns of the world, but this time there's quite a good chance the Indians will be the ones standing at the end.
“I've started all four years and every year I have seen us getting better and better,” said senior Kyle Kenny. “We're pretty stacked at every weight class, and this can be the best year we've had in a long time.”
“It comes in different years for every team,” said senior Evan Tarver. “I think this is our year.”
wrestling. With a year of high school under his belt and a phenomenal offseason that saw him win a freshman national championship, the sky is the limit for Clagon.
Toms River South's lineup is young and experienced, lethal and balanced, and has had Senior Evan Tarver enough of a taste of success recently to want a whole lot more. In 2009-2010, Toms River South posted a 14-5 record, finished fourth in A South, third in District 24 and was a sectional finalist in the South Jersey Group III bracket. The Indians’ only losses came to teams ranked among the top 20 in the state.
“I was nervous coming up here last year,” Clagon said. “It was a different level. Eighth grade was eighth grade, and high school is totally different. I definitely feel a lot more comfortable. We ended up very strong, and even though I was hoping to win a state title, taking seventh as a freshman is pretty good.”
“Last year was just a taste of what we can do this year,” Tarver said. “And it was pretty good. We were right there with all the top programs in the Shore, so we're close.” “We got so close last year that it was really kind of an upset looking at the news that Monday morning and seeing how well Timber Creek did when we had a great shot to beat them,” Kenny said. “It really makes us work that much harder in practice.” Timber Creek, which defeated Toms River South, 3724, to win the South Jersey Group III sectional title, took South Plainfield to the final bout in the NJSIAA Group III tournament. South Plainfield won all of Group III and finished the season ranked No. 1 in New Jersey. So what exactly is it that makes Toms River South one of the best teams in the Shore before a takedown has even been attempted this season? For starters, the Indians have an impressive array of sophomore and junior talent that has made an immediate impact. Sophomore 135-pounder BJ Clagon heads the list along with classmate Kevin Corrigan at 112 pounds. Both were highly touted as freshmen, and both delivered. Clagon finished the season at Sophomore BJ Clagon 34-5, winning the District 24 125pound title, giving Matawan's Johnny Short a run for his money in the Region VI semifinals and finishing seventh in the state tournament during his first foray into high school
“The biggest difference in him this year is his confidence,” said Laycock of Clagon. “He Sophomore Kevin Corrigan gained confidence and got better as the year went on, and he had a tremendous offseason. He has set pretty lofty goals for himself this year, and he knows he can compete at the highest level.” Corrigan had equally as good of a season, but was unable to show his mettle for long in the postseason because of an illness before the region tournament. He placed second at District 24 after losing to Toms River North's Kyle McNulty. He was 26-2 on the season, losing only to Jackson Memorial freshman Brian Hamann and McNulty, a senior. Hamann ended up placing third in the state. McNulty? He took fourth. “I definitely think it got to him a little at the end of last year,” Laycock said. “Knowing he wrestled right there with Hamann and McNulty and those guys finished third and fourth in the state, it bothered him. I think he's set some big goals for himself, as well.” Garrett Applegate also saw significant time as a sophomore, going 20-7 and placing third at districts. The competition was so great in the lower half of the lineup that sophomores Zach Maikisch, Matt Maroukis and Charlie Carrero barely got a sniff at the lineup. Sophomore Anthony Ravallo did see 10 matches as an upperweight.
“We have such a great underclass, and now those kids have another year under their belts,” Tarver said. See
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WrESTlErS TO WATCH Greg Velasco, Sr., Keyport
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Dylan Seip, Sr., St. Rose
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Dylan Kelly, Sr., Point Beach
189
Kevin Mount, Sr., Keansburg
135
Taylor Fioretti, Sr., Point Beach
140
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Asbury Park The Blue Bishops re-established the wrestling program in 2007, but have struggled with numbers and have been forced to wrestle an abbreviated schedule. Asbury Park did win three matches last year while wrestling in 18, and has more than 10 matches scheduled for this season, starting with a match vs. St. Rose in early January.
keansburg
BrEAkOuT WrESTlErS TO WATCH Rob Finnerty, Jr., Point Beach
125
Tom Lacey, Jr., Keansburg
145
Tom Sollazzo, Sr., Keyport
125
Christian Bozinos, Sr., St. Rose
145
Matt Morris, Sr., Point Beach.
152
The Titans have solid numbers and a handful of wrestlers they hope can reach the 20-win mark, which would put Keansburg in place to contend for a division title. Senior Kevin Mount won 15 matches last season at 135 pounds and junior Tom Lacey was a 14-match winner at 145 pounds a season ago. Senior Matt Keddell and sophomore Brad Baker will need to improve on their win totals from last season to replace heavyweight Dominick Viola, who led the team with 19 wins.
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kEy FACT Keyport's Greg Velasco is aiming to become just the second Keyport wrestler to win a Region VI title. Pete Christathakis won the heavyweight title in 1999.
The Red Raiders return four wrestlers who won at least 10 matches a season ago, and hope to contend for a title in the revamped B Central division. Senior Greg Velasco gives Keyport a hammer at heavyweight, as the two-sport
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standout, who is also a top lineman on the football team, went 29-3 last season, won a district title and took third at the Region VI Tournament. The lowerweights hold the rest of the experienced grapplers with junior Tyler Eltringham and seniors Alex Wheeler and Tom Sollazzo. Some sophomores took their lumps last season as ninth-graders, so some progress by that group could vault the Red Raiders into contention in the division.
Point Beach With annual foe Shore Regional now in Class A Central, Point Beach is the clear favorite to win the B Central title. First-year head coach Jeff Bower looks to continue the tradition of strong wrestling at the small Ocean County school as he takes over for longtime coach Steve Sasse. Bower will have six wrestlers who won at least 13 matches last season, and has a lineup that is fairly balanced. Junior Rob Finnerty (17-10) will be at 125, senior Mike Conlon (1311) will be at 130 and senior Taylor Fioretti (18-13) will wrestle at 140 pounds. A quartet of freshmen – James Finnerty, Tore Capriglione, Tray Watkins, Riley Kelly – could give the Garnet Gulls a very strong group of lowerweights.
at 152 pounds, and senior Andrew Gross will wrestle at 215 and heavyweight after posting a 17-11 record last season. If all goes well, Point Beach will hoist its 15th division championship this season and contend for a spot in the postseason.
St. rose Between improved numbers and a new coaching staff that includes co-head coaches Daniel White and UFC lightweight Kurt Pellegrino, St. Rose's wrestling program looks to be in position for a much-improved season after a 1-16 record in 2010. Senior Dylan Seip (171) is the Purple Roses' best chance at having a wrestler advance to the Region VI tournament. He was 18-6 last season and came within a couple of wins of a district medal. Senior Christian Bozinos is another bright spot, having gone 17-7 at 145 pounds. St. Rose also has a group of freshmen who could make an impact, and that would bode well for the long-term success of the program.
Senior Dylan Kelly will wrestle at 171/189 pounds and leads the upperweight group after going 23-10 as a junior and winning a District 23 medal. Senior Matt Morris won 21 matches and will be
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Chris Zak, Sr., Jackson Liberty
152
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Andrew Marr, Sr., Wall
215
Nick Onnembo, Sr., Point Boro
119
Doug Rosell, Sr., Point Boro
160
Steve Glawson, Sr., Monsignor Donovan
145
BrEAkOuT WrESTlErS TO WATCH Anthony D'Anton, Sr., Monsignor Donovan
103
Brandon Kosheff, Jr., Jackson Liberty
125
Cassin Loures, Jr., Manasquan
112
Ryan Harter, So., Point Boro
103
Colin Egan, Sr., Wall
189
kEy FACT With a solid lineup and talented senior Chris Zak, Jackson Liberty could win its first division title and have its first region champ crowned this season.
In just its sixth season, Jackson Liberty has established itself as a winning program and a team that can challenge for a spot in the top 10. But to improve on their 13-7 record from 2010, the Lions will have to offset the loss of three key wrestlers from last season. Heavyweight Brendan Kahle, a district champion, graduated, and senior Joe Bartolini and junior Rob Hennings transferred out of the school to leave the Lions with some holes in the upper half of the lineup. Senior Chris Zak should take some of the sting away by returning from a 29-5 record to man the spot at 152 pounds. His brother, sophomore Nick Zak, will be at 160 pounds after going 178 as a freshman. Senior Josh Goodman and junior Josh Gonzalez have varsity experience at 215 and heavyweight, respectively. Sophomore Jonathan Scialabba (13-12) will be in the 112-pound range with senior Ishmeil Gadson (16-13), a Lakewood transfer, also in the mix. Sr. Nick Schueler (15-8) is slated as the 119pounder with junior Brandon Kosheff, who wrestled to a 20-6 mark as a sophomore, at 125 pounds to set Liberty up with a solid stretch of lowerweights.
lakewood
Coming off a 9-16 season, the Piners will try to move closer to .500 with a lineup that includes three wrestlers who notched double-digit wins in 2007. Sophomore Alex Martinez won 14 matches as a freshman 103-pounder while senior heavyweight Damian Branch is the returning wins leader with 17. In between, the Piners have senior David Mercado (13-12) at 130 pounds and juniors Eddie and Gary Carmona at 125 pounds. Ishmeil Gadson, who won 16 matches as a junior, transferred out of the school, however. Much of the upper portion of the lineup is inexperienced, however, after Lakewood
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graduated 152-pounder Arnaldo Alvarez and 215-pounder David Jusino, who was the 2010 District 24 champ.
Manasquan
Nine starters return for a very young Manasquan team that hopes to improve on its 5-18 record from 2010. Junior 112-pounder Cassin Loures is the returning wins leader after going 21-7. Senior Mike Panzino picked up 11 wins and will be at 130 pounds, and senior Conner Schobel will try to improve on his 10 wins at 135 pounds. Junior Corey Phillips has the most experience among the upperweights, but either senior Jack Cuttrell or freshman Matt Forst, both of whom are standout linemen on the football team, could surprise at heavyweight.
Monsignor Donovan
Wins leader Anthony D'Anton returns at 103 pounds and two-time District 24 medalist Steve Glawson is back to anchor the upperweights as the Griffins aim to improve on their 6-13 record from 2010. D'Anton was 20-6 last season with 13 pins, while Glawson won 18 matches. Senior Angelo DeSalvo was also an 18match winner, and picked up 15 pins. Aside from D'Anton, the lower half of the lineup features junior Tom Donnelly (10 wins as a sophomore) and a host of sophomores that were thrown into the fire as freshmen. If some seasoning results in an improved record for the underclassmen, the Griffins could be pushing up against a .500 record.
Point Boro
It was a surprise to see usual postseason contender Point Boro struggle to a 10-18 mark in 2010 despite the presence of two state place-winners. But with Jordan Beverly and Sean Brand having graduated, the Panthers are still primed for a return to their winning ways in 2011.
Sr. Nick Onnembo leads the way at 112/119 pounds after going 31-5 and placing second at the District 23 Tournament at 103 pounds. The Harter brothers, sophomore Ryan and senior Matt, plus freshmen Darrin Perrotta, Ryan Budzek and Kevin Kelly, look to form a solid group of lowerweights. Senior John Bruno has transferred in from Point Beach to team with senior Doug Rosell to give the Panthers two reliable options in the middle of the lineup. Rosell was 25-4 a season ago, won a district title and was a Region VI medalist. Junior Andrew Matter is coming off a 15-win season at 189 while David Halliday is an underrated heavyweight coming off a 23-11 season. Freshmen CJ Griffiths, Nick Dzuna and Matt Gliddon are also in the mix from 189 through heavyweight.
Wall
After a couple of down years by Wall's standards, the Crimson Knights could be battling for a division title once again in 2011 behind a balanced lineup. Senior Andrew Marr is the big name on the team after having won a Region VI 215-pound title as a junior and placed seventh in New Jersey. Seniors Mark Donner (14-6, district runner-up) and Colin Egan (20-12, district champ) at 171 and 189 give Wall a tough group of upperweights. Down low, junior Steve Biserta will be at 125/130 pounds after going 28-8 and winning a district championship. Sophomore Dan Kinsella should improve on his 11-14 record compiled as a freshman, while juniors AJ Romanelli and Kevin Seidel, sophomores Don Kessler and Drew Donner and senior Cody Ormsbee will all get a shot in the lower half of the lineup. The middleweights are strong, as well, with junior Max McClelland (14 wins), senior Mark Vinges (13 wins) and senior Pete Kinsella (19 wins) in the mix from 140-160.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Meghan McGuinness, Sr., G, Middletown South The Niagara recruit is one of the more potent scorers in the Shore Conference and a veteran who has played in plenty of big games.
Sarah Olson, Sr., G/F, Howell The NJIT recruit is a four-year varsity player who can score off the dribble and from the perimeter. A big season by her could put the Rebels in the hunt for a title.
Ashley Stenftnaggel, Sr., F, Freehold Township She will try to fill the void left by Annette Snow and Stephanie Cardamone by becoming more of a scorer this season.
Samantha Hermans, Sr., G, Marlboro A second-team All-Division selection by the coaches last season, Hermans looks to be one of the top scorers in the division.
Kelly Haspel, Sr., G, Middletown South A steady point guard, Haspel will look to run the show effectively on the team favored to take home the division title.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Alex Milne, Sr., F, Howell Jackie Dluhi, So., C, Middletown South Jasmine McCall, Jr., G, Manalapan Emily Lavin, So., C, Middletown North Brittany Fallon, Jr., G, Marlboro
kEy FACTS Colts Neck did not lose a divisional game the last two seasons in winning consecutive titles before being moved to Class B North.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites With Colts Neck having graduated its entire lineup from a team that has dominated this division in the past few seasons and then being moved to Class B North in the latest Shore Conference realignment, MiDDLeTOWN SOuTH now becomes the team to beat in Class A North.
to the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). Olson is a four-year varsity player who can score off the dribble, shoot from deep and get points on the offensive glass. Senior forward Alex Milne also returns after coming up with some clutch buckets for the Rebels last season, and she should also be one of the team’s top rebounders.
The Contenders:
The Eagles are led by senior guard Meghan McGuinness, who is part of a 2011 Shore Conference class that is littered with Division I recruits. McGuinness will continue her career at Niagara, but before she gets there, she and the Eagles would like to add a championship banner under veteran head coach Tom Brennan.
FReeHOLD TOWNSHiP is always a threat under veteran coach John Sciarappa, but the Patriots were dealt a blow during the offseason when their top returner, junior swing Annette Snow, transferred to Blair Academy. Add that to the loss of Division I talent Jackie Cardamone to graduation, and the Patriots will have to fill a large scoring void from last season. Much of that will be up to senior returners Brittany Incorvia and Ashley Stenftennagel, who both were key contributors last season but will have to emerge as more potent scorers. Junior guard Stephanie Martinez is another to watch for the Patriots after seeing time as a sophomore.
Middletown South will also be playing this season with the inspiration of teammate Kerri Kinsella, a senior forward and key MARLBORO lost top guard Brianna contributor from last Nicholls to graduation but brings back Middletown South season who will most another talented scorer in senior guard senior Meghan McGuinness likely miss the season Samantha Hermans, whose ability to put the because of illness. A glue ball in the bucket helped the Mustangs hang tough in the player who does a lot of the little things and the dirty work division last season under head coach Brian Nash. Senior in addition to being a complementary scorer to Rachel Neuman and junior Brittany Fallon also return to McGuinness, Kinsella will be tough to replace. complement the scoring of Hermans. Senior point guard Kelly Haspel also returns along with speedy sophomore Kiera Gannon. In the paint, 5-foot-10 sophomore Jackie Dluhi looks to be the Eagles’ primary presence and a player who will be counted on to handle a good part of the rebounding duties. Senior guard Megan Gray is back after missing nearly all of last season because of a torn ACL, and her sister, Carissa Gray, also should be an important contributor. Haspel’s ability to run the point allows the 5-foot-10 McGuinness to play out on the wing and use her size and shooting ability to create plenty of match-up problems. She has shown the ability to score against elite teams and should once again be one of the Shore Conference’s better offensive threats off the dribble and off the catch. HOWeLL looks like it will be the primary challenger to Middletown South’s supremacy behind senior swing Sarah Olson, another Division I player who has committed
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MANALAPAN was hit hard by graduation but does return a good scoring threat in senior Christina Minneci. The Braves might take their lumps while breaking in a large group of newcomers, but one of those newcomers is Piscataway transfer Jasmine McCall, who could make an immediate impact. MiDDLeTOWN NORTH, which lost four starters to graduation after a 3-win season, has the chance to be better with the improvement of 5-foot-10 sophomore Emily Lavin, who joins a group of returners that includes junior guard Maggie Cole and junior forward Maureen Ciccosanti under veteran coach Ed Jones. Senior center Becky Golembiewski, senior forward Nikki Guazdowski and senior guards Jessica Bird and Becky Bavaro are other contributors to watch along with sophomore newcomer Maggie DeGrushe at point guard.
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A S A M P L I N G O F C U R R E N T A N D F O R M E R M A C A L L - S TA R S n Sehmonyeh Allen—Neptune HS
n Crissie Fisher—Rumson-Fair Haven HS
n Darius Morris—Long Branch HS
n Charlie Rogers—Matawan HS
n Delvon Arrington—St. Anthony’s HS
n Sarah Fisher—RBR HS
n Valerie Morris—Freehold Boro HS
n Amanda Rosato—St. John Vianney HS
n Brian Baker—Colts Neck HS
n Adam Fleischner—Holmdel HS
n Michael Murphy—Howell HS
n Alifiya Rangwala—The Ranney School
n Mustafa Barksdale—RBR HS
n Colin Ford—Manasquan HS
n Sachin Nagpal—Ranney School
n Will Sanborn—RBR HS
n Robert Barksdale—Asbury Charter School
n Gleg Ford—Trenton Central HS
n Karen Otrupchak—RBR HS
n Keyron Sheard—RBR HS
n Billy Beggans—Ocean Township HS
n Glen Ford—RBC HS
n Kevin Owens—Neptune HS
n Brian Snodgrass—Holmdel HS
n Steve Bridgemohan—E Brunswick HS
n Avery Gardner—Long Branch HS
n Toni Panza—St. John Vianney HS
n Lauren Sokol—The Peddie School
n Josh Brody—RBR HS
n Billy Gilligan—RBR HS
n Anthony Perry—St. Anthony’s HS
n Stephen Spinella—Colts Neck HS
n Brandon Brown—Freehold Boro HS
n Tyler Glass—Mater Dei Prep HS
n Shinece Perry—RBR HS
n Matt Stahl—Middletown South HS
n Yesenia Burgos—St. John Vianney HS
n Erica Gomez—St. John Vianney HS
n Missy Stavola—Rumson-Fair Haven HS
n Rashon Bruno—St. Anthony’s HS
n Dana Graziano—Holmdel HS
n Earl Pettis—Saints John Neumann & Maria Goretti Catholic HS (PA)
n Courtney Calderon—St. John Vianney HS
n Kevin Grier—CBA
n Richard Calia—Holmdel HS
n Paul Halas—St. Rose HS
n Shilique Calhoun – Middletown North HS
n Felicia Harris—RBR HS
n Quarran Calhoun—Raritan HS
n Ashley Hart—The Peddie School
n Cleveland Cannon—Long Branch HS
n Eugene “Nu Nu” Harvey— St. Benedict’s Prep
n Raheem Carter—Long Branch HS n Corey Chandler—East Side HS n Robert Cheeks—St. Anthony’s HS n Rahmir Cottman—RBR HS n Don Coven—Long Branch HS n Paul De Salvo—CBA n Syessence Davis—Neptune HS n Allen Dean—Neptune HS n Taquan Dean—Neptune HS n Dana Jean DeGennaro—RBC HS n Chris Delaney—CBA n Pat Delaney—CBA n Jose Diaz—Pt. Pleasant Beach HS n Mark Donnelly—RBR HS n Sean Dunne—CBA n Mike Faherty—Brooklyn Polytech HS
n Joey Raines—Asbury Park HS n David Reeves—RBC HS n Anne Richards— The Lawrenceville School
n Corey Haskins—RBR HS n Kasey Hobbie—RBC HC n Nolan Ivers—Holmdel HS n Jasmine Jackson—Old Bridge HS n Rosie Jackson—St. John Vianney HS n Tyson Johnson—St. Mary’s HS (NY) n Billy Kiss—Long Branch HS n Nick La Morte—Mater Dei HS n Herve Lamizana—St. Patrick’s HS n Erin Leahy—Rumson-Fair Haven HS n Carl Little—Asbury Park HS n Mike Mavrinac—Middletown South HS n Jasmine McCall—Manalapan HS n Billy McCue—CBA n Christian Morris—S. Kent School (CT)
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Jackie Kates, Sr., G, St. John Vianney You could put almost any member of St. John Vianney’s starting five in this category, but the UPenn recruit is the leader of the offense and makes sure things are running smoothly.
Ashley Cooper, Sr., G, Rumson-FH One of the go-to scorers on a loaded team, the Holy Cross recruit will be called upon to make some big shots in crunch time this season.
Katie O’Reilly, Sr., F, St. John Vianney The Lehigh recruit emerged as the team’s toughest scoring threat in the tournaments last season and should again be tough to stop. Along with Missy Repoli and Arron Zimmerman, she gives the Lancers multiple threats.
Ally Mnich, Sr., G, Holmdel Mnich’s play this season will go a long way toward determining whether Holmdel can become a solid Top 10 team in the Shore.
Victoria Lesko, Sr., C, Rumson-FH At 6-foot-3, the Boston College recruit has the size and finesse that most opponents don’t have an answer for, so her play could be a big X-factor in Rumson’s ultimate success.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Zoe Curtis, So., F, Red Bank Tara Inman, So., G, Holmdel Victoria Cardaci, Fr., G, Holmdel Nicole & Stephanie Isaacs, Srs., G, Rumson Kat Egan, So., G, St. John Vianney
kEy FACT Class A Central boasts a total of eight seniors who are already committed to Division I programs.
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites Two old foes with rosters that are loaded with Division I talent will fight it out for the Class A Central title, with ST. JOHN ViANNey being the favorite over RuMSONFAiR HAVeN after winning the division the past couple seasons. The Lancers boast a starting lineup with four Division I players in senior point guard Jackie Kates (University of Pennsylvania); senior guard Missy Repoli (Colgate); senior forward/center Arron Zimmerman (American University) and senior forward Katie O’Reilly (Lehigh). That group has been a force on varsity since their freshman season under head coach Dawn Karpell, and will now look to cap their brilliant careers, which have included three straight NJSIAA NonPublic A titles, and a Tournament of Champions title in 2009, with a Shore Conference Tournament title and another TOC crown. That group has won 85 games in its first three seasons, and will also get contributions from sophomore Kat Egan and juniors Zoe Otterman and Angelica Esposito. The Lancers were dealt a blow when another returner with experience, sophomore Lyndsay Rowe, broke her collarbone in the preseason and will miss at least six weeks.
St. John Vianney senior Jackie Kates
Helping offset her absence will be the latest wave of incoming freshman talent, including Jackie Gallagher, Becky Pund, Olivia Liskowitz and Katie Beriont. All in all, this stacks up again as a team that can make a run to its third TOC final and finish ranked in the top 25 in the nation. Trying to put a monkey wrench into those plans will be Rumson-Fair Haven under veteran coach George Sourlis. The Bulldogs boast four Division I starters along with senior point guard Ellie Wilbur, who also had Division I interest but has decided to continue her career at Division II University of Tampa. Senior center Victoria Lesko (Boston College), senior
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twins Nicole Isaacs (Manhattan) and Stephanie Isaacs (Fairleigh Dickinson), and senior guard Ashley Cooper (Holy Cross) are all starters headed to Division I programs. Cooper is an athletic scorer who can get to the basket off the dribble and has 3-point range, both Isaacs sisters can hit from deep, and Lesko is a 6-foot-3 presence in the middle. The Bulldogs will go as far as that starting five can take them, as the bench is a little thin, with mainly sophomores who saw little playing time last season as freshmen in big games. Cooper has been Rumson’s leading scorer, but all five are capable of putting the ball on the floor and scoring in multiple ways. The Bulldogs always play suffocating defense, and it will be imperative for their guards to take care of the ball against the wicked St. John Vianney press in order to upend the Lancers as division champs and make a run at an SCT title.
The Contenders: In other divisions, HOLMDeL would be right there near the top under head coach Bob Ward, but in a division as topheavy as this one, the Hornets will have to settle for spoiler status. Guard Ally Mnich returns and should be a force along with sophomore Tara Inman, who made a big impact as a freshman and gives Holmdel a solid 1-2 punch at guard. Senior guard Shannon Nelson is another experienced returner who should contribute. A key newcomer is freshman guard Victoria Cardaci, whose ability to run the point can allow Mnich and Inman to worry more about scoring than ballhandling, while also giving the Hornets another guard who can handle the ball against the pressure they will see from Rumson and St. John Vianney. While Holmdel certainly has some talent, it doesn’t have the depth of the top teams, so it remains to be seen how that will factor into this season. ReD BANk and SHORe RegiONAL look to be in the next tier of teams, as Red Bank moves into the division from Class B North under head coach James Young. The Bucs were young last season and made some strides. They return seniors Liz DeMaria and Lauren Bowler, junior guards Theresa Soya and Erin Simon, and improving sophomore forward Zoe Curtis and look to continue their success. The Bucs have the ability to grab that spot behind Holmdel in a loaded division and qualify for the SCT if they can do a good job against their nondivisional schedule. Shore was hit hard by graduation, including standout center Liz West, and will try to regroup under coach David Dudzinski behind sophomore guards Gina Ruscil and Claudia LaMarca and a host of newcomers. Another team that took a big hit to graduation was RARiTAN, which won four games last season and lost one of the Shore’s top scorers and a Division I recruit, Long Island University freshman Nicole Lentini. Sophomore guard Julie Tonuzi and sophomore forward Brianna Rodriguez are the only returners with any real experience, so it will be a learning season for the Rockets under head coach Ron Poll. MATAWAN has a new coach in Jay Lagomarsino, who has been a head coach at several boys programs in the Shore for over 20 seasons. He inherits a young team led by senior guards Brianne Brady and Casey Hotalen along with sophomores Amanda Carmichael and Lauren Postell.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Christa Evans, Sr., C, Jackson Memorial The Rutgers-bound center is one of the top returning post players in the state.
Hannah Missry, So., G, Jackson Memorial Has the ability to change games with her 3point shooting, and could become a big-time scorer if she can consistently get to the basket as well.
Jen Galamb, Sr., G, Toms River North She will have to assume more of the scoring load after the graduation of Asia Taylor and Maria Gerew from an 18-win team.
Jackie Caravella, Sr., G/F, Brick Memorial Caravella showed flashes of good scoring potential with a handful of 20-point games last season and needs to do that consistently to keep the Mustangs in the hunt.
Amanda Holloway, Sr., G, Southern A veteran guard who will be in charge of helping the offense find its identity after the graduation of Kristen Sharkey and Avery Hodgson.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Tiffany Montagne, Jr., G, Jackson Memorial Kendal Kauffman, So., G, Toms River North Emily Cottrell, Jr., F, Toms River South Jill Henderson, Jr., F, Southern Angela Coon, Sr., F, Toms River East
kEy FACTS Jackson Memorial’s 23 wins last season were a school record.
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saw plenty of time as a freshman and showed some scoring potential.
Just like senior center and Rutgers recruit Christa Evans looms over the competition, her JACkSON MeMORiAL team looks to be head and shoulders above Class A South in its bid to repeat as champions.
Southern lost its twin towers and top scorers, Kristen Sharkey and Avery Hodgson, to graduation. Sharkey was a 1,000-point scorer and the focal point of the offense for the past two seasons, often carrying the team on her back in that department, so it remains to be seen who will emerge to help fill that void this season on a team that always plays hardnosed defense under veteran head coach Kathy Snyder.
Evans returns with another offseason of work on her game, adding a consistent jumper to go with her power game inside. Making the Jaguars even more dangerous is that they can play inside-out with Evans drawing attention and double teams in the post and then kicking it out to 3-point specialist Hannah Missry, a sophomore guard who was a key contributor as a freshman to last season’s 23-win team.
Senior guard Amanda Holloway and her sister, junior guard Megan Holloway, return with experience but were more defenders and facilitators than scorers last season. Seniors Lauren Ivancich, Maggie Kaszuba, Kelsey Gesicki and Jill Henderson all return after seeing some time last season along with junior forward Lyndsay Merola. How the Rams shape up offensively will ultimately determine their ability to try and play spoiler in this division. TOMS RiVeR SOuTH, BRiCk MeMORiAL and TOMS RiVeR eAST look to be fighting it out after those top three teams while also weathering some graduation losses of their own.
Jackson Memorial senior Christa Evans
Jackson should also be able to pound teams with its front line, as flanking Evans will be senior forward Kim Clemmer and junior forward Jazmin Curet. Junior guard Shannon Evans, Christa’s sister, is a hard-nosed defender and dirty work player who also looks to be improved offensively this season. Junior guard Tiffany Montagne showed flashes of scoring ability, particularly off the dribble, as a sophomore and should be another complement to Evans. Sophomore guard Stephanie Mason also will be counted on to play some important minutes for the Jaguars.
The Contenders: TOMS RiVeR NORTH and SOuTHeRN look to be the two main teams trying to spoil a repeat by Jackson Memorial, but both lost some outstanding players to graduation. Under head coach Vicki Gillen, Toms River North returns a solid scorer in senior guard Jen Galamb, who will try to compensate for the loss of 1,000-point scorer Asia Taylor as well as Maria Gerew, whose younger sister, Christina, is one of the newcomers for the Mariners this season. Helping out Galamb will be seniors Lacey McKeon and Jamie Hirschy, along with sophomore Kendal Kauffman, who
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Coach Sarah Knight’s Toms River South squad graduated All-Division guard Nikki Petrosino, and senior guard Jamie Blondina is the lone senior returner with significant experience. Junior forward Emily Cottrell and sophomore guard Amanda Timmes also saw some time last season, and they lead a team that could have three freshmen in its regular rotation. Brick Memorial has a new head coach in Ken Fischer and looks to continue its solid play in recent seasons that began under former coach Rayna Post. The main returner for the Mustangs is senior guard Jackie Caravella, who had some big scoring nights last season and should be counted upon even more heavily this season after the graduation of the majority of the Mustangs’ top scorers from last season. Marissa Telerico and Tina Reilly are also expected to be important contributors for a team that will be playing a large group of newcomers. On the heels of a 7-win season, Toms River East and head coach Kevin Cohen return a lot of experience, but lose one of the most potent scorers in school history in guard Holly Luciano to graduation. Junior guards Corey Schwartz, Marissa Bruno, Nicole Breunig and Emily Kunzman return with experience in the backcourt, while senior forwards Sam Faragalli, Amanda Cavaliere and Angela Coon and junior Lara Goodwin should bolster the frontcourt. A pair of sophomores, Kristen Kennedy and Mary Kate Sullivan, add some depth to the backcourt for the Raiders, who will fight to make a move up in the standings in what looks to be a fairly wide open division after Jackson Memorial.
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TrS Wrestling Continued from page 29 There are only seven seniors on the roster, but wrestlers like Tarver, Kenny and two-time district medalist Alan Manzano will serve as the rudder for the Indians as they try to make their way through a schedule filled with landmines and potential pitfalls around every turn. Junior Nick Osborn could also turn some heads after winning 12 matches and a district medal as a sophomore.
“This year we have a bunch of seniors in the starting lineup, and we have good freshmen coming up every year,” Kenny said. “We had a really tough season with some close losses last season, so we're trying to fine-tune those areas
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and be even more disciplined at cutting weight. Overall, we should just be better.” The schedule won't be doing the Indians any favors, but at this point the last thing they're looking for is a free ride. Their first dual match is a huge one at Southern on Dec. 22, then it’s off to Manchester for the Hawk Classic. After the holiday break, the Indians visit Brick Memorial, host a quad with Brick, Toms River North and Lower Cape May, wrestle Group II power Brearley at Rutgers University and go on the road to Jackson Memorial. The schedule eases up a bit after that, but the early part of the season will tell us a lot about Toms River South.
Laycock believes his team is up to the challenge. “I think we're mentally ready,” Laycock said. “We not only wrestle these guys during the season, we see them over the summer, and we have enough club guys, so I think our guys feel they can compete with those teams.” Give credit to Laycock, now in his 13th season as head coach, who stayed the course with his program and is finally reaping the benefits. All the pieces – talent, experience, drive – are in place for the Indians to have a memorable season. The only thing left to do is wrestle. “We know we'll be a very competitive team this year as long as everybody falls into the right weight classes,” Laycock said. “Certainly winning anything will be a challenge with Jackson, Southern and, in our section, Timber Creek. But it will be a fun year.”
Senior Evan Tarver
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Syessence Davis, Sr., G, Neptune The Rutgers recruit is one of the most tenacious defenders and clutch scorers in the state.
Shakena Richardson, Sr., G, Neptune A dazzling guard and Rutgers recruit with the ability to take over the game with her scoring and passing.
Chyna Golden, Sr., C, Neptune The Pittsburgh recruit is a tough rebounder with a good shooting touch who causes a lot of trouble on the offensive glass.
Samantha Guastella, Sr., C, Red Bank Catholic A great post player, the Quinnipiac recruit can also step out and knock down shots in addition to scoring with her back to the basket.
Kasey Hobbie, Sr., G, Red Bank Catholic One of the streakiest scorers in the Shore, when the Presbyterian recruit gets it rolling, she can single-handedly change the game.
Jazmine Davis, Jr., G, Monmouth An athletic scorer on the wing who is a threeyear varsity player, Davis will look to help the Falcons move up in the standings.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Grace Fallon, Fr., F, Red Bank Catholic Lorena Hubbard, Fr., C, Neptune Kim Dana, So., G, Freehold Danielle DeGroot, So., G, Colts Neck Kayrie Greaves, Sr., F, Ocean
NePTuNe is the defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner and on a mission for a mythical national championship this season, so favorites don’t get any heavier than this. The Scarlet Fliers, who have registered consecutive 30-1 seasons, have a challenging nonconference schedule lined up featuring several state, regional and national powers, but after breezing to the Class B North title last season, they may have at least work hard in two divisional games this season now that perennial power Red Bank Catholic has moved into Class B North from Class A Central. Neptune is certainly up to the challenge as it returns three of the top 100 players in the nation for the Class of 2011 in senior guards Syessence Davis and Shakena Richardson and senior center Chyna Golden. Davis and Richardson, the latter of whom was selected as the All Shore Media Girls Basketball Player of the Year last season, have both signed with Rutgers, while Golden is committed to Pittsburgh. Also returning is senior guard Morgan Thompson, one of the best 3-point shooters in the Shore Conference, as well as senior Neptune senior Chyna guard Noelle Carter, a glue player and defender with experience. A big question will be how Neptune fills the void of graduated standout Sehmonyeh Allen, a versatile player who could score inside and from behind the arc, rebound and cause trouble on defense. Sophomore Ivy Harrington should help in that area after seeing time as a freshman, and junior guard Cydney Mooney, a transfer from RBC, also should be a contributor once she is done sitting out 30 days because of NJSIAA transfer rules. Junior guard Nahja Carter and senior forward Natasha Williams also should be part of the rotation along with promising freshman newcomers Iyonna Crenshaw and Lorena Hubbard at forward.
Neptune beat every team in the division by at least 20 points last season in cruising to the title.
another TOC title and beyond, with an undefeated season against a tough schedule the primary goal for a group of senior stars that is trying to leave a legacy that will stand among the all-time greats in the history of this area.
The Contenders: ReD BANk CATHOLiC is the only team in this division with the talent to at least give Neptune a stiff challenge, as the Caseys return a pair of Division I talents and a group of experienced guards. Senior center Samantha Guastella, a Quinnipiac recruit, is one of the top returning post players in the Shore Conference, and her inside game is complemented by the outside shooting and scoring ability of senior guard Kasey Hobbie, who has committed to Division I Presbyterian. Senior guard Mary Kate Byrnes is a four-year varsity player with good 3-point shooting ability, and junior guard Morgan Arnott also returns with big-game experience against the best teams in the Shore Conference. The Caseys did lose one guard, junior Morgan Barry, who transferred to St. Rose, which hurts their depth a little. A large contingent of sophomores will be counted on to be an important part of the rotation, including guards Mary Kate Caverly, Alex Alfano and Maria Balocco and forwards Tara Daniels, and Caroline Corcoran. Junior forward Kayla Dunn should also see time. Golden
The latest freshman to enter with the “future star’’ tag for RBC is forward Grace Fallon, a versatile talent with good size and athleticism who should improve as she gets more acclimated to highlevel varsity play. After RBC, it’s mainly a free-for-fall between Ocean, Freehold, Colts Neck and Monmouth, with Long Branch trying to get out of last place after struggling for a while. OCeAN graduated 1,000-point scorer Annie Farrow, so the main question is where the bulk of the offense will come from for the Spartans under head coach Michael Samples. The good news is that the Spartans return a trio of senior guards in Taylor Santora, Jordan Levinson and
Head coach John Brown will look to lead his team to
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and Kim Dana under head coach Jen Brzucki, but the question is whether there is enough depth around those two to at least make a run at third place in the division and a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament. Erica Esdaile is the only other returner with real experience for the Colonials, so it will be up to a group of newcomers to help this team move up in the standings. MONMOuTH returns one of the more dynamic scorers in the division outside of Neptune and RBC in junior swing Jazmine Davis, a three-year varsity player. She will try to help the Falcons improve on a 5-win season under veteran coach Audra Corson. Junior forward Georgina Hook and junior center Cassie Acerra are also part of a junior class that has plenty of experience and has taken its lumps on varsity, so this group will look to finally break through this season. Sophomore guard Raven Love should also see plenty of minutes.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Samantha Clark, Jr., C, St. Rose A Division I prospect with range out behind the 3-point line, Clark is one of the most difficult match-ups in the Shore Conference.
Kasey Chambers, Jr., G, St. Rose Already verbally committed to Monmouth University, Chambers is a steady point guard and leader.
Taylor Curti, Sr., G/F, Mater Dei Prep An All-Division talent last season, she should only put up bigger numbers this season with the graduation of Danielle Locicero.
Devinn Bright, Sr., G, Keyport A potential 1,000-point scorer for the Red Raiders, she is one of the quickest players in the division.
Lauren Romao, Sr., G, Point Beach An All-Division selection and four-year varsity player, she should again be a big scorer for the Garnet Gulls.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Nicole Donahue, Sr., F, St. Rose
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites ST. ROSe is the 800pound gorilla in this division, winning every game by 20-plus points almost every night out, and that doesn’t look like it will change this season. If anything, the gap may be even larger than usual because of graduation losses for some other teams. Under head coach Joe Roman, St. Rose has its St. Rose's sights set on the NJSIAA Kasey Chambers Non-Public B title and a darkhorse run to a Shore Conference Tournament title, so the division is somewhat of an afterthought. The Purple Roses are led by one of the top post players in New Jersey, 6-foot-3 junior Samantha Clark. She has become a match-up nightmare because she can face up and score all the way out past the 3-point line, but also bang in the post and score with contact. Making her even tougher to defend has been the consistent improvement of senior forward Nicole Donahue, a long and athletic defender who hits the offensive glass and can finish underneath. St. Rose also has a talented and experienced point guard in junior Kasey Chambers, who will have to help offset the loss of some talented guards like Alexx Hall and Alison Sweeney to graduation. Junior Diana Malanga was an underrated guard last season and gave St. Rose some big minutes and scoring in pressure situations, so she will be another important contributor. One of those guard spots should eventually be filled by Red Bank Catholic transfer Morgan Barry, a junior who has biggame experience from her time with the Caseys. She has to sit out the first 30 days of the season because of the NJSIAA transfer rule. Senior Kaitlin Marsicano should also be in the guard rotation along with sophomore Ellie Masonius. Freshman Sarah Kurtz is a newcomer who could also see some time in the frontcourt.
Molly Carroll, Sr., G, Keyport
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Tara Yetman, Jr., G, Mater Dei Prep
MATeR Dei PReP seems to always find a way to make a run at that No. 2 spot behind St. Rose no matter who graduates, so even though the Seraphs lost a 1,000-point scorer in Danielle Locicero, the Seraphs look to once again be at the top of the list after St. Rose under head coach Darren Ault.
Diana Malanga, Jr., G, St. Rose Candice Romao, So., G, Pt. Beach
The frontcourt is strong with senior forwards Caitlin Ault,
kEy FACT Seven players who were selected firstor second-team All-Division by the coaches last season are back for this season.
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Brianna Murphy and Kerrin McCarthy returning along with junior swing Taylor Curti. Junior Tara Yetman is an experienced guard who should lead the backcourt, boost her scoring, and feed the post. As many as four freshmen could see important minutes for the Seraphs, so how the newcomers mesh with the veterans may determine if they can duplicate their 18-win season from last year. POiNT BeACH and keyPORT look to be right behind Mater Dei Prep in the race for runner-up status as those two try to unseat the Seraphs and claim a Class B Central public title, which requires at least a second-place finish. Keyport is a top candidate because of the return of senior guard Devinn Bright, one of the top scorers in the division and a four-year varsity player, as well as senior forward Molly Carroll, another solid scorer and a strong rebounder. Under head coach Kevin Flynn, senior guards Rosaleen Green and Ashley Borza also return to team with Bright in the backcourt, and senior forward Shannon Quigley gives the frontcourt depth alongside Carroll. Sophomore guards Angie Tometto and Samantha Cortez also return after seeing some time as freshmen. If Bright and Carroll can provide consistent scoring in the division, the Red Raiders have a shot at a public championship. Point Beach took a hit from graduation with the loss of AllDivision forward Madison Gourley, and look to have taken another blow with junior guard Brianna Feerst most likely not coming out for the team after playing the last two seasons. Feerst is the daughter of head coach Mike Feerst and is also an All-Shore cross country and long distance runner, and it appears as if she is not going to be playing basketball this season to focus on running. The Garnet Gulls do return senior standout Lauren Romao, a good scorer and four-year varsity player who will have to shoulder much of the load on offense along with her younger sister, Candice, a sophomore, and senior guard Jessica Yuri. keANSBuRg and HeNRy HuDSON will try to make strides after winning a combined 7 games last season. After being decimated by graduation before last season under head coach Tim O’Halloran, Keansburg returns seven seniors and could surprise. Sam Hosey, a star pitcher on the softball team, is at guard along with Lindsay Best, Katherine Crowe and Tiffany Rinck, while seniors Candice Alicea, Tabitha Corrao and Nicole Rogan all return with experience at forward. Henry Hudson brings back Bridget Rafter, Kylie Hubeny and Dominique Woods on a team that won two games last season under head coach Catherine McGrath and will look to get a boost on the offensive end to try and make an improvement in the win column. ASBuRy PARk has struggled mightily in recent seasons and looks to again have a hard time searching for wins, although it does return senior guard Biquasia Postell.
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PlAyErS TO WATCH Heather Tice, Sr., G, Central Tice showed flashes of being a big scorer last season and will be counted on in that department again.
Rachel Iozzia, So., G, Central An athletic wing player with good speed, she should only be better with a year of experience under her belt.
Gabrielle Valmon, Sr., G, Manchester A four-year varsity player, Valmon is the latest 1,000-point scorer in the Valmon family and one of the top scorers in the Shore Conference.
Shaniece Hardy, Sr., G, Brick If she could put up points in Class A South, she should be able to do it here for a team that will need her to carry the scoring load.
Miaja Coursey, Sr., G, Pinelands
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By Scott Stump – Managing editor The Favorites Last season, Central was an extremely young team taking its lumps under new head coach John Truhan. One season later, the Golden Eagles could be division champions. CeNTRAL returns just about everyone from last season’s team after playing a large group of freshmen, and has also been helped by the Shore Conference realignment that put a strong Point Boro team that won the Class B South title last season into the newly created Class C Central. That leaves Class B South wide open, and between its experience and coaching, the opportunity is ripe for Central to grab the championship. The Golden Eagles return a strong sophomore class that includes Rachel Iozzia and Jocelyn Mayo, while also returning senior guard Heather Tice, who showed her potential last season with a 29-point outburst in a win over Manchester. Seniors Brittany McLoughlin and Julia Dickhaus also return along with junior guard Ashley Bernath and junior forward Tiffany Williams. While Manchester may have the biggest returning name in senior guard Gabrielle Valmon, Central appears to have a little more depth, plus a year of experience should make an important difference, particularly for that sophomore class. There also is a large crop of newcomers who should bolster Central’s rotation.
A second-team All-Division talent last season, she should be a focal point of the Wildcats’
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BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Jocelyn Mayo, So., G, Central Autumn Herring, Sr., G, Barnegat Kendal Parliament, Sr., F, Manchester Ashlee Paknis, Sr., G, Pinelands Larissa Forese, Sr., G, Brick
kEy FACT Manchester’s Gabrielle Valmon is the only first-team All-Division player back from last season.
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Manchester senior Gabrielle Valmon
MANCHeSTeR has always been a threat in this division under head coach Sweeney McKennan and was the reigning champion before Point Boro took the title from the Hawks last season. They return four-year varsity standout Gabrielle Valmon, a high-scoring guard who can singlehandedly change games with her speed off the dribble.
She will again have to do a bulk of the scoring, but should also get help from fellow senior Marisa Ortiz at guard and a large contingent in the frontcourt that includes senior forwards Kendal Parliament, Amy Higgins, Megan Dragan and Sarah Elzayat as well as junior center Corrine Morgan. This team will most likely go as far as Valmon will take it, but a crucial factor will be an improvement on defense because Central plays in a lot of low-scoring games and is a solid defensive team.
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BRiCk, PiNeLANDS and LACey look to be in the hunt for contender status behind the top two teams, with Brick and Lacey moving down into the division from Class A South. Brick returns a solid scorer in senior guard Shaniece Hardy, who was a second-team All-Division pick in A South last season by the coaches. Hardy will be the centerpiece of a team that also returns senior guard Larissa Forese and junior guard Kathleen Conlon. Two sophomores who saw some time as freshmen, guard Ashley Pfeil and center Caitlin McDede, also should be important contributors, with a contingent of juniors moving up from JV to bolster the rotation under head coach Kristi McCullough. Pinelands won 11 games last season under head coach Keith Lowe and returns senior guard Ashlee Paknis and senior guard/forward Miaja Coursey to lead the way. Those two should handle much of the scoring, with senior guards Katie White and Lexie Feldman rounding out the backcourt rotation with junior Ashley King. Taylor Binet and Angela Dewey are a pair of seniors who return at forward with experience along with junior forward Jenna Dowd and sophomore Melinda MacNeil. BARNegAT graduated the program’s all-time leading scorer, Catherine Keough, but does return senior guard Autumn Herring to help fill the void on offense. Senior forward Tierney Henderson is an experienced returner along with Emily Collins in the frontcourt on a guardoriented team that also includes sophomores Bethany Cunningham and Samantha DeCapua and junior Danielle Chiarella. After finishing winless last season, Lacey will try to dig itself out of the hole behind seniors Marlina Pavlis and Laura D’Ornellas as well as juniors Jenna Fleck and Meghan Schantz under veteran coach Patty Cooke.
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Michaela Mabrey, Jr., G, Manasquan The most lethal scorer in the Shore Conference, she often has left even veteran Shore basketball fans slack-jawed with her explosive ability.
Kelly Hughes, So., G, Point Boro A budding star who averaged 19.5 points per game last season and looks to help the Panthers break into the Top 10 this season.
Kelsey Haycook, Sr., G, Point Boro Also a standout soccer play, Haycook is a great all-around athlete who does what it takes for her team to win and complements the scoring of Hughes.
Kelly Milana, So., F, Msgr. Donovan She burst on the scene as a freshman and now looks to help her team move up in the standings in a new division.
Jess Nevins, Sr., G, Wall Nevins was often overshadowed by the highscoring Kathryn Campbell but now will be counted on as one of Wall’s top offensive threats.
BrEAkOuT PlAyErS TO WATCH Katelynn Flaherty, Fr., G, Manasquan Jessica Macchi, So., G, Point Boro Lauren Hughes, So., G, Point Boro Christine Eiserle, Sr., F, Msgr. Donovan Taylor Knier, Sr., F, Wall
kEy FACTS Point Boro was the Class B South champion last season before becoming part of the newly created Class C Central.
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In a division that was newly created in the latest Shore Conference realignment, we already have a juicy rivalry as a young POiNT BORO team will face off against an equally young Manasquan team in battles that should continue for the next few seasons.
Jess Macchi and sophomore forward Kerry Malleck. They formed the core of a team that won 23 games last season under head coach David Drew. This season we will see how much a difference a year of experience has made and see if the depth of the Panthers can overcome the star power of Manasquan.
MANASquAN gets the slight edge over a Point Boro team that won Class B South last season because it has the most dynamic scorer in the Shore Conference, junior Michaela Mabrey, who averaged 27.7 points per game last season and put up some numbers that have rarely, if ever, been seen in this area.
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A big reason Manasquan is a slight favorite under second-year head coach Felix Romero after only winning 10 games last season is the addition of freshman guard Katelynn Flaherty, the most highly-touted incoming freshman in the Shore Conference. That is saying something considering the annual influx of talent in the state’s premier girls basketball conference, but Flaherty has a chance to form a potent 1-2 scoring punch with Mabrey.
Nevin looks to be the primary offensive threat on a Crimson Knights squad that also brings back seniors Tori Ball and Taylor Knier in the frontcourt along with juniors Emily Cilinski and Hayley Fried in the backcourt. How they fill the void left by Campbell should go a long way toward determining their success under first-year head coach Colleen Kilmurray.
Senior forward Brigid Gannon also returns for the Warriors along with an experienced group of guards that also includes juniors Gretchen Fay and Melissa Pavia as well as sophomore Anna Cardelfe. In addition to Flaherty, freshman forwards Samantha Sullivan and Bridget Ford also should see time along with junior Shannon Gepp.
WALL and MONSigNOR DONOVAN look like the main candidates to play the spoiler role, although Wall graduated all-time leading scorer Kathryn Campbell but does return senior guard Jess Nevin.
Under first-year coach Jerry Bruno, Monsignor Donovan brings back its top two players, high-scoring sophomore Kelly Milana and senior forward Christine Eiserle, who were both second-team AllDivision selections by the coaches in Class B South last season. Milana made an instant impact as a freshman and will look to help the Griffins open some eyes this season on a team that played several freshmen last season, including sophomore returners Amanda Hagaman and Francesca Gervato. JACkSON LiBeRTy moves into the division from Class B South after graduating its top player from last season, guard Alaina Flanagan. The Lions will try to keep pace with a very young team that has a large sophomore class, including returners April Szymczyk, Kyasia White and Courtney Titus. Senior guard Nicole Kapasakis will be counted on for leadership as one of the few experienced seniors on the roster, and junior forward Anijaah White will also be counted upon on a team that will play a lot of sophomores.
Point Boro returns almost everyone from last season’s freshmen-laden Class B South and South Jersey Group III champions, including star sophomore Kelly Hughes, who averaged 19.5 points per game Point Boro last season. She is one of the sophomore Kelly Hughes most deadly outside shooters in the Shore Conference and can also put the ball on the floor and get into the lane. Finally, LAkeWOOD will try to improve on a four-win season despite graduating its top player, Nysheera Butler. Senior Kelsey Haycook, another standout, also returns The group of Sierra Keraitis, Myandra Dixon, Lashea as one of Point Boro’s most versatile playes, with the Woodside and others will try to help the Piners make some ability to score inside and step out and hit jumpers. progress in the win column. Sophomore Lauren Hughes, Kelly’s sister, also returns as another experienced starter along with sophomore guard
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OFFENSIVE PlAyEr OF THE yEAr JOSH FIRKSER, SR., RB, MANALAPAN Not only did Josh Firkser rack up impressive numbers in 2010, he did it against high-level competition. After rushing for over 1,000 yards as a junior, Firkser exploded for a schoolrecord 2,053 yards rushing on 232 carries and rushed for 27 touchdowns, becoming the first 2,000yard rusher in school history and beating the previous school singleseason record by nearly 500 yards. He also had 317 yards receiving and 5 touchdowns for a total of 32 touchdowns on the season, another school record. He helped the Braves finish 8-3 and win the Class A North title, their first outright division title since 1996, and reach the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group IV playoffs before losing to eventual champion Sayreville. In a 54-27 regular-season win over Howell, he ran for a school-record 318 yards and scored a school-record seven touchdowns, six of them rushing. In a win over Central Jersey Group III finalist Middletown South, Firkser ran for 224 yards and two touchdowns and
DEFENSIVE PlAyEr OF THE yEAr WILL WOWKANYN, SR., DL, BRICK MEMORIAL
also had a 33-yard touchdown catch. In a win over Toms River North (7-3), he ran for 256 yards and three touchdowns and also caught the game-winning, 80-yard touchdown pass with less than 30 seconds remaining. The only team to hold him under 100 yards in a game all season was Sayreville, which limited him to 70, although he did still score a touchdown in a loss to the Bombers in the CJ IV semifinals. In the CJ IV quarterfinals against Howell, he ran for 215 yards and four touchdowns in the victory. Perhaps most incredibly, Firkser did not have one fumble all season on 232 carries. The 6-foot, 210-pound senior has received interest from Georgetown, UMass, Colgate, Marist and Sacred Heart. He was also selected as the Class A North Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches and the Monmouth County Offensive Player of the Year by The Shore Sports Network.
MOST VAluABlE PlAyEr JARED ALLISON, SR., QB/DB/PR/KR, MATAWAN
A big reason Matawan won 22 of its last 23 games was because of the play of the electrifying Allison, one of the hardest players to defend in the Shore Conference. He finished 43-for-93 for 824 yards and 10 touchdowns passing and ran for a team-high 866 yards and 10 touchdowns but had nearly 2,000 total
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yards when you factor in his special teams production. He had punt return touchdowns of 92 and 80 yards in the state playoffs and also caught a touchdown pass during the season in addition to having multiple special teams scores during the regular season. Opposing defensive coordinators from every team they faced said he was the one they had to stop to slow down the Huskies' balanced attack, which also included the backfield of Keith Beaty, McArthur Underwood and Cassius Williams. Allison has offers from Bryant University and Eastern Illinois and has drawn Division I-AA interest from several other schools. A rare four-year starter at quarterback, Allison led the Huskies to consecutive 11-1 seasons in the last two years, including a Central Jersey II championship in 2009 and an appearance in the CJ II final this season before an upset loss to Rumson. Allison also was a starting defensive back and a playmaker in the secondary.
A destructive force in the middle for a Mustangs' defense that allowed 6.5 points per game and posted four shutouts in leading Brick Memorial to the Central Jersey Group IV final, Wowkanyn led the team with 64
tackles, 62 of them solo tackles, finished with a school single-season record 14 sacks and had 23 hits for a loss. Wowkanyn also had 6 forced fumbles, an interception, and three passes defensed. His best characteristic was his explosion off the ball and timing the snap to beat defenders with his quickness and split the almost constant double teams that he faced all season. Wowkanyn was a three-year starter for the Mustangs, who finished 9-3 this season and reached their third straight CJ IV final before losing 14-0 to Sayreville. Brick Memorial did not allow more than 14 points in any of its 12 games this season. He is looking at going to a junior college to continue his career.
COACH OF THE yEAr SHANE FALLON, RUMSON-FH A former standout quarterback at Rumson-Fair Haven, Fallon led the Bulldogs to their first state sectional title in school history in improbable fashion, as they shocked previously undefeated Matawan, the defending state champion, 13-7, to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II title and cap a 9-3 season. In 13 seasons at the helm, Fallon has a career record of 89-46 and has led the Bulldogs to two state sectional final appearances, including one in 2007. Rumson finished second behind Matawan in Class A Central this season after jumping up from the small-school Patriot Division under the latest Shore Conference realignment. The Bulldogs have made four state playoff
appearances in the last five seasons under Fallon after having made five in their entire history since the inception of the playoff system in 1974. This also marks the second year in a row that the All Shore Media Coach of the Year has come from Central Jersey Group II, as Matawan's Joe Martucci earned it last season after leading the Huskies to their first state title since 1992.
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FIrST TEAM
SECOND TEAM
THIrD TEAM
OFFeNSe
OFFeNSe
OFFeNSe
QB - Craig Cicardo, Sr., Lacey
QB - Ryan Davies, Jr., Howell
QB - Nick SanGiacomo, Sr., Barnegat
RB - Josh Firkser, Sr., Manalapan
RB - McArthur Underwood, Sr., Matawan
RB - Brandon Winston, Jr., Jackson Memorial
RB - Matt McLain, Sr., Pinelands
RB - Joe Johnson, Jr., Manchester
RB - Cassius Williams, Jr., Matawan
RB - Andrew Casten, Sr., Red Bank Catholic
RB - Kalyph Hardy, Jr., Central
RB - Jordan Edmonds, Sr., Keyport
TE - Jack Tabb, Sr., Red Bank Catholic
WR - Taylor Rogers, Sr., Middletown South
WR - Kyle Janeczek, Sr., Wall
WR - Michael Clark, Sr., Howell
WR - Jack Wise, Sr., Rumson-FH
WR - Monwell Brown, Sr., Manchester
WR - Mike DeTroia, Sr., Barnegat
TE - Ryan Morris, Jr., Barnegat
TE - Shilique Calhoun, Sr., Middletown North
OL - Steven Carr, Sr., Manalapan
OL - Shawn Miller, Sr., Manasquan
OL - Mike Russell, Sr., Red Bank Catholic
OL - Tyrell Smith, Jr., Lacey
OL - Matt Conte, Sr., Shore Regional
OL - Steve Franco, Sr., Toms River North
OL - Shane Mertz, Sr., Raritan
OL - Joe Nolan, Sr., Jackson Memorial
OL - Brian Mykoliw, Sr., Lacey
OL - Andre Hodge, Sr., Matawan
OL - Ryan Wytanis, Sr., Freehold
OL - Greg Velasco, Sr., Keyport
OL - Michael Kasten, Sr., Freehold
OL - Christian Marchena, Sr., Raritan
OL - Russ Clayton, Sr., Brick Memorial
K - Jarrod Molzon, Sr., Lacey
K - Jordan Loiodice, Sr., Brick Memorial
K - Connor Ryan, So., Middletown South
UT - Jared Allison, Sr., Matawan
UT - Mark Coleman, Sr., Shore Regional
UT - Steve Cluley, Jr., Wall
UT - Tariq Turner, Sr., Manasquan
UT - Mike Villapiano, Sr., Rumson-FH
UT - Mike Bimonte, Sr., Manalapan
DeFeNSe
DeFeNSe
DeFeNSe
DL - Joe Coscarelli, Jr., Red Bank Catholic
DL - Jon Faccas, Sr., Matawan
DL - James DeBlase, Sr., Manalapan
DL - Will Wowkanyn, Sr., Brick Memorial
DL - Brandon Weiss, Sr., Freehold
DL - Jack Eisenstadt, Jr., Rumson-FH
DL - Dave Vieira, Sr., Lacey
DL - Dylan Joslin, Sr., Lacey
DL - Garrett Sickels, So., Red Bank Regional
DL - Tom Masi, Sr., Middletown South
DL - Dimitrius Smith, Sr., Jackson Memorial
DL - Rick Lovato, Sr., Middletown South
LB - Jazzmar Clax, Jr., Freehold
LB - Connor Caponegro, Sr., Wall
LB - Kodie McNamara, Jr., Manasquan
LB - Mike Huttner, Sr., Rumson-FH
LB - Doug Whitlock, Jr., Red Bank Catholic
LB - Charlie Addessi, Sr., Manalapan
LB - Mike Dorsi, Sr., Red Bank Catholic
LB - Mike Acquaviva, Sr., Brick Memorial
LB - Cody Groves, Sr., Toms River North
LB - Matt Uveges, Sr., Lacey
LB - DaQuan Kenney, Sr., Lakewood
LB - Matt Gannon, Sr., Neptune
DB - Miles Shuler, Sr., Long Branch
DB - Ryan Handy, Sr., Howell
DB - Andrew Giannotto, Sr., Rumson-FH
DB - Derrick Bender, Sr., Freehold
DB - Zach Torrell, Sr., Lacey
DB - Jake Hartman, Sr., Pinelands
DB - Demetri Davis, Sr., Toms River North
DB - Kevin Furlong, Sr., Raritan
DB - Ronald Brown, Sr., Jackson Liberty
DB - Ryan Malleck, Sr., Point Boro
DB - Shane Panuska, Sr., Brick Memorial
DB - Brandon Dinkin, Sr., Long Branch
P - Anthony DiPaula, Sr., St. John Vianney
P - Shane Carroll, Sr., Shore Regional
P - Chris Gulla, So., Toms River North
UT - Sterry Codrington, Sr., Freehold
UT - Evan Ruane, Sr., Shore Regional
UT - Pat Maggio, Sr., Shore Regional
UT - Jake Dabal, Sr., Lacey
UT - Andrew Suarez, Sr., Middletown South
UT - Jahmer Bunch, Sr., Red Bank Regional
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Hockey Preview By Scott Stump – Managing editor While the Shore Conference hockey conversation inevitably starts with Christian Brothers Academy, there are several public school programs that return loaded with talent and are looking to again make deep runs into their respective state playoff brackets. Leading the way is Toms River South, which had a magical run to the NJSIAA Public A title last season and returns its top player and one of the best players in the state, senior forward Jay Malone, who was a second-team All-State selection last season after finishing with 58 goals and 32 assists. He helped the Indians finish a banner season with a 25-2-2 record. The Indians also won the Shore Conference Class B South title last season and look like the favorite to win the newly created Shore Conference B Division under the latest realignment, especially with star goalie Pat Kerney also returning along with Todd Unger, who is a strong scoring complement to Malone. Middletown South, which won the Handchen Cup last season, also returns most of its core, including standout goalie Chris Marsillo. The Eagles also have plenty of offense with the Johnsons, Matt and Brett, along with forwards Jason Zimmel and Chris Connor. They took second in Class A North last season behind CBA and should be in a fight with Red Bank Catholic, Monsignor Donovan and Brick Memorial for that status again this season in the A Division. As for CBA, the Colts took a hit from graduation after winning Class A North and finishing second to perennial power Delbarton in the state’s premier league, the Gordon Conference American Division. Of course, the cupboard at CBA is never bare, and this season’s top returners include sophomore defenseman Connor Clifton, who showed some scoring punch with 7 goals and 10 assists last season. Also, junior goalie Kyle Shapiro is back after starting eight games last season and posting a 1.64 goals-against average. A team looking to surprise in the B Division is Howell, which is only in its third season as a varsity program, but has already experienced plenty of success, going 19-4-1 in its first season and then finishing 16-5-4 and reaching the Public A quarterfinals last season. Senior
forward Eddie Pyskaty, senior Michael Leiro and junior Michael Kochenash are the ones to watch on the top line for the Rebels. Many of the newer programs in the Shore like Marlboro, Ocean, Point Boro, St. Rose, and Jackson Liberty are competing in the new Division D. Teams like Southern, Rumson and Manasquan that finished in the middle of the pack or around .500 in their respective divisions last season, will try to make a run at the title in the new Division C.
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Volume-2 Issue-23 12/20/10 Page 46 Pinelands regional School Address: Nugentown Road, Little Egg Harbor Directions: Parkway Exit 58. Take Route 539 east about three miles. Turn right on Nugentown Road. School is three miles on the right.
onto 527 and follow for about 4-5 miles. Make a right onto
Barnegat
Point Pleasant Beach
School Address: 180 Bengal Boulevard, Barnegat
South Hope Chapel Road/CR-547. School is just ahead on
School Address: St. Louis and Chicago Avenues, Pt. Pleasant
Directions: From the north - Parkway to exit 67
the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west to
Beach
(Barnegat). Make a left at the end of the exit ramp onto Bay
Exit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. Follow for
Directions: From north - Route 35 south. After crossing
Avenue. At second light make a left onto Barnegat
6-7 miles and turn left onto South Hope Chapel Road (just
Manasquan River, follow signs for Broadway/Beach and
Boulevard North. Go approximately one mile and make a
after 527 becomes 528 at Whitesville Road). School is
make U-turn onto route 35 North. Make a quick right onto
left onto Bengal Boulevard. School is on the left. From the
about a half mile on the right.
Broadway. Make a right onto St. Louis Avenue and follow
South-Parkway to Exit 63. Follow route 72 east to route 9
Jackson Memorial
until you see the field. From south - Route 35 north. Make a
north. Make a left onto Bay Avenue. Make a right onto Barnegat Boulevard North and follow above direction.
School Address: Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson Directions: From south - Route 9 north to Route 571.
right onto Broadway and continue with above listed directions.
Go about 10-12 miles west to Route 528 intersection. Turn
Point Pleasant Boro
School Address: 346 Chambers Bridge Road, Brick
right on Route 528. Continue on Don Connor Boulevard
School Address: Laura Herbert Drive, Point Pleasant
Directions: From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right
and make a right. School is a quarter mile on the left. From
Directions: From north - Parkway Exit 91. Stay left off
off exit. Go straight at light, follow to Route 88. Cross
north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west to exit 21. Bear
exit and take jughandle around to light at gas station. Turn
Route 88, go under Parkway overpass and school is just
left and turn onto Route 527 South. At second light turn
right and follow Burnt Tavern Road to Route 70. Turn left
ahead on right. From south- Parkway exit 90. School is
right onto Route 528. Continue to Don Connor Boulevard
on Route 70 and at next intersection turn right onto
short distance on right from off-ramp.
and make a left. Follow directions above.
Herbertsville Road. Stay on Herbertsville Road to
Brick Memorial
lacey
intersection with Route 88. Go straight through light to
Brick
School Address: 2001 Lanes Mill Road, Brick
school less than a mile on the right. From south - Route 88
School Address: Haines Street, Lacey
east to Beaver Dam Road and make a right. School entrance
Directions: From South - Parkway exit 90. Ramp will
Directions: Parkway Exit 74. Turn right on Lacey Road.
put you on Chambers Bridge Road. Take first jughandle U-
Follow less than two miles, take jughandle left turn for
turn and go west on Chambers Bridge Road. Cross Route 88
Manchester Avenue. Go to the first light, turn right on
Southern regional
and follow to second light, where there is a convenience
Haines Street. School is on the right.
School Address: 600 North Main St. (Route 9), Stafford
store on the left and a gas station on the right. The right and
lakewood
go over the Parkway. Pass the 7-Eleven and take the jughandle left turn for Lanes Mill Road. Go straight across, bear right just pass Lanes Mill Elementary School. High school is on right. From north - Parkway exit 91. Bear left after the toll. Follow jughandle around, turn right at light at gas station. Follow directions above after going over the Parkway.
Directions: Parkway exit 63. Take Route 72 east about
School Address: 855 Somerset Ave, Lakewood Directions: From south - Parkway exit 90. Take
Toms river East School Address: Raider Way, Toms River
Avenue and turn right. Take New Hampshire to end, turn
Directions: Parkway Exit 82, Take Route 37 east to
left onto Ridge. Go about 1 ½ miles to school on right.
Coolidge Avenue jughandle. Go north on Coolidge one mile
From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go
to Raider Way. Turn left, school entrance is on the left.
right on Route 88 and follow rest of directions above.
Directions: From north - Parkway exit 77. Turn left off
Manchester
Turn left on Forest Hills Parkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end of school or at middle school lot. From south - Parkway exit 77. Turn right on Forest Hills Parkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end of school or at middle school lot.
Jackson liberty School Address: 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson Directions: From south- Route 9 north to Cox Cro Road Road in Toms River. Make a left onto Cox Cro and follow about two miles to 527 (Whitesville Road). Make a right
about three miles and school is on the left.
Road. Turn left onto Route 88, follow to New Hampshire
School Address: Forest Hills Parkway, Berkeley exit onto Double Trouble Road, follow it to traffic light.
two miles and bear right onto Route 9 north. Take Route 9
immediate jughandle U-turn to go west on Chambers Bridge
straight at light, follow road to Route 88 intersection. Turn
Central regional
is ahead on right.
Toms river North School Address: Old Freehold Road, Toms River Directions: Parkway Exit 82. Take Route 37 East. At
School Address: 101 Colonial Drive, Manchester
first light take a jughandle left onto Route 166 north. Bear
Directions: Parkway to Exit 82A. Take Route 37 west
right at next traffic light onto Old Freehold Road. School is
about five miles to jughandle for Colonial Drive. Cross 37
about three miles ahead on right.
and follow back to school parking lot.
Toms river South
Monsignor Donovan
School Address: 101 Hyers Street, Toms River
School Address: 711 Hooper Avenue, Toms River
Directions: Parkway exit 82. Take Route 37 east. Turn
Directions: Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east
right onto Hooper Avenue. The field is a half mile down on
and turn right on Hooper Avenue. Go south on Hooper
the right behind the Ocean County Courthouse.
about a half mile and turn left at the first light. School is on the right.
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School Address: 101 Ridge Road, Little Silver Directions: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs
Road east to end to Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. At the second light, turn right on Harding Road. School is one and a half miles on right.
Asbury Park
Marlboro
66 east to traffic circle. Follow Route 35 north to Sunset Avenue. Turn right; school is about two miles on left. From north - Parkway exit 102 to Asbury Avenue east. Asbury Avenue runs into Route 66 and then same as above.
few miles ahead on left.
School Address: 1003 Sunset Avenue, Asbury Park Directions: From south - Parkway exit 100A. Take Route
Colts Neck
School Address: 59 Five Points Road, Colts Neck Directions: Route 34 to Route 537 west toward Freehold.
School is two to three miles ahead on the left.
Freehold Boro
School Address: 2 Robertsville Road, Freehold Directions: Take Route 18 to Route 79 south. Turn left
onto Robertsville Road. Filed is one block ahead on left.
Freehold Township
School Address: 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold
Township Directions: Take Route 9 to Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524). Go west on Route 524. School is one mile ahead on left.
Howell
School Address: 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road,
Howell Directions: Route I-195 west to Lakewood-Farmingdale exit for Route 547 west (toward Farmingdale). Go about 200 yards to Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, turn left. School is about two miles on left.
Holmdel
School Address: 36 Crawfords Corner Road, Holmdel Directions: Parkway exit 114. Go west on Red Hill Raod.
School Address: 95 Route 79, Marlboro Directions: Route 18 north to Route 79 north. School is a
Matawan
School Address: 450 Atlantic Avenue, Aberdeen Directions: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing
northbound tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign back to the Parkway. Before toll booth, turn right on Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At next light, turn right on Church Street. At next light, turn right on Atlantic. School is just ahead on the right.
Mater Dei
School Address: 538 Church Street, Middletown Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right on Red Hill
Road, follow to end. Turn left onto Kings Highway, and right on Harmony Road, Take Harmony Road across Route 35 and turn right on Cherry Tree Farm Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on left.
Middletown North
School Address: 63 Tindall Road, Middletown Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill
School Address: 501 Nutswamp Road, Middletown Directions: Parkway exit 114. Go east on Red Hill Road
School Address: 1 Normal J. Field Way, Tinton Falls Directions: Parkway to exit 105. Take jughandle at first
traffic light to Hope Road and go north to Tinton Avenue. Turn left on Tinton Avenue and go about half a mile to school entrance on the right, just before Parkway overpass.
Neptune
keyport
School Address: 55 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune. Directions: From north: Parkway Exit 102. Make a right on
117. Bear left on to Route 36 south. Take jughandle left onto Atlantic Street. School is on the left.
Asbury Avenue after the exit and take that until it intersects with Rt. 66 east. Bear right on to Neptune Boulevard and stay to the right at the exit. Go straight at the stop sign and go through the next traffic light. School is down on the right. From south: Take Parkway Exit 100 A (Rt. 66 East/Asbury Park) and follow directions above from Rt. 66.
School Address: Indiana Avenue, Long Branch Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take Route 36 east, bear
onto route 71 past Monmouth University and turn left on Westwood Avenue. Make a right onto Bath Avenue and then a right onto Indiana Avenue. School is ahead on right.
Manalapan
School Address: 30 Church Lane, Manalapan Directions: Route 9 to Route 522 west. Turn right on Tennent
Road, then left on Church lane. School is a half mile on right.
Manasquan
School Address: 159 Broad Street, Manasquan Directions: From north - Parkway exit 98. Take Route 34
south two miles to Manasquan/Sea Girt Exit. Go under Route 34 and follow Atlantic Avenue through circle. School is about one mile ahead on left. From south - Parkway exit 98. Take route 138 west to route 34 south, follow rest of above directions.
St. John Vianney
School Address: 540 Road, Holmdel Directions: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing
northbound tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign back to the parkway. Before tollbooth, turn right onto Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At first light, turn left onto Church Street. At next light, turn right onto Line road. School is on left.
Shore regional
School Address: 18th Avenue & New Bedford Road, Wall Directions: Parkway exit 98. Take Route 138 east about
Monmouth regional
long Branch
Road east to Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. At the second light, turn right on Harding Road. After about three miles, Harding becomes Ridge Road. Pass Red Bank Regional High School and go about three more miles. Rumson-Fair Haven will be on the left.
Middletown South
keansburg
School Address: 351 Broad Street, Keyport Directions: Parkway exit 117. Take G.S. Parkway Exit
rumson-Fair Haven
School Address: 74 Ridge Road, Rumson Directions: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs
School Address: Route 36 east, West long Branch Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take route 36 a few miles,
to light for Dwight Road. Turn right on Dwight Road to Middletown-Lincroft Road. Cross Middletown-Lincroft Road to Nutswamp. School is a half mile on the right.
Red Hill Road. At first light, turn left onto VanShoik Road. VanSchoik becomes Laurel Avenue. Take Laurel across Route 35 to Route 36. Turn right on Route 36 and take to jughandle left turn for Main Street. At first light, turn right onto Port Monmouth Road. School is down on the right.
Springs Road) east for about 4 miles and make a left at the traffic light on to Rt. 35 north/Broad Street. School is about 1 1/2 miles down on the left.
Road and follow to end. Turn right onto Kings Highway. Make a right and follow to Route 35 south to the jughandle for Tindall Road. Take the jughandle and then make a right to Tindall Road. The school will be a half mile on right.
At first intersection, turn right onto Crawfords Corner Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on the right. School Address: 140 Port Monmouth Road, Keansburg Directions: Parkway exit 114. Turn right off ramp onto
red Bank Catholic
School Address: 112 Broad Street, Red Bank Directions: Parkway exit 105. Take Rt. 520 (Newman
Ocean Township
School Address: 550 West Park Avenue, Ocean Township Directions: Route 35 to West Park Avenue. Go east on
West Park Avenue, school is a half mile on the right.
raritan
School Address: 419 Middle Road, Hazlet Directions: From north - Parkway exit 114. Make a left
off the exit onto Red Hill Road, which turns into Laurel Avenue. Follow Laurel north across Route 35 to Middle Road. Turn left, school is on the right. From south - Parkway Exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill Road, which turns into Laurel Avenue. Follow Laurel north across Route 35 to Middle Road. Turn left, school is on the right.
cross route 71. School is just ahead on the right.
Wall
two miles to second light, turn right onto New Bedford Road. Follow to school entrance on left.
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