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Blue Devils Win Third Straight B Central Division Title

By Michael Rogers

The Shore Regional football team kept its undefeated season going (8 wins and 0 losses and 6-0 in B Central) with a 20-7 victory over division rival Asbury Park (6 wins and 2 losses), which gave the Blue Devils their third straight conference title as well as their third straight # 1 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I playoffs. Shore also extended the Shore Conference’s longest winning streak which is now at 16 games. Head Coach Mark Costantino was pleased with his team’s efforts and said: "This is a great group of kids, and they have worked very hard to get to this point and are well aware that they still have some work to do.”

Shore's defense, which has been tremendous all season long (they have only given up 50 points in 8 games), was once again key to their victory as the Blue Devils held the Blue Bishops to minus 12 yards of total offense in the second half and only 57 total yards in the game. For the game, Shore held Asbury Park to just 9 yards rushing in the game and held quarterback Devon Thompson to 5 completions in 19 attempts for 48 yards and 1 interception.

carries for 110 yards and 2 touchdowns), which was set up by a 31 yard pass from quarterback Matt Pennell to Britton.

In the second half, after a slow start and a few punts by both teams, the Blue Devils offensive line started to take over the line of scrimmage as Shore's Doug Goldsmith rushed for 119 of his 133 yards in the second half on 23 carries. After Asbury Park took advantage of a Shore penalty to keep a drive alive, Thompson hit Dyquon Young on a 15 yard touchdown pass cutting the Shore lead to 13 to 7. Shore just kept pounding away with their punishing offensive line and put the game away when Britton scored his second touchdown of the game, making the score 20 to 7. Center Casey Rogers said: "They gave us a hard time in the first half with some stunts and blitzes but in the second half we just put a man on a man and and ran the ball right at them. The backs did a great job of running of the blocks.”

Shore will be the #1 seed in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I playoffs, where they are also the defending champion and will host a first round game next week. Asbury Park will

After a scoreless first quarter, Shore took a 13 - 0 lead at halftime lead on two field goals by George Notte (32 and 34 yards) and a 5 yard touchdown run by Jack Britton (14

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also make the playoffs as most likely the #2 seed. Coach Costantino looks forward to the playoffs and said: "This is why we work so hard all year long to get to this time of year and these kids are ready to defend their title. We needed this challenge tonight and I am happy with the way we responded. We are going to be very tough to beat.”

SHORE’S #22 ALEX JOHNSON BREAKS THROGH ASBURY PARK LINE FOR A TOUCHDOWN

SHORE’S #27 JACK BRITTON BRINGS THE SCORE TO 20-7 WITH HIS TOUCHDOWN RUN Photos by Fran Attardi

Lord Stanley’s Cup Visits Salt Creek Grille Salt Creek Grille has long been a favorite site for sports celebration dinners and awards banquets. But this past summer, the private dining room became the site for an oncein-a-lifetime tribute to a young man from Middletown, Trevor van Reimsdyk, who plays for the National Hockey League’s Chicago Blackhawks, this year’s winner of the coveted Stanley Cup. Trevor and his Dad, Frans, made a grand entrance by arriving aboard the family’s boat named “Breakaway” to Salt Creek Grille last August. With horns sounding and music blaring, Trevor held the historic and beautiful Stanley Cup high above his head as his boat mates tied the boat up at the popular restaurant’s private dock. Meanwhile, on the lawn outside the private dining room, the sound of raucous cheers and hand clapping were heard from 150 friends and family members who had gathered waiting for Trevor.

The day had been a busy one for the van Reimsdyk family as they shared the Stanley Cup with those who helped him reach this amazing point in his career. They made stops at Brick Stars Challenger Youth program, Christian Brothers Academy and Middletown Arts Center.

Continuing a tradition started in 1994 where the NHL allows each player of the winning team to take possession of the Stanley Cup for one day, the trophy was accompanied by a representative from the Hockey Hall of Fame.

After his one-of-a-kind grand entrance, Trevor was mobbed by well-wishers clamoring to have their photo taken with him and the historic silver trophy.

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Caseys Come From Behind, Win 21-10 Michael Ward

Coming into Friday Night’s game, the Red Bank Catholic Caseys were 6-2 and coming off a tough loss in a close game with Ocean Township. This week when the Jackson Memorial Jaguars paid them a visit, they trailed for three quarters but held their rivals just within striking distance to eventually get the win.

The first half saw little scoring action, with nothing but a field goal by Jackson kicker Jared Calhoun. The half was however smattered with no less than a half dozen penalty flags for holding and an illegal substitution call held against the Caseys.

The 21-10 victory boosted Red Bank’s record to 7-2 and puts them in third place behind 7-1 Ocean Township and Undefeated 8-0 Red Bank Regional in the Shore B North Division.

As of this writing, RBC is projected to enter their Non-Public, Group 3 bracket in the 5th seed of 8.

In the third quarter, the offense came alive on both sides.

But, while both sides scored a touchdown, Red Bank won some style points with Casey Quarterback Ed Hahn running in a 37 yard drive himself for a touchdown.

In the fourth, Ed Hahn struck again with a 14 yard pass to receiver Michael Balzofiore, finally putting RBC on top for the first time in the course of the game.

Dylan Murphy used some effective power running to blast into the end zone later in the quarter from 2 yards out.

RBC’S #5 MICHAEL WILEN Photos by Michael Ward

Ed Hahn ended the game with a completion record of 50% across 20 attempts and threw for 174 yards. Hahn was also his team’s lead rusher, racking up 120 yards on the ground.

On defense, the trio of Nasir Darnell, Brendon Dente and Connor Moore all recorded sacks as they keep pressure on the Jackson offense all night.

RBC’S #9 EDDIE HAHN LEADS THE CHARGE IN RBC COMEBACK

MIDDLETOWN SOUTH REMAINS UNDEFEATED WITH 38-7 WIN OVER FREEHOLD

By Mike Ready

FREEHOLD – It took a while for Middletown South to shake off their bye-week rust, but once they did there was no stopping them in Saturday’s 38-7 win against division foe Freehold.

“I love the bye week but I hate the bye week,” Middletown South head coach Steve Antonucci said. “You play seven straight games and gain some momentum and then you got to stop and then try to pick that back up again.

I think we came in here a little flat. I’m not taking anything away from them, I just thought the energy wasn’t there we’re used to playing with and that comes from having two weeks off; it’s a little different.”

After Eagles quarterback Matt Mosquera was intercepted on their first possession of the game, Freehold quarterback/punter Jake Curry faked a punt on fourth-and-6 from their own 30 running it out to the South 42-yard line. Eagles linebacker Dylan Rogers then stopped Asante Worthy for a one-yard loss on third-and-3 from the 34 before Curry’s fourth down pass fell incomplete.

Taking over at their own 35, running back Cole Rogers bolted 51 yards on first down to

the 14 but a holding penalty bogged the drive down and they settled for a Mosquera 35-yard field goal for a 3-0 lead.

The Colonials (6-3, 4-2) were having success with their short passing game with slants over the middle and outside the numbers and before the Eagles made the necessary adjustments drove 80 yards in eight plays for 7-3 lead with 9:08 left in the half. Curry hit Markee Gill with a three-yard swing pass for the score.

“They did a nice job game planning,” Antonucci said. “It is part of their package but we expected more of the run with Worthy. It wasn’t a surprise by any means but they executed well. Once we made a couple of adjustments things started to calm down for us.”

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The Eagles then received excellent field position on the kickoff starting at the Colonials 43yard line. Rogers carried the ball three straight times before taking it all the way in on thirdand-3 from the 36 for a 10-7 lead.

stopped by host of tacklers, including James McCarthy and Will Gullick, for no gain. The Eagle defense held the Colonials scoreless while allowing only two first downs the rest of the way.

Three runs by Rogers for 12 yards set up a Mosquera fake handoff for nine yards that fooled everyone before another five yard run

by Rogers was followed by a seven-yard touchdown run by McCarthy for a 24-7 advantage.

Freehold had one last gasp at making it a game after driving to the Eagles 23 with 2:19 in the half, but on fourth-and-5 Curry was

The Eagles then took control of the game going up 17-7 after marching 77 yards in just five plays with Rogers finishing it off with an eight yard run with 1:04 remaining in the half.

A 42-yard Mosquera to Jeff Lewandowski pass completion set up Rogers run.

Mosquera threw a 29-yard scoring strike to Lewandowski to push the lead to 31-7 with 14 seconds left in the third quarter and Rogers completed the scoring with a 13-yard burst up the middle at 6:24 of the fourth going virtually untouched.

Rogers, who finished the half with 150 yards rushing on 11 carries, is an incredibly patient runner which allows him to follow his blockers and finesse his way to daylight as soon as he sees the slightest opening.

Rogers ended his day rushing for 211 yards on 21 carries and three touchdowns while Mosquera went 12-of-15 for 138 yards passing with a touchdown and two interceptions.

“No matter what we’re running my offensive line gives me a hole,” Mosquera said. “I just do what I have to do but I give them the credit.

I take pride in being patient because I know they’re going end up opening a hole it’s just a matter of time.”

A Freehold squib kick on the second half kickoff backfired with the Eagles taking over deep in Colonial territory at the 33-yard line.

The win clinches at least a tie for the Shore Conference Class A North title with a chance to win it outright for the first time since 2009 with a win on Thanksgiving against cross-town rival Middletown North.

As it stands now, the Eagles would be the No.1 seed in the NJSIAA North 2 Group IV bracket and face No.8 seed West Windsor.

The Eagles are in search of their first state title since 2006.

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RED BANK CATHOLIC GYMNASTS TAKE HOME SHORE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

By Mike Ready

BRICK – Red Bank Catholic set a new meet record with 112.5 points for their third consecutive and 11th team title overall at the 2015 Shore Conference Championships Saturday at Brick Memorial High School.

The Caseys bested their own record of 112.425 they shared with Freehold in 2011 after matching that record a year ago.

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This year’s Shore Conference Tournament was highlighted by a touching narrative that drove Colts Neck all the way to championship game: vindication. After narrowly losing last year to Wall, the Cougars were back and looking to go all the way.

Saint John Vianney’s Kristen Politz captured the all-around title with a score of 38.625 followed by Marlboro’s Melissa Astarita at 38.4 for second place and Red Bank Catholic’s Ally Cucish a hair behind Astarita with 38.2 for third place overall. Holmdel’s Julianna Drapkin, the defending NJSIAA all-around champion, placed sixth with a 37.25 while battling some stiff competition.

Throughout all four rounds, the squad from central Monmouth County showed superior skills and perseverance even in the face of tough competition. In a nail biter during the quarterfinals round, the Mustangs were in a dead heat with 9th seeded Toms River South, tied 1-1. The game went into overtime, and that’s when Colts Neck struck with a deciding goal from Bridgette King, her second in the game.

Cucish, who won the individual title (38.2) in last year’s Shore Conference championships, placed first in the bars competition with 9.55 just edging out Colts Necks Sophia Garito and Politz who both scored 9.5 points.

In the vault competition, Cucish placed third with 9.7 points behind Politz (9.9) and Astarita at 9.825.

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The Caseys (11-0), who are ranked second in the state, were well represented as a team with Sierra Garcia taking eighth place all around (37.1), seventh in the vault (9.325), and seventh in bars competition (9.325).

Teammate Tara Mills was two spots behind Garcia in the bars with a 9.1.

In their championship game, the Cougars played nearly professional level defense and left it all up to Frankie Tagliaferri to deliver the goods with the game’s only goal. She’s scored many important goals throughout her career, but this one was likely to be extra meaningful.

Freehold’s defense was just as deserving to be playing in the championship game, but were fatally outmatched as Tagliaferri managed to gain control of a rebounded ball that she sent to the net the first time, finally landing the goal on the second attempt.

In the floor exercise, the Caseys Nicolette DiPrisco placed fifth with 9.475 points while also picking up a seventh place finish in the vault with a 9.475, while Politz (9.675) and Astarita (9.5) were first and second respectively in the floor exercise. Politz has led the Lancers (8-2) to a No.5 state ranking while Astarita has helped the Mustangs (11-2) climb to No.8 in the state.

In a game between the two teams that are regarded as the best in the Shore Conference -- which was proven throughout the tournament, Colts Neck was able to pull out one of the biggest wins in school history.

In all, four meet records were broken or tied at Saturday’s 33rd annual Shore Conference championships. Besides the Caseys total point record of 112.5, Politz set the meet individual all-around record with 38.625 points and tied former Monmouth Regional gymnasts Kim Kirzow’s 1998 vault record with a score of 9.9. Neptune’s Chelsea Baker now holds the meet record in the beam competition after scoring 9.75 points while also placing fourth all-around with 37.6 points.

The NJSIAA sectionals will be held on November 7, followed by the state championships on the 12th and the individual state championships on 14th.

Colts Neck

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Colts Neck (13-1), ranked third in the state, placed second with 110.275 followed by Howell (106.925), Ocean Township (106.575), and Freehold (105.725) to round out the top five finishers.

Astarita is tied with Ramapo’s Emma Johnson and Cucish for the highest all-around score in the state this season with 38.7 pionts. A year ago as a sophomore, Astarita was a First Team All-State selection after placing fifth overall in the 2014 NJSIAA Championships.

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Once Colts Neck was on top, there was no looking back.

The momentum from the first and only goal energized the entire team into a well-oiled machine that didn’t allow any attacks that were particularly threatening. Lauren Feaster made four saves to earn the clean sheet for Colts Neck, while Chadziutko made six stops for Freehold Township.

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RACQUETBALL IS MAKING A COMEBACK

There is a sports resurgence rolling out in NJ! Racquetball, a popular sport for the fitness crowd in the 80’s and 90’s is making a comeback in the form of competitive tournament play!

Jonathan Clay, founder and President of Rollout, has raised the standing of the sport in New Jersey by bringing a series

of tournaments to the state attracting both amateurs and pros. Tournament competition for all age and skill levels designed to give athletes an outlet for both fitness and competition is bringing new excitement to the sport. Jonathan has put his longstanding passion for racquetball front and center in his home state through a year round series of diverse local tournaments that are garnering national appeal and interest. The professional tournaments are linked to the International Racquetball Tour (IRT), which comprises the top male pros in the world and the Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour (LPRT), featuring the top female pros. Jonathan created the New Jersey Open (NJO) as a new stop on the IRT tour, now in its 4th year and a new stop on the LPRT tour, now in its 3rd year, bringing the top male and female pros from around the world together with local talent from New Jersey and surrounding states.

Most recently, Jonathan is bringing the largest college conference in the country, the Eastern Collegiate Racquetball Conference (ECRC), to New Jersey this upcoming weekend - October 23rd to the 25th. Over 25 colleges/universities on the East Coast are sending athletes to compete for the first time ever in New Jersey. Fully dedicated to the sport, Jonathan is a former two time MVP of the ECRC, holds three ECRC tournament wins, an ECRC regional championship title and a US Open Doubles national championship title.

Jonathan is founder and President of Rollout, racquetball’s leading apparel company and provider of conference uniforms for many of the ECRC teams, and is also the official apparel company of the prestigious Team USA Racquetball.

Rollout is also represented worldwide by more than 40 of the

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A full service sports events company, Rollout runs tournaments nationally. Come see how racquetball is rolling it out in NJ by visiting one of the Rollout tournaments – ECRC on October 23-25, NJ Open Mens Pro Tournament on December 4-6, NJ Open Womens Pro Tournament on March 3-6 or join the Racquetfest 4 MS Charity Tournament on April 8 -10 in 2016. To find out more, log on to the website at www. wearrollout.com.

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cords. But unfortunately for one team, there had to be only one winner.

On to overtime they went, and still neither the Purple Roses nor Panthers gave way to the other. The game got noticeably more physical as the game progressed, as frustration was obviously showing from players on both sides.

#15 MARC GREENSTIEN & #22 MATT FLORENZA VOLLEY FOR CONTROL The Non-Public, South B bracket of the NJSIAA tournament hasn’t been without its surprises.

1st seeded Gloucester Catholic was defeated by 8th seeded Holy Cross in a narrow 2-1 loss and 7th seeded Immaculata mowed down 2nd seeded Timothy Christian by a score of 5-0. But, no game this tournament could be as suspenseful or action packed as the game played between St. Rose and Ranney for passage into the bracket’s semifinals.

Double overtime came and went with still both teams at a stalemate of 0-0. In season, this would result in a tie. But because this was a critical matchup and a winner had to be decided, each team selected 4 of their players to partake in a penalty kick showdown.

Junior Noah Ayers of Ranney shined as goal keeper by blocking 2 of St. Rose’s 4 shots while Ranney made all 4.

The win moves Ranney on to play 8th seeded Holy Cross. The winner goes onto the championship round, where they’ll face Moorestown Friends or Immaculata.

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ST. JOHN VIANNEY BOMBS SHELL-SHOCKED MANASQUAN 67-0

By Mike Ready

HOLMDEL – Saint John Vianney - ranked No.4 in the state and second in the Shore Conference – drove 65 yards in five plays on their first possession of the game with senior Jeff Sheard running it in from the 10-yard line for their first of four first quarter touchdown drives.

The Lancers (9-0, 6-0) methodically marched up-and-down the field appearing to score at will as they put up 30 first-quarter points with three of those scoring drives three plays or less en route to a 67-0 shellacking of Manasquan Friday night in Holmdel.

The win clinches the Shore Conference Class A Central title for the second straight season as well as their second straight undefeated regular season and divisional record.

Things weren’t so rosy for this team just a few short months ago when a week before preseason camp was set to begin, the Saint John Vianney players were stunned by the announcement that head coach Mark Ciccotelli would no longer hold that position.

Two days later, the school announced that former Marlboro and Monmouth Regional head coach Derek Sininsky would be taking over the reins. No official reason has ever been given for Ciccotelli’s sudden exit, but his abrupt departure left the team reeling.

It was a rough start for Sininsky and his team but after getting a Gatorade bath from his jubilant players Friday night the turmoil of last summer seems like a distant memory.

“I was just telling our AD that from August till now what a 360 this team has made,” Sininsky said. “We had some personality conflicts, and I told our seniors tonight, it says a lot about their character.

They switched their attitudes just like that, and everyone jumped in and believed.”

The Lancers racked up 407 yards of total offense in the first half while holding Manasquan (3-5, 2-4) to 23 yards and two first downs – both coming as a result of penalties. It took the Warriors until 9:46 of the fourth quarter to earn their first, first down of the game with score already 60-0 at that point.

“My job here is don’t mess this thing up,” Sininsky said. “Let’s be honest, we’re very good, we’re good all-around and that’s not being arrogant or cocky, it is what it is. There was some talk that they could run the ball on us but our kids stepped up to the challenge.”

After Boston College-bound senior quarterback Anthony tossed his fifth touchdown pass of the game on the Lancers first possession of the second half, Ciccotelli called off the dogs and emptied his bench.

Brown accounted for 372 yards of total offense while playing just over one half of the game. He went 9-of11 for 260 yards with five touchdowns passing and rushed for 112 yards on three carries, including a 78-yard run on a keeper down the right sideline to push the score to 39-0 on their first play of the second quarter.

“Anthony makes plays,” Sininsky said. “He’s a very special player.”

“We really hadn’t fired on all cylinders yet this season but it was there tonight,” Brown said. “We were playing extremely fast and when we came out we were extremely excited to play this game and win back-toback division championships; it’s never happened at this school before.”

Brown had first quarter touchdown passes to 6-foot-6 senior Marcque Ellington for 30 yards and an eight yarder to 6-foot-5 senior wideout Michael Stapert.

Along with Sheards rushing touchdown, junior Chris Chukwuneke added a 42-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Ellington recorded a safety on a botched snap into the end zone on a Manasquan punt as well.

After Saint John Vianney kicker Joe Rice boomed his fourth straight kick into the end zone for a touchback with one minute left in the first quarter, the Lancers defense forced the Warriors into their fourth straight three-and-out. Then another failed snap over the punters head resulted in yet another safety with linebacker Tyler Tedeschi getting the credit.

Brown’s touchdown run made it 39-0 and following another Manasquan three-and-out, Brown connected with Stapert on a 50-yard bomb down the right sidelines before Brown hit senior Khalil Haskins for an eight-yard touchdown and a 46-0 lead with 7:52 still remaining in the half.

Manasquan’s sixth straight threeplay possession and a short punt out of bounds, gave the Lancers a first down at the Manasquan 40. Three plays later, Brown tossed his fourth touchdown pass of the half; this one a 22-yard strike to Sheard on a slant over the middle for a 53-0 bulge with 3:43 remaining before halftime.

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SJV’S #56 MICAH CLARK AND #13 ANTHONY BROWN Photo by Mike Ready Jamal Beaty, Ellington, Eddie Sheridan, Matt Bordfeld, Nick Densieski and Micah Clark all played decisive rolls in shutting down the Warriors offense.

Brown’s 45 yard touchdown pass to senior Calvin Beaty swelled the lead to 60-0 before junior quarterback Matt Degennaro’s fourth quarter 23-yard pass to sophomore Zyaire Sterling for a touchdown completed the scoring.

As a team, the Lancers have outscored their opponents 410-80; including 234 points in their last four games for a 58.5 per game scoring average. The shutout was the fourth of the year and second in a row for the defense.

“I have to be honest, you really don’t have to do a lot with these guys,” Sininsky said. “They are not only gamers now; they have become really good practice players, they motivate each other and are just really coachable kids now.”

The Lancers now turn their sights to the NJSIAA Non-Public Group III playoffs beginning next weekend with an opponent still to be determined. As the No.4 seed, a year ago, they lost to No.1 seed Delbarton in the semifinals.

Saint John Vianney’s defense was absolutely impenetrable. It’s hard to single out any one player as the unit is comprised of so many standouts. Sheard, Tedeshi, Calvin and

“After we lost that game in the semifinals it was horrible,” Clark said.

“We knew we had to come out this year and practice hard every day and get back to it and win it. But tonight is feels great, all our hard work has paid off.”

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Rumson Fair-Haven Girls Soccer

By Chris Orlando

Rumson-Fair Haven’s drive towards a second state soccer title in three seasons is gaining momentum.

Since the state tournament began, the Lady Bulldogs have upped their collective game and in their most recent game – a 4-0 victory over visiting Rahway on Thursday – have looked like a team poised to make a substantial run at the overall NJSIAA Group 2 championship.

“The girls have played hard all season long and now it’s win or go home time,” said Rumson head coach Mary Beth Tukis. “We have 10 seniors and they know their next loss is their last game, so there definitely is a sense of urgency.”

Rumson (17-3-1) earned the first seed for the Central Jersey, Group 2 tournament and earned a 4-0 victory over ninth-seeded Rahway at home.

Margot Ridgeway had a goal and two assists and Grace Karagjozi added two goals to lead the way.

Ridgeway, a sophomore, put the Lady Bulldogs on the board when she connected on a penalty kick in the game’s ninth minute.

The lead increased to 2-0 when Karagjozi, a freshman, scored off a cross from Allie Geiger with 6:06 remaining in the half.

11/10/15 - 11/23/15 • Jersey Sporting News It didn’t take long for Rumson to register after the break when Karagjozi connected on a through ball feed from Ridgeway just 30 seconds into the second half.

Michaela Borneo, a senior, put the finishing touches on the contest when she scored on a cross from Ridgeway in the 75th minute.

Goalies Samantha Beaudreault, a junior, and Courtney Parton, a junior, didn’t need to face a shot in net to combine for the shutout.

Rumson was scheduled to play host to fourth-seeded Johnson in a sectional semifinal game on Monday at 2 p.m. Johnson had ousted 12th-seeded Monmouth, in penalty kicks, 4-1, after playing to a scoreless tie through regulation and two overtimes.

A year ago, lost in the first round of the sectional tournament to Delaware Valley, 4-3, in penalty kicks, after the schools forged a 1-1 tie after 90 minutes of play.

“Exiting in the first round after winning the state title the year before was certainly disappointing,” said Tukis. “That was definitely on our minds when this year’s tournament started.”

After losing its initial game of the season – a 2-1 defeat to Ocean Township – Rumson went 13-0-1 before suffering a 1-0 loss at Shore on Oct. 17. The only other loss of the season for the Lady Bulldogs this year came in a 5-0 setback at Freehold Township in the semifinal round of the Shore Conference Tournament on Oct. 29.

In its first state game, a 7-0 victory over 16th-seeded Delaware Valley, Rumson received two goals from junior Grace Forsyth and a goal and two assists from Grace Karagjozi.

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Forsyth leads the team in scoring with 19 goals and eight assists with Karagjozi right behind with 17 goals and nine assists.

Ridgeway has totaled 11 goals and nine assists.

RFH’S #22 CATIE CLARK “While we do have 10 seniors, we’ve received plenty of input from our younger players,” said Tukis. “It’s been a great mix of the experienced and the new girls combining to really give us a boost.”

In 2013, Rumson entered the state tournament with a 10-7-1 mark but caught fire in the post-season, winning its final six games, including a 2-1 victory over Bernards in the Group 2 championship game. That crown marked second overall state title for Rumson and first since it won its initial one in 2008.

If Rumson was to defeat Johnson, it would play tomorrow – Nov. 12 – for the sectional championship at home.

“It’s absolutely great to still be playing and we look forward to coming to practice every day,” said Tukis, now in her 10th season at the helm. “It is exciting to be around this group of players and hopefully we can keep it going.”

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GROW STRONGER FROM THE CHIN UP.

SHORE REGIONAL MOVES ON IN CJ GROUP I

By Michael Rogers

The Shore Regional girls’ soccer team has a 17 win and 4 loss record and the Blue Devils finished 6-0 within the B Central Division, giving them the division title. In the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I State Playoffs, Shore is the number one seed and has posted two impressive victories on their way to reach the semifinals.

In the first round, Shore defeated Maple Shade (the #6 seed) by the score of 11 to 1. The Blue Devils offense was in high gear and the defense shut down any kind of offense from Maple Shade.

Katie Stephens led the Blue Devils in scoring with 3 goals and an assist while Frankie McDonough added 2 goals and 2 assists in the game. To highlight Shores’ balanced scoring six other players scored goals in this game. Hannah Birdsall, Shannon Bonner, and Sophie Hauritz each scored 1 goal and had 1 assist in the game. Jessica Egan, Devon McDonough, and Kandall Rich also each scored a goal as the Shore outshot Maple Shade 29 to 7 in the game. The Blue Devils got great play from their goaltenders as well with Katie Colaquon and Julia Valinotti each making 1 save in goal while only surrendering only 1 goal.

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Photos by Mike Rogers In the quarterfinal round, Shore was just as impressive in victory as they easily defeated Haddon Township (the # 7 seed) by the score of 8 to 1.

Once again, the Blue Devils offense was in high gear while their defense shut down Haddon Township. Frankie McDonough led Shore in scoring with 4 goals in the game and she also added an assist. Birdsall scored 2 goals and added 2 assists, while Stephens added a goal and 2 assists in the game. Hauritz scored the other goal for the Blue Devils while Kelly Bolsch added 2 assists.

Shore outshot Haddon Township 22 to 2 in the game and Calaquon and Valinoti were solid in goal once again each making 1 save in the game and only giving up 1 goal.

Shore will move on to the semifinal round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I playoffs and will face Riverside (the #4 seed), who defeated Highland Park by the score of 6 to 0 and Palmyra by the score of 3 to in the second round. The semifinal game will be played on November 9th. The winner of that matchup will face the winner of the Point Pleasant Beach (#3 seed) and Metuchen (#2 seed) who will play eachother in the other semifinal with the championship of Central Jersey Group I, being played on November 12.

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Plainsboro Bumped, Set, and Spiked by Wall Michael Ward

Wall Township made short work of the girls who came all the way from West Windsor-Plainsboro North in a short bout at Wall High School on Wednesday.

tournament with notable schools above them being decisively North Jersey schools, such as #2 Paramus and #4 Roxbury.

In a game that lasted two sets, Wall saw intermediate resistance against their opponents as WWPN scored a total of 26 service points to Wall’s required 50.

27th Seeded WWPN was only a warmup for Wall as they went on the face 11th seeded Mendham.

This game was a little too close for comfort for the wall squad, as they managed to clear the first set by a margin of 25-17, but narrowly escaped the second round by a score of 25-23.

Katrina Hand was providing most of the production for her squad, as she contributed 11 service points throughout the game with an ace and assist to boot. Regan Murphy was a key element in the team’s success as she had over 20 assists and 5 service points.

Wall will move on the face 3rd seeded West Morris on November 10th. 1st seeded Old Tappan has been mowing down opponents with equal efficiency, and will face WWPS on the 10th as well.

The game was the first in a five round tournament with 31 schools. Wall is seeded 6th in the

If both teams move on to Semi-finals and beat their opponents, they’ll face each other in the finals on November 14th.

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New York City FC 1, New England Revolution 3

Photos by Fran Attardi NEW YORK— New York City FC fell to the New England Revolution 3-1 in front of 34,150 at Yankee Stadium.

worth corralled after initially bobbling his attempt from the top of the 18-yard box in the 76th minute.

Lee Nguyen, Charlie Davies and Kelyn Rowe scored for the Revs. New York City FC, which received a David Villa penalty kick goal in the first minute of secondhalf stoppage time, closed out its inaugural season with a record of 10-17-7.

In the 89th minute, Pirlo set up for a free kick from 27 yards out, but put it just over the crossbar.

Before conceding a second goal, NYCFC looked more likely to equalize. In the 10th minute, Villa set up Tommy McNamara with a nifty backheel, but the second-year midfielder rolled his shot wide of the far post.

In the 32nd minute, an unmarked Chris Wingert latched onto an RJ Allen cross, putting a downward header over the bar.

Five minutes later, Allen again connected with Wingert, who put a diving header on frame, but New England goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth made the save.

Late in the first half, two of New York City FC’s Designated Players nearly pulled their club a goal back.

In the 41st minute, Frank Lampard rattled the crossbar from 20 yards out and four minutes later Andrea Pirlo nearly snuck a 29-yard free kick inside the near post, but Shuttleworth dove to his left to parry it away.

Moments after coming on for Andrew Jacobson, Patrick Mullins nearly scored for New York City FC, but Shuttle-

Villa converted a penalty kick – his 18th goal of the season, putting his attempt low and to the left after Daigo Kobayashi was called for a hand ball in the box.

New York City FC will face the Puerto Rican National Team in a post-season friendly match on Friday, December, 11 at the Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium in Bayamón.

New York City FC Head Coach Jason Kreis On positives taken out of NYCFC’s inaugural season…

The support that we have gotten all year long has been absolutely fantastic and I think it puts the team in a good place to succeed. You have a loud fan base that’s there, a supportive fan base that’s there for you every game and provides you a great atmosphere to have an advantage at home. There’s other things. I think we obviously have three fantastic Designated Players on this team. We have some very exciting young talent to develop into what should be great MLS stars, and we have now, I think we’ve identified a core group of players to stay here next year and build off of because in my opinion, in this league it takes continuity.

On defining the season as a success or failure…

More of a success. Absolutely. In my opinion, again, the club has to view what we were able to do in this last year as a very successful story. Now, the team, I think, we also can look at this and say to finish the season with 37 points is quite good. To finish the season with 10 wins is better than most of the [expansion] teams since the 2000s. I stated last week that puts us fourth-best expansion team since the 2000s and I don’t want to repeat it. For me, that’s a success.

New York City FC Captain David Villa On fans…

Thank you very much for all of the support this year.

They are the most important part of the club. I’m sorry for the results we had this year and especially this past year. We promise to work hard in the offseason and we will be waiting to see them again next year.

On the best is yet to come…

Yes – we will do everything possible for us to be better next year. We are going to be competitive and will do everything for the fans to be good.

New York City FC Midfielder Frank Lampard On offseason…

It’s long but not that long. We’ll pay a friendly in

December. We’re playing a game December 11th in Puerto Rico. We will rest to the right level and we’ll have a strong preseason hopefully next year and you will see a different and improved team next year.

On success and failure…

It can’t be anything but a failure to not make the playoffs. We fell below are standards on the pitch. Success is the strange thing that is making a new club.

The success has been building a club and building a rapport with the city. We need to have success on the field now.

New York City FC Midfielder Andrea Pirlo On today’s performance…

Today’s game was not a very good game. Sometimes when you don’t really have an objective your mind is elsewhere. The fans deserved better. It’s been a year in which we have been making some mistakes. Often the same ones. We have to look forward to next year to correct those mistakes and do better.

On expectations…

I think the expectations were met more or less. I was hoping to make the playoffs, but what can you do.

This is a new team and a lot of the players are new and they also arrived in midseason. We will do better next season.

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Contenders Show Their Stripes

>>> Michael Ward

FOOTBALL WRAP UP

As we enter the final week of regular season, the best teams in each division have established themselves are extending their leads in the wake of playoffs.

Undefeated Saint John Vianney added an exclamation point to their season by defeating Manalapan by a score of 670. The pace was set very early as 53 of the Lancer’s points were scored in the first half. A-Central Rival Rumson-Fair Haven also had

a good night, defeating the Holmdel Hornets 41-0 in a one sided rout.

yards and completed 11 out of his 15 pass attempts. Running back Cole Rogers was responsible for 18 points in the 38-7 victory. Rogers ran for over 212 yards throughout the course of the game.

Holmdel has been struggling to find wins this season, as they’ve only bested one of their rivals all year, going 1-7.

Toms River North and Brick Township both had victories outings this weekend, as both of their records stay at 8-1 and they finish the season tied for 1st place in the ASouth Division. TR North Quarterback Mike Husni and his partner in crime receiver Darrion Carrington were perfect

Undefeated Middletown South bested Freehold Borough to remain the undisputed leader in the A-North Division. Middletown North QB Matt Mosquera threw for 134

over the course of the night, finding each other three times in the air for 96 yards. Two of those passes resulted in touchdowns. TR North defeated Neptune by a score of 4121.

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BULLDOGS OUTLAST SHORE REGIONAL FOR SECOND STRAIGHT SCT FIELD HOCKEY TITLE

By Mike Ready

Holmdel – Although the ball was rarely out of their own 25 the entire second half and a good portion of the first, Rumson-Fair Haven was still deadlocked with Shore Regional in a scoreless tie with just under six minutes to play in the Shore Conference Field Hockey Tournament final Thursday evening at Holmdel High School.

Holding a 24-4 shot advantage and completely dominating time of possession up to this point, the Bulldogs were setting up for their 17th penalty corner of the night after being frustrated on the 16 previous corners awarded to them.

Finally, with 5:09 showing on the clock, the Bulldogs were able to take a collective “sigh of relief” after 75 nerve-wracking minutes of play when Lilly Croddick’s shot bounced past Shore Regional goalie Sarah Dwyer for the winning goal.

“To be able to defend (the title) is a whole other feeling,” Brewington said. “It’s really special for these girls to see how their hard work can pay off and what it means to be a championship-caliber team.”

Jennings, who will play lacrosse next year at Villanova University, was phenomenal at both ends of the field Thursday. Her relentless pressure as a marker, playmaking ability, and aptness for putting the ball on goal make her a very special player. She had a number of potential scoring chances thwarted by Dwyer, who’s one of the top goal keepers in the state and will play for Boston College next season.

“For two years now, Maggies has been our unsung hero,” Brewington said. “She does so much work behind the scenes that not

On the play, senior midfielder Maggie Jennings inbounded to University of Maryland commit Madison Maguire, who after controlling the ball just outside the striking circle, found Croddick to her left for the gamewinning shot off a screen from freshman forward Bridy Molyneaux.

“It was definitely frustrating when we don’t get to finish with all the opportunities we had,” Croddick said while rehashing the Bulldogs many missed scoring chances.

“There wasn’t a lot of time left so we knew we had to execute; I was just thinking of putting the ball in the goal. We kept the pressure on until we were able to finish. I think because there was a lot of skill from both teams, we just needed to play with a lot of heart and that really showed with how we broke through in the final few minutes to get the win.”

ford-bound midfielder Jessica Welch and Monmouth University commit Annie Deusch – a two-way defender.

However, considering the Bulldogs have not allowed a goal since September 24 in their 13-1 win over Monmouth Regional and have given up only four goals all season, another shutout should come as no surprise.

“It’s huge (the shutouts). Our defense has been playing so well together and with our goalie (Anna Babiak),” Brewington said.

“We’re doing such a better job from the beginning of the season communicating defensively. There are so many less break downs. Our communication between our defense and forwards really helped us today. Containing the ball and keeping it on our side of the 50 was the forwards working and playing team defense as well.”

Up next for the Bulldogs is the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II tournament, where second-seeded Rumson earned a first-round bye and will face No.10 seeded Ewing – a 1-0 upset winner over No.7 Point Pleasant Boro in the first round – Saturday, 10:00 a.m. at Rumson.

“Now our focus turns to the state tournament, and we’ve been working so hard for this,” Maguire said. “We went to the (Tournament of Champions) last year, so now we’re looking to go even further and hopefully win it.”

RFH CELEBRATES THEIR SCT WIN Photo by Mike Ready

“It’s just such a testament of their hard work,” Rumson-Fair Haven head coach Julie Brewington said. “I feel like we had so many opportunities all game to score and they just kept working. That could’ve discouraged anyone, but they just kept working and working. That’s what championship teams are made of and I couldn’t be prouder to coach a team that was able to overcome that adversity.”

For the No.1 seeded Bulldogs (19-0) – ranked No.1 in the Shore Conference, No.2 in the state and 13th nationally – it was their second consecutive Shore Conference championship after stripping the title away from Shore Regional last season. Prior to that, the third-seeded Blue Devils (17-4) held the title for an amazing 15 consecutive years.

everyone recognizes. We would not be the team we are without her; she’s all heart. She had an unbelievable game and comes up big for us in all our tight games. She’s an explosive player that works so hard on both ends of the field. She’s super-fast, tough to beat and like I said, she’s all heart and that’s what counts in games like this.”

“This game was a learning experience,” Jennings said. “We need to get our shots off quicker and be more aggressive in the circle.

The game was closer than we thought it would be so that made the win even better.”

Shutting out Shore Regional was in itself is a feat, as the Blue Devils feature two of the Shore Conference’s top offensive threats in Stan-

The Bulldogs are defending CJGII and Group II champions. They were defeated by NJSIAA Group IV champion Eastern in the Tournament of Champions semifinals last year. Eastern is currently undefeated and ranked No.1 in the nation.

“We’re looking at that T of C, staring it straight in the eye,” Jennings said. “We made a bet with our A.D. so we got to win it all.”

The Bulldogs season came to a premature end in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II final as they lost a hard-fought 1-0 battle to No.1 seed Wall Township (21-1) Friday afternoon. Rumson beat Wall 3-0 in the SCT semifinals, however, with a team as talented as Wall is – ranked No.6 in the state – it’s tough to win back-to-back games against them, especially in such a short period of time.

Freehold Township vs Jackson Memorial Field Hockey

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TR North Sr. 6’0- 265 lbs.

Kroeger starts at DE and G for the Mariners. He went to junior day at Stonehill College and could end up with some college offers.

Sr. 6’4- 245 lbs.

One of the top players in the Shore Conference, Sickels, a defensive LB, is a firm commit to Penn State. He tallied 11 sacks, 76 tack11/10/15 11/23/15 les (9 for loss) and three -blocked kicks (one returning for a TD).

A year ago, Pietracatella scored the only goal of the game as Freehold Township edged Cherokee, 1-0, in the sectional championship game.

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gate, a sophomore forward, has totaled nine goals and eight assists for the year.

Patrick Toal Dan its Watson Connor Canonico After a 3-0 loss at Wall on Oct. 5 evened record at 4-4, Raritan Colts Neck Brick Twp.it would go The Lady Patriots will now face top-ranked and undefeat- Freehold Township began an impressive run where Garrett Sickels Jr. 6’3265 lbs. Kroeger Garrett Sr. 6’1- 210 lbs.

Sr.blemishes 6’2- 205 lbs. ed Eastern (22-0), which won its 17th straight South in its next 12 games with the only coming in Keep an eyeJeron this10-1-1 rising junior Red Bank Canonico is a returning starter at TR North Watson had an outstanding 2011 Regional who is a two-year starter at offensey Group 4 championship, in a Group 4 semifinal, on a 1-1 tie with Freehold Borough on Oct. 16 and a well-played tight end and defensive end who is Sr. 6’4with 11 sacks at DE. He’ll also245 lbs. sivethe and defensive tackle.

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LB, is a firm commit to the Mariners. He went to junior

State. He tallied 11 sacks, 76 day at Stonehill College and les (9 for loss)and and three blo A year ago, the Lady Patriots forged a 15-3-4 mark could end up with some college kicks (one returning for a TD) Freehold Township will have its collective hands offers. full with saw its season end in the Group 4 semifinal round where it Eastern, a team that has won the past 16 overall Group 4 bowed to Eastern, 13-0. Freehold Township also won secstate crowns and six of the eight contested Tournaments of tional titles in 2009, ‘11, ’12 and last year before winning Champions. again this season.

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Patrick Toal Connor Canonico Raritan Colts Neck On Thursday, Freehold Township and Jackson Memorial Jackson Memorial concluded its sensational 2015 season Jr. 6’3- 265 lbs.

Sr. 6’1210 lbs. battled through a scoreless first half before the Lady Jaguars with a 15-3-2 season and was led this fall by senior forwards Keep an eye on this rising j a returning starter(20 at goals, 11 assists) and broke through with a goal from Taryn Wilkins 3:56Canonico into the is Kayla Skodmin Amanda Millerstarter at o who is a two-year tight end and defensive end who is second half.

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Jessica Pietracatella did it again.

Pietracatella, a senior forward, converted a feed from Sara O’Malley just 3:24 into overtime to lift fourth-seeded Freehold Township to a 2-1 decision over third-seeded Jackson Memorial in the championship game of the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group 4 tournament Thursday afternoon in Jackson.

The victory gave Freehold Township its second straight sectional championship and fourth crown in the last five years.

that lead hold up until Pietracatella assisted on a goal by sophomore Jessica Applegate with 7:58 remaining in the half. Senior goalie Darlene Benjamin finished with three saves for Freehold Township.

The teams remained knotted, 1-1, through the end of regulations and set the stage for Pietracatella in overtime. The game-winning goal was the 12th of the season for Pietracatella, which leads the team in scoring. O’Malley, a senior forward, now has 10 goals and nine assists, while Apple-

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Wall broke out early in the NJSIAA Central Group 2 Tournament and proved to the other 9 teams in their bracket why they were the number 1 seed.

After an 8-0 shutout victory against 8th seeded Hamilton West in the second round - Wall sat out round 1 as the 8th and 9th seeded Lawrence duked it out - Wall went on to face 5th seeded Ocean Township at home.

Although the opponent changed, the result stayed the same.

Wall found 5 goals against the Spartans and only allowed 1 to pass through their defense to officially string together two impressive wins in tournament play. Emily Surgent found the most success in Ocean territory with 2 goals to her credit. Samantha Scire, Nicoletta Keale and Hanna Zarrilli all contributed as well with goals of their own.

Laird Dunn protected Wall’s lead and ticket to the championship game by making 4 saves, adding to her season total of 61.

The game paved the way for the team to move onto the championship round, as they faced off against Rumson-Fair Haven.

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The Crimson Knights were held in check against the Bulldogs, as their attempts to score were refuted by Rumson’s tested defense.

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CBA DOMINATES OCEAN FOR NINTH SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SOCCER TITLE

By Mike Ready

NEPTUNE – While clearly outplaying No.4 seed Ocean Township for the first 67 minutes of the boys Shore Conference Tournament championship game Saturday evening at Memorial Athletic Complex in Neptune, No.2 seed Christian Brothers Academy was still deadlocked in scoreless duel with overtime looming.

Ocean had only two real scoring threats with the first coming in the final minute of the first half when midfielder Alexis Wadneson bent a shot of the crossbar from the left corner and then midway through the second half when there was a flurry of activity in front of the goal off a long service from Ryan Wells that came up empty.

Although controlling possession most the night with a crisp, on-target passing game, the Colts (16-3-1) had been frustrated up to this point by Ocean’s backline defense and keeper Yianni Kavarakas’s stellar play in goal.

CBA junior goalie Aedan Boriotti recorded three saves on the way to helping the Colts achieve their 14th shutout of

“A few of us have brothers who played here and this team has been like family all year,” Thorsheim said.

“I’m glad we could do it with this team and one last time for coach Keane. I wouldn’t want to win it with any other group of guys.”

I love coming (to Neptune) and I’m really glad the kids got an opportunity to play here and win this year,” Keane said. “I was actually reminiscing a lot as the

However, the inevitable was finally brought to fruition when junior midfielder Ryan Nigro broke through, converting a direct kick in the 68th for a 1-0 lead and a little well-deserved breathing room.

Junior Matt Thorsheim earned the free kick by drawing a foul just outside the 18-yard box to give CBA a close-range direct kick after failing to convert on one just three minutes earlier.

CBA played quick on the restart and Nigro’s no-doubt shot was on its way before Ocean knew what hit them as Nigro buried the shot into the upper right corner of the goal before Kavarakas had time to react.

“I looked up and saw the goalie kind of cheating toward one side of the net, so I just put it in,” Nigro said. “I wasn’t really thinking of playing it quickly but once I saw that, I figured I’d try it. So I pointed my spot, just hit it and hoped it would go in.”

CBA kept the pressure on the Spartans and with time winding down Ocean (15-4) pulled Kavarakas inserting forward Bryan Estrella around the five minute mark to give the Spartans an extra offensive player on the field.

The move backfired in the 76th minute when CBA countered an Ocean push as senior Joe Paolillo battled two Ocean players for the ball before playing the ball out to Thorsheim, who was streaking down the right sideline. Thorsheim carried the ball forward and played the ball through to Aaron Roberson on the left wing. With Estrella dropping back to defend, Roberson easily pushed the ball passed him to put the game away.

“We knew one fluke play or something happens through no fault of our own the game could be tied,” Thorsheim said.

“So we wanted to keep the pressure on and getting that second one was huge.”

Roberson nearly gave the Colts the lead in the first half, as he got past Kavarakas with the ball in tow, but Ocean defender Luis Araya came across the goal making a desperate sliding stop.

CBA CELEBRATES THEIR SCT WIN Photo by Mike Ready

the season. The Colts outshot the Spratans 12-4 while Kavarakas had six saves for Ocean.

Saturday marked Ocean Township’s ninth SCT final appearance with four championships including its most recent title in 2012.

For the Colts, it was their 11th appearance in the final and ninth SCT championship (one co-championship), all under the tutelage of head coach Dan Keane who will step down from coaching the Colts after nearly 40 years of coaching and teaching at CBA. It was clear from the start of the tournament that this Colt team was out to win it all for their beloved coach.

game was going on, remembering different game and different moments with some of the teams that were here, like the stud teams form 2010 and 2011.

It means a lot and I think I’ll be able to reflect more on it when it’s all over. It means a lot, it really does.”

On Friday afternoon, the No.1 seeded Colts (17-31) advanced to the NJSIAA Non-Public South A semifinals with a 6-1 quarterfinal win over ninth-seeded Saint John Vianney. Goals: John Frycz (2), Nick Meyer (2), Kollman, and Thorsheim with one apiece.

Assists: Thorsheim (3), Nigro, Meyer and Mikulski all with one. CBA will now face No.4 seeded Notre Dame (13-5) on Tuesday, November 10 in Lincroft.

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Many orthopaedic and musculoskeletal ailments result from tissues that simply do not or cannot heal. Degenerative osteoarthritis for instance has no ability to regenerate articular cartilage in the joint and hence the process is considered hopelessly progressive only worsening over time. The same is true for degenerative disc disease of the spine.

Chronic tendinopathy is like rotator cuff disease or tennis elbow lack sufficient blood supply and nutrients to heal the tendon injury. This is where growth factors and stem cells can play a role.

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in regenerative medical science now allow us to harvest and concentrate these substances from our own bodies and apply or inject them to where they are needed.

Growth factors and stem cells, more potently, stimulate signaling mechanisms to increase blood vessels, nutrition, and the healing activity of the tissue. Since they are living cells, stem cells have the added advantage of being able to manufacture more growth factors and replicate themselves potentially becoming functional cartilage, bone, or tendon cells depending on the environment.

For adults, mesenchymal stem cells are most abundantly found in bone marrow with the highest density or concentration in the iliac crest. Harvesting techniques involve aspirating bone marrow

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Unlike stem cells, growth factors and platelets may be isolated from peripheral blood hence no bone marrow aspiration is necessary but no stem cells are obtained either. Processing of this blood yields a material called PRP (platelet rich plasma). PRP contains growth factors without cells but is high and platelets that act as “packages” of growth factors.

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FOOTBALL WRAP UP

Brick Township found success against Toms River South on Friday Night, defeating them 17-7. Rashon McCall and Ja’sir Taylor both came up big for their team and ran in a touchdown each.

Kicker Javeon Harris added a field goal to boot.

In B-Central, an undefeated Shore Regional put a damper on what could otherwise be considered a successful Asbury Park Season.

Jack Britton was responsible for two touchdown runs and 101 rushing yards overall.

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