Shore Sports Network 2021 Fall Football & Soccer Season Awards by Shore Sports Network Journal

Kevin WILLIAMS Shore Sports Network Director kevin.williams@townsquaremedia.com

Steve MEYER Shore Sports Network Director High School Division steve.meyer@townsquaremedia.com

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A FULL FALL SEASON: WHAT A WELCOME SIGHT By kevin Williams - shore sports network director

FTER A YEAR FILLED WITH PANDEMIC-FUELED POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS, THE 2021 FALL SEASON PROVIDED SHORE CONFERENCE FOOTBALL AND SOCCER PLAYERS WITH SOME NORMALCY FROM SUMMER PRACTICES RIGHT THROUGH THE FINAL GAMES IN NOVEMBER AND EVEN DECEMBER.

publication without the efforts of Steve Meyer, who somehow manages to put it all together into a journal that we are proud to share with our readers.

Sure, there were some minor bumps in the road but it was much smoother sailing compared to the previous season and we were able to crown division and state champions.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SPONSORS WHOSE ADS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE PAGES OF THIS ISSUE. WITHOUT THEIR SUPPORT DURING THE FALL WE COULD NOT BRING YOU THE COVERAGE WE DID ON A DAILY BASIS ON SHORESPORTSNETWORK.COM AND THEN DISPLAYED ON THESE PAGES, AS WELL.

Throughout the fall, the Shore Sports Network highlighted outstanding team and individual performances in a variety of ways through the efforts and professionalism of Bob Badders (football) and Matt Manley (soccer), who lived and breathed those sports from pre-season previews to the honors and accolades shared in this special issue. As I have said for more than 40 years, all-star teams are never perfect but the Shore Sports Network takes the responsibility of these selections very seriously and puts in the time and effort to come up with what we believe are the most deserving selections. Bob and Matt combined what they saw in person with feedback from coaches to come up with these teams and awards which I will put up against any other media outlet. We know some will disagree but I can tell you we don’t take it lightly and countless hours are put into the selection process. Of course, we could not produce this

We congratulate the many athletes whose names grace these pages along with the coaches and teams whose performances and accomplishments were worthy of special tributes. The hard work that was put in during the offseason and the heat of summer paid off and your selection has been well-earned.

On behalf of our team, we wish our readers, viewers and friends the very best during the holiday season. Be safe, be smart and let’s all wish for peace and joy in 2022. Kevin Williams, Director

ach week throughout the 2021 season the Shore Sports Network selected a Shore Conference football team to receive the coveted Jersey Mike’s Team of the Week award. The honored team received a special game ball and $250 in gift cards from Jersey Mike’s during a special presentation at one of their practices from a SSN representative.

e would like to thank Jersey Mike’s Subs for their sponsorship of all our high school football coverage and programming this season. Jersey Mike’s is known nationwide with some 1,500 locations but CEO Peter Cancro has never abandoned his shore roots and he has passed that on to his son Rob, a former football player at Wall High School.

We are especially appreciative of the support Jersey Mike’s has shown in partnering with us on the Team of the Week program in which 10 different football teams were honored during this past season. We look forward to many years of teaming up with them to bring a “sub above” to football fields throughout the shore area.

Jersey Mike’s

Rob Cancro

T HE DEBATE RAGED ON FOR WEEKS. WHO WAS THE NO. 1 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM IN THE SHORE CONFERENCE?

Three suitors emerged throughout the season but neither stood head and shoulders above the others thanks to a triangle between the three powerhouses. Separating the trio was not nearly as simple as looking at head-tohead results. Each team had a legitimate argument to be ranked No. 1. In the end, one team made a case too strong to overlook. The team that finishes the 2021 season atop the rankings and as the Shore Sports Network Team of the Year is Red Bank Catholic.

Following a Week 9 loss to Donovan Catholic, the Caseys rebounded by winning the NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship with a 13-8 victory over DePaul. The victory secured a state title, gave RBC an 11-1 season record, and delivered the final point of reference that pushed the Caseys over the top. This was not an easy decision until RBC traveled to MetLife Stadium and defeated a team that was ranked No. 3 in New Jersey entering the game. Donovan Catholic had risen to No. 1 thanks to its 28-7 victory over RBC during a Week 9 nor'easter. That created a triangle between Donovan, RBC, and Rumson-Fair Haven. In Week 2, Rumson defeated Donovan, 14-0. Then, in Week 7, RBC

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beat Rumson 21-14. The Caseys needed a special postseason to overtake the Griffins and that is exactly what they produced, beating Morris Catholic and St. Joseph Academy (Hammonton) in the first two rounds before the resounding win over a superb DePaul team in a great championship game. The difficult decisions didn't end with No. 1, either. Rumson owns a win over Donovan Catholic but with the Griffins being the No. 1 team up until this final ranking it didn't seem right to use only the head-to-head victory from Week 2 as the barometer. The Griffins had a great season on the field with a 9-2 record (they were officially 6-5 because of three forfeits for using an ineligible player), losing to Rumson and then to Bergen Catholic, 28-7, in the

DONOVAN CATHOLIC (6-5, 9-2 on the field) Donovan was overtaken by Red Bank Catholic in the final ranking, but that wasn't any fault of the Griffins. Donovan beat RBC in Week 9 before its season came to an end two weeks later at the hands of state No. 1 Bergen Catholic. A cloud hung over Donovan's program for a bit after the NJSIAA ruled the team had used an ineligible player and changed their first three wins to forfeit losses, but the Griffins' players soldiered on and delivered another great season on the field. Donovan earned wins over No. 1 RBC, No. 5 Wall, No. 6 Toms River North, won by at least three touchdowns in all nine of its victories, and allowed a touchdown or less in seven of 11 games. Their nine wins this season tied a program record set in 1992 and equaled in 2019. This is the Griffins' fourth straight year with seven or more wins, the longest such streak in program history.

Red Bank Catholic (11-1)

The Caseys defeated DePaul, 13-8, to capture the NJSIAA Non-Public B state championship and ﬁnish 11-1, earning the program's fourth state title and its third since 2014. RBC also won the Constitution Division title, which included a victory over No. 7 Manasquan. The Caseys also defeated No. 3 Rumson-Fair Haven, No. 5 Wall, No. 10 Manalapan, and Central Jersey Group 2 ﬁnalist Raritan. RBC had several standouts put together banner seasons. Senior Alex Bauman, the SSN MVP, was a two-way force at tight end and defensive end, senior quarterback Alex Brown, the SSN Offensive Player of the Year, had a phenomenal season with just under 2,400 combined yards and 32 combined touchdowns, and junior Sabino Portella had a breakout year as a running back and defensive back to lead the way. RBC had the No. 2 scoring defense (32.7 ppg) and the No. 3 scoring defense (11.4 ppg) in the Shore. A great senior class that includes Bauman, Brown, offensive linemen Vince Carpenter, Ashton Mejias and Michael Conneely, running back/linebacker Rajahn Cooper, defensive end Ryan McPherson, defensive backs Joe Diorio and Corbett Cimini, wide receiver Jaidin Hayes, and defensive lineman Connor Wanagiel will graduate but the Caseys have a very strong group of juniors and sophomores returning led by Sabino Portella, linebacker Davin Brewton, wide receivers Najiah Rahman and Emanuel Ross, offensive linemen Lorenzo Portella and Tyler Burnham, running back/linebacker Torin Harmon, linebacker Michael Palmieri, defensive lineman Aidan Donohue, wide receiver/defensive backs Robert Stolfa and Christian Ungemah. 6

The Griffins' offense was third in the Shore averaging 32.6 points per game and led by senior quarterback Jalin Butler, senior running back Nunes Bukula IV, senior wide receiver Kyree Drake, and a punishing offensive line led by seniors Caron McNair, Nico Ippolito, Aaron Crooms, and Rob Madison. The Griffins' defense was No. 4 in the Shore allowing 11.5 points per game. Senior linebacker Nat Iannello recorded a state-leading 172 tackles, junior linebacker Dante Vernieri had 132 tackles and five interceptions, senior defensive end Levi Wilkins recorded six sacks, and senior defensive back Mysun Rush-Esdaile had a strong season in the secondary. A ton of talent will leave the program as Butler, Iannello, Bukula, Drake, Wilkins, Rush-Esdaile, McNair, Ippolito, Madison, Crooms, and linebacker Connor Farrell are set to graduate, but the Griffins have several key returns with Vernieri, freshman wideout Michael Thomas III, sophomore linebacker/tight end Hunter Johnson, sophomore defensive back Ethan Mathieu, freshman lineman Louis Dibiase, sophomore running back/defensive lineman Zaeir Day back next season.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN (9-2) The Bulldogs had another successful season near the top of the Shore Conference even if it ended without a sectional title, which has become the program's standard over the past decade. Rumson won the American Division title with wins over No. 2 Donovan Catholic, No. 5 Wall, and No. 6 Toms River North and also defeated No. 4 Middletown South and No. 9 Long Branch. The Bulldogs' defeats came to No. 1 Red Bank Catholic and to Woodrow Wilson in the Central Jersey Group 3 sectional final. Rumson's defense was fantastic and finished No. 1 in the Shore Conference allowing just 6.8 points per game with four shutouts. Senior linebacker John Lista was excellent with 136 tackles and 10 sacks to earn SSN Defensive Player of the Year honors, senior defensive end Aiden Moriarty had 102 tackles and nine sacks, and senior linebacker Ryan McKay made 126 tackles to lead the way. Offensively, Rumson was led by senior quarterback Geoff Schroeder

Non-Public A quarterfinals. Bergen Catholic went wire-towire as the No. 1 team in the state and completed an undefeated season by winning the Non-Public A championship. That is how we came to our decision on the final top 10. Not everyone will agree with it, but such is the nature of trying to rank the 10 best teams in a 42-team conference. We would like to thank everyone for following our coverage throughout the season. Congratulations to all the division winners, South Jersey Group 2 sectional champion Point Boro, Non-Public B state champion Red Bank Catholic, and every team that attacked their goals right up until the final whistle.

(1,085 yards rushing and 14 TDs) and senior quarterback Colin Kennedy (889 yards passing, 444 yards rushing, 21 total TDs), and an offensive line featuring seniors Charlie Pearson, Christian Smith, Patrick Malpass, George Clough, Dan Gredel, and Griffin Volk. Rumson loses a ton to graduation but has proven it can reload on the fly and remain a championship contender. Defensive backs Beau Kemler and Ryan Kalman, wide receivers Nick Rigby and Markus Brown, defensive end Julien Devlin, and defensive tackles Marshall Halfacre and Cooper Bunnell lead the group of underclassmen who will be back in 2022.

MIDDLETOWN SOUTH (9-2) The Eagles won the Colonial Division championship, reached the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 sectional final, and won nine games for the 12th time since Steve Antonucci became head coach in 1998. Middletown South posted victories over No. 7 Manasquan and No. 10 Manalapan to highlight its schedule while its losses came to No. 3 Rumson-Fair Haven and to Irvington in the sectional championship game. Defense was yet again the calling card for Middletown South. The Eagles were No. 2 in the Shore in scoring defense at 10.1 points per game and were led by senior defensive end Jack Latore, senior linebacker Jack Willi, sophomore linebacker Colin Gallagher, senior defensive tackle Jake Williamson, senior defensive backs Tom Schork and Matt Grab, and sophomore defensive back Jake Czwakiel. The unit posted two shutouts and allowed 14 points or less in nine of 11 games. Offensively, senior running back Dan Primiano ran for 1,027 yards and 10 touchdowns and Schork totaled 1,255 yards and 11 touchdowns between passing and rushing. Middletown South will graduate an impactful senior class that includes Schork, Primiano, Grab, Latore, Williamson, Willi, lineman Dante Miranda, linebacker Tyler Carey, wide receiver/defensive back Ryan St. Clair, and wide receiver Anthony Brasco. Key returns for next season include Gallagher, sophomore Czwakiel, sophomore running back Donovan Summey, junior lineman Tyler Addonisio, and junior defensive back wide receiver/defensive back Logan Colleran.

WALL (6-4) Wall's season started with two straight losses and ended abruptly when a still-ongoing investigation into hazing involving members of the football team forced the cancelation of a playoff game and the team's Thanksgiving game. It was a somber end for a fantastic senior class that led Wall to two straight No. 1 finishes in the SSN Top 10, including a sectional title in 2019 and a mythical Shore Conference championship in 2020. The Crimson Knights had won six of seven games when their season was cut short before the South Jersey Group 3 semifinals and their onfield losses came to No. 1 Red Bank Catholic, No. 2

Donovan Catholic, and No. 3 Rumson-Fair Haven. Wall earned wins over No. 6 Toms River North, Colts Neck, Lenape, Middletown North, St John Vianney, and Hopewell Valley. The future of Wall's football program is very uncertain at the moment given who graduates and the fact that members of the coaching staff are currently on administrative leave. A large and impactful senior class includes linebackers Charlie Sasso and Colin Riley, defensive end Blake Rezk, quarterback/defensive back Jake Davis, running back/defensive back Matt Dollive, wide receiver Jackson Coan, linebacker Lou Pilla, and linemen Brian Byrne, Max Oakley, and Joe Sommers.

TOMS RIVER NORTH (7-4) A young and inexperienced Mariners squad lost their first four games in the rough-andtumble American Division but found its way down the stretch to make a run to the South Jersey Group 5 championship game. After falling to Colts Neck, No. 2 Donovan Catholic, No. 5 Wall, and No. 3 Rumson-Fair Haven in consecutive games (the Donovan loss was later changed to a forfeit victory), Toms River North rattled off six straight wins to reach the sectional final where it ultimately fell to Kingsway, 21-14, in the final minute. Sophomore quarterback Micah Ford emerged as one of the Shore's best with 1,451 yards rushing and 17 touchdowns plus 944 yards passing and eight touchdowns. Fellow sophomores, wide receivers Tareq Council and Jeremiah Pruitt, and running back Josh Moore, also burst onto the scene and established themselves as dangerous playmakers. On defense, junior linebackers Ty Kazanowsky and Ty Boland anchored the unit. Senior two-way lineman Mike Dowd was one of just a few senior starters for the Mariners, who have a very bright future with several juniors, sophomores, and even a freshman coming back next year after starting this season.

MANASQUAN (8-3) It was another winning season on Broad Street for one of the Shore's most storied programs. A change in offensive philosophy designed to better suit its personnel paid dividends as the Warriors won eight games and reached the semifinals of the Central Jersey Group 3 playoffs. Manasquan posted signature wins over No. 8 Point Boro, which went on to win the South Jersey Group 2 sectional title, as well as Central Jersey Group 2 finalist Raritan. All three of Manasquan's losses came to top teams; No. 1 Red Bank Catholic, No. 4 Middletown South (15-12) and Central Jersey Group 3 champion Woodrow Wilson. Junior quarterback Brett Patten and senior wide receiver Cole Kozlowski formed the Shore's most productive duo with Patten throwing for 1,594 yards and 25 touchdowns and Kozlowski catching 42 passes for 750 yards and 10 touchdowns. Junior running back Jhamir Howard, senior wide receiver Robert Pendergist, and senior running back Patrick Woodford were also key contributors for an offense that was tied for fifth in the Shore averaging 27.7 points per game. Seniors Ryan Burns and JJ Cavanagh led the way for a defense that was 11th in the Shore in scoring average. Manasquan was a senior-heavy team but have Patten and Howard leading the group of returners along with junior wide receiver/kicker Jack Dettlinger, and junior linebacker Cael Driscoll.

POINT BORO (10-2) After three consecutive sub.-500 seasons, the Panthers returned to championship form by going 10-2, winning the Patriot Division title, and taking home the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 sectional title, the program's fourth overall and first since 2005. Along the way, Point Boro scored wins over South Jersey Group 1 semifinalist Shore Regional, National Division champion Monmouth Regional (twice), Middletown North, and Willingboro. The Panthers' losses were to

No. 8 Manasquan (35-0) and Haddonfield (28-27) in a Group 2 regional championship game. Point Boro's flexbone triple-option offense had the No. 1 scoring unit in the Shore at 35.5 points per game with four standouts in the backfield and a physical offensive line. Sophomore fullback Jake Croce ran for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns, senior quarterback Charlie Vitale ran for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns and threw for 512 yards and 7 touchdowns, junior slotback Connor Cilento ran for 623 yards and seven touchdowns on an average of 11.9 yards per carry, and sophomore slotback Matt Oliphant ran for 515 yards and 11 touchdowns. Up front, seniors Luke Wilson, Mike Meccia, and Justin Tuzzolino, junior Cole Skinner, and sophomore Charles Davison paved the way for Point Boro to rush for 3,682 yards on an average of 7.2 yards per carry. The Panthers also played tough defense, finishing sixth in the Shore at 13.7 points per game. Linebackers Connor Reynolds, Tyler Gordon, JJ Bennett, Aiden Ward, Sam Muraglia, and Thomas Welch helped lead the way. Only a handful of senior staters graduate so Point Boro should be a title contender again in 2022.

LONG BRANCH (8-2) The final season for longtime head coach Danny George was a successful one as the Green Wave went 8-2, won the Freedom Division title, and advanced to the semifinals of the South Jersey Group 4 playoffs. The Green Wave had a pair of wins over Freehold and also defeated St. John Vianney to highlight their schedule. Long Branch's losses came to No. 3 Rumson-Fair Haven and to an undefeated Ocean City team in the sectional semifinals. Senior quarterback Christian Rodriguez threw for 1,464 yards and 19 touchdowns and ran for 406 yards and five touchdowns to lead an offense that tied for fifth in the Shore averaging 27.7 points per game. Seniors Jayden Farmer, Jyshon Presley, and Deiondre McCullers, and juniors Sekou Kamau, Michael Hall, Ka'Jion Thorne, Shamar Williams, Josh Duval, and Luke Tracey were key contributors on both sides of the ball as the Green Wave

had the No, 10 scoring defense (16.9 ppg) in the Shore. It will be interesting to see what the future holds for Long Branch's football program now that George has retired from his post. The Green Wave will be looking for a new head coach for the first time since 1999 but have several key players coming back next year.

MANALAPAN (6-3) The Braves shook off a rare losing season to return to the top 10, finishing 6-3 and earning notable wins over Southern Regional, Freehold, and Central Regional along the way. Manalapan's losses came to No. 4 Middletown South, No. 1 Red Bank Catholic, and to Edison in the state playoffs. A balanced offense was led by senior quarterback Mike Heckel, senior running back Elijah Marquez, junior wide receiver Alex Dille, and senior wideouts Tyler Walker and Michael Bimonte. The Braves had the No. scoring defense in the Shore at 16.1 points per game and were led by senior defensive lineman Mario Chierchia, senior linebacker Jordan Gravesande in the front seven along with Dille, Walker, and senior Paul Wojciechowski in the secondary. Manalapan will graduate a large senior class but is a program that more often than not finds a way to contend regardless. Dille, juniors Preston Birnie and Thomas Clark, and sophomore Anthony Macchio are among the top returners for next season.

HONORABLE MENTION COLTS NECK (6-4) RARITAN (6-5) LACEY (5-4) CENTRAL (6-4) SHORE (7-4)

he 2020 season was a welcome return to high-school sports for so many athletes, but it left a lot to be desired relative to complete soccer seasons in New Jersey. This year was pretty much a complete return to normalcy for most of the state, at least when it comes to the schedule and By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer competitive nature of the season. During the last two seasons, Christian Brothers Academy showed that whether it’s a short season or a full one, it remains the standard for Shore Conference soccer. The Colts opened the season as the top-ranked team in the area, played a schedule that included most of the top teams in the Shore Conference and were almost perfect all the way up to the NJSIAA Non-Public A Final. Along with CBA, there were two other teams that emerged to the top tier of the conference and battled it out throughout the season for the No. 2 spot. The words “throughout the season” are important given that there were three separate matchups to use to figure out who should be the No. 2 team. Once No. 2 is settled, No. 3 is a no-brainer. Beyond No. 3, there are a lot of different directions to go. The regular season matters, but the postseason results have to carry weight as well, so trying to prioritize teams 4 through 10 is awfully difficult. With that being said, the 10 teams that appear in the final Top 10 are fairly clear-cut, so the only subjectivity in choosing the Top 10 is how to order the teams that are in it and not so much choosing the 10 teams.

Christian Brothers Academy

Long Branch

Wall

(20-2, 7-0)

(12-6-2, 3-4)

(10-4-3, 4-1-2)

The Colts were the wire-to-wire No. 1 and finish as the Shore’s top team for the second consecutive season. After going unbeaten in the shortened 2020 season, CBA lost just twice all year – once to LaSalle (Pa.), 4-3, on a goal with one second left and later to Seton Hall Prep in the NJSIAA Non-Public A championship. After the deflating loss in Pennsylvania, CBA ripped off 18 wins in a row, which included winning the Shore Conference Tournament in dominant fashion and the South Jersey NonPublic A title in wild fashion. The Colts did not concede a goal in four SCT wins and in the state playoffs, needed overtime to beat St. Augustine in the semifinal and held off Notre Dame, 5-4, to win the program’s sixth sectional title in seven years. The winning streak ended at the hands of the state’s No. 1 team, with CBA once making its case as one of the state’s top five teams during a 20-win campaign in 2021.

Toms River North (15-2-3, 7-0) Toms River North’s season ended in heartbreak, with the Mariners going on the road to Freehold Township and playing the Patriots to a scoreless draw in the NJSIAA Group IV semifinal, only to fall on penalty kicks one game shy of the Group IV final. Despite the bitter ending, Toms River North enjoyed another outstanding season in 2021, winning an NJSIAA sectional championship for a third consecutive season with a senior core that was instrumental in all three victories. The Mariners also handled Freehold Township, 4-1, in the second of three meetings (both of the others were 0-0 draws) to reach the Shore Conference Tournament championship game for the first time since 2010. Only one team managed to beat Toms River North straight up and that was CBA – once during the regular season and again in the SCT final. Excluding the seven goals CBA scored in those two matches, Toms River North conceded just five times during the entire 2021 campaign. Most of the team will graduate but those seniors have left behind a championship culture for the returning Toms River North players to run with.

Freehold Township (17-4-2, 6-1) The past season was a historic one for Freehold Township, which both kept doing what it has been doing for the last 18 years as the Shore’s most consistent winner while also venturing into a part of the season not seen in nearly 40 years. The Patriots extended their active Shore Conference record with their 18th straight season qualifying for the Shore Conference Tournament and rode their SCT berth all the way to the semifinal round. In the state tournament, Freehold Township rolled to their first Central Jersey Group IV title in six years and when they outlasted Toms River North on penalties in the Group IV semifinal, the Patriots made it to the Group IV final for the first time since 1982. All four of Freehold Township’s losses this season (CBA, Elizabeth, Toms River North and Kearny) were to teams ranked in the state top 20.

Long Branch did look the part of a top-five ranked team for a lot of 2021, although a 3-4 record within Class A North made the Green Wave’s status somewhat uncertain at times. On the plus side, Long Branch did not have any slip-ups against lesser competition, save for maybe a tied at Lakewood close to the Shore Conference Tournament. A bonus Long Branch notched that Manalapan did not was a deep run in the NJSIAA Tournament, which ended for the Green Wave in the Central Jersey Group III final at Hopewell Valley.

Howell (11-7-1, 2-5) If this ranking were simply which team looks like the fourthbest team at the Shore as the season concludes, Howell would probably have the best case. The Rebels started 2-5, closed the season on a 9-21 surge, reached the Central Jersey Group IV final for the first time in 14 years and all seven of their losses were by one-goal margins to ranked teams from Class A North. Howell’s run to the sectional final included a convincing 3-0 win at Marlboro and the Rebels lost two tournament games – one in the SCT and the other in the CJ IV final – at Freehold Township in 1-0 games.

Marlboro (7-7-2, 4-3) Like Howell, Marlboro fell victim to a wave of close losses, including four by one goal. The Mustangs also swallowed a 3-1 defeat vs. CBA that was tied heading into the final five minutes of regulation and lost, 2-0, at Toms River North as the second game of a back-to-back with the second goal scoring on an own goal. The big results for Marlboro when it comes to staying in the Top 10 were a win at Rumson-Fair Haven, a penalty shootout win over Monmouth in the SCT and division wins over Howell and Long Branch. It might look odd to see a team with a .500 record sitting in the No. 7 spot in the Shore Conference, but a lot of that has to do with a stacked schedule and some high-value wins over the course of the season.

Rumson-Fair Haven (11-6-3, 5-0-1) There are two goals at the top of the white board going into the season for Rumson-Fair Haven and any Shore Conference team from Group II: win the division and win a sectional championship. The Bulldogs not only did both, but they won a highly-competitive Class A Central division without losing a divisional match and then went on to win the program’s first ever sectional title. In the Central Jersey Group II championship, Rumson beat Holmdel for a second time in 2021 and did so with a golden goal by junior Alec Pentikis to clinch the first Central Jersey Group II title for the program. A head-to-head loss to Marlboro and the general strong performance by Class A North as a division keeps Rumson in the second half of the Top 10, but the Bulldogs made huge strides as a program and are set up to again be in the mix for every title in 2022.

Holmdel Manalapan (8-4-6, 4-2-1) While Manalapan was not emphatic in taking the No. 4 spot in the Shore this season – the Braves owned a modest 20-17 goal-differential – they checked more boxes than any other team vying for this spot, particularly in the head-to-head category. Manalapan’s only losses within the Shore Conference were twice vs. CBA and once to Freehold Township on opening day, which meant the Braves scored straight-up wins over Long Branch and Howell and two against Marlboro. The marks against Manalapan are a few shaky ties and a first-round exit on penalties in the NJSIAA Tournament, but finishing third place in a loaded Class A North division, a trip to the final four of the Shore Conference Tournament plus all their head-to-head work all give the Braves a No. 4 finish one year after going 0-10-1.

Coming off a 17-0 2020 season, Wall had a lot to live up to in 2021. The Crimson Knights hit a bit of a mid-season rut before hitting their stride in October following an ugly 5-1 loss to RumsonFair Haven. Wall later paid the Bulldogs back by beating them, 3-0, i n t h e S h o r e C o n f e r e n c e To u r n a m e n t r o u n d o f 1 6 . Wa l l p l a y e d Freehold Township tough just before the start of the postseason to help get the Knights on the right track and held Holmdel scoreless in the Central Group II quarterfinals before falling on penalty kicks. It was not the decorated season that 2020 was, but Wall fought its way into the Top 10 with some tough competition breathing down its neck.

(11-5-1, 4-2) This season was a test of Holmdel’s staying power as a Top 10 team and the Hornets passed the test. The 2021 squad had very little experience from a year ago and yet, Holmdel picked up big wins over Ocean and Monmouth during the regular season, Lacey in the Shore Conference Tournament, and a shootout win over Wall in the NJSIAA Tournament as part of a run to the Central Jersey Group II championship game. The Hornets could not figure out Rumson in two meetings – the second of which was an overtime loss in the Central Group II final – and lost a competitive game vs. Freehold Township in the Shore Conference Tournament, but there was more than enough good to slide Holmdel into a Top 10 spot to close the year.

Honorable Mention Lacey (15-2-1, 7-0) -

The Lions entered the postseason undefeated after winning their first Class B South title since 2011, but a first-round exit in the NJSIAA South Group III Playoffs kept the Lions out of the final Top 10.

Monmouth (10-5-6, 4-2) -

It was a strong-but frustrating season for Monmouth, which not only battled injuries and absence of key players all year but was eliminated from both the Shore Conference and Central Group II Tournaments on penalties after advancing one round.

Ocean (13-6-2, 3-3) -

The Spartans lost junior defender Dan Abrams to a knee injury and were never the same defensively. A more stable defense would have made Ocean very dangerous considering the ease with which the Spartans often scored.

Toms River South (10-6-2, 2-4-1) -

Although they had a rough time in Class A South divisional play, the Indians got going at the end of the year and won the first ever Shore Conference Coaches’ Cup Tournament before winning two games as a No. 11 seed in the NJSIAA South Group III Playoffs.

Shore (11-5-2, 2-3-1) -

After a couple of down seasons, the Blue Devils turned the corner with a young group that was buoyed by a few strong senior defenders. With a lot of scoring coming back from a team that hung tough with and beat some quality competition, Shore will be a team to watch in 2022.

Pinelands (12-6, 6-1) -

For the first time since 2016, Pinelands fell short of winning a share of the Class B South title, but the 2022 campaign was a good one for a program that had to replace an First-Team-All-Shore player from 2020 and lost a starting center midfielder to injury early this fall.

Neptune (10-6-1, 5-2) -

Like Pinelands, Neptune lost an All-Shore center midfielder, but the Scarlet Fliers responded by leaning on a dynamic young core that carried them to a share of a Class B North division title.

St. John Vianney (8-6-2, 3-2-2) -

Led by one of the Shore’s top scorers in Johnny Troiano, St. John Vianney took a big step forward in 2021, which included wins over Colts Neck and Holmdel, a draw vs. Wall and a winning record for the first time since 2014.

Toms River East (10-6-1, 5-2) -

The Raiders finished second in the Class A South standings and scored a pair of noteworthy out-of-division wins over Pinelands and Marlboro, but the postseason did not treat the Raiders kindly (firstround exits in both the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Group III Tournaments).

Ranney (11-5-1, 4-2) -

Ranney lost a close game to St. Rose in the regular season to let a share of the Class B Central division title slip away, but responded by beating the Purple Roses in the NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public B semifinals to reach the sectional final round for the first time in program history.

St. Rose (9-8-1, 6-0) -

The Purple Roses deserve a shoutout for winning the Class B Central division championship while also representing the division well with a first-round road win in the Shore Conference Tournament, which came at Toms River East.

oming off an undefeated 2020 season, the Christian Brothers Academy soccer team entered this past season as the clear-cut preseason No. 1 team at the Jersey Shore, but the jury was out whether this version of the Colts could ascend to one of the top spots in the state – especially coming off a shortened season in which CBA didn’t get to play teams from outside immediately surrounding areas.

the lead to 5-3 on Dylan Cupo's 21st goal of the season, Notre Dame came right back to make it 5-4 before midway point of the second half.

By Matt Manley Senior Staff Writer

CBA settled the game down and held off Notre Dame over the final 20 minutes to seal up the sixth sectional title in the last seven years and 18th ever trip to the Non-Public A final for the Colts. i n which CBA did not concede a single goal to any of the four opponents (Pinelands,

CBA opened the season working in three new starting midfielders, three new starting defenders and a new tandem of goalkeepers and still managed to leave no doubt about its standing as the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference while winning its way to the No. 2 ranking in New Jersey to close out the season.

Not only did CBA dominate the Shore, prove itself a serious contender for the top spot in the state and collect some hardware that the Colts missed out on each of the past two years; it did it in dramatic fashion throughout the season.

With returning senior Jake Homowitz anchoring the middle, sophomore Dylan Millevoi and senior Tiarnan King jumped in to play in the starting midfield while sophomore Dimitry Corba and senior Marco Mastriani were significant contributors off the bench.

With a 20-win season that included an undefeated Class A North division title, a near-perfect run to the Shore Conference Tournament championship and another trip to the NJSIAA NonPublic A championship game, the 2021 CBA Colts are the Shore Sports Network Boys Soccer Team of the Year for the second straight season. During the early part of the season, CBA was a team that was comfortable playing from behind and that was necessary to get off to a strong start. In CBA’s first 10 games, the Colts trailed in four of them, won four of them by one goal and scored the winning goal in the 75th minute or later twice. Although CBA played in tight games throughout that start, the Colts went 9-1 during that stretch with wins over five teams ranked in the final Shore Sports Network Top 10 – No. 5 Long Branch, No. 3 Freehold Township, No. 6 Howell, No. 7 Marlboro and No. 2 Toms River North – plus one over Berkshire of Massachusetts. The 10th match of the season was a noteworthy one: a 4-2 win over Toms River North in a showdown of the toptwo-ranked teams in the Shore Conference. Toms River North went ahead, 1-0, before the Colts equalized before halftime and scored three more unanswered goals on the way to victory. That win over the Mariners foreshadowed the outcome of the Shore Conference Tournament final, when the top two teams in the conference met again. CBA caught fire with three goals in a span of 16 minutes to run away with a 3-0 win over Toms River North for the program’s 11th conference tournament championship and first since 2016. The shutout also completed a four-game SCT run

The sectional championship victory was also the 18th win in a row for the Colts, who saw their season and winning streak end with a 2-0 loss to Seton Hall Prep, which capped an unbeaten season with a NonPublic A championship and No. 1 ranking in the state.

Wall, Manalapan and Toms River North). In the NJSIAA Tournament, CBA went back to playing in tight games and even had to come back to win one. After extending their shutout streak to six games with a 2-0 win over Union Catholic, the Colts fell behind to St. Augustine, 1-0, on a late-first-half goal and stormed back to win, 2-1, in overtime to reach the sectional final round for the eighth consecutive year. With an NJSIAA South Jersey Non-Public A championship on the line against Notre Dame, CBA and the Irish played in one of the wildest games in the 2021 state tournament. Playing what will likely be the final varsity game on the storied grass pitch at CBA – the school is nearing completion of a turf field on campus – the home side jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first half and hit the crossbar three other times before halftime. Notre Dame cut the deficit to 3-1, only for CBA to go back up, 4-1, early in the second half. The Irish, however, responded with two quick goals and after CBA extended

Senior Declan Kelly was the only returning starter on the defense, but classmate Jack McGagh jumped into a starting role as the other center fullback to solidify the middle of the defense. Junior Charlie Paparella and sophomore Lawrence Mancino emerged as capable outside defenders, with the duo of senior Ryan Hayes and sophomore Joe Grossman turning in standout seasons in goal. CBA went with a tandem in goal during the 2020 season and was successful with the arrangement again in 2021. While finding the right mix in the midfield and in the back was a major x-factor to CBA’s strong 2021, it was the front three that set the Colts apart. Cupo was a scoring machine with his team-high 21 goals, while juniors Will Thygeson and Jack D’Eletto working the flanks with their speed and skill. Tying it all together was head coach Tom Mulligan and top assistant Dave Santos, who have worked side-by-side since Mulligan’s second season as head coach in 2017. Jim Keady once again coached up another successful goalkeeper tandem and assistants A.J. Mokes and Rory Fitzgerald helped bring along the younger players in the program. CBA figures to be in the running for another Team of the Year Award in 2022 with Thygeson, D’Eletto, Millevoi, Corba, Mancino, Paparella and Grossman all due back after playing big minutes on this season’s squad.

he 2022 graduating class within the Christian Brothers Academy soccer team consists of players who were freshmen when the Colts won the 2018 NJSIAA NonPublic A championship.

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At a program like CBA, however, two realities make that hard for players like Dylan Cupo and his classmates to enjoy. First of all, freshmen rarely play on the CBA varsity team. Secondly, there is an expectation of winning the Shore Conference Tournament and that 2018 team – and each team since CBA won the conference in 2016 – came up short in that pursuit. As accomplished as Cupo and his CBA classmates had already been during the first three years of their high-school careers, they wanted more for their legacy before wrapping up their swan-song season in 2022. Behind a Herculean effort by Cupo and a group of midfielders and defenders that steadily improved throughout the season, CBA returned to the top of the Shore Conference, racked up 20 wins, came within one win of an NJSIAA Non-Public A championship and finished No. 2 in New Jersey in 2021. Cupo’s presence as the team’s physical forward who consistently delivered in big games sparked the Colts throughout the season and earned him the 2022 Shore Sports Network Player of the Year Award. The surface-level numbers attached to Cupo’s season are the basis for a strong argument in his favor when it comes to the Player of the Year Award. With 21 goals, Cupo was one of six players in the Shore Conference with 20 or more goals and finished with the fifth-highest total. Incorporating his five assists, Cupo also finished seventh in the conference with 47 total points. While there were a handful of players ahead of him on those two leaderboards, no player from the Shore Conference Class A North division beat Cupo in either goals or points – a significant achievement given that A North returned to its perch as the unquestioned toughest division in the Shore Conference. Of the top seven teams in the final Shore Sports Network Top 10, six were teams from the Class A North. CBA went a clean 7-0 in divisional play in 2021 and Cupo was all over the board in those seven victories. He scored eight goals in those seven games, including seven against the four teams directly behind CBA on the A North table: Freehold Township (two goals), Manalapan (hat trick), Marlboro (one goal) and Long Branch (one). Cupo’s fast start to the year included scoring at least one goal in his team’s first five matches, including a two-goal game in a come-from-behind win over Freehold Township on the road. On top of CBA’s seven games within the Class A North schedule, the Colts also played a loaded slate outside the division and Cupo routinely scored against those high-level opponents as well. He scored a goal apiece in a 4-3 loss to LaSalle, Pa. and a win over Colts Neck and went off for a hat trick in a big 4-2 win over Toms River North that featured the top two teams in the Shore Conference squaring off at CBA on the first Saturday of October. Cupo’s three-goal game against Toms River North was the first of two consecutive hat tricks for Cupo, who followed up his trio vs. Toms River North with a road hat trick in a 4-1 win over Manalapan three days later. The rest of Cupo’s damage came during a memorable postseason run for him and the Colts. CBA rolled through the Shore Conference Tournament with four consecutive shutouts to win the program’s 11th conference title and first since 2016. Cupo – who played major minutes on the 2019 team that lost on penalties to Manasquan in the SCT semifinals – contributed four goals and two assists over the four-game stretch, including a goal and an assist in the 3-0 championship win over Toms River North. Cupo finished with four goals in two games against the Shore’s No. 2 team and three nights before torching the Mariners for a second time, Cupo was battered by Manalapan in the semifinal. Not only did he face double and triple teams

throughout the match, but Cupo also broke his thumb late in the first half – right around the time that he hit a crossbar and a post within two minutes of one another. In the NJSIAA Tournament, Cupo contributed in each of CBA’s three wins. He assisted one of the team’s two goals in a 2-0 win over Union Catholic in the South Non-Public A quarterfinals, then came up with the overtime golden goal in a 2-1, come-from-behind win over 2019 sectional champion St. Augustine – which beat CBA in the championship game two years ago. The sectional championship game vs. Notre Dame was one of the year’s wildest matches, with the Colts storming out to a 3-0 lead that had a chance to be 6-0 if not for three shots that hit the crossbar. Cupo accounted for one of the three goals before Notre Dame stormed back to pull within 4-3 early in the second half. With CBA scrambling to keep Notre Dame from equalizing, sophomore Dylan Millevoi took the ball away in CBA’s defensive third, got it up to junior Jack D’Eletto, who raced it upfield before laying it off to Cupo for what proved to be the decisive goal in a 5-4 Colts win to seal the sectional championship. Cupo wound up with a multigoal performance in CBA’s final win of the year, which sent the Colts to the Non-Public A final for a record 18th time in program history. Unbeaten Seton Hall Prep and its lockdown defense proved to be too much for CBA in a 2-0 Pirates win in the Non-Public A final at Kean University, but well before that outcome, Cupo and CBA cemented a legacy worthy of some of the top CBA teams throughout the years.

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The initial prognosis on Pentikis’s injury was that the senior midfielder could miss the remainder of the season, but he instead resolved to come back by the Shore Conference Tournament. With Pentikis out, the Bulldogs marched on, winning the Shore Conference Class A Central championship with a 5-0-1 record in division play. Rumson took down Holmdel and Monmouth with Santos still recovering and with Pentikis out, the Bulldogs knocked off both Ocean and Wall. Pentikis made good on his goal to return for the postseason, coming back to lead Rumson-Fair Haven to a firstround win over South Jersey Non-Public B runner-up Ranney in the Shore Conference Tournament. In the next round, however, Rumson ran into a Wall side hell-bent on payback for a 5-1 loss at Rumson and dealt the Bulldogs a 3-0 defeat in the rematch.

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oming from a decorated Ocean Township program, Jeff Soares took over a Rumson-Fair Haven boys soccer team in 2019 that just one year earlier went 1-14-1. While the cupboard was not bare of talent, the taste of 2018 still sat with many of the returnees, including thensophomore Luke Pentikis.

As a freshman, Pentikis got to see significant time but the cost was playing for a team that was successful just once in 16 matches. The returning players needed a new day-to-day feel and having just served as the top assistant for an Ocean team that finished No. 5 in the entire state with Shore Conference Tournament and NJSIAA Group III championships, Soares had the cache to bring that change. In many ways, Soares has already done his best job at Rumson-Fair Haven prior to this season when he led the Bulldogs to a 9-6-2 record one year after winning just the one game. While that may have been a harder job, it wasn’t quite the complete job. That came in 2021. Three years after taking over a onewin team that, as a program, had never won a postseason tournament of any kind, Soares led Rumson-Fair Haven to its first division championship since 2015 and its first NJSIAA sectional championship in program history. Throw in a No. 8 ranking in the final Shore Sports Network Top 10 and it is a resumé fit for the 2021 Shore Sports Network Boys Soccer Coach of the Year.

"I'm so proud of this group because these seniors and juniors were all here when I got here after they went 1-14," Soares said after his team won the Central Jersey Group II championship. 14

"They really bought into the culture I was trying to build, the family concept, the dog mentality I wanted them to play with. They have all been on board from day one and even though it didn't happen for us that first year, we always felt like if we did the right things, we could get to this moment." After graduating most of its roster from 2020, including the entire back line, Rumson had a team with talented young attacking players but questions about whether it could prevent goals well enough to have the kind of breakthrough season it eventually did. From the start of the season, the defense held its own, senior goalkeeper Aiden Colburn stepped up his game in his third year as a starter and the defense continued to improve throughout the season and peaked once the Bulldogs had a healthy lineup. "We lost 21 seniors from last year," Soares said. "I knew there was talent here, but it was a young team and I really wanted to get them experience playing in as many big games as possible. We had a big list of goals and we checked off every box, minus the Shore Conference title." Speaking of a healthy lineup, that was a luxury Soares did not have in full until mid-October. Rumson started the season without junior starting center midfielder Antonio Santos and on the day Santos returned from a sports hernia, Pentikis went down with a knee injury.

Following the loss to Wall, Rumson regrouped for the Central Jersey Group II Tournament, which it entered as the No. 3 seed. After coasting through the first round vs. Spotswood, the Bulldogs survived a penalty-kick shootout at home vs. Governor Livingston, then wiped out No. 2 seed South River on the road to punch their ticket to the sectional final for the third time since 2013. Thanks to fourth-seeded Holmdel knocking off top-seeded Voorhees in o v e r t i m e , Rumson earned the right to host the sectional final against the rival Hornets, whom Rumson defeated during the regular season, 2-1, to end a six-game losing streak that dated back to the 2016 state tournament. Five years after beating Holmdel on the road to earn a trip to the 2016 sectional final, Rumson was locked in a tight battle with the Hornets that extended into overtime. This time, however, the Bulldogs prevailed, with junior Alec Pentikis burying the golden goal in the 13th minute of overtime to set off the first ever tournament championship celebration in the history of the boys soccer program at Rumson. Despite losing to eventual Group II champion Delran in the Group II semifinal, Rumson left its home field one last time feeling optimistic, with the seniors taking solace in the fact that they made it farther than any Rumson team prior, the underclassmen knowing what it’s like to win a championship and Soares and his staff looking forward to a strong wave of talent returning over the next several seasons.

"We have a good group coming back," Soares said. "We're going to be a force to be reckoned with for the next couple of years." Photos by:

Teams Selected by Shore Sports Network Soccer Editor Matt Manley, based on first-hand observation, stats and input from coaches.

FORWARDS: DYLAN CUPO, SR., CBA 2021 STATS: 21 GOALS, 5 ASSISTS The Shore Sports Network Player of the Year, Cupo was the top scorer on the top team in the Shore Conference and just about every goal was a big one. CBA played as difficult a schedule as any team in the conference when all was said and done and Cupo took no prisoners in scoring his 21 goals in 2021. He posted his two hat tricks on the season in back-to-back games against two teams ranked in the top five of the Shore Sports Network Top 10 (No. 2 Toms River North and Manalapan) and scored two goals each against two teams ranked in the final state Top 20 (No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 18 Freehold Township).

HERMAN COLBERT, SR., FREEHOLD TWP.

BRENDAN WOROBEL, SR., HOLMDEL

2021 STATS: 16 GOALS, 14 ASSISTS

2021 STATS: 18 GOALS, 4 ASSISTS

Not only did Freehold Township lose a wealth of scoring from 2020 but the Patriots also lost two 2021 senior leaders to injury in Christian Mojares and J.T. Gold. Freehold Township, however, remained unphased thanks to a hardworking roster led by Colbert at the top of the formation. Colbert came into the season having scored one goal in each of his first two high school seasons, but went off in his senior season while leading Freehold Township to the Group IV championship game for the first time in 39 years.

Entering the 2021 season, Worobel was the only Holmdel player with experience as a varsity scorer and the question for Holmdel was, “who else would step up and aid Worobel on the attack?” For the first five games of the season, the answer – at least as it pertains to actually scoring the goals – was nobody. Worobel opened the season on a spree, scoring nine of Holmdel’s 10 goals during a 4-1 start to the season. The biggest outburst was a four-goal game against Monmouth Regional and the other five came in tight wins over Ocean, Middletown North and Manasquan and a 2-1 loss to Rumson-Fair Haven.

Colbert scored multiple goals in five matches this past season, including a hat trick in the first round of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament against Hillsborough. In the first three games of the Central Group IV Playoffs, Colbert scored seven goals, with another coming in a win over East Brunswick and two more in a sectional semifinal win over New Brunswick. He also scored two goals in the Shore Conference Tournament, including a game-winning goal in the final 30 seconds of Freehold Township’s SCT quarterfinal win over Holmdel. Colbert’s nine postseason goals were the second-best total in the Shore Conference, sparking the Patriots to seven wins between the SCT and state tournaments.

ALEC PENTIKIS, JR., RUMSON-FAIR HAVEN 2021 STATS: 16 GOALS, 4 ASSISTS The lone junior to crack the All-Shore First Team in 2021, Pentikis got off to a roaring start to his third varsity season and after a brief lull, finished with a flurry. In Rumson’s third game of the season, the Bulldogs striker scored a goal in his team’s 2-1 win over Holmdel, which marked the first time Rumson defeated Holmdel since 2016, snapping a six-game losing streak against the Hornets. That goal in the Holmdel win began a run of 11 goals in seven consecutive games for Pentikis, who scored at least once in each of the seven and capped the run with a hat trick in an impressive 5-1 win over Wall. After the hat trick vs. Wall, however, Pentikis went quiet for six straight games, during which his only contribution to Rumson’s scoring was two assists. The Bulldogs also went only 2-4 during that stretch and entered the NJSIAA Tournament having lost four of five and with their top scorer in a scoring drought. That all ended in the opening-round of the NJSIAA Tournament, when Pentikis scored two goals in a rout of Spotswood. He also scored in a 3-0 sectional semifinal win over South River, then scored the biggest goal in Rumson-Fair Haven soccer history when he tucked in the golden goal that won the Bulldogs their first ever Central Jersey Group II championship with a 2-1, overtime win over Holmdel. Pentikis also scored against Group II champion Delran in the Group II semifinal, setting him up for a big senior season for a Rumson-Fair Haven team that now belongs in the conversation as a Group II title contender.

Those nine goals in the first five games accounted for half of Worobel’s output during the year but they had an immense impact on the way the senior was defended by opponents for the remainder of the year. Holmdel’s next three opponents surrounded him for 80 minutes each and the Hornets went 1-2 with only one goal scored. Worobel, however, adjusted and came back with at least one goal in six straight games and nine over Holmdel’s next eight. That included four goals in three Shore Conference Tournament games, with two coming in a 2-1 overtime win over Lacey in which Worobel’s golden goal on the road handed the Lions their first loss. Worobel also scored an equalizer on the road at Freehold Township with a blast from beyond the 18-yard box to put a scare into the Shore’s No. 3 team.

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RIAN STAUB KNEW HIS TEAM HAD THE PIECES IN PLACE TO PUT TOGETHER A CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON IN 2021, BUT IN ORDER TO DO SO, HE ALSO KNEW IT WAS GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN JUST TALENT.

From the moment the 2020 season ended with Point Boro finishing under .500 for the third year in a row, Staub and his coaching staff forged a culture and an offseason program they felt would get the Panthers back to their winning ways. “Relentless Pursuit” was the motto and the players bought in from day one. A year later, all the work paid off. Point Boro returned to championship form in 2021 by going 10-2, winning the Shore Conference Patriot Division championship, and finally claiming the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 sectional championship. It was a banner year for the Panthers, and for leading his team back to glory, Staub is the 2021 Shore Sports Network Football Coach of the Year.

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“IT’S DEFINITELY NOT AN INDIVIDUAL AWARD,” STAUB SAID. “WE HAVE A GREAT COACHING STAFF AND THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROGRAM AWARD.” Staub took over ahead of the 2018 season, one year after Point Boro went 11-1 and reached the Central Jersey Group 2 sectional final where it was ultimately denied by Hillside in the championship game. The Panthers then went 3-6, 3-6, and 2-4 over the next three seasons, and that was not acceptable for Staub. “We were angry,” Staub said. “We felt like we were letting down the community and the school. We went on a relentless pursuit every day and we became obsessed with the small details. As a coaching staff, we broke everything down. And wee thought we had the guys, players who were consistent in their approach.” The Panthers finished the season with the Shore Conference’s No. 1 scoring offense at 35.5 points per game thanks to its flexbone triple-option rushing attack that churned out 3,682 yards and scored 52 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Charlie Vitale ran for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns, sophomore fullback Jake Croce ran for 1,101 yards and 10 touchdowns, junior slotback Connor Cilento ran for 623 yards and seven touchdowns, and sophomore slotback Matt Oliphant ran for 515 yards and 11 touchdowns. An offensive line comprised of seniors Luke Wilson, Justin Tuzzolino, and Mike Meccia, junior Cole Skinner, and sophomore Charles Davison paved the way. Vitale also threw for 512 yards and seven touchdowns with only one interception. The Panthers were also very good defensively in finishing sixth in the Shore in scoring defense at 13.7 points per game. Junior linebacker Connor Reynolds totaled 61 tackles, 7 sacks, and 5 tackles for loss, junior linebacker JJ Bennett recorded a team-high 101 tackles, junior linebacker Aiden Ward made 62 tackles, 8 sacks, and 5 tackles for loss, and junior linebacker Tyler Gordon had 74 tackles, 5 sacks, and 2 interceptions. Vitale also intercepted three passes in the secondary while Croce and Cilento had two picks each. "It was a complete team," Staub said. Point Boro started the season with an impressive 34-20 victory over Shore Regional, but they were less than satisfied after that game. “This might sound a little crazy but we were a little angry,” Staub said. “It was 34-20 and we felt like we were the better team; we had high standards. We walked off that football field with a little sour taste in our mouths. From there we just kept getting better and better.” Point Boro then scored 40 points in five straight games to earn wins over Jackson Liberty, Asbury Park, Manchester, Barnegat, and Monmouth Regional to move to 6-0 ahead of a big matchup with Manasquan. The visiting Warriors opened up a big lead and held on for a 35-30 win that handed Point Boro its first loss of the season. The Panthers dusted themselves off and beat Independence Division co-champion Middletown North, 2012, to lock up the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group 2 playoffs. A 34-14 win over Monmouth and a 28-7 win over New Providence put the Panthers into the sectional final for the first time since 2017. Willingboro was the opponent for the title game and the Chimeras jumped out to an early 8-0 lead. There was no panic for the black and gold, though. The Panthers scored, then scored again, then got defensive stop after defensive stop to ultimately pull away for a 32-8 victory that secured the program’s fourth sectional title in program history. The scene on the Panthers' home turf at Al Saner Field will be something those on the team won’t ever forget. “That was for the entire town, the entire community, the entire school,” Staub said. “I think the entire town was at that game and you couldn’t make a better scenario. And that game was a great representation of this team. We just kept chipping away, little by little, and we got stronger as the game went on.”

The Panthers lost a heartbreaker, 28-27 to Haddonfield, in the Central/South Group 2 regional championship game, and while that loss at Rutgers certainly hurt it should not detract from what was a great season in Point Pleasant. Most of this year’s starters were underclassmen so the opportunity to run it back next year and chase an overall Group 2 championship will be a driving force this offseason.

“WE’RE GOING TO HONOR THIS YEAR’S SENIORS WITH HOW WE PLAY NEXT YEAR,” STAUB SAID. “WE DO RETURN A LOT OF STARTERS BUT IT’S GOING TO BE ONE DAY AT A TIME. THE KIDS ARE ALREADY THINKING ABOUT IT. THE DAY AFTER (THE HADDONFIELD GAME) CROCE AND DAVISON WERE TALKING IN THE WEIGHT ROOM AND THEY WERE READY TO GET AFTER IT.” Photos by: Richard O’Donnell richardodonnellphotography.com

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FOOTBALL PLAYER CAN ONLY PLAY ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BALL FOR SO LONG BEFORE A CHOICE HAS TO BE MADE. ALEX BAUMAN HAS BEEN ASKED MANY TIMES WHERE HE PREFERS TO PLAY, AND HIS ANSWER IS ALWAYS THE SAME.

“Really, I just try to do whatever I can to help our team win and whatever is needed to put us over the top and help us win a state championship,” Bauman said. Fortunately for Red Bank Catholic, Bauman was awesome wherever he lined up. One of the best all-around football players in New Jersey, Bauman excelled as both a tight end and a defensive end for the Caseys and was indispensable during their run to a state championship. For his twoway dominance that helped lead RBC to a banner season, Bauman is the 2021 Shore Sports Network Most Valuable Player. Now a two-time First Team All-Shore selection, Bauman was the Shore’s best tight end with 26 catches for 432 yards and six touchdowns for an RBC offense that was No. 2 in the Shore averaging 32.7 points per game. He also could have been a First Team All-Shore defensive end after making 79 tackles with 8 sacks, 16 tackles for loss, 18 hurries, two fumble recoveries, and three pass deflections for a defense that was No. 3 in the Shore in scoring defense (11.4 ppg). With Bauman helping to lead the charge, RBC went 11-1, won the Constitution Division title, claimed the NJSIAA Non-Public B state, and finished No. 1 in the SSN Top 10. His impact on offense is even more impressive considering RBC had a multitude of different weapons, including Offensive Player of the Year Alex Brown at quarterback, three standout running backs in Sabino Portella, Rajahn Cooper, and Torin Harmon, and All-Shore wide receiver Najih Rahman. Bauman was a reliable target on third down and in the red zone, especially. He was also a ferocious blocker for an offense that rushed for 210 yards per game. His defensive prowess helped make RBC’s defense one of the Shore’s best and he was adept at making game-changing plays with a total of 24 tackles behind the line of scrimmage. He had double-digit tackles in four games – no small feat for a defensive end – and they unsurprisingly came in four of the biggest games

of the season against Rumson-Fair Haven, Donovan Catholic, St. Joseph (Hammonton), and DePaul. In a 21-14 win over Rumson, Bauman had 13 tackles, 1 sack, and three tackles for loss. He totaled 10 tackles with two tackles for loss vs. Donovan Catholic. Against St. Joe’s in the Non-Public B state semifinals, he recorded 11 tackles with four tackles for loss. And finally, in a 13-8 win over DePaul in the Non-Public B state championship game, Bauman had 13 tackles with one tackle for loss.

stronger in the weight room but I also really wanted to work on my craft, working on technique instead of just trying to muscle through people.”

“THAT WAS OUR TEAM GOAL STARTING FROM THE END OF LAST SEASON,” BAUMAN SAID OF THE STATE TITLE. “I WAS DRIVING INTO OUR TEAMMATES' HEADS THAT OUR GOAL IS TO GET TO THAT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AND ULTIMATELY WIN IT.”

“Something that motivated me was how my high school career could come full circle,” Bauman said. “Freshman year being at MetLife, not playing but being on the team and watching them do what they did, I wanted to be a senior and help my team win a state championship.”

At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, Bauman can win most matchups with his physical dominance, but that was something he really wanted to avoid relying on entering his senior year.

This year’s state championship was RBC’s fourth in program history and its third since 2014. Prior to this season, RBC last claimed a state title in 2018 when the Caseys defeated Mater Dei, 14-10, to win the Non-Public Group 3 title and complete an undefeated season. Bauman was a freshman at the time while his older brother, Kevin, was a star senior tight end and defensive end. Alex craved that same accomplishment during his own senior year.

Bauman has not made a college decision yet but has plenty of options. He currently has nine FBS offers according to Rivals.com, including Notre Dame, as well as interest from several Ivy League programs. He said his decision will come down to where he feels he fits the best. Wherever he ends up, he will do so knowing his final task as a high school football player was to help lead his team to a state championship.

“IT’S HONESTLY STILL INDESCRIBABLE,” BAUMAN SAID. “WALKING OUT ONTO AN NFL FIELD AND PLAYING UNDER THOSE BIG LIGHTS, WINNING A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. IT’S ONE OF THE GREATEST FEELINGS EVER.”

“The offseason was about getting bigger, faster, and

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QB – Alex Brown, Sr. Red Bank Catholic The Shore Sports Network Offensive Player of the Year, Brown led Red Bank Catholic to an 11-1 record, the Constitution Division title, the Non-Public B state championship, and the No. 1 in the SSN Top 10 by throwing for 1,823 yards and 22 touchdowns and rushing for 565 yards and 10 touchdowns. He completed 67 percent of his passes, threw just two interceptions, and averaged 7.5 yards per carry on the ground. RBC had the No. 2 scoring offense in the Shore at 32.7 points per game. He accounted for 12 touchdowns in RBC’s three playoff games, including an unforgettable eight touchdown game vs. Morris Catholic in the first round of the playoffs the day after his mother passed away. A three-time AllShore selection, Brown will continue his career at Bucknell University.

QB – Jalin Butler, Sr. Donovan Catholic

RB – Jaden Gallo, Sr. Holmdel

Butler’s dual-threat ability helped take the Griffins’ offense to another level as they averaged 32.6 points per game, the thirdbest mark in the Shore. Butler completed 61 percent of his passes for 1,124 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions and ran for 939 yards and nine touchdowns on an average of 8.8 yards per carry. Butler also started in the secondary for the Griffins and made 43 tackles, recorded one sack, intercepted a pass, and had eight pass breakups. He was selected as the American Division Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches. His play helped Donovan go 9-2 on the field and finish No. 2 in the SSN Top 10.the coaches.

Gallo had a tremendous senior season to run his way into the Hornets’ record book, rushing for a single-season school record 1,401 yards and 15 touchdowns on an average of 8.1 yards per carry. He also caught six passes for 208 yards and two touchdowns, averaging an astonishing 34.7 yards per reception. He joined his brother, Dean, as the only players in school history to have two 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

RB – Nunes Bukula IV, Sr. Donovan Catholic

RB – Jaiden Brown, Sr. Southern

With power, speed, vision, and versatility, Bukula made his only season as the Griffins’ starting running back count by rushing for 1,249 yards and 13 touchdowns on an average of 8 yards per carry. He also caught six passes for 119 yards to average 124.4 scrimmage yards per game. He ran for a career-high 232 yards in a 35-0 win over Colts Neck and ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-7 win over Red Bank Catholic. His play helped Donovan go 9-2 on the field and finish No. 2 in the SSN Top 10.

A two-time First Team All-Shore selection, Brown ran for 1,124 yards and 13 touchdowns on an average of 6.3 yards per carry, caught a touchdown pass, and also threw a touchdown pass. He started on defense at linebacker, as well, and recorded a team-high 77 tackles. He is Southern’s all-time leading rusher with 3,454 yards, the Rams’ all-time leading scorer with 252 points, and this season became the first player in program history to record three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons.

WR – Kyree Drake, Sr. Donovan Catholic

OL – Caron McNair, Sr. Donovan Catholic

OL – Christian Smith, Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven

A serious threat to score every time he touched the ball, Drake was a big play waiting to happen for a Griffins’ offense that was No. 3 in the Shore averaging 32.6 points per game. Drake caught 30 passes for 512 yards and seven touchdowns on an average of 17.1 yards per reception and ran for 293 yards and six touchdowns on an average of 13.3 yards per carry. He also played in the secondary and recorded 31 tackles and intercepted two passes. His play helped Donovan go 9-2 on the field and finish No. 2 in the SSN Top 10.

The 6-foot-5, 295-pound senior was the top lineman for a Griffins offense that was No. 3 in the Shore averaging 32.6 points per game and rushing for an average of 228 yards per game with 31 touchdowns. McNair also played along the defensive line and made 30 tackles, recorded three sacks, and returned an interception 47 yards for a touchdown. He was a key component for a Griffins team that went 9-2 on the field and finished No. 2 in the SSN Top 10.

A 6-foot-3, 265-pound multiple-year starter for the Bulldogs, Smith helped Rumson to another successful season that included a 9-2 record, the American Division title, the program’s eighth straight appearance in a sectional championship game, and the No. 3 ranking in the SSN Top 10. His blocking paved the way for Rumson to rush for 1,910 yards and 28 touchdowns. Smith will continue his career at Merrimack College.

OL – Cole Skinner, Jr. Point Boro

WR – Cole Kozlowski, Sr. Manasquan Kozlowski played multiple positions during his first two varsity seasons but settled in as a wide receiver this year and turned in a fantastic senior season. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound wideout caught 42 passes for 750 yards and a conference-high 10 touchdowns for a Warriors’ offense that finished tied for fifth in the Shore in scoring at 27.7 points per game. He was also an impact player on defense as a safety where he recorded four interceptions. His play helped Manasquan go 8-3 and reach the Central Jersey Group 3 semifinals.

OL – Vince Carpenter, Sr. Red Bank Catholic At 6-foot-6 and pushing 300 pounds, Carpenter was an anchor up front for a Red Bank Catholic offense that was No. 2 in the Shore averaging 32.7 points per game, including rushing for 210 yards per game on an average of 6.6 yards per rush. His play helped the Caseys go 11-1, win the Constitution Division title, claim a state championship, and finish No. 1 in the SSN Top 10. Carpenter signed with Purdue to continue his career in the Big Ten.

Utility Jamie Mazzacco, Sr. QB/RB/LB/K/P, Shore

WR – Najih Rahman, Jr. Red Bank Catholic

OL – Ashton Mejias, Sr. Red Bank Catholic

A complete receiver who can move the chains or stretch the defense with equal effectiveness, Rahman caught 32 passes for 520 yards and four touchdowns for a Caseys’ offense that was No. 2 in the Shore in scoring at 32.7 points per game. He had a touchdown catch in RBC’s 13-8 win over DePaul in the Non-Public B state championship game. His play helped the Caseys go 11-1, win the Constitution Division title, claim a state championship, and finish No. 1 in the SSN Top 10

The 6-foot-2, 285-pound Mejias was a mauler up front for a Caseys’ offense that was No. 2 in the Shore averaging 32.7 points per game, including rushing for an average of 210 yards per game on 6.6 yards per carry. His play helped the Caseys go 11-1, win the Constitution Division title, claim a state championship, and finish No. 1 in the SSN Top 10.

TE – Alex Bauman, Sr. Red Bank Catholic The Shore Sports Network 2021 Most Valuable Player, the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Bauman was a force on both sides of the ball for the top-ranked Caseys. At tight end he caught 26 passes for 432 yards and six touchdowns and was a standout blocker for a unit that rushed for 210 yards per game. Bauman was a game-wrecker as a defensive end with 79 tackles, eight sacks, 16 tackles for loss, 18 hurries, two fumble recoveries, and three pass deflections. His play helped the Caseys go 11-1, win the Constitution Division title, claim a state championship, and finish No. 1 in the SSN Top 10. He has yet to make a college commitment but has multiple FBS offers, including Notre Dame.

The 6-foot-6, 305-pound junior anchored a Point Boro offensive line that paved the way for the conference’s No. 1 scoring offense. The Panthers and their triple-option attack averaged 35.5 points per game and rushed for a conferencebest 3,682 yards and 52 touchdowns on an average of 7.2 yards per carry. Skinner’s play in the trenches was a major reason Point Boro returned to championship form in 2021, going 10-2, winning the Patriot Division championship, winning the NJSIAA South Jersy Group 2 sectional title, and finishing No. 8 in the SSN Top 10.

Mazzacco was the true definition of a utility player for Shore, excelling in as many as five positions, accounting for 74 percent of the Blue Devils’ offensive production, and leading the way on defense and special teams. As Shore’s quarterback and sometimes tailback, Mazzacco was second in the Shore in rushing yards with 1,642 yards and tied for first with 26 touchdowns on an average of 6.1 yards per carry. He also threw for 747 yards and four touchdowns. On defense, Mazzacco played linebacker and recorded a team-high 80 tackles with four tackles for loss, two interceptions, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. He was selected as the Patriot Division Defensive Player of the Year by the coaches. Mazzacco was also Shore’s kicker and punter, connecting on 27 of 30 extra points, kicking two field goals with a long of 33 yards, and averaging 36.4 yards per punt with four downed inside the 20-yard line. His 191 total points were the most in the Shore Conference.

OL – Jake Williamson, Sr. Middletown South

Utility Brett Patten, Jr. Manasquan

Williamson was the top lineman for an Eagles team that rushed for 187 yards per game on an average of 5.1 yards per attempt. The 6-foot-3, 270-pound senior was also an impact player on defense with 36 tackles, 3 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and two batted passes. Middletown South had the No. 2 scoring defense in the Shore at 10.1 points per game. Williamson’s presence as a player and a leader helped the Eagles go 9-2, win the Colonial Division title, reach the North 2, Group 4 sectional final, and finish No. 4 in the SSN Top 10.

Patten blossomed into one of the Shore’s best quarterbacks this season, throwing for 1,592 yards and 25 touchdowns against just six interceptions for a Warriors’ offense that tied for fifth in the Shore in scoring at 27.7 points per game. He was also a threat on the ground in Manasquan’s up-tempo, spread offense and rushed for eight touchdowns. His play helped Manasquan go 8-3 and reach the Central Jersey Group 3 semifinals.

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T A TIME WHEN HIS WAS BROKEN, ALEX BROWN CAPTURED THE HEARTS OF THE JERSEY SHORE AND THOUSANDS MORE AROUND THE COUNTRY WITH HIS DISPLAY OF PERSEVERANCE. TO MANY, BROWN WAS UNKNOWN TO THEM BEFORE HIS VIRAL EIGHT TOUCHDOWN PLAYOFF GAME THE DAY AFTER HIS MOTHER, MICHELLE, PASSED AWAY AFTER A LONG FIGHT WITH CANCER. As much as that game on that day will never be forgotten and will always be part of his legacy, the depth of Brown’s impact runs deeper than one game. In an unforgettable senior year, Brown helped lead the Caseys to an 11-1 record and a state championship by throwing for 1,823 yards and 22 touchdowns with just two interceptions and rushing for 565 yards and 10 touchdowns on an average of 7.5 yards per carry. The Caseys defeated DePaul, 13-8, in the NJSIAA Non-Public B state final and Brown accounted for both touchdowns with a touchdown pass and a third-quarter touchdown run that held up as the game-winning score. Brown was instrumental in RBC winning a division title, a state championship, and finishing as the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference, and for that he is our selection as the 2021 Shore Sports Network Offensive Player of the Year. “It was an unbelievable season and an unbelievable journey,” Brown said. “That feeling at MetLife Stadium just put it all together. There were some tough moments along the journey but our coaches and our players put it together, and to come back from all that just made it that much better. It was definitely a special journey.” Brown certainly didn’t come out of nowhere, but his meandering path to state champ and Offensive Player of the Year has not been without its challenges. He lived most of his life in New York City before his family moved to Rumson and he attended St. Peter’s Prep in Jersey City as a freshman. He then transferred to Mater Dei Prep where he was a two-year starter, two-time All-Shore selection, See

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HIS IS A STORY ABOUT JOHN LISTA, BUT THE RUMSONFAIR HAVEN SENIOR MIGHT NOT EVEN READ IT. For a player of his caliber, there are many highlights to his credit and countless accolades he has earned during his time as a menacing linebacker for the Bulldogs. The attention he gets for his play on the field has got to be his least-favorite part, however. “We’ll show a great play he made during film and he almost gets embarrassed by it,” said RFH defensive coordinator Jeremy Schulte. “He actually doesn’t like the spotlight. He’s very humble in that regard. He has always viewed team success over individual success.” But when you play football like Lista does, the spotlight is hard to avoid. The 2021 Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the Year, Lista had an outstanding senior season to close out a fantastic career for the Bulldogs. His 136 tackles were the third-most in the Shore and his 10 sacks tied for the secondmost in the conference. He was a sideline-tosideline force who also had 11 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception return for a touchdown. He spearheaded a Bulldogs’ defense that allowed just 6.8 points per game, recorded four shutouts, and held nine of 11 opponents to seven points or less. Rumson finished the season 92, won the American Division title, reached its eighth straight sectional final, and finished No. 3 in the SSN Top 10. Lista is the third Rumson linebacker to earn SSN Defensive Player of the Year honors in the last six years, joining Mike Ruane (2016) and Keegan Woods (2018). When Lista debuted as a sophomore it was quickly apparent to the coaches that he had the potential to be great. The way he processed information combined with his athleticism and physicality was impossible to overlook. “It’s his instincts that stand out,” Schulte said. “We knew as a sophomore he was going to be a very good player. Sometimes you have a really good player as a sophomore and they rest on that, but he didn’t. He consistently got better.” Schulte recalled a 2020 game against Colts Neck See

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and helped the Seraphs reach the 2019 NonPublic Group 3 state championship game. But in June, Mater Dei announced it would not field a varsity team for the 2021 season. Brown and the rest of the Seraphs now needed another school if they were going to continue their high school football careers. Brown’s younger brother, Markus, attends Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School but it was important to Alex to remain at a catholic school. He decided on Red Bank Catholic, and it ended up being a magical pairing for both the player and the program even if it was a tad awkward at first.

“I WILL TELL YOU AT FIRST THEY DIDN’T KNOW HOW THEY FELT ABOUT ME,” BROWN SAID. “BUT THAT FIRST DAY I THOUGHT WE CONNECTED PRETTY WELL. THERE WAS A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA ABOUT ME AND RAJAHN (Running back/linebacker Rajahn Cooper) AND ASHTON (Offensive Lineman Ashton Mejias) BEING AT MATER DEI FIRST, BUT THE GUYS REALLY ACCEPTED US AND IT WAS A PRETTY AWESOME ATMOSPHERE. IT’S A SPECIAL PLACE AND I’M GRATEFUL TO THESE GUYS FOR ACCEPTING ME.”

He made his presence felt right away when RBC opened the season with a 340 win over Timber Creek by throwing for 223 yards and a touchdown and rushing for 49 yards and a touchdown. The only two blemishes on his resume came in the next game when he threw two interceptions vs. Wall, but he also threw for three touchdowns and in a 20-16 victory. Those were the only interceptions he threw all season. Brown had thrown just 10 interceptions in two seasons coming into this season but wanted to refine his accuracy and decision making even more entering his senior year. “Working with my quarterback coach in the offseason I really wanted to focus on my accuracy and just being efficient,” Brown said. What helped Brown take his game to another level was his ability to make plays on the ground. He displayed great escapability during the win over Timber Creek and that became a theme throughout the season. He routinely turned would-be sacks into big plays and also did damage on designed runs. “The coaches letting me use my legs a little bit more was huge,” Brown said. “I never really got to run as much as this year and using my legs is a big part of my game. Being a dual-threat quarterback puts a lot on the defense. And having a great (offensive) line like I did this year, that really helps out.” The Caseys were 7-0 following a thrilling 21-14 win over Rumson-Fair Haven and then defeated Manalapan the following week to improve to 80. Then came a showdown with Donovan Catholic in the final week before the playoffs started. The Griffins got the better of the Caseys that night in a 28-7 victory that knocked RBC from the ranks of the unbeaten. Six days later, Michelle Brown passed away. Brown was devastated, but his response told you everything you need to know about his resolve. RBC opened its playoff run the next night and Brown was incredible with eight total touchdowns in a 58-34 win over Morris Catholic. Donning a quarterback towel reading “Momma, this one for you”, Brown threw for 238 yards and six touchdowns and ran for 76 yards and two touchdowns. His story traveled far and wide and it wasn't long before interview requests were pouring in from media outlets at both the local and national levels.

“I WOULD SAY IN FOOTBALL MORE THAN ANY OTHER SPORT, FAMILY MEANS EVERYTHING,” BROWN SAID. “GOING THROUGH SOMETHING LIKE THAT, I REALLY LEANED ON MY GUYS AND THE ENTIRE RBC COMMUNITY. I LOVE THIS WHOLE FAMILY, I LOVE MY GUYS, AND THEY REALLY HELPED ME GET THROUGH THIS.” In the Non-Public B semifinals, Brown ran for two second-half touchdowns to lead the Caseys to a 21-10 win over St. Joseph (Hammonton). That victory put the Caseys into the state final where they squared off against DePaul, which entered the game ranked No. 3 in New Jersey. Brown led the Caseys on a 71-yard scoring drive to open the game, connecting with junior wide receiver Najih Rahman on a 33yard touchdown to give RBC a quick 7-0 lead. DePaul scored early in the third quarter to take an 8-7 lead but Brown and the Caseys answered right back with Brown’s 2-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter to take a 13-8 lead. That was the final score of the night and just a short while later, the Caseys were hoisting a state championship trophy.

Brown took in the moment standing on the field at MetLife Stadium, thinking about everything that had transpired along the way. He high-fived and hugged his teammates, shared a moment with his father, Ray, at midfield, and walked through the tunnel knowing he had closed out his high school career as a state champion. Next stop: Bucknell University.

“THERE’S A LOT TO REMEMBER,” BROWN SAID. “MY WHOLE JOURNEY HAS BEEN A LITTLE CRAZY BUT THIS HAS BEEN A SPECIAL SEASON SO THERE’S A LOT OF GREAT MOMENTS. I’LL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WIN, LOOKING AT MY GUYS AND SEEING HOW HAPPY THEY WERE, KNOWING ALL THE WORK WE PUT IN DURING THE SUMMER, MY DAD CRYING ON THE 50YARD LINE WITH ME AND US JUST BEING AS HAPPY AS WE WERE. THAT’S A MOMENT THAT WILL STICK WITH ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.”

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where Lista made a play that defined his greatness. In the box score it was just one of the nine tackles he made that afternoon, but it was the perfect example of his unique ability.

“WE CALLED A BLITZ AND HE BLITZED ‘A’ GAP AND HE WAS ABLE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE, REDIRECT, AND SHOOT OUT TO THE FLAT TO TACKLE THE RUNNING BACK ON A SWING PASS,” SCHULTE SAID. “'WOW', WAS ALL WE COULD SAY. YOU DON’T SEE KIDS DO THAT STUFF VERY OFTEN. IT WAS A HIGH-LEVEL COLLEGE PLAY HE MADE. HE TRULY SEES THINGS ON THE FIELD DIFFERENTLY THAN EVERYBODY ELSE. AND WHEN HE GOES THERE, HE GETS THERE WITH A PURPOSE.” Lista averaged 12.4 tackles per game and made double-digit stops in 10 of 11 games, the other being nine tackles in a win over Middletown South.

H e stood out in the biggest games of the season, as well, with 12 tackles and two tackles for loss in a 35-0 seasonopening win over Wall, 12 tackles and one sack in a 14-0 win over Donovan Catholic, 14 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for loss, and a forced fumble vs. Red Bank Catholic, and a career-high 20 tackles with two sacks vs. Woodrow Wilson in

“HE IS A GREAT KID WHO TREATS EVERYBODY THE WAY HE WANTS TO BE TREATED, AND HE ALSO DOESN’T TAKE HIMSELF TOO SERIOUSLY,” SCHULTE SAID. “HE’S A FUN KID TO BE AROUND. BUT THE SECOND THAT WHISTLE BLOWS HE’S THE MOST SERIOUS ONE OUT THERE, AND THE REST OF THE KIDS SEE THAT.”

the Central Jersey Group 3 championship game. “It’s as cliché as it gets, but it really is the old line of big-time players make big-time plays in big games,” Schulte said. “You can go back to his sophomore year vs. Timber Creek in the playoffs when he came up with a strip-sack to end the game. And then this year vs. RBC when he had the chase-down tackle from behind to force a fumble when we really needed something. That’s what makes guys like him great, that they can make those plays in those situations when the pressure is the highest.”

Lista finished his career as a three-year starter and a two-time First Team All-Shore selection. He recorded 296 tackles, 15 sacks, 7 forced fumbles, 5 fumble recoveries, and 3 interceptions. His next stop will be the Ivy League where he will play football for the University of Pennsylvania. The spotlight will surely follow him there even if he prefers to go about his business with little fanfare. Such is the case when your legacy stands as one of the greatest football players in school history.

Off the field, Lista is an elite student and such a mild-mannered person that many of his teachers are shocked to learn he’s a terror on the football field. When it’s game time, Lista flips the proverbial switch.

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Utility Charlie Vitale, Sr. QB/DB, Point Boro Vitale was the heart and soul of a Point Boro team that returned to glory in 2021. The Panthers won the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 2 sectional title, the Patriot Division championship, finished with a 10-2 record, and concluded the season ranked No. 8 in the SSN Top 10 in large part thanks to Vitale’s work at quarterback and defensive back. A three-year starter, Vitale orchestrated Point Boro’s tripleoption attack to near perfection by rushing for 961 yards and 16 touchdowns on an average of 6.6 yards per carry and completing 71 percent of his passes for 512 yards and seven touchdowns with only one interception. He started in the secondary on defense and recorded 53 tackles and intercepted three passes, one of which he returned for a touchdown. He was selected as the Patriot Division Offensive Player of the Year by the coaches.

Utility Micah Ford, So. QB/DB, Toms River North After starting at running back as a freshman, Ford became Toms River North’s starting quarterback and was excellent in running its power spread offense. A young Mariners team only got better as the season progressed and Ford led the way by rushing for 1,451 yards and 17 touchdowns on an average of 6.7 yards per carry and throwing for 944 yards and eight touchdowns. He started in the secondary on defense and made 82 tackles with 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, 3 forced fumbles, and 7 pass breakups. His play helped Toms River North go on a six-game winning streak in the second half of the season to reach the South Jersey Group 5 championship game, finish 7-4, and end the season ranked No. 6 in the SSN Top 10.

K/P Sean Hurley, Sr. Central Hurley was a perfect 36-for-36 on extra points, connected on field goals of 38 and 31 yards, booted 18 touchbacks on kickoffs, and averaged 46.7 yards per punt with six downed inside the 10-yard line. He helped Central to a championship season as the Golden Eagles went 6-4 and won the Liberty Division title.

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DL– Blake Rezk, Sr. Wall A two-time First Team AllShore selection, Rezk made 65 tackles with 8 sacks, 8 tackles for loss, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery for a Wall defense that was a top-10 unit in the Shore. His play helped the Crimson Knights go 6-3 on the field, reach the South Jersey Group 3 semifinals and finish No. 5 in the SSN Top 10.

DL – Levi Wilkins, Sr. Donovan Catholic

DL – Aiden Moriarty, Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven A fearsome edge rusher from his defensive end position, Moriarty totaled 102 tackles with 40 solo stops, nine sacks, 11 tackles for loss, and 2 forced fumbles for the Shore’s No. 1 scoring defense. Rumson allowed just 6.8 points per game, recorded four shutouts, and nine of its 11 opponents to one touchdown or less. He was a major reason why Rumson finished 9-2, won the American Division title, reached its eighth straight sectional championship game, and finished No. 3 in the SSN Top 10.

Wilkins was a major reason Donovan had the No. 4 scoring defense (11.5 ppg) in the Shore, recorded two shutouts, and held nine of its 11 opponents to two touchdowns or less. The 6foot-4, 220-pounder totaled 57 tackles and a teamleading six sacks from his spot at defensive end. He was also a starting tight end and caught nine passes for 146 yards and a touchdown. His play helped Donovan go 9-2 on the field and finish No. 2 in the SSN Top 10. He will continue his football career at Bryant University.

Middletown South had the Shore’s No. 2 scoring defense allowing just 10.1 points per game and Latore was a major reason why. The 6-foot-4, 240-pound defensive end routinely blew up plays in the backfield with 5.5 sacks and 25 tackles for loss among his 89 total tackles. He also recovered three fumbles, forced a fumble, and knocked down a pass. He was also the Eagles’ starting tight end and caught two touchdown passes. His play helped the Eagles go 9-2, win the Colonial Division title, reach the North 2, Group 4 sectional final, and finish No. 4 in the SSN Top 10.

McKay was an underrated yet invaluable centerpiece of Rumson’s standout defense. The senior recorded 126 tackles with 63 solo stops, added six tackles for loss, forced one fumble, and recovered another for a unit that allowed just 6.8 points per game, recorded four shutouts, and held nine of 11 opponents to seven points or less. He was also an extension of the coaching staff, making many calls on the field to put the defense in the right position. His play helped the Bulldogs go 9-2, win the American Division championship, reach their eighth straight sectional final, and finish No. 3 in the SSN Top 10.

LB – Tyler Ochojski, Sr. Freehold After two years wreaking havoc as a defensive end, Ochojski slid back to linebacker and produced another great season with 85 tackles, six sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries. He also played tight end where he caught 12 passes for 146 yards. A three-time All-Shore selection, Ochojski will continue his career at Lehigh University.

LB – John Lista, Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven The 2021 Shore Sports Network Defensive Player of the Year, Lista had a monstrous senior season to lead the Shore’s top-ranked defense. His 136 tackles were the third-most in the Shore and his 10 sacks tied for the second-most in the conference. He was a sideline-to-sideline menace who also had 11 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and an interception return for a touchdown. He spearheaded a Bulldogs’ defense that allowed just 6.8 points per game, recorded four shutouts, and held nine of 11 opponents to seven points or less. A two-time First Team All-Shore selection, Lista will continue his career in the Ivy League at the

DL – Jack Latore, Sr. Middletown South

LB – Ryan McKay, Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven

University of Pennsylvania.

LB – Charlie Sasso, Sr. Wall An injury early in the season prevented Sasso from playing at his usual high level from start to finish, but last year’s SSN Defensive Player of the Year got healthy and turned in his third straight First Team AllShore performance. In eight games, Sasso totaled 87 tackles with 5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception that he returned for a touchdown. Wall once again had a top-10 defense in the Shore allowing 16.4 points per game. His play helped Wall win six of its last seven games, finish 6-3 on the field, and reach the South Jersey Group 3 semifinals. Sasso will continue his career at Monmouth University.

LB – Nat Iannello, Sr. Donovan Catholic The Shore Conference leader in tackles, Iannello made a whopping 172 tackles, recorded four sacks, broke up two passes, and recovered a fumble for a Griffins’ defense that was No. 4 in the Shore allowing 11.5 points per game. He recorded over 20 tackles twice with 22 vs. RumsonFair Haven and 26 vs. Red Bank Catholic. His play helped Donovan go 9-2 on the field and finish No. 2 in the SSN Top 10.

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helped the Green Wave go 8-2, win the Freedom Division title, reach the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals, and finish No. 9 in the SSN Top 10.

DB – Tom Schork, Sr. Middletown South

DB – Sabino Portella, Jr. Red Bank Catholic

Schork was an invaluable two-way leader for Middletown South and his play helped the Eagles go 9-2, win the Colonial Division title, reach the North 2, Group 4 sectional final, and finish No. 4 in the SSN Top 10. He was a standout defensive back for the Shore’s No. 2 scoring defense (10.1 ppg) with 26 tackles, one interception, 2 tackles for loss, and four pass breakups. He was also Middletown South’s quarterback, throwing for 802 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for 453 yards and seven touchdowns.

Portella was instrumental to RBC’s success with his efforts on both sides of the ball. As a safety, he recorded 68 tackles, two interceptions, three tackles for loss, and two pass breakups. He was also the Caseys’ leading rusher with 845 yards and nine touchdowns on an average of 6.1 yards per carry. His play helped the Caseys go 11-1, win the Constitution Division title, claim a state championship, and finish No. 1 in the SSN Top 10.

DB – Shamar Williams, Jr. Long Branch Williams was a big-time playmaker in the secondary for the Green Wave with five interceptions, which tied for the conference high. He returned three of those interceptions for touchdowns and added 45 tackles, 1 sack, 13 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and two blocked kicks. He also played wide receiver and caught 15 passes for 198 yards. His play

DB – Brian Haddow, Sr. Middletown North Haddow was great on both sides of the ball for a Middletown North team that tied for the Independence Division championship. As a defensive back, he recorded 91 tackles with 5 tackles for loss, 5 pass breakups, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery. As Middletown North’s lead running back, Haddow ran for 950 yards and 10 touchdowns and caught 49 passes for 506 yards and one touchdown. He was selected as the co-Offensive Photos by:

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AIDAN TISONY, SR., OCEAN 2021 STATS: 25 GOALS, 10 ASSISTS One look at Tisony’s numbers are enough to make a case for the Ocean senior as an All-Shore lock and one of the top scorers in the Shore Conference. What those numbers might not reveal is Tisony’s specialty: scoring quickly. Some players are known for their knack for late-game goals (Tisony had some of those as well) but there was something about the opening whistle that put a charge into Tisony. Of his 25 goals, nine of them came within the first 10 minutes of a match, and that doesn’t include his goal in the first minute of the Senior All-Star Game on Dec. 3rd. Tisony also led the Shore in multi-goal games with nine, which included three hat tricks. He combined his quick-strike ability and penchant for scoring in bunches in a 4-0 win over Neptune, in which Tisony recorded a hat trick in the first 11 minutes of the match. Another of his hat tricks came in a 4-3 loss to Howell, the No. 6 team in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, and Tisony connected on a bicycle kick for one of his two-goalsb vs. St. John Vianney in the Shore Conference Tournament. Tisony, who committed to Seton Hall in November, finished his career with 107 points (43 goals and 21 assists) and his 60 points this season set a single-season record for Ocean’s decorated program.

MIDFIELDERS: MATTIA ASSANTE, SR., TOMS RIVER NORTH 2021 STATS: 7 GOALS, 7 ASSISTS This year Shore Conference boys soccer landscape was loaded with skilled scorers who generally played up at the top of the formation, so a player with Assante’s profile stood out among the crowd in 2021. The Mariners senior and the 2021 Ocean County Co-Player of the Year, as voted by the county coaches, has been an impact starter since his sophomore year, making him an integral part of a team that won three NJSIAA sectional championships, reached the Shore Conference Tournament title game this season and ran up a record of 30-3-4 over the past two seasons. Toms River North was a well-oiled machine in 2021, scoring 63 goals while conceding only 12 and losing both its games to a CBA side ranked No. 1 in the Shore Conference and No. 2 in the entire state. Assante’s scoring numbers placed him third on the team behind classmates A.J. Emnace and Jared Brown, but Assante was a catalyst in the midfield. His first-half play at CBA during the regular season helped the Mariners set the tone in going up 1-0 before the Colts came to life late in the first half and into the second. Assante came up big in the Shore Conference Tournament as well, scoring a goal and dishing out an assist in a first-round win over Shore and scoring one of Toms River North’s two goals in a 2-0 win over Long Branch in the SCT quarterfinals. Toms River North’s 2021 run ended a game short of the Group IV final, but a legacy of two true sectional championships, a modified sectional title in 2020 and a No. 2 finish in the Shore Conference and a top 20 finish in the state is a major one for Assante to carry with him on graduation day.

JAMES CAHILL, Sr. Pinelands 2021 STATS: 25 Goals, 14 Assists Pinelands graduated one of the top 10 scorers in the Shore Conference last spring in Johnny Hart, who was also a First Team AllShore player as a senior in 2020. There was some question for Pinelands about replacing Hart, but Cahill delivered that production and then some. The athletic senior not only finished among the top 10 scorers in the Shore Conference, but led the entire Shore in both goals, assists and, as it stands to reason, total points (64). Pinelands came up on game short of winning a share of the Class B South championship for a fifth straight season, but it was not due to any shortcoming on Cahill’s part. The senior scored at least one goal in all seven of the Wildcats’ divisional games, totaling 12 goals and seven assists during that 6-1 sample of games. Cahill’s four hat tricks also led the Shore Conference and he closed his brilliant senior campaign with three goals and two assists in two NJSIAA Group III Tournament games.

JOHNNY TROIANO, Sr. St. John Vianney 2021 STATS: 23 Goals, 3 Assists One player can’t carry an entire team and while it would be dismissive of his teammate’s to say Troiano was an exception to that rule, he was about as close as a player can get. St. John Vianney posted its first winning season in seven years and Troiano got on the scoring sheet in all but four of his team’s 16 matches. St. John Vianney lost all four games in which Troiano failed to score a goal and went an impressive 8-2-2 when he did find the back of the net. Put in even simpler terms, Troiano scored 23 of St. John Vianney’s 33 goals – a whopping 70 percent of his team’s goals, which was

far-and-away the highest number of any Shore Conference player.

production in the team’s two toughest wins on the divisional slate.

With production like that and a tough schedule, there was no padding stats against lesser competition for Troiano. Two of the senior’s hat tricks did come against teams with losing records (Red Bank and Red Bank Catholic) but the other came in a 3-2 win over No. 9 Holmdel. He also scored twice in a 2-1 win over Colts Neck early in the year and also broke through against Class B North co-champion Wall in a 1-1 draw. Troiano has been a top scorer for St. John Vianney since his freshman season, but his senior campaign saw him go to another level and take his team with him.

As for the defense, that eventually caught up to the attack. After those seven goals in four games, the Colts allowed just six over the next 15, including four straight shutouts to capture the 11th Shore Conference Tournament title in program history. The rest of the defense deserves its share of credit, but Kelly’s leadership as the lone holdover from the lineups in 2019 and 2020 make him a particularly important member of the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference and No. 2 side in the entire state.

JIMMY RUPPE, Sr. Toms River North

DEFENSE: KODY BESSER, Sr. Lacey

2021 STATS: 1 Goal, 6 Assists Toms River North had a 20-goal scorer, another creative forward, the Shore’s best true midfielder and the best goalkeeper in Ocean County, as voted by the coaches – all major reasons the Mariners were the No. 2 team at the Shore. Perhaps the greatest contributor to another 15-win season for Toms River North – one that sometimes went overlooked due to all of the offensive fireworks, was the Mariners’ airtight defense. Toms River North was strong across the entire line and it was Ruppe playing the role of senior leader in the middle of the defense.

2021 STATS: 6 Goals, 5 Assists Year after year, there are talented players all over the state who help out their teams by agreeing to play in the center of the defense instead of going forward and scoring goals and that descriptions matches Besser for most of his career at Lacey – all of which was played at the varsity level. In the middle of his team’s run to its first Shore Conference Class B South title since 2010, however, the senior center back showed his commitment to winning by volunteering to move from center fullback to striker. Besser suffered a scratched retina in a win over Barnegat and prior to the next game, was unable to see clearly because he could not apply one of his contact lenses on the injured eye. Instead of sitting, he volunteered to play the position he felt required the least amount of vision, which was the one that typically requires the most amount of scoring. Besser played all but 10 minutes and finished with an assist in a big, 2-1 Lacey win over Point Pleasant Boro and eventually returned to the back of the formation for a Lions team that finished 15-2-1. Besser was the top scoring defender in the Shore Conference and the 6foot-4 Lions captain was voted by the Ocean County coaches as the Coplayer of the Year in the County along with Assante.

DAVENSON JOINVILMAR, Sr. Long Branch

By the numbers, Toms River North was the best defensive team in the Shore Conference, allowing just 12 goals in 20 games for a Shore-best average of 0.6 goals per match. The only team that had any success against the Mariners in 2021 was CBA, which accounted for seven of those 12 goals over the course of two wins over Toms River North. In each game, CBA had a stretch of three goals in 16 minutes, so as it turned out, half of the goals Ruppe and the Toms River North defense allowed in 2021 game those two 16-minute stretches. Toms River North held No. 3 Freehold Township to one goal in 180 combined minutes and kept Patriots top scorer Herman Colbert off the board in all three meetings. Like Assante, Ruppe was a key member of a Toms River North team that has been as accomplished as any team in the Shore Conference over the past two seasons. The Mariners made one of the more memorable state tournament runs in recent memory in 2019 by winning the South Jersey Group IV title as a No. 16 seed, then made the most of 2020 by winning the Central East Group IV title in dramatic fashion. Ruppe and his many senior teammates capped their careers with a third sectional title in 2021 and a trip to the Shore Conference Tournament final – making this season one to remember for a decorated Mariners program.

2021 STATS: 2 Goals, 3 Assists The JoinVilmar name has been prominent in the Shore Conference for the past five seasons, only up until this year, the school associated with the two standout brothers was Asbury Park. Davensky JoinVilmar was a two-time All-Shore selection for an Asbury Park squad that won the Central Jersey Group I championship in 2016 and reached the sectional final again in 2017. Davenson followed in his brother’s footsteps and was an all-division midfielder as a junior in 2020 – his final year with the Blue Bishops, as it turned out. Because there was not a true NJSIAA Tournament, Davenson and his talented Asbury Park squad did not get to make a run in a traditional Central Jersey Group I bracket. For his senior year, JoinVilmar, transferred to Long Branch, where he moved to center fullback to replace another All-Shore standout in 2021 graduate Brian Completo. JoinVilmar was an instant hit, scoring Long Branch’s first goal of the season to put the Green Wave up, 1-0, on CBA before ultimately falling. He would go on to score in the next game, then turn his attention to leading the Green Wave’s best defensive team in some time. Playing in a loaded Class A North division, Long Branch conceded 20 goals in 22 matches, with JoinVilmar a regular presence in the middle with his size, speed, physicality and pure skill.

DECLAN KELLY, SR. CBA 2021 STATS: 1 Goal, 3 Assists Although CBA opened the season as the No. 1 team in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, the Colts did have some questions to answer around the formation. That included on the back line, where CBA had to replace three starters in front of a new tandem of goalkeepers. Kelly was the lone returning starter – an outside back during his sophomore and junior seasons before moving to the middle for his senior campaign.

The season started with CBA going up its share of goals – seven in the first four matches – but still found ways to win. One of those ways was through Kelly, who scored the game-winning goal in the 77th minute to go with an assist earlier in the game in a big 3-2 win over Freehold Township on the road. He also assisted a goal in a 2-1, overtime win over Howell, giving Kelly most of his scoring

GOALKEEPER: TOMMY CHYZOWYCH, Sr. Holmdel 2021 STATS: 15 Goals Allowed, 10 Shutouts Although he was up with the varsity team as a freshman backup three seasons ago and started as a promising sophomore in 2019, Chyzowych had his breakout season last year, or at least it appeared headed in that direction through the first five games of 2020. In the sixth game of his junior season, however, Chyzowych injured his knee and missed the remainder of the season, which served as motivation for him to put up a big 2021 campaign once he was again healthy. Chyzowych delivered, posting a dominant season that included 10 shutouts and an average of 0.79 goals per game (15 in 19 matches) – which ranked Chyzowych No. 2 at the Shore in each category behind Toms River North’s Dawson Kaniuk. What made Chyzowych’s goals-against numbers extra impressive was Holmdel’s lack of experience, not only in the back, but around the formation. Chyzowych proved to be a major safety net, turning in big postseason performances against Lacey, Freehold Township, Wall and Voorhees as Holmdel reached the quarterfinals of the Shore Conference Tournament and the Central Group II championship game. In the game vs. Wall in the Central Group II quarterfinals, he saved two

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WR – D'Maari Brown, Sr., Manchester

QB – Christian Rodriguez, Sr., Long Branch QB – Tommy Giannone, Sr., Middletown North RB – Chase Gumbrecht, Jr., Central RB – Kieran Falzon, Jr., Raritan RB – Geoff Schroeder, Sr., Rumson-FH RB - Pete Pezzullo, Sr., St., John Vianney

WR – DJ Thomson, Sr., Keyport

DL– Nate Committee, Sr., Southern

WR – Nick Vecchiarelli, Sr., Howell

DL – Mason Shenk, Sr., St. John Vianney

TE – Zac Searight, Sr., Middletown North

DL – Ryan McPherson, Sr., Red Bank Catholic

OL – Brian Byrne, Sr., Wall

DL – Jack Lopez, Jr., Middletown North

OL – Dan Volpe, Sr., Colts Neck

LB – Dante Vernieri, Jr., Donovan Catholic

OL – Aaron Crooms, Sr., Donovan Catholic

LB – Davin Brewton, So., Red Bank Catholic

OL – Charles Pearson, Sr., Rumson-FH

LB – Colin Gallagher, So., Middletown South

OL – Jason Trotta, Sr., Raritan

LB – Thomas Sardo, Sr., Holmdel

UTILITY – Kamore Gill, Sr., QB/RB/WR, Freehold

LB – Jack Willi, Sr., Middletown South

UTILITY – Mikal Braithwaite, Sr., QB/LB, Keansburg

DB – Beau Kemler, Jr., Rumson-Fair Haven

UTILITY – Rajahn Cooper, Sr., RB/LB, RBC UTILITY – Zach Mendes, Sr., RB/LB, Marlboro UTILITY – Colin Kennedy, Sr., QB, Rumson-FH K – Michael Calton, Jr., Manalapan

Will Thygeson, Jr. Christian Brothers Academy Stephen DeMilio, Sr. Pinelands

Josh Hocheiser, Sr. Freehold Township Eduardo Ribiero, Sr. Long Branch Owen Edwards, Jr. Manchester Luke Pentikis, Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven A.J. Emnace, Sr. Toms River North Jared Brown, Sr. Toms River North

DB – Matt Dollive, Sr., Wall DB – Yah-Sin Calhoun, Sr., Freehold DB – Jake Czwakiel, So., Middletown South

Dan Hyde, Sr. Wall Jack McGagh, Sr. Christian Brothers Academy Ryan Maguire, Sr. Toms River North Jimmy Bruno, Sr., Manalapan

Ryan Hayes, Sr., Christian Brothers Academy Nick Tango, Sr., Marlboro

Ernst Louisius, Jr., Neptune

Chris Osorio-Rodriguez, Sr., Howell

C.J. Crolius, Jr., Middletown North

Gianni Smith, Sr., Central

Brian Miranda, Sr., Ocean

A.J. Truszkowski, Sr., Toms River South

Kajas Matazinskas, Jr. Toms River East Max Rosen, Sr., Marlboro David Tuschmann, Sr., Colts Neck

Dawson Kaniuk, Sr., Toms River North Nate Kerr, So., Neptune

Kaan Pehlivan, Sr., Monmouth 34

Donovan Davis, Sr., Shore

Matteo Paolillo, So., Goalkeeper, Manalapan

QB – Stephen Jardim, Sr., Howell QB – Savon Myers, Sr., Manchester RB – Tyler Weisneck, Sr., Brick RB – Jake Croce, So., Point Boro RB – Julian Jones, Jr., Monmouth RB - Dan Primiano, Sr., Middletown South WR – Matt Dengler, Sr., Red Bank

WR – Levi Wilson, Sr., Middletown North WR – Kevin Maloney, So., Howell WR – Kyle Verriest, Jr., St. John Vianney TE – Loukas Plasteras, Sr., Monmouth OL – Lorenzo Portella, So., Red Bank Catholic OL – Todd Dudley, Sr., Central OL – Peter Thomas, Sr., Red Bank OL – Justin Kozak Sr., Toms River South OL – Makel Davis, Jr., St. John Vianney UTILITY – Connor Dietz, So., QB, Brick Memorial UTILITY – Jashawn Carter, So., RB/WR, Asbury Park UTILITY – Mysun Rush-Esdaile, Sr., WR/DB, Donovan Cath. UTILITY – David Onuoha, Sr., RB/LB, Matawan UTILITY – Tyler Douglas, Jr., QB/DB, Ocean K – Cody Wohlrab, Jr., Freehold Township DL– Nico Ippolito, Sr., Donovan Catholic

DL – Mario Chierchia, Sr., Manalapan DL – J.J. Cavanagh, Sr., Manasquan DL – Darian Newcomb, Sr., Brick DL – Jackson Whitacre, So., Shore Regional DL – De'ondre Banks, Jr., Neptune LB – Connor Reynolds, Jr., Point Boro LB – Alex Dekis, Sr., Raritan LB – Ryan Burns, Sr., Manasquan LB – Connor Farrell, Sr., Donovan Catholic LB – John Dodaro, Sr., Lacey LB – Anthony Musso, Sr., Central DB – Joe Diorio, Sr., Red Bank Catholic DB – Brian Doherty, Sr., Rumson-Fair Haven DB – Jake Davis, Sr., Wall DB – Justin Kurc, Sr., Brick DB – Jeremiah Pruitt, So., Toms River North DB – Matt Cassidy, So., Marlboro

2021 COACHES’ ALL-DIVISION & ALL-COUNTY BOYS SOCCER TEAMS By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer

SELECTED

COACHES' ALL-DIVISION CLASS A NORTH Player Dylan Cupo Herman Colbert Davenson JoinVilmar Declan Kelly Jimmy Bruno Josh Hocheiser Eduardo Ribiero Jack McGagh Anthony Sarkisov Max Rosen Tim Bertscha C.J. Crolius Kris Maza Cooper Laitman Chris Osorio-Rodriguez Brian Yocute Jake Homowitz Jonah Ortega Ryan Keegan Ryan Barneo Ryan Hayes Nick Tango Class A North Coach of

Team Position Year CBA Sr. Forward Freehold Twp. Sr. Forward Long Branch Sr. Defense CBA Sr. Defense Manalapan Sr. Midfield Freehold Twp. Sr. Midfield Long Branch Sr. Midfield CBA Sr. Defense Manalapan Jr. Midfield Marlboro Sr. Midfield Freehold Twp. Jr. Midfield Middletown North Jr. Defense Howell Sr. Forward Marlboro Sr. Defense Howell Sr. Midfield Long Branch Sr. Midfield CBA Sr. Midfield Manalapan Sr. Midfield Freehold Twp. Sr. Midfield Middletown North Fr. Defense CBA Sr. Goalkeeper Marlboro Sr. Goalkeeper the Year: Josh Mehl, Freehold Twp.

CLASS A CENTRAL Player Aidan Tisony Alec Pentikis Brendan Worobel Luke Pentikis Kaan Pehlivan Brian Miranda Donovan Davis Michael Reid Antonio Santos

Charlie Harrison Jackson Memorial Sr. Goalkeeper Class A South Coach of the Year: Joe Mahon, Toms River North

SHORE CONFERENCE BOYS SOCCER COACHES

Team Position Ocean Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven Jr. Holmdel Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven Sr. Monmouth Sr. Ocean Sr. Shore Sr. Ocean Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven Jr.

Year Forward Forward Forward Midfield Midfield Midfield Defense Midfield Midfield

Maxx Eichenbaum Shore So. Forward Matt Fogarty Raritan Sr. Midfield Lucas Arciola Holmdel Sr. Defense J.C. Gutierrez Shore Sr. Midfield Lupo Ryder Raritan Jr. Forward Archeley Eugene Ocean Jr. Forward Ethan Wallace Monmouth Sr. Midfield Harrison Gibson Rumson-Fair Haven Sr. Defense Tommy Dreschler Red Bank Catholic Sr. Defense Max Woodward Holmdel Jr. Midfield Nick DiNapoli Shore Jr. Forward Tommy Chyzowych Holmdel Sr. Goalkeeper Aiden Colburn Rumson-Fair Haven Sr. Goalkeeper Class A Central Coach of the Year: Jeff Soares, Rumson-Fair Haven

CLASS A SOUTH Player Mattia Assante Jared Brown Kajus Matazinskas Gianni Smith Jimmy Ruppe Ryan McGuire A.J. Emnace Noah Raimonde Joao Capobianco Billy Caruso Landon Beirne Jake Nagle Ryan Kozlej Ryan DiCillo Nick Rincon Nathan Wyrsch Steven Bado Dale Reinhard Kerem Satar Keith Swistock Dawson Kaniuk

Team Position Year Toms River North Sr. Midfield Toms River North Sr. Forward Toms River East Jr. Forward Central Sr. Forward Toms River North Sr. Defense Toms River North Sr. Defense Toms River North Sr. Forward Toms River East Sr. Midfield Toms River South Sr. Midfield Brick Memorial Jr. Forward Southern Sr. Midfield Toms River North Sr. Midfield Toms River East Jr. Midfield Central Jr. Midfield Brick So. Midfield Southern Sr. Defense Jackson Memorial Sr. Forward Toms River East Sr. Defense Southern Sr. Midfield Central So. Defense Toms River North Sr. Goalkeeper

COACHES ALL-COUNTY TEAMS

CLASS B NORTH Player Johnny Troiano Emmett Aravich Mike Cafiero Tom Samaras Ernst Louisius Matt Murphy Dan Hyde Matt Karolak Kervens Lafortune Jacob Kirkpatrick Jairo Chira Terence Byrnes Anthony Muñoz Garcia Tyler Coco Owen Gelber David Tuschmann Joe Kennedy Mario Moza Kyle Moore Joe Gisoldi Matthew Brana Class B North Coach of

Team Position Year St. John Vianney Sr. Forward Wall Sr. Midfield Manasquan Sr. Midfield Colts Neck Sr. Midfield Neptune Jr. Forward Wall Sr. Midfield Wall Sr. Defense Manasquan Jr. Midfield Neptune So. Forward Red Bank Sr. Midfield Colts Neck Jr. Midfield Wall Sr. Forward Neptune So. Midfield Matawan Sr. Defense Freehold Boro Sr. Forward Colts Neck Sr. Forward Manasquan Sr. Defense Red Bank Jr. Forward Colts Neck Fr. Forward Wall Sr. Goalkeeper St. John Vianney Jr. Goalkeeper the Year: John Knight, Neptune

CLASS B CENTRAL Player Matt Gowen Luke Zylinski Charlie McCann Luke Hamill Charles Anyichie Tanner Curtis Kyle Corrigan Josh Boyan Elvis Gonzalez Tommy Boyan

Team Position St. Rose Sr. Pt Pleasant Beach Sr. Ranney Sr. St. Rose Sr. Ranney Sr. Pt Pleasant Beach Sr. St. Rose Sr. Pt Pleasant Beach Jr. Henry Hudson Sr. Ranney Sr.

Asbury Park Jr. Midfield Keyport Sr. Defense St. Rose Sr. Midfield Ranney Sr. Defense Asbury Park Sr. Midfield Keyport Sr. Forward Mater Dei Prep Sr. Forward Pt Pleasant Beach Sr. Midfield Henry Hudson Jr. Forward Henry Hudson Jr. Midfield St. Rose So. Goalkeeper Pt Pleasant Beach Jr. Goalkeeper of the Year: Donny Gray, Ranney

CLASS B SOUTH Player Kody Besser James Cahill Stephen DeMilio Owen Edwards Charles Latendorf Alexander Granda Elton Canka Ethan Riley Eduardo Santillan Mike Staino Logan Gross Joey Kurak Nick Malagnone Bryan Cardoso John Staino Muberaq Aderogba Schuyler Jodice Preston Kyriakoulis Aidan Huhn Jeff Thompson Jesus Avila Ayendi Batista Lucas Holland Class B South Coach of

Team Position Year Lacey Sr. Defense Pinelands Sr. Mid/For Pinelands Sr. Forward Manchester Jr. Midfield Pt Pleasant Boro Sr. Midfield Lakewood Sr. Midfield Jackson Liberty Sr. Forward Lacey Jr. Forward Lakewood Sr. Defense Pinelands Sr. Defense Lacey Jr. Midfield Manchester So. Midfield Jackson Liberty Jr. Defense Lacey Sr. Defense Pinelands Sr. Forward Manchester Jr. Forward Barnegat Sr. Forward Donovan Catholic Sr. Mid/For Pt Pleasant Boro Sr. Defense Pt Pleasant Boro Sr. Defense Lakewood Jr. Forward Jackson Liberty Sr. Goalkeeper Barnegat Jr. Goalkeeper the Year: Steve Torre, Lacey

ALL-OCEAN-COUNTY

ALL-MONMOUTH-COUNTY THIRD TEAM

SECOND TEAM

FIRST TEAM Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Dylan Cupo

CBA

Sr.

Brian Miranda

Ocean

Sr.

Herman Colbert

Freehold Twp.

Sr.

Tom Samaras

Colts Neck

Sr.

Aidan Tisony

Ocean

Sr.

Jack McGagh

CBA

Sr.

Alec Pentikis

Rumson-Fair Haven

Jr.

Anthony Sarkisov

Manalapan

Jr.

Brendan Worobel

Holmdel

Sr.

Ernst Louisious

Neptune

Jr.

Shore

Sr.

SECOND TEAM

FIRST TEAM

THIRD TEAM

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Kervens Lafortune

Neptune

So.

Kody Besser

Lacey

Sr.

A.J. Truszkowski

Toms River South

Sr.

Bryan Cardoso

Lacey

Sr.

Kris Maza

Howell

Sr.

Mattia Assante

Toms River North

Sr.

Eduardo Santillan

Lakewood

Sr.

Muberaq Aderogba

Manchester

Jr.

Matt Fogarty

Raritan

Sr.

James Cahill

Pinelands

Sr. M/F

Landon Beirne

Southern

Sr.

Schuyler Jodice

Barnegat

Sr.

Jacob Kirkpatrick

Red Bank

Sr.

Jared Brown

Toms River North

Sr.

Point Pleasant Boro

Holmdel

Toms River North

Aidan Huhn

Lucas Arciola

Jake Nagle

Kajus Matazinskas

Toms River East

Jr.

Jairo Chira

Colts Neck

Jr.

Mike Staino

Pinelands

Sr.

Jeff Thompson

Point Pleasant Boro

Sr.

Cooper Laitman

Marlboro

Jr.

Gianni Smith

Central

Sr.

Nathan Wyrsch

Southern

Sr.

Jesus Avila

Lakewood

Jr.

Stephen DeMilio

Pinelands

Sr.

Steven Bado

Jackson Memorial

Sr.

Kerem Satar

Southern

Sr.

Jimmy Ruppe

Toms River North

Sr.

Luke Zylinski

Point Pleasant Beach

Sr.

Keith Swistock

Central

So.

Ryan McGuire

Toms River North

Sr.

Billy Caruso

Brick Memorial

Jr.

Joao Capobianco

Toms River South

Sr.

Logan Gross

Lacey

Jr.

Jake Ruocchio

Manchester

Sr.

Ryan Kozlej

Toms River East

Jr.

Gerard Cerino

Jackson Liberty

Jr.

Ryan DiCillo

Central

Jr.

Matt Krinic

Southern

Sr.

Joey Kurak

Manchester

So.

Zack Laprise

Toms River East

Sr.

Nick Rincon

Brick

So.

Fernando Osorio

Lakewood

Sr.

Dom Iorio

Lacey

Sr.

Davenson JoinVilmar

Long Branch

Sr.

Donovan Davis

Declan Kelly

CBA

Sr.

Matt Murphy

Wall

Sr.

J.C. Gutierrez

Shore

Sr.

Johnny Troiano

St. John Vianney

Sr.

Max Rosen

Marlboro

Sr.

Terence Byrnes

Wall

Sr.

Emmett Aravich

Wall

Sr.

Michael Reid

Ocean

Sr.

Matt Gowen

St. Rose

Sr.

Owen Edwards

Manchester

Jr.

Sr.

Freehold Township

Ranney

Rumson-Fair Haven

Tim Bertscha

Charlie McCann

Luke Pentikis

Luke Hamill

St. Rose

Sr.

A.J. Emnace

Toms River North

Sr.

Jimmy Bruno

Manalapan

Sr.

Antonio Santos

Rumson-Fair Haven

Jr.

Pt Pleasant Boro

Sr.

Mike Cafiero

Manasquan

Sr.

Dan Hyde

Wall

Sr.

Kaan Pehlivan

Monmouth

Sr.

Matt Karolak

Manasquan

Jr.

Brian Yocute

Long Branch

Josh Hocheiser

Freehold Twp.

Sr.

Maxx Eichenbaum

Shore

So.

Archeley Eugene

Ocean

Eduardo Ribiero

Long Branch

Sr.

C.J. Crolius

Middletown North

Jr.

Tyler Coco

Matawan

Tommy Chyzowych

Holmdel

Sr.

Aiden Coburn

Rumson-Fair Haven

Sr.

Tommy Boyan

Ranney

Ryan Hayes

CBA

Sr.

Joe Gisoldi

Wall

Sr.

Jack Harmon

St. Rose

Nick Tango

Marlboro

Sr.

Chris Osorio-Rodriguez Howell

Sr.

Charles Latendorf

Lupo Ryder

Jr.

Alexander Granda

Lakewood

Sr.

Noah Raimonde

Toms River East

Sr.

Jr.

Elton Canka

Jackson Liberty

Sr.

Ethan Riley

Lacey

Jr.

John Staino

Pinelands

Sr.

Sr. M/D

Dawson Kaniuk

Toms River North

Sr.

Dale Reinhard

Toms River East

Sr.

Jayson Nardone

Brick

Jr.

So.

Ayendi Batista

Jackson Liberty

Sr.

Charlie Harrison

Jackson Memorial

Sr.

Ryan Fitzgerald

Lacey

Jr.

Lucas Holland

Barnegat

Jr.

Nathaniel Bott

Southern

Jr.

Raritan

Monmouth County Coach of the Year: Josh Mehl, Freehold Twp.

Year Defense Defense Forward Midfield Midfield Midfield Forward Forward Midfield Mid/Def

Luckerson Pierre Giovanni Smith Colin Westhoven Jett Pacifico Ricardo Mozo Josh Wenzel Zach O'Neal Jacob Bardsley Evan Buzzanco Jesse Jacobs Jack Harmon Owen Curtis Class B Central Coach

Ocean County Coach of the Year: Josh Mehl, Freehold Twp

2021 SHORE CONFERENCE BOYS SOCCER FINAL STAT LEADERS by Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer

BASED

S TA T S R E P O R T E D

TOTAL SCORING Player James Cahill Aidan Tisony Owen Edwards A.J. Emnace Johnny Troiano Stephen DeMilio Dylan Cupo Gianni Smith Herman Colbert Ernst Louisius Brendan Worobel Elvis Gonzalez Eduardo Ribiero Alec Pentikis Kajus Matazinskas Jayson Nardone Josh Boyan Tommy Boyan Charles Anyichie Jared Elliott Chris Osorio-Rodriguez Muberaq Aderogba Alexander Granda Kyle Corrigan Danny Lindov Josh Hocheiser David Tuschmann Charles Latendorf Matt Karolak Ethan Riley Luke Hamill Noah Raimonde Charlie McCann Steven Bado

School Pinelands Ocean Manchester TR North SJV Pinelands CBA Central Free Twp Neptune Holmdel Hudson Long Branch Rumson-FH TR East Brick Pt Beach Ranney Ranney Pt Boro Howell Manchester Lakewood St. Rose TR South Freehold Twp. Colts Neck Pt Boro Manasquan Lacey St. Rose TR East Ranney Jackson Mem.

Goals 25 25 20 24 23 19 21 17 16 17 18 15 14 16 14 16 13 13 11 8 11 11 12 12 11 10 12 11 10 10 7 11 11 10

Assists 14 10 14 2 3 10 5 12 14 9 4 9 10 4 7 0 5 4 8 14 6 5 2 2 4 6 1 3 5 5 11 2 2 4

Pts 64 60 54 50 49 48 47 46 46 43 40 39 38 36 35 32 31 30 30 30 28 27 26 26 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 24 24 24

SHORE SPORTS NETWORK

Kahn Pehlivan Mike Cafiero R.J. Eckelman Kervens Lafortune Kris Maza Colin Westhoven Michael Reid Luke Pentikis Maxx Eichenbaum Archeley Eugene Chris Lopez Nick DiNapoli Matt Murphy Schuyler Jodice Jared Brown Mattia Assante Tanner Curtis Brian Miranda Dylan Millevoi Joey Kurak Antonio Santos

Monmouth Manasquan Howell Neptune Howell St. Rose Ocean Rumson-FH Shore Ocean Long Branch Shore Wall Barnegat TR North TR North Pt Beach Ocean CBA Manchester Rumson-FH

7 7 6 11 9 8 7 7 7 10 9 9 9 9 8 7 6 5 9 8 7

10 10 12 1 5 7 9 9 8 1 3 3 3 3 5 7 9 11 2 4 6

24 24 24 23 23 23 23 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20

GOALS Player James Cahill Aidan Tisony A.J. Emnace Johnny Troiano Dylan Cupo Owen Edwards Stephen DeMilio Brendan Worobel Gianni Smith Ernst Louisius Herman Colbert Alec Pentikis

School Pinelands Ocean TR North SJV CBA Manchester Pinelands Holmdel Central Neptune Freehold Twp. Rumson-FH

Goals 25 25 24 23 21 20 19 18 17 17 16 16

COACHES

Jayson Nardone Elvis Gonzalez Eduardo Ribiero Kajus Matazinskas Josh Boyan Tommy Boyan Alexander Granda David Tuschmann Kyle Corrigan Charles Anyichie Chris Osorio-Rodriguez Muberaq Aderogba Danny Lindov Charles Latendorf Noah Raimonde Charlie McCann Kervens Lafortune Josh Hocheiser Matt Karolak Ethan Riley Steven Bado Archeley Eugene Kris Maza Chris Lopez Nick DiNapoli Matt Murphy Schuyler Jodice Dylan Millevoi Jared Elliott Colin Westhoven Jared Brown Joey Kurak Billy Caruso Diego Nieves David Kroon Tom Samaras

D E S I G N A T E D T E A M R E P R E S E N TA T I V E S .

Brick Hudson Long Branch TR East Pt Beach Ranney Lakewood Colts Neck St. Rose Ranney Howell Manchester TR South Pt Boro TR East Ranney Neptune Freehold Twp. Manasquan Lacey Jackson Mem. Ocean Howell Long Branch Shore Wall Barnegat CBA Pt Boro St. Rose TR North Manchester Brick Mem St. Rose Central Colts Neck

16 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8

ASSISTS Player James Cahill Owen Edwards Herman Colbert Jared Elliott Gianni Smith R.J. Eckelman Luke Hamill Brian Miranda Aidan Tisony Stephen DeMilio Eduardo Ribiero Kahn Pehlivan Mike Cafiero Luke Molloy Ernst Louisius Elvis Gonzalez Michael Reid Luke Pentikis Tanner Curtis Will Thygeson Charles Anyichie Maxx Eichenbaum Anthony Muñoz Garcia Kajus Matazinskas Colin Westhoven Mattia Assante Brayan Rodriguez Bryan Cardoso Ryan DiCillo Luke Roy Dan Hyde Chris Osorio-Rodriguez Josh Hocheiser Antonio Santos

School Pinelands Manchester Freehold Twp. Pt Boro Central Howell St. Rose Ocean Ocean Pinelands Long Branch Monmouth Manasquan SJV Neptune Hudson Ocean Rumson-FH Pt Beach CBA Ranney Shore Neptune TR East St. Rose TR North Keyport Lacey Central Manasquan Wall Howell Freehold Twp. Rumson-FH

Assists 14 14 14 14 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6

Jack D'Eletto Stephen Aliaj Nick Rincon Jake Homowitz Ryan Smith Jimmy Ruppe Kyle Moore

CBA Ocean Brick CBA Brick Mem TR North Colts Neck

6 6 6 6 6 6 6

GOALKEEPER SHUTOUTS Player Dawson Kaniuk Tommy Chyzowych Matteo Paolillo Chris Lazo Charlie Scanlon Giancarlo Pantano Nick Tango Joe Gisoldi Ryan Fitzgerald Aaron Johnson Andrew Holper Kevin Terhune Kevin Barfield Trevor Policastro Joe Celler Jack Harmon Ayendi Batista Aiden Colburn Nathaniel Bott Matthew Brana Owen Curtis Richard Lockard Paco Castelo Scott Termotto Bobby Calvo Joseph Portello

School Shutouts TR North 13 Holmdel 10 Manalapan 9 Long Branch 9 Long Branch 9 Freehold Twp. 8 Marlboro 8 Wall 7 Lacey 7 Pinelands 7 Pt Boro 7 Monmouth 5 Shore 5 Central 5 Ranney 5 St. Rose 5 Jackson Lib. 5 Rumson-FH 4 Southern 4 SJV 4 Pt Beach 4 Freholde Twp. 3 Ocean 3 RBC 3 TR East 3 Colts Neck 3

2021 COACHES’ ALL-DIVISION & ALL-COUNTY GIRLS SOCCER TEAMS By Matt Manley - Senior Staff Writer

SELECTED

SHORE CONFERENCE GIRLS SOCCER COACHES

COACHES' ALL-DIVISION CLASS A NORTH Player Cassidy Corcione Vanessa Sarf Sydney Spilsbury Makayla Jaffe Gaby Parker Kayla Wong Ariana Keily Ainsley Moy Angela Dinh Jade Vieira Meghan Carragher Courtney Butash Gabby Koluch Kelsey Gilroy Camryn McLean Alayah Vincent Allie Greco

Team Position Year Freehold Twp. So. Forward Manalapan So. Forward Manalapan So. Forward Middletown South Jr. Forward Freehold Twp. Fr. Forward Freehold Twp. Jr. Midfield Manalapan Sr. Midfield Freehold Twp. So. Midfield Marlboro Sr. Midfield Howell Sr. Midfield Middletown South Sr. Defense Manalapan Sr. Defense Freehold Twp. Jr. Defense Freehold Twp. Sr. Defense Marlboro Sr. Defense Long Branch So. Goalkeeper Middletown South So. Goalkeeper

CLASS A CENTRAL Player Katie Vassilakos Morgan Cupo Katie Aglione Taylor Bielan Lauren Saponaro Gianna Romeo Sam Cesario

Team Position Holmdel Sr. Red Bank Catholic Sr. Rumson-Fair Haven Sr. Holmdel Jr. Shore Sr. Red Bank Catholic Jr. Rumson-Fair Haven Sr.

Year Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Midfield Midfield

Juliana Kolbasovsky Mia Agresti Abigail Desmarais Adrianna Morales Jyvanna Harris Alexandra Wojie Meghan Reid Clara Ford Sophia Racioppi Parker Grimm Hailey Sharpe Eva Kalman

Holmdel Shore Ocean Holmdel Red Bank Catholic Holmdel Rumson-Fair Haven Clara Ford Red Bank Catholic Shore Holmdel Rumson-Fair Haven

Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Sr.

Midfield Midfield Midfield Defense Defense Defense Defense Defense Defense Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Goalkeeper

CLASS A SOUTH Player Alexis Garcia Jaime Girtain Izzy Hernandez Makenzie Fanning Lexi Caruso Victoria Pungello Destinee Majett Abby Olexa Madison DiEugenio Faith Wavershak Emily DeAlmeida Mia Caruso Kelleen Sullivan Jacqueline Graham Haley Alu Renee Wanzor

Team Position Toms River North So. Toms River North Sr. Brick Memorial Sr. Brick Memorial Jr. Brick Memorial So. Jackson Memorial Sr. Brick Sr. Toms River South Jr. Toms River North Jr. Toms River North Sr. Brick Memorial Jr. Brick Memorial So. Toms River East Sr. Toms River North Sr. Jackson Memorial Sr. Jackson Memorial So.

Year Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Forward Midfield Midfield Midfield Midfield Midfield Defense Defense Defense

COACHES ALL-COUNTY TEAMS

Lizzie Gillen Courtney Russell Taylor Horvath Brooke McKown Kaia Bace Trinitie Maloney

Toms River East Toms River East Brick Jackson Memorial Toms River East Brick

Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So.

Defense Defense Defense Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Goalkeeper

Elisa Crivelli Sofia Gialanella Lily Froelich Lauren McCahon Isabelle Levy Morgan Highland Italia Penevolpe

Point Pleasant Beach St. Rose Trinity Hall Keyport St. Rose Point Pleasant Beach Mater Dei Prep

Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Jr. Fr.

Mid/Def Defense Defense Defense Goalkeeper Goalkeeper Goalkeeper

CLASS B NORTH Player Ava Gregorio Shannon Reiser Ava Chiarella Abby Giunta Kiersten Brown Juli Coniglio Ally Ouano Hannah Grabicki Aileen Carr Sam Sportelli Lily Moraller Kylie Jacoutot Kelsea Nolen Megan Stuart

Team Colts Neck Matawan Manasquan St. John Vianney Wall Colts Neck St. John Vianney Wall Wall St. John Vianney Red Bank Colts Neck St. John Vianney Matawan

Position Year Sr. Forward Jr. Forward Sr. Forward Sr. Forward Jr. Midfield Jr. Midfield Sr. Midfield Sr. Midfield So. Defense Sr. Defense Jr. Defense Jr. Defense Sr. Goalkeeper Sr. Goalkeeper

CLASS B CENTRAL Player Adriana Dalia Gabby Kirchner Alex Popham Kaylin McCarthy Kate Braun Olivia Michals

Team Position St. Rose Jr. Point Pleasant Beach Fr. Trinity Hall Jr. Trinity Hall So. Mater Dei Prep Sr. Ranney Sr.

Year Forward Forward Forward Midfield Midfield Midfield

CLASS B SOUTH Player Beth Stephens Natalie McGovern Chelsea Lavezzo Sura Nuttall Nicole Trimarchi Olivia Conroy Cheyenne Payne Rosio Cardenas Anna McCourt Kyleigh Cilento Seanna Boan Isabel Guiro Bridget Dudas Shay Juralewicz Grace Oliver Eric Haverty Marley Besser Genevieve Fara Brooke Ossimina Adrianna Kappemeier Mackenzie Kopf Lorynn Leporino

Team Position Year Lacey Jr. Forward Lacey Fr. Forward Jackson Liberty So. Forward Pinelands Fr. Forward Manchester Sr. Forward Donovan Catholic Sr. Midfield Donovan Catholic Jr. Midfield Lacey Sr. Midfield Point Pleasant Boro Jr. Midfield Point Pleasant Boro So. Midfield Jackson Liberty Jr. Midfield Barnegat Sr. Midfield Pinelands Sr. Midfield Manchester So. Midfield Donovan Catholic So. Defense Donovan Catholic Jr. Defense Lacey So. Defense Point Pleasant Boro Sr. Defense Jackson Liberty Sr. Defense Jackson Liberty Sr. Defense Donovan Catholic Sr. Goalkeeper Lacey So. Goalkeeper

ALL-OCEAN-COUNTY

ALL-MONMOUTH-COUNTY SECOND TEAM

FIRST TEAM

SECOND TEAM

FIRST TEAM

THIRD TEAM

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Year Position

Player

Team

Cassidy Corcione

Freehold Twp.

So.

Makayla Jaffe

Middletown South

Jr.

Lauren Saponaro

Shore

Sr.

Alexis Garcia

Toms River North

So.

Makenzie Fanning

Brick Memorial

Jr.

Sura Nutall

Pinelands

Fr.

Shannon Reiser

Matawan

Jr.

Jaime Girtain

Toms River North

Sr.

Lexi Caruso

Brick Memorial

So.

Jr.

Sr.

Holmdel

Manchester

Holmdel

Taylor Bielan

Payton Meara

Katie Vassilakos

Ava Chiarella

Manasquan

Sr.

Destinee Majett

Brick

Sr.

Abby Stephens

Lacey

Sr.

Colts Neck

Brick Memorial

Red Bank Catholic

Ava Gregorio

Izzy Hernandez

Morgan Cupo

Victoria Pungello

Jackson Memorial

Sr.

Natalie McGovern

Lacey

Fr.

Macky Brotherston

Lacey

Fr.

Jr.

So.

St. Rose

Trinity Hall

Manalapan

Adriana Dalia

Alex Popham

Vanessa Sarf

Hailey Santiago

Freehold Twp.

So.

Abby Olexa

Toms River South

Jr.

Shea Juralewicz

Manchester

So.

Gaby Parker

Freehold Twp.

Fr.

Sr.

Jr.

Sr.

St. John Vianney

Lacey

Manchester

Abby Giunta

Beth Stephens

Nicole Trimarchi

Isabel Guiro

Barnegat

Sr.

Kaylin McCarthy

Trinity Hall

So.

Mya King

Red Bank Catholic

So.

Chelsea Lavezzo

Emily DeAlmeida

Brick Memorial

Jr.

Bridget Dudas

Pinelands

Sr.

Mia Caruso

Brick Memorial

So.

Seanna Boan

Jackson Liberty

Jr.

Toms River East

Sr.

Taylor Horvath

Brick

Jr.

Sydney Spilsbury Katie Aglione Kayla Wong

Manalapan Rumson-Fair Haven Freehold Twp.

So. Sr. Jr.

Juli Coniglio

Colts Neck

Jr.

Angela Dinh

Marlboro

Sr.

Madison DiEugenio

Jackson Liberty Toms River North

So. Jr.

Year Position

Ariana Keily

Manalapan

Sr.

Juliana Kolbasovsky

Holmdel

Sr.

Noel Pauwels

Red Bank Catholic

Jr.

Faith Wavershak

Toms River North

Sr.

Kelleen Sullivan

Gianna Romeo

Red Bank Catholic

Jr.

Jade Vieira

Howell

Sr.

Ally Ouano

St. John Vianney

Sr.

Olivia Conroy

Donovan Catholic

Sr.

Rosio Cardenas

Lacey

Sr.

Courtney Russell

Toms River East

Jr.

Kate Braun

Mater Dei Prep

Sr.

Anna McCourt

Point Pleasant Boro

Jr.

Cheyenne Payne

Donovan Catholic

Jr.

Sr.

Jr.

Shore

Toms River North

Wall

Mia Agresti

Brandi Manna

Kiersten Brown

Hannah Grabicki

Wall

Sr.

Kyleigh Cilento

Point Pleasant Boro

So.

Brooke DeAlmeida

Brick Memorial

Fr.

Jr.

Sr.

So.

Ocean

Toms River North

Freehold Twp.

Abby Desmarais

Jacqueline Graham

Ainsley Moy

Lizzie Gillen

Toms River East

Sr.

Haley Alu

Jackson Memorial

Sr.

Geneveive Fara

Point Pleasant Boro

Sr.

So.

Sr.

Wall

Colts Neck

Rumson-Fair Haven

Aileen Carr

Maddie Moore

Sam Cesario

Ava Gialanella

St. Rose

Fr.

Marley Besser

Lacey

So.

Adrianna Kappemeier

Barnegat

Sr.

Alexandra Wojie

Holmdel

Sr.

So.

Rumson-Fair Haven

Donovan Catholic

Jackson Memorial

Meghan Reid

Grace Oliver

Renee Wanzor

Brooke Ossimina

Jackson Liberty

Sr.

Gabby Koluch

Freehold Twp.

Jr.

Sofia Gialanella

St. Rose

Jr.

Kaia Bace

Elisa Crivelli

Point Pleasant Beach

Sr.

Lorynn Leporino

Lacey

So.

Erin Haverty

Donovan Catholic

Jr.

Camryn Wiese

Jackson Liberty

Jr.

Donovan Catholic

Sr.

Brick

So.

Meghan Carragher Adrianna Morales Lily Froelich

Middletown South Holmdel Trinity Hall

Sr. Sr. Sr.

Kelsey Gilroy

Freehold Twp.

Sr.

Clara Ford

Shore

Sr.

Brooke McKown

Toms River East Jackson Memorial

Sr. Sr.

G Go

Jr.

Mackenzie Kopf

Red Bank Catholic

Jr.

Trinitie Maloney

Matawan

Sr.

Isabelle Levy

St. Rose

So.

Eva Kalman

Rumson-Fair Haven

Sr.

Courtney Butash

Manalapan

Sr.

Sam Sportelli

St. John Vianney

Sr.

Lily Moraller

Red Bank

Jyvanna Harris

Red Bank Catholic

So.

Allie Greco

Middletown South

So.

Sophia Racioppi

Kelsea Nolen

St. John Vianney

Sr.

Hailey Sharpe

Holmdel

Sr.

Megan Stuart

Parker Grimm

Shore

Sr.

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FINAL 2021 SHORE CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STATISTICAL LEADERS by Bob Badders

Managing Editor

All 2021 Stats Were Submitted by Shore Conference Coaches I f a Te a m ’s S t a t s A r e N o t I n c l u d e d , T h e y W e r e N o t S e n t B y T h e C o a c h . FINAL STATS

RUSHING

SCORING

Player Gumbrecht, Central Mazzacco, Shore Falzon, Raritan Ford, TRN Gallo, Holmdel Dietz, Brick Memorial Tims, Lakewood Bivins, Barnegat Bukula IV, Donovan Jones, Monmouth Weisneck, Brick Brown, Southern Gill, Freehold Onuoha, Matawan Schroeder, RFH Croce, Point Boro Primiano, Midd. South Pezzullo, SJV Dollive, Wall Craft, Neptune Haddow, Midd. North Butler, Donovan Braithwaite, Keansburg Carter, Asbury Park Z. Mendes, Marlboro Vitale, Point Boro Portella, RBC Douglas, Ocean Scully, Colts Neck Corrado, Jackson Liberty Kamau, Long Branch Moore, TRN Campanella, Raritan Davis, Wall MacPherson, Point Beach Marquez, Manalapan Perrone, Lacey Allen, Pinelands DuPont, Holmdel Weems, Keansburg Sweeney, Jackson Memorial Cilento, Point Boro Treadwell, Keyport Harmon, RBC Brown, RBC Myers, Manchester Bond, TRS Medina, TRE Howard, Manasquan Schwartz, Marlboro Mann, Jackson Memorial Cooper, RBC Oliphant, Point Boro Scanlon, TRE Schork, Midd. South Kennedy, RFH Woodford, Manasquan Gordon, Howell Rodriguez, Long Branch

Player Mazzacco, Shore Gumbrecht, Central Falzon, Raritan Dietz, Brick Memorial Bivins, Barnegat Gill, Freehold Ford, TRN Gallo, Holmdel Jones, Monmouth Carter, Asbury Park Thomson, Keyport Dollive, Wall Vitale, Point Boro Kennedy, RFH Z. Mendes, Marlboro Brown, Southern Pezzullo, SJV Drake, Donovan Bukula IV, Donovan Oliphant, Point Boro Croce, Point Boro Schroeder, RFH Davis, Wall Howard, Manasquan Haddow, Midd. North Braithwaite, Keansburg Onuoha, Matawan Brown, RBC Kozlowski, Manasquan Kamau, Long Branch Primiano, Midd. South Butler, Donovan Douglas, Ocean Weisneck, Brick Calhoun, Freehold Scully, Colts Neck Portella, RBC Campanella, Raritan Cilento, Point Boro Brown, Manchester Treadwell, Keyport Mann, Jackson Memorial Patten, Manasquan R. Mendes, Marlboro Alston, Asbury Park Weems, Keansburg Craft, Neptune Marquez, Manalapan Spengler, Raritan Czwakiel, Midd. South Nguyen, Donovan Wilson, Midd. North Cooper, RBC Pruitt, TRN Gordon, Point Boro Myers, Manchester Schork, Midd. South Hurley, Central Gordon, Howell Maloney, Howell Allen, Pinelands Worobel, RFH Dettlinger, Manasquan

TD 26 26 23 20 21 18 17 17 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 0 1 44 7 7 7 7 7 7 0 7 7 7 0 0

PAT 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 25 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 0 29 35

FG 2-pt 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0

Total pts 191 156 138 130 126 108 106 102 94 92 92 90 90 84 84 84 84 78 78 78 72 66 66 66 66 66 62 60 60 60 60 58 58 58 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 50 48 48 48 48 48 48 47 46 44 44 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 42 41 41

Attempts 228 269 237 218 172 171 197 197 156 188 156 178 159 208 167 144 166 133 116 160 213 107 132 102 176 125 138 116 160 173 119 142 55 93 126 138 123 121 99 87 147 46 84 53 75 101 101 92 87 130 92 76 68 123 102 116 81 102 92

Yards 1,825 1,642 1,512 1,451 1,401 1,368 1,361 1,356 1,249 1,198 1,136 1,124 1,109 1,093 1,085 1,043 1,027 1,011 1,004 1,001 950 939 939 903 888 849 845 815 805 802 779 714 703 685 671 624 623 622 615 579 573 573 570 567 565 559 557 556 544 541 506 497 477 457 453 444 444 444 406

TDs 25 26 23 17 15 18 6 21 13 14 9 13 16 10 11 9 10 14 15 8 10 9 11 11 12 14 9 8 9 3 6 2 4 11 4 8 1 7 5 8 5 7 8 3 10 7 4 4 7 5 8 5 11 1 7 11 2 6 5

Passing Player Jardim, Howell Giannone, Midd. North Brown, RBC Myers, Manchester Patten, Manasquan

Completions Attempts Yards 155 247 2,212 158 252 2,073 106 158 1,823 129 237 1,614 96 144 1,592

TDs INTs 22 6 15 9 22 2 14 12 25 6

Augello, Freehold Twp. J. Brown, Asbury Park Rodriguez, Long Branch Jehn, Monmouth Olsen, Red Bank Buonagura, Matawan Heckel, Manalapan Butler, Donovan Gill, Freehold Brunatti, Lacey Dietz, Brick Memorial Ford, TRN Braithwaite, Keansburg Kennedy, RFH Douglas, Ocean Mitchell, Keyport Pearson, Neptune Rosato, SJV Schwartz, Marlboro Schork, Midd. South Hutchins, Raritan Mazzacco, Shore Schubiger, Southern Beley, Point Beach Mann, Jackson Memorial Fallon, Colts Neck Rushton, Freehold Vitale, Point Boro Bonin, Barnegat Alexander, TRS Cardone, Freehold Twp. Allen, Pinelands Davis, Wall Battaglia, Holmdel Yorke, Jackson Liberty

124 110 96 118 79 94 93 59 77 82 65 60 67 71 56 59 55 53 62 80 45 51 59

193 180 140 208 135 183 151 97 136 140 115 111 108 119 114 104 101 93 103 146 115 108 109

42 47 40 21 41 27 40 23 15 17 23

91 112 59 31 77 58 59 66 42 37 63

1,488 1,480 1,464 1,400 1,335 1,322 1,184 1,124 1,055 1,025 1,010 944 918 889 881 868 859 848 834 802 777 747 737 734 682 604 447 445 430 415 409 362 344 297 250

14 14 19 11 12 9 11 14 5 10 5 8 8 10 9 11 8 4 14 4 7 4 5 7 4 6 2 7 2 2 2 5 3 2 2

6 4 6 12 8 11 3 4 3 5 7 2 2 8 4 7 2 2 9 7 4 4 6 8 4 3 1 4 2 1 4 3 6

Receiving Player Brown, Manchester Kozlowski, Manasquan Vecchiarelli, Howell Thomson, Keyport Dengler, Red Bank Maloney, Howell Wilson, Midd. North T. Wiggins, Monmouth Rahman, RBC Drake, Donovan Haddow, Midd. North Corchado, Freehold Twp. Peace, Lakewood Gartenstein, Howell Martin, Red Bank Martinez, Ocean Bauman, RBC R. Mendes, Marlboro Verriest, SJV Council, TRN Pendergast, Manasquan Carter, Asbury Park Soto, Midd. North L. Brown, Asbury Park Andrews, Neptune Calhoun, Freehold Walker, Manalapan Halliburton, Matawan Abode, Lacey Thorne, Long Branch Hall, Long Branch Migliori, TRS

Receptions 62 42 52 30 33 34 31 29 32 30 49 38 27 24 25 20 26 27 28 20 21 19 26 36 15 36 25 31 30 23 24 20

Yards 816 750 725 625 625 573 562 534 520 512 506 497 457 450 437 436 432 426 426 420 415 412 404 393 380 377 377 370 366 363 359 350

TDs 9 10 2 9 6 7 6 5 4 7 1 6 4 6 5 5 6 8 4 5 5 3 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 4 4 2

Calamita, Freehold Twp. Long, Freehold Twp. Stephens, Asbury Park Coan, Wall Dille, Manalapan Alonso, Keansburg McClung, Lacey Pruitt, TRN Dey, SJV Searight, Midd. North Olsein, Freehold Twp. Cooper, Matawan Ross, RBC Kramer, Shore Gagneron, Matawan Cerbo, Midd. North Campanella, Raritan Flannigan, Ocean Padilla, Howell Hutchinson, Freehold Devane, Southern Plasteras, Monmouth Debow, Keansburg DeLorenzo, Point Beach Glisson, Neptune Benjamin, Manchester Dal Pra, Red Bank Venancio, RFH Hirsch, Jackson Memorial Gill, Freehold Petty, Manchester Campbell, Neptune Gallo, Holmdel Stole, RBC Farmer, Long Branch Jones, Monmouth Calicari, Raritan Runfolo, Colts Neck

26 32 25 11 28 15 25 19 13 25 25 16 17 18 17 25 13 14 18 18 9 18 21 12 16 11 12 10 12 18 14 8 6 14 13 18 9 16

346 342 332 322 320 317 313 311 297 294 284 283 283 282 275 267 263 263 261 255 242 233 232 224 224 219 216 215 215 214 211 210 208 208 207 207 201 200

3 2 2 4 1 5 2 3 2 5 0 2 5 3 2 1 5 2 5 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 0 1 2 3 4 1 2 3

Long 29

Points 47 44 42 41 41 40 37 36 36 35 33 33 29 28 28 27 27 25 23 22 20 19 15 14 8

Kicking Player Spengler, Raritan Nguyen, Donovan Hurley, Central Worobel, RFH Dettlinger, Manasquan Czwakiel, Midd. South Garcia, Long Branch Wohlrab, Freehold Twp. Calton, Manalapan Forfar, Point Boro Oakley, Wall Mazzacco, Shore Poole-Morgan, Midd. North Mitchell, Keyport Shenk, SJV Hutchinson, Freehold Monteforte, Colts Neck Yorke, Jackson Liberty Borel, Lacey Fontes, Howell Sautner, Keansburg Rubin, Marlboro Anthony, Southern Loughran, Point Beach Stein, TRS

PATs Made 32 44 36 29 35 25 31 15 21 35 27 27 20 16 22 24 21 7 20 22 20 16 12 14 8

PATs Attempted 38 49 36 32 38 27 33 17 41 30 32 22 26 25 25 9 21 22 21 18 15 15 8

FGs 5 0 2 4 2 5 2 7 5 0 2 2 3 4 2 1 2 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0

38 34 20 31 35 38 33 33 34 32 27 26 41 22

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DEFENSE Tackles Player

Total Tackles

(solo+assists) Iannello, Donovan 172 Onuoha, Matawan 157 Lista, RFH 136 Vernieri, Donovan 132 McKay, RFH 126 Brewton, RBC 119 Devine, Midd. North 118 Cassidy, Marlboro 111 Yorke, Jackson Liberty 110 Musso, Central 108 Boland, TRN 105 Moriarty, RFH 102 Abarno, SJV 100 Buchanan, SJV 100 Dekis, Raritan 97 Alston, Asbury Park 97 Beley, Point Beach 97 Vecchiarelli, Howell 97 Willi, Midd. South 94 Metellus, TRS 94 Bodin, Matawan 93 Bennett, Point Boro 92 Small, TRS 92 Haddow, Midd. North 91 Sardo, Holmdel 90 Rodriguez, TRN 90 Sasso, Wall 89 Latore, Midd. South 89 Pruitt, TRN 89 Bonanno, Colts Neck 88 Ochojski, Freehold 85 Bechtle, Central 85 Cipriano, Jackson Memorial 84 Kazanowsky, TRN 84 Demedici, Midd. North 84 Crossley, Monmouth 84 Gallagher, Midd. South 83 Ford, TRN 82 Gallo, Brick Memorial 82 Benjamino, Freehold Twp. 82 Jones, Marlboro 81 Braithwaite, Keansburg 81 Shenk, SJV 81 Z. Mendes, Marlboro 80 Mazzacco, Shore 80 Hall, Pinelands 80 Girard, Ocean 79 Dodaro, Lacey 79 Bauman, RBC 79 Surdez, Colts Neck 77 Gravesande, Manalapan 77 Brown, Southern 77 Hernandez, Jackson Memorial 76 Villinger, Pinelands 76

Palmieri, RBC White, Pinelands Johnson, Donovan Rush-Esdaile, Donovan J. Soto, Midd. North Committee, Southern Tobin, Jackson Memorial Grauso, Point Beach Kozak, TRS Bavaro, Raritan Calhoun, Freehold Rosa, Shore Brennan, Central Schworn, Barnegat Canavan, Ocean Winzer, Matawan Bunnell, RFH Cooper, RBC Portella, RBC Cannella, TRS Rezk, Wall Williams, Long Branch Baiocco, TRN Gordon, Point Boro Gartz, Wall Bulinsky, Marlboro D. Banks, Neptune Borden, Pinelands Cady, RFH Douglas, Ocean Flannigan, Ocean Lopez, Midd. North Andujar, Freehold Twp. Farah, SJV Florio, TRS Paneque, Jackson Memorial Whitacre, Shore Huisman, Monmouth Bryant, Long Branch Clark, Manalapan Angrosina, Brick Memorial Pitts, SJV Crudup, TRS

75 75 74 74 73 73 72 72 72 71 70 70 70 70 69 69 68 68 68 68 67 67 67 66 65 65 65 65 64 64 63 63 63 63 63 62 62 61 60 60 60 60 60

SACKS Player Gallagher, Midd. South Lista, RFH Whitacre, Shore Moriarty, RFH Duval, Long Branch King, Asbury Park D. Banks, Neptune Bauman, RBC Ward, Point Boro Reynolds, Point Boro Ochojski, Freehold Brandimarte, Ocean Laumbach, Point Beach

Sacks 12 10 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 6 6 6

Shenk, SJV Musso, Central Charles, Central Wilkins, Donovan Latore, Midd. South Albanese, Brick Memorial D’Antonio, Freehold Kazanowsky, TRN Gordon, Point Boro N. Harris-Thomas, Monmouth Huisman, Monmouth Azevedo, Keyport Committee, Southern Spence, Matawan Johnson, Freehold Carey, Midd. South Ibe, Jackson Memorial Iannello, Donovan Johnson, Donovan Bonanno, Colts Neck McPherson, RBC Tracey, Long Branch Carr, TRE Bulinsky, Marlboro Alston, Asbury Park Bontempo, Monmouth Tate, Central Pasos, Manchester

6 6 6 6 5.5 5.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4.5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

INTERCEPTIONS Player Vernieri, Donovan Czwakiel, Midd. South Williams, Long Branch Kurc, Brick Fegan, Shore Oreste, Point Beach Doherty, RFH Kemler, RFH Gaines, Wall Grab, Midd. South Cimini, RBC Douglas, Ocean Farmer, Long Branch Rodriguez, Long Branch Wilson, Midd. North Schwartz, Marlboro Cassidy, Marlboro Carnevale, Freehold Twp. Vitale, Point Boro Gallagher, Jackson Liberty Celentano, Jackson Liberty Marsh, Lakewood Scarola, Raritan Kozlowski, Manasquan Kalman, RFH Sullivan, RFH Gill, Freehold Drake, Donovan

INTs 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2

Donnelly, Colts Neck Beninato, Colts Neck Portella, RBC Diorio, RBC Flannigan, Ocean Thompson, Ocean Pruitt, TRN Council, TRN Walker, Manalapan Wojciechowski, Manalapan Dille, Manalapan Demedici, Midd. North Crispin, Brick Memorial Halliburton, Matawan Gordon, Point Boro Croce, Point Boro Cilento, Point Boro Kramer, Shore Stephens, Asbury Park Malinowski, Jackson Liberty G. Wiggins, Monmouth Carey, Midd. South White, Monmouth Crank, Keyport Thomson, Keyport Alonso, Keansburg Simpson, Point Beach Montalvo, SJV Vecchiarelli, Howell Woodford, Manasquan Dettlinger, Manasquan Kruedl, Barnegat Gordon, Barnegat

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

TEAM STATS OFFENSE Point Boro Red Bank Catholic Donovan Catholic Wall Long Branch Manasquan Central Raritan Rumson-Fair Haven Shore Howell Brick Memorial Asbury Park Monmouth Marlboro Keansburg Keyport Toms River North Freehold Barnegat Middletown South Manchester St. John Vianney

Pts per game 35.5 32.7 32.6 28.3 27.7 27.7 26.4 24.8 24.7 24.6 24 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.4 22.4 22.1 21.3 21.3 21.2 20.8 20.8 20.5

Middletown North Manalapan Holmdel Lacey Red Bank Southern Colts Neck Neptune Freehold Township Lakewood Brick Jackson Memorial Pinelands Ocean Matawan Point Beach Toms River South Jackson Liberty Toms River East

20.3 19.8 19.8 19.7 18.6 18.1 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.2 16.8 16.7 16 14.1 13.4 13.3 8.0 7.9 7.0

TEAM STATS DEFENSE Rumson-Fair Haven Middletown South Red Bank Catholic Donovan Catholic Central Point Boro Shore Manalapan Wall Long Branch

Pts allowed per game 6.8 10.1 11.4 11.5 12.8 13.7 13.9 16.1 16.4 16.9

Manasquan Monmouth Brick Middletown North Barnegat Southern Toms River North Jackson Memorial Marlboro Pinelands Keyport Keansburg St. John Vianney Freehold Neptune Asbury Park Colts Neck Lacey Ocean Point Beach Holmdel Brick Memorial Jackson Liberty Freehold Township Lakewood Matawan Manchester Red Bank Toms River South Howell Raritan Toms River East

17.2 17.8 18.3 18.4 19.3 19.6 19.9 20 20.9 21.1 21.8 22.5 22.6 23.2 23.3 23.3 24.2 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 25.1 25.4 25.9 25.9 26.3 26.7 26.9 27.6 28.3 28.4 32.3