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On the surface, sophomoreMike Nyisztor and junior PatMarinaccio lack the big-game,varsity experience that manyother players throughout theWOBM Christmas Classic fieldhave, but in many ways,games like the one in whichthey played on Dec. 30 are intheir blood.Both Nyisztor and Marinaccio have older brothers who have played on

WOBM championship teams, and Tuesday night against Red BankCatholic in the WOBM final, the two young Mariners followed in thefamily footsteps and furthered the Toms River North winning tradition inthe 31-year-old tournament.

Nyisztor and Marinaccio scored 16 points apiece and Nyisztorknocked down two key 3-pointers in the final three minutes to help leadToms River North – the No. 4 seed in the tournament – to a 50-45 winover the No. 2 Caseys for their second championship in three years andfourth overall.

“I can remember coming to this tournament as a kid, watching mybrother play and hoping I got a chance to play in a championship gamelike he did,” said Nyisztor, whose older brother Steve was the MVP ofthe 2007 tournament. “On a team like this, I really just need to do mypart. We have so many good players and so many guys who know howto step up in big situations that I all I really need to do is work hard onboth ends.”

In four tournament games, Nyisztor averaged 18 points, and his three-point touch was instrumental in leading Toms River North to the finalthree of its WOBM victories. After hitting the game-winning three in aquarterfinal win over Manchester and draining eight triples in Monday’ssemifinal win over Toms River South, Nyisztor waited out a defensivegame plan geared to stopping him and hit two threes that swung thegame back in Toms River North’s favor.

“I think we learned about the kind of clutch player he is when we drewthe play up for him against Manchester and he knocked it down with nohesitation,” Toms River North coach Rory Caswell said. “He’s a reallyhard-working, humble kid who really just loves to play basketball andloves to play with this team. We have a bunch of guys like that, and Ithink that’s one of the mainreasons why we’ve had somany different guys step up andcontribute.”

With Red Bank Catholic inthe midst of an 8-0 run that putthe Caseys up 40-39, Nyisztorcame off a screen, took a passfrom senior Evan Martin at thetop of the key and knockeddown a contested 3-pointer thatgave Toms River North the leadfor good. The sophomore thenstretched the lead to five with athree on the next Marinerspossession.

Nyisztor also converted afour-point play in the first halfduring a 10-0 Toms RiverNorth run that erased a 19-10Red Bank Catholic lead.

“What I really liked was they(RBC) were crowding him for

most of the gameand he wasn’tforcing up shots,”Caswell said. “Helet the game cometo him and whenit came timewhere we neededto make someshots, he workedto get open andlately, when he’sbeen open, it’susually going in.”

Marinacciohelped give TomsRiver North a 39-32 lead by scoring12 of his 16points in the finaltwo quarters. Hescored nine pointsduring a stretch ofjust under fourminutes between the third and fourth quarters, during which theMariners outscored the Caseys 14-7 and took a 39-32 lead.

“We have a really good feel for each other so we all know when it’stime to get the ball to a certain player,” senior guard Evan Martin said.“Then, if one guy is hot in the first half, we know the other team isprobably going to make an adjustment and we’re already a step aheadlooking for the guy they are leaving open.”

“That’s the great thing about playingfor this team,” Nyisztor added. “Anyoneon any night could get hot, and we justwait and see who that guy is going to beand we feed him. Tonight, Pat was theguy who carried the load for a longstretch and at the end, I got a couple shotsthat I needed to knock down and I hitthem.”

The Mariners endured a defensiveletdown for a stretch of the secondquarter when Red Bank Catholic tookcontrol of the game, but flipped the script

thanks to theirdefense. TomsRiver North forced14 Caseysturnovers in all,including eight inthe first half.

“We take pride in our defense and we were ableto hold them to 20 points in the first half, which isnot bad,” said Marinaccio, who earned All-Tournament first-team honors. “It was just a matterof us maintaining our intensity and trying to carrythat over into our offense, and I think once westarting getting consecutive stops and someturnovers, it led to some easy baskets.”

Martin is the lone holdover from the WOBMchampionship rotation from 2012, which went onto win the Class A South championship, advanceto the Shore Conference Tournament semifinalsand win a school-record 25 games against just fourlosses.

“My brother played on the team two years agothat went 25-4,” said Marinaccio, whose brother

Ron played big minutes off the bench on the 2012-13 team. “That’s a bignumber to shoot for and that’s the year we want to have as well.”

These Mariners have a long way to go in order to reach the sameheights as the 2012-13 team, but a 5-0 start to the season with a WOBMchampionship is exactly how the Mariners drew it up. The Marinersreturn every main piece from last year’s rotation, which began the season3-6 before going 12-5 down the stretch.

“Even going back to lastyear, I could see the talent thatwas on this team,” Martin said,thinking back to the early-season practices with a groupof junior varsity and freshmen

players from the year prior. “Eventhough we were young andinexperienced, I knew it was only amatter of time before we would beback to where we are now.”

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WOBM Christmas ClassicMVP Mike Nyisztor

Chuck Kearney Awardwinner Evan Martin

Sophomore Mike Nyisztor

The WOBM Christmas Classicserved as a launching padlast season for theManasquan girls basketballteam, which won the ShoreConference Tournament andwas one win away from anNJSIAA Tournament ofChampions title.This year, the Warriors treated the WOBM championship game as a

canvas on which to construct a defensive masterpiece.

Manasquan held Middletown South to a single point and without a fieldgoal for a stretch of more than 17 minutes en route to a 62-27 win over theEagles. Middletown South scored only 13 points over the final threequarters and did not convert a second-half field-goal attempt until 13.1seconds remained in the fourth quarter.

“It seemed like our defensive intensity wasn’tthere in the first quarter,” Manasquan sophomoreguard Stella Clark said. “Once we started talkingmore, we started to get a little more confidence. Westarted to really put pressure on their guards andeverything just clicked after that.”

Senior Marina Mabrey scored 28 points to capher tournament MVP performance, which includeda WOBM record 104 total points in the four-gametournament, an average of exactly 26 per game.Mabrey was also an all-tournament performer as afreshman for Manasquan in 2011, when theWarriors won the first of their three WOBMchampionships in the last four years.

“The good thing about this tournament is we getfour games in with a chance to play some goodcompetition and it allowed us to try some things onboth ends,” Mabrey said. “We’re still at the point inthe season where we are trying to figure somethings out and I think today was good because wetried out a new look defensively and we did prettywell with it.”

Freshman Dara Mabrey also scored 12 points and senior CourtneyHagaman added 10 points in the win. Hagaman and Clark (six points onTuesday) were named to the all-tournament first team, while Dara Mabreyearned second team honors.

Middletown South actually jumped out to a 12-9 lead on Tuesday and

trailed Manasquan 17-14 at theend of the first quarter. TheWarriors led 30-23 when DaraMabrey nailed a 3-pointer thatbegan a 22-0 run, whichincluded a 19-0 advantage inthe third quarter.

“Somebody said somethingto me about it when I was onthe bench,” Hagaman said ofthe scoreless run. “You don’treally notice it when you’re inthe middle of the game, butonce we were aware of it, wedefinitely fed off of it. You justtry to keep getting stops everytime down the court.”

After allowing 14 points in the first quarter, Manasquanturned to a match-up zone that it had not played this seasonand had just installed over the last several practices,

according to Marina Mabrey.The result was a 1-for-24shooting performance from thefield by Middletown South inthe second half with only fourtotal points despite committingonly four turnovers during thedrought.

“We had played that defensein some games, but not much inpractice so we weren’t reallysure where to bump and whereto help in certain situations,”Mabrey said. “At halftime,(Coach Lisa Kukoda) showedus where to bump and when weneed someone to get to thecorner and that helped make iteasier.”

Middletown South also hurt its cause byshooting 10-for-27 from the free-throw line inthe game and 2-for-13 from the line in thesecond half.

“We were expecting a closer game,” Mabrey said. “We have a lot ofrespect for (Middletown South) and because of that, we came in focusedand ready to play hard. I think this was just a case of us being really focusedand when we play like that, we’re hard to beat.”

Manasquan won last year’s tournament without Mabrey, who did not

officially transfer to Manasquan fromPoint Pleasant Beach until Jan. 6, 2014.Hagaman and Clark were key contributorsduring last year’s WOBM run and inaddition to seven players contributing tothe scoring, the Warriors showed depth togo with the crop of returning talent.

“We’re hoping we can go eight or ninedeep once we get late in the season and Ithink tonight we saw a lot of differentpeople contribute,” Mabrey said. “I thinkwe had that going by the end of last yearand it’s something we’re working towardsnow.”

“Winning this tournament last year wasa big deal for us and definitely a greatfeeling for me because I was getting achance to play as a freshman,” Clark said.“It’s definitely motivation when you seeyour name as defending champions. Itmakes you want to win again and showeveryone that we’re still a team to beat.”

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Senior Courtney Hagaman

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When Red Bank Regional haddefending NJSIAA Tournamentof Champions winner St.Joseph’s-Metuchen on theropes in overtime, themotivation to finish off theFalcons and open eyes acrossthe state was not hard to find.It has only been two years since

the passing of the Red Bank playerwhose name has become apermanent part of what is now theAlbert E. Martin Buc Classic. ManyAlbert Martin shirts could be seenthroughout the crowd and the “BucDeck” student section, and thememory of the smiling seniorforward who tragically collapsedand died during a preseasonscrimmage in 2012 fueled a 59-54overtime takedown of the Falconsto give Red Bank the tournamentchampionship on the Bucs’ homefloor.

The victory ended a 29-gamewinning streak against New Jerseycompetition by St. Joe’s, with itslast loss coming against RoselleCatholic in the 2013 Tournament ofChampions.

“We knew the whole time that wewere going to do this for Albert,”said senior forward Eddie Hendrex.“This whole thing is for Albert. Thatpicture (the championship photowith Martin’s mother) will alwaysbe in our hearts.”

“Albert is all the motivation weneed the entire season,” said juniorSadiq Palmer, who was sensationalin the victory.

In front of a packed ground, theunbeaten Bucs and Falcons wentback and forth from start to finish,as the largest lead through the gamewas only five points, which bothteams had in the second half.

With a minute left inregulation, the Bucs hadthe choice to hold the ballfor the final shot in a 49-49game. As a play seemed tobe developing, guardAnthony Mitchell slippedtrying to make a cut andthe ball fell out of boundswith 7.8 secondsremaining. St. Joe’s gavethe ball to their point guard

Breein Tyree, who is getting interestfrom multiple Division I schools, butRed Bank double-teamed him andmade him give up the ball, and a 3-point attempt by a teammate at thebuzzer was short to send the game toovertime.

“When we came out of the huddlefor overtime, I reminded the guys toremember who we are doing this for,”Palmer said.

Overtime seemed to trigger Palmer,as he took off scoring the first sevenpoints for the Bucs on his way to ateam-high 15 points in the win to earntournament Most Valuable Playerhononrs. He also played the entireovertime period with four fouls.

The Falcons made it interesting inthe final moments as BrianVujadinovic hit a three to cut the Bucs’lead to 56-54 with 34.5 seconds left.Mitchell then went to the line and hitone of two to keep it a one-possessiongame. The Falcons came down andhad a good look from deep, but theshot rimmed out to give Red Bank an

impressive win.

Hendrex was instrumental off the bench, scoring 13 points to givethe Bucs a fifth consecutive win to start the season. Hendrex was oneof three double-digit scorers for Red Bank along with Palmer andMitchell, who ended with 11. Vujadinovic scored a game-high 26points in the loss for St. Joe’s, including four 3-pointers.

“We never stopped talking about winning this for Albert and hisfamily, who continue to come to our games and inspire us,” Red Bankcoach Scott Martin said. “We played inspired basketball tonight.”

The night started slowly for the Bucs, who missed their first eightshots from the field, including four of those from behind the arc, butthey finally got it going three minutes into the game as back-to-back3-pointers by Mitchell and senior Justin Gilson, tied the game at six.

The Falcons kept the game even by relying on Tyree andVujadinovic, who scored 16 of the team’s 22 first-half points.

In the second half, the Bucs went to a box-and-one on Tyree, whichseemed to bother the Falcons and help propel the win.

“We watched them play Middletown North and took a play out oftheir strategy,” Martin said. “They have a talented team, but we felt somuch went through Tyree that we tried to make other guys beat us.”

Red Bank Upends Reigning TOCWinner to Capture Buc ClassicBy Bobby Klatt - Shore Sports Network contributor

Senior forward Eddie Hendrex

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Red Bank won an emotional Albert E. Martin Buc Classic title in honor of the late Albert Martin bystunning defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner St. Joseph’s-Metuchen 59-54 in

overtime. Second from left in the back row is Martin’s mother, Tracy Dixon. (Photo by Bobby Klatt)

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The Manalapan boysbasketball team won all of fivegames during the 2013-14season, which saw the Bravesattempt to implement five newstarters into their startinglineup and replace a first-teamAll-Shore guard in AnthonyFirkser.Before the calendar turned to January, the Braves already had

asmany wins as they had all of last season. In the Husky HolidayClassic final on Dec. 29 against Old Bridge at Matawan HighSchool, they joined Firkser and company as champions.

Manalapan edged Old Bridge 49-46 for its fifth straight win toopen the season, capturing the Husky championship for the secondtime in three seasons.

“Coming off of last year, we wanted to show people that we’re agood team and that we can compete against top competition,” seniorforward and tournament Most Valuable Player Kyle Mullen said.“We’ve already won as many games as we did last year, and it’s beena combination of hard work and believing in one another.”

Mullen scored 13 of his 16 points in the first half, while senior

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Manalapan won its second Husky Classic title in three years by beating Old Bridge on Monday, 49-46

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Zach Misischia also poured in16 points, with 14 of thosecoming after halftime.

“Guys have really embracedtheir roles, particularly on thedefensive end of the floor, andwe’ve got the athletes to reallyaffect teams when we knowwe’re supposed to be ondefense,” Manalapan coachRick Garretson said. “We alsohave a bunch of guys stillcoming out of football season.You look at Kyle, he’s stillkind of worn down fromfootball and he’s still giving usunbelievable effort out there,and I think it’s just going tocontinue to get better.”

The two finalists remainedwithin no more than sevenpoints of one anotherthroughout the game andManalapan never trailed bymore than three to the Knights.After falling behind 24-21early in the third quarter, theBraves went on an 8-0 run totake the lead for good.

Old Bridge cut its deficit totwo points twice in the latestages of the fourth quarter butcould not pull even either time. Junior Stephen Strom hit a threefrom the corner to cut the Manalapan lead to 45-43 with a littlemore than two minutes left, but Misischia responded with aputback on the other end to push the lead back to four.

Luiz Cruz finished a lay-upwith just over a minute to playto again cut the Manalapan leadto two and after forcing aturnover, Old Bridge earned achance to tie the game whenjunior Connor Romano drew atwo-shot foul with 39.9seconds left. Romano – whoscored a team-high 16 points tomatch Mullen and Misischia –missed both free throws to keepManalapan on top.

Misischia missed the frontend of a one-and-one on theensuing possession, giving OldBridge yet another chance to tiethe game or take the lead.Strom got another open lookfrom the corner, but hispotential game-winning three-point attempt rimmed out andwas corralled by juniorAnthony Schimbeno with 3.5seconds left. Schimbeno madethe first of two free throws andMullen grabbed the offensiverebound on the missed attemptto kill the remaining seconds.

“We started playing closegames by the end of last yearand even though we didn’t win

most of them, it’s given us experience to pull together when thesegames have been close,” Mullen said.

Manalapan was successful in its first four wins of the season inslowing the game down and limiting opponents to paltry pointtotals. The Braves held three of their first four opponents under 40

points, including Husky Classic host Matawan, which entered theseason as the No. 2 team in the Shore Sports Network Top 10.Carteret was the only team in the first four games to top 40 againstthe Braves, and the Ramblers only scored 42.

“When you’re facing a high-powered offense, you’ve got to dowhat you can to slow them down, even if it’s not pretty,”Misischia said. “We definitely pride ourselves on being adefensive team and we know if we’re going to win games, it startswith our defense.”

Old Bridge successfully sped up the tempo in the second halfwith its full-court pressure, but Manalapan made up for a handfulof turnovers by turning its press-break into scoring enough timesto make the Knights pay.

Manalapan’s fast start to the season adds intrigue to a team thatis expecting to add 6-foot-3 junior guard NyRhique Smith to thelineup in late January once he has sat the requisite 30 days andbecomes eligible. Smith – who began his high school career atMonmouth Regional two seasons ago before transferring toFrederick Douglass in Maryland – said he already has offers fromVirginia Commonwealth University, St. Peter’s University and theUniversity of Tulsa and is drawing interest from a number ofAtlantic Coast Conference schools, including Wake Forest,Virginia and the University of North Carolina.

“It’s almost going to be like having two different teams in one,”Garretson said. “We’re seeing one of those teams right now, andadding NyRhique with his individual creativity will give us adifferent look. As a coach, it’s hard to get a team ready to playmultiple styles, so we’re going to have a chance to cause someproblems when we get him on the court.”Senior Gerard Hodge-Rocourt

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Southern senior Jake Logueplayed sidekick to All-Shorefirst-teamer and current PennState tight end Mike Gesickias a junior last season andcould easily have stepped upas a leading scorer on a solidteam this season.Instead, he has a new high-scoring teammate, a new system

and expectations as high as they have ever been at Southern,and Logue wouldn’t have it any other way.

Logue and the Rams took the first step toward what theyhope to be a banner season by winning the fourth annual Scoreat the Shore Tournament on their home floor, topping St. JohnVianney in the championship game, 69-53.

“We’re a much different team this year without thatdominant guy in the post like Mike was last year, but it’sforced us to change our offense and become more dynamic andup-tempo,” Logue said. “Unlike last year, when we ran a lot ofsets through the high post, we are running a lot more sets withfive guys on the perimeter, which plays to a lot of ourstrengths.”

Logue and new teammate Peyton Wejnert – a junior transferfrom Point Pleasant Boro – each scored 25 points, with Logueadding 12 rebounds and five assists and Wejnert grabbing 15rebounds. Logue scored 17 points in the first half and finishedshooting 10-for-13 from the field and 5-for-8 from three-pointrange, while Wejnert dropped 16 after the break.

“Jake is so even-keeled, he’s a model of consistency,”Southern coach Eric Fierro said. “People watch him sometimesand think he’s not intense or into the game, but that’s just hisdemeanor – never too high, never too low, always in the game.

“A lot of guys in his position would have been upset about aplayer like Peyton coming in and taking shots away from him inhis senior year, but Jake has been on board from day one. He’sall about helping this team win and he knows, like we all know,that bringing in Peyton makes us a better team and that’s all thatmatters.”

Southern buried the Lancers with three separate significantruns, the first of which was an 11-0 run to start the game. AfterSt. John Vianney closed to within 13-12 early in the secondquarter, the Rams embarked on a 21-9 run to take a 34-21halftime lead. Logue helped key both runs, scoring 10 points inthe first quarter and seven more in the second.

“The fast start was definitely big and it’s something westressed coming into the game, that we wanted to jump on themand stay on them,” Logue said. “They have knocked off a coupleof teams in the tournament, so you really don’t want to let ateam like that hang around and build that confidence.”

St. John Vianney crept to within 37-27 early in the third, butSouthern ripped off 10 straight points to push the lead up to 20.Junior point guard Ethan DuBois hit a 3-pointer to cap the run,

part of a 13-point, seven-assist performance.

While Logue and Wejnert are both off to scorching starts tothe season, DuBois has stepped up in the absence of injuredsenior Zac Halliday, who suffered a season-ending shoulderinjury during the football season.

“Ethan got a chance to start last year and showed he couldplay and be a big part of this team,” Logue said. “Zac is still abig part of the program and he’s been here to support us, butwe’re confident with Ethan and our bench guys picking up theslack.”

Wejnert, meanwhile, was his usual menacing self on theoffensive glass. He grabbed 10 offensive rebounds and got tothe free-throw line 12 times, converting his last 11. Afterfinishing third in the Shore Conference in scoring as asophomore at Point Boro, Wejnert has not needed much time tofit in. Through five games, Wejnert is averaging 27.2 points andhas topped 30 points twice already.

“I love Southern basketball right now,” Wejnert said. “Itcouldn’t be better and I think the team chemistry is the best itcould ever be, and I think that’s why we’ve been so successful.”

St. John Vianney juniors Grant Goode and Zach Howarthcombined for 43 points, with Goode tallying 26 points and 13rebounds and Howarth adding 17 points.

“We tried some things to keep (Goode) from catching it downlow and it obviously wasn’t working because he killed us in the

third quarter,” Fierro said. “That’s what’s nice about building abig lead. You can afford to trade baskets.”

Southern has come close to capturing championships over thepast four years, but ultimately has not finished better thansecond place in Class A South, has not reached beyond theShore Conference Tournament quarterfinals or the NJSIAAsectional semifinals, and had not won a holiday tournamentprior to Tuesday.

“Our expectations are higher than they’ve ever been here,”Fierro said. “We finished second in A South each of the last twoyears. We’ve been to a state (sectional) semifinal. We haven’tmade it to Brookdale (Community College) in the ShoreConference Tournament, and we’re reminding the guys of all ofthat. Those are all things we feel like are well within reach forthis team and our mission is to make this a special year bychecking some of those off the list.

“Hopefully it’s all of them. We accomplished our first goaltoday and now we’re going to turn our attention to competingfor an A South championship.”

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With the holidaytournamentswrapped up

and the meat of theShore Conferenceboys basketballdivisional schedulecoming up, we willsoon find outwhich teamsoff to a hotstart willhave stayingpower intoFebruaryand Marchwhen thepostseasonrolls around.Whether it’s young teams making the

leap into contenders and Top 10-rankedsquads or overlooked teams in thepreseason opening some eyes, there havebeen plenty of intriguing storylines early thisseason. While it’s been no surprise that atalented team and perennial contender likeLakewood is off to a strong start after twowins at the Prime Time Shootout and a thrillerover Point Beach, there are others that enteredthe season with less fanfare but have stepped tothe forefront. Here is a look at some teams andplayers who impressed during the holidaytournaments to get off to hot starts as they nowlook to make noise in their respective divisionraces.

Toms River NorthThe Mariners took home their second WOBM

Christmas Classic championship in threeseasons when they knocked off Red

Bank Catholic 50-45 in thechampionship game toimprove to 5-0 and continuethe momentum generated bya strong finish to last season.

With a core of sophomoresand juniors and some

standout seniors, theMariners are a youngteam that looksto have takenthat next

steptoward

becoming alegitimate title

contender in Class ASouth as well as a

team to watch when theShore ConferenceTournament rolls aroundin February. Asophomore, guard Mike

Nyisztor, was the MostValuable Player of the WOBM

Classic after averaging 18 pointsper game in four tournament

games. His long-range shooting on his homefloor at Pine Belt Arena was a big reasonthe Mariners took home the crown.

Nyisztor hit two big fourth-quarter 3-pointers in the championship game, onenight after burying a career-high eight 3-pointers in a semifinal win over TomsRiver South. He also hit the game-winning3-pointer in a victory over Manchester inthe quarterfinals. Nyisztor is one of manyweapons on a deep Toms River North team

under coach Rory Caswell that also includessenior center Jordan Craig, senior guard EvanMartin, junior swingman Pat Marinaccio,

sophomore point guard Darrion Carrington,

senior guard Kevin Blumand guard/forward TedThelemaque.

The Mariners are a teamwhere four or five players

are capable of scoring20-plus-points in agame, andthey playunselfishly.A bigreasonNyisztorhad atremendoustournament wasbecause playerslike Marinaccio,Carrington andMartin consistentlygot into the lane

and found himbehind thearc for

kickouts, orpushed the ball in transition to find himfor open looks on catch-and-shootopportunities. They look like a teamthat will give Southern and others abattle in Class A South, and they aren’tgoing anywhere considering the bulk oftheir team returns next season.

Red Bank RegionalComing off a run to last year’s Central Jersey

Group III final, the Bucs establishedthemselves as a team to keep an eye on in therugged Class B North race and beyond whenthey won their own Albert E. Martin BucClassic against a quality field.

Red Bank routed a well-regarded ShoreRegional team in the semifinals and thenstunned reigning NJSIAA Tournament ofChampions winner St. Joseph’s-Metuchenin the championship game with a 59-54

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overtime win on their home floorthat kept them unbeaten. With ateam led by explosive juniorSadiq Palmer, who was theBuc Classic MVP afterscoring seven of his 15 pointsin overtime in the final, aswell as senior guard AnthonyMitchell and a host of others,

the Bucs have as much depth asany team in the Shore.

Senior forward Eddie Hendrex scored13 points off the bench in the final, seniorguard Justin Gilson made some big shots inthe tournament, senior forward JimmyFerrogine contributed on the boards anddefensively, junior point guard Jack Navitskywas a strong presence in running the offense andstopping opposing guards, and seniors TylerChristie and Connor Kelly served as long-range

shooting threats.

However, making it through Class B North willbe no easy chore, as the Bucs were shown in a 71-66 loss to another team off to a solid start, rivalRed Bank Catholic, which handed Red Bank itsfirst defeat on Jan. 3. A big key for Red Bankwill be consistency, which was a problem attimes last season when they started strong,had a mid-season swoon, and then caughtfire in the state playoffs.

Wall The Crimson Knights

are under a new coachMatt Kukoda, coming off a10-16 season, but have

shown they could be a darkhorse in thecompetitive Class B North. They nearly knocked offRed Bank Regional in a one-point loss in the seasonopener, and then they opened some eyes with aconvincing 63-47 divisional win over Red BankCatholic.

They finished fifth in the Score at the ShoreTournament at Southern with some close lossesbut have been in every game, one season afterfinishing 1-11 in Class B North. The core ofsenior guards Brendan Barcas, RyanJaneczek and Trent Mitchell have all beentogether for three-plus years on varsity.The trio of veterans has led the way so farfor a guard-oriented team with thecapability of lighting it up from deep andsurprising teams.

Some other teams that havegenerated some buzz early inthe season are a ColtsNeck squad led bysenior guard ChrisO’Reilly andjunior guardLloyd Danielsthat playeddown inFlorida at theKSA HolidayTournament and got off to a4-1 start, and an improved

Pinelands team led by junior guard LukeStambaugh that started 3-2 after winningseven games all of last season. St. John Vianney

reached the championship game of the Score at theShore Tournament before falling to host Southern and hasstarted 4-2 behind junior Grant Goode, who has emerged asone of the top scorers in the Shore Conference. The Lancersare already halfway to their entire win total from last season.

ManalapanThe Braves also got off to a 5-0 start after winning the

Husky Holiday Classic at Matawan in a tournament where thehost Huskies looked like the favorite after starting the seasonranked No. 2 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10.

Manalapan was expected to be a factor, just not this early inthe season. The Braves await the addition of junior NyrhiqueSmith, a Division I recruit who transferred from a school inMaryland after playing for Monmouth Regional as afreshman. Smith is one of the most talented players in theShore, and he has to sit out 30 days because of the NJSIAA

transfer rule, meaning he will be eligible in mid-January.However, the Braves showed they have a strong core evenbefore they add Smith in taking home the title at Matawan.

Senior forward Kyle Mullen, better known as a first-teamAll-Shore football star at defensive end for the Braves’ statechampionship team this fall, also can play some basketball. Hewas the tournament MVP at the Husky Classic after scoring16 points in a 49-46 win over Old Bridge in the championshipgame. He and fellow senior Zach Misischia have been a strongtandem in the early going for a team whose calling card hasbeen defense. No team scored 50 points on Manalapanthrough its first five games, including three teams that didn’tcrack 40 points, including a win over a Matawan team that isthe defending Central Jersey Group II champion.

Once this team adds Smith, it could make the Class A Northrace, where Christian BrothersAcademy is the heavy favorite,awfully interesting. Furthermore,the Braves could become a team noone wants to see by the time theSCT rolls around and Smith has

some games under his belt.

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The Shore Conference’s Class ASouth division is arguably thestate’s top division, and one ofthe best in the nation on ayearly basis. It’s competitivetoo, with a different teamstaking its claim to the divisioncrown in each of the last fourseasons.

That competitive balance has only gone so far, however. Ina division that routinely produces the Shore’s top team andhas had a sectional champion every year since 2003, threeteams - Southern, Jackson Memorial and Brick Memorial -have ruled the roost. Only one team has been able to breakthat oligarchy, and that was Toms River South sharing thedivision title with Brick Memorial in 2013. Lacey, TomsRiver East and Toms River North have never won a divisiontitle. Brick has a pair of division titles, but those came inClass B South in 2011 and 2012.

These Green Dragons, however, have a legitimate chanceto end that A South stranglehold, not to mention beingamong the contenders for the NJSIAA Group IV title. Thereason is a standout senior class thatcurrently includes three undefeatedwrestlers who anchor one of NewJersey’s best group of upperweights.Seniors Will Scott, Kyle Wojtaszek andDean Sherry entered the week of January5 with perfect 11-0 records to fuel Brick’s4-1 start. Add in dangerous senior NickPollara and sophomore DeanHelstowski and Brick has aquintet from 152through 195pounds that is asfearsome as anyin thestate.

Factor in seniors Kyle Marino and Thomas Wright, alongwith sophomore Jack McLafferty in the lower weights, andit’s easy to see why the expectations haven’t been this highin Dragon country for quite some time.

“Our coaches tell us we havethe talent to be the No. 1 team inthe Shore,” Wojtaszek said. “Butwe know it’s all going to comedown to how hard we work in the(practice) room.”

The moment of truth came early for the Dragons whenthey defeated Jackson Memorial, 29-28 on tie-breakingcriteria, for their first win over the Jaguars in at least 12years. Junior Tommy Costanza was the hero with a five-point move at the buzzer for a 5-4 win at 145 pounds inthe second-to-last bout, allowing Pollara to win and sendthe match to criteria. Their performance at Jackson’sJoe Perry Gymnasium on New Year’s Eve gave them aglimpse of all they can accomplish this season.

“It’s a very long season though,”warned Dragons head coach MattOpacity after the win. “This matchdoesn’t make our season.”

The Dragons learned that lessonquickly when they were knockedoff by Christian BrothersAcademy, 34-20, just three dayslater. Brick’s upperweight’s aretremendous, but they can’t winthe matches alone. Winningsectional titles and division

titles in A South requiresbalance and depth alongwith superstars. Fewteams, especially those inA South, make it through

the seasonundefeated,

however.Just

as Brick’s win overJackson didn’t make itsseason, its loss to CBAdoesn’t end it.

On an individuallevel, Brickentered theseason withonereturningstate

medalist(Wojtaszek), a Region VIchampion (Sherry) and a totalof three state qualifiers and sixregion qualifiers. Scott was 31-6last season and a District 23 runner-up at 145, Wojtaszek finished third in

regions but finished seventh in the state at 152 pounds, andSherry was undefeated at 170 pounds before a pair of lossesin the state tournament. Helstowski was a state qualifier outof Region IV, where he wrestled as a freshman for St.Peter’s Prep. Down low, Wright was a region qualifier at120 pounds last season. Brick may also get senior RayFattaruso back at 220 pounds, which would only bolster analready strong unit. Fattaruso was second in districts lastseason, but has not wrestled yet this year.

The Dragons won’t finish undefeated, and they have anuphill battle in the race for No. 1 in the Shore Conference,but all the goals Brick has laid out for itself are realistic.The loss to CBA could end up being a positive down the

line, and the win over Jackson proved the boysin green and white are for real.

Brick and its undefeated trio aren’t theonly ones making noise in the ShoreConference through the season’s firsttwo weeks, though. The team that hasopened the most eyes so far has to be theaforementioned Colts of CBA.

All CBA has doneso far is start 7-0, beat aBrick teamrankedNo. 5 inthe Shoreand coming

off a hugewin, finish

second in its ownColt ClassicTournament andtake the Walter

WoodsTournament team

title. The Colts havebeen a top 10 team inrecent years, but this year’s start and current No. 4 rankingin the Shore Sports Network Top 10 have them oneverybody’s radar in the first week of January.

Junior Sebastian Rivera leads the way for the Colts afterfinishing fifth in the state tournament last season at 106pounds and winning an NHSCA Sophomore Nationalschampionship to earn a No. 12 ranking in the country byInterMat. He’s 12-0 so far, but his success has beenexpected. What the rest of the Colts’ lineup has done hasmade them into what they are today. Junior DylanVanSickell has been a force at 126 pounds and is also out toa 12-0 start. Freshman Rich Koehler is 11-1 at 106 pounds,senior Justin Kieslor is 11-2 at 170 and junior Will Oxley is12-1 at 220. Eleven of CBA’s 14 starters entered the week ofJanuary 5 with winning records.

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CBA junior Sebastian Rivera

Brick senior Will Scott Brick senior Kyle Wojtaszek

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In past seasons CBA has been top heavy, but it hasshowcased its balance so far. Its 34-20 win over Brick was aperfect example as the Colts won all the key toss-up bouts,swept the lower weights and held Brick’s standouts tominimal bonus points. Now it’s a realistic question as towhether CBA can end Howell’s nine-year run as ClassA North division champs. We’ll find out on Jan. 9when the Colts host the Rebels. CBA also nowhas to be considered a prime contender for theNon-Public South A sectional title, which theyhave won twice in the last three seasons.

Speaking of Howell, the Rebels, the No. 1team in the SSN Top 10, made one of thestate’s biggest statements when they beatdefending Group IV champion Phillipsburg27-23 in front of a raucous home crowd.Howell is 6-0 and boasts returning statemedalist Kris Lindemann at 138pounds and has one of the Shore’sremaining undefeated wrestlers infreshman 106 Kyle Slendorn (10-0). The Rebels face CBA on Jan.8 in what will likely be thematch that decides the A Northtitle, then take on No. 3Southern a day later.

Southern is 3-0 andcoming off impressivenonconferencewins over two-time defendingGroup II

champion High Point along withCherokee, and also won the GovernorMifflin Tournament in Pennsylvania forthe second straight season. Senior MattWilhelm won the 160-pound title thereand remains unbeaten at 10-0. The Ramsface No. 6 Jackson Memorial on Jan. 7before the huge nondivisional showdownwith top-ranked Howell.

Long Branch and Wall are also offto strong starts ahead of theircritical B North showdown on Jan.10. The Green Wave are 5-0 after

winning four matches totake the team title atthe Rock Yard Dualsat Council RockNorth High School in Pennsylvania,and the Crimson Knights have beenstrong in tournament’s despite nothaving their full lineup, whichincludes junior Brett Donner, theNo. 10 170-pounder in the country.

Other undefeated wrestlersinclude Barnegat senior 106 JeffDeLuise (6-0), Brick Memorialsophomore heavyweight NickRivera (10-0), Colts Neck

freshman 106 Joey King(11-0), Holmdel senior120 Pat Ammirati (9-0), Jackson Liberty

senior 138 Matt Russo(10-0), JacksonMemorial senior

heavyweight BrodyGraham (11-0),Keansburg senior 220Tyree Sutton (5-0),Raritan senior 138 DylanSeidenberg (10-0),Rumson senior 138Marcus Iwama (9-0),Shore Regional junior145 Alex Johnson (9-0),Toms River North senior220 Mike Siwiec (7-0),Toms River South’s trioof junior 120 OwenMcClave (4-0), freshman126 Cole Corrigan (5-0)and senior 182 JoeSalvato (4-0) and Wall’s

combo of senior 120 Denzel Tovar (9-0) and sophomore 195Matt McKenzie (9-0).

As usual, several Shore Conference teams and individualshave gotten off to tremendous starts. Last season was thefirst year since 2003 the Shore Conference did not have anindividual state champion or team Group champion, so onlytime will tell if this group can finish the job and get back ontop of the medal stand in Atlantic City or hoist Groupchampionship hardware at Sun National Bank Center.

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BarnegatSchool Address: 180 Bengal Boulevard, BarnegatDirections: From the north - Parkway to exit 67 (Barnegat). Make a left at the end of theexit ramp onto Bay Avenue. At second light make a left onto Barnegat Boulevard North. Goapproximately one mile and make a left onto Bengal Boulevard. School is on the left. Fromthe South-Parkway to Exit 63. Follow route 72 east to route 9 north. Make a left onto BayAvenue. Make a right onto Barnegat Boulevard North and follow above direction.

BrickSchool Address: 346 Chambers Bridge Road, BrickDirections: From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go straight at light, followto Route 88. Cross Route 88, go under Parkway overpass and school is just ahead on right.From south- Parkway exit 90. School is short distance on right from off-ramp.

Brick MemorialSchool Address: 2001 Lanes Mill Road, BrickDirections: From South - Parkway exit 90. Ramp will put you on Chambers BridgeRoad. Take first jughandle U-turn and go west on Chambers Bridge Road. Cross Route 88and follow to second light, where there is a convenience store on the left and a gas stationon the right. The right and go over the Parkway. Pass the 7-Eleven and take the jughandleleft turn for Lanes Mill Road. Go straight across, bear right just pass Lanes Mill ElementarySchool. High school is on right. From north - Parkway exit 91. Bear left after the toll.Follow jughandle around, turn right at light at gas station. Follow directions above aftergoing over the Parkway.

Central RegionalSchool Address: Forest Hills Parkway, BerkeleyDirections: From north - Parkway exit 77. Turn left off exit onto Double Trouble Road,follow it to traffic light. Turn left on Forest Hills Parkway. School is just ahead on right.Parking entrance is at far end of school or at middle school lot. From south - Parkway exit77. Turn right on Forest Hills Parkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is atfar end of school or at middle school lot.

Jackson LibertySchool Address: 125 North Hope Chapel Road, JacksonDirections: From south- Route 9 north to Cox Cro Road Road in Toms River. Make a leftonto Cox Cro and follow about two miles to 527 (Whitesville Road). Make a right onto 527

and follow for about 4-5 miles. Make a right onto South Hope Chapel Road/CR-547.School is just ahead on the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west to Exit 21.Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. Follow for 6-7 miles and turn left onto South HopeChapel Road (just after 527 becomes 528 at Whitesville Road). School is about a half mileon the right.

Jackson MemorialSchool Address: Don Connor Boulevard, JacksonDirections: From south - Route 9 north to Route 571. Go about 10-12 miles west to Route528 intersection. Turn right on Route 528. Continue on Don Connor Boulevard and make aright. School is a quarter mile on the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west toexit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. At second light turn right onto Route 528.Continue to Don Connor Boulevard and make a left. Follow directions above.

LaceySchool Address: Haines Street, LaceyDirections: Parkway Exit 74. Turn right on Lacey Road. Follow less than two miles, takejughandle left turn for Manchester Avenue. Go to the first light, turn right on Haines Street.School is on the right.

LakewoodSchool Address: 855 Somerset Ave, LakewoodDirections: From south - Parkway exit 90. Take immediate jughandle U-turn to go weston Chambers Bridge Road. Turn left onto Route 88, follow to New Hampshire Avenue andturn right. Take New Hampshire to end, turn left onto Ridge. Go about 1 ½ miles to schoolon right. From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go straight at light, follow roadto Route 88 intersection. Turn right on Route 88 and follow rest of directions above.

ManchesterSchool Address: 101 Colonial Drive, ManchesterDirections: Parkway to Exit 82A. Take Route 37 west about five miles to jughandle forColonial Drive. Cross 37 and follow back to school parking lot.

Monsignor DonovanSchool Address: 711 Hooper Avenue, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east and turn right on Hooper Avenue. Gosouth on Hooper about a half mile and turn left at the first light. School is on the right.

Pinelands RegionalSchool Address: Nugentown Road, Little Egg HarborDirections: Parkway Exit 58. Take Route 539 east about three miles. Turn right onNugentown Road. School is three miles on the right.

Point Pleasant BeachSchool Address: St. Louis and Chicago Avenues, Pt. Pleasant BeachDirections: From north - Route 35 south. After crossing Manasquan River, follow signsfor Broadway/Beach and make U-turn onto route 35 North. Make a quick right ontoBroadway. Make a right onto St. Louis Avenue and follow until you see the field. Fromsouth - Route 35 north. Make a right onto Broadway and continue with above listeddirections.

Point Pleasant BoroSchool Address: Laura Herbert Drive, Point PleasantDirections: From north - Parkway Exit 91. Stay left off exit and take jughandle around tolight at gas station. Turn right and follow Burnt Tavern Road to Route 70. Turn left onRoute 70 and at next intersection turn right onto Herbertsville Road. Stay on HerbertsvilleRoad to intersection with Route 88. Go straight through light to school less than a mile onthe right. From south - Route 88 east to Beaver Dam Road and make a right. Schoolentrance is ahead on right.

Southern RegionalSchool Address: 600 North Main St. (Route 9), StaffordDirections: Parkway exit 63. Take Route 72 east about two miles and bear right ontoRoute 9 north. Take Route 9 about three miles and school is on the left.

Toms River EastSchool Address: Raider Way, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway Exit 82, Take Route 37 east to Coolidge Avenue jughandle. Gonorth on Coolidge one mile to Raider Way. Turn left, school entrance is on the left.

Toms River NorthSchool Address: Old Freehold Road, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway Exit 82. Take Route 37 East. At first light take a jughandle left ontoRoute 166 north. Bear right at next traffic light onto Old Freehold Road. School is aboutthree miles ahead on right.

Toms River SouthSchool Address: 101 Hyers Street, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway exit 82. Take Route 37 east. Turn right onto Hooper Avenue. Thefield is a half mile down on the right behind the Ocean County Courthouse.

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Asbury ParkSchool Address: 1003 Sunset Avenue, Asbury ParkDirections: From south - Parkway exit 100A. Take Route 66 east to traffic circle. FollowRoute 35 north to Sunset Avenue. Turn right; school is about two miles on left. From north -Parkway exit 102 to Asbury Avenue east. Asbury Avenue runs into Route 66 and then sameas above.

Colts NeckSchool Address: 59 Five Points Road, Colts NeckDirections: Route 34 to Route 537 west toward Freehold. School is two to three milesahead on the left.

Freehold BoroSchool Address: 2 Robertsville Road, FreeholdDirections: Take Route 18 to Route 79 south. Turn left onto Robertsville Road. Filed is oneblock ahead on left.

Freehold TownshipSchool Address: 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold TownshipDirections: Take Route 9 to Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524). Go west on Route 524.School is one mile ahead on left.

HowellSchool Address: 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, HowellDirections: Route I-195 west to Lakewood-Farmingdale exit for Route 547 west (towardFarmingdale). Go about 200 yards to Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, turn left. School isabout two miles on left.

HolmdelSchool Address: 36 Crawfords Corner Road, HolmdelDirections: Parkway exit 114. Go west on Red Hill Raod. At first intersection, turn rightonto Crawfords Corner Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on the right.

KeansburgSchool Address: 140 Port Monmouth Road, KeansburgDirections: Parkway exit 114. Turn right off ramp onto Red Hill Road. At first light, turnleft onto VanShoik Road. VanSchoik becomes Laurel Avenue. Take Laurel across Route 35to Route 36. Turn right on Route 36 and take to jughandle left turn for Main Street. At firstlight, turn right onto Port Monmouth Road. School is down on the right.

KeyportSchool Address: 351 Broad Street, KeyportDirections: Parkway exit 117. Take G.S. Parkway Exit 117. Bear left on to Route 36 south.Take jughandle left onto Atlantic Street. School is on the left.

Long BranchSchool Address: Indiana Avenue, Long BranchDirections: Parkway exit 105. Take Route 36 east, bear onto route 71 past MonmouthUniversity and turn left on Westwood Avenue. Make a right onto Bath Avenue and then aright onto Indiana Avenue. School is ahead on right.

ManalapanSchool Address: 30 Church Lane, ManalapanDirections: Route 9 to Route 522 west. Turn right on Tennent Road, then left on Churchlane. School is a half mile on right.

ManasquanSchool Address: 159 Broad Street, ManasquanDirections: From north - Parkway exit 98. Take Route 34 south two miles toManasquan/Sea Girt Exit. Go under Route 34 and follow Atlantic Avenue through circle.School is about one mile ahead on left. From south - Parkway exit 98. Take route 138 westto route 34 south, follow rest of above directions.

MarlboroSchool Address: 95 Route 79, MarlboroDirections: Route 18 north to Route 79 north. School is a few miles ahead on left.

MatawanSchool Address: 450 Atlantic Avenue, AberdeenDirections: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northbound tollbooths) and get inleft lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign back to theParkway. Before toll booth, turn right on Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. Atnext light, turn right on Church Street. At next light, turn right on Atlantic. School is justahead on the right.

Mater DeiSchool Address: 538 Church Street, MiddletownDirections: Parkway exit 114. Turn right on Red Hill Road, follow to end. Turn left ontoKings Highway, and right on Harmony Road, Take Harmony Road across Route 35 andturn right on Cherry Tree Farm Road. School is one and a half miles ahead on left.

Middletown NorthSchool Address: 63 Tindall Road, MiddletownDirections: Parkway exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill Road and follow to end. Turn rightonto Kings Highway. Make a right and follow to Route 35 south to the jughandle forTindall Road. Take the jughandle and then make a right to Tindall Road. The school will bea half mile on right.

Middletown SouthSchool Address: 501 Nutswamp Road, MiddletownDirections: Parkway exit 114. Go east on Red Hill Road to light for Dwight Road. Turnright on Dwight Road to Middletown-Lincroft Road. Cross Middletown-Lincroft Road toNutswamp. School is a half mile on the right.

Monmouth RegionalSchool Address: 1 Normal J. Field Way, Tinton FallsDirections: Parkway to exit 105. Take jughandle at first traffic light to Hope Road and gonorth to Tinton Avenue. Turn left on Tinton Avenue and go about half a mile to schoolentrance on the right, just before Parkway overpass.

NeptuneSchool Address: 55 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune.Directions: From north: Parkway Exit 102. Make a right on Asbury Avenue after the exitand take that until it intersects with Rt. 66 east. Bear right on to Neptune Boulevard andstay to the right at the exit. Go straight at the stop sign and go through the next traffic light.School is down on the right. From south: Take Parkway Exit 100 A (Rt. 66 East/AsburyPark) and follow directions above from Rt. 66.

Ocean TownshipSchool Address: 550 West Park Avenue, Ocean TownshipDirections: Route 35 to West Park Avenue. Go east on West Park Avenue, school is a halfmile on the right.

RaritanSchool Address: 419 Middle Road, HazletDirections: From north - Parkway exit 114. Make a left off the exit onto Red Hill Road,which turns into Laurel Avenue. Follow Laurel north across Route 35 to Middle Road. Turnleft, school is on the right. From south - Parkway Exit 114. Turn right onto Red Hill Road,which turns into Laurel Avenue. Follow Laurel north across Route 35 to Middle Road. Turnleft, school is on the right.

Red Bank RegionalSchool Address: 101 Ridge Road, Little SilverDirections: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs Road east to end to Route 35 (BroadStreet), turn left. At the second light, turn right on Harding Road. School is one and a halfmiles on right.

Red Bank CatholicSchool Address: 112 Broad Street, Red BankDirections: Parkway exit 105. Take Rt. 520 (Newman Springs Road) east for about 4 milesand make a left at the traffic light on to Rt. 35 north/Broad Street. School is about 1 1/2miles down on the left.

Rumson-Fair HavenSchool Address: 74 Ridge Road, RumsonDirections: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs Road east to Route 35 (BroadStreet), turn left. At the second light, turn right on Harding Road. After about three miles,Harding becomes Ridge Road. Pass Red Bank Regional High School and go about threemore miles. Rumson-Fair Haven will be on the left.

St. John VianneySchool Address: 540 Road, HolmdelDirections: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northbound tollbooths) and get inleft lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign back to theparkway. Before tollbooth, turn right onto Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. Atfirst light, turn left onto Church Street. At next light, turn right onto Line road. School is onleft.

Shore RegionalSchool Address: Route 36 east, West long BranchDirections: Parkway exit 105. Take route 36 a few miles, cross route 71. School is justahead on the right.

WallSchool Address: 18th Avenue & New Bedford Rd, WallDirections: Parkway exit 98. Take Route 138 east about two miles to second light, turnright onto New Bedford Road. Follow to school entrance on left.

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