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In a game in which it foundsecond-and third-chanceopportunties to be abundantbut actual baskets hard tocome by, the Manasquan boysbasketball team just hoped atsome point the ball would startgoing in the basket during itsWOBM Christmas Classicchampionship-game showdownwith defending champion TomsRiver North.

After watching just about every shot heput up miss the mark for three quarters,Warriors senior Jack Sheehan stepped upas the long-awaited answer toManasquans early offensive woes.

Sheehan scored nine straightManasquan points to spearhead a fourth-quarter surge that lifted the top-seededWarriors to a 57-50 win over the No. 2Mariners, giving them their first everWOBM Christmas Classic title andSheehan tournament Most Valuable Playerhonors.

My teammates were sinking someshots and they played huge, Sheehansaid. I just had faith that my shot wouldfall later. We knew we had a run in us. Itwas a great job just persevering, gettingthrough it and being determined. Its justgreat to get a win.

Sheehans 10 fourth-quarter points werepart of a 14-point game for the senior guard, as well as part of a 20-4Manasquan run that closed out the final six-plus minutes. Toms RiverNorth led 46-37 early in the fourth quarter before the Warriors ripped offa 19-1 run to turn the tide and go up 56-47 with under a minute to play.

Junior Devin Jensen began the rally by hitting a three from the left cornerto cut Toms River Norths leadto 46-40, and fellow juniorTommy Sheehan converted off apretty spin move in the post toslice the deficit down to four.

From there, Jack Sheehan didthe rest on offense, scoring thenext nine Warriors points to giveManasquan a 51-47 lead. Heknocked down a three from thewing to pull his team within oneand hit a running bank shot togive Manasquan a 47-46 leadwith with 3:32 to play.

Toms River North would tiethe game with its only point ofthat six-minute stretch on a freethrow by senior Hunter Petrick,but Sheehan came right backwith a driving layup to put theWarriors back in front, 49-47.Sheehan went on to hit 3-of-4free-throw attempts to help putthe game away.

We stopped playing soft,Manasquan coach AndrewBilodeau said. They (TomsRiver North) never got awayfrom us. We told the kids athalftime that we set the gameback to the 1950s. Our offensewas putrid. Our defense wasworse and North, with thefirepower and athleticism theyhave it could have been worse.

In the second half, I guess wemade about three or four moreplays than we did in the first halfand found a way to hang on there.I thought we defended a littlebetter too.

Sheehan also contributedfour rebounds and sevenassists and senior forwardRyan Jensen dominatedinside with an 11-point, 27-rebound performance thatalso included three blockedshots. His work on theoffensive glass helpedManasquan overcome a poor-shooting first half by givinghis team multipleopportunities during most ofits trips down the floor. It alsohelped lead to a 27-7advantage in attempted foulshots, of which Manasquanmade 17 and Toms RiverNorth just three.

Ive been reboundinggreat, and I was just trying to grab as manyas I could today, Jensen said. I felt like that

was important today, because it leads to offense either getting it out, upthe floor in transition or on second-chance points.

When shots arent falling like they werent for us in the first half, weneeded to figure out how to score and get stops any way we could. In thesecond half, we came out and took two charges, got the ball back a couple

times and things kind of slowly shifted for us.

Senior Shane Flanagan helped keep the Warriorsafloat in the first half by scoring all nine of his pointsbefore the break on three three-pointers. Flanagan,along with junior Brian Paturzo, also keyed thedefensive effort on Toms River North guard MikeNyisztor, who finished with seven points and hadonly four before a three in the final 10 seconds withthe game all but decided. Paturzo also added ninepoints, including six in the second half.

Manasquans defense held Toms River Northwithout a field goal for a stretch of just over sixminutes of the fourth quarter following a jumper byjunior Darrion Carrington that gave the Mariners a46-37 lead early in the fourth. Manasquansstruggles to convert on offense allowed Toms RiverNorth to ignite its transition game, but once theWarriors began to execute in the halfcourt, TomsRiver North was forced to operate in the halfcourtas well and could not generate second-chance pointswith Jensen cleaning up down low.

Junior Jaden Rhoden led a balanced Toms RiverNorth scoring outfit with 12 points and senior

Anthony Storino scored 11points off the bench. Nyisztorand senior Pat Marinacciocombined for 38 points in thesemifinal win over FreeholdTownship on Monday, butcombined for only 12 onWednesday night.

We did have some trouble(on defense) in the first half,Jack Sheehan said. Nyisztoris a great scorer but Shanedid a great job on him and sodid Brian Paturzo. We wereup to the challenge and weknew we had to stop thoseguys and rebound so wecould limit their second-chance shots.

The championship game was the first game in which either Manasquanor Toms River North did not hold adouble-digit lead. Toms River Northhad won all four of its prior gamesby at least 11 points and inManasquans lone victory decided byfewer than 10 points, the Warriorsheld an early 15-point lead againstToms River East and never let theRaiders get closer than five in thequarterfinal win.

Its awesome to play teams likethis now because some teams insome years wont play a game within20 points until February or March,Ryan Jensen said. Its great to seehow we do in a tight game now andit gives us a little preparation for laterin the season, as well as someconfidence.

Jack Sheehan leads Comeback asManasquan Tops TR North in WOBM FinalBy Matt Manley Senior Staff Writer

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Dealerships presents the WOBM ChristmasClassic MVP to Sr. Jack Sheehan

Chuck Kearney Awardwinner Nick Facendo, Sr.,

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Senior Ryan Jensen

Senior Jack Sheehan

The Manasquan girlsbasketball team has found asecond home at the Pine BeltArena.The Warriors added to their trophy case on Dec. 30 with a 67-56 win over

Middletown South and have now won three straight and four of the last fiveWOBM Christmas Classic Tournament championships.

Before the game, the Manasquan group came out for warm-ups sportingred shirts to honor their opponents head coach, Tom Brennan, who isdealing with medical issues, as a sign of respect and support.

Coach (Lisa) Kukoda mentioned the idea to us after last nights game,and we pulled together as a team and thought it was the right thing to do fora coach that has given a lot to this sport and is dealing with a lot personally,Manasquan junior captain Stella Clark said. It was a small way for us togive back.

Once the game got started, Manasquan looked like a team on a mission,jumping out to a 20-4 first quarter lead, capped by a 3-pointer at the buzzerby junior Addie Masonius, who was also the leading scorer in the firstquarter with 7 points. On top ofher clutch shooting throughout theWOBM Classic, Masonius hascome into her own on thedefensive end and the offensiveboards, totaling 19 reboundsduring the tournament whileturning into one of Kukodas go-to players.

Last season, I struggled a lotwith my shooting, so this pastoffseason I worked a lot on myown so I could be ready to step upand be a big part of this team anddo what is needed to help uscontinue our success, Masoniussaid.

The Warriors did not let up inthe second quarter as theyoutscored the Eagles 20-15heading into the locker room. Noone was hotter from the field thanDara Mabrey in the second periodas she buried three consecutive 3-pointers and added a fourth beforethe half. Mabrey showed the poiseof a veteran leader in thistournament, doing all the small

things that dont always showup in the box score. Hercommunication, movement offthe ball and leadership areshowing why she is one of thetop players in the ShoreConference and state.

Mabrey was named thisyears WOBM ChristmasClassic Tournament MVP aftertallying 59 points, 25 rebounds,14 steals and 12 assists in fourgames.

We dont play for individualstats, we play for each other,Mabrey said. Tonight it wasmy turn to step up, and I could not havedone it without them (teammates).

The Eagles did not go away quietly asthey came out in the third quarter andoutscored the Warriors 22-10 and cut the

lead to just five pointsheading into the finalquarter. MiddletownSouth followed thelead of seniorStephanie Karcz, whoscored eight of her 15points in the thirdquarter to get theEagles back in thegame. Karcz was heldto zero points in thefirst quarter and onlytwo points in the firsthalf, thanks in largepart to great defenseby Mabrey.

Steph is a great player, and I knew she was going tobe their go-to player, so I stepped up and accepted thechallenge tonight, Mabrey said.

With the Warriors lead cut to eight points, it wasMabrey who took a beautiful pass from Stella Clarkwith just under five minutes to play for an easy lay-up.The play of Clark and Mabrey has providedManasquan with one of the best backcourt tandemsaround and will not be going anywhere anytime soonas Clark is only a junior and Mabrey a sophomore.

This was the next big step for us in a season of

benchmarks for us,Kukoda said. Weopened the seasonagainst a toughRumson squad andthen tonight againstMiddletown South, weknew was going to bea challenge as they area tough team, and thenyou add in the extramotivation they wereplaying with for Tom.We played extremelywell and are happywith the win, but wehave more goals toaccomplish this year.

Kukoda was also extremely proud of the effort she hasgotten in the young season from freshman Faith Masonius.

Faith is a great player and will continue to grow as shegets comfortable and will be very valuable to us and tough

as nails for years to come, Kukoda said.

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Fr. Faith Masonius

WOBM MVP Dara Mabrey

Manasquan Girls Make It Three InA Row at WOBM FinalsBy Eric Braun Senior Staff Writer

During the remainder of the boys basketballseason, Shore Sports Network will beselecting an Army Strong Team of the Week,sponsored by the U.S. Army. The featureteam will be selected based on performancefrom the prior week of action.

Once per week, teams selected as the Army Strong Team of the Week will be featured asa lead story on the Shore Sports Network website and be paid a visit by representativesfrom both Shore Sports Network and the U.S. Army. The head coach, players and staffwill be presented with a special ball to commemorate the award, either during school, apractice or before a home game.

Were excited and honored to have a chance to give out recognition tothe teams and to the entire school and athletic organization, Captain

Dedrick Edwards of the Central Jersey U.S. Army RecruitingCompany said. With our involvement, we want to show the athletes

that what we do in the army and what athletes do are one in the same.The intestinal fortitude to be the best you can be is exactly what we doevery day.As a commanding officer in the Central Jersey Recruiting operation, Edwards said hisoffice works closely with 60 schools throughout the central part of the state, includingMonmouth and Ocean County. Edwards said representatives from his office are physicallypresent in schools as often as once per week if schools permit, and try to be present atleast once a month at each school within the scope of his offices reach.

In addition to disseminating information about enlistment, Edwards said the Army offersassistance in anti-bullying and leadership, professional development and with informationon college opportunities through the Armys reserve program.

We have found the schools to be supportive, Edwards said. I see a pro-military,patriotic type of support from the staff that works with us.


Shore Sports Network & the US Army toHonor Basketball Teams of the Week

The players on the Rumson-Fair Haven boys basketballknew they were facing anuphill climb when they learnedreturning Shore SportsNetwork Player of the YearBrendan Barry would miss thefirst two games of the seasonafter undergoing surgery onhis left hand.They also learned after a lackluster start to a game Wednesday

against Colts Neck that Barrys return was not enough on its ownto make a defending Shore Conference Tournament championshipteam with four new starters into an SCT favorite once again.

In addition to Barry playing like his old self, the Bulldogssupporting cast needed to find its stride and both did just that onSaturday in a 64-48 win over Freehold Township, the No. 10 teamin the latest Shore Sports Network Top 10.

Its tough to beat three guys and score, which is what Brendanhas to do a lot of the time, Rumson-Fair Haven coach ChrisChampeau said. Its a lot easier to catch and shoot or catch andbeat one guy. But the guys did a great job today stepping up andhitting some shots and playing together on offense.

Barry scored 20 of his game-high 27 points in the second half,which accounted for all but 13 of his teams points after halftime.After shooting 2-for-5 overall and 1-for-3 from behind the three-point arc, Barry shot 7-for-11 in the second half and finished 6-for-9 from three-point range, including makes on his last fiveattempts from long distance. The senior guard also handed outsix assists.

With us, it all comes down to defense and chemistry, Barrysaid. Weve only played with each other for one summer becausewe graduted four senior starters. I think if we defend like we arecapable of, we can win any game, and I think the offense willcome, too. We have a lot of shooters around the floor.

After missing his first two attempts from the field and facingextra defenders running at him, Barry went into point guard modeand began working the ball around to get his teammates involved.Senior Mickey Schluter made Freehold Township pay with 10 ofhis 11 points in the first quarter, including a pair of threes. As ateam, Rumson shot 12-for-33 (36.3 percent) from behind the arc.

At this stage of his development, I look at him like a coach,Champeau said of Barry. Ill meet with him before the game andask him, Hey B, what do you think? We have that kind ofrelationship and he knows hes got to try to get the other guysinvolved, but when its time, he has to sort of take over. Hesalmost like a player-coach with his I.Q. out there, so its easy tolet him figure that out.

Senior Colin McDevitt also chipped in 10 points, including athree on the first possession of the game. Rumson began the game

Brendan Barrys 20 in 2nd Half CarryRumson past Freehold Twp.By Matt Manley Senior Staff Writer


Senior Brendan Barry


with a pair of technical freethrows by Barry after FreeholdTownship was penalized fordunking during pregame warm-ups.

The five-point firstpossession sparked a 19-9 first-quarter surge by the Bulldogs,and after the Patriots trimmedthe deficit to 21-14, Rumsonclosed the first half on a 10-2run to take a 31-16 halftimelead. Sophomore Jack Solanocame off the bench and hit athree from the left wing and afloater in the lane onconsecutive possessions andBarry followed with a 23-footthree-pointer on the next tripdown for his first triple of thegame.

Elijah McAllister converted alayup off a feed from Schluterwith two seconds left to cap thefirst-half scoring. McAllisterwould later flush a two-handedslam off a pass from Solano inthe fourth quarter and finishedwith four points, sevenrebounds, four assists and sixblocks.

Were really long on the wings and down low with TylerPierson and Elijah, Barry said. I think if we can just stop teamsfrom getting in the paint, we could be really good (on defense).

Freehold Township scored the first five points of the thirdquarter, with senior John Carroll converting a three-point play to

pull the Patriots within 31-21.Rumson, however, respondedwith a 10-0 run to extend thelead to 41-21, with Barry andMcDevitt each scoring fivepoints during the run.

Freehold Township nudgedslightly closer at 44-29 late inthe third, but the Bulldogs putthe game out of reach with onefinal kick to end the quarter.Barry hit a long three, then setup sophomore Teddy Sourlisfor a three, followed by a dishto Sourlis for a fastbreaklayup. With time windingdown in the fourth, Barrycapped an 11-2 Rumson spurtwith his fourth three of thequarter to send his team to thefourth leading 55-31.

Carroll finished with 10points and eight rebounds andjunior Steve Staklinski ledFreehold Township with 11points. Barry did not get abreather before exiting thegame with less than twominutes left and held FreeholdTownship leading scorer andpoint guard Nick Facendo tosix points and four assists.

With Barry out of the lineup, Rumson lost its first two games ofthe season by more than 20 points each and by an average of 22.5to Manasquan and St. John Vianney.

After beating Fort Hamilton of Brooklyn in Barrys return on

Monday, the Bulldogs fell behind Colts Neck by 11 points in thefourth quarter before forcing double overtime. Colts Neck endedup winning that game on a three by Jordan deGroot with threeseconds left in the second overtime.

These guys who were sitting on the bench when we were in thestate (sectional) finals (in 2014) and the Shore Conference finals(last year) just had to sit back, watch the ball go to Brendan andgive the high fives, Champeau said. We got slapped in the facewith reality in those first two games and my hope was that thosefirst two games without Brendan would wake these guys up a littleand make them say, Wow, this is a whole different world withoutthe captain running the ship.

Late in the third, beginning of the fourth quarter against ColtsNeck, it reminded me more of what we looked like (last year):scrappy defense, we went small, (Barry) hitting big shots. Thatwas one of the more exciting December games Ive been involvedin. Didnt like the outcome, but it woke us up.

Barry is still playing with a heavily wrapped left hand, but saidthat his plan is to reduce the amount of layering on the wrap witheach game.

Its still hard to get a grip when I go up with my left hand, butother than that, its been feeling closer to normal every day, Barrysaid. Were just going to keep taking a layer off with each gameand see how it goes. Its been good though.

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It started with a pin. Andanother. And another.Andwell, you get the idea.Visiting Raritan, ranked No. 9 in the Shore Sports Network Top

10, won the first five bouts of the match, including four straightpins, to open up a big lead on its way to taking down rival St. JohnVianney, 39-20, in a critical Shore Conference Class A Centralmatch on Dec. 30th.

The super sophomore trio of Christian Sookdeo at 113, A.J. Ervenat 120 and Russell Benson at 126 each won by fall to give the Rockets(1-0, 1-0) an 18-0 lead before junior Jimmy Vanfechtmanns pin at132 pounds opened up a 24-0 advantage. When freshman AnthonyAquilano won by 8-3 decision over Joe Vasile at 138 pounds, Raritanheld a 27-0 advantage with five victories, and that was plenty ofcushion to cruise to a victory that put the Rockets in the drivers seatto claim their sixth straight division title.

It couldnt have started at a better place, said Raritan head coachRob Nucci, who picked up his 301st dual-meet victory. We knew wehad to get a bunch down low and hang on up top. We got a bunch andour guys (up top) did their jobs.

Its huge, said senior Nick Bohal about the Rockets standoutunderclassmen lowerweights. We need them every match to comeup big and they all have that ability to get bonus every single time.

Bohal also won by fall for Raritan at 160 pounds and the Rocketsalso received decision wins by senior Adam Bryant at 170 andsophomore Ethan Wolf at 220. The Rockets won eight of the 14 boutswith five total pins, but more importantly stayed off their own backsin allowing just two bonus points.

I (knew we would get bonus down low) but I was a little nervouswe would give up some bonus, Nucci said. Not giving up any pinsis very key. We struggled with that last year against the better teamsand we didnt give up one fall today. When you can get bonus and notgive up bonus, thats big.

St. John Vianney senior Kahlil Haskins won by technical fall at 145pounds and the Lancers (0-1, 0-1) received decision victories fromsophomore Nick Caracappa at 152, sophomore Steven Giannios at182, senior Calvin Beaty at 195, junior Micah Clark at heavyweightand junior Luke Ecklof at 106.

Raritan, which has won five straight Class A Central titles and 11division titles in the last 12 seasons, will be heavily favored in itsremaining divisional matches.

In the first bout, Sookdeo built a 14-2 lead on SJV junior JackWhalen before recording the fall in 5:26. Sookdeo had a pair oftakedowns in the first period and turned Whalen for three near-fallpoints in the second period. Starting neutral in the third, Sookdeopicked up a pair of takedowns before turning and sticking Whalenwith just over 30 seconds left in the bout.

Erven followed with a quick pin of Lancers freshman Pat Smith,locking in a cradle near the edge of the circle for a fall in just 31seconds. At 126, Benson worked a bar-and-tilt into a tight double arm-bar hold on junior Nick Ruggiero for a pin in 1:13.

Vanfechtmann led 2-0 after the first period at 132 pounds, thenturned up the pressure in the second period with three takedowns onsenior Dan Keough. After building a 9-2 advantage, Vanfechtmann

turned Keough with ahalf nelson near the lineto record the fall at3:47.

At 138, Aquilano,who won MostOutstanding Wrestler atthe Hawk Classic onMonday, opened an 8-1lead on Vasile in thesecond period when hetrapped Vasiles arm tohis head on a headlockand threw him to hisback for a five-pointmove. Aquilanos 8-3victory put the Rocketsup 27-0.

We have a lot ofthose 'young guns,' as Ilike to call them," Nuccisaid Theyre thenucleus of the team. Even our 106-pounder (freshmen CharlesBarrale) is an absolute stud. Between the two freshmen and the threesophomores thats the heart of our lineup.

Haskins put St. John Vianney on the board with a 17-2 technical fallof Andrew Bohal in 5:45 at 145 pounds. Haskins had a takedown andtwo near-fall points in the first period, a takedown and three morenear-fall points in the second, and two takedowns and one final set ofthree back points to pick up bonus points for the Lancers.

Caracappa followed with a 2-1 victory over Raritan senior JaredLonnay at 152 pounds. Caracappa picked up a point in the secondperiod when Lonnay was called for fleeing the mat. Caracappa cutLonnay loose later in the period after picking up a stalling warning, asthe two repeatedly went out of bounds just seconds after restarts.Caracappa scored the winning point when he escaped from Lonnaysgrasp with 10 seconds left in the third period.

Any momentum St. John Vianney was starting to build was quicklyhalted by Bohal, who sacked Duffy in just 1:15 at 160 pounds to giveRaritan a 33-8 lead with six bouts left.

I knew we needed to get the momentum back, Bohal said. Myjob was to go out there and get a pin, and I was able to get it.

Hes a pinner, Nucci said. Hes going to come up big with a lotof pin points for us this season. Hes a senior and our captain, and hesgoing to lead those upperweights all season.

Raritans wrestlers from 170 up hold the key to how far the Rocketscan go this year. If Wednesday night was any indication, they haveimproved mightily from last season when they combined for just 24wins. Bryant scored a 12-6 win over Josiah Walker at 170 pounds,using two takedowns and three near-fall points in the second period topropel him to the win. Bryant had his firemans carry working, takingWalker down with it three times during the bout.

Giannios defeated senior Joe Stabile 9-4 at 182 pounds to make it36-11. Stabile took a quick 2-0 lead, but Giannios scored a reversaland two back points before Stabile escaped late in the first period tomake it 4-3. Giannios had a takedown in the second period and a

reversal in the third to put him up 9-4. He had a cradle locked in withunder 30 seconds left in the bout, but Stabile was able to keep fromgetting turned to save bonus points.

With Stabile holding Giannios to a decision, the Rockets clinchedthe match with a 25-point lead and just four bouts remaining.

Beaty downed junior Ryan Dickens 9-5 at 195 pounds with twotakedowns in the first period, another in the second and a reversal inthe third period. Wolf had a takedown in each period against JacobWhite at 220 pounds and had a turn for two back points in the third onhis way to a 9-2 victory.

If we want to be successful those guys have to come through, Nuccisaid of his upperweights. Last years records arent indicative. Theywere okay, but we worked hard with those guys in the offseason. Nowtheyre pretty darn good. Hopefully they can help carry us pretty far.

Raritan senior Aaron Daniels held a 3-0 lead on Clark, a statequalifier last season, and was up 4-1 in the second period before Clarkput him to his back for a two count with a headlock. The four-pointmove put Clark up 5-4, and he added a takedown in the closingseconds of the third period to win 8-5.

Up 4-1 late in the match like we were, we have to pull those out,Nucci said. He wrestled well. Is he capable of beating (Clark)?Absolutely. We hope we see him down the road.

Ecklof improved to 7-1 this season with an 8-2 victory over Barraleat 106 pounds in the final bout. Ecklof had one takedown in eachperiod to go along with a pair of escape points. Barrale had a reversalin the second period.

Raritans Young Guns Fuel Hot Startfor No. 9 Rockets in Victory Over SJVBy Bob Badders Senior Staff Writer

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The Ranney and Mater Dei Prepboys basketballprograms have beenafterthoughts in recentseasons, and yet to calleither a surprise team might be a reach.Both programs from the Shore Conference Class B

Central division entered the year with high expectationsby any measure colossal relative to recent seasons and at

an early stage of the season, both appear ready to meet those highhopes.

After the school came close to closing its doors for good last year,Mater Dei overhauled its basketball program by replacing longtimecoach Bob Klatt with former St. Anthonys assistant and CardinalMcCarrick head coach

Ben Gamble.Upon

G am b l e shire, a wave of transfersflocked to Mater Dei, with anumber of Gambles players fromCardinal McCarrrick which did closedown after 2014-15 applying to Mater Dei aftertheir old school closed.

In addition to McCarrick transfers NyQuan McCombs,Elijah Mitchell, Josh Green and Bryan Harris, Mater Dei alsowelcomed five more transfers from three different schools.Junior Kyle Elliot is one of three transfers from Marist inBayonne, with former Marist teammates Maleek McKnight andsophomore Kenny Jones joining him once both sit the full 30 daysto honor the NJSIAA transfer rule. Former Rahway two-sportathlete Marvin Pierre will also join the team on Jan. 19 after making an impact on theSeraphs football team in the fall.

The Seraphs most significant transfermight be its lone Shore Conference product.Junior Elijah Barnes transferred fromCentral Regional, his second transfer afterbeginning his career at Freehold Boroughas a freshman. The 6-foot-7-inch forward hasmade an impact scoring, rebounding and shot-blocking for a roster that is otherwise filledwith guards and wing players.

Mater Dei opened its season by beatingperennial B Central and Group I powerPoint Pleasant Beach, 57-38, to announceits arrival as a threat in the ShoreConference with its new-look roster. After apair of convincing victories over PerthAmboy Tech and Henry Hudsonbefore the winter break, theSeraphs came back aftermore than a weekoff and tookd e f e n d i n gN J S I A ANon-PublicA championPope Johnto the wirebefore losing38-35.

McCombs (13 points per game), Elliot(12.3) and Barnes (11.3) have led a balancedscoring effort through four games, with allthree averaging double-figures.

Freshman SensationWhile Mater Dei has showed its promise with alitany of experienced varsity players from all over thestate, Ranney got off to a 5-0 start behind a quartetof freshmen, specifically two top-shelf prospects asfirst-year varsity players, as well as their own newcoach. Former Red Bank Regional star andUniversity of Maryland center Tahj Holden hastaken over the program after spending two yearsas an assistant at Christian Brothers Academy andseveral years on the Monmouth University staff.

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The freshman duo of Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewishave stormed out of the gate for the Panthers, who havewon each of their five games by a double-figure marginand by an average of 16.2. Antoine has been thebreakout star of the young Shore Conference season,averaging 26.2 points per game in the five games and29.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists in three gamesat the Albert E. Martin Buc Holiday Classic.

While Antoine has done most of the scoring andtook home the Buc Classic Most Valuable Playeraward, Lewis has been a force on the boards andblocking shots. Lewis is averaging 15.2 pointsper game to go with eight rebounds and 3.8blocks, including 19 points, nine reboundsand four blocks in the Buc Classic. Theproduction has backed up a considerableamount of hype entering his high schoolcareer, which stems from his viralmixtapes of middle school and AAUhighlights on YouTube.

Fellow freshmen Alex Klatskyand 6-foot-6-inch center Chris

Autino have also made animmediate impact andjunior Joe Mahoneyhas returned toprovide a three-point shooter toplay off ofAntoine andLewis. Seniorcaptain JamesGeraghty is also set

to return soon from adetached retina that he

suffered during soccer season, which will notonly give the Panthers some leadership butwill also give them an athlete whoHolden believes can defend fourpositions who also happened to leadthe team in scoring last season.

Ranney and Mater Dei willclash for the first of tworegular-season meetingson Tuesday, Jan. 12 atthe Ranney School.

CBAs Andree Primedfor History

While new faces have taken the Shoreby storm, a number of familiar faces areoff to torrid starts as well. CBA seniorforward Pat Andree committed to playhis college ball for Lehigh University inthe fall and has backed up his bigcommitment by playing like one of thestates best players through six Coltsgames.

Andree is averaging 27.8 points pergame during the Colts 5-1 start,including 28 points or more in four ofthe six games. Andree won the MostOutstanding Player Award at theSkyline Classic Holiday Showcase,which was hosted by St. Anthony andfeatured some of the top programs inthe area. He scored 65 points in CBAwins over Iona Prep and TrentonCentral, then followed up his MVPperformance by scoring a career-high43 points in the Colts first game of theNew Year against Moses Brown of R.I.

With almost an entire slate of ClassA North games to go, Andree is only169 points away from tying CBAsall-time scoring record, which iscurrently Bob Romas 1,671 points. IfAndree were to keep up his currentpace, he would break the school recordon Jan. 19 at home against Howell,which is seven games away. ClassmateJack McGuire has also helped carrythe load for the Colts by scoring justunder 17 points per game.

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Best of the RestDefending Shore Sports Network Player

of the Year Brendan Barry of Rumson-Fair Haven missed his teams first twogames after suffering a broken bone inhis left hand, but has picked up wherehe left off last year since returningon Dec. 28. Barry is averaging ashade under 27 points inhis three games thisseason and just scored27 points to go with sixassists in a 64-48Bulldogs win overFreehold Township onSaturday.

Rumson lost its first twogames by a combined 45 pointswith Barry sidelined, but withthe 6-foot-2 senior guard backin the fold, the Bulldogs areback on track as they pursue asecond straight ShoreConference Tournament

championship and a first NJSIAA sectionaltitle.

Southern senior Peyton Wejnert has enduredsome illness and some team heartbreak to get offto a great scoring start to the season. AfterSouthern lost two excruciating games toWildwood Catholic and Brick, Wejnertmissed a 67-62 win over Absegami due to astomach bug. He then returned to score26 in a win over Holy Spirit and 30in a loss to Bergen Catholic togive him the ShoreConference lead at 28.2points per game to go

with 9.8 rebounds.

Manasquan seniorsRyan Jensen andJack Sheehan havetheir team off to a 6-0

start to the season, cappedby a WOBM ChristmasClassic championship. Jensen isaveraging 15.8 points and a whopping15.3 rebounds per game, not to mention

four blocks per game. The 6-foot-5forward pulled in 27 rebounds inthe WOBM final againstToms River North, whileSheehan capped histournament MVPshowing with10 points in

the fourth quarter of the final.

The Warriors appear to be in for a battle to win the ClassA Central division title, as St. JohnVianney and Raritan are both off tostrong starts. The Lancers began theyear 4-2 behind senior Grant Goode(20.8 points per game) and seniorNeptune transfer Marcque Ellington, whohas added some toughness and size on

the interior.

Raritan, meanwhile, won theWarrior Classic in New Egyptand the Rockets only loss is atdefending Tournament ofChampions winner RoselleCatholic. Eddie Tynion, JoeStrand and Jordan Smithhave the Rockets thinkingbig in a division with threeteams off to good starts andRumson looking to climb backinto the picture with Barry

back.

That Toms River North squad thatManasquan beat in the WOB final is also offto a strong 4-1 start as the Mariners look to win

the Class A South division for the third time inthree years. Returning starters Pat Marinaccio and

Mike Nyisztor are both averaging in double-figures,as is Central Regional transfer Jaden Rhoden, who leads

the Mariners with 14.2 points per game. Brick and Toms

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River East are also off to somewhat surprising 3-1starts in A South after extended postseasondroughts.

Lakewood remains the favorite inClass B South despite a coupletough losses to perennialNon-Public B contenderTrenton Catholic and

unbeaten Westfield on alast-second layup, with

senior Sean Barksdale leadingthe way with 17.4 points pergame. Manchester with JordanTorney, Shavar Reynolds and L.J.Robinson each averaging betterthan 15 points per game andDonovan Catholic are also off tosolid starts as both try to endLakewoods long run at the top ofthe division. Senior Riley Collinsleads Donovan Catholic with18.3 points per game, but theGriffins will have to get bywithout senior guard Mike Boice who is recovering from a handinjury for an extended period oftime.

Class B North remains asunpredictable as ever, with

Long Branchthe only 2-0team to start

the division schedule. Senior Anthony Velazqueztransferred to Long

Branch after movingfrom Puerto Ricoand has made aninstant impact by scoring 14.2 points and handing out a shade

under five assists per game. Neptune, Red Bank, Colts Neckand a sophomore-heavy Matawan team have all playedlike contenders in B North as well, with Colts NecksLloyd Daniels pacing the field of top players with 20.2points per game through his teams first four games.

The march to the Shore ConferenceTournament is now underway as thefield of teams looks to secure a spot inthe SCT quarterfinals at BrookdaleCommunity College on Feb. 21. The

semifinals are set for Pine Belt Arena inToms River on Feb. 24 and the

championship will again by at MonmouthUniversity on Feb. 26.

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The 2015-2016 ShoreConference wrestlingseason is in full swing,and with the tournamentseason over the meat ofthe season - dual meets -will now take centerstage.With the season starting right around the holidays there

hasnt been a ton of action for some teams, while others havehit the ground running before the calendar turned over to2016. The names at the top will be familiar to many wrestlingfans, but there are also some teams looking to surprise.

Howell, No. 1 in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, is off toa 6-0 start as it goes for its 11th straight Class A Northchampionship. The Rebels return four state qualifiers,including 2014 state medalist Kris Lindemann, as they alsochase the programs first NJSIAA group title. Howell has wonan unbelievable 73 consecutive divisional matches, but willbe tested greatly by No. 5 CBA on Thursday Jan. 7. If theRebels can defeat the Colts again they will all but lock up theA North title again, although No. 10 Middletown North wouldremain in their path on Jan. 20.

It will be No. 1 vs. No. 2 on Saturday Jan. 9 when the Rebelshead south to face second-ranked Southern in a night match.Howell also has a great nonconference matchup with fellowstate power Phillipsburg at The Pit, the Stateliners famoushome gym, on Jan. 14.

In Class A Central, No. 9 Raritan took a major step towardsecuring another division title when it beat top challenger St.John Vianney 39-20 on Dec. 30. The Rockets are a youngteam, but have plenty of balance that they showed in a 40-18win over North Hunterdon on Jan. 2 that was part of a quadwith Old Bridge and Wayne Hills. Raritan won all threematches and is 4-0 to start the season. Raritan will contendfor the Central Jersey Group II title.

Class A South has yet to his its stride, and that means somehuge matches await in the coming weeks. No. 2 Southerntravels north to meet No. 3 Jackson Memorial on WednesdayJan. 6 in the first marquee match in the Shore Conferencestoughest division. The Jaguars then host No. 4 BrickMemorial on Jan. 20, and Brick Memorial welcomes Southernon Jan. 22.

Southern is 2-1 so far, dropping a 33-22 contest to defendingGroup III champion Delsea before rebounding to wallop statepower High Point 48-9. Jackson is 5-0 with divisional winsover Toms River South (57-13) and Brick (38-26), and wontheir pool at the South Jersey Duals with wins over Eastern(48-24), Millville (44-24) and Kingsway (45-36).

Brick Memorial opened its season with a 51-9 win over TomsRiver North and topped rival Brick 35-22 to move to 2-0.

Like A South, Class B North has three teams vying for thetitle that are all evenly matched. No. 6 Wall, No. 7 LongBranch and Ocean will battle it out for the championship afterLong Branch took the crown last season.

Wall is 3-0 and 1-0 in B North, beating Neptune beforetaking down Montgomery and Lakewood. The CrimsonKnights have one of their best rosters ever, including statemedalists Brett Donner and Matt McKenzie.

Long Branch is deep and talented, and has started the season2-0 with wins over Red Bank and Monmouth. The GreenWave have also captured team titles at the Neptune Classicand Hawk Classic Tournaments without a full lineup. Oncesenior Joey Jasio, who is also a standout offensive lineman,completes his plan to get down to 220 pounds, seniorheavyweight John Tomlinson can get back into the lineup tobolster an already stout squad.

Ocean is 4-1 with divisional wins over Neptune and ColtsNeck. The Spartans dropped a nondivisional match to PointBoro on criteria which knocked them from No. 8 to out of theSSN Top 10.

The first matchup of the Big Three in B North comes onSaturday Jan. 9 when Long Branch and Wall meet as part of atri-meet with Red Bank Catholic. Wall and Ocean meet onJan. 13 and Long Branch and Ocean will wrestle on Jan. 20.All three teams have intriguing nondivisional matches withWall meeting St. John Vianney, Point Boro and Raritan, LongBranch wrestling Raritan and Ocean taking on Howell,Middletown North, Southern and Raritan.

Class B Central usually comes down to one match, and thisyear wont be any different. When Point Beach travels toShore Regional on Jan. 13 the winner will almost certainlyend up as division champion. Point Beach has won the lastfive titles with Shore last winning in 2010. The Garnet Gullswon last seasons dual 38-33. Point Beach was scheduled toopen its dual-meet season on Jan. 5 against Manalapan andwrestle St. Rose and Asbury Park in a tri-meet on Jan. 6. TheBlue Devils are 3-2 with wins over Asbury Park, Manasquanand Monmouth and losses to Caldwell and Point Boro.

Jackson Liberty is the defending Class B South championand has won two of the last three titles, but Point Boro wouldhave to be considered the favorite after defeating Ocean. ThePanthers are 4-1 to start the season, losing only to state-rankedHunterdon Central. They have wins over Pinelands, Ocean,Shore and Manasquan. Jackson Liberty is 3-1 with wins overManchester, Lakewood and Toms River North and a loss toColts Neck.

Point Boro will host Jackson Liberty on Jan. 13.

Other teams out to fast starts include Manalapan,Middletown North and Colts Neck. The Braves are 5-1 withwins over Allentown, Holmdel, Freehold Township,Marlboro and St. John Vianney (32-29). Their only loss is toCBA, 39-30.

Middletown North has defeated Freehold Township,Central, Cherry Hill West and Lacey (37-35).

Colts Neck is a program on the rise and is off to a 7-1 startwith a starting lineup that has no seniors. The Cougars loneloss is to Ocean, and they have wins over Keansburg,Steinert, Lakewood, Toms River North, Jackson Liberty, RedBank Catholic and Neptune.

Key Wrestlers to watchBRETT DONNER, SR., WALL: Injuries and a stunning upset inthe state tournament made the 2015 season one to forget for Donner,but the Rutgers recruit is healthy and ready to finish his career instyle. Donner finished third in the state at 152 pounds as asophomore and entered his junior season as a state championshipcontender. An ankle injury kept him out most of the regular season,but he returned to help the Crimson Knights reach the NJSIAASouth Jersey Group III final. He went on to win his third District 23title and second Region VI championship, and looked ready to claima spot high on the medal stand in Atlantic City. He was shocked inthe state quarterfinals, however, losing by fall to Wayne Hills DanKilroy. In the medal round he suffered a concussion and had toinjury default, ending his season one win shy of a top-eight finish.A healthy and productive offseason has Donner back in the spotlightand ranked No. 19 in the country at 170 pounds. He is the favoriteto win his fourth district and third region titles, and will once againbe among the contenders for a state championship. Hes off to a 10-0 start this season with championships at the Colt Classic andMustang Classic, and enters the week of Jan. 4 needing two wins toreach 100 for his career.

CHAD FRESHNOCK, SR., MIDDLETOWN NORTH: Aninjury limited Freshnock to 26 bouts as a junior, but upon hisreturn he went 23-3, won his first District 22 title and becamethe first Lions wrestler to win a Region VI title since 2004.He lost in the first round of the state tournament to eventualrunner-up Marc McDonald of West Essex and reached thesecond round of wrestlebacks before being eliminated.Freshnock had an injury during this football season that forcedhim to miss six games, but finished his season strong. He satout the first two weeks of the wrestling season before makinghis debut with a pair of victories on Jan. 2. Entering the weekof Jan. 4, Freshnock has 95 career wins. Hell look to becomeMiddletown Norths second two-time region champion andfirst since Bill Albert in 1973 and 1974.

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ANTHONY GAGLIANO, SR., HOWELL: One of four returningstate qualifiers for the top-ranked Rebels, Gagliano finished one winaway from a top-eight finish at last seasons state tournament. As ajunior he went 33-8 and won his first District 21 title before finishingsecond in Region VI at 132 pounds. The middleweights are usuallyvery deep, but Gagliano is among the favorites to claim a regionchampionship and take home a state medal. He is a crucial part of aHowell squad aiming to bring home the programs first NJSIAAgroup championship. He is 8-0 to start the season and 12 victoriesaway from 100 for his career.

GIANNI GHIONE, JR., BRICK MEMORIAL: Ghione made abrilliant run through a loaded field to reach the 113-pound state finallast season before falling 3-1 to Steinerts Brandon Cray. He finishedhis sophomore season 35-3 while winning his first District 23 titleand finishing second in Region VI. He won the Region VI 106-pound title as a freshman. His offseason was highlighted by a fourth-place finish at the NHSCA Sophomore Nationals. As one of just fourreturning starters for a Brick Memorial team that won Class A South,the Shore Conference Tournament, the NJSIAA Group V title andfinished No. 2 in New Jersey, Ghione will try to help keep theMustangs near the top of the Shore Conference landscape. He is 9-0 to start the season, including winning Outstanding Wrestler whencapturing the 120-pound title at the Mustang Classic. He has 71career victories and is committed to Princeton University.

RICH KOEHLER, SO., CBA: Getting hot at the right time canmean everything, and thats exactly what Koehler did as a freshmanen route to finishing sixth in the state at 106 pounds. He was the No.5 seed in the Region VI Tournament, but captured the title by takingout top-seeded Kyle Slendorn of Howell 12-0 in the semifinals andtaking down No. 2 seed Joey King of Colts Neck in thechampionship bout. He reached the semifinals at the statetournament before placing sixth. He has had a tough start to hissophomore season with a loss by major decision to Roselle ParksChris Gural at the Colt Classic and a loss by fall to standout CamdenCatholic freshman Lucas Revano at the Walter Woods Tournament,but should not be discounted that quickly. The tag of state medalistcarries plenty of weight. The Colts will need Koehler back to formif they hope to end Howells 10-year reign as Class A North champsand get past St. Augustine in the sectional tournament.

OWEN MCCLAVE, SR., TOMS RIVER SOUTH: Afterfinishing one win short of a state medal in his first two seasons,McClave finally broke through in Atlantic City by finishing fifth inthe state tournament at 120 pounds. He was 35-2 on the season,going undefeated through the Region VI Tournament where he wonhis second title with a 2-1 win over Walls Denzel Tovar. A force forthe Indians since entering high school, McClave has 115 career winsplus three District 24 titles to his name. His is up at 132 pounds tostart the season and will go for his third region title and try to reachthe state finals after falling in the semifinals last season.

MATT MCKENZIE, JR., WALL: Having success as anunderclassman at an upper weight is no small task. Over his firsttwo seasons, McKenzie had 70 wins, a District 23 title, two RegionVI medals and a sixth-place finish in the state tournament, and isoff to a 9-1 start in his junior season. He suffered a triple-overtimeloss to CBAs Jack LaCorte in the 195-pound final at the ColtClassic, bur rebounded to win the Mustang Classic with an overtimewin over Brearley's Saverio Salcfas, who was a Region III runner-up last season. McKenzie is one of several hammers for a CrimsonKnights team looking to capture the Class B North title, make a runat an SCT title and take home the programs first NJSIAA groupchampionship.

NICK RIVERA, JR., BRICK MEMORIAL: Riveraaccomplished the rare feat of reaching the heavyweight state final asa sophomore and entered the 2015-2016 season as the favorite tocapture the state championship. Rivera was 32-2 last season, losingonly to Jackson Memorials Brody Graham during the SCT and inthe state final to Don Bosco Preps Zack Chakonis, who was the No.1 heavyweight in the nation at the time and is now at Northwestern.He is a two-time District 23 champion and won his first Region VItitle last season. He is currently ranked No. 15 in the nation atheavyweight, but will likely drop out after suffering a loss to DonBosco Preps Erik Chakonis at the Mustang Classic. Even with theloss, Rivera is still one of New Jerseys very best heavyweights andis a big favorite to once again capture the region title. He is 7-1 tostart the season and has 58 career victories.

SEBASTIAN RIVERA, SR., CBA: Since seeing limited actionas an undersized freshman, Rivera has put together two outstandingseasons where he has finished fifth in the state tournament twicewhile winning two District 22 titles and a Region VI championship.His offseason success catapulted him up the national rankings,namely winning the prestigious Super 32 title at 113 pounds. He iscurrently ranked No. 7 in the nation at 120 pounds, and recentlysigned his National Letter of Intent to wrestle in the Big 10 atNorthwestern University. Rivera is certainly in line to capture histhird district title and a favorite to reach the region final, but thebiggest prize of all would be becoming CBAs first state championsince 1969. He is 5-1 to start the season and has 85 career victories.

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Over 100 youth and high schoollacrosse coaches, predominantlyfrom the Monmouth and Oceancounty areas, recently enjoyed astellar day of learning,camaraderie, unity anddevelopment at the first AnnualKyle Kirst Coaches Clinic atGoodSports in Wall.

The event was sponsored by both the NJ InterscholasticLacrosse Coaches Association and the NJ InterscholasticOfficials Association which featured some of the most recognizedand respected clinicians and presenters in the Nation.

The clinic was organized by Spring Lake Heights resident BobSheridan, the Past President of the NJ Lacrosse Foundation,Harriet Donnelly, the Second Vice President of the NJ LacrosseFoundation and Jim Davidson, Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach atSummit high school.

Kirst, age 47, suddenly passed away this past June and leavesbehind his wife, Michelle, and 5 boys, ages 17-9. Kirst was thelong time Assistant Varsity Lacrosse Coach for the legendarySummit HS Lacrosse Program.

The Friends of Kyle Kirst startedplanning this clinic this past summer andran this event as a pure fund raiser with allproceeds directly going to the KirstChildren's Educational Foundation.

Head Bridgewater HS coach, ChuckApel, and Gold Medalist Head Coach forTeam USA U-19 (2008) started things offby focusing on riding and clearing, twomain aspects of the game that manycoaches need to know much more aboutwhen it comes to the game in transition.

Tim Flynn, Head varsity lacrosse coach at MountainLakes HS and another Gold Medalist Head Coach forTeam USA U-19 (2012) and Jim Davidson then teamedup to wow the crowd with several key full and half fieldpracticing drills to find the open player in fast breaksituations.

The coaches were then further treated to learn moreabout Pre-Game Practice Planning and Preparation byChris Wojzik, the Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach atHarvard University. Following Chris, Bill Pilat, the HeadVarsity Lacrosse Coach at Roanoke College and the mostrecognized teacher in the nation for Goalie Playdemonstrated proper technique and awareness.

The Friends of Kyle Kirst were also most fortunate tohave several members of the Referees Association give apresentation on upcoming Rule Changes, Face-OffMechanics and Goalie Crease Privileges and Violations.This presentation was given by local residents, DaveFrick (President of the NJ Officials Association-Wall),and Matt Connolly (Cadet Instructor-Pt. Pleasant).

An added bonus to the day was when Brian Brecht,Head Varsity Lacrosse Coach at Rutgers University,showed up with his entire team to assist all the presentersin their half and full-field presentations.

Additionally, the event was sponsored bySneakers Plus in Wall, Power-Tek Performance Gear,

All Lacrosse, BSN Varsity, Cascade/Maverik andUniversal Lacrosse and the Wall Youth LacrosseProgram headed up by Kevin Doyle.

The Clinic raised in excess of $6,100 and theFriends of Kyle Kirst Organizers are alreadycommitted to making this an annual event. Ifanyone would like to make a donation to thisfund, please make out your check to Kirst

Children's Educational Foundation and mail to the attention of Harriet Donnelly at 5 Jonah CourtPO Box 471 Peapack NJ 07977 Tax ID Number 26-3962440. If anyone like to know furtherinformation or how you can participate in next year's clinic, please contact Bob Sheridan [email protected].

Friends of Kyle Kirst Host First AnnualLacrosse Coaches ClinicBy Bob Sheridan


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BarnegatSchool Address: 180 Bengal Boulevard, BarnegatDirections: From the north - Parkway to exit 67 (Barnegat). Make aleft at the end of the exit ramp onto Bay Avenue. At second light makea left onto Barnegat Boulevard North. Go approximately one mile andmake a left onto Bengal Boulevard. School is on the left. From theSouth-Parkway to Exit 63. Follow route 72 east to route 9 north. Makea left onto Bay Avenue. Make a right onto Barnegat Boulevard Northand follow above direction.

BrickSchool Address: 346 Chambers Bridge Road, BrickDirections: From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Gostraight at light, follow to Route 88. Cross Route 88, go under Parkwayoverpass and school is just ahead on right. From south- Parkway exit90. 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 onChambers Bridge Road. Take first jughandle U-turn and go west onChambers Bridge Road. Cross Route 88 and follow to second light,where there is a convenience store on the left and a gas station on theright. The right and go over the Parkway. Pass the 7-Eleven and takethe jughandle left turn for Lanes Mill Road. Go straight across, bearright just pass Lanes Mill Elementary School. High school is on right.From north - Parkway exit 91. Bear left after the toll. Follow jughandlearound, 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 DoubleTrouble 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 atmiddle school lot. From south - Parkway exit 77. Turn right on Forest HillsParkway. School is just ahead on right. Parking entrance is at far end ofschool 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 left onto Cox Cro and follow about two miles to527 (Whitesville Road). Make a right onto 527 and follow for about 4-5miles. Make a right onto South Hope Chapel Road/CR-547. School isjust ahead on the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. Take I-195 west toExit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527 South. Follow for 6-7 milesand turn left onto South Hope Chapel Road (just after 527 becomes 528at Whitesville Road). School is about a half mile on the right.

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

LaceySchool Address: Haines Street, LaceyDirections: Parkway Exit 74. Turn right on Lacey Road. Follow lessthan two miles, take jughandle left turn for Manchester Avenue. Go tothe 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 jughandleU-turn to go west on Chambers Bridge Road. Turn left onto Route 88,follow to New Hampshire Avenue and turn right. Take New Hampshireto end, turn left onto Ridge. Go about 1 miles to school on right.From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right off exit. Go straight at light,follow road to Route 88 intersection. Turn right on Route 88 and followrest of directions above.

ManchesterSchool Address: 101 Colonial Drive, ManchesterDirections: Parkway to Exit 82A. Take Route 37 west about fivemiles to jughandle for Colonial Drive. Cross 37 and follow back toschool parking lot.

Monsignor DonovanSchool Address: 711 Hooper Avenue, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway to Exit 82. Take Route 37 east and turn right onHooper Avenue. Go south on Hooper about a half mile and turn left atthe 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 on Nugentown 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 ManasquanRiver, follow signs for Broadway/Beach and make U-turn onto route 35North. Make a quick right onto Broadway. Make a right onto St. LouisAvenue and follow until you see the field. From south - Route 35 north.Make a right onto Broadway and continue with above listed directions.

Point Pleasant BoroSchool Address: Laura Herbert Drive, Point PleasantDirections: From north - Parkway Exit 91. Stay left off exit and takejughandle around to light at gas station. Turn right and follow BurntTavern Road to Route 70. Turn left on Route 70 and at next intersectionturn right onto Herbertsville Road. Stay on Herbertsville Road tointersection with Route 88. Go straight through light to school less thana mile on the right. From south - Route 88 east to Beaver Dam Roadand make a right. School entrance is ahead on right.

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

Toms River EastSchool Address: Raider Way, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway Exit 82, Take Route 37 east to CoolidgeAvenue jughandle. Go north on Coolidge one mile to Raider Way. Turnleft, 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 takea jughandle left onto Route 166 north. Bear right at next traffic lightonto Old Freehold Road. School is about three miles ahead on right.

Toms River SouthSchool Address: 101 Hyers Street, Toms RiverDi rect ions: Parkway exi t 82. Take Route 37 east . Turn r ightonto Hooper Avenue. The f ie ld is a half mile down on the r ightbehind the Ocean County Courthouse.



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

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

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

Freehold TownshipSchool Address: 281 Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold TownshipDirections: Take Route 9 to Elton-Adelphia Road (Route 524). Go weston 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 Route547 west (toward Farmingdale). Go about 200 yards to Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, turn left. School is about two miles on left.

HolmdelSchool Address: 36 Crawfords Corner Road, HolmdelDirections: Parkway exit 114. Go west on Red Hill Raod. At firstintersection, turn right onto Crawfords Corner Road. School is one and ahalf 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, turn left onto VanShoik Road. VanSchoik becomes LaurelAvenue. Take Laurel across Route 35 to Route 36. Turn right on Route36 and take to jughandle left turn for Main Street. At first light, turnright 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 onto Route 36 south. Take jughandle left onto Atlantic Street. School is onthe left.

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

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

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

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

MatawanSchool Address: 450 Atlantic Avenue, AberdeenDirections: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northboundtollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route35 north and follow sign back to the Parkway. Before toll booth, turnright on Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At next light,turn right on Church Street. At next light, turn right on Atlantic. Schoolis just ahead on the right.

Mater DeiSchool Address: 538 Church Street, MiddletownDirections: Parkway exit 114. Turn right on Red Hill Road, follow toend. Turn left onto Kings Highway, and right on Harmony Road, TakeHarmony Road across Route 35 and turn right on Cherry Tree FarmRoad. 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 andfollow to end. Turn right onto Kings Highway. Make a right and followto Route 35 south to the jughandle for Tindall Road. Take the jughandleand then make a right to Tindall Road. The school will be a half mile onright.

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

Monmouth RegionalSchool Address: 1 Normal J. Field Way, Tinton FallsDirections: Parkway to exit 105. Take jughandle at first traffic light toHope Road and go north to Tinton Avenue. Turn left on Tinton Avenueand go about half a mile to school entrance on the right, just beforeParkway overpass.

NeptuneSchool Address: 55 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune.Directions: From north: Parkway Exit 102. Make a right on Asbury Avenueafter the exit and take that until it intersects with Rt. 66 east. Bear right on to

Neptune Boulevard and stay to the right at the exit. Go straight at the stopsign and go through the next traffic light. School is down on the right. Fromsouth: Take Parkway Exit 100 A (Rt. 66 East/Asbury Park) and followdirections above from Rt. 66.

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

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

Red Bank RegionalSchool Address: 101 Ridge Road, Little SilverDirections: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman Springs Road east to endto Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. At the second light, turn right onHarding Road. School is one and a half miles on right.

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

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

St. John VianneySchool Address: 540 Road, HolmdelDirections: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passing northboundtollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35 south. Turn left onto Route35 north and follow sign back to the parkway. Before tollbooth, turnright onto Clark Street. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At first light,turn left onto Church Street. At next light, turn right onto Line road.School is on left.

Shore RegionalSchool Address: Route 36 east, West long BranchDirections: Parkway exit 105. Take route 36 a few miles, cross route71. School is just ahead on the right.

WallSchool Address: 18th Avenue & New Bedford Rd, WallDirections: Parkway exit 98. Take Route 138 east about two miles tosecond light, turn right onto New Bedford Road. Follow to schoolentrance on left.

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