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ASM Divisional Picks

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Boys BasketballFeature Story

Wrestling Feature Story

Boys BasketballDivisional Previews

Girls Basketball Previews

Wrestling Previews

ASM FootballAll-Conference Teams

ASM SoccerAll-Conference Teams

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Table of ContentsASM Divisional

Predictions...............................................

Boys Basketball

Divisional Previews...........Pages 5 thru 15

Boys

Basketball Feature................Pages 16 - 17

Wrestling

Previews.........................................Pages 18 thru 20

Wrestling Feature...................Pages 22 - 23

Girls Basketball

Previews.............................................Pages 24 - 25

All Shore Media

All-Conference Soccer

Teams............................................................Pages 27

All Shore Media

All-Conference Football

Teams.......................................................Pages 28-29

Ocean & Monmouth County

School Directions.....................Pages 30 - 31

Boys Basketball 1. Manasquan2. Neptune3. Colts Neck4. Point Beach5. Lakewood6. CBA7. Toms River North8. Long Branch9. Middletown North10. Southern

Girls Basketball 1. St. John Vianney2. Point Boro3. Rumson-FH4. Middletown South5. Red Bank Catholic6. Pt. Beach7. Neptune8. Holmdel9. Jackson Memorial10. Colts Neck

Wrestling1. Brick Memorial2. Southern3. Long Branch4. Howell5. Jackson Memorial6. Toms River South7. Ocean8. Raritan9. Brick Township10. Jackson Liberty

Class A SouthToms River NorthSouthernToms River SouthJackson MemorialBrick MemorialLaceyToms River EastBrick Township

Class A NorthColts NeckCBAMiddletown NorthManalapanFreehold TownshipHowellMiddletown SouthMarlboro

Class A CentralManasquanShore RegionalRaritanRumson-FHRed Bank CatholicHolmdelMonmouthSt. John Vianney

Class B SouthLakewoodManchesterPoint Boro Jackson LibertyMonsignor DonovanCentral RegionalBarnegatPinelands

Class B NorthNeptuneLong BranchOceanWallMatawanFreeholdRed Bank Regional

Class B CentralPoint BeachSt. RoseAsbury ParkMater Dei PrepKeansburgKeyportRanneyHenry Hudson

Class A NorthMiddletown South

Colts Neck

Freehold Twp.

Middletown North

Howell

Manalapan

Marlboro

Class A CentralSt. John Vianney

Rumson-FH

Red Bank Catholic

Holmdel

Manasquan

Shore

Monmouth

Raritan

Class A SouthJackson Memorial

Toms River East

Lacey

Toms River South

Toms River North

Southern

Brick Memorial

Brick

Class B NorthNeptune

Wall

Freehold

Matawan

Red Bank

Ocean

Long Branch

Class B CentralPt. Beach

St. Rose

Mater Dei Prep

Keyport

Keansburg

Asbury Park

Ranney

Henry Hudson

Class B SouthPt. Boro

Msgr. Donovan

Central

Manchester

Jackson Liberty

Pinelands

Barnegat

Lakewood

BOYS BASKETBALL (In predicted order of finish)

GIRLS BASKETBALL (In predicted order of finish)

Class A NorthHowellCBAManalapanColts NeckFreehold Twp.Middletown SouthMiddletown NorthMarlboro

Class A CentralRaritanSt. John VianneyRed Bank CatholicMonmouthRumson-FHManasquanHolmdel

Class A SouthBrick MemorialSouthernJackson MemorialToms River SouthBrickLaceyToms River EastToms River North

Class B NorthLong BranchNeptuneWallMatawanFreeholdRed Bank

Class B CentralPt. BeachShoreKeansburgKeyportAsbury ParkSt. Rose

Class B SouthJackson LibertyPt. BoroBarnegatPinelandsCentralManchesterLakewoodMsgr. Donovan

WRESTLING (In predicted order of finish)

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The Favorites:Teams picked to win their division in the preseason are normally

locks to make an appearance in the All Shore Media Preseason Top10, but that has not necessarily been the case for teams in Class ASouth. No Class A South team started in the top 10 before the 2009-10 season and Jackson Memorial sneaked in at No. 10 in 2010-11before the Jaguars firmly entrenched themselves among thepreseason heavyweights with a No. 6 ranking before last season.As Jackson Memorial has helped bring back some respect for ClassA South, the other teams in the division have restocked their talent asthey hoped to catch up to the Jaguars. Before Jackson Memorialreached the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals last year,Class A South went three years without placing a team in the SCTquarterfinals and the residual effect has been for many to dismiss itsbest teams as second-class among the top teams in the Shore. Thatshould change this year, because not only is the division's preseasonfavorite a solid top-10 team, but the division has three other teamswith legitimate cases to be ranked in the top 10. All have plenty toprove, but the talent is in place for Class A South to have its best top-to-bottom season in a while.

(In predicted order of finish)

TOMS RIVER NORTH Head Coach: Rory Caswell, 2nd season Last Year's Record: 19-9 (6-4)ew teams were as intriguing as Toms River North at the beginning

of last season and under new coach Rory Caswell, the Marinersdelivered on much of their promise. A big part of the breakout was

the arrival of Solly Stansbury, a transfer from Delaware and son offormer NBA player Terence Stansbury. The 6-foot-7 senior broke outmidway through his junior year once he got over a foot injury andfinished by averaging 11 points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots.He has some versatility in stepping out on the perimeter, but hisbread and butter is finishing around the basket and defending it onthe other end. Toms River North will have plenty of size aroundStansbury, with 6-foot-4 swingman Karl Blum back and seniorforwards Jarrod Rankins (6-6) and Tyler Bernath (6-5) stepping in tofill rotation spots. The Mariners also return two quality guards insenior Damien Singleton and junior Kyle Carrington, giving TomsRiver North the most balanced lineup in the division. The ceiling onteams like Southern and Toms River South might be a little higher,but based on a 19-9 season last year and a more proven lineup, theMariners are the safe pick to pace the A South field.

SOUTHERNHead Coach: EricFierro, 3rd seasonLast Year's Record:12-14 (6-4)The Rams return the

kind of talent thatmakes them a possibletop 10 team, howeverSouthern will be tryingto make a big leap afterfinishing below .500last year. Fortunatelyfor the Rams, their toptwo scoring options bythe end of the yearwere a sophomore anda freshman and juniorMike Gesicki andsophomore Jake Loguereturn as one of themost promising duos inthe conference, if notone of the best.Southern will look toput the pieces togetheraround those two, butthat won't be too muchof a challengeconsidering howathletic and versatileGesicki is. At 6-foot-6with a long wingspanand range beyond the3-point line, Gesicki is one of the toughest players to stop in thearea. Beyond Logue, Zach Policastro (6-foot-4), Anthony Speziale(6-5) and sophomore Eric Ray (6-4) give Southern an army of sizethat will make them a handful for any team. If the shooting andguard play comes around on both ends, the sub-.500 season of 2011-12 will be a distant memory and the Rams will be a contender in theShore Conference.

The Contenders:

TOMS RIVER SOUTHHead Coach: John MacIntosh, 8th seasonLast Year's Record: 15-11 (5-5)If there is any team that is the exact opposite of Southern, it's Toms

River South. Although the Indians are also a young team, they arebuilt around guard play while many of the teams in this division arebuilt on their size. Toms River South's top three offensive players areall guards and all three are juniors or younger, giving coach JohnMacIntosh an exciting core that will have two full seasons togethergoing forward. Junior point guard Marquis Davis showed flashes ofhis ability as both a playmaker and a scorer, while versatile, athleticswingman Darius Hart can play bigger than his size if the Indiansneed him to. The most dangerous player could be sophomore TymereBerry, who led the team in 3-point shooting last year and returnsbigger, stronger and faster. Add in athletic forward Isaiah Akers,senior forward Dylan DePolvere and sparkplug guards KhaleelGreen (sophomore) and Vinny Ignatowicz (senior), and the Indianshave a deep stable of players who should make some noise in theClass A South season and beyond.

JACKSON MEMORIALHead Coach: Joe Fagan, 5th seasonLast Year's Record: 25-4 (10-0)The Jaguars had perhaps their best season ever last year but for the

first time under coach Joe Fagan, no full-time starters return toJackson Memorial. Fagan will have to put together a lineup around6-foot-8 junior center Eric Carter, who came off the bench last year

and is a legitimate center with a strong post game. Senior guard NickSpecht got a few starts last year and along with brother Mike Specht,gives Jackson Memorial some athleticism on the perimeter. SeniorSalam Simon also saw time off the bench last year and is poised fora breakout year as a senior starter. The key for Jackson, according toFagan, is to develop offensively around Carter and the best way todo that is to get him the ball and hit open shots when the doubleteam comes. Jackson will be good down low with Carter, seniorMarcus Ademilola and 6-foot-6 center Aaron Borroughs, but theperimeter play and shooting hold the key to another division title forJackson Memorial in a much tougher Class A South.

BRICK MEMORIALHead Coach: Ed Sarluca, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 8-14 (3-7)The Mustangs hopes for last season took a major hit when senior

guard Vince Lombardi went down for the year and Brick Memorialwill try to turn a negative into a positive by turning over the residualplaying time that was left behind into experience for this year.Juniors Sean O'Brien, Mike Basile and Dave Pifko all saw time assophomores and will be key to how quickly Brick Memorial cancatch up to teams like Southern, Jackson Memorial and Toms RiverSouth. The Mustangs have a top scorer in place with senior RyanCieplenski, who scored 13 a game last year and stepped upadmirably once Lombardi went down. There is an element ofrebuilding that will have to happen at Brick Memorial because coachEd Sarluca has only a few seniors around Cieplenski, but with agood scorer on a wing and some up-and-coming underclassmen,Brick Memorial could be in the mix if one of the top teams falter.

LACEYHead Coach: Ryan O'Rourke, 5th seasonLast Year's Record: 22-5 (10-0 in Class B South)Lacey takes a major hit to graduation, but plenty of people doubted

the Lions last season, when they went 22-5 and fell just short ofwinning the South Jersey Group III title. The Lions were the No. 13seed in the WOBM Tournament and picked to finish third in Class BSouth and far exceeded expectations, so the low rankings andgeneral indifference from the outside is something the Lions havefed on the last few years. Still, five starter and players like TasheenCarrow and Logan McDonald will not be easy. Steve Dalrympl andTrevor Matthews were tough players of the bench last year and willstep into bigger roles this year, while senior point guard DyllanRamos takes over the point guard job with the departure of Carrow.Kevin Leahy also played some last year and Lacey will look to himto score out on the wing. Even with last year's great performance,Lacey was a team that won on defense and a methodical pace andthe returning class of players is capable to using that formula tocompete in Class A South. Scoring may be a question, but regardlessof the final record, Lacey will be a tough game for anybody in thisdivision.

TOMS RIVER EASTHead Coach: Mike Konopka, 4th seasonLast Year's Record: 4-18 (0-10)The good news for Toms River East is that the Raiders look like a

team ready to make big improvements this season, with a stronggroup of returning players, led by senior forward Dave Lewis. Thebad news is that there are a host of Class A South teams who lookbetter than last year and they are not trying to climb out of thebasement of Class A South. The Raiders went 0-10 in the divisionlast year but that is not a possibility this season because Lewis andsolid senior class give Toms River East enough fire power to notonly win some games against the middle teams of the division, but toalso challenge top teams like Jackson Memorial and Toms RiverSouth. Lewis returns after averaging 10 points, seven rebounds andthree blocks as a junior and senior Nick Diem gives the Raiders ashooter after he averaged 6.5 points per game while hitting 32 3-pointers. Tom Kushner is another senior guard who gives the Raidersa couple of dimensions after he averaged seven points and threesteals last year. Class A South is a tougher division, but the Raidersshould be better equipped to handle the day-in, day-out grind thisseason.

BRICK TOWNSHIPHead Coach: Mike Gawronski, 1st seasonLast Year's Record: 4-18 (2-8 in Class B South)Former Green Dragons player Mike Gawronski takes over a

program looking to open some eyes in Class A South after spendingthe last two years in Class B South. Senior guard D.J. Kerriganreturns as a top scoring option and sophomore Tom Leech showedhe could score last year as well. Brian Henry, John Sullivan, TylerWicker and Jesse McMahon round out the returning senior class andthe senior leaders will look to lead the way as Brick tries to close thegap and compete with the top teams in the division.

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Mike Gesicki, SouthernOne of the most physically imposing athletes in theconference, Gesicki has game to go with his naturalability and should lead Southern to a big year.

Eric Carter, Jackson MemorialA bench player last season, Carter instantly becomesthe center of the offense for the defending Class A Southchampions and will most certainly be among the scoringand rebounding leaders in the conference.

Solly Stansbury, Toms River NorthStansbury will definitely be an impact player in the ShoreConference, but there is still a question about how goodhe can be. With his frame and touch out to 16 feet, hehas a chance to be dominant.

Damien Singleton, Toms River North Singleton was an underrated piece on last year's teamand while size is plentiful in A South, Singleton bringsspeed, energy and handle on the perimeter.

Ryan Cieplenski, Brick MemorialThe Mustangs have a chance to surprise somepeople this year because of the scoring ability ofCieplenski, who can shoot and finish around the rim.

Tymere Berry, Toms River SouthKyle Carrington, Toms River North Salam Simon, Jackson Memorial

The last team current ly in Class ASouth to win the ShoreConference Tournament was TomsRiver South in 1982.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

BREAKOUTPLAYERS TO WATCH

KEY FACT

By Matt Manley – Senior Staff Writer

Southern's Mike Gesicki

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The Favorites:The basketball season can seem long, almost like several seasons in

one. It happens over two different years on the calendar and it startsand ends with tournaments. Case in point: Middletown North advancesto the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals and wins the NJSIAACentral Jersey Group IV final, so off the top of your head, who won theClass A North championship last year? Unless you go to FreeholdTownship, you may very well have forgotten that it was actually thePatriots that won the Class A North title despite Middletown Northopening the season as the favorite and going on to have a goodpostseason.The point is not just that the season is long, but also that A North isdeep and dangerous. Middletown North was obviously a strong team,but they could not keep up with Freehold Township's great regularseason. This year, the division is even deeper with Colts Neck joiningthe mix while the usual suspects return strong teams. The Cougars openup as the logical pick to win the division in their return, butMiddletown North and Freehold Township won't back down that easilyand Christian Brothers Academy is motivated after a down season lastyear. It's nice to go into the season as the favorite in Class A North, butthe Cougars are still a long way away from winning anything,considering how deep the division is.


COLTS NECKHead Coach: Lou Piccola, 14th seasonLast Year's Record: 23-4 (11-1 in Class B North)The Colts graduated two All-Shore players in Hunter Wysocki (firstteam) and Sean O'Reilly (third team), both of whom were 1,000-pointscorers and four-year starters for coach Lou Piccola. Still, the Cougarsare poised to follow up a Class B North co-championship, and ShoreConference Tournament and NJSIAA finals appearances with anotherseason among the Shore's elite. Senior swingman Brandon Federiciwas Colts Neck's best player at times last season and returns as one ofthe most versatile, talented players in the Shore Conference. LukeLaLima and Tim Vangelas return to the starting lineup, with LaLimarunning the point and Vangelas playing on the three-slash-four whilelocking down opposing scorers. Senior center Jame Sobieski gave the

Cougars good minutes off the bench last year and will move into thestarting lineup, while sophomore guard Chris O'Reilly - youngerbrother of Sean - showed flashes of his scoring ability by the end of theseason. Ed Romanick and Hongliang Zhang (both 6-foot-4) givePiccola some size off the bench to go with a strong group of guards andwing players. CBA, Middletown North, Manalapan and FreeholdTownship all have a chance to challenge for the division title, but theCougars are the favorite going into the year.

CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMYHead Coach: Geoff Billet, 6th seasonLast Year's Record: 14-10 (8-4)If last year proved anything with regard to CBA, it's that the name onthe front of the jersey can only take a team so far. The Colts were arespectable 14-10 last season, but the standard at CBA is to be the bestin the Shore Conference and compete for state championships. Lastyear's group took the first step toward getting back to that plateau afterthe program graduated All-Shore players Matt McMullen and J.P.Koury and this year's young nucleus will look to go a little further.Evan Gordinier and Trevon Gross both made strong contributions assophomores and will handle a lot of the scoring load this season. SeniorTom Aldridge was a key contributor on the 2010-11 team and will lookto establish himself again during his senior season, while classmatesKevin Neller and Dan Andree also figure to contribute. The Coltsincoming crop of newcomers make them an intriguing team,particularly 6-foot-6 forward Patrick Andree, who will be the rareplayer to start as a freshman at CBA. Coach Geoff Billet is high on thetalent of this group and is gunning to get them playing well together bythe time the tournaments hit.

The Contenders:

MIDDLETOWN NORTHHead Coach: Mike Iasparro, 6th seasonLast Year's Record: 25-6 (9-3)Middletown North bounced back from a disappointing end to the2010-11 season by winning the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IVchampionship before losing to eventual Group IV champion AtlanticCity in the group semifinal. Jason Huelbig and Eric Youncofski wereholdovers from the 2011 team and replacing them - as well as seniorTim Frawley - will be a challenge for the Lions. Middletown North hasa good foundation of returnees, led by returning starters CodyThompson and Will Boman. Thompson is a tough 5-foot-10 guard whoplays more like he is 6-foot-4 when he goes inside. Boman, meanwhile,was one of the top on-ball defenders as a junior and if his offensivegame catches up, Middletown North will be dangerous. Senior JohnDini - who transferred from Mater Dei Prep before last season - andMike Barber also played some last year and sophomore Dylan Frawleycould be a player to watch for the Lions as the season progresses.Middletown North is not as explosive offensively, but Thompson andBoman are tough players who could give the Lions an edge on thedefensive end that makes them a different team, but still a contender inA Nort

MANALAPANHead Coach: Rick Garretson, 19th seasonLast Year's Record: 15-8 (7-5)There is no question that Manalapan will be a problem for the rest ofClass A North based on the simple fact that senior guard AnthonyFirkser is one of the top returning players in the entire conference.Firkser - headed to Harvard next year to play basketball and football -has the ball in his hands as much as any player in the conference andthe result is high scoring totals in a high volume of shots while stillhanding out a bunch of assists. The question for the Braves will be, "Isthe rest of the team good enough to make Manalapan a top contender inthe Shore?" The supporting cast will be senior-heavy, starting withreturning contributors Chris DeBenedetto, Michale Busto, MichaelPyzik and Dennis Girolamo. Among the newcomers is freshman ScottScherer, who could see time as the Braves try to ride Firkser to a bigseason in Class A North.

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIPHead Coach: Brian Golub, 18th seasonLast Year's Record: 19-8 (10-2)The Patriots were an up-tempo, turnover-forcing machine at theirapex last year, but a season-ending injury to leading scorer CaseySkievaski put a halt to Freehold Township's run last year. Thedefending Class A North champions return this year with only onestarter back from last year, and that starter is 6-foot-4 center JohnHorrigan. The senior pivot is a true post player who will give thePatriots a real threat down low in the half court, but that doesn't meanthe Patriots are not going to press and run like coach Brian Golub likesto do. Freehold Township lost four starters from last year, but it alsoemployed a deep rotation, which means the new starters will have somegame experience. Junior Chris Talbott gave the Patriots solid minuteslast year and seniors Keith Clark and Dylan Burns will step in andcontribute as well. Juniors Brian Dziobak and Mike Alexander will addsome size to the rotation this year as well and both are athletic enoughto keep up in an up-tempo game. It seems as though Colts Neck is theclass of the division, but if there is a team that has shown it can step upand win a division title despite expectations to the contrary, it isFreehold Township.

HOWELLHead Coach: Brian Quick, 6th seasonLast Year's Record: 5-16 (3-9)The Rebels went through a rebuilding phase last year after thegraduation of all-time leading scorer and four-year point guard RyanKeegan and the teams took its lumps. Class A North was a toughdivision top-to-bottom and Howell won three games and had someclose calls as well, so the focus this year is to step into the top half ofthe field. Sophomore wing Aaron Trimble is looking to jump into theranks of the top players in the division after a cutting his teeth as afreshman and classmate Gino Palummo looks to emerge as the Rebels'point man. Howell also has a collection of seniors to help the teamcompete now, notably 6-5 forwards John Quinlan and Joe Purcaro.Guards Luke Sorge and Jason Bower will also give Howell somesenior scoring, and if Trimble and a solid sophomore class can bepleasant surprises, Howell could be a surprise team in a deep Class ANorth.

MIDDLETOWN SOUTHHead Coach: Kevin Cullen, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 8-16 (4-8)The last two seasons have been a far cry from the 2009-10 season inwhich Middletown South reached the Shore Conference Tournamentfinal, but the Eagles made progress last year while trying to getyounger players experience. Middletown South did lose some seniorproduction, but Sam Brodsky returns as the top scoring option, whileseniors Tom DiMeo, Mike Diorio and Matt Mauro will also be keyplayers. Junior John Whalen played well when given a chance as asophomore last year and junior Matt Gray can be an impact newcomerat the point. This version of Middletown South probably won't beconfused with the top-five teams of the recent past, but expect theLions to continue to inch their way toward the top of the division bybuilding on last year's 4-8 division record.

MARLBOROMichael Nausedas, 1st seasonLast Year's Record: 1-19 (1-11)New Marlboro coach Michael Nausedas is the fourth different coachin the last five years for the Mustangs and the goal for Nausedas andthe program will be to establish a foundation in a tough Class A Northdivision. There will be some senior presence at Marlboro in the form ofreturnees Matt Vogel and Bryan Fontanetta, while much of the rosterwill be juniors and sophomores. Juniors Justin Markowitz, MikeFasano and Kyle Moffitt all return with experience and look to emergethis season as the Mustangs try to break through against the giants of ANorth. If Marlboro can win four games within the division and closethe gap between the Mustangs and the Colts Necks and FreeholdTownships of the world, that would represent a very good first year forNausedas and the program.

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Anthony Firkser, ManalapanThe two-sport star and Harvard recruit could turn his big yearinto a big year for Manalapan and while he does have hissights set on 1,000 career points, the main focus is going tobe getting the Braves to the top of the division.

Brandon Federici, Colts Neck Federici was a perfect complement to Hunter Wysocki andSean O'Reilly and now he'll have a chance to play as ColtsNeck's No. 1 option

Cody Thompson, Middletown NorthTough-as-nails guard carved out a niche on a talentedMiddletown North team and will look to handle more of theload this year.

John Horrigan, Freehold TownshipOne of the Shore's true post players, Horrigan givesFreehold Township a threat in the half court when thePatriots are not running.

Evan Gordinier, CBA With good size and shooting ability, Gordinier is a toughmatch-up for defenses and he will form a complementaryduo with classmate Trevon Gross.

Aaron Trimble, HowellChris O'Reilly, Colts NeckPatrick Andree, CBA

Manalapan had never beaten CBA inits history before beating the Coltstwice last season.

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Colts Neck's Brandon Federici

The Favorites:

There have been years, some even recent, in which the No. 1 teamin the Shore Conference is undisputed and every close game thatteam plays is an event. Manasquan probably won't fit that mold asthe Shore Conference's preseason No. 1, however within their ownthe division, the Warriors really couldn't be favored any more thanthey are. Manasquan returns four starters from a 21-8 team thatreached the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals and movesfrom a Class C Central division with Lakewood and Point Boro intoa Class A Central division with seven other teams that are eithercoming off losing seasons or dealing with heavy losses tograduation. Going 14-0 in any division is difficult, but if there is notsome serious distance between Manasquan and the second-placeteam in the division, it would be an upset of sorts.

With all that being said, the race for second place should be wild.Rumson-Fair Haven, Raritan and Holmdel have all been strong inrecent years but both have lost a lot of production from a year agoand are trying to reload. Meanwhile, Shore, Red Bank Catholic, St.John Vianney and Monmouth are all coming off losing seasons andwhile all should be significantly improved, they all have a large gapto close between them and Manasquan. Logic would dictate that atleast one of these teams will knock off the Warriors and a couplecould go on to have big seasons, but the is a major element ofmystery in Class A Central beyond the division race that will make itinteresting to follow.


MANASQUANHead Coach: Andrew Bilodeau, 5th seasonLast Year's Record: 21-8 (6-4)There is plenty to like about the preseason No. 1 team in the Shore

Conference. The Warriors return four starters from a team that sawthe light go off in the middle of the year and made a run to the ShoreConference Tournament semifinals and a 21-win season. Two ofthose starters are seniors Jimmy Walsh and J.R. Hobbie, both ofwhom were All-Shore selections - Walsh on second team and Hobbie

on the third team. Walsh averaged a double-double while Hobbiewas the most prolific shooter in the Shore Conference pretty muchany way you slice it: 3-pointers made, range, degree of difficulty,volume, etc. Junior Jack Fay and Tommy Toole also return to thelineup after performing their roles admirably as sophomores. Despiteall the good, Manasquan is no lock to win everything with the duo ofWalsh and Hobbie. The Warriors could be a streaky team at times,especially since they often relied on Hobbie's shooting hand. Ifdefenses take that away, other players will have to step up andhaving a top player like Walsh and now-proven players in Toole andFay will help Manasquan overcome the attention on Hobbie. Class ACentral is Manasquan's to lose and it would be an accomplishmentafter finishing in a second-place tie in Class C Central last year, butthe Warriors have their sights set on more than the division crownand all the pieces are in place to finish on top of the Shore.

SHORE REGIONALHead Coach: Dave Emery, 1st seasonLast Year's Record: 12-14 (5-7)The Blue Devils welcome in their third coach in three years and

this time it's long-time St. John Vianney coach Dave Emery, whotakes over a program with a promising sophomore class to go with ahandful of quality upperclassmen. Sophomore forward Jack Byrnehas a chance to be one of the Shore Conference's top players in thecoming years and showed flashes of his ability as a freshman on thevarsity team. The same goes for Kevin Bloodgood, a sophomoreguard who will combine with Byrne to form one of the top tandemsin the conference once they develop. Junior guard Dan Pillari isanother returning guard who saw significant time last year and couldstep up as the leading scorer alongside the sophomore duo. INaddition to Bloodgood and Byrne, four sophomores will join thevarsity club this year and combine with juniors Pillari, ClaytonCoffey and Matt Cosentino to form a strong nucleus for the next twoyears. Throw in the up-tempo offense that Emery hopes to play, andShore could be an exciting team to watch grow over the course ofthe year.

The Contenders:RARITAN Head Coach: Denis Caruano, 8th seasonLast Year's Record: 17-8 (11-1)The Mike Aaman era is over and few players had more of an impacton the Shore Conference in a two-year span. He won two All-ShoreMedia Player of the Year awards and led the Rockets to a ShoreConference Tournament championship in 2011 and two division titles.The game obviously changes for Raritan without a dominant, 6-foot-9center, but the Rockets are ready to get back to a more guard-orientedattack led by seniors Jordan Joaquin, Tyler Gurczeski and Paul

Coladonato. Joaquin and Gurczeski were goodcomplimentary pieces around Aaman last yearand will step into larger scoring roles this year.The Rockets also have a strong duo of juniorscoming in with Joe Eckel, James Wines andfreshman Joe Strand will chip in during his firstseason. Manasquan is well ahead of the rest ofthe division, but Raritan has a chance tocompete for a top-three spot and could give theWarriors a tough go each time the two play oneanother.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVENHead Coach: Chris Champeau, 4th seasonLast Year's Record: 13-10 (7-5)The Bulldogs have some rebuilding to do, butit's a safe bet that the Bulldogs are going to be ahard-working team that makes life tough on anyopponent. That's been the story of ChrisChampeau's teams since he took over four yearsago, but this season may be his toughest test.The Bulldogs will start two seniors in pointguard Drew Corsi and guard Richie Purcellwhile looking to some of the youth in theprogram to step forward and take the reins.Junior Jack Herman is the top scoring optionand freshman Tommy Johnston is already 6-foot-5 and lines up to be the Bulldogs' big manover the next four years. Rumson is probablyone year away from getting back to the ranks ofthe teams competing for a spot in the ShoreConference Tournament quarterfinals, but with afew weeks to jell, the Bulldogs should turn intoa tough out and might just make a push to thetop of the division.

RED BANK CATHOLICHead Coach: Devitt Gillroy, 4th seasonLast Year's Record: 6-16 (3-9)The Caseys had some success in 2010-11 with a senior class thatslowly built up over the years before taking off when they all reachedtheir final year. Natuarally, last season's team was more of a projectbecause so many of those players left, but Red Bank Catholic isgearing up for another run at a winning season and perhaps a shot at atop-three finish in the division. The Caseys return only two starters insenior guard James Taylor and junior center Quenton Nelson, but theyalso return a number of players from last year's rotation that saw goodminutes. Seniors Chris Callandrillo, Pat Drum, Jesse Flaherty and CalWhaley all saw time last year, as did juniors Kyle Jeffery and TimO'Hara and sophomore Joe Montano. The door is open for some teamin Class A Central to step through and challenge Manasquan and RedBank Catholic has a shot to be that team.

HOLMDELHead Coach: Sean Devaney, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 18-9 (9-3)The Hornets must replace most of its rotation from a team that went18-9 and nearly won at Ewing in the Central Jersey Group II final andthat will probably mean a season of scratching and clawing to stay inthe top half of the division. One thing that will help is the return ofsenior guard Rob Cantelli, who was mostly a distributor from the pointguard spot in each of the past two seasons, but will likely pick upsome the scoring slack left behind. He is a proven scorer over hisvarsity career, but he may have to be more of a night-in and night-outscorer instead of picking his spots. Fellow senior Brett Lambert alsoreturns and he figures to be a more prominent piece of the puzzle forHolmdel after coming off the bench last year. Coach Sean Devaneywill go to junior Greg Nocera and sophomores Jeff Harris and LukeMayell to round out the starting lineup, so while the Hornets will leanheavily on Cantelli and Lambert this season, there is a solidfoundation of juniors and sophomores that will keep Holmdel headingin the right direction.

Jimmy Walsh, ManasquanThe senior forward is the preseason favorite forplayer of the year after averaging 17.2 points, 15.4rebounds and 4.0 blocks as a junior.

J.R. Hobbie, ManansquanThe Shore's top returning scorer (21.7 ppg) andmost lethal shooter gives the Warriors two playersthat will be awfully hard for defenses to hold down.

Rob Cantelli, Holmdel The senior guard was a facilitator with last year'ssenior class around him and will try to do thesame for a new group of Hornets while picking upsome of the scoring.

Tommy Toole, Manasquan On another team in the Shore, Toole could put upbigger numbers. Instead he is a perfect fitalongside Walsh and Hobbie.

Jordan Joaquin, RaritanThe senior point guard came on strong overthe course of last year and will help lead amore guard-oriented attack this year.

Jack Byrne, ShoreJack Herman, Rumson-Fair HavenNyrhique Smith, Monmouth

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MONMOUTHHead Coach: Quinton Schwartz, 3rd seasonLast Year's Record: 11-11 (6-6)Just two years after being a top-10 team in the Shore Conference, theFalcons endured a nightmare 0-23 season that they would like toforget as soon as possible. They will try to start over again in a newdivision, shifting to Class A Central after being a Class B Northmainstay. Last year's team had only one returning letter-winner andthat player, senior Raquan Gardner, returns as the team's top scorer.Gardner is one of three seniors back from last year, so there is still asignificant amount of youth on the roster. Sophomore big-men KyleBradshaw and Eddie Hendrix saw time as freshmen last year and

current freshman and 6-foot-2 swingman Nyrhique Smith shouldmake an instant impact while establishing himself as a standout. TheFalcons will not go winless again this season and could even getthemselves a win in 2012, but whether or not Monmouth gets backinto the top half of a division race depends on how quickly the youngplayers come around. If they mesh quickly, this ranking is probablygoing to look silly.

ST. JOHN VIANNEYHead Coach: Matt Conklin, 2nd seasonLast Year's Record: 8-15 (1-11)

With the graduation of Arick Sodini, the Lancers lose a major chunkof their scoring from a year ago and will have to make up for the lossof scoring with more balance and depth. Fortunately, second-leadingscorer and senior guard Steve Callari returns to help get the Lancersstarted on replacing that scoring and 6-foot-4 senior Garrett Cliftonwill give St. John Vianney some size down low. Clifton, Steve Russoand Coleman Richards are dealing with injuries at the moment, withRichards still recovering from a broken leg he suffered during soccerseason. That's a big hit to the Lancers front court, so junior guardsVinny Facchino and Julanee Prince will have to join Callari in makingthis a backcourt-heavy team until Vianney can get healthy. Once theLancers get to full strength, they should have the depth and size tocompete up and down the division.

The Favorites:With conference realignment eliminating the

short-lived Class C Central, the Shore Conferenceis deprived of two guaranteed meetings betweenLakewood and Manasquan after the two teamsduked it out four times last season. Instead,Manasquan moves into a very winnable Class ACentral division full of young, rebuilding teams,while Lakewood goes back to a Class B Southdivision whose champion - Lacey - is now in ClassA South. At first glance, it would appear theLakewood will cruise to a division title in an easierdivision, but it may not be that simple. Manchesterhas played Lakewood tough over the years andJackson Liberty won at Lakewood just last year,which means that the Piners will have to be on theirgame if they want to run the table in this division.Lakewood is definitely the favorite in this field,

but on talent, Manchester is not far behind. TheHawks came excruciatingly close to an NJSIAASouth Jersey Group III title two years ago andcould never get off the ground last year. On talent,Manchester could possibly hang with Lakewood,but like most of the division, the Hawks still havesomething to prove. The rest of the teams in the

field face either heavy losses or long climbs fromwhere they were last year, which should make for atwo-horse race by later in the year. Still, there aresome quality programs and coaches in Class BSouth and logic would dictate that someunexpected team will emerge to challenge for a top-two finish.(In predicted order of finish)

LAKEWOODHead Coach: Randy Holmes, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 22-7 (9-1 in Class C Central)The Piners have had one of the five best

programs in the Shore over the last four years or

so, but they have run into trouble in Februaryduring each of the past two seasons. InLakewood's defense, the Piners won a sectionalchampionship in 2010 and have made it toBrookdale for the semifinals of the SCT two yearsago and for the quarterfinals last year, but in eachof Lakewood's last four tournament losses, it haslost to a lower-seeded team. This year, Lakewoodreturns a group determined to change that, led bysenior point guard and four-year letter-winnerTyrice Beverette, who was a second-team All-Shore guard as a junior. The Piners also return asecond starter in 6-foot-3 forward Jared Craddox,a strong rebounder and crafty scorer whileoffering plenty on the defensive end. Senior ErickDavis will take on a larger role this season afterplaying sparingly last year and should emerge as ascoring option alongside Beverett and Craddox.Junior Mo Diawara played a key role off thebench as a sophomore and is ready to assumemore minutes as well. The pipeline has producedplenty of talent at Lakewood over the years andcoach Randy Holmes has done a great job keepingthe players on the team and building a cohesiveunit every year. The last frontier is a ShoreTournament title and as a preseason top-five teamin a balanced Shore Conference, the Piners have ashot to make this their year.

MANCHESTERHead Coach: Ryan Ramsay, 8th seasonLast Year's Record: 13-12 (6-4)Manchester seemed poised for a big season last

year by bringing in a host of transfers to putaround talented swingman Mason Jones, but thepieces never quite fit and the Hawks hoveredaround .500 for most of the year. Fortunately forthem, Jones is back for his senior year to go alongwith some other familiar faces, includingreturning starters Damiun Moore and IsaiahTorney. While Jones averaged 18 points per gamelast season, Moore was also a productive scorer,pouring in 12 per game. Together, Jones andMoore will make up one of the more promising

backcourts in the conference, with Moore runningthe point and Jones on the wing. Torney is a keyfor the team because of his size and athleticismdown low and if he can take a step forward thisyear, Manchester will be very tough to guard onthe offensive end. The Hawks also have apromising duo of freshmen in Jordan Torney andIsrael Almestica, who will each look to make animpact right away. Torney is a 6-foot-2 guard andAlmestica is a 6-foot-5 forward who could helpIsaiah Torney on the front line. Manchester hasgiven Lakewood trouble in the past, but theHawks have also been their own worst enemy attimes. If they can pull together from the start ofthe season, the Hawks could make this a tight racein Class B South.

The Contenders:POINT BOROHead Coach: Kevin Hynes, 18th seasonLast Year's Record: 16-10 (6-4 in Class C Central)With the possible exception of Mike Aaman at

Raritan, no graduating player leaves a bigger holethan the one Shaun Cooke left at Point Boro.Cooke did everything for the Panthers, running thepoint and serving as the team's best defender whileleading the Shore Conference in scoring. AlthoughPoint Boro has always been a hard-nosed teamthat always competes under coach Kevin Hynes,it's hard to imagine the attitude being quite thesame this year without Cooke. With that beingsaid, the Panthers are not completely lost. Seniorforward Kyle McGarry is a four-year player forHynes and will step into more of an offensive rolethis year after previously focusing on thedefensive end while occasionally hitting the openjumper. Guards Andre Taylor and Wil Bocanfusocomplement each other, with Taylor being aperimeter player and Bocafuso being a wingplayer who can mix it up down low. That trio willbe the core of this year's Panther team, which willtry to continue to uphold its gritty identity, albeitwithout a player the caliber of Cooke.backcourt.

JACKSON LIBERTYHead Coach: Mark Lax, 5th seasonLast Year's Record: 15-8 (4-6 in Class C Central)The Lions sent shockwaves through the Shore

Conference last year by going into Lakewood andbeating the Piners early in the season while goingon to secure the first ever winning season in theshort history of the program. Jackson Liberty didnot quite take off after that win and the victoryover Lakewood was certainly the highlight of theseason, but it was an important win to put theprogram on the map as it begins to develop morecompetitive teams. This year's group is headlinedby junior forward James Sofield, the team'ssecond-leading scorer last year and a versatileplayer who can score inside and out and defendmultiple positions. Junior guard Dan Niblack isanother returning starter who will team withSofield in the front court, while junior guard MikeHealy and sophomore guard J'Son Clark holddown the back-court duties. The Lions will missAhmed Foster, the team's leading scorer from ayear ago who did not come out for the team thisseason. Foster was the standout in the win overLakewood and the Lions will miss his toughnessinside, but they also return a strong group ofplayers anyway. With Point Boro looking toreplace one of the best players in the history of itsprogram, Jackson Liberty has an opportunity tocatapult into the top three of the division if it canfind a way to make up for the loss of Foster andcontinue the upward climb.

MONSIGNOR DONOVANHead Coaches: Mike Kearney, 14th seasonLast Year's Record: 9-17 (3-7 in Class C Central)The Griffins had become such a mainstay in the

Shore Conference top 10 and postseason picturethat the 9-17 season of a year ago is borderlineshocking. That's what happens when a programloses two 1,000-point scorers - Anthony Duszczak

and Fairfield guard Sean Grennan - as well asmuch of the supporting cast in one season.Monsignor Donovan returns four senior playersfrom last year's team, led by forward ZachWimmer. Dan McGeehan, Jon O'Connor and RickPower will also figure into the Griffins lineupwhile coach Mike Kearney mixes in a new waveof juniors and sophomores who have had successat the freshman and junior varsity levels. It's hardto envision this season going south as quickly aslast year went for Monsignor Donovan and withenough rebuilding teams surround the Griffins inClass B South, they should be able to shake offlast year and return to the .500 or better.

CENTRAL Head Coach: Kurt Fenchel, 1st seasonLast Year's Record: 9-16 (5-5)Longtime Manasquan coach Kurt Fenchel

replaces 30-year coach Mike Clemente this seasonand he takes over a team with a lot of new piecesin place. Senior guard Austin DeRose is the onlystarter back from last year's team and sophomoreEvan Lang returns with some experience from hisfreshman year. Beyond those two, the GoldenEagles bring in a slew of players hungry for theirfirst varsity experience. Among the group ofnewcomers is a trio of freshmen, including centerRyszon Barnes. DeRose will be the team's leaderthis season as Fenchel tries to put together a goodshowing in his first year while building up thecore of young talent. Class B South has givenopportunity to rebuilding teams in recent yearsbecause not many of its teams have beenspectacular, but this appears to be a prettyformidable field if Fenchel can lead the Eagles tothe top of half of the standings, then he's off to agood start.

BARNEGAT Head Coach: Erik Mazur, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 17-9 (7-3)Last year was Barnegat's best chance to strike in

its young history and the Bengals had a solidseason, going 17-9 while finishing second in ClassB South behind unbeaten Lacey. Barnegat mayhave to go back to the drawing board to someextent because the Bengals graduated all but onestarter, with senior forward Pat Zanzalarireturning. Zanzalari, with his 6-5 frame, is a goodpiece to have back down low, but building aroundhim will be the challenge. Junior guard BennieBivins leads a stable of guards that brings someskill to the backcourt and sophomore forwardsKyle Morris and Xavier Young are interestingyoung pieces who will play alongside Zanzalaridown low. There is some rebuilding to do, butBarnegat is determined to reach its third straightShore Conference Tournament, which would be asign that the program has turned the corner byshowing it can reload after heavy graduation.

PINELANDS Head Coach: John Tierney, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 4-21 (0-10)Pinelands returns just about everyone from a

team that took its lumps last year and with thosepieces still in place, the Wildcats will look to takea step forward by climbing out of last place inClass B South. Coach John Tierney will try to gethis team to push the ball more this season and playat a pace that should increase the offensive output.The trio of Zac Schnepp, Dom Hernandez andMatt McPhee all averaged between eight and 10points per game last year, with McPhee scoring 10a game as a sophomore. McPhee and freshmanLuke Stambaugh can both shoot the three andSchnepp and Hernandez are both capable finishersand rebounders around the basket, givingPinelands a good inside-outside dynamic. Lastyear was tough on this group, but if they comeback stronger and can make the more up-tempostyle work, the Wildcats should be able to climbmultiple spots and possibly push for a top-fourspot in the division.

Tyrice Beverette, Lakewood A standout athlete on the football fieldand the court, Beverette has been asgood of a leader as he has been aplayer.

Mason Jones, Manchester One of the Shore's top returningscorers, Jones is a gifted shooter andelectric finisher in the open floor.

James Sofield, Jackson Liberty With good size and shooting ability,Sofield is one of the best inside-outside threats in the division.

Kyle McGarry, Point Boro Jack of many trades has shownflashes of scoring ability and PointBoro will be looking for plenty of thatwhile trying to replace Shaun Cooke.

Jared Craddox, Lakewood Solid across the board, Craddox offersthe Piners a good rebounder, interioron the perimeter and in the paint, anda good finisher.

Isaiah Torney, Manchester Wil Bocanfuso, Point Boro Erick Davis, Lakewood

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The Favorites:Other than Lakewood on opening night, the only Shore Conference team that could run

with Neptune last year was Colts Neck and the Cougars are no longer in Class B North toget in Neptune's way. So will the Scarlet Fliers flex their muscles with no Colts Neck insight? Long Branch and Ocean would like to think otherwise, as the two improvingprograms look to make a run at the perennial powerhouse of Shore Conference publicschools. Neither was particularly close to Neptune's level last year, but the Scarlet Fliersgraduated four starters and are a little more vulnerable than they were a year ago, when theywent 24-7 and won the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IIITournaments.

Although Long Branch and Ocean appear to be the apparent challengers to Neptune'sthrone, the rest of the division has some young talent that could throw a wrench into theplans of the Green Wave and the Spartans. Wall, Matawan, Freehold and Red Bank are allyoung teams looking to develop a winning attitude as they grow.

The division race is always a focus of the season, but as much attention should be paid tothe team at the bottom of these rankings as is paid to the team at the top. The Red Bankcommunity lost 17-year old senior Albert Martin when Martin collapsed during a preseasongame and died a short time later. The team is trying to move forward in memory of theirsenior captain and the subject will be with them for the entire season. No matter theoutcome of the division race, the stars of the 2012-13 season in Class B North will beplaying for the Bucs.


NEPTUNEHead Coach: Ken O'Donnell, 22nd season

Last Year's Record: 24-7 (11-1)

The Scarlet Fliers lived up to lofty expectations last season, winning another Shore

Keith Kirkwood, Neptune The senior, two-sport Division Iprospect stepped up his game in thepostseason and is arguably the topplayer in the Shore heading into thefinal year of his accomplishedcareer.

Terrel Cox, Long BranchWe've seen Cox score plenty overhis first two seasons and now hehopes to be part of a Long Branchteam that will make somepostseason noise.

Spencer Hubbard, NeptuneBack after a year at Upper RoomChristian in N.Y., Hubbard is a

skilled player who can play anumber of positions for Neptune andshould complement the guard-heavyroster.

Dwight Clark, Long BranchClark is a super athlete who hasbeen a three-year contributor, whichincludes a role on the Green Wave'slast tournament team in 2009-10.

Alex Cirlincione, Ocean A well-rounded guard who can shootand defend, Cirlincione will beOcean's top scoring option on thewing after a strong junior season.

Royal Moore, Ocean, Cameron Calderon, Neptune, Trent Mitchell, Wall

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Conference Tournament championship and advancing to theNJSIAA Group III final before losing to a Plainfield juggernaut.While Neptune must replace a good deal of the core from lastyear's team, the Fliers return arguably the biggest piece from thatplayoff run in senior Keith Kirkwood. While Kirkwood averaged11.7 points and 10 rebounds over the course of the season, heaveraged 17 and 15 during the postseason. The rest of last year'sstarting lineup is gone, but as usual, Neptune has a stable oftalented players ready for their shot. Sophomore CameronCalderon saw some time as a freshman last year and will look tofollow older brother Ikie as one of Neptune's great point guards.

Junior Shakeem Richardson saw a lot of time as a freshman andwhile he saw a little less time last year, he is one of Neptune'stop shooters and should be a nightly threat to score. Seniors KyleLewis, Cory Thomas and Keishawn Rice all dressed with thevarsity last year and will step into bigger roles this year, whileWilliam Gay and Tyrell Montgomery look to make an impact asnewcomers. Neptune's key addition is senior center SpencerHubbard, who played with Neptune as a sophomore andtransferred to Upper Room Christian last year before comingback for his senior season. As usual, Neptune will play a loadednon-division schedule that includes the likes of St. Anthony, St.Joseph Metuchen, Trenton Catholic, Seton Hall Prep, Elizabeth,Paterson Eastside and Lakewood, meaning the Fliers will bebattle-tested come tournament time, assuming they can stayabove .500 after running that gauntlet. Long Branch and Oceanhave closed in on Neptune in the division race, but withKirkwood back and some talent new talent ready to step up, theScarlet Fliers will again be one of the Shore's top teams in 2013.

LONG BRANCHHead Coach: Donald Covin, 2nd season (eight overall)


While Neptune remains the favorite in the division, the GreenWave have been building toward this season and the next since

Dwight Clark's freshman year in 2009-10. The senior point guardwill run the show for a team still somewhat short on seniors butlong on talent and that talent is primed to turn in big win totalsstarting this year. Topping the list of talented returning playersfor Long Branch is Terrel Cox, a 6-foot guard who has been atop scorer on the team in each of his first two seasons. Fellowjunior Hassan Foster also showed promise in his first twoseasons and should be even better with another year under hisbelt. Seniors D'Andre Wilford (6-4) and Paul Morrison (6-5)give Long Branch two more big bodies to throw down low withFoster. Forward Myson Pennington, guard Rafael Williams andguard Izayah Irizarry round out a strong class of juniors thathave Long Branch positioned for a good run over the next twoyears.

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OCEAN Head Coach: John Terlecsky, 4th season


The Spartans came on strong at the end of the season and forthe first time in a quarter century, they won both a ShoreConference and NJSIAA tournament game. This year, Ocean willlook to build on that success, as the Spartans return two startersin guard Alex Cirlincione and center Eric Musto and promisingsixth-man Royal Moore, who will start as a sophomore at thepoint. While Spartans had a solid season in Class B North lastyear, they did not step up and beat either Neptune or Colts Neck,so the goal this year will be to make a run at the top of thedivision by beating its best teams. With Colts Neck gone to ClassA North, that leaves Neptune and Long Branch and the Spartanswent 0-4 against the two B North rivals last year. Ocean hasbeen built on a foundation of defense under coach JohnTerlecsky and to take the next step, the Spartans will look tobecome a better scoring team that can challenge two of theShore's top teams for a Class B North title.

WALLHead Coach: Michael Puorro, 5th season

Last Year's Record: 8-19 (2-8 in Class C Central)

The top three teams in the division appear to be pretty clear-cut, but each of the other four teams has a certain element of theunknown that makes each dangerous. Wall went only 2-8 inClass C Central last year, but was a tough game night-in andnight-out for the likes of Lakewood, Point Boro and Manasquan.Now in Class B North, the Crimson Knights will have a similarchallenge in keeping up with Neptune, Long Branch and Ocean,but there is some young talent in place that will help Wall beginto close in on a division title. The Knights return threesophomore guards from a year ago in Trent Mitchell, RyanJaneczek and Brendan Barcas and the young trio will account formost of Wall's backcourt production. Mitchell, in particular,appears to be a promising scorer for Wall after becoming a topscoring option down the stretch of his freshman year. The Wallfrontcourt will be a little older and will boast some legitimatesize as well. Senior Kevin Walters returns after seeing time as ajunior and 6-foot-6 centers Richie Tyas (senior) and GeoffHorowitz (junior) will see time in the middle. Wall might be ayear away from making some serious noise, but by the end of theyear, the Crimson Knights may be a team that gives theNeptunes and Long Branches of the world some serious trouble.

MATAWANHead Coach: Tom Stead, 17th season

Last Year's Record: 11-14 (4-8 in Class A Central)

Last season, the Huskies got started on rebuilding earlier than

they would have liked because three players - including standoutLarry Alston III - did not come out for the team, so this year'sjunior-and-sophomore-heavy group come in with moreexperience than they might have otherwise had. Two of thosekey players are sophomore guards Jason Dunne and Joe Piscopo,each of whom got thrown into the fire as freshmen last year.Both will combine with junior guard Kashaun Barnes to form aquality back court for the Huskies as Barnes looks to build upontwo good years to start his career. Senior Ian Phillip returns asMatawan's most experienced front-court player while juniorsChris Tawiah and Nick Tompkins look to fill spots down low togo along with the promising young back court. Matawan is rightin the mix for that No. 4 spot in the division and the Huskiesmight even have enough fire power to snag a top-three spot if thepieces fall in place.

FreeholdHead Coach: Ben DiBiase, 7th season


Last year's 5-18 record accurately reflects that the 2011-12season was the worst for the Colonials in an otherwise solidseven-year tenure of coach Ben DiBiase. That record, however,is misleading in that Freehold went 4-8 in the division andsimply played a lot of good teams both in an out of the division.While Freehold did rack up three wins against Red BankCatholic and Monmouth - teams that combined to go 6-39 - theColonials also beat preseason No. 1 Manasquan in the BucClassic and later beat Long Branch when the Green Wave wereplaying for an SCT berth. There is still some rebuilding to bedone, but the Colonials do return a handful of players withvarsity experience. Juniors Glenn Bates and Tyrod Smith-Rushare the top two scorers back from last year while Mike Bolton,Josh Dixon, Dan Parr and Dan Martucci also made keycontributions. Dixon is a sophomore who should emergealongside Bates and Smith-Rush to form a pretty formidable trioover the next two years. This group at Freehold is young andbattle-tested, which means they may be able to step up and makesome noise in a tough Class B North.

RED BANK REGIONAL Head Coach: Scott Martin, 12th season

Last Year's Record: 11-16 (5-7 in Class A Central)

No team in the Shore Conference should have to deal with theadversity that has befallen the Bucs during this preseason. Thesudden death of senior Albert Martin during a preseasonscrimmage earlier this month shocked the Shore Conferencebasketball community, left the Red Bank Regional High Schoolcommunity grieving. The basketball season seems almostpointless in the grand scheme of things, but coach Scott Martinpraised his team's hard work as they look forward to dedicatingtheir season to Martin's memory while making the most of theopportunity that comes with any season. Martin was slated to bethe team's only senior starter and one of only two in theprogram, along with guard Tajhi Tomaino. Now, Red Bank willstart juniors Johnny Dengler, Kam Mickens-Bennett and CoreyMarting along with sophomores Justin Gilson and Moses Birch.The 6-foot-7 Birch is a particularly intriguing player because ofhis size and work he has put in to help his skill catch up to hissize. On paper, Red Bank is going to have trouble hanging withthe rest of this division without its senior leader and friend, butconsidering what the team has been through, the Bucs willcertainly be as inspiring as they are inspired.


Neptune senior Keith Kirkwood

The Favorites:

Point Pleasant Beach was supposed to have stumbled upon a once-every-quarter-century player when Jarelle Reischel emigrated fromGermany and showed up as a sophomore. Five years later, another 6-foot-6 German swingman is set to suit up for Point Beach as a junior,and he happens to be of the same gene pool as the Garnet Gulls' lastDivision I prospect. Dominique Uhl - cousin of Reischel - brings talentand intrigue to Point Beach, Class B Central and the Shore Conference,joining an already strong roster to form a roster that will no doubt bethe favorite to win the division.

While the Garnet Gulls look to be a level above the rest of the field,the rest of Class B Central looks to go six teams deep as far as possibleShore Conference Tournament teams go. St. Rose, Mater Dei Prep,Keansburg and Keyport all return key pieces from last year and AsburyPark will install new parts to a system that has helped the Blue Bishopsrule the division. Point Beach should absolutely win this division, butthere are teams here good enough to give them trouble. That shouldmake for an interesting season beyond just the division race.


POINT BEACH Head Coach: Nick Catania, 9th seasonLast Year's Record: 15-12 (8-2)Most of Class B Central probably figured it would be paying backPoint Beach right now after the well of talent dried out at the tinyGroup I school, but instead, even more talent keeps popping its headout of the well. The Garnet Gulls were already lined up to have a top-10 caliber team this season with the return of guards P.J. Kineavy andMatt Farrell as well as physical forward Riley Calzonetti, and now

welcome in 6-foot-6junior DominiqueUhl. A cousin offormer Point Beachstar Jarelle Reischel,Uhl is also a transferfrom Germany andbrings a similarpackage of size,athleticism and skill.The differencebetween Uhl andReischel is in theircircumstances.Reischel showed upas a sophomore andPoint Beach built itsgame around him.Now, the GarnetBulls already have astrong foundation inplace and Uhl cansimply fill in thegaps wherever theyexist. It may be hardto find many holes,as the Calzonettigives the team aseemingly automaticdouble-double everynight while Farrelland Kineavy eachhave shooting rangeout well behind the3-point line. Throw

in another 6-foot-6 newcomer in Jeff Bryant and Point Beach will runout plenty of size to go with its sharp-shooting guards. St. Rose andMater Dei have been tough on Point Beach over the years and evenwith a completely new cast, Asbury Park should be a tough game, butPoint Beach has the roster to roll through Class B Central.

ST. ROSEHead Coach: Dennis Devaney, 27th seasonLast Year's Record: 17-9 (8-4)The natural reaction with regard to St. Rose is to dismiss this season'steam because of the graduation of All-Shore guard Mark Kukoda. Thatwould be a mistake, however, because the Purple Roses essentiallyreturn four starters from last year's team, the exact opposite of last year,when Kukoda was the lone returning starter. Connor Leddy and JimRockstedt came into the program last year and return as the best tworeturning scoring options. Senior forward Sean Maguire missed thesecond half of the season with an ankle injury after a strong start to theyear and his size and shooting gives opponents a tough match-up.Junior Dan Borner stepped up with the injuries to Maguire and seniorDean Devaney and returns with some experience and size at 6-foot-5.Guards John Stylinger and Tyler Long also have varsity experience,while senior guard Brendan Lynch is a capable point man who sawlittle varsity time because of the presence of Kukoda. As far as depthand balance go, St. Rose appears as though is can make up for the lossof Kukoda's 19 points and five assists per game with a collective effort.Point Beach is the clear favorite in the division, but St. Rose still hasthe kind of team that can play with a top team because of the shootingability and the experience.

The Contenders:

ASBURY PARKHead Coach: Dave Johnson, 5th season (27th overall)Last Year's Record: 24-7 (10-2)Since Dave Johnson took over the Asbury Park program for thesecond time five seasons ago, the Blue Bishops have been able toreload from year-to-year and the result was four sectionalchampionships and two overall Group I titles in each of the last twoseasons. For the first time since he returned to the job, Johnson will beworking with a roster with little-to-no varsity experience after the BlueBishops lost all seven players from the regular rotation to graduationand for the first time since he came back, Johnson is rebuilding insteadof reloading. Juniors Daquane Bland and Robert Barksdale did seesome time at different points during last season, as did sophomoreTyquis Davis and senior Willens Lezin, to a lesser extent. Thatcollection of players will be the core of this year's team, while juniorShamir Tillman, junior point guard Paul Bacon and 6-foot-6 freshmanMikail Fearon both figure to contribute prominently. This year will

include its share of ups and downs for a young Blue Bishops team, butif this team can come together by February, not only will it bedangerous this postseason, but it will have just about everyone backnext year as well.

MATER DEI PREPHead Coach: Bob Klatt, 17th seasonLast Year's Record: 10-16 (6-6)It's hard to believe that the 2011-12 Mater Dei Prep team was thesame group in the first nine games that it was in the final 17. TheSeraphs got off to an 0-7 start and looked like one of the worst teams inthe Shore Conference before pulling together to go 10-9 over their final19 games of the season. That 19-game stretch to end the year includedwins over Point Beach and Tournament of Champions participantAsbury Park, quite the feather in the Seraphs' collective cap. AlthoughMater Dei must replace leading scorer Ryan Yetman, the Seraphs bringback a solid collection of returning players, led by junior Sam Milesand senior Ryan Branagan. The duo combined for 15 points per gamelast season and figure to up that total this season. The Seraphs also havea group of seniors in Bobby Klatt, Connor Stimpson, Tom Delahantyand Jesse Knutsen that will all fill in key roles as Mater Dei looks tobuild upon a strong finish to last year. The division is more open in themiddle, so if the Seraphs strike it right, they could make a run at a top-two finish.

KEANSBURGHead Coach: Jim McCarthy, 5th seasonLast Year's Record: 16-9 (7-5)The Titans lack the depth of a team with aspirations to win a divisiontitle, but they already got some work playing with a short bench lastyear and did pretty well with it. While Keansburg graduates threestarters, it returns two key players from last year's 16-9 squad in guardTyler Walters and center Dan Markulin. The senior duo might be thesecond-best two-man combo in the division behind (pick your PointBeach two) after Walters averaged 15 points and five assists andMarkulin 16 points and 16 rebounds. The Titans will lack size with 5-foot-7 Kason Preston and 5-foot-10 Chris Figaro taking over startingroles, but Markulin plays much bigger than his height and can controlthe paint and glass with his energy. Point Beach will be a majormismatch for this roster, but the Titans have a one-two punch inWalters and Markulin that will win them their share of games.

KEYPORTHead Coach: Phil Recco, 8th seasonLast Year's Record: 6-17 (3-9)While rival Keansburg returns the better duo, Keyport returns thedeeper roster and four starters from a team that suffered a number ofclose defeats during a 6-17 season. Junior Alex Thomson led the waywith 14 points per game last year while Connor Hubler, ConnorThomson and Kevin Walsh all averaged between six and seven pointsper contest. While Keansburg will look to ride its duo of Walters andMarkulin, Keyport will have a balanced attack that resembles the restof the teams in the division. Class B Central has been a strong divisionover the last four years and this year's group of teams goes pretty deepin quality. It will be interesting to see how the division does against theothers in the Shore, but within Class B Central, at least beyond PointBeach, there should be a good deal of parity and an improved Keyportsquad will be a big part of that.

RANNEYHead Coach: Tyler Schmelz, 3rd seasonLast Year's Record: 3-21In their first season as a member of the Shore Conference, thePanthers return starters Will Rotolo and Joe Murphy from last year'steam, which won only three games. Seniors Omar Hozayan andMadison Price also played last year and will move into starting rolesfor a Ranney team looking to get its feet wet in Class B Central. Thisyear could be a tough one because the top six teams are all relativelystrong, but the Panthers have a chance to lay the foundation on a futurecontender in their new home.

HENRY HUDSON Head Coach: Vinnie Whitehead, 7th seasonLast Year's Record: 3-16 (0-12)Last year was a tough one for Henry Hudson, but on the bright side,the Admirals were able to snag a win against Keansburg and that couldbe something upon which to build. Andrew Grogan flew under theradar for Henry Hudson last year and is a good athlete on the perimeter,the kind of player that can be the centerpiece of a turnaround.

Dominique Uhl, Point BeachThere is plenty of hype surrounding theathletic, 6-foot-7 swingman and he will onlyadd to an already strong Point Beach roster.

Riley Calzonetti, Point BeachOne of the toughest big men in the Shore,Calzonetti is a hard-working handful for anyopposing forward.

P.J. Kineavy, Point BeachSensing a pattern here? Point Beach has a lotof experienced talent and Kineavy - a three-point marksman - leads the way with threeprevious years at the varsity level.

Matt Farrell, Point BeachFarrell could very well end up the Gulls'leading scorer as he and Uhl form what couldbe the kind of junior duo that Jimmy Walsh andJ.R. Hobbie were last year for Manasquan.

Dan Markulin, KeansburgAveraged a robust 16 points and 16 reboundsper game and has a non-stop motor to go withgood athleticism

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Sean Maguire, St. RoseDaquane Bland-Bennett, Asbury ParkSam Miles, Mater Dei Prep

Asbury Park has won the last twoNJSIAA Group I t i t les



KEY FACT



Point Beach junior Matt Farrell


Avisit fromAlbert Martin,

whether it was just a quicknod and a smile in thehallway or a five-minuteconversation, usuallyguaranteed that someone’sday would get a little bitbrighter.The 6-foot-4 Red Bank Regional senior forwardnicknamed “Biggie” would stop by girlsbasketball coach James Young’s room in themorning and inevitably leave him smiling. Biggiewould bump into junior teammate Corey Martin(no relation) in fourth period every other day andhave him grinning with his effortlessly upbeatnature. Every day would start with Albert wolfingdown a big breakfast whipped up by his mother,Tracy Dixon, and he would leave her and youngersister Serena laughing as he left for school.

“His smile was just so infectious,’’ said Dixon, aRed Bank Regional graduate herself who raisedAlbert as a single mother. “I would be cookingbreakfast for him and he would just be smiling andjoking. He would always say, ‘I got you, mom, Igot you.’ That was his little saying that everythingwas going to be all right.’’

“Whenever I sawhim, he would justgive me that halfsmile and head nod,and say, ‘I got you,’’’Corey Martin said.“He was friendswith everyone.’’ The light that Martin always brought to the RedBank community was extinguished on Dec. 3when Martin collapsed before the beginning of thesecond quarter in a home scrimmage against PointBeach. Within 15 seconds, the athletic trainer had

rushed to his aid. Only three minutes later, the RedBank police and emergency medical technicianswere on the scene. Nine minutes after he fell to thefloor and began convulsing, he was being rushedto Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank. Shortlyafterward, he was pronounced dead at 17 yearsold. The autopsy results have not yet beenrevealed and the cause of death is still unknown,according to his mother.

Earlier that day, Martin had texted his mother toask if she was coming to the game. She showed upabout 20minutesafter tip-offand wasthere by hisside after hecollapsed.

“ThankGod I washere,’’ shesaid. “I hadhanded hima Gatoradeonly a fewminutesearlier, andthen he wasgone.’’

“His momwas saying,‘Get upBiggie! GetupBiggie!’’’ said emotional Red Bank athleticdirector Del Dal Pra, who was also at the scenethat day. “The part that hurts me the most is thatI’m hugging her saying, ‘He’s going to be alright,he’s going to be fine.’ And then he was gone.’’

He left behind a family and a school devastatedthat someone so vibrant could be gone so young.

“The next day was terrible,’’ said Red Banksenior Abbey Gwydir. “Everyone loved him, andhe always had that smile on his face. It didn’tmatter where you were from or what color youwere, he was just a nice kid.’’

“I was so angry about it,’’ Corey Martin said.“He was such a great kid. How could that happento such a great kid like that?”

The hallways were eerily silent in the daysafterward. Nick Tucker, a history teacher at RedBank and an assistant on the girls basketball teamunder Young, remembered the feeling from when

he lost a good friend in a car accident when hewas in school at Colts Neck in 2003. He evencalled a former teacher to ask him what to do tohelp the students cope.

“He said to just be there for them,’’ Tucker said.“There were days where we just sat in silence inmy classroom because the kids just neededsomeone there for them. There’s no manual onhow to deal with this, and Albert was liked byeveryone. In a day and age where peopleare always ripping each other on theInternet or behind their back,nobody ever had a badthing to say about Albert.’’

Celebrating No. 34

As the community grievedduring Martin’s wake andfuneral at First PresbyterianChurch in Red Bank on Dec.8, a plan was already inmotion. A foundation wouldbe created in Albert’s name,and his No. 34 jerseywould be retired at aceremony in theBucs’ homeopener againstRed Bank Catholicon Dec. 17.

“The time hasjust flown bybecause wewanted to make sure weraised enough money to start thisfoundation and bury Albert,’’ Youngsaid. “He was such an engagingkid, and in the last year, he reallystarted to get it. His grades werebetter, and he had gotten himselfinto really good playing shape.’’

The result of the school’sefforts was “Albert E. MartinNight’’ on Monday, a pregamecelebration of his life and a tokenof appreciation from all thosewhose lives he touched. A giant canvasbanner on the wall entering the gymwas filled with signatures andpersonalized messages from students,teachers and administrators. New


By Scott Stump – Managing Editor

Albert Martin's mother, Tracy Dixon, and his uncle, Stacy Dixon, arepresented a declaration by New Jersey state senator Jennifer Beck


Jersey state senator Jennifer Beck honored himwith a special proclamation. Dal Pra retired hisjersey at a school where none of the players inRed Bank’s glorious basketball history have everhad a jersey retired.

Dal Pra stood at midcourt next to Martin’sframed No. 34 jersey and gave a speech in whichhe had to stifle the tears midway through.

“I can’t guarantee a lot of things,’’ Dal Pra saidin his speech. “I can’t guarantee that we’ll go

undefeated this year. I can’t guaranteea lot of things in life. But onething I can guarantee forthe rest of our careers andfor as long as Red BankRegional plays basketball,we will not have anotherNo. 34 on the boys side orthe girls side.”

Red Bank principal RisaClay presented Dixon witha special varsity jacket inAlbert’s memory, holdingher in a tight embrace asDixon dabbed tearsfrom her eyes.

Referee JohnScoras of theShore chapterof basketballofficialspresented herwith roses onbehalf of theassociation.Bucs headcoach ScottMartin, who wasvery close withAlbert, followedwith anemotionalspeech, fightingthrough his owntears.

“Let tonight bea celebration,’’Martin said. “Acelebration ofAlbert, forAlbert. We loveyou Albert. Andwe know youare up therelooking down,right now,smiling as youwould. Not a

day goes by thatwe don’t think of you and wish

you were stillhere with us. Weare left with yourmemory and thatlives in us ineverything thatwe do.”

Martin thenstruggled tocompose himselfbefore theopening tip.

“I wrote what Iwrote and I knewI was going to hita moment where Iwasn’t going to beable to deal with it,’’he said afterward.“But I knew it wastrue. I know he’slooking down, rootingfor us. I know he wished hecould be here. People havebeen asking me, ‘When are you going to break?’After I spoke, I couldn’t keep it together.’’

The packed student section and home standswere populated with a sea of fans in specialmaroon T-shirts designed by Gwydir to benefitMartin’s foundation. They were being snapped upin bunches at $12 each and had “Albert 34’’ on thefront and “Buc 4 Life’’ on the back.

“I’m just overwhelmed that everyone loved it,and we were able to get more money for theMartin family because that’s really what it’s allabout,’’ Gwydir said. “People were saying hewould want us to be happy and remember him inhis good moments. I just think our communityreally came together.’’

“It was overwhelmingto see that they lovedhim the way they lovedhim,’’ Dixon said. Red Bank came out full of adrenaline and tookan early lead in the game, but then reality set infor a young and rebuilding Bucs team whose onlysenior was Martin. Red Bank Catholic picked up a52-39 victory to drop Red Bank to 0-2. That stillcouldn’t dim a memorable night honoring a gentlegiant, and the effort was there throughout for theBucs.

“You just wanted to play your ass off for him,’’Corey Martin said. “If it was him, he would beplaying his ass off for you. Albert was our leader.

He had gone from like290 (pounds) to 230 andgotten so much faster.This was supposed to behis year.’’

“He was unbelievablykind and generous to histeammates,’’ ScottMartin said. “The way Ihear them talk abouthim breaks my heart forthem.’’

While Red Bank maynot pick up manyvictories this season,Albert’s memory should

ensure that theeffort is alwaysthere.

“I don’t want toput that kind ofpressure on themthat we need tohang a banner andanything short ofthat is letting

Albert down,’’ Scott Martin said. “But I take itpersonally when somebody doesn’t give it their alland comes late to practice. I went bananas on a kid(this week) because Albert wants to be here, andyou can, but you can’t show up on time.’’

Consistently hustling was the least the Bucscould do for a player who transcended allboundaries at a school that draws from Red Bank,Little Silver, Shrewsbury and Union Beach andhas large populations of white, African-Americanand Hispanic students.

“Albert was the most non-judgmental kid youcould ever meet in your life,’’ Corey Martin said.“In RBR, there are so many different cliques, butthere was no one that didn’t like him.’’

“At the wake, I was just so amazed at how manykids were affected instead of just west side (ofRed Bank) kids,’’ Dal Pra said.

Martin’s uncle, Stacy Dixon, participated in thepregame ceremony and sat in the crowd marvelingat the turnout for his beloved nephew. Dixon is a1990 Red Bank graduate who starred in football inthe late 1980s and now lives in Virginia, where heis in the U.S. Army.

“I told my cousin during the game tonight, ‘Ithought I was the man in high school here, but I’mnothing compared to my nephew,’’’ Dixon said.

Rather than serve as a somber reminder of whatRed Bank has lost, Monday night was acelebration of what Red Bank had.

“Was Albert the perfect kid?’’ Scott Martin said.“No, but he was pretty darn close as a humanbeing.’’

The upbeat mood and beaming faces made itseem like Albert was there, giving everyone ahead nod and a smile. With every chant of hisname by the student section before the openingtip, with every $12 donated to his foundation fromthe purchase of a T-shirt, with every dedication byan administrator or politician, the Red Bankcommunity had a message for Martin and hisgrieving family.

We got you.


BJ Clagon, Sr.,145, Toms RiverSouthIt may not be possible for

Clagon to top his historicjunior season. He becamethe Indians' first statechamp since 1984 with a41-0 record in which hewon all but one boutby at least majordecision. CLAGONis a heavy favorite torepeat as state champand comes in rankedamong the best in thenation at 145 pounds.(In predicted order of finish)

Zach Hertling,126, So., OceanHertling was dominant as a

freshman, going 37-2 withDistrict 22 and RegionVI titles beforefinishing with a third-

place finish at 120 pounds in the state tournament. With a year under hisbelt, Hertling should once again be among the top wrestlers in the state athis weight and will contend for a spot high on the medal stand in AtlanticCity.

Nick Zak, Sr., 182, Jackson LibertyZak became the program's first region champ and state medal winner whenhe finished sixth at 170 pounds last season with a 40-5 record. He entershis senior season with 91 career victories, 28 short of the school-recordheld by his brother Chris.

Matt Moore, Sr., 195,Brick MemorialMoore went 21-5 at 195 pounds lastseason with a District 23 title, second-place finish in Region VI and seventh-place finish in New Jersey. In theoffseason he finished sixth at the Super32 Tournament with five pins and isprojected as one of the top 195-pounders in the state.

John Appice, Sr., Hwt, ManalapanOne of just two returning state

medalists at heavyweight, Appice will beamong the state's best big men in 2012-2013. Last season Appice was 37-3 withdistrict and region titles to his credit, and

became the Braves first state medalist since2004.

By Bob Badders – Senior Staff Writer


WRESTLERS TO WATCH

1. Brick Memorial (20-4)

The Mustangs have 12 of 14 starters back from last year's Group IVrunner-up and Shore Conference Tournament championship squad,including state medalists Joe Ghione and Matt Moore. Brick Memorial hasfive total state qualifiers from a year ago, including Hamilton West transferJared Staub, as it looks to make a run at the top spot in all of New Jersey.

2. Southern (11-3)The reigning South Jersey Group IV champs have won seven of the lasteight sectional titles in their bracket and will be in the hunt for titles atevery level this season. Junior Zach Wilhelm, a state medalist as afreshman, leads the way after a 22-13 season in which he won a District 24title. The Rams have a deep lineup that also features sophomore MattWilhelm and seniors Jake Campana, Chris Serpico, Nick Hem and ConnorCase.

3. Long Branch (13-8)

After a couple of reloading years since graduating a legendary seniorclass, the Green Wave should be back in contention for a Group II titlebehind a long and solid lineup. Ocean Township transfers Chris and NickPappayliou, both 20-match winners, plus the return of senior Joscil Jacksonfrom injury add to a team that already has region runner-up Jake George

and 20-match winners Nick George, Luke Balina, Nick Menkin and GianniAugustin.

4. Howell (22-4)The Rebels lost plenty of experience to graduation but are far from shorton talent with four District 21 medalists and six 20-match winnersreturning. District champs Ben Esposito and Ashanti Maurice anchor themiddle of the lineup with junior Jimmy Slendorn down low and juniorsJoey Schultz and NateLitowsky up top. Could be abreakout year for junior MattLindemann, who bumps upfour weight classes to 152after going 22-3 last season.

5. Jackson Memorial (19-1)

It's pretty rare to see theJaguars ranked anywhereoutside the top three, but withone of its youngest lineups inyears Jackson Memorial willface an uphill battle. SeniorBrian Hamann, a two-timestate medalist who was fourthat 126 last season, anchors thelower half of the lineup withjunior Ken Bradley, a 25-match winner and districtchamp, leading theupperweights. Districtmedalist Spencer Young and ahealthy Alec Huxford lendvaluable talent and experienceto a - dare we say - underdogJaguars squad.

6. Toms River South (19-6)Led by state champion B.J. Clagon, the Indians are hoping to finallybreak through and claim their first state sectional title. Graduation losseswere minimal in numbers, but claimed state runner-up Ken Theobold alongwith double-digit winners Nick Osborn and Anthony Ravallo. Clagon andfellow senior Kevin Corrigan, who was fifth at 113 in the state tournamentlast season, along with state qualifier Matt Theobold lead a lineup that sixdistrict medalists and will challenge for the top spot in A South.


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7. Ocean (22-2)Graduation wasn't particularly kind to the Spartans, who lost 153 wins offlast season's Group III runner-up team. Sophomore Zach Hertling returnsafter a phenomenal freshman campaign in which he went 37-2 with districtand region titles and a third-place finish in New Jersey at 120 pounds.District champs Max Rallo and Orion Rovegno along with senior JordanEugenis, junior Andrew MacNeille, senior Jacob Bell and CBA transferGrant Brown comprise the core of the Spartans' roster.

8. Raritan (24-6)After a historic season in which the Rockets captured their first everGroup II championship the challenge will be to reload after losing sixdistrict medalists and 142 wins to graduation. Leading the charge areseniors Anthony Scarcella and Jason Bohal, Scarcella finished 27-11 andmade a trip to the state tournament while Bohal was 23-8 with a District 22title. Dylan Seidenberg, Vin Masi, Tyler Sookdeo, Connor Sheehan, KyleLynch and Pat Toal all won double-digit matches last season and return tohelp lead Raritan as it defends its title.

9. Brick (18-5)The Dragons had zero losses outside of the top 10 last season, and withonly one significant loss to graduation they hope to make a run at asectional title. Senior Dan Wojtaszek leads the team after going 32-5 andfinishing second in Region VI at 160 pounds. In all, Brick returns sevendistrict medalists and eight double-digit winners including junior ConnorMulligan (27-8, 113) and senior Dan Watson (29-7, 170/182).

10. Jackson Liberty (18-9)With balance, experience and talent this could be the year JacksonLiberty breaks through and establishes itself as a regular top-10 program.Senior Nick Zak, the state's sixth-place finisher at 170 pounds last season,leads a lineup that features three state qualifiers including sophomoresMike and Matt Russo at 106/113 and 120/126 pounds, respectively. JuniorT.J. Liquori, a 30-match winner and district champ, anchors the middle ofthe lineup.

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Forget for a second about all the BrickMemorial wrestling team accomplished lastseason, its record 13th Shore Conference

Tournament title, 26th district championship, a 13thsectional title and a trip to the Group IV final.

Forget about all that and remember the Mustangsfielded a lineup with four freshmen, four sophomoresand only two seniors who were regular contributors.You can't say it was a rebuilding year because teamswith the pedigree of Brick Memorial don't have torebuild. It seemed, at least from the outside, that lastseason would be a set up for 2012 when its topwrestlers were a year older and a year more seasoned.

So with 11 starters returning, including two statemedalists and four state qualifiers, the expectationsfor the Mustangs could not be higher.

"Our goal is to be the No. 1team in the state and whatevercomes underneath that," saidDan O'Cone, who will begin hisseventh season as BrickMemorial head coach when theMustangs open their scheduleat the TCNJ Pride Tournamenton Saturday at The College ofNew Jersey.There was a business-like attitude in the wrestling

room in the days leading up to the start of the season.The Mustangs will enter the season atop the All ShoreMedia Top 10 as one of the best teams in NewJersey, yet the mood was of a team that hadunfinished business. No one was ready toproclaim anything besides a commitment togive it all on the mat.

"We have to stay humble andwork towards this year'sgoal, not worry aboutlast year," saidsenior MattMoore, theseventh-placefinisher inNew Jerseyat 195poundslast

season.

Brick Memorial would like to forget the conclusionof last season's team state tournament. The Mustangslost the Group IV final in a heartbreaker, 29-27, toPhillipsburg in a match that came down to the finalbout. At the same time, the team's veterans know theyneed to learn from one of their few missteps from ayear ago.

"It's a whole new year," Moore said. "We look backbecause it's a mistake we made, but it's a new year tostart fresh."

In Brick Memorial's freshly-updated wrestling roomhang seven green plaques in the shape of New Jersey,signifying each of the Mustangs' NJSIAA GroupChampionships captured in its 31-year history. Thechallenge O'Cone presents to his team before the startof each season is about as direct as it gets: Are youprepared to add to the legacy?

"We have the ingredients to be a state championshipteam," said senior Tyler Richardson. "If we work hardenough we'll be up there."

Brick Memorial will feature one of the mostbalanced lineups in the state, especially when it's fullyhealthy. Junior Nick Costa will be out of the lineupuntil January with an injury sustained during footballseason, while senior Anthony Miller won't return untilFebruary as he makes his way back fromknee surgery. WhenCosta returns it willgive the Mustangssix districtmedalists from 152pounds through

heavyweight, and when Miller is back there can be adistrict medalist occupying every spot in the upperportion of the lineup.

Moore leads the way after going 21-5 as a junior andwinning the District 23 Tournament, placing second atthe Region VI Tournament and taking seventh in NewJersey at 195 pounds. He had an impressive offseasonthat included a sixth-place finish at the Super 32where he recorded five pins. Moore will again be at195 pounds but will also bump up to 220 if needed.Richardson was arguably the Mustangs' most valuablewrestler last season because of his ability to wrestle atmultiple weights and his propensity for winningcrucial bouts. He is once again penciled in at 170pounds after finishing third in Region VI with a 31-7record.

"Tyler is just such a team guy in every aspect,"O'Cone said. "We discussed what weight he wanted togo, and I was waiting for him to tell me the optimalweight for him to win districts and get to states. Buthe just said whatever is best for the team. He doesn'treally care about where he goes, he just wants theteam to win."

Junior Tyler Poling came on strong toward the endof last season to finish second in District 23 andfourth in Region VI at 285 pounds. He'll man that spotagain after going 19-14 as a sophomore. Senior EzraFigueroa will also be in the mix at 220 and 285pounds.

At 152 pounds will be either Cliff or Rob Ruggiero.The sophomore twins will weigh in at 145

pounds with oneof the two

bumpingup a weight

class. Rob went 8-4last season beforesuffering a season-endinginjury while Cliff took theShore Conference bystorm with his high-flying

style. Both brothers are judo

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Sophomore Cliff Ruggiero

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black belts, and it's obvious on the mat. Cliff finished25-12 and won a district title. He had several hugewins during the season, including a pin that helped theMustangs capture the Shore Conference Tournamenttitle. This could be huge year for both of them. Theirwrestling skills improve every day and they aremature beyond that of typical sophomores.

"When you get two kids like theRuggieros as freshmen, we kindof knew what we were gettingwith them," O'Cone said. "Fromday one they were pushing theupperclassmen in the room. Theycame in and set the tone foreveryone. That's rare."A lot of that comes from training judo with their

father and competing with grown men. They came inhere and they only had to worry about wrestlingsomeone that's, at most, four years older than them.They're tough, hard-nosed kids."

Senior Joe Beverly is the best example of the kind ofdepth Brick Memorial has. He went just 5-5 lastseason, but was able to finish third in the District 23Tournament. This year he will be the starter at 160pounds.

Costa, a District 23 champ, and Miller, a Region VIrunner-up, are both slated as 182-pounders, so whenboth are healthy there will be some juggling of thelineup. In the meantime sophomore Connor Owen willget the start at 182. Also look for senior Nick Piezzoto get some bouts at 152, the same with sophomoreMarcus Foster at heavyweight.

Down low the Mustangs are led by two-time statemedalist Joe Ghione, who will wrestle at 120 poundsthis season. Ghione was the Region VI champion andfinished sixth in the state at 106 last season. As afreshman, Ghione was sixth in the state at 103.Following Ghione will be senior Jared Staub, whotransferred from Hamilton West in the offseason.Staub was 27-5 last season and a state qualifier, andadds yet another weapon to an already formidableroster.

"He's a tough kid andhe's really going to helpthe bottom of ourlineup," Moore said.The 132-pound weight class is the only spot Brick

Memorial doesn't have a definitive starter. Right nowjunior Scott Reitemeyer, sophomore Jose Bocalmanand freshman Anthony Mitchell are among O'Cone'soptions along with sophomore Joe Stowers, a transferfrom Nevada. Sophomore Alec Donovan is at 138pounds after going 24-9 and winning a district title. At145 will be either Cliff or Rob Ruggiero.

The two lightest weights will be occupied byfreshman Luke Vescovi at 106 and senior ConnorMaliff, a 14-match winner, at 113.

Without Costa and Miller right off the bat theMustangs will have to mix and match among theupperweights as they try to navigate another difficultschedule that includes Class A South foes Southern,Jackson Memorial, Toms River South and Brick, and

state powerhouses South Plainfield, BergenCatholic and St. Peter's Prep.

To achieve the ultimate goal of beingcrowned New Jersey's No. 1 team aprogram needs both ability andopportunity. The Mustangs once againclaim both. Last year two points separatedBrick Memorial from being in theconversation for No. 1. The greatest lessonlearned was when the goal is the pinnacleof your sport, the margin for error is quiteslim.

"Being two points away last year, I lookback at that all the time," Richardson. "Wejust have to train harder."

Senior Tyler Richardson


Kelly Hughes, Sr., G, Point BoroThe Boston College

recruit and four-yearvarsity star already has1,864 career points, which326 shy of the schoolrecord held by Olympicwomen’s soccer starChristie Rampone. ThePanthers have won threestraight sectional titlesduring her career, but thisseason they look to make aserious run at a ShoreConference Tournamenttitle and a Groupchampionship. She is partof a talented senior corethat has all played onvarsity since theirfreshman year thatincludes her sister, LaurenHughes, along withforward Kerry Malleckand guard Jess Macchi.

Katelynn Flaherty, Jr., G, Point BeachThe transfer from

Manasquan instantlymakes the GarnetGulls a contender forthe NJSIAA Group Ititle along with fellowtransfer MarinaMabrey. She alreadyhas more than 1,200career points in onlytwo seasons. Sheaveraged 21 points pergame in helpingManasquan win itsfirst NJSIAATournament ofChampions crown lastseason. She is anexplosive scoringguard with goodpassing ability and aknack for creatingturnovers on defenseto the tune of 2.3 stealsper game.

Marina Mabrey, So., G/F, Point BeachAlso a transfer fromManasquan, Mabreyaveraged 15.1 pointsper game as afreshman on a teamthat finished No. 1 inthe state and broughthome the NJSIAATournament ofChampions title. Hernumbers only figureto increase after ayear of experience,and her versatility is amajor attribute thatsets her apart. At 5-foot-11, the youngersister of current NotreDame freshmanMichaela Mabrey canplay every positionon the floor, and sheshould be a handfulfor teams at theGroup I level.

Hannah Missry, Sr., G, Jackson MemorialOne of the most lethal

long-range shooters in thestate, the Fordham recruitled the Shore Conferencewith 113 3-pointers lastseason. She was a key cogon the Jackson Memorialteam that won its firstNJSIAA Group IV final,averaging 16.7 points pergame. She looks to helpthe Jaguars defend theircrown and continue theirstranglehold on Class ASouth while also making arun at a Shore ConferenceTournament title.

Jackie Dluhi, Sr., F, Middletown SouthThe Eagles return their entire starting lineup this season,

including Dluhi and fellow seniors Carissa Gray, Kiera Gannonand Lauren Van Exter and junior Christiana Rutkowski. Dluhi is asolid rebounder and defender who can score inside, and she wasan All-Class A North selection by the coaches last season. Dluhi isa leader on a team that went 18-6 last season and looks tochallenge for a Central Jersey Group IV title and more this season.Dluhi will continue her career at Wagner College.

Kat Egan, Sr., G, St. John VianneyA four-year varsityplayer, Egan led theLancers in scoring(11.3 ppg) last yearand also is one of theteam’s top defendersin its freneticpressure defense. Sheis one of twoDivision I recruitsalong with Wagner-bound senior LyndsayRowe on a teamexpected to be rightthere for a ShoreConferenceTournament title andanother deep trip intothe state playoffs.

Jess Harvey, Sr., G, Rumson-Fair HavenHarvey is one of

the top returners on aRumson team that isalways in the mix andwill be one of theShore’s mostexperienced teamsafter returningeveryone from lastyear’s 19-9 squad. Ifthe Bulldogs can stayhealthy after havingsome key players godown with injurieslast season, theyshould be in the huntfor Class A Central,SCT and sectionaltitles.

Tara Inman, Sr., G, Holmdel A four-year varsity player, she led the Hornets in scoring lastseason and makes them a threat as an underdog in a loaded ClassA Central division.

Ivy Harrington, Sr., G/F, NeptuneYet another four-year varsity playerreturning this season,Harrington is themost experiencedveteran on a Neptuneteam expected tokeep its strangleholdon the Class B Northtitle and make a pushfor a ShoreConferenceTournamentsemifinal berth.

Caroline Corcoran, Sr., F, RBCA solid defender andtop returner for thealways-toughCaseys, Corcorangives RBC a veteranpresence andexperience in biggames as well as asolid scoring touch.


ST. JOHN VIANNEYHead Coach: Head coach: Dawn KarpellLast Year's Record: 22-8A Shore Conference standard-bearer, the Lancers

look like the team to beat this season with a pair ofreturning stars in seniors Lyndsay Rowe and KatEgan, talented juniors Katie Beriont and JackieGallagher, as well as solid returners Haley Scheuerand Gina Marini. Add in another crop of incomingtalent in freshmen Kelly Campbell, Kellie Crouch,Emily Uribe and Gabrielle Caponegro, and you havethe makings of yet another formidable Lancers teamlooking to win multiple titles.

By Scott Stump – Managing Editor

PLAYERS TO WATCH

TEAMS TO WATCH


POINT BOROHead Coach: David DrewLast Year's Record: Record: 23-9This is the year the Panthers have been building toward for four seasons, as the

heralded senior class that has started since they were freshmen looks to go out with abang. Star Kelly Hughes and seniors Kerry Malleck, Jess Macchi and Hughes’ sister,Lauren, have more experience than any group in the Shore. Not only does Point Borohave enough to win a Group II championship, it also should challenge for a ShoreConference Tournament title in the toughest girls basketball conference in the state.

RED BANK CATHOLICHead Coach: Joe MontanoLast Year's Record: Record: 22-7The core of Mary Kate Caverly, Grace Fallon, Caroline Corcoran and Alex Alfano

returns for a team that moves back into Class A Central, which will once again be aminefield featuring heavyweights St. John Vianney and Rumson-Fair Haven and a toughHolmdel team. Junior center Caitlin Conroy gives the Caseys a presence in the middle,while Maria Balacco, Tara Daniels, Alex Barazotti and Quinn McMenaman add depth.

POINT BEACHHead Coach: Mike FeerstLast Year's Record: 4-14This should be one of the more intriguing teams in the Shore Conference because it’s aquestion of how far two Manasquan transfers can take a squad that went 4-14 lastseason. Junior guard Katelynn Flaherty and sophomore Marina Mabrey were key cogs ona Warriors team that won the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions title last season. Nowthat they are at Point Beach, they make the Garnet Gulls an instead contender in Group Iand a darkhorse in the Shore Conference Tournament.

RUMSON-FAIR HAVENHead Coach: George SourlisLast Year's Record: Record: 19-9The Bulldogs bring back their entire team from last season, led by the group of Jess

Harvey, Hannah Miller, Sam Sabino, Nikki Armstrong, Claire Stefanelli and Grace Stant.Casey Weis, Hope LoPresti, Meghan Foos and Janae Mayfield also return withexperience. Stant is a budding standout who missed most of last season with an injury,so having her healthy and back in the lineup from the preseason should give theBulldogs a boost. Titans figure to close the gap.

MIDDLETOWN SOUTHHead Coach: Tom BrennanLast Year's Record: 18-6All those young players thrown into the fire three seasons ago are now seniors poised

to lead the Eagles on a hunt for multiple championships this year. In addition to the coreof senior starters Jackie Dluhi, Carissa Gray, Kiera Gannon and Lauren Van Exter alongwith junior Christiana Rutkowski, the Eagles also add St. John Vianney transfer OlivaLiskowitz and promising freshman guard Stephanie Karcz.

NEPTUNEHead Coach: John BrownLast Year's Record: 23-5The always-tough Scarlet Fliers should be a team that gets better as the season goes

along because talented junior center Lorena Hubbard is expected to become eligible afterthe first month of the season. She will join a group led by senior forward Ivy Harrington,a four-year varsity player, along with senior guard Desiree Moss, sophomore guardsMarajiah Bacon and Miesha Bacon and junior forward Iyonna Crenshaw.


Soccer FinalsF IRST TEAM

Coach of the Year : Tom Rei l ly Ocean

FORWARD ZACH BOND HOLMDEL SRALL SHORE MEDIA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Forward Jon Junqueira Shore SrForward Welke Galvao Long Branch SrForward Kevin Tonkovich Lacey SrMidfield Tyler Nowak Ocean SrMidfield Kevin Monaghan Middletown South SrMidfield Matt Fryc Jackson Memorial SrMidfield Wilson Bonilla Long Branch SrDefense Dylan Chapman Holmdel SrDefense Buddy Gibbons Toms River East SrDefense Colin Covello Monsignor Donovan SrDefense Tom DeNoville Jackson Memorial SrGoalkeeper Mitch Walier Holmdel Sr

SECOND TEAM

Forward John Underwood Monsignor Donovan SrForward Garrett Muzikowski Jackson Memorial JrForward Dave Nigro Marlboro SrForward Anthony Mandola Jackson Memorial JrMidfield Nick Costelloe Freehold Township SrMidfield Eamon Kitson Rumson-Fair Haven JrMidfield Steve McGeever Middletown South SrMidfield Nick Fecci Point Boro SrDefense T.J. Zirkman Freehold Township SrDefense Austin Higgins Toms River North SrDefense Chris Jakuc Wall SrDefense Brian Keusch Colts Neck SrGoalkeeper Chris Seager Ocean JrGoalkeeper Devyn Josko Jackson Memorial Jr

Few failures in sports feel worse than ending aseason with a loss in a penalty-kick shootout, andthat bitter taste of penalty-kick defeat lingered inthe mouths of the Ocean Township boys soccerplayers following a 13-12 shootout loss toMiddletown South in the NJSIAA Central JerseyGroup III quarterfinal.

Spartans head coach Tom Reilly, wrapping up his28th season at the head of Ocean's program, had tothink of something to say to his players after one ofthe toughest and most unfitting ends to a seasonthat Reilly had experienced.

"I had to think of what to say to them after and itwas tough because there's really not a worse way to

see your season end," Reilly said. "I just told them that it hurts right now, but in a fewweeks, when we have our team banquet, I want them to look back fondly on this seasonand recognize it for what it was and that was one of the great years in program history."

Heartbreaking finish aside, Ocean indeed had one of its best seasons under Reilly, the2012 All Shore Media Boys Soccer Coach of the Year who has had plenty of success in28 years with the Spartans. The 2012 installment of Ocean boys soccer finished theseason 18-1-2, winning the Shore Conference Tournament for the fourth time and firsttime since 2001.

"I think what stood out about this team was the script was never the same," Reilly said."There were games we had to grind out and win 2-1 against teams we thought we'dhandle, there were games we'd have to find a way to come back, and there were gamesthat we ran away and hid against good teams. You could never really guess how the gamewas going to go, but our guys always found a way to pull through, and I think that's whatI'll remember most about this team."

Th i rd TEAM

Forward Georges Fiori Middletown North JrForward Christiano Pillari Toms River North SrForward Brendan Barcas Wall SoForward Jason Kyriacou Holmdel JrMidfield George Kavarakas Ocean JrMidfield Vinny Ignatowicz Toms River South SrMidfield Brian Winderman Colts Neck JrMidfield Gersey Cesaire Asbury Park SrDefense Chris Tacy Ocean SrDefense Kyle Smyth Toms River East SrDefense Connor Ritchey Wall SrDefense Ryan Young Jackson Memorial SrGoalkeeper David Reingold Colts Neck SrGoalkeeper Sam Altland Middletown South Sr

2012 F ina l Top 10

Ocean (18-1-2, 10-1-1)1Holmdel (21-3-0, 12-0-0)2Jackson Memorial (23-2-0, 14-0-0)3

Long Branch (15-5-1, 9-3-0)4Colts Neck (13-3-2, 11-1-2)5Middletown South (10-7-4, 8-5-1)6

Wall (14-5-1, 9-3-0)7Shore (18-4-0, 12-0-0)8Freehold Township (14-5-2, 9-3-2)9

Toms River North (11-7-1, 8-6-0)10

Bond is a first-team All-Shore player on his production alone, but thenumbers tell only part of the story with regard to the University ofRhode Island recruit. That part of the story, though, is mightyimpressive. This season, Bond scored 25 goals to go with 13 assists,which was an improvement over his 20-goal, 15-assist season and wasgood for second in the Shore Conference in total scoring behind JonJunqueira of Shore. Those 25 goals were a single-season record atHolmdel and they rounded out Bond's school-record of 58 goals and 34assists for his three-year varsity career. What stood out most overBond's career is his postseason production, which includes 23 goals andnine assists in 28 postseason games between the Shore Conference and

NJSIAA Tournaments over four years. In 18NJSIAA Tournament games in three years,Bond has scored 15 goals, which includessix game-winning goals. This year, hescored 11 goals and two assists in 10postseason games, including seven goals inthe NJSIAA Group II Tournament. Holmdelhas played in three straight NJSIAA finalsand Bond is the only player to play in allthree championship games.

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OFFENSEQB - Ajee Patterson, Sr., NeptuneRB - Abe Gonzalez, Sr., SouthernRB - Danny Tighe, Sr., Point BeachRB - Kyle Spatz, Sr., LaceyWR - Anthony Firkser, Sr., ManalapanWR - Mike Gesicki, Jr., SouthernWR - Tim Vangelas, Sr., Colts NeckOL - Quenton Nelson, Jr., Red Bank Catholic OL - Brad Henson, Sr., Msgr. DonovanOL - Tyler Walsh, Sr., LaceyOL - Lucas Jordy, Sr., Point BeachOL - John Appice, Sr., ManalapanUT - Geoff Fairbanks, Sr., NeptuneUT - Saeed Blacknall, Jr., ManalapanK - Chris Gulla, Sr., Toms River North

DEFENSEDL - Garrett Sickels, Sr., Red Bank RegionalDL - Josh Klecko, Sr., Red Bank CatholicDL - Tayler Hendrickson, Jr., Middletown SouthDL - Dan Watson, Sr., BrickLB - Joscil Jackson, Sr., Long BranchLB - Travis Clark, Sr., Rumson-FHLB - Chris Noesges, Sr., ManalapanLB - Anthony Gargiulo, Jr., Colts NeckDB - Tyrice Beverette, Sr., LakewoodDB - Eli Smith, Sr., Middletown SouthDB - Chris Whitlock, Sr., Red Bank CatholicDB - Mike Basile, Jr., Brick MemorialUT - Mark Costantino, Sr., ShoreUT - Christian Tutela, Jr., LaceyP - Mike Creamer, Jr., Matawan

F IRST TEAMOFFENSEQB - Mike Isabella, Sr., ManalapanRB - Tyler Leonetti, Jr., ManalapanRB - Otis Kearney, Jr., Toms River SouthRB - Larry Redaelli, Jr., Red Bank CatholicWR - Bill Belford, Sr., LaceyWR - Keith Kirkwood, Sr., NeptuneWR - John Ryan, Sr., Rumson-FHOL - Anthony Howard, Sr., Long BranchOL - Keith Wiley, Sr., Middletown SouthOL - Ryan Wetzel, Jr., Colts NeckOL - Ryan Boyle, Sr., SouthernOL - Tim O'Hara, Jr., Red Bank CatholicUT - Myles Martin, Sr., NeptuneUT - James Taylor, Sr., Red Bank CatholicK - Jake D'Amelio, Jr., Rumson-FH

DEFENSEDL - Tim Morris, Sr., Point BeachDL - Richie Curran, Sr., Red Bank CatholicDL - Hunter Baillie, So., Long BranchDL - Isaac Coates, Sr., Red Bank RegionalLB - Ken Bradley, Jr., Jackson MemorialLB - Dan Incle, Sr., MatawanLB - Marquise Oliver, Sr., LakewoodLB - Dylan Hroncich, Sr., Red Bank CatholicDB - Chris Miller, Sr., ManasquanDB - Pat Moran, Sr., BarnegatDB - John Miller, Jr., Colts NeckDB - Brett Roach, Sr., Long BranchUT - Connor Grogan, Sr., ManasquanUT - Kyle Samaritano, Sr., Point BeachP - Connor Ryan, Sr., Middletown South

SECOND TEAMOFFENSEQB - Mike Campbell, Sr., Colts NeckRB - Jake Ripnick, Sr., Middletown SouthRB - Matt Gudzak, Jr., Toms River EastRB - Frank Condito, So., HolmdelWR - Kyle Carrington, Jr., Toms River NorthWR - Nick Hem, Sr., SouthernWR - Greg Armstrong, Sr., KeyportOL - Matt Proto, Jr., ShoreOL - Matt Hicks, Sr., OceanOL - Garrett Kroeger, Sr., Toms River NorthOL - Chris Okupski, Jr., ShoreOL - Derrick Brooks, Sr., ManalapanUT - Carmen Sclafani, So., Toms River NorthUT - Dan Higgins, Sr., SouthernK - Jake Monteiro, So., Shore

DEFENSEDL - Shaquille Gittens, Sr., NeptuneDL - Datrell Reed, So., LakewoodDL - Mike Roibal, Sr., Middletown SouthDL - David Calderon, Sr., NeptuneLB - Doug Cuccinello, Sr., BrickLB - Gio Zefferino, Sr., Colts NeckLB - Brett Lambert, Sr., HolmdelLB - Dan Loizos, Jr., OceanDB - Matt Castronuova, So., Jackson LibertyDB - Andre Cochran, Sr., Point BeachDB - Chris Cruz, Jr., ManalapanDB - Corey Morris, Sr., Long BranchUT - Grant Klimek, Sr., Msgr. DonovanUT - Steve Callari, Sr., St. John VianneyP - Brett Blank, Sr., Point Boro

THIRD TEAM


In his only season as the starter,Patterson was electrifying in filling theshoes of last year's Offensive Player of theYear, Jaheem Woods. Patterson, thisseason's ASM Offensive Player of the Year,threw for 2,665 yards and 26 touchdownsand ran for 560 yards and 12touchdowns, giving him 3,225 yardsof total offense and 38 totaltouchdowns. In addition, heled the Scarlet Fliers totheir second straightappearance in the CentralJersey Group III titlegame, a share of the ClassB North title and a 9-3finish. He threw twotouchdown passes and ran for two scores in a35-24 loss to Nottingham in thechampionship game. He also threw fora school-record 440 yards in a winover Wall during the regularseason. Patterson has receivedinterest from severalDivision II and DivisionIII programs, accordingto coach MarkCiccotelli. He was also

named the Class B NorthOffensive Player of theYear by the coaches and theMonmouth County OffensivePlayer of the Year by the ShoreSports Network.

The All Shore MediaDefensive Player of the Year,Jackson had 132 tackles, 7 tacklesfor a loss, 4 interceptions, 3 passbreak-ups, 3 forced fumbles and aninterception return for atouchdown for a defensethat allowed only 9 pointsper game and did notallow more than 21 in anygame all season. In a 27-13 loss to Neptune, 14 ofthe Scarlet Fliers' pointscame off a pair of interceptionreturns for touchdowns. Alsoa running back, Jacksonrolled up 1,029 yardsrushing and 9 touchdownson the ground for a teamthat finished 9-2 andreached the CentralJersey Group IIIsemifinals.

In only his second year as the Piners' headcoach, Clark led them to their best season since 2000 andreached a high point of a remarkable resurgence at a programthat was mired at the bottom of the Shore Conference fornearly a decade.A program that ended a 33-game losing streak only two yearsago and went 2-8 last year turned in a 7-3 season and theteam's first state playoff berth since 2002. Only two years ago,Lakewood had 15 players at a practice under former coachWarren Wolf, the legend who had come over for Brick, and thisseason the Piners had more than 50 players in the program.Their seven wins nearly matched their entire win totalcombined from 2003-2011, when they went 10-80. They alsofought hard in the state playoffs, giving Central Jersey GroupIII finalist Neptune a battle in a 14-7 loss in the first round.

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARAjee Patterson, Sr., QB, Neptune

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEARJoscil Jackson, Sr., LB, Long Branch

COACH OF THE YEARL.J . C la rk , Lakewood

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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 the exit ramp ontoBay Avenue. At second light make a left onto BarnegatBoulevard North. Go approximately one mile and make aleft onto Bengal Boulevard. School is on the left. Fromthe South-Parkway to Exit 63. Follow route 72 east toroute 9 north. Make a left onto Bay Avenue. Make a rightonto Barnegat Boulevard North and follow abovedirection.

BrickSchool Address: 346 Chambers Bridge Road, BrickDirections: From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay rightoff exit. Go straight at light, follow to Route 88. CrossRoute 88, go under Parkway overpass and school is justahead on right. From south- Parkway exit 90. School isshort distance on right from off-ramp.

Brick MemorialSchool Address: 2001 Lanes Mill Road, BrickDirections: From South - Parkway exit 90. Ramp willput you on Chambers Bridge Road. Take first jughandleU-turn and go west on Chambers Bridge Road. CrossRoute 88 and follow to second light, where there is aconvenience store on the left and a gas station on theright. The right and go over the Parkway. Pass the 7-Eleven and take the jughandle left turn for Lanes MillRoad. Go straight across, bear right just pass Lanes MillElementary School. High school is on right. From north -Parkway exit 91. Bear left after the toll. Followjughandle around, turn right at light at gas station. Followdirections above after going over the Parkway.

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

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

a right onto 527 and follow for about 4-5 miles. Make aright onto South Hope Chapel Road/CR-547. School isjust ahead on the left. From north - Parkway exit 98. TakeI-195 west to Exit 21. Bear left and turn onto Route 527South. Follow for 6-7 miles and turn left onto SouthHope Chapel Road (just after 527 becomes 528 atWhitesville Road). School is about a half mile on theright.

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

LaceySchool Address: Haines Street, LaceyDirections: Parkway Exit 74. Turn right on LaceyRoad. Follow less than two miles, take jughandle leftturn for Manchester Avenue. Go to the first light, turnright on Haines Street. School is on the right.

LakewoodSchool Address: 855 Somerset Ave, LakewoodDirections: From south - Parkway exit 90. Takeimmediate jughandle U-turn to go west on ChambersBridge Road. Turn left onto Route 88, follow to NewHampshire Avenue and turn right. Take New Hampshireto end, turn left onto Ridge. Go about 1 ½ miles to schoolon right. From north - Parkway exit 91. Stay right offexit. Go straight at light, follow road to Route 88intersection. Turn right on Route 88 and follow rest ofdirections above.

ManchesterSchool Address: 101 Colonial Drive, ManchesterDirections: Parkway to Exit 82A. Take Route 37 westabout five miles to jughandle for Colonial Drive. Cross37 and follow back to school parking lot.

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

Pinelands RegionalSchool Address: Nugentown Road, Little Egg HarborDirections: Parkway Exit 58. Take Route 539 eastabout 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. Aftercrossing Manasquan River, follow signs forBroadway/Beach and make U-turn onto route 35 North.Make a quick right onto Broadway. Make a right onto St.Louis Avenue and follow until you see the field. Fromsouth - Route 35 north. Make a right onto Broadway andcontinue with above listed directions.

Point Pleasant BoroSchool Address: Laura Herbert Drive, Point PleasantDirections: From north - Parkway Exit 91. Stay leftoff exit and take jughandle around to light at gas station.Turn right and follow Burnt Tavern Road to Route 70.Turn left on Route 70 and at next intersection turn rightonto Herbertsville Road. Stay on Herbertsville Road tointersection with Route 88. Go straight through light toschool less than a mile on the right. From south - Route88 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 abouttwo miles and bear right onto Route 9 north. Take Route9 about three miles and school is on the left.

Toms River EastSchool Address: Raider Way, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway Exit 82, Take Route 37 east toCoolidge Avenue jughandle. Go north on Coolidge onemile to Raider Way. Turn left, school entrance is on theleft.

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

Toms River SouthSchool Address: 101 Hyers Street, Toms RiverDirections: Parkway exit 82. Take Route 37 east. Turnright onto Hooper Avenue. The field is a half mile downon the right behind the Ocean County Courthouse.


Asbury ParkSchool Address: 1003 Sunset Avenue, Asbury ParkDirections: From south - Parkway exit 100A. TakeRoute 66 east to traffic circle. Follow Route 35 northto Sunset Avenue. Turn right; school is about two mileson left. From north - Parkway exit 102 to AsburyAvenue east. Asbury Avenue runs into Route 66 andthen same as above.

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

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

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

HowellSchool Address: 405 Squankum-Yellowbrook Road,HowellDirections: Route I-195 west to Lakewood-Farmingdaleexit for Route 547 west (toward Farmingdale). Go about200 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 RedHill Raod. At first intersection, turn right ontoCrawfords Corner Road. School is one and a halfmiles ahead on the right.

KeansburgSchool Address: 140 Port Monmouth Road, KeansburgDirections: Parkway exit 114. Turn right off ramp ontoRed Hill Road. At first light, turn left onto VanShoikRoad. VanSchoik becomes Laurel Avenue. Take Laurelacross Route 35 to Route 36. Turn right on Route 36 andtake to jughandle left turn for Main Street. At first light,turn right onto Port Monmouth Road. School is down onthe right.

KeyportSchool Address: 351 Broad Street, KeyportDirections: Parkway exit 117. Take G.S. Parkway Exit117. Bear left on to Route 36 south. Take jughandle leftonto Atlantic Street. School is on the left.

Long BranchSchool Address: Indiana Avenue, Long BranchDirections: Parkway exit 105. Take Route 36 east, bearonto route 71 past Monmouth University and turn left onWestwood Avenue. Make a right onto Bath Avenue andthen a right onto Indiana Avenue. School is ahead on right.

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

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

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

MatawanSchool Address: 450 Atlantic Avenue, AberdeenDirections: Parkway exit 117. Bear left off exit (passingnorthbound tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign backto the Parkway. Before toll booth, turn right on ClarkStreet. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At next light, turnright on Church Street. At next light, turn right onAtlantic. School is just ahead on the right.

Mater DeiSchool Address: 538 Church Street, MiddletownDirections: Parkway exit 114. Turn right on Red HillRoad, follow to end. Turn left onto Kings Highway, andright on Harmony Road, Take Harmony Road acrossRoute 35 and turn 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 HillRoad and follow to end. Turn right onto Kings Highway.Make a right and follow to Route 35 south to thejughandle for Tindall Road. Take the jughandle and thenmake a right to Tindall Road. The school will be a halfmile on right.

Middletown SouthSchool Address: 501 Nutswamp Road, MiddletownDirections: Parkway exit 114. Go east on Red Hill Roadto light for Dwight Road. Turn right on Dwight Road toMiddletown-Lincroft Road. Cross Middletown-LincroftRoad to Nutswamp. 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 firsttraffic light to Hope Road and go north to Tinton Avenue.Turn left on Tinton Avenue and go about half a mile toschool entrance on the right, just before Parkwayoverpass.

NeptuneSchool Address: 55 Neptune Boulevard, Neptune.Directions: From north: Parkway Exit 102. Make a righton Asbury Avenue after the exit and take that until itintersects with Rt. 66 east. Bear right on to NeptuneBoulevard and stay to the right at the exit. Go straight atthe stop sign and go through the next traffic light. Schoolis down on the right. From south: Take Parkway Exit 100A (Rt. 66 East/Asbury Park) and follow directions abovefrom Rt. 66.

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

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

Red Bank RegionalSchool Address: 101 Ridge Road, Little SilverDirections: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman SpringsRoad east to end to Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. Atthe second light, turn right on Harding Road. School isone and a half miles on right.

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

Rumson-Fair HavenSchool Address: 74 Ridge Road, RumsonDirections: Parkway exit 109. Take Newman SpringsRoad east to Route 35 (Broad Street), turn left. At thesecond light, turn right on Harding Road. After about threemiles, Harding becomes Ridge Road. Pass Red BankRegional 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 (passingnorthbound tollbooths) and get in left lane of Route 35south. Turn left onto Route 35 north and follow sign backto the parkway. Before tollbooth, turn right onto ClarkStreet. At light, turn left on Lloyd Road. At first light, turnleft onto Church Street. At next light, turn right onto Lineroad. School is on left.

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

WallSchool Address: 18th Avenue & New Bedford Road,WallDirections: Parkway exit 98. Take Route 138 eastabout two miles to second light, turn right onto NewBedford Road. Follow to school entrance on left.

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