The US Army presents the best of the best from the winter sports season. We honor the All-Zone team for boys basketball, girls basketball and hockey. Watch the profiles of all our recipients and all of our post-season honors
Over 60 athletes were honored in Eatontown at the 3rd annual SSZ Winter Sports Banquet presented by the US Army. The All-Zone team was honored in boys basketball, girls basketball and hockey. Shore Sports Zone showed highlight videos of all the honorees and presented our player of the year awards in all three sports. Monmouth Building Center Game Ball winners from the state champions were on hand as well as the Playa Bowls of Red Bank Plays of the Year winners.
Thanks to the US Army for allowing us to create a special evening for our honored athletes
Meet the 2017 All-Zone Teams
Click HERE to see the entire All-Zone Basketball Team
Click HERE to see the entire All-Zone Girls Basketball Team
Click HERE to see the entire All-Zone Hockey Team
Dara Mabrey wins 2017 SSZ Miss Hoop Zone
Manasquan guard Dara Mabrey was named Gatorade’s NJ state player of the year and the accolades continue for the junior as she received 28 first place votes from Shore Conference coaches. Neptune’s Desiree Allen and RBC’s Josie Larkins were on the podium as SSZ Miss Hoop Zone Finalists
2017 Miss Hoop Zone Balloting (3 points for 1st place vote, 2 points for 2nd, 1 point for 3rd)
| Name | High School | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dara Mabrey | Manasquan | 28 | 6 | 2 | 98 |
| Desiree Allen | Neptune | 3 | 4 | 8 | 25 |
| Josie Larkins | Red Bank Catholic | 1 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Kimi Evans | St. John Vianney | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| Tori Hyduke | Rumson-Fair Haven | 1` | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Stella Clark | Manasquan | 1 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| Hannah Scanlan | Rumson-Fair Haven | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| Lucy Thomas | Saint Rose | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Ashley Tutzauer | Toms River North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Mikayla Markham | Saint Rose | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Ally Lassen | Point Pleasant Boro | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Faith Masonius | Manasquan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Jen Louro | Saint Rose | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rose Caverly | Red Bank Catholic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Elijah Barnes wins 2017 SSZ Mister Hoop Zone
Princeton bound Elijah Barnes of Mater Dei Prep wins our 2017 SSZ Mister Hoop Zone after leading the Seraphs to a second straight SCT championship. Ranney sophomore Bryan Antoine was runner-up and Marlboro’s PJ Ringel finished in third
2017 Mister Hoop Zone Balloting by area coaches and SSZ
| Name | High School | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Barnes | Mater Dei Prep | 16 | 12 | 9 | 81 |
| Bryan Antoine | Ranney | 13 | 11 | 9 | 70 |
| PJ Ringel | Marlboro | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31 |
| Devin Jensen | Manasquan | 4 | 7 | 4 | 30 |
| Scottie Lewis | Ranney | 2 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| Jaden Rhoden | Toms River North | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 |
| Kenny Jones | Mater Dei Prep | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rob Higgins | Middletown North | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Darrion Carrington | Toms River North | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Steve Staklinski | Freehold Township | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Maks Gruszecki | Central Regional | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Shane Haviland is SSZ’s 2017 Hockey Player of the Year
Wall forward Shane Haviland led the Crimson Knights to its first state finals and was the winner of SSZ’s 2017 Hockey Player of the Year. Central Regional’s 100 point scorer Mike Mania and Jackson Memorial defenseman Trevor Cear joined Haviland on the podium
2017 SSZ Hockey Player of the Year Balloting
| Name | High School | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Haviland | Wall | 11 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| Mike Mania | Central Regional | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Trevor Cear | Jackson Memorial | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| Julian Kislin | Freehold Township | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| Gavin Gulash | Middletown South | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Derek Contessa | CBA | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Ciaran McNelis | RBC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Corey Clifton | CBA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Logan Beattie | Wall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Max Halvorsen | Freehold Township | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Phipps | Saint Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tyler Golomb | Southern Regional | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sam Weber | CBA | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Playa Bowls of Red Bank Plays of the Year
Thanks to the thousands of votes to determine the top plays voted by you in our winter plays of the year.
Playa Bowls Plays of the Year Winners
HS Basketball Clutch Play of the Year: Chris Kenny, Middletown North
HS Basketball Dunk of the Year: Elijah Mitchell, Mater Dei Prep
HS Hockey Goal of the Year: Will Lemonie/Shane Force, Saint Rose
HS Hockey Save of the Year: Steve Gibilisco, Saint Rose
2017 State Championship Game Balls
Thanks to Monmouth Building Center to honor unsung heroes from the state championships:
Thank you to Monmouth Building Center for supporting Shore Conference athletes all year long!
State Championship Game Ball Winners
Tyler Pierson, Rumson-Fair Haven
Addie Masonius, Manasquan
Tia Montagne, RBC
Maureen Coakley, RBC