We start off the new week with two girls’ and two guys’ games! State-ranked Sparta travels to face Pingry and Rumson-Fair Haven tussles with Manalpan under the lights in two of our highlighted games this evening. Stay tuned throughout the night as the highlights roll in!
Manalapan 4 Rumson-Fair Haven 3 | SCT Group H | Boys
Ethan Rosenfeld broke a 1-1 tie early in the second half and Ethan Lustig delivered a beautiful upper 90 goal off a free kick just 2:32 later as the Braves hung on to improve to 7-1 and 2-0 in Group H play. Manalapan can clinch a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament knockout round with a win this Saturday against Lakewood. Luke D’Angelo had a pair of goals on penalty kicks to get RFH close but the Braves hung on in the end.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Rumson:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch.
Manasquan 6 Jackson Liberty 0 | SCT Group I | Boys
The Warriors took their time early on but turned up the heat as regulation rolled on to secure a group stage match win. Manasquan (5-1) has proved to be one of the areas best teams so far through the early part of the season and reinforced that with a lopsided win with conference tournament implications.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Manasquan:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Jackson Liberty is made possible by Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Pingry 3 Sparta 2 | Girls
Maya Nuwayhid had two goals including the game winner on a penalty kick that broke a 2-2 tie to give Big Blue an upset win over the #11 ranked Spartans. Abigail Connors and Adriana Dolinski scored for Sparta with Dolinski giving the Spartans a 2-1 lead in the second half. Nuwayhid scored the final two goals of the match. Sparta keeper Riley Molbury made a number of spectacular saves in a losing effort.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Basking Ridge:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Sparta is brought to you by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in Somerset.
Eastern 3 Cherokee 2 | Girls
The Vikings saw a two-goal lead disappear in the second half, but Lee University commit Aubrey Benfield buried a rebound with 34 seconds left in regulation to secure a big divisional win. Morehead State commit Lily netted her fifth goal of the season, while Katarena Kokolis added her first goal of the season for Eastern (5-2-1). Paige Wagner and Mia Donovan scored 24 seconds apart to help Cherokee (6-2) level the match in the 63rd minute.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Marlton:
