Hopewell Valley Central High School

The Road to the Rock is underway. We’ve got two games from the opneing night of the hockey state playoffs thanks to our great sponsors. Check them out NOW! Bernards 4 Brick 2 | Public “C” Play-In Bernards (15-3-3) advanced to the Public C playoffs with a 4-2 win over Brick (8-9-2) in the Play-In Round. Bernards led 3-1 after two periods of play thanks to a pair of scores from Aidan Gallagher. Brick cut it to a one score game in the third period, but a strong night at goal for sophomore goalie Baylyn Shankman continued to secure the victory. Shankman finished with 23 saves. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights and postgame reaction from Morristown:  Thank you to OceanFirst Bank for sponsoring our Brick Township and Memorial coverage.  Hopewell Valley 3 Ocean Township 2 (OT) | Public “C” Play-In Cole Beck scored 4:29 into overtime to give Hopewell Valley a spot in the next round of the state playoffs and a showdown with Governor Livingston. Ocean rallied from 2-0 down with a pair of goals in the third. Owen Mumm’s goal with 3:17 left in regulation forced overtime. The Spartans got an early power play in the extra period but couldn’t cash in. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Jersey Shore Arena in Wall:

Cherry Hill West 3 Hopewell Valley 1 | Boys Group 3 Semifinal Cherry Hill West (13-7-2) defeated Hopewell Valley (19-5) 3-1 to advance to the Boys Soccer Group 3 State Championship. The match got started with an early goal from Ryan McHugh in 11th minute of regulation, Alex Tagliareni answered back for Hopewell late in the first half to tie the game heading into the break. In the second West would take a two goal lead following scores from Joe Conte and Michael Tepper. The Lions will face 18-5 summit in the Group 3 Final, it is their first trip to a state title game since 1994. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from Pennington:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley coverage.

From Hudson County, down to the Shore and over to Mercer County, we have you covered with conference championship games all across the board on Thursday. Follow along for all the highlights coming later tonight! Pennington 0 (4) Notre Dame 0 (2) | Boys | Mercer County Tournament Final (1) Pennington (14-1-2) defeated (2) Notre Dame (15-1-2) 0-0 off penalty kicks to capture a sixth consecutive Mercer County Torunament Championship. After 100 minutes were not enough the rematch of the 2019 MCT Final was decided on penalty kicks as Pennington would take PK’s 4-2. Villanova commit Rafa Ponce de Leon finished with 9 saves. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Pennington and Notre Dame coverage.  Freehold Township 3 Toms River North 1 | Girls | Shore Conference Tournament Final The Patriots prevailed in a battle between top-five teams in the state to capture the Shore Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 2011. Freshman Gaby Parker set the tone, netting a goal 47 seconds into the contest for the Patriots. Gabby Koluch and Cassidy Corcione each added a goal as Freehold Twp. (17-0-1) remains unbeaten heading into the state playoffs. Senior Faith Wavershak scored the lone goal for Toms River North (16-1-1) in the loss. JSZ’s James Mooney will had the highlights and reaction from our OceanFirst Bank Game of the Week: The Girls Game of the Week is made possible by OceanFirst Bank! Kearny 2 Harrison 1 (OT) | Boys | Hudson County Tournament Final If you wanted an instant classic, that’s certainly what you got from the 2021 Hudson County Tournament final. Arch rivals Harrison and Kearny went toe-to-toe, but the Kardinals prevailed in overtime thanks to a golden goal courtesy of Nico Gomez. Kearny goalkeeper Josh Rodriguez was stellar in the win and made seven saves – including a high-pressure PK save late in regulation. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the action and reaction from Red Bull Arena in Harrison: Jersey Sports Zone’s wall-to-wall coverage of the Hudson County Tournament final was made possible by OceanFirst Bank! Pennington 1 Hopewell Valley 0 | Girls | Mercer County Tournament Final (1) Pennington (14-2-2) defeated (2) Hopewell Valley (16-2-2) 1-0 for a third straight Mercer County Tournament Championship. After a scoreless first half and most of the second, it seemed the match would head to overtime tied at 0-0, however sophomore Morgan Kotch’s goal with 11 minutes remaining in regulation would lead Pennington to victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Pennington and Hopewell Valley coverage.  Westfield 1 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0 | Boys | Union County Tournament Final Max Rokshar’s rocket from 34 yards out in the 16th minute was the only goal of the match as Westfield wins the Union County Tournament. JSZ’s Darron Wallace has the highlights from AL Johnson High School in Clark: Thanks to Assemblyman on Bramnick for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Westfield

JSZ’s free sponsored content is made possible by our incredible sponsors. Enjoy these soccer highlights from 9.21 below. Hopewell Valley 6 West Windsor Plainsboro South 0 | Girls Hopewell Valley (6-0) remains undefeated following a 6-0 win over West Windsor-Plainsboro South (0-6). The Bulldogs went ahead 4-0 at halftime on goals from Nicola Mosionek, Lara Paolini, Sarah Yancey and Kate Tillman. Charlotte Barnes and Maura McGrath scored their first varsity goals to begin the second half.  JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hopewell Valley and West Windsor-Plainsboro South coverage

Saturday featured a ton of big games all over the state. We have highlights from two extra-inning conference tournament championships, the semifinals from the Diamond Classic and one of NJ’s aces slinging in the Shore Conference. Catch all the action now with your JSZ All-Access Pass! Millburn 6 Seton Hall Prep 5 (11 Innings) | […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.

The basketball season continues to heat up! We have highlights from games all over the state! Delsea 73 Highland 71 (OT) | Boys The Crusaders trailed by 17 points with five minutes left in the fourth, but stormed all the way back to beat the Tartans in overtime. Sadique Powell poured in a game-high 28 […] To access this post, you must purchase an All Access Pass. You can log in here or purchase an All Access Pass here. Become an All Access Pass Holder. You will be redirected to login or purchase page.

The 2020 high school football season has come to a close and JSZ brings you one more incredible batch of outstanding plays from every part of the state. Cast your vote now for the Top Play of Week 9 and see who takes home the JSZ Top Play Belt Jersey Sports Zone had cameras all around the state for Week 9 of the 2020 high school football season. We have 12 nominees up for this week’s JSZ Top Play. Watch our video and cast your vote NOW! The polls stay open through Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. The winner of our poll will get a visit from JSZ and be presented with the Top Play Belt. Thanks to everyone for watching our highlights. Check out some great plays from Week 9: Take Our Poll Congratulations to Brendan Vlasak of Watchung Hills for winning the Week 8 Top Play Belt

The Road to the Rock continues in the hockey state playoffs on Tuesday. JSZ brings you two games from the opening round with wins for Hopewell Valley and Middletown North. We’ll continue to post highlights all this week leading up to next week’s state quarterfinals Hopewell Valley 7 Kearny 0 | Public “A” Opening Round Hopewell Valley (12) kicked off the opening round of the NJSIAA Boys Ice Hockey Public A Tournament with a dominating 7-0 win over Kearny (21). Michael Boyer and Trent Demers both found net twice for the Bulldogs. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley coverage. Middletown North 6 Vernon 0 | Public “C” Opening Round John Miranda had two goals and Matt Corella was outstanding in net with a 28-save shutout to give the Lions a spot in the Round of 16 and a matchup with #3 seed Ramsey this Friday night. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Middletown Ice World: Jersey Sports Zone is excited to have ACI Medical & Dental School join our team and present our Central Jersey Game Balls all year long in addition to allowing us to bring great highlights and features to Rumson-Fair Haven and Middletown North. One of the top technical schools in NJ, Advantage Career Institute Medical & Dental School in Central New Jersey offers a variety of programs in the in-demand medical and dental industries.  Visit ACI.edu to learn more!

For the third straight year, the New Jersey Devils are honoring the top goals captured by JSZ cameras. On a night when the Devils upset Tampa Bay to end the Lightning’s 10-game win streak, goals from Hopewell Valley, Randolph and Middletown North were showcased at the Prudential Center. Prior to faceoff, Devils center John Hayden met with JSZ’s top goal scorers outside the locker room and watched the top goals and gave his commentary. Watch a special night for this NJ high school hockey trio at the Rock: Each month, we post the top goals captured by JSZ cameras. The winner of our poll gets one of our 5 spots for the honor from the New Jersey Devils. JSZ and the Devils staff choose the other four top goals. In case you missed it, check out our 10 awesome nominees from December Take Our Poll We’ll honor the top goals from January during the Devils game against the San Jose Sharks on February 20. Thanks against to the New Jersey Devils for connecting with the New Jersey high school hockey community!

The hockey highlights keep coming and JSZ has in-depth coverage from three Tuesday night games: CBA vs. Delbarton, St. Rose vs. Middletown South and Princeton vs. Hopewell Valley. Check out all the highlights right now! CBA 5 Delbarton 2 Delbarton’s 11-month unbeaten streak over Gordon Conference foe Christian Brothers Academy has come to an end. CBA was unstoppable Tuesday night as four different goal scorers — Evan Brown (2), Zach Wagnon, Kyle Contessa and Simon Fitzgerald — all lit the lamp in a rousing win for the Colts. Sophomore transfer goaltender John Donohoe stopped 30 of 32 shots in the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Aspen Ice in Randolph: Middletown South 4 Saint Rose 4 Michael Volpi capped off a wild five goal third period with a goal on the doorstep to give Middletown South a tie against the new triumverate of Saint Rose, Donovan Catholic and Red Bank Catholic. Sean Grant and Mike Frattaroli had two goals apiece for Saint Rose (4-0-1). Aiden Cavendish had a goal and three assists for Middletown South (3-1-2). Rich Chrampanis has highlights from a great Shore Conference matchup: Princeton 6 Hopewell Valley 3 Princeton picked up its fourth straight win of the 2019-2020 season by defeating Hopewell Valley 6-3. The Tigers were able to take a three goal lead at the end of the first period on back to back goals from Aidan Trainor and Rocco Salvato, both would end the night with a pair of scores. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Princeton and Hopewell Valley coverage.

The state championship matchups are set in New Jersey high school girls soccer. The weather forced games to go from neutral sites to home fields around the Garden State. JSZ has action from four state semifinals. Hunterdon Central 1 Eastern 0 | Group 4 Semifinal Emily Mason’s header on a corner kick from Maddy Brennan in the 13th minute was the game’s lone goal as the Red Devils avenge last year’s overtime loss to the Vikings and end a 42 game unbeaten streak by the current #1 ranked team in the national polls. Mason, a junior committed to Rutgers, was able to crash the net after Brennan’s corner hit off the crossbar. Hunterdon Central will play Scotch Plains-Fanwood in the state title game this Saturday at Kean University. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from the upset Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of the Eastern Vikings is made possible by Cooper University Hospital Wall 2 Haddonfield 1 (OT) | Group 2 Semifinal After battling back from a 1-0 deficit in the second half, Wall senior forward Mackenzie Tranberg hammered home a golden goal with :47 seconds left in the first overtime period to punch the Crimson Knights a ticket to the Group 2 championship game. Freshman Kiersten Brown also scored for Wall in the win. Wall will face Parsippany Hills in the Group 2 final on Saturday. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Wall: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all Haddonfield athletics is proudly brought to you by NJM Insurance. Shore Regional 6 Audubon 0 | Group 1 Semifinal Julia Eichenbaum had a hat trick, the seventh of her senior season as Shore avenged a loss to the Green Wave in last year’s state semifinal. Barbara Grimm got the scoring started in the 5th minute and Lauren Sapanaro gave the Blue Devils a 2-0 halftime lead. Sydney Sears had three assists including a cross to Meli Pekmezian to make it a 3-0 game before Eichenbaum closed out the scoring with three straight to give her 34 for the year. Shore will face Mountain Lakes in the Group 1 state championship this Saturday. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from West Long Branch: Why did we have highlights from Shore’s huge win in the state semifinal? Because of the support of Reach Your Potential Training who is our partner on Shore Regional coverage on JSZ. The Shore girls soccer team trains at RYPT and it showed! Ocean City 1 Hopewell Valley 0 | Group 3 Semifinal After a dominating 23-1-1 season Ocean City advanced to their first ever Group 3 Final with a close 1-0 win over Hopewell Valley. The Red Raiders got a lift from Summer Reimet who found net in the 70th minute for the games only score. Ocean City more aggressive on offense won the shots on goal 14-8 and goalie Abbey Fenton finished with eight saves. They will take on Rampo at Kean University on 11/16. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley coverage.

It definitely feels like football weather now! Warm up with JSZ’s Week 6 highlights featuring eight games around New Jersey including an OT thriller in North Jersey, a streak buster by Somerville and a wild finish in Manalapan between the Braves and RBC Ramapo 35 Wayne Hills 28 (OT) Another iteration of one of North Jersey’s best rivalries means unpredictability and anxiety. Ramapo starting quarterback Charles DiPrima had two first-half touchdowns (1 run, 1 pass) yet was sidelined by a knee injury to start the third quarter. It was then that senior backup Chris Valvano stepped in and led the Raiders past a surging Wayne Hills squad with an overtime touchdown pass to Sean Clapp for the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Franklin Lakes: Somerville 28 Rahway 14 Mid-State 38 fans had Friday night’s matchup between 5-1 Somerville and  undefeated Rahway circled for some time. The Pioneers fell behind 14-8 at halftime, but in the second act Somerville with 4 interceptions and touchdowns from Ethan Hillman, Jaimen Bryant and Cookie Desiderio were able to shutdown a Rahway team that had outscored opponents 242-51 coming in. Eric Bryant finished with three interceptions while brother Jaimen had two takeaways along with his score. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Manalapan 20 Red Bank Catholic 14 Andre Johnson had 157 yards including a 70-yard TD run that put Manalapan ahead for good in a wild game in the Shore Conference. RBC jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead on TD runs by Elijah Jules and Billy Guidetti. Manalapan trailed 14-10 at the half and took the lead on Johnson’s 3rd quarter run. Down by six, RBC drove to the 18-yard line before an attempted spike to stop the clock was ruled a fumble ending hopes of a Caseys dramatic comeback. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is brought to you by the Jersey Shore Institute of Health & Wellness St. Augustine 21 Holy Spirit 7 The Hermits knocked off the Spartans in one of South Jersey’s Holy Wars. Tied at seven at the half, Nasir Hill sparked St. Augustine in the third quarter with a touchdown run and an interception. Texas A&M commit Isaiah Raikes and Austin Leyman also found the end zone for the Prep in the win. E’lijah Gray scored a touchdown for Spirit in the loss. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction from Absecon: Middletown South 20 Rumson-Fair Haven 3 The Eagles defense produced four turnovers and used short TD runs by Tyler Cuccia and Vinny Condito in the second half to upset the Bulldogs for a second straight year. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Rumson: Donovan Catholic 35 Lacey 0 Donovan Catholic has their sights set on dominating opponents week in and week out. The Griffins collected their fifth defensive shutout so far in 2019 while Ryan Clark paced the offense with 130 rushing yards and two touchdowns (1 rushing, 1 passing). Donovan Catholic will face defending Non-Public Group 3 state champs, Red Bank Catholic, next week. JSZ has the highlights from Toms River: Notre Dame 41 Hopewell Valley 6 Is Notre Dame the team to beat in Mercer County? Rickey Spruill exploded for a pair of touchdowns while QB Jake Renda connected on a pair of his own as the Fighting Irish improve to 7-0 on the season. JSZ’s Kenneth Bradley has the highlights from Pennington: Sponsor Shoutout! JSZ’s coverage of all Notre Dame and Hopewell Valley athletics is brought to you by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. St. Joseph (Hamm.) 14 West Deptford 13 The Wildcats avenge last season’s blowout loss to the Eagles with a hard-fought win on the road. St. Joe’s trailed for much of regulation but were able to grind out a long second half drive that culminated in a Jada Byers 19-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Byers finished the night with two touchdowns for the Wildcats. St. Joe quarterback Jayden Shertel was efficient through the air, going 24-27 for 199 yards and a touchdown. JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights from West Deptford:

The rain was furious and aplenty, but it didn’t stop JSZ’s cameras from catching some great baseball action before the weekend starts. Stay tuned throughout the night for plenty of great baseball highlights from around the state! (1) Hunterdon Central 7 (9) Freehold Township 4 – Diamond Nation Game of the Week – Central Group 4 Quarterfinals Hunterdon Central’s run back to both of the Central Group 4 and overall Group 4 championships is still alive in well this season. After Freehold Township took a 4-3 advantage in the third inning, Lafayette commit Pete Ciuffreda came through with a mammoth home run to take back the lead in the fourth. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the extended highlights and post-game reaction from Flemington: Sponsor Shoutout! Many thanks to the folks at Diamond Nation for sponsoring our Game of the Week. They’re the reason why we’re able to provide extended highlights of the best game of every week! (1) Hamilton West 3 (8) Hopewell Valley 2 – Central Group 3 Quarterfinal No. 20 Hamilton West advanced to the Central Group 3 semifinals with a close 3-2 victory over eighth seed Hopewell Valley. The game was tied 1-1 following a bases loaded walk in the third, a rain delay would stall the game, then Jack Haynes in the fourth inning drove in a run on an RBI single to help the Bulldogs go up 2-1. As the game began to wind down in the sixth, Hamilton West looked to Danilo Perdomo for salvation with two outs and a pair of base runners in scoring position. Perdomo didn’t disappoint as his two RBI double would be the deciding factor of the matchup. The top seeded Hornets will face No. 6 Wall in the semifinals. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hamilton West and Hopewell Valley coverage! (16) Egg Harbor Twp. 8 (8) Vineland 1 – South Group 4 Quarterfinal The remarkable run continues for the 16th-seeded Eagles as now they’re through to the sectional semifinal round. Old Dominion commit Robbie Petracci led the way at the plate for EHT with three RBIs. Ethan Dodd went 3-4 with an RBI, and Dodd threw three scoreless innings in relief. George Washington commit Erv Bogan drove in the Fighting Clan’s only run of the game. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the complete highlights and reaction: (4) Wall 3 (5) Colts Neck 1 – Central Group 3 Quarterfinal The Crimson Knights broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of bases loaded walks and Trey Dombroski came on in relief to throw three shutout innings to pick up the win as Wall earns a spot in the semis against top seed Hamilton West. Dombroski set the Wall single season strikeout record (97) and picked up his 200th career K in the win. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights of an All-Shore battle in the state playoffs:

No. 13 Notre Dame 9 Hopewell Valley – Mercer County Tournament Final No. 13 in the NJ Top 20 Notre Dame won its ninth Mercer County Tournament Title with a 9-3 win over fourth seeded Hopewell Valley. After falling behind 3-1, the third seed Irish opened things up in the bottom of the fifth inning off a Jake Kmiec RBI single to eventually go ahead 7-3. Kmiec would end the day 3-3 with 2 RBI’s including two triples. MVP honors went to West Point commit Robbie Buecker who after giving up two runs early on buckled down to end the evening with three hits allowed and six strikeouts. This victory brings the Irish’s record to 19-1 in 2019. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hopewell Valley and Notre Dame coverage!

Walk-offs, Top 20 matchups and possible playoff previews?! Jersey Sports Zone has you covered with some of the best baseball action from across the state. Check out our 4/30 baseball highlights featuring No. 9 Bayonne vs. No. 8 Nutley, No. 6 Pope John upsetting No. 1 Delbarton in dramatic fashion and a crazy seventh inning finish in Hamilton between Steinert and Hopewell Valley! Bayonne 4 Nutley 0 – Diamond Nation Game of the Week Jonathan Lee threw six shutout innings striking out eight and giving up just two hits and the Bees busted open a scoreless game with three runs in the fifth inning followed by an insurance run in the sixth to get to 14-1 on the season. JSZ has all the highlights and post-game reaction in the Diamond Nation Game of the Week Diamond Nation has teamed up with Jersey Sports Zone to bring you top matchups from around the Garden State each and every week during the 2019 high school baseball season. Diamond Nation is the world’s premier baseball and softball destination Pope John 5 Delbarton 4 On a team filled with seasoned upper-echelon hitters, it was sophomore Nate Pallotta who came through with Pope John’s biggest hit of the day. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, Pallotta snared a liner to right-center that dropped in and gave the Lions a walk-off win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights and more from Sparta: Steinert 2 Hopewell Valley 1 As county tournament time is right around the corner, 10-4-1 Steinert and 9-4 Hopewell Valley squared off in a Colonial Valley Conference matchup competing for second place in their division. A scoreless game was busted open in the top of the sixth when Hopewell’s Jack Haynes drove in a run to help the Bulldogs go up 1-0. Steinert entered the bottom of the seventh hot as CJ Pittaro started things with a lead-off double. Pinch hitter Josh James would drive in Pittaro to tie it up, then brother Michael James led the Spartans to victory with a walk-off single. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hopewell Valley and Steinert coverage!

Moorestown 9 Lenape 7 – Boys The Quakers snapped a four-game losing streak with a key win over the Indians in this clash of top-20 teams. Ben Cantwell led the charge for Moorestown with four goals. Nick Cataline added three goals in the victory. Mason Bregman scored three goals for Lenape in the loss, while Bryce Reece added two. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from Medford: A big thanks to NJM Insurance for sponsoring our coverage of Moorestown! No. 19 Manasquan 11 Red Bank Catholic 9 – Girls Lacrosse An exciting Top 10 Girls Lacrosse Showdown took place in Manasquan on Tuesday afternoon. The Manasquan Warriors defeated the Red Bank Catholic Caseys for the third straight time. High Point University commit, Jenna Harms, led the way for the Warriors, scoring six goals. Ohio State University commit, Janie Cowley, scored the second highest number of goals with three. The Manasquan Warriors continue to be the No. 2 girls lacrosse team in the Shore Conference. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the full highlights from Manasquan: Sponsor! Thank you to Playa Bowls in Red Bank for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic! West Windsor-Plainsboro North 19 Hopewell Valley 10 – Girls Lacrosse After dropping their first two games of the 2019 season, West Windsor-Plainsboro North has now won five in a row. The Knights latest 19-10 victory was headlined by Maria Tello and Jillian Pelosi who both finished the day with five goals a piece. Sydney Vogel and Emma Lilleywhite would also score hat tricks. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our West Windsor-Plainsboro North and Hopewell Valley coverage!

It’s county tournament time and Jersey Sports Zone has you covered for all the big basketball games across the garden state! Stay tuned for semifinals matchups in Union County, Mercer County and the girls bracket in the Shore Conference Tournament. Enjoy! (3) Patrick School 48 (2) Elizabeth 39 – Union County Semifinal Al-Amir Dawes scored a career-high 28 points and was the driving force for the Celtics as Patrick School handed Elizabeth its first loss this season while also advanceing to the Union County finals. The win gives Patrick School some revenge after a loss earlier this season to Elizabeth. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Kean University: (1) Roselle Catholic 64 (5) Union Catholic 43 – Union County Semifinal Roselle Catholic had three scorers hit double digits and used a 22-8 run in the third quarter to pull away from Union Catholic in the Union County semifinals. Colby Rogers (17), Kahlil Whitney (15) and Richie Greaves (11) were the leading scorers. Roselle Catholic will defend their Union County crown Saturday against Patrick School. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Kean University: (2) Trenton Catholic 85 (3) Notre Dame 57 – Mercer County Semifinal Trenton Catholic advanced to its sixth straight Mercer County Tournament Final with an 85-57 win over Notre Dame. The Iron Mike’s were headlined Junior sensation Jamir Watkins and Butler University commit Khalif Battle. Watkins had 24 points while Battle had 27. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Trenton Catholic and Notre Dame coverage! (1) Trenton 58 (4) Hopewell Valley 50 – Mercer County Semifinal  Number one seed Trenton advanced to their first Mercer County Tournament Final since 2011 with a 58-50 win over Hopewell Valley. The Tornadoes scraped by in the first two quarter to take a 30-28 lead at halftime. In the third Nassir Hodge with back to back threes helped Trenton fall more into rhythm to eventually gain a comfortable lead. Hodge finished with 15 points. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Trenton and Hopewell Valley coverage! (1) St. John Vianney 53 (4) Manasquan 51 – Shore Conference Tournament Semifinal The St. John Vianney Lancers went into Tuesday night’s SCT Semifinal wanting revenge. Last year, the Manasquan Warriors defeated the SJV Lancers during the SCT Final. However, Tuesday’s Semifinal was a close game. Manasquan had the lead up until the fourth quarter. SJV’s freshman Madison St. Rose, scored five points early on in the fourth, taking hold of the lead. The Lancers were able to hold on, winning the game by two points. William & Mary commit, Brelynn Bellamy, scored the team-high with 17 points. Quinnipiac University commit Sajada Bonner scored 11 points along with St. Rose. Fordham University commit Sarah Karpell was right behind them with 10 points. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River: (3) Manchester 62 (2) St. Rose 45 – Shore Conference Tournament Semifinal The Manchester Hawks advanced to their first ever SCT Final in program history on Tuesday night. Manchester’s West Virginia University commit, Leilani Correa, scored 30 points for the Hawks, leading them to their Semifinal victory. Destiny Adams and Serenity Anderson scored the second highest number of points, each with 11. The Hawks will head to Monmouth University on Saturday night to take on St. John Vianney for the Shore Conference Final. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River:

It’s time to honor great performances from New Jersey high school basketball with our JSZ Game Balls. We have polls for North, Central and South Jersey in both boys and girls categories. The polls are open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm. We look forward to handing out 6 JSZ Game Balls every week and we’ll stop by mid-week practices or games to make a presentation. NJM Insurance South Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone is able to honor South Jersey athletes every week thanks to the support of NJM Insurance! JSZ North Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll JSZ Central Jersey Game Ball Nominees Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Coaches and fans – if you have a player that is worthy of nominating contact rich@jerseysportszone.com by Saturday evening.

Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring you statewide ice hockey coverage from 1.7. We’ve got a barn burner in Red Bank between St. John Vianney and Rumson-Fair Haven plus a solid night on the ice for the Notre Dame Irish Saint John Vianney 5 Rumson-Fair Haven 3 Dom Troisi broke a 3-3 tie with a third period snipe and Jeremy Connor made 25 saves including a stellar glove save in the final two minutes to keep SJV unbeaten at 6-0-2. This was an exciting Shore Conference matchup and JSZ has all the action and post-game reaction from the Red Bank Armory: Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven all year long! Notre Dame 7 Hopewell Valley 3 Notre Dame snapped a three game win streak with a 7-3 win over Colonial Valley Conference rival Hopewell Valley. The Irish fell behind 2-1 in the first period but answered back with six consecutive goals. Ryan Nemic had 2 scores for Notre Dame. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hopewell Valley and Notre Dame coverage. We look forward to bringing you more Fighting Irish and Bulldog athletics year-round!

Jersey Sports Zone brought our cameras all over the state and captured amazing plays from boys and girls high school soccer.  We have nominees for the goal of the year (boys and girls) plus save of the year (boys and girls combined).  Our poll will stay open until Wednesday at 9:00 pm.  You can watch all the nominees below in our three categories. The winners will receive a plaque and a visit from JSZ cameras.  Thank you again to all the great athletes from around the state for giving us so many incredible highlights! Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll  

Jersey Sports Zone had cameras at seven boys and girls soccer games Tuesday for matches in the Mercer County Tournament and the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Tournament. Check in throughout the evening to watch highlights from across these two conferences. West Windsor-Plainsboro South 1 Hopewell Valley 0 | Mercer County Tournament Boys Semifinals Three halves of soccer wasn’t enough for Tuesday afternoon’s Mercer County Tournament semifinal matchup between second seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro South and eighth seed Hopewell Valley. In double overtime following a controversial overruling of a penalty sophomore Suhith Nandyala landed the Golden Goal for the Pirates to send them to their third mercer County Tournament Final in four years. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our West Windsor-Plainsboro South and Hopewell Valley coverage! Pennington 2 Steinert 1 | Mercer County Tournament Boys Semifinals Pennington’s Ousmane Gueye and Babacar Niang lead the offensive for the Red Raiders in this victory. Gueye now has 14 goals and 3 assists this season, making his a key offensive factor for Pennington as they head into the Mercer County final against West Windsor. Check out full highlights now: Coverage of Pennington is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you Princeton Ortho for your continued support!! Allentown 3 Hopewell Valley 0 | Mercer County Tournament Girls Semifinals No. 1 in the NJ Top 20 Allentown is one step closer to capturing their first Mercer County Tournament crown. The top seeded Red Birds defeated fourth seed Hopewell Valley 3-0 off a pair of Emma Pascarella corner kicks headed by Alex Searing and Lauren Coiante. They will face second seed Pennington Oct. 25th at the College of New Jersey in the MCT Final. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Hopewell Valley coverage! Pennington 2 Princeton Day 0 | Mercer County Tournament Girls Semifinals The Pennington Red Raiders dominated possession and possession in this one, and sophomore midfielder Kylie Daigle lead the charge. She scored the first goal of the night and caught up with our MMJ Courtney DuPont after the game. Check out full highlights of this one now: Coverage of Pennington and Princeton Day is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you Princeton Ortho for your continued support!! South Brunswick 6 South Plainfield 1 | GMC Tournament Boys Quarterfinals South Brunswick forward Jake Stump had a career day by drilling four goals in a dominant performance as the Vikings took a 6-1 victory over South Plainfield. The Vikings now move onto the GMC semifinal round for a rematch of last year’s finals against Monroe set for Thursday night. JSZ has the highlights from South Brunswick: Monroe 3 North Brunswick 2 | GMC Tournament Boys Quarterfinals Brendan Deal had two goals and an assist in the first half as the Falcons raced out to a 3-0 halftime lead and held on to advance to the GMC semis.  JSZ has the highlights and post-match reaction from Monroe: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Monroe is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates East Brunswick 2 Sayreville 0 | GMC Tournament Boys Quarterfinals Sean Joo had a first-half goal and assisted Poorav Desai’s score in the second half as the #2 seed is through to the semifinals and a showdown with #11 seed St. Joe’s-Metuchen.  JSZ has the highlights of the Bears 11th win of the season:

The high school football season heads into Week Three and Jersey Sports Zone had cameras around the state capturing everything from upsets to blowout wins to record-setting coaching nights.  Click below to watch a preview of our Friday Week 3 coverage then scroll below to watch 11 games of action from around New Jersey: Union 34 Phillipsburg 24 Playing at Maloney Stadium in Phillipsburg is no easy task. In fact, the Stateliners hadn’t lost a home game since 2016, but tonight that streak ended. The Union Farmers’ explosive offense, led by Junior QB Andrew Sanborn, took down Phillipsburg 34-24. Sanborn had over 300 passing yards and two touchdowns. Our MMJ Courtney DuPont has can’t miss fourth quarter highlights for you! Check it out now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to this great sponsor JSZ can bring you exciting PBurg Highlights all year round. Rahway 22 Cranford 0  After opening the season with blowout victories fans couldn’t wait to see the matchup between Rahway and Cranford. The game would be much tighter for both teams as the score remained at 0 heading into half time. In the third quarter Rahway quarterback Jakeer Robinson would find Dashon Moore for a 12 yard touchdown that would lead to 22 unanswered points in the Indians’ shutout victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Ramapo 35 Old Tappan 7 Ramapo head coach Drew Gibbs became the winningest football coach in school history thanks to a dominant performance from his team. Quarterback AJ Wingfield had four touchdowns and Max Baker scored three on their way to beating the Old Tappan Golden Knights for the first time in a decade. JSZ’s Jay Cook has all the highlights from Old Tappan: Red Bank Catholic 42 Red Bank Regional 7 Steve Lubischer threw four touchdown passes to Jaden Key in the first half and Billy Guidetti scored a pair of rushing TD’s in the second half as the Caseys improve to 3-0.  JSZ has the highlights of Shore Conference football action in Little Silver: Two great sponsors are the reason we can bring you RBC/RBR highlights.  Thanks to Playa Bowls in Red Bank and Ryser’s Landscape Supply for their support of Jersey Sports Zone Saint John Vianney 37 Middletown North 20 The Lancers rallied from a three-point halftime deficit with 20 unanswered points in the second half to even its record at 2-2.  Kavon Chambers topped 200 yards on the ground with 2 scores and Josh East had a TD run to go along with 2 TD passes.  JSZ has the SJV comeback from Friday night in Middletown: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Saint John Vianney is made possible by BCB-Bayshore, your community bank! Rumson-Fair Haven 28 Brick Memorial 14 Alex Maldjian had three TD runs giving him 12 total scores on the season and Ian O’Connor caught a 40 yard TD pass from Collin Coles to help RFH reach the 4-0 mark on the season.  JSZ has the highlights of Shore Conference football from Brick: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is being brought to you by Gold Coast Cadillac Brick Township 34 Freehold Boro 15 The combination of Jim Leblo and Cole Groschel shined on offense and defense as the Green Dragons pulled away with two late touchdowns in the fourth quarter.  JSZ has highlights of the Green Dragons putting the game away in the late stages: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Freehold Boro is made possible thanks to Playa Bowls in the Freehold Raceway Mall Asbury Park 27 Point Pleasant Beach 6 Junior Haughton ran for 81 yards and a score and Kahlik Walker added two TD runs as the Blue Bishops picked up their first win of 2018.  JSZ has the highlights from Asbury Park: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Point Pleasant Beach is made possible thanks to Ryne Olsen and Peak Coaching for Success Ewing 27 Hopewell Valley 7 Tywayne Reed had two TD’s in the 4th quarter and Caleb Stokes added a TD run to go along with a TD pass as the Blue Devils score 20 in the 4th quarter to improve to 2-1 on the season.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Madison Bess from this WJFL showdown: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Ewing and Hopewell Valley Camden 45 Delsea 15 The High outplayed Delsea in the second half of action as Camden rolled to a 45-15 win over the Crusaders. Rameer Nock and Monte Williams led the way with three touchdowns apiece. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to Jersey Sports Zone’s newest sponsor, NJM Insurance, we’ll be able to bring you great highlights from schools across southern and western New Jersey.           Timber Creek 24 Vineland 10 The Timber Creek Chargers zapped Vineland by two touchdown thanks to a half dozen turnovers on defense. The Timber Creek defense also only allowed a staggering 5 rushing yards all game. On the highlights is JSZ’s Mike Frankel: MORE HIGHLIGHTS TO BE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT

Sunshine Football Classic 2018 Jersey Sports Zone was at TCNJ where the best in central Jersey football met one last time this year for the 22nd Annual Sunshine Game Classic. The All-Star game brings together the best from Mercer, Burlington, Hunderton and Monmouth county showcasing talent from the central part of the garden state. The East team was led by long time Nottingham Head Coach Jon Adams who went up against a tough Trenton influenced defense behind Greg Hyslop. West got in control early thanks to some great running from Hopewell Valley’s Elijah Blu-Wilmott who reached the end zone twice. However, their defense is what kept them ahead the entire contest. North Hunterdon’s Colin Lavigne returned an interception for a 56 yard touchdown in the West’s 28-20 victory over East. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call:

(4) Hopewell Valley 9 (5) Nottingham 2 – Central Group 3 Quarterfinals It was the match up everyone in the Colonial Valley Conference has been waiting for all season. Originally scheduled as the Mercer County Tournament Title Game, rain forced two of NJ’s Top 20 teams to square off in the Central Group 3 quarterfinal round instead. Fourth seed Hopewell Valley got ahead early following a six run fourth inning started by Drew Brodine. Nottingham would counter with a pair of runs on the board in the fifth, but the Bulldogs repeated their performance in the bottom of the inning to hold on for a 9-2 win. Hopewell will take on top seeded Wall in the Semifinals on May 29th. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley and Nottingham coverage year- round on JSZ!

(3) Nottingham 4 (7) Princeton 2 After a rain delay the Mercer County Semifinals finally got under way with third seed Nottingham taking on seventh seed Princeton. The North Stars relied on Monmouth University bound Ace Nick Houghton at the mound. Houghton served up 10 strike outs and allowed just 2 earned runs on 5 hits on top of an RBI blast in the bottom of the sixth to send Nottingham to the Mercer County Tournament Championship Game. They will face number one seed Hopewell Valley, watch the highlights and our post game interview with Nick Houghton now: (1) Hopewell Valley 9 (5) Hun 0 Top seeded Hopewell Valley has put on an impressive performance in the Mercer County Tournament. With one win separating them from a trip to the Title Game, the top seeded Bulldogs exploded early against fifth seed Hun to take a 6-0 lead in the fourth. Andy Blake would shut down the Raider offense, allowing just 3 hits, no earned runs and picked up 9 strike outs. Hopewell will take on third seed Nottingham in the championship. Watch the highlights below: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Nottingham, Princeton, Hopewell Valley and Hun coverage all year round on JSZ!!

Trenton 57 Hopewell Valley 37 With the regular season coming to a close the Colonial Valley Conference is getting set for the upcoming Mercer County Tournament. Trenton came into Friday’s match up against 17-3 conference rival Hopewell Valley needing to win the next two games to obtain their first division title in four years the Tornados took a lead at the end of the first quarter but really turned it on in the second to go ahead by 10 at half time. The lead would eventually rise to 20 thanks to a 15 point effort from Reggie James to help Trenton earn a 57-31 over Hopewell Valley. The Tornadoes will rematch Hightstown who they just took down less than a week ago after falling behind 14 early in that game. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor Shoutout! Thank you to Princeton Orthpaedic Associates for sponsoring our Trenton and Hopewell Valley coverage on JSZ! Steinert 53 Princeton 42 After upsetting Top 20 ranked Ewing three games Prior Steinert was back at it with another Colonial Valley Conference show down, this time it was against Princeton. The Little Tigers looking to do some upsetting of their own took a 13-7 lead over Steinert at the end of the first quarter. However, after trailing for most of the second the Spartans relied on the three point shot of Natalie Mehl to help give them a 22-17 lead going into half time. In the second half Steinert would begin to find their rhythm and thanks to a 16 point effort from Tatiana Dorner the Spartans were able to come away with a 53-42 victory over Princeton. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor Shoutout! Thank you to Princeton Orthpaedic Associates for sponsoring our Steinert and Princeton coverage on JSZ!

Paul VI 5 Hopewell Valley 0 Mercer County Tournament Quarterfinal Paul VI who leads the Colonial Valley Conference Valley Division entered Wednesday’s Mercer County Tournament quarterfinal matchup with Hopewell Valley ready to advance to the next round. The Eagles got ahead early and led 2-0 at the end of the first. Bailey Guetens added two goals (3:32) and (13:04) to help take down the Bulldogs 5-0. PVI will advance to the semifinals of the Mercer County Tournament on Feb. 13 to take on top seeded the Hun School. Watch the highlights now:

Jersey Sports Zone is excited to present our weekly game ball for the top performers in both boys and girls basketball. Each week you choose from our 2 surveys on who you think had the best performance in the south Jersey area. Our polls open on Sunday and votes will be collected until we will close our voting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The winner for each week will receive a JSZ game ball hand delivered by Nery Rodriguez which will be presented on camera at practice. Vote now! Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Last week’s winners: Take Our Poll Take Our Poll   Do you think we missed someone from south Jersey? Contact Nery Rodriguez now: nery@jerseysportszone.com  

Jersey Sports Zone closes out the regular season with 10 more games of high definition highlights.  We start our show with a pair of 21 point 4th quarter comebacks.  Nick Patti orchestrated a St. Joe’s-Montvale home win over DePaul.  Somerville trailed Summit 36-15 at the end of three quarters before “The Ville” rallied for 21 and the game-winning score in a 42-36 overtime win.  We’ve also got SJV reaching 9-0 along with RBC and Nottingham getting to 8-1.  Watch all the action from around New Jersey: Click above to watch highlights of the following games: St. Joe-Montvale 28 DePaul 21: Nick Patti 14/30 200 yards, 1 TD pass, 1 TD run Somerville 42 Summit 36 (OT): Duke McDuffie 50 yard punt return TD to force OT, game-winning TD run Red Bank Catholic 41 Manasquan 19: Steve Lubischer: 9/11, 240 yards, 2 TD passes, 2 TD runs Saint John Vianney 48 Monmouth Regional 7: Haaziq Daniels 3 TD passes Mater Dei Prep 28 Point Pleasant Beach 6: Malik Ingram 2 TD runs Nottingham 49 Hamilton West 13: Diontae Nicholson 22 carries, 151 yards, 2 TD’s Trenton 40 Hopewell Valley 3: Messiah Cook 16 carries, 100 yards, 1 TD Penns Grove 40 Woodstown 22: Kavon Lewis 20/26, 347 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Salem 44 Deptford 0: Zaire Jones 16 carries, 179 yards, 3 TD’s Shore Regional 28 Keyport 14: Jack McCrae 19 carries, 164 yards, 2 TD’s  Gil Goldsmith 20 carries, 124 yards Missed our Friday Highlights Show?  Watch 10 games of action here: Coming up on Sunday Vote for Top Play from Week 9 captured by our cameras (winner receives invite to JSZ statewide football banquet in December) Vote for Game Balls in Shore, Big North-GMC, Mid-State 38 and WJFL (winners receive Game Ball presentation at mid-week practice)    

Jersey Sports Zone continues our statewide coverage of high school football in New Jersey with 10 more games of action.  Thanks to our great sponsors, we were able to bring you two overtime thrillers and some big-time statements from unbeaten squads: Click above to watch highlights from the following games Saint John Vianney 35 Red Bank Catholic 17: Johnny Buchanan 231 yards rushing, 2 TD’s  Nick Densieski 3 sacks Paramus Catholic 22 Don Bosco Prep 21 (OT): Xavier Briggs-Devore game-tying TD and game-winning two-point conversion South Brunswick 27 Sayreville 14: Justin Shorter 17 yard TD pass, 56 yard TD catch Rahway 64 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 24: Zion Pendleton 152 yards rushing, 3 TD’s  Dashon Moore 156 yards rushing 2 TD’s Phillipsburg 41 Montgomery 16: Joe Green 199 yards rushing, 3 TD’s Ewing 20 Hamilton West 6: Matthew Hunkele 2 field goals (40+22 yards) Lenape 49 Hopewell Valley 7: Jo Jo Kellum 11 carries, 201 yards, 4 TD’s Middletown South 27 Toms River North 0: Ben Kinsella 4 TD passes West Deptford 17 Haddonfield 14 (OT): Tyshawn Bookman 18 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD’s Holy Spirit 60 Buena 33: Josh Zamot 3 TD runs, 2 TD passes Jersey Sports Zone’s High School Football Coverage Jersey Sports Zone is excited to cover the entire state of New Jersey with our high definition highlights and features.  We will post full highlight shows with Friday and Saturday high school football action.  Don’t forget you can download our App for free from the App Store or Google Play and get all of our videos right on your smartphone.  On Sunday, we will nominate the top plays captured by our cameras for the JSZ Football Play of the Week and we’ll honor top performers with nominations for our Game Balls.  We ask you to cast your vote from Sunday morning through Tuesday afternoon.  Our Play of the Week winners will be honored at our statewide football banquet in December.  Our Game Ball winners will have JSZ cameras come to practice mid-week to hand out a pigskin in front of the entire team.  Coming up on Saturday some BIG TIME MATCHUPS! St. Joe’s-Montvale at St. Peter’s Prep, Red Bank Regional at Rumson-Fair Haven, Hun at Lawrenceville, South River at Keansburg Coaches: Send your Game Ball nominees by Saturday night to be considered: rich@jerseysportszone.com (Shore), nery@jerseysportszone.com (WJFL), courtney@jerseysportszone.com (Mid State 38), alex@jerseysportszone.com (GMC and Big  North) SAVE THE DATE- JSZ Football Banquet Coming up on Thursday, December 7, we will honor the top football players in the state with our inaugural JSZ Football Banquet.  The APA hotel in Woodbridge will host our event that will feature dinner and video highlights of the top players in the state.  Our Plays of the Week winners and Plays of the Year winners as voted on by the fans will also be honored.  Coaches, we are seeking nominations for our All-Zone team.  We will honor the top ten players in the state in each position as selected by our committee.  Please email rich@jerseysportszone.com if you have a player that we need to consider. Welcome to Jersey Sports Zone!  After three years on the Jersey Shore, we’ve expanded our coverage to every part of the Garden State.  We are excited to bring you high definition highlights and features of high school sports all year long.  

Hopewell Valley 7 Nottingham 21 Welcome to Jersey Sports Zone!  After three years on the Jersey Shore, we’ve expanded our coverage to every part of the Garden State.  We are excited to bring you high definition highlights and features of high school sports all year long.

SSZ has highlights of Middletown South’s dominant effort against Hopewell Valley in the Central Jersey Group 3 semifinals plus all the girls state playoff scores Middletown South 49 Hopewell Valley 32 Alexandra Balsamo scored 22 and Stephanie Karcz added 18 points, 11 rebounds and 7 steals as the Eagles dominated their way to a return trip to the Central Jersey Group 3 finals: FRIDAY SCORES Central Jersey Group 3 (1) Middletown South 49  (4) Hopewell Valley 32 (3) Neptune 52  (3) Ewing 38 South Jersey Group 3 (3) Toms River East 39  (2) Highland 27 Non-Public “A” South (1) Saint John Vianney 83  (8) Donovan Catholic 33 (4) Red Bank Catholic 62  (5) Notre Dame 53 MONDAY MATCHUPS Central Jersey Group 3 FINALS (3) Neptune at (1) Middletown South, 6:30 pm South Jersey Group 3 FINALS (3) Toms River East at (1) Ocean City, 6:00 pm Non-Public “A” South SEMIFINALS (4) Red Bank Catholic at (1) Saint John Vianney, 6:00 pm