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Immaculata 6 Holy Spirit 5 (11 innings) – Non-Public “B” North Semifinals Holy Spirit lead the Spartans 5-1 late in the game, but in the bottom of the 7th Mike Golankiewics crushed a three-run homer to tie it up and send us into extra innings. Then in the bottom of the 11th, starting pitcher Nolan Leger, ripped a grounder through the infield for the walk-off Immaculata victory. Highlights available: Allentown 6 Wall 5 – Central Group 3 Final It’s not often a defending State Champions is an underdog coming into a Sectional Title game, but third seed Allentown found themselves in this scenario facing top seed and No. 6 in the NJ Top 20 Wall for the Central Group 3 crown. The Red Birds got off to a hot start jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the first. That trend would continue to help them go ahead 6-2 in the fifth. However, the Crimson Knights rallied to come within a run entering the sixth inning. Freshman two sport standout Dan Merkel came into relief already with an RBI in the game to finish with 4 strike outs and help the unranked Red Birds claim another Sectional Title. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage on JSZ! Notre Dame 4 Red Bank Catholic 2 – Non-Public “A” South Semifinals Robbie Buecker threw a complete game five-hitter with seven strikeouts and the Irish used a three-run sixth inning to continue its magical run as a #9 seed in the state playoffs. Jon Michael Rotondo hit a two run homer in the 4th to give the Caseys a 2-0 lead, but Notre Dame rallied in the sixth capped off by a Mike Kane RBI single that gave the Irish the lead . JSZ has highlights and post-game reaction from another big win for Notre Dame: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Notre Dame is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. Thanks to Playa Bowls of Red Bank for allowing us to bring you great moments from RBC sports all year long Westfield – 4 Millburn – 2 | North 2 Group 4 Final It’s been quite a week for Westfield’s Cory Hiltz. On Thursday, Hiltz announced he will play college baseball at Monmouth University, Hiltz then followed up that decision on Friday by tossing a complete game 4 hit gem, leading the Blue Devils to the North 2 Group 4 Championship over MIllburn. Westfield will now advance to the Group 4 Semi-Finals where they will play Ridgewood on Tuesday. Watch Highlights of Westfield vs Millburn on JSZ! Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Westfield is brought to you by Jon Bramnick. Thanks to this sponsor JSZ can bring you exciting Westfield highlights! Hunterdon Central 4 Manalapan 0 – Central Group 4 Final Alex Degen started on the mound for the Red Devils, but it was an unusual day for the senior Kentucky commit. Struggling to control his fastball and curve throughout the first three innings, Degen was forced to change his pitching style. Fortunately for Central, Degen showed that even on his worst day he is still a champion. He pitched 6 shutout innings, while Dan Icaza helped him out offensively at the plate, and the Red Devil took down Manalapan 4-0. Check out highlights now: Pennsville 8 Glassboro 0 – South Jersey Group 1 Finals Cody Durham threw a five-hit shutout and seven different Eagles had RBI’s in the Eagles South Jersey Group 1 championship win. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights:
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Wall 3 Hopewell Valley 1 – Central Group 3 Semifinals Following their first ever County Title win fourth seed Hopewell Valley’s next task would be even tougher as they faced top seed Wall, who had Ace Trey Dombroski on the mound. Dombroski in his Junior season has been worth the price of admission in 2018 as he allowed just three runs all year heading into Tuesday’s Central Group 3 Semifinal game. Wall took an early 1-0 lead in the first before going ahead 3-0 in the fifth off Dylan Richey and Grant Shulman RBI’s. However, Trey Dombroski stole the performance with his 8 strike out performance that allowed just 5 hits and 1 earned run to send the Crimson Knights to the Central Group 3 Final where they will face defending Champs, third seed Allentown on 6/1. Watch the highlights and post game interview with Dombroski afterwards now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley coverage year- round on JSZ! Westfield 6 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 4 – North 2 Group 4 State Semifinals Westfield played their rivals, the Scotch Plains-Fanwood Raiders, in the North 2 Group 4 State Semifinals. Starting pitcher for the Blue Devils, Mike Carlone picked up the win with 7 strikeouts, while Andrew Caminiti provided support at short. Check out highlights of the Blue Devil’s 6-4 win now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Westfield is brought to you by Jon Bramnick. Thanks to this sponsor JSZ can bring you exciting Westfield highlights! Notre Dame 4 CBA 1 – Non-Public South “A” Quarterfinals The Irish used back to back RBI doubles with two outs in the third inning and a strong pitching performance from Tom Mayer to upset the #1 seed in Non-Public South “A”. Mayer pitched six innings giving up just three hits and one run and Robbie Buecker had an RBI double and pitched the seventh inning to notch the save. The #9 seed returns to the Shore Conference in the sectional semifinals and a matchup with 5th seed Red Bank Catholic. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from the upset: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for allowing us to capture great moments from Mercer County including Notre Dame’s big upset win in the state playoffs! Allentown – 12 Jackson Liberty – 4 | Central Jersey Group 3 Semi-Finals Allentown High School is on a quest to defend it’s Central Jersey Group 3 Championship from 2017, and the 3rd seeded RedBird’s latest test was on the road at Jackson Liberty. 8 of 9 batters in the Allentown lineup reached base at least once, as the RedBirds posted 12 runs on 11 hits and came away with a commanding 12-4 win. Allentown advances to the Sectional Final this Friday where they will take on top seeded Wall Township. Watch Highlights of Allentown’s playoff win on JSZ! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for allowing us to capture great moments from Allentown High School athletics!
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(8) Somerville 9 (12) Hopewell Valley 8 – South Jersey Group 2 Semifinals – Boys TJ Sanchez scored two of his three goals in the fourth quarter, including the game-winner with 1:13 left in the game as the Pioneers outscored Hopewell Valley 3-0 in the 4th quarter to get to the South Jersey Group 2 Finals. Nolan Crognale had a stellar six-goal effort for the Bulldogs and his sixth tally gave Hopewell Valley an 8-6 lead after three quarters. But Somerville’s defense did not yield any goals in the fourth and the Pioneers will face the winner of Rumson-Fair Haven and Wall for the South Jersey Group 2 championship. Watch the highlights of an outstanding game from Tuesday night: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Hopewell Valley is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates (2) Notre Dame 12 (3) Colts Neck 5 – Central Group 3 Semifinals – Girls On the brink of returning to the Central Group 3 Title Game defending sectional champs Notre Dame did not disappoint. The second seed Irish took on third seed Colts Neck in a battle that got going from the opening face off. The Cougars would strike first to begin the game, but ND hit their stride thanks to Maddie Rizzuto who had a hat trick at the end of the first half to give the Irish a 7-2 lead at the break. Soon after more Notre Dame scorers joined in as Nikki Phillips, Ava Scudillo and Gabbie Skowrosnki all picked up a pair of goals to lead their team back to the Central Group 3 Championship. Watch the highlights now: Sponsors! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage year- round on JSZ! Thanks to HIT Training for all of our Colts Neck coverage!
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The time has come for you to vote for the best baseball and softball players of South Jersey! Each week Nery Rodriguez will nominate 10 players from the South Jersey area, the winner will receive a Jersey Sports Zone game ball on camera at practice as part of their ceremony! Voting closes at 3 p.m. Tuesday so cast your vote below: Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Did we miss someone? Email Nery: nery@jerseysportszone.com
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Delbarton – 9 Mountain Lakes – 5 | Morris County Championship The Delbarton School came into Tuesday night’s Morris County Final boasting 5 consecutive County Championships to go along with a current No. 1 ranking in The NJ Top 20. Despite that, the Green Wave was still able to find motivation in an underdog mentality. Seeded No. 2 behind Mountain Lakes in the tournament, Delbarton was out to prove that it was once again the very best in Morris County. Michael Long scored a hat trick, and Yale bound goalie Miles Leniw had an incredible 14 saves, as The Green Wave made it a six-beat, taking down Mountain Lakes 9-5 to capture the Morris County Crown. Watch highlights and post game of Delbarton and Mountain Lakes on JSZ! North Hunterdon 12 Phillipsburg 11 (OT) – Boys LAX H/W/S County Quarterfinals Looking for an exciting county tournament lacrosse game? Check out this overtime thriller! North Hunterdon and Phillipsburg ride a roller coaster of emotions in this one, but it was the Lions who came away with the win. The McMahon twins combined for a total of 8 goals, including the game winner in OT. Check out highlights of this exciting game now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to this generous sponsor JSZ will bring you exciting Liner highlights all season long! Rumson-Fair Haven 10 Wall 9 – Shore Conference Tournament Quarterfinals Peter Lucas scored a pair of goals including what proved to be the game-winner as the RFH Bulldogs were able to make a last-second defensive stand to give them a spot in the SCT semifinals and a date with #1 seed CBA. Wyatt Feinberg led the RFH attack with four goals. Wall was led by Jack Textor and Will Forte who had three goals apiece. Watch the highlights from a great quarterfinal showdown in Rumson: Thanks to ServPro of Eatontown/Long Branch for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs Red Bank Catholic 10 Freehold Township 5 – SCT Girls Quarterfinals Abi George scored back to back goals in the span of 48 seconds to give the Caseys a second-half cushion and earn a spot in the Shore Conference semifinals. The #2 seed will face #3 Manasquan on Thursday in the SCT Semifinals at Ocean Township High School. Kristen Pezzullo had a five-point game with a goal and four assists. Mackenzie Boyle and Grace Gargiulo both scored hat tricks to help the Caseys reach the 18-1 mark. JSZ has highlights from Red Bank; Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls of Red Bank Allentown 5 Notre Dame 2 – Mercer County Semifinals Girls The second meeting between second seed Allentown and third seed Notre Dame did not disappoint as fans were treated to a tight defensive battle that also featured some dominating scoring from the Red Bird’s three sport standout and Rutger’s Girls Lacrosse commit Marin Hartshorn. Hartshorn found net four times to advance Allentown to the Mercer County Tournament final to face top seed Lawrenceville on 5/8 at West Windsor- Plainsboro North. Watch the highlights now: Lawrenceville 15 Princeton 7 – Mercer County Semifinals Girls No. 1 seed Lawrenceville has punched a ticket to the Mercer County Tournament Championship after a 15-7 win over fourth seed Princeton. Big Red was led by Georgetown bound Annabelle Albert who scored 5 goals. The title game will feature a rematch between Lawrenceville and No. 2 Allentown, the first meeting was an 11-10 thriller with the Red Birds falling just short at the end so expect some physical action on 5/10. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown, Notre Dame, Lawrenceville and Princeton coverage all year round on JSZ!!
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No. 9 Allentown 7 No. 16 Notre Dame 3 The match up between the Colonial Valley’s two Top 20 did not disappoint as the first half of Allentown and Notre Dame was a defensive battle that left us knotted up at 1-1 at halftime. However, the tides shifted in favor of Allentown for the second half. Rutgers commit Marin Hartshorn led the Red Birds to a 7-3 victory and handed ND their first loss of the season thanks to a four goal performance. With the atmosphere feeling something like a playoff game rather than a regular season match, it wouldn’t be shocking to see these two meet come county or state tournament time. Allentown will take on No. 12 Bridgewater- Raritan next. Watch the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ!
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The time has come for you to vote for the best baseball and softball player’s of South Jersey! Each week Nery Rodriguez will nominate 10 players from the South Jersey area, the winner will receive a Jersey Sports Zone game ball on camera at practice as part of their ceremony! Cast your vote below: Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Did we miss someone? Email Nery: nery@jerseysportszone.com
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Notre Dame 8 West Windsor- Plainsboro South 5 Notre Dame and West Windsor Plainsboro South continuing the Colonial Valley Conference’s tour at Arm & Hammer Park in Trenton on Friday afternoon. South took a commanding 4-3 lead heading into the fifth. However, Notre Dame would score 5 in the inning to go up 8-4 and would no let up to hold on for an 8-5 win. Army baseball commit Robbie Buecker went 2-3 for the Irish and contributed 4 RBI’s. Watch the highlights below: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame and West Windsor- Plainsboro South coverage all year round on JSZ! Seton Hall Prep – 5 Caldwell – 3 The Pirates of Seton Hall Prep, (5-1 on the season, No. 12 in NJ Top 20) found themselves trailing Caldwell on two separte occasions in the late innings. Down by 1 run in the 6th, Ryan Sheppard came up clutch with a RBI double off the wall in right to tie the game at 3. Sheppard then scored on a basehit by Anthony Peterson to give Seton Hall a 4-3 lead. The Pirates would add one more run in the 6th to make it a 5-3 lead and RHP Ryan Toal took care of the rest in the 7th. Toal picked up the save and Seton Hall Prep came away with the comeback win. Watch Highlights of SHP and Caldwell on JSZ! Jackson Memorial 9 Toms River North 5 The Jaguars are 6-1 after wiping out a 5-0 deficit at home against Shore Conference “A” South rival Toms River North. After Jared Bellissimo and Sam Angelo belted two run homers to stake TRN to a 5-0 lead, the Jags got a run in the 4th, three in the 5th and then a big five-run 6th inning capped off by a Troy Bathmann 2-run homer. JSZ has the highlights of Jackson Memorial’s big win: JSZ’s coverage of Toms River North is made possible by Peak Coaching for Success! 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.
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Wall 5 Red Bank Catholic 1 Trey Dombroski threw a complete game two-hitter with a career-high eleven strikeouts and the Crimson Knights pounded out 12 hits to improve to 5-0 on the season. Dombroski walked just two batters and the Caseys lone run came on a dropped pop up in the 6th inning. Doug Wetzel got Wall on the board with a two run double in the 2nd inning. The Crimson Knights added a run on a catcher’s interference and an RBI single by Tanner Powers in the 5th as well as a run on a wild pitch in the 6th. JSZ has the highlights of a great pitching performance from Count Basie Field in Red Bank: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of RBC is made possible by Playa Bowls in Red Bank Allentown 8 Notre Dame 7 Tuesday’s matchup between undefeated Allentown and Notre Dame started off with the Red Birds getting ahead early thanks to heavy offensive production from Chris Reeder and company to take an 8-1 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh. However, the bats of the Irish woke up in the final inning to cut the lead to 8-7. Then with a runner on and 2 outs Allentown would luckily force a pop fly to hold on and remain undefeated. Watch the highlights: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ! Watchung Hills 6 Montgomery 4 Montgomery had a 4-0 lead at the end of the second inning thanks to Ryan McKenna who jacked a two run homer, but in the fourth the Warriors took over. Starting pitcher, Mike Murray, picks up the win along with two hits and a couple of RBIs. Check out full highlights of this now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Montgomery is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thanks to this sponsor JSZ will bring you great Cougar highlights all season long!
Cast your vote for South Jersey Baseball and Softball Top Performers
The time has come for you to vote for the best baseball and softball player’s of South Jersey! Each week Nery Rodriguez will nominate 10 players from the South Jersey area, the winner will receive a Jersey Sports Zone game ball on camera at practice as part of their ceremony! Cast your vote below: Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Did we miss someone? Email Nery: nery@jerseysportszone.com
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Don Bosco Prep 9 Ridgewood 4 – Boys Justin Kim scored four goals and twin brother Andrew added a pair of scores as the Ironmen braved the elements to top Ridgewood. Matt Solleder added two goals for Don Bosco, who improved to 2-0 on the season. JSZ’s Alex Lorenzo has the highlights: Manasquan 16 Saint John Vianney 1 – Boys Canyon Birch reached 200 career points with a 12 point game in Holmdel. Birch had 4 goals and 8 assists against the Lancers and has a stellar 16 goals and 16 assists in just three games of action. JSZ has the highlights of NJ’s #10 ranked team getting to 3-0 on the young season: A special thanks to Paver Restoration and BCB Bayshore for allowing us to bring you great Saint John Vianney highlights and features all year long! Delaware Valley 14 Montgomery 10 – Girls The Lady Terriers remain undefeated after an offensive battle with the Montgomery Cougars. The star of the game was Madeline Bill. Bill scored five goals for Del Val, leading them to their now 3-0 record. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Montgomery is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thanks to our generous sponsor JSZ will bring you the best of Cougar Athletics all year long! No. 20 Notre Dame 13 Holy Cross 2 – Girls Notre Dame kicked off the season with an impressive 15-3 win over conference rival Hopewell Valley. The Irish rolled into their next meeting with Holy Cross Academy, coming off an upset to reigning Group 2 Champ Haddon Township with that same momentum. With great transitional play Notre Dame was unstoppable in the 13-2 victory over the Lancers. ND was led by second year transfer Danielle Loser, who put on a spectacular four goal performance. Notre Dame one of the favorites in the Colonial Valley Conference could be a contender for top seed in the Mercer County Tournament. Watch the highlights: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage all year long on JSZ!
Mabrey, Reid grab top honors at JSZ Basketball Banquet
Lights, Camera, Action! Before the big night begins we caught up with our Player of the Year finalists, the best dressed and get answers to burning questions from the best in the garden state. Check out post-banquet interviews with some of our All-State Stars and coaches, as well as, highlights from the first ever JSZ All-State Basketball Banquet: Dara Mabrey wins JSZ 2018 Miss Hoop Zone Manasquan’s Dara Mabrey led her team to a triple title: Shore Conference, state and Tournament of Champions winner. JSZ’s Alex Lorenzo chronicles an amazing senior season: Name High School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Dara MabreyManasquan276294 Diamond MillerFranklin212838 Faith MasoniusManasquan27626 Tori HydukeRumson-Fair Haven18726 Leilani CorreaRutgers Prep41418 Michelle SidorSaddle River Day22313 Mikayla MarkhamSaint Rose1127 Lucy ThomasSaint Rose0146 Kylee WatsonMainland1014 Danielle RobinsonUniversity0011 A special thanks to the coaches and statewide media who vote for Miss Hoop Zone Coaches: Piscataway, Red Bank Regional, Mendham, Waldwick, Holmdel, Cherokee, Pascack Valley, Gloucester Catholic, Point Pleasant Beach, Southern Regional, Saint John Vianney, Barnegat, Ocean Township, Mater Dei Prep, RBC, Middletown South, Delaware Valley, Somerville, Hunterdon Central, Bernards, Patrick School, Bishop Ahr, Passaic, Allentown, Hopewell Valley, Trenton Catholic, Franklin, Steinert, Rumson-Fair Haven, Middletown South Media: Sherlon Christie, Asbury Park Press, B. Gould, NJ.com, Jason Bernstein, NJ.com, GThing Basketball, Rich Chrampanis, JSZ, Alex Lorenzo, JSZ, Jay Cook, JSZ, Gregg Lerner, Shore Sports Network Meet JSZ’s Miss Hoop Zone Finalists! Three outstanding players with bright futures ahead of them Naz Reid wins JSZ 2018 Mister Hoop Zone Roselle Catholic’s Naz Reid has claimed JSZ’s Player of the Year honor. The future LSU Tiger led the Lions to the Tournament of Champions title with spectacular play in March. Learn more about a future star in college basketball and beyond: Name High School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Naz ReidRoselle Catholic149565 Jahvon QuinerlyHudson Catholic7141059 Jalen CareyMontclair Immaculate45931 Ron Harper, Jr.Bergen Catholic61323 Bryan AntoineRanney60321 Scottie LewisRanney24519 Tavon JonesLinden24115 Paul MulcahyGill St. Bernards1218 Ray Bethea, Jr.Atlantic City1003 Dean Noll Shawnee0113 Thanks to the coaches and media who voted for our Mister Hoop Zone in 2018 Coaches: Union, Manasquan, Barnegat, Bergen Catholic, Delsea, Newark East Side, Watchung Hills, Roselle Catholic, Bishop Ahr, Matawan, Middletown North, Rumson-Fair Haven, Somerville, Don Bosco Prep, Bloomfield, Verona, Ranney, Hun School, West Milford, Central Regional, Montclair, Linden, River Dell, Notre Dame, Camden Catholic, Hopewell Valley, Saint Peter’s Prep, Media: Adam Zagoria, Sherlong Christie – Asbury Park Press, Jay Gomes, R. Greco, Coast to Coast, Dave’s Joint, Nj.Com, Rich Chrampanis JSZ, Alex Lorenzo JSZ, Jay Cook JSZ Meet the other finalists for JSZ’s Mr. Hoop Zone – two players destined to do great things next year in college hoops! Meet the 2018 JSZ All-Zone Girls Basketball Team! NameSchoolName SchoolNameSchool Alexis AdamsSouth BrunswickBridgett AndreeTrinity HallDara MabreyManasquan - 2018 JSZ Miss Hoop Zone Destiny AdamsManchester Twp.Brelynn BellamySt. John VianneyDiamond MillerFranklin - 2018 Miss HZ Finalist Julia CunninghamWatchung HillsSajada BonnerSt. John VianneyTori HydukeRumson-Fair Haven - 2018 JSZ Miss HZ Finalist Alexandra GeorgeOld TappanMadison DoringSt. John VianneyFaith MasoniusManasquan - 2018 Miss HZ Finalist Camille GrayFranklinSarah KarpellSt. John Vianney Mya GrimesEwingMikayla MarkhamSaint Rose Nicole JohnsonEast BrunswickLovin MarsicanoSaint Rose Lindsey MackSecaucusLucy ThomasSaint Rose LaNiya MillerPiscatawayRose CaverlyRed Bank Catholic Lola MullaneyManasquanHayley MooreRed Bank Catholic Teresa OrtizUniversityKatie RiceRed Bank Catholic Danielle RobinsonUniversityLeilani CorreaRutgers Prep Kylee WatsonMainlandJahsyni KnightRutgers Prep Ryan WeiseAllentownMegan HornPingry Teresa WolakBridgewater-RaritanKaley RansomPingry Imani LewisLife Center Academy Jada Queen Trenton Catholic Kaela ReedTrenton Catholic Michelle SidorSaddle River Day Jaida PatrickSaddle River Day Sydney WatkinsSaddle River Day Meet the 2018 JSZ All-Zone Boys Basketball Team NameSchoolName SchoolName School Ray Bethea, Jr.Atlantic CityPrecious AchiuwaSt. Benedict's PrepLester QuinonesSt. Benedict's Prep Mike DePersiaHaddonfieldSavior AkuwovoRanneyAhmadu SarnorRanney Dylan DeveneyShawneeBryan AntoineRanneyBrendan ThieleSt. Peter's Prep Aaron EstradaWoodburyAl-Amir DawesPatrick SchoolAndre ToureSt. Benedict's Prep Kyion FlandersWildwoodCartier BowmanNotre DameKahlil WhitneyRoselle Catholic Danny FrauenheimPoint Pleasant BeachAaron ClarkePope JohnJustin WinstonMontclair-Immaculate Steve GeisWallMarc DadikaSt. Mary's-Rutherford Corey GreerCamdenMarcellus EarlingtonDon Bosco PrepNaz ReidRoselle Catholic - 2018 JSZ Mr. Hoop Zone Rob HigginsMiddletown NorthCaleb FieldsWildwood CatholicJahvon QuinerlyHudson Catholic - 2018 JSZ Mr. HZ Finalist Jahid JenkinsNewark East SideZach FreemantleBergen CatholicJalen CareyMontclair-Immaculate - 2018 JSZ Mr. HZ Finalist Darell JohnsonNottinghamAlanzo FrinkRoselle Catholic Tavon JonesLindenRon Harper, Jr. Bergen Catholic Cliff JosephNottinghamAlex ImegwuSeton Hall Prep Jared KimbroughNeptuneKenny JonesMater Dei Prep Chris MannPhillipsburgLouis KingHudson Catholic Dean NollShawneeScottie LewisRanney Ian O'ConnorRumson-Fair HavenValdir ManuelPatrick School BJ Saliba, Jr.HackensackAshton MillerSeton Hall Prep Atiba TaylorHackensackPaul MulcahyGill St. Bernards Myles ThompsonCamdenLuther MuhammadHudson Catholic 2018 JSZ Hoops Plays of the Year – thanks to everyone who voted!! 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St. John Vianney – 39 St. Rose 37 | Shore Conference Semi-Finals No. 1 St. John Vianney needed every bit of 32 minutes of game time to get it done, but The Lady Lancers are heading back to The SCT Championship Game. SJV trailed St. Rose 37-36 after a rebound and putback by Lauren Lithgow with just 10 seconds remaining, but Rahmena Henderson raced the ball up up the floor and dished to Brelynn Bellamy for the game winning three point shot. For Vianney, it’s their 3rd straight trip to The SCT Final, and they are looking to win their 14th title in school history. Watch highlights from SJV vs St. Rose, including the fantastic finish and post game interviews below! Thank you to Paver Restoration for sponsoring our Saint John Vianney coverage on JSZ! Special thanks to BCB Bayshore for sponsoring our SJV coverage on Jersey Sports Zone Manasquan – 55 Red Bank Catholic – 37 | SCT Semi-Final Senior point guard Dara Mabrey came into Tuesday night’s semi-final game against RBC with an injured left hand, but it did not slow down the future Virginia Tech Hokie. Mabrey scored a game high 18 points, leading Manasquan to a convincing 55-37 win over rival Red Bank Catholic. Lola Mullaney added 16 points, while Faith Masonius recorded 13 points & 10 rebounds for a double – double. Manasquan advances to face No. 1 St. John Vianney in The SCT Championship Game. Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls of Red Bank. Watchung Hills 61 Bridgewater 51 – Boys Somerset County Tournament No. 5 Watchung Hills vs No. 6 Bridgewater-Raritan duke it out in the semifinals of the Somerset County Tournament. Justin Bryant with another impressive performance under the boards for the Panthers could not out-score Steven Bressler of Watchung tonight who hit 5 three-pointers and a total of 21. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Bridgewater is brought to you by Princeton Ortho and Urgent Injury Care. Thanks to these two terrific sponsors JSZ will bring you the best of Panther athletics all season long! Watchung Hills 43 Bound Brook 40 – Girls Somerset County Tournament The Bound Brook Crusaders came into this game with a 20-1 record, but were still not picked as the game’s favorite. Looking to prove the doubters wrong, the Crusaders came out swinging in the second, after a slow first quarter by both teams. Unfortunately for Bound Brook though, its was Julia Cunningham of Watchung Hills who once again dominated the floor. Check out full highlights of this exciting matchup now: Trenton Catholic 51 Notre Dame 46 – Girls – Mercer County Semifinals Trenton Catholic got one step closer to earning the Mercer County Tournament tile Tuesday night as the defeated fourth seed Notre Dame 51-46 to head to the championship. Jada Queen recorded a triple double in the Iron Mikes victory. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Trenton Catholic and Notre Dame coverage! Nottingham 69 Ewing 63 – Boys – Mercer County Semifinals Nottingham has been the best in the Colonial Valley Conference this season. As if having two 1,000 point scorers in Cliff Joseph and Darrell Johnson weren’t enough they also have PG Richie Jones who eclipsed the school single season three point record and total career three point record Tuesday night. The top seeded Northstars were held to a tight game by fifth seed Ewing in the first half but broke out of the their shell in the second act to come away with a 69-63 win to send them to the tournament championship on 2/22 against second seed Trenton Catholic. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Nottingham and Ewing coverage!
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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 Do you think we missed someone from south Jersey? Contact Nery Rodriguez now: nery@jerseysportszone.com
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Hudson Catholic – 95 Marist – 43 Hudson County Tournament Quarterfinals Luther Muhammad poured in a season high 32 points while grabbing 8 boards, and Villanova bound point guard Jahvon Quinerly dished out 11 assists to go along with 15 points as Hudson Catholic came away with a 95-43 win over Marist in the Hudson County Tournament QuarterFinals. The No. 1 seeded Hawks advance to play Lincoln in the Semi-Finals on Tuesday Night. Watch Highlights of Hudson Catholic vs Marist below! Notre Dame 91 Steinert 70 – Mercer County Tournament Quarterfinals Saturday’s game between fourth seed Notre Dame and fifth seed Steinert was the match up most knew was inedible at some point in the Mercer County Tournament. These two were some of the Colonial Valley Conference’s best in the 2017-2018 season. The Fighting Irish took a 22-16 lead at the end of the first then Notre Dame began piling on the points from beyond the arc thanks to Kayla Burnett who had 17 to take a 48-33 lead at half time. ND would continue it’s stunning performance in the second half to eventually walk away with a 91-70 win to send them to the Semifinal round to face number one seed Trenton Catholic on 2/20. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Steinert and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ! Trenton 66 Hopewell Valley 40 – Mercer County Tournament Quarterfinals It was the second meeting for third seed Trenton and sixth seed Hopewell Valley in a little over a week and the Tornadoes were able to put on another spectacular performance against HVC, this time in the Mercer County Tournament quarterfinals. Trenton got ahead early to go into halftime leading 33-12. In the second half Reggie James would take over to rack up 12 points, six rebounds and five assists in the 66-40 win against the Bulldogs. The next task for the Tornadoes will be taking on the number one seed Trenton Catholic in the MCT semifinals on 2/20 at the Cure Auto Insurance Arena. Watch the highlights: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley and Trenton coverage on JSZ! North Hunterdon 79 Voorhees 65 – Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Boys Semifinals North Hunterdon trailed their district rivals, the Voorhees Vikings, early in this game; however, that seems to be a trend with these Lions. They made a comeback last week against the Vikings and did it once again during the HWS Semis. Paul Woolhouse came up big for the Lions with 22 points and a complete domination under the basket. Check out full highlights now: Pope John 58 Central 53 – Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Boys Semifinals Pope John previously knocked out the No. 1 seed of the HWS tournament, Phillipsburg, and was faced with another challenge during the semifinals when they met the Hunterdon Central Red Devils. However, Aaron Clark for the Lions shined, scoring 29 points, while Eddie Davis contributed 22. The two guards provided enough momentum to pull off the upset late in the fourth quarter. Full highlights now available: High Point 40 Sparta 35 – Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Girls Semifinals No. 1 seed, High Point, gets a scare in the second quarter of this one thanks to an offensive push by Sparta’s Erin Walsh. However, the Spartans could not hold on to that short-lived lead and the No. 1 seed would remain onto with a 40-35 victory over Sparta. Trisha Peterson contributed 14 for the Wildcats. Check out her highlights and more now: Delaware Valley 28 Warren Hills 27 – Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Girls Semifinals In an unbelievable turn of events, the Del Val Lady Terriers find a way to shock the Warren Hills Blue Streaks in the final 11 seconds of this HWS semifinal game. Amanda Kix not only led the team in scoring, but she made the last second shot that sealed the deal for the Terriers. Check out those highlights now: Red Bank Catholic 68 Colts Neck 33 – Shore Conference Tournament Girls Quarterfinals Amanda Hart had a career-high 20 points to lead four Caseys in double digits as the #3 seed was dominant against the #11 seed. Hart had four three-pointers as the Caseys had a total of 10 triples. Rose Caverly scored 13, Katie Rice added 11 and Hayley Moore scored 10 as the Caseys improve to 20-4 and secured a spot in the SCT semifinals. Watch the highlights here: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls of Red Bank. Thanks to Hit Training for supporting our Colts Neck coverage all year long Manasquan 66 Toms River North 38 – SCT Girls Quarterfinals Dara Mabrey had 21 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds as the Warriors were able to blow open an 8 point halftime lead to a comfortable win. Faith Masonius and Lola Mullaney had 14 points each for Manasquan who will face #3 RBC in the Shore Conference Semifinals. Watch the highlights of Manasquan’s 22nd win of the season: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Toms River North is made possible by Peak Coaching for Success
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Princeton 5 Notre Dame 4 -OT One of the most anticipated match ups from the Colonial Valley Conference this season did not disappoint as the third meeting between Princeton and Notre Dame came all the way down to the wire yet again. With one win away from advancing to the Mercer County Tournament Final Notre Dame got ahead early thanks to Ben Killian who scored a hat trick in the second period to put the Irish ahead 4-2 entering the third. However, The Little Tigers had some playmakers of their own as Aidan Trainor also had himself a hat trick including his third period goal that tied the game and eventually sent it to overtime. It was then Rocco Salvato’s time to shine as he scored the game winning goal in the opening minutes of OT to send Princeton to the MCT Final. Watch the highlights and Salvato’s postgame reaction now: Sponsor Shoutout! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Princeton and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ! Hun 6 Paul VI 1 Defending Mercer County Tournament Champion and number one seed the Hun School of Princeton reasserted their dominance Tuesday night as they took down fifth seed Paul VI 6-1. Matthew Argentina was the difference maker for the Raiders as he had 2 goals and 2 assists. Hun will take on second seed Princeton in a must see MCT Final on 2/16. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor Shoutout! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hun School coverage on JSZ!
Notre Dame takes down No. 20 Ewing
Notre Dame 62 No. 20 Ewing 49 After falling to conference rival Allentown less than 24 hours earlier Notre Dame was back in action against an even tougher opponent, Number 20 in the NJ Top 20 Ewing. The Irish took control early in this one to lead by double digits for most of the game. Leah Johnson dropped 23 points in ND’s 62-49 victory over the Blue Devils. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Jersey Sports Zone would like to thank Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Ewing and Notre Dame coverage!
Vote now for Nery’s South Jersey Game Ball 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 Check out Last Week’s Winners Below! Do you think we missed someone from south Jersey? Contact Nery Rodriguez now: nery@jerseysportszone.com
Vote now for JSZ’s New Jersey Devils Hockey Goal of the Month!
Jersey Sports Zone has teamed with the New Jersey Devils to give NJ high school hockey players an incredible experience. We’re asking your vote for the top hockey goal of January captured by JSZ cameras. We have 12 great nominees from all around the state. Our poll stays open through Monday at 3:00 pm. The winner of the poll will get one of our 5 spots for our plays of the month segment. The other four slots are selected by the Devils and JSZ staff. Our Top 5 goals for January will be honored during the Devils game against the Boston Bruins on February 11 at the Prudential Center. Watch some great goals and cast your vote! Take Our Poll Our top 5 goals from January will get a special experience thanks to the Devils. We’ll invite all five players to the Prudential Center on Sunday, February 11 where they will meet a Devils player for a photo opportunity and a chance to watch the goals. Players will have dinner and tickets to watch the game. The top goals of January will be shown during an intermission at the Prudential Center on the world’s largest in-arena scoreboard. Watch our December honorees and the special night they had as they spent time with Devils left wing Miles Wood:
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Notre Dame 5 Hopewell Valley 2 With the hockey season coming to a close in the upcoming weeks the tight race for supremacy for the Colonial Valley Conference could be determined by one loss. Notre Dame who has played a tough schedule this season out of conference play has also had given the CVC some memorable games. While there was no last minute heroics there was some great scoring goal action in Tuesday’s matchup with Hopewell Valley that was worth the price of admission. The Irish scored three goals in the first period to give them an 3-1, Hopewell would counter late in the second to bring them within one, but Notre Dame was able to answer back with two more goals including a mile long shot from TJ Turkvan-Sinchak to lead them to a 5-2 vitocry over their conference rival. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Hopewell Valley and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ! Middletown South 8 Jackson Memorial 4 The Eagles scored six goals in the first period and eight different Middletown South players scored in a big win against the Jaguars at Middletown Ice World. Mike Racioppi had a goal and four assists to lead the attack. Middletown South improves to 12-4-1 on the season. JSZ has the highlights of a big win for the Eagles on the ice: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Prown’s Windows & Doors in Middletown
NJ’s top 5 ranked girls teams battle in Holmdel
The Coaches Choice USA Showcase features the current top five teams in the latest NJ girls basketball state poll. JSZ brings you action from all five games from Holmdel High School No. 4 Manasquan 53 No. 5 Rutgers Prep 42 The main event of the Coaches showcase was exactly what you’d expect from No. 4 Manasquan and No. 5 Rutgers Prep. These two put on a close back and forth scoring battle for four quarters that would be ultimately be decided in the final minute. The Warriors bounce back after falling to No. 3 Red Bank Catholic who knocked them out of the top spot. Virginia Tech bound stud Dara Mabrey scored 21 points. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Saint Rose 84 Long Island Lutheran 83 (2OT) The Purple Roses held off an amazing comeback from nationally ranked Long Island Lutheran in a wild ending. Saint Rose built a 16 point lead in the fourth quarter before LI Lutheran began to extend the game with fouls. Celeste Taylor, committed to the University of Texas, sparked the comeback as part of her 29 point effort. Grace Stone, committed to Princeton, nailed a three-pointer as time expired in regulation to force overtime. The game would extend into double overtime as Long Island Lutheran had four of its five starters foul out along the way. Sam Mikos scored five points in the second OT for the Purple Roses, but Long Island Lutheran thought they forced triple overtime when Kendall Miller hit a shot from the corner. It looked like we were tied at 84, but the officials determined that Miller’s foot was on the three-point line and the buzzer beater became a two point shot instead of three. Lucy Thomas led the Purple Roses with 25 points as Saint Rose improved to 16-1 on the season. Watch the highlights of a tremendous game on Sunday afternoon: No. 1 St. John Vianney 83 St. Anthony (N.Y.) 54 The Coaches Choice Showcase at Holmdel high school brings together the best teams from the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania area so what a better matchup then newly No. 1 ranked St. John Vianney vs. NY powerhouse St. Anthony? It was a close battle early on with single digit lead changes flooding the first half. The second was dominated by the Lady Lancers as they eventually took a 30 point lead over St. Anthony thanks to the three point shooting skills of Maddie Doring. SJV cruises to a 29 point victory and remains undefeated on the year. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thanks to Paver Restoration and BCB Bayshore Community Bank for sponsoring our SJV coverage on Jersey Sports Zone! Notre Dame 62 Holmdel 52 Eve Crawford led a balanced scoring attack with 14 points as Notre Dame picks up its 11th win of the season. Christina Antonakakis led all scorers with 29 and reached her 1000th career point milestone in the loss. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Holmdel High: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Notre Dame High. Holmdel Hornets highlights and features are made possible thanks to BCB Bayshore – Your Community Bank. Red Bank Catholic 51 Gill St. Bernards 37 Hayley Moore had 16 points including four three-pointers to lead the Caseys to a win over Gill St. Bernards at Holmdel High School. The Caseys improved to 12-4 on the season. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights of RBC’s win in the Coaches Choice USA Showcase: JSZ’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls of Red Bank
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Summit – 65 New Providence – 57 The Summit Hilltoppers improved to 10-2 on the season after traveling to New Providence High School and coming away with a hard fought 65-57 win over the Pioneers (10-3). Malcolm Sidebottom was huge down the stretch for Summit scoring 9 late points to secure the victory. Sean Dillon had 18 points and 4 steals for New Providence in the loss. Watch Highlights of Summit vs New Providence below! Sponsor Shout Out! SpecialThanks to Equinox Fitness Clubs for allowing JSZ to bring you coverage of Summit High School Athletics! Watchung Hills 63 Morristown 52 Both of these teams teams came into this game with a 10-1 record and similar game plans; however, it was Watchung Hills that improved to 11-1. Senior guard, Julia Cunningham, had 19 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 steals tonight. Cunningham was the team’s leading scorer despite the fact she foul out of the game with 3 minutes left to play. Check out her outstanding performance and post-game interview, along with the rest of the Lady Warriors, now: Lakewood 55 Barnegat 51 The Piners weathered the storm of a furious 4th quarter comeback by the Bengals and held on to sweep their Shore Conference “B” South rival. Khari Jenkins led the Piners with 16 points including two free throws in the final seconds to preserve the victory. Mike Revello led all scorers with 17. Barnegat trailed by 16 late in the third, but battled back and got as close as two points. JSZ has the highlights of a great game from Ocean County: JSZ’s Lakewood coverage is made possible by Michael I. Inzelbuch and Barnegat coverage on Jersey Sports Zone is brought to you by BSR Physical Therapy No. 8 Saddle River Day School 90 No. 13 Notre Dame 56 One of the most anticipated games of the week was the Top 20 showdown between No. 8 Saddle River Day and No. 13 Notre Dame. Most expected a tight battle, but top NJ recruit Michelle Sidor helped the Rebels pull away in dominating fashion thanks to her 32 point performance. Sidor is expected to collect her 2,000th point in her next two upcoming games. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthpaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage on JSZ! More games from around the state coming soon to JSZ!!!
Cartier Bowman takes home JSZ South Jersey Game Ball
Averaging 28 points a game this season Cartier Bowman of Notre Dame HS is a special player to watch. The 6’4 Junior is worth the price of admission as night in and night out he manages to come out with 20 plus point games. Last week he scored 31 against Hamilton West to receive the top performer in South Jersey. Watch his acceptance speech now: Take Our Poll Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage! 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! Do you think we missed someone from south Jersey? Contact Nery Rodriguez now: nery@jerseysportszone.com
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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
Watch Ice Hockey Highlights from January 10th on JSZ
JSZ is pleased to bring you state wide hockey coverage from Wednesday, 1/10! Watch the following games: Red Bank Catholic 2 Wall Township 2 RBC goalie Ciaran McNelis had an amazing 50 save game as the Caseys earned a tie with a state power. Wall remains unbeaten with an 11-0-2 record. A wild game that saw a shattered glass in the opening minute, a must see end to end rush from Wall defenseman Bobby Seelinger and some unbelievable saves from the Caseys goalie. Watch all the action and post-game reaction: Notre Dame 4 Princeton 3 Billed as one of the “must see games this week” Princeton and Notre Dame did not disappoint. The Little Tigers lead the Colonial Valley Conference and Notre Dame in the mix sits at 4 so this one had big expectations to possibly shake things up for the CVC. Princeton took the lead in the first but the Irish countered to make it 2-2 entering the third. With an early goal in the final period it looked as though the Little Tigers would take this one 3-2 but after a game tying score from Vinny Giangrasso, Ben Killian set up the golden goal with 42 seconds remaining to lead the Irish to a 4-3 victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there for the call: Sponsor Shout Out! Thank you to Princeton Orthpaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Princeton and Notre Dame coverage! St. Joe’s Metuchen 4 Old Bridge 2 The Greater Middlesex Conference put on a fantastic show Wednesday afternoon as conference leader St. Joe’s Metuchen paid Old Bridge a visit for a quick scoring shoot out. The Falcons jumped ahead 3-0 at the end of the first, but OB countered with two fast scores of their own in the second. Ultimately St. Joe’s would prevail to improve to 6-5-1 as the number one spot in the GMC still rests in Metuchen. Watch the highlights now! Mahwah – 3 Ramapo – 0 Bergen County Tournament Opening Round Kevin Johnston led the way with a hat trick, and Jared Moss recorded a 9 save shutout, as The 6th seeded Thunderbirds of Mahwah high school opened the bergen county tournament with a 3-0 win over 11th seeded Ramapo. Mahwah now advances to the 2nd round on friday night where they will take on 3rd seeded Northern Highlands. Watch highlights of Mahwah vs Ramapo below! Morris Knolls – 3 Southern Regional – 0 Southern Regional made the trip north to Wayne to face off with Morris Knolls, and the Golden Eagles protected their home ice. Ty Franchi recored a shutout in net, and Ryan Martinez scored an incredible goal, as Morris Knolls came away with a 3-0 win over Southern. Knolls improves to 7-4-1 on the season with the win. Watch highlights of Morris Knolls vs Southern below! 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.
Vote now for South Jersey girls and boys basketball weekly game ball
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 Do you think we missed someone from south Jersey? Contact Nery Rodriguez now: nery@jerseysportszone.com
Notre Dame beats WWPS with 5 goal performance
West Windsor- Plainsboro South 1 Notre Dame 5 Notre Dame Ice Hockey came into Wednesday’s Colonial Valley match up against WWPS riding a three game win streak and early on the Fighting Irish sent a message that they weren’t leaving Mercer County Park without a fourth. Two goals from Ryan Nemec got things jumping for ND and it was only a matter of time before others caught onto the trend to add more as they improve to 7-3 with this 5 goal victory over the Pirates. Watch the highlights now: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our West Windsor- Plainsboro South and Notre Dame coverage.
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Bishop Ahr 74 South Plainfield 66 The Bishop Ahr boys basketball team came into tonight at the top of the GMC – Blue division. Tonight they faced the South Plainfield Tigers, who on the flip side are currently winless in the blue division. However, the Tigers would give the Bishop Ahr a run for their money. In both the 2nd and 3rd quarter South Plainfield outscored the Trojans, but in the end it was Bishop Ahr who came out on top. Leading scorer for the Trojans was number 33, Quadry Adams, who scores 29 points tonight. Check out full highlights now: Metuchen 38 Carteret 53 Carteret and Metuchen are another GMC – Blue division matchup JSZ has for you tonight. In this game, the Ramblers took an early lead over the Metuchen Bulldogs and road that all the way through. Carteret defeated Metuchen 53-38 outscoring the Bulldogs every quarter. Their two key players tonight where Isiah Daniels-Porter and Jahlil Nix. Nix scored 19, while Porter scored 16. Check out full highlights now: Ewing -70 Robbinsville 40 No.12 in the NJ Top 20, Ewing faced off with conference rival 4-1 Robbinsville on Wednesday afternoon. The Blue Devils were unstoppable on offense thanks to Highpoint University recruit Mya Grimes, who put on a scoring showcase with 24 points. Not only Ewing stand out on offense they forced the Ravens into gridlock with virtually no scores in the fourth quarter to come away with the victory. Watch the highlights now: . Sponsor shout out! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Ewing coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Notre Dame 55 Nottingham-80 Fresh off their holiday tournament championship at the ESCIT, undefeated Nottingham was able to remain perfect against Colonial Valley Conference rival Notre Dame and scoring threat Cartier Bowman, who is averaging 28 points a game. Darell Johnson who scored 41 in the tournament repeated a similar performance as he grabbed 31 in the victory. It is the first time since 2009-2010 that the Northstars have handed the Fighting Irish a loss on the basketball court. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor shout out! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Notre Dame and Nottingham coverage on Jersey Sports Zone.
St. Joe’s Metuchen opens Egan Cup play with shutout
St. Joseph (Metuchen) 3 Notre Dame 0- Boys Ice Hockey Both St. Joe’s and Notre Dame came into Thursday’s Egan Cup match up riding impressive early season starts. The Egan Cup that is comprised of St. Joseph (Metuchen), Notre Dame, Montclair Kimberley, Red Bank Catholic, Paramus Catholic, St. Joseph (Montvale) and St. John Vianney will continue into late January to determine who will play in the semifinals round in February.The Falcons got an lead early thanks to a first period goal from Ryan Ozmanic that was followed by two more scores from Steven Hollabaugh (2nd Per.) and Dylan Castello (3rd Per.) to get the win over the Fighting Irish. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there for all the action! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, we’ll get many more great moments from Fighting Irish sports all year long! 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.
Watch Hightstown 26 Notre Dame 14 Week 8 highlights
Hightstown 26 Notre Dame 14- Week 8 Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, we’ll get many more great moments from Fighting Irish sports all year long! 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.
Watch JSZ Friday Week 8 Highlights Show
The Bergen Catholic/Don Bosco Prep rivalry was put front and center in front of a national TV audience and it did not disappoint. Watch JSZ’s highlights of the big showdown, in addition to a record-setting night for future NC State quarterback Devin Leary and an overtime thriller in Middletown. JSZ has 12 games of action in our Friday Week 8 Highlights Show: Click above to watch highlights from the following games: Bergen Catholic 29 Don Bosco Prep 26: Johnny Langan 16-22, 233 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT, game-winning TD pass to Anthony D’Addetta with :48 left Long Branch 28 Middletown North 21 (OT): Juwan Wilkens 212 yards passing, 3 TD’s, game-winning TD to Matt Clark in OT Phillipsburg 20 North Hunterdon 7: Nasir Ball 4 catches, 63 yards, 2 TD’s Caldwell 29 Whippany Park 7: Brian Clarkin 13-18, 140 yards, 2 TD’s Brian King 6 catches, 90 yards, 2 TD’s Manalapan 28 Piscataway 0: Naim Mayfield 32 carries, 198 yards, 2 TD’s Saint John Vianney 21 Middletown South 14: Johnny Buchanan 17 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD’s Red Bank Catholic 37 Red Bank Regional 0: Billy Giudetti 12 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD’s Point Pleasant Boro 41 Ocean Township 18: James Fara 26 carries, 282 yards, 3 TD’s Hightstown 26 Notre Dame 14: Johnny Andre 24 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD’s Ewing 62 Princeton 7: Ewing defense two INT’s for TD’s Timber Creek 35 Williamstown 10: Devin Leary 20-39, 292 yards 2 TD’s Delsea 43 Woodrow Wilson 12: Aidan Borguet 26 carries, 206 yards, 5 TD’s 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. Here’s a look at just some of our Saturday games: Peddie at Hun, Seton Hall Prep at Montclair, Edison at Freehold Boro, Allentown at Trenton 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.
Watch Notre Dame 7 Rancocas Valley 42 Week 7 highlights
Notre Dame 7 Rancocas Valley 42- Week 7 Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, we’ll get many more great moments from Fighting Irish sports all year long! 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.
Watch JSZ Week Seven Saturday Highlights Show
Jersey Sports Zone brings you ten games of action around the state in our Saturday Week 7 Highlights Show. From Saint Peter’s Prep fourth quarter comeback to a wild overtime in Keansburg, thanks to all of our sponsors for allowing us to bring you great high school football highlights every week. Click above to watch highlights of the following games Saint Peter’s Prep 21 St. Joe’s-Montvale 17: Maasi Maynor two 4th quarter TD passes including 50-yard game winner to Mark Walker South River 26 Keansburg 20 (OT): Mike DeSantis 303 total yards, 2 TD’s Rumson-Fair Haven 42 Red Bank Regional 7: Peter Lucas 21 carries, 205 yards, 3 TD’s Freehold Boro 62 Marlboro 28: Ashante Worthy 24 carries, 264 yards, 4 TD runs 13-13 passing, 203 yards, 3 TD passes *topped 5,000 yard career rushing mark Manasquan 23 Middletown North 14: Connor Morgan 32 carries, 193 yards, TD run Hun School 49 Lawrenceville 14: Patrick Holly 6 TD passes, Preston Parsons 3 TD catches Rancocas Valley 42 Notre Dame 7: Iverson Clement 10 carries, 90 yards, 3 TD’s Metuchen 9 Keyport 3 (OT): Jaden Rojas 4 yard TD run in OT Sterling 48 Audubon 0: Greg Harris 14 carries, 90 yards, 2 TD’s Camden 40 Pennsauken 7: Nayjere Edwards 18 carries, 184 yards, 2 TD’s Missed our Friday Highlights Show? Watch 10 more games of high definition highlights around the state Coming up on Sunday Vote for Top Play from Week 7 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)
Irish Gold! OT Goal Leads Notre Dame Past West Windsor Plainsboro North – Watch Highlights
A golden goal by Elias Thomas led Notre Dame to a 2-1 comeback win over West Windsor Plainsboro North. It was the third straight win by the Irish who are now 5-7-2 in 2017. Gabe Fajardo tied the match for Notre Dame with a penalty kick in the 71st minute which forced overtime in Lawrenceville. WWPN’s goal came just 6 minutes into the match off a penalty kick by Alex Quezada. The Irish will look for a fourth straight win when they take on Robbinsville on Thursday. Watch Highlights and post game reaction of Notre Dame’s comeback win below! Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to Princeton Orthopedic Associates for providing coverage of Notre Dame and West Windsor Plainsboro North Athletics! 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.
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Paul VI 27 Notre Dame 21- week 4 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.
Watch JSZ’s Friday Week 4 Highlights Show
A double-overtime thriller, a state championship rematch, big hits and another batch of tremendous highlights. Jersey Sports Zone has it all with 13 games of action in our Friday Week 4 Highlights Show: Click above to watch highlights from the following games: Saint Peter’s Prep 23 Paramus Catholic 14: Jayson + Justin Ademilola combine for 5 sacks Brick Memorial 22 Sayreville 21 (2OT) – Blaine Netterman game winning 2 point conversion in double OT Paul VI 27 Notre Dame 21 – Jamir Garland 15 carries, 165 yards Saint John Vianney 42 Brick Township 0 – Josiah Walker 12 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD’s – LB Johnny Buchanan commits to Delaware Red Bank Catholic 49 Colonia 12 – Zack Bair 4 TD’s including 100-yard kickoff return Point Pleasant Boro 13 Monmouth Regional 3 – James Fara and Brandon Cipriano TD runs Long Branch 21 Wall 14 – Jermaine Corbett 128 yards rushing, 2 TD’s Raritan 28 Donovan Catholic 9 – PJ Buccine 2 TD runs, James Vanmeerbeke 2 TD passes Linden 42 Elizabeth 21 – BJ George 306 yards rushing, 4 TD’s Ridge 49 Plainfield 14 – Dave Stieglitz 130 yards of total offense, 2 TD’s Allentown 55 Hopewell Valley 31 – Dan Merkel 373 passing yards, 5 TD passes – Sadik Queen 4 TD catches Vineland 60 Cumberland 6 – Nihym Anderson 5 TD’s, 2 sacks and fumble recovery Pleasantville 29 Schalick 16 – Sahmir Jones – 13 carries, 179 yards, 2 TD’s Missed our Thursday Highlights Show? Check out 8 games to get our Week 4 coverage started including a big performance by the Rumson-Fair Haven defense, an offensive outburst by Manalapan and the Phillipsburg Stateliners reaching 4-0 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 Friday we are scheduled to show 13 games of action including: Paramus Catholic at Saint Peter’s Prep, Brick Township at Saint John Vianney, Elizabeth at Linden, Brick Memorial at Sayreville 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) 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.
Vote now for JSZ’s WJFL Week 2 Game Ball
Each week, JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez posts ten nominees from outstanding performances in the WJFL. Voting is open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm. The winner of the poll will get a JSZ Game Ball presented during a mid-week practice with his teammates. Take Our Poll Last Week’s Game Ball Winner from Nery Rodriguez Coaches: You can nominate your top performer every week. Just drop a line to nery@jerseysportszone.com no later than Saturday evening and we’ll nominate your player.
Watch JSZ’s Friday Week One Highlights Show
Jersey Sports Zone thanks our sponsors for giving us the opportunity to bring you great high school football action from every part of the state. We bring you great highlights and post-game interviews every Friday and Saturday here on Jersey Sports Zone. Click above to watch highlights from the following games: DePaul Catholic 35 Paramus Catholic 14 – Ta’Quan Roberson: 266 yards passing, 3 total TD’s Red Bank Catholic 47 Middletown South 10 – Zack Bair: 7 carries, 156 yards, 2 TD’s South Brunswick 35 Old Bridge 6 – Justin Shorter: 165 total yards, 3 TD’s Rumson-Fair Haven 56 Raritan 13 – Pete Lucas: 4 TD runs Hillsborough 24 Elizabeth 0 – Tyler Boatwright: 12 carries, 129 yards, 2 TD’s Long Branch 28 Manasquan 19 – TJ Fosque: 6 catches, 178 yards, 3 TD’s Shore Regional 12 Asbury Park 6 (OT) – Gil Goldsmith: 4 yard TD in OT Burlington 29 Notre Dame 6 – Grozinski: 7/11 passing, 135 yards, 1 TD Hamilton West 31 Lawrence 28 – Dominick Cooper: 33 yard FG with :02 remaining Vineland 28 Bridgeton 8 – Isaih Pacheco: 227 passing yards, 106 rushing yards Woodrow Wilson 26 Highland Regional 20 – Nick Kargman: 14/20, 260 passing yards, 3 TD’s Edison 28 Monroe 16 – Donavan Benoit: 15 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD’s 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.Our Saturday highlights show will have 10 more games of action including: Don Bosco Prep at Seton Hall Prep, Freehold Township at Freehold Boro, Immaculata at Plainfield and Holmdel at Monmouth Regional 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) 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.
JSZ Blog: Even the Story Teller Has a Story
To the players, coaches, parents, and fans out there. To the readers, followers, and viewers of our content. To those who have supported Shore Sports Zone over the past three years, and to those who are new. Jersey Sports Zone is officially here, and I would like to welcome you to this new and exciting company, and say how thankful I am to have you along for the ride. I would like to introduce myself, and tell you about my passion and plans for this new venture. I have always been the “behind the scenes” guy, my focus being on on finding and telling the stories of others. Editing, creating, and mixing, piece by piece, video by video. None of which ever really included myself. But, even the story teller has a story. Right? I remember a cold January afternoon in Neptune, New Jersey. I was an eight year old boy, gripping my father’s hand as we headed into the gymnasium for the Scarlet Flier’s annual Holiday Jubilee. We grabbed what seemed to be the only available seats in the building. Just as I settled into my seat and picked up my head, there was a flash across the gym. A player had stolen the ball, sprinted down the court and rose into the air, throwing down a rim rattling acrobatic dunk like nothing I had ever seen before. I turned to my father and asked “Who is that!?” He simply replied “That’s J.R.”. That player of course being NBA Champion and Cleveland Cavalier Guard JR Smith, who at the time was a long and lanky 11th grader at Lakewood High School. There was no internet fame, or multi million dollar contract yet, but you certainly wouldn’t know it by being in his presence. There was an aura around JR, and it was an entirely fresh experience for me. He was a star. I knew it, every fan in the gym knew it, and most undoubtedly, JR Smith knew it. That “aura” is not a requisite of greatness, but the great ones usually have it. It’s when a player can walk into a room full of people that know nothing of him or her, but know immediately that he/she is someone. From that point on, I was hooked, I wanted to find more players that captivated audiences, drew crowds by the thousands, and ticket lines so long that my legs would ache by tip off. My father and I began traveling the state, tri-state, and eventually all over the Northeast. Attending showcases, tournaments, and games featuring the best players in the country. Every season was a new start, a chance to discover another star, and the opportunity to years down the line say ‘I was there when..” I was there when LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony squared off as high schoolers, dazzling college and pro scouts while drawing ooh’s and aah’s from the crowd in Trenton. I was there to see many of DaJaun Wagner’s unfathomable and entertaining state record 3,462 career points. I was there at Rutgers in 2011, for what some considered the game of a life time, No. 1 St. Patrick’s vs No. 2 St Anthony. A sold out National Championship prizefight, disguised as a Non-Public B North Final. Bob Hurley’s Friars getting the better of Kevin Boyle’s Celtic’s en route to a perfect 33-0 season and Hurley’s 26th State Championship. Then came 2013, I wanted a way to document my experiences at these events. The amazing players and moments deserved to be archived and shared. I began filming the games I attended, sitting in the stands with my iPhone, anxiously awaiting an exciting play or exhilarating slam dunk. The footage certainly wasn’t award winning. It was out of focus, not in frame, and a bit shaky. I wasn’t entirely sure of what I was doing, but it seemed to be working, and I was loving every minute of it. Video by video, my views, followers, and subscribers began to grow. This was all thanks to the amazing players I covered. I would like to name a few that helped me me along the way; Mike Gesicki, Karl Towns Jr., Isaiah Briscoe, Ben Simmons, The Ball Brothers, Leondre Washington, Bryan Antoine, and Scottie Lewis. The names, games, teams, and moments could be listed on and on. All of which have contributed to where I am today. Bringing high definition highlights to all of you, and telling the stories of New Jersey’s best athletes. Providing exposure and shining light where it belongs. From an iPhone, to a Best Buy CamCorder, to a full on professional camera that I use today. The evolution and progression has been steady. Self teaching, and practicing. Perfecting my craft to the best of my ability. Nothing was planned, only discovered along the way. Art is truly about finding a way to express yourself, and video is my way of doing that. The camera is my paint brush, this laptop is my canvas. Creating something special and sharing it with others is what I love to do. This is what I will continue to do with Jersey Sports Zone and I cannot be more thrilled about it. Whether it be a simple game highlight, or a long form documentary. Shining a light and providing exposure for young athletes and their dreams, the only way I know how to. Rich Chrampanis had asked me put something together to get people excited about our new company. I chose what only came natural to me. Here are some of my favorite and most memorable basketball moments from the last few years. Enjoy and Thank You for your time! Alexander Lorenzo Videographer/Producer Jersey Sports Zone ATTENTION ATHLETES We want to give you a space to tell your story. We take great pride in providing positive promotion of high school athletes. Throughout the year, we’ll ask athletes from all sports to contribute their own blog entries to learn what it takes to succeed on and off the field. If you want to be a part of the JSZ Blog, email rich@jerseysportszone.com