Allentown High School

The New Jersey lacrosse playoffs are in full swing, and JSZ has you covered with action from all around the state. Check back throughout the night for boys and girls playoff highlights! Allentown 11 Seneca 6 – Boys – South Group 2 Quarterfinal Fifth seed Allentown advanced to the South Group 2 Semifinals with an 11-6 victory over 13th-seeded Seneca. The Red Birds got some help from Jared Jordan early who had a hat trick in the first period to give them a 7-1 lead. Towards the end of the second and throughout the third quarter, Seneca started mounting a comeback to cut it to just 9-6 heading into the fourth. However Jared Jordan along with Clayton Moench tacked on a pair scores to keep the game out of reach for the Eagles. Moench and Peter Pinto ended the day with hat tricks while Jared Jordan had four goals including his 100th career goal. Allentown will face the winner of #8 Holmdel and #1 Rumson-Fair Haven in the semifinals on 5/22. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage! No. 8 St. Augustine 20 Camden Catholic 1 – Boys – Non-Public A Opening Round David Burr and Mikey Vanaman each scored hat tricks as the Hermits overwhelmed the Irish to begin the Non-Public A playoffs. Third-seeded St. Augustine advances to face either #6 CBA or #11 Red Bank Catholic in the quarterfinals next week. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from Richland: Coverage of Camden Catholic is sponsored by NJM Insurance. Hillsborough 12 Westfield 11 – Girls – North 2 Group 4 Quarterfinal Lisa Ross had three goals and four assists including the game winning goal with :40 seconds remaining to give the Raiders a spot in the sectional semis and a matchup with top seed Bridgewater-Raritan. The Raiders seniors had prom later that evening and rushed off the field following the win to get ready for their big night. JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Hillsborough High: Thanks to two great sponsors for allowing us to bring this great game. Princeton Orthopaedic Associates sponsors our Hillsborough Raiders coverage and thanks to Assemblyman Jon Bramnick for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Westfield. No. 18 Eastern 16 Washington Twp. 9 – Girls – South Group 4 Quarterfinal The top-seeded Vikings raced out to 12-3 halftime lead against the eighth-seeded Minutemaids. Ryleigh Heck, Jenna Casole, and Victoria Accardo each scored four goals to lead the way for Eastern. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights as the Vikings advance to face #5 Cherokee in the sectional semifinals: Coverage of Eastern and Washington Township is brought to you by Cooper University Health Care. Toms River North 15 Monroe 7 – Girls – Central Group 4 Quarterfinal The Toms River North Mariners advanced to the Central Jersey Group 4 Semifinals on Friday night, defeating Monroe 15-7. Selena Carrington scored the game-high with five goals. University of Pittsburgh soccer commit, Marisa Tava, scored the second highest number of goals with four. The Mariners will face Rancocas Valley on Tuesday for the Semifinal round. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the highlights from Toms River: Thank you to CJA Construction for sponsoring our Toms River North coverage! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Monroe coverage!

It’s a wild Wednesday in New Jersery high school baseball! JSZ has the highlights of CBA and Manalapan that took two days to finish and ended with a walk-off in the 15th. Plus Woodstown hangs on for a win over Glassboro and Hamilton West and Allentown battle in Mercer County Manalapan 4 CBA 3 (15 innings) Sophomore Tommy Guidice hit a base hit to center to plate Jake Pallecchia with the game winner in the bottom of the 15th as Manalapan reaches 15-0 with a marathon win. The two Shore Conference rivals played to a 3-3 tie before darkness set in at the end of the 11th inning. Guidice hit an infield pop in the bottom of the 7th that fell in and plated two runs to tie the game at three. One day later, Guidice ended it. JSZ has the highlights of the extra innings drama along with post-game reaction: Hamilton West 2 Allentown 1 A Colonial Valley Conference meeting between 9-4 Allentown and 15-1 Hamilton West did not disappoint as it all seven innings to decide a winner. West jumped out to a 1-0 in the first inning, but both teams struggled on offense from there until the top of the sixth when Dan Merkel tied the game for Allentown with an RBI single. In the top of the seventh the the Hornets would retake the lead thanks to some clutch hitting from catcher Connor Luckie, who would drive in the game-winning run. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Hamilton West coverage! Woodstown 6 Glassboro 5 The Wolverines scored all six of their runs in the fourth inning, with Sam Snyder, Chase Swain and Nate Hitchner each collecting two RBIs in the frame. Ben Kates picked up the win on the mound, while Riley Jones earned the save. Justin Tongue had two RBIs for the Bulldogs in the loss. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from this Tri-County Conference Diamond Division duel:

Jersey Sports Zone is thrilled to bring you statewide lacrosse coverage from two of the state’s must see matchups — Mountain Lakes battling with Ridgewood on the boys side and Haddonfield making a statement against the Allentown girls. Enjoy the highlights! Mountain Lakes 6 Ridgewood 4 – Boys Lacrosse Mountain Lakes kept their hot streak going this season with yet another statement win, this one coming against Ridgewood in a battle of arguably the two best public school squads in New Jersey. Backup goalie Alex Kuehm got the start and made a staggering 13 saves in his first career start to help secure the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights and post-game reaction from Mountain Lakes: Haddonfield 14 Allentown 5 – Girls Lacrosse No. 5 Haddonfield still remains one of the last undefeated teams in New Jersey. Their latest 14-5 victory over No.11 Allentown was just another day at the office for the Bulldawgs. Sophomore phenom McKenzie Blake captured five goals in the first half alone to help take a 9-2 lead at the break. Blake would finish with seven goals overall putting her at a career 112 in just her second season. Ashley Campo and Wayden Ay also found net twice for Haddonfield as they improve to 5-0. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:  Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage! Thank you to NJM Insurance for sponsoring our Haddonfield coverage!

Female wrestlers from all over the state of New Jersey came together at Red Bank Regional on Sunday night, competing in the first ever Girls Wrestling Region Champs. Each one of these wrestlers went down in New Jersey High School Athletics history, as they each represented their high schools at this brand new Championship. The girls who wrestle for their high school teams are used to being surrounded by mostly boys. However, Sunday night was the first time that female wrestlers in the state of New Jersey wrestled only against other females. The wrestlers who won their matches from the North and South Jersey Finals on Sunday night, will also be competing at the NJSIAA State Championships in Atlantic City at the end of February in just under two weeks. JSZ’s Madison Bess has the North Jersey Finals highlights and post-match reaction from Red Bank: Sponsor! Thank you to the Garnet Booster Club for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Phillipsburg High School! Thank you to Ryser’s Landscape Supply for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Phillipsburg High School! JSZ’s Madison Bess has the South Jersey Finals highlights from Red Bank: Sponsor! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Princeton, Allentown and Notre Dame is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates!

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  

It’s the final weekend of regular season football in New Jersey and JSZ has extended coverage.  With the impending Nor’Easter moving games to Friday afternoon, we have 15 games of action.  Check back in for Bergen Catholic’s emphatic win over DePaul, a Middletown South upset of RFH, plus Ramapo and Hillside closing out perfect regular seasons, a controversial TD in Notre Dame’s win over Trenton plus much more!  Watch our Friday Highlights Teaser than scroll down to watch all the action! Bergen Catholic 42 DePaul 7 Nebraska-commit Rahmir Johnson rushed for 261 yards and two scores and Garrett Cody hauled in three touchdown passes as Bergen Catholic rolled to a dominant win against DePaul. It’s the second week in a row the Crusaders have scored 42 points, and they seem to have found a groove as the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs soon begin. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Wayne: Sponsor Shoutout! Without our great sponsors, Jersey Sports Zone wouldn’t be able to bring great highlights like this game between Bergen Catholic and DePaul. Thanks to Equinox Fitness, we can! We appreciate their sponsoring of all Bergen Catholic athletics.             Middletown South 14 Rumson-Fair Haven 7 Trevor Brey had a pair of 1-yard TD runs and the Middletown South defense produced two fourth-quarter interceptions to seal an upset win.  Both teams close out the regular season with 6-2 records and will be home next week for the playoffs.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from the Swamp: Sponsor Shout Outs! Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven and Monmouth Building Center was the reason we were there for Middletown South’s big win to close out the regular season! Notre Dame 21 Trenton 7 After losing their opener to Allentown, Notre Dame went on to win the rest of their games to finish the year 7-1. In their latest victory the Irish took down Trenton 21-7 to be Co-Champions of the WJFL Capitol Division along with the Tornadoes. Late in the fourth Trenton down by a single possession thought they came up with an interception but Notre Dame running back Ricky “Pop” Spruill also caught the ball resulting in a touchdown to put the game out of reach. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights:   Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Notre Dame and Trenton coverage! Nottingham 26 Allentown 24 In their regular season finale Nottingham bounces back from a home loss to Notre Dame last week to defeat Allentown 26-24. Dionte Nicholson and Marc Kauffman were able to not only make plays on offense, but on defense as well including a sack from Nicholson late in the fourth that would lead to the game ending bat down by the North Stars. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for our coverage of Nottingham and Allentown. We look forward to bringing you more North Star and Red Birds highlights all year long! Ramapo 42 Randolph 0  AJ Wingfield had 259 yards of total offense and threw two TD passes to Isaiah Savitt as well as running for another score as the Green Raiders made a major statement in a battle of unbeatens.  JSZ has the highlights of the North Jersey showdown: Hillside 39 Cranford 10 | Hillside Finishes Regular Season Undefeated  Hillside defeated a group 4 school for the first time in school history today. Ugwu, Nicolas-Paul, Willis, and Biggins all contributed to the win with their star QB Gavin Melendez throwing for ever 250 yards. Head Coach of Rutgers Football, Chris Ash, was there to see some of the action. Check out full highlights now brought to you by our MMJ Courtney DuPont: Somerville 58 Cranford 10 | Somerville Undefeated Regular Season Jalahn Dabney did his thing today. He had 237 passing yards, 157 rushing yards, ran in 2 touchdowns and threw 4 more. What more can you ask for from a quarterback? Check out highlights of the man who does it all now: Pope John 30 Seton Hall Prep 20 Quarterback Niko Hroncich went wild with four touchdown as Pope John captured their first win of the 2018 season. Hroncich and the Lions went on a 22-3 run in the second half fueled by three touchdowns from the signal-caller. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from West Orange: Newark Central 42 Montclair Immaculate 15 Syfee Campbell had three touchdowns and Mohammad Kamara had an amazing three-play sequence that featured a QB pressure, an interception followed by a 52 yard TD catch as the Blue Devils wrapped up the regular season with their fourth win of the season.  Watch JSZ’s highlights from Codey Field in Montclair:   Toms River North 31 Southern Regional 21 Jarrod Pruitt had three touchdown runs including a pair in the fourth quarter as the Mariners broke a 14-14 tie with 17 points in the final 12 minutes.  Ray Carlson had a key interception in the opening minute of the fourth quarter to help TRN reach the 6-2 mark.  JSZ has the highlights of the regular season finale in Ocean County: Thanks to CJA Construction for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Toms River North all year long. Holmdel 31 Raritan 0 The Hornets stung quickly and often Friday night, scoring on special teams as well as moving the ball up and down the field, en route to a 31-0 win over crosstown rival Raritan. Holmdel running back Dean Gallo had a rushing touchdown and a 90-yard kickoff return touchdown in the effort. JSZ’s Bryan DeNovellis has the highlights from Hazlet: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of all Holmdel and Raritan is brought to you by BCB Bayshore with a headquarters on Laurel Avenue in Holmdel.             Freehold Boro 42 Howell 7 Sha’Kim Shuler had four touchdown runs and two TD passes as the Colonials close out the regular season with a dominating performance at home.  JSZ has the highlights of the Shore Conference finale for playoff bound Freehold Boro: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Freehold Boro is sponsored by Playa Bowls in the Freehold Raceway Mall Williamstown 14 St. Augustine Prep 7 The Braves continued their dominant ways under rainfall Friday night as Williamstown captured an undefeated regular season and the WJFL’s American Division title. JSZ’s Mike Frankel is on the call: St.  Joseph (Hamm.) 28 Holy Spirit 14 The Wildcats overcame a 14-0 first quarter deficit and scored 28 unanswered points to again put South Jersey on notice thanks to their explosive play, Junior tailback Jada Byers rushed for a remarkable 266 yards and a pair of scores in the win, including a potential JSZ Week 8 Top Play nominee. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Pennington 41 Point Pleasant Beach 14 Brandon West threw for 239 yards and 4 TD passes to lead the Red Raiders to their 6th win of the season.  JSZ has the highlights of Pennington at Point Pleasant Beach from Friday night on the Jersey Shore: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates (Pennington) and Peak Coaching for Success (Point Pleasant Beach) for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage for the 2018-19 school year  

Jersey Sports Zone honors the top performers from Week Seven in high school football with our Jersey Sports Zone Game Balls.  We have ten nominees in four sections of the state.  The polls are open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  We will stop by a midweek practice to present the winners with a JSZ Game Ball.  You can always nominate a player by emailing our team.  madison@jerseysportszone.com (North Jersey), courtney@jerseysportszone.com (Mid-State 38), nery@jerseysportszone.com (WJFL), rich@jerseysportszone.com (Shore Conference) Nery’s Game Ball – WJFL Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone’s South Jersey Game Balls are made possible by NJM Insurance Group North Jersey Take Our Poll Courtney’s Game Ball – Mid-State 38 Take Our Poll Shore Conference  Take Our Poll Missed our Weekend Highlights? Click HERE to watch JSZ’s Friday Week 7 Highlights Click HERE to watch JSZ’s Saturday Week 7 Highlights

Jersey Sports Zone puts a wrap on Week 5 with 10 more games from around the Garden State.  Don’t forget to come back to JSZ on Sunday to vote for Week 5 Top Play and Game Balls in four regions of the state!  Watch our Saturday teaser and then scroll below to watch all 10 games Bergen Catholic 24 St. Joseph’s (Mont.) 20 Bergen Catholic’s two-way star Anthony Corbin led a 2nd half charge for the Crusaders that included a leaping interception and a go-ahead touchdown run to capture a 24-20 win over the St. Joseph Regional Green Knights. JSZ’s Jay Cook was in Montvale and has all the highlights from another late-game North Jersey thriller: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to sponsor Equinox Fitness, Jersey Sports Zone is able to cover Bergen Catholic athletics throughout the year. Thanks, Equinox Fitness! Make sure to check out the other Equinox Fitness-sponsored game below.             Seton Hall Prep 29 Montclair 28 Aidan Gilman threw a 28 yard TD pass to Nicholas Gullace in the final minute and converted a two-point conversion to give the Pirates a fourth straight win.  Montclair’s Walter King caught three TD passes from Walter Murphy.  His 3rd score from 65 yards out gave the Mounties their first lead of the game at 28-21 with just under two minutes to go.  Gilman put together a 5-play, 80 yard drive to win it.  Watch the highlights from a fantastic game in West Orange: St. Joseph (Hamm.) 21 Vineland 7 All-state running back Jada Byers and Co. helped the Wildcats rebound after a tough loss to Haddonfield last week with a big 21-7 win over Vineland on Saturday. Scoreless at the half, Byers broke loose for three touchdowns after intermission. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has all the highlights from a South Jersey bounce-back win: Trenton 33 Allentown 23 As the battle for the number one spot in the Capitol Division of the WJFL was on the line Saturday afternoon Both Allentown and Trenton were trying to rebound from losses in Week 4. The Tornadoes took a 19-17 lead at halftime, but Allentown fought back to go ahead 26-23 to begin the fourth. Trenton led by quarterback Mahsiah McRae scored twice late in the game to walk away with a 33-23 victory. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Trenton coverage! Hun School 26 Blair Academy 6 It was a MAPL showdown at the Hun School today where the Raiders took on the Blair Buccaneers. Hun’s passing game was outstanding in this one. Junior WR Nick DeGennaro had three touchdown catches and 150 receiving yards in the game. Check out full highlights now: Freehold Boro 17 Saint John Vianney 12 Matt Krauss had 35 carries for 270 yards and 2 TD’s as the Colonials scored 17 third-quarter points to snap a two-game losing streak.  Zach Neely had a sack and fumble recovery that sparked Krauss to find the paint twice in the second half.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from an exciting Shore Conference showdown: We were able to get great highlights of St. John Vianney and Freehold Boro thanks to our sponsors.  Playa Bowls in the Freehold Raceway Mall sponsors our Colonials coverage and BCB-Bayshore is our St. John Vianney sponsor. Lacey 21 Lakewood 20 Justin Gorski had two short TD runs and clinched the win with an interception on the game’s final play as the Lions held off a late rally by the winless Piners.  Lakewood trailed 21-7 in the 4th quarter before TJ Paturzo threw two TD passes to Sincere Moore.  The Piners missed a two-point conversion to take the lead which turned out to be the difference in the game.  JSZ has the highlights of a great Shore Conference Saturday matchup: Thanks to Inzelbuch Law for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of the Lakewood Piners Summit 36 Colonia 6 The Hilltoppers defense produced three turnovers and the special teams unit blocked two punts to set the tone on the way to a 5-0 mark.  Jackson Tyler and Max Jackson had two TD runs each.  JSZ has the highlights and Madison Bess has the post-game recap from Summit’s Senior Day: Thanks to Equinox for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Summit High all year long. Paulsboro 37 Woodbury 0 The Paulsboro Red Raiders made a defensive statement Saturday afternoon with a performance that stuffed the stat sheets. They forced four interceptions, had three sacks, recovered two fumbles and returned two fumbles for touchdowns, highlighted by a Santino Morina 52-yard defensive touchdown. JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the call: Orange 10 Barringer 6 Montez Boswell scored a five-yard TD run in the third quarter that proved to be the game winner and Louce Julien added a 23-yard field goal as the Tornados scored 10 second-half points to improve to 4-2 on the season.  JSZ has the highlights from Saturday afternoon in Orange:

JSZ brings you five more games of action from around New Jersey highlighted by two Golden Goals! Christian Brothers Academy 2 Freehold Boro 1- Boys Soccer The Colts had chances throughout the afternoon but finally broke through for a Golden Goal in overtime thanks to senior Jack Gill. CBA had to stave off a determined Freehold Boro team that played tough for 87 minutes. Here are the full highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Freehold Boro athletics is proudly brought to you by Playa Bowls. Make sure to check out and visit the newest location in the Freehold Raceway Mall!           Hunterdon Central 1 Pingry 0 | Golden Goal- Boys Soccer Pingry was 6-0 coming into their matchup with Hunterdon Central, but after two scoreless halves, Big Blue fell short of their seventh victory. Hunterdon Central’s Bradley Roger scored the golden goal in the final two second of the first overtime for the Red Devil’s win. Check out full highlights now: Red Bank Catholic 4 Rumson-Fair Haven 2 – Boys Soccer Diego Volpe had two goals and an assist as the Caseys scored a pair of goals in the first 11 minutes and improved to 4-3 on the year with a 4-2 home win over Rumson-Fair Haven.  RBC scored three goals in the first half including Alex Nichols team-leading 8th goal of the season.   RFH scored two goals late in the second half after falling behind 4-0, but the Caseys held off the late comeback attempt.  JSZ has the highlights of Wednesday night Shore Conference soccer in Red Bank: Sponsor Shout Outs! Thanks to Playa Bowls of Red Bank for sponsoring our RBC coverage all year long and Gold Coast Cadillac allows us to capture great moments from Rumson-Fair Haven in all varsity sports! Allentown 2 Robbinsville 0 – Girls Soccer As Rivalry Week continues neighboring towns No. 5 Allentown and 4-1-1 Robbinsville faced off in a physical matchup Wednesday afternoon. The Red Birds got ahead early on an Olivia Ricci score in the first to lead 1-0 at the break. In the second off an Emma Pascarella corner kick Lauren Coiante’s header made it a two score game that would eventually hold up after 80 minutes. Goal Keeper Abby Howell had 8 saves for the defending Group 3 State Champs. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Robbinsville coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you more Red Bird and Raven highlights all year long! Saint John Vianney 2 Matawan 0 – Girls Soccer Jada Trotta scored both goals as the Lancers get a big win to get to 3-5 on the season.  JSZ has highlights of the Lady Lancers under the lights on Wednesday night: BCB-Bayshore is the sponsor of JSZ’s coverage of Saint John Vianney  

Jersey Sports Zone brings you four games from around the state as we feature Thursday NJ girls soccer highlights Princeton Day 3 Hun 2 The Panthers wiped out a 2-0 deficit with three unanswered goals highlighted by Charlotte Meyercord’s right foot blast from long range.  Bryanna Worthy scored the first two goals of the game to give Hun a 2-0 lead, but Princeton Day cut the lead in half on a Vanessa Devin goal off the corner.  Jules Romano scored from 25 yards out to make it a 3-2 game and Meyercord was a few yards further back from that spot on the game winner.  JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from Madison Bess: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Princeton Day and the Hun School! Hunterdon Central 4 Ridge 0  Hunterdon Central is now 4-0-1 with four shutout wins. Ava Gillikin & Rutgers defensive commit, Emily Mason, are dominating Skyland Conference offenses! Corinna Zullo was the standout offensive player today for Central though with two goals and an assist. Check out highlights of Hunterdon Central’s win over Ridge now: Middletown South 1 Freehold Boro 0 Emily McCarthy’s rebound off a corner kick in the second half was the only goal of the game as the Eagles improve to 2-1 on the season.  JSZ has Shore Conference highlights from Middletown: Thanks to our great sponsors who allow us to bring you great high school highlights and features.  Monmouth Building Center is our Middletown South sponsor and Playa Bowls at the Freehold Raceway Mall has signed on to give us coverage of the Freehold Boro Colonials all year long No. 3 Allentown 1 Hopewell Valley 0  Allentown begins 2018 2-0 after a tough game with Colonial Valley Conference Rival Hopewell Valley. The No. 3 Red Birds for behind an Olivia Denney goal midway through the first half to maintain a 1-0 lead through 80 minutes of play. Watch the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Hopewell Valley coverage on JSZ! We look forward to bringing you both Red Bird and Bulldog highlights all year long!

Jersey Sports Zone takes you around the state on the first full Friday night of high school football in New Jersey.  A special thanks to all of our sponsors who allow us to bring you this comprehensive action each and every weekend on the road to MetLife Stadium.  To get you started, let the JSZ set the scene for our Friday Week One coverage, then scroll below to watch all of our highlights: Wayne Hills 14 Wayne Valley 9 After a tough trip to Utah and a 31-28 loss, Wayne Hills returned to the Garden State and was greeted with a crosstown rivalry game against Wayne Valley. Tough defense in the first half gave the Wayne Valley Indians a 3-0 lead, but an explosive Patriots offense put them back on top for a 14-9 win. JSZ’s Jay Cook was in Wayne for the rivalry game: Toms River North 15 Manalapan 14 A Shore Conference stunner as DaShawn Wilder returned a returned a kickoff 90 yards after Manalapan took the lead in the final minute and added a two-point conversion to seal a 15-14 upset.  TRN, who was 1-9 last year, ended a 16 game Shore Conference win streak by the Braves.  JSZ’s Bryan DeNovellis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Manalapan: CJA Construction is our new Toms River North sponsor and they were the reason we were able to get the highlights from this huge win for the Mariners!  Thanks again to CJA Construction and we’ll have highlights from all TRN sports all year long Hillsborough 35 Bridgewater 24 | Sean Levonaitis 4 TDs During this week 1 matchup, the Panthers and the Raiders met at Bridgewater-Raritan for their annual showdown. Bridgewater has had the edge over the Hillsborough during more recent years, but that changed today! Sophomore running back, Sean Levonaitis, dominated the running game with four touchdowns to help lead his team to a 35-24 victory. The Raiders claim Levonaitis is the best-kept secret in New Jersey. Check out highlights of this thriller now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Hillsborough is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you this great sponsor for allowing us to bring you exciting Raider highlights all season long! Coverage of Bridgewater is brought to you by Princeton Ortho & Total Rehab and Sports Medicine. JSZ would like to give a big thanks to these generous sponsors! Allentown 43 Notre Dame 21 Following an early exit in the first round of the playoffs last year, 2016 Central Group 4 Champs Allentown started the season off with a 43-21 win over Notre Dame. The Red Birds were led by their sophomore phenom quarterback Dan Merkel who set the pace of the game with a four touchdown performance. Watch the highlights:  Sponsor Alert!! Thank you to Princeton Orthpaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ! Long Branch 41 Toms River East 6 Junior running back Jermaine Corbett had 21 carries for 220 yards and 4 touchdowns in one half of action as the Green Wave are off to a 2-0 start.  Corbett already has 387 rushing yards on the young season.  JSZ has the highlights of an impressive performance on the ground: Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to Rosario Realty for allowing us to be able to capture all the great moments from the Long Branch Green Wave throughout the year in all sports! Red Bank Regional 21 Toms River South 6 Nigel Mitchell took the opening kickoff 81 yards and Makai Mickens scored on the first play from scrimmage on a 63-yard run as the Bucs took a quick 14-0 lead and opened the season with a big road win in Toms River. Sam Akinlolu scored TRS’s lone TD in the final minute of the first half, but RBR answered with a Kashaun Turner 79 yard score with just :31 seconds left in the second.   Watch the highlights of all three long TD’s from the Bucs: Thanks to Ryser’s Landscape Supply for sponsoring our Red Bank Regional coverage.  More great highlights from the Bucs throughout the year thanks to the support of Ryser’s! Red Bank Catholic 40 Ocean Township 7 MJ Wright had a 46-yard pick six to highlight a 40 point first half outburst by the Caseys in their home opener.  JSZ has the highlights from Red Bank Catholic’s second win of 2018: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by our friends at Playa Bowls in Red Bank Middletown South 37 Freehold Township 0 Trevor Brey had three first-half TD runs and added a 14 yard TD pass to Matt Tardy in the second half as the Eagles even their record at 1-1 with an impressive shutout at home over the Patriots.  Watch JSZ’s highlights of the Eagles first win of 2018: A special thanks to Monmouth Building Center for sponsoring our Middletown South coverage.  The Eagles are going to have many great moments captured by JSZ cameras thanks to the support of Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury. St. Augustine 30 Lenape 6 Although games across South Jersey were hampered with lightning and rain delays, St. Augustine brought their own thunder to the party in a dominant 30-6 win over Lenape. The Hermits had two long special teams touchdowns that powered the rout. SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights:   MORE HIGHLIGHTS WILL BE POSTED THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT!

Jersey Sports Zone is excited to bring you exciting action from the pitch this fall in New Jersey high school soccer.  We look back on the top ten most viewed games from our coverage in 2017: #10 Shore Regional 2 Point Pleasant Beach 1 – Central Jersey Group 1 State Playoffs Frankie McDonough and Kendall Rich both scored from short range in the early part of the second half to give the Blue Devils a spot in the Central Jersey Group 1 semifinals.  After a scoreless first half, McDonough and Rich found the net in the 44th and 46th minutes.  Julia Cairns got the lone goal for Point Beach with a beautiful left foot shot just 28 seconds after Rich’s goal, but Point Beach never found the equalizer.  Watch the highlights of Shore Regional’s state soccer victory: #9: Middletown North 1 Middletown South 0 Darien Rinn’s close-range goal at the 12:11 mark was the only goal of the game as the Lions earn avenge a 3-0 loss to Middletown South earlier in the regular seaosn.  Haley Martin had eight saves to get the shutout.  Watch the goal and some great saves in our highlights: #8: Freehold Township 2 Freehold Boro 0 Freehold Township 2 Freehold Boro 0 Laura Noseworthy scored in the final minute of the first half and Meghan Summonte added a second-half score to give the Lady Patriots a 2-0 win over rival Freehold Boro to improve to 8-0.  Watch two great goals that happened because of sensational passing: #7: Steinert 3 Allentown 0 – Mercer County Tournament Championship The undefeated Allentown girls soccer team suffered its first loss of the season after falling to Steinert 3-0 in the Mercer County Tournament championship game. Gabby DeLisa hit two goals from deep range to capture the Spartans first county title since 2006. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has all the highlights! #6: Shore Regional 1 Saint John Vianney 1 Kendall Rich’s goal in the 69th minute gave the Blue Devils a tie on the road at SJV.  Cameran Cox gave SJV a 1-0 lead early in the second half.  It was the start of a tremendous rivalry between the two Shore Conference foes: #5: Wall 4 Freehold Township 2 – Shore Conference Tournament Championship Jenna Karabin had a three-goal night to help lead the Crimson Knights to an upset win over top-seeded Freehold Township in the SCT championship game at Ocean Township High.  Wall lost to the Patriots 3-1 in the regular season, but the Crimson Knights set the tone in the first half.  Lauren Karabin fed twin sister Jenna for the first goal of the game.  In the final minute of the first half, Hailee Reinhardt delivered a perfect ball on the corner kick that was headed home by sophomore Marissa Sciorilli who picked the perfect time to score her first varsity goal.   With a 2-0 lead at the half, it looked like it would be a comfortable Crimson Knights victory when Jenna Karabin scored her second goal of the game at the 60-minute mark.  But Freehold Township mounted an impressive comeback scoring two goals in the span of two minutes starting with a Jessica Judge free kick that clanked off the post and in the net followed by a Jasmine Colbert goal from close range.  Freehold Township got within 3-2 with 12 minutes to go, but seconds after the Patriots flurry, Karabin halted the momentum with a fantastic low shot weaving around two defenders.  Watch highlights and post-game reaction from the Crimson Knights: #4: Middletown South 4 Somerville 3 (OT) – North 2 Group 3 Semifinals Emma Laudisi had a hat trick including the golden goal in overtime as Middletown South delivered one of the biggest upsets in New Jersey girls high school soccer in 2017.  JSZ’s Courtney DuPont has the stunner from the state playoffs: #3: Freehold Township 2 East Brunswick 1 (OT) – Central Jersey Group 4 Finals Trailing 1-0 and with the season on the line, the Colbert twins rally Freehold Township into the state semifinals.  East Brunswick took a 1-0 lead on an Alyna Negron goal in the second half.   Bears keeper Lauren Krinsky, a University of Delaware commit, made a number of stellar saves, but the Patriots broke through as Jasmine’s shot off a rebound tied the game with just under three minutes to go.  In overtime, it was Jada Colbert playing the role of hero with the golden goal.  JSZ’s Bryan DeNovellis has all the highlights and post-match reaction from an outstanding game at Howell High School: #2: Shore Regional 5 Glen Ridge 4 – Group 1 State Championship For the third straight year, the Blue Devils delivered heartbreak to Glen Ridge in the state championship.  Shore trailed 4-2 in the second half, but mounted an amazing comeback.  It started with Frankie McDonough on a 30 yard free kick blast.  Then with three minutes to go in regulation, Julia Eichenbaum drew Shore even.  Instead of overtime, the Blue Devils got the ggame-winnerwith just nine ticks left on the clock as Hannah Birdsall delivered a pass to Eichenbaum who buried the championship clincher from close range.  Birdsall had two goals for Shore, while Lindsay Jaiyesimi had a hat trick for Glen Ridge. JSZ’s Jay Cook brings us the incredible action and post-match reaction from Kean University: #1: Saint John Vianney 3 Shore Regional 3 Erin Gilfillan’s goal with under two minutes to go forced overtime and Brelynn Bellamy came up with a sensational defensive play in the closing seconds of the first overtime session to give Saint John Vianney a 3-3 tie with Shore Regional.  The two teams played to a 1-1 draw earlier in the regular season.  Shore Regional had a 2-1 lead in the final ten minutes before Cameran Cox drew a penalty kick.  Chloe Sherman tied the game at two on the PK, but Shore answered right back on a breakaway goal from Frankie McDonough to take a 3-2 lead.   With under two minutes to go, Erin Gilfillan delivered a 34 yard blast to force overtime.  In OT, Julia Eichenbaum thought she had a golden goal, but after getting the ball by the keeper, Bellamy came in and steered the ball away from the back of the net.   Watch the highlights from an incredible game: 2017 Girls Soccer Goals of the Year Thanks to all the great athletes for giving us so many great highlights all year long and there’s more to come in 2018!  Take a look back at our top goals of 2017:

Hunterdon Central 3 Jackson Memorial 1 – Group 4 State Semifinal at Rider University  Jackson Memorial scored first in this group four semifinal, but the Red Devils’ Pete Ciuffreda came in clutch during the 4th inning and scored the go-ahead run. Central is heading to their third straight state final where they will have a rematch with the Westfield Blue Devils, one of only two teams who defeated Central this season. Check out highlights of today’s game now: Middlesex – 4 Pennsville – 3 | NJSIAA Group 1 Semi-Finals Middlesex High School was pushed to extra innings after surrendering a 2-0 lead Pennsville, but The Blue Jays never gave up. Jack Hnylycia delivered on what he called “a dream come true” in the bottom of the 8th inning, hitting a walk off single to give Middlesex a 4-3 win over Pennsville. Up next for the Blue Jay will be the Group-1 State Championship game this weekend where they will take on Park Ridge. Watch highlights and post game from Middlesex vs Pennsville on JSZ! Allentown 13 Seneca 0 – Group 3 State Semifinal at Monmouth University The hit train continued to roll for Allentown in the Semifinal round of the Group 3 State Tournament. Despite Seneca’s Nick Decker being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 2018 MLB Draft just hours earlier, the Red Birds were the ones celebrating as they had a 12-0 lead at the end of the second. Brandon Gaul and Justin Marcario combined for 5 RBI’s while pitcher AJ Ariano pitched a 5 hit shut out. Allentown will face Somerville the State Final on 6/9 at Veteran’s Park (Hamilton). Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage year-round on JSZ! Raritan 5 Haddonfield 1 – Group 2 State Semifinals Zack Johnston threw a three-hitter on just 73 pitches to lead Raritan to the state finals.  The Rockets took advantage of four Haddonfield errors in the 3rd to score three runs and followed that with a two-run fourth inning.  John Christino blasted a solo homer to left to account for the Bulldogs only run.  Raritan will face Pascack Hills this weekend for the Group 2 state championship.  Watch the highlights of the Rockets state semifinal win at East Brunswick High School:   Jersey Sports Zone thanks BCB Bayshore-Your Community Bank for allowing us to bring you great Raritan Rockets moments all year long Saint Augustine Prep 6 Notre Dame 1 – Non-Public South “A” Finals It’s a three-peat for the Hermits who got homers from Nick Lonetto and Kenny Levari to account for five of their six runs.  Kevin Eaise threw five strong innings for Saint Augustine Prep, who will face Delbarton for the Non-Public “A” state championship this weekend.  SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from South Jersey: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Notre Dame coverage year-round on JSZ!

Rumson-Fair Haven 9 Wall 6 – South Jersey Group 2 Boys Semifinals Kiel Forlenza scored three straight goals in the third quarter to give RFH a second-half cushion they would never relinquish.  The Bulldogs will host #8 seed Somerville in the South Jersey Group 2 Finals on Saturday.  JSZ has highlights from Tuesday night in Rumson: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is made possible by our friends at ServPro of Eatontown-Long Branch Watchung Hills 17 Westfield 8 – North Group 4 Boys Lacrosse Semifinal Westfield and Watchung played a tight first quarter, but a offensive explosion form the Warriors became unstoppable in the second half. Gavin DeFuria, Chris Clintock, Brian Richmond and Joe Rica all score hat tricks, and Watchung Hills is now on their way to the North Group 4 Final. Check out highlights of this game now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Westfield is brought to you by Assemblyman Jon Bramnick. Thanks to this sponsor JSZ can bring you great Blue Devil highlights all year long! Allentown 15 Jackson Liberty 4 – Central Group 3 Semifinals – Girls No. 12 in the NJ Top 20 Allentown in route to their second straight Central Group 3 Title Game after a dominating 15-4 win over fourth seed Jackson Liberty. The first seeded Red Birds were led by Rutgers bound Senior Marin Hartshorn who had 2 goals and 4 assists. Allentown will rematch fellow Top 20 team, second seed Notre Dame. The Irish beat them in the big game last season, but so far this year the Red Birds have ND’s number beating them twice in 2018. One of those coming in the regular season and then in the Mercer County Tournament semifinals. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage year- round on JSZ!

Summit – 8 Westfield – 5 | Union County Championship  Westfield has reigned supreme in Union County, winning the last three Union County Championships. The Blue Devils were looking for a 4-Peat, but top seeded Summit had other plans. Nick Thomson continued a great post-season with a hat trick, and Will Vitton was terrific in net with 9 saves. Summit captures the Union County Championship with an 8-5 win over Westfield. Watch great highlights and post game from Clark on JSZ! Sponsor Shout-Out! JSZ’s coverage of Summit High is made possible by Equinox Fitness Clubs Coverage of Westfield is brought to you by Assemblyman Jon Bramnick. Thanks to this generous sponsor JSZ will bring you the best Blue Devil highlights all season long! Watchung Hills 5 Roxbury 2 – Connor James 2 Goals Defense was key in this matchup. After a scoreless first quarter, the Warriors finally broke through the Roxbury wall and led 3-1 at halftime. Connor James had two goals for Watchung, and they would ultimately take this win 5-2 over the Gaels. Check out full highlights now: Red Bank Regional 8 Shore Regional 7 – Shore Conference Tournament Girls First Round Meghan Murray scored the Bucs final two goals including the game-winner with :37 left in the game to give the Bucs a spot in the SCT quarterfinals.  Murray finished with a hat-trick and freshman goalie Emily Dee made eight saves including three critical stops in the final five minutes.  Shore was led by Ohio State signee Mary Kate George who had five goals.   Red Bank Regional will face #1 seed Rumson-Fair Haven in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.  JSZ has highlights of the exciting conclusion and post-game reaction: Ryser’s Landscape Supply is the reason we can bring you great moments from Red Bank Regional all year long.  A special thanks to ServPro of Eatontown/Long Branch for supporting our coverage of the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs on JSZ. Allentown 15 Hightstown 2- MCT Girls Quarterfinals Following a tough loss to No. 12 Bridgewater- Raritan, Allentown entered the Mercer County Tournament with some extra momentum. The second seed Red Birds coming off a 10 goal win in the opening round continued their success against No. 7 Hightstown. Freshman Alyssa Castellano was the difference maker, her 5 goal performance propelled Allentown to a 15-2 victory and a trip to the MCT Semifinals on 5/8. Watch the highlights now:   Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Hightstown coverage!  

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!

Piscataway – 5 Sayreville – 4  A balanced effort by Piscataway High School leads to a 5-4 win over Sayreville and improves the Chiefs’ record to 7-3 on the season. Matt Peterson, Parris Washington, and James Ingram all contributed RBI’s for the Chiefs, while Jordin Martell pitched 6 innings, struck out 4, and got the win on the mound. Watch highlights of Piscatway and Sayreville in GMC action on Jersey Sports Zone. Immaculata 9 Montgomery 4  An in-conference game between the Spartans and the Cougars was an offensive battle. Immaculate trailed early, but thanks to outstanding performances from Felix Diaz, Nolan Leger, and Peter Gallo at the plate, the Spartans topped Montgomery. Check out highlights of this game now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Montgomery is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thanks to this generous sponsor JSZ will have the best Cougar highlights for you all season long! No. 13 Nottingham 3 Allentown 0 It was the match up the Colonial Valley Conference has been waiting for since last May. When No. 13 in the NJ Top 20 faced off with 6-1 Allentown fans knew they’d be in for a close game. The North Stars got ahead early off a controversial bunt call that helped them go ahead 1-0 over Allentown. Then David Scott would help Nottingham go ahead 3-0 thanks to an RBI double and a score at the plate off a wild pitch. The headline of the day was pitcher Nick Houghton who collected 12 strike outs and allowed just one hit in the shut out victory. After this one these two will have some extra heat for their rematch on 4/20. Watch the highlights and Houghton’s post game interview now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Nottingham coverage on JSZ. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates we will be able to bring you North Stars and Red Birds athletics all year round! Colts Neck 10 Marlboro 0 (6 Innings) Anthony Sasso tossed six shutout innings scattering four hits and striking out nine and the Cougars scored three runs in the 5th and four more in the 6th to get the win over their Shore Conference “A” North rival.  JSZ has the highlights including a wild putout on a double steal! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Marlboro and Colts Neck is made possible by Hit Training

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Ramapo – 9 Mountain Lakes – 7 Mountain Lakes tied the game at 5 on a Matt Cabana goal with just 1:26 to play in the 3rd, but Ramapo would never look back. The Raiders would go on to score 4 goals in a stretch of under 6 minutes in the 4th Qtr, including two by Matt Karsian, leading to a 9-7 win over Mountain Lakes. Matt Cabana had a 5 goal night for the Lakers in the loss. Watch highlights of Ramapo and Mountain Lakes below! Freehold Township 6 Allentown 5 – Boys Weather has been the headlining story of April thus far. Wednesday’s matchup between Freehold Township and Allentown was played in Manalapan due to poor field conditions for both teams. It was a close back and forth battle as we would end the first half all tied up. In the third Allentown jumped out to a two-goal lead to head into the fourth up 5-3. However, Matt Kondrup for Freehold would tie the game with a pair of goals in the final three minutes to send it to overtime. One extra period wasn’t enough so a second overtime was needed to decide a winner. After a lengthy run from Mike Farrell it would Matt Graybush who would bring home the victory for the Patriots with a game-winning goal to take down Allentown 6-5. Township is off to a 2-0 start this year and should be one team to look out for in the Shore Conference. Watch the highlights and post-game interview with Graybush: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage! Ocean Township 8 Middletown South 7 – Boys Trailing 5-2 early in the 3rd quarter, the Spartans exploded for five straight goals to improve to 2-1 on the season.  Holden Lowe, Dylan Alto and Brian Fischer all scored a pair of goals for the Spartans.  JSZ has the highlights of a tight Shore Conference game at Ocean Township High: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South sports is made possible by Prown’s Windows & Doors of Middletown Westfield 12 Rumson-Fair Haven 3 – Boys Devon McClane had six goals to lead a dominant Blue Devils effort on the road.  JSZ has the highlights from a windy evening in Rumson: A special thanks to ServPro of Eatontown/Long Branch (Rumson-Fair Haven) and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick (Westfield) for supporting JSZ’s high definition highlights and features

St. Benedict’s Prep – 64 Upper Room Christian (NY) – 53 Carlos Lemus was spectacular for Upper Room scoring 24 points, but Lester Quinones and the Gray Bee’s of St. Benedict’s Prep prevailed with a 64-53 win over the Long Island School. Quinones finished with 22 as St. Benedict’s improved to 19-0 on the season, holding onto their USA Today No. 3 National Ranking. Watch Highlights of St. Benedict’s Prep vs Upper Room below! Allentown 50 Steinert 47 The Colonial Valley Conference saw a great match up Friday night when 11-2 Allentown fresh off a loss to conference favorite Ewing took on 12-3 Steinert who was riding a nine game win streak. The Red Birds led for three quarters thanks to Senior Marin Hartshorn. However, in the fourth Steinert began to pick up their play and even gained the lead with five to go in regulation. The game would be tied with under a minute remaining when Lauren Coiante hit a three with just 30 seconds remaining to seal the victory. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Steinert coverage! Carteret 70  Bishop Ahr 62 Carteret dominated the first half of this one leading the Spartans 32-20 at half, but in the second half Bishop Ahr fought back. Late in the fourth the Spartans closed in on the Ramblers 56-55, but could not keep up after that. Carteret wins this one 70-62. Leading scorers were Isaiah Daniels-Porter and Malik Austin, both with 17 points. Check out full highlights now:

Dan Finn Classic – Jersey City Armory Hudson Catholic 67 Patrick School 59 Louis King had 26 points and seven boards as the Hawks pulled away in the fourth quarter after trailing 46-43 at the end of three quarters.  King had 16 in the first half and his thunderous dunk early in the 4th started the Hawks quest to beat a Celtics team that handed them two losses last year.  Valdir Manuel was outstanding for the Patrick School with 20 points and 11 rebounds.  Luther Muhammad added 15 and Jahvon Quinerly had 10 points and 8 assists for Hudson Catholic who are now 6-3.  Watch the highlights and post-game reaction from the Dan Finn Classic at the Jersey City Armory: Coaches vs Cancer Shoot-Out North Hunterdon 72 Westfield 51 This matchup was the second of seven games being played at the Coaches vs Cancer Shoot-Out at Montgomery high school. North Hunterdon came into this game with a 4-4 record, but right out of the gate the Lions were moving the ball well and had Westfield 40-28 by halftime. Leading scorer for the lions was Mike DeSantro with 22 points, and teammates Aham Cooks and Wes Reinagel both put up a strong defensive performance. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!  Coverage of Westfield is brought to you by Assemblyman Jon Bramnick. Thanks to Mr. Bramnick, JSZ will be bringing you the best Blue Devils Highlights all season long! Hillsborough 46  Lawrence 40 Hillsborough and Lawrence are both off to a rocky starts this season and desperately needed today’s win. However, it was Hillsborough who came out hot in the first quarter. With a 31-11 lead at halftime, the Raiders took the win and improved to 4-5 as they head into their in-conference game next week against Hunterdon Central. Today’s leading scorer with Pat Vinchur with 10 points, check out his highlights and more: Sponsor Alert!  Coverage of Hillsborough is brought to you by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. Thanks to Princeton Ortho JSZ will bring you the best of Raider athletics, all season long!   Bridgewater-Raritan 75 Woodbridge 67  The 6th game in Montgomery’s Coaches vs Cancer Shoot-Out featured the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers and the Woodbridge Barrons. Both teams came into the game with 5-3 records, and that may be why it was a back and forth battle all the way through the last few minutes of the fourth quarter. In the end though, it was Bridgewater who came out on top and improved to 6-3. There were two leading scorers for the Panthers, Sterling and Doug Collins, who each had 16 points. Full highlights now available: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Bridgewater is brought to you by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates and Urgent Injury Care. Thanks to these two generous sponsors, Jersey Sports Zone will bring your highlights of the Panthers all season long! Montgomery 49 Somerville 30 Montgomery, the host team of the annual Coaches vs Cancer Shoot-Out, dominated this game from the start. Rohan Prakash was the Cougars’ leading scorer with 13 points, 4/5 from the foul line, and Riley Greene contributed 11 points, making 2 3FGS, leading Montgomery to their eighth win this season. Full highlights now available: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of the Montgomery Cougars is brought to you by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. Thanks to Princeton Ortho JSZ will bring you the best of Cougars highlights all year long! Trinity Hall 67 Point Pleasant Beach 54 The Monarchs got a triple-double from Bridget Andree (29 points, 12 rebounds, 10 steals) to get to 8-0 on the season.  JSZ has the highlights from a sensational performance by the Trinity Hall senior: Jersey Sports Zone is excited to have Trinity Hall join our team as one of our sponsors.  JSZ will have highlights and features of the Monarchs sports programs all year long.  Visit trinityhallnj.org to learn more about Monmouth County’s independent college preparatory high school in the Catholic tradition Trenton Catholic 75 Trenton 57 The biggest game in Trenton saw some high flying action as Gil St. Bernard transfer, Khalif Battle showed why he was one of the best players in South Jersey. The Iron Mike’s got off to a slow start, but picked it up nearing the of the first quarter to put on a dominating 75-57 performance for victory over Trenton. Watch the highlights: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Trenton Catholic and Trenton coverage on JSZ! Allentown 65 Robbinsville 35 The 5-1 Allentown Red Birds put on a stellar performance against Robbinsville on Saturday. Ryan Weiss dropped 20 in the 65-35 win over the Ravens. Allentown proving they might be the team next to Notre Dame to beat in the CVC. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Robbinsville coverage on JSZ!

Middletown South 1 Allentown 2- Group 3 State Final After suffering a crushing loss to rival Steinert in the Mercer County Tournament Championship, the top seeded Allentown Girls Soccer team was able to regroup and make a playoff run that will live in school history. The Red Birds outscored opponents 16-4 following the Steinert loss to help capture the first Central Group 3 title and State Championship for Allentown. Senior defender Marin Hartshorn got things going with a goal in the 31st minute. Middletown South’s Christina Sundt countered in the second with a goal in the 53rd, but Allentown would have the last word as Captain Carly Roche sealed the game with a goal with 11 to go. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there for all the action! A special thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage.  They are the reason we can bring your great moments like this historic win from the Redbirds! Thank you to Prown’s Windows and Doors for our Middletown South coverage! 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.

The post-season has begun in New Jersey high school football.  Jersey Sports Zone kicks off our playoff coverage with ten games of high definition highlights from around the state . Click above to watch highlights from the following games Saint John Vianney 45 Camden Catholic 40: Johnny Buchanan 29 carries, 294 yards, 2 TD’s Brick Township 28 Allentown 0: Cole Groschel TD run, TD pass, TD catch, 2 INT’s Long Branch 20 Middletown South 0: Jermaine Corbett 20 carries, 168 yards, TD Old Bridge 24 Trenton 6: Anthony Imbimbo: 24 carries, 106 yards, 2 TD’s Somerville 51 Ewing 12: Robert Fiorentino 23 carries, 215 yards, 3 TD’s Bridgewater-Raritan 41 Watchung Hills 0: Anthony Goffe 34 carries, 211 yards, 2 TD’s Rumson-Fair Haven 36 Lawrence 6: Peter Lucas 3 TD runs Point Pleasant Boro 41 Raritan 12: James Fara 11 carries, 170 yards, 4 TD’s Millville 20 Williamstown 14: Clayton Scott game winning TD in OT Gateway 28 Woodstown 8: Logan Cruet 76 yard punt return TD and 10 yard TD reception 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: Don Bosco Prep at St. Peter’s, Red Bank Catholic at St. Joe’s-Montvale, Holy Cross at Mater Dei Prep, Freehold Boro at Nottingham 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.

JSZ brings you four games of action from around the state in the girls state soccer playoffs. The public school brackets have now reached the sectional final level while we are at the state semifinal level in the Non-Public brackets. North 2 Group 3 Semifinals Middletown South 4 Somerville 3 – Overtime The North 2 Group 3 girls soccer semifinal game featured #5 seed, Middletown South at #1 seed, Somerville. The Pioneer’s Christina Cernuto scores 3 beautiful goals to bring her season total to 33. However, Somerville was outscored by the Eagles 4-3 in overtime thanks to senior forward Emma Laudisi who scored 3 goals herself, including the golden in OT! Check out the full highlights brought to you by JSZ’s Courtney DuPont: Sponsor Alert! JSZ’s coverage of Middletown South is brought to you by Prown’s Windows & Doors. Thanks to Prown’s,  JSZ catches great Eagles highlights all year long! Non-Public “A” South Semifinals Bishop Eustace 1 Saint John Vianney 0 – Double Overtime Brittany Pickering delivered a low liner on a corner kick in the 92nd minute that was put home by Sammie Sorensen to give the Crusaders an upset win over #1 seed SJV.  The game was a defensive stalemate as there were very few quality opportunities before overtime.  The game-winning goal came on the first corner of the game for Bishop Eustace.  Watch the game-winner and post-match reaction from Holmdel: Thanks to Paver Restoration and BCB Bayshore, Your Community Bank, for sponsoring our Saint John Vianney coverage all year long on Jersey Sports Zone.  We’ll have more Lancers highlights starting this Friday night for the state football playoffs and into the winter and spring! South Jersey Group-4 Semi Finals Toms River North 4 Clearview 0  Toms River North continues their run toward a 2nd straight South Jersey Group-4 Championship, as the Lady Mariners completed a dominant 4-0 semi-final win over Clearview on Monday afternoon. TR North had four different players score as Marisa Tava, Summer Petrick, Jenna Royson, and Melissa Wilhelm all tallied goals, while freshman goalie Cameron Kennet had 8 saves in the shutout win. Watch Highlights of the Lady Mariners below! Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to PEAK Coaching For Success for providing coverage of Toms River North Mariner Athletics! The  match up between Allentown and Colts Neck was nothing short of an exciting physical battle. Olivia Denney got things in the started with an early first half goal that was quickly countered by the Lady Cougars. The Red birds would score a pair shortly after and they are going to meet Toms River East for the championship on 11/9. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has all the highlights! Central Group 3 Semifinals  Colts Neck 1 Allentown 3 Thank you Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, we’ll get many more great moments from Red Birds sports all year long! Thanks to HIT Training for sponsoring our Colts Neck coverage! Monday State Playoff Soccer Scores North Jersey 1 Group 1 Mountain Lakes 2 Park Ridge 1 Waldwick vs. Emerson Boro North Jersey 1 Group 2 Sparta 1 Kittatinny 0 Westwood 1 Ramsey 0 North Jersey 1 Group 3 Northern Highlands 3 Pascack Valley 0 Roxbury 4 Indian Hills 0 North Jersey 1 Group 4 Ridgewood 0 Livingston 0 (Ridgewood wins on PKs 4-2) Morris Knolls 2 Clifton 0 North Jersey 2 Group 1 Glen Ridge 1 Whippany Park 0 Verona 3 Dayton 2 North Jersey 2 Group 2 Parsippany Hills 5 Madison 1 Hanover Park 2 Lyndhurst 0 North Jersey 2 Group 3 West Morris 2 Chatham 1 Middletown South 4 Somerville 3 (OT) North Jersey 2 Group 4 Westfield 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2 Ridge 2 Bridgewater-Raritan 1 Central Jersey Group 1 Shore Regional 2 Metuchen 0 Palmyra 2 Collingswood 1 Central Jersey Group 2 Wall 6 Rumson-Fair Haven 1 AL Johnson 1 Bernards 1 (Johnson wins on PKs 3-2) Central Jersey Group 3 Allentown 3 Colts Neck 1 Toms River East 2 Steinert 1 Central Jersey Group 4 East Brunswick 2 Hunterdon Central 2 (EB wins on PKs 4-3) Freehold Township 3 Old Bridge 0 South Jersey Group 1 Haddon Township 2 Audubon 1 Pitman 4 Pennsville 3 South Jersey Group 2 Cinnaminson 3 Cedar Creek 2 Haddonfield 2 Oakcrest 1 South Jersey Group 3 Ocean City 2 Lacey 0 Cherry Hill West 1 Delsea 0 South Jersey Group 4 Washington Township 2 Kingsway 1 Toms River North 4 Clearview 0 Non-Public “A” North Immaculate Heart 2 Pingry 1 DePaul 2 Paramus Catholic 1 Non-Public “A” South Bishop Eustace 1 Saint John Vianney 0 Mount Saint Mary 2 Paul VI 1 Non-Public “B” North Morris Catholic 2 Morristown-Beard 1 Lodi-Immaculate vs. Montclair-Kimberly Non-Public “B” South Moorestown Friends 3 Gill St. Bernards 0 Rutgers Prep vs. Our Lady of Mercy  

Allentown 6 Trenton 26- Week 8 Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Trenton coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of HIT, we’ll get many more great moments from Red Birds and Tornadoes 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.

Allentown defeated Hopewell Valley 2-0 in the Mercer County Tournament girls soccer semifinals thanks to goals from Alex Searing and Kaylee Munster in the second half. The Red Birds will play Steiniert at TCNJ on Thursday at 5 p.m. for the championship. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there for all the action! Sponsor Shout Out! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Hopewell Valley coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, we’ll get many more great moments from Red Birds and Bulldogs athletics 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.

Number 20 Allentown improved to 12-0 on the year after an impressive 5-0 shutout victory against Princeton. Carly Roche and the crew are now 3-0 in conference play. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there to get all the action! Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Princeton and Allentown coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, we’ll get many more great moments from Little Tigers and Red Birds 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.

Allentown’s Sadik Queen put on an exciting 4 touchdown performance against Hopewell Valley to help lead his team to a 55-31 victory. He is Nery’s Week 4 WJFL game ball winner! Take Our Poll Sadik’s Week 4 highlights: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown High coverage as well as all of our Mercer County teams. It’s because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates that we can provide great highlights and features from Mercer County high school sports. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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.

Every Sunday, Jersey Sports Zone will look back on the best plays captured by our cameras.  We’ll ask you to vote each week for our JSZ Top Play.  The poll is open NOW until Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  The winners of each weekly poll will earn an invite to our JSZ Statewide Football Banquet coming up in December.  Thanks to all the great athletes for giving us a great batch of Top Plays from Week Zero: Take Our Poll JSZ Game Balls In addition to our Top Play voting, every Sunday we’ll honor the top performers from the week in high school football and nominate them for a JSZ Game Ball.  Next week, we’ll have four different Game Ball nominees from different parts of the state.  With a limited Week 0 schedule statewide,  here are 10 great performances up for our first Game Ball. Take Our Poll Polls will stay open until Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  We will stop by a practice and present a JSZ Game Ball to each week’s winner.  Coaches you can always nominate your players for a Game Ball – just email rich@jerseysportszone.com before Saturday at 11 pm. Sponsor Shout Out Monmouth Building Center has been responsible for honoring athletes in the Shore Conference over the past three years.  We’re grateful to have Monmouth Building Center back to support athletes on the Jersey Shore.  We’ll have our first Monmouth Building Center Game Ball poll up next week Watch JSZ’s Football Highlights Shows! Jersey Sports Zone kicked off its high school football coverage with 18 games on Friday and Saturday.  Click below to watch our highlights shows with games that featured big plays, clutch moments and great video. 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.

Five state champions from the Shore Conference including the Asbury Park Blue Bishops.  We’ve got all the action covered from 9 games at Rowan, Kean and Rutgers including the Eddie Lewis hook and ladder to give Mater Dei Prep a state championship. Thanks to everyone for watching our highlights all year long.  We’ve got 9 games in our state championship show highlighted by five state champions! State Sectional Scores   Central Jersey Group 5 at Rutgers Piscataway34 Manalapan13FINAL South Jersey Group 3 at Rowan Delsea7 Wall20FINAL North 2 Group 4 at Rutgers Sayreville41 Middletown North14FINAL Non-Public Group 2 at Kean Holy Spirit20 Mater Dei Prep26FINAL Central Jersey Group 4 at Rutgers Allentown41 Brick Township6FINAL Central Jersey Group 1 at Kean Asbury Park26 Keyport17FINAL South Jersey Group 5 at Rowan Millville22 Toms River North16FINAL Central Jersey Group 3 at Rutgers Rumson-Fair Haven27 South Plainfield22FINAL Central Jersey Group 2 at Kean Bernards6 Manasquan42FINAL Wall Crimson Knights – South Jersey Group 3 state champions Mater Dei Prep Seraphs – 2016 Non-Public Group 2 state champions Asbury Park Blue Bishops – 2016 Central Jersey Group 1 State Champions Manasquan Warriors – Central Jersey Group 2 state champions Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs – Central Jersey Group 3 state champions Third Annual SSZ Football Banquet on Thursday Coming up this Thursday, we honor the best of the best from Shore Conference football with our 3rd annual SSZ Football Banquet at the Sheraton in Eatontown.  We’ll have state championship game ball winners, Plays of the Year winners as well as the best players from each position and the presentation of our Zoneman Trophy.