Phillipsburg High School

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

The 2018 Jersey Sports Zone banquet celebrated a stellar season on the gridiron in the Garden State.  The APA Hotel in Woodbridge honored the best of the best from every part of the state and culminated with our version of the Heisman.  Watch all the videos from a special night to honor the newest members of the JSZ All-Zone fraternity! Somerville QB Jalahn Dabney is your 2018 Zoneman Winner After a stellar senior year with Somerville, a majority of coaches and credentialed media from around the state selected Jalahn Dabney as the 2018 Zoneman Trophy winner.  Dabney amassed 3,444 all-purpose yards and 55 touchdowns for the Pioneers this season. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the interview with Dabney along with other players selected to JSZ’s All-Zone team. Zoneman Preshow Before the Zoneman banquet action kicks off check out our pre-show interviews with JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez: NJM’s Colin Dansberry with JSZ All-Zone quarterback Jay Foley of Haddonfield High School Jersey Sports Zone’s Zoneman Trophy was presented by NJM Insurance.  Thanks to their support of South Jersey high school sports all year long! 2018 JSZ Zoneman Balloting With over 50 high school coaches around the state and more than 20 statewide media members, the ballots were cast just like the Heisman.  3 points or 1st place, 2 points for 2nd and 1 point for third. Name High School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Jalahn DabneySomerville188474 Antonio AlfanoColonia86440 Nick KargmanWoodrow Wilson641036 Jada ByersSt. Joe-Hammonton74231 Rahmir JohnsonBergen Catholic62426 Steve LubischerRed Bank Catholic44626 Taquan RobersonDePaul Catholic36122 Jalen BergerDon Bosco Prep24519 Juwon JacksonPiscataway25218 Ronnie HickmanDePaul Catholic33217 John OlmsteadSt. Joe-Metucehn32316 Jasiah PurdieHasbrouck Heights30110 Brian UgwuHillside1218 Jermaine CorbettLong Branch2006 Zoneman Trophy Balloting Committee  Thanks to everyone from around the state who was part of the Zoneman process JSZ Staff: Rich Chrampanis, Nery Rodriguez, Courtney DuPont, Jay Cook, Bryan DeNovellis, Mike Frankel Statewide Media: Shawn Brown (Rivals), Kevin Minnick (NJ.com), Joe Zedalis (NJ.com), Pat Lanni (NJ.com), JJ Conrad (NJ.Com), Todderick Hunt (NJ.com), Simeon Pincus (My Central Jersey),  Chris Melvin (Asbury Park Press),  Mike Kinney (NJ.com), Bob Badders (Shore Sports Network), GMC Gridiron, Mark Trible (Courier-Post), McCarthy Report, Brian Carr (North Jersey.com), Ryan Patti (Rivals.com), Coaches: Paramus Catholic, Randolph, Colonia, Hillside, Bridgewater-Raritan, North Hunterdon, Bergen Catholic, Allentown, West Deptford, DePaul Catholic, Holmdel, Keansburg, Rumson-Fair Haven, Seton Hall Prep, Ramapo, Red Bank Regional, Brick Memorial, Freehold Boro, Irvington, Red Bank Catholic, Toms River North, Manalapan, Westfield, Phillipsburg, Bernards, Hillsborough, Somerville, Hunterdon Central, Rutherford, Trenton, Delaware Valley, Buena, Butler, High Point, Matawan, Penns Grove, South River, Salem, AL Johnson, Willingboro, Nottingham, Haddonfield, West Orange, Piscataway, Lincoln, Notre Dame, Lenape, Sayreville, Brick Township, Pitman In case you missed it, watch JSZ’s profile of our six Zoneman Finalists: Meet The 2018 Zoneman Trophy Finalists Antonio Alfano, Colonia Defensive Lineman Alfano has been the consensus top-ranked 2019 football recruit all season long and there’s good reason why. He is one of five New Jersey players selected to play in the 2019 All-American Bowl and is committed to play for Nick Saban’s Alabama Crimson Tide. Alfano dominated his competition in the Greater Middlesex Conference with 79 tackles and 10 sacks this season, along with a staggering 28 tackles for losses. JSZ’s Jay Cook gives you the inside-look at what makes Alfano such a highly-touted prospect:   Jada Byers, St. Joseph (Hamm.) Running Back Byers was as electric as they come in the Garden State during his junior campaign. He looked like he was shot out of a cannon with the ball in his hands, rushing for 1,741 yards and 29 touchdowns on the season, all while helping power his St. Joe’s Wildcats to yet another Non-Public Group 2 championship. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez takes you down to Hammonton for a behind-the-scenes look at South Jersey’s most electrifying runner: Jalahn Dabney, Somerville Quarterback Dabney took over the starting quarterback job in Somerville at the end of the 2017 season and showcased his dynamic playmaking ability well throughout 2018. He compiled 3,444 yards from scrimmage this season and reached the end-zone 56 times to lead one of New Jersey’s most dangerous offenses. JSZ’s Courtney DuPont tells us what makes this dual-threat quarterback tick: Nick Kargman, Woodrow Wilson Quarterback Kargman will graduate from Woodrow Wilson with plenty of state records compiled during his senior season. The decorated South Jersey passer broke the state record single season passing mark with 3,963 yards and his 41 passing scores rank atop the state lists, as well. But what’s even more impressive is Kargman’s character off the field, as it’s made him an important part of the Woodrow Wilson community. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez tells us what makes Kargman so special: Rahmir Johnson, Bergen Catholic Running Back Johnson became the first Bergen Catholic rusher to break the 1,000-yard mark since 2008, a true testament to the level of competition that the Crusaders face on a week-to-week basis. After teammate Josh McKenzie went down with a torn ACL, Johnson assumed the full-time starting role and showcased his elite speed and craftiness all season long. He closed 2018 with 1,334 yards and 11 rushing scores. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the story about this humble teammate and Nebraska commit: Steve Lubischer, Red Bank Catholic Quarterback Intelligence and athleticism is the blend of characteristics that has made Lubischer one of New Jersey’s most talented signal callers. At Red Bank Catholic, Lubischer blossomed into a premier dual-threat passer who had the ability to break the game on any down. JSZ’s chief operating officer Rich Chrampanis followed Lubischer’s trajectory all season long and tells us why this Boston College commit is so special: Other Top Vote-Getters Only the top-six vote-getters are on our Zoneman podium, but there were other plenty of players around the Garden State who had great seasons and garnered votes from coaches and media around the state. Those players were: 7th Place: Taquan Roberson, DePaul Catholic quarterback: Roberson, a Penn State commit, closed out his senior season in masterful fashion for the Spartans. He threw 29 touchdowns for 2,432 yards and will go down as one of the most decorated quarterbacks to play in New Jersey. 8th Place: Jalen Berger, Don Bosco Prep running back: Berger led one of New Jersey’s most talented backfields at Don Bosco Prep by displaying elite patience  and explosiveness. Only a junior, he holds offers from top-tier Power 5 college football programs and has plenty more in the tank for his senior year. 9th Place: Juwon Jackson, Piscataway running back: Jackson was a main reason why Piscataway reached a 13-0 record and won both a sectional title and a newly-minted “Bowl Game” at MetLife Stadium. He rushed for 1,898 yards and 31 touchdowns on the season. 10th Place: Ronnie Hickman, DePaul Catholic wide receiver/defensive back: Hickman was arguably the most dangerous two-way player in New Jersey. Committed to Ohio State, Hickman was one of five New Jersey football players selected to the 2019 All-American Bowl. His senior season was unfortunately cut short due to a torn ACL late in the year. Josh Henderson wins JSZ 2018 Prep Player of the Year Hun running back and University of North Carolina commit Josh Henderson was named JSZ’s 2018 Prep Player of the Year.  Henderson accepted his award during JSZ’s 2nd annual All-Zone football banquet in Woodbridge.  Watch Courtney DuPont’s story on the future Tar Heel: Jersey Sports Zone’s Prep Player of the Year was presented by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates Meet the 2018 JSZ All-Zone Team We will be posting our highlight videos of every player honored throughout the next day – check back to click on the links below and see our highlights from our 2018 JSZ All-Zoners! QuarterbackRunning BackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive LineZoneman Finalists Micahel Alaimo, St. Joe-MontvaleJean Alvarez, Union CityAyir Asante, St. Peter's PrepKevin Bauman, Red Bank CatholicKevin Cerruti, Long BranchJalahn Dabney, Somerville JC Collins, WillamstownJalen Berger, Don Bosco PrepMax Baker, RamapoJason Collier, West DeptfordBryan Felter, Bergen CatholicAntonio Alfano, Colonia Jay Foley, HaddonfieldAidan Borguet, DelseaGarrett Cody, Bergen CatholicDylan Deveney, HunJermaine Donaldson, EasternNick Kargman, Woodrow Wilson Danny Grozozski, Burlington TownshipJermaine Corbett, Long BranchJohn Guaimano, Cedar GroveTyler Devera, Bergen CatholicCJ Hanson, Saint John VianneyJada Byers, St. Joe-Hammonton Maasai Maynor, St. Peter's PrepGBJ George, LindenJaaron Hayek, Wayne HillsChristian Mahogoney, Paramus CatholicRahmir Johnson, Bergen Catholic Rob McCoy, Mater Dei PrepJoe Green, PhillipsburgConnor Holmes, SayrevilleSean Morris, St. Joe-HammontonSteve Lubischer, Red Bank Catholic Taquan Roberson, DePaul CatholicMalik Ingram, Mater Dei PrepMarlyn Johnson, PeddieJohn Olmstead, St. Joe-Metuchen Tom Sharkey, Wayne HillsJuwon Jackson, PiscatawayStanley King, Woodrow Wilson Bence Polgar, Wayne Hills Jack Stagaard, PhillipsburgMax Jackson, SummitJayvin Little, Timber CreekBlerim Rustemi, DePaul Catholic AJ Wingfield, RamapoJacob Mafaro, Kittatinny 2018 JSZ Plays of the Year Thanks to everyone who voted in our weekly polls for the JSZ Top Play Belt and for our year-end Football Plays of the Year.  Every one of these players was honored at the JSZ banquet in addition to the All-Zone team. Watch all their great plays NOW! Jersey Sports Zone Weekly Top Play Winners Week 0: Tyler Phillips, Weequahic High School Week 1: M.J. Wright, Red Bank Catholic High School Week 2: Chris Kladrovics, Middletown High School South Week 3: Nick Cataldo, Camden High School Week 4: Shadon Willis, Hillside High School Week 5: Donovan Bacchetta, Lacey Township High School Week 6: Kyle & Kevin Vandever, Hammonton High School Week 7: Dominick Jacob, Toms River North High School Week 8: Rickey Eng, Pennington School / Lucas Loffredo, Edison High School Week 9: Nick Recine, Piscataway High School Jersey Sports Zone Plays of the Year Winners Touchdown Run of the Year: Jean Alvarez, Union City High School | Jada Byers, St. Joseph High School (Hamm.) Touchdown Pass Play of the Year: Jalahn Dabney/Kyree Hinton, Somerville High School | Bryce Mangene/Jahmier Washington, Rancocas Valley Regional High School Defensive TD of the Year: Michael Jarmolowich, Delbarton School | Santino Morina, Paulsboro High School Special Teams TD of the Year: Dan Tempone, Holmdel High School | Jordan Morant, Bergen Catholic High School Sack/Big Hit of the Year Zach Neeley, Freehold Borough High School | John Columbia, Red Bank Catholic High School Clutch Play of the Year Frank Wasserman, Hillsborough High School | Aaron Ahr, North Brunswick High School

THANK YOU to everyone who voted in our 2018 JSZ Plays of the Year.  With an overwhelming response, we are happy to announce that we will honor the top two finishers in each category at the JSZ Football Banquet on December 5 in Woodbridge As we gear up for the sectional finals and upcoming state championships and bowl games, JSZ has compiled the best plays captured by our cameras during the 2018 football season.  We need your vote in six different categories.  The polls are open NOW through Thursday at 9:00 pm.  The winners of the polls will be honored at the 2nd annual JSZ Football banquet at the APA Hotel in Woodbridge.  Our Top Play winners from the season will also be honored as well as the top players in the state with our JSZ All-State team. Watch all sixty of our nominees in the videos below and cast your vote!  Thanks to all the athletes for giving us so many great moments from the 2018 season! Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll NEW NOMINEE!  Thanks for pointing out Tyler Cook’s big hit against Paramus Catholic.  It’s now on the poll for voting along with the 10 nominees above Take Our Poll Take Our Poll  

We’ve got 10 more nominees captured by JSZ cameras showcasing the amazing talent on display during Week 6 of NJ high school football.  Notre Dame’s Cole Williams is one of ten nominees for the JSZ Top Play Belt.  Watch our Top Plays and cast your vote NOW through Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Previous Top Play Winners    

JSZ has highlights from three boys showdowns including Watchung Hills and Phillipsburg, Jackson Memorial clinching the Shore’s “A” South crown and the state ranked showdown between Pingry and Hillsborough Hillsborough 2 Pingry 1 The Raiders rallied from a 1-0 halftime deficit with goals from Justin Dominique and Alfredo Gonzalez to improve to 10-0-1 on the season and secure the top seed in the upcoming Somerset County Tournament.  JSZ has the highlights and post-match reaction with Madison Bess: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Hillsborough is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates Jackson Memorial 5 Toms River North 1 – Boys Soccer Joe Schlageter had a natural hat trick with the game’s first three goals and Dan Russo added two more as the Jags improve to 11-1 and clinch the Shore Conference’s “A” South crown for a second straight year.   JSZ has the highlights of Shore Conference soccer in Jackson: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Toms River North is made possible by CJA Construction Watchung Hills 3 Phillipsburg 3 – Boys Soccer Phillipsburg kept pace with Watchung. The Warriors came into this game with just one loss, but the Stateliners showed no fear. They stayed right with the Skyland Conference power throughout the game and end this one with a tie. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thank you Garnet Booster Club for the continued support!

Jersey Sports Zone brings you four games of high school boys soccer action from around New Jersey on Monday including the start of the HWS County Tournament Phillipsburg 6 Hopatcong 0 Round one of the HWS County Tournament started today at Phillipsburg High School where the Liners took on the Chiefs of Hopatcong. The Liners had a dominating performance and shutout the Chiefs 6-0. Courtney DuPont has the highlights for you: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club! Thank you Garnet Booster Club for your continued support! Raritan 2 Red Bank Catholic 0 – Boys Soccer Jake Fortune and Patrick Snyder scored goals in the span of 2:51 early in the second half to give the Rockets their fourth consecutive win after starting the season 0-4.  JSZ has the highlights of Raritan’s impressive road win on Monday night in Red Bank: Thanks to BCB Bayshore (Raritan) and Playa Bowls of Red Bank (RBC) for sponsoring their hometown teams all year long! Robbinsville 2 Ewing 0 Goals by Mike Manners and Kyle Frostrom in the first and second halves, respectively, were the driving forces as the Robbinsville Ravens collected their fifth win of the season over Ewing. After beating South River last week, the Ravens now have their first win streak of 2018. All the highlights are here: Sponsor Shoutout! Princeton Orthopaedic Associates makes it possible for Jersey Sports Zone to capture so many great sports moments all year long from schools around the state’s capital!             South River 2 Carteret 0  Eber Lucas had a goal and an assist as the Rams scored a pair of goals in the second half to pick up their second win of the season.  JSZ has the GMC highlights from Monday afternoon: Thanks to Campozino Restaurant for sponsoring our coverage of both Carteret and South River

Jersey Sports Zone honors the top performers from Week Two 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 midweek practice to present the winners with a JSZ Game Ball.  You can always nominate a player by emailing our team.  jay@jerseysportszone.com (North Jersey), courtney@jerseysportszone.com (Mid-State 38), nery@jerseysportszone.com (WJFL), rich@jerseysportszone.com (Shore Conference) North Jersey Take Our Poll Courtney’s Game Ball – Mid-State 38 Take Our Poll Nery’s Game Ball – WJFL Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone’s South Jersey Game Balls are made possible by NJM Insurance Group Shore Conference  Take Our Poll Missed our Weekend Highlights? Click HERE to watch JSZ’s Friday Week 2 Highlights Click HERE to watch JSZ’s Saturday Week 2 Highlights

Once again, the JSZ team has cameras around the state bringing you highlights of Week 0 of New Jersey high school football. Click HERE To watch our Thursday Week 0 coverage featuring eight games  Here’s a preview of all the games that are posted below to get you ready for a great Friday night of high school football from all around New Jersey: Don Bosco Prep 22 Byrnes (SC) 17 Don Bosco Prep came out hot Friday night and made a statement. The Ironmen capitalized on a 19-point fourth quarter rally to topple the Byrnes (SC) Rebels, who took down Don Bosco Prep last year. JSZ’s Jay Cook was on hand in Ramsey for this 48-minute battle: Red Bank Catholic 41 Saint John Vianney 14 Steve Lubischer had two TD runs and a TD pass to account for over 200 yards of offense as the Caseys ended the 38 game Shore Conference winning streak of SJV.  Lubischer’s TD’s all came in the first half as the Caseys took a 20-0 lead into the halftime locker room.  From there, coach Frank Edgerly’s team turned to its ground game as they produced three second-half TD runs by three different players.  Kavon Chambers ran for 152 yards in a losing effort.  Watch JSZ’s coverage of the big Shore Conference showdown in Holmdel: Our sponsors are the reason we can bring you great coverage of high school sports in New Jersey.  Thanks to BCB Bayshore (SJV) and Playa Bowls (RBC) for their support of Jersey Sports Zone and backing their hometown teams! Elizabeth 35 Bridgewater-Raritan 28 | LeShane Taylor 2 Passing TD’s, 179 yds, 2 Rushing TD’s, 137 yds After falling the North 2 Group 5 State Final to Westfield for the third year in a row Bridgewater-Raritan was looking to kick off the season with a W, except Elizabeth had other plans. When these two last met the Panthers won in a 35-0 shut out. This time around it was Elizabeth getting the upper hand coming out on top 35-28 thanks to a fantastic 4 touchdown performance from LeShane Taylor. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the call: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Bridgewater-Raritan coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you Panther athletics all year long! Thanks to Total Rehab & Sports Medicine for their support of Bridgewater-Raritan and allowing us to capture great moments throughout the 2018-19 season. Somerville 35 Delbarton 7 | Jalan Dabney 4 Passing TDs, 1 Rushing TD, 339 Yds The Somerville Pioneers took a trip to the North Super Conference to face Delbarton in their season opener. Jalan Dabney and the Pioneers outplayed the big north school is every way. Dabney had 339 total yards and took part in 5 touchdowns, while Kyree Hiton score off of what could be the play of the year. Check out the full highlights now: Phillipsburg 35 Warren Hills 7  | Jack Staggard 205 Passing Yds, 2 TDs Warren Hills and Phillipsburg may only be a 15 minute drive from one another, but the two football programs had not played since 2009. As expected though, P-Burg’s Smash Mouth Football style allowed them to plow through Warren Hills’ defensive line. Joe Green had two rushing touchdowns, while Jack Staggard showed off his passing abilities with 205 total passing yards. Check out highlights now: Thanks to the Garnet Booster Club for supporting Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Phillipsburg State College (PA) 19 Saint Augustine Prep 7 Cohen Russell had two first-half touchdowns as State College came to South Jersey to score a win at Saint Augustine Prep.  JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights: Williamstown 24 Vineland 7 UMass commit JC Collins had two TD runs and a TD pass as Williamstown overcame an early 7-0 deficit to open the season with an impressive road win.  SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has highlights from South Jersey: Lacey 14 Ocean 12 The Lions score two third-quarter touchdowns and sophomore Chase Granit ran for 130 yards to help Lacey score a Week 0 road win.  JSZ has highlights and post-game reaction:  

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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!!

Red Bank Catholic 7 Monmouth Regional 6 (8 innings)  David Glancy launched three towering solo homers in three consecutive at-bats as the Caseys rallied for an extra-innings win.  RBC had a 6-2 lead in the 6th inning after Glancy’s third blast of the game, but Monmouth Regional rallied for four runs in the bottom of the frame starting with an Eli Rife 2-run homer, a Justin Scotto RBI double and a Ricky Voss base hit to left that plated Scotto.  In the 8th, Ryan O’Hara hit a fly ball to left that was dropped bringing home Glancy with the game-winning run.  Watch the highlights of a wild game in Tinton Falls! Jersey Sports Zone can capture great moments like David Glancy’s three HR game because of Playa Bowls in Red Bank.  Thanks to Playa Bowls for supporting our RBC coverage on JSZ TR North – 12 TR South – 2 (6 Innings) After 5 and half innings, it was looking like there was going to be another chapter added to one of the great high school baseball rivalries in New Jersey. Toms River North and Toms River South were tied at 2, before the Mariners erupted for 9 runs in the bottom of the 5th, capped off by a 3-RBI Home Run from Penn bound Craig Larsen. Jared Bellissimo pitched all 6 innings with 9 K’s for the win. Toms River North improves to 8-4, South drops back to .500 at 6-6. Watch Highlights of the Toms River Civil War on JSZ! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Toms River North is made possible by Peak Coaching for Success Sparta 4 Phillipsburg 0 – HWS County Tournament | Cole Patten 12 Strikeouts  Second round of the HWS County Tournament, and the Spartans took down the Stateliners. Cole Patten pitched a shutout for Sparta with 12 strikeouts, while Eric Castorina went three for three at the plate. Highlights now available: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to this generous sponsor JSZ will bring you the best Liner highlights all season long! Washington Township 11 Eastern 9 | NJ’s #1 team upset Washington Township used a 10-run 3rd inning to race out to an 11-0 lead before holding off a comeback attempt by NJ’s top-ranked team in the current state polls.  SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has highlights from a great game in Southern Jersey:

Ridge 4 Phillipsburg 3 | HS Baseball | Ridge Remains Undefeated  The undefeated Ridge Red Devils where challenged today by the 6-3 Liners. Phillipsburg out hit the Ridge 6-5, but could not outscore them.  After a game-saving play from Devin Stieglitz in the bottom of the 7th, the game was forced into extra innings, but a single to left from Greg Bozzo and a wild throw to first would get the Red Devils the 4-3 walk off win. Highlights coming soon: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to this generous sponsor JSZ will bring you the best Liner highlights all season long! Allentown 10 No. 13 Nottingham 2 The last time No. 13 Nottingham and Allentown met it was a 3-0 thriller that ended with the North Stars remaining undefeated against the defending state champions. In the latest match up it was the unranked Red Birds who would get revenge with a 7 run inning in the sixth to come out on top in a 10-2 upset victory. Guisseppe Arcuri who went 3-4 contributed 2 RBI’s and pitcher AJ Ariano struck out 7 batters and allowed just 4 hits and 2 earned runs. Watch the highlights and our post game with Ariano and Arcuri: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Allentown and Nottingham coverage! Middletown North 18 Middletown South 15 A wild Shore Conference game under the lights in Middletown as the Lions score 11 runs in a 2-out rally in the 4th inning to surge to the lead in a game that featured 33 runs.  Middletown South jumped out to a 5-0 lead before North scored 4 runs in the 3rd.  Tyler Ras capped off the 11 run frame with a three-run triple and an error that allowed him to score.  Middletown South answered with four runs in the 4th and 5th to get within two runs, but the Lions were able to add three more runs in the late innings to split the season series with their crosstown rival.  Watch the wild ride now! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Prown’s Windows & Doors  

Seton Hall Prep 9 Hunterdon Central 8 – Boys No. 12, Hunterdon Central, took on No. 2, Seton Hall Prep tonight at Hunterdon Central High. After the first half, it looked like the Red Devils had an upset in the making with a 5-1 lead. Seton Hall Prep on the other hand, made effective halftime adjustments that forced the game into sudden death, and ultimately gave the Pirates their fourth victory of the season. Check out highlights of this exciting game now: Pleasant Valley 6 Phillipsburg 12 – Girls Phillipsburg gets their first win of the season with a 12-6 win over Pleasant Valley (PA). The Bears could not match the scoring powers of Emily Weis, Abby Evans, and Shanley Waterson who each had three goals. Highlights now available: Sponsor Alert!  Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to this sponsor JSZ will bring you the best Liner highlights all season!  

Immaculata 5 Phillipsburg 4 – Mike Golankewicz 3 Hits The Spartan’s hosted P-Burg in their 2018 home opener with 30 mph winds blowing wildly through Diamond Nation. Pitchers were challenged, while lefty batters thrived; in fact, Immaculata’s Mike Golankewicz contributed three hits and lead his team to a 5-4 win. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to this generous sponsors, JSZ will bring you the best of liner athletics all season long!

The opening round of the state playoffs continues and JSZ has highlights from around the state: Montclair Immaculate – 65 Patrick School – 63 | Non-Public B North First Round Syracuse bound Jalen Carey scored 15 points and hit 2 free throws with 0.8 left in regulation, as Montclair Immaculate took down the defending TOC Champion Celtics of The Patrick School 65-63 in one of the biggest wins in program history. The Lions will now advance to to the Qtr-Finals of the Non-Public B-North Bracket where they will take on Hudson Catholic on Thursday Night. Justin Winston added 23 points for Immaculate and Valdir Manuel poured in 27 for the Celtics in the loss. (1) Colts Neck 74 (16) Monroe 66 (OT) – Central Jersey Group 4 Boys First Round Rob Hill scored five of his 17 points in overtime as the Cougars survived a scare from the #16 seed.  Monroe’s Luke Patel tracked down a rebound and drained a buzzer-beating three-pointer to force overtime, but the Cougars would take over in the extra four minutes.  Ben Bosland led Colts Neck with 21 points and helped bring the Cougars back from a five-point halftime deficit.  Colts Neck will face #9 seed Middletown South in the quarterfinals.  Watch the highlights of an exciting game in the opening round: A special thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic for making our Monroe Falcons coverage possible.  Hit Training sponsors Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Colts Neck High. (2) Ranney 84 (15) Wardlaw-Hartridge 31 – Non-Public “B South Boys First Round The Panthers raced out to a 19-0 lead to start the game on the way to an easy win to start the state playoffs.  Bryan Antoine led the way with 18 and Chris Autino added 16.  Watch the highlights from Tinton Falls: (11) Ridge 74 (6) North Hunterdon 63 – North 2 Group 4 Boys First Round Upset alert! The Ridge Red Devils take down the 6th seed tonight in the North 2 Group 4 Tournament. The Red Devils took the lead in the first quarter and held on till the end. Jeremy McCavera has himself a day for the Red Devils scoring 29 points. Check out his outstanding effort and more from this exciting game now: (7) Phillipsburg 74 (10) Dickinson 66 – North 2 Group 4 Boys First Round At halftime, Phillipsburg lead the Rams 27-17, but in the second half, Dickinson came back swinging. but the Stateliners got 28 points down low from Chris Mann and Richie Managault dropped six three-pointers. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!! JSZ’s coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to the Garnet Booster Club, you will see the best of P-Burg athletics right here on jerseysportszone.com all season long! (9) Barnegat (8) Middle Township 45 – South Jersey Group 2 Boys First Round The Bengals rallied from 6 points down at the end of three quarters to advance in the South Jersey Group 2 bracket where top seed Cinnaminson awaits.  Mike Revello had 18 to lead the Barnegat with fellow seniors Carson Francisco scoring 15 and Alex Grogan adding 13.  SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights from Cape May: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Barnegat basketball is made possible by BSR Physical Therapy (6) Middletown South 58 (11) Edison 46 – Central Jersey Group 4 Girls First Round The Eagles overcame a 29-22 halftime deficit with a huge second half to advance in Central Jersey Group 4.  Isla Brennan led Middletown South with 19 points and will face Colts Neck in the quarterfinals.  Watch the highlights from Middletown South’s 12th win of the year: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Prown’s Windows & Doors.  Immediate Care Medical Walk-In of Edison is the reason we can bring you great coverage of Edison High all year long  

Jersey Sports Zone brings you highlights of three state finals at the state wrestling team finals at RJW Barnabas Arena in Toms River NJSIAA Non-Public “A” Final Bergen Catholic 63 Camden Catholic 12 The Crusaders dominated with seven pinfalls to make it seven straight state titles.  JSZ’s Jay Cook has highlights of Bergen Catholic’s dominance in Toms River: A special thanks to Equinox Fitness Clubs in Summit and Paramus for supporting JSZ’s coverage of Bergen Catholic.   The great moment of the Crusader’s 7th state championship was captured by our cameras thanks to Equinox!!! NJSIAA Group 4 Final Phillipsburg 35 Long Branch 21 Cody Harrison delivered a pin at 138 pounds in the opening match as the Stateliners won its first five matches to rack up 25 early points on the way to a 22nd wrestling state championship.  Jayson Zinsmeister had a pin at 145 pounds for the Stateliners who have won an amazing five consecutive state titles on the mat.  JSZ’s Jay Cook breaks down the P-burg dynasty with another stellar performance in Toms River: Thank you to Rosario Realty for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Long Branch and the reason we were able to be on the mat in Toms River for Phillipsburg’s 22nd state title was due to the support of The Garnet Booster Club. NJSIAA Group-2 Final High Point – 30 Raritan – 25 It was all Raritan early on.. the Shore Conference School won 4 out of the first 6 bouts, including pins by Anthony Aquilano and George Burdick, helping the Rockets race out to a 25-6 lead. Everything changed when High Point’s Thomas Hubmaster won his heavyweight bout and fired up his Wildcat teammates. High Point won the final six bouts to come away with a 30-25 win over Raritan and complete a miraculous comeback to capture the Group-2 State Championship. Watch the highlights and post game below. Thanks to BCB Bayshore for sponsoring our Raritan 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.

Phillipsburg 66  Voorhees 6 Voorhees had a strong start in the first match of the night when Sam Huff (220) pinned Gage Horvath in 2:38. Unfortunately for the Vikings, that would be their only victory of the night. Brian Meyer and Cullen day both contributed pins to the win, check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Phillipsburg HS is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to the Garnet Booster Club, Jersey Sports Zone will be brining you the best of Liner Athletics all year long!

Phillipsburg 41 North Hunterdon 15 Before this match North Hunterdon challenged the Stateliners via Twitter, tweeting they would, “Show these Liners who the real men are… for the second time,” referring to the upset win that the Lions pulled off this season in the Group IV Football State Championship. However, the Liners rose to the challenge and defeated the Lions at home 41-15. North was ahead after the first four matches, but their momentum was brought to a halt after an outstanding performance by Cullen Day, Lance Wissing and Austin Roth. Check out those highlights and post-game interviews brought to you by Jersey Sports Zone’s Courtney DuPont:   Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Phillipsburg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to their generous support JSZ will bring you the best of the Liners all year long!

Every week JSZ brings you the best highlights from around the state, and now we are asking you to vote for this week’s top players. Below are the nominations for the Mid-State’s best basketball players, both male and female. Check out the poll and vote for your favorite. Winners will be announce Tuesday afternoon when polls close at 3PM. All winners will receive a game ball delivered to them by one of Jersey Sports Zone’s dedicated MMJs. Boys Basketball Poll: Take Our Poll Girls Basketball Poll: Take Our Poll Last Week’s Game Ball Winners: Eric Schroeder – Voorhees: Jenna Whelan – Bernards:  

JSZ has highlights from all across the Garden State including four games of action from the Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase, a last second win for Trenton over Ewing and the 1000th point for Phillipsburg’s Chris Mann. Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase at Brookdale Community College Rumson-Fair Haven 46 CBA 43 Ian O’Connor scored 22 of his 24 in the second half to lead an RFH comeback from double digits to beat the Colts.  CBA had a 24-13 lead at the half paced by Stephen Braunstein who scored 12 of his 16 in the first two quarters.  O’Connor was aggressive attacking the rim.  His lay-in to beat the buzzer at the end of the third quarter got the Bulldogs within two at 29-27.  O’Connor’s hot hand would build a seven point lead.  Rob Mahala gave CBA the lead back at 42-41 with 2:38 to go, but O’Connor broke a 42-42 tie in the final minute and RFH held on.  Watch the highlights of a great game and post-game reaction from Lincroft: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is brought to you by ServPro of Eatontown-Long Branch.  Thanks to ServPro for letting us bring you great Bulldogs highlights all year long! Ranney 59 Patrick School 43 Scottie Lewis and Bryan Antoine combined for 41 points as Ranney gets a much coveted win against a North Jersey superpower.  The Panthers used a 12-0 run to close the third quarter and take a 46-36 lead.  Lewis had 21 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds and was named the game’s MVP and Antoine added 20.  Al-Amir Dawes paced the Patrick School with 23 points highlighted by six three-pointers.  JSZ has all the highlights and post-game reaction from Brookdale Community College:   Roman Catholic 59 Mater Dei Prep 49 Philadelphia’s Roman Catholic road tripped eastwards to face off against Mater Dei Prep in the third out of five games at the Hoop Group Showcase at Brookdale Community College. The Cahillites were led by their super senior and Towson University commit Allen Betrand, who paced his team with a commanding 18 points towards a 59-49 win over Mater Dei. The Seraphs’ Alexander Rice yet again showcased his long-range prowess with a team-high 18 points but it wasn’t enough to stave off a second-half surge by Roman Catholic. The Cahillites turned on the jets after the break and went on a 24-3 run in the 4th quarter to seal the win. Watch the highlights from a big comeback in Lincroft: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Mater Dei Prep is brought to you by Gold Coast Cadillac.   Thanks to Gold Coast Cadillac for letting us showcase great Mater Dei sports all year long Ocean 37 Neptune 29 Andrew Seager had 17 points and 6 rebounds to help the Spartans snap a three game losing streak.  Neptune’s Jared Kimbrough had 19 points and 18 rebounds in a losing effort.  Ocean was sparked by an 11-0 run in the 4th quarter.  Watch the highlights from Lincroft: Phillipsburg 58 Watchung Hills 56 (OT) Chris Mann scores his 1,000th point late in the third quarter of this nail-biter. Watching Hills almost takes the win thanks to an outstanding three-point performance by Gavin DeFuria, but Jayshawn Grant and Mann each score over 20 points for P-Burg and the Stateliners take the win in OT. Check out full highlights brought to you by Jersey Sports Zone’s Courtney DuPont: Sponsor Alert! JSZ’s coverage of the Phillipsburg Stateliners is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to the Garnet Booster club. Jersey Sports Zone will be bringing you Stateliner highlights all season long! Trenton 52 Ewing 50 Saturday’s match up between Ewing and Trenton started out as a 20 point blowout in the first half but the Blue Devils managed to cut the deficit to single digits entering the fourth. After tying the game up it came down to a free throw from Ji’Ayir Brown for Trenton to tie the game up at 50-50 with 30 seconds remaining. Following a missed shot Jacque Alfred was able to get the rebound and score with five seconds remaining to win the game. Trenton bounces back after their most recent upset loss to West Windsor- Plainsboro North to improve to 6-1. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there for the call: Ewing 72 Trenton 48 After being ranked twelfth in the NJ Top 20 last week the Ewing Blue Devils were not on the list when they took on Trenton. Ewing star Miya Grimes came to play in this one as the senior racked up 15 points, 13 rebounds and 9 steals to help lead the Blue Devils to a 72-48 victory. This win could be just what the defending central group 3 champs need to return to the ranks. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor!!! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Ewing and Trenton coverage on JSZ! Voorhees 61 Mount Olive 50 The Mount Olive Marauders were overpowered by the fast pace of the Voorhees’ offense. Eric Schroeter scored 20 points for the Vikings, making his season total after 6 games played 74. Check out full highlights now: Hunterdon Central 52 Moorestown 23 Moorestown paid a visit to Hunterdon Central, where the Red Devils’ offense was a bit overpowering. Starting point guard, Ashley Mitrow dominated the court scoring 16 points, while teammate Peyton McNally had 10. Hunterdon Central gets their fourth win of the season. Check out full highlights now:    

Jersey Sports Zone brought the top players from the 2017 New Jersey high school football season to the APA Hotel in Woodbridge for our first football banquet.  Our All-Zone consisted of top position players from around the state.  Our Plays of the Week and Plays of the Year winners were also honored.  The night culminated with our Prep Offensive and Defensive Players of the year and the presentation of JSZ’s Zoneman Trophy, awarded to the top player in New Jersey.  Freehold Boro’s Ashante Worthy captured the vote from coaches and media around the state following a 4,000 yard combined offensive season with over 60 touchdowns for the Colonials: 2017 Zoneman Trophy Balloting JSZ secured votes from head coaches and media around the state (55 total) to ask their vote for the most outstanding player in New Jersey.  1st place votes get 3 points, 2 points for 2nd and 1 point for 3rd.  Here are the results of the top 6 vote getters and our Zoneman Finalist Podium: Name High School 1st 2nd 3rd Total Ashante WorthyFreehold Boro238691 Devin LearyTimber Creek1011860 Naim MayfieldManalapan911453 Iverson ClementRancocas Valley32619 Shayne SimonSaint Peter's Prep23618 Johnny LanganBergen Catholic24216 Zoneman Trophy Balloting Committee  Thanks to everyone from around the state who was part of the Zoneman process JSZ Staff: Rich Chrampanis, Alex Lorenzo, Nery Rodriguez, Courtney DuPont, Jay Cook, Bryan DeNovellis, Mike Frankel Statewide Media: Shawn Brown (Rivals), Joe Zedalis (NJ.com), Pat Lanni (NJ.com), Gregg Lerner (News 12 Varsity), Chris Melvin (Asbury Park Press), Phil Anastasia (Philadelphia Inquirer), Mike Kinney (News 12 Varsity), Bob Badders (Shore Sports Network) Coaches: Middletown North, Keansburg, Point Pleasant Boro, Brick Memorial, Red Bank Catholic, Howell, Central Regional, Freehold Boro, Monmouth Regional, Mater Dei Prep, Somerville, Westfield, AL Johnson, Bridgewater-Raritan, Delaware Valley, Warren Hills, Hillsborough, Phillipsburg, Bound Brook, Bernards, Piscataway, Bergen Catholic, DePaul Catholic, Seton Hall Prep, Paramus Catholic, St. Peter’s Prep, St. Mary’s, New Milford, Queen of Peace, Montgomery, Linden, Dwight Morrow, Camden, Palmyra, Florence, Penns Grove, Washington Township, Timber Creek, St. Joe-Hammonton, Lenape Watch our Zoneman Finalist Profiles The JSZ staff went in depth to learn more about the six outstanding players who stood on the JSZ Zoneman Podium JSZ Prep Player of the Year Winners JSZ’s Courtney DuPont presented the Prep Players of the Year with Vanderbilt commit Allan Walters of Peddie getting the offensive honors and top recruit Jayson Oweh of Blair Academy taking home the defensive honors Plays of the Week and Plays of the Year Winners Thanks to everyone who voted all year long on JSZ! JSZ Play of the Week Winners Week 0: David Lepoidevin/Joshua Ejiogu, Bound Brook Week 1: Steve Lubischer/Jaden Key, Red Bank Catholic Week 2: Evan Burton, Pinelands Week 3: Dayshawn Porter/Devon Johnson – Monmouth Regional Week 4: Blaine Netterman, Brick Memorial Week 5: Zack Bair, Red Bank Catholic Week 6: Ian Fitzgerald, Monmouth Regional Week 7: Terry Outlaw Jr., South River Week 8: Anthony Damato, Marlboro Week 9: Ashante Worthy/Matt Krauss, Freehold Boro Week 10: Brandon Cipriano, Point Pleasant Boro Week 11: Ayir Asante, Saint Peter’s Prep 2017 JSZ Plays of the Year Winners TD Run: Eddie Morales, Howell and Bill Hackett, Trenton TD Pass Play: Michael DeSantis/Travis Thomas, South River and Cameron Carti/Andrew Perez, Seton Hall Prep Special Teams TD: Sean Spina, Ridge and Mack Byrne, Holmdel Defensive TD of the Year: Jordan Morant/Javontae Jean-Baptiste Bergen Catholic and Caleb Stokes, Ewing Sack of the Year: Anthony Corbin, Bergen Catholic and Nick Densieski, Saint John Vianney Stick of the Year: Liam Donohue, Rumson-Fair Haven and Markus Bagley, St. Peter’s Prep Meet the 2017 JSZ All-Zone Team We will post individual links to each players highlight reel this weekend on JSZ! QuarterbackRunning BackWide ReceiverTight EndOffensive Line Matt Busher, North HunterdonJalen Berger, Don Bosco PrepNaseim Brantley, HowellMatt Alaimo, St. Joe-MontvaleWill Anderson, Delbarton Tarrin Earle, MontclairAidan Bourget, DelseaTyreke Brown, Penns GroveLiam Cabri, DePaul CatholicKhris Banks, DePaul Catholic David Estevez, River DellJimmy Browne, Burlington CityDylan Classi, Bergen CatholicHenry Pearson, Paramus CatholicDaniel Dawkins, Peddie James Fara, Point Pleasant BoroKyle Dobbins, Timber CreekAndrew Perez, Seton Hall PrepMichael Griggs, Red Bank Catholic Taj Harris, PalmyraJoe Green, PhillipsburgJasiah Provillon, IrvingtonAnthony Lord, Holy Spirit Patrick Holly, Hun SchoolJosh Henderson, Hun SchoolDaevon Robinson, ShawneeAnthony Marinelli, DePaul Catholic Maasai Maynor, St. Peter's PrepDehron Holloway, PaulsboroJustin Shorter, South BrunswickNick Russo, St. Joe-Montvale Nick McNerney, Old TappanJuwon Jackson, PiscatawayJosh Szott, Hun SchoolConor Smith, Red Bank Catholic Eddie Morales, HowellPete Lucas, Rumson-Fair HavenTyler Williams, Don Bosco Prep Nick Patti, St. Joe-MontvaleJosh McKenzie, Bergen Catholic George Pearson, Mater Dei PrepIsaiah Pacheco, Vineland Taquan Roberson, DePaul CatholicClayton Scott, Millville Josh Zamot, Holy SpiritTahj Valentine, Morristown-Beard Danny Webb, Montclair Defensive LineLinebackerDefensive BackReturn SpecialistsKicker/Puinter Jayson Ademilola, St. Peter's PrepNihym Anderson, VinelandKevin Brennan, Don Bosco PrepJada Byers, St. Joe-HammontonZach Hoban, Seton Hall Prep Justin Ademilola, St. Peter's PrepJustin Bryant, Bridgewater-RaritanElijah Clark, SayrevilleJoJo Kellum, LenapeAngelo Gugliemelo, St. Joe-Montvle Antonio Alfano, RahwayJohnny Buchanan, Saint John VianneyDeion Jennings, Timber Creek Howard Cross, St. Joe-MontvaleJalahn Dabney, SomervilleZyheir Jones, Lakewood Marcellus Earlington, Don Bosco PrepNick DeNucci, Pope JohnCarlton Lawrence, Millville Tyler Friday, Don Bosco PrepVinny DePalma, DePaul CatholicZamir Mickens, St. Peter's Prep Travon King, Woodrow WilsonJavar Garrett, PeddieJordan Morrison, Steinert Josh Lezin, LakewoodMarcus Hillman, Camden CatholicJarrett Paul, Paramus Catholic Elijah McAllister, Rumson-Fair HavenQuaison Horne, WeequahicEvan Stewart, St. Joe-Montvale Emmett McNamara, Red Bank CatholicJavontae Jean-Baptiste, Bergen Catholic Kaymar Mimes, Long BranchJake Krellin, Middletown South Eli Sloan-El, CamdenWillie Matthews, Montclair Lance Turay, IrvingtonTommy Pearce, Manalapan Jake Vall-Llobera, Westfiled  

Special thanks from Jersey Sports Zone and an announcement We are overwhelmed and grateful to the incredible turnout for our 2017 JSZ Football Plays of the Year.  With over 150,000 votes, we realize that many of our nominees were spreading the word around the state to watch our videos and vote for your favorite player.  As a way of saying “thank you”, we are going to honor the top two vote getters in each category at the Jersey Sports Zone Football Banquet on December 7 at the APA Hotel in Woodbridge.  Thank you again to everyone who voted and here are the winners of the JSZ Football Plays of the Year for 2017: TD Run: Eddie Morales, Howell and Bill Hackett, Trenton TD Pass Play: Michael DeSantis/Travis Thomas, South River and Cameron Carti/Andrew Perez, Seton Hall Prep Special Teams TD: Sean Spina, Ridge and Mack Byrne, Holmdel Defensive TD of the Year: Jordan Morant/Javontae Jean-Baptiste Bergen Catholic and Caleb Stokes, Ewing Sack of the Year: Anthony Corbin, Bergen Catholic and Nick Densieski, Saint John Vianney Stick of the Year: Liam Donohue, Rumson-Fair Haven and Markus Bagley, St. Peter’s Prep All of our Plays of the Year winners will be presented with JSZ Game Balls at our Football Banquet on December 7. We will be sending the information to coaches.  Players and head coaches will be on our guest list.  Anyone who voted for the Plays of the Year can come join us for our ceremony in Woodbridge.  Here is the link to buy tickets for our dinner: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jersey-sports-zone-football-banquet-tickets-40116214678?aff=es2 We’re excited to show highlights of all the top players in the state and our Plays of the Week and Plays of the Year winners!  Thank you again for the tremendous support.  In case you missed it, watch all of our Plays of the Year nominees.  Thanks again for the great highlights and casting your vote! Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll Take Our Poll 2017 JSZ Play of the Week Winners Week 0: David Lepoidevin/Joshua Ejiogu, Bound Brook Week 1: Steve Lubischer/Jaden Key, Red Bank Catholic Week 2: Evan Burton, Pinelands Week 3: Dayshawn Porter/Devon Johnson – Monmouth Regional Week 4: Blaine Netterman, Brick Memorial Week 5: Zack Bair, Red Bank Catholic Week 6: Ian Fitzgerald, Monmouth Regional Week 7: Terry Outlaw Jr., South River Week 8: Anthony Damato, Marlboro Week 9: Ashante Worthy/Matt Krauss, Freehold Boro Week 10: Brandon Cipriano, Point Pleasant Boro Week 11: Ayir Asante, St. Peter’s Prep

A special thanks to all of the great JSZ supporters for casting your vote all year long during the football season.  Our final round of Game Ball voting highlights outstanding playoff performances around the state.  The poll is open NOW through Tuesday at 3:00 p.m.  The winner of the poll will get a mid-week visit from JSZ and the presentation of our Game Ball on camera in front of the entire team. Take Our Poll Here’s a look at last week’s Game Ball winners from around the state: Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury is the sponsor of our Shore Conference Game Ball and has helped us celebrate great athletic performances in the Shore Conference over the past four years.  Thanks to the team at Monmouth Building Center for giving us the chance to honor great Shore kids in football, basketball, baseball, and softball.  

Phillipsburg 43 Immaculata 14- Week 9  Thank you to the Garnet Booster Club for sponsoring our Phillipsburg coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of the Garnet Booster Club, we’ll get many more great moments from Stateliners 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.

North Hunderdon 7 Phillipsburg 20- Week 8 Sponsor Shout Out! Thanks to The Garnet Booster Club for sponsoring our Phillipsburg coverage on Jersey Sports Zone. Because of The Garnet Booster Club, we’ll get many more great moments from Stateliners 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.

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.

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

The bar has been raised in Week Four!  Check out 14 nominees for JSZ’s Top Play.   We’ve got a little bit of everything – defense, catches, big runs and amazing special teams play.  Watch all of this week’s nominees and cast your vote through Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  The winner will receive an invite to the JSZ statewide football banquet coming up in December. Take Our Poll Missed our Week 4 Coverage? Three days, three shows, 30 games, 60 schools.  Watch all of our high definition highlights around the state.  Every Monday, we break up our highlights show and put your hometown team’s highlights in our Team Page section.  Just visit the Find Your School link at the top of our home page  

The Jersey Sports Zone team was able to capture some incredible plays from Week 3 all around the Garden State.  We’ve got 10 nominees for our Top Play.  The polls are open now through Tuesday at 3:00 pm.  The winner of the Top Play from Week 3 will be honored at the JSZ Football Banquet in December.  In addition to our Top Play, we also have polls for Game Balls for Top Performers from all around the state.  Those polls are active right now on our homepage at Jersey Sports Zone.  Thanks to all the athletes for giving us so many great highlights! Take Our Poll Jersey Sports Zone Top Plays Winners Week 0: David Lepoidevin/Joshua Ejiogu, Bound Brook Week 1: Steve Lubsicher/Jaden Key, Red Bank Catholic Week 2: Shakiyi Hannah, Delsea Missed our Highlights Shows? We’ve got 24 games from around the state on our Friday and Saturday highlights shows.  Watch our high definition highlights and post-game interviews from around the state.  Do you want to see your hometown team featured on JSZ?  We are entirely supported by our great sponsors.  Email marketing@jerseysportszone.com to learn how to join our team. 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.

Both teams are disappointed with the conclusion of this year’s rivalry game, but seem to understand what they need to improve as they head into their weekend matchups. JSZ’s Courtney DuPont caught all the action in the 100 minutes of soccer that took place at Phillipsburg High School and afterwards spoke with both goal scorers, Warren Hills’ Jeremy Slaven and P-Burg’s Matt Bilas:    

Head Coach Frank Duffy looks forward to the 2017 football season, and like usual holds three goals. First, win the section. Second, preform well in states. Finally, beat Easton. However, Duffy says his team has a lot of growing to do before then. The stateliness have three scrimmages coming up before September 8th, including one next week on Friday the 25th, against Westfield. Phillipsburg has some tough completion ahead of them, but their confidence is evident.  Courtney DuPont continues JSZ Football Preview Tour: Phillipsburg  2017 Football Schedule Friday, September 8 – FRANKLIN Friday, September 15 – HUNTERDON CENTRAL Friday, September 22 – at Bridgewater Thursday, September 28 – HILLSBOROUGH Friday, October 6 – at Watchung Hills Friday, October 13 – Bye Week Friday, October 20 – at Montgomery Friday, October 27 – NORTH HUNTERDON Friday, November 3 – at Immaculata Thursday, November 23 – vs. Easton @ Lafayette 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.