Robbinsville High School

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

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  

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Phillipsburg 11 North Warren 5 – Bobby Coury & Shane Rivera North Warren did score the first goal of this game, but the Liners would come out on top. After initially being down 1-0 the Liners proceeded to score 6 unanswered goals and win this game 11-5. Coury & Rivera lead the scoring, both with hat tricks and multiple assists. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of PBurg is brought to you by the Garnet Booster Club. Thanks to the Garnet Booster Club JSZ will bring you the best PBurg highlights all season long! Robbinsville 13 West Windsor- Plainsboro South 6 Coming off a tough loss to No. 4 Christian Brothers Academy, Robbinsville looking to get back in stride in their Colonial Valley Conference matchup with West Windsor- Plainsboro South. The ravens struck first to take 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. However, West Windsor battled back to make it a 6-5 guy midway through the third. In the fourth Robbisnville’s Jake Veres and Dom Rodriguez scored the teams last seven goals to give them a 13-6 victory. The day was eclipsed by the duo’s scoring abilities; Dom Rodriguez scored five times and Veres found net for a whopping seven goals. Watch the highlights below: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Robbinsville and West Windsor- Plainsboro South coverage on JSZ. Because of Princeton Orthopaedic Associates we will be able to bring you Ravens and Pirates athletics all year round!  

Don Bosco Prep – 11 Bergen Catholic – 3 Don Bosco Prep traveled to Lyndhurst on Wednesday looking to take down their rival school Bergen Catholic for a second time in just three days. The Ironmen placed Iona bound Drew Helmstetter on the mound, and the lefty did his job. Helmstetter struck out 9 batters in 6 innings while allowing just 2 runs. The Don Bosco offense took care of business as well, erupting for 7 runs in the 4th inning, and the ironmen would go on to score 11 in the game, led by Ryan Carr (3 or 4 2RBI). Watch Highlights of Bosco – Bergen on JSZ! Special Thanks to Equinox Fitness Clubs for providing coverage of Bergen Catholic High School Saint Rose 4 Mater Dei Prep 2 The Purple Roses scored four runs in the second inning and held on for a road win in Middletown.  Mario Bove and Riley Maypother had 2 RBI’s each for the Purple Roses as Nick Marini pitched into the 5th for the win and Evan Peeke pitched two-plus innings for the save.  JSZ has the highlights from the Shore Conference: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Mater Dei Prep is made possible by Gold Coast Cadillac Steinert 4 Robbinsville 3 – Walk Off Facing a team twice in less than 24 hours is tough, winning both those games is even tougher. Steinert came into Wednesday’s match up with Robbinsville 3-1 on the year, the Spartans only L came in a 6-2 loss to No. 1 Delbarton. However, it was the Ravens who got on the board first. The two would exchange blows and lead changes until the bottom of the seventh when we were all tied up at 3. Jake Muller would step to the plate to deliver the game winning hit to help Steinert improve to 4-1 on the year. Watch the highlights and Muller’s post game interview now: Sponsor! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Steinert and Robbinsville coverage on JSZ!

Middletown South 7 Middletown North 0 Sophomore Chris O’Connor had three hits, 2 RBI’s and a critical defensive play at third base in his varsity debut to lead Middletown South to a 7-0 win over their crosstown rival on opening day.  Joe Sprake and Robby Zega combined on the shutout.  Sprake threw four scoreless frames with 8 K’s and Zega got out of a jam in the 5th inning that allowed the Eagles to bust the game open.  Middletown North starter Tyler Ras struck out 12 in five innings in front of multiple MLB scouts who watched his first start of 2018.  O’Connor made a diving play at third base to get South out of a bases loaded jam and doubled off of Ras to set up the game’s first run.  JSZ has the highlights of another great battle of Middletown: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Prown’s Windows & Doors.  Prown’s is the reason we can capture great moments from Middletown South sports all year long! Washington Township 1 Toms River North 0 (10 innings) Austin Attanasi’s RBI single to center in the top of the 10th was the only run of the game as Washington Township was able to overcome seven no-hit innings from Toms River North starter Brendan Mullins to persevere in extra innings.  Eric Catafalsa, Nick Hammer and Lorenzo Morello combined on the shutout .  JSZ’s Jay Cook has a full breakdown of a game featuring two top 20 ranked teams:   Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Toms River North is made possible by Peak Coaching for Success Nottingham 9 Robbinsville 6 Opening Day in the Colonial Valley Conference did not disappoint as Nottingham got their first win of the year in exciting fashion. The North Stars were led by Ace Nick Houghton who took the mound and earned 13 strikeouts in his 108 pitch contest. But his pitching was just the beginning, Houghton went 3-3 and helped Nottingham tie the game after being down 2 in the bottom of the sixth. David Scott would finish the job soon after with a 2 RBI double of his own to help the North Stars start the year off 1-0. Watch the highlights and our post game interview with Houghton and Scott: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Nottingham and Robbinsville coverage!

Saint John Vianney 80 Rumson-Fair Haven 55 Sajada Bonner had a career-high 31 points and the Lady Lancers improved to 4-0 against ranked teams.  Tori Hyduke scored 35 in a losing effort for RFH, but SJV was able to jump out to a 23-12 first quarter lead behind 9 points from Sarah Burch and never surrendered the lead.  Saint John Vianney, ranked 2nd in the latest state polls, proved they are more than worthy of the ranking.  Watch highlights of SJV’s dominant effort on a night they wore pink uniforms for breast cancer awareness: Jersey Sports Zone coverage of Saint John Vianney is brought to you by BCB-Bayshore and Paver Restoration.  RFH coverage is brought to you by ServPro of Eatontown-Long Branch Mater Dei Prep 78 Point Pleasant Beach 63 Kenny Jones scores 21 to lead four Seraphs in double digits as Mater Dei bounced back from its loss to Ranney with a 15 point win at home.  Watch JSZ’s Tuesday night hoops highlights from Middletown: Steinert 73 Robbinsville 40  Tuesday’s CVC match up between Steinert and Robbinsville featured an incredible three-point shooting performance from Natalie Mehl who found the net seven times from behind the arc to finish the day with 21 points. It may have been a lopsided victory for the Lady Spartans but Robbinsville had plenty to celebrate as Fiona Aromondo scored her 1,000th career point in the fourth quarter. Watch the highlights now: Sponsor!!! Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Robbinsville and Steinert coverage on JSZ! Kingsway 37 Clearview 29 Morgan Robinson scores 13 to lead the Dragons to their 8th win of the season with just one defeat.  SNJ Today Mike Frankel has the highlights: Hammonton 51 Cumberland 47 Pat Costa scored 17 points as Hammonton used a fourth quarter rally and timely free throw shooting to beat Cumberland.  SNJ Today’s Mike Frankel has the highlights:  

Christian Brothers – 72 Colts Neck – 69 in 2OT The CBA Colts traveled to Colts Neck High School and handed the cougars their first loss of the season with a thrilling 72-69 win in double overtime. Stephen Braunstein led CBA with 19 points, including the go ahead bucket in double OT. Robby Hill scored 19, and Danny Gaines added 16 for Colts Neck in the loss. Watch full highlights and post game from the CBA-Colts Neck thriller below! Sponsor Shout Out! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Colts Neck is being brought to you by Hit Training.  They’re the reason we were there for the Cougars Basketball Highlights! Middletown South – 60 Middletown North – 50 The Eagles of Middletown South came away with a 60-50 win over their arch rival Lions of Middletown North. Ryan Purcell and Dave Gervase each scored 18 points for South in the win. Dave Campbell added 20 points for Middletown North in the loss. The win helped Middletown South improve to 5-4 on the season. Watch highlights of the Middletown rivalry game below! Sponsor Shout Out Jersey Sports Zone brings you great Middletown South highlights and features all year long thanks to Prown’s Windows and Doors Bridgewater-Raritan 51 Gill St. Bernards 35 Two top girls basketball teams in the Skyland Conference, Bridgewater-Raritan (4) and Gill St. Bernards (5), faced off tonight. It was an even match through the first quarter, but in the second the Panthers pulled away thanks to a great performance by Teresa Wolak again who has 13 points, 9 rebounds an 3 steal and Meghan Ball who was the leading scorer with 16 points. Bridgewater is now 6-1 overall and remains undefeated in the Delaware Division. Check out full highlights now: Bridgewater Record: 5-1 Gill St. Bernards Record: 3-2 Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Bridgewater-Raritan is brought to you by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates and Urgent Injury Care. Thanks to these two sponsors, JSZ will bringing you the best Panthers highlights all season long! Warren Hills 63 Somerville 61 Two more top teams duked it out today in the Skyland conference, Warren Hills (7) and Somerville (9). Both teams got themselves into foul trouble late in the game, but it was Somerville who could not recover. In the 4th quarter, the Streaks were 11/14 from the foul line and in the entire game Devyn Gara made 11 of 15 from the line. Gara also tacked on four rebounds and sevens steals for Warren Hills as they defeated Somerville 63-61. Check out full highlights now: Somerville Record: 6-2 Warren Hills Record: 6-1 Princeton -38 Robbinsville 25 Robbinsville came into Tuesdays game sitting fourth in the Colonial Valley Conference rankings. However, it was Princeton who would take control of the game thanks to their defense and the shooting of Catherine Dyevich. They were able to hold Robbinsville to a season low 25 points. JSZ’s Nery Rodirugez was there for all the action! Ewing -68 West Windsor- Plainsboro North 45 5-1 West Windsor- Plainsboro North has been impressive so far this season taking down Trenton in dominating fashion just a couple games ago. Ewing who just lost to Trenton was able to bounce back with a victory 68-45 victory thanks to Shemar Robinson who had 22 points in the match up. Watch now: Sponsor! Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Ewing, Princeton and West Windsor- Plainsboro North coverage on JSZ!

Middletown South High School hosts the Walter Woods Wrestling Tournament.  JSZ’s Jay Cook has a full breakdown of the event which featured some great grapplers from all around the state: Walter Woods Tournament at Middletown South  Team Title: Point Pleasant Boro, 123 points Finals Results 106: Drake Torrington (Robbinsville) d. Joe Fiordaliso (Monroe) 6-5 113: Ben Sabo (Point Boro) d. Nick Depalma (Monroe) 6-3 120: AJ Sortino (Manalapan) d. Dom Sacco (Holy Spirit) 8-1 126: Josh Bollard (Jackson Liberty) d. Danny Miller (Watching Hills) 7-2 132: Anthony Donnadio (Hillsborough) d. Edgar Moreno (West Orange) 6-1 138: Riley Cheong (Toms River South) d. Andy Lombard (Monroe) 4-2 145: Tyler Williams (Robbinsville) d. Anthony Coposky (Manalapan) 10-1 152: Cole Corrigan (Toms River South) p. Francis Marshall (Point Boro) 1:29 160: Corey Fischer (West Deptford) d. Kevin Faulker (Hillsborough) DQ 170: Garrett Bilgrav (Robbinsville) d. Kyle Hillermeier (Freehold Township) 13-3 182: Justin Hayward (Watching Hills) d. Michael Dooley (Hillsborough) 3-0 195: Eric Quartey (Freehold Township) d. Michael Waszen (Holy Spirit) 2-1 OT 220: Dave Lemay (Jackson Memorial) d. Gabe Fattizzi (Point Boro) 3-1 OT 285: Anthony Bonavito (Point Boro) d. Adam Markmann (Middletown South) 5-2 JSZ’s coverage of Middletown South is brought to you by Prown’s Windows and Doors Holmdel Holiday Wrestling Tournament Scotch Plains-Fanwood won the team title at the 15 team Holmdel Holiday Tournament paced by a win at 195 pounds from Sam Wustefeld and five runner up performances.  Shore Regional finished second thanks to three individual wins.  Rumson-Fair Haven had the most individual champs with four and finished in third place.  Holmdel’s Scott Dupont won Most Outstanding Wrestler honors after his win at 160 pounds.  Watch JSZ’s recap from Holmdel High School:  Finals Results and Notes 106 – Maida – Shore Regional vs. Ammirati – Holmdel – 1-1 in 2nd period, Maida gets 2 on the takedown with 32 seconds left. Ammirani escapes for 1 but Maida holds on for the win – 3-2 Maida 113 – Rankin – Donovan Catholic vs. Klemser – Shore Regional – Rankin gets control for 2. Rankin escapes for 1 and turns in into 3 quickly to secure the win 5-2 Rankin 120 – Messina – Freehold Boro vs. Sidebottom – Scotch Plains – Messina with 2 early back points, Messina 2 more on control 4-0, Early 2nd, Messina 2 more on control 6-0, Messina 2 more to 3nd 2nd 8-0. Messina opens 3rd with back to back quick 2’s. Messina last 2 16-6 Final Messina 126 – Brignola – Rumson Fair Haven vs. Ryan – Freehold Boro – Brignola quick 2 in first period 2-0, Brignola escapes and then hits for 2, Brignola adds 2 more in second for 8-0 lead, Brignola with a 2 secure and 3 on the back secures final 13-1 Brignola 132 – Desantis – Shore Regional vs. Ammirati – Holmdel – Takedown plus 2 on the back for a early 5-0 Desantis lead and then right back to work with the Pin 0:20 1st Period Desantis 138 – Ponenti – Rumson Fair Haven vs. Vargas – JP Stevens – Ponenti for 2 wastes no time, Ponenti a quick 3 with the escape & reversal. Ponenti 2 more late in the 2nd to go up 6-1. Ponenti last 2 to start 3rd would secure 10-2 win. 10-2 Ponenti 145 – Dailey – Donovan Catholic vs. Cannon – Scotch Plains – Dailey escape to being 2nd period was only point of the bout. 1-0 Dailey 152 – Weir – Shore Regional vs. Ramos – Scotch Plains – Weir quick 2 to begin 2nd, Weir 2 on the reversal 6-0. Weir 2 on the back late second 8-0. Weir for 5 = Tech Fall 25-7 Weir. 160 – Dupont – Holmdel vs. Panzarella – Donovan Catholic – Dupont for 2 mid 1st 2-0. Dupont quick 2 opens up 2nd period. Dupont secures 2 more to end 2nd period. Dupont with another period opening 2. Dupont hits the pin to end it in 3rd 0:30 PIN Dupont. 170 – Addison – Rumson Fair Haven vs. Palazzolo (Scotch Plains) – Addison with a quick 2, right into a pin. PIN 1:50 1st period Addison 182 – Horan – Rumson Fair Haven vs. O’Beirne (Holmdel) – Tied at 1 on 2 escapes late in the 3rd, Horan for back to back 2’s with 29 seconds left to win 5-1. 5-1 Horan 195 – Wustefeld – Scotch Plains vs. Columbia – RBC – Wustefeld picks up a quick 2 & 3 to go up 5-0. Wustefeld lands the 2 to start the second up 7-0. Wustefeld secures 2 more late. 13-1 Wustefeld 220 –  DiSalvo – Donovan Catholic vs. Voss – Monmouth – 0-0 to start the second. DiSalvo lands a nice takedown right into a Pin. PIN 0:56 second period DiSalvo 285 –  Osuna – New Brunswick vs. Mount Scotch Plains – 1-1 into OT on 2 escapes. Osuna gets the 2 point takedown in just 7 seconds into OT. 3-1 OT Win Osuna Thanks to BCB Bayshore for supporting our Holmdel Hornets coverage on Jersey Sports Zone