Soccer
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.18
We’re now well into the county tournament season and JSZ has highlights from three different counties: Essex, Mercer and Monmouth. Check in throughout the night to follow along with our high school soccer coverage. #9 Columbia 0 (5) #8 Glen Ridge 0 (3) – Essex County Boys Quarterfinals After 100 minutes of scoreless soccer, Columbia came out on top 5-3 with PKs against Glen Ridge. Senior keeper Sam Maidenberg was the star in this one. Not only did he make a big-time save during penalty kicks, but he actually scored one himself to give his team the edge. Full highlights of this exciting Essex County matchup now: #5 West Windsor-Plainsboro South 2 #12 Hun 0 – Mercer County Boys First Round Connor Staples and Ryan Grund found the net and James Mattson made eight saves to get WWPS into the quarterfinals and a matchup with fourth seed Notre Dame. JSZ has the highlights from the battle of the Raiders: Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for allowing us to capture great Mercer County moments all year long and sponsoring both West Windsor-Plainsboro South and the Hun School #5 Toms River North 2 vs. #4 Shore 0 – Shore Conference Girls Quarterfinals Marisa Tava and Alexa Peto both scored for the second consecutive game to give Toms River North a Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal round win over the Shore Blue Devils. This was a rematch from last year’s SCT quarterfinals with the Mariners winning that one, 3-1. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from a commanding win in West Long Branch. Thanks to CJA Construction for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Toms River North!
CBA holds off Lakewood to advance in Shore Conference Tourney
Wednesday’s high school soccer schedule was highlighted by the Shore Conference Boys Tournament Second Round. JSZ brings you highlights from CBA’s win over Lakewood CBA 2 Lakewood 1 – SCT Second Round Luke Pascarella’s second-half goal proved to be the game winner as the #3 seed Colts was able to hold off the #19 seed to advance in the Shore Conference Tournament. Michael Casper gave CBA a 1-0 lead from 20 yards out in the 25th minute. In the second half, Lakewood keeper Moises Galvan made some high quality saves before Pascarella broke through. Christian Jiminez got Lakewood on the board with just under 11 minutes to go, but the Piners could not draw even. JSZ has the highlights from Lincroft: Shore Conference Boys Soccer Tournament Quarterfinals – Friday #8 Southern Regional at #1 Holmdel #21 Raritan at #4 Ocean Township #11 Manasquan at #3 CBA #7 Manalapan at #2 Jackson Memorial Jersey Sports Zone brings you great coverage of New Jersey high school sports because of our sponsor support. Thanks to Inzelbuch Law for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Lakewood
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights From 10.16
It’s tournament time around the state of New Jersey and Jersey Sports Zone will be out there for the remainder of this fall covering soccer county and state tournaments. Tuesday’s action has four girls games from around the Garden State — three from the Shore Conference Tournament bracket and a Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) showdown. Shore Conference Tournament – #1 Middletown North 4 vs. #16 Jackson Memorial 1 – Girls Soccer Goals from Katelyn Reid, Darien Rinn, Emily McCarthy and Lindsay O’Keefe aided Middletown North through the opening round of the girls Shore Conference Tournament against Jackson Memorial. The Lions are now 15-0 on the season and are one of a few remaining undefeated teams left. JSZ has the highlights from the opening round in Middletown: Shore Conference Tournament – #2 Red Bank Catholic 2 #15 Southern Regional 0 – Girls Soccer Morgan Cupo scored her 10th goal of her freshman campaign and Caroline O’Connor added a penalty kick in the second half to give the Caseys a spot in the SCT quarterfinals and a matchup with rival Rumson-Fair Haven. JSZ has highlights from Red Bank: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Red Bank Catholic is made possible by Playa Bowls of Red Bank Shore Conference Tournament – #5 Toms River North 3 #12 Saint John Vianney 0 – Girls Soccer Emily Royson scored in the first two minutes of the game and Marisa Tava and Alexa Peto added second-half goals to give the Mariners a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals and a matchup with #4 seed Shore Regional. JSZ has the highlights from Toms River: Thanks to CJA Construction (TRN) and BCB-Bayshore (SJV) for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of their hometown teams Old Bridge 2 Carteret 0 The first round of the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament saw 15th seed Carteret taking on the second seed Old Bridge. The No. 20 Knights came in with eight straight shutouts. However, the story of the game was Carteret goalkeeper Demaraste Dorvilma who kept Old Bridge scoreless in the first half with her 16 save performance. After a score midway through second half Lauren Corless followed up with an additional score to seal the victory for the Knights. They will take no seventh seed Spotswood in the quarterfinal round of the GMC Tournament. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez the highlights: Thank you to Campazino restaurant for sponsoring our Carteret coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you more Rambler athletics all year long!
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.15
Monday soccer from JSZ features two state-ranked showdowns and the start of conference tournament play. St. Peter’s Prep 2 Kearny 1 – Boys Soccer Both the Marauders and Kardinals fought it out to a tie nearly four weeks ago, but these two Hudson County squads gave it their all again in another thrilling matchup. Goal from Antonio Callegari and Kyle Hess along with stellar keeper play from Ulises Rodriguez helped St. Peter’s Prep notch a big win with the playoffs around the corner. JSZ has the highlights from these two Top 20 teams in Jersey City: No. 9 Watchung Hills 3 No. 10 Somerville 1 | Girls Soccer Top Ten Battle With Watchung Hills ranked ninth in the state, and Somerville ranked 10th, this game was a can’t miss. The Warriors made a statement in the first half when they scored three unanswered goals, and although Somerville shutdown the Watchung offense in the second half, they were unable to produce much offense themselves. Watchung Hills took the “W” 3-1. Check out full highlights now: Notre Dame 4 Robbinsville 2 – Boys Soccer With county tournament time right around the corner Notre Dame continues to make an impressive resume in the home stretch of their regular season schedule. After trailing 1-0 at the break the Irish bounced back with four goals in the final half to take down Robbinsville 4-2. Both the Ravens and Notre Dame are favorites to make a deep run for Mercer County. Watch the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Robbinsville and Notre Dame coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you more Ravens and Irish athletics all year long! South River 7 South Amboy 0 – GMC Boys Soccer Tournament The Rams had six different goal scorers to advance to the Round of 32 in the GMC Boys Soccer Tournament. South River will face #13 seed Wardlaw-Hartridge on Wednesday. JSZ has the highlights of South River’s fifth win of the season: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of South River is made possible by Campozino Restaurant Point Pleasant Beach 4 Manasquan 1 The Garnet Gulls had four different goal scorers and raced out to a 3-0 halftime lead to improve to 12-1 on the season. JSZ has the highlights of Monday afternoon girls soccer highlights out of the Shore Conference: Thanks to Ryne Olsen and Peak Coaching for Success for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Point Pleasant Beach
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.10
Two state-ranked teams out of the Shore Conference are featured on JSZ’s Wednesday highlights. Watch the 2nd ranked Holmdel Boys and the 20th ranked Red Bank Catholic girls pick up wins. Holmdel 4 Shore Regional 1 – Boys Soccer Anthony Arena scored back-to-back goals in the second half to put the exclamation point on a 12th straight wins for the Hornets. The senior all-stater has been hampered by a hamstring injury, but is coming back into form just in time for post-season play . Ryan Ferguson and Joe Arena staked the Hornets to a 2-0 lead in the first half. Freshman Jao Victor Fonte Boa got Shore on the board early in the second half. JSZ has highlights of Holmdel’s road win to secure the Shore Conference “A” Central title: JSZ’s coverage of Holmdel High is made possible by BCB-Bayshore, Your Community Bank. Red Bank Catholic 1 Monmouth Regional 0 – Girls Soccer A blast from Morgan Cupo in the 33rd minute was the lone goal in a tight Shore Conference divisional match against Monmouth Regional. Keeper Anthi Panayides also corralled in a half-dozen saves in the win. The Caseys will surely lock up a top spot in the Shore Conference Tournament set to kick off in the coming days. JSZ has the highlights from Red Bank: Double Sponsor Alert! JSZ always takes the time to thank its loyal sponsors. Shoutouts go to Monmouth Building Center (Monmouth Regional) and Playa Bowls (RBC) for sponsoring the coverage of this match.
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.9
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!
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.8
It’s the last week of the regular season and you know what that means — teams around New Jersey are vying for their final seeds as tournament time quickly rolls around. JSZ has highlights from an Essex County upset, a Top 20 showdown and a handful of more games. Check in throughout the night for the highlights! Millburn 1 Seton Hall Prep 0 Millburn’s Alex Marx dinged a header in the 16th minute that would prove to be the only goal in a hard-fought win against Seton Hall Prep, ranked as high as No. 4 in the latest state rankings. Goalie Zach Barr had a half dozen saves on the day, the biggest coming with under 4 minutes to go on a penalty kick. Here’s the highlights from a late regular season upset: East Brunswick 2 Piscataway 0 East Brunswick picked up its second win in a row after topping Piscataway 2-0 Monday night. Bears leading scorer Carrado Carbone score late in the first half put EB on the bird first. In the second half Phil Han would capitalize on a penalty kick to secure the victory. East Brunswick who improves to 9-1-2 will now have three tough games to close out the season before county tournament time. South Brunswick who handed them their only loss, No. 9 in the NJ Top 20 Christian Brothers Academy and 8-3 Steinert. Watch the highlights: Montclair 3 West Orange 0 The Montclair Mounties, No. 4, took on the West Orange Mountaineers, No. 11, at Montclair high school this afternoon. Montclair took home the win with a 3-0 final score, improving their record to 10-0. Our MMJ Courtney DuPont has the full highlights for you, as well as, post-game interviews with Marcos Ribeiro & Will Moore. Check it out now: Toms River South 1 Rumson-Fair Haven 0 Shane Kluxen’s goal in the first half was the only tally of the night as the Indians improved to 5-4-1 and qualified for the Shore Conference Tournament. JSZ has the highlights under the lights in Rumson: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is brought to you by Gold Coast Cadillac
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.4
Jersey Sports Zone has soccer highlights from all across the state this Thursday including a record-setting night in Allentown, a senior night celebration, a Shore Conference golden goal and a double-digit save night. No. 4 Allentown 2 No. 3 Bridgewater-Raritan 1 One of the most anticipated matchups of the girls soccer regular season did not disappoint. Thursday’s battle between No. 3 Bridgewater-Raritan and No. 4 Allentown was physical, fast and not for the faint hearted to say the least. Allentown despite being the underdog pushed the tempo early to go ahead 1-0 at the break on a Kaylee Munster score. Bridgewater-Raritan would answer back to tie it at 1-1 in the opening ten minutes. Finally when it mattered most Red Birds Senior leader Emma Pascarella got a go ahead score midway through the second to not only win the game, but break the All-Time goals record. Allentown hands the Panthers their first loss of the year as they improve to 9-0JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez was there for all the action: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Bridgewater-Raritan coverage. We look forward to bringing you more Red Bird and Panther athletics all year long! Additional coverage of Bridgewater-Raritan brought to you by Total Rehabilitation of Bridgewater. Freehold Township 3 Long Branch 1 – Boys Soccer Keeper Evan Nastarowicz had 11 saves in an impressive 3-1 showing against Long Branch. Goals came Jack Trainor and Crisitan Corcione, as well as an own goal. All the highlights from the Patriots’ win are here: Thanks to Rosario Realty for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of the Long Branch Green Wave Manasquan 1 Monmouth Regional 0 (OT) – Boys Soccer Tommy Johnson scored the golden goal eight minutes into overtime getting redemption after a missed penalty kick in the second half to give the Warriors a 7th win and securing a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament. Joe Weinstein made a PK save as part of a five-save effort. JSZ has the highlights and post-match reaction from Tinton Falls: JSZ’s coverage of Monmouth Regional is made possible from Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury Somerville 4 Voorhees 0 | Pioneer Senior Night It was Somerville’s Senior night and their seniors came to play! Seniors Aya Farj and Katrina White start the night off, as the Pioneers go on to win a 4-0 shutout. Check out full highlights now:
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.3
JSZ has more NJ high school soccer action including the #1 USA ranked St. Benedict’s Prep Grey Bees, the battle of North vs. South at West Windsor-Plainsboro and a Shore Conference win for the Trinity Hall Monarchs. West Windsor-Plainsboro North 2 West Windsor-Plainsboro South 1 Jean Anthony Portuguez scored both goals including a tremendous free kick from 31 yards out in the second half for the game winner as the Northern Vikings get the crosstown rivalry win to improve to 7-1-2 on the season. JSZ has the highlights from an outstanding battle from Princeton Junction: Princeton Orthopaedic Associates is the reason we can bring you great Mercer County highlights and features all season long. Thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both West Windsor-Plainsboro North and South! St. Benedict’s Prep 8 Lawrenceville 0 Ronald Mafunzwaini led St. Benedict’s Prep with a hat trick in a blowout match against Lawrenceville School in Newark on Wednesday evening. The Gray Bees improve to 9-0 on the season and have outscored their opponents at a staggering rate — 54-5. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from a Garden State prep school showdown: Sponsor Shoutout! Special thanks to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Lawrenceville athletics throughout the year! Trinity Hall 5 Keyport 1 – Girls Soccer Hannah Reynolds scored back to back goals in the first half and Colleen Kelly added a pair of goals in the second half as the Monarchs improved to 3-4-1 with a Shore Conference win over Keyport. Freshman Cameryn Keane got the scoring started for Trinity Hall. Watch the highlights from Dorbrook Park Thanks to Trinity Hall for sponsoring Jersey Sports Zone and giving us the chance to showcase their athletes all year long!
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.2
JSZ has golden goals and surprising results from Tuesday high school soccer around New Jersey. Ramapo 3 Northern Highlands 2 (2OT) – Girls Soccer MaryClare Langan’s volley off a perfect feed from freshman Emily Chico in double overtime sent shockwaves through New Jersey and the country as the Ramapo Raiders stunned Northern Highlands. The Highlanders are ranked #1 in the USA Today Super 25 national poll and had given up just one goal prior to Tuesday night’s game in Allendale. JSZ has the highlights and post-game reaction from one of the top girls soccer games of the season: Hillsborough 1 North Hunterdon 0 | Gadaleta Golden Goal JSZ had another overtime thriller for you! The North Hunterdon Lions took on the Hillsborough Raiders in a Skyland Conference defensive battle. The Raiders came out on top, thanks to senior forward Johnny Gadaleta. Check out full highlights now: Coverage of Hillsborough is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you Princeton Ortho for the continued support of Raider athletics! Monroe 2 South Brunswick 1 – Boys Soccer Monroe’s Brendan Deal drilled a golden goal in double overtime as the Falcons avenged an early season loss to the South Brunswick Vikings — a consensus Top 20 team in NJ — with a 2-1 win. Christian Bernal had the other goal for Monroe and goalie Victor Park was outstanding in net. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! Princeton Orthopaedic Associates made it possible for Jersey Sports Zone to be on hand today in Monroe. Middletown South 2 Freehold Township 0 – Boys Soccer Matt Glynn had a goal and an assist as the Eagles scored two first-half goals and got outstanding goalkeeping from Alex Marconi to hand Freehold Township just its second loss of the season. Danny Minze scored the other goal for the Eagles who are now on a five-game win streak. JSZ has the highlights of a Shore Conference upset in Middletown: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Middletown South is made possible by Monmouth Building Center in Shrewsbury. Carteret 2 South River 0 – Girls Soccer After going on a 4 game win streak early in the season the Carteret dropped their last 5 in a row. Thanks to scores from Ashley Chirino and Amanda Medvetz along with a great performance from goalkeeper Demaraste Dorvilma the Ramblers bounced back with a win against South River, the last undefeated team in the conference. Watch the highlights below: Thank you to Campozino restaurant for sponsoring both our Carteret and South River coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you more Rambler and Rams athletics all year long!
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 10.1
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
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 9.27
Jersey Sports Zone’s Thursday soccer slate brings us three games across the Garden State. Delbarton 3 Delran 0 The Green Wave scored three first-half goals and Kyle Swift made four saves including a penalty kick in the second half as Delbarton avenged an upset loss to Delran two years ago. Ivan Scotto scored the first goal in the 16th minute and nine minutes later Curt Calov delivered a magnificent strike from 20 yards out to make it a 2-0 lead. Will Donovan scored in the closing minute to give Delbarton a 3-0 advantage at the half. JSZ has highlights of NJ’s #1 ranked team improving to 9-0 on the season: North Hunterdon 2 Voorhees 1- Boys Soccer Voorhees and North Hunterdon met in The Pit tonight for a boys soccer matchup. The first half was completely scoreless, but in the second North Hunterdon would take a 2-1 lead and hold on for the victory. Check out full highlights of this crosstown rivalry matchup now: Lacey 1 Lakewood 0- Boys Soccer Junior forward Sean Moffit broke a scoreless tie in the 61st minute after a steal and shot past the keeper. Moffit, who now leads the Lions in scoring with eight goals this year, helped propel Lacey to a 7-1 record on the season. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Lakewood: Thanks to Michael Inzelbuch for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Lakewood sports all year long
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 9.26
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
St. Benedict’s Prep, America’s No. 1 Soccer Team, Rolls to Midseason Win
The Top Ranked High School Team In America Does Its Job In monsoon-like conditions Tuesday, St. Benedict’s Prep — ranked as the top high school soccer team in the United States — went to work and scored five goals on its way to a 5-2 win against the Pennington School. Celio Pompeu led the way with two goals and an assist in the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Tom Liwosz Field: The Gray Bees have a mouthwatering matchup later this week. St. Ignatius (Ohio) — ranked as the No. 2 team in the country — will face St. Benedict’s Prep on Sept. 28 at Montclair University. The match is set to start at 8:15 p.m. Sponsor Shoutout! Coverage of the Pennington School is made possible by Princeton Orthopaedic Associates. Thank you, Princeton Ortho!
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 9.24
Jersey Sports Zone has Monday soccer from around the state including the battle of Middletown on the boys and girls side Middletown South 3 Middletown North 2 – Boys Soccer Joey Petzold’s goal in the 51st minute off a feed from Danny Minze prove to be the difference in a great rivalry battle under the lights at the Swamp. Minze and Matt Cozzi scored the other goals for Middletown South while sophomore Aidan Cardella had both goals for the Lions. JSZ has the highlights of a great game from the Shore Conference: Middletown North 3 Middletown South 1 – Girls Soccer The Lions rallied from 1-0 halftime deficit with three second-half goals to up its record to an impressive 8-0. JSZ has highlights of the crosstown rivalry at Middletown South: Thanks to Monmouth Building Center for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of Middletown South – they are the reason we can bring you highlights of the battle of Middletown on the soccer pitch! No. 3 Allentown 2 Princeton 1 – Girls Soccer No. 3 Allentown improved to 6-0 Monday afternoon after a close battle with Princeton. Kayla Denney scored with 15 minutes remaining in the first half to give the Red Birds a 1-0 lead at the break. In the second after Allentown failed to connect on scoring opportunities Princeton’s Morgan Beamer tied the game midway through the second. Rutgers commit Emma Pascarella would then get a goal of her own moments later to help the Red Birds remain undefeated. JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights: Sponsor Alert!! Thank you to Princeton Orthpaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Allentown and Princeton coverage on JSZ. We look forward to bringing you more Red Birds and Little Tiger athletics all year long! Hillsborough 7 Perth Amboy 0- Boys Soccer Hillsborough continues their undefeated streak with win #6 over the Perth Amboy Panthers.The Raiders’ Mike Fazio lead the offense with 2 goals and 2 assists tonight. Check out full highlights of Hillsborough’s shutout win now: Sponsor Alert!! Coverage of Hillsborough is brought to you by Princeton Ortho. Thank you Princeton Ortho for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of all Raider athletics! Ocean 1 Long Branch 0- Boys Soccer Leonardo Montesinos scored the lone goal for Ocean in a Shore Conference bout between the Spartans and the Long Branch Green Wave. Keeper Max Winters also had a clean sheet. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Ocean Township: Sponsor Shoutout! Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Long Branch athletics throughout the 2018-2019 year is made possible by Rosario Realty. More highlights coming from: Middletown North vs. Middletown South girls soccer Middletown North vs. Middletown South boys soccer
Watch JSZ 9.20 Soccer Highlights
Jersey Sports Zone brings you Thursday high school soccer highlights from around New Jersey. North Hunterdon 1 Hunterdon Central 1 | Double OT Tie Crosstown rivals met at Hunterdon Central High School for a matchup that is always exciting. This year it ended in a tie. Central’s goalie John Padavano had 9 saves, while Nick Fetten had 13 or North. Check out full highlights now: Delbarton 2 Chatham 0 – Boys Soccer The Delbarton Green Wave kept their spot as the top team in the Garden State after a 2-0 win at home against Chatham. Second half goals from Ryan Ruffo and Brendan McSorley secured the win. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Morristown: South Brunswick 2 East Brunswick 1 – Boys Soccer Jake Stump and Corey Peterson scored first half goals and keeper Justin Cross held off constant pressure in the second half to give the Vikings a rivalry win in the Greater Middlesex Conference. Derek Ferro scored the lone goal for East Brunswick who suffers their first loss of the season to drop to 4-1-1. JSZ has highlights of South Brunswick reaching the 7-0 mark: Hopewell Valley 1 Hightstown 0 – Boys Soccer Hopewell Valley picked up their second consecutive win Thursday afternoon after defeating Hightstown 1-0. What was mostly a scoreless game finally saw life when Eric Goldberg scored with 15 minutes remaining. The Bulldogs would hold onto that lead to improve to 2-3-1 on the year. Watch the highlights: Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring both our Hopewell Valley and Hightstown coverage.
Kelsey O’Kelly | Trinity Hall’s Leader on the Pitch
Kelsey O’Kelly is tasked with plenty of duties as one of the senior captains on Trinity Hall’s girls soccer team. O’Kelly might not get all the scoring chances considering her position as a center back, but she does much more for the Monarchs than score goals — she’s the heart and soul of a young team and motivates her teammates through an infectiously fun attitude on the pitch. JSZ has the story about this senior captain with aspirations of playing college soccer. Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to Trinity Hall, Jersey Sports Zone is able to bring you great games and features about Monarch athletes all year long.
Watch JSZ Soccer Highlights from 9.19
Jersey Sports Zone brings you four games of high school soccer action from around the state including defending state champion Kearny looking to stay unbeaten in 20189 Kearny 1 Saint Peter’s Prep 1 The Pirates scored an early goal from Antonio Cellegari and got a stellar effort in goal from Ulises Rodriguez during extra time to earn a tie with the #3 team in the state. Rodrigo Valera scored the equalizer later in the first half and the rest of the game saw outstanding goalkeeping from both Marcello Medrano and Rodriguez. Watch the highlights of an outstanding early season matchup: Piscataway 4 Linden 0 – Boys Soccer Wednesday’s battle between Linden and Piscataway began as mostly a defensive game with no score from either team at halftime. In the opening minutes of the second Piscataway would get on the board with a goal from George Louis Ferdinand. He would eventually add two more scores to complete a hat trick in the Chiefs 4-0 victory over Linden. Watch the highlights: Bound Brook 4 Rutgers Prep 0 – Boys Soccer The Bound Brook Crusaders shutout the Rutgers Prep Argonauts 4-0 in their 3rd win of the season. Isaac Guerrerro scored 2 goals, while Erick Morales and Tony Ibarra had 1 a piece. Check out full highlights now: Trinity Hall 2 Mater Dei Prep 1 – Girls Soccer Sitting at a unique 1-1-1 record, the Trinity Hall Seraphs used a two-goal first half to power them to a divisional win against Shore Conference foe Mater Dei Prep. JSZ has the highlights: Sponsor Shoutout! JSZ always likes to take the time to thank its sponsors. Coverage of Monarch athletics throughout the year is brought to you by Trinity Hall.
Watch JSZ 9.17 Soccer Highlights
A pair of late game-winners in the Shore Conference highlight an exciting Monday on the pitch. JSZ has the highlights from soccer action around the state as the regular season enters Week Three. Long Branch 4 Middletown South 3 (2 OT) – Boys Soccer Reynaldo Guzman delivered a low liner shot from 33 yards out with 7:05 to go in the second overtime period to cap off an amazing 3-1 comeback by the Green Wave. Stiviny Silva had two goals for Long Branch and has nine for the season while John Santos added a pair of goals for the Eagles. Watch the highlights and emotional post-match reaction from Long Branch High: Thanks to our two great sponsors for allowing us to capture a special moment at Long Branch. Rosario Realty is our Green Wave sponsor and thanks to Monmouth Building Center for sponsoring Middletown South Holmdel 3 Monmouth Regional 0 – Boys Soccer Jack Giamanco had two goals and an assist as the Hornets handed the Falcons their first loss of the season. JSZ has highlights of all three goals from under the lights in Holmdel: Thank you BCB-Bayshore for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of the Holmdel Hornets all year long and we’re excited to have Monmouth Building Center support our coverage of the Monmouth Regional Falcons in 2018-19 Middletown North 3 St. John Vianney 2 – Girls Soccer Katelyn Reid played the role of hero for Middletown North as she booted a game-winning goal with only 16 seconds left in regulation against St. John Vianney. Reid’s goal powered the Lions to a 3-2 win and Middletown North is now 5-0 on the season. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights and postgame reaction with the Lions: Sponsor Shoutout! Thanks to BCB Bayshore, Jersey Sports Zone will be able to bring you highlights from the St. John Vianney Lancers all season long. Thank you, BCB Bayshore! Summit 3 Governor Livingston 1 – Boys Soccer Crazy weather didn’t stop boys soccer up north! Summit took down Governor Livingston 3-1 with Owen Healey, Kellyn Amozoqueno and Diego Ramirez all scoring. The Hilltoppers’ impressive passing was the key to win #3 this year. Check out full highlights now: Sponsor Alert! Coverage of Summit is brought to you by Equinox Fitness Clubs. Thank you Equinox for sponsoring all of JSZ’s exciting Hilltoppers highlights!
Watch JSZ. 9.13 Girls Soccer Highlights
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!
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More wet weather stormed through New Jersey on Wednesday, but JSZ cameras were still out there. Here are the highlights from a rainy and blustery afternoon: Holmdel 7 Raritan 0 Holmdel’s Anthony Arena and Jack Giamanco both tallied hat tricks in a dominant performance on the road against the Raritan Rockets. The Hornets put up five goals in the first half of action. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Hazlet: Sponsor Shout Out! Coverage of both Raritan High School and Holmdel High School athletics are brought to you by BCB Bayshore. The bank has offices at 626 Laurel Ave. in Holmdel. More highlights are on the way!
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Last week it was the heat, this week it’s the rain. Soccer teams from around the state weathered through rainy and windy conditions Tuesday as JSZ cameras caught the action. Check out the soccer highlights: Westfield 1 Cranford 0 (2 OT) Deven Caherly’s golden goal with 5:25 remaining in the second overtime period gives Westfield its first win of 2018. Brian Hinkel’s cross from the right wing arrived on the left foot of Evan Meade who one-timed a pass to Caherly who had a wide open net from a couple of feet out. Watch JSZ’s highlights and a post-game interview with the golden goal scorer: Sponsor Shout Out! A special thanks to Assemblyman Jon Bramnick for sponsoring JSZ’s coverage of the Westfield Blue Devils all year long. Gill St. Bernard’s 5 Ridge 0 Gill St. Bernard’s got their first win of the year on the road against the Ridge Red Devils. The return of the Knights’ deadly attack will be a concern for all competitors this season, but will the Knights have as much success as last year now that they play at the Group 4 level? Check out today’s highlights and judge for yourself: Pingry 4 Bridgewater-Raritan 1 The Pingry Big Blue prevailed with a 4-1 win over Bridgewater-Raritan in a rematch of the Somerset County Tournament finals from last year. Pranav Jha led the way with two second half goals to secure the win. Check out the highlights: Double Sponsor Shoutout! JSZ wants to thank Princeton Orthopaedic Associates, P.A. and Total Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine for their coverage of the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers. They’re the reason we’ll be able to cover BR athletics all year long. Elizabeth 4 Summit 0 The Minutemen busted open a scoreless game at the half with four second-half goals to win its opening game. JSZ has the highlights:
Aleka Strong | Shore Regional Remembers Beloved Teammate
The Shore Regional girls soccer team had an exciting 2017 as they powered through the playoffs and won their third straight Group I state title, but celebration was cut short 11 days later as beloved teammate Aleka Damiano, a 17-year-old West Long Branch resident, passed away after tragically falling ill. It hasn’t been an easy wound to mend, but her Blue Devils teammates have rallied to start the 2018 season and are honoring their play this season in her memory. JSZ’s Jay Cook has the story about Shore Regional’s appreciation, dedication and affection for Aleka Damiano.
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On a day when many games were postponed due to the excessive heat, JSZ brings you two games from Thursday high school soccer Bridgewater-Raritan 1 Phillipsburg 0 | Nathan Bliss 1 Goal, Steve Valastequi 7 Saves Bridgewater-Raritan was ranked the seventh best program in the state last season, and expected 2018 to be a rebuilding year. Fortunately for the Panthers, they have shutout their first two competitors. Phillipsburg’s defense kept them in it, but in the last 12 minutes of this game Nathan Bliss scored the only goal of the day. Check out highlights of this one now: Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Bridgewater-Raritan is made possible by Total Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine and Princeton Orthopaedic Associates Sayreville 6 New Brunswick 0 – Girls Soccer Olivia Siviiero scored two goals in the span of 27 seconds and Jacqueline Ventricelli had a pair of goals in Sayreville’s 6-0 home win over New Brunswick. Lauren Attardi added three assists in the win and Stephanie Deocampo and Kristen Signorile also found the net for the Bombers. JSZ has highlights from Thursday night soccer in the Greater Middlesex Conference: