JSZ kicks off the week with three soccer matchups from across the Garden State, headlined by a top-15 girls clash at the Shore. Check out all the action below!
St. John Vianney 1 Central 0 | Girls
Gabby Parker scored her 11th of the season in the 32nd minute as the #9 Lancers (11-1) bounced back from their first loss of the season to top the 13th ranked Golden Eagles (10-2). SJV was without leading scorer Kennedy Wallace who was called up to the US U18/19 national team camp. She’s expected to return next week for the Lancers.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Holmdel:
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Montclair Kimberley Academy 5 Columbia 2 | Boys
Senior forward CJ Dike scored his first career hat trick on Monday as No. 12 Montclair Kimberley Academy (4-3-2) defeated Columbia (6-2-1) by a score of 5-2. Dike scored all three goals in the 2nd half as part of the Cougars’ 4-0 run in the final 40 minutes after being down 2-1 at the break. Gustavo Rosen scored the other two goals for MKA, while Flynn Dannheiser and Mason Beaupierre found the net for Columbia. MKA goalie Joseph Morante finished the game with eight saves and Columbia’s Mattias Calderon Chubb had six.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights and reaction from Montclair:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Montclair Kimberley Academy is made possible by Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.
Eastern 3 GCIT 1 | Boys
The seniors got Eastern (8-0-1) off to a fast start on Senior Night. It took just five minutes for the Vikings to take the lead when Ryan Giosa found the back of the net. Just two minutes later, Collin Frederick added a goal of his own to extend the Vikings’ advantage to 2-0, a lead they would never surrender. Junior Matt Grossman added his team-leading fifth goal of the season with eight seconds remaining in the opening half. John Nicolosi scored the lone goal for GCIT (6-3-1), becoming the first player to score against Eastern since the Vikings’ season opener on September 1.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights from Voorhees:
