It’s time to crown state champions on the pitch! Our team of MMJ’s has highlights from the first three boys’ state championships at Franklin High School. Stay tuned as the action rolls in from some great matchups to kick off the weekend.

 CBA 1 Seton Hall Prep 0 | Non-Public A Final

Will Thygeson’s go-ahead goal in the 77th minute proved to be the difference as the Colts edged by the Pirates to win the battle for the No. 1 ranking in New Jersey. CBA (19-1) did not allow a single goal throughout the state playoffs in their quest to capture the eighth state championship in program history. Seton Hall Prep (19-3) came close with a pair of near goals from junior Eddie Krupski.

JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights and reaction:

Gill St. Bernard’s 0 Saint Rose 0 (GSB wins 3-2 in PK’s) | Non-Public B Final

Michael Dumiec made two saves in penalty kicks to secure Gill St. Bernard’s fourth consecutive state championship.  Saint Rose keeper Jack Harmon had 12 saves and was the main reason the match was scoreless through 100 minutes.  Dumiec made a save in the first round while GSB converted three straight penalties setting the stage for Dumeic to make one more save to seal the championship.  Gill St. Bernard’s closed out its season with seven straight clean sheets.

JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-match reaction from Franklin High School:

Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Gill St. Bernard’s is brought to you by RWJ University Hospital Somerset

 

Robbinsville 1 Mendham 1 (Ravens win in PK’s 4-2) | Group 3 Final

Robbinsville captured their first Group 3 Championship following a 1-1 (4-2) Penalty Kick shootout victory over Mendham. Bora Turker’s goal in the fifth minute of play gave Robbinsville a 1-0 lead at halftime. The minutemen tied the game in 60th minute on a goal from Sean Prince and after two overtimes the match was decided on penalty kicks where keeper Ronit Rijhwani made a pair of crucial stops.

JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights and postgame reaction: 

Thank you to Princeton Orthopaedic Associates for sponsoring our Robbinsville coverage.