Rumson-Fair Haven 3 Middletown North 2 (Overtime)

Rowan Goldin redirected a shot from Tony Bruno 9:30 into overtime to give 14th seed Rumson-Fair Haven a stunning 3-2 overtime win over #3 Middletown North in the opening round of the Shore Conference’s Dowd Cup.  Middletown North had beaten RFH twice in the regular season and jumped out to a 2-0 lead after two periods on goals by Kurt Kroper and Brad Heuer.  In the 3rd period, Rumson got back into the game after Blake Lerner scored from the point.  With 2:45 to go in the 3rd period, Collin Anderson’s blast from the point tied the game at 2 and brought overtime setting the stage for Goldin’s heroics.  RFH advances to the semifinals and will face Manasquan.  Watch the highlights and the post-game reaction of the Bulldogs shocker:

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Middletown South 3 Manalapan 0 

Deven Ralph scored a pair of goals and Clay Simonsen had a 31 save shutout to give Middletown South a spot in the Handchen Cup semifinals and a matchup with Jackson Memorial.  Mike Racioppi got his 100th career point with his assist on the opening goal.  JSZ has highlights of Middletown South’s 14th win of the season:

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