The Cape-Atlantic League and Shore Conference Tournament titles were up for grabs in both boys and girls lacrosse on Thursday as JSZ brings you full coverage from all four championship games. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
Rumson-Fair Haven 9 CBA 8 | Boys | Shore Conference Tournament Final
No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven boys lacrosse are *still* Shore Conference champions! The Bulldogs survived a late scare to defeat No. 16 Christian Brothers 9-8 in Thursday’s Shore Conference Tournament final, one of our ACI Medical and Dental School Games of the Week.
RFH led 4-1 into the halftime locker room with a stellar first two quarters from their defensive unit. The Colts kept things even for much of the half, but the Bulldogs jumped out to a 9-5 lead with just over 6:00 remaining in the 4th quarter. Then, CBA rattled off four straight goals to pull it within one with 15 seconds left. Off the ensuing face-off, superstar sophomore Daniel Varone’s long range shot was saved by Peter Kessler to secure the nailbiter win.
Blake Ahmann led the Dawgs in scoring with a hat trick, followed by Teddy Whitehouse with two goals. Varone had a hat trick for CBA as Caden Lucich put in two goals.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights and postgame reaction from Kessler Stadium:
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Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven is brought to you by Monmouth Medical Center.
Rumson-Fair Haven 17 Red Bank Regional 11 | Girls | Shore Conference Tournament Final
For a fourth consecutive season, Rumson-Fair Haven (13-5) stands atop the Shore Conference. Chloe Kelly led the way with a game-high six goals and was one of five Bulldogs to record a multi-goal game. After a combined 18 first-half goals from RFH and Red Bank Regional (12-6), the Bulldogs outscored the Bucs 7-3 in the second half to capture the program’s 12th SCT title.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Monmouth University:
Jersey Sports Zone’s Shore Conference Game of the Week is brought to you by ACI Medical & Dental School.
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Rumson-Fair Haven and Red Bank Regional is brought to you by Monmouth Medical Center.
Mainland 8 Ocean City 6 | Boys | Cape-Atlantic League Tournament Final
Ryan Scannell scored four goals, including the tying goal and the go-ahead goal late in the fourth period for Mainland. Jack Gregory added a pair of goals as the Mustangs (12-8) got their revenge on the Red Raiders and captured the program’s first CAL Tournament title. Otter Donohue scored two goals for OC (12-6) in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction from Ocean City:
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Ocean City 14 Mainland 9 | Girls | Cape-Atlantic League Tournament Final
The top-seeded Red Raiders stormed out to a seven-goal lead at halftime, then fended off a second half rally to secure their fifth-straight CAL Tournament championship. Denver commit Marley Ostrander, St. Joe’s commit Laurel Munning, and Marley Dwyer finished with hat tricks in the victory. East Carolina commit Katie Pierce netted a pair of goals in the fourth as Ocean City (15-4) remains the only champion in the five-year history of the CAL Tournament. West Chester commit Jade O’Neil had a game-high four goals, while Kean commit Maggie Albert had a hat trick for second-seeded Mainland (14-4), which made its first appearance in the title game.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Carey Stadium:
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