The Essex County Title bout between St. Benedict’s Prep and Seton Hall Prep headlines another great day of tournament action from around New Jersey. Stay tuned as the highlights roll in!
St. Benedict’s Prep 1 Seton Hall Prep 0 | Boys | Essex County Tournament Final
U.S. No. 1 St. Benedict’s Prep boys soccer (15-0-1) won their third Essex County Tournament in a row on Tuesday with a 1-0 win over N.J. No. 10 Seton Hall Prep (11-6). Senior Amadou Hann scored the lone goal of the game in the 54th minute off a Frank Pah header from a Kenneth Carrillo long-range pass. The Gray Bees’ defense was dominant throughout with SHP’s only shot on goal coming in the 76th minute when Graham O’Hara made a leaping save on an Oliver Neill header.
This win also marks the 56th straight game without a loss for the Gray Bees.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights and reaction from West Caldwell:
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Notre Dame 2 Princeton 1 (OT) | Boys | CVC Tournament Semfinal
For the past two seasons, Notre Dame (12-6-3) and Princeton (14-3) have met in the CVC Final. This year, the rivals met in the semifinals with a spot in the championship game at stake. For the fourth consecutive meeting between the teams, the contest went to overtime, where Felipe Samuel headed in a corner kick to send the Irish to its third straight final. Anthony Merluse was stellar in net, making 12 saves to keep the Irish alive against the top-seeded Tigers. Fifth-seeded Notre Dame will look to defend its crown Saturday against third-seeded Allentown.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Princeton:
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Allentown 2 Robbinsville 1 | Boys | CVC Tournament Semifinal
Christian Barber scored in the second minute and Vito Cristino’s goal late in the first half proved to be the game winner to give the Redbirds (14-3-1) a spot in the CVC championship game against Notre Dame. Will Temple scored with 1:59 left for the Ravens who drop to 13-3-2 on the season.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Robbinsville:
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Paul VI 3 Egg Harbor Twp. 1 | Girls | South Jersey Coaches Cup Tournament Semifinal
William & Mary commit Hunter Kintzing’s goal in the 57th minute proved to be the difference as Paul VI (18-1) picked up its 14th-straight win to reach its third-consecutive SJ Coaches Cup final. Cami Koerner opened the scoring with her team-leading 17th goal of the season, while Eleanor Lawyer netted her tenth in the victory. Eckerd College commit Chloe Krupa made some big saves early in the second half and finished with six in net for PVI. South Carolina commit Jackie Brownlee scored her 44th goal of the season and 103rd of her career in the loss for previously undefeated Egg Harbor Township (18-1). Paul VI will try to avenge its only loss of the season when the Eagles take on Shawnee on Saturday for the SJ Coaches Cup championship.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Cherry Hill:
