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Jersey Sporting News • March 6 - March 20

Concussions are the most commontype of traumatic brain injury with ayearly incidence of 6/1,000 people.Over the past five years moreemphasis has been made on diagnos-ing, treating and preventing concus-sions as we have become moreaware of the long term complica-tions associated with concussions.According to the Center for DiseaseControl there were over 400,000reported concussions involving highschool sports in the United Statesduring 2008-2009. Concussions cancause a variety of physical, cognitiveand emotional symptoms includingheadaches, dizziness, nausea, mem-ory loss, poor academic performanceand behavioral changes. There mayor may not be a loss of conscious-ness associated with a concussion.

It is important that coaches, train-ers and parents are aware of thesigns and symptoms of a concussionin order to obtain adequate treatmentand to ensure that the injured playerdoes not return to play too soon andpotentially sustain another concus-sion which may have long termeffects. The severity of concussionsand their symptoms worsen withsuccessive injury even if the subse-quent injury occurs weeks or yearsafter the initial concussion. A personwho sustains three or more concus-sions in their lifetime has a five fold

greater risk of developingAlzheimer's disease earlier in lifeand a three fold greater risk of devel-oping memory deficits. Having hada prior sport concussion is associat-ed with a higher risk of sustaining aconcussion in the future.

Two devastating consequences of

concussions are the second impactsyndrome and chronic traumaticencephalopathy (CTE). Secondimpact syndrome is seen in peoplewho return to play too soon aftersustaining a concussion, while stillhaving symptoms, and receive a sec-ond blow to the head days or weeksafter the initial concussion. In sec-ond impact syndrome the brainswells dangerously after a minorblow. This can lead to a suddendeath on the field. Fortunately it is arare condition. From 1980-1993there were 32 football related casesof second impact syndrome report-ed.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy(CTE) is a pathologic change in thebrain which is secondary to repeatedblows to the head. It is a progressivedegenerative disease. CTE is theworst long term consequence ofmultiple concussions. It causesmemory loss, depression, confusion,

aggression and dementia. CTE hasbeen documented in several profes-sional athletes at autopsy.

On December 7, 2010 GovernorChris Christie signed into law a billthat requires coaches to remove anyplayer from a game who shows signsof a concussion and a health profes-sional must clear the student beforehe or she is allowed to competeagain. All public and private schoolsin New Jersey are required to havepolicies for handling concussions by2011-2012. Current recommenda-tions include baseline Impact(Immediate Post-ConcussionAssessment and Cognitive Testing)

testing which is the most widelyused and scientifically validatedcomputerized concussion evaluationsystem. The test is used in evaluat-ing concussions in high school, col-lege and professional sports. The testassesses a player's symptoms, meas-ures verbal and visual memory, pro-cessing and cognitive ability. Thetest assists hi determining when anathlete can return to play. If a playersustains a concussion an Impact testcan be administered and comparedto the players' baseline study.Subsequent Impact testing is per-formed to assess a player for recov-ery. A player should not be allowedto return to play until he is symptomfree and his impact testing returns tobaseline. A player needs to becleared by a health professionalprior to returning to play.

Preventative measures that can betaken in treating concussionsinclude:

1. Educating coaches, trainers andplayers to prevent under reporting ofconcussions.

2. Better equipment- Helmets withimproved force protection.

3. Rule changes to protect theplayers.

4. Strict guidelines for returningplayers to the field after sustaining aconcussion.

5. When in doubt keep them out.

Consequences Of Concussions in Sports

1. Educating coaches, trainers and players to prevent under reporting of concussions.

2. Better equipment- Helmets with improved force protection.3. Rule changes to protect the players.4. Strict guidelines for returning players to the field after sustaining

a concussion.5. When in doubt keep them out.

Elite Sports Performance Center OpensBy Ted KaiserTINTON FALLS — The brand newElite Sports Performance Centerhas opened its doors and is having agrand opening on Saturday, March10th from 1-4pm. It will be an openhouse format showcasing all theservices available. Dallas Cowboyswide receiver Miles Austin andIndianapolis Colts running backDonald Brown will be on hand tosign autographs. The facility is acombination of athletic training andphysical therapy on a level that hasnever been offered before at theJersey Shore. Elite Sports PhysicalTherapy has been serving athletesfor over eight years at various loca-tions throughout the Shore area.Now, grouped together with ReachYour Potential Training (RYPT),the new Elite Sports PerformanceCenter is set to provide a true pro-style atmosphere and training level.“It’s like a dream come true. It’sexactly what we have been dream-ing about having someday,”explained Sharon Wentworth,Founder of Elite Sports PhysicalTherapy. “When I started, my mis-sion was to have a specialty busi-ness and do rehab for primarilyadolescents and sports injuries.

We’ve rehabbed over 1,200 ShoreConference athletes and we nowhave Stephen Bade, a second phys-ical therapist on board.”

Joining forces with Wentworth isher husband, Bobby Smith, a for-mer Monmouth University footballstandout and an Olympic competi-tor in javelin. Smith is a certifiedstrength and conditioning specialistwho started RYPT. He has broughtin Carolina Panthers assistantstrength coach Adam Feit to be apart of the team. Feit trained NFLRookie of the Year quarterbackCam Newton. Together, RYPTbrings a big time college and pro-fessional experience to training.“Shore Conference athletes havenever had access to this kind offacility,” stated Wentworth. “Thefacility is designed after theOlympic training facility inCalifornia. The whole experienceand training offered is on anotherlevel and really a great continuumwith the physical therapy services.”

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By Jim HintelmannWEST LONG BRANCH ¬ A good reasonfor the success of the Neptune boys’ bas-ketball program over the years has been anexplosive up tempo offense. Overlooked,though, was the fact that the Scarlet Fliersare historically strong on defense and thatwas on display in Friday’s ShoreConference championship game withColts Neck.

Shutting down a potent Colts Neckoffense, the Scarlet Fliers outlasted theCougars, 37-33, before a sellout crowd atMonmouth University. “This has beengreat series with them,” said NeptuneHead Coach Ken O’Donnell. “It wasn’tthe prettiest game, but we were able toforce them out of their zone. We playedgreat defense.”

Neptune’s defense was at its best in thefinal two minutes of the game when itmade three key stops to prevent ColtsNeck from tying the score. The first cameafter Colts Neck had scored five straightpoints on a three-pointer by BrandonFederici and a drive from Lucas Lalima tonarrow the deficit to 33-31.

With two minutes remaining, theCougars got the ball again, but Neptune’sKeith Kirkwood stole the ball and scoredwith 1:48 left to make it 35-31.ColtsNeck’s Tim Vengalis dropped in two foulshots to make it a two-point game again,but Neptune’s Ikie Calderon missed thefirst of a one-and- one to give Colts Neckanother chance, but once again they turnedthe ball over.

Jaheem Woods of Neptune was fouledbut he, too, missed the first of a one-and-one with 30 seconds to go, giving ColtsNeck one more opportunity.

Colts Neck worked the ball down to 10seconds and the ball was passed to HunterWysocki in the paint, but good defense byKirkwood resulted in a miss with FuguanMcDonald grabbing the rebound. “Wewere going to go for either a three or getthe ball to Hunter in the box,” said ColtsNeck Head Coach Lou Piccola. “I thought

that he gotfouled but itwasn’t called.This was avery physical game, but both teams lefteverything on the floor.”

McDonald was fouled with five secondsleft and made both to clinch the win. “I’ma good foul shooter,” said McDonald. “Iwas confident that I would make them. Ijust wanted to help my teammates. I feltlike I was in the gym by myself.”

For Calderon, the championship washis second of the year. He was a key play-er for Neptune’s NJSIAA Central JerseyGroup III champion football team lastfall. “I want to make it three rings now,”said Calderon, in looking ahead to thestate tournament.

The first half saw both teams finding alid on the basket with Neptune making on6 of 31 from the floor while Colts Neckwas 4 for 25. Overall Neptune shot 25percent from the floor while Colts Neck

hit 22.7 percent. Both teams had one longscoring streak in the first half. Colts Neckscored nine straight points, five by SeanO’Reilly to open up a 9-2 lead in the firstperiod.

Colts Neck moved out to an 11-5 advan-tage early in the second quarter onWysocki’s layup, but Neptune answeredwith 10 in a row capped by three-pointersfrom Kirkwood and Calderon. That madeit 15-11. Neptune took the lead for goodin the third quarter, 23-20, on a trey byCalderon which started a 7-1 run by theFliers.

The title was a 22nd Shore Conferencerecord win for the Scarlet Fliers who lastwon the team title in 2008. It was also thefourth for O’Donnell in his 23 years asHead Coach for boys’ basketball.

Jersey Sporting News • March 6 - March 20Scarlet Fliers Win Championships

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNNeptune’s Ikie Calderon (5) drives to the basket.With two championship rings, Calderon is nowlooking forward to the State Championships.

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNNeptune’s Jaheem Woods (4) flies to the basket for twopoints .


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WEST LONG BRANCH— By allaccounts, few Northeast Conference bas-ketball followers expected much from theMonmouth University Men’s’ team thisyear. Injuries and transfers left a somewhatdepleted roster and with a new coach imple-menting an unfamiliar system, it seemedthe Hawks would be in for an uphill battle.Indeed, things looked very bleak when theystarted off losing their first eight games of the season before defeating Navyon December 6th. Lost in the rough start

was the strong caliber of opponents andgradual improvement of the team as theearly season progressed.

Even the Northeast Conference schedule did not start well for the Hawks.A 20-point loss to Long Island Universitydropped them to 1-4 in conference play.But Monmouth never quit. First year HeadCoach King Rice saw his players begin-ning to turn the corner in late January.Now about five weeks later, the Hawksavenged that LIU defeat with a 28-point

win and finished in sixth place in the con-ference at a resounding 10-8 record. “Ibelieve Monmouth started to turn thingsaround with the New Year's trip to NorthCarolina. The entire experience of the trip,from seeing the history of the UNC pro-gram up close to playing well for stretchesin that game, proved to this team that ifthey buy inall the way to what the coachesare saying, then they can be successful,”explained Monmouth play-by-playannouncer Ed Occhipinti of the ShoreSports Network. “Since coming back fromChapel Hill, the team has played with arenewed energy and passion, especially athome and they've been getting results.Right now they are a hot team thatbelieves in themselves and that can be ascary thing for opposing teams."

Point guard Jesse Steele has emerged as

the team’s leading scorer with 12.6 pointsper game and a team-high 4.2 assists. DionNesmith and Andrew Nicholas both aver-age 9.0 points per game. Forward Ed Waiteleads the Hawks with 5.5 rebounds per game andadds 6.9 points.

Not many could have foreseenMonmouth’s turnaround coming, but thefans never gave up on the team. Theatmosphere at the MAC has been support-ive all season long and in recent weeks thecrowds have grown. The student sectionwas loud and enthusiastic during the homestand that included the LIU win and athrilling come-from-behind victory overSt. Francis (N.Y). The Hawks were theseeded sixth in the Northeast ConferenceTournament and were set to take on thirdseeded Robert Morris last Thursday night.

Monmouth University Men Surprising On The Court

Jackson Memorial Rolls Into StatesBy Michael Rogers

The Jackson Memorials girls’ basketballteam is seeded as the number two seed inthe NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV play-offs and the Jaguars (23-5) kept their cham-pionship hopes alive with two convincingwins.

Against Manalapan (12-13) the numberfifteen seed, Jackson Memorial used a fast21-10 first quarter lead and an offense thatjust kept them rolling on their way to a 80-70 victory. In the quarterfinals, the Jaguarsdefeated seventh seeded Freehold Township(17-10) by the score of 58 -45 to reach thesemifinals for the third straight year. Theywill face number three seeded SouthBrunswick.

Against Manalapan, the Jaguars’ Hannah

Missry led the way scoring a team high 33points and 16 rebounds. Stephanie Masonalso matched her career high in scoringwith 25 points. Tiffany Montagne added 11points while Shannon Evans added an addi-tional seven points for her team. ForManalapan, Jasmine McCall led all scorerswith 37 points.

In the game against Freehold Township,Jackson Memorial got off to a fast startonce again and then kept the pressure onthe rest of the game on their way to a 58 -45 victory. Montagne led the way in scor-ing with 20 points (15 in the first half)helping Jackson Memorial tie the school

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By Eric BraunRED BANK — Most championshipgames have levels of high and low emo-tions, but unfortunately lately as a societywe have put things in place where no oneloses and everyone wins to make it fair.Trying explaining to both MiddletownSouth and Brick Township ice hockeyteams, their coaches and fans that aftersixty minutes of regulation time and fiveminutes of overtime where the game stillremains tied, that in the best interest ofeveryone you are declared co-champions.

Both teams felt the same way but HeadCoach Stan Gutt of Middletown South putit this way. "Our guys are down right now,they don't want a tie, and they want to keepon playing or go to a shootout and let thebest team win." Unfortunately the ShoreConference and NJSIAAimplemented theco-champion rule and don't seem to under-stand the emotional side of the players andparties involved.

The game itself started out with top-seeded Middletown South coming out onfire in the first period and firing off threestraight goals to go up 3-0 before Brickcould get going. The Eagles got on theboard when Brian Walsh scored on anassist from Chris Connor at the 7:44 mark

and then Connor scored a minute later on afeed from James Burns. Dan Wojcikscored a minute and a half later on anotherassist from Connor. The Eagles seemed tohave everything in hand going into theintermission but Brick would not go quiet-ly as Ryan Price, on assist from DavidKearns, would get the Dragons on theboard to bring the score to 3-1.

Brick would flip the table on the Eaglesin the second period when they scored twounassisted goals by Andrew Reiss andTyler Martin while the Eagles got theirlone goal from Zach England on an assistfrom Walsh. Going into the third period,the Eagles led on the scoreboard 4-3 butthe feeling in the building was that Brickwas ready to take control of this contest.The two teams played a hard hitting cham-pionship style match in the third periodbefore the Dragons got the equalizer on agoal from Kearns on an assist fromMurphy and Brendan Dowd.

This was the third meeting this seasonbetween these two elite programs and theysaved the best for last. Like this contest, thetwo teams battled twice to a tie with

Middletown getting the lone win 3-2.According to Head Coach Bob Auriemma"my boys are very upset with the outcome,but I told them you have to put it in per-spective." He was referring to the 3-0 startthe Eagles jumped out to and the missedpenalty that should have given the Eagles apenalty shot late in the overtime period.The Dragons however, found waysthroughout the night to battle back and atleast come out of the championship gameas co-champions.

Even though neither team was in a cele-bratory mood after the game, they shouldtake pride in the fact that they put on a clas-sic Handchen Cup final and both aredeserving champions.

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNA glove save by Brick's goalie kept the Dragons in thegame late in the third period of the Handchen Cup.

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNMiddletown South's Billy Murphy moves the puck up iceagainst Brick in the Handchen Cup finals.


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record for victories in a season with 23.They also reached the semifinals forGroup IV for the third straight season.Stephanie Mason and Shannon Evanseach scored 12 points while Missry

added 11 points. Jackson Memorial willnow host the number three seed inSouth Brunswick in the semifinals. TheJaguars are trying to reach the first sec-tional final in school history.

Jack Mem. Continued from page 6

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By Eric BraunWEST LONG BRANCH —Thisyear’s St. Rose girls’ basketballteam gave a fitting tribute for asenior class that has several timesbeen the bridesmaid and never thebride. The senior players rose tothe occasion against Manasquan inthe champion’s game of the ShoreConference Tournament (SCT), bybeating the previously undefeatedWarriors 65-56. The win was thefirst SCT Championship since1993 and sets the Purple Roses upfor a potential number two seed inthe Tournament of Champions(TOC) should they capture theNJSIAA Non Public A SouthTitle.

The win was a defining momentfor Samantha Clark who finishedthe season with a game high 28points and 10 rebounds. In theirprevious meeting againstManasquan back in early February,both teams were flying high butthe Roses struggled with consis-tency and fell to the Warriors. This timeClark who admitted “I did not play wellthe first time we played them, this timeI tried to have a good motor and finishthe game out on top”. She did just thatby dominating with every facet of hergame from posting up down low, hit-ting from outside the three-point lineand nailing down important free throws.

Most of the conversation leading intothe first game was the size of the St.Rose gym and how it wasn’t going to bebig enough to accommodate the largecrowd and open style offense thatManasquan likes to run. The second

matchup seemed to ultimately lean inthe favor of the Warriors on paper and intheory, but the players from St. Roseonly cared about reality and the realitywas that they can play with anyone,anywhere. The Roses were the ones thatlooked the most comfortable in the soldout MAC Center at MonmouthUniversity, spreading the floor and run-ning their high powered offense.

Clark, who was kept off balance andoff her rhythm in the first game withsuperb defense by Amanda Hagamanfrom Manasquan, got her revenge whenit mattered the most: championshiptime. Clark was able to dominate

Hagaman for the majority of thenight thanks in part to her fellow team-mates Sarah Kurtz, Morgan Berry,Casey Chambers and Diana Malanga.The reliable perimeter play from theRoses' guard play from and the insideout game of Clark seemed to have takenManasquan by surprise as they were notable to match the intensity. Berry con-tinued her physical play, Chambers con-tinued her penetration and passing andMalanga continued her defensive pres-sure to help propel the Roses to themost impressive win of the season.

While St. Rose has changed the out-look of girls’ high school basketball at

the Shore, they have some work to dostill in order to send their seniors andtheir program to the top of the NJSIAAelite. Having garnered the number oneseed in the NJSIAA Non Public A Southtournament, the Purple Roses shouldnot face any trouble until they meet upwith perennial powerhouse Bishop Ahrin the Non Public final on March 7th at6pm at Jackson Liberty High School.Should they capture the Non PublicSouth title, they will move on in hopesof playing for the TOC Championshipto be held at the Izod Center in lateMarch.

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNSt Rose was all smiles after their SCT finals winner over #1Manasquan. Senior guards Morgan Berry and Diana Malanga (centerwith trophy) kept Manasquan off balance all night.

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNCasey Chambers (11) moves the ball downcourt for St. Rose in the SCT finals game.

Clark Leads Roses To Shore Conference Tournament TitleBy Pat Ralph

Over the weekend, New Jersey’s besthigh school wrestlers took their talentsto Atlantic City to participate in theNJSIAA wrestling championship. Thetournament got underway Friday nightwith the opening rounds and continuedthrough Saturday into the finals onSunday. Here’s a recap of the champi-onship bouts from the finals on Sundayafternoon.

The finals started with AlexanderRichardson of St. Peter’s Prep pinningKen Theobold of Toms River South inthe 145lbs. bout. In the 152lbs. bout,Raamiah Bethea of Trenton scored a pinby taking down Sal Mastriani of DonBosco Prep. Johnny Sebastian ofBergen Catholic, the top seed in the160lbs. weight class, won by a 7-3decision over Phillip Bakuckas ofHammonton. In a battle of undefeatedwrestlers, Ryan Harrington ofMendham won by a 7-3 decision overSteve Nelson of Haddon in the 170lbs.bout. In the 182lbs. bout, DallasWinston of Jackson, who had yet tosurrender a point against himself in thetournament, won by a close decision of4-3 over Tevin Shaw of Piscataway. Inthe 195lbs. bout, Razohnn Gross ofDon Bosco Prep defeated EricMcMullen of North Bergen 5-3. In the 220lbs.bout, top seed Brandon Hull of Phillipsburgsnapped Lex Knapp of Lacey’s perfect record bydefeating him 7-2. In the heavyweight bout, CodyMelton of North Burlington defeated JermaineEluemunor of Morris Knolls 3-1.

After the big guys finished up, it was time forthe smaller weight classes to compete. AnthonyCefolo of Hanover Park defeated Carl Buttitta ofIselin Kennedy 3-1 in the 106lbs. bout. BrendenCalas of Seton Hall Prep, the top seed in the113lbs. weight class, shut out Dave McFadden of

DePaul 3-0. In the 120lbs. bout, Mike Magaldoof Watchung Hills defeated Troy Heilmann ofSouth Plainfield 5-1. Anthony Ashnault of SouthPlainfield, the top seed in the 126lbs. weightclass, defeated Gary Dinmore of HunterdonCentral 5-2. Scott DelVecchio of South Plainfieldcompleted his undefeated season with a 3-1 winover Brandon Keller of Timber Creek. To closeout the afternoon and the biggest weekend in NewJersey high school wrestling, B.J. Clagon ofToms River South pinned Tyler Hunt of SouthPlainfield to complete his undefeated season.

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PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDIHayden Hrymack, CBA, 195 lbs.


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PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDIHayden Hrymack, CBA, 195 lbs.

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDIDallas Winston of Jackson is congratulated by his coaches aftertaking first place.

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Kelly Hughes Leads Panthers Over Middlesex, 83-38By Michael Rogers

The Point Boro girls’ basketballteam has reached the semifinals ofthe NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II.As the number four seed, thePanthers (20-8) defeated number13seeded Middlesex by the score of 83-38 before defeating number fiveseeded Rumson/ Fair Haven ( RFH)by the score of 56- 38 to reach thesemifinals.

Kelly Hughes, the ShoreConference’s leading scorer led PointBoro in scoring in both games with20 points against Middlesex and 29

points against RFH. The Pantherswill now move on to play a roadgame against Governor Livingstonwho only has one loss this season andis seeded number one in the tourna-ment.

In the game against Middlesex (11-15), the Panthers had three players indouble figures as Point Boro startedthe game off with a 30- 6 first quarterand a 22- 11 second quarter to lead 52- 17 at halftime. Hughes scored nineof her game high 20 points in the firstquarter. Her twin sister, Lauren

Hughes was second in scoring for thegame with 19 points. Kelly Malleckwas the third Panther with double fig-ures totaling 13 points. Middlesexwas led by Mikala Connery whoscored 18 points and KieraBiederman added eight points whileSalina Pellios tacked on five points.

In the game against RFH (19-8),the game started out dramatically dif-ferent with the Panthers trailing 15- 9after the first quarter and 22 - 17 athalftime. Point Boro needed some-thing to change the momentum of the

game and a technical foul againstHead Coach Dave Drews just into thethird quarter seemed to spark thePanthers. Point Boro was trailing byten points at the time of the technicalfoul but Kelly Hughes scored 15points in an 18 - 0 run by the Panthersthat sent them from trailing to beingin control of the game. Hughes fin-ished the game with 29 points whileLindsey Havens scored 10 points.According to Hughes, "When Coachgot that technical foul that really firedus up".

This article was written while attend-ing the NFL Scouting Combines inIndianapolis, Indiana.

I had the pleasure of traveling toIndianapolis with most of the New YorkGiants coaching staff including HeadCoach Tom Coughlin. It was a smallplane so we were able to talk. I had theopportunity to discuss how the yearplayed out, from having the players onstrike to overcoming a losing streak tomaking the playoffs and going to the BigDance and winning. It was great to usethis time to promote the possibility ofsome of my clients playing for theGiants next year. I was thoroughlyimpressed at the insight and work ethicillustrated by the coaching staff duringour flight to Indianapolis. Obviouslytheir work ethic paid off with a Super

Bowl Victory. That evening I joinedfriends and colleagues Brian Martin andKevin Dunn of TEST Football Academyand Bill Parisi of Parisi Speed Schools toattend a very informative seminar givenby "Inside the League".

Speakers at this event included a well-known sports psychol-ogist who discussed themany factors affectingathlete's performancesboth on and off thefield. The message wasclear that preparation calms anxietybecause it builds confidence and pro-motes clear judgment and decision mak-ing. Preparation as previously discussed,enables the athlete to perform at thehighest potential.

On Friday, I attended the annual

NFLPA Agent seminar. ExecutiveDirector De- Maurice Smith addressed themembership with words of gratitude andencouragement for the players associa-tion including their ability to compro-mise and bring forth a new collective bar-gaining agreement. Many new issues

were discussedregarding the newcollective bar-gaining agree-ment withemphasis on

enhancing the game for players and fans.The weekend continued with the evalu-

ation of some of the best college footballplayers in the country. Most of the drillsand skills tests were covered by NFLNetwork; however, what was not seen ontelevision was the extensive intellectual

evaluation that occurs by each team priorto selection on Draft Day. Each teaminterviews players that they are interest-ed in to evaluate them in a one- on -onesetting. Written tests are administrated toevaluate character, work ethic and intel-lect. In the last article we addressed this.It is no more visible than at an event likethe NFL Combines. This is one of themost lucrative and intense job fairs in thecountry. Whether being interviewed byan owner of an NFL team or a managerof a business, preparation and previousactions shine clearly. No matter what"combine" you may approach be preparedfor its TESTS. It will pay off. Specialcongratulations to Dekota Marshallwho's professional Football dreams cametrue last week in Indiana.

Combine Report — NFL Scouting in Indianapolis


By Sean SimmonsHAZLET—The brilliant high schoolcareer of Mike Aaman from Raritan cameto an end during the quarterfinal round ofthe Central Jersey Group II state tourna-ment. The Wagner College bound Aamanscored 16 points and also had 10rebounds and four blocks, but it wasn’tenough as the sixth seeded Rockets fellto the third seeded Spotswood Chargers,56-42. Tyler Gurczeski also had a stronggame for the Rockets with 10 points andConnor Flynn and Cody Regueiro eachadded six points. The Chargers were ledby Thomas Soulias, who poured in a

game-high 22 points. “Mike was a four-year starter for us and you can’t replace aplayer like him,” said Raritan HeadCoach Denis Caruano. The Rockets fin-ished their season with a 17-8 record andwon the A Central title for the fourthtime in school history.

Raritan advanced to the quarterfinals byknocking off the 11th seeded Governor Livingston Highlanders, 51-37. With the Rockets holding onto a 33-30 lead, Aaman erupted for 16 of hisgame-high 34 points during the fourthquarter. The Highlanders were led byLogan Kelley, who made six three-point-

ers and finished the evening with a team-high 25 points. According to Caruano,Kelley came into the game as the secondleading scorer in New Jersey.

During the game against GovernorLivingston, Aaman, who is Raritan’s all-time leading scorer, broke the single-sea-son school scoring record of 505 pointsset by John McDermott in the 1973-74season. “Mike played really well for usand he scored all 11 of our points duringthe first quarter,” Caruano said. “Overall,I am happy with the way our seasonwent.”

Raritan Boys’ Fall To Spotswood In Quarterfinals

By Jim HintelmannRED BANK — The Red BankCatholic (RBC) girls’ basketballteam has just one senior starter;Morgan Arnott, but the Caseys arestill enjoying a fine season androlled to easy wins in its first twoNJSIAA tournament games lastweek. RBC routed MonsignorDonovan, 55-34 and Immaculataof Somerville 62-33 using a tightdefense and timely shooting. RBCwas also helped by the return ofArnott in the Donovan game afterbeing sidelined for two weeks withan injury.

“It was great to get Morganback,” said RBC Head Coach JoeMontano after the Donovan game.“She gives us another player thatyou can put out there and sheplayed great. Our defense wasgreat and we were very unselfish

in passing the ball aroundand finding open people. Iwas pleased with oureffort.”

Against MonsignorDonovan, RBC took con-trol from the start by scor-ing the first nine points ofthe game and never look-ing back. The Griffins scored thenext four points, but RBC cameback with 10 in a row on a layupby Mary Beth Caverly, three point-ers by Alex Alfano and CarolineCorcoran and a drive by Arnott fora 19-4 advantage. Donovan scoredthe next five points, three by DanaCarbone alone, but RBC usedanother 10-point run to build thelead to 30-9 and the Griffins nevergot closer than the final score.“I’m happy with the way we

played this year,” said CoachMontano. “We’ve won 22 gamesand with the schedule we play, youhave to be pleased. We’re youngand have most of our kids comingback. “The girls are getting experi-ence and I’m proud of them,” headded.

RBC’s only losses were closegames to state powers Neptune, StJohn Vianney and St. Rose, alongwith a loss to a Pennsylvania teamin a Christmas Tournament.

RBC Girls’ Roll To Easy Wins In Tournament Games

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDIRBC’s Grace Fallon (13) muscles her way past aNeptune player.

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDIRaritan’s Michael Aaman (34) forces hisway to the basket.


By Sean SimmonsMIDDLETOWN—Midd le townNorth’s Jason Huelbig poured in agame-high 22 points and finishedwith 13 rebounds to help lead the thirdseeded Lions past the 11th seededMonroe Falcons, 59-51 in a quarterfi-nal round game of the Central JerseyGroup IV state tournament. “We knewcoming into the game that Monroehad very good guards and we wantedto force them into taking difficultshots,” said Middletown North HeadCoach Mike Iasparro.

The Lions (23-5) roared out to a 23-12 lead during the first quarter.

“I thought that we played reallywell during the first quarter,” Iasparrosaid.The Falcons rallied back during thesecond quarter and went into the lock-er room at halftime trailing 35-30.North struck first during the thirdquarter with a basket by Huelbig andthen Monroe narrowed the margin tofour points with a three-pointer byVictor Sorrento.

The Lions took a 39-33 lead whenWill Boman drove to the hoop for a

layup, but the Falcons answered backwith an 8-0 run to take a 41-39 lead. Abasket by Huelbig tied the game at 41-41 and four consecutive points by TimRhatigan, who had 11 points in thegame, put the Lions in front 45-41.

Monroe’s Ryan Genevieve thenknocked down a shot to make thescore 45-43 at the end of the thirdquarter. Genevieve led the Falconswith 14 points. “We hit the boards bet-ter during the third quarter and did abetter job spreading the floor,”Iasparro said.

North reeled off the first sevenpoints of the fourth quarter to increasetheir lead to 52-43. A layup by RyanStolte pulled the Falcons to withinseven points.

The Lions then outscored theFalcons, 7-6 to make the final score59-51 with the biggest highlight beinga thunderous dunk by Huelbig. “Jasonis our best player and he stepped upfor us on both ends of the court,”explained Iasparro. “The kids haveworked so hard and 23 wins is themost in school history.”

Huelbig Leads North Past Monroe Falcons

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDICody Thompson (2) makes an aggre-sive play to the basket.

PHOTO: FRANCINE ATTARDIMiddletown North’s Tim Frawley (21)looks to pass the ball.


By Eric BraunBELMAR- Back on February 2, theSt. Rose Purple Roses walked into thehome of Christian Brothers Academy(CBA) Colts and did something no St.Rose team has been able to do for 28years: win. Trailing by 16 points atthe half, the Roses continued to battlethe entire game and then senior MarkKukoda hit a jumper from the freethrow line as time expired to give St.Rose a 47-46 regular season victory.

Fast forward several weeks, in theopening round of the NJSIAA Non-Public A South and on the home courtSt. Rose, the two teams would squareoff in another thrilling matchup. Thefirst quarter St. Rose had every oppor-tunity to put the Colts on the ropesand take another one from theirparochial counterpart, but they couldnot get their shots to fall. CBA with-stood the early success the Roses’offense was having and eventuallytook over the contest midway throughthe first period. Heading into half-time, similar to their earlier contest,CBA had a double digit lead and thistime led by 13 points. CBA wouldextend the lead to as many as 17points and then a similar tide startedto roll into the gymnasium in Belmar,as St. Rose began chipping away atthe Colts lead and at the end of thethird quarter they cut the deficit to 34-31.

That would be the closest St. Rosewould get as the fourth quarter startedout with senior Kiernan Hughes hit-ting a pair of free throws and sopho-

more sharp shooter Evan Gordinierhit a pair of three-pointers to put theColts ahead for good. The two helpedstop the Roses’ 13-0 run to get backboth the crowd and the game to with-in reach with a 10-0 run of their ownand they quieted the sell-out crowd.The Roses would continue to battleand got to within 44-35, but the Coltswere just too much for them on this night.

With the win, CBA (14-9) nowmoved on to the second round against

top-seeded St.Josephs ofMetuchen fortheir fourthmeeting in a row in the state playoffs.The Colts did not have the magic theydid against St. Rose as the Colts lostto St. Joseph 47-32 on Friday night.Hughes, who had been a big part ofthe Colts success over the past sever-al years, ended his CBA career with ateam high 12 points and 11 rebounds.

The Colts suffered the similar fatethat St. Rose did on Wednesday nightas they played exceptional defensebut could not get their shots to fallwhen they needed them the most. Itwas a valiant effort for the ninth seed-ed Colts going up against number oneseeded St. Joseph.

CBA Gets Revenge On St. Rose

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNCBA had little problem driving to the basket against St.Rose in their NJSIAA matchup.

PHOTO: ERIC BRAUNCBA's big men are paying dividends for the Colts.


By Ted KaiserMANASQUAN — NewJersey youth baseball hasalways shared some time inthe national spotlight.Perhaps the biggest momentfor New Jersey baseball wasin 1998 when Toms Riverwon the Little League WorldSeries. Beyond that, NewJersey sometimes tends to beconsidered behindCalifornia, Texas, Floridaand other big baseball powerstates when in fact it shouldbe mentioned in the samebreath. The New JerseyRangers AAU team hopes togive the rest of the country afew more reasons to respectNew Jersey baseball.

The Rangers are an AAUprogram with four agegroups (8, 9, 10 and 11 yearsold). There are plans to add a12 and 13 year old team nextyear. The club is based out ofthe Atlantic Club inManasquan where they willcompete on a brand newfield starting in May. TheRangers play in various tournaments throughoutthe area and nationwide. The Rangers try not tointerfere with local township little league schedulesand USABL traveling teams. “New Jersey is abaseball rich state. We have kids from all over,especially Monmouth County,” said New JerseyRangers President Andrew Scott. “You look at for

example on the high school levels and you see thatany given day, any team can beat anybody. At alllevels there are very good programs all over the state.”

The Rangers are doing their part to showcase thestate’s talent. Last year the age U-9 team went 48-15 and won the Colonial Open Tournament inYorktown, Virginia. They won three consecutive

games in 100 degree heatto qualify for the AAUGrand Nationals. TheRangers will compete inthe ESPN Wide World ofSports at Disney inOrlando. They will beplaying against teamsfrom California, Texas,Florida, Puerto Rico andmore from June 17th to24th. “We are a 501c3charitable entity and wehave fundraisers to reducethe costs for parents withall of the travel,”explained Scott who isalso the AAU Director ofBaseball Operations inNew Jersey. “We only askthe parents to buy the uni-form and helmets and tryto keep the costs as mini-mal as possible. The par-ents are just as intense asthe kids and want them tosucceed.”The goal of AAU baseballin New Jersey is not tostart a league and competewith Little League or

USABL, but to play some tournaments and displaythe state’s great baseball talent. The Rangers areopen to anyone and tryouts are held in lateAugust/early September. For more information onthe Rangers please visitwww.newjerseyrangers.com or email [email protected].

AAU Baseball Represents New Jersey With Teams From All Over

2012 Monmouth County Inaugural U-10 Baseball Team.

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