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Reid Jackson Coach of The Yea rHead Coach Rumson Fair Haven. Reid played defense for Rutgers University, where his was a 3 time All-American

and named the best NCAA Div 1 defensive player in the country. Reid played for six years with the historic Long IslandLacrosse Club winning 4 National Championships and being named an All Star each year. Reid won a gold medal

with the 1998 USA National Team and went on to play in the MLL for the NJ Pride, where he was 2 time MLL AllStar. Reid has been inducted into the New Jersey Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Rutgers University Hall of Fame andSt. Joseph’s H.S. (Metuchen) Hall of Fame.

In 2008 and 2011 Reid was named Assistant Coach of the Year for Boys H.S. Lacrosse. Reid has been atrainer for the Positive Coaching Alliance (www.postivecoach.org) for over 10 years. “The Positive

Coaching Alliance is not a happy talk environment, it has opened my eyes to a whole new worldof coaching. It has made me a much better coach, exposing me to better techniques and thegood and bad of sports psychology.”Jackson led Rumson-Fair Haven to its second straight Shore Conference Tournament title

and the Class A Central title in his first year as head coach after previously serving as an assistant under formercoach Jim Barbiere

Matt Zuech TRS Man of The Year

Anthony Bonjavani Jackson Lib. Asst. Coach of The Year

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NAM E S CHO OL PO S . NAM E S CHO OL PO S .


O c e a n C o u n ty A l l - S t a r B i o s

Name: Connor Cunningham

School: Jackson Memorial

Position: Attack

Highlights: Cunningham was selected first-team All-Shore by the coaches and willparticipate in the SCLCA All-Star Game for the second straight season. He also was named the Class A South Player of the Year by the coaches and was selected as

a U.S. Lacrosse All-American. Cunningham finished his brilliant career with 117 goals and 77assists and was named the Jaguars’ MVP after helping them reach their second straight ShoreConference Tournament final and repeat as Class A South champions. He will continue hiscareer at Montclair State University.

Name: Nick Wolf


Position: Attack

Highlights: Part of one of the most explosive offensive duos in the Shore Conferencewith teammate Connor Cunningham, Wolf was named first-team All-Shore for the secondstraight season by the coaches and also earned U.S. Lacrosse All-American honors. Wolf is Jackson Memorial’s all-time points leader with 205 on 114 goals and 91 assists. He

will continue his career at Roanoke College after playing in his second SCLCA All-Star Game.

Name: Kyle Jernack

School: Toms River South

Position: Attack

Highlights: One of Ocean County’s top offensive players, this is Jernack’s secondselection to the SCLCA All-Star Game after earning first-team All-Class A South honors bythe coaches.

Name: Brandon Jecas

School: Barnegat

Position: Attack

Highlights: Along with teammates Tyler Moss and Joe Ciaurro, Jecas is part of the firstgroup of Barnegat players to be selected to play in the SCLCA All-Star Game. Jecas was voted second-team All-Class A Central by the coaches.

Name: Niki Moran

School: Brick Memorial

Position: Attack

Highlights: A two-year varsity player, Moran finished the season with 38 goals and 14assists. Moran, who is going to college at East Carolina, was named honorable mention All-Class A

South by the coaches.

Name: Ryan Jackson

School: Jackson Liberty

Position: Attack

Highlights: Jackson led the Lions with 25 goals this season and finished his career with40 goals, 13 assists and 131 groundballs. Jackson will be attending Lynchburg College in the fall.

Name: Austin Letts


Position: Midfield

Highlights: Letts was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches to earn All-Division honors for the second straight season. He finished his career with 73 goals and 24 assists. This spring, he had 26 goals and 17 assiststo help Jackson Memorial reach the Shore Conference Tournament final for the secondstraight season and repeat as Class A South champions.


O c e a n C o u n ty A l l - S t a r B i o sName: James Egleston

School: Brick

Position: Midfield

Highlights: The Green Dragons’ midfielder and face-off specialist won 62 percent of hisface-offs this season and finished with 22 goals and 14 assists. Egleston was named honorable mention All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South by the

coaches. He will continue his career at Albright College.

Name: Brendan Dowd

School: Brick

Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of four Green Dragons to be selected to the SCLCA All-Star Game,Dowd was a second-team All-Shore selection by the coaches. Dowd also earned first-team All-Class A South honors from the coaches. This is also his

second appearance in the SCLCA All-Star Game.

Name: Tyler Moss

School: Barnegat

Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of three Barnegat players representing the program in the SCLCA All-Star Game for the first time, Moss was a strong two-way player for the Bengals this season.

Name: Ryan Cavallo


Position: Midfield

Highlights: A three-year varsity starter, Cavallo was a standout two-way player who had12 goals, six assists and 91 groundballs this season. Cavallo is headed to Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in the fall.

Name: Jon Morgan


Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of four Lions selected to the SCLCA All-Star Game, Morgan finishedhis career with 26 goals, 12 assists and 139 groundballs. He will be attending West Virginia University in the fall.

Name: Casey Joffe

School: Toms River East

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Joffe set the Raiders’ single-season record for face-off percentage this seasonby winning 77.3 of his face-offs and also is the program’s all-time leader in groundballs. A three-year varsity player, he has a career face-off average of more than 60 percent. A

team captain, he was selected second-team All-Shore as a specialist by the coaches andwas also named first-team All-Class A South. He will continue his lacrosse career atArcadia University.

Name: Ken Gottshall

School: Toms River East

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Gottshall had 43 forced turnovers this season to rank second on the team andaveraged 55 percent on face-offs for his career. A two-year captain, he was selected second-team All-Class A South by the coaches.Gottshall will continue his career at Centenary College.

Name: Connor Brown


Position: Midfield

Highlights: Brown was a defensive standout for Ocean County’s top team, helping theJaguars return to the Shore Conference Tournament final and finish No. 2 in the Shore. A defensive midfielder with great feet, Brown helped an inexperienced defense become astrong complement to the Jaguars’ high-scoring offense.


Name:Justin Sieburt

School:Brick

Position: Defense

Highlights: A four-year varsity starter as a defenseman and long pole midfielder, Sieburtmade school history by becoming the first member of the Green Dragons to be named first-team All-Shore by the coaches this season. He also was the first junior to be named a team captain at Brick, and he won the Green

Dragons’ award as their top defender for the last three years. He also earned first-team All-Class A South honors this season. Sieburt will continue his career at Wesley College.

Name: Kevin Kastner


Position: Defense

Highlights: A four-year varsity player, Kastner recovered from a season-ending kneeinjury in his first game as a junior to earn first-team All-Class A South honors from thecoaches as a senior. He finished with 88 groundballs this season and also was named honorable mention All-

Shore by the coaches. He will be attending Virginia Tech in the fall.

Name: Joe Ciaurro

School: Barnegat

Position: Defense

Highlights: Part of the inaugural group of Barnegat players to participate in the SCLCAAll-Star Game, Ciaurro earned honorable mention All-Class A Central honors from thecoaches.

Name: Nick Tiso


Position: Defense

Highlights: Tiso was named second-team All-Class A South this season and finished hiscareer with 157 groundballs. He will be attending Florida Tech in the fall.

Name: Randy Royle


Position: Defense

Highlights:Also a standout wrestler, Royle earned honorable mention All-Class A Southhonors from the coaches this season. Royle started and played in every game of his four-year varsity career. He will continue his

lacrosse career at Montclair State University.

Name: Brian Murphy

School: Brick

Position:Defense

Highlights:An honorable mention All-Class A South selection by the coaches, Murphyled the Green Dragons in turnovers forced with 68 as a senior. Get rid of "and 117 as a junior.'' Murphy also won the Ocean County Athletic Directors Sportsmanship Award and the Ocean

County Superintendents’ Scholarship, Leadership and Service Award this season. He also wonBrick’s Coaches Award. A four-year varsity player, he was also a captain on the football andice hockey teams as a senior.

Name: Drew Lamela


Position: Goalie

Highlights:A four-year varsity starter, Lamela is a four-time All-Class A South selectionand was named second-team All-Shore this season by the coaches. He had a 61 percent save percentage and 256 total saves. After finishing with more than 900

saves in his career, he will play at Montclair State University. This is his second selection tothe SCLCA All-Star Game.

Name: Max Leidenheimer


Position: Goalie

Highlights: Playing in his second SCLCA All-Star Game, Leidenheimer was namedsecond-team All-Class A South this year by the coaches and earned honorable mention All-Shore honors. He had a 68.4 save percentage this season and 67.2 for his career, which also included 517

total saves. Leidenheimer will play for Pace University next season.

Name: Greg Hirtes

School: Toms River North

Position: Specialist

Highlights:A four-year varsity starter and two-year captain for the Mariners, he wasnamed the team’s MVP this spring. He led the Mariners in groundballs and also had a team-high 47 forced turnovers. The

coaches voted him second-team All-Class A South. Hirtes will continue his career atBrookdale Community College.

Name: Mitchell Hall

School: Monsignor Donovan


Highlights: One of the top specialists and defenders in the Shore Conference, Hall wasselected first-team All-Shore by the coaches. Hall was also a first-team All-Class A Central pick by the coaches. Also a guard on the

basketball team, Hall will continue his lacrosse career at Sacred Heart University.

O c e a n C o u n ty A l l - S t a r B i o s

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1 Jack Curran RFH Attack

2 Donny Finn CBA Attack

3 Kevin Loveland Colts Neck Attack

4 Anthony Kurda Marlboro Attack

5 Nick Scherzinger Shore Attack

6 Dylan Quinn SJV Attack

7 Doug Whitlock RBC Midfield

8 Alex Roth CBA Midfield

9 Elden Andrews Howell Midfield

10 Craig Rant Ocean Midfield

11 Dan Babiak RFH Midfield

12 Ryan McCausland RFH Midfield

13 Jake Mahoney St. Rose Midfield

14 Kevin O'Connor RFH Midfield

15 Stephen Deiner CBA Midfield

16 James Bodeker Howell Defense

17 Mike Stickle RBC Defense

18 Rob Fano SJV Defense

19 Gary Dietrich Shore Defense

20 Zack Vasilenko Squan Defense

21 Kodie McNamara Squan Defense

22 Artie Tildesley RFH Goal

23 Christian Trigani CBA Goal

24 Aidan Preston Squan Specialist

25 Andrew Figueroa Neptune Specialist

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2 Nick Wolf Jackson Mem Attack

3 Kyle Jernack TRS Attack

4 Brandon Jecas Barnegat Attack

5 Niki Moran Brick Mem Attack

6 Ryan Jackson Jackson Lib Attack

7 Austin Letts Jackson Mem Midfielder

8 James Egleston Brick Twp Midfielder

9 Brendan Dowd Brick Twp Midfielder

10 Tyler Moss Barnegat Midfielder

11 Ryan Cavallo Brick Mem Midfielder

12 Jon Morgan Jackson Lib Midfielder

13 Casey Joffe TRE Midfielder

14 Ken Gottshall TRE Midfielder

15 Connor Brown Jackson Mem Midfielder

16 Justin Sieburt Brick Twp Defense

17 Kevin Kastner Brick Mem Defense

18 Pat Cochran TRE Defense

19 Nick Tiso Jackson Lib Defense

20 Randy Royle Jackson Mem Defense

21 Brian Murphy Brick Twp Defense

22 Drew Lamela Brick Mem Goalie

23 Max Leidenheimer Jackson Lib Goalie

24 Greg Hirtes TRN Specialist

25 Mitchell Hall Mon Don Specialist

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Monm ou t h C o u n ty A l l - S t a r B i o sName: Jack Curran

School: Rumson-FH

Position: Attack

Highlights: The Villanova recruit was selected first-team All-Shore and named the ClassA Central Player of the Year by the coaches while leading the Bulldogs to their second straightShore Conference Tournament title. A US Lacrosse All-American, Curran finished with 57goals and 27 assists as a senior and also had 42 groundballs to help Rumson finish unbeatenagainst Shore Conference competition and join Christian Brothers Academy as the only otherprogram to win consecutive SCT titles.

Name: Donny Finn

School: Christian Brothers Academy

Position: Attack

Highlights: One of the Shore Conference’s most explosive offensive players, Finnfinished with 55 goals and 57 assists for the Colts on his way to earning first-team All-Shorehonors and Class A North Player of the Year from the coaches. Finn finished his brilliant four-year varsity career with 144 goals and 147 assists for 291

points, which ranks second in CBA history behind the great Tommy Duerr. Finn was alsonamed a US Lacrosse All-American and will continue his career at St. Joseph’s University inPhiladelphia.

Name: Kevin Loveland

School: Colts Neck

Position: Attack

Highlights: Loveland finished with 33 goals, 18 assists and 32 groundballs this seasonfor the Cougars. For his career, he tallied 70 goals, 36 assists and 36 groundballs. He will beattending Cabrini College. Loveland was also named first-team All-Class A North by the coaches.

Name: Anthony Kurda

School: Marlboro

Position: Attack

Highlights: One of the top offensive players in Class A North, this is Kurda’s firstselection to the SCLCA All-Star Game. He was a second-team All-Class A North pick as aspecialist by the coaches. Kurda has set every offensive school record for the Mustangs, andthis season he had 30 goals and 17 assists while winning 73 percent of his faceoffs. He alsohad 144 career groundballs.

Name: Nick Scherzinger

School: Shore Regional

Position: Attack

Highlights: Part of the founding group of the three-year-old Shore Regional program,Scherzinger was a solid offensive player in Class A Central. He and teammate Gary Dietrichare the first Blue Devils players to ever be selected for the all-star game.

Name: Dylan Quinn

School: St. John Vianney

Position: Attack

Highlights: Another top offensive player from Class A Central, Quinn has earned his firstselection to the SCLCA All-Star Game. He also was named to the All-Class A Central secondteam by the coaches.

Name: Doug Whitlock

School: Red Bank Catholic

Position: Midfielder

Highlights: One of the top all-around players in the Shore, Whitlock finished with 31goals, three assists and 85 groundballs for the Caseys to earn first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North honors from the coaches. Whitlock earned second-team All-Shore honors from the coaches as a sophomore. Also, a

football standout as a linebacker/tight end, he is headed to the U.S. Naval Academy to playDivision I football.


Monm ou t h C o u n ty A l l - S t a r B i o s

Name: Alex Roth


Position: Midfield

Highlights: A second-team All-Shore selection by the coaches, Roth was a great two-wayplayer who finished the season with 16 goals and 13 assists. For his career, he had 31 goalsand 18 assists, and this season he helped the Colts reach the Shore Conference Tournamentsemifinals. Roth was also named to the Class A North first team by the coaches. This is his second

selection to the SCLCA All-Star Game.

Name: James Bodeker

School: Howell

Position: Midfield

Highlights: A second-team All-Shore selection and a first-team All-Class A North pick bythe coaches, Bodeker was also given Howell’s award as the team’s defensive Most ValuablePlayer. He finished with 28 groundballs and 29 takeaways and plans on walking on the team at

Wagner College in the fall.

Name: Craig Rant

School: Ocean Township

Position: Midfield

Highlights: A standout two-way player, Rant was an All-Class A North second-team pickby the coaches, and this is his first selection to the SCLCA All-Star Game.

Name: Dan Babiak

School: Rumson-Fair Haven

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Babiak finished the season with 21 goals and 12 assists along with 41groundballs for the two-time Shore Conference Tournament champions. He was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches. Babiak’s clutch goal with 30 seconds remaining broke a tie and gave Rumson a 9-8 win

over Jackson Memorial in the SCT championship game.

Name: Ryan McCausland


Position: Midfield

Highlights: Another key player on the Shore Conference’s No. 1 team, McCauslandfinished with 20 goals and 13 assists along with 37 groundballs and 12 takeaways. He was named to the All-Class A Central second team by the coaches as the Bulldogs

finished unbeaten against Shore Conference competition.

Name: Jake Mahoney

School: St. Rose

Position: Midfield

Highlights: This is Mahoney’s first selection to the SCLCA All-Star Game after a solidsenior season as a two-way standout for the Purple Roses

Name: Kevin O’Connor


Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of five Bulldogs selected to play in the SCLCA All-Star Game,O’Connor was a defensive standout who finished with 32 groundballs for a team that repeatedas Shore Conference Tournament champions.



Name: Stephen Deiner


Position: Midfield

Highlights:A strong defensive player for the Colts, Deiner also finished with 11 goalsand three assists for a team that reached the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals andwon the Class A North title. Deiner finished with 18 goals and nine assists for his career.

Name: Mike Stickle

School: Red Bank Catholic

Position: Defense

Highlights: Stickle helped anchor the Caseys’ defense, finishing with 26 groundballs onhis way to earning second-team All-Class A North honors from the coaches. This is his firstSCLCA All-Star game selection.

Name: Rob Fano

School: St. John Vianney

Position: Defense

Highlights: The Lancers’ top defensive player, Fano was named honorable mention All-Shore by the coaches. Fano also earned first-team All-Class A Central honors from the coaches.

Name: Gary Dietrich

School: Shore Regional

Position: Defense

Highlights: One of the top players to come out of Shore Regional’s program in its threeseasons of existence, Dietrich was named honorable mention All-Shore by the coaches.

He and teammate Nick Scherzinger are the first Blue Devils players to participate in theSCLCA All-Star Game. Dietrich also was named first-team All-Class A Central by thecoaches.

Name: Zack Vasilenko

School: Manasquan

Position: Defense

Highlights: Vasilenko earned second-team All-Class A Central honors from the coaches,and this is his first selection to the SCLCA All-Star Game. Vasilenko also was a three-yearvarsity player for the Warriors’ football team.

Name: Kodie McNamara

School: Manasquan

Position: Defense

Highlights: Forming a strong defensive tandem with teammate Zack Vasilenko,McNamara was named second-team All-Class A Central by the coaches.Also a football standout as a running back/linebacker, McNamara was the Defensive Playerof the Year in Class C Central in the fall and will play football at Gettysburg College

Name: Artie Tildesley


Position: Goalie

Highlights: Considered the Shore Conference’s top goalie, Tildesley earned U.S.Lacrosse All-American honors and was named first-team All-Shore by the coaches. The two-year starter helped the Bulldogs repeat as Shore Conference Tournament

champions with a .714 save percentage on 269 shots on goal this season.


Name: Christian Trigani


Position: Goalie

Highlights: Trigani earned honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches thisseason after finishing with 121 saves and a .555 save percentage for the Colts. He was selected first-team All-Class A North by the coaches, and finished his career with a

goals-against average of 6.45 in 16 games. He also was a recipient of CBA’s Coaches’ Award.

Name: Aidan Preston

School: Manasquan


Highlights: The Warriors’ faceoff specialist is appearing in his first SCLCAAll-Star Game.

Name: Andrew Figueroa

School: Neptune


Highlights: Figueroa has made school history as the first Neptune player ever selected toparticipate in the SCLCA All-Star Game. Figueroa was also the punter and played linebacker on the Neptune football team that won

its first Central Jersey Group III title since 1998 in the fall.



B OY S ALL -S HORE 1 ST TE AM S

NAM E S CHO OL PO S . TE AMDonny Finn CBA Attack 1stAlec Dambach How Attack 1stDan Bloodgood Ft Attack 1stKevin Loveland Cn Attack 1stRich Curran Rbc Defense 1stJames Bodeker How Defense 1stMike Cusack Wall Defense 1stRyan Anzalone Cn Defense 1stDoug Whitlock Rbc Midfield 1stAlex Roth Cba Midfield 1stZach Geiger Cn Midfield 1stElden Andrews How Midfield 1stChristian Trigani Cba Goal 1stConnor Canonico Cn Specialist 1stChris Whitlock Rbc Attack 2ndLucas Habich Cba Attack 2ndAnthony Kurda Marl Attack 2ndMike Stickle Rbc Defense 2ndKevin Mara Ft Defense 2ndBruce Ongsiako Ft Defense 2ndPhillip Shields Wall Defense 2ndChris Rant Ocn Midfield 2ndKyle Vill Rbc Midfield 2ndJustin Albarran Ft Midfield 2ndAnthony Kurda Marl Specialist 2ndTodd Bisco Ft Goal 2ndJon Miller Cn Attack HmKevin Kurda Marl Attack HmTyler Trendy Cn Goal HmMike Thiers Wall Goal Hm

A-NORTH ALL DIV I S ION TE AM S


NAM E S CHO OL PO S . TE AMJack Curran RFH Attack 1stMichael Clarke RFH Attack 1stJustin Russo Holmdel Attack 1stNick Anderson Barnegat Attack 1stTim Davis Holmdel Defense 1stRob Fano SJV Defense 1stGary Dietrich Shore Defense 1stJT Jennings RFH Defense 1stJoe Murphy Manasquan Midfield 1stMark Scherzer Holmdel Midfield 1stJack Kelly Shore Midfield 1stDan Babiak RFH Midfield 1stArtie Tildesley RFH Goal 1stMitch Hall Mon Don Spec 1stDylan Quinn SJV Attack 2ndLuke Dwyer Shore Attack 2ndBrandon Jecas Barnegat Attack 2ndWill Noglows RBR Attack 2ndZack Vasilenko Manasquan Defense 2ndJoe Erbe St. Rose Defense 2ndKodie McNamara Manasquan Defense 2ndConner Phillips RFH Defense 2ndPat Quinn RBR Goal 2ndMax Paris RBR Midfield 2ndRyan McCausland RFH Midfield 2ndJake Smolokoff RBR Midfield 2ndDominic Padula RFH Midfield 2ndRyan Campbell RFH Spec 2ndEthan Tonnesen Barnegat Attack HMBlaine Birch Manasquan Attack HMGreg Moran Barnegat Defense HMJoe Ciaurro Barnegat Defense HM

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Player of the YearCBA’s

Donny Finn

Conor Walsh RFH Midfield HMJohn Underwood Mon Don Midfield HMNick Caruso RBR Midfield HMBrandon Cormier SJV Goal HMSean Onoshko St. Rose Goal


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NAM E S CHO OL PO S . TE AMConnor Cunningham Jackson Memorial Attack 1stNick Wolf Jackson Memorial Attack 1stDylan Jinks Southern Attack 1stKyle Jernack TRS Attack 1stPatrick Duggan Jackson Memorial Defense 1stKevin Kastner Brick Mem Defense 1stJustin Sieburt Brick Defense 1stNick Jinks Southern Defense 1stMike Specht Jackson Memorial Midfield 1stBrendan Dowd Brick Midfield 1stJames Egleston Brick Midfield 1stNick Specht Jackson Memorial Midfield 1stDrew Lamela Brick Mem Goal 1stCasey Joffe TRE Specialist 1stEvan Farrar Jackson Memorial Attack 2ndDavid Kearns Brick Attack 2ndTyler Lipositz Southern Attack 2ndBrendan Mullen Southern Attack 2ndMatt Kolinowski TRE Defense 2ndDallas Medieros TRS Defense 2ndRyan Young Jackson Memorial Defense 2ndNick Tiso Jackson Liberty Defense 2ndBrandon Boos Lacey Midfield 2ndKen Gottshall TRE Midfield 2ndAustin Letts Jackson Memorial Midfield 2ndMax Liedenheimer Jackson Liberty Goal 2ndAl Manzo Southern Midfield 2ndGreg Hirtes TRN Specialist 2ndJames Curley TRN Attack HMNiki Moran Brick Mem Attack HMPat Cochran TRE Defense HMNick Hem Southern Defense HMBrian Murphy Brick Defense HM

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Player of theYearJackson

Memorial’sConnor Cunningham

Randy Royle Jackson Memorial Defense HMFrank Thissen Southern Defense HMMatt Gudzak TRE Midfield HMRobert Hailey TRS Midfield HMDrew Smith Jackson Memorial Goal HM


Sometimes the pressure and expectationssurrounding playing high school sports canmake it seem more like a job than a game.

Of all the times players should remember their playingdays fondly, it should be the years on their high schoolteams when they played alongside friends theyhave known since they picked up a bat or aball. Occasionally, even teen-agers need areminder that playing a kid’s game is fun andnot hours of drudgery and disappointment. Theperfect example is this season’s Manalapanbaseball team, which found its love of thegame just in time to do something that will notbe forgotten in the annals of Braves’ history. Manalapan was 12-11 and limping into the

NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament,one year after winning the program’s firstGroup IV title with a team loaded with All-Shore talent. This was a much different groupfeaturing a host of varsity newcomers that hadstarted off the year hot and then watcheddreams of a Class A North title melt away inthe midst of early exits in the MonmouthCounty and Shore Conference Tournaments. The day before their opening-round state

playoff game against Brick Memorial, rainyweather forced the Braves to have to practiceinside. That’s when head coach Brian Boyceand his staff decided to abandon the traditional practiceof drills and repetition to remind the players that playingbaseball is still as fun as when they first learned thegame. “We just played Wiffle Ball in the gym,’’ Boyce said.

“We were going to hit, but we decided to just have funwith the guys. The kids were diving everywhere and justhaving a great time. The kids just started having funagain.’’ Senior centerfielder Ryan Ranieri belted a two-run

triple that powered a 4-1 win over a good Brick Memorialteam to get the ball rolling in their first state playoffgame, and then catcher Mike Knauf belted a leadoffhomer that sent the Braves on their way to a stunning winover sectional title favorite Jackson Memorial in the

quarterfinals. “After the Jackson game, it kind of

snowballed from there because the kids reallystarted enjoying playing again,’’ Boyce said. A blowout win over another top 10 team in

the state, Middletown South, was followed byan eight-inning upset of yet another top 10 teamin Steinert to win the program’s second straightCentral Jersey Group IV title. A mercy rulevictory over a Cherokee team considered to bein the top five in the state put the Braves intothe Group IV final against Hillsborough.

Senior Joe Serrapica pitched a complete-gameshutout and senior outfielder Vito Gadaleta hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning in a 2-0 victory that

polished off a stunning run for a team left for dead onlyweeks earlier. “Everything came together,’’ Boyce said. “I can’t

explain how or why, but it did.”The day before the Brick Memorial game, Boyce wrote

“New season starts today,’’ on the board in the locker

room. After letting go of a forgettable regular season andrealizing that it was time to just play relaxed and valuethe friendships and camaraderie they had on the team,everything changed. “The thing that also made this team special is that there

was a different hero in every single game,’’ Boyce said.No one player felt he had to shoulder the entire load.

Whether it was Rainieri’s big hit against Brick Memorial,Knauf’s homer against Jackson Memorial, third basemanBilly Moed making a sensational play to prevent thewinning run from scoring in the win over Steinert, orGadaleta hitting the biggest home run of his life in thefinal, everyone responded behind experienced stars likeSerrapica and senior shortstop Brian Lamboy. Manalapan’s victory was also a tribute to the old-school

notions of paying dues and waiting your turn. In this dayand age, if players know they aren’t going to start untiltheir senior year because of more talented playersblocking them, they usually bag it in one way or another.They quit, they transfer, they become team cancers, orthey decide to play another sport. Seniors like Ranieri, Gadaleta and senior pitcher Louis

Marotta patiently waited four years for their one chancein the sun, stuck behind All-Shore talents from last year’ssenior class. By putting the team above their egos, theywere able to be front and center on an epic ride. “Those guys were patient,’’ Boyce said. “They waited

their turn, and they made the most of it when they gottheir chance.’’ Only two other sets of seniors in Shore Conference

history, the Class of 2003 at Toms River South and theClass of 2009 at St. Rose, can say they were part of back-to-back Group titles. “This team could be referenced for the rest of my

coaching career,’’ Boyce said. “Things didn’t work outduring the regular season, but it shows that the

postseason is a whole newballgame.’Along with the players, Boyce and

his staff also were able to enjoy theride a little bit more this year. Lastseason, the Braves were loaded withAll-Shore talent, and it was a GroupIV title or bust. From the first pitchof the state playoffs, they carried theburden that they had to do somethingthe program had never done. This time it was completely

different. It was a bunch of playerswho nobody expected anything loftyfrom after the regular season. Theycould play loose and smell the rosesalong the way because the pressurewas always on the succession ofstate-ranked opponents they faced. “Last year, when it was over, it

was more of a relief,’’ Boyce said.“This year it was much moreemotional.’’

It also was plenty of fun once the players realized thatpicking up a bat and a glove is not like having to sitbehind a desk all day and earn a living. Sometimes it’snice to be reminded that there are a lot worse things inlife than having to go out and play baseball everyafternoon, regardless of how the game turns out.Manalapan remembered that just in time, and now Boycewill smile every time he remembers the 2012 season.

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