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For Halloween, Carmen Sclafani was amonster. In an emotional game againsthis former team, Brick’s seniorquarterback erupted for 250 yardsrushing and four touchdowns on 26carries to power the Dragons to a 30-13Shore Conference Class A South victoryover Toms River North on October 31stin the Shore Sports Network JerseyMike’s Game of the Week.Sclafani eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing mark in the victory

for the third consecutive season, and now has 1,000 yardsrushing and passing this season.

“It was personal for me and personal for everyone,”Sclafani said about facing a Mariners program he spent hisfirst two years at, starting as a sophomore at quarterback.“They were a little disrespectful to some of our players andcoaches last year and it got personal, not just for me but foreveryone, really.”

Sclafani was injured in last season’s game, as well, andmissed two additional games as a result.

“I guess that was a little part of the personal grudge,”Sclafani said. “That was unexpected last year and I don’tthink it’s the same outcome if I don’t get hurt, so it was greatto finish the game and get the win. (Thursday) night and(Friday) morning I was telling myself no one is taking medown tonight. I couldn’t let that happen.”

Sclafani ran for 169 yards and three touchdowns in thesecond half to help the Dragons (7-1, 6-0) clinch at least ashare of the Class A South title, which is their first divisiontitle since 2008. They can win the division outright with a winover Toms River South next week. Sclafani’s huge game nowgives him 1,096 passing yards and 15 touchdowns to go alongwith 1,096 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns.

“He always plays the game with heart and soul, but tonighthe played with a little more than he usually does,” Brick headcoach Rob Dahl said of Sclafani. “He was amped up. Brickand Toms River North has turned into every bit as much arivalry as Brick and Brick Memorial, and Carmen had hisfocus all week.”

Sclafani’s outstanding individual performance becameovershadowed, however, by a late-game fracas that resulted inthree players being ejected. After a long run by Toms RiverNorth sophomore quarterback Mike Husni, he was apparentlyhit late out of bounds along the Toms River North sideline byBrick senior defensive back Tommy Leech. A scrum followedand flags flew everywhere, and when the dust settled Leechand senior linebacker Ray Fattaruso had been ejected fromthe game, along with Toms River North sophomore wideoutBryce Watts. By rule, all three players will be suspended anadditional game.

“The officials said it was Fattaruso’s second personal foulso he had to be ejected, which is wrong because we hadanother player, Matthew Gerrity, who got the personal foulearlier in the game,” Dahl said.

“And with Tommy Leech they said it was a late hit andsome unnecessary roughness out of bounds. He has 60 playersand coaches in his face and he pushed a kid out of his face,which they called, too. I thought the original hit by Tommywas in bounds and that’s why I had a problem with it, andwhen you have 60 coaches and player calling you namesyou’re just trying to get out of there. I talked to my principaland athletic director and we’ll take the channels to appeal, butyou know how those work. It’ll be next man up.”

On the other side of Sclafani’s outstanding effort was aBrick defense that largely kept Husni in check. Husni enteredthe game with 891 rushing yards, 994 passing yards and 18total touchdowns, well on his way to a double 1,000-yardseason. His ability to make plays out of the pocket and keepplays alive with his legs has burned teams all year, but theDragons were able to keep him contained. He finished with 72

yards rushing and a touchdown and 45 yards passing. Hecompleted just four of 14 passes, but was victimized by fourdrops.

“A lot of credit has to go to coach Mac (defensivecoordinator Brian McNamara),” said senior linebacker JamesJuliano. “He came up with some different coverages wehadn’t shown since the summer, and in the second half theyreally worked. We had a couple of breakdowns early, but thenwe tightened things up.”

“The defensive line did a great job keeping him in thepocket, the linebackers did a great job pressuring him and thedefensive backs did a great job being able to stay with theirguys,” Dahl said. “He makes plays running around, and welimited him tonight. We always had a guy in his face, andkeeping him in the pocket was key.”

The Mariners (5-3, 4-3) also played most of the gamewithout the services of standout junior running back AsanteMoorer, who was limited by an ankle injury. He had just threefirst-half carries for seven yards.

Toms River North held a 13-10 halftime lead thanks to a 22-yard touchdown run by Husni on the first drive of the gameand a 50-yard touchdown run by Watts late in the half. Brick’sadjustments paid dividends, as it out-scored the Mariners 20-0 in the second half. The key was neutralizing Toms RiverNorth standout junior defensive lineman Dashon Copes,whom the Mariners used to show some different looks overthe first two quarters.

“He could be one of the best defensive linemen we face allyear and that’s the adjustment we had to make,” Sclafani said.“He lined up one way on film and when we came out whenwas lining up different, so that’s what we had to adjust to athalftime.”

Trailing by three, Brick took the second half kickoff andmarched from its own 30 to the Mariners’ 28-yard line, butthe drive came to a halt when Sclafani’s pass to seniorJa’Quez Johnson fell short. On Toms River North’s first playafter taking over possession, it tried a deep pass down thehome sideline. The play was wide open, but the ball wasdropped. Instead of a potential touchdown, the Mariners wentthree-and-out. Brick then drove 59 yards over eight plays totake a 17-13 lead, and the Dragons never looked back fromthere.

“The momentum turned there,” Dahl said. “It was in ourfavor and our kids ran with it. At halftime they said there wasnothing that was going to stop them from winning the game,and they played like it.”

Following Sclafani’s one-yard touchdown run, his secondof the game, to make it 17-13 in favor of Brick, Toms RiverNorth went three-and-out again. The Dragons took over just

shy of midfield and scored in sevenplays to take a 24-13 lead. Sclafanihad a 10-yard run and foundsophomore receiver Ja’Sir Taylorfor 13 yards on third-and-six downto the Mariners’ 33-yard line, andfour plays later broke a run to theoutside on a 21-yard score.

The Mariners managed a firstdown on their next drive, but a jetsweep by Watts on fourth-and-2from midfield was shut down,allowing Brick to take over ondowns. Sclafani ripped off a 48-yard run on the next play down tothe 2-yard line, and hopped into theend zone on the next play for hisfourth touchdown, giving Brick a30-13 lead.

“I think this game sayseverything about the kind of guyCarmen is,” Juliano said. “Therewas a lot of emotion for him andthat rippled through the rest of theteam. To watch him from thesidelines, I couldn’t be more proudof him. He only came here last yearbut Carmen is a Brick guy, and heshowed it.”

Toms River North started strong on its home field bydriving 68 yards on eight plays to take a 7-0 lead on thegame’s opening possession. Husni had a 17-yard completionto senior tight end Jordan Craig on third-and-five fromNorth’s 37, and capped the drive with a 22-yard touchdown

run down the home sideline.

Watts cut in front of Johnson to intercept Sclafani on thenext drive, but the Mariners couldn’t do anything with thatpossession. Brick got on the board with a 12-play, 66-yarddrive that resulted in a 25-yard field goal by KC Stackable onthe first play of the second quarter.

Sacks by Dan Finelli and Cory Wilson helped squash TomsRiver North’s drive and set up Brick to take its first lead. A31-yard run by Sclafani down to the six-yard line set up hisown 1-yard plunge on fourth-and-goal for a 10-7 lead. Northresponded on the ensuing drive when Watts followed a 20-yard run by Parker Day with a 50-yard touchdown run on a jetsweep for a 13-10 lead.

Since a stunning 28-27 double overtime loss to Wall, Brickhas responded with wins of 41-7 over Lacey, 45-7 over ColtsNeck and then Friday’s victory over Toms River North to getback on track. The Dragons won’t be perfect this season, butthey are still set up to win the division title outright anddefend their NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV title.

“We were just about as shocked as anybody about the Wallloss,” Juliano said. “But after the game we said, look, greatteams have been tripped up before. We just have to focus andzone in right now. The last three weeks we’ve been focused inand playing to our potential.”

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The Team of the Week for WeekSeven is No. 1 Red Bank Catholic,which won its 39th straight gameagainst Shore Conference competitionby dominating a highly-anticipatedshowdown against No. 2 Manalapanwith a 35-7 nondivisional win at CountBasie Field. The Caseys were given aspecial game ball and treated to freeJersey Mike’s subs after practice onTuesday.

Junior quarterback Eddie Hahnthrew for 198 yards and twotouchdowns and senior wideout NickLubischer had three catches for 118yards and two scores in the win.

Senior running backs Mike Cordova,Nick Cella and Tommy Spernal eachadded touchdown runs in the win.

Senior defensive end Doug Zockollled the strong defensive effort with 7tackles, 4 sacks and a fumble recoveryto give him a Shore Conference-high11 sacks for the season. Juniorlinebacker Dylan Murphy also had abig game with 13 tackles, 2 sacks anda forced fumble in the win. The Caseyswill now look to lock down the Class BNorth title for their fifth straightdivision title when they face Ocean onFriday.

Jersey Mike’s Tom Hayes presents the Team of the Week game ball to Red Bank Catholic headcoach Jim Portela and his Caseys after a big 35-7 win over Manalapan in Week Seven.

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New For This SeasonIn conjunction with Shore Sports Network, Jersey Mike’s willhonor one team a week that showed the character,perseverance and hard work emblematic of The Jersey Mike’sCompany during its performance that weekend. A Jersey Mike’sGame Ball and free subs will be presented to that team duringpractice that week in honor of a great showing.

Week 7 10/24/14Red Bank Catholic - 35M a n a l a p a n - 7

Week 2 9/19/14

Central - 21Barnegat - 15

Week-1 9/12/14

Neptune - 30Ocean - 27

Week 3 9/26/14

TR North - 44TR South - 34

Week 6 10/10/14

Manalapan - 21Midd. South - 3

Week-5 10/3/14

Wall - 28Brick - 27 (2OT)

Week 4 10/3/14

SJV - 35RFH - 28

Fri 11/7 Red Bank Catholic at Jackson Memorial (7pm)Fri 11/14 NO GAME (Monmouth basketball at West Virginia)

Fri 11/27 NJSIAA Sectional Semifinals (TBD-7pm)Thr 11/27 Wall at Manasquan (11am)

NJSIAA Playoffs TBD

All games to be broadcast on News Talk Radio andstreamed live at www.shoresportsnetwork.com

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The minute the 2014 schedule was released, theShore Regional players had the date circled forwhen they would have their shot to salve an 11-month-old wound.In their first game against Point Beach since being stunned by the Garnet

Gulls in last year’s NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I final, Shore dominatedfrom start to finish with a 17-0 victory at Robert E. Feeney Field thatclinched at least a tie for the Blue Devils’ (6-1, 4-0) second straight Class BCentral title. Shore, which beat Point Beach 31-0 in the regular season lastyear to win the division title, got great performances on offense, defenseand special teams as it continued its push to earn the No. 1 seed in CentralJersey Group I for the second straight year.“We were saying that we’ve been waiting nearly 11 months for this

game,” Shore senior linebacker James Bedell said. “As soon as the schedulecame out, it’s been in the back of our heads the entire season. It’s a greatfeeling to beat Beach and get a title at the same time.”Shore can lock up the outright division title with a win over Asbury Park

(1-5) next week. There is also a good chance the Blue Devils could seePoint Beach again in the first round of the playoffs if Shore secures the No.1 seed and the Garnet Gulls end up at No. 8.Junior fullback Doug Goldsmith led the offense with 145 yards rushing

and a touchdown on 22 carries, while the defense stifled Point Beach to thetune of 133 total yards, including only 54 yards rushing on 33 attempts, toregister its second straight shutout.

“We wanted to just come out and ground andpound it, and our offensive line just moved guysall night even though they had nine guys in thebox,” Goldsmith said.Junior punter George Notte also had a good

night, pinning Point Beach inside its own 20-yardline three times, including one 49-yard punt to the2-yard line.“I think he’s punting for over a 45-yard

average,” Shore coach Mark Costantino said.“(Standout kicker) Jake (Monteiro) has been hiskicking coach, and George is just doing a greatjob.”The Blue Devils set the tone from the outset

against the Garnet Gulls (5-3, 3-1), who werewithout their leading rusher, senior MikeFrauenheim, who suffered a season-ending brokencollarbone last week, as well as injured startinglineman Matt Zuhowski. Shore forced a punt onthe opening possession of the game and thendrove 32 yards in 10 plays, eight of them runs byGoldsmith, to take a 3-0 lead on Monteiro’s 37-yard field goal with 3:39 left in the first quarter.Point Beach responded by driving 52 yards to

Shore’s 20-yard line, but the Blue Devils came upwith a stop on downs by forcing two straightincompletions. The score would remain 3-0 at the

Goldsmith, Shutdown Defense Help ShoreRegional Repeat as Division ChampsBy Scott Stump – Managing Editor

Junior RB Doug Goldsmith

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break as Shore limited Point Beach to 63 yards in the first half, includingonly 23 on the ground.“There’s not two many secrets between us with us both running the

Wing-T,” said Bedell, who had two tackles for loss in the win. “They knowwhat we’re going to do, and we know what they’re going to do, so it’s justhard-nosed football. Tonight we were making the plays and limiting themon offense.”They held Point Beach senior fullback Joe Wegrzyniak, a 1,500-yard

rusher last year, to 15 yards on 12 carries in Wegrzyniak’s first game backafter missing two games with a high ankle sprain.“I heard in pregame that (Frauenheim) was out and I was like, ‘Wow, that

helps,”’ said Goldsmith, who also plays linebacker. “That helped us key on32 (Wegrzyniak), who had a hurt ankle, and then we just keyed on 9 (JakeFioretti) for the QB keeps.”Notte then helped Shore build on its lead in the third quarter when he

pinned Point Beach at its 16-yard line after the Blue Devils went three-and-out to start the second half. A holding penalty and tackles for a loss byjunior Jeremy Redaelli and senior Ryan Campi helped back Point Beach up

to its one-yard line. Shore then took over at Point Beach’s 20-yard line afterthe Garnet Gulls had to punt from their own end zone.On the first play after the punt, Goldsmith barreled his way 18 yards to

the 2-yard line to set up his own touchdown run on the next play for a 10-0lead with 6:51 left in the third quarter.“We felt up front that we could control the game, which we did,”

Costantino said.An illegal block on the ensuing kickoff again put Point Beach in a hole at

its own 12-yard line, and a tackle for a loss by senior defensive tackle DomLiana and a combined sack by Bedell and Mitchell Candido forced a three-and-out. That put Shore in business again with great field position at PointBeach’s 37-yard line.After Goldsmith broke off a 14-yard run, junior Tyreek McCain finished

the drive when he motored around the right side for a 15-yard touchdownrun and a 17-0 lead with 5:11 left in the third quarter. That was more thanenough for the Shore defense, which posted its third shutout of the season.The Blue Devils have allowed a Shore Conference-low 36 total points onthe year.

While the victory was satisfying, Shore knows what can happen thesecond time around, as evidenced by its 12-7 loss to Point Beach in lastyear’s state final only a week after beating the Garnet Gulls by 31 points.This year’s team is intent on finishing the job in the state playoffs afterlosing in the championship game the past two seasons.“We absolutely have to stay focused,” Bedell said. “We played a great

game, but that doesn’t mean they can’t come back and smack us just likelast year, so that’s going to be our motivation.”

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Junior RB Doug Goldsmith rolls over tacklers

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t different stops during

this season, Freehold

Township coach Todd Briggs

reminded his team how similar

they are to the Patriots’ 2008Shore Conference Tournament

championship team, but he

has always made sure to

remind them of one

distinction–the 2008 teamfinished the job.

Saturday night on November 1stat Memorial Athletic Complex atNeptune’s SummerfieldElementary School, the twoPatriots teams separated bysix years became a lot moresimilar.

Freehold Townshipscored two first-halfgoals on headers bysophomore AdrianBarajas and JasonCzajkowski and the 11th-seeded Patriots held offNo. 4 Wall, 2-1, tocapture their secondoutright ShoreConference Tournamentchampionship and firstsince six years ago, to theday.

“The two teams weresimilar in a lot of ways,

but most importantly, bothteams wanted a

chance to goprove people wrong and provethat they were the best every singlegame of the tournament,” Briggs said.“Unlike in 2008, we didn’t have theregular season we wanted, but theattitude was the same and once wegot into the tournament, theconfidence and the belief were

there for every minute of every game.”

The two goals Saturday were the most Freehold Townshiphas scored in one SCT game during its five-game run throughthe tournament. The 6-foot-4 Barajas went up over a defenderto head in a cross from junior Mike Maltese in the 19th minuteand Czajkowski did the same on a cross from senior TimO’Donnell from near the same spot on the field with 40 seconds

left in the first half.

“That first half wasincredible,” senior goalkeeperBrian Shushkovsky said. “Thatwas probably the best halfwe’ve played all year. We werefired up going to the locker room– probably a little too fired up.”

“At halftime, our guys were acting like they alreadywon,” Briggs said. “I had to knock them down a peg.”

At one point leading up to the SCT, Freehold Townshipsat with a record of 7-5-1 following a loss to crosstown rivalFreehold Boro, which had not beaten Freehold Township inmore than a decade. After that 3-2 loss, the Patriots did notallow a goal until Zach Hetzel’s conversion off a turnover nearthe top of the 18-yard box cut the Freehold Township deficit to2-1 in the 77th minute, a stretch of more than 500 minuteswithout allowing a goal.

“I was really hoping to finish strong so we could get Shushand the defense the clean sheet for the tournament,” Briggs said.“Unfortunately, we had a letdown that cost us the shutout and,more importantly, it could have cost us a lot more. Fortunately itdidn’t come to that.”

Freehold Township separated itself from Wall Saturday withits athleticism, evidenced by the two first-halfgoals by the Patriots. With the two goals onSaturday, Freehold Township scoredall five of its goals inthe tournamentoff of crossinto theb o x ,four of

which came within the run of play and one off of a corner kick.

“Our athleticism has been an advantage pretty much everygame and tonight was no different,” Jason Czajkowski said. “Wehave Adrian, who is the tallest guy on the field, and me and mybrother (Kyle), we’re not tall, but we’re basketball players so welike to think we can jump. When you have guys like Maltese andO’Donnell sending crosses in the box the way they do, it makesus keep our eyes open for those runs because we know theremight be a goal at the end of them.”

Maltese has made his mark on the team with his ability to sendtextbook crosses into the box for his tall, athletic teammates to

chase. Maltese connectedwith Kyle Czajkowskiin almost identicalfashion in the win overManalapan onThursday and alsotook the corner kickthat resulted in MikeStaklinski’s goalagainst Marlboro.Although he isanother 6-foot-4 defendercoming outof the back,Staklinski

Sophomore

Adrian Barajas

Senior Jason Czajkowski

By Matt Manley – Staff Writer

Freehold Continued on page 14

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ot many girls

soccer teams

have played as many

Shore Conference

Tournament games at

the Memorial Athletic

Complex in Neptune

as Wall has over

the last two

decades, and yet

more than half of

the Crimson

Knights current

roster was not

even born the last

time Wall won an

SCT championship.

Wall’s four seniors, meanwhile,have been part of the overall successas well as the painful championshiplosses, and on November 2ndSaturday night championship gameagainst top-seeded Colts Neck,Wall’s version of the core fourhelped deliver a piece of long-awaited history.

Senior Abigayle Musto scoredthe lone goal of the game andclassmates Danielle Gardner,Heather Arbachesky andChristie Cancro led the effortin the middle of the field asthe Crimson Knights beat thetwo-loss Cougars for thesecond time this season tocapture their first SCT titlesince 1998 with a 1-0win.

“It’s the bestfeeling,” Mustosaid. “It’s totally worth the wait.We knew we had it this year andnow that we finally did it, it’samazing.”

The four seniors were freshmen in the program the lasttime Wall played in the SCT final in 2011, when theCrimson Knights lost to Freehold Township. Nowseniors, Musto and Cancro paired up in the centermidfield, Gardner anchored the defense as the sweeperand Arbachesky – one of the heroes in Thursday’ssemifinal shootout win – has followed up a 19-goal

season as a junior with six this year, tied for second on theteam.

“There’s only four of them, but they all play up themiddle, so they really make up the core of this team,”third-year Wall coach Mike Juska said. “Two of them

(Arbachesky and Gardner) are going to Towson(University) next year and really, all four of themwill probably end up playing in college. With

the game Abby had today, I’d be verysurprised if she wasn’t playing at the

next level.

“They are just agood group of girls.We have a lot offreshmen here and

they have been out there, helping them since day onein addition to handling their own responsibilities.They are just a great representation of the school onand off the field.”

After a first half that featured little action in eitherteam’s 18-yard box, Musto found a spot near theColts Neck goal and worked to create the game’s firstbig moment 4:08 into the second half. After playingthe ball on one touch to sophomore Natalie Sprengel,Musto worked her way into the box as the playdeveloped. Sprengel slid the ball to space on the rightside and junior Dari Lyons one-timed a long pass intothe wind toward the far side of the box.

“I had my back turned so that I could see the balland the keeper, so I knew she was out,” Musto said.

“We practice

headers a lot, so once the ball was in the air, I knew how I wantedto hit it.”

Musto out-jumped a Colts Neck defender to the ball and lofteda header over Cougars freshman goalkeeper Rebecca Eagan –who came out to play the ball – and into the goal for the onlyscore of the game.

“We won today because we wonfifty-fifty balls,” Musto said. “Ourphilosophy is if you win every ball,you can’t lose the game. Against ateam like Colts Neck, it’s even moreimportant to win as many loose ballsas you can.”

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Freshman Amy Paternoster

By Matt Manley – Staff Writer

Senior

AbigayleMusto

scored his goal after the ball hit the ground.

Sophomore Sean O’Donnell facilitated the winning goal atChristian Brothers Academy in the round of 16, finding KyleCzajkowski with a cross from right-to-left for the header.

“We watched about 16 games worth of highlights of Wall overthe last couple of years and the thing that stood out is that they aredangerous on set pieces and they don’t defend set pieces that well,and one of the reasons is they don’t have as much size in theback,” Briggs said. “We knew if we could get some crosses intothe box, we were going to have our chances to score and,fortunately for us, we’ve been finishing them lately.”

In addition to some stumbles leading into the SCT, FreeholdTownship barely made it out of the opening round, needing apenalty-kick victory over 22nd-seeded Colts Neck after ascoreless draw. Shushkovsky delivered two saves in the shootoutand kept up his shutout streak up until a letdown in the 77thminute to allow Hetzel to score.

“It’s really hard to do what we just did, especially not giving upa goal like we did until the end,” Shushkovsky said. “We shouldhave had the shutout today too, but I had a little lapse there andHetzel took advantage.”

To help reinforce his blueprint for a championship, Briggsbrought back former Shore Conference Player of the Year andMonmouth University standout Ryan Clark to join his coachingstaff. Clark was the leader of the 2008 team, which won Class ANorth, earned the No. 1 seed in the SCT and proved the seed

accurate by beatingMarlboro in the final,3-1.

“Having R.C.around might be thenumber one reasonwhy we are where weare,” JasonCzajkowski said.“He has already donethis, so he knowswhat it takes. He’svery calming, andhe’s always there tooffer advice or letyou bouncesomething off ofhim. It gives you aplayer’s perspectivein different situationsand he is such a greatplayer that you can’thelp but learn just bybeing around him.”

After trying to liveup to the standard ofFreehold Township’s last SCT championship team, the currentPatriots will now try to succeed where that team failed. In 2008,Freehold Township lost to Howell – the team it beat in the SCTsemifinals – in overtime in the opening round of the NJSIAA

Central Jersey Group IV Tournament. Thisyear’s group will have a tough road to haul asthe No. 9 seed in Central Jersey Group IV, aroad that begins at No. 8 West Windsor-Plainsboro North on Monday and couldpotentially continue at No. 1 Montgomery in thesectional quarterfinals on Thursday.

“We get to enjoy this for a couple ofdays and then it’s on to the statetournament,” Czajkowski said. “The2008 team had a similar situation andthey ended up losing in the first round,so we know we don’t get too long tocelebrate. We want this to last a littlelonger so we want to put this onebehind us, get ready for states andhopefully keep playing for anotherchampionship.”

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Wall sophomore Alex Panasuk earned theshutout in goal with Gardner anchoring thedefense. Colts Neck had not been shut out allseason long before Saturday and had scoredonly one goal twice. The Cougars playedwithout sophomore leading scorer and PennState recruit Frankie Tagliaferri, who wasaway at a college camp, according to ColtsNeck coach Doug Phillips.

“Frankie’s a great player, but we’re notgoing to change anything just because oneplayer isn’t there,” Gardner said. “I usuallyhave to stay unmarked and drop back whilewe have other girls on the forwards, and thatdidn’t change much. Everyone is great on thatteam, so there was no need to changeanything.”

“You could definitely see the differencewithout her on the field,” Juska said ofTagliaferri. “Them not having her, we knew itwould obviously be an advantage for us, butColts Neck’s a great team with or without her.It’s not just her that’s made them thenumber one team in the Shore.”

The two Shore Conference Class B Northrivals split the regular-season series, withWall handing Colts Neck its only loss of theseason prior to Saturday on Oct. 1. Colts Neck

won the first meeting in dominant fashion, 5-1, but Wall bounced back for a 3-2 overtimewin over the Cougars.

“That loss has stuck in the back of ourheads, so we’ve used it as motivation to goout on top,” Gardner said.

With only four seniors on the team, theCrimson Knights may not have to wait verylong for another championship, althoughColts Neck loses only two senior starters nextseason. Before the two look forward to apotential SCT rematch next year, thenewfound rivals could meet one more time inthe NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IIIplayoffs. Colts Neck is the No. 1 seed in thesectional bracket, while Wall is No. 2.

“It’s always going to be a battle every timewe play them,” Juska said. “Hopefully, we’llget to play them again in the statetournament.”

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Everywhere Dahmiere Willis triedto run on Saturday afternoon at arainy Memorial Athletic Complex,there was a scarlet-and-black jerseyin his face.Long Branch tried him up the middle, to the right, to the left,

and even on jet sweeps. But it didn’t matter. With itspostseason life on the line, Neptune shut down the ShoreConference’s leading rusher with a supremely dominantperformance that was both stunning and outstanding.Senior running back Jaree Parrish and senior quarterback

Royal Moore each ran for 100 yards and a touchdown, and theScarlet Fliers’ defense held Willis, who entered the game with1,800 yards rushing over his first seven games, to a season-low17 yards on 16 carries to fuel a crucial 27-0 shutout of the No.4 Green Wave in a Shore Conference Class B North game.Senior lineman Andrew Holland-Samuels led a dominant

effort up front that wreaked havoc at the point of attackthroughout the game, and senior defensive back CameronCalderon intercepted two passes, including one he returned 88yards for a touchdown. Senior O’Shane Curate and Moore alsohad big games defensively as Neptune held the Green Wave tojust 58 yards of offense.“We were doing a lot, defensively,” said Neptune head coach

Rodney Taylor. “You have to be creative against them. He’sone of the best backs I’ve seen in a long time.”While the Scarlet Fliers (5-2, 5-1) had some schematic

wrinkles that paid dividends, the story of their domination was

as simple as pressure. Theirdefensive line owned the trenches,led by Holland-Samuels, anddisrupted Long Branch’s powerrunning game before it could getany traction. Willis was routinelyhit in the backfield or at least forcedto change direction before evengetting back to the line ofscrimmage. That allowed Neptune’sswarming linebackers andsecondary to stifle one of the hottestplayers in the state. Willis enteredwith six straight 200-yard rushing games. His longest runSaturday was a 14-yard gain. He was hit for a loss or no gainon nine of his 16 carries.“It was our D-line that held everything down,” Moore said.

“They helped the linebackers and d-backs get to Dahmierequick. In practice the coaches drilled it into our heads that wehad to get to him quickly. We could not let him get to theoutside.”Holland-Samuels finished with one sack and one tackle for a

loss, and it seemed like he was in the Long Branch backfield asmuch as Willis and quarterback Jordan Rodriguez. Also anoffensive lineman, he helped pave the way for 218 rushingyards.“He’s been playing like that all year for us,” Taylor said of

Holland-Samuels. “He’s been our best lineman on both sidesof the ball, and he’s been a great leader.”Neptune’s victory over Long Branch (6-2, 5-2), which

entered the game ranked No. 4 in the Shore Sports Network

Top 10 and had only lost to top-ranked Red Bank Catholic,will get the Scarlet Fliers back into the Top 10. Moreimportantly, Saturday’s win and the bevy of power points itwill provide most likely locks up a playoff spot for Neptune.The Fliers entered Saturday 10th in Central Jersey Group IV. Aloss would’ve almost certainly eliminated them frompostseason contention.“We came out here and played Neptune football,” Calderon

said. “We weren’t going to let them manhandle us.”It was Calderon’s first interception that set up Neptune’s first

scoring drive midway through the first quarter. The ScarletFliers took over at their own 20, and on the third play Parrishtook a handoff up the middle, found a crease and raced into theopen field on a 72-yard touchdown run. Later in the quarter it looked like a special teams play might

just jump-start Long Branch’s offense, but a great play byRalph McLean kept momentum squarely on the Scarlet Fliers’side. David Colbert was just about to break what would havebeen a 90-yard punt return for a touchdown, but McLean

caught him from behind just past midfield to strip the ball andrecover it.Long Branch forced Neptune to punt, and Daly attempted a

fake-punt pass that fell incomplete. That gave the Green Wavepossession at the Neptune 32-yard line and presented anotheropportunity to get back in the game down two touchdowns.But Calderon put the exclamation point on a defensive gemwhen he intercepted Rodriguez at the 12-yard line and returnedit all the way for an 88-yard touchdown, putting the ScarletFliers up 20-0 with 2:17 left in the third quarter.Neptune added another score with a nine-play, 63-yard drive

early in the fourth quarter. Moore capped the drive with a 5-yard touchdown throw to Curate, tossing a pass at the lastsecond as he was being wrapped up for a sack.Neptune played its first four games without its full arsenal of

weapons as Moore missed the first three games aftertransferring from Ocean, and Parrish and Calderon also missedgames. During that stretch the Fliers suffered their two lossesvia shutouts by Red Bank Catholic and Middletown South.Saturday’s win was Neptune’s fourth straight and also theirsecond consecutive shutout. In a loaded NJSIAA CentralJersey Group IV bracket that features defending championBrick, Jackson Memorial, Middletown South and Freehold, theScarlet Fliers have emerged as a contender.“The kids are finally in a groove,” Taylor said.

Neptune’s Defense Shuts DownDahmiere Willis to Blank Long BranchBy Bob Badders – Staff Writer

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Facing an upstart FreeholdBoro team off to an undefeatedstart, Manalapan sent areminder on Sunday aboutwhich team rules Class A Northwith an iron fist.The Braves, ranked No. 2 in the Shore SportsNetwork Top 10, routed the No. 6 Colonials 42-3 to clinch at least a tie for their fifth straightClass A North title by winning their 31st straightdivisional game. Since Class A North was re-formed in 2010, Manalapan (7-1, 5-0) has goneundefeated in the division, and the Braves canwrap up the title outright by beating Howell (2-6) this week.

Senior tailback Imamu Mayfield, whotransferred to Manalapan from Freehold Boroafter his sophomore season, led the way on hisold field on Sunday with 172 yards rushing andthree touchdowns on 24 carries as part of a 266-yard rushing day for the Braves. Manalapan andNo. 1 Red Bank Catholic, who handedManalapan its first loss on Oct. 24, have nowboth won five straight division titles, becomingthe first teams to do so since Middletown Southwon seven in a row from 1999-2005.

“The last team that did it was the MiddletownSouth team with Knowshon (Moreno), so it’sdefinitely a special feeling that we could be partof the conversation with that team,” Mayfieldsaid.

“We knew we just had to get the job done andkeep the streak going,” said senior defensiveback Dan Debner.

The Colonials (7-1, 4-1) entered havingsurpassed their combined win total of the pasttwo seasons (4), but ran into a buzzsaw aftertaking an early 3-0 lead. Freehold converted afake punt on the opening possession to help keepa drive going that resulted in a 28-yard field goalby kicker Matt Curcio with 5:18 left in the firstquarter, but it was all Manalapan after that.

Manalapan responded with a four-play, 62-yarddrive that ended when senior quarterback DanAnerella fired a 37-yard touchdown pass to widereceiver Gerard Hodge-Rocourt for a 7-3advantage with 3:28 left in the first quarter.

Each defense then came up with stops,including a sack on fourth down by Freehold’sBailey Indursky and a fumble recovery byManalapan linebacker Simon Bublis.

The Braves mounted their second scoring driveof the half after stuffing Freehold juniorquarterback Jake Curry for a one-yard loss onfourth down at Manalapan’s 43-yard line. Theydrove 57 yards in nine plays, capping the drivewhen senior tight end Brian Conforth made aleaping catch in the back of the end zone and gotone foot down for a 12-yard touchdown and a14-3 lead with 2:09 left in the half.

After whathead coach EdGurrieri termed a“sluggish” firsthalf, the Bravescame out anddominated thefinal twoquarters. Debnergot things startedwith an 86-yardkickoff return fora touchdown fora 21-3 lead inwhich he ranback to field aball that sailedover his headand brokemultiple tacklesfor Manalapan’sthird touchdownreturn on special teams this season.

“We moved up to the 25 because of the wind,and the wind kind of slowed down before thekick, and he bombed it over our heads, so Ifielded it, and we called middle return,” Debnersaid. “I took it right up the middle and I had ahuge hole.”

The Manalapan defense also brought it up anotch after allowing 167 yards rushing in thefirst half, including 94 by 1,000-yard rusher JoshDixon, who finished with 125 yards in the loss.The Braves held Freehold to one first down and38 total yards in the second half, led by juniorlinebacker Lee Maksimik, who had 14 tackles inwhat defensive coordinator Justin Fumandocalled Maksimik’s best game of the season. Heteamed with senior defensive end Kyle Mullen,who had a sack and two tackles for no gain, tosquash the Colonials’ running game at the pointof attack in the middle.

“(Freehold) prides themselves on zone, stretchand option read, and we just shoot the gaps andit all comes together,” Maksimik said. “The keywas forcing (Dixon) to run high and outside, andwhen he cuts back in, we’re there. We just playedmore physical and got in the backfield more inthe second half.”

The running game also ratcheted it up asMayfield ran for 119 second-half yards,including a 57-yard touchdown burst that made it28-3 with 9:38 left in the third quarter.

After the defense forced another three-and-out,Mullen made a nice diving catch for a first downon Manalapan’s ensuing drive, and Mayfieldthen bounced a run outside for a 17-yardtouchdown to cap a six-play, 50-yard drive andpush the lead to 35-3 with 5:10 left in the thirdquarter. He later added a 2-yard touchdown runto start the fourth quarter for the final margin.

“I knew they were going to come in hotbecause if they laid a good hit on me they were

going to be talking a lot of trash, so I had to befocused,” Mayfield said about facing his formerteam. “We had to separate ourselves from them.We knew we were the better team, and we justhad to play like it.”

The victory helped the Braves rebound from a

35-7 nondivisional loss to RBC thatended a 30-game winning streakagainst Shore Conferencecompetition. They now will set theirsights on finishing the job in CentralJersey Group V after losing in thestate finals in each of the past threeseasons in search of their first statechampionship in program history. Thewin most likely cemented a first-round home playoff game for theBraves.

“(Being a Freehold transfer) was abig reason why I couldn’t wait for thisgame, but I also wanted to get myteam to bounce back from the RBCgame so we could just keep addingbricks to where we want to get to,”Mayfield said.

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Manalapan Clinches Fifth StraightDivision Title by Beating FreeholdBy Scott Stump – Managing Editor

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Every week this season, Shore Conference football fans will get their chance to vote for the Ace OutdoorPower Equipment Football Player of the Week on our website, with more than 230,000 votes already cast

in the first eight weeks.

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Week-0 9/5/14Donovan Catholic - 10Pinelands - 7Donovan Catholic Jr. kicker GianCarlo Stigl iano

Week-1 9/12/14Brick Township - 42Brick Memorial - 0Brick Sr. quarterback Carmen Sclafani

Week-2 9/19/14Freehold Boro - 41Howell - 0Freehold Boro jr. QB/safety Jake Curry

Week-3 9/19/14Toms River North - 44Toms River South - 34Toms River North jr. tailback Asante Moorer

Week-4 10/4/14Central Regional - 26Pinelands - 12Central Regional Soph. RB Mike Bickford

Week-5 10/11/14Middletown North - 21Ocean - 7Middletown North Sr. TE/LB Troy Thompson

Week-6 10/17/14Southern - 16Toms River South - 13Southern Regional junior kicker Brandon Barnetti

FOR ADVERTISING INFORMATIONContact: Steven Meyer 732-233 -4460 steve.meyer@townsquaremedia.com

Week-7 10/17/14Point Beach - 34High land Park - 15

The latest recipient of the fans’ voting is Point Beach senior running back/defensive back Mike Frauenheim, who had a strong all-around game in a 34-15 win over Highland Park that improvedthe Garnet Gulls to 5-2. With senior fullback Joe Wegrzyniak out of the lineup with an injury, Frauenheimhelped carry the running game with 145 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 19 carries and also had twointerceptions on defense.

The Point Beach vans poured in votes for Fraunheim, who had nearly 20,000 votes to earn 38.5 percent of the vote and edge out JacksonMemorial sophomore Mike Gawlik, who ran for three touchdowns and had an interception in a win over Toms River South.

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