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Name: Connor Cunningham

School: Jackson Memorial

Year: Junior

Position: Attack

Highlights: A two-time selection to the all-star game, Cunningham was second on theJaguars in goals (39) and points (60), as he also had 21 assists. One of Ocean County’s topscorers, he helped Jackson Memorial become the first Ocean County team to reach the ShoreConference Tournament championship game this season.

He also had 38 groundballs and averaged two goals per game for the No. 2 team in the ShoreConference. He also was a first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South pick by thecoaches.

As a sophomore he had 22 goals and 28 assists along with 78 ground balls.

Name: Dan Ericksen

School: Brick Memorial

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: Despite missing five games with a high ankle sprain, Ericksen was second onthe team with 17 goals in 10 games and added five assists.

Ericksen also had 30 groundballs for the Mustangs and earned second-team All-Class A Southhonors from the coaches.

This is his first selection to the all-star game.

Name: Alex Lorenca

School: Toms River East

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: A first-time selection to the all-star game, Lorenca led the Raiders with 47goals and added 10 assists.

He averaged four goals per game and also picked up 28 groundballs.

Lorenca was a first-team All-Class A South and honorable mention All-Shore pick by thecoaches.

Name: Dylan Moschetti

School: Jackson Liberty

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: A repeat selection to the all-star game, Moschetti led the Lions with 41 goals

and 12 assists and also added 60 groundballs.

He finished his career with 128 goals, 18 assists and 283 groundballs. Moschetti is the first100-goal scorer in program history and will continue his career at Brookdale CommunityCollege.

A first-team All-Class A South pick, Moschetti also earned honorable mention All-Shorehonors from the coaches.

Name: Kyle Jernack

School: Toms River South

Year: Junior

Position: Attack

Highlights: Highlights: Jernack is a first-time selection who joins senior Nick Jernack aspart of the Indians’ four-man contingent in this year’s all-star game.

He was a second-team All-Class A South selection and an honorable mention All-Shoreselection by the coaches this season.

Name: Nick Wolf


Year: Junior

Position: Attack

Highlights: A first-time all-star selection, Wolf scored a team-high 41 goals and added 16assists for the Jaguars this season.

He helped Jackson Memorial reach the Shore Conference Tournament final for the first timeand become the first Ocean County team to achieve that feat. He averaged two goals per gameand scooped up 33 groundballs.

Wolf earned first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South honors from the coaches

Name: Bryan Specht


Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of the top midfielders in the Shore Conference, Specht is a repeat all-star game selection.

He scored 38 goals this season, third on the team, and also had 23 assists for a team-high 61points. A facilitator of the offense, Specht helped the Jaguars win Class A South and reach theShore Conference Tournament final for the first time. He also had 57 groundballs, whichranked third on the time.

Specht was a first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South pick by the coaches.



Name: Kevin Bogert

School: Brick

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: A first-time all-star selection, Bogert finished with 21 goals and 13 assists asa senior.

His 34 points were second on the Green Dragons, and he also had 66 groundballs, which alsoranked second on the team.

He was named second-team All-Class A South by the coaches.

Name: Brendan Dowd

School: Brick

Year: Junior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: A first-time all-star game selection, Dowd finished with 16 goals and 20assists for the Green Dragons this season.

He also scooped up 34 groundballs to go with his 36 total points. He was a second-team All-Class A South pick by the coaches.

Name: Rick Dunphey

School: Southern

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: A repeat all-star game selection, Dunphey was one of the Shore Conference’stop scorers as a senior.

He finished with 52 goals and 38 assists this season. Dunphey finished his career with 190points for the Rams. He was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shoreby the coaches.

Dunphey was also a U.S. Lacrosse Academic All-American this season.

Name: Mike Celmer

School: Toms River North

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Celmer was one of the Mariners’ top scorers this season with 22 goals and 19assists.

His 41 total points ranked second on the team, and he also ranked second with 92 groundballsand a 92 percent face-off percentage.

A repeat all-star game selection, Celmer led the Mariners with 31 groundballs as a junior andhad nine goals and seven assists. He was named first-team All-Class A South and second-teamAll-Shore by the coaches.

Name: Jay O’Donnell


Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Highlights: A first-time selection to the all-star game, O’Donnell led theMariners in points this season.

He registered 23 goals and a team-high 21 assists for 44 points, and also had 75 groundballs.

The coaches named him honorable mention All-Class A South this season.

Name: Brandon Boos

School: Lacey

Year: Sophomore

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Highlights: Boos becomes the inaugural Lacey player selected to play in theall-star game for a program that just completed its second varsity season.

He finished with 25 goals and 5 assists for 30 points and also picked up 52 groundballs. Hehad a 66 percent faceoff average, and was named second-team All-Class A South by thecoaches.

In his two seasons, he has 33 goals, 9 assists and 72 groundballs. He was named second-teamAll-Class A South this season by the coaches

Name: Tom Dougherty

School: Toms River South

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of the top all-around players on the Indians, Dougherty is playing in hisfirst all-star game.

An honorable mention All-Shore selection by the coaches, Dougherty also received first-teamAll-Class A South honors.

Name: Nick Jernack

School: Freehold Township

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Highlights: A rare four-time selection to the all-star game, Jernack was asecond-team All-Shore pick by the coaches this season.

He also earned first-team All-Class A South honors as a midfielder.

Name:Jake Palmer

School:Toms River East

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Palmer played in last season’s all-star game and is back after finishing as oneof Class A South’s top defensive players.

He had 72 groundballs and 37 takeaways for the Raiders this season, with a high of eightgroundballs in games against Brick Memorial and Jackson Liberty.

Palmer earned second-team All-Class A South honors from the coaches.

Name: Matt Kalinowski

School: Toms River East

Year: Sophomore

Position: Defense


Highlights: One of the top up-and-coming defensive players in Ocean County,Kalinowski has been selected to the all-star game for the first time.

He finished with a team-high 88 groundballs as a sophomore, and also had 33 takeaways.Kalinowski also chipped in with four assists. Kalinowski was named second-team All-Class ASouth by the coaches this season.

Name: Giacomo Leibe

School:Toms River South

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: One of the top defenders in Ocean County, this is Leibe’s first selection tothe all-star game.

Leibe was a first-team All-Class A South pick by the coaches and also was an honorablemention All-Shore pick.

Name: Brad Maier


Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: One of the top defensive players in the Shore Conference, the Jaguars’captain is a repeat selection to the all-star game. He was a leader on a defense that allowedfive goals per game.

He will continue his career at Roanoke College in Virginia. As a senior, he had 52 groundballsand 27 takeaways and also added two goals and two assists to help the Jaguars win the ClassA South title and become the first Ocean County team to reach the Shore ConferenceTournament championship game.

Maier was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A South by the coaches. Healso was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American.

Name: Dylan Guadalupe

School: Southern

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Highlights: One of Class A South’s top defenders, Guadalupe is a first-timeall-star game selection.

He led the Rams with 119 groundballs and also had 28 takeaways to also lead the team in thatcategory. He was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shore by thecoaches.

Name: Nick Jinks

School: Southern

Year: Sophomore

Position:Defense

Highlights: Selected to the all-star game already as a sophomore, Jinks teamed withDylan Guadalupe to lead Southern’s defense.

Jinks finished with 66 groundballs and also had 20 takeaways this season. He was namedsecond-team All-Class A South by the coaches.

Name: Sean Miller


Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Highlights: One of Ocean County’s top defenders, Miller is a repeat selectionto the all-star game.

He scooped up a team-leading 125 groundballs and also had four goals and seven assists as asenior. Miller was named first-team All-Class A South and second-team All-Shore by thecoaches.

As a junior, he was third on the team with 20 groundballs.

Name: Ryan Totin


Year: Senior

Position: Specialist

Highlights:Highlights: One of the top defenders in the Shore Conference, Totin was aleader on a defense that allowed five goals per game.

He scooped up a team-high 105 groundballs, averaging nearly six per game, and also had 11goals and 9 assists for the No. 2 team in the Shore.

Totin helped Jackson Memorial become the first Ocean County team to reach the ShoreConference Tournament final. The Jaguars also won the Class A South title, and Totin earnedhonorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches.

Name: Drew Lamela

School: Brick Memorial

Year: Junior

Position: Goalie

Highlights:A first-time selection to the all-star game, Lamela finished with 199 saves in11 games.

He had a .618 save percentage and persevered despite the fact that the Mustangs lost twostarting defensemen for the season with injuries in the second game of the year.

Lamela was named first-team All-Class A South and honorable mention All-Shore by thecoaches.

Name: Max Leidenheimer

School: Jackson Liberty

Year: Junior

Position: Goalie

Highlights: A first-time selection to the all-star game, Leidenheimer had a 67.9 percentsave percentage and a 7.4 goals-against average this season.

He finished with a total of 218 saves for the Lions. This season he was named second-team

All-Class A South by the coaches.



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2 Beau Bennardo RFH Attack

3 Alec Dambach Howell Attack

4 PJ Maher RFH Attack

5 Connor Reilly Squan Attack

6 Austin Smutko Colts Neck Attack

7 Mike Cantelli Holmdel Midfield

8 Mike Huttner RFH Midfield

9 Rob Hart Howell Midfield

10 Christian Isola Holmdel Midfield

11 Alex Roth CBA Midfield

12 Mike Politz SJV Midfield

13 Tyler Becht Wall Midfield

14 Karl Degenhart RBR Midfield

15 Jack Curran RFH Midfield

16 Tim Gill Wall Midfield

17 Matt Gilbertson RFH Defense

18 Nick Fonte CBA Defense

19 Ryan Horsch Ft.Twp Defense

20 Steve McGrory Holmdel Defense

21 Will Avon Wall Defense

22 Adam Cotenoff RBR Defense

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2 Alex Lorenca TRE Attack

3 Nick Wolf Jackson Mem Attack

4 Dylan Moschetti Jackson Lib Attack

5 Dan Ericksen Brick Mem Attack

6 Kyle Jernack TRS Attack

7 Brad Maier Jackson Mem Defense

8 Sean Miller TRN Defense

9 Dylan Guadalupe Southern Reg Defense

10 Giacomo Leibe TRS Defense

11 Jake Palmer TRE Defense

12 Matt Kalinowski TRE Defense

13 Nick Jinks Southern Reg Defense

14 Drew Lamela Brick Mem Goal

15 Max Leidenheimer Jackson Lib Goal

16 Rick Dunphey Southern Reg Midfielder

17 Bryan Specht Jackson Mem Midfielder

18 Tom Dougherty TRS Midfielder

19 Nick Jernack TRS Midfielder

20 Brendan Dowd Brick Twp Midfielder

21 Kevin Bogert Brick Twp Midfielder

22 Brandon Boos Lacey Midfielder

23 Jay O'Donnell TRN Midfielder

24 Anthony Ferullo Jackson Lib Midfielder

25 Mike Celmer TRN Midfielder

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monm ou t h c o u n ty A l l - s t a r B i o s

Name: Beau Bennardo

School: Rumson-FH

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: One of the top scorers on the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference, Bennardo

is playing in his first all-star game.

He was second on the Bulldogs with 50 points on 30 goals and 20 assists for a team that did

not lose to a Shore Conference opponent all season.

Bennardo also had 40 groundballs and 11 takeaways on his way to earning first-team All-

Class A Central and second-team All-Shore honors from the coaches.

Name: P.J. Maher

School: Rumson-FH

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: Maher led the No. 1 team in the Shore Conference with 54 points on 33 goals

and 21 assists.

This is the first all-star selection for Maher, who also had 56 groundballs. He scored a season-

high six goals in a win over Manasquan and had a goal and two assists in a victory over

Jackson Memorial in the Shore Conference Tournament final.

Maher was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches.

Name: Alec Dambach

School: Howell

Year: Sophomore

Position: Attack

Highlights: A first-time all-star game participant, Dambach was a first-team Class A

North and second-team All-Shore selection by the coaches this season.

He is the fastest player in program history to reach 100 career points, and is the younger

brother of starting midfielder Ryan Dambach, a senior.

Dambach finished with 38 goals and 37 assists this season after registering 27 goals and 32

assists as a freshman.

Dambach was a first-team All-Class A North and second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches

this year.

Name: Connor Reilly

School: Manasquan

Year: Junior

Position: Attack

Highlights: The Most Valuable Player of last year’s all-star game, Reilly returns this

season after scoring 40 goals to go with 11 assists.

Reilly was a first-team All-Class A Central and second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches.

As a sophomore, he finished with 44 goals and 18 assists for the Warriors and is now 16 goals

shy of 100 for his career.

Name: Austin Smutko

School: Colts Neck

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: A first-time all-star selection, Smutko led the Cougars with 32 goals and 34

assists, which also put him among the top scorers in the Shore Conference.

He also added 40 groundballs as a senior. In his junior season, he registered 33 goals and 16

assists for the Cougars.

Smutko was a first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore pick as a senior.

Name: Jack Curran

School: Rumson-FH

Year: Junior

Position: Attack

Highlights: After missing most of his sophomore season with a torn ACL, Curran came

back to become one of the top offensive players in the Shore this year.

He scored a team-leading 36 goals to go with nine assists for a team that won its second Shore

Conference Tournament title in program history and first since 2007. He also had 40

groundballs and 10 takeaways for a team that did not lose to a Shore Conference opponent.

Curran was an honorable mention All-Class A Central pick by the coaches.

Name: Brian Perrino

School: Wall

Year: Senior

Position: Attack

Highlights: Led the Shore Conference with 68 goals and added 33 assists.

Perrino finished as Wall’s all-time leading scorer with 132 goals and was a first-team All-

Shore and first-team All-Class A North selection by the coaches.

He is going to Moravian to play club lacrosse after helping the Crimson Knights win the Class

A North public title this season.

Name: Tyler Becht

School: Wall

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Becht earned first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore

recognition from the coaches this season.

He finished with 28 goals and two assists and is Wall’s all-time assist leader. His college plans

are undecided, but he is leaning toward playing for Brookdale Community College.

Name: Tim Gill

School: Wall

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Gill was second on the team behind Brian Perrino with 31 goals to go with

18 assists.

He earned second-team All-Class A North honors from the coaches. A three-year starter, he is

headed to Gettysburg College to play football.

Name: Mike Huttner

School: Rumson-FH

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of the top all-around players in the Shore Conference, Huttner helped

the Bulldogs finish No. 1 in the Shore this season.

He had 22 goals and 10 assists and was second on the team with 58 groundballs. Also a first-

team All Shore Media selection at linebacker on the football team in the fall, Huttner will

continue his lacrosse career at Cornell University.

The coaches made Huttner first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central. He also

was one of five U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans from the Shore this year.


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Name: Rob Hart

School: Howell

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Playing in his third all-star game, Hart was selected first-team All-Shore by

the coaches for the second straight season and was selected as the Class A North Player of the

Year.

Hart finished as Howell’s all-time leader in groundballs with 337, including 128 as a senior.

He had 34 goals and 30 assists as a senior and finished his career as Howell’s second all-time

leading scorer with 89 goals and 76 assists for 165 points.

He was the recipient of the Herman Hill Award that goes to Howell’s top male athlete of the

year and will play soccer and possibly lacrosse at Drew University.

Name: Mike Cantelli

School: Holmdel

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: One of the most potent scorers in the Shore Conference, Cantelli finished

with 46 goals and 24 assists this season as the Hornets reached the Shore Conference

Tournament semifinals for the first time.

He also had 71 groundballs, and finished his career at Holmdel’s all-time leading scorer with

121 goals and 90 assists. Cantelli, who returns after playing in last season’s all-star game, was

a two-year captain and will continue his career at SUNY-Cortland.

Cantelli was a first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central pick by the coaches

while also earning U.S. Lacrosse All-American honors.

Name: Christian Isola

School: Holmdel

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Teamed with fellow all-star selection Mike Cantelli to form one of the

Shore’s top midfield groups. He also played in last year’s all-star game.

He recorded 40 goals and 16 assists and had 80 groundballs as a senior. He is Holmdel’s

second all-time leading scorer behind Cantelli with 101 goals and 57 assists along with 238

groundballs. He was a first-team All-Class A Central and second-team All-Shore pick by the

coaches.

A two-year captain, Isola will continue his career at Division II Florida Tech.

Name: Mike Politz

School: St. John Vianney

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: The Lancers’ top all-around player, Politz was St. John Vianney’s lone

representative on the all-division team, as he was named first-team All-Class A Central by the

coaches.

Politz also earned honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches.

Name: Karl Degenhart

School: Red Bank Regional

Year: Senior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: Degenhart led the Bucs with 67 goals this season to earn his first all-star

game selection.

He was named honorable mention All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the

coaches. Degenhart finished his career with 107 goals, 36 assists and 128 groundballs in two

years as a starter.

He will continue his career at Gettysburg College.

Name: Alex Roth

School: Christian Brothers Academy

Year: Junior

Position: Midfield

Highlights: A first-time all-star game selection, Roth finished with 12 goals and one assist

for the Colts this season.

He also was named first-team All-Class A North and honorable mention All-Shore by the

coaches.

Name: Steve McGrory

School: Holmdel

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Just like teammates Mike Cantelli and Christian Isola, McGrory is back in the

all-star game after playing in last season’s edition.

He finished with 32 groundballs and 14 takeaways as a senior captain. McGrory had 188

groundballs and 44 takeaways in his career. He was a first-team All-Class A Central and

second-team All-Shore pick by the coaches.

He will join teammate Christian Isola in continuing his career at Florida Tech, a new Division

II program.

Name: Nick Fonte


Year: Junior

Position: Defense

Highlights: One of the Colts’ top defensive players, Fonte was a leader on a defense that

allowed an average of 4.5 goals per game.

Fonte was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches this

season.


Name: Gino Isola


Year: Senior

Position: Specialist

Highlights: One of the top defensive players in the Shore Conference, Isola also chipped

in with two goals and three assists as a senior.

He was selected first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches this

season and was named the team’s co-MVP with goalie Matt Deiner.

Name: Adam Cotenoff


Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Highlights: Playing in his first all-star game, Cotenoff was an honorable

mention All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central selection by the coaches.

A two-year starter, he finished his career with 145 groundballs and 101 takeaways. He will

continue his career at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Name: Ryan Horsch

School: Freehold Township

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Considered the top defender in Freehold Township history, Horsch finished

with 82 groundballs and forced 42 turnovers as a senior.

He also had 10 goals and three assists this season. He finished his career with 200 groundballs

and 75 forced turnovers along with 10 goals and six assists.

Horsch was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches.

Name: Matt Gilbertson

School: Rumson-FH

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Widely considered one of the top defensive players, if not the top defensive

player, in the Shore Conference.

Gilbertson had a team-high 90 groundballs and 65 takeaways for a team that allowed only

four goals per game.

He helped the Bulldogs finish unbeaten against Shore Conference competition and win their

first Shore Conference Tournament title since 2007. He will continue his career at Dartmouth.

Gilbertson was named first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A Central by the coaches.

Name: Will Avon

School: Wall

Year: Senior

Position: Defense

Highlights: Wall’s top defensive player, Avon earned first-team All-Class A North and

honorable mention All-Shore honors from the coaches this season.

A three-year starter, he covered the opponent’s top offensive player in every game. He also led

the team in groundballs.

Name: Matt Deiner


Year: Senior

Position: Goalie

Highlights: Considered one of the top goalies in New Jersey, Deiner finished his career as

CBA’s all-time leader in saves with 501.

A repeat all-star game selection, he had 117 saves and a 4.86 goals-against average, along

with a .642 save percentage as a senior. The Colts reached the Shore Conference Tournament

semifinals and won the Class A North title.

Deiner was selected first-team All-Shore and first-team All-Class A North by the coaches, and

also was a U.S. Lacrosse All-American. His 5.09 goals-against average for his career ranks

second all time at CBA.

Name: Pat Quinn


Year: Junior

Position: Goalie

Highlights: Playing in his first all-star game, Quinn was an honorable mention All-Shore

and second-team All-Class A Central selection by the coaches this season.

A team captain, he has 513 career saves and an average of 13.1 per game with a 22-17 record

as a starter.

Quinn led the state in saves this season with 276.


Before the high school all-stars

from Monmouth and Ocean

counties battle for supremacy at

the Shore Conference Lacrosse

Coaches Association All-Star

Game on June 19 at Long

Branch, fans will get a

chance to see a group of

players who may one

day be a part of the high school

all-star game tradition.

For the scecond time, there

will be a youth all-star game held

before the high school game, and it will

feature top fifth/sixth graders and

seventh/eighth graders. from the two

countiesquaring off at 4:00 p.m. for the

5/6 graders & 5:00pm for the 7/8

graders at Long Branch High School. It

will be a glimpse of the future stars in

the Shore Conference and a look at the youth

levels that have greatly contributed to the sport’s

rapid growth in this area.

“ I t h i n k i t ' s a n a m a z i n g

t h i n g , ’’ s a i d S t e v e n M e y e r o f

O c e a n To w n s h i p L a c r o s s e a n d

o r g i n i z e r o f t h e t h i s y e a r s A l l -

S t a r e v e n t . “It's about time now that

players in this area are being recognized. These

are going to be the stars of the future. You see

the growth of lacrosse all across the country and

finally these kids are getting the opportunity to

showcase

how

much the sport has grown in Monmouth County

and Ocean County. This is a great platform to

showcase their talents.’’

The connection between the youth and high

school all-star games is a reflection of what

happens at most programs around the Shore

Conference, where high school players often

still help out at the youth levels, and college

players come back to their alma maters and help

the high school players whenever possible.

“We instill that about guys coming back,’’

said Roland Gagne, a youth coach in Jackson

who will be coaching the Ocean County eighth

grade all-stars. “The high school guys know our

(youth) practice is always open. On Monday, we

had practice for this all-star team and we had

the two leading scorers from Jackson Memorial

and a Jackson alum who is now at Montclair

State there to work out with the kids. That's not

just indicative of our program, but all

programs.’’

“Coaches are always saying to give back,’’

Gagne said. “It’s a communal program where

you're constantly giving back, sharing ideas,

and raising the level of the sport. I think that’s

why in Monmouth and Ocean County, the sport

is exploding, because of that tradition and the

uniqueness of it.’’

In addition to giving fans a look at the future

stars of the Shore Conference and emphasizing

the connection between the youth and high

school levels, the game provides the young

players with a great atmosphere to showcase

their talents on a big stage in front of a good-

sized crowd. They get to play on the big

artificial turf field at Long Branch with their

high school counterparts and their coaches

checking out who the next stars will be that they

will have to compete with.

“ I t ’s n i c e f o r t h e m t o b e

e x p o s e d t o s o m e t h i n g l i k e

t h i s a n d t h e s e k i n d o f

c r o w d s a t t h e g a m e , ’’ G a g n e

s a i d . “ I t h i n k i t ’s g o i n g t o

b e a g r e a t e v e n t . ’’

Y o u t h A l l - S t a r g a m e : T h e S t a r s o f T o m o r r o wB y S c o t t S t u m p – M a n a g i n g E d i t o r


s pe ci a l Thanks Agai n go out To

SCLCA

Scholarship

Port ions of Tonight 's Proceeds wi l l go to the

L o n g B r a n c h H i g h S c h o o l

f o r t h e u s e o f t h e i r f a c i l i t y

T h e R e f e r e e s f r o m T h e S h o r e C o n f e r e n c e

C h a p t e r f o r t h e i r s e r v i c e s

t o n i g h t & t h r o u g h o u t t h e y e a r


Manalapan not only won its first NJSIAA

Group IV title in school history on June 11, it

accomplished the feat in a performance that

was the baseball equivalent of watching

Halley's Comet zoom past with Bigfoot standing

next to you and the Loch Ness Monster

swimming by.

"The lineup today was the perfect storm,'' said

head coach Brian Boyce, still shaking his head

after the game. "I'm at a loss for words because

I'll never see it again in my coaching career.''

"This will never happen again,'' said senior

pitcher/outfielder Jake Winston, who had a

career-high five hits in the win. "It couldn't have

come at a better time.''

The Braves put on an offensive display that is

believed to have never been seen before in the

history of the Group finals, which date back to

1959. To say that it was like batting practice

would be a huge compliment to Manalapan's

batting practices, which probably have never

gone as well as what unfolded on Saturday.

Manalapan won 29-14 over Westfield and

pounded out 32 hits off six different pitchers at

Ken Frank Stadium at Toms River South, which

are believed to be records for runs and hits in a

Group final. They turned a state championship

into a game that couldn't even be simulated on MLB 2K11

on PlayStation. The final line of 29 32 0 on the scoreboard

looked like the combination to one of the Braves' lockers

at school, and it was so surreal that several of them kept

glancing over at it during postgame interviews to reassure

themselves that it really happened.

Not only did they make school history, they did it in a

way that will never be forgotten. Fans and reporters will

see that score in 10 years and think it's a typo. There's no

way that could be right. It made Seneca's 24-14 win over

Moorestown in the South Jersey Group III final look like a

pitchers' duel, and that was in a sectional championship,

not a Group final between two of the top teams in the state.

Even players who had waited their whole lives to gush

about winning a state championship were rendered

speechless as they tried to comprehend the

enormity of what was detailed in electronic form

just beyond the rightfield fence.

"I'm at a loss for words,'' said senior outfielder

Nick Kreiger. "I don't even know what to say

when I look at that.''

They scored one run for every victory they

recorded in setting the school record this season,

and they outscored 11 of the football teams that

won NJSIAA sectional titles this past fall.

Every starter had at least two hits, including

five each by Winston, senior catcher Chris

Baird and senior outfielder Alex DeCastro, and the

Braves registered nine doubles and four home runs.

When senior outfielder Derek Kawa said afterward that

"it was one hell of a ride and ending my high school career

with a state championship is the best feeling in the world,''

it was hard to tell if he was talking about the season or the

game.

"Thirty-two hits, 29 runs - that's ridiculous,'' Kawa said.

"I don't know what everyone ate for breakfast this

morning, but it was going on all cylinders,'' said

undefeated senior ace Kyle Rubbinaccio, who had

arguably the worst outing of his career, and it barely

registered a blip on the radar because of the offensive

onslaught.

At first it didn't even look like the game would make it

past five innings, as Manalapan had leads of 11-1 and 16-

6, but Westfield exploded for seven runs with two outs in

the bottom of the fifth inning to avoid the mercy rule. The

Blue Devils had stormed all the way back to 16-13, but

that only served to fire up the Manalapan offense even

more. Instead of making Manalapan freeze up with its lead

evaporating, Westfield's seven-run rally turned out to have

the opposite effect - it turned what would have been a

potential run-of-the-mill, mercy-rule win into something

that had never been seen in a Group final.

"Once one guy gets going, we all go,'' said senior

shortstop Rich Ricciardi.

It got so nuts during the top of the seventh that even the

Braves reached the point of fatigue from all the nonstop

action. It was as if the offense was a giant wrecking ball,

trying to see if it could knock down the Toms River South

school building behind the outfield fence by shelling it

with baseballs.

"There's almost a point in the last inning where you're

like, 'Let's just make this final out, and just go back on the

field and win it,''' said Kreiger, who slammed his first and

only homer of the season during that 12-run surge. "I think

29 was a little much, but I'll take it.''

It was as if all the pressure the Braves have been under

since being ranked No. 1 in the Shore in the preseason

erupted in an offensive barrage for the ages. Despite the

fact that Manalapan had never even won a sectional title in

its history before this season, the talented, senior-laden

Braves were expected to deliver the school's first Group IV

title and become the first Shore Conference team since

Toms River East in 2001 to take the Group IV crown.

"Anything other than this was a disappointment,''

Rubbinaccio said.

The most impressive part, other than the Bugs Bunny-

type statistics, was Manalapan's resilience.

Every time Westfield made a charge, the Braves

had an answer. Manalapan led 11-1, but a grand

slam helped Westfield cut it to 11-6. Manalapan

quickly answered with five runs to make it 16-6

before Westfield put up seven runs in the fifth.

All Manalapan did was then drop a 12-run anvil

right on Westfield's back in the seventh to make

the scoreboard operators start searching for

extra bulbs.

"We didn't stop because we knew they could

hit,'' Boyce said.

When the smoke finally cleared and Winston

induced a hard line drive out to third base to

start the celebration, the Braves could finally

marvel at a hitting display never seen on this

type of stage.

"We are going to be remembered for this,''

Winston.

Glancing at the scoreboard one last time after

the game, the understated Baird, who homered in the win,

shrugged his shoulders with a wry grin when asked if he

was ever involved in even a Little League game that

resembled Saturday's affair.

"Hey, there's a first time for everything,'' Baird said

before smiling.

It turns out he was only half right.

Considering what Manalapan did on Saturday, it may

have been the first and last time that anything like that

will be seen again.

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