Rumson-Fair Haven, Shore Regional Claim NJSIAA Field Hockey Sectional Titles By John Sorce

Central, Group 2

No. 1 Wall led four Shore Conference teams into the Central, Group 2 Tournament. The Crimson Knights made it to the championship game, where they fell to No. 2 Seneca, 2-0. They defeated No. 8 Delran in the quarterfinals, 6-0, before downing No. 4 Robbinsville, 1-0, in the semifinals. Rea Cranwell and Zelda Wagner each scored twice for Wall in the quarterfinals, while Lynne Walenjus scored in the semifinals.

 

No. 3 Ocean Township earned a 2-1 victory over No. 6 Lawrence in the quarterfinals before falling victim to eventual champion No. 2 Seneca in the semifinals, 5-0. Gianna Canale and Kim Tamayo scored for the Spartans in the quarterfinals. No. 5 Jackson Liberty and No. 7 Manasquan were both shut out in the quarterfinals by No. 4 Robbinsville and No. 2 Seneca, respectively.

 

Central, Group 3

The Shore Conference was represented with four teams in the Central, Group 3 Tournament. No. 8 Toms River East earned a first-round victory over No. 9 Hamilton West, 4-0. Hailey Sicknick recorded a hat trick for the Raiders, who fell to top-seeded Moorestown in the quarterfinals. No. 10 Brick Memorial was shut out by seventh-seeded Pennsauken, 4-0, in the first round. No. 4 Brick Township fell to No. 5 Toms River South, 2-1, in the quarterfinals. Both goals came from Carly Kowalewski for Toms River South, and Lily Sherry scored for Brick Township. Toms River South fell to top-seeded Moorestown in the semifinals, 7-0.

 

Central, Group 4

A trio of teams represented the Shore Conference in the Central, Group 4 Tournament. No. 2 Jackson Memorial advanced to the championship round, where they fell to No. 5 Rancocas Valley, 4-0. To get to that point, the Jaguars earned a first-round bye, shut out No. 7 Hightstown, 4-0, and defeated No. 6 Lenape in a shootout after playing to a 1-1 tie. Mackenzie Dakin scored two goals in the quarterfinals while Sydney Walter scored the game winner in the shootout to put the Jaguars in the finals. No. 3 Freehold Township earned a first-round bye and then lost, 2-1, to No. 6 Lenape in the quarterfinals, while No. 4 Toms River North also earned a bye, but fell, 1-0, to eventual champion No. 5 Rancocas Valley.

 

Non-Public North

No. 5 Saint John Vianney was the only team from the Shore Conference in the Non-Public North Tournament. The Lancers fell in the quarterfinal round to No. 4 Montclair Kimberly, 4-0.

 

Non-Public South

Red Back Catholic earned the top seed in the Non-Public South Tournament. The Caseys defeated No. 9 Gloucester Catholic in the quarterfinals, 4-2. Gabrie Goehring, Hannah Howard, Julianne Kopec, and Samantha Sercia scored for RBC, who scored three straight second-half goals to earn the win. No. 10 St. Rose fell to No. 7 Moorestown Friends, 3-0, in the first round.

 

North 2, Group 1

Four teams represented the Shore Conference in the North 2, Group 1 Tournament, with No. 2 Shore Regional claiming the title in a 2-0 victory over No. 4 Johnson. Libby Doehner and Isabella Saponaro scored for the Blue Devils in the title game. To get to that point, Shore defeated No. 10 Florence, 9-2, in the quarterfinals. Maggie Lamb scored four goals, Lily Santi had three goals and three assists and Isabella Saponaro had two goals for Shore in the quarterfinals. They defeated No. 3 Point Boro in the semifinals, 3-1. Santi had two goals in that game. Point Boro’s path to the semifinals consisted of a 10-1 defeat of No. 14 Burlington City in the first round and a 2-0 win over No. 6 Whippany Park in the quarterfinals. Sydney Kern scored two goals in the first round while eight Panthers (Cassie Campbell, Jordan Carr, Julia DeLong, Maddie Jordan, Lauren Magley, Emily McDonald, Remi Polding, and Maggie Tiroly) scored one goal each. Carr scored both goals for the Panthers in the quarterfinals. No. 7 Henry Hudson lost, 2-1, in the first round to No. 10 Florence and No. 13 Keyport fell to No. 4 Johnson, 10-1.

 

North 2, Group 2

Rumson-Fair Haven earned the top seed in the North 2, Group 2 Tournament. The Bulldogs defeated No. 8 Summit in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Voorhees in the semifinals to advance to the finals, where they defeated No. 2 Bernards, 1-0. Bridy Molyneaux scored the title-clinching goal for the Bulldogs. No. 10 Holmdel played No. 7 Governor Livingston in the first round and fell, 1-0. No. 11 Matawan lost, 3-0, to No. 6 Hopewell Valley in the first round.

 

North 2, Group 3

The Shore Conference was well represented in the North 2, Group 3 Tournament, with five teams competing. No. 7 Freehold Boro earned a first-round win over No. 10 West Windsor-Plainsboro North, 2-0, before falling to No. 2 Chatham, 3-0, in the quarterfinals. Alyssa Barba and Taylor Cavaliere scored for the Colonials in their opening-round win. No. 8 Neptune fell, 3-2, in the first round to No. 9 Somerville. Cara DiStefano and Janiah Love both scored for Neptune in the game. No. 1 Middletown South advanced to the finals where they will fell to No. 3 Millburn, 3-2, after defeating No. 9 Somerville, 4-0, in the quarterfinals and No. 4 Middletown North, 2-0, in the semifinals. Cassie Guerrera scored both goals for the Eagles in the title game and three goals in the quarterfinals. Ally Friberg and Gianna Racioppi scored in the semifinals. Middletown North won its quarterfinal game against No. 5 Colts Neck, 1-0, with Sarah Wilkie scoring for the Lions in their win.

 

South, Group 2

Three teams represented the Shore Conference in the South, Group 2 Tournament. No. 3 Pinelands defeated No. 6 Sterling, 2-1, in the quarterfinals before falling to second-seeded Delsea in the semifinals, 3-0. Rachel Papernik scored both goals for the Wildcats in their quarterfinal win. Lacey defeated Barnegat, 1-0, in overtime in the first round before falling to No. 2 Delsea in the quarterfinals, 2-0. Camille Tomko scored the lone goal for the Lions in their first-round victory.

 

South, Group 3

No. 6 Central Regional was the lone Shore Conference representative in the South, Group 3 Tournament. The Golden Eagles were defeated in the first round by No. 11 Timber Creak, 3-0.

 

South, Group 4

No. 3 Southern Regional was the only Shore Conference representative in the South, Group 4 Tournament. The Rams defeated No. 11 Atlantic City, 3-1, in the quarterfinals before falling to No. 2 Kingsway, 3-0, in the semifinals. Erika Barbera scored two goals for Southern in their quarterfinal win.

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