Tag: State tournament
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Visco goal lifts Patriots to Central Jersey Group IV sectional soccer crown
There were question marks about what to expect from the Freehold Township High School boys soccer team at the beginning of the 2022 season. Would there be a difference with Michael Tepedino replacing Josh Mehl as the Patriots’ coach? How were the Patriots going to replace 16-goal scorer Herman Colbert and seven other senior starters?…
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Jaffe scores overtime winner to lift Eagles to CJ Group III soccer crown
Senior captain Makayla Jaffe was not going to let a lingering hamstring injury deny her from helping the Middletown South High School girls soccer team from winning its third state sectional tournament championship since 2017. Jaffe delivered a gutsy performance for the No. 3 seed Eagles against No. 5 seed Brick Memorial High School of…
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Santiago’s winner in OT lifts Patriots to second straight state sectional crown
The “redemption tour” that is the 2022 season for the Freehold Township High School girls soccer team checked off another box on Nov. 5 as the Patriots won their second consecutive state sectional tournament championship. The right foot of Hailey Santiago capped a thrilling comeback by the Patriots as the junior forward scored the game-winning…
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Bulldogs pound Oakcrest, 28-6, to reach SJ Group II championship game
It would not be a state sectional playoff year without the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School football team playing for a sectional title. The No. 2 seed Bulldogs clinched their 11th appearance in a state sectional championship game since 2010 on the evening of Nov. 4 in Rumson with a 28-6 victory over No. 3…
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Raiders surge into sectional quarterfinal with 13-0 victory over Columbia
The Hillsborough High School field hockey team began the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group IV Tournament “on fire” during its first-round matchup against Columbia High School on Nov. 1 in Hillsborough. No. 3 Hillsborough scored seven goals in the first quarter and rolled to a 13-0 victory over No. 14 Columbia to advance to the sectional…
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Mustangs rally past Washington Twp., 21-17, in SJ Group V playoffs
MARLBORO — The first state playoff football game to be played in Marlboro since 1994 had an unforgettable ending to it on Oct. 29 because of the resiliency of the Marlboro High School football team. Trailing 17-7 entering the fourth quarter, No. 4 seed Marlboro rallied to defeat No. 5 seed Washington Township High School,…
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Defense steers Jaguars to 10-7 victory over Manalapan in state playoffs
JACKSON — The cliche that “defense wins championships” proved true for the Jackson Memorial High School football team in the Jaguars’ South Jersey Group IV state sectional playoff game against Manalapan High School on Oct. 28 in Jackson. No. 3 seed Jackson Memorial defeated No. 6 seed Manalapan, 10-7, to advance to the sectional semifinals…
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Hogg’s goal in overtime lifts Bulldogs past Metuchen in state soccer action
A run at a second consecutive state sectional tournament championship is still very much in the cards for the Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School boys soccer team and the Bulldogs have sophomore Ronan Hogg to thank for that. Hogg, a sophomore forward, scored the game-winning goal two minutes into overtime to send the No. 7…
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Buccaneers win B North tennis crown; fashion 18-3 mark during campaign
LITTLER SILVER — The Red Bank Regional High School girls tennis team soared under the guidance of first-year coach Eileen Savko during the 2022 season. Led by seniors Janey Wright and Josie Munson, the Buccaneers went 18-3 and reached the championship match of the Central Jersey Group III state sectional tournament. “We had a lot…
