High School Sports Roundup for Tuesday, Sept. 5

Lauren Knego
Courier News and Home News Tribune

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BOYS SOCCER

St. Joseph (Met.) 3, Gill St. Bernard's 0: Matt Cruz scored twice as St. Joseph (Met.) opened the season with a win over the defending Non-Public B champions. Tour'e Reaves also scored. Nick Cruz and Matt Pinho each had one assist. Christian Owens made 10 saves. Alex Roch finished with 10 saves for Gill St. Bernard's (0-1).

Summit 1, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0: Aaron Schack made three saves for Scotch Plains-Fanwood (0-1). 

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North Brunswick 3, Trenton 1: Fabrizzio Reyes, Chris Scariano and Chris Spataro all scored to pace North Brunswick (1-0). DJ Cobb added one assist. Graham Randall and Ali Karim combined for six saves. 

Union Catholic 4, Livingston 0: Brian Espinosa led Union Catholic (1-0) with two goals and one assist. Arthur Almeida and Mark Pita also scored. Sebastian Moralez, Jon DiDario and Lucas Danchesko each tallied one assist. Connor Reilly made five saves. 

Westfield 1, Hopewell Valley 1 (2OT): Henry Schwartz scored on an assist from Brian Hinkel for Westfield (1-0). Josh Mendelson made four saves. 

Bridgewater-Raritan 4, Voorhees 1: Oliver Trujillo finished with one goal and one assist for Bridgewater-Raritan (1-0). Trevor McNulty, Sean Masur and Anthony Cabrera also scored. Dom Demcak added two assists. Brady Regan had one assist. Calum Erlenborn made four saves. Sam Houser scored for Voorhees (0-1). Teddy Stafford made eight saves. 

Old Bridge 3, Edison 2: For Edison (0-1), Amrit Chauhan and Jerome Boyer. Brandon Meyers and Logan Kurdes each had one assist. 

Delaware Valley 2, South Hunterdon 1: Caleb Bush and Kevin Reinhart each scored for Delaware Valley (1-0). Justin Wagner made 16 saves. Patrick Reilly scored for South Hunterdon (0-1). Cameron Paventi made 20 saves. 

East Brunswick 2, Notre Dame 0: Josh Newton scored twice to lead East Brunswick (1-0). Max Lee and Ivan Loncar each added one assist. Lucas Espada finished with four saves. 

J.P. Stevens 3, Franklin 3: Judson Guillaume, Aniket Narkhede and Darshan Patel each scored for J.P. Stevens (0-0-1) in a game halted by lightning. Max Glinn finished with six saves. Chris Hill, Ronald Williams and Anthony Gordon scored for Franklin. Jordan Davis made four saves. 

South Brunswick 3, Monroe 2: Dylan Inguardi and Jake Stump each finished with one goal and one assist for South Brunswick (1-0). Antonio Debari also scored. Vinayak Iyer added one assist. Justin Cross made 11 stops. For Monroe (0-1), Brendan Deal scored twice. Matt Hoyt and Robert Hunter each tallied one assist. Nick Rios made four saves. 

Spotswood 8, South Amboy 2: Andrew Oross recorded a hat trick as Spotswood opened the season with a victory. Brian Lumsden tallied one goal and two assists. Liam Barlow, Yanni Hatzistefanis and Jonathan Vizzi also scored. Tharney Luke, Sean Duffy and Chris DeLuca each added an assist. Andrew Bishara made three saves. Jonathan Yepes and Steve Fusco scored for South Amboy (0-1). 

Boonton 6, Middlesex 1: Seth Hansen scored for Middlesex (0-1). 

Dayton 12, Edison Academy 1: Zarir Hamza scored for Edison Academy (0-1) on an assist from Anthony Autera. Kunal Adhia made 20 saves. 

Butler 7, Somerset Tech 0: Brandon Vargas and Julio Rivas combined for 16 saves for Somerset Tech (0-1). 

GIRLS SOCCER

Bernards 1, Verona 0: Freshman Ella Bogdan scored on an assist from freshman Lauren Bogdan to lead Bernards (1-0). Jenna Whelan and Susan Oberschmidt combined for nine saves and the shutout. 

Spotswood 1, Timothy Christian 0: Alexa Reilly scored on an assist from Gina Ridgeway in the 25th minute to lead Spotswood (1-0). Julia Masucci made one save. Elizabeth Oduro made 19 stops for Timothy Christian (0-1). 

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East Brunswick 1, Notre Dame 0 (2OT): Nicole Unangst scored on a penalty kick to lift East Brunswick (1-0). Lauren Krinsky finished with five saves. 

Monroe 3, West Windsor-Plainsboro North 1: Gennyka Liebenthal scored twice to lead Monroe (1-0). Betsy Sanchez also scored. Leilah Mohamed, Tayler Muce, Megha Jain each had one assist. Katie Strych and Emma Bodmer combined for five saves. 

Shore 3, Piscataway 2: Sofia Williams tallied one goal and one assist for Piscataway (0-1). Kaitlyn Zeeb also scored and Delia Allwood added one assist. 

Gov. Livingston 3, Pequannock 2: Freshman Kaylee Vreeland scored twice in her first varsity game to lead Gov. Livingston (1-0). Claire Donfield also scored. Jackie Penna, Erin Splaine and Maggie Zecca each tallied one assist. Michelle Coyle made four saves. 

J.P. Stevens 6, South River 0: Ava Dul finished with two goals and one assist to pace J.P. Stevens (1-0). Katelyn Clemens recorded one goal and two assists. Caitlyn Shannon, Katie Hausman and Michelle Lim also scored. Chloe Trevidic and Mikhayla Sabo each added one assist. Sarah Zimmer finished with one save. For South River (0-1), Tori Pinho made 15 saves. 

Edison 3, South Brunswick 2 (OT): Samantha Moxie led Edison (1-0) with two goals and one assist. Monica Roca added one goal and one assist. Kendra Candido made six saves. For South Brunswick (0-1), Adriana Debari scored twice. Madison Butler and Julea Frankel each recorded one assist. Angela Miele made six saves. 

Rutgers Prep 6, Wardlaw-Hartridge 1: Freshman Belle Pellecchia led Rutgers Prep (1-0) with a hat trick and one assist. Sophomore Macey Mento recorded one goal and two assists. Sophomore Amanda Aloia scored twice. Emma Littman made 10 saves. 

Colonia 7, Mother Seton 0: Ally Poulakowski scored twice for Colonia (1-0). Adrianna Munoz recorded one goal and two assists. Daniela Cruz, Seaerra Michalsku, Naomi Ayala and Amy Valencia also scored. Angela Covert and Casey Mulrooney each had one assist. Kelly Silva made four saves. For Mother Seton (0-1), Maggie Moses and Camilla Kocsis combined for 19 saves. 

Bridgewater-Raritan 6, Voorhees 0: Allison Lowrey recorded two goals and one assist to lift Bridgewater-Raritan (1-0). Stephanie Lowrey and Samantha Vail each tallied one goal and one assist. Melanie Lytle and Diza Hasanaj also scored. Francesca Escudero, Kelly VanValkenberg and Elizabeth Hanemann each had one assist. Mia Phillip made one save. Jenna Baraneck made 29 save for Voorhees (0-1). 

Hightstown 1, Franklin 0: Brooke Sachau made two saves for Franklin (0-1). 

Rahway 8, Roselle Catholic 1: Ava Garay led Rahway (1-0) with five goals and three assists. Karyna Vargas finished with a hat trick and three assists. Alba Arnoso, Valerie Fernandez and Victoria Fernandez each added one assist. Sophia Coulson and Kayla Moncada combined for six saves. 

Old Bridge 4, Woodbridge 0: Nichole Adams recorded a hat trick for Old Bridge (1-0). Mackenzie Cangro also scored. Mackenzie Willis tallied two assists. Julia Sandor had one assist. Cidney Lee-Sam and Chelsea Lee-Sam combined for four saves. 

FIELD HOCKEY

Monroe 8, Peddie 1: Julia Corbisiero and Angela Oskierko each scored twice to pace Monroe (1-0). Abigail Viola added one goal and one assist. Celia Braswell, Alexis Tilbor and Kamryn Dalton also scored. Brooke Weringer tallied one assist. Brittany Barbuto made five saves. 

South Brunswick 5, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0: Carly Bansbach scored twice for South Brunswick (1-0). Olivia Mosco, Angela Rojek and Mackenzie Watlington also scored. Jennifer Ahn added two assists. Samantha Toma made seven saves. Kelly Nitti made 11 saves for Scotch Plains-Fanwood (0-1). 

Hunterdon Central 2, Phillipsburg 2 (OT): Brittany Bill finished with one goal and one assist for Hunterdon Central (0-0-1). Kali Huck also scored. Gabby Puskas made nine saves. 

Bernards 4, Ridge 0: Lilly Hengerer and Meghen Hengerer each scored twice to lead Bernards (1-0). Annie Thomas recorded one assist. Missy Connolly made four saves. For Ridge (0-1), Nicole Roberts and Bridget Doherty combined for nine saves. 

Madison 3, Bridgewater-Raritan 0: Christina Zydzik made eight saves for Bridgewater-Raritan (0-1). 

Delaware Valley 5, Old Bridge 0: Madison Scott scored twice to pace Delaware Valley (1-0). Kelsey O'Connor, Jillian Ethem and Sarah Babcock each scored a goal. Ellis Stanton recorded 11 saves. 

Voorhees 9, Montgomery 2: Cassie Boyce led Montgomery (1-0) with a hat trick. Laura Chen and Lauren Kokoskie each scored twice. Emily Matyas and Sarah Matyas each added one assist. Ally Duran and Kylla Przekop scored for Montgomery (0-1). Bauke Gatzen tallied two assists. 

GIRLS TENNIS

Dunellen 4, Colonia 1

Singles: Olivia Worthington (D) def. Diya Pujara 6-0, 6-1; Kate Ruskuski (D) def. Melissa Ngai 6-1, 6-0; Shannia Manalo (C) won by forfeit; Doubles: Jillian Rentenberg and Nileana Duverge (D) def. Archna Mahendru and Rutu Thakkar 6-1, 6-0; Rachel Herrera and Valerie Vargas (D) def. Shivani Patel and Heer Patel 6-1, 6-0. Records: Dunellen 1-0, Colonia 0-1. 

East Brunswick 5, Piscataway 0

Singles: Amy Cui (EB) def. Neelima Jyothiraj 6-0, 6-2; Lexi Roshkovan (EB) def. Mitali Baberwal 6-0, 6-1; Elizabeth Jackson (EB) def. Lynda Tu 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: Jennifer Liu and Clara Lee (EB) def. Jordyn Cho and Sydney Cho 6-3, 6-2; Rachael Bernardskii and Yuxuan Yang (EB) def. Riddhi Patel and Brooke Bola 6-1, 6-1. Records: East Brunswick 1-0, Piscataway 0-1. 

Montgomery 4, Hunterdon Central 1

Singles: Rhea Shrivastava (M) def. Lauren Ghong 6-0, 6-0; Alexandra Mednikova (M) def. Kayla Coleman 6-0, 6-0; Jessica Jiang (HC) def. Katie Parsons 3-6, 7-6 (7-2), 10-4; Doubles: Amy Yan and Ally Yan (M) def. Kayla Gosselin and Shivani Nair 6-0, 6-0; Sasha Demo and Julia Freitor (M) def. Rylie Dalgauer and Caycee Cleaver 6-3, 6-2. Records: Montgomery 1-0, Hunterdon Central 0-1. 

South Plainfield 4, Spotswood 1

Singles: Jordan Lovett (SP) def. Claudia Lemanski 6-0, 6-0; Mirit Girgis (S) def. Christine Chen 6-2, 6-1; Akachukwu F Uba (SP) def. Devin Ryan 6-2, 6-0; Doubles: Rachel Rokicki and Jacquelyn Battista (SP) def. Alix Lemiere and Emily Michaels 6-0, 6-0; Sarah Regan and Laura Rodriguez (SP) Kaitlin Dwyer and Ashley Murphy 7-5, 6-1. Records: South Plainfield 1-0, Spotswood 0-1. 

Middlesex 4, South River 1

Singles: Julia Lombardi (M) def. Kayelena Brimage 6-3, 6-0; Brianna Chiappa (M) def. Joleen Fahmy 6-1, 6-1; Julia Saltzman (M) def. Lycett Thiel 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4); Doubles: Nisha Azad and Natasha Azad (M) def. and 6-3, 6-3; Paige Edwards and Theresa Wang (SR) def. Devin Bartram and Maggie Schneider 6-7 (3-7), 7-5, 0-0 (10-7). Records: Middlesex 1-0, South River 0-1. 

North Brunswick 3, Wardlaw-Hartridge 2

Singles: Sydney Kuo (WH) def. Abby Tan 6-2, 6-1; Brittney Wilson (WH) def. Carly Lodise 6-1, 6-3; Erin Tan (NB) def. Dazlyn Erachshaw 6-2, 6-1; Doubles: Juhi Grover and Alisha Patel (NB) def. Mika Walker and Sydney Sweeney 6-2, 6-3; Rima Peddi and Natalia Szulc (NB) won by forfeit. Records: North Brunswick 1-0, Wardlaw-Hartridge 0-1. 

Woodbridge 4, J.F. Kennedy 1

Singles: Brianna Davis (W) def. Megha Patel 6-1, 6-0; Nicole Pangiochi (W) def. Heena Champaneri 6-1, 3-6 (10-0), 0-0 (10-8); Druhva Patel (JFK) def. Sarah Kusnirak 4-6, 6-6 (7-5), 0-0 (10-6); Doubles: Sherri Lee and Jada Murphy (W) def. Nehee Patel and Madison Gill 6-0, 6-4; Helen Loda and Sammantha Sypniewski (W) def. Eesha Javed and Riddhi Patel 6-3, 6-3. Records: Woodbridge 1-0, J.F. Kennedy 0-1. 

Highland Park 5, Carteret 0

Singles: Diana Chis (HP) def. Feny Patel 6-0, 6-0; Wenyi Ouyang (HP) def. Manjot Kaur 6-3, 6-1; Rachel Powlen (HP) def. Tayyabah Hafeez 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: Louise Lu and Tiffany Liang (HP) def. Urvi Patel and Chinoyerem Opara 6-2, 6-0; Linda Wang and Alice Minkov (HP) def. Balveen Kaur and Harmon Kaur 6-0, 6-0. Records: Highland Park 1-0, Carteret 0-1. 

Plainfield 5, Union 0

Singles: Miledy Ortega (P) def. Phylicia Menendez 6-2, 7-5; Genesis Fuentes (P) def. Fernanda Ordas 6-3, 4-6, 0-0 (12-10); Tracy Ajani (P) def. Kaila Silva 7-6 (7-4), 6-4; Doubles: Wendy Guzman and Jasmine Huggins (P) def. Union 6-1, 6-2; Millagros Huaccho and Natasha Dirati (P) def. Union 6-2, 6-1. Records: Plainfield 1-0, Union 0-1. 

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Rutgers Prep 2, Wardlaw-Hartridge 0

Game scores: 25-8, 25-16

Highlights: Rutgers Prep: Danielle Bernstein kill, 18 assists, 8 aces; Divya Seenivasan 7 kills, dig, 2 aces; Rachel Emmet 4 kills, assist, 2 aces; Ava Winters 2 digs, 3 aces. Records: Rutgers Prep 1-0, Wardlaw-Hartridge 0-1.  

Bridgewater-Raritan 2, Bishop Ahr 0

Game scores: 25-21, 25-13

Highlights: Bishop Ahr: Tamara Sawyer 5 kills, 2 blocks, 5 assists; Caroline Trevino 3 kills, block, 14 assists; Nastashia Espinosa 5 kills, block, dig; Allison VanDemark 5 digs, 2 assists. Records: Bishop Ahr 0-1, Bridgewater-Raritan 1-0.