High School Sports Roundup for Thursday, Sept. 28
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FIELD HOCKEY
Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament
Hunterdon Central 5, Pope John 1: Colleen Barrett scored twice as fifth-seeded Hunterdon Central (7-2-1) beat No. 12 Pope John (2-7-1). Rachel Stone, Kali Huck and Emily Brandt also scored. Brittany Bill added three assists. Gabby Puskas made two saves. Hunterdon Central will play No. 4 Wallkill Valley in the quarterfinals.
Wallkill Valley 2, South Hunterdon 0: Kerry Coleman made eight saves for No. 16 South Hunterdon (3-5).
Union County Tournament
Gov. Livingston 3, Union 0: Marisa Iossa scored twice for seventh-seeded Governor Livingston (6-2). Kathryn Illis also scored. Audrey Cardone, Heather Goldbeck and Tiffany Luo each had one assist. Aislinn O'Keefe made three saves. Governor Livingston will travel to No. 6 Westfield in the next round.
Regular Season
Metuchen 0, South Plainfied 0 (OT): Kamryn Chaudry made 12 saves for Metuchen (7-1-1). For South Plainfield (8-2-2), Tatianna Sutor made 11 saves.
East Brunswick 2, Piscataway 0: Kayla Reardon led East Brunswick (5-3-1) with one goal and one assist. Emma Perone also scored. Madison Stout had one assist and Danielle Sawyer made 10 saves. For Piscataway (3-7), Nadya Khan made seven saves.
Westfield 3, Franklin 0: Megan Webber finished with two goals and one assist for Westfield (4-6). Nicole Murray also scored. Colleen O'Connor made three saves. For Franklin (3-5), Tara Weniger made 11 saves.
Pingry 2, Hillsborough 1: Shruti Sagar and Josie Jahng scored for Pingry (5-3). Emma Barrison made 11 saves. For Hillsborough (3-6), Allie Benadon scored and Megan Kirby finished with 11 saves.
Somerville 6, Northern Highlands 5: Bryn Rolon recorded a hat trick and one assist to lead Somerville (6-4). Jocelyn Hayes also had a hat trick. Karli Papavero, Victoria Christopulos and Kylee Garcia each added assists. Gianna Duddy made four saves.
Mount St. Mary 2, Livingston 0: Meghan Ciullo scored twice for Mount St. Mary (2-6-1). Aubrie Hart made two saves.
Old Bridge 5, Sayreville 0: Abigail Zimmerlink led Old Bridge (6-4) with two goals and two assists. Mikayla Horn scored twice. Alyahna Marrero also scored. Alexis Zimmerlink added two assists and Emma Bennett earned the shutout.
South Brunswick 2, Monroe 1: Olivia Mosco and Carly Bansbach scored for South Brunswick (5-6). Melissa Leavy and Angela Rojek had assists. Mahiyah Sampson made four saves. For Monroe (4-6), Kamryn Dalton scored on an assist from Abigail Viola. Brittany Barbuto finished with 11 saves.
Ridge 3, Mendham 0: Noor Kaur scored twice for Ridge (4-7). Jaclyn Narleski also scored.
GIRLS SOCCER
Union County Tournament
Linden 6, Plainfield 1: Renee Pena finished with two goals and one assist for No. 16 Linden (4-5-1). Angelica Rodriguez scored twice. Bianca Palomino and Mackenzie Barrett also scored. Samantha Morales-Juarez added one assist. Rebecca Rocha made three saves. For No. 17 Plainfield (2-5), Kiara Rosa scored and Angel Branch made eight saves. Linden will travel to No. 9 New Providence in the next round.
Union Catholic 4, Dayton 0: Coral Briber scored twice as No. 11 Union Catholic (2-6) beat No. 14 Dayton (3-6). Sofia Alves added one goal and one assist. Hope Wegryn also scored. Jamie Bonaccorso and Olivia Yarem each had one assist. Izzy DiDario made three saves. Union Catholic will face No. 6 Summit in the next round.
Regular Season
Somerville 1, Mount St. Mary 0: Christina Cernuto scored on an assist from Anna McVerry as Somerville improved to 7-0-1. Lauren Ciufo earned the shutout. For Mount St. Mary (6-3), Michaela Walsh finished with five saves.
East Brunswick 2, Old Bridge 1: Alyna Negron led East Brunswick (7-2) with one goal and one assist. Madison Mandleur also scored. Victoria Constantin chipped in one assist. Lauren Krinsky made seven saves. For Old Bridge (7-2), Nichole Adams scored on assists from Nicole Cassano and Lindsay Shafer. Chelsea Lee-Sam made five saves.
Ramapo 3, Hunterdon Central 0: Ciara Adams scored for Hunterdon Central (6-2). Ava Gillikin made nine saves.
Monroe 2, South Brunswick 0: Paige Gandy finished with one goal and one assist for Monroe (7-3). Tayler Muce also scored. Katie Gallagher had one assist. Jennifer Horn earned the shutout. Angela Miele made 10 saves for South Brunswick (3-6).
Pingry 2, Hun 1: Ally Pyne scored twice and Caroline Friend also scored for Pingry (5-3-1). Abby Beckmen made five saves.
Sayreville 4, New Brunswick 2: Lauren Attardi led Sayreville (8-0) with one goal and one assist. Carissa Colfer, Samantha Soto and Jacqueline Ventricelli also scored. Samantha Szymanski tallied one assist. Rebecca Barbosa finished with 15 saves. For New Brunswick (2-8), Abigail Luengas scored twice. Ashley Garcia made 17 saves.
Piscataway 4, J.P. Stevens 1: Delia Allwood led Piscataway (4-5) with two goals and one assist. Kaitlyn Zeeb tallied one goal and two assists. Hunter Samuel and Sofia Williams also scored. Jordyn Allen added one assist. Dana Ogilvie made five saves. For J.P. Stevens (2-7), Caitlyn Shannon scored on an assist from Andrea Maris. Sarah Zimmer finished with seven saves.
Bernards 5, Warren Hills 0: Makenna Davis finished with a hat trick and one assist for Bernards (7-2). Laurel McHale added one goal and two assists. Katelin Brito tallied one goal and one assist. Susan Oberschmidt made six saves.
Rutgers Prep 2, Franklin 1: Macey Mento scored on an assist from Micah Livingston late in the second half to lead Rutgers Prep (8-1). Amanda Aloia also scored. Emma Littman finished with nine saves.
Watchung Hills 4, Ramsey 0: Kelly Fitzgerald recorded two goals and one assist for Watchung Hills (4-2-1). Lindsay Wolf added one goal and one assist. Julia Heilberg also scored. Katie Boehm had one assist. Kaylee Donnelly and Nicole Entrup combined for five saves.
Colonia 6, Woodbridge 3: Searra Michalsky scored twice for Colonia (7-3). Adrianna Munoz tallied one goal and one assist. Brianna Hendricks, Gianna Reilly and Daniela Cruz also scored. Angela Covert and Rawan Soliman each had one assist. Kelly Silva finished with six saves. For Woodbridge (4-6), Gabby D'Emilio scored twice. Leticia DaSilva also scored. Samantha Nedza added one assist and Vanessa Mondragon made five saves.
Scotch Plains-Fanwood 6, Summit 1: Kerri Mcneely recorded a hat trick for Scotch Plains-Fanwood (7-1). Corrinne Lyght and Erika Muskus each finished with one goal and two assists. Tayor Diggs chipped in one goal and one assist. Maggie Traina added one assist. Maya Kessler made five saves.
North Brunswick 6, Perth Amboy 3: Arianna Mattis finished with a hat trick to power North Brunswick (3-7). Xaria La'Mar and Sam Persaud each tallied one goal and one assist. Tiffany Francis also scored and Delaney Timm had one assist. Christine Brandt made 13 saves. For Perth Amboy (0-9), Isabella Sosa scored twice and Dennise Gamino added a goal. Ashley Perez had one assist. Danya Reynoso made 22 saves.
Manville 5, Bound Brook 0: Isabella Sanchez led Manville (3-6) with a hat trick and two assists. Emillee Diaz and Anna Miga scored. Alena Petrock and Melany Solis each added assists. Vanessa Ramirez made five saves. For Bound Brook (1-7), Sophie Hector finished with 18 saves.
Morris Knolls 3, Hillsborough 0: Olivia Bandola and Jillian Stanton combined for nine saves for Hillsborough (2-6).
Immaculata 3, Delaware Valley 0: Teri Jackson finished with one goal and one assist for Immaculata (2-4). Naiya Jefferson and Brooke Pappalardo also scored. Chloe Martin made eight saves.
Northern Highlands 3, Ridge 0: Ally Lindsey made three saves for Ridge (5-3).
Atlantic Tech 6, Somerset Tech 3: Sonia Purohit scored twice and Molly Foster added a goal for Somerset Tech (3-6). Sarah Sconda and Sarah Yagual combined for 15 saves.
Pilgrim Academy 2, Calvary Christian 0: Kayla Lombardi finished with 13 saves for Calvary Christian (7-1).
BOYS SOCCER
Monroe 2, East Brunswick 1 (2OT): Jonah Dias scored the game-winner with eight seconds left in the second overtime to lead Monroe (). Brendan Deal also scored. Liam Craver and Chris Graetzig added assists. Nick Rios made six saves. For East Brunswick (), Justin Woo scored. Lucas Espada made eight saves.
New Brunswick 2, South Brunswick 0: Homer Melendez and Emmanuel Zamora scored for New Brunswick (3-3-2). Jomar Vizcaino made seven saves.
Woodbridge 3, Colonia 2 (OT): Ethan Figueroa, Prince Jackson and Khalid Mamman all scored for Woodbridge (5-6). Ethan Figueroa and Andrew Fuentes each had one assist. Marcos Piastre made six saves. For Colonia (1-8), Carlos Goncalves scored twice. Timothy Meehan had one assist. Dan Sosiak made seven saves.
Bound Brook 5, Manville 2: Myke Melo scored twice for Bound Brook (5-2-1). Eduardo Vargas tallied one goal and one assist. Matthew Borja and Ronald Arce also scored. Christopher Antunes and Erick Morales each had one assist. Obrian Arias made five saves. For Manville (4-3-1), Brandon Vigueras and Alan Rainz scored. Donte East and Jeff Cubero each tallied one assist. Sebastian Rodriguez and Wilson Arias combined for 14 saves.
North Brunswick 1, South Plainfield 0: Chris Spataro scored on an assist from Isai Aguilar for North Brunswick (7-3). Bryan Cruz made three saves for South Plainfield (4-6).
Watchung Hills 2, Glen Ridge 1: John Sonta and Salvatore Cianfano scored to lead Watchung Hills (3-2-1). John Seyda and John Jara each had one assist. Liam Scanlon made five saves.
Gill St. Bernard's 2, Voorhees 0: Dan Shen and Andrew Moglianesi scored for Gill St. Bernard's (4-3-1). Drew Kramer and Jordan Canica added assists. Alex Roch made three saves. For Voorhees (3-5), Teddy Stafford made 10 saves.
Sayreville 4, Carteret 2: Franklie Astarita led Sayreville (7-2) with two goals and two assists. Zachary Colgan and Alex Meza-Navarro also scored. Tyler Barreiro and Alex Szpindor each had one assist. Jefferson Sanchez and Sahil Brar scored for Carteret (6-3). Jordan Almandares and Nicolas Garrafo added assists. Foti Xadia made eight saves.
Hillsborough 2, Columbia 1: Cameron Bruno and Justin Dominique scored for Hillsborough (3-5). Jamie Moni had one assist.
Westfield 4, Plainfield 1: Graham Studwell, Brian Hinkel, Andrew Eliades and Daniel Sokolin all scored to lead Westfield (7-1-1). Jack Dobosiewicz, Devon Tikku and Andrew Echausse all had one assist. Josh Mendelson made four saves.
Gov. Livingston 3, Linden 3: Mason Boenning, Josiah Crawford and Alessio Marisi scored for Governor Livingston (4-2-1). Brian Carvalhoso scored twice for Linden (1-6-1). Frederick Velez recorded one goal and one assist. Robins Etienne and Juan Montes Zarate added assists. Patrick Moskal made 10 saves.
Piscataway 3, J.P. Stevens 1: Gabe Rodrigues scored twice to pace Piscataway (3-5). Santiago Rojas also scored. Bryan Shields, Diego Navas Trujilo and Hector Tobar also scored. Shivam Patel finished with six saves. For J.P. Stevens (3-5-2), Darshan Patel scored. Max Glinn made six saves.
Highland Park 7, Bishop Ahr 2: Jonah Beberman led Highland Park (9-0) with six goals. Ethan Gildenberg chipped in one goal and one assist. Matt Landis, Harry Pestka, Felix Rojas and Tim Ruggerio each had one assist. Elan Isaacson made three saves. Jude Roche scored for Bishop Ahr (1-8).
GIRLS TENNIS
North Hunterdon 5, Bernards
Singles: Alexa Vasile (NH) def. Uma Patla 6-1, 6-1; Emelin Gustafsson (NH) def. Kristen Sardis 6-0, 6-1; Kiera Horun (NH) def. Allie Voight 6-1, 6-0; Doubles: Juliette Shore and Anjali Shukla (NH) def. Katie Lazaar and Daniella Wisniewski 6-3, 6-1; Alison Leung and Kate McGeary (NH) def. Libby Bielawa and Meghan Miller 7-6 (7-5), 6-1. Records: North Hunterdon 6-4, Bernards 5-5.
Rutgers Prep 5, Franklin 0
Singles: Jaitsiri Ahluwalia (RP) def. Shreya Patel 6-0, 6-4; Sherry Yan (RP) def. Shreya Pugalia 6-0, 6-0; Shreya Palwayi (RP) def. Ruhee Rajwani 6-3, 6-2; Doubles: Angela Liu and Neha Panduri (RP) def. Lauren Tragle and Kezia Barnaby 6-1, 6-2; Tiffany Lou and Uma Balasubramanian, (RP) def. Samantha Schlosser and Ihunaya Eluwa 6-4, 6-1. Records: Rutgers Prep 3-6, Franklin 1-8.
South River 3, Carteret 2
Singles: Kayelena Brimage (SR) def. Feny Patel 6-2, 6-0; Manjot Kaur (C) def. Nur Hassan 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 0-0 (11-9); Tayyabah Hafeez (C) def. Karissa Kobi 7-5, 6-1; Doubles: Theresa Wang and Paige Edwards (SR) def. Chinoyerem Opara and Urvi Patel 4-6, 6-1, 6-2; Abbey Stewart and Nikki Florentino (SR) def. Harman Kaur and Balveen Kaur 6-1, 6-4. Records: South River 4-5, Carteret 0-9.
Highland Park 5, South Amboy 0
Singles: Diana Chis (HP) def. Michalina Modzelewska 6-2, 6-2; Wenyi Ouyang (HP) def. Andrea Shi 6-3, 6-0; Rachel Powlen (HP) def. Victoria Tierney 6-0, 6-0; Doubles: Louise Lu and Tiffany Liang (HP) def. Rachel Killmer and Breanna Vazquez 6-4, 7-6 (7-3); Linda Wang and Alice Minkov (HP) def. Selina Maisonett and Hannah Baksoca 6-0, 6-1. Records: Highland Park 7-1, South Amboy 2-5.
Hillsborough 3, Hunterdon Central 2
Singles: Lauren Ghong (HC) def. Jackie Eschbach 6-2, 6-4; Meghna Bharath (H) def. Kayla Coleman 6-4, 6-2; Jessica Jiang (HC) def. Swara Ramaswamy 6-4, 6-4; Doubles: Devon Klaproth and Cynthia Puleo (H) def. Kayla Gosselin and Shivani Nair 6-4, 6-2; Shree Raghavan and Hanna Kim (H) def. Rylie Dalgauer and Caycee Cleaver 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. Records: Hillsborough 5-8, Hunterdon Central 0-8.
Bound Brook 3, Somerville 2
Singles: Vicki Triana (BB) def. Meg Douglas 6-1, 2-6, 6-4; Jordan Todaro (BB) def. Melina Christodoulou 6-4, 6-4; Zanze Kuba (S) def. Isabel Ullman 6-1, 6-1; Doubles: Megan Fitzgibbon and Alyssa Franchino (S) def. Cortlyn Morris and Jordan Clarida 6-2, 6-1; Nicole Mejia and Heather Tomaselli (BB) def. Hope Tracy and Breanna Fabriczi 6-2, 6-2. Records: Bound Brook 4-4, Somerville 6-4.
Metuchen 4, Middlesex 1
Singles: Izzy Hong (M) def. Julia Lombardi 6-0, 6-2; Ilakiya Udhayakumar (M) def. Brianna Chiappa 6-2, 6-0; Julia Saltzman (MID) def. Katie Hong 2-6, 6-1, 0-0 (10-5); Doubles: Sonia Mersich and Madeleine Fenner (M) def. Nisha Azad and Devin Bartram 6-1, 6-1; Jiyeon Kang and Meghna Trehan (M) def. Natasha Azad and Maggie Schneider 6-1, 6-2. Records: Middlesex 5-4, Metuchen 11-0.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Bishop Ahr 2, Timothy Christian 0
Game scores: 25-14, 25-13
Highlights: Bishop Ahr: Makila Billingsley 6 kills, ace; Hailey Bojar kill; Guilia Capasso 2 digs; Megan Crocco 2 digs, 3 aces; Nastashia Espinosa 3 kills, 2 blocks, ace; Jayda Ledford 2 kills, dig, assist, 4 aces; Erin Pepe 3 kills; Tamara Sawyer 5 kills, dig, 7 aces. Records: Bishop Ahr 9-1, Timothy Christian 9-1.
North Hunterdon 2, Hillsborough 0
Game scores: 25-18, 25-13
Highlights: Hillsborough: Jillian Boose 4 kills; Lenah Chedid 3 kills; Mackenzie Chin 3 digs; Bridget Eilers 2 digs; Alyssa Goldstein 5 digs; Morgan Krempasky 2 digs, 11 assists; Emily Orr kill, 2 digs; Hannah Otto 3 digs; Nicole Salazar kill, 2 digs; Amanda Schimmel dig; Juliana Vierbuchen 2 kills. Records: North Hunterdon 8-3, Hillsborough 3-7.
Mount St. Mary 2, Warren Hills
Game scores: 25-23, 27-25
Highlights: Mount St. Mary: Lucia Alaimo 8 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces; Margaret Brautigan kill, 3 digs, 23 assists, 2 aces; Lauren Clouser 2 kills, block; Erica MacDonald kill, dig; Brigid McNamara 13 kills, 13 digs, 2 aces; Sydney Nigro dig; Marissa Rakauskas 15 digs, assist; Madison Wright 4 digs, ace. Records: Mount St. Mary 9-0, Warren Hills 5-6.
Watchung Hills 2, Bridgewater-Raritan 1
Game scores: 21-25, 25-10, 25-19
Highlights: Watchung Hills: Jill Chan 13 kills, 5 digs, 2 aces; Abigail Chutnik 2 kills, 3 blocks, 5 digs, 2 aces; Lea Daunno 7 digs, 4 aces, 10 assists; Sierra Heuvelman 6 kills, 9 digs, 3 aces; Caroline Xiong 6 digs, 10 assists. Records: Bridgewater-Raritan 2-5, Watchung Hills 3-7.
South Brunswick 2, J.P. Stevens 0
Game scores: 25-10, 25-21
Highlights: South Brunswick: Olivia Violante 10 digs, 2 assists, 3 aces; Nitisha Utkoori 4 digs; Kelly Matuszewski 10 kills, 4 digs; Raquel Ferrera kill; Kirsten Thorne kill; Sariyah Muschette kill, block, 2 digs; Brianna Newson 11 kills, block, 3 digs, ace; Alexis Adams 2 kills, block, 2 digs; Katrina Culhane 2 kills, 2 blocks; Bella Burzynski 3 digs, 23 assists, 3 aces. Records: South Brunswick 5-3, J.P. Stevens 3-6.
Rutgers Prep 2, Immaculata 0
Game scores: 25-4, 25-9
Highlights: Rutgers Prep: Danielle Bernstein 6 assists, 7 aces; Divya Seenivasan kill, block; Erin Metzel 2 kills, block, 3 aces; Chiara Tibbitt kill, dig, 2 aces; Rachel Emmet 3 kills; Ava Winters kill, ace; Pansy Wan 2 assists, 3 aces; Catherine Harbour block. Records: Rutgers Prep 7-6, Immaculata 0-9.
Voorhees 2, Phillipsburg 0
Game scores: 25-20, 25-18
Highlights: Voorhees: Sydney Collins kill, 2 digs, 15 assists, 2 aces; Livia Connell 2 digs; Hailey Conroy 2 kills, dig, ace; Emily Czerw 3 kills, 8 digs, 3 aces; Lise Gonzalez 2 kills, block, 2 aces; Kayla O'Sullivan 9 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces; Catherine Pettigrove kill, block, dig; Karin Van Weeren dig, ace. Records: Voorhees 3-8, Phillipsburg 3-7.
Colonia 2, Old Bridge 1
Game scores: 25-23, 23-25, 25-20
Highlights: Colonia: Sam Ashton 3 kills, block, 6 digs, 19 assists; Christina Blauvelt dig; Camila Camacho 7 kills, 15 digs, ace; Dakota Dacunha kill; Patience Heath 3 kills, 4 blocks; Gordon Kavita 2 digs; Manuela Martinez 10 kills, 8 digs; Gianna Moreira 2 kills, 5 digs, ace; Angelina Wintonick 17 digs; Sophia Wintonick 19 digs, 2 aces. Records: Old Bridge 3-4, Colonia 9-2.