High School Roundup for Wednesday, April 5

Mike Murray tossed five scoreless innings, allowing five hits, one walk and striking out seven to lead the Watchung Hills High School baseball team to a 7-2 victory over North Hunterdon.

Junior first baseman Brandon Hylton hit a solo home run in the first inning for the Warriors (2-1) while junior catcher Jeff Poggi hit one of his own in the seventh inning.

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Junior right-hander Matt Busher allowed three runs on four hits and two walks and struck out 11 batters for North Hunterdon (0-2). Trailing 4-0, the Lions scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI single by Peter Kane and an RBI triple by Grant Sible to cut the deficit to 4-2.

Montgomery 3, Hillsborough 2: Tommy Denlinger hit a two-out RBI single in the fourth to give Montgomery (2-0) the lead and the win. Palmer Smith pitched 2 2/3 innings of relief, allowed one hit and struck out two. Matt Ryan went 2-for-3 with a double and one run scored. Michael Patrizio and Avancha Vikram also scored. Ryan McKenna doubled and had one RBI. For Hillsborough (1-1), Ryan Watson and Kyle Wengryn each had one RBI. Lucas Norfleet and Chris Scala scored.

Bridgewater-Raritan 3, Ridge 1: Greg Verano allowed one earned run on three hits and struck out four in six innings to earn the win for Bridgewater-Raritan (3-0). Nick Costanzo went 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored. Mike Capra went 2-for-2 with a home run. For Ridge (1-1), Sean Spina had an RBI and Jack Peacock scored. Ryan Gogerty doubled.

Pingry 9, Bound Brook 0: Joe Possumato pitched a complete-game two-hitter and struck out 13 for Pingry (2-0). He also scored twice and had one RBI. Jack Laurent finished 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI and two runs scored. Clyde Leef had two RBI and two runs scored. Max Scherzer went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Eric Dubecky tripled for Bound Brook (0-2) and Jake Bruder singled.

Gill St. Bernard's 8, South Hunterdon 1: Jack Petraitis earned the win for Gill St. Bernard's (1-1) after he allowed one earned run on four hits and struck out six in 5 1/3 innings. Ryan Morash went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs scored. Cameron Miller went 2-for-3 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored. AJ Donofrio finished with three RBI. For South Hunterdon (0-2), Robbie Rose doubled and scored a run. Leo Andreoli had the RBI.

North Plainfield 5, Belvidere 2: Terrance Jones allowed three hits and struck out eight in six innings for North Plainfield (2-0). Christian Wieczorek went 3-for-4 with two runs scored. Steve Merrill finished 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Rutgers Prep 6, Bernards 3: Anthony Kuzmenko went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored for Rutgers Prep (1-0). John Langenfield finished 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and one run scored. He also pitched two innings of one-hit relief and struck out two. Andrew Crystal also went 2-for-3 with a double, one RBI and one run scored.

Middlesex 7, Bishop Ahr 2: Mike Salerno went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored for Middlesex (2-0). Tyler Dymond doubled and scored a run. Jarrett May finished with one RBI and one run scored. Andrew Brazicki doubled and scored a run for Bishop Ahr (0-2).

Plainfield 16, Roselle 1 (5 innings): Eddy Acosta earned the win for Plainfield (1-1) after he pitched a no-hitter and struck out five in 2 2/3 innings. Acosta also finished 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run scored. Brendan Williams allowed one run and struck out one in  1 1/3 innings. Skyler Frye went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and three runs scored. Baldwin Gomez had three RBI and two runs scored. Waldy Arias scored three runs.

BOYS LACROSSE

Bridgewater-Raritan 8, Pingry 7: Dan MacKinney scored the game-winner for Bridgewater-Raritan (3-0) with 3:24 left in the game. He finished with four goals. Nick Attanasio also scored four goals. Mark Bieda had three assists. Kyle O'Neil made six saves. For Pingry (1-2), Spencer Duryee led with two goals and one assist. Jake Moss and Drew Brosie each scored twice. George Enman added three assists. David Metzger and Frankie Dillon combined for nine saves.

Hunterdon Central 5, Rutgers Prep 4: Sean Parker led Hunterdon Central (1-2) with two goals and two assists. Brian Mitrow, Dylan McKenna and Justin Dunleavy also scored. For Rutgers Prep (0-3), Kevin O'Hara scored twice. Dan Varga added one goal and one assist. Tre Allen also scored.

Ridge 11, North Hunterdon 9: Bryce Kirkwood recorded two goals and one assist to lift Ridge (3-0). Will Burckley and Ted Kapp each scored twice. Sean Eversen added one goal and two assists. For North Hunterdon (1-3), Connor McMahon finished with a hat trick and two assists. Bobby Brennan tallied a hat trick. Jared McMahon chipped in four assists.

J.P. Stevens 14, Union Catholic/Wardlaw-Hartridge 3: Robert Distefano finished with seven goals, one assist and 14 ground balls for J.P. Stevens (3-0). Sean Seneviratne tallied a hat trick and 13 ground balls and Baha Alasmar scored twice. Chuck Youse added one goal and three assists. Jack Sartor scored all three goals for Union Catholic/Wardlaw-Hartridge (0-1). Lucas Danchisko added an assist.

Hillsborough 11, Immaculata 7: Tim Yost recorded four goals and four assists to pace Hillsborough (2-1). Carson Venis tallied two goals and two assists. Chris Santa Barbara scored twice and Colin Purdy added a goal. Matthew DiPietro and Steve Dwyer each had two goals and one assist for Immaculata (1-1). Tommy Palen scored twice. Conner Entwistle chipped in one goal and one assist.

GIRLS LACROSSE

East Brunswick 17, Bishop Ahr 4: Madelyn Farrell scored five goals to pace East Brunswick (1-2). Caitlyn Robinson recorded a hat trick and one assist. Emma Perone finished with a hat trick and Angini Ragumar scored twice. Kim Calix scored twice for Bishop Ahr (0-2). Julia Fedor and Alexa Romanella also scored.

Ridge 20, North Hunterdon 13: Mena Loescher led Ridge (4-0) with five goals and one assist. Georgia Post recorded four goals and two assists. Emma Wightman finished with four goals and one assist and Grace Kirkwood scored four goals. Bea Behrins and Kerry Cassidy each tallied one goal and one assist. Bailey Aaron also scored. For North Hunterdon (2-2), Nicole Perez led with seven goals and two assists. Jen DuFresne registered a hat trick and Katie Fullowan scored twice.

Immaculate Heart 8, Westfield 6: Sydney Paoletti scored twice for Westfield (2-2). Hannah Liddy finished with one goal and two assists. Lila Hutchins, Olivia Shields and Carley Farrella also scored.

Colts Neck 18, Old Bridge 12: Abby Zimmerlink finished with seven goals and two assists for Old Bridge (1-1). Lindsay Shafer recorded one goal and two assists. Shina Ghetia, Julia Sandor, Emily Lopes and Erin Handy also scored.

Gov. Livingston 12, Pequannock 9: Lindsay Gerrato led Governor Livingston (2-1) with a hat trick and one assist while Riley Jankowski recorded a hat trick. Meryl Schaffer tallied two goals and one assist. Jenna Attanasio and Elena Gerrato each scored twice.

Somerville 18, Morristown-Beard 12: Camryn Rogers led Somerville (3-1) with nine goals and four assists. Jennifer Williams finished with six goals and two assists. Bryn Rolon tallied two goals and one assist. Kylee Garcia added one goal and two assists. Alonna Gliksman made nine saves.

BOYS GOLF

Colonia 171, South Plainfield 177

Colonia (1-1): Leonard Gigantino 39, Benjamin Snyderman 40, Katherine Demitus 43, Stephen Cracchiolo 49; South Plainfield (0-1): Andrew Kensey 42, Alex Amato 44, Nikolas Petersen 45, Chris Jefferys 46. Course: West Nine, par 33.

North Brunswick 189, Sayreville 191

North Brunswick (2-0): Adi Kazmi 40, Eashan Krishnamoort 41, David Muscatiello 54, Valerie Kozyrenko 54; Sayreville (0-1): Corby Zach 44, John Perini 46, Nick Lugos 50, RJ Feola 51. Course: Tamarack, par 36.

Montgomery 161, Phillipsburg 188

Montgomery (2-1): Jake McCarthy 39, Andrew Kotler 40, Brian Thompson 41, Mehul Singh 41; Phillipsburg (0-3): David Yale 43, Sean Pisani 45, Ryan Lattner 48, Wade Warner 52. Course: Mattawang, par 36.

Somerville 167, Rutgers Prep 203

Somerville (1-0): Michael Bliss 40, Joe Russo 40, Matt Garot 43, Chris Altobelli 44, Sean Pierson 44, Karl Brand 44; Rutgers Prep (1-1): Mark Herwig 34, Corey Rosen 48, Marcus Van Liew 60, Joseph Ramallo 61, Nya Johnson 64, Omer Khan 68. Course: Quail Brook, par 36.

St. Joseph (Met.) 178, Piscataway 207

Piscataway (1-2): Matt Campbell 48, Cyril Maandal 50, Billy McComb 53, Alex Fash 56; St. Joseph (1-0): TJ Terpanick 40, Mike Rocco 46, John Schleck 46, Owen Donnelly 46. Course: Quailbrooke, par 36.

Hunterdon Central 160, Watchung Hills 161

Hunterdon Central (2-1): Devin Adams 38, Robert Motzel 40, Joey Lostumbo 40, Jason Podgorski 42; Watchung Hills (1-1): Clement Shao 35, Liam Larkin 39, Andrew Ringel 42, Brad Pinho 45. Course: Warrenbrook, par 35.

North Brunswick 189, Woodbridge 220

North Brunswick (3-0): Adil Kazmi 40, Eashan Krishnamoort 41, David Muscatiello 54, Valerie Kozyrenko 54; Woodbridge (0-1): Mike Santino 48, Dylan Ciszewski 53, Dom Zecchino 59, Jarret Dulemba 60. Course: Tamarack, par 36.

Metuchen 192, Spotswood 203

Metuchen (1-0): Colin Gaven 45, Spencer Peyrot 47, Jack Bradley 48, Corey Williams 53; Spotswood (1-2): Joe Angeloni 46, Trevor Jozefowicz 51, Douglas Gumprecht 51, Mike Langan 55. Course: Galloping Hill, par 36.

GIRLS GOLF

Hillsborough 173, J.P. Stevens 178

Hillsborough (1-1): Grace Kim 37, Erin Buckman 41, Danielle Ferreira 47, Caroline Pabst 48; J.P. Stevens (0-1): Grace Wu 40, Roshni Shenoy 42, Vritti Vazirani 47, Victoria Tan 49. Course: Plainfield West, par 35.

Moorestown 201, East Brunswick 232

Moorestown (2-0): Catherine Dare 46, Emma Mueller 50, Rose Litt 51, Lauren Chen 54; East Brunswick (0-1): Alexandra Caro 47, Sophia Hu 56, Eula London 64, Alexandra Lazar 65. Course: Tamarack, par 36.

VOLLEYBALL

East Brunswick 2, Piscataway 0

Game scores: 25-18, 25-20.

Highlights: East Brunswick: Andrew Gula kill, 2 digs, 23 assists; Ben Harrop 8 kills, 2 blocks, 3 digs, ace; Joshua Safeer 5 kills, 2 blocks, 4 digs. Records: East Brunswick 2-0, Piscataway 0-2.

Elizabeth 2, Plainfield 0

Game scores: 25-13, 25-22

Highlights: Plainfield: Jovan Fuller 6 digs, 5 assists, 2 aces; Kevon Allen 4 kills, dig, ace; Sincere Malone 3 kills, block; Jason Palan 2 digs, 4 assists; Michael Fiallos 7 digs. Records: Elizabeth 4-0, Plainfield 0-2.

Edison 2, J.F. Kennedy 1

Game scores: 25-13, 17-25, 25-17

Highlights: Edison: Ryan Sohail 11 kills, 2 digs, 2 aces; Krishnateja Vepuri kill, 3 digs, 21 assists, ace; Moiz Manzoor 4 kills, block, 12 digs. Records: Edison 1-1, J.F. Kennedy 1-2.

Woodbridge 2, Perth Amboy 0

Game scores: 25-18, 25-21

Highlights: Woodbridge: Jushyin Lee 3 kills, 4 aces; Nickoy Nelson 6 kills, 2 blocks, dig, 3 aces; Julian Sosa 10 assists; Perth Amboy: Alfeny Javier 8 kills, 4 blocks, 4 digs, 3 aces; Ronnie Rodriguez 5 digs, 5 assists. Records: Woodbridge 1-1, Perth Amboy 0-2.

St. Joseph (Met.) 2, Harrison 0

Game scores: 25-23, 25-13

Highlights: St. Joseph: Chris Jones 11 assists; Enrico Borromeo 6 digs, 2 assists; Nicholas DiMarzio 2 digs, 2 aces; Stephen Kenny dig, 9 assists. Records: St. Joseph 2-1, Harrison 2-3.

Hillsborough 2, St. Joseph (Met.) 1

Game scores: 25-22, 15-25, 25-19

Highlights: St. Joseph: Enrico Borromeo 12 digs, assist; Chris Jones 2 digs, 19 assists; Seth Jones 3 digs, ace. Records: Hillsborough 3-0, St. Joseph 2-1.

TENNIS

Edison 5, New Brunswick 0

Singles: Bryan Levi (E) def. Antonio Pelaez 6-1, 6-0; Chris Kozak (E) def. Cristofer Gomez-Martinez 6-0, 6-0; Samyak Shukla (E) def. Bladimir Peralta-Guzman 6-0, 6-2; Doubles: Gnaneswar Chundi and Siddharth Lingala (E) def. Axel Jimenez Riano and Joel Jimenez 6-0, 6-0; Jemuel Torres and Anurag Rajagopal (E) def. Andres Jimenez Castillo and Alfredo Flores 6-0, 6-0. Records: Edison 1-1, New Brunswick 0-1.

J.F. Kennedy 5, Colonia 0

Singles: Krishna Bommu (JFK) def. Dawid Tomczyk 6-2, 6-1; Veer Kachhiapatel (JFK) def. Shivam Patel 6-4, 6-0; Siddhant Pathare (JFK) def. Karl Bumanglay 6-3, 6-1; Doubles: Sameer Ahmad and Kedar Jani (JFK) def. 6-4, 6-0; Darshal Shah and Thamarat Singcharoenchai (JFK) def. 6-0, 6-0. Records: J.F. Kennedy 2-0, Colonia 0-1.

Hillsborough 4, Bridgewater-Raritan 1

Singles: Max Kim (H) def. Andrew Lai 7-5, 6-1; Kritik Kotharu (H) def. Daniel Sumetsky 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Andrew Henderson (H) def. Jason Lam 3-6, 6-4, 6-0; Doubles: David Barlow and Ryan Mecca (BR) def. David Spinrad and Shibi Balamurgan 7-5, 6-2; Shrish Shenoy and Tyler Vu (H) def. Alexander Lai and John Gitterman 6-1, 7-6 (7-4). Records: Hillsborough 1-0, Bridgewater-Raritan 0-1.

North Hunterdon 5, Bernards 0

Singles: Jeffrey Crane (NH) def. Jacob Sugarmann 6-4, 6-0; Richard Chen (NH) def. Abishek Cheriath 6-2, 6-1; Eric Liu (NH) def. Gustavo Conte 6-0, 6-3; Doubles: Kyle Cannillo and Jim McCutcheon (NH) def. Benjamin Wolff and David McMillan 6-4, 6-4; Brendan Feeley and Zach Nemeth (NH) def. Ryan Arul and Rohan Shaiva 6-1, 6-4. Records: North Hunterdon 1-0, Bernards 1-1.

GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

South Brunswick 90, Monroe 50

100: Promise Fadahunsi (M) 11.9; 200: Fadahunsi (M) 26.5; 400: Latisha Witherspoon (SB) 1:00.3; 800: Natalie Ginez (SB) 2:30.7; 1600: Cassie Vega (SB) 5:35.8; 3200: Sarah Kulpa (M) 12:51; 100 Hurdles: Nicole Notarianni (SB) 15.1; 400 Hurdles: Tiffany Emelle (M) 1:09.2; High Jump: Raquel Ferrara (SB) 4-10; Pole Vault: Camryn Meranchik (SB) 8-6; Long Jump: Fadahunsi (M) 16-11.5; Triple Jump: Alyssa Bertelleti (M) 35-2; Shot Put: Olivia Scattergood (SB) 33-3.5; Discus: Scattergood (SB) 116-2; Javelin: Paige Buchanan (SB) 100-6; 4×400: South Brunswick 4:23.9 (Lauren Powell, Joanna Taitt, Riley Ratcliffe, Nicole Notarianni). Records: South Brunswick 2-0, Monroe 0-1.

Old Bridge 83, Piscataway 57

100: Alston (OB) 11.9; 200: Alston (OB) 25.3; 400: Patterson (P) 61.8; 800: Totten (OB) 2:34.6; 1600: Abair (OB) 5:29.6; 3200: Valazza (OB) 13:15; 100 Hurdles: (P) 16.3; 400 Hurdles: Smith (P); High Jump: Nijhae (P) 4-8; Pole Vault: Osborne (P) 8-6; Long Jump: Osborne (P) 15-10; Triple Jump: Smith (P) 32-6; Shot Put: Lampkin (P) 31-1¾ ; Discus: Marrero (OB) 100-6; Javelin: Ha (OB) 79-7; 4×400: OB (Serpe, Somma, Weickert, Larson) 4:16.1. Records: Old Bridge 1-0, Piscataway 0-1.

Edison 65, Colonia 64

100: Bria Arrington (E) 12.2; 200: Pearl Oparebea (E) 27.4; 400: Shelby Piccinic (C) 64.8; 800: Shelby Piccinic (C) 2:36; 1600: Shelby Piccinic (C) 5:21; 3200: Amanda Tanculski (C) 17:23; 100 Hurdles: Nhaya Lopez (E) 19.2; 400 Hurdles: Jade Wright (C) 1:18; High Jump: Anjuna Chakraverty (E) 4-4; Pole Vault: Cynthia Boryeskne (E) 7-6; Long Jump: Cassidy Williams (C) 15-3.75; Triple Jump: Amaya Martinez (C) 32-2; Shot Put: Jen Perea (E) 23-11; Discus: Junicy Gonzales (C) 67-5; Javelin: Sarita Lam (E) 79-06; 4×400: Not Contested. Records: Colonia 0-1, Edison 1-0.

Dunellen 63, Timothy Christian 58 

Triple Jump: Celeste Piano (D) 32-3; 400 Hurdles: Erika Orellana (D) 85.1; 100: Tahteeyana Young (D) 13.13; 1600: Katelyn Dyer (TC) 6:11; 400: Celeste Piano (D) 66.3; 100 Hurdles: Grace Chang (TC) 19.5; 800: Katelyn Dyer (TC) 2:46; 200: Tahteeyana Young (D) 28.46; 3200: Katelyn Dyer (TC) 14:15; 4x400: Dunellen (Celeste Piano, Jenthel Reyes, Tahteeyana Young, Anelle Mouton) 4:55.66; Javelin: Jolie Ruta (TC) 86-6 1/2; Shot Put:  Aryianna Fields (D) 26-10 1/2; Discus: Jolie Ruta (TC) 58-1. Records: Dunellen 1-0, Timothy Christian 0-1.

BOYS TRACK & FIELD

Piscataway 84, Old Bridge 60

100: Larry McCullum (P) 10.9; 200: Brent Bowers (P) 22.6; 400: Jalen Racine (P) 50.3; 800: John Crearer (P) 2:05; 1600: Alexei Hazell (P) 4:49; 3200: Tanna (P) 10:22; 110 Hurdles: Chris Weidman (OB) 15.3; 400 Hurdles: Chris Weidman (OB) 56.1; High Jump: Justin Peace (P) 6-2; Pole Vault: Ediberto Castro (P) 12-0; Long Jump: Bowers (P) 20-1/2; Triple Jump: Tyliq Ritter (P) 41-1½; Shot Put: Kleinow (OB) 43-7; Discus: Kleinow (OB) 118-10; Javelin: Ragusa (OB) 148-10; 4x400: Piscataway (Lorenzo Bowers, Kraig Ruff, Justin Garey, Jalill Philemon) 3:37. Records: Piscataway 1-0, Old Bridge 0-1.

South Plainfield 130, Bishop Ahr 10

100: DeShai Smith (SP) 10.5; 200: Smith (SP) 22.8; 400: Caleb Kubriet (SP) 52.7; 800: Kubriet (SP) 2:08; 1600: Kyle Sookhu (SP) 4:57; 3200: Sookhu (SP) 11:26; 110 Hurdles: Mike DeAngelis (SP) 15.4; 400 Hurdles: DeAngelis (SP) 61.0; High Jump: NOT CONTESTED; Pole Vault: NOT CONTESTED; Long Jump: River Dress (SP) 19-7; Triple Jump: DeAngelis (SP) 41-0; Shot Put: Justin Spry (SP) 43-3; Javelin: Dillon Harris (SP) 155-5; Discus: Spry (SP) 125-5; 4x400: South Plainfield (Kubriet, Al Garcia, Adam Globis, Angel Ruiz) 3:47. Records: South Plainfield 1-0, Bishop Ahr 0-1.

South Brunswick 83, Monroe 48

100: Q. Conley (SB) 11.1; 200: Josh Cella (SB) 23.1; 400: Hamza Schehatta (SB) 52.8; 800: Matt Bachi (SB) 2:04; 1600: Andrew Fellin (M) 4:42; 3200: Sam Tenenbaum (M) 10:35; 110 Hurdles: Charles Powell (SB) 15.6; 400 Hurdles: Phillip Espinell (SB) 1:00.0; Pole Vault: Jason Thai (SB) 12-0; Long Jump: Nick Rios (M) 20-7; Triple Jump: Charles Powell (SB) 40-11; Shot Put: Sayvon Jarrett (SB) 46-1/2; Discus: Sayvon Jarrett (SB) 116-10; Javelin: Mekhi Abbott (M) 147-9; 4×400: South Brunswick (Vincent Jackson, Hamza Shehatta, Phillip Espinell, Miles Higgins) 3:37. Records: South Brunswick 1-0, Monroe 0-1.

Dunellen 70, Timothy Christian 50 

400 Hurdles: Ben Stuhl (TC) 71.5; 100: Michael Oduro (TC) 11.46; 1600: Eduardo Cermeno (D) 4:52; 400: Marcus Klezer (D) 56.9; 100 Hurdles: Ben Stuhl (TC) 19.38; 800: Anthony Buccino (D) 2:09; 200: Michael Oduro (TC) 24.88; 3200: Drew Barnett (D) 11:59; 4x400: Dunellen (Anthony Buccino, Shawn Green, MIke Nielsen, Eduardo Cermeno) 3:48; Javelin: Pierce Kokosinski (TC) 132-9; Shot Put: Adam Diaz (D) 41-6 3/4; Discus: Adam Diaz (D) 108-9. Records: Dunellen 1-0, Timothy Christian 0-1.