No. 3 East Brunswick Beats Colonia In A Slugfest, 14-7

Boys Lacrosse Top 8; Schedule
For The Week; Standings
NO. 1. ST. JOSEPH (2-2): The Falcons traveled to Long Island
where lacrosse is king and suffered a 16-8 loss to Sachem
North, but playing that type of competition will only help the
Metuchen school in the post-season.
Sophomores Max Bischoff (9-8-7) and Timmy Day (6-6-3) have
combined for 15 goals, 14 assists and 10 ground balls.
Monroe’s Chase Santiago (10) on the move (Photo by Roy
DeBoer)
Sean Gillies
NO. 2 MONROE (3-0): The junior-dominated
outscored the opposition, 14-9.
Falcons
have
Sean Gillies has 12 goals and 11 assists, Erik Anderson has
nine goals and nine assists, Peter Jarosiewicz has nine goals,
while goalie Joey Massoni has 24 saves. All four players are
juniors.
NO. 3 OLD BRIDGE (4-1): The Knights beat two clubs from Union
County and two from Monmouth, but suffered a 14-5 loss to St.
Joe’s.
Senior Sean Olsen, last year’s leading scorer, leads again
with 12 goals, four assists and 25 ground balls. Senior Ryan
Bannon has nine goals and 15 ground balls and sophomore goalie
Thomas Francy has 50 saves.
Ryan Bannon of Old Bridge reacts during game with Vianney
on Saturday (Photo by Bobby Morton)
NO. 4 SOUTH BRUNSWICK (2-3): Despite the sub .500 record, the
Vikings have been competitive in all five games. Junior Austin
Miller has recorded 13 goals, seven assists and six ground
balls, while senior Matt Golden has seven goals, two assists
and 13 ground balls.
NO. 5 NORTH BRUNSWICK (0-3): North Brunswick was competitive
with Brick Memorial and 2-0 Brick Township, losing to the
latter, 7-6. Senior Brett Krause leads the Raiders with eight
goals and 15 ground balls.
NO. 6 EAST BRUNSWICK (0-4): The Bears were competitive in two
of its four losses – falling 10-6 to Middletown North and 9-5
to Vianney.
NO. 7 J.P. STEVENS (1-1): The Hawks, who lost their opener to
Morris Catholic, 10-5, beat township rival Edison for the
first time in its short history, 11-3, as senior Alex Zias
scored four goals and sophomore Robert DiStefano had three
goals and two assists.
NO. 8 EDISON (0-3): Goalie Jacir Evans has recorded over 50
saves.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
MONDAY, APRIL 6
Nottingham at Edison, 11:30
TUESDAY, APRIL 7
North Brunswick at Old Bridge, 10
St. Joe’s at East Brunswick, 2
J.P. Stevens at South Brunswick, 4
THURSDAY, APRIL 9
Old Bridge at Millburn, 10
Edison at St. Joe’s, 10
J.P. Stevens at North Brunswick, 10
Howell at East Brunswick, 11
South Brunswick at Monroe, 4
FRIDAY, APRIL 10
St. Joe’s at St. Peter’s Prep, 4:30
SATURDAY, APRIL 11
Delaware Valley at South Brunswick, 10
North Brunswick at Hamilton West, 10
Hillsborough East Brunswick, 11
Softball Roundup: No. 3 East
Brunswick Beats Colonia In A
Slugfest, 14-7 (32 Combined
Hits)
SCORES
RED DIVISION
J.P. Stevens 4 South Brunswick 1
BLUE DIVISION
Metuchen 9, Middlesex 1
Spotswood 10 Mother Seton 2
McCarrick 11 New Brunswick 0
GOLD DIVISION
Perth Amboy Tech 9 East Brunswick Tech 6
GMC CROSSOVERS
East Brunswick 14 Colonia 7
South Plainfield 19 Dunellen 0
Sayreville 14 Woodbridge 2
Perth Amboy 9, South River 4
NON-CONFERENCE
Somerville 15 North Brunswick 1
Wardlaw 10, Calvary Christian 7
NO. 3 EAST BRUNSWICK 14, COLONIA 7
Lauren
Assennata, EB
Kate
Brannigan,
Colonia
COLONIA — Lauren Assennata was 4-for-5 with a double, a home
run and seven RBI to lead East Brunswick in a GMC crossover
slugfest which featured 21 runs and 32 hits, including 21 by
the Bears, who improved to 2-0.
Kate Brnnigan was 3-for-4 with a double and a home run and
three RBI to lead Colonia, which fell to 1-1. In two games,
Brannigan is 6-for-7 with a double, three home runs and six
RBI.
Sam Smalley and Brenna Razzano were both 3-for-6 and Megan
Kelliher had two doubles and two RBI for East Brunswick, which
was locked in a 4-4 tie after three innings before scoring
three in the fourth and five in the fifth for a 12-4 lead.
Colonia scored three runs in the seventh.
Gaby Perez had two hits and two RBI for Colonia, Juli Wright
had two hits and an RBI.
NO. 7 J.P. STEVENS 4, NO. 8 SOUTH BRUNSWICK 1
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — I was here for this one. Later tonight I
will have a full game recap with stats, pictures, videos and
web gems.
Freshman pitcher Ashley Lombardi made her varsity debut a
memorable one by pitching a three-hitter with six strikeouts
and four walks to lead the Hawks in the season opener for both
GMC Red Division teams.
Stevens collected seven hits, including an RBI double and an
RBI single by Julie Siecinski, two doubles and one RBI by
Rebecca DiSerio and two hits by leadoff hitter Kayla Smith.
Nicole Majewski had two of South Brunswick’s hits. Leann
Panconi (3 innings) and Majewski (4) combined on a seven
hitter for the Vikings, giving up three earned runs with five
strikeouts, two walks and a hit batsman.
Rebecca DiSerio (left) and Julie Siecinski (right)
provided the power, Kayla Smith (second from left) set
the table and pitcher Ashley Lombardi made it stand to
lead Stevens past South Brunswick
Stevens took a 1-0 lead in the third on a leadoff hit by
pitch, a passed ball and a double by DiSerio. South Brunswick
got one back in the bottom of the third on a one-out single by
Carly Rybinski, a stolen base, a passed ball and a single to
left by Majewski.
Stevens scored the go-ahead run in the fifth on an error and
an RBI double by DiSerio, then added two insurance runs in the
seventh. Smith singled, DiSerio doubled with one out, then
each one scored on a fielder’s choice RBI by Amanda Lombardi
and a single by Siecinski.
Lombardi worked out of a two on, no-out jam in the second and
left runners on first and third in third after South Brunswick
had tied the score. Lombardi gave up a single and a walk the
rest of the way.
NO. 5 SAYREVILLE 14, WOODBRIDGE 2
Emily Cabrera
WOODBRIDGE — Emily Cabrera went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles
and Erin Fitzsimmons tossed a four-hitter as Sayreville posted
the GMC crossover victory in the season opener for both teams.
The Bombers collected 11 hits in all, including three each by
Mary Kate Kersting and Kelly Duffy. Carly Kjersgaard was 2for-2 for Woodbridge, including a double and a triple.
Tied at 1-1 after one inning, Sayreville scored eight
unanswered run to take a 9-1 lead after four innings.
NO. 9 METUCHEN 9, MIDDLESEX 1
Brooke Bandola
Molly O’Connor
MIDDLESEX — Sophomore Brooke Bandola led a balanced, 10-hit
attack with a single, double and a triple and fellow sophomore
Molly O’Connor tossed a one-hitter with 13 strikeouts and five
walks to lead Metuchen to the season-opening, GMC Blue
Division clash for both teams.
O’Connor gave up a clean single to Ashley Dotey, past a diving
second baseman with one out in the sixth to spoil the nohitter.
Tina Czochanski had a double and two RBI for Metuchen, Julie
Pirro and Alanna Benderly had two hits each, while Samantha
Hoffman, Allie Chalker,
Benderly and Samantha Hong all drove
in a run.
CARDINAL MCCARRICK 11, NEW BRUNSWICK 0
Jackie Riley
Kelsey Edwards
NEW BRUNSWICK — Jackie Riley pitched a one-hitter over five
innings, striking out 12 and walking none and was 2-for-3 with
a triple and two RBI to lead McCarrick to the Blue Division
triumph.
McCarrick collected 11 hits, including two by Kelsey Edwards,
who was 2-for-3 with a double and four RBI. Victoria Zayas
(double) and Samantha Napoli had two hits each as well for the
Eagles, who banged out 11 of them.
SPOTSWOOD 10, MOTHER SETON 2
CLARK — Spotswood opened its season with a single by Julie
Raba, followed by a home run by Samantha Morh to set the tone
in this Blue Division clash.
In the second, the Chargers pulled away on a grand slam by
Megan Paulson.
PERTH AMBOY TECH 9, EAST BRUNSWICK TECH 6
EAST BRUNSWICK — Here is the write-up from Perth Amboy Tech
coach Jim Rand. He even threw in his own headline:
Patriots Take Out East Brunswick Tech With Help From Michelle
Infante, 9-6
Michelle Infante went 2-for-2 with three RBI, helping the
Patriots to a 9-6 victory over East Brunswick Tech on
Thursday.
She singled in a run in the second inning and homered in the
third inning.
Michelle Infante
Rebecca Haggerty was a workhorse in the circle while bagging
the win for the Patriots. Haggerty pitched seven innings and
allowed four earned runs, three hits and four walks, while
striking out nine.
In the top of the first, East Brunswick Tech grabbed the early
lead, 3-0, scoring two runs on one a groundout.
The Patriots went up for good in the second, scoring four
runs, which was keyed by a two-run double by Christine Zapata.
Perth Amboy Tech then began to pull away, scoring two runs in
the third on Infante’s two-run homer, then two more in the
fourth.
Three runs in the top of the sixth helped East Brunswick Tech
close its deficit to 9-6. An error, a groundout and a wild
pitch triggered East Brunswick Tech’s comeback.
NO. 4 SOUTH PLAINFIELD 19, DUNELLEN 0
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — South Plainfield scored 12 runs in the top
of the first on seven hits and seven walks to improve to 2-0
by winning this three-inning game.
Camryn
Schaeffer
Holly DeLair
The big hits in the first were by Camryn Schaeffer, who
doubled to score two. Katherine Vill and Naomi Nieves also
doubled for an RBI each. The big hit was a grand slam off the
bat of Holly DeLair, who finished the day with seven RBI.
Meghan Hughes finished the day 3-for-4 with two RBI and two
runs scored. DeLair, Schaeffer and Vill had two hits each to
lead the Tigers. Mena Feliciano had the only hit for Dunellen
as Vill pitched three innings, striking out six and walking
one.
SOMERVILLE 15, NORTH BRUNSWICK 1
FLEMINGTON — Angela Colandrea had a double and a triple and
drove in the lone run for North Brunswick (0-2), which was
out-hit, 20-5 in a game played at Diamond Nation.
Nicolette Aloia, Cindy Mihalenko and Jennifer Seitis had the
other hits for the Raiders. Taylor Geiger went 4-for-4 with a
double, two triples and two RBI to lead Somerville (1-1).
PERTH AMBOY 9, SOUTH RIVER 4
PERTH AMBOY — Quiana Starks had a big day, going 3-for-4 at
the plate and earning the win for the Panthers (1-1).
Mia Molina had a big three-run triple for Amby and Derilis
Valerio had two hits, including a triple, and knocked in
four. This was the season opener for South River.
WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE 10, CALVARY CHRISTIAN 7
Rachel
Voeltzel
Lacey Gress
OLD BRIDGE — Trailing 6-0 after two innings, Wardlaw outscored
Calvary Christian 10-1 the rest of the way to post the comefrom-behind victory.
Rachel Voeltzel hit her third homer of the young season, a
three-run shot, while winning pitcher Lacey Gress went 2-for-4
with four RBI to lead 2-0 Wardlaw. Gabby Hoffman chipped into
the attack with two hits for the Rams.
This was the season opener for CC, which outhit Wardlaw, 8-7.
Boys Lacrosse: Stevens Beats
Edison For First Time
EDISON — Senior attacker Alex Zias netted four goals and
sophomore midfielder Robert DiStefano added three goals and
two assists as J.P. Stevens won its first game of the season
and beat township rival Edison for the first time in schol
history, 11-3 at Stevens.
Sophomore attack Chuck Youse chipped into the winning attack
with a goal and four assists and goalie Waleed Khan recorded
16 saves.
Stevens improved to 1-1, Edison fell to 0-2.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK 13, NORTH BRUNSWICK 5
SOUTH BRUNSWICK — Tyler White recorded five goals, three
assists and four ground balls to lead South Brunswick past its
rival.
Matt Golden and Austin Miller posted the same stat line —
three goals, two assists and three ground balls — for the
Vikings (2-2), while Jeff Wu had a goal and an assist and Joe
Ramirez chipped in with three assists.
John Slover also scored for South Brunswick and goalie Mike Wu
had 10 saves. Brett Krause scored three goals for North
Brunswick (0-2), Matt Mueller and Jack Beyer had one each.
MONROE 13, EAST BRUNSWICK 3
Sean Gillies
MONROE — Junior attack Sean Gillies posted six goals and two
assist to lead Monoe, which improved to 3-0 and has outscored
its opponents 41-9.
Junior Pater Jarosiewicz added three goals and an assist,
junior Kyle Tepe scored once and junior goalie Joey Massoni
notched 12 saves in goal.
Softball
Roundup
For
Wednesday, April 1: No. 2
Piscataway Beats No. 6 Old
Bridge, 8-3
SCORES
RED DIVISION
East Brunswick 15, Edison 0
Piscataway 8, Old Bridge 3
WHITE DIVISION
South Plainfield 8, Bishop Ahr 5
Woodbridge at Monroe, ppd.
Colonia 3, North Brunswick 0
Kennedy 16, Perth Amboy 12
BLUE DIVISION
Spotswood 6, Carteret 2
GOLD DIVISION
Timothy Christian 14, Woodbridge Academy 3
Dunellen 17, Dunellen 2
Wardlaw 18, South Amboy 4
NO. 2 PISCATAWAY 8, NO. 6 OLD BRIDGE 3
PISCATAWAY — Trailing 3-2, Piscataway scored three runs in the
fourth, keyed by Julia Seader’s two-run triple, and Sarah
Ogilvie made it stand up from there in a battle of Top 10
clubs.
Emily Brown
Old Bridge grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first. The rally started
when Bri Laughlin singled. An error then moved Laughlin from
first to third. Miranda Wade then doubled, bringing home
Laughlin and freshman Jess Ahearn.
In the bottom of the first, the Chiefs got one back on an RBI
single by Michelle Gebhardt. The two teams each scored a run
in third as Old Bridge led 3-2 before Piscataway’s breakout
fourth.
The Chiefs added three insurance runs in the sixth. A
fielder’s choice scored Seader for the inning’s first run.
That was followed up by Emily Brown’s two-run single, scoring
Gebhardt and Caitlyn Erdman.
Brown finished 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI and Seader finished
2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI as Piscataway collected
eight hits. Ogilvie, meanwhile, gave up seven hits with no
earned runs, striking out eight and walking none.
Laughlin was 2-for-4 for Old Bridge, while Wade was 1-for-3
with a double and two RBI.
Wade (4 innings) and Alex Grubiak (2) combined for six earned
runs with six walks and three strikeouts.
NO. 3 EAST BRUNSWICK 15, EDISON 0
Lauren
Assennata
Brenna Razzano
EDISON — Junior Kaleigh Dwyer pitched a 4-hit shutout, and
struck out 11, while Samantha Smalley recorded four hits –
including a pair of doubles – to lead East Brunswick.
Lauren Assennata drove in the first of her three runs with a
first-inning double; Brenna Razzano had three hits and Hayley
Lipson added two hits and three RBI in the victory.
Nicole Gresh had two of Edison’s hits.
NO. 4 SOUTH PLAINFIELD 8, NO. 10 BISHOP AHR 5
SOUTH PLAINFIELD — I was in the park for this one. Later
tonight, I will have a full recap with multiple pictures,
videos and web gems.
South Plainfield took a 4-1 lead in the third, keyed by a tworun homer by Caroline Ratti to left-center and an RBI double
by Camryn Schaffer. Bishop Ahr came back to tie it in the
fourth on a three-run blast to center by Amber LaRocque.
But South Plainfield scored four in the fourth on singles by
Holly DeLair and Schaffer and pair of fielders choices.
Bishop Ahr scored in the top of the seventh and had bases
loaded and one out before winning pitcher Katherine Vill
closed the door.
Schaffer was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Caity Hughes had two
hits. LaRocque, Amanda Julve, Katie Eicher and Brandi Carrion
all had two hits for Bishop Ahr. Each team had 10 hits.
Caroline Ratti (left) provided the power, Caity Hughes
the timely hitting and Katherine the clutch pitching
COLONIA 3, NORTH BRUNSWICK 0
Kate Brannigan
Patricia
Daneke
COLONIA — North Brunswick’s freshman pitcher Sydney Voelbel
gave up just four hits in her varsity debut, but three of them
happened to come against senior slugger Kate Brannigan with
two of them going over the fence as the Patriots won their
opener.
Brannigan, a three-year starting shortstop, hit a solo homer
in the first and added a two-run shot in the third to finish
3-for-3 with three RBI.
That was all Trish Daneke needed as the junior twirled a twohitter with seven strikeouts and three walks.
Sisters Rebecca and Andrea Colandrea had the hits for North
Brunswick, Rebecca’s was a double. Voelbel struck out 10 and
walked two.
Jillian Mizak had the other hit for Colonia, a double.
KENNEDY 16, PERTH AMBOY 12
Ashley Conroy
Kayla Coleman
ISELIN — Kennedy, three outs away from being 10-runned,
trailed 11-1 at one point and 12-5 before scoring 11 runs in
the bottom of the sixth to pull out a wild one.
In the sixth, a leadoff error opened the floodgates as Kayla
Coleman hit an RBI double, followed by an RBI double by Ashley
Conroy and a two-run double by freshman Katarina Novoczynski.
Coleman finished 3-for-3 with three doubles and three RBI,
Conroy was 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Here was the writeup from Kennedy coach Maureen Gallagher:
Perth Amboy controlled the game for 4 1/2 innings. They scored
one in the first, two in the 3rd and seven in the fourth
inning. They took an 11-1 lead going into the bottom of the
5th.
Poor defense combined with a few walks and hit batter coupled
with a few big hits by Denise Rosa and Nicole Rivera led to
the big lead.
Three 3 outs from being 10-runned, the Mustangs offense woke
up. They scored 4 in the home 5th and erupted with 11 in the
6th. In the 6th, Madison Buttita got on by an error and Kayla
Coleman hit her second consecutive RBI double. Ashley Conroy
followed her with her own RBI double and a big 2 RBI single
off the bat of freshman Katarina Novoczynski.
In the final frame, Rosa led off with a single but was doubled
off first after a fly ball to center was caught. The last out
of the game was a hot line drive back to Coleman.
SPOTSWOOD 6, CARTERET 2
CARTERET — Olivia Hellerich went 3-for-4, Julie Raba added two
hits, Gabby Pietanza had a double and two RBI and Alexa Raba
earned the win for the Chargers.
Alexa Raba scattered nine hits, struck out three and walked
one. Nicole Casale led Carteret with two hits, including a
double.
Spotswood grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first, then scored four in
the fourth to claim a 5-0 lead.
DUNELLEN 17, HIGHLAND PARK 2
DUNELLEN — Dunellen made its return to the Gold Division a
memorable one as junior Emily Cody led the way at the plate
and in the circle.
Cody finished 4-for-4 with four singles and five RBI and gave
up four hits and one earned run in five innings with four
strikeouts.
The Destroyers belted it out 19 hits as junior Mena Feliciano
was 3-for-4 with a triple, three RBI and four runs scored and
Caitlin Markus added a two-run double.
Highland Park senior Nyahjah Boykins had an RBI triple and
made several outstanding plays at third.
WARDLAW 18, SOUTH AMBOY 4
Rachel
Voeltzel
Sam Anastasiou
SOUTH AMBOY — Rachel Voeltzel went 2-for-3 two homers, five
RBI and three runs scored to lead a balanced attack as the
Rams rolled.
Sam Anastasiou went 3-for-3 with a double, a homer and four
RBI and Brittney Wilson was 2-for-2 with a double and four
RBI.
Lacey Gress was the winner in this four-inning tilt, giving up
two hits and two earned runs, striking out three and walking
four.
Meaghan McCarthy and Vicky Reilly had the hits for South
Amboy.
TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN 14, WOODBRIDGE ACADEMY 4
Michaela
Csorny
WOODBRIDGE — Jenna Collier went 3-for-6 with two doubles and
four RBI to pace Timothy Christian.
Michaela Csorny was 3-for-5 with two RBI, while Megan Collier
and Meribeth Brookman each had two RBI.
Jacinda Pujols had two hits and an RBI for Woodbridge Academy.
North
Brunswick
Softball
Preview: Raiders Looking To
Improve
HEAD COACH: SARAH DILLER, 18th season
COACHING STAFF:
VARSITY ASSISTANT: KATY MCMANUS ECHEVARRIA
VOLUNTEER VARSITY ASSISTANT: JOEL CHESLER
JV: DANI NUDELMAN
FROSH: LYNDSAY BECK WERNER
OPENING DAY: Today at Colonia, 4
LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 1-18
LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 4-12
LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 0-8
TOTAL NUMBER OF STARTERS GRADUATED FROM LAST YEAR: 1
TOTAL NUMBER OF LETTERWINNERS GRADUATED: 1
GRADUATES OF NOTE: Molly Kuchler, Pitcher
STARTERS RETURING:
Rebecca Colandrea
Nicolette Aloia Sr. C/OF .340
Rebecca Colandrea Sr. 3rd Base
Cindy Mihelenko Sr. SS
Ashley Gorda Jr.
Liz Ruffe Jr. IF
OTHER PLAYERS RETURNING:
Jennifer Seitis Jr.
Jessica Leiner Jr.
Amanda Farrell Jr.
TOP NEWCOMERS:
All Freshmen:
Sydney Voelbel (P)
Katrina Lauri (2B/OF)
Angela Colendrea (IF)
.393
TEAM STRENGTHS: “The return of 3 senior varsity starters
Nicolette Aloia, Rebecca Colandrea and Cindy Mihelanko, all on
the infield.”
TEAM WEAKNESSES: “As usual, with no outdoor preseason practice
time except 2 scrimmages, the Raiders are extremely rusty and
will need time to pull together and have consistency.”
TEAM GOALS: “To get the freshman acclimated to the varsity
field and playing with the returners to enable the Raiders to
be competitive in the White Division and ultimately improve on
last year’s record.”
SEASON OUTLOOK: “We do have 3 returning senior varsity
starters who we will look to set the tone and embrace the
addition of several freshmen to the starting lineup. We expect
all the players to accept the challenge to step up and set
their goals on team success, which for us means to be
competitive in the White Division and to improve on our record
from last season.”
TRANSFERS IN/OUT: Julia Flores (Jr.) in from New Brunswick
KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE:
Marylynn Muldowney, University of Rhode Island
GMC
Boys
Lacrosse
Standings/Schedule For The
Week
GMC STANDINGS
(Overall record in parenthesis)
Old Bridge (2-0) 0-0
Monroe (1-0) 0-0
St. Joseph (1-1) 0-0
J.P. Stevens (0-1) 0-0
So. Brunswick (0-2) 0-0
No. Brunswick (0-2) 0-0
Edison (0-2) 0-0
East Brunswick (0-2) 0-0
Monroe’s Erik Anderson on the attack (Photo by A. Perry)
THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE
MONDAY, MARCH 30
Red Bank at Old Bridge, 4
St. Rose vs. Monroe, 4
South Brunswick at Warren Hills, 4:15
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1
Old Bridge at St. Joe’s, 4
East Brunswick at Monroe, 4
Edison at J.P. Stevens, 4
North Brunswick at South Brunswick, 4
SATURDAY, APRIL 4
Old Bridge at St. John Vianney, 10
St. Joe’s at Sachem North (Conn.), 10
Middletown North at East Brunswick, 10
Notre Dame at South Brunswick, 10
(With Video) Don Zsak Named
As North Brunswick's New Head
Football Coach
NORTH BRUNSWICK – Don Zsak is 1-0 as a head football coach.
After serving 25 years as an assistant coach, Zsak applied for
first head coaching job when North Brunswick became open in
January after Mark Zielinski stepped down after 12 seasons.
On Wednesday night, he got it.
Donald Zsak, who has coached at five different schools as an
assistant coach in Union and Morris County’s, was appointed as
the new head football coach at the township’s Board of
Education meeting.
“It’s the first head job I ever applied for,” said Zsak, a
Scotch Plains resident. “I feel relieved that the wait is
over, now I can’t wait to meet the kids and get into weight
room because we’re a little behind. I’m a firm believer that
all success starts in the weight room, so that’s step one.
“My ultimate goal here is to get a ring, that’s not a joke.
I’m not going to say it’s going to be easy, but I’m not a guy
who is happy with second place.”
The hiring of Zsak, pronounced Zak, leaves two GMC schools
without head football coaches — J.P. Stevens and Monroe.
Stevens Athletic Director Kathy McKean said on Tuesday the
school is in the process of interviewing candidates. Monroe AD
Greg Beyer said on Tuesday that process will begin next week
before a search panel.
Zsak, sometimes referred to as Coach Z, will replace former
head coach Mark Zielinski, also known as Coach Z.
Zielinski, who played football at Columbia University, had
been associated with North Brunswick football for over 20
years – nine as an assistant coach and the last 12 as head
coach.
The Raiders enjoyed success under Zielinski, but were 5-25 the
last three seasons, which is when the school jumped up from
the White Division to the larger Red Division. North Brunswick
finished 55-66 under Zielinski, who resigned earlier this
year.
Zsak comes in as a highly-respected defensive guru who has
coached high school football as an assistant for 25 years, the
last 10 at Morristown under Chris Hull, who came to the Morris
County school with Zsak after many years in Union County
together.
With Zsak on the staff at Morristown the last 10 years, the
Colonials were 54-48-2 and won the
Group 3 title.
North Jersey Section 2,
Hull spoke about Zsak like they were brothers.
“He is like a brother to me, he’s family, we’ve been together
a total of 17 years,” said Hull. “Don is a leader, he knows
exactly what he wants to do and he has a way of getting kids
on the same page with him. He’s energetic, he’s passionate, he
has a strong personality and it all comes through.
“He is a great person, intelligent a little old school. I
think he will do a tremendous job, they got themselves a good
one. He’s been looking forward to this, it’s his time.”
Donald
Zsak
(Photo
mhscolonialsfoo
tball.com)
Elizabeth head coach John Quinn is another coach with Union,
Morris and Middlesex County (New Brunswick) connections who
thinks North Brunswick made a good choice.
“Donny is a well-respected guy,” said Quinn. “I’ve known him
for many years from being in North Jersey coaching circles and
I’ve coached against him. He’s a good guy and a good coach and
I wish him well. The GMC Red Division is very tough, but he
should do well.”
“My first priority here is to get everyone on the same page,
in the same boat,” said Zsak. “Then we can start working
together. If we work our tails off in practice and in the
games, we can walk out and take a look at the scoreboard. If
we take care of our preparation and work hard together, I
think the wins and losses will take care of themselves.”
When introducing Zsak to the Board members, Athletic Director
Lou Emmanuel took them through the process.
“The first step was fishing through all the resumes,” said
Emmanuel, a former player and assistant coach at Sayreville.
“After we chose eight coaches, we brought them into meet with
our panel, which consisted of a wide variety of people from
NBTHS and the town.
“Then, after we had it down to four candidates, I met with
Pete Clark (principal) and John Patela (assistant
superintendent) and came up with our guy to recommend to the
Board.
“We had so many good candidates, but we really believe coach
Zsak was the best fit for our school. He came from Morristown,
which is a similar school to ours and we’re so excited because
he is bringing in fresh, new concepts.”
Zsak is a Union County guy.
A resident of Scotch Plains, he retired in 2010 from a 25-year
run in law enforcement, beginning as a police officer in
Cranford and ending with a job in the FBI.
“I’ve been interested in a head coaching job for a little
while, but I couldn’t retire from my job in law enforcement,”
said Zsak. “But when retired and I saw this job had opened, I
just thought it was a perfect fit, so I have to thank the
administration and the board for having confidence in me.”
Zsak was a three-sport athlete at Linden and was an All-State
baseball player before playing baseball at Upsala College in
East Orange.
Zsak has coached football at Johnson, Roselle Park, Cranford
and Scotch Plains, all in Union County.
Morristown the last 10 seasons
2005: 5-5
2006: 8-3
2007: 9-2
2008: 5-4-1
2009: 5-5
2010: 8-4*
2011: 4-6
2012: 2-7-1
2013: 3-7
2014: 5-5
Total: 54-48-2
*-North 2, Group 3 crown
GMC Boys Lacrosse
Opens On Wednesday
Season
Although the preseason was cut a little short due to the
brutal weather, school closings and unplayable field
conditions, the 2015 boys lacrosse regular season will open up
on Wednesday.
The GMC will feature nine schools this season as Bishop Ahr is
expected to field a team this season for the first time.
MONROE PREVIEW
ST. JOSEPH PREVIEW
EAST BRUNSWICK PREVIEW
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25
Old Bridge at Scotch Plains, 4
West Windsor North at So. Brunswick, 4
Brick Memorial at North Brunswick, 4
Rutgers Prep at St. Joe’s, 4:30
Morris Catholic at J.P. Stevens, 4:30
East Brunswick at Hightstown, 5:30
THURSDAY, MARCH 26
Manasquan at Monroe, 4
Edison at Holmdel, 5
FRIDAY, MARCH 27
Governor Livingston at Old Bridge, 4
Princeton at South Brunswick, 4
Brick Township at North Brunswick, 4
SATURDAY, MARCH 28
St. Joe’s at Scotch Plains, 10
St. John Vianney at East Brunswick, 11
Edison at Middletown North, 11:30
Boys Basketball Final Top 10
1. COLONIA (24-5): Best season in school’s 48-year history as
the Pats won the White Division title, the GMC Tournament
title and the North 2, Group 3 Tournament crown all in the
same season for the first time.
J.J. Corbett
Starters J.J. Corbett, Brandon Haines, Chase Barneys and
Jodrell Thompson all started for the best football team and
basketball team in school history (11-1). They were a combined
35-6 against all competition as seniors in the two sports
combined, including 28-0 against Middlesex County.
Senior center Pat Nagiub emerged as a force on both ends of
the floor, while reserves Kolby Chapman, Trevor Bevilacqua and
Dez Jackson could have been starters on the majority of GMC
teams.
Returning: Barneys, Chapman.
Colonia starting five, from left: Brandon Haines, Pat
Nagiub, J.J. Corbett. Chase Barneys, Jodrell Thompson
2. ST. JOSEPH (21-5): Considering four players went on to
Division 1 schools and 5,000 career points
Breein Tyree
Branislav
Vujadinovic
graduated as well, the Falcons turned in an outstanding
season, losing in the GMC only to Colonia in the GMCT final,
snapping a 43-game losing streak against the conference and a
23-game GMCT winning streak.
Breein Tyree, the lone player back with varsity experience,
took the team on his back and delivered with the help of
offensive sidekick Branislav ‘Ben’ Vujadinovic.
Returning: Tyree, Vujadinovic, Mike Granda, Bryan Carley and
members of a 20-win JV team which reached the East Brunswick
Invitational JV Tournament final.
3. PERTH AMBOY (14-10): The Panthers began the season 1-4
before coming on strong. After losing to Old
Bridge, East Brunswick and South Brunswick, Amboy wound up
avenging all three losses, including South Brunswick twice.
The only other GMC losses came against St. Joseph three times
with all three games being competitive. After not posting a
winning season since 2006-07, Amboy has posted two straight.
Returning: Jonny Jones, Ethon Diaz.
Perth Amboy’s starting five after beating South
Brunswick, from left: Eddie Griggs, John Wahrmann, Carlos
Done, Johnny Jones, Nate Melendez
4. EAST BRUNSWICK (16-8): The Bears were led by a trio of
talented juniors in Matt Ross, Addis Ralph and
Mike Vick
Matt Ross
Mike Vick.
Disciplined and well-rounded, East Brunswick was a tough
match-up for every opponent every night and the future looks
bright with its three best players returning.
Returning: Ross, Vick, Ralph, Justin Sewnarine.
5. CARDINAL MCCARRICK (21-5): The Eagles came in with a new
coach (Ben Gamble), a new team (seven transfers) and took the
GMC by storm, winning its first 19 games, which included wins
at CBA and against Hudson County notable Marist.
Although Gamble never used it an excuse, the Eagles were
decimated by injuries at the end of the season. In its 20 th
game, against 22-6 Rutgers Prep, McCarrick took the Somerset
County power down to the wire before bowing despite being down
to just five healthy players since three members of the eightman rotation were injured.
Finally starting to get healthy for the State Tournament,
starter Hodari Bazemore then came down with an injury and
curtailed his effectiveness.
Returning: NyQuan Combs, Gilberto Cue, Josh Green, Eijah
Mitchell, Bryan Harris.
Cardinal McCarrick starting five, from left: Santiago
Dervishaj, Hodari Bazemore, NyQuan McCombs, Gilberto Cue,
Elijah Mitchell
6. CARTERET (16-8): The Ramblers went out and scheduled up and
it showed as they proved to be a tough out – losing to Colonia
51-46 in the GMCT semis and to Orange in overtime in the state
tournament.
All of Carteret’s losses came against winning teams, which
included two close ones to McCarrick.
Jaquan Robertson leaves as Carteret’s second all-time leading
scorer with 1,482 points and Brandon Gilder also finished with
over 1,000.
Returning: Jemar Jordan, Ahmad Kennedy.
Carteret’s starting five, from left Amir Alford, Vincent
Montgomery, Brandon Gilder, Ra’Keem Bennett, Jaquan
Robertson
7. NORTH BRUNSWICK (11-12): It was a roller-coaster ride for
the Raiders in their first season since moving to the Red
Division.
North Brunswick lost a few games it did not expect to, but it
also beat South Brunswick three times, including two in
convincing fashion, as well as beating Hillsborough and
Hunterdon Central, while losing close ones to ranked teams in
St. Joe’s, Perth Amboy and East Brunswick.
Returning: Pranay Bhandare, Francis Omowole.
North Brunswick, from left, Pranay Bhandare, Kishan
Patel, L.J. Williams, Joe Castellanos, Eric Slade and
Dante Anderson
8. SOUTH BRUNSWICK (14-9): The Vikings beat East Brunswick
twice, but it had its struggles with North Brunswick, losing
all three meetings. The Vikings also beat Carteret.
The Vikings received a tough blow when Terrance Wong, who was
averaging a double-double in four straight games, was lost for
the season with a leg injury after the team’s eighth game.
Returning: Michael Ugarte, Ty Juan Dugger, Jaier Garrett, Sean
Nally, Eric Savage and members from a JV team which won the
East Brunswick JV Invitational.
South Brunswick players from left Terrence Wong, Jack
Engel, Eric Savage
Zahneer Shuler
Zaire Robinson
9. WOODBRIDGE (18-9): The second best team in the White
Division behind Colonia, the Barrons used a nucleus from the
school’s highly-successful football team and it translated
into an 18-win season.
After not having a winning season since the 1988-89 season,
Woodbridge has reeled off three straight winners and is 53-26
over that stretch.
Returning: Quaasim Glover, Keshaun Henry.
10. MONROE (14-10): This was the toughest pick of them all.
The Falcons lost to Red Division affiliate Old Bridge and the
Red Division did finish 10-2 vs. the White this season. One of
those was J.P. Stevens beating Old Bridge, a Stevens team
Monroe beat twice.
But you can’t base a spot on just one game or two for that
matter, so we went with the overall record (Old Bridge was
10-14).
For the record, Sayreville was also considered for this pick.
Monroe Returning: Eddie Pinto, Rico Viani, Jared Simmons.
Old Bridge Returning: Connor Romano, Stephen Strom, Luis Cruz,
Kyle Parris, Will Osvald.
Sayreville Returning: Jahsim Floyd, Jayson DeMild, Zach
Alessi, Derek Astarita.
Monroe players with their mothers from left Alex
Infosino, Tyler Salzer and Matt Cocorikis (Photo by Roy
DeBoer)
Updated: A Blog Dedicated To
GMC Coaches
Earlier this week when St. Joe’s coach Dave Turco won his 400th
career game, his older brother Bob won his 200th game at Notre
Dame.
On the same night!
Dave Turco (left) with his brother Bob
Bob got into the coaching business a bit later than Dave. In
fact, when he started out in the business, he was on Dave’s
bench at Carteret and then South Brunswick before taking his
first job as a head coach at Monroe.
Bob Turco turned the Monroe program around, going 107-43 in
five seasons from 2005 to 2010.
He led the school to its:
* First 20-win season – going 24-5 and 23-5.
* First division title – tying for the White in 05-06 and
winning it outright in 09-10.
* First GMC Tournament final game appearance, losing to his
brother.
Bob Turco moved over to Notre Dame and picked up where he left
off at Monroe. In five seasons at the Mercer County school,
Turco is 103-35. His 10-year total is 200-78.
DAVE TURCO WINS 400TH GAME
Together, the Turco’s have a combined record of 600-190 (Dave
is 400-112). In 29 combined seasons, the Turco’s have had just
one losing season and that was a 13-14 year in 06-07 for
Monroe.
If Notre Dame can get by top-seeded St. Augustine on Friday
and St. Joe’s can get by Union Catholic, the Turco’s would
meet again in the Non-Public, South A semifinals on Saturday
night.
I’ve known the Turco’s for quite a while now.
I covered Dave when he played baseball and basketball at
Carteret (Class of 1988) and Bob as well when he played
football and basketball at CHS (Class of 1981). Dave went on
to play hoops at Moravian, Bob played football at New
Hampshire.
Two of fiercest competitors you will meet on the court and two
of the nicest guys off the court.
Thinking about the Turco’s, it got me to thinking about
coaches who I used to cover when they were in high school. It
got me thinking about GMC coaches who have moved on … I just
started thinking about local coaches in general, so I came up
with the following:
ALL ACCESS CARDINAL MCCARRICK
ALL ACCESS MONROE
ALL ACCESS EAST BRUNSWICK
ALL ACCESS DUNELLEN
ALL ACCESS J.P. STEVENS
ALL ACCESS WOODBRIDGE
ALL ACCESS ST. JOSEPH VOL. 1
ALL ACCESS ST. JOSEPH VOL. 2 (GMCT FINAL)
Note: I’m sure I’ve missed a few people who belong on these
lists, so please leave any information you have in the
comments box.
FORMER GMC HEAD COACHES AT OTHER SCHOOLS:
Ridge coach Brian
Feath (left) with
Plainfield’s
Jeff
Lubreski
Jeff Lubreski from South Plainfield to Plainfield.
Chris Balent from So. Brunswick to Elizabeth.
Bob Turco from Monroe to Notre Dame.
Mark Taylor from St. Joe’s to Ridge to St. Benedict’s.
Brian Feath from Middlesex to Ridge.
FORMER HEAD COACHES WHO ARE NOW ASSISTANTS
Ray Newman head coach at JFK, assistant at Metuchen
Jimmy Lane head coach Rumson and Monmouth, assistant at
Metuchen
John Dolan head coach at Carteret assistant, at JFK
Rory Levine head coach at New Brunswick, assistant at Old
Bridge
Bill Killduff head coach at multiple schools, assistant at St.
Joe’s
Perth Amboy Tech assistant
coach Felix Romero was the
head
coach
when
the
Manasquan girls won the T of
C in 2011-12 (Photo by Cliff
Ross)
Jose Rodriguez head coach Carteret, assistant at St. Joe’s
Felix Romero head coach Manasquan girls, assistant at Perth
Amboy Tech
Lenny Reyes head coach Metuchen and So. Amboy, assistant at
Woodbridge
Mike DelVerasano head coach at South River, assistant at
Spotswood
Bill Schulte head boys and girls coach at So. Plainfield,
assistant at South Plainfield
DID YOU KNOW?
Former
Kennedy
coach
Ray
Newman (left) and former
Perth Amboy coach John
Mazurek
When Perth Amboy’s legendary team of 1967-68 won the Group 4
state title led by Brian Taylor, Ray Newman was a top
assistant.
Ray went on to become the head coach at Kennedy for many years
and is still at it as the Metuchen freshman coach.
Brian Taylor once told me that Ray was the defensive
mastermind on that incredible team.
SPECIAL MENTION
Tony Newsom
Former J.P. Stevens and Niagara standout Tony Newsom has been
a college assistant coach lifer.
After five seasons at Rider, three years at Holy Cross and
seven at Pinceton, Newsom has been at Fairfield for the past
four seasons.
He is now the associate head coach for the Stags.
One day soon I hope to see head coach Tony Newsom as the
title.
MISCELLANEOUS
Jason
Donnelly
* Former Colonia player Jason Donnelly is ‘the special
assistant to the head coach’ at Villanova.
* Former Colonia standout Dennis DoBois is the head coach at
Hillside.
* Former St. Peter’s player Bill Leahy is an assistant coach
at Widener.
* Former Piscataway and Hartford star Justin Bailey began his
first season as head coach at Pedro Menendes High School in
Florida.
* Fomer Edison player Mike Nausedas is the head coach at
Marlboro.
* Former East Brunswick standout Joey Ross is a student intern
coach at Cornell.
* Former St. Joe’s player Preston Beverly is the head coach at
Lincoln College.
Justin Bailey
* Piscataway girls coach Dave Kosa was a former head coach at
Monroe.
* Former Rutgers great Darius Griffin is an assistant at
Piscataway.
* Former Pinceton player Jim Lane is an assistant coach at
Metuchen.
* Carissa Meyer, the daughter of Amboy Tech head coach John
Meyer, is the girls head coach at Roselle.
* St. Joe’s assistant coach Bill Kilduff was once an assistant
coach at Rutgers.
PREMIER WOMEN’S COACHES
Rhonda Rompola with
Geno Auriemma
Chris Dailey
Auriemma
with
Geno
Rhonda Rompola, the all-time leading scorer at Sayreville
(1,608, Class of 1978), who went on to a stellar career at Old
Dominion, then SMU, has been the head coach SMU since 1991.
RHONDA ROMPOLA’S RESUME
CHRIS DAILEY’S RESUME
She has an overall coaching record of 408-285.
Chris Dailey, a 1,000-point scorer at St. Peter’s of New
Brunswick (closed) and a standout at Rutgers, is in her 29 th
season as an assistant coach at Connecticut under Gino
Auriemma. Dailey has been the associate head coach at UConn
since 1988.
Tony Bozzella
One more girls note: Tony Bozzella of Seton Hall was named Big
East Coach of the Year. Bozzella started his coaching career
at St. Mary’s-South Amboy (now Cardinal McCarrick) in the
1980s.
Bozzella started his college head coaching career at LIUSouthampton and moved on to LIU-Brooklyn and Iona before
taking over the Seton Hall program. This is his second season
coaching Seton Hall, his alma mater
COACHES WHO HAVE WON GMCT TITLES
St. Joe’s coach Dave Turco
(left) and No. Brun’s Ed
Breheney
Dave Turco, St. Joe’s 6 (1 with Carteret)
Guy Jensen, Metuchen 2 (Both at Piscataway)
Chris Chiera, Colonia 1
Eddie Breheney, North Brunswick 1
GMC HEAD COACHES WHO PLAYED AT THEIR ALMA MATER
Mugsy White, Carteret
Chris Chiera, Colonia
Mark Motusesky, East Brunswick
Woobridge
coach
Matt
Gigliello (left) and John
Wojcik of Sayreville
John Wojcik, Sayreville
John Zammit, South Amboy
Rodney Harris, South River
1,000-POINT SCORERS
Eugene Maxell, Wardlaw (West Grove, Pa.)
Chris Hobbs, Timothy Christian (Victory Christian, N.J.)
Art Tooles, New Brunswick (Coatesville, Pa.)
COACHES WHO PLAYED D 1
Carteret coach Mugsy White
(left) with South Plainfield
coach Matt Connell
Mike Gordon, Piscataway Tech (Binghamton)
Art Tooles, New Brunsick (Siena)
Chris Chiera, Colonia (Monmouth, 1 year)
Antoine Allen, Piscataway (St. Peter’s)
CURRENT AD’S WHO WERE HEAD COACHES
Carl Buffalino, South River
Bill Visokay, Spotswood (girls)
Jerry Smith
Gil Pritchard, McCarrick
Kathy McKean, Stevens (girls)
Al Czech, So. Plainfield (Bishop Ahr girls)
Nick Pizzulli, Sayreville (Red Bank)
Elaine McGrath, South Brunswick (Highland Park girls, others)
Jerry Smith, St. Joe’s (Piscataway Tech, Woodbridge)
Neptune Cardona, Perth Amboy (girls)
Note: Timothy Christian head coach Chris Hobbs is also the AD.
WHERE THEY PLAYED IN HIGH SCHOOL
Bishop Ahr coach Dennis
O’Keefe (left) and North
Brunswick’s Dennis O’Keefe
have
a
combined
726
victories
Bishop Ahr: Dennis O’Keefe, Delbarton
Cardinal McCarrick: Ben Gamble, St. Anthony
Carteret: Mugsy White, Carteret
Colonia: Chris Chiera, Colonia
Dunellen: Bernie Buniak, Union Catholic
East Brunswick: Mark Motusesky, East Brunswick
Edison: Charlie Mohr, St. John Vianney
Highland Park: Derek Nobles, Wallington
Cardinal McCarrick head
coach Ben Gamble (left) and
Carteret’s Herman ‘Mugsy’
White before the game
Kennedy: Andrew Hill, Carteret
Metuchen: Guy Jensen, Kennedy
Middlesex: Jared Goldstein, Hillsborough
Monroe: Nick Puleio, Long Branch
New Brunswick: Art Tooles, Coatesville, Pa.
North Brunswick: Eddie Breheney, Roselle Catholic
Old Bridge: Jim Macomber, Matawan
Perrh Amboy coach Edwin
Santana (right) with Joe
Hoehman of South Brunswick
before the game
Perth Amboy: Edwin Santana (did not play at Amboy)
Perth Amboy Tech: John Meyer, Hudson Catholic
Piscataway: Antoine Allen, Linden
Piscataway Tech: Mike Gordon, Plainfield
St. Joe’s: Dave Turco, Carteret
Sayreville: John Wojcik, Sayreville
South Amboy: John Zammit, South Amboy
South Brunswick: Joe Hoehman, Hoffman (now South Amboy)
South Plainfield: Matt Connell, Wallington
East Brunswick coach Mark
Motusesky (left) and James
Macomber of Old Bridge
South River: Rodney Harris, South River
Spotswood: Steve Mate, Lincoln (N.Y.)
J.P. Stevens: Bobby Jones, Sayreville
Timothy Christian, Chris Hobbs, Victory Christian (N.J.)
Wardlaw: Eugene Maxwell, West Grove, Pa.
Woodbridge: Matt Gigliello, Monroe
HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE
Dennis O’Keefe 33 years (23 at Bishop Ahr, 10 at BayleyEllard)
Eddie Breheney 28 years (26 at North Brunswick, 2 at
Sayreville)
Monroe coach Nick Puleio
(left) and Colonia coach
Chris Chiera before the game
Steve Mate 24 years (20 at Spotswood, 4 at Verona)
Dave Turco 19 years (10 at St. Joe’s, 3 at So. Brunswick, 6 at
Carteret)
Eugene Maxwell 15 years (2 at Wardlaw, 13 at Summit)
Chris Hobbs 13 years (8 at TC, 5 at Emmanuel Christian, Va.)
Bernier Buniak 12 years (10 at Dunellen, 1 at Rahway, 1 at
Roselle Park)
Charlie Mohr 12 seasons (All at Edison)
Art Tooles 12 years (1 at New Brunswick, 3 at Middlesex, 8
Franklin girls)
Chris Chiera 9 years (All at Colonia)
Perth Amboy Tech coach John
Meyer (left) and Bernie
Buniak of Dunellen
Guy Jensen 9 years (1 at Metuchen, 8 at Piscataway)
Derek Nobles 9 years (All at Highland Park)
Antoine Allen 8 years (3 at Piscataway, 5 at New Brunswick)
Joe Hoehman 8 years (All at South Brunswick)
Edwin Santana 7 years (All at Perth Amboy)
Rodney Harris 6 years (All at South River)
Mugsy White 6 years (All at Carteret)
John Meyer 6 years (All at Perth Amboy Tech)
Jeff Staples 6 years (All at EB Tech)
East Brunswick coach Mark
Motusesky (left) with Andrew
Hill of Kennedy
Bobby Jones 6 years (All at Stevens)
John Wojcik 5 years (All at Sayreville)
Nick Puleio 5 years (All at Monroe)
Ben Gamble 4 years (1 at McCarrick, 3 at Hudson Catholic)
Matt Gigliello 3 years (All at Woodbridge)
Jim Macomber 3 years (All at Old Bridge)
Mark Motusesky 2 years (Both at East Brunswick)
Matt Connell 2 years (Both at South Plainfield)
John Zammit 1 year (South Amboy)
Colonia coach Chris
Chiera
(left)
and
Antoine
Allen
of
Piscataway
Mike Gordon 1 year (Piscataway Tech)
Jared Goldstein 1 year (Middlesex)
Andrew Hill 1 year (Kennedy)
Piscataway Tech coach Mike Gordon (left) and John Meyer
of Perth Amboy Tech
Steve Mate of Spotswood (left) and Mark Motusesky of East
Brunswick
Bishop Ahr’s veteran coaching staff Rocky Prosdocimo
(left), head coach Dennis O’Keefe (center) and Bob
Johnston
J.P. Stevens head coach Bobby Jones (left) with Edwin
Santana of Perth Amboy
Timothy Christian coach Chris Hobbs and Bernie Buniak of
Dunellen
South River coach Rodney Harris
Brunswick Tech’s Jeff Staples
(left)
with
East
John F. Kennedy coaching staff, from left Alex Iachetta,
Jon Toczynski, Andrew Hill (head), John Dolan
From leftFrank Noppenberger, Joe Hoehman, Bo Henning, Bob
Henning
The St. Joseph coaching staff. Top row from left Jose
Rodriguez, Eric Lemberakis, Mark Nichols. Bottom, head
coach Dave Turco and Bill ‘Killer’ Kilduff
Carteret coaching staff, from left Brian Hennessy, Herman
‘Mugsy’ White (Head), Brian Kenney
Woodbridge coaches Charlie Titus, Matt Gigliello (head)
and Brandon Hall