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Girls Basketball Roundup For Monday, Dec. 22: LaVigne's Powers South Amboy SOUTH AMBOY – Amanda LaVigne’s 29 points, five steals and four assists powered South Amboy to a 58-38 victory over East Brunswick Tech in a GMC Gold Division showdown. Beth Kudelka had 12 points, five assists and four steals for the Governors, which used a 23-11 second quarter to break the game open an take 20-point lead into the half. Brittney Wilson paced the Tigers with 16 points and Imani Redman added 13 points. CARDINAL MCCARRICK 39, MOTHER SETON 21 SOUTH AMBOY – Joyce Loda had six points and 14 rebounds to lift the Eagles in a GMC Blue Division tilt. Samantha Napoli scored a game-high 13 points and both Brianna Collado and Victoria Zayas added seven points apiece for Cardinal McCarrick, which raced out to a 15-1 first quarter lead. Rachel Erla scored 12 points for Mother Seton in defeat. J.F. KENNEDY 49, WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE 38 EDISON – Jackie Soper erupted for a game-high 27 points for the Mustangs in a non-conference contest. J.F. Kennedy, which used a 19-3 third quarter run to take a 25-point lead, got 10 points from Khushbu Patel and eight by Sofia Tahzib. Camille Menns had 11 points, 15 rebounds and four assists to lead the Rams. Priya Golding added a team-best 16 points in defeat. DUNELLEN 58, PERTH AMBOY TECH 26 PERTH AMBOY – Jackie Von Itter had 12 points, six rebounds and five steals as the Destroyers’ defense had 17 steals in a GMC Gold Division victory. Alyssa Buccino scored a team-high 14 points for Dunellen, which raced out to a 20-4 first quarter lead. Nicole Baudendistel had 12 points and eight rebounds and Sydney Miller added eight points and 11 rebounds. Michelle Infante was a force on the glass for the Patriots, pulling down 20 rebounds to go with her eight points. Rebecca Haggerty added 13 points and seven steals. HIGHLAND PARK 44, PISCATAWAY TECH 14 PISCATAWAY – Carly Aversa scored a game-high 13 points as the Owls used a 14-0 third quarter run to break the GMC Gold Division game open. Zoe Shombert had eight points and Assata Muhammed added six points for Highland Park, which led 17-9 at the half. Jennifer Lopez scored seven points for the Raiders and Labreya Correa had 11 rebounds and six blocks. TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN 47, WOODBRIDGE ACADEMY 26 PISCATAWAY – Michaela Csorny hit three 3-pointers en route to a game-high 23 points for the Tigers in a GMC Gold Division meeting. Sarah Saquian scored 10 points for Timothy Christian, which led 27-11 at the half. Recent 1,000-point scorer Hannah Saquian added seven assists. Kiara Rodriguez paced the Hornets with 18 points. SPOTSWOOD 71, CARTERET 41 SPOTSWOOD – Gwynn Marotta scored a game-best 19 points as the Chargers had 12 different players get points in a GMC Blue Division contest. Dana Mattioli and Jessica Meagher had eight points apiece and Caitlyn LeRoy added seven points for Spotswood, which scored 21 first quarter points and never looked back. Queen Williams led the Ramblers with 15 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and four blocks. Alonna Williams had nine points and six rebounds while Ciara Esannason added nine points and five rebounds. MIDDLESEX 46, METUCHEN 15 MIDDLESEX – Zakiya Beckles scored a game-high 14 points for the Blue Jays in a GMC Blue Division tilt. Tori Schweyher added eight points for Middlesex, which had 25 steals en route to the easy victory. Conor McCadden Inspired Many from Eli Manning to Coach K; Conor's Father Speaks In the world of athletics, words such as fierce, bravery, inspiration, battling are used on a daily basis. Those same words are also metaphors used for the game of life. Conor McCadden used them for both. On the basketball court, as a 5-6 freshman on the Metuchen basketball team, McCadden fought and battled and was fearless enough to think he was just as good or better as the bigger, older player he was guarding or guarding him. McCadden fought a courageous battle against bone cancer for over a year before it got the best of him on Sunday night. Conor was a 16-year-old junior at MHS. METUCHEN REMEMBERS CONOR MCCADDEN METUCHEN FALLS TO BISHOP AHR, BUT BATTLES FOR CONOR “Even on the day he passed, he said ‘We got this. We’re gonna beat this,’ ‘’ said Conor’s father Andy McCadden. “That’s the kind of kid he was.’’ McCadden’s brave fight against cancer inspired many locally and nationally — from Eli Manning to Mike Krzyzewski. Conor McCadden (left) with good friend and former teammate Brian Eustace Anonymous calls were made to the New York Giants and Duke basketball, two of Conor’s passions. When a phone message was left with the Giants’ front office last week, a phone call came back on Monday to the anonymous caller from Metuchen. It was Eli Manning on the other end. Manning was ‘’hurt’’ by the news of Conor’s passing. Tonight (Sunday), when the McCadden’s were decorating their Christmas tree, they noticed a wrapped box under the tree. Once thought to be a present brought from Conor’s grandparents from Texas, the box was opened. It was an Eli Manning jersey signed by one Eli Manning. “That was quite a surprise,’’ said Andy McCadden. “Conor would have loved that.’’ For the past 15 months of his life, McCadden battled cancer. He went through multiple treatments of chemotherapy, he had a knee completely replaced, he had two leg surgeries … he lived a life of agony. Through it all, however, the kid remained positive. His main goal in life was to return to the gym to play the game he loved so much, basketball. Little did he know he was serving as an inspiration to others. “Conor made it so much easier for everyone around him,’’ said Andy McCadden. “He never once complained or said ‘why me.’ He just made it so easy for everyone and he touched so many lives because of his attitude, his spirit. “And because of it, the support our family has received from everyone has made this so much more comforting. It’s unfortunate what happened , but the support has just been overwhelming from the school, the church, all the people at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, neighbors … the list goes on and on.’’ Serving as a counselor at the basketball camp held by then Metuchen head coach Jon Korellis in the summer prior to his sophomore year, Conor complained of a sore knee. Thinking it was just a stress fracture, McCadden continued to play sports. But as the knee worsened, he went to see a doctor. Conor McCadden After seeing different specialists, a tumor was discovered on the back of his knee. The tumor was shrunk then removed, his knee was totally replaced. The cancer was in remission. On Conor’s twitter page, he wrote: “Today officially starts the day getting back to playing basketball. The ultimate goal must be complete.’’ Shooting around in the gym prior to his sophomore year, Conor knew he would not be strong enough to return to the court, but junior year was the year the sharpshooter would be ready to pick up where he left off as a freshman when he scored 123 points and played in every game on the varsity. But the cancer returned last summer. He missed the start of school, then the cancer began to spread at a rapid rate. The doctors gave him a month to live. While his teammates and people associated with the school simply thought McCadden was fine and would be returning to the court one day, he came to school just last Thursday to tell everyone the news. That day, he sat down with fellow captain/best friend Thomas Chalker, head coach Guy Jensen, Athletic Director John Cathcart and Principal Bruce Peragallo to deliver the news. On Saturday, he attended Metuchen’s scrimmage with Perth Amboy, delivered a few words of encouragement. On Sunday, he passed away at home. “We were driving home on Thursday and he insisted on going to the school to tell them,’’ said Andy. “I was saying he didn’t have to, but this was something he wanted to do all on his own. That’s the kind of person he was.’’ Conor’s story was so inspiring, it drew the attention of not only Eli Manning, but legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski as well . “Conor was a huge Duke fan,’’ said Andy McCadden. “I still don’t know who made the connection, but one day we came home and coach K left a voice message, which we saved. He ended up calling again and we all had a great conversation with him. My son Ryan is a senior at West Point, so they talked and had a great conversation since they have the West Point connection (that’s where Krzyzewski attended). He is a very nice man and that was so nice of him to do that.’’ While Conor was alive, he received a care package from Duke, which included a jersey, a hat and a book written by Jay Bilas, among other items. “He impacted a lot of people because of the person he was,’’ said Andy, whose second son Sean plays on the Metuchen freshman team. “We were fortunate to have a son like him.’’ On the day he passed, Conor still had hope. “We were all watching the Army-Navy game, he was still talking about beating his cancer,’’ said Andy. “Then he went upstairs, he got real weak and he passed on. “But he battled until the end.’’ Metuchen Falls Short To Bishop Ahr, But Battles For Conor METUCHEN — Bishop Ahr beat Metuchen 53-40 to open the 2014-15 season on Friday night in Metuchen before an overflow crowd, but the game really had nothing to with basketball. It was about life and how precious it is, it was about inspiration, it was about love, it was about never quitting … it was about a lot of things, but winning, losing and statistics were not among them. The Bulldogs were playing this game in honor of junior Conor McCadden, who succumbed to a battle with bone cancer on Sunday. On Thursday, McCadden arrived at school to tell his best friend and team captain Tom Chalker as well as head coach Guy Jensen and school administrators that he had a very short time to live. He arrived in the second half for the Bulldogs’ scrimmage on Saturday and passed away one day later. “An incredibly courageous young man,” said Piscataway coach Guy Jensen. “He feared nothing and nobody, not even death. To do what he did and to live the life he did was a true inspiration to all of us. To know this young man has made me a better coach, a better father, a better man.” The Bulldogs, wearing ‘Warrior Dawg’ T-shirts to symbolize the life of Conor McCadden, repeatedly tapped McCadden’s No. 2 jersey during warmups, which was draped on the padding behind the basket. Tom Chalker (left) and Artie Flaherty honor Conor McCadden by wearing T-shirts with his name on the back (Photo by Michael Molfetto) When Chalker was announced, he ran up into the stands to hug the family of McCadden, who were in attendance, including his parents Andy and Laura, brothers Ryan and Sean and one set of grandparents from Texas. Ryan is a senior at West Point, Sean is a freshman at Metuchen. The Bulldogs, as one would expect, came out with extreme adrenaline and let it get of them as Bishop Ahr rolled out to a 21-point lead. But, in honor of not going into Bulldogs fought trimmed the lead McCadden, Metuchen did not quit. The ball was the hoop as much as they wanted, but the hard, dove on the floor for loose balls and to 10 at point in the fourth quarter. Like Conor, they battled until the end. “I went out a little hectic, a lot was on my mind,” said Chalker. “I feel he would be proud of me either way for playing hard, but I feel I let him down a little bit. “But we battled in the second half after being down 20 and that was because of Conor. He always battled and never quit and neither did we.” “There were a lot of emotions flying,” said Evan Collier, another close teammate. “We always talk about he would tell us not to quit and he never quit himself. That’s what drove us in the fourth quarter to keep fight. That was because of Conor. Because of his inspiration, this team will never give up. We’ll fight until the end.” 2014-15 Previews Girls Basketball OPENING NIGHT SCHEDULE FRIDAY, DEC. 19 Piscataway Tech at East Brunswick Tech, 4 Kennedy at Carteret, 5:30 South Amboy at South River, 5:30 McCarrick at Spotswood, 6 South Brunswick at Woodbridge, 6 Perth Amboy at Old Bridge, 7 Perth Amboy Tech at Highland Park, 7 Timothy Christian at Dunellen, 7 Wardlaw at Middlesex, 7 Mother Seton at Metuchen, 7 New Brunswick at South Plainfield, 7 Edison at East Brunswick, 7 J.P. Stevens at Monroe, 7 2014-15, 2015-16 GMC ALIGNMENTS RED DIVISION Piscataway East Brunswick South Brunswick Old Bridge Woodbridge Edison Perth Amboy WHITE DIVISION J.P. Stevens North Brunswick New Brunswick Sayreville South Plainfield Colonia Bishop Ahr Monroe BLUE DIVISION Cardinal McCarrick Spotswood Middlesex Kennedy Carteret Mother Seton Metuchen Wardlaw GOLD DIVISION Highland Park Dunellen South River South Amboy East Brunswick Tech Piscataway Tech Perth Amboy Tech Woodbridge Academy Timothy Christian PREVIEWS BISHOP AHR HEAD COACH: Kevin Harper, 26th season, 432-190 OVERALL RECORD: 561-280 (10 seasons 129-90) at Piscataway Tech, LAST YEAR’S RECORD: “16-10. However, we made a great run at the end of the year. As the 12th seed we knocked off the 5th, 4th and 1 st seed to reach the GMC finals. There we lost to Piscataway by 5 points after leading the 1 st 3 quarters. “Graduated Bri Foster, who led the team in rebounding and toughness. It will be hard to replace that attitude. Returning 10 players and 4 starters. (*denotes starter on roster). We have high goals for the season. Should compete for the White Division again. We will see what is working at our scrimmages against tough competition from Union county.” ROSTER Samantha Driscoll 12 F 34 5’7 Sara Harmon 12 G 24 5’8 Christine LaRochelle 12 F 13 5’10 *Ragen Reddick 12 G 5 5’5 *Lauren Barlow 11 G 11 5’6 Isabelle Cerami 11 G 22 5’9 Shay Decker 11 F 1 5’5 Mary Kate Doyle 11 F 32 5’9 *Jenna Harsh 11 F 23 6’ Abby Markey 11 G 50 5’2 Kate Oleary 11 G 3 5’9 *Elle Cimilucca 10 G 2 5’8 Brianna Jackson 10 G 4 5’5 Sara Decker 9 F 10 5’9 Virginia Lagdameo 9 G 33 5’8 *-Starter CARDINAL MCCARRICK HEAD COACH: Lynn Ust, 11th Season. STAFF: GREG BABULAK KATHLEEN SALARDINO LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 14-10 overall NUMBER OF STARTERS RETURNING: 0 KEY PLAYERS LOST: 5 senior starters graduated. RETURNING PLAYERS: BRIANNA COLLADO VICTORIA ZAYAS JOYCE LODA SAMANTHA NAPOLI MARIA WISE KIMBERLY SZALGYI NEWCOMERS: SAVANNAH VALENTIN (SR) ALYSSA PIPITONE (FR.) SERINA RODRIGUEZ (SO.) TEAM OUTLOOK/GOALS “GRADUATED 5 STARTERS SO LOOKING AT A NEW LINE-UP. CAN GO BIG OR SMALL.” OUTLOOK: “LOOKING TO BE COMPETITIVE IN THE BLUE DIVISION. IT WILL BE AN INTERESTING YEAR – LOOKING FORWARD TO WATCHING THE PLAYERS STEP UP AND GAIN CONFIDENCE THROUGHOUT THE SEASON.” TEAM ROSTER 2014-15 Brainna Collado 12 5’5 G/F Kimberly Szalgyi 12 5’10 F Savannah Valentin 12 5’3 G Maria Wise 11 5’4 G Victoria Zayas 11 5’5 G Joyce Loda 10 6’’0 F Samantha Napoli 10 5’4 G Serina Rodriguez 10 5’3 G Naomi Watson 10 5’4 G Bridget Dempsey 10 5’5 G Alyssa Pipatone 9 5’3 G COLONIA HEAD COACH:Drew Biri, 4th season. OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE: Assistant Boys Coach at South Brunswick under Coach Chris Balent (27-3 record in 2007/2008 season). STAFF: Mike Scialfo – JV Christine Dalina- Freshman LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 13-13 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Juli Wright, Jr, G Noelle Bost, So, G Ayanna Abdullahad, So, G Rachel Joe Sr, F Rachel Andrejcak, Sr, F TOP RESERVES: Cassandra Rolon, 12, F Hannah Doyle, 11, G/F Angie Barrett, 10, G OTHER PLAYERS: Xena Lark, 11, G Stephanie Ayr, 10, F Yamilee Moreta, 9, G Laurina Archille, 10, F Maeve Doyle, 10, G TRANSFERS IN: Rachel Andrejcak, Sr, F TRANSFERS OUT: Madison Stanley, So, G/F TEAM STRENGTHS: “Up-tempo.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Inexperience.” OUTLOOK: “This year we hope to have a better overall record, division record, compete for a country championship, and go further in the states.” GOALS: “Get over .500.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Kristen Wright- Stockton Gina Barrett- TCNJ DUNELLEN HEAD COACH: Keith Connery, 2nd season, 15-12. STAFF: Elena Buccino – JV LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 15-12 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 10-6 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Baudendistel C/F 5-8 Nicole Jr Buccino G Herbig F/G Alyssa Jr 5-4 Rachel Jr 5-4 Miller Jr Sydney F/G Vonitter Jr 5-4 Jackie 5-2 G TOP RESERVES: Thompson F Autum Jr Brooke Jr 5-8 Thompson F 5-6 OTHER PLAYERS: Guzzi Isabella Jr G McGrath G Alison Wright Fr Wright Jr Fr 5-2 Reidy C/F 5-2 Alexandra 5-8 Faith 5-2 G G Natalie 5-2 COACH’S COMMENTS: TEAM STRENGTHS: Experience/Speed. TEAM WEAKNESSES: Size. So OUTLOOK: The top teams in the GMC Gold Division are stronger than they have been in past seasons. South Amboy made it to the county quarter finals last year. South River lost in the Central Jersey Group 1 finals to Metuchen in overtime. Also, three teams tied for the division title. (Dunellen, Timothy Christian and South River.) The division has a number of players that could be impact players in the other divisions as well. It is going to be very difficult to match the success the team had last season. GOALS: Capture sole possession of Gold Division. (Last season shared first place with Timothy Christian and South River.) Win more games in the county and state tournaments. EAST BRUNSWICK TECH HEAD COACH: Jim McCloskey, 3rd season. ASSISTANT COACHES: JV – Sean Vella LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 6-14 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: – Imani Redman, Sr., C – Sophia Baselice, Sr., F – Alisha White, Sr., G – Bridgette Titus, Fr., F – Brittany Wilson, So., F TOP RESERVES: – Avery Traore, Sr., G – Miranda Dolman, Jr., G – Regina Schenck OTHER PLAYERS: Skye Waters, Sr., G Jeannie Mangione, Sr., F TEAM STRENGTHS: “Inside presence (rebounding/defending paint), leadership from seniors/returning letter winners.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Inexperience at guard position.” OUTLOOK: “The EB Tech Tigers are looking to build on a strong finish from last year’s season (won 3 of last 4 games). They will be led by seniors who bring back experience and leadership (Redman, Baselice, White, Traore). The Tigers want to be a big competitor in this year’s Gold Division. Looking for contributions from a number of different new combers including Dolman, Titus, and Wilson.” EDISON HEAD COACH: Amy Hansen, 8th season, 91-122. STAFF: Frank Eckert (JV) Brian Appelman (Freshman) LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 6-16 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Mackenzie Peacock – 6’3 12, F Ashley Hunt – 5’8 11, G Bianca Newsom – 5’6 10 G TRANSFERS IN: Natasha Audain 5’8 12, F TEAM STRENGTHS: TEAM WEAKNESSES: OUTLOOK: GOALS: KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Tierra Johnson – Clayton State University Rachel Groom – Fairleigh Dickinson University ( Madison) Morgan Peacock- soccer and basketball – Georgian Court University HIGHLAND PARK HEAD COACH: Erin Washington, 5th season. STAFF: Rich McGlynn (JV) LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 0-19 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 0-14 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Rachel Beyer (Sr) G 5’7 Elisabeth Landis (Jr) G 5’6 Ester Adiv (So) F 5’10 Carly Aversa (Sr) F 5’9 Assata Muhammed (Jr) C 5’11 TOP RESERVES: Amani Sherman (So) 5’10 Zoe Shombert (Sr) 5’9 Elizabeth Girvan (Fr) 5’4 Gab Sanchez (Fr) 5’9 COACH’S COMMENTS: OUTLOOK: “After relocating to the Gold Division of the GMC, I am expecting to be more competitive on a nightly basis. There are still some very good teams that we will be facing, including Division Tri-Champs from last season South River, Dunellen, and Timothy Christian. Although I think we can be more competitive, we still need to play exceptional basketball every game to give ourselves a chance to win.” GOALS: “Be competitive in the Gold Division.” JOHN F. KENNEDY HEAD COACH: Heidi Hodnett, 4th season, 65-12 record. OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE: Freshman Soccer, Freshman Softball, JV Volleyball, Freshman Basketball at JFK; JV Field Hockey, JV Softball at St. John Vianney, Holmdel) STAFF: Mariana Remotti (Junior Varsity) Nick Smith (Varsity Assistant) LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 21-4 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: n/a LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 0-8, no freshman program this year. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Jackie Soper, 5’5″, Junior, PG Sofia Tahzib, 5’5″, Senior, G/F Khushbu Patel, 5’10”, Senior, F Amanda Hrasna, 5’3″, Senior, G Rebecca Genao, 5’3″, Senior, G Crystal Rodriguez, 5’5″, Sophomore, G/F OTHER PLAYERS: Liz Jimenez, 5’3”, Freshman, G Mariyah Moore, 5’8″, Junior, F Priti Patel, 5’5″, Junior, G Lanaysia Bright-Nelson, 5’7″, Junior, G Jelisa Lovett, 5’9″, Freshman, F TRANSFERS OUT: Rachel Andrejcak, 6′, senior, f TEAM STRENGTHS: “Aggressiveness, teamwork.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Inexperience.” GOALS: “Defend Blue Division Championship. KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Taylor Freeman (‘14) Moravian Brittany Washington (‘13) Stevens Tech. METUCHEN HEAD COACH: Pat Mayo, 2nd season, 19-9 OVERALL COACHING RECORD: 197-55 (8 years at Piscataway, asons. (178-46 Overall Record) STAFF: Matt Wexler (Var Asst, JV Head) LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 19-9 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 20-2 LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: No Freshman Program KEY LOSS: Cassie Smith, 2000+ career points, school’s all-time leading scorer. PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Liane Cifrodelli, Senior Guard Kelly Beck, Junior Forward Sam Streckfuss, Senior Guard Kelly Eustace, Senior Forward TOP RESERVES: Brooke Bandola, Sophomore Guard Rory Josell, Freshman Guard Allison Carr, Freshman Center Tori Czochanski, Sophomore Guard OTHER PLAYERS: Alanna Benderly, Sophomore Forward Tina Czochanski, Sophomore Guard Ginny Clarke, Freshman Forward COACH’S COMMENTS: TEAM STRENGTHS: “Deep and Athletic.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Young and mostly inexperienced.” OUTLOOK: “Metuchen will be competitive in the GMC’s and Group 1 State Tournament. We are a young team with some key veteran leadership to create a well balanced team effort on both sides of the floor.” GOALS: “Repeat Central Jersey Group 1 State Championship.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Cassie Smith, Bentley University Katelynn Flaherty, University of Michigan MIDDLESEX HEAD COACH: Mike Carlin, 4th season, 43-32. OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE: 1 year head coach at Pope John 14-12. Was assistant coach on Bridgewater West High School team that won three straight state championships between 1987 and 1990. STAFF: Tom Hintelman – Freshman Bill Hottenson – JV LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 16-9 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 12-4 LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 6-3 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Tori Schweyer- Senior,Guard, 5”8 Irene Mitsossis-Junior,Guard,5”6 Rosalie Guarino-Junior Forward,5”8 Zakiya Beckles-Junior Guard,5”7 Gina Santora-Forward,5”8 TOP RESERVES: Kirsten Helmstetter,Senior, Guard, 5”7 Christine Neu, 5”10,Junior, Center Daisha Fillmore, 5”10,Junior, Center Carly Lorah, 5”8,Senior, Forward Moira Phillips, 5”7,Sophomore,Forward Devin Lissy, 5”6,Junior,Guard Ally Schwartz, 5”6,Senior,Guard Melanie Perrone, 5”7 Senior, Forward TEAM STRENGTHS: “Depth, Size, Experience.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Must finish games strong after losing 5 games by less than six points last year.” OUTLOOK: “Middlesex looks to be very strong in the Blue Division this year after finishing with back to back 16-9 seasons and having 10 returning letter winners. Senior Tori Schweyer is approaching 1000 points for her career. The Lady Jays have depth and experience and will need this to play a very tough outside conference schedule that includes Group 4 schools Bridgewater, Neptune, and Montgomery and parochial Union Catholic.” GOALS: ‘To win Blue Division and do well in the section.” NORTH BRUNSWICK RAIDERS HEAD COACH: SHAUN MORRELL, 6th season, 79- 46 record. STAFF: JV Coach: Maureen Shamy Freshman Coach: Kim lynch LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 10-12 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 4-14 LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 4-12 KEY LOSSES: KADIJAH MATHEWS (8 PPG, TO GRADUATION) KYRA FOX (Senior, 14 PPG., TRANSFER TO MONTCLAIR) NUMBER OF STARTERS RETURNING: 3 ROSTER: GABBY RODRIGUEZ (SR., G, 5-5) TATUM ALTMAN (JR., G, 5-4) MEGAN ILLES (JR., G, 5-5) SAMANTHA MEHALICK (JR., G, 5-6) DANIELLE SEGERHOLM (JR., F, 5-10) NICOLE LOPEZ (JR. , F. 5-7) ALEX WALKER ( SO., G, 5-8) TORI TUCCI (SO., G, 5-4) RHICAMAY AUSTIN (SO., G, 5-4) KHAYLA FLEMMINGS (FR., G, 5-6) POTENTIAL STARTING 5: TATUM ALTMAN ALEX WALKER SAMANTHA MEHALICK DANIELLE SEGERHOLM KHAYLA FLEMMINGS TOP RESERVES: GABBY RODRIGUEZ MEGAN ILLES NICOLE LOPEZ TORI TUCCI TOP NEWCOMERS: RHICAMAY AUSTIN KHAYLA FLEMMINGS COACH’S COMMENTS: TEAM OUTLOOK/GOALS: “The North Brunswick Raiders look to improve upon last year’s progress and hope to be a competitive team in the White Division.” OUTLOOK: ”The Raiders will rely upon all team members in order to have a successful season. The Juniors and lone Senior should help push the younger players in the proper direction, both on and off the field.” STRENGTHS: “NORTH BRUNSWICK SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE THEIR QUICKNESS TO APPLY DEFENSIVE PRESSURE ON THEIR OPPONENTS.” KIDS IN COLLEGE: Jasmine Walker, Monmouth Taryana Kelly, Maryland Eastern Shore Durva Bhandare, MIT Brittany Vick, Bryne Athyn Stephanie Guevara, Penn State-Hazelton PERTH AMBOY HEAD COACH: Mike Manfre, 4th season, 33-32. STAFF: Leezenia Cruz Varsity Ass./ Head JV coach Alexandra Riley Freshman Coach LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 2-17 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 0-15 LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 0-15 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Derilis Valerio 5’8, 12, F Samantha Nunez 5-6, 12, G Alanis Collado 5’8 ,12, F Vanessa Perez 5’6 , 11, G Desiree Rivera 5’6 , 10 G TOP RESERVES: Neashelly Luna 5’8 , 11 , F Estephanie Cruz 5’6 , 12, G Mary Roldan 5’6 , 12 , G Mia Molina 5’7, 10, F COACH’S COMMENTS: TEAM STRENGTHS: “It’s hard to say right now but, the girls are working hard and are getting better everyday.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “We have a Few girls returning from last years 2-17 team who were playing varsity for the first time last year, so we still lack experience.” OUTLOOK: “We would like to build on last year’s season.” GOALS: “To be as competitive as possible in the Red Division.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Kenya Adams (Kean University) Christina Clark ( Byrn Athyn College) Bianca Feliciano (Byrn Athyn College) SAYREVILLE HEAD COACH: Janet Ust-Cook, 1st head coaching job. COACHING EXPERIENCE: JV coach at Sayreville 9 years. STAFF: Chrissy Keir (JV) Caileigh Giovenco (Freshman) LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 16-9 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 19-2 LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 10-7 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Amanda Quintero (5’10”, Sr., F) Isi Enahoro (5’8”, So., G) Jasmine Van Note (5’10”, Fr., F) Emma Denby (5’8”, Sr., G/F) Nura Sbeah (5’9”, Jr., G/F) TOP RESERVES: Morenike Akinrefon (5’8”, So., G/F) Katie Esposito (5’8”, So., G/F) Patrice Harding (5’6”, So., G) Ryane Brush (5’11”, So. G) Rebecca Wehrle (5’6”, Jr., G) OTHER PLAYERS: Megan Quinlan (5’7”, Sr., G/F) Lianne Villano (5’7”, Sr. G/F) TEAM STRENGTHS: “Athleticism, experience.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Offense—we are replacing 25 ppg. due to Jackie Rodriguez graduating.” OUTLOOK: “We are looking to be competitive within our division and conference. With the graduation of Jackie Rodriguez, we are looking for players to step up offensively and contribute. We have many returning players with varsity experience and we are looking for our athleticism to fuel our defensive effort.” GOALS: “To improve offensively, to be competitive in every game, for our younger players to gain more varsity experience.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Jackie Rodriguez- William Paterson SOUTH AMBOY HEAD COACH: Linda Lewis, 3rd season, 23-26. ASSISTANT COACH: Greg Castello LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 13-12 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 8-5 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Amanda LaVigne, Sr., G Beth Kudelka, Sr., F Kyra Kuhn, Sr., F Emily Trzeciak, Sr., G 5th starter: Kelsey Kuhn, So., G or Alissa Bikowski, So., G TOP RESERVES: Beth Noble, Jr., F Chelsea Nebus, Jr., G Erica Policastro, So., G Shannon Tran, So., F STRENGTHS: “Played together for the last 2 years.” WEAKNESSES: “Depth on bench.” OUTLOOK: “Hoping to improve on last year’s record.” GOALS: ‘Lead the Gold Division, get farther in county and state tournaments.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Andrea Garcia, Shana Anderson SOUTH PLAINFIELD HEAD COACH: Kevin Hughes, 5th year, STAFF: Paul Correia Sally Gillis PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Sarah Cargill (5’9”, Jr, Gd) Amanda Harper (5’5, Sr, Gd) Caroline Ratti (5’8, Sr, Fwd) Naomi McNeill (5’10, Sr, Fwd) Kelly Shea (5’4, Sr, Gd) 64-40 record TOP RESERVES: Aexis Algarin (5,10, jr, fwd) Caity Hughes (5’6, soph, gd) Armani Mayers (5’4, soph, gd) COACH’S COMMENTS: TEAM STRENGTHS: “Quick and athletic.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Size and depth.” OUTLOOK: “Looking to defend White Division Championship but realize will be very difficult.” GOALS: “Be a factor in the Division the second half of the year.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Ashanti Bishop (Jr at Rowan) Kate McLaughlin (Frosh at William Paterson) SOUTH RIVER HEAD COACH: Mike Feaster, 5th season, 41-37. OTHER HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE: 1 year J.P. Stevens 2008-09. STAFF: Katie Daly – JV Christine Mongelli – Varsity Assistant LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 21-6 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 12-4 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Alyssa Barry 5’4 Senior G Allison Silva 5’5 Senior F Alyssa Andrejic 5’10 Senior F Gabrielle Harris 5’7 Junior G Aleah Bass 6’2 Sophomore C TOP RESERVES: -Emily Obregon, 5’10, Senior, Forward -Jessie Schmidt, 5’5, Junior, Guard -Victoria Gil, 5’1 Sophomore, Guard -Mackenzie Garrick, 5’9, Sophomore, Forward OTHER PLAYERS: -Ashley Kowalski, Senior, Forward -Breona Hill, Junior, Guard – Thayna Horta, Junior, Forward -Gabby Sampaio, Sophomore, Guard COACH’S COMMENTS: TEAM STRENGTHS: “Sophomre Aleah Bass should average a doubledouble every night at 6’2, Gabrielle Harris is one of the best players in the county who should average over 20 ppg, she is tremendous athlete running the floor, shutdown defender, and a very good rebounder, Alyssa Barry at point guard should score double digits and continue to put us in good situations with her ability to distribute the basketball. Alyssa Andrejic and Allison Silva, along with Barry are 4 year starters and our experience should pay off come tournament time.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: “Winning on the road, winning close games.” OUTLOOK: “We expect to compete for a division title, we expect to make it back to the sectional final and we expect to be a very tough out in the county tournament. There is no acceptable loss on our schedule.” GOALS: “Win Gold Division, Win Group 1, Be a tough out in the GMC Tournament.” J.P. STEVENS HEAD COACH: Amy Bonk, 4th season. LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 6-17 NUMBER OF STARTERS RETURNING: 2/3 TOP LETTER-WINNERS LOST: Julianna Zilli Molly Yelencsics f/g Kathy Tong pg/g Rebecca DiSerio F/C Jaasrini Vellore C RETURNING PLAYERS: Sarah Martinez Sr. g/f Grace Kau Jr g Mary Kelly Jr g Lauren Tencza Jr G Laya Paladugu So g Lipi Paladugu So f OUTLOOK: “Team goals are to improve our record from last year and do better in the counties. Leaders on and off the court are expected to be Molly Yelencsics, Jaasrini Vellore, Sarah Martinez.” TEAM STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: “Strength is the hard work ethic, hustle and fight to the end. Weaknesses is that we need to rebound the ball better.” TIMOTHY CHRISTIAN HEAD COACH: Miriam Hartzler, 9th season. OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE: Kansas City Christian School – Prairie Village, KS – Head JV & Varsity Assistant STAFF: Faith Torres – Assistant Varsity Coach Jessie Elsaesser – JV Coach LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 18-9 PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP: Faith Allen – 5’5” / 11th / Forward Michaela Csorny – 5’4” / 12th / Guard Hannah Saquian – 5’2” / 12th / Guard Sarah Saquian – 5’2” / 11th / Guard Gabrielle Saydee – 5’10” / 12th / Center TOP RESERVES: Elizabeth Kokosinski – 5’9” / 11th / Center Katelyn Dyer – 5’4” / 10th / Guard OTHER PLAYERS: Ivy Kariuki – 5’9” / 12th / forward Sarah Solorzano – 5’3” / 10th / guard Sydney St. Jean – 5’5” / 11th / forward TRANSFERS OUT: Natasha Audain – 5’7” / 12th / Forward TEAM STRENGTHS: – “Experienced senior leadership – Hannah, Michaela, & Gabrielle.” – “Ability to handle pressure.” TEAM WEAKNESSES: – “Not a lot of size.” OUTLOOK: “TCS looks to earn their 3rd Gold Division title. Returning 3 starters from last year’s team, the team looks forward to building on their leadership and strength of game play. The gold division will be challenging each night with South Amboy, Dunellen, and South River all returning the core of their teams as well. TCS will have to be aggressive defensively to limit the offensive power that those teams possess.” GOALS: – “Win 3rd Gold Division Title.” – “Control the boards.” – “Limit turnovers.” KIDS PLAYING IN COLLEGE: Elizabeth Hartzler – ’13 – Cairn University Aliyah Parris – ’12 – Syracuse University WARDLAW-HARTRIDGE HEAD COACH: Michael Howell, 8th season, 82-82 OTHER HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE: 8 seasons at St. Peter’s in New Brunswick (80-90) ASSISTANT COACH: Geoff Corisdeo LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 5 -19 LETTER-WINNERS LOST: 3 LETTER-WINNERS RETURNING: 5 RETURNING PLAYERS: F Camille Menns, Sr. F Lacey Gress Jr., F Sydney Hughes Jr. G Allison Haley, So. F Michelle Afflu So. NEWCOMERS: G/F Ciara Varley, Jr. F Whitney Porter So. G Vicki Cui So. G/F Audrey Vu, Fr. G Priya Golding Fr. F Brittney Wilson Fr., . FROM THE COACH: “This season will be an interesting one. We have yet to determine our strengths but our core group or returning players will be called upon to carry the team as our new players become familiar with our systems. I believe we will grow daily and become a stronger team as the season progresses.” WOODBRIDGE HEAD COACH: Bobby Timinski, 2nd season, 13-13. STAFF: Tom Perry – Varsity Assistant Courtney Cuevas – JV/Varsity Assistant LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 13-13 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 5-14 LETTERWINNERS LOST: Brielle Bannister – Forward 345 points 2014 ALL RED DIVISION Corinne Kist, G. Jessica Percoco, G Maura Walsh Fr. Kassie Vale, G. RETURNING PLAYERS: Brianna Valdes, Sr. Guard 5-4 – 460 pts.(17.8) 2014 All GMC Conference, All Red Division Gaby Jones, Sr, Forward 5-10 – 325 pts. (13.1) Comfy Akinbo, Jr. Center 5-11 – 3 Volleyball, All State Spring Track rd Team Group lll All State Kelly Muzzio, Jr. Forward 5-9 Giselle Monterosso, Jr. Guard/Forward 5-7 Jordan Vazquez, Soph. Guard 5-7 starter as a freshman 132 points NEWCOMERS: Hadiza Mamman Sr. 5-4- All GMC Soccer 2014 Breanne Baldassano Sr. 5-11 Justine Stefura, Jr. 5-6 Sierra Twomey, Soph. 5-6 Brooke Timinski Freshman. 5-6 Yamirah Bennett Freshman. 5-8 OUTLOOK: “We have 2 very strong senior leaders in Gaby Jones and Brianna Valdes who have the potential to dominate games. Junior Comfy Akinbo is one of the best athletes in the state and Sophomore Jordan Vazquez is a much improved shooting guard who will be counted on to score and run the point … In addition freshman guard Brooke Timinski will play major minutes right away.” GOALS: “Our team goal is to play hard every day and compete for 32 minutes every game. We want to compete for a Red Division Title and Qualify for the County and State Tournament.” TEAM STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: “We are very strong offensively but must play harder and improve our overall team defense.” KIDS IN COLLEGE: Alex Nardozo, Stockton State 2014-15 Boys Basketball Preview: Metuchen HEAD COACH: Guy Jensen, 1st season. OTHER COACHING EXPERIENCE: 8 seasons head coach at Piscataway 2004-2012 (130-85), assistant coach St. Joe’s, 2000-04. STAFF: Jim Lane, JV Ray Newman Freshman LAST YEAR’S RECORD: 13-11 LAST YEAR’S JV RECORD: 7-12 LAST YEAR’S FRESHMAN RECORD: 4-15 METUCHEN REMEMBERS CONOR MCCADDEN KEY LOSSES: Brian Eustace Hunter Clarke Frank McGuire STARTING CANDIDATES: Thomas Chalker 5-10, Sr. Guard Art Flaherty 6-0, Sr. Guard, 14.4 ppg. Even Collier 6-2, Jr. G/F, 12.1 ppg. Matt Volpe 6-3, Fr., Forward Danny Flaherty 6-1, Soph Guard Shae Norris 6-2, Sr. G/F TOP RESERVES: Zak Fortuna Josh Hall Cameron O’Connell Justin Briggs Kyle Harry Kenny Harry COACH’S COMMENTS: STRENGTHS: “Solid senior leadership, hard working kids wanting to learn and increase basketball IQ.” WEAKNESSES: “Not a great deal of size, not a great perimeter team, always learning new system takes time to settle in.” OUTLOOK/GOALS: “Team that will play very competitive out of conference schedule with Rahway, Cranford, Hun, Bernards, New Brunswick, Lawrenceville Prep and Immaculata included. Winning as many early games is essential. Winning a very balanced and well-coached Blue Division is our first goal, competing for a run to the GMC Final 8 and of course making a run at the Central Jersey Group 1 title.” RECORDS: 1,000-POINT SCORERS: Artie Flaherty (1985) 2,052 Larry Spigner (1989) 1,712 Dejuan Mller (2008) 1,396 Rich Toth (1971) 1,120 Joe Wert (1984) 1,102 Brad Sellers (1976) 1,061 Mike Crusco (2011) 1048 Chris Carr (2003) 1,046 ALL-TIME 3-POINT SCORER: Chris Carr 105 (2003) Metuchen Remembers Conor McCadden As An Inspiration Last Thursday, Conor McCadden came to Metuchen High School to tell best friend Tommy Chalker, school administrators and his head coach that he had a very short time to live. On Saturday, the junior was at the school rooting on the Metuchen Bulldogs from the stands during a boys basketball scrimmage against Perth Amboy, serving his role as captain. Sunday night, he was gone. That alone should tell you about the courage of one Conor McCadden, who succumbed to osteosarcoma bone cancer after battling for more than a year. He was 16 years old. Surviving are his parents Laura and Andrew and brothers Sean and Ryan. Metuchen will honor McCadden on Friday in the season opener at Metuchen against Bishop Ahr. The girls will play at 5:30, the boys at 7. Chalker, a fellow captain, will honor McCadden this season by wearing his jersey number 2. “I was at his house with him on Saturday with former player Brian Eustace, Thomas Chalker and his family watching the Army-Navy game,” said former Metuchen coach Jon Korellis, who coached McCadden as a freshman. “He went upstairs to get some oxygen and he texted me later to come up. “We were talking about being strong and never giving up and I was still trying to be the voice of hope. I held his head in the bed and he told me a story. Even though I encouraged him to come to Metuchen, he was going to St. Joe’s and his mother, who I work with, said all her kids would be going to St. Joe’s. But he would come to our camps and our summer games, I would tell him I had big plans for him and we developed a strong bond. “So he told me that he said to his parents ‘When coach Korellis turns around the basketball program at Metuchen, I want to be a part of it and he came to Metuchen. Here is a kid who is about to die and he’s talking about how much basketball meant to him. Conor was a small kid with a huge heart. “The players and families from my AAU team from a town away are all devastated, the people at Metuchen, he just impacted so many people because of the type of person he was.” “This is why I got back into coaching and I believe this is the reason God sent me to Metuchen,” said current head coach Guy Jensen, the former coach at Piscataway who came to Metuchen after two years of not being a head coach. “To know this kid has already made me a better father, a better coach, a better man. CONOR MCCADDEN’S OBITUARY Conor McCadden “He called me on Wednesday and asked me if it was okay to miss practice because his favorite nurse had purchased Rangers tickets for him and he wanted to go. “He would call me to tell me he wasn’t going to be able to attend practice because he had chemotherapy and wasn’t feeling up to it. This is a kid who never even played for me and he’s texting me to tell me he can’t make practice because he’s going to chem0. He is a genuine inspiration. This is a very humbling experience as an adult. It really puts things in perspective.’’ On Thursday, McCadden came to school. He first talked to Chalker, then to Athletic Director John Cathcart and Jensen in a sit-down discussion along with his father. “He texted me to ask if we could meet because he wanted to talk to me and John,’’ added Jensen. “After he talked to Tommy Chalker, we sat down in John’s office and he told us the cancer was spreading and the doctors only gave him four weeks to live. “As he walked through the door, you could hear him breathing, you could hear the rattling in his lungs. He would say a few words at a clip, then he would take deep breaths. It was heartbreaking and inspirational at the same time.’’ “Amazing, inspirational,’’ said a teary-eyed Cathcart. “The courage it took to come to school to tell people he was going to die. He said he wanted to be the one to tell people. “We’re sitting here and he tell us he has a month to live. You want to just start crying right there but you don’t want him to see. To me, that’s how I will remember him, a very courageous young man.’’ Chalker, a senior point guard, was a sophomore when this hotspot freshman, who had played at St. Francis growing up, came to Metuchen instead of St. Joseph where everyone thought he would be. Conor McCadden “I hated him at first,’’ said Chalker, also tearing up. “This kid had the best jump shot I have ever seen and he was good. I was nervous because I thought he was going to take my spot. “But he grew on me as a person to the point we became best friends and I just wish I had more time to play with him. “After he told me the news, I asked him if I could wear his jersey #2. He told me he thought it was a great idea, so I’m very excited. I’m just not sure I could ever live up to what he was, but I can just hope he’s watching over me every-time I put it on.’’ As a freshman, McCadden made the varsity team. He came off the bench in every game and scored 126 points on the season with 22 3-pointers. He scored a career high 15 against Kennedy. “I gave him his first start late in the season against South Amboy,” said Korellis. “He was horrible, so bad I sat him. How did he respond? He hits four three’s in the second half and we won by 20. He had more guts than a lot of seniors I coached.” During the summer before his sophomore year, a tumor was found behind his knee. The tumor was removed, he had his knee replaced and McCadden was preparing to return to the court, but the cancer returned about a year later, just this past summer. “He was at my camp one day in the summer and was complaining about his knee,” said Korellis. “He goes to see a doctor, then another doctor, then he calls me and tells me he’s going to see a bone doctor in Long Island because they found a tumor. That was a tough phone call. “When the tumor was removed, the plan was to get back on the court for his senior year. When he was a sophomore, we made him an assistant coach. And we took it serious, we would ask for his input and what he saw. He was a student of the game and he took his role seriously.” “After the tumor was found, he was fighting back, his hair grew back and I remember him shooting around in the gym. I knew he was too weak to play this year, but I thought he would come back for his senior year and it would be a great comeback story. Unfortunately it didn’t happen. We are all just distraught over this.’’ According to Cathcart, McCadden played a little baseball and some soccer, but he gave it all up for the game he loved. “He just loved basketball,’’ said Cathcart. “He was a great ball-handler and shooter. Basketball was his passion.’’ Metuchen principal Bruce Peragallo said: “The last time I saw Conor, he was in a gym with his teammates watching the game of basketball, the game he loved. That’s how I will always remember him.’’ Jensen had yellow bracelets made up which says: “Warrior Dawg. Our Musafa Conor McCadden.” Jensen took the words from this message: “He’s our Musafa. When a warrior goes down, you pick up his shield and go play in honor of him.” Said Jensen, “These are words we live by today, tomorrow and always: ‘Play in honor of him.’ ” GMC Coaches Conference, Teams Select AllAll-Division The 23 GMC football coaches gathered at Bishop Ahr High School on Monday night and chose the All-GMC and All Division Teams. Raul Cardona, Colonia Tom Roarty of Colonia was chosen as The GMC Coach of the Year. ALL-GMC TEAM Bishop Ahr: Alex Dawes. Carteret: Brandon Gilder, Sam Kamara. Colonia: Tenny Adewusi, Sam Pero, Bryce Barneys, Raul Cardona. Dunellen: David Johnson, Nassan Anderson, Rob Young. East Brunswick: Kevin Hemmings, Sean O’Sullivan. Kevin Hemmings, East Brunswick Edison: Joe Kim. Highland Park: Jason Griggs. John F. Kennedy: Terence Young. Metuchen: Tyler Valovcin, Joe Cammarano. Middlesex: Kayshawn Wilson, Jack Sweeney. Monroe: Akeer Franklin, Cole Cuasanelli. New Brunswick: Maurice Ffrench. Sam Kamara, Carteret North Brunswick: Joseph Castellanos. Old Bridge: Ed Mish, Mike Gargano. Piscataway: Elorm Lumor, Charles Mitchell, Elijah Barnwell. St. Joseph: Nick Krimin. South Brunswick: Chrisjon Summers, Zaire Gibson, Dontae Strickland, Phil Campbell. South Plainfield: Johnny Chillemi. South River: Sean Darrar. Chase Fee, Spotswood Spotswood: Chase Fee, Mason White, Jeremy Katz. J.P. Stevens: Shawn Edwers. Woodbridge: Tracy Fudge. ALL-RED DIVISION East Brunswick: Kevin Hemmings, Sean O’Sullivan, Tom Lanzano, Sam Walker; Edison: Joe Kim, Irvin Childress, Godwin Asamoah; Monroe: Akeer Franklin, Cole Cusanelli, Greg Chaves, Nich Fromhold, Max Oge; North Brunswick: Joseph Castellanos, Zach Rowell, Kevin Poindexter; Old Bridge: Ed Mish, Mike Gargano, Jake Esposito, Tyler Hopman, Noah Torino, Christian Manzanares; Piscataway: Elorm Lumor, Charles Mitchell, Elijah Barnwell, Jamil Elijah Barnwell, Piscataway Gilmore, Isaiah Ross, George Eley; South Brunswick: Chrisjon Summers, Zaire Gibson, Matt Golden, Dontae Strickland, Phil Campbell, Wendell Allen, Austin Cooper, Richie Hoff; J.P. Stevens: Shawn Edwers. Red Division Coach of the Year: Joe Goerge, South Brunswick. ALL-WHITE DIVISION Bishop Ahr: Alex Dawes, Tim Howard; Carteret: Brandon Gilder, Ra’Keem Bennett, Sam Kamara, Mike Nowak, Tim Irving, Brandon Williams, Justin Taylor; Colonia: Tenny Adewusi, Sam Pero, Pharoah Napoleon, Bryce Barneys, Chase Barneys, Jim Becker, Solomon Manning, Raul Cardona; J.F. Kennedy: Terence Young, Michael Hogan, Stepp Oziegbe, Andrew Roberts; New Brunswick: Maurice Ffrench, Samuel Pierce; Perth Amboy: Jose Caseras, Joe Edison Kim, Albert Thomas; St. Joseph: Nick Krimin, Javon Hicks, Luke Yakely; South Plainfield: Johnny Chillemi, Kyle Dickerson; Woodbridge: Tracy Fudge, Quaasim Glover, Zahneer, Shuler, Elon Capers, Percy Martin, Nate Lanier. White Division Coach of the Year: Tom Roarty, Colonia. ALL-BLUE DIVISION Dunellen: David Johnson, Conrad Paddyfoot, Nassan Anderson, Rob Young, Paul Appleton, Jamie Desmelyk, Ryan McCann, Jorge Galvez; Highland Park: Jason Griggs, Kamuron Akyol, Nasir Boykins; Metuchen: Tyler Valovcin, Joe Cammarano, Rob Gilman, Evan Collier, Devin Miller, Danny Briggs, Fabian Maragh; Middlesex: Kayshawn Wilson, Jack Sweeney, Kyle Terence Young JFK Hornung, Dennis Brodnax, Mike McGuire, Matt Hode, Anthony Marshall; South River: Richie Leogrande, Sean Darrar; Spotswood: Chase Fee, Mason White, Jeremy Katz, Ryan Long, Neftali Aguirre, James Caffrey, Ryan Smolin, Lou Vacca, Joe Hayford. Blue Division Coach of the Year: Andy Cammarano, Spotswood. Collier Powers Metuchen Past Highland Park, 41-0 HIGHLAND PARK – Junior wide receiver Evan Collier scored on a 77-yard run to put Metuchen on the board in the first quarter, then added a 28-yard touchdown pass when the Bulldogs put things away in the third quarter to lead Metuchen to a 41-0 victory over Highland Park on Wednesday night in Highland Park. Danny Briggs Joe Cammarano In a series dating back to 1937, Highland Park leads 60-19-1. Metuchen, which has never won three games in a row in the series, won back-to-back games since 2003 and ’04. Metuchen, which has shut out Highland Park two years in a row, led just 14-0 at halftime after Collier’s 77-yard and Joe Cammarano’s three-yard plunge. But Metuchen scored 27 points in the third quarter to put things away with four different players scoring – Danny Briggs on a 53-yard run, Josh Hall on a 14-yard run, a 28-yard pass from Trevor Firgau to Collier quarterback Jake Lebovits. METUCHEN (6-4) 7 7 27 0—41 HIGHLAND PARK (1-9) 0 0 0 0—0 M – Collier 77 run (Maloney kick) and a one-yard run by M – Cammarano 3 run (Maloney kick) M — Briggs 53 run (Maloney kick) M – Hall 14 run (pass failed) M — Collier 28 pass from Firgau (Maloney kick) M — Lebovits 1 run (Maloney kick) SEASON SERIES (Highland Park leads 60-19-1) 1937: Metuchen 18-0 1938: Highland Park 6-0 1939: Tie 0-0 1940: Highland Park 13-0 1941: Highland Park 12-0 1942: No game 1943: Highland Park 3-0 1944: Highland Park 38-6 1945: Highland Park 32-0 1946: Metuchen 13-0 1947: Highland Park 20-6 1948: Highland Park 32-12 1949: Highland Park 2-0* 1950: Highland Park 7-0 1951: Highland Park 39-6 1952: Highland Park 19-6 1953: Metuchen 26-19 1954: Highland Park 20-0 1955: Highland Park 13-7 1956: Metuchen 20-0 1957: Metuchen 26-13 1958: Highland Park13-6 1959: Highland Park 39-19 1960: Highland Park 13-0 1961: Highland Park 14-6 1962: Highland Park 19-0 1963: Highland Park 18-7 1964: Highland Park 18-14 1965: Highland Park 28-0 1966: Metuchen 27-14 1967: Highland Park 31-14 1968: Highland Park 55-6 1969: Highland Park 30-6 1970: Highland Park 38-0 1971: Highland Park 37-6 1972: Metuchen 18-6 1973: Highland Park 34-0 1974: Highland Park 29-13 1975: Highland Park 28-0 1976: Highland Park 14-6 1977: Highland Park 15-8 1978: Highland Park 35-0 1979: Highland Park 20-6 1980: Highland Park 34-0 1981: Metuchen 21-12 1982: Metuchen 26-0 1983: Highland Park 27-21 1984: Metuchen 31-0 1985: Highland Park 6-2 1986: Metuchen 17-7 1986: Highland Park 22-12 1987: Highland Park 38-0 1988: Highland Park 28-0 1989: Highland Park 27-7 1990: Highland Park 34-6 1991: Highland Park 22-15 1992: Highland Park 7-6 1993: Metuchen 59-0 1994: Metuchen 27-0 1995: Highland Park 39-22 1996: Highland Park 48-0 1997: Highland Park 34-0 1998: Highland Park 34-0 1999: Highland Park 22-12 2000: Highland Park 21-19 2001: Metuchen 14-6** 2002: Highland Park 28-24 2003: Metuchen 42-8 2004: Metuchen 38-7 2005: Highland Park 27-8 2006: Highland Park 28-27 (OT) 2006: Metuchen 13-12# 2007: Highland Park 27-0 2008: Highland Park 34-30 2009: Highland Park 41-28 2009: Highland Park 36-0# 2010: Highland Park 32-21 2011: Highland Park 28-21 2012: Highland Park 40-27 2013: Metuchen 39-0% 2014: Metuchen 41-0$ *-First time played on Thanksgiving **-Last time game played on Thanksgiving. %-Moved back to Thanksgiving #-Central Jersey, Group 1 playoffs $-Played Wednesday before Thanksgiving Thanksgiving Week Predictions; Complete Rivalry Charts TUESDAY ST. JOSEPH (3-6) AT BISHOP AHR (4-5), 7 P.M. SERIES HISTORY: St. Joseph leads 2-0. Years from now, this is going to be one of the best rivalry games in the GMC and beyond. This is not the year. This has been a totally lost season for St. Joseph, which has endured personnel problems on a weekly basis. For Bishop Ahr, this was a once-promising season as it was competing and even beating playoff teams before a lateseason swoon took over. Taking a win into the off-season is probably more important in this game than any other in the GMC. THE PICK: Bishop Ahr, 27-21 WEDNESDAY METUCHEN (5-4) AT HIGHLAND PARK (1-8), 6 P.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAKS: Dating back to 1937, Highland Park leads 60-18-1. Metuchen has won one in a row, but Highland Park won the previous seven games. Seniors on the Metuchen defense from left: Joe Cammarano, Danny Briggs, Tommy Gorman, Josh Hall, Tyler Valovcin, Robby Gilman and head coach Bob Ulmer They say you can throw the record books out the window when two long-time, heated rivals meet. Not so much in this one as the Owls have dominated. How dominant have the Owls been? In a series dating back to 1937, Metuchen has never won three games in a row. The Bulldogs will go for two in a row on Wednesday. JO JO: Highland Park has been playing football for 78 years. Joe Policastro has been associated with the program for close to 50 of those years. Joe was After a was an several an All-State QB for the Owls, graduating in 1959. standout career at Holy Cross, he came back to HP and assistant coach under legendary Jay Dakelman for years. Policastro took over as the head man in 1978 and collected a won-loss mark of 177-103-5 in 29 years before resigning in 2006. He has been an assistant coach for the Owls since then. NOTES: My Uncle Ken Haley and Thomas DeNapoli, the father of Dunellen head coach Dave DeNapoli, were on the 1937 Metuchen team. DeNapoli was a captain … My uncle, Vinny Behan, was one of the captains of the 1944 club, which beat HP, 38-6. THE PICK: Metuchen 29, Highland Park 15 THANKSGIVING EAST BRUNSWICK (4-5) AT OLD BRIDGE (5-4), 10 A.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAK: Dating back to 1994, Old Bridge leads 17-3. Old Bridge has won three in a row. Big one for EB. Mike Gargano, Old Bridge Kevin Hemmings, East Brunswick Combining for a record of 3-16 the previous two seasons heading into 2014, the Bears are beginning to turn the corner with a 4-5 record to prove it. There really hasn’t been a signature win, however, so a win here would validate 2014. This is also a big one for Old Bridge. After a rare rebuilding situation in the late 2000’s, the Knights have it going again. A victory would mean a winning record for the third straight season. That hasn’t happened since 2003, ’04 and ’05, which was actually the end of a five-year streak of winning. THE PICK: Old Bridge 20-18. NORTH PLAINFIELD (2-7) AT SOUTH PLAINFIELD (3-6), 10 A.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAK: Dating back to 1956, North Plainfield leads 25-14-1. North Plainfield has won 11 in a row. A once-promising season turned into an inconsistent season, but a win could end things with their first two-game winning streak for the Tigers. THE PICK: South Plainfield 25-21. SOUTH BRUNSWICK (10-0) AT NORTH BRUNSWICK (2-7), 10 A.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAK: Dating back to 1975, North Brunswick leads 23-15-1. South Brunswick has won four straight. South Brunswick is playing for a state title on Dec. 6 when it takes on Manalapan in the Central Jersey, Group 5 final. Does that mean the Vikings will take this game lightly and perhaps rest some players for the game big game? Don’t think so. Why? Because a victory would give South Brunswick 11 wins a season for the first time in its 54-year history. Plus, a perfect season is on the line as well. THE PICK: South Brunswick 21-0 MIDDLESEX (7-3) AT DUNELLEN (9-1), 10:30 A.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAK: Dating back to 1959, Dunellen leads 15-14. Dunellen has won five in a row. Dunellen running backs, from left, Rob Young, David Johnson, Paul Appleton, Nassan Anderson Dunellen is playing for its first state title since 1993 when it takes on Shabazz in the North 2, Group 1 final on Saturday, Dec. 6 at Kean University. But any rivalry game is big for the schools, the communities and the alumni no matter what the records are. Plus, two more victories would give Dunellen 11 wins a season. Head coach Dave DeNapoli is trying to find out if that ever happened before. THE PAT APELLO BOWL: Who is Pat Apello going to root for? Pat is the announcer for Dunellen home games on Friday’s and for Middlesex home games on Saturday’s. Pat is the Dunellen softball coach and the Dunellen-Middlesex co-op wrestling team … decisions, decisions. Other connections: Dunellen’s special teams/receivers/defensive backs coach Howie Horowitz is a former Middlesex great. He still lives in Middlesex … Dunellen quarterback David Johnson’s girlfriend is a Middlesex cheerleader. Talk about a conflict … for her. THE PICK: Dunellen 32-21. J.P. STEVENS (2-7) AT EDISON (3-6), 10:30 A.M. SERIES HISTORY: Dating back to 1966, J.P. Stevens leads 25-18-4. Edison is 3-2 over the last five years. The Hawks were competitive in five of their seven losses before winning its last games. In those two victories, sophomore RB Chris Chukwuneke has a combined 496 yards on 34 carries and seven touchdowns and has over 1,000 yards on the season. Edison frosh QB Haazig Daniels leads Edison. Two years from now when Daniels and Chukwuneke meet, the respective school records may be re-written. THE PICK: Stevens 28-22. PISCATAWAY (8-2) AT FRANKLIN (2-7), 10:30 A.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAK: Dating back to 1962, Piscataway leads 25-21-3. Piscataway has won seven in a row. It wasn’t took long ago Franklin led in a series featuring two state powers, but Chiefs have remained there, while the Warriors fell on recent hard times. Simply put, Piscataway will be taking out its frustrations after losing to Elizabeth in the North 2, Group 5 semifinals last week. THE PICK: Piscataway 32-7. CARTERET (7-3) AT PERTH AMBOY (3-6), 11 A.M. SERIES HISTORY/STREAK: Dating back to 1927, Perth Amboy leads 45-40-2. Carteret has won two in a row. Will Carteret take it easy, maybe even rest some starters who are all banged up in some way shape or form at this points in the season? Carteret staff, Back row (from left) Mike Kushner, John Dolan, Nick Hrycuna, Jerry Derillo. Front row Keith Kapinos, head coach Matt Yascko, Dan Morvay, Justin Munoz. After all, the Ramblers will be taking on Matawan in the Central Jersey, Group 3 championship on Friday, Dec. 5. Tough to say. A month ago, this game had 30-0 written all over it, but the Panthers kept improving each week, even in defeat, then ran off three straight victories and will come into the tilt with a full head of steam. A loss to Perth Amboy doesn’t mean anything to Carteret, but it will to the fans and all alumni going back to whomever is still alive. THE PICK: Carteret 22-13. THANKSGIVING RIVALRIES CARTERET VS. PERTH AMBOY (Perth Amboy leads 45-40-2) 1927: Perth Amboy 13-0 1928: 1929: 1930: 1931: 1932: 1933: 1934: 1935: 1936: 1937: 1938: 1939: 1940: 1941: 1942: Perth Amboy 7-6 Carteret 13-0 Carteret 7-6 Carteret 7-6 Perth Amboy 12-7 Perth Amboy 7-0 Carteret 13-0 Perth Amboy 13-6 Perth Amboy 7-6 Tie 13-13 Perth Amboy 14-13 Carteret 14-0 Carteret 20-0 Perth Amboy 16-0 Carteret 16-14 1943: Perth Amboy 20-6 1944: Carteret 13-6 1945: Perth Amboy 19-7 1946: Carteret 25-0 1947: Perth Amboy 26-7 1948: Carteret 18-7 1949: Perth Amboy 25-7 1950: Carteret 19-6 1951: Perth Amboy 34-13 1952: Perth Amboy 7-0 1953: 1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: 1958: 1959: 1960: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1964: Perth Amboy 14-12 Carteret 13-12 Perth Amboy 20-13 Perth Amboy 26-0 Perth Amboy 26-20 Carteret 25-0 Carteret 34-0 Perth Amboy 2-0 Carteret 29-13 Carteret 14-0 Carteret 40-0 Perth Amboy 14-0 1965: 1966: 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: Perth Amboy 41-6 Perth Amboy 45-0 Perth Amboy 26-8 Carteret 21-12 Carteret 14-6 Tie 6-6 Carteret 29-2 Perth Amboy 16-8 Perth Amboy 26-7 Carteret 20-0 Carteret 54-0 Carteret 40-12 Perth Amboy 14-13 Carteret 18-0 Perth Amboy 26-20 1980: Carteret 27-8 1981: Perth Amboy 8-7 1982: Perth Amboy 15-6 1983: Carteret 30-18 1984: Perth Amboy 12-0 1985: Perth Amboy 40-0 1986: Perth Amboy 46-6 1987: Perth Amboy 18-7 1988: Perth Amboy 19-7 1989: Perth Amboy 34-0 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: Perth Amboy 22-12 Perth Amboy 14-6 Carteret 26-0 Perth Amboy 21-0 Carteret 26-0 Perth Amboy 28-26 Perth Amboy 42-41 Carteret 24-0 Perth Amboy 27-22 Carteret 15-6 Carteret 16-7 Carteret 20-0 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: Perth Amboy 35-20 Carteret 35-7 Carteret 39-28 Carteret 43-7 Carteret 39-12 Carteret 33-22 Perth Amboy 14-7 Perth Amboy 21-14 Perth Amboy 26-24 Perth Amboy 29-26 Carteret 41-0 Carteret 33-8 METUCHEN VS. HIGHLAND PARK (Highland Park leads 60-18-1) 1937: Metuchen 18-0 1938: Highland Park 6-0 1939: Tie 0-0 1940: Highland Park 13-0 1941: Highland Park 12-0 1942: No game 1943: Highland Park 3-0 1944: Highland Park 38-6 1945: Highland Park 32-0 1946: Metuchen 13-0 1947: Highland Park 20-6 1948: 1949: 1950: 1951: 1952: 1953: 1954: 1955: 1956: 1957: 1958: Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Metuchen Highland Highland Metuchen Metuchen Highland Park 32-12 Park 2-0* Park 7-0 Park 39-6 Park 19-6 26-19 Park 20-0 Park 13-7 20-0 26-13 Park13-6 1959: 1960: 1961: 1962: 1963: 1964: 1965: 1966: 1967: 1968: 1969: 1970: 1971: 1972: 1973: Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Metuchen Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Metuchen Highland Park 39-19 Park 13-0 Park 14-6 Park 19-0 Park 18-7 Park 18-14 Park 28-0 27-14 Park 31-14 Park 55-6 Park 30-6 Park 38-0 Park 37-6 18-6 Park 34-0 1974: Highland Park 29-13 1975: Highland Park 28-0 1976: Highland Park 14-6 1977: Highland Park 15-8 1978: Highland Park 35-0 1979: Highland Park 20-6 1980: Highland Park 34-0 1981: Metuchen 21-12 1982: Metuchen 26-0 1983: Highland Park 27-21 1984: 1985: 1986: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: Metuchen Highland Metuchen Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Metuchen Metuchen 31-0 Park 17-7 Park Park Park Park Park Park Park 59-0 27-0 6-2 22-12 38-0 28-0 27-7 34-6 22-15 7-6 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2006: 2007: 2008: Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Highland Metuchen Highland Metuchen Metuchen Highland Highland Metuchen Highland Highland Park 39-22 Park 48-0 Park 34-0 Park 34-0 Park 22-12 Park 21-19 14-6** Park 28-24 42-8 38-7 Park 27-8 Park 28-27 (OT) 13-12# Park 27-0 Park 34-30 2009: Highland Park 41-28 2009: Highland Park 36-0# 2010: Highland Park 32-21 2011: Highland Park 28-21 2012: Highland Park 40-27 2013: Metuchen 39-0% *-First time played on Thanksgiving **-Last time game played on Thanksgiving. %-Moved back to Thanksgiving #-Central Jersey, Group 1 playoffs FRANKLIN VS. PISCATAWAY (Piscataway leads 25-21-3) 1962: Piscataway 38-0 1963: No Game 1964: Tie 14-14 1965: Franklin 13-0 1966: Piscataway 8-0 1967: Piscataway 12-7 1968: Franklin 33-19 1969: Franklin 32-22 1970: Franklin 26-6 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: Piscataway 27-6 Franklin 12-7 Franklin 29-14 Tie 6-6 Franklin 21-6 Franklin 14-6 Piscataway 15-12 Piscataway 18-0 Piscataway 40-0 Piscataway 32-8 Piscataway 19-0 Piscataway 39-30 Franklin 29-13 Franklin 28-22 Franklin 20-15 1986: Piscataway 9-7 1987: Franklin 21-7 1988: No Game 1989: No Game 1990: Franklin 34-2 1991: Franklin 19-16 1992: Piscataway 20-6 1993: Tie 14-14 1994: Franklin 21-13 1995: Franklin 35-14 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: Franklin 32-21 Piscataway 21-20 Piscataway 41-25 Franklin 21-16 Piscataway 31-30 Franklin 12-7 Piscataway 16-0 Piscataway 22-20 Piscataway 24-0 Franklin 22-21 Franklin 22-3 Piscataway 24-7 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: Piscataway Piscataway Piscataway Piscataway Piscataway Piscataway 43-21 26-7 34-27 34-19 21-12 25-7 J.P. STEVENS VS. EDISON (J.P. Stevens leads 25-18-4) 1966: Edison 19-7 1967: Edison 16-13 1968: J.P. Stevens 27-0 1969: J.P. Stevens 31-0 1970: J.P. Stevens 7-0 1971: Edison 7-0 1972: J.P. Stevens 21-0 1973: J.P. Stevens 21-20 1974: J.P. Stevens 28-18 1975: Edison 13-0 1976: Tie 7-7 1977: J.P. Stevens 28-9 1978: J.P. Stevens 49-0 1979: J.P. Stevens 15-0 1980: J.P. Stevens 48-14 1981: Tie 12-12 1982: J.P. Stevens 28-13 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: Edison 14-6 Edison 28-6 J.P. Stevens 28-0 Edison 18-7 J.P. Stevens 23-12 Tie 0-0 Edison 12-0 Edison 28-0 Edison 14-12 Tie 13-13 Edison 42-7 1994: J.P. Stevens 1995: J.P. Stevens 1996: J.P. Stevens 1997: J.P. Stevens 1998: J.P. Stevens 1999: J.P. Stevens 2000: Edison 29-6 2001: J.P. Stevens 2002: J.P. Stevens 2003: J.P. Stevens 2004: J.P. Stevens 2005: J.P. Stevens 2006 Edison 29-28 2007: Edison 41-7 2008: Edison 33-12 12-7 33-0 14-12 42-0 28-14 3-0 40-6 59-0 35-7 41-6 35-21 2009: J.P. Stevens 28-6 2010: Edison 48-13 2011: Edison 24-7 2012: J.P. Stevens, 7-6 2013: Edison 12-0 NORTH BRUNSWICK VS. SOUTH BRUNSWICK (North Brunswick leads 23-15-1) 1975: South Brunswick 13-7 1976: North Brunswick 13-0 1977: South Brunswick 13-12 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: 1982: 1983: 1984: 1985: 1986: 1987: 1988: North North North North North North North North North North North Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick Brunswick 20-8 28-17 13-8 13-12 41-0 27-0 33-6 13-0 14-8 20-14 28-7 1989: 1990: 1991: 1992: 1993: 1994: 1995: 1996: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: North Brunswick North Brunswick North Brunswick North Brunswick Tie 14-14 South Brunswick South Brunswick North Brunswick South Brunswick South Brunswick South Brunswick North Brunswick South Brunswick North Brunswick North Brunswick 22-0 38-6 27-16 35-15 24-19 20-17 28-21 42-13 21-0 24-13 19-14 20-14 13-12 27-7 2004: North Brunswick 9-6 2005: South Brunswick 41-0 2006: South Brunswick 28-12 2007: North Brunswick 21-14 2008: South Brunswick 7-2 2009: North Brunswick 6-2 2010: South Brunswick 27-0 2011: South Brunswick 28-18 2012: South Brunswick 34-7 2013: South Brunswick 34-13 EAST BRUNSWICK VS. OLD BRIDGE (Old Bridge leads 17-3) 1994: East Brunswick 33-18 1995: Old Bridge 40-27 1996: Old Bridge 7-6 1997: Old Bridge 48-12 1998: Old Bridge 33-16 1999: Old Bridge 14-0 2000: Old Bridge 21-0 2001: Old Bridge 48-0 2002: Old Bridge 35-12 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: 2008: 2009: 2010: 2011: 2012: 2013: Old Bridge 23-14 Old Bridge 20-0 Old Bridge 40-21 Old Bridge 13-9 East Brunswick 35-14 Old Bridge 24-21 Old Bridge 23-17 East Brunswick 34-6 Old Bridge 40-20 Old Bridge 34-0 Old Bridge 35-6 DUNELLEN-MIDDLESEX (Dunellen 15-14 leads, 15-14) 1959: Middlesex 45-19 1960: Dunellen 18-6 1961: Dunellen 14-6 1962: Middlesex 25-0 1963: Middlesex 35-0 1964: Middlesex 20-0 1965: Dunellen 20-14 1966: Middlesex 12-0 1967: Middlesex 32-0 1968: Middlesex 32-6 1988: Dunellen 20-0 1992: Dunellen 43-7 1998: 1999: 1999: 2000: 2001: 2002: 2003: 2004: 2005: 2006: 2007: Dunellen 40-6* Dunellen 28-0 Dunellen 7-6** Middlesex 17-4 Middlesex 20-12 Dunellen 28-0 Middlesex 27-7 Middlesex 19-7 Middlesex 33-19 Dunellen 36-6 Middlesex 8-6 2008: Middlesex 41-14 2009: Dunellen 16-6 2010: Dunellen 34-6 2011: Dunellen 35-0 2012: Dunellen 31-6 2013: Dunellen 22-13 *-First time played on Thanksgiving **-Central Jersey, Group 1 playoffs SOUTH PLAINFIELD-NORTH PLAINFIELD (North Plainfield leads 25-14-1) 1956: North Plainfield 12-7 1957: North Plainfield 33-19 1958: North Plainfield 38-7 1959: North Plainfield 20-0 1960: North Plainfield 19-0 1961: North Plainfield 21-0 1962: North Plainfield 13-0 1963: South Plainfield 27-22 1964: South Plainfield 7-0 1965: South Plainfield 26-20 1966: North Plainfield 9-7 1967: Tie 0-0 1968: South Plainfield 7-0 1969: North Plainfield 24-19 1970: North Plainfield 14-0 1971: 1972: 1973: 1974: 1975: 1976: 1977: 1978: 1979: 1980: 1981: North South South North South South South North North South South Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield Plainfield 14-13 7-0 19-12 47-18 9-0 20-8 9-0 13-0 16-6 14-7 23-8 1982: South Plainfield 1983: South Plainfield 2002: South Plainfield 2003: North Plainfield 2004: North Plainfield 2005: North Plainfield 2006: North Plainfield 2007: North Plainfield 2008: North Plainfield 2009: North Plainfield 2010: North Plainfield 2011: North Plainfield 2012: North Plainfield 2013: North Plainfield *-First time played on 15-0 7-6 47-25* 41-14 9-7 29-28 27-7 39-6 40-27 49-21 36-28 28-0 50-26 14-12 Thanksgiving Bishop Ahr-St. Joseph Moved To Tonight (Tuesday); Full Turkey Day Schedule THANKSGIVING WEEK SCHEDULE TUESDAY, NOV. 25 St. Joseph at Bishop Ahr, 7 WEDNESDAY, NOV. 26 Metuchen at Highland Park, 6 THANKSGIVING East Brunswick at Old Bridge, 10 South Brunswick at North Brunswick, 10 North Plainfield at South Plainfield, 10 Piscataway at Franklin, 10:30 J.P. Stevens at Edison, 10:30 Middlesex at Dunellen, 10:30 Carteret at Perth Amboy, 11