THINKS THE EAGLES STOLE ONE
Eastern defeated Shore Regional in the field hockey Tournament of Champions final, 8-2.
Eastern center forward Kelsey Mitchell scored a pair of goals to end her high school career with 69 and 171 goals in a season and career, respectively.
Mitchell tied the single-season scoring record held by Michelle Vizzuso of West Essex since 1994.
Here are links to the playoff brackets for the local football tournaments:
--To the District 1 football brackets:
http://district-one.net/football.asp
--To the PIAA football bracket page:
http://www.piaa.org/news/details.aspx?ID=1797
--To the NJSIAA football bracket page:
After Palmyra and Jonathan Dayton ended the state Group 1 boys championship soccer game in a scoreless tie Saturday, I sensed a feeling of relief by both teams.
No player or coach was complaining about not winning. They seemed to be content with a tie by two teams that worked hard against each other for 100 minutes of play.
And that was understandable, since neither the Panthers nor the Bulldogs had ever won a state crown.
However, Palmyra did leave with the trophy after winning a coin flip to decide who would take it home.
That made Palmyra feel a lot better.
FINAL
Haddonfield 2, Mahwah 1 (OT)
Haddonfield’s Katie Johnston scored the game-winning goal on a feed from Kathleen Jordan in the 86tth minute to give Haddonfield the Group 2 state title.
Haddonfield’s Kathleen Jordan just hit the post on a rocket shot from 12 yards out after getting free in the 82nd minute.
The game has now moved to overtime, where teams play two sudden death 10-minute periods. If it is still tied, the teams would be co-champs.
Mahwah tied the score at 1-1 when Kristyn Tremblay headed in a cross from Nicole Lee in the 52nd minute.
Haddonfield took a 1-0 lead when Kathleen Jordan scored in the 42nd minute on an assist from Sarah Dudek.
Both teams have had good scoring chances. Both goalies have come up with big saves. Haddonfield’s Christina Davis made a one-haded save on a blast from Mahwah’s all-conference midfielder Brittney Albrecht.
Haddonfield’s Kathleen Jordan was stopped point blank by Mahwah keeper Emily Secor.
Haddonfield 0 1 1 - 2
Mahwah 0 1 0 - 1
Goals: H-Kathleen Jordan, Katie Johnston. M-Kristyn Tremblay
Gordon Hill and Kaheem Reynolds each scored two touchdowns as St. Joseph's won the Non-Public 2 state title today with a 28-14 victory over Gloucester Catholic.
St. Joseph's (8-2) forced four turnovers in the first half and took a 28-0 lead when Reynolds, a sophomore, returned the second-half kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown.
Gloucester Catholic (7-3) rallied behind junior quarterback Cody Brown and senior wide receiver Tim Segich.
The state title was St. Joseph's ninth since 1999. The Wildcats won eight in a row from 1999-2006.
-- Phil Anastasia
Girls’ Soccer
GROUP 4 STATE FINAL
FINAL: Lenape 1, Westfield 0 (OT)
Lenape finished 23-1 and Westfield 21-1-2
Lenape has won its third straight state title after Katie Rigby headed in a corner kick from Chelsea Cannon with 5:37 left in the first overtime to give the Indians a 1-0 win over Westfield.
The game moved into the first sudden death OT. Teams play two 10-minute periods. If nobody scores, they will be declared cochampions.
This is a game that has been played between the midfields, with neither team has had a great scoring chance.
Lenape’s Katie Rigby just missed getting her foot on the ball in front and goalie Meg Brody scooped it up early in the second half.
Rigby had a few times when she was near the goal, but Brody, who is quick off her line, was able to beat her to the ball.
No team had a great scoring chance in the first half, although Lenape’s Rigby was sent on goal by Devon Betsch and was just beaten to the ball by Brody.
Lenape 0 0 1 - 1
Westfield 0 0 0 – 0
Goals: L-Katie Rigby
Tyler Powell made the big defensive plays and Sean Farrell scored three touchdowns as Cherokee beat Williamstown 30-21 in the Group 4 semifinals.
Powell recovered a fumble and tackled Williamstown's Marcus Hampton after a five-yard gain on a screen pass on 4th-and-8 from the Williamstown 42 with four minutes to play. The Braves were behind 23-21 at the time.
Cherokee took over and scored an insurance touchdown on Mike Zeuli's 15-yard run.
Farrell scored on runs of 2, 4 and 18 yards.
Cherokee will host the S.J. final Dec. 5.
Farrell scored on an 18-yard run as Cherokee took a 23-21 lead.
The touchdown came after Cherokee recovered a Willliamtown fumble at the Braves' 44-yard line.
Williamstown took a 21-17 halftime lead over Cherokee in a Group 4 playoff game tonight.
The Braves got two touchdowns from Marcus Hampton and one from Ron Gordon, all three on runs of four yards or less. But the key to the Braves’ offensive success was the passing of quarterback Billy McCarty.
The senior who has spent most of the season handing off to the Braves’ productive running backs spent the first half throwing darts into the Cherokee secondary. McCarty was 6-for-6 passing for 141 yards in the first 24 minutes.
Williamstown 7 14 0 0 -- 21
Cherokee 7 10 6 7 -- 30
W: Ron Gordon 4 run ( Derek Utz kick)
C: Sean Farrell 4 run (Al Morrissey kick)
C: Farrell 2 run (Morrissey kick)
W: Marcus Hampton 3 run (Utz kick)
W: Hampton 2 run (Utz kick)
C: Morrissey 24 FG
C: Farrell 18 run (run fail)
C: Mike Zeuli 15 run (Morrissey kick)
-- Phil Anastasia
SJ GROUP 2 SEMIFINAL
FINAL
HADDONFIELD 15, West Deptford 13
Michael Rivard kicked a 20-yard field goal with 4.9 seconds left to give Haddonfield the winning margin.
Haddonfield has a 1st and 10 from the W. Dept 18 with 1:14 left
Jimmy Owens scored on a 1-yard run to give West Deptford a 13-12 lead with 9:22 left in the fourth quarter. West Deptford was stopped on a two-point conversion run.
Haddonfield QB Phil Bhaya scored on a one-yard run to give the Bulldogs a 12-6 lead with 21.6 seconds left in the second quarter.
Jimmy Owens scored on a 1-yard run and Ben Cornelius made the conversion kick to give West Deptford a 7-6 lead with 3:12 left in the second quarter. The Eagles scored on a 16-play, 52-yard drive.
West Deptford had just one first down in the first quarter.
Haddonfield took a 6-0 lead when Phil Bhaya hit Kevin Davis on a 21-yard scoring pass. Davis was wide open in the end zone on the fourth-and-9 play.
Haddonfield 6 6 0 3 - 15
West Deptford 0 7 0 6 - 13
H: Kevin Davis 21 pass from Phil Bhaya (kick failed)
W: Jimmy Owens 1 run (Ben Cornelius kick)
H: Phil Bhaya 1 run (kick failed)
W: Owens 1 run (run failed)
H: Michael Rivard 20 FG
Kudos to Seneca football coach Bill Fisher.
The ninth-year head man brought the Golden Eagles back from a 3-7 season last year to a South Group 3 semifinal against No. 1 seed Hammonton.
Fifth-seeded Seneca (7-2) is made up mostly of underclassmen.
FINAL
Gloucester Catholic 2 Villa Walsh Academy 0
EWING, NJ – Gloucester Catholic's Chelsea Duffy scored both goals as the Rams beat Villa Walsh Academy, 2-0 in tonight's state Non-Public girls' soccer final at the College of New Jersey.
It was the Rams' sixth state title in school history.
Duffy's second goal in the 63rd minute gave the Rams some needed breathing room against a resilient Vikings team.
After a 35-minute delay caused by lightening, play resumed in the first half
The game was delayed with 12 minutes and 43 seconds left in the first half. The stoppage came at 8:26 pm and action resumed at 9:01.
Duffy opened the scoring on a goal in the 18th minute. She was sent in on goal by Karen Thomas and scored from 12 yards out to give the Rams the lead.
