Elite Shore Conference Boys Soccer Scoreboard, Oct. 4

Elite Shore Conference Boys Soccer Scoreboard

Shore Conference Tournament

Group Stage

Group 2

Shore 5, Brick 3

Senior Cooper Attaway scored a second-half hat trick on three headers and the Blue Devils (6-4-1) rallied from a one-goal halftime deficit to beat the Green Dragons (7-3) while strengthening their odds to make it out of SCT group play.

Brick stormed into halftime with a 3-2 lead behind sparkling first-half performances by seniors Gianno Godenzi and Carl Loffredo. After Shore grabbed a 1-0 lead on a goal by sophomore Gavin Neuhaus in the fourth minute, Brick responded with two goals in a span of 24 seconds during the seventh minute. Loffredo finished off a pass from Godenzi 6:13 into the match and at 6:37, Loffredo found Godenzi for the go-ahead goal.

Shore tied the game, 2-2, in the 26th when junior Silvio Pessoa buried a penalty kick after a hand ball call inside the box against Brick. Ten minutes later, Loffredo found Godenzi again, with Godensi collecting the through-ball and slamming it in from the middle of the 18-yard box for a 3-2 Green Dragons lead.

Attaway tied the game with a header on Pessoa’s corner kick in the 48th minute, then headed in another free kick by Pessoa in the 50th for a 4-3 Blue Devils lead. In the 66th, freshman Jonah Eichenbaum played a cross in the air and Attaway cut it off at the near post and headed it in for a 5-3 Shore advantage.

The two-goal margin of victory improves Shore’s odds of clinching a spot in the SCT, even if the Blue Devils do not beat No. 2 Colts Neck in Monday’s group-play finale. A win, draw or loss by a margin of two goals or fewer would clinch Shore a spot in the SCT.

Brick is seeking its first SCT berth since 2008 and can still earn one with help from either Monmouth Regional or Colts Neck. A four-goal margin of victory by Colts Neck vs. Shore would guarantee Brick a spot, as would a Monmouth win or tie vs. Freehold Township. A three-goal margin of victory by Colts Neck over Shore would activate the next tiebreaker, which is goals allowed. Brick finished group play having allowing nine goals, while Shore enters Monday with six allowed.

 

Group 4

No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven 7, St. Rose 1

Senior Bobby Quaglia broke a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 17th minute and classmate Patrick Huber led the offense with two goals as the Bulldogs (5-3-3) rolled to a win over the Purple Roses (1-11-1).

Huber opened the scoring in the second minute by finishing a cross from classmate Jack Duffy, but St. Rose swung right back with a goal by senior Owen Moran on a 20-yard strike.

Quaglia catapulted Rumson back in front in the 17 and Rumson nursed that lead for 15 minutes before scoring two goals in two minutes to open up a 4-1 lead. Senior Alex Olan scored off a pass from classmate Justin Creekmore before Creekmore finished off a set-up by Quaglia two minutes later for a 4-1 later.

Huber struck again in the 46th minute off a long throw-in by senior Zack Halpern and Quaglia capped his offensive game by assisting a goal by senior Kyle Winig, who then found senior Roman Cea for a header that capped the scoring.

 

Group 5

Raritan 1, Jackson 1

Senior Joao Simoes scored the equalizer in the 55th minute off a pass from classmate Owen Brackett to help the Rockets (3-7-1) salvage a draw with the Jaguars (7-6-1) and snap a six-game losing streak.

Junior Serhii Hryhoriak gave Jackson a 1-0 lead with a goal in the 15th minute off an assist from senior Anthony Castellano.

 

Regular Season

Non-Division

Middletown North 6, Red Bank Catholic 0

Senior Cam DelGrosso went off for a hat trick and classmate Paul Que chipped in with a brace as the Lions (3-8-1) coasted to a win over the Caseys (4-8-1). Senior Kevin Burdzy scored the other Middletown North goal and senior Louis Romero dealt out two assists.

Matawan 4, Monmouth 1

Sophomore Kyren Ritchie scored two of Matawan’s three goals in the first half and the Huskies (4-9) stormed to a win over the Falcons (3-9). Senior Sean Sobocinski and junior Marcos Youssef each scored a goal for Matawan, while junior Ryan Hart contributed a pair of assists in the win.

Point Boro 2, Wall 0

Senior Braeden Moramarco cracked open the scoring with a goal in the 51st minute and sophomore Jameson Mahon added an insurance tally in the 66th off a pass from senior Joe Doles as the Panthers (5-6-1) topped the Crimson Knights (5-6) for their fourth straight win.

 

Non-Conference

Lenape 1, Southern 0

Jeremy Lee scored the game’s lone goal in the first half off a pass from Justin Fagan and the Indians (4-4-1) held off the Rams (7-4-1), snapping Southern’s four-game winning streak.

 

GMC Shootout

At Monroe High School

No. 1 CBA 3, Old Bridge 3

Seniors Will Dreschler, Charlie Messano and James Brady carried a three-goal first half for the Colts (9-1-3), but the Knights (6-4-2) scored the equalizer in the 65th minute on the way to tying CBA, which ended CBA’s nine-game winning streak.

Dreschler converted a penalty kick to open the scoring in the 17th minute and later found Messano with a set-piece service that Messano headed in as the equalizer in the 29th minute — one minute after Old Bridge jumped in front on a penalty kick.

Brady gave CBA the 3-2 lead in the 33rd when he headed in a long throw-in by Messano.

Monroe 4, Freehold Twp. 1

Dominick Duarte scored two goals and the Falcons (9-2) stormed to a win over the Patriots (6-4-1) after going up 2-0 before halftime. Senior Gino Castaneda scored the lone Freehold Township goal off a pass from Gabe Bormolini in the second half.