Elite Shore Conference Boys Soccer SCT Scoreboard, Saturday, Oct. 25

Elite Shore Conference Boys Soccer Scoreboard

Saturday, Oct. 25

Shore Conference Tournament

Championship

(4) Middletown South 1, (2) Colts Neck 0 (Middletown South wins on penalties, 5-4)

Senior goalkeeper Carson Perry saved two shots during the penalty shootout and classmate Luke Strada buried the clinching penalty kick as the Eagles (12-3-1) outlasted the defending champion Cougars (14-2) to win their first ever Shore Conference Tournament championship.

Strada and junior teammate Connor Saul were the only two Middletown South players to make two kicks during the shootout, with senior Mason Petke also hitting his attempt to force a sixth round of kicks.

Colts Neck senior Ben Kazani also made two attempts and started off the shootout by burying his kick to the left side. Middletown South missed its first two kicks, while Colts Neck missed its second.

Perry saved the third Colts Neck attempt, which came against leading scorer Sean Moore on a shot to the lower right of the goal. Strada then tied the shootout with his first make, followed by a make by Colts Neck senior Dillon Younger, then another conversion by Saul to make it 2-2 through four rounds.

In the fifth round, senior Ryan Spencer gave Colts Neck the advantage with a made kick, but Petke answered with a Panenka-style chip to the right corner of the goal with Colts Neck goalkeeper Liam Collura leaning to the opposite side of the goal.

Both Kazani and Saul connected in the sixth round of kicks, which set the stage for Perry and Strada to finish the job. Perry made a diving save to his right on a strike by Jonah Chiang to leave the championship at the foot of Strada, who won it with a blast to the lower left.

After conceding an 8-2 advantage in shots during the first half, Middletown South held Colts Neck to two shots over the final 60 minutes. Colts Neck’s two best opportunities came within three minutes of one another in the 30th and 33rd minutes, first on a goal disallowed for contact with Perry after the Middletown South goalkeeper briefly held the ball in his clutch.

In the 33rd, junior Charlie Welsh saved a chip by Moore off the end-line and a follow-up shot by senior Gabe Kruglyansky rammed the left post.

Middletown South’s closest call came in the 47th, when senior Jack Cohen ripped a 25-yard strike that Collura saved with a diving stop to the upper 90.

 

Shore Conference Coaches Cup

Championship

(2) Toms River North 1, (1) Shore 0

Junior Chris Ruggiero headed in the game’s lone goal in the 32nd minute and the Mariners (8-7-5) held down the Blue Devils (11-6-1) for the whole 80 minutes to finish off their Shore Conference Coaches Cup championship run.

Junior Manuele Lubrano lined up Toms River North’s fourth corner kick of the game and placed it in the middle of the six-yard box, where Ruggiero won position and headed the game’s lone score into the right corner of the goal.

Both goalkeepers kept their teams in the game, with Toms River North junior goalkeeper Gavin Stryker making two saves to nail down his 10th shutout of the season. Stryker made a point-blank save in the 59th minute on Shore’s best opportunity of the game.

Shore senior Henry Azzolini, meanwhile, saved seven shots, including a breakaway in the 16th minute.

Class B South

Manchester 5, Lakewood 2

Brayden Kurak assisted one of two Manchester goals in the first half and put the game away with two goals in a span of two minutes of the second half as the Hawks (9-9, 2-3) closed their Class B South schedule with a win over the Piners (1-14-1, 0-5-0).

Daivon Hardy scored in the 20th minute off Kurak’s assist to give Manchester a 2-0 lead, which came after Josh Rosado finished in the 13th off the first of two assists by Jeyson Melara.

Yoel Santos-Zarco scored Manchester’s third goal in the 43rd minute off Melara’s second assist of the match and Kurak scored in both the 46th and 48th minutes to cap the Manchester scoring.

Jayson Oliva scored both second-half goals for Lakewood.

 

Non-Division

Manalapan 2, Brick 0

Ryan Seybuck assisted a goal by Ethan Lustig, then scored one for himself to lead the Braves (9-5-3) to a shutout win over the Green Dragons (11-5-1). Adriano Lia set up the goal by Seybuck.

Southern 2, Toms River South 0

Seniors Brody Nacarlo and Caden Schweigart each scored a second-half goal and the Rams (10-6-2) finished strong to pick up a win over the Indians (11-4-2). Nacarlo cracked open the scoring by knocking in a cross from David Reyes and Schweigart provided the insurance off a cross from Tyler Houghton.

Raritan 4, New Egypt 3

Jordan Larnaitis scored the golden goal and the Rockets (6-12-1) rallied from a two-goal halftime deficit with four goals after the break to beat the Warriors (7-12). Jayden Valencia got the comeback underway with a goal in the 42nd minute and Owen Brackett scored in the 47th and 53rd minutes.

St. John Vianney 2, Rumson-Fair Haven 1

Cyril Azer scored the game-winning goal off a pass from Alex Siniscalchi in the 74th minute and the Lancers (10-6-4) picked up a quality win at home over the Bulldogs (9-7-3).

Isaiah Boone delivered the first St. John Vianney goal in the 55th minute off an assist by Mason Boles before Rumson countered with the equalizer off a corner kick, with senior Zack Halpern finishing off the goal for the Bulldogs.

 

Non-Conference

Point Boro 4, Piscataway Magnet 0

Braeden Moramarco scored the first of four goals by four different Point Boro players and the Panthers rolled to a win over Piscataway Magnet. Jake Greene struck for a goal two minutes after Moramarco opened the scoring in the 22nd minute and Alberto Boscolo-Cegion added a third goal before halftime.

Luca Grammatico added a goal in the sixth minute of the second half to cap the scoring and goalkeeper Logan Forte finished off his eighth shutout of the season.

Freehold Boro 6, Perth Amboy 0

Joe Haney scored two goals and assisted two others to lead the Colonials (9-10) to a lopsided win over the Panthers (8-11-1). Ade Franklyn, Michael Hughes, Ryan Almeida and Jason Melone each added a goal for Freehold Boro.

Long Branch 2, North Hunterdon 1

Chris De Oliveira Santos scored two goals in the first half and the Green Wave (14-3-1) again rode the scoring of its senior forward to a win, this time against the Lions (6-11). De Oliveira Santos also scored the lone goal in Long Branch’s 1-0 win over Bayonne on

Bridgewater-Raritan 2, Marlboro 0

Connor Rosando and Tyler Valeira accounted for both first-half goals by Bridgewater-Raritan and the Panthers (8-8-1) completed the shutout to top the Mustangs (7-5-4).

New Providence 1, Freehold Twp. 0

Max Acosta scored the game-winning goal in the second half and the Pioneers (13-3-1) edged the Patriots (11-7-1).