Elite Sports PT Shore Conference Boys Soccer Scoreboard: Wednesday, September 16
Elite Sports PT Shore Conference Boys Soccer Scoreboard
Wednesday, September 16
Class A North
No. 4 Manalapan 4, No. 1 CBA 3 (OT)
Junior Jake Ramella knocked in the golden goal out of a scrum three minutes into the overtime and the Braves (4-0-1, 3-0-1) overcame a two-goal halftime deficit to shock the Colts (5-2-1, 3-1-0).
Manalapan trailed CBA, 3-1, heading into the second half and stormed back with two goals that came five minutes apart in the middle of the second half. Sophomore Michael Schrader finished a pass from sophomore Kayden Komar to pull the Braves within 3-2 in the 57th minute and in the 62nd, senior Gavin Halcomb slotted a 23-yard direct kick into the near upper 90 to tie the game, 3-3.
In the opening minutes of extra time, senior Ryan Seybuck fired a throw-in toward the top of the 18-yard box and senior Antone Uhl volleyed the ball into the box. Ramella won a battle for the ball and poked it in to complete the comeback and hand CBA its first loss of the season vs. a Shore Conference opponent.
The two teams traded goals in the first two minutes of the game, with CBA striking first on a breakaway finish by Alex Alvarez and Manalapan countering in the second minute on a goal by senior Evan Gluzman.
Senior Matt Papagni gave CBA a 2-1 lead in the 33rd minute by hammering home a rebound following a shot that hit the crossbar. Three minutes later, junior Romeo Guida connected on a 25-yard free kick to extend the Colts lead to 3-1.
St. John Vianney 2, Holmdel 1 (OT)
Junior Greg Azer slammed in the golden goal off a pass from freshman Declan Horan in the 13th minute of overtime and the Lancers (2-5, 2-2) topped the crosstown-rival Hornets (1-4, 0-3) for their second straight win following a 0-5 start.
St. John Vianney jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second half, when junior Daniel McBride followed up junior Ethan Eddleston’s saved 35-yard free kick with a header into the goal. Holmdel equalized on a goal by junior Dylan Grimadi.
Class A Central
Shore 3, Ranney 2
Senior Silvio Pessoa unleashed a hat trick to rally the Blue Devils (2-1-1, 1-1-1) back from an early two-goal deficit to escape with a win over the Panthers (0-3-1, 0-2-1).
Shore’s comeback started with a goal by Pessoa off an assist from fellow senior Jackson Motzenbecker. Pessoa then tied the game seven minutes into the second half on a penalty kick.
In the 58th minute, Pessoa completed his hat trick by scoring the tie-breaking goal off a set-up from senior Michael Ilvento.
Ranney jumped out to a 2-0 lead when sophomore Miles Serrapica assisted a goal by classmate Zac Levine and initiated an own goal.
Class A South
No. 5 Toms River East 4, Point Boro 0
Senior Sam Los scored a goal and assisted another as the Raiders (4-0, 3-0) broke through for four goals in the second half to top the Panthers (1-5, 0-3) after a scoreless first.
Senior Miguel Gonzalez and junior Chase Corapi each scored a goal for Toms River East, which extended its season-opening winning streak to four.
Class B North
Freehold Boro 2, Middletown North 1
Junior Klodian Jaku converted two penalty kicks one minute apart near the midway point of the second half and the Colonials (4-1, 3-1) held on to beat the Lions (1-5, 1-3) for their fourth straight win.
Jaku broke a scoreless tie with his first penalty kick in the 62nd minute, then buried another in the 63rd.
Howell 4, Red Bank 1
Senior Andrew Holmes and juniors Tom Beurskens and Juan Victoria each scored a goal and the Rebels (6-0, 4-0) erupted for three goals within an eight-minute span late in the second half to seize control in a win over the Bucs (3-2, 2-1).
Senior Brian Garcia connected on a penalty kick to get Red Bank on the board five minutes into the second half.
Wall 2, Raritan 0
Junior Nick Cortese and senior Griffin Cook scored within a five minutes of one another late in the first half and the Crimson Knights (2-3-1, 1-2-0) finished off a shutout win over the Rockets (1-4, 1-2).
Cortese finished off a pass from sophomore Javier Bosque-Issardin in the 33rd minute and Cook converted off a feed from fellow senior Connor O’Halloran in the 37th.
Class B Central
Matawan 3, Red Bank Catholic 1
Senior Nicco Romero scored a goal in each half and initiated the scoring sequence on a goal by classmate Ergi Gjino as the Huskies (4-0-1, 3-0-0) topped the Caseys (4-1, 2-1) in a battle of unbeaten teams atop the Class B Central standings.
Romero earned a penalty in the 11th minute and slammed the kick to the lower left of the goal for a 1-0 lead. In the 50th minute, he beat a defender up the right flank and centered the ball to senior Petros Mahrous, who moved it along to Gjino on the left side of the 18-yard box. Gjino ripped a low strike inside the near post for a 2-0 Huskies lead.
Red Bank Catholic cut its deficit in half when senior Colin Gaines headed in a corner kick by junior Leo Asfendis in the 64th minute. Matawan held off RBC’s push to equalize and Romero supplied an insurance goal by taking a throw-in from sophomore Freddie Ronda, beating multiple defenders into the right side of the box and skipping a shot into the far left side of the goal.
Neptune 3, St. Rose 2
Junior D.J. Green scored a goal and assisted two others by sophomore Tevenerri Verdieu and senior Mason Imbriaco as the Scarlet Fliers (4-2, 3-0) answered an early St. Rose goal with three straight of their own before halftime to down the Purple Roses (1-4-1, 1-3-0). Imbriaco also assisted the goal by Green.
Henry Hudson 4, Keyport 1
Senior Jack Carlstrom scored two goals off assists from freshman Barnes Jacobs and assisted two other goals by sophomore Gavin Dunzello and junior Austin Gallagher to lead the Admirals (2-3, 1-3) in a win over the Red Raiders (0-6, 0-4).
Non-Division
Barnegat 2, Manchester 1 (OT)
Senior Jacob Yudman scored the equalizer off a pass from classmate Nate Scisco in the 77th minute and Scisco ended the game with the golden goal in the fifth minute of overtime to complete a come-from-behind win for the Bengals (6-0) over the Hawks (2-4-1) that extends Barnegat’s winning streak to six to open the season.
Scisco scored his 12th goal in six games to win it, with the assist coming from junior Aaron Aguilar. Manchester jumped in front on a first-half goal by junior Gabe Almazo off a pass from classmate Oliver Miron.
Brick 3, Pinelands 1
Senior Nana Boakye-Yiadom scored two goals and classmate Diego Aldana finished the other to lead the Green Dragons (2-4) to a win over the Wildcats (0-6). Senior Acim Savich scored the lone Pinelands goal by connecting on. 40-yard free kick.
Asbury Park 5, Lakewood 4 (OT)
Senior Brandon Joseph completed a brace with the golden goal in under two minutes to play in the second overtime as the Blue Bishops (2-4-1) won a wild, back-and-forth game over the Piners (1-6).
Both of Joseph’s goals gave Asbury Park the lead, with the first coming in the 35th minute to put the Blue Bishops ahead, 2-1, heading into halftime. Joseph also collected an assist.
Steven Aguilar scored in the 45th minute off a pass from junior Johan Rodriguez to pull Lakewood even. Asbury Park responded with goals by sophomore Wickenly Simon and junior Christopher Torres Pacheco in the 60th and 65th, respectively, to go back ahead, 4-2.
Lakewood rallied to send the game into overtime thanks to a goal by Rodriguez off a pass from senior William Alejo to cut the deficit to 4-3 in the 70th and an equalizer by senior Efrain Gonzalez in the 78th minute.
Junior Yoexsi Nicolas-Ortiz staked Asbury Park to a 1-0 lead in the fourth minute and Lakewood leveled the score in the 25th on a goal by Alejo.
No. 2 Freehold Township 4, Toms River South 2
Junior Chase Melcher scored a go-ahead goal in the final minute of the first half and added a second goal 10 minutes into the second as the Patriots (5-1-1) scored four unanswered goals after an early Toms River South strike to beat the Indians (2-3-1).
Senior Brandon Doaman tied the game with a 45-yard free kick that bounced over the goalkeeper in the 38th minute, followed by Melcher’s goal off a quick restart in the 40th.
Melcher scored off a corner kick in the 50th and junior Greyson Fitch added another goal off a corner kick in the 71st to extend Freehold Township’s lead to 4-1.
Freshman Ryder Salzer scored off a pass from junior Giuseppe Raso in the 15th minute to give Toms River South the initial lead. Junior Bain Howe added a second Toms River South goal in the 79th minute off a free kick into the box by junior Charles Cox.
Point Beach 9, New Egypt 2
Junior Evan Hajeski recorded a hat trick and seniors Brody Powers and Landon Hoberman added two goals apiece as the unbeaten Garnet Gulls (5-0) continued their dominant start to the season with a runaway win over the Warriors (3-3).
Powers also dished out three assists, Hoberman picked up one, and junior Tyler Morgan and senior Barrett Bell each checked in with a goal. Juniors Jack Morgan and Abe Morgan contributed two assists each for Point Beach, which has outscored its opponents, 35-9, through five games.
Southern 4, No. 6 Manasquan 3
Junior Brayden Vile scored the game-winning goal in the 77th minute on a 22-yard strike and the Rams (2-1-2) held off a comeback attempt to earn a win over the Warriors (5-2).
Junior Juan Victoria scored two goals early in the second half to propel Southern into the lead, 3-1, after assisting Southern’s first goal of the game. Victoria broke the 1-1 tie, then scored on a penalty kick to make it, 3-1, in the 52nd minute.
A save by Manasquan goalkeeper Quinn Petrulla led to a counter-attack that ended with senior Luke Byrne finishing off an initial shot by junior Noah Matuch, which sophomore Riley Hunt saved before Byrne bounced on the rebound. Byrne struck again four minutes later for the equalizer in the 67th off a pass from fellow senior Myles Carstens.
In the 77th, sophomore Michael King set up the shot by Vile, who lofted a shot that evaded Petrulla’s reach and tucked under the crossbar. Senior defender David Reyes saved the game in the 78th by clearing a ball that hit the post and rolled along the end-line.
Sophomore Gavin Beck scored the first goal for Southern by converting off a flick from Victoria. Manasquan equalized before halftime on a breakaway score by Matuch.
No. 7 Toms River North 4, Lacey 0
Senior Chris Ruggiero scored two goals and senior Lakewood transfer Abraham Torres scored a goal in his Toms River North debut as the Mariners (4-3) cruised to a win over the Lions (3-3-1).
