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Wednesday, March 17, 1993 Asbury Park Press Bucs Irvington stuns Shawnee to capture Group IV title Basketball GROUP IV FINAL Irvington 71 -Shawnee 67 GROUP III FINAL Red Bank 62 -Snyder 55 -Hillside 59 CROUP II FINAL Middle Township 81 GROUP II FINAL Perth Amboy Tech 42- sive team. They were the quickest team with their hands that we played all year." "Red Bank's a good ball club," said Snyder coach Artie Rubin. "They play well together, they hustle, they do the kinds of things other teams don't want them to do. Their big men handle the ball and take you away from the basket and they have a knack of taking you out of what you want to do. "And give Steve Johnson credit, he really did his homework." The Bucs jumped to a 21-14 lead with a 7-0 run early in the second quarter, highlighted by a Donnelly three-pointer.

But Red Bank, which was allowing the Panthers to get second shots, was unable to pull away. Snyder crawled back in by scoring the last six points of the half, and the score was tied at 27. "I think we were having problems with our defensive rebounding early," said Johnson. "Then the kids got a sense of urgency and did a nice job in the second half. In the first half we wanted to get out in transition but the only problem was we didn't have the ball." "We had to get our enthusiasm up," said Donnelly.

"We weren't talking on defense. We weren't playing together." The Bucs trailed 39-37 when Donnelly got things even again with a turnaround jumper on the baseline with 2:45 left in the third quarter. Gilligan then followed up a Josh Brody miss with a bucket, was fouled, and hit the free throw to give Red Bank a 42-39 lead with 57 seconds left. Gilligan nailed a pair of foul shots with four seconds left, and Red Bank led 44-41 going into the final quarter. Senior Jeff Lewis, who led Snyder with 17 points, pulled the Panthers to within two, 47-45 with 5:09, but the Bucs began to take over.

Donnelly hit a short running jumper in the lane and Gilligan hit a pair of free throws. Barksdale worked a pretty give-and-go with senior Ty Perry, and after a Snyder turnover, Barksdale broke ahead of the pack for a layup, and the Bucs led 55-46 with -Cresskill 33 From page Dl game at Rutgers University's Louis Brown Athletic Center. And for the first time in history, the Shore Conference will be represented in the NJSIAA Boys Tournament of Champions. The last Shore Conference boys team to win a state title was Asbury Park, which won the Group II title in 1987, two years before the of began play. Red Bank drew the fifth seed in the six-team of field, it was announced at the conclusion of last night's game.

The Bucs (28-1) will return to the Athletic Center to meet fifth-seeded Seton Hall Prep of West Orange, a 57-44 victor over Camden Catholic of Cherry Hill Township in the NJSIAA Parochial A title game, tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Senior Mark Donnelly, the leading scorer in Red Bank history, led the attack with 17 points and was voted the game's most valuable player. Bar-ksdale pulled down a game-high nine rebounds to go along with 13 points and junior Bill Gilligan scored 14 points and grabbed eight rebounds. was the type of balanced attack required to beat Snyder (23-5), an aggressive defensive team that won the Group III title in 1990. was the most physical team we've played," said Donnelly.

"But you expect that in the states. The Camden game (Red Bank beat Camden 89-84 in a Group III semifinal) prepared us a lot. Camden prepares you for anything. We brought it up a little in that type of game, up-tempo and quickness. But Snyder was a more aggressive halfcourt team." "They were a very good defensive team," said Red Bank coach Steve Johnson, who was an assistant to coach Nick Pizzulli when Red Bank went 31-0 and won the Group II title in 1983.

"I think they were a much better defensive team than an offen PAROCHIAL A FINAL Seton Hall Prep 57 Camden Catholic 44 PAROCHIAL FINAL St Anthony 55 St Augustine Prep 27 Fourth-quarter outburst sends defending champions reeling. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IRVINGTON exploded for 29 points in the fourth quarter yesterday to come from behind and defeat defending champion Shawnee of Medford Township, Burlington County 71-67 in the New Jerset State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group IV championship game at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, Rutgers University, yesterday. Trailing 46-42, the Blue Knights (24-1) opened the fourth quarter with a 16-4 run as senior point guard Sulai-man Abdullah scored seven of his 16 points. Junior Terry Naylor led Irvington with 18 points and was voted the game's most valuable Player. Shawnee (27-2) senior guard Dan Earl, who finished with 18 points, surpassed the career mark with a three-pointer with 49-seconds remaining in the game.

For Irvington, the win avenged a loss to Shawnee in the Group IV final last year. IN OTHER FINALS: ST. ANTHONY 55, ST. AUGUSTINE PREP 27: Billy Lovett scored 12 of his 16 points in a 19-2 third-quarter spurt that carried the Friars past the Hermits at Elizabeth High School and its 10th Parochial title in 11 years. St.

Anthony (26-1) made its first fourth, Pat Bosworth's jumper with 4:37 left gave the Pirates the lead for good at 41-40 and ignited a 10-0 run. Junior guard Rajohn Odom, who was held scoreless through the first three quarters, scored seven points in the fourth as Seton Hall Prep outscored the Irish 25-8. Odom was named the game's most valuable player. Lew Procacci scored 13 points to lead Camden Catholic (21-7), while Vinnie McCaffrey and Bill Burr added 11 points apiece. MIDDLE TWP.

81, HILLSIDE 59: LaMarr Greer's triple-double propelled the Panthers of Cape May County to victory over the Comets to claim the Group championship at Rutgers. Greer, a 6-5 junior, claimed most valuable player honors with 14 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds. Senior Junie Shelton led the Panthers (28-2) with 21 points and senior Stephano Anderson scored 20 points with 10 rebounds. It was the third time in four years that Middle Township met Hillside (22-3) in the Group U. final.

The Comets won in 1990 and 1992. PERTH AMBOY TECH 42, CRESSKILL 33: The Patriots captured the Group I championship with a win over the Cougars of Bergen County at Rutgers. Junior Rolando Nunez, a 5-8 forward, captured game most valuable player honors, leading Perth Amboy Tech (24-3) with 10 points and eight rebounds. Senior Ferdinand Willimas, a 6-9 center, chipped in with eight points and 1 2 Junior guard Garret Kreitz led Cresskill (24-3) with a game-high 17 points. JAMES J.

CONNOUYAsbury Park Press Red Bank's Josh Brody (right) drives on Snyder's Jarmel Randolph in first half of Group III final last night. 3:02 to go. After struggling in the first half, Barksdale finished strong with six second-half rebounds and eight points in the fourth quarter. After struggling on the boards early, Red Bank dominated the glass in the second half and out-rebounded Snyder 25-11. As the Bucs' intensity picked up in the second half, so did their foul shooting.

Normally an outstanding foul shooting team, Red Bank was just 2 of 5 in the first half. With the pressure on in the second half, the Bucs hit 19 of 23. Brody, Red Bank's top foul shooter at 82 percent, hit a pair of free throws to give the Bucs a 10-point lead, 58-48 with just 1:31 left. After a Lewis three-pointer, Barksdale, who also shoots more than 80 percent from the line, canned two more and the Bucs were in complete control, up 60-51 with 57 seconds remaining! "In the fourth quarter we realized we were playing in the final," said Barksdale. "This is the fifth final we've been in this year.

We really played like we wanted to win." eight shots in the third quarter after St. Augustine (22-6) had grabbed an 13-1 1 lead on a jumper by Matt Miles. The Friars hit 21 of 35 shots in the game. St. Augustine was 9 of 27.

Earlier this year, St. Anthony defeated St. Augustine Prep 81-55. Lovett, a junior guard, was named the game's most valuable player. SETON HALL PREP 57, CAMDEN CATHOLIC 44: Senior point guard Brevin Knight scored a game-high 23 points to lift the Pirates to the Parochial A title at Lakewood High School.

Seton Hall Prep (24-2) trailed 36-32 despite holding the Irish to one point in the second quarter. But in the Tournament of Champions Firestone West Side whips No 1 Egg Harbor in Group III final Qiudgestoiie 1, TFizs. WE CARRY 1st ANNIVERSARY SALE Celebrating One Year Of Name-Brand Selectionl MICHELIN 71 BRAND TIRES, Basketball TOMORROW At Louis Brown Athletic Center Middle Township vs. Perth Amboy Tech 6 p.m. Seton Hall Prep vs.

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Sabriya Mitchell added 15 points and seven assists for West Side and was named the game's most valuable player. With the game tied at 31, Newark West Side took control with a 16-9 run that featured three-pointers by Anthony and Mitchell. Anthony finished the game with 2,023 career points. Shea Matlock led Egg Harbor with 22. IN OTHER FINALS: UNDEN 71, EAST BRUNSWICK 55: Forward Tamecka Dixon scored 33 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as the Tigers defended their Group IV title with a victory over the Bears at Monmouth College.

Forward Simone Gilliam and guard Raqia Johnson combined for 31 points for the Tigers (26-1). Senior forward Jan Przystup had 25 points and 10 rebounds for East Brunswick (26-4). Sophomore guard Kristen Breen added 13. East Brunswick's leading scorer, Kara Motusesky (16 points per game), was held to four points. MAHWAH 34, DELRAN 27: Senior Kristy Nukk scored 19 points as the defensive-minded Thunderbirds downed the Bears to win the NJSIAA Group II championship at Monmouth College.

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