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P4 Asbury Park Press Friday, Nov. 25, 1994 To Report Scholastic Scores jPN Tl "Tl 0 For Local Sports Scores Call 1-800-822-9770 Iffl Call Pressto (908) 9 1 8-1 000 Ext. 4401,4410 OHJilliJlttUO ILJlVlJ Touch 3020 Lions show they're king of MiddUetowm this year "We finally beat them," said Middle-town North career with 162 yards, scored with 1:43 left in the first half on a 23-yard run. The Eagles took a 7-0 lead on a 9-yard scoring pass from Jim Lopusz-nick to Jason Stavola. North countered with the bomb from McCauley to Burns.

"I told the kids this win is for every Middletown North kid who worked hard all year, but who didn't go home a winner on Thanksgiving," Middle-town North coach Mike Galos said. "I'm sure all of our past players enjoyed this win as much as we did." On the second try, fullback Jamal Clowers started left then cut up behind left tackle for the two-point conversion and a 15-14 lead. Middletown South got the ball back, but on third down North linebacker Tom Curto deflected a pass to Sienkiewicz at the Middletown South 43-yard line. Seven plays later tailback Paul Castillo iced the victory with an 8-yard touchdown run. The TD gave Castillo a school-record 206 points in his career.

Middletown South had taken a 14-7 lead when Jeff Martin, who finished his had driven from its own 48-yard line to the North 26 when Burns stepped in front of an Eagles' receiver running an out cut. Burns then scooted 23 yards to his own 45-yard line. "The quarterback gave the play away," Burns said. "All I wanted to do was step in front." Burns came up big again three snaps later when the Lions' drive appeared to be stalling. On third and seven from the Middletown North 48-yard line, quarterback Jay McCau-ley lobbed a wobbly pass into the wind.

Burns, running a fade pattern, stopped and came back to the ball. "The South defenders overran the play," Burns said. "Once I caught the ball, I wanted to cut back against the pursuit." Burns, who scored a 46-yard touchdown in the first half on a similar pattern, outran the South defense to the end zone to complete a 52-yard touchdown play and cut the Middletown South lead to 14-13 with 3:24 left. The Lions went for two points and McCauley's pass intended for Sienkiewicz fell incomplete. However, the Eagles were called for defensive holding and North was given a second chance.

By JOE ZEDAUS PRESS SCHOLASTIC EDITOR MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP For the first time in nine years, the Mid-dletown North football team savored something sweet on Thanksgiving Day. An interception and catch and run by sophomore Mahaki Burns highlighted a 15-point rally in the game's final 3:42 and Middletown North snapped a nine-game losing streak against Middletown South with a 22-14 Shore Conference Class A North victory. Bucs hold Wave at bay Keansburg wins share of crown in Class North f) MIDD. NORTH MIDD. SOUTH 22 14 linebacker Josh Sienkiewicz, whose diving interception with 2:41 left ended the Eagles' final hope.

"To finally be able to touch the Middletown Cup it's the best feeling in the world." Burns turned in the game's two biggest plays in a 1:31 span in the fourth quarter and sparked the Middletown North comeback. Leading 14-7, Middletown South Keansburg quarterback Jerry their Shore Conference Class II Tip htm I imtywm By JON STEMMLE PRESS STAFF WRITER KEANSBURG Keansburg's defense was as solid as the frozen turf yesterday en route to a 16-0 victory over Mater Dei'. The win gave the Titans' a three-way share of the Shore Conference North title with Shore and Point Pleasant Beach. The Titans' defense registered seven quarterback sacks and held the Mater Dei running backs to a paltry 12 yards on 37 carries. "This is the way our defense has played all KEANSBURG MATER DEI 16 0 season, Keansburg coach Jon Schultheis said.

"We were unhappy about a few of their passes, but Mater Dei is a good passing team." Seraphs' quarterback Dan Kowsaluk managed to compete 11 of 15 passes for 109 yards but he was constantly under pressure from the Titan defense. "We just kept attacking and picking our opportunities to really go after them," Schultheis said. "I have to give credit to the kids, though. They were the ones who had to execute and they did. It looked just the way it does in practice." Keansburg opened the scoring with a 10-play drive to set up a 43-yard field goal by Mike Kabengele with 7:36 remaining in the first quarter.

The field goal was the only score entering halftime. The Seraphs mounted two substantial drives, including one of 12 plays, but could not crack the Titan defense. In the third quarter the Titan offen -J MICHAEL RAFFERTYAsbury Park Preji Dei's Tim Shannon during posted a 16-0 victory. sive line began to open some holes for the running backs and establish a ground game. On Keansburg's second possession of the quarter, John Petrucelli took the first snap up the middle, exploded through the line and rumbled 31 yards for a Titan touchdown and a 9-0 lead.

"Our previous drive we saw some openings and decided to give it a shot," Schultheis said of the touchdown. Mater Dei appeared ready to answer the Titans' score when Len Men-ditto took the ensuing kickoff 73 yards to the Keansburg 23. But a clipping penalty on the Seraphs on their own 34-yard line wiped out the return. Undaunted, the Seraphs marched downfield on a 12-play, 58-yard drive and had a first down at the Titan 23-yard line. Once again, the Keansburg defense came up big as Tim O'Halloran intercepted a Kowsaluk pass at the 16-yard line, ending Mater Dei's hopes of scoring.

i The final touchdown i came on Keansburg's final possession of the game. On first down at its own 41, Keansburg opened up its offensive playbook and ran a reverse to Billy Shea, who streaked 54 yards down the right sideline. Quarterback Jerry Stanzione took the ball in two plays later from the 3 on an off-tackle run to the left. "That reverse is pretty wild for us," Schultheis said. "We are a pretty conservative offense, but we decided to give it a shot." The win gives Keansburg a 9-2-1 record against Mater Dei in this holiday series.

THOMAS P. COSTELLOAsbury Park PraM Toms River South ends year on positive note Linebacker Frank Harris knocks down a pass to stop a 2-point conversion attempt by Long Branch. By JOHN BUSH PRESS STAFF WRITER LITTLE SILVER This time, it was Red Bank that held firm on the 2-point conversion. Linebacker Frank Harris broke up a pass on Long Branch's 2-point attempt with 21 seconds RED BANK L. BRANCH 20 19 left in the ame, and the Bucs held on for a iO-19 Shore Conference Class North win yesterday at Red Bank Regional.

"We knew they'd be going for two," Red Bank coach Barry Sullivan said. "We were in the same situation last ear and went for two." In last year's Red Bank-Long 3ranch game, the Bucs pulled within 14-13 and went for the 2-point conversion. Long Branch held and went on to win, 21-13. Red Bank needed Harris' heroics after Long Branch had driven 25 yards for a touchdown. The Green Wave had taken over at the Bucs' 25 following an aborted Red Bank punt off a high snap, and scored in 6 plays.

After quarterback Chris Levy hit Dawan Elliott for 15 yards on fourth-and-11, Derrel King scored on a 1-yard run, his third touchdown of the game, to pull the Wave to within 20-19. On the 2-point conversion, Levy rolled right and threw for Teru White in the right side of the end zone. But Harris knocked the pass down incomplete in front of the goal line. "We knew they were going to throw it," Harris said. "We wanted to stop the run and we had everyone on the goal line.

It was a gut check. We had to dig deep down inside." "We went with the same pass play before (on Elliott's catch), so we felt we could go back to it," Long Branch coach Bob Biasi said. Harris had made a huge play on offense earlier in the quarter to set up the game-winning touchdown. With Red Bank facing third-and-15 at the Long Branch 21, Harris, playing tight end, caught a 15-yard pass from quarterback Mike Forrester to narrowly make the first down. Then Bahku Thorpe, who rushed for 118 yards and two touchdowns, ran for a 5-yard touchdown and Joe Carter made the extra point to put Red Bank ahead 20-13 with 6:33 left.

"We call him 'Frankie Dog' because he plays like a junkyard dog," said Forrester, who threw an 18-yard touchdown to Quan Reeves for the game's first score. "I saw the outside linebacker blitzing, and Frankie's my first look. When I saw he was open, there was no question in my mind I was going to Frankie." Long Branch had rallied from a 13-7 deficit early in the third quarter. After a 42-yard run by White, who rushed for 121 yards, King ran for a 1-yard touchdown. Red Bank then blocked the extra point and the score stayed at 13-all.

Red Bank finished at 6-3 overall and 4-2 in Class North. Long Branch (4-5, 3-3) still leads the series, 46-24-3. I 71 I 4';" Stanzione fires a pass over Mater North game yesterday. Keansburg Renwick Brommell both intercepted passes from Indians' quarterback Brad Bossow. But the roof caved in on the Piners in the second half.

Lakewood gave South 70 total yards on two wild third-quarter punt plays where the snap from center Isaac Higgins went over the head of punter Freddie Williams. South recovered the ball on Lake-wood's 1-yard line on the first errant snap. Oizerowitz ran for a touchdown on the next play. On the Piners' ensuing possession, South junior John Jimmerson picked off a Dave Sansone pass and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown, giving the Indians a 21-0 lead. South put the game out of reach at the end of the third quarter by recovering the second bad snap by Lakewood at the Piners' 4.

This time, Bob Romano ran it in to put the Indians up 28-0. Lakewood got on the board in the fourth quarter on TD carries of two and seven yards by quarterback Vidia Tackoor. South also scored in the fourth on a 16-yard TD strike from Victor Lau to John Evert. Indians' kicker Ron Leyda made good on all five of his extra-point attempts on a blustery day. "It was a nice way to go out," Oizerowitz said.

"We were in every game we played this year and it's good that we can end the season with a win." The loss spoiled the Piners' homecoming and ended their season at 0-9, their second consecutive without a win. "Obviously, when you end the season without a win, the guys are going to be down," Rivers said. "But we'll be back. We've got a core of kids who worked all season and will keep By BOB CONSIDINE PRESS STAFF WRITER LAKEWOOD The mistakes came big-time for Lakewood in the third quarter yesterday. And Toms River South was there to take advantage of them.

The Indians' 35-12 season-ending victory over Lakewood was almost an exercise in picking up the Piners' pieces. South turned two oversnapped punts and an interception into scores in the third quarter, while senior running back Mike Oizerowitz concluded his career by carrying for 156 yards on 15 carries and scoring two touchdowns. "It was nice to end the season on a positive note," Indians' coach Chip La-Barca said. "We played a real tough schedule this year and it's TR SOUTH LAKEWOOD 35 12 always good for the kids because it keeps them enthused for next year. "We weren't as sharp as I would have liked, but we did what we had to do.

Lakewood's got some talented players over there. They played a tough ball game," he added. "Sometimes, we're our own worst enemy," Piners' coach Len Rivers said. "You can't give a team three touchdowns and expect to beat them." South (3-6) took a 7-0 lead into the half, largely on the work of Oizerowitz. He kicked off the Indians' second possession of the game with a 68-yard scamper up the middle of the field, which set up his own five-yard TD carry two plays later.

Lakewood's defense kept South at bay for the remainder of the half as Derek Elliot and Toms River South's Mike Oizerowitz breaks clear of the Lakewood defense in first half of their Shore Conference Class A South game at Lakewood yesterday..