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Jan. 30, 1991 ST Asbury Park Press CBA turns back Manalapan rally, rolls to victory perimeter and our shots weren't falling. We got the big men into the game tonight." Manalapan was never able to get closer than 12 points in the second half as CBA converted 35 of 41 free-throw attempts. Fichter was 15 of 17 from the line and Keith Kurowski, who finished with 16 points, put in nine of 10 attempts. "It seemed like they were determined not to.

let us get an easy goal," Wicelinski said. "I think we did the next best thing by making our free throws." Perri, sophomore guard, led Manalapan with 17 points before fouling out in the fourth quarter. foul of the game on Manalapan guard Tom Bergen. Saddled by foul trouble, Bergen mustered just two points last night after scoring 20 in the first meeting between the two teams. When the layup dropped in for Fichter, he waved his fist in the air in celebration.

"That was just in line with the game," said Fichter, who also grabbed 13 rebounds. "The team was so up." CBA built up a 20-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. At the start of the second period, the Colts added five straight points to take a 25-8 lead with 6:49 left in the half. But Manalapan (10-3, 6-3) rallied back behind three field goals by senior center John McKenna, a three-point field goal by Jack Perri and pair of free throws by Eric Bogner to cut the lead to 25-19 with 1:47 left in the half. But unlike the first meeting, when the Braves were able to take a two-point lead into the half, the Colts recovered this time.

Fichter hit four free throws and Pat Kenny hit a jumper to key a 10-2 run, giving CBA a 35-21 lead at the half. "I hope the kids weren't more motivated for this game," said CBA coach Ed Wicelinski. "They should be motivated for every game. We can only focus in on one game at a time. "I think we were able to take advantage of our size today.

The last time we played, when they made their run, we were shooting from the Boys Basketball "I could see it in the locker room before the game," said CBA's Jason Fichter, who had a game-high 25 points. "We were pumped up this time. Last time, we treated it like just another game. "I don't think we had to look back at that game today when they made the run. We were psyched up for this one." CBA (15-2, 10-0 in A North) jumped out to a 14-4 lead in the opening six minutes, capped off by a Fichter layup, on which he drew the third By STEVE POPPER PRESS STAFF WRITER MANALAPAN TOWNSHIP When CBA and Manalapan met earlier this season in a Shore Conference Class A North contest, the Braves made a second-period quarter and used that to nearly pull off an upset of the No.

1-ranked Colts. The two teams met last night for the second time and once again the Braves rallied from an early 17-point deficit with an 11-0 run in the "second quarter. But this time the Colts answered with a 10-2 run to end the first half and rolled to a 7143 Class A North win. Wrestling Red Bank attack silenced by RBG Rockets outlast Wave Girls basketball By FRED S1EGLE PRESS STAFF WRITER HAZLET TOWNSHIP After missing out on goal No. 1, the Raritan wrestling team is regrouping and snooting tor goal ino.

z. By TOM SLATER PRESS STAFF WRITER LITTLE SILVER Red Bank's Ramona Johnson would like to have picked a better night to pass a scoring milestone. Sluggish with the flu and constantly hawked by Red Bank Catholic defenders, Johnson worked hard to score her career point. By the time she did midway through the fourth period the Caseys already had the game well in hand. But that was the strategy in the Casey's 44-30 Shore Conference Class North victory last night.

"We didn't want her Oohnson) going wild," said Jodi Henderson, the Caseys' forward assigned to shadow Johnson most of the night. "We knew she would get her points. She's a great player. We just wanted to slow down the tempo and not let her get going." Red Bank Catholic got the tempo it wanted by using an array of double picks and screens on offense leading to layup after layup early in the game and a smart 1-3-1 zone on defense. The zone clogged the middle and prevented Johnson and Red Bank (12-4, 8-2) from mounting a consistent attack.

"If you let her do it, Ramona will not only beat you but she'll get her teammates involved, too," said RBC coach Joe Montano, whose club moved to 9-5 overall, 6-3 in North. "In our last game, she scored 28 and was dishing off all over the place. She just creates so much out there. We felt the 1-3-1 match-up would let us put someone in front of her and in back of her." The Caseys broke open the game in the third quarter, using a 12-0 spurt to The Rockets lost their chance for their primary goal, the Shore Conference Class North title, Saturday night by losing to Ocean. Now, they are aiming at the New Jersey State Inters-cholastic Athletic Association District 22 team title.

Every match until then will be used as preparation for the districts. Last night, the Rockets (9-4, 5-1) edged Long Branch (9-3, 5-2), 32-26, in a match that essentially boiled down to a battle for second in North. However, for the Rockets, it was also a chance to show they are still alive and kicking. "We expected to win the conference title. I (Aiess we let ourselves down on xJ I I widen a 16-14 halftime lead.

Forward Allison Borkowski and Henderson led the charge early in the quarter. Henderson scored the stanza's first four points before Red Bank's Kim Finne-gan sank a jumper. Then Borkowski scored four straight followed by a drive by Henderson that ended in a three-point play. Nicole Shea, back after a five-game hiatus due to injury, followed with a short jumper and three free throws. Dawn White finished the 12-point skein with a 12-foot jumper from the top of the key.

Johnson ended the streak with a layup, but Red Bank Catholic was sitting on a 32-16 lead. "That spell in the third period was the best we've played all season," said Montano, the first-year "We were moving well, setting picks and getting open down low. I was really pleased at the way we moved the ball. "This win, I hope, was enough to get us into the Shore Conference Tournament. We play Toms River South Saturday and a win against them would really make our case." Johnson got her personal glory with 49 seconds left in the third period.

She stole the ball at midcourt and cruised in uncontested for the milestone layup. She added six points in the final period cutting the lead to 11 twice to finish with 18. Shea led Red Bank Catholic with 11 points while Henderson had eight. White added seven and Borkowski scored six to give the Caseys a balanced attack. 0 Saturday," said Rocky Strazzella, whose pin in the 140-pound bout was one of six Raritan wins.

"We had to use this match to get back on the winning track." "A lot of us didn't work up to our abilities against Ocean," said 125-pounder Jimmy Brackett, who also had a pin. "But we're not out of it yet, we're going to come back strong. District 22 is looking good right now. That's our aim." JAMES J. CONNOLLYAsbury Park Press Red Bank's Romona Johnson drives toward the basket as Red Bank Catholic's Nikki Burgess looks on.

Improvement at Keansburg has come quickly Big points were the Raritan key, as Long Branch won seven bouts to the Rockets' six. Three of the Rockets' wins were by pin, (Brackett, Strazzella and 145-pounder Gene Stevens), worth six team points, two were by technical fall (John Erven and Mike White in the 145-pound and 160-pound bouts), a milestone his 100th win. Brady, the eighth-year coach of the Red Raiders, reached his 100th career victory with a win over Pinelands last week. With last night's win over Mater Dei a key victory in the Class South race gives Brady a career mark of 104-69. It ended up being quite a week for the Red Raiders.

Senior forward Colleen Hanrahan passed the mark earlier in the week. Neptune's 9-5 record going into last night's action may not be that impressive, but take a look at the competition. The Scarlet Fliers have take oh all comers in non-conference action, already playing St. John Vianney, Bayonne, Trenton and St. Peter's of New Brunswick.

This Saturday, the journey continues when Neptune faces highly regarded Notre Dame of Trenton. Girls Basketball notebook Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association tournament for the first time. Keansburg took the big leap last Friday with a 47-46 win over Henry Hudson a win that was well-earned considering it took a couple of last-second free throws. "It was a big step for the program, but we still have a long way to go," said Stark, who was an assistant coach three years ago. "We have improved since the season began, but we have to take the next step.

We came into the season wanting to be competitive, but the girls found out they could win, too. It took us awhile to believe in ourselves." Junior guard Tina Coiyer has been the catalyst. Colyer averaged 15 points per game last year and has equaled that this year. She also has shot up 18 three-point field goals, to rank among the Shore Conference leaders. But it's been a different Colyer this winter.

"Last year, she shot up everything," said Stark. "She had carte blanche. This year, we asked her to slow down her game and get everyone involved. To her credit, she's done it and still kept her average up." Kelly O'Keefe and Kelly Pedone, two seniors, have also added nine points per game, as well as senior leadership. Keyport coach Brian Brady isn't much on numbers.

In fact, he was unaware that he recently passed By TOM SLATER PRESS STAFF WRITER WHEN TOM Stark was at the Bayshore Holiday Tournament final between Keyport and St. John Vianney last month, he didn't believe what he was seeing. Coming through the door were a line of Keansburg girls basketball players. His Keansburg team. "I sort of challenged them to come and see what can be achieved if you worked hard," said Stark, the first-year coach of the Titans.

"But I was surprised to see them all there. Surprised but happy. It's little things like that can help us start improving as a program." But the improvement has already started. And it came quicker than expected. Last week, the Titans qualified for the New Boys Hoopla worth hve, and one U5-pounder lea Wittke) was by major decision, worth four.

The Green Wave had a pin by freshman Craig Mammano (119), who improved to 15-1, and major decision victories by Fred Gomez (112) and Milton Tirado (171), but the other four wins were only decisions, worth three team points. "We've been getting a lot of decisions this year," said Raritan coach Rich Dunnells. "We used to be known as a pinning team. Tonight, we got back to that." 1 "In the seven matches we won, I thought we wrestled well," said Green Wave coach Bill George, whose lineup included two freshmen, six sophomores and two juniors. "But you could see our inexperience and lack of confidence in the ones we lost." The Green Wave jumped out to a 13-0 lead by winning the first three bouts, with freshman Russ Russo (103) edging Mike Tomasulo 6-4, Fred Gomez (112) registering an 11-2 major decision, and Mammano's pin.

But Raritan won six of the next seven bouts to take a 32-16 lead after White's technical fall, and the Rockets held on as the Green Wave won the last three contests. Dunnells said his team will accept bids to the Shore Conference Tournament and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III playoffs, if invited. "We wouldn't be going in looking to win, but we could get some experience we can use for the districts," he said. "It was a letdown losing to Ocean, but it's not the end of the season." Terry Brewer, who lost to White in the 160-pound bout, was injured in the bout and taken to the emergency room at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel Township. Additional information was not available last night.

PRESS STAFF REPORT Scores and highlights of yesterday's boys basketball games. Asbury Park 90 Manchester 55 Calvary Academy 43 New Life 32 Dunellen 80 Admiral Faragut 52 Freehold 63 Central 54 Holmdel 39 Manasquan 36 Jackson 56 Toms River South 50 Lacey 87 Monmouth 54 Lakewood 64 39 Long Branch 55 Ocean 53 Marlboro 70 Howell 47 Matawan 66 St. John Vianney 58 Mater Dei 53 Keyport 50 Middletown South 59 Freehold Twp. 55 Monsignor Donovan 96 Allentown 51 Neptune 69 Middletown North 53 Point Boro 59 Pinelands 37 Red Bank Catholic 59 Red Bank 47 Rumson 56 Keansburg 47 Toms River East 59 Southern 56 Toms River North 60 Brick Memorial 50 Wall 62 Point Beach 45 EROES: Jeff DeCicco pumped in 21 points to lead Toms River East to a win and a berth in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association South Jersey Group IV tournament. Freehold earned a spot in the Central Jersey Group II tournament behind Mark Egan's 21 points Mike Decker lifted Long Branch into the Central Jersey Group III playoffs with 15 points Rumson picked up their second win of the year behind Mike Gallagher's 13 points.

Mike Power scored 16 points in the second half and finished with a game-high 25 to pace Matawan. Mater Dei erased a 28- 22 halftime deficit behind Bobby Lambe's 17 points Tom McAllister was responsible for more than half of RBC's offense by scoring a season-high 30 points. DYNAMIC DUO: Marshawn Love scored 23 points and Marc Alston added 18 to power Asbury Park. Monsignor Donovan won big behind a 25-point, 20-rebound effort from Ed Mooney. Brian Crowe chipped in with 23 points B.J.

Peters had 23 points and Paul Hauber grabbed 15 rebounds for Wall. BOMBS AWAY: Brett Vandermark of Ocean drilled six three pointers and scored 18 points in the fourth quarter en route to a 24-point performance. Point Boro's Dan Baginski connected on five three-pointers. FABULOUS FROSH: Neptune was sparked to a Shore Conference Class A North win by a pair of freshmen forwards. Lawrence Justice (11) and Gary Hoover (eight) combined for 19 points to lift the Scarlet Fliers.

ON THE LINE: Middletown South made 25 of 31 free throws for an .806 percentage. Kevin Graham (18 points) went nine of 11 from the stripe and Rich Dec (19 points and 16 rebounds) nailed eight out of 11 Toms River East went 12 for 13 from the line in a three-point win over Southern. The Rams made only eight of 25 foul shots. Holmdel got 14 of its 16 points from the foul line in the fourth quarter. Darren Derosa had eight and Dave Wood (17 points) made six.

BROKEN RECORD: Chad Glenn blocked six shots, upping his season total to 143, to break Lakewood's single-season record. Compiled by Tom Olausen BOB BIELKAibufy Park Prnt Neptune's Lawrence Justice shoots over Middletown North's MarkMcKinley(43)..