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Courier-ft )st outh JerseySpokts WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1990 5C elran takes initial Courier-Post or swimrriir. Cup npl ran HirrH Krhnnl fnimo1 H.S. Boys' Swimming Season's Best Performers Boys' Swimming Final Top Ten i iT I 4 mm ji 'I- MM si Jeff Farschon, Woodstown 52.82 Tim Forrest, Vineland 54.00 100 Freestyle Jason Rosenbaum, Delran 45.99 Peter Holcroft, Rancocas Valley 46.98 Geoff Wilcox, Ocean City 47.24 500 Freestyle Peter Wright, Delran 4:28.67 Jeff Farschon, Woodstown 4:41.02 Jon Heckman, Lenape 4:45.23 100 Backstroke Jeff Farschon, Woodstown 51.18 Brett Buonadonna, Vineland 52.81 George Willard, Willingboro 53.03 100 Breaststroke Matt Simpson, Mainalnd 1:02.99 Kevin Maher, Lenape 1:03.08 Tim Rogers, West Deptford 1:03.26 400 Freestyle Delran 3:11.12 Vineland 3:16.36 Shawnee 3:23.94 Tomorrow: Final Girls' Swim- ming poll The excellent performance by coach Mike Kennedy's swim-mers, coming just two days after they won the Division state championship, helped them earn the first Courier-Post Cup awarded in boys' swimming. Delran, behind the aforementioned trio, Matt Wineriter, Phil Bigge and Josh Lipson literally cruised through Division en route to the school's first state title. First the Bears disposed of Burlington County League rival Moorestown 85-71, then jolted Mainland 102-54 to claim the South Jersey title.

After dunking Somerville 97-59 in the state semifinals, Delran won every event in a 99-57 humbling of Scotch Plains in the state championship meet. South Jersey Division A last Saturday's New Jersey otate mterscholastic Athletic Association's 68th Annual Boys' swimming Championships at Princeton University into a pri-' vate affair. Behind three of the best freestyle swimmers in the state i Jason Rosenhanm Petw Wriafit. "and Dean Hutchinson the Bears came awav with fi ve nf th a I ten gold medals presented, the onlv school to win more than nnn first place. Moments after he swam the third lee on the virtnrinns 400 free relay team, Wright made a salient observation.

"I think Delran finally made a name for itself tonight," said Wright, who won the 200 and 500 i freestyle races and, along with Rosenbaum the state 50 and 100 freestyle champion earned scholastic All American status. "Everyone finally knows "that we have a swim team." 1. Delran 12-1 2 2. Vineland 15-1 3 3. Lenape 9-11 4.

Shawnee 12-3 4 5. Cherry Hill East 13-3 5 6. Mainland 14-2 6 7. West Deptford 13-2 7 8. Moorestown 5-4 8 9.

Highland 11-2-1 9 10. Cherry West 13-2-1 10 Division A crown. Rounding out the top ten are Shawnee; South Jersey League Pacific Division and Open meet winner Cherry Hill East; Mainland; Colonial Conference and Gloucester County champion West Deptford; the Coaches Invitational Division winner, Moorestown; Highland; and Cherry Hill West medley at the state meet. Third-ranked Lenape, which was the top-ranked team all season until the final poll, won its fourth consecutive Burlington County League title as well as the Coaches Invitational High School Basketball Tournament of Champions holds off Mater Dei rally Pf Urn 200 Medley Relay Vtoeland 1:39.05 Lenape 1:40.02 Delran 1:41.02 200 Freestyle Peter Wright, Delran 1:41.09 Matt Meier, Cherry Hill East 1:43.95 Sean Maher, Lenape 1:45.99 200 IM Je Farschon, Woodstown 1:51.83 George Willard. Willingboro 1:54.00 Sean Maher, Lenape 1 :58.01 50 Freestyle Jason Rosenbaum, Delran 20.72 Dean Hutchinson, Delran 21.39 Peter Holcroft, Rancocas Valley 21 .48 Diving John Arcaroll, Cherry Hill East 398.00 Bill Peranteau, Glouc.

Catholic 354.80 MikeBacchinim.Millville 280.10 100 Butterfly Rob Morris, Moorestown 51.05 champion Vineland was a close second in the final Top Ten Poll. Coach John Casadia's club registered its 16th consecutive undefeated season in the Cape-Atlantic League and won the 200 iterling By ED CUNEO Courier-Post Staff WEST LONG BRANCH -Mater Dei High School didn't become the state Group girls' basketball champion by blowing teams out No, the Seraphs had their share of games in which they had to come back from some kind of deficit So, it shouldn't have come as a surprise that no matter how big of a lead Sterling would take on Mater Dei, Mater Dei would do its best to get back into the game. Facing a 10-point deficit with 4:13 left in the game, Mater Dei fought its way back to pull within two but could not overcome Sterling as the Silver Knights defeated the Seraphs 57-55 last night in the quarter final round of the State Tournament of Champions tournament last night at Monmouth College. Sterling, 30-2, and the No.i 4 seed, will face top-seeded Ken-nedy-Paterson tomorrow night at 6:30 at Monmouth College. Pater-son-Kennedy received a bye.

The heat in the Monmouth College gym seemed to take its toll on Sterling. But the Silver Knights, determined to make up for last year's defeat to Union Catholic in this tournament in the first round, A Compiled by writers, coaches and officials from throughout South Jersey for the Courier-Post baskets to start the fourth and that signaled the beginning of the fireworks, Donovan finished with 24 points to bring her career total to 2,501, best in South Jersey history. Donovan also set another standard as she now has 870 points on the season. The old record was 851 by Atlantic City's Valeria Jones, who set it in 1982. i Sterling will have its work cut out for it with top-seeded Pater-son-Kennedy, which brings a 30-2 record into the game.

"Having played such teams as Cardinal O'Hara and Bishop O'Connell, I think we're ready to face said Ulrich. "We know we can play against top-notch competition. I understand Paterson is a very fine team and we'll have to play our best. I just hope the gym is not as hot as it was tonight." The win also established a new school record for Sterling. The Silver Knights have won 29 games each of the last two seasons.

MatwOtl 17 13 6 17 SS Starling 18 19 12 (57 Mater Dai (24-5)-Klatt 8. Joyce 8, Boms 5, yetman 3. Nikki Tierney 19, Brzucki 8. Newcomba 4. Totals: 19 (1H8-55.

Starling (30-2-Sue Barr 1 1 Bubeck 4. Brook 2. Pam Durkin 10. Jackie Donovan 24, Stewart 2, Mello 4. Totals: 21(3)-12-S7.

challenge on Thursday. "We lost to Saint Anthony twice by five points and our kids are anxious to get another crack at them." Castaldo pointed to the tough schedule that prepared the Mikes for tournament play. "I think we're playing pretty good basketball now and I think playing some very good competition during the season has prepared us well," Castaldo said. "And we haven't looked past anyone. People thought maybe we might have looked past Hillside tonight, but, if we had, then we might not be getting a third crack at Saint Anthony." James Mazyck led Hillside with 14 points.

14 1S 1149 McCorrlaUn 2S 14 18 1978 Hillside (27-3)-Jamej Mazyck 14. Arrington 2, Pierce 4, Lynn 2, Terrell 4, Purnell S. Dahron Parker 1 0, Jenkins 3, Davis 1, Hemingway 1, Montaro 2. Totals: 19-0)10-49. McCorristin (27-3)- Bryan Caver 25, Butt Wooten 12, Evans 4.

Mark Bass 23. CaldweH 2, Ellison 3, Ran-ley 1, Carman 2, Taylor 4. 29 (2) 16-76. 8nyder 14 8 18-47 Bogota 13 13 7 1348 Snyder (28-4)-Hedgeinan 3, Roy Hairston 14. Rahkiim Burgess 12.

Walker 3, Amiker 2, Coles 7, Singleton 8. Totals: 17 (4) 9-47. Bogota (31-1)-Pat Sullivan 24, Devtne 8, Cue 4. Osboume 7, Spillanel, Neuschwanter S. Totals: 19(2) 6-46.

Girls' hung together and pulled it out "I know the heat took its toll on Jackie Donovan because she wasn't as sharp as she usually is," said Sterling coach Bill Ulrich. "With Melanie Brook out in the second half (because of the flu) and Pam Durkin in foul trouble, Jackie had to not only score but bring the ball up and rebound. "Sue Barr did a great job for us with a couple of big baskets at the end. Durkin played well in the first half. Tori Mello, who is only a freshman, did a good job at center in the second half in Melanie's absence." Sterling looked like it had the game in hand with 4:13 left when Barr followed up a miss with a layup to give Sterling a 54-44 lead.

Mater Dei, 24-5 and the sixth seed in the tournament, put together a run that was not flashy but ate away at the Sterling lead. Mater Dei's Nikki Tiemey, who finished with 19 points, had six points as Mater Dei went on a 9-2 run to make it 56-53. Donovan made a foul shot to raise it to 57-53. And with 1:09 left, Mater Dei's Jen Bazucki converted two foul shots, but Sterling held on. Boys' Bogota rushes downcourt, passes the ball around until it's in the hands of freshman Ken.

Neuschwanter. Neuschwanter, who ignited a Bogota rally that carried the Group 1 champs to a 26-21 lead at half-time with a three-pointer, let fly from sidecourt, but Rahkiim Burgess leaped from nowhere to deflect the shot and, as a scramble was underway for the rebound, the buzzer sounded. The athletic ability had come back to haunt Maloney. "The kid came from out of the paint to make a great defensive play," he said. Bogota, 31-1, looked like the winner as the third period began but Andre Singleton scored all his six points, including back-to-back baskets that put Snyder ahead 40-39 with 4:05 remaining.

It was nip and tuck from that point Gerard Devine's three-point shot gave Bogota a 46-46 tie with 30 seconds remaining. The Buccaneers had another chance to go ahead but Jason Cue missed a layup with 14 seconds left Snyder knocks Bogota from unbeaten Courier-Post Photo by Frank Saia Long reach: Haddon Township's Gail Shelly (right) goes up for a rebound against Sparta's Liz Hanson. Haddon Township falls to Sparta in quarterfinals "I think we committed some poor fouls down the stretch and didn't do what we should have done," said Ulrich. "Tiemey really hustled and she got her club up for the rally. She's to them as Donovan is for our team.

Her hustle ignites the club." Mater Dei coach Kevin Attridge said that his club was no stranger to coming back. "I would say that that is the motto of our team," said Attridge. "I can't complain about the team's intensity. We just didn't get the shots to drop when we would have liked to. Give Sterling a lot of credit.

They didn't lose it." Sterling played it close in the first half as the Silver Knights were getting a feel for Mater Dei. In the second quarter, Sterling established some dominance as three times it had a 10-point lead. Donovan pumped in 16 points in the first half, doing everything from stealing the ball to hitting on the jumper. Durkin, Sterling's sophomore guard, was plagued by foul trouble but she she managed to toss in 10 points in the first half, a couple of times going strong to the basket. Sterling opened it up in the third quarter, going on a 9-4 run in the last 5:30 of the third quarter.

Mater Dei dropped in a couple of and Snyder got the ball out of bounds. That's when Maloney ordered a foul and had the entire deal backfire. "We had to play good to well to have a shot against Bogota," said Snyder coach Artie Rubin. "I told the kids that if they didn't, we would be out of here. "They certainly made us exhaust all our energy tonight." Roy Hairston, who hit three three-pointers in the first four minutes of the game, led Snyder with 14 points.

McCorristin 76, Hillside 49 Bryan Caver poured in 25 points and Mark Bass added 23 as the Group A champs, South Jersey's lone entry in the tournament, ran away and hid from the outset. Caver had 14 points and Bass nine in a first period that went to McCorristin 25-14 and things didn't get any better for the Group 2 champs. "Last year, we were happy to be here," said McCorristin coach John Castaldo, "This year, we wanted to play basketball. I know our kids are looking forward to the livan explained, "Basically, I have only nine players, but the ones I do have are great." In assembling her squad, Sullivan has drawn from the area high school talent pool. Of the returning quartet, Kelly Budden, a 1988 honorable mention All-South Jersey member from Rancocas ValleyHigh School, will retain her role as captain and play left field.

"She's one of the best softball f)layers I've seen," Sullivan said. "I ook at her as an assistant coach and I can't say enough good things about her." In addition to Budden, a trio of Kennedy High School graduates will be returning for the Barons. Shortstop Andrea Grecco and Jac-que James at third base will combine to cover the left side of the infield, while AnneMarie Sixeas, a threat on the basepaths, is likely to see action in center field. "She's my utility player," Sullivan said i reference to Sixeas. Wherever I need her, shell play." By WALT BURROWS Courier-Post Staff PISCATAWAY Mark Walker's free throw with 12 seconds left gave Snyder High School a 47-46 victory over previously unbeaten Bogota and a berth in the Tournament of Champions semifinal round last night in the Rutgers Athletic Center.

McCorristin breezed to a 76-49 win over Hillside in the nightcap to earn a third meeting against defending champion Saint Anthony tomorrow night at 6:30. Snyder, 29-3 and the Group 3 entry, faces Elizabeth in the nightcap at 8 o'clock. Bogota coach Jay Mahoney, afraid of Snyder's athletic ability, had Pat Sullivan, star of the game with 24 points and 13 rebounds, foul Walker at the far end of the court with 12 seconds left and the game tied at 46-46. "That's my philosophy when we have double-digit seconds left in the game and the score tied," Maloney explained. "They're an athletic team and I didnt want them to win it on a rebound." But what happens? Prospects By MIKE DEAN Courier-Post Staff PEMBERTON TWP.

Lis-tening to Burlington County College softball coach Debbie Sullivan speak about the Barons' upcoming season, it is hard to ignore the excitement in her voice. "I managed to salvage four players from last year and I have some really good players coming in," Radio Princeton-Arkansas to be aired by VPRB PRINCETON Radio station WPRB (103.3 FM) will carry Princeton's game with Arkansas in the first round of the Midwest Region in the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament Thursday, starting with a pre-game show at 7 p.m. The game starts s08 o'clock. excite Burlington County's Sullivan Warren in the Group 1 State Championship game Saturday. The Spartans worked the plan to perfection with' a variety of defenses.

Although Shelly finished with 17 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, the 5-7 senior point guard was not nearly as deadly as she had been in Saturday's game. "She is as good a player as I've seen," Geffken said, "We tried to make her work as hard as we could for every basket; even though she only got 17, some of those shots were incredible." Leading the way for the Spartans offensively was Rochelle Drandakis. After shooting 1-for-ll in the first half, the senior guard responded with 16 secon d-half points, including a pair of three-pointers to finish with a game-high 18 points. "I was praying she'd snap out of it in the second half," said Geffken. "And she did." In addition to Drandakis, Sprata received strong efforts from several players.

Kristee Chaplin finished with 12 points and had seven rebounds, while Rachel Carmen and Liz Hanson combined for 17 points. "We were down after the first half," Drandakis said. "But we kept telling each other that if you miss 10, you'll make 10." The Hawks collected nine points from sophomore Danielle Tryka and five points from senior forward Sue Wallen. Shelly, who is headed for James Madison University, finished her career with a school-record 1,914 career points. "It's a shame you have to end the season with a loss," Wallen said.

"I'd rather just think about last Saturday's game." Haddon Towrahio 10 9 4 parts 12 I 14 23-64 Haddon Township (26-4)-Wiliiamt 2, Wallen 6, Voder 2. Tryka 9. Gal Shady 17, Sherman Totals 16t2r-4-38. Sosrta (29-OVKnttee Cnapsn 1 2. Daggett 4, Carmen 1, Rochelle prandakta 18, Hanson 9.

Feguson Muth 2. Total 21 -10-54. By MIKE DEAN Courier-Post Staff WEST LONG BRANCH The Sparta High School girls' basketball team followed the old adage shoot if you're hot and if you're not, shoot until you get hot, against Haddon Township last night. When it was over, the Spartans walked away with a 54-38 victory over Haddon Township in the Tournament of Champions quarterfinal game at Monmouth College. The victory earned Sparta, the Group 3 State Champions, the right to face Group A Champion St John Vianney tomorrow night in an 8 o'clock matchup, also at Monmouth.

The Spartans, who raised their record to 29-0, used a second half sharpshooting display and a tenacious defense geared to stopping the Hawk's score-at-will guard, Gail Shelly. Haddon Township finished the season with a 26-4 record, the most wins for a girls' basketball team in the the history of the school. "That was the worst first half of shooting we've had all year," Sparta coach Fred Geffken said. "You have to keep firing though, good shooters will snap out of it" After shooting a dismal 7-for-36 during the first two quarters, the Spartans responded by hitting 14 of their 28 shots en route to out-scoring the Hawks 37-19 in the second half. "I thought we had a chance after the first half," Haddon Township coach Fran Mulroy said.

"They just did a real good job defensively and the shots didn't fall for us tonight. It's a great experience for the team." Sparta's defensive game plan was to shut down the explosive Shelly, who scored 44 points in the Hawks 77-60 victory over North Filling the remaing positions will be a talented crop of freshmen. Pam Skertic, also from Kennedy, will handle the duties at second base and Palmyra graduate Anne Harris is likely to see action at first base. Prescilla Harrison of Willingboro will cover right field, but can play first base as well. The battery will be formed by a Sair of 1989 all-star members, eane Hodder, from Shawnee, will handle the pitching and Rancocas Valley graduate Paula Grimes will catch.

Jeane is a 6trong windmill-styU pitcher, who throws a nice fast pitch with good stuff on it," SullU van said. "Paula is just a very solid player who has a level of concen tration far above that of anyone I've Been." "There is a lot of camaraderie on this team and I think that is going to help on the field," Sullivan added. We just have to stay healthy." 1 College Softball Sullivan said. "Teams will not be able to turn their back on us this year. We're going to make them work for a win right down to the very end." Sullivan, a graduate of Willingboro High School who earned All-Group 4 honors in 1980 and went on to play third base for Lock Haven State is entering her second season as head coach of Burlington County.

The Barons, who competed on the "club" level last year, will return to Region 19 play, opening their season on the road Saturday with a double-header against Catonsville (Md.) Community College. Despite having barely enough bodies to fill the lineup, Sullivan remains optimistic about her teams chances during the 24-game campaign. "My onsfconcern is depth," Sul.