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outh JerseySports III! FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 6, 1 990 3E 1 1ft 1 Haddonfield shares state crown H.S. Boys' Soccer ing end in the third quarter, The Bulldogs generated seven shots and came close a couple of times. One of the better chances occurred with 7:13 left when Scott Chalbcrt had direct kick just outside the box. Brearley goalkeeper Luan Ahmetaj slipped coming out and just barely caught the ball. Although Haddonfield couldn't get the offense going, the Bulldogs still were thinking about that one goal until deep in the overtime before they settled back.

"Coach said that we should really go all out and try to win it instead of playing for a tie," said back Rob Naticchia. "We just couldn't afford a letup like we did in the first quarter when they scored. That happened to us two years against Whippany Park, and they beat us in overtime 1-0. We wanted to score but we still knew that we had to play solid defense because that's what our team is based on." Normally the team's sweeper, Casale moved up in the third quarter to create more on offense. After Brearley took a shot with one minute left in the quarter, Casale fielded Barringer's punt and set up Lynch's 16th goal.

Casale made a nice move around a defender and drew goalkeeper Luan Ahme-taj out before sliding a pass across to Lynch, who was wide open in front of the goal from 4 yards out. "Coach Falana wanted something to happen, so he told me to move up but to keep my mark," said Casale. "Chris saw me open and got me the ball. I beat a man and set up Tom Lynch." Haddonfield needed something to kick-start its offense. It managed only two shots on goal as Brearley, which came into the game with 12 shutouts, bottled up the middle of the field.

Haddonfield looked better in the attack By ED CUNEO Courier-Post Staff EW1NG TWP. Haddonfield High School chalked up its second co-championship in the school's history when it tied Brearley 1-1 last night in the state Group 1 boys' soccer championship at Trenton State College. The Bulldogs, 18-1-3, used a goal by Tom Lynch in the third quarter to wipe out a 1-0 Brearley lead. Haddonfield's previous co-championship was in 1984 when it tied New Providence 1-1. Haddonfield also appeared in the finals in 1987 and 1988 but lost both games.

"We've faced tougher competition and I've seen tougher marks," said Lynch, who also played on the previous state finalist teams. "The offense just wasn't there for us. I felt that we made our defense overwork." The game was a matchup between two teams of similar styles, both being very defensive. The game took on that complexion as very few moments were spent around the goal mouth. "I felt that both teams matched up evenly," said Haddonfield coach Joe Falana.

"This time it was a little different than in 1984. That year, we snatched the title from them. Today it was great to win a state title even if it was a co-championship." Anthony Galdi put Brearley ahead 1-0 with a goal in the first period with 2 minutes, 58 seconds left in the first quarter. Galdi beat goalkeeper Chris Barringer to a cross and headed it over the goalkeeper's head. The game was a standstill until the third quarter.

The Haddonfield goal was developed by some nice offensive work by Bill Casale. Expectations run high for Paul VI boys' squad H.S. Cross Country Meet of Champions state Group A title last week with a 16-minute, 39-second, the second-best time run on the wet and sloppy Holmdel Park course. Asbury Park's Bryan Spoonire, who won the Group 1 individual crown, ran a 16:38. There will be no lack of competi tion in the race for the top spot with Group 4 champion Jerry Franks of Highland; Group 3 titlist Brendan Hefferman of North Hunterdon; Group 3 runner-up Ray Beyer of Absegami, who was leading his race until he fell on the muddy trail in the woods; Group 1 champion Kirk Earney of Haddon Township; and Group 1 runner-up Ron Brock of Riverside.

Other South Jersey runners who finished in the top 10 of their respective groups include Keith O'Brien and Aaron Totten-Lancaster of Shawnee and Chris Simon of Highland in Group Tom McGregor of Eastern in Group and John Keevey of Cin-naminson, Chris Britton of Penns Grove and Ted Bamford of Clear-view in Group 2. Also, Kevin Schilling of Pitman, Doug Marshall and Kevin Underwood of Haddonfield and Shawn Brock of Riverside in Group 1 Eric Bayles and Ron Caponigro of Paul VI, and Pat Campbell of Holy Cross in Group and Jason Poloha of Sacred Heart, Ron Kor-nafel of St. Augustine, Ted Cal-linan of Gloucester Catholic, Mike Keating of Bishop Eustace and Mark Sekel of St. Joseph in Group will be competing. Girls Paul VI started the season as the No.

1 team in the Top Ten Poll but By LEE WAGNER Courier-Post Staff The Paul VI High School boys' cross country team will attempt to complete a hat trick, and the Paul VI and Shawnee girls' teams will battle to decide the No. 1 spot in the Courier-Post Top Ten Poll tomorrow in the state cross country Meet of Champions at Holmdel Park. The top three boys' teams from each group (18) and the top four girls' teams from each group (16) join the top 10 individual finishers in the 10 group races in tomorrow morning's competition. The boys' race is scheduled to begin at 11 o'clock and the girls' race at approximately 11:45. Boys In 1988 and 1989, Paul VI won the Group A team title at the prestigious Eastern States Invitational and then won team titles in the Group A state meet and the Meet of Champions.

Coach Bob Duffy's team has followed those accomplishments by winning the Eastern States Group A and the state Group A championships a third straight year. "We know we're going to have our work cut out because there are a lot of good teams in that race, but we're going to go all out and try to win the title," said Duffy. "The Eastern A race is probably the toughest race of the year and the Meet of Champions is almost as good." If the Eagles are to win again, they will need another fine performance from senior leader Pete Dougherty. Dougherty followed former Eagles' Jason DiJoseph and Joe Cranston as the individual state champion when he won the Playoff By WALT BURROWS Courier-Post Staff It's nice having a little momentum going for you when getting ready to begin playoff competition. Delran and Cherokee high schools had momentum wrested away by upsets last week in the Burlington County League and are anxious to get back on track tomorrow in preparation for next week's playoffs.

"I feel certain our kids will be able to handle it," said Delran coach Jim Donoghue. "It was a new experience for some, but I expect them to bounce back." Delran visits Moorestown for a 1:30 p.m. game and could win the Freedom Division championship ED CUNEO Local teams in wrong place In wrong year Cleaning out what remains in the state boys' soccer tournament notebook: It's been a tough year for area teams but that's not necessarily the fault of the locals. In Groups 3 and 4, the area has traditionally held its own in the state tournament. Unfortunately, teams from the Shore Conference were better this year.

Jackson Memorial has been touted as one of the best in the state, maybe just a shade under St. Benedict's Prep. The Jaguars are a fast club that a lot of coaches compare in speed to the 1988 Shawnee team. There's no disgrace in being beaten out for the Group 4 title by a team like Jackson. Just ask Lenape and Washington Township.

Both Jack Earl and Tom Patterson, the respective coaches, felt Jackson was the best team they'd faced all year. And both play in very competitive divisions Lenape in the Burlco Liberty and Township in the Olympic American. In Group 3, Toms River South, which had not won a championship of any kind since 1970, put together one of those seasons and won the sectional title, beating a very good Cumberland team. Next year might be better for area big schools. Washington Township has enjoyed an excellent year.

So has Moorestown High. But probably the most surprisingly effective team at the end of the year might have been Holy Cross. The Lancers finished with a deceiving 14-7-1 record. But consider this: After getting beaten by Bishop Eustace 2-1 a month ago, Holy Cross went unbeaten on the field in the next eight games. Its only loss was to Notre Dame in the Group A phiyoffs on penalty kicks.

i The reason? A change in defense. After the Eustace loss, Coach Dennis Guida made sophomore Rocco DeFilippo the team's sweeper and things changed. After the Eustace game, Holy Cross had surrendered 25 goals. Since the change, only two goals have gotten by goalkeeper Mark Hepperlcn. Holy Cross capped its season by avenging the loss to Eustace by beating the Crusaders 1-0 in the Coaches tournament final.

That win is a springboard of things to come for Cross. The Lancers lose two starters both big shoes to fill in forward-midfielder Sergio Torres and goalkeeper Hepperlen. Still, Guide's team is one to watch next season. One of the secrets to Haddonfield's success is that Coach Joe Falana manages to get the most out of each of his players. For example, Takashi 5 Moriuchi was the first shooter in the penalty-kick shootout win 5 against Bernards in the state Group 1 semifinals.

Moriuchi, who is not a starter, converted his kick and set things in motion for Haddonfield, according to Falana. i "Takashi hasn't played regularly in over a month," said Falana. "But he's been one of our better penalty kickers. When we played Bishop Eustace and it went to penalty kicks, it was a cold night and I wanted to stay with the players that were i already on the field and warm. So I didn't use Takashi.

"Against Bernards, I had at least nine kids come up to me and ask to take the penalty shots. I told Takashi that he was going first. It was a pressure kick, especially for someone who wasn't playing that much. But he did a beautiful job, and I really think that set the tone for our kids." i The All-South Jersey banquet for boys' and girls' soccer will be held Dec. 4 at the New Woodbine Inn at 7 p.m.

That is a change in the original date of Dec. 3. Anyone interested in attending should contact Ralph Townsend at Sterling High School during school hours. The East-West Senior All-Star game will be held on Nov. 23 at Washington Township High School.

This is the second year for the contest, designed to showcase the top senior talent not already committed to a college. Chatham wins title in Group 2 EWING TWT. Chatham High School scored three goals in the first period as it sailed to a 5-1 win over Ridge last night in the state Group 2 boys' soccer championship game at Trenton State College. Chatham, 21-2-2, captured its second state title since its merger with Chatham Township in 1988. That year, the Cougars tied Delran for the state title.

Jim Ruddy, Mike Leo and Billy Walsh all scored for Chatham in the opening period to dent any hopes that 19-2-2 Ridge had of winning the title. Kevin Jandora made it 4-0 with a goal in the second period for Chatham before T.J. Sullivan broke the shutout with a goal at 1 1 minutes, 35 seconds of the second quarter. Ridge beat Moorestown, 1 -0, in the state semifinals to advance to the championship game. Colonial Conference John Brickner scored with 8:09 left in the third quarter to snap a scoreless tie, and goalie Tom Wurst turned back 19 shots as Gateway blanked West Deptford 1-0.

Bob Hemphill assisted on Brickner's goal as Gateway improved to 11-4 in the conference. Eric Baus scored on a penalty kick with 7:30 left in the second overtime to lift Collingswood to a 1-0 victory over Haddon Township. Goalie Eric Hart registered the shutout, stopping 14 shots for the Colls. "Battle is a tough kid," Scott said. "He can hurt you in so many ways.

Every time he touches the ball, he's a threat to break one. We'll have to give him plenty of attention." Battle went over the mark rushing in last week's 41-12 loss to Hunterdon Central. In other Liberty Division action, Holy Cross, already crowned the champion, plays at Rancocas Valley in preparation for next week's Group A playoff opener against Camden Catholic. Willingboro steps out of the league for a visit to Trenton, which is 8-0 and knocked Notre Dame from the playoff picture last week. along us about getting ready," Scott said.

"They have a good team and (Gus) Hodson is some runner and (Neal) Houser is a great receiver. We huve to be ready for their power offense. We can't be thinking about Delran and the playoffs until after this game." No matter what happens from tomorrow to the end, it has been a pretty good season for Scott and his mates. Woodbury also has an important home date tomorrow at noon when it faces Gateway in a Colonial Conference game. A victory for the 7-1 Thundering Herd will clinch at least a share of the conference crown.

Woodbury, 1 laildon I leights anil Sterling each have 7-1 records entering the final regular-season game. Should Woodbury win, it will mark the fourth straight year the Herd has wofi or shared the title. teams look to regain momentum fell from the top spot the third week of the season. Shawnee, off a fine performance in the South Jersey Open, jumped to No. 1 and showed no signs of relinquishing the honor with wins in the South Jersey Group 4 meet and the Group 4 states.

The race for No. 1 is just one of the many plots unfolding in the race with Paul VI, Shawnee, Red Bank Catholic and Voorhecs all capable of winning the team title tomorrow. Paul VI also will have a little revenge on its mind after losing by one point to Red Bank Catholic for the Group 3 team title. The Eagles were told they won the title only to have an addition error corrected, producing the 78-79 win for Red Bank Catholic. Other area teams competing tomorrow include Ocean City, which bounced back from a sub-par performance in the sectionals to finish fourth in the state in Group Group 2 slate champion Bishop Eustace and Group 2 sectional champion Kingsway, which finished third in the states; and Group 1 titlist Haddonfield and Group 1 fourth-place finisher Sacred Heart.

The individual race boils down to just how much Bridgewater-Raritan's Monal Chokshi wants to win by. Chokshi ran a remarkable 19:02 in the Group 4 meet Saturday and is expected to improve on that time in better weather. The real jockeying occurs in the positions behind the talented Bridgewater sophomore with Kingsway senior Lori Townsend, Shawnee sophomore Julie Goldstein, Pitman junior Janet Rue any chances. I kept him out of the second half but he should be ready this week," Donoghue said. Moorestown, 2-6, outplayed Florence statistically last week but came away on the short end of a 14-7 score.

In another Freedom Division game, Bordentown travels to Northern Burlington. Cherokee, fresh from its upset at the hands of Willingboro 14-9, will be the host to Pemberton in a Liberty Division game at 1 o'clock. The Chiefs have a date with Millville in the Group 4 playoffs a week from tomorrow and would like to re-establish a winning attitude against Pemberton. "We were a little short on desire "I have to admit I'm kind of pleased with the season I've had," he said. "But we also have had a very balanced attack with our runnng game with everybody doing a good job." Scott has scored six touchdowns and has thrown for nine more.

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Maple Shade Madia 57, ETF 5 Maple Shade was led by Mark Rosenberg Id poinis while Al Eneson tossed at 20 lor Ettenton Taenr er and Friedman. ISM PETE DOUGHERTY leads Paul VI mm LORI TOWNSEND Kingsway hopeful and Ocean City senior Mirjam Piertsma all capable of placing among the top 10 finishers. Other area runners who finished among the top 10 in the state group championships include Mainland's Ali Foreman in Group Kingsway's Erica More, Clear-view's Carrie Thompson, Bishop Eustace's Jessica Smith and West Deptford's Catherine Kinsley in Group and Sacred Heart's Cheryl Keating and Haddonfield's Allison Olver in Group 1. last week," said Cherokee coach John Scott. "And the Willingboro kids played inspired football.

"You've got to come out ready to play everyday in this game." Cherokee has gotten good mileage from tailback Tom DiMattia, a junior who stepped in when senior John Farrow suffered a hairline fracture to his ankle in the first game against East Brunswick. DiMattia rushed for 110 yards against Willingboro, sending him over 1,100 for the season. "Tom has done a great job for us," Scott said. "He runs hard and gives a lot of second effort." Pemberton has a burner of its own in Burl Battle, who is a threat running and passing the football. He is also a kick returner.

the ball more," Scott said. "But you know Coach Oberg, and he doesn't like to throw that much." With the Royal Division championship and a place in the South Jersey Group 2 playoffs secured, the Crusaders can look forward to their battle with Gloucester. "Coach Oberg has really been on Old Bond scored 21 points to lead Leomporra Schell Minor) as Ellis Moothoway scored 19 points lor Krassan Covnat Furhmen Edelmen 1 1t, Holly Design Qreg Garrison scored 61 points tor Furhman Edelman while Leg Dembo and Chuck Cohn scored seven points each lor Holly Design. YMCA Echelon League The Chargers 77, Heat 74 Dave Barnes scored 30 points and brought down 1 1 rebounds as the Chargers edged Heat led byJimWigleywifhig The Enemy 70, Thunder lingerie 67 a maior upset, Stacy Martin scored 33 points to lead Enemy over Thunder briyaue ending the Thunder winning streak. Richie King scored 23 points lor Thunder.

Searrei 64, Jockeya 31 Todd Lehmann scored 13 points, collected 6 rebounds and added 9 assists while teammate Brian Cronm added 14 more as Seatrei crushed Jockeys. Kevin Gelaney scored 12 points lor the losers. Surprising Delsea keeps rolling H.S. Football with a victory. The Bears had a 20-game winning streak snapped last week by a scrappy Maple Shade team, which plays at Burlington Township in an 11 o'clock game tomorrow morning, and needs a win to carry over into its first playoff game at Delsea a week from tomorrow.

Darrell Parker, South Jersey's leading scorer with 150 points, is expected back in the lineup after missing the second half of the Maple Shade game with an injury. "Darrell was banged up going into the Maple Shade game, and he took a good shot in the second period and I didn't want to take have really worked hard with the line this year, and they really have come along. "Our tight ends, Rashaan Josey and Ray Deal, were the only starters back. The whole middle was all new, but they have really played well." Scott then singled out John Sil-vidio, Bubba Schomhcr, John Sarao, Rob Christian, Mark Hun-singer and Charles Simmons for being the keys to the success Delsea has enjoyed this year. "The coaching staff works with these guys every day before practice even starts," Scott said.

"They keep going over their blocking assignments and reminding them how important it is for them to be quick off the ball." Scott, a two-year starter at quarterback, has directed the high-powered offense almost flawlessly. In his two years, Delsea has posted an 18-1 record the only loss to Delran in last year's Group 2 final. By BOB VIGGIANO Courier-Post Staff For Bryan Scott and his Delsea High School football teammates, the 1990 season has been full of pleasant surprises. As the 8-0 Crusaders prepare for their final regular-season game tomorrow morning against host Gloucester in a Tri-County Conference interdivision game, Scott reflected upon the season where all the little pieces came together. "I don't think Coach (John) Oberg or the other coaches expected us to be unbeaten at this point," Scott said.

"I thought we would have a pretty good team because we had a lot of experience coming back in the backfield with myself, Jamiel Josey, Earl Simmons and Jonas Barbaro. "The only question in my mind would be the offensive line and how good it would be. Well the line has really been something. Coach Oberg fnd Coach (Jim) Raffcrty iJk.JhJk 14 4 jft i ifc 1 fTTT 4 -4- i- Mt nr -4 A f- A HfV ffr iffT r4 i4 Ah nA 4-.