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tf COUHibR-HOiT, Sunday, November 24, 1991 innaminson stra state title 3rd By TOM McGURK Courier-Post Staff EWING The Cinnaminson High School girls' soccer team played its favorite kind of soccer Saturday evening at Trenton State College dominant. The Pirates closed their season the same way it has the past two years GfQUQ 2 by winning the sate Group 2 title with an impressive 1- H.S. Girls' Soccer thing tell into place, the sophomores matured and they got on a roll." West Morris Mendham put some early pressure on the Cinna-mison defense, generating four shots in the first 15 minutes. But the Pirates settled down and didn't allow another shot on net until the second half. When the defense began to dominate the game, Eleuteri made a little adjustment to produce some offense.

"We were passing the ball extremely well and making our runs but we still needed a little bit more offense," said Eleuteri. "So, early in the second half, I moved Jackie (Dirr) up front to get something going and it did." Dirr, a senior, got the game-winning goal with 32:57 left in the second half. After Carrie Lippincott 0 win over West Morris Mend-ham. Cinnaminson's three-week romp to its third consecutive state crown ended with 13 straight wins and saw its stingy defense allow only one goal over the stretch. "We certainly peaked at the right time," said Cinnaminson coach Gloria Eleuteri, who guided the Pirates to a 22-2-1 overall record.

"Coming into the season, we were very young and we had lost a couple of key people, but then every- -I i 1 1 0 0 i got pulled down just outside the box, Dirr took the direct kick and sent a 20-yard bullet over the outstretched hands of keeper Michelle Liebe. "I was just hoping to get it over her head," said Dirr, who registered her 17th goal of the season. "We came out a lot more aggressive in the second half, going for the ball every opportunity we got, and it paid off. In the beginning of the game, I think we were all a little nervous, and they came out really fired up but then we settled down and got back into our game." Cinnaminson's third trip to the Astroturf field also played a factor. "We all knew how to play on this field and I think it helped a lot," said Dirr.

"We knew how big the field was and we knew what we could do, passing-wise, on the turf." The closest West Morris Mend-ham got to the Cinnaminson net in the second half was two corner kicks. But those didn't even reach the net as Tricia Anderson and Jessie Dirr cleared them out of the zone before an opposing forward could get to the ball. Keeper Linnea Young, who was active in the game's early stages, only had to make one save in the second half. She finished with four saves to record her 16th shutout of the season and seventh straight. Cinnaminson, which has 11 sophomores on the team, graduates only five seniors Dirr, Lippincott, Sue Trautman, Elise Bruccoliere and Young, all of which were members of all three state title teams.

"This is the most special of the three," Dirr said. "No one ever expected us to come this far and win. I have to admit I was a little skeptical in the beginning of the season. But the sophomores became totally different players as the season went on, and I think it picked everybody else up. Holy Cross girls drop 1-0 thriller in championship Courier-Post photo by Debra Bicking Mendham during Saturday's state Group 2 girls' soccer title game.

On the run: Cinnaminson's Jeannine Young (right) controls the ball against West Morris- By TOM McGURK Courier-Post Staff EWING The Holy Cross High School girls' soccer team fell short in its bid to become the first South Jersey team ever to win a Group 4 state title when they dropped a 1-0 deci- sion to Randolph Group 4 on Saturday after noon at Trenton State College in the championship game. The Lancers finished its best season in school history at 17-4-4 overall, which included its second consecutive Burlington County League Liberty Division title and its first South Jersey Group 4 title. Randolph finished its season at 20-1-1. Randolph, which outplayed Holy Cross in the first half but couldn't break through, took advantage of its only scoring opportunity of the second half when Kathy Wareing scored the game-winning goal with J4 minutes. 7 seconds left.

Karvn ordentown falls to Morris Cath. today and they played their hearts out. "I think, if we were able to tie the game up, that would of given us the momentum we needed but the goal that was taken away took a lot out of us." The Astroturf field appeared to take away the Holy Cross passing game in the first half but it wasn't just the playing surface that affected the Lancers. "We couldn't get the ball to the outside because the girls were staying along the football out-of-bounds lines instead of the soccer lines," said Sgroi. "We talked about it at halftime and it got better in the second half.

"We could only practice in the gym this week and I think it hurt us a little when we got up here. It took a little bit of time for the girls to get used to the surface." Holy Cross' defense also picked up the pace a notch in the second half and kept the Lancers within scoring distance. Tier anchored the fullbacks, which held the opposing forwards to three shots in the second half and were easily saved by keeper Dana Jones. By TOM McGURK Courier-Post Staff EWING The Bordentown High School girls' soccer team heard the rumors about how Morris Catholic had dominated Othe small schools the past three years GrOUD 1 and Saturday morning the Scotties found those rumors to be true. A powerful Morris Catholic squad played a near-perfect game en route to a 4-0 win over Borden NATIONAL DIVISION COLONIAL CONFERENCE the first half.

Greenberg's attempt to tie the score failed when her 22-yard direct kick sailed over the crossbar. The Scotties' leading scorer, Kristen Cloutier, who finished her sophomore season with 17 goals, was held in check by the tenacious Morris Catholic defense. H.b. rlGlfl HOCKeV Terzano named MVP in Tri-State Laura Terzano of Kings Christian was selected the most outstanding field hockey player in the Tri-State Christian League by vote of the league coaches. Listed below are the players named after the league's annual tournament competition.

TRI STATE CHRISTIAN LEAGUE Northern Division Wolwowicz took a corner kick and sent the ball to the far post where Wareing headed it off the right post and into the net. But with its title hopes now in I severe danger, Holy Cross Local Scoreboard r.n TP1S 0 14 7 Celllngiweed 4 3 -IS Sterling I 7-7 Col-Gatelein run (past tailed Col-Geteieln 7 run (run tailed) Sle-Breok 44 pass from Santana (Prim appeared to pick up its offense a notch. The Lancers tried everything to get the equalizer, but even when they did get a goal, it was waved off by the official with a penalty. The controversial call was made with 10 minutes left in regulation. Kristen Tier took a direct kick from 30 yard out, which bounced high off the turf and then off the crossbar.

The ball bounced back to a Bordentown coach Dominick Cas-taldo. "The girls played very well for 70 of the 80 minutes today, but it was those 10 minutes in the second half that was the down spot for us. "But I was very pleased with our performance today because we did some good things out there." Bordentown's down spot actually lasted for just 2 minutes, 35 seconds of the second half when if niL-i: .1 morns iuinuuc scurcu mrce gums to tum a 1-0 lead into a 4-0 rout. Emily Rogic scored the first of the three goals when she pulled keeper Missy Inman out of position and slipped a ball into the goal with 34:50 left in the second half. Jen McLaughlin scored 1:12 later off a 21-yard direct kick and Dina DaCosta capped the scoring with 32:15 left.

Aside from that surge, the Bordentown defense did a decent job of shutting down an explosive front line. Heather Hendrickson anchored the defense and Inman was impressive in net with 10 saves. Morris Catholic took a 1-0 lead with 28:59 left in the first half when Kate Vedder headed in a Dina DaCosta comer kick. That goal would be all Morris Catholic needed because Bordentown struggled offensively the entire game. The Scotties finished with just five shots on net.

"The forwards kept moving into the center of the field and many of the passes would just skip by them," said Castaldo. "I told them at halftime to play for the flags so that would cut some of that out." Bordentown's best scoring opportunity came from Karen Greenberg with 1:50 remaining in a 4 kick ColFGOIDonato(7ll 2 Catholic 1 0 OLYMPIC CONFERENCE Cherry last awl) 14-41 Cherry Weil 14 4 I CHW-Clrmer 17 klckotl return (pess LIBERTY DIVISION run (Correle pais felled) 5 4 i fromClvmer) TPts 0 10 CHW-Breckner CHEStelnbergt CHW Gray 1 pass run (Broedbelt kick) CHEStelnberg4run(Broadbeltklck) from Clymer (kick TrUe Title High School Football Frtdly'lQimM COLONIAL CONFERENCE Woodbury 34, Gateway 16 TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE DeluaU, Gloucester INTERLEAOUE Egg Harbor Twp. 7, Mainland 0 Lower Cape May 12, Wildwood 6 YteMrday'a Otmei COLONIAL CONFERENCE CoKingswood IS, Sterling 7 OLYMPIC CONFERENCE Cherry Hill East 4 1 Cherry Hill Welt 28 WocOrow Wilson 28. Camden 6 Oepttord 22. Gloucester Catholic 8 Eastern 17, Washington Twp 17 BURLCO FREEDOM DIVISION Florence 35, Riverside? Maple Shade 20.

Bordentown 6 TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE Clayton 32, Pitman 8 Qlassboro 20, Clearvlew 6 CAPE-ATLANTIC AMERICAN Holy Spirit 19. Atlantic City 14 CAPE-ATLANTIC NATIONAL Hammonton 21 St. Joseph 0 INTERLEAGUE Holy Cross 35, Wtttiamstown 0 Willingboro 26. Trenton Central 12 Pemberton 23. Northern Burlington 23 OTHER GAMES Toms River South 26.

Lakewood 0 Toms River No 21 Toms River East 0 Brick Twp 10. Brick Memorial 8 Jackson Mem. 1 9. Southern Reg. 1 4 McComaltn 32.

Allentown 0 Notre Dame 23. West Windsor 0 Kesnsburg 27, Mater Dei 0 Pinalands 47, Pt Pleasant Beach 0 Manasquan 48, Pt Pleasant Boro 8 Red Bank Catholic 26, Rumson 7 Ocean Twp. 7, St. John Vianney 6 OLYMPIC WoodrowWIIlon Depttord Gloucester Triton Bishop Eustace Camden Paul VI Clinched BURLCO -Holy Cross Cherokee Shawnee Willingboro Pembenon Lenape Clinch! IURLCO Cinnaminson Oelran Rancocas No. Burlington Moorestown '-C Ditched BURLCO Florence Palmyra Riverside Bordentown Burlington Burlington Maola Shade i CHE SteinbergT run (kick failed 0 CHE-SlelnDerg run Broedbelt kick) CHE-Stelnberg 2 run (Dwyer pass Irom CHW-Correle IS klckoff Foev) PATRIOT OIVISION Pis 0 I CHE Peeier 7 pass from petl irom Clymer) tailed) Laura Terzano Kings Christian Janine Sullivan Pilgram Academy Tracy Carroll Baptisl Mindy Smith Cumberland Christian Sue Damask Pilgram Academy BJ Miller Baptist Jen Todd Kings Christian Amy Varner Kings Christian Nancy Wilson Cumberland Chnstian Jenruler Downs Baptist Stephanie Smith Kings Christian Becka Fisher Kings Christian Heidi Klingert Pilgram Academy Sharon Holoway Baptist Manama Capagna Pilgram Academy Janet Downs Bapust Southern Division Cindy Toms New Castle Jen Hica Gloucester Co.

Christian Misty Strange Gloucester Co. Christian Tracy Kings New Castle Titf Johnson Victory Christian Angel Petjitillo Gloucester Co. Chnstiar Tarra Harrington New Casflu Linda Gonzalez Faith Christian Hope Dawson Faith Christian Margo Harris Newcastle Teya Fish Gloucester Co. Christian Gwenn Gibson Faith Christian DanaSareyka Newcastle Becky Robinson New Cast Marcylngala Victory Chnstian Becky Mariner Gloucester Co. Christian Itzamar Ocasio Faith Christian scramble in front of the net where i Amy Jones appeared to get the I game-tying goal, but the goal was disallowed when Michele Mason was penalized for running into keeper Amy Dunlap.

But the Holy Cross offense got even more chances to knot the I game later in the half especially at the 6-minute mark when the Lane- ers got off four shots in a row. With Dunlap out of position, Michele Mason, Jones and Amy Adams each had attempts at an i open net only to be denied by backs Gretchen Ponzi and Wol 4 7 Valley 2 1 0 Beitern 7 0 7 -17 WeililnglenTwp. 7 7 1-17 WToiongo7run (Huckel kick) Eai-Thiei 1 run (welsimonn kick) WTFGHuckel(3i) town in the Group 1 state final at Trenton State College. It marked the fourth consecutive state title, a new record, by Morris Catholic, which finished the season 24-1 overall. The school is currently ranked No.

5 in the NSCAA Gatorade National Poll. Bordentown finished its season at 11-10-2 overall, including its first South Jersey title since 1987. "We had heard all about what they have done in past state finals, but the girls were still very confident coming into the game," said TRI COUNTY CONFERENCE Pitmen I I -1 Cleyien I 4 12 4 -1 Cle-Heti 31 pass from DeFranca (Marshall run) Cie-Brokenoaugh 35 pass from Puglla (run failed) Cla-Marshall 42 run (run failed) la-Marshall 41 run (run failed) Cle-Manhall45 run (run tailed) Plt-wiseburn 1 run (Moore pets from Black) Clearvlew I I 4-4 Olastbere 0 14 4 -It Gla-Harden 1 run I Oeiiard kick) Gla-Palmer 2S run (Oillard kick) Gla-Harden 45 with Interception (kick failed) Cla-Bond 34 past from Clatklll (kick tailed) CAPE ATLANTIC AMERICAN Hety Spirit 0 7 4 4 -It Atlantic City 7 I 7-14 HS-Bruntlte 7 run (Margiel kick) AC-Balley 2 run Jacobson kick HS-Hemlett 3 run (kick failed) HS-Brunettl 3run Ipeit tailed) AC Harper 31 pais from Kelly (Jacob-son kick) CAPE ATLANTIC NATIONAL Hemmenten tit 13-21 St. Joseph I I Hem-Gratiano 4 pan from Gruatmen (PolettlpattfromGroetman) Hem-Groafman 1 run I patt tailed) Ham-Procacclnl 7t with Interception (Calatcloneklck) INTER-LEAGUE Pemberte 3 4 7 7 -23 Ne.BurllngtM I 4 1-2) Pem-FG Jenten (ISI Pom-Wlntert I pail from Ogburn (kick failed) NBC-Wllllami 3 run I kick failed) NBC-FGGrlpp(34) Pem-Orro I run I Jensen kick NBC-Beetel It run (kick tailed) Pem-McFedden It run Jensen kick NBC-Fraddll 32 pail from Munol (Thomas past from Munoi Wllllamttewfl I I Holy Cress It 14 7 I -35 HC-Teyler run (Coitello kick I HC-Taylor 1 run (Coitello kick) MC -Coitello 11 run (Coitello kick) HC-Costeiio 12 pais from Ferranro (Elwellklck) HC-Hain 35 with Interception (Coitello kick) Trenton I I 4-11 Wllllngbere I 14 4 4-24 Tre-Peterson 37 pan from Stokes (run felled) Wll-coieman 7 run (Ford kick) Wll-Cotemen 25 pelt Irom Bobbins (Ford run) Wll-Wilkerson 7 pais from Robbmi (kick felled) Wll-Longlrunlkick tailed) Tre-Stoket 27 pen from McKenney (run tailed) felled) return (Gray Foley (pais 4-4 4 It -a Cross (pen pais from Gllllard (Gil- Daniels (run DIVISION 1-7 -IS Board Scrimmages wanted SALEM Scrimmages tor basebai and tofltMUl needed tor Salem High School. CHAD Fred Pratta, 335-JWU.

Games Wanted GLOUCESTER TWP. A game ra needed tor the Highland High School basketball team, home or away. Jan. 14. 1992.

Can AO Joe Konstan-tinos, 227-4100, eit 66 SOMEROALE A girls basketball niM i nmarimti Inr Iwlmn Hinh Vhnril THIe Eei'Helltead4run (Welttmannklck) WT-Koernerlrun (Huckel kick) Eei-FGWelumann(S) Deptferd I 0 I 1-71 OleuceiterCattiolkl I -1 FREEDOM DIVISION TPts a 0 0 17 4 10 1 Dep-Suiter run (Clement run) Dep-Sulter SI run (Certer run) GC-Sedalll 7t pen from Levender) Dep-Chetter recovered block punt in City 4 10 1 Twp 3 3 0 4 2 4 0 4 end lone (kick tailed) I 0 2 0 4 0 Camden I I WeedrowWIIsen 4 wwattldy 1 run (pen WW-Oerlut 30 pats from felled) WW-Comdy 4 run (Derlus tailed -CHnchedTrtte Earnhardt zeroes in on Petty ROYAL DIVISION WWauldy 50 pass from Glllard TPts 6 0 lard run) Cam-ingellt SS pass from 3 2 tailed) BURLCO FREEDOM Riverside 7 PlereMO 7 14 COLONIAL CONFERENCE I 5 3 TPts Woodbury Pauliboro Gateway 0 II Clearvlew Woodttown Oelsea Klngtway Wet Oepttord 3 Haddon Heights Wlillamstown Audubon Sterling Haddon Twp. -Clinched TWe Pennsvliie Penni Grove -CHncbed TWe TRI-COUNTY Flo-Stiillngs run (Nobley kick) Flo-Johnson 13 run (Mobley kick) Rlv-Mourey 1 run (Clerke kick) Flo-Stllllngi I run I Mobiey kick I Fle-Stllllngt SI run (Mobley kick) Flo-McAiuiter4runlMobleykick) TRI-COUNTY CLASSIC DIVISION TPts Meple Shade 7 I 13 -34 tereentown I I I 4 4 MS-Hurit It pais from Jacklon (Mauer kick) MS-Jemel 73 run (Mauer kickl MS-Ooke3runtkick tailed) Bor-Schuiter 1 run (run tailed I 5 0 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 3 2 0 1 4 0 0 5 0 OLYMPIC AMERICAN DIVISION TPts Eaitern 6 0 1 13 Cherry Hill Eajt I 0 17 Weihlnoton Twp I 11 Cherry Hill Wast 3 4 0 6 Overbrook 7 4 0 4 Edoewood 2 4 0 4 Camden 107 Highland 1 0 1 '-Clinched TWe CAPE Gloucester Salem Schellck Clayton Giasiboro Pitman -CUnchedTltle wowicz. "It was certainly frustrating," said Holy Cross coach Frank Sgroi. "We had the opportunities but we just couldn't put them in. The ball always seemed to bounce the wrong way for us today.

"With about 15 minutes left, I switched to a 4-3-3 to get some offense going, and we did. The girls did some nice things out there No. Highland shares state title with Ewing EWING Northern Highland and Ewing high schools earned a share of the state Group 3 girls' soccer title batur- day after playing to a 1-1 tie at Trenton Group 3 DtTO Ewing got on the scoreboard first when Misty Cregar scored on a penalty kick with 9 minutes, 50 seconds left in the first half. The penalty kick was set up when Susan Kane sent a through ball to Cregar, who got pulled down inside the box for the penalty. Northern Highland tied the I score three minutes later when I Anny Madden sent a direct kick from 22 yards just over keeper uenise ncemo Associated Press Dale Earnhardt had no sooner wrapped up his fifth NASCAR Winston Cup championship when he set his sights on No.

6. The Intimidator makes no bones about the fact that his major goal is to equal or surpass Richard Petty's record of seven series championships, a mark once thought to be as untouchable as Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak or the 33-game winning string by the Los Angeles Lakers. No other driver has won more than three Winston Cup titles. Petty, who has announced he will retire following the 1992 season, last won the series title in 1979, the year Earnhardt won the rookie title and the year before the younger driver won his first championship. "He's a heck of a race car driver," Petty said of Earnhardt.

"He is a championship-quality driver. You want somebody to drive that leads races and wins races. You don't want somebody that wins the chsiupioriohip just because he finishes ahead of somebody else. Dale Auto Racing is definitely a winner." Asked if he is concerned about Earnhardt beating one of his gfea test records, Petty said, "Nopt Hey, he's still behind me. He's got two to go.

"But it's no big deal to me. Even if he wins 10, I've still got seven I'm not competing against him for that. If he gets more, that's fine More power to him." Petty was asked if it's harder to win championships now than it was when he first began winning them? He joked, "I really don't know, I haven't won one in so long." Low is high enough Dale Earnhardt won the 1991 Winston Cup championship with a total of 4,287 points, an average of 148 per race. That is his lowest average in his five championship seasons, although he beat second-place Ricky Rudd by 195 points. A year ago, Earnhardt won the title vvith 4,430 points and an average of 153 points.

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0s and Richard Costa win 3 I I 8 H.S. Soccer Girls STATE GROUP 4 FINAL Randolph 1, Mofy Cross 0 Scoring Kathy Wareing Saves: Megan Lincoln Amy Oumap 6. STATE GROUPS FINAL Northern Htgrilenda 1, vtng 1 Ocean City Abtogom! Cumberland Oakcreil -CUncriedTme tree dine high Ronald Goldberg discuss personal hygiene tor wrestlers Mike Mover and atari at George Mason University clinicians. At Pautsboro. 10am to 12 30 p.m.: it Cherokee m.

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