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COURIER NEWS www.MvCentralJersev.com SUNDAY. DECEMBER 14. 2008 C-3 High School Football ALL-AREA For updates throughout the day, visit us on the Web at CeJfitralTersey STATISTICAL LEADERS FOOTBALL SEASON IN REVIEW Convincing final victory leaves Piscataway No. 1 SCORING TD OP TP Ricardo Johnson, Westtieid Steven Miller, Piscataway Jared Delello, Hunterdon Central Mike Little, Middlesex Jordan Hawkins, Bound Brook Anthony Taylor, Sc. Vincent Green, North Plaintield Pete Donhauser, Middlesex Zach Lorenzl, Delaware Valley Ted Delia, North Hunterdon Theo Riddick, Immaculata Jim Siracusa, New Providence Michael Burton, South Plaintield Andrew LaFleur, Bound Brook Sean Kenny, Bernards Ryan Nash, Hunterdon Central T.J.

Kelly, Ridge Mike Banaciskl, Hillsborough Nick Cefalo, Ridge Mike Naples, Somerville Anthony Tillman, Piscataway Max Machado, Gov. Livingston Marcus Green, Sc. Nick Brown, Ridge Stephon Knox, Plaintield Pat LaFevre, Delaware Valley John Mack, Immaculata John Manganiello, Gov. Livingston Ryan McGuiri, Ridge Connor Deleon, Bernards Claudio Gonzalez, New Providence Jeremy Crayton, Piscataway Kenny Luckey, South Plaintield Tristan Benjamin, Piscataway A. Campolattano, Bound Brook J.T.

Tartacott, Montgomery Dillon Westerhold, Pingry Malik Farrell, Piscataway Julian Frazier, North Plaintield 21 0 126 19 4 118 19 0 114 17 12 114 17 1 104 16 3 102 16 1 98 15 6 96 16 0 96 14 1 86 14 0 84 13 1 80 10 17 77 12 0 72 11 1 68 68 68 0 66 0 0 0 2 0 60 60 60 56 54 50 1 48 46 0 48 8 0 48 8 0 48 7 2 46 1 40 46 7 2 44 7 2 44 6 6 42 7 0 42 7 0 42 7 0 42 0 32 41 2 26 38 By HARRY FREZZA Staff Writer One was left standing. Piscataway's 38-0 win over Hunterdon Central at Rutgers Stadium gave the Chiefs the NJSIAA North 2 Group IV title, avenging the Chiefs' loss to the Red Devils in last year's final. Piscataway (11-1) won its sixth sectional championship by outrushing Central 305-78. The Chiefs had a 20-0 lead after one period and led 32-0 at half-time. The win made the Chiefs No.

1 in the final Courier News Top 10, with Immaculata second and Hunterd6n Central third. Immmaculata reached its third straight Non-Public Group III final but lost for the second straight time. The Spartans were tied 6-6 with St. Joseph of Montvale at halftime, but several big plays in the second half gave the Green Knights a 27-6 win. Governor Livingston, making its fifth straight playoff ap-pearanace, reached its first sectional final but lost to Caldwell 22-7 in North 2 Group II.

The Highlanders (7-5) earned a third seed, bouncing back from a midseason three-game losing streak. ENDING DROUGHTS: Middlesex (9-2) won its first playoff game since 1984 by beating Highland Park in the Central Group I quarterfinals. Not far away, Bound Brook was earning its first playoff win since 1978 by beating Florence in the quarterfinals. Both teams fell in the semifinals, Middlesex to As-bury Park and Bound Brook to Metuchen. Ridge had a great run.

The Red Devils finished 9-2, recording their first winning season since 2003 when they won North 2 Group III. Ridge beat Westfield 49-13 in the North 2 Group IV quarterfinals but lost 39-14 to Hunterodn Central in the semifinals. Somerville got back into the playoffs for the first time since 2005 but lost 35-7 to A.L. Johnson in a Central Group II quarterfinal. PLAYOFF TIDBITS: Delaware Valley earned its second straight Central Group II playoff berth but lost 27-0 to eventual champion Manasquan.

The Terriers bounced back by beating South Hunterdon for the 10th straight time in the holiday game at muddy Jeffe-ris Athletic Facility. Hunterdon Central coach Matt Perotti's teams are 40-16 over his five seasons and 8-2 in playoff games. Plainfield made its first playoff appearance since 2005 behind sophomore quarterback Tyrone Johnson. The nals lost to eventual North 2 Group IV champ Piscataway 38-0. Plainfield is seeking its first playoff win since 1998.

BIGGEST COMEBACK: Hunterdon Central rallied from 21-3 half-time deficit to beat Phillips-burg 32-28. Tommy O'Donnell's 1-yard run with 1:38 left in regulation, put the Red Devils ahead for good, and senior Alexander Lum's interception sealed it after the Stateliners had driven downfield. Central went on to win the Skyland Conference Delaware East Division title. GREAT DELIA: North Hunterdon senior tailback Teddy Delia ran for 258 yards on 26 carries and scored four touchdowns to lead the Lions to a 28-6 win over Voorhees in the 33rd annual Milk Can Game at North's Singley Field. Delia was named the game's overall Most Valuable Player for the second year in a row.

North leads the series 21-11-1. Delia rushed for eight touchdowns and 599 yards in three games against Voorhees. "Boy is North Hunterdon going to miss that kid," North Hunterdon coach John Mattes said. AROUND AND AROUND: Bernards won its last four games to finish 5-5 behind senior quarterback Sean Kenny, who ran and threw for 1,000 yards. North Plainfield sophomore running back Vincent Green set a school record by scoring six touchdowns during the Canucks' 54-19 win over North Warren on Oct.

10. Ridge senior quarterback Ryan McGuiri threw five touchdown passes during the Red Devils' 37-20 win over Voorhees, then four during the first half of a 49-14 North 2 Group IV quarterfinal win over Westfield. Piscataway set single-season school records for points scored (405), points per game (34.1), and percentage of completions made by opponents (31.5). The Chiefs are 281-187-16 in 50 years of football. Only four teams hold a winning record against the Chiefs in a minimum of 10 games: Sayre-ville (13-11), Hunterdon Central (6-5), Franklin (21-20-3) and Manville (5-2-3).

Immaculata will open the 2009 season with a 295-128-2 record, meaning that coach Pierce Frauenheim needs just five victories to reach the 300 mark. The program started in 1966. Harry Frezza hfrezzaMyCentralJersey.com RUSHING An YDS TD Ted Delia, North Hunterdon 284 1,684 13 J. Delello, Hunterdon Central 247 1 ,483 1 9 Mike Little, Middlesex 223 1,374 17. Steven Miller, Piscataway 176 1,322 16 Ricardo Johnson, Westtieid 192 1,210 21 A.

Taylor, Sc. 175 1,201 16 Vincent Green, North Plaintield 1 49 1 ,096 1 5 Sean Kenny, Bernards 165 1,086 10 A. Campolattano, Bound Brook 218 1,034 7 Mike Banaciski, Hillsborough 147 826 9 J. Manganiello, Gov. Livingston 125 823 7 Jim Siracusa, New Providence 109 726 11 Kye Morgan, Franklin 144 672 4 Pete Donhauser, Middlesex 101 654 13 Dave Hammonds, Ridge 86 630 6 T.J.

Kelly, Ridge 106 576 10 Ryan McGuiri, Ridge 138 533 8 Marques Jackson, Somerville 87 530 5 Kevin Reavey, Gov. Livingston 99 516 3 Troy McNair, South Plaintield 81 479 2 Ricky Fiorito, Dunellen 124 455 4 Vin Fuschetto, New Providence 62 451 4 Dan Barletta, New Providence 85 443 4 Anthony Tillman, Piscataway 64 428 8 Todd Marcu, Voorhees 58 407 3 Jonathan Patrick, Franklin 115 406 3 Malcolm Griggs, Piscataway 80 382 5 Michael Burton, South Plaintield 84 379 8 Kenny Luckey, South Plaintield 76 333 4 Rontik Sadler, Dunellen 72 303 3 1 PISCATAWAY (11-1): The Chiefs avenged their 2007 loss in the NJSIAA North 2 Group IV final by thumping Hunterdon Central 38-0 for their sixth sectional title and first since 2004. Their 409 points and 33.8 points per game were school records. Senior back Steve Miller rushed for 1 ,322 yards, fourth on the school's all-time single-season list. Malcolm Griggs threw 19 touchdown passes.

2 IMMACULATA (10-2): The Spartans reached their third straight state final, losing 27-6 to St. Joseph of Montvale. Immaculata was led by senior Theo Riddick, who ran for 1 ,482 yards and 1 4 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Adam Burke threw for 1 5 touchdowns with senior Jon Mack catching seven of them. Sophomore linebacker Kevin Albert led the team with 95.5 tackles.

3 HUNTERDON CENTRAL (9-3): The Red Devils repeated as Skyland Conference Delaware East champs but lost their bid for a third straight sectional title to Piscataway. Senior running back Jared Delello ran for more than 1 ,400 yards and 17 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Cole Moore passed for close to 1 ,500 yards and 1 3 scores. 4 RIDGE (9-2): The Red Devils earned their first winning season and playoff berth since 2003. Ridge walloped West-field in a sectional quarterfinal 49-13, but lost to Hunterdon Central in the semis.

Senior running back David Hammonds had 86 carries for 639 yards and six touchdowns. Defensive end Scott Schachter had 94 tackles and seven sacks. 5 WESTFIELD (7-3): Senior quarterback Tony Dilorio set six school records: attempts in a season (1 64) and career (307), completions in a season (88) and career (164), and yards in a season (1,176) and career He is also No. 3 in TD passes for a season (13) and a career (21). Westfield head coach Jim DeSarno's three-year record is 20-11.

6 GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON (7-5): The Highlanders reached their first sectional final since 1989, earning a berth in North 2 Group II where they lost 22-7 to Caldwell at Giants Stadium. Seniors John Manganiello, Kevin Reavey and Ian Cunningham and juniors Max Machado and Rob Ingebretsen were among the key players. 7 BOUND BROOK (10-1): The Crusaders set a school record for wins with 10, and their Skyland Valley Division title was their first such crown since 1978. Bound Brook won its first playoff game since 1978 when it beat Florence in a Central Group I quarterfinal. 8 MIDDLESEX (9-2): The Blue Jays avenged a regular-season loss against Highland Park with a win in the Central Group I quarterfinals.

Senior quarterback Pete Donhauser was outstanding, running for 830 yards and 16 touchdowns. Sophomore linebacker Frank Bozzomo made 71 tackles with six for losses and four forced fumbles. 9 NEW PROVIDENCE (8-2): Senior linebackerrunning back Jimmy Siracusa had a great year for the Pioneers, running for 726 yards and 1 1 touchdowns and making 66 tackles with two fumble recoveries. Ethan Barrett and Ed Morgan had two interceptions each, and quarterback John Lesnewich threw for 984 yards and nine toucdhowns. NORTH PLAINFIELD III Sophomore run- ning back Vincent Green ran for 1 ,096 yards and 15 touchdowns.

North Plainfield rushed for 2,584 yards on 390 carries a 6.6 average with junior center Jon Valencia and senior tackle Christian Enriquez having big roles in those numbers. 5to333QS FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR Crusaders made history under Carty PASSING CMP An YDS TD M. Romanella, Bound Brook 135 227 2,18023 Ryan McGuiri, Ridge 127 225 1,97316 Cole Moore, Hunterdon C. 113 197 1,45313 Malcolm Griggs, Piscataway 83 137 1,34219 Sean Kenny, Bernards 62 139 1,181 12 Clifford, B'water-Raritan 111 218 1,267 5 Tony Dilorio, Westtieid 88 163 1,18013 Adam Burke, Immaculata 82 166 1,12915 J. Lesnewich, New Prov.

69 125 984 9 Mike Daly, Hillsborough 80 171 888 4 Machado, Gov. Livingston 57 112 860 7 M. Burton, So. Plaintield 73 155 975 7 Jonathan Patrick, Franklin 40 89 568 5 Adam Francis, Voorhees 44 125 545 5 RECEIVING REC YDS TD Jordan Hawkins, Bound Brook 70 1 ,290 1 7 Nick Cefalo, Ridge 38 775 10 Connor Deleon, Bernards 30 552 7 Jeremy Crayton, Piscataway 22 505 7 Justin Burke, B'water-Raritan 48 503 1 Alexander Lum, Hunterdon C. 31 501 5 Sam Morrison, Watchung Hills 32 498 2 Jon Mack, Immaculata 28 449 7 Mike Naples, Somerville 26 422 8 R.

Ingebretsen, Gov. Livingston 20 407 6 Matt Pennella, B'water-Raritan 26 376 2 Chris Sheehan, Westtieid 29 372 2 Darren Campbell, So. Plaintield 17 421 5 Jason Travaglini, Bernards 16 356 1 Ethan Barnett, New Providence 11 299 5 James Wyatt, Hunterdon C. 18 275 0 E.J. Williams, Hillsborough 20 276 0 Ian Gaines, Hunterdon Central 27 265 4 Lionel Macauley, Franklin 18 262 2 Jim Siracusa, New Providence 20 265 1 Vin Fuschetto, New Providence 18 240 2 Kevin Haplea, North Hunterdon 17 223 2 Kyle Jordan, Immaculata 21 220 3 Mark Stockton, Middlesex 7 215 2 Rob Villani, Voorhees 10 213 3 KICKING FG PAT TP Ryan Nash, Hunterdon Central 12 31 67 Nick Brown, Ridge 4 43 55 Dan Bolanos, Bound Brook 2 37 43 Malik Farrell, Piscataway 3 32 41 Claudio Gonzalez, New Prov.

2 34 40 Nick DeLouisa, Immaculata 4 19 31 Julian Frazier, North Plaintield 0 26 26 Tyler Sanchez, Somerville 2 18 24 By HARRY FREZZA Staff Writer With many of its players re-' turning from a successful 2007 season, the Bound Brook High School football team was expected to be pretty good. Going out and actually doing it was another thing. Kevin Carty Jr. did everything in his power to make sure it happened. The Crusaders fin- aiiu wuu the Sky- Carty land Con- Valley Division title their first title since 1978.

Bound Brook made the Central Group I playoffs for the third straight year. The 10 wins was a single-season school record. Carty, 31, who quarter-backed Somerville to a Central Up) Group II title in 1994, is the Courier News Football Coach of the Year. The Crusaders had plenty of players who contributed to an 8-2 season in 2006 and a 7-3 season in 2007 back, but they lost playmakers in Erron Banks, Devon Baker and Chris Jeskie. "We lost three of our best kids," said Carty, a graduate of the College of William and Mary.

"We lost a lot of production with those guys." The team had better balance, Carty said. The defensive line of seniors Gregg Pulsinelli, Nick Xumphonphakdy, Emmanuel Palomino and John Schie-ferstein and versaitle senior defensive back Joe Caban played important roles in the playoff win over Florence, its first postseason win since 1978. "I think I reminded our kids of what they already knew," Carty said. "We had to get better physically. We had to improve our run defense.

The kids had a great offseason, and it paid off." Bound Brook had a proven quarterback in senior Mike Ro manella, a standout receiver in senior Jordan Hawkins, senior fullback Andrew LaFleur and state wrestling champ Andrew Campolattano, a sophomore running back just getting to really learn the game. Both LaFleur and Campolattano also were linebackers. "The two Andrews, Mike and Jordan did the very most with every touch they got," Carty said. Romanella transferred to Bound Brook before his junior year. His father, Sam, had coached Carty when Carty played for the Mohegan (now Manchester) Wolves in the Arena Football League 2.

"Besides my father, Kevin is the most influential person I've met," said Romanella, who threw for 2,100 yards and 23 touchdowns. "He's always been there for me, and that's something no other coach has done. "Whenever we were down, he was always trying to get us going, rally us back. We always looked to him, and he was always ready." DO WE Qfl33LT03a FINAL STANDINGS SKYLAND CONFERENCE DELAWARE EAST DIVISION TEAM Hunterdon Central (9-3) 4 1 Phillipsburg (11-1) 4 1 Hillsborough (5-5) 2 3 Franklin (3-6) 2 3 Watchung Hills (4-6) 2 3 Bridgewater-Raritan (3-7) 1 4 DELAWARE WEST DIVISION TEAM I Immaculata (10-2) 4 1 Ridge (9-2) 4 1 Montgomery (4-6) 3 2 North Hunterdon (4-6) 3 2 Warren Hills (1-9) 1 4 Voorhees (0-10) 0 5 RARITAN DIVISION TEAM North Plainfield (5-4) 3 1 Somerville (5-5) 3 1 Delaware Valley (6-4) 2 2 Hackettstown (6-4) 2 2 North Warren (0-10) 0 4 VALLEY DIVISION TEAM I Bound Brook (10-1) 4 0 Betvidere (5-5) 3 1 Bernards (5-5) 2 2 South Hunterdon (3-7) 1 3 Manville (3-7) 0 4 GREATER MIDDLESEX CONFERENCE PF 314 332 94 PA 186 127 127' 129 206 133 201 122 200 PF 295 314 146 PA 178 175 136 128 210 100 251 96 275 PF PA 226 206 202 185 209 155 193 205 268 PA 182 175 192 190 195 PF 340 238 206 83 101 South Brunswick (9-2) 5 1 229 134 Woodbridge (5-5) 3 3 139 159 Old Bridge (3-7) 2 4 161 211 East Brunswick (4-6) 1 5 257 198 J.P.Stevens (1-9) 0 6 76 342 WHITE DIVISION TEAM I PF PA Monroe (6-4) 5 1 158 73 North Brunswick (7-3) 5 1 247 66 New Brunswick (6-4) 4 2 205 171 Edison (4-6) 3 3 143 248 Coloma(4-6) 2 4 113 169 Perth Amboy (2-8) 1 5 76 226 South Plainfield (3-7) 1 5 207 246 BLUE DIVISION TEAM PF PA Bishop Ahr (9-2) 4 0 299 117 Carteret (6-4) 3 1 214 203 Spotswood (3-7) 2 2 137 221 J.F.Kennedy (1-9) 1 3 82 212 South River (1-9) 0 4 89 310 GOLD DIVISION TEAM PF PA Highland Park (6-3) 4 0 206 164 Middlesex (9-2) 3 1 345 232 Metuchen (8-4) 2 2 298 231 Dunellen (2-8) 1 3 1 00 232 Cardinal McCarrick (2-8) 0 4 94 234 OTHER TEAMS TEAM PF PA New Providence 8 3 287 145 Westfield 7 3 299 211 Governor Livingston 7 5 224 205 Plainfield 4 6 220 238 Sc. 4 6 212 290 Pingry 2 8 Bf 280 WE CARRY: Yankees, Jets, Giants, Mets, Dallas, Etc Jerseys, T-Shirts, Autographed Pictures, Hats (Baseball Football), Gloves, Mugs, Baby Outfits (0-3 mos) Hammers, Levels, Staples, Calculators, Knit Hats, Sideline Hats, Plush Blankets, Hardhats MUCH MORE! CALL FOR MORE INFORMATION! -ASK FOR MR.

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