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High SchoolCollege 23 They're No. 1 It umapo romps ifo State crown Mahwah falls in Division final mwm New Jersey's Largest Evening Newspaper Passaic Girls' All-Sports Winner Park Ridge loses a gem to Cowboys Be assured that the paperwork will be checked and rechecked. The words 'eligibility' and 'ineligibility will crop up more often than "have a nice day." Tony Van Horn, 45-8 during his two years of high school wrestling, has transferred from Park Ridge High School. His new scholastic residence is hold onto your hat Pascack Hills. The Van Horns have rented a house in Montvale, and Tony registered Sept 1 as a junior at PHHS, a wrestling powerhouse.

"We're all here," says Van Horn's mother, meaning the entire family moved to Montvale. Because the family changed address, Tony doesn't have to satisfy the 30-day ineligibility rule of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. He's been in school long enough to have cleared that hurdle anyway. Still, Mrs. Van Horn is understandably concerned that someone might suggest something shady is going on.

"When Tony came home from school the other day, he looked as though he'd been through a ringer," she said. "It's all this talk about Northern Highlands and transfers. The transfer of Jeff Rehain from Pascack Hills to Northern Highlands caused a debate that led Friday to the New Jersey Supreme Court, where it was decided that Highlands could not participate in the Group 3, Section 1 football playoffs because Rehain had played football during the 30-day waiting period. Pascack Hills was in the spotlight in 1979 when three wrestlers from Paramus Catholic Dale Creamer and brothers Frank and Jack Inserra rented apartments in the Pascack Hills sending district and transferred to the school. Charges of recruitment and cries of rule manipulation were heard.

A direct result was a tightening of the transfer rules by the NJSIAA. High Schools 931-8 to 0. CM 03 CM -fee UJ CO UJ .4 tU CO UJ -8 Heenehan praised stopper Carrie Masci in particular, for her tight marking of Fiacco. East Brunswick, which defeated Ewing, 4-2, for the South A sectional title, used a three-fullback system, something the Green Raiders felt helped them. "A defense like that gives us a lot of fast breaks," said Bishop, who ended the season with 48 goals.

Bishop scored again five minutes into the second half, making it 3-1, as she gained control of a loose ball, dribbled a few yards, and blasted a shot to the right of Kelly from about 10 yards. Fullback Sandy Gordon earned the assist, her 22nd of the season. The Green Raiders closed the scoring on Gordon's 39th goal, a breakaway down the left side that found the right corner from five yards out Bishop recorded her 33rd assist on that score. Ciciola made a big save with 11 minutes remaining in the third period, diving to her left to smother an East Brunswick shot and prevent a rebound. Freshman Patti Rounyak, who entered the game at the start of the final period, scored the only goal Hopewell Valley needed 39 seconds into the quarter.

Karen Wines, a senior, added an insurance tally for the Mercer County school with 10:48 remaining. Mahwah's Stacey Colli-shaw couldn't handle the rebound after making the save. Joan Ziegler and Jessica Seesel assisted on the goals. "Their Mahwah wings were sneaky fast and scared me a few times," Bulldog coach James Loper said. Mahwah had a chance to take an early lead but Debbie Wilson's shot from the top of the circle with 2:01 remaining in the first half was stopped by Karin Spaeth and went over the crossbar.

Wilson and Mysia Winchlinski had breakaways in the third period, but their shots went wide to the left By Mike Molaro Correspondent NEW BRUNSWICK Ramapo's 4-1 victory over East Brunswick yesterday in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association girls Division A soccer final pro- vided a variety of firsts. The win capped Ramapo's first perfect season and gave the Raiders Girls soccer 'their first State title. It also marked the first time the losing Bears had allowed more than two goals in a "game, the first time they were be-hind, and also the first time they lost after 18 victories. Hopewell Valley ended Mahwah's 'hopes for a championship by blank-' ing the T-Birds, 2-0, in the Division I title game. Ramapo spotted East Brunswick a "1-0 lead at New Brunswick High 'School before getting its offense to-- gether en route to its 23rd straight I triumph.

The Bears' Sue Fiacco scored her 42nd goal of the season with 17:56 remaining in the first half. She scored off a direct kick by Leslie Pretty man, immediately after the Green Raiders had been 'penalized for tripping. Daryle Ci-iciola made the initial save but the ball glanced off her hands and land-ed in the left corner of the net The lead was short-lived as tied the score 4:53 later. After Brunswick had been penalized for tripping, forward Cindy Bishop scored the first of her two goals off a direct kick from halfback Bev Mur-phy. Murphy gave the Green Raiders I the lead for good with 8:07 left in the first half as she beat Kerry Kelly from 15 yards.

"These kids wanted that State championship," said Ramapo coach Paul Heenehan. "You could see their 'intensity, on the bus ride here." Staff photo DePaul Girls High School has been awarded this 6-foot by 4-foot banner by The Record for its girls athletic teams posting the best overall record among Passaic County high schools during the 1981-82 school year, Two Wayne teams arner State titles By John Mayer Correpsondent LAWRENCEVILLE Wayne became the home of two State champions yesterday when Wayne Hills and DePaul brought home first-place trophies from the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association field hockey tournament at Rider College. Wayne Hills beat defending champion Shawnee of Medford, 2-0, in the Group 4 matchup and DePaul won the Parochial A title with a 2-1 defeat of Holy Spirit of Absecon. Pequannock dropped a 2-1 decision to Pennsville in the Group seemed to pump our kids up to come out and play in the second half. Mary Zeigler scored on a rebound off a shot by Gail Caputo to give Pequannock a 1-0 lead just three minutes into its game, but the Golden Panthers were unable to hold off undefeated Pennsville (19-0).

Kathy Edwards scored two minutes later and Joan Samuels finished the scoring 17 minutes into the half. "I wasn't worried when we went down 1-0 because the same thing happened earlier in the season and we came right back like we did today," said Pennsville coach Betsey Calbery, who retired after the game with 150 wins over 22 seasons. Moorestown, last year's Group 2 champion, overwhelmed Old Tappan with its quickness and excellent stickwork. One of the few Old Tappan scoring opportunities came midway through the first half when Janet Smyth hit the right goalpost. Stacia Palahnuk tried to narrow a 2-0 half-time margin by taking the opening second-half faceoff to just in front of the Moorestown goal, but the play was broken up by sweeper Chris Gillman.

Field hockey Paramus Catholic breezes to crown NJSIAA field hockey 'By Pott McDowell 'Correspondent "It was a lot of fun. It's too bad the 'season is over," said Paramus Catholic coach Patricia Wells. It's over because the Paladins have nowhere to go after winning I the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's Parochial North girls volleyball championship. I Junior Laura Taurozzi led the top- Parochial A DaPaul 2, Holy Spirit 1 (11-4-1) DtPttf 11-1 (114-1) Htfv Spirit 1 1 I 6aali: HS-Btnntrf; DP-MarHno, Narwid. Astiitt: HS-NabrasM; DP-Kat-oranda.

lavtt: HS-Lontltl II; DP-Tar-py II. STATE FINALS 2 Moorestown blanked Old Tap-pan, 4-0, in the Group 3 final. Kathy Finamore scored a goal in each half to lift Wayne Hills to the Utle in its first State final. The first tally came 20 minutes into the game when Barb Roepke fed the ball across the goalmouth from the right wing. Finamore pushed it into the left-hand corner past goalie Amy Schmidlein after it deflected off several Shawnee players.

Finamore scored again with 3 ft minutes left in the game, beating Schmidlein from in close. "The way I was positioned, I had to use a reverse-stick shot," said Finamore, the Patriots' leading scorer with 18 goals. "I really didn't get a lot on it but it went in." "Both goals were the result of aggressive play inside the circle, and that is something we have been working on in practice," said Patriots coach Elaine Watson. Freshman Tracey Narwid and sophomore Michele Merlino scored second-half goals as De-Paul came from behind for the victory. Holy Spirit took a 1-0 lead on a Patti Bennett goal with just 15 seconds to go in the first half.

Holy Spirit was awarded a penalty stroke 37 seconds into the second half but DePaul goalie Maggie Tarpey made a right-hand save. Narwid tied the score six minutes into the half when she beat goalie Dawn Leonetti, who was out of position on the far right side of the net Merlino scored the winner by putting in her own rebound at the 20:28 mark. "We came out a little flat in the first half," said DePaul coach Paula Lasalandra, whose team hadn't played since Oct 30, when it lost in a flickoff to Wayne Hills in the Passaic County Tournament finaL "I think that goal just before the half actually helped us a little, because it NJSIAA girls soccer Volleyball game, 16-14, and winning the second, 15-8, in Group 3 action. Cresskill downed North Arlington easily in the first game, 15-4, but the lead changed hands four times before the Cougars edged the Vikings, 15-12, In the second game to win the Group 1, Section 1 title. Tenafly outfinessed Garfield in taking a 15-10, 15-12 triumph In the Group 2 championship.

Junior setter Theresa Bernero added fire to Paramus Catholic's offense with 37 sets. Karen Brandt provided six service points to give the Paladins the lead in the second game. Trailing 11-4 in the first game, Old Tappan went on a 12-4 streak, paced by Kirsten Teschauer's nine spikes and final five service points. Tes-chauer also served for the first six points in the second game and added five power spikes to Cindy Pagan's seven service points. Paramus is responsible for four of Hackensack's five losses on the season.

The Spartans used the one-two punch of Nancy Brupbacher and Lori Arbeit to put away the Comets. Group 4 Wayna Hill 2, Shawnaa 0 (W-M) rVM Him 1 1 1 (17-1-1) Shawmt 1 1 I CmH: WH-Flnamort I. Savtt: WH-Lavoo Schmldtofn Group 3 MoorMtown 4, Old Tappan 0 (114) OH Taaoaa tf-t (194-1) Maarttlami 11 4 Caalt: M-Otuntv I Alton, McCarthy. AttltH: M-McCartby. Sam: M-PIMggi I OT-PlumbO 4.

Group 2 Pannavllla 2, Paquannock 1 (M) 4MIWdl li-l (l4) Nwnvlll 1 i 6H: Pn-Edwardt, Samudt; Pto-Zolar. AuftH: Pan-March; PJ-Couto. Savat: Pan-Schtndar 2, J. Division A Ramapo 4, East Brunawick 1 (84) Runapa (111-4 (4-1) till trwnwtdi (111 I 6tlt: R-Bithoe 2, Murphy, Gordon; EB-Fiacco. Auliti: -Murphy, Gordon, BlJhoo; EB-PttMvman.

tavai: R-OchXo 10; EB-Kttty I. Division Hopawall VaUay 2, Mahwah 0 (I4.J-1) Malm 1411 (I5-S-1) HwH Valtay 4(41-1 Saall: Rounvak, Winn. lavw: M-CoMshaw HV-AHa-kh Seatth 4. seeded Paladins yesterday in their convincing victory over Eastern I Christian, 15-2, 15-4, at Fair Lawn 'High School. She had 12 service 'points and seven spikes.

Also winning titles were Paramus, Old Tappan, CresskilL and Tenafly. Paramus retained its Group 4 title, 'defeating Hackensack easily in the first game 15-6, and coming back from a 14-11 deficit to beat the Com- ets 16-12 in the second game. Old Tappan had its hands full, edging River Dell in the first Van Horn apparently meets all the requirements for eligibility. And he is quite an addition to a Cowboy lineup that already was considered one of the best in New Jersey. He'll be at 115 pounds, between veterans Paul Zimmerman and Bob Hamilton.

Van Horn finished second in the Bergen County Coaches Tournament both years, was district champion and regional runner-up as a freshman, and last year was district runner-up and regional champ. Freshmen made quite an impact in Bergen County tennis this fall. Among the best were Erika Winston of Ramsey, 19-3 overall and unbeaten in the Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League; Lisa Rymaniak of Paramus, 15-8 and 12-2 in the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League; and doubles player Melissa Cornell of Pascack Hills, who teamed with junior Helen Heinemann for an 18-5 overall record and 14-4 mark in the Northern Bergen Interscholastic League. Others were Janice Duthaler of Rutherford, Kathy Rymaniak of Paramus, and Patricia Rosso of Midland Park. Mahwah had three ninth-grade standouts: Kathy Nukk, Lori French, Leda Dunn.

Fort Lee had Jackie Connors and Michele Mester. NOTES Tom Tomasella, MVP of the Pope Pius basketball team in 1976-77, is the school's new girls basketball head coach. He was an assistant with the boys team last year. He replaces Bob Toth, now assistant coach at FDU-Madison. All nine fall teams at Ramsey have winning records.

George Rausch, an assistant last year, is Becton's wrestling coach. Rich Vartan stepped down after 20 years. Dwindling enrollment has led Bogota to drop out of the Bergen County Wrestling Tournament but Teaneck and Dwight-Englewood have joined the field. Dick Wetzel, who led Vernon into the Group 3, Section 1 football playoffs, turned Paul VI into an instant winner as its first football coach. Mary Loo Pra Slsto, who led Millburn to the Essex County and Group 3, North 2 field hockey championships, is a Clifton High grad.

Bayley-Ellard of Madison is playing winning football under new coach Ed Sadlock, a former Garfield Dan DeLnca has been coaxed into returning as Fair Lawn wrestling coach after a one-year hiatus. Vinny O'Brien, the former Fort Lee coach who took the Cutter reins last year when DeLuca "retired," had to leave coaching when be received a promotion in the insurance industry. Dumont has won five straight in football since coach Bob Baksa reacted to an 0-3 start with a few adjustments. The offense took off when Mike Doneilaa was shifted to tailback from receiving and blocking duties. Brace Bacchiocchl is the leading tackier after switching from defensive end to middle linebacker.

Neil Murphy has 13 sacks since being inserted at defensive end. Quarterback Kevin Weber has 400 yards rushing since Baksa began emphasizing a ground assault Maryland football scouts showed interest in Ramapo's senior placekicker Tom Patterson once the three-year regular bounced back from an 0-for-2 start in field goals. "When we checked the films, we found out it was the center's fault" says coach Mike Miello. was snapping at different speeds, sending changeups back to Tom." Coach learns new facts about adversity Holy Cross junior defensive back Rob Porter (Mahwah) had three interceptions and seven tackles to lead the 17th-ranked Division 1AA Crusaders to a convincing 21-7 win over high-scoring Maine. Harvard junior linebacker Joe Aielby (Dumont) had nine tackles, forced two fumbles, and intercepted a pass during the Crimson's 23-21 loss to Ivy League-leading Penn.

wbwitJ Kenison took it the rest of the way to give the Setters a 13-7 lead and turn the game around. Larry Simms's great performance last weekend boosted Upsala to the .500 mark (5-5). The Mahwah resident fired two TD passes, including a 24-yarder to Joe Sellari with 10:50 left, to give the Vikings a 13-10 win over Juniata. In his final game, Simms, who missed much of the season with an injury, completed 12-of-22 attempts for 184 yards. Here are five reasons why Muhlenberg coach Ralph Kirchenheiter, former coach at River Dell, should improve next year on the 4-5 record posted this season: junior Ray Beseke (Fair Lawn) had 70 tackles and six sacks; junior reserve safety Rich Graff (Fair Lawn), who was slowed by a leg injury, had eight tackles in an upset over Gettysburg; freshman Kevin Mel (Hackensack) returned 22 punts average of 11 yards each; and sophomore reserves Tim Ryan (Rutherford) and Doug Kelley (Ho-Eo-Kus) were solid special-team performers.

Wide receiver Steve Carnevale of Oradell completed his Mule career last week. Another Ryan who had a successful season was Tim's brother Pete, a four-year starter at offensive tackle for Catholic. He was named to the Division 2 Academic All- William Paterson's John Crea should tlraw some votes for Division 3 Coach of the Year after guiding the Pioneers to a 5-5 record. But he deserves special recognition call it the "Patience Above and Beyond the Call of Duty Award" after what he put up with last weekend in Mass. The host school didn't exchange films With the WPC coaches, nor did it return phone calls.

The Pioneers arrived on the Lowell campus at I p.m. Saturday after a five-hour bus trip. The school's athletic di-rector called two hours later to ask Crea if Jiis team could play at 10 o'clock the next TOorning. Crea, of course, declined. I When the game started at 2 p.m., Crea "discovered that Lowell had hired facials who went by high school rules.

The Pioneers consequently were slapped with 15 penalties for 125 yards. Still, the heart and Soul of the team quarterback Craig De-Pascale of Butler and leading rusher Ter-y McCann of Prospect Park led. an offensive surge that produced 27 points in the second period, and the Pioneers won 'going away. McCann finished his career 1,710 yards, second-best total in school history. I 'Tm pleased with the overall progress made this year," Crea says.

"The best part is, weH have 17 starters returning ext year." I LAST WEEKEND'S STANDOUTS: America team. The 6-2, 210-pound St Mary's grad was team captain. St Peter's punter Dragon Mustac (North Bergen) was named to the Met Conference all-star team this week. A 41.0-yard average should be worth an invitation to some professional camps. A FINAL NOTE regarding Roy Leenig, one of the top basketball coaches New Jersey ever produced.

When Leenig died Nov. 8 at the age of 61, he left behind not only a legion of friends in the Bergen-Hudson-Passaic area, but an amazing legacy. At St Peter! Prep, where he taught physical education from 1949 through 1955, Leenig's record was an amazing 166 wins, 22 losses, and 24 city, County, or State titles. He won five consecutive State Parochial A titles. That success brought him to Holy Cross College, where he coached a fellow named Tommy Heinsohn of Union City and led the Crusaders to a 106-45 record, two Newport State titles, numerous Eastern States Invitational Tournament appearances, and an NIT championship.

He declined several professional offers. "I'm ail right," Roy's wife, Alice, wants everyone to know. "The only problem is that they're still delivering mail by the bagful and I don't know where to start Just thank everyone for me." Dave D'Alessandro Montclair State quarterback Mark Caiale completed lS-of-24 passes for 220 yards and two scores against Glass boro State. The play of the week came late in the second quarter of Pace's 35-15 victory over St Peter's. With the game tied at 7, a pass by Peacock QB Kea Flora (North Ar-iinptftn) as intercepted by Pace comer-back Pete Lewis (Park Ridge), who returned the ball 2D yards to midSeld before lateraling to Bnce Keoisoa (Rir.gwood)..