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lr S-14 gq High School -Basketball. Collingswood's late rally trims Harrison in 2 OT By Michael Eissn Correspondent -l" PISCATAWAY The question: What caused the Harrison girls basketball team to lose a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead and the New Jersey State Interscholastic Ath-t" letic Association Group 2 title V'j game, 76-66, in double overtime, T. to Collingswood yesterday at 1 Rutgers Athletic Center? Group 2 girls it, fc' 4 4 "38n: i STATE FINAL CoWtmwood 7. Harrreoei HAItmSON Hun 4-14 2-5 U. Burgos 13-1 23, Enrlght 2-f 2-4 4, Cnu 4-7 -0 1.

Hov 4- 3-4 11. Ferhero 2-4 0- 4, Seconilh 0-4 Tetals: B-S7 20-32 44. COLLINGSWOOO Shetskl 2-4 0-2 4, DOemente 2-7 4-5 1. Sevoold -U 2-4 20, Mooney M- 9-12 37, Burke 3-5 0-0 4, Minerva HH 0, Mercare 0-0 0-0 1, Buddendorr 8-I 1-3 1. Totals: 30-52 14-28 74.

(1M) Herrtsee 13 19 0-44 (S-l) CeNtaesaeed II 12 4 a) 74 The answers: An off -target free throw, a lost scoring opportunity, and an opposing player who refused to the be denied. Collingswood (28-1) was able to stem the Blue Tide (26-3) because senior Jeanne Mooney scored 37 Enright sank a free throw to make it 60-56 with 1:01 left Nine seconds later, Mooney scored to lift the Panthers within two. With 35 seconds remaining, Harrison's Alice Burgos went to the line for a one-and-one. But Burgos, who hit 13 of 19 attempts, missed. "If we hit that one-and-one, we would have been in a great position," said Harrison coach Jack Rodgers.

Mooney who else? took advantage of the miss by scoring another layup to tie the score at 60 with 20 seconds left Rodgers called a timeout with 14 seconds left but the Blue Tide did not take another shot "Three people had an opportunity to take decent shots and no one did," Rodgers said. "But you can't fault them. They were trying to get a better shot There's no guarantee we would have made it" "That was our great escape," Bach said. No team led by more than two points in the first overtime. With 10 seconds remaining, Enright's 12-footer put Harrison on top, 66-64.

Bach screamed fr a timeout but none of his players heard him. So Donna Seybold raced down "the right sideline and slipped a pass to Mooney, who banked in a layup just before the buzzer sounded. "We instinctively ran the play we would have called in the timeout," Bach said. "We wanted to get the ball to Jeanne. They didn't recover from that play." "It was like a punch in the stomach," Rodgers said.

"The play had an incredible, demoralizing effect" Harrison, committing turnovers and costly fouls, was outscored, 10-0, in the second overtime. Mooney hit 14 of 19 field-goal attempts and 9 of 12 free throws. She also grabbed 11 rebounds. "It was obvious she has a tremendous will to win," Rodgers said. Seybold, a career scorer like Mooney, added 20 points and 7 rebounds.

Burgos led Harrison with 23 points, and Kris Kutt added 14. A THE RECORD, SUNDAY. MARCH 23. 1986 Irvington repeats as champ By Mark J. Czerwinski Correspondent PISCATAWAY Vincent Smith, the Irvington girls basketball coach, didn't think anything could top last year's state championship.

Until yesterday, that is. The Campers (27-4) won their second consecutive New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 4 title by defeating Hightstown, 71-61, at Rutgers Athletic Center. "Twice is really nice," said Smith. "This is a great feeling, because there aren't too many teams who have won this thing more than Group 4 girls once. Last year is last year and, in a way, this one is better because everyone was out headhunting for us this year." The Campers started slowly, falling behind 14-5 halfway through the opening period.

Hightstown (26-4) went to full-court pressure early and built its lead on Irvington turnovers. "Falling behind is not a habit with this team, but we have been doing it during this tournament," said Smith. "We were putting ourselves in a hole with some silly mental mistakes, but the key was eliminating those turnovers." Led by 6-foot senior center Tammy Hammond, the Campers quickly rallied, tying the score at 26 halfway through the second quarter. Hammond, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player, scored 18 of her game-high 33 points in the first half despite sitting out almost three minutes because of foul trouble. "Tammy went out and did what she's been doing for four years," said Smith.

"When the chips were down, she carried us." The Rams took advantage of Hammond's absence to take a 36-33 halftime lead. When the second half opened, however, Hammond picked up right where she left off. One minute into the half, she stole an inbound pass and completed a three-point play to give the Campers their first lead of the game, 38-36. Behind the play of junior forward Vicky Picott, Hightstown rallied to regain the lead (49-48) after three quarters. Picott carried the Rams in the second half, scoring 16 of her 27 points.

"She is just fantastic," Hammond said of Picott. "She reminds me of myself when I was a junior. I didn't see any fear in her out there, and she went after me like I was just another player and not an Ail-American or all-state." The score was tied at 51 three minutes into the fourth quarter when Hammond came off the bench to ignite another Irvington rally. A steal, three turnovers, and a foul resulted in seven consecutive points for the Campers, sealing the victory with a little more than four minutes to play. "Running is one of our big things," said Smith.

"We came out and set the tempo, making the steals and running. That's our ball-game right there." Freshman forward Lana Thomas scored 13 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Irvington, and senior guard Cathy Scott added 12 points. points, including 18 of her team's 27 points in a thrilling fourth quarter. In the closing seconds of regulation, Harrison missed a crucial free throw and then was unable to get off a shot to break a tie. "Jeanne put us on her back and carried us along," said Collingswood John Bach.

"It was like surfing in Malibu. I was hoping we wouldn't hit the beach before the game ended." Instead, the Tide's chances Staff photo by Robert S. Townsend Kris Kutt of Harrison (31) passes while falling in the Blue Tide's double-overtime loss. washed away. Pellegrino wins wrestling title strate his successful teaching methods that have helped many pro and amateur players, including Bernhard Langer, Roger Malt-bie, Gary Koch, Woody Blackburn, Morris Hatalsky, and Bill Rogers on the men's tour, and Hollis Stacy, Beth Daniel, Sally Little, Debbie Massie, and Lori Garbacz on the women's tour.

"I am certain Peter Kostis will be able to impart the kind of information any golfer can use," says show director George Sauer of Ramsey Golf Club. Harrison held a 45-33 advantage after Shelly Hoey hit two free throws with 6:56 remaining in the game. That's when Mooney went to work. Despite being double- and sometimes triple-teamed, she continually powered inside for baskets and crucial rebounds. It appeared her heroics would be for naught, however, when Donna Ferriero's basket gave Harrison a 59-52 lead 1:55 left.

Harrison's Laurie Highland Regional High School in Blackwood. Kostis at golf show PARSIPPANY Golf instructor Peter Kostis will be this year's feature attraction at the 24th annual New Jersey Professional Golfers' Association Golf Show March 31 at the Aspen Hotel. Kostis will detail and demon PEMBERTON Tony Pellegrino, a freshman from Manchester High School, won the championship at 112 pounds in yesterday's Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympic wrestling tournament at Pember-ton Township High School. Pellegrino topped a field of 15 wrestlers and moves on to next month's regional tournament at -a North Hunterdon foils Hanover Park I T.J' ri- By John Brennan Correspondent PISCATAWAY Giant-killer Hanover Park ran into a giant it couldn't quite slay Friday night. Junior Beth Gromlowicz scored 28 points and collected eight rebounds to lead North Hunterdon past Hanover Park, 80-78, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 3 girls basketball championship game.

North Hunterdon (27-0) has won 55 straight games and two straight NJSIAA Group 3 titles. Hanover Park (27-3), which had a 16-game winning streak snapped, had ended Sparta's 57-game winning streak in the semifinals, and the Hornets also have beaten Parochial champion Morris Catho lic, Group 4 finalist Irvington, and Group 2 finalist Harrison. The game featured two of the state's best offenses. Both clubs displayed effective fast breaks and smooth shooting, particularly by Gromlowicz and Erin Breslin of Hanover Park (29 points). North Hunterdon's superior balance (four players in double figures) was the difference.

Hanover Park may have the best backcourt in the state Breslin, a 5-foot-9 senior, has more than 2,000 points in her career, and Patty Bacha, a 5-5 senior, makes the offense run and also has a deft shooting touch. But when Bacha went out with four fouls early in the third quarter, the East Hanover school lost not only one of its two top scorers (she finished with 19 points and with 15 seconds to go. Andrews went to the foul line with nine seconds left, and she made the first shot before missing the second. Not surprisingly, the Hornets turned to Breslin for the potential game-tying shot. Breslin drove the lane, but her shot fell off the rim and into the arms of Lenio as time ran out.

Allison Greene had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Lenio and Andrews each had 12 to join Gromlowicz in double figures in scoring. "I think all our experience paid off," said Gromlowicz, one of four returning starters from last year's state champs. "We've been playing together so long that we didn't panic near the end." Group 3 girls eight assists), but its main ball-handler as well. North Hunterdon forced six turnovers in running off a 24-2 streak for a 58-49 lead with 1:20 left in the quarter. "We didn't intentionally try to get her in foul trouble, but we certainly did take advantage of the' situation," ad rth Hunterdon coach Bill Snfo "She is one of the best ball-handling guards I've seen she got the ball inside so quick we just weren't ready." The streak ended as soon as Bacha returned, and she didn't sit down again until fouling out with 1:07 to play.

A 10-point streak by Hanover Park bridging the third and fourth periods gave the Hornets a 61-60 lead with seven minutes left, and the lead changed hands five times afterward. A turnaround jumper by Dana Nurge gave Hanover Park a 72-71 lead with 1:50 to play, but Laura Lenio hit a pair of free throws seven seconds later to put North Hunterdon ahead to stay. The clutch foul shooting by North Hunterdon continued as Gromlowicz hit four consecutive free throws and Darlene Andrews added another pair to give North Hunterdon a seemingly safe 79-74 lead with 33 seconds left. Hanover Park roared back when Tammy Martin knocked in an offensive rebounds with 22 seconds left and, following a steal, Laura LePore tipped in another miss NJSIAA basketball scores BOYS CROUP 3 Final rwnd Friday Ewins 70 Clifford Scott 59 GROUP 1 Find ram Ytsltrtfn Salem 77 Newark Central 43 GROUP I Final ramd FrMav Florence 43 Glen Ridge 42 NJSIAA basketball box scores Girls enjoy brief mat careers FROM PAGE S-13 Hightstown 41 GIRLS GROUP 4 Final need Utitardav Irvinuton 7t GROUP 3 Final raund Friday North Hunterdon GROUP a Final raund Yttterdav CoMngwood 74 GROUP I Final raund Itttarda Soutti Ambov 54 Hanover Park 78 b'V BOYS Group 3 Friday STATE FINAL Ewing 70, Clifford Scott 59 CLIFFORD SCOTT PurceD 1-5 1-4 3. Cenada 2-4 2-2 4, Bond 0-2 0-0 0, James 3- 1-3 7, Washington 4-22 3-5 15, Braggs 4-5 3-4 II, Allen 2-3 7-3 11, McKinnev 3-3 0-0 4, Simmons 0-0 0-0 0.

Tetals: 21-40 17-24 5. EWING Miller 2-2 1-3 5, Gamble 2-3 0-0 4, Savage 5-10 14-20 24, Meekins 7-17 7-12 21, Williams 3-4 4-4 10, Koger 0-3 2-4 2, Rau 1-1 2-3 4, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Tetals: 20-44 30-44 70. -5) CIHterd Sceft 17 14 11 15 (254) Ewiae 21 15 13 21-70 Group 1 Friday STATE FINAL Florence Townehip 63, Ghmi Ridge 42 FLORENCE TOWNSHIP Kotch 2-3 7-1 11, Bunnick 4- 2-4 14, Eaton M3 2-5 20, Muchowskl 3-3 0-2 4, Holmes 1-1 5-4 7, Dengler 1-1 2-4 4, Hogan 0-0 1-2 1. Tetals: 22-30 19-31 43.

GLEN RIDGE Alston 7-17 2-4 14, Crabtree 2-4 0-0 4, Kennedy 4-14 0-0 Liddv 5-11 1-3 11, Brown 0-5 1-2 1, Young 0-1 2-2 2. Killeen 0-2 0-0 0. Tetals: U-54 4-11 42. (34-1) Flor.nct Township 14 II 43 I2M) Glee RidW 12 4 17 42 GIRLS Group 4 Yesterday STATE FINAL Irvington 71, Hightetown 61 IRVINGTON Hammond 15-25 3-5 33, Scott 4-15 4-4 12, Thomas 5-7 3-4 13, Smith 2-3 5-3 Mitchell 1-5 2-4 4, Owens 0-4 0-0 0, Queries 0-0 0-0 0, White 0-0 0-0 0, Davis 0-0 0-0 0. Tttlls: 27-59 17-27 71.

HIGHTSTOWN Picott 11-17 5-7 27, Gould 2-5 1-2 5, T. Radigen 4- 1-3 9, Choice 4-1 0-0 Gunnel 2-4 2-2 4, Ross 0-3 0-0 0, Janti 0-0 0-1 0, Pompa 0-0 0-0 0, Hair 3-4 0-0 4, Hollish 0-0 0-0 0, J. Radigen 0-0 0-0 0. Tetals: 24-51 9-15 41. (27-4) Irrteatee IS WIS 23 71 (244) HieMsMWB 19 13 12 41 Group 3 Friday STATE FINAL North Hunterdon SO, Hanover Park 7S NORTH HUNTERDON Kuchman 4-7 0-0 3.

Lenio 4-15 2-2 Gromlowia 11-20 4-4 21, Greene 4-13 4-7 14, Andrews 4-13 4-4 12. Morecraft 0-10-0 0, Tiger 3-10 0-0 a. Tetals: 32-79 14-21 00. HANOVER PARK E. Breslin 13-35 3-5 29, S.

Breshn 4-5 4-4 12. Bacha 4-12 7-11 19, LePore 2-5 0-1 4, Nurge 4-7 2-4 10, Oisken 1-1 0-0 2, Martin 1-3 0-0 2, Hackett 0-0. Tetals: 31-43 14-25 78. (274) Nerta Hwitarden 17 19 14 23 (27-3) Hanever Par 22 11 14 23 71 Group 1 Yesterday STATE FINAL South Amboy 54, Waldwkk 45 WALOWICK Danihy 4-11 7-11 15, Hauck 3-9 0-0 4, Blackman 4-19 4-9 14, Tecconl 3-15 2-4 8, Parks 0-3 0-0 0, Allen 0-0 0-0 0, O'Connor 0-0 0-0 0. Tetals: 14-57 13-24 45.

SOUTH AMBOY Ust 3-4 3-5 9, Lewis 2-4 4-8 8, Pooowskl 2-5 2-4 4, Detort 0-3 0-0 0, K. Kujeimski 7-10 1-5 15, J. Kuzelmskl 5-4 0-1 10, Reick 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 3-4 0-1 4. Tetals: 22-40 10-24 54. (24-3) Weldwlct II 7 7 11 45 (3M) Saute Ameey 11 17 14 S4 Coaching openings JERSEY CITY STATE seeks a head coach for women's basketball and women's cross-country.

Anyone Interested should contact athletic di- rector Larry Schlner at 547-3317. GARFIELD High School is looking for an assistant football coach. Those Interested should contact athletic director Frank Dawson at 340-5020 or head coach Ed Kutwica at 340-1709. LEONIA High School needs a head girls track coach. Anyone interested should contact athletic director Terry Guiliano at 461-9100, ext.

241. DUMONT High School has openings for a head boys basketball coach and assistants for boys basketball, football, and track. Candidates should contact athletic director Frank Bal-dachino at 387-3007. PASCACK HILLS High School is looking for a head girls basketball coach and football coaches. Anyone interested should call athletic director Dave Dierker at 664-5220, ext.

202. iiiaicues. But be said when you get to junior high, that's it." Edgar Tier has since channeled his daughter toward cheerleading, and it is likely she'll also compete in gymnastics. Kim Tier says she felt uncomfortable only once, the day she reported to her first practice session, where her brother, Brian, was the assistant rec coach. "It was all boys, and some of them were making fun of me," she says.

But once past that roadblock, which she considered minor, Tier was entrenched in the sport. She wrestled only two years but went on to win her district championship. "The boy I faced in the championship bout was bad-mouthing me before the match. He was saying he was going to pin me because I was just a girl." The bout between Tier and the boy, a talented young man from Bogota, was 4-4 and went into overtime. It was 0-0 after the extra three periods, and Tier earned the win by criteria, having recorded the most near-fall predicament points in regulation.

As her hand was raised in victory, Tier noticed that her opponent was bad-mouthing her no longer. "He cried," she says happily. THERE IS NO telling how the girls' brief wrestling careers may have affected their male foes. DiMauro recalls a wrestler from Garfield who refused to come out onto the mat to meet her. "He ran back to the locker room, crying," she says.

But at least Politz shows no emotional scars from his defeat "I got over it I forgot it right away," he says. "Well, not right away, because the guys at school busted me about it for quite a while." Harrison 44 Kerry Bivona, an 8-year-old third-grader, is trying to deal with the sudden end of her wrestling career following two years of activity. "I won my first match in the districts," she says. "I like it It's fun. But my mother wants me to play basketball.

She says when I grow up I can't wrestle, but I'll be able to play basketball I'm not happy about that." But Ann Bivona, the mother of six, explains that she and her husband, Joe, began to sour on wrestling for girls when Gina Culmone was a star. "Gina beat out a lot of boys for a varsity recreation spot and she took a lot of abuse. She stayed in until the eighth grade, and she was pretty well grown-up physically by then. You should have heard the things people would say to her. That's what really turned me off to girls wrestling." KIM TIER HAD the urge to wrestle when she was 6 years old.

By then she was sufficiently toughened from being thrown around by her three brothers, who went on to star at West Milf ord High School. She welcomed the opportunity to pick on someone her own size. "I didn't get to wrestle until I was 10," says the seventh-grader. "But my father had told me when I was 6 that if I ever did wrestle, I'd have to stop when I reached junior high school." Tier agreed and, when her wrestling career ended, she felt little more than a brief pang of regret Her parents had been divided over the idea of letting Kim wrestle at the start "I didn't want her to do it in the first place," Jean Tier says. "She's my daughter.

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