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5 HIGH SCHOOL DASKGTDALLCOWUtjQ fjl4 THE RECORD SUNDAY, MARCH 10. 1991 Don Bosco, Shelley return 0 prevented Bergen County from a clean sweep in individual competition. The junior tossed a final-game 258 the top girls and boys game to finish first among 27 with 590. South Plainfield won the girls team title by more than 150 pins with 2,548. North 1 champion Paramus Catholic was fifth with 2,343.

Fair Lawn, fourth in the State two years ago and third last year, was sixth with 2,307. While the girls' team race was a runaway, the boys came down to the final few rolls. Don Bosco's 2,875 was four pins better than Middletown North in the 14-team field. River Dell was fourth with 2,744, Old Tappan sixth Garfield 10th and Paramus Catholic 12th Though unaware of it, junior All-County anchor Mike Mullin had to strike in the 10th frame to give Don Bosco the title. Mullin, second in the State last year with By Greg Mattura Corrupondent NORTH BRUNSWICK So many athletes are given advice from parents on how to play their sport.

River Dell's George Shelley got the right advice. The freshman's father suggested he switch bowling balls Saturday and Shelley responded by capturing the boys' individual State title at Carolier Lanes. It was a good day for local competitors, as Don Bosco Prep captured the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association boys team title with a three-game, five-player pin total of 2,875. Shelley had just rolled a first-game 185 when the suggestion came to switch to a "duller" ball that would deliver less hook. Shel- ley rolled a second-game 255 the top boys game of the day en route to a three-game 633.

"My dad told me to," said Shelley, who qualified for the individ- BOI'JLIIIG ual race by placing second at the North 1 sectional with 680. "I was watching everyone else and they were using duller balls, while I was using a shinier one, so I just switched." Had Shelley faltered, another local would have captured the 42-player field. Senior Brian Frees-wick of Ramsey was second with 630, and Northern Valley at Old Tappan senior Jason Bordt third with 615. In the girls' individual race, North Jersey bowlers just missed sweeping the top three spots. Pas-cack Valley sophomore Leni Lewenstein, seventh in the state last year, was second with 583.

Mahwah senior Laurie Ross, fourth in last year, was third with 581. Paramus Catholic senior Maria Rosel was fourth at 563. South Plainfield's Kathy Starr Elizabeth wins fourth straight title By Paul Schwartz Correspondent PISCATAWAY Lawrence Thomas admitted he was getting a little worried. His Elizabeth team had blown its second double-digit lead of the game and was tied with just over four minutes to play Saturday afternoon in the State Group 4 boys basketball championship game. But the 6-foot junior guard kept his composure when all about him were losing theirs and led the Min-utemen to their fourth straight Group 4 title, 76-70, over nine-time champion Camden.

"Our big guys, Alcides Ca-tanho and Jerome Davis, were being kept off the boards by their big guys and I couldn't let it get to me," said Thomas. "It was a lot of pressure, but I thought I could handle it." Thomas did just that, passing to Laquan Harris for the driving layup that put Elizabeth ahead to stay, 61-59. He then scored the next three baskets on a crossover JOE GIAROELLITHE RECORD Harrison's Michele Ferriero (40) gets free for a shot In Harrison's Group 2 final win over Manasquan. It wes the Blue Tide's first State title. Harrison earns first State crown GROUP 4 BOYS drive, a pass from Catanho, and a lookaway layup that gave Elizabeth a 67-59 lead with 2:05 to play.

The Minutemen then hit nine of 12 foul shots down the stretch to ice the victory and become the first public school since 1935 to win four consecutive New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association group titles. Only Group 4 champions Trenton (1932-1935) and Passaic (1920-1923) have acomplished the feat. Thomas ended up with 23 points, six assists, and the Most Valuable Player trophy. For the first half, it looked as if late-game heroics wouldn't be necessary for the Minutemen. Behind Thomas' 12 points and a fine defensive job by Harris on the sharp-shooting Keith Carmichael, the Minutemen led by as many as 16 and had a 41-30 halftime lead.

But the Tornadoes opened the second half with a 9-2 run before Elizabeth answered with an 11-3 GROUP 3 BOYS side shot and packed it in." And the defense held Wilson to 31.9 percent field-goal shooting (23-for-72), limiting high-scoring Reggie Welch to 17 points on 7-for-20 shooting. Welch is a scorer as a junior and averaged more than 30 points a game. Offensively, the Scotties turned to 6-foot-7 senior Most Valuable Player Emeka Wilson, who dominated the inside with 23 points on 10-of-13 shooting and grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds. "Emeka had the best game I've ever seen him play," said Tynes, whose team won the Group 2 title in 1958, 1981, and 1982 and lost the Group 3 final in 1986. "Derek Strong got him the ball.

When he did it once, I turned to my coach and said we got lucky there. Then he did it again and again and I knew we were in good shape." The Scotties, stunned by Seton Clifford Scott stops winners 644 and champion at last week's sectional with 697, placed sixth with 608. The Ironmen posted games of 970, 939, and 966, and two others broke 600. Senior Tony Panazzolo shot 609, and junior Jeremy Pat-len 600. Junior Jose Lopes rolled 571, and freshman Ken Tyburczy 487.

Don Bosco Prep's victory capped a magnificent three-week stretch. The Ironmen started by winning the Northern New Jersey Interscholastic League Pacific Di-t vision crown on the final day of the regular season, then captured laat week's sectional. "Every team peaks at a certain period," Don Bosco coach Rich Zawacki said. "And we began peaking when we won the league title. I know it's a cliche, but we peaked at the right time." SIS I Summaries and eight rebounds; Davis, with 14 points and eight rebounds, and Harris, who scored 14 points.

Barr led all scorers with 29 points on 12-of-20 shooting and added a game- high 12 rebounds. Carmichael, who averaged over 23 points a game for Camden, was held to 16 points on 5-of-25 shooting, including 3-of-14 from three-point range. Elizabeth is expected to get the second seed for the Tournament of. Champions, which starts Tuesday. 76, Camtfen 70 LIZABITH Thomas 3-5 23, Morgan $-7 4-10 Davit 4-12 a- 14, Harris 5-13 3-4 14, Catanho 4-13 1-1 Hlnat 0-0 0-0 0, Morgan 0-00-0 0.

Tatak: 27-41 19-27 74. CAMDEN Barr 12-20 S-7 29, Crowdar 2-4 1-3 Sturdlvanl 3-11 2-2 Clark 4-9 0-0 Carmldiaal S-2S 3-3 14, Culbraath 1-2 0-1 SmHh 0-0 0-00, Cokman 0-0 1-2 1, Gibson 0-00-4 0, Evans 0-0 0-4 0, Davis 0-00-0 0. TaMsi 27-71 13-19 70. 2M) ElUabtft 1922 (20-1) CamdM 12 21 17 70 HaHHma EDiabath 41, Camdan 30. Taraipalat aah EHiabath 3-4 (Thomas 2-4, Harris 1-3, Davis 0-1), Camdan 4-14 (CarmkhaH 3-14, Culbraath 1-2).

Foutad out-Crowdar, Shrdhrant. Rakaaaai EHiabath 34 (I. Morgan, Davis I), Camdan 42 (Barr 12). AssMs EHiabath IS (Thomas 4), Camdan 11 (Clark 4). TaM feats EBiabath 14, Camden It Wilson to play for a 34-26 lead.

The Scotties then held the Tigers to eight points in the third quarter as Roberts scored eight and Wilson seven to make it a 51-34 lead. Roberts finished with 15 points and four assists and Strong added nine points and four assists for Scott (29-2). Woodrow Wilson's Sidney Goodman had 12 points, but shot 2-of-16 from the floor and 6-of-12 from the foul line. Scon 63, WSson 62 CLIFFORD KOTT Cartar 3-00-47, MalMs 2-W 2-3 4, Roberts 5-11 3-5 15, WBion 10-13 5-11 25, Galnai 3-40-04, Strong 3-4 3-4 9, WWIams 0-1 0-2 0. Totals: 24-53 13-25 41 WOODROW WILSON VWdi 7-20 2-3 17, Rodgers 4-14 1-2 9, Goodman 2-14 4-12 12, Selars 4-4 1-2 9, Cassldy 1-3 0-4 Mays-0-3 0-0 0, Etoria 4-9 1-2 9, Church 1-1 1-2 4.

Totals: 23-72 12-23 41 (2M) CHHere- Scat! 10 17 17 (2M) Weed raw WHata 13 13 I 42 HaMkmt CMord Scott 34, Woodrow Wftton 24. Tares eem oasts Clifford Scott 3-9 (Cartar 1-2, Mafhis 0-3, Roberts 2-4), Woodrow Wilson (-27 (Watch 2-9, Rodgers 1-2, Goodman Ml Cassldy 0-1, Mays 0-1, Etoria 0-1, Church 1-1). FMed eat -Welch. Rebeaaas: Clifford Scott 49 (Wason 17), Wood-row Wilson 43 (Goodman 9). Assists Clifford Scott 13 (MalMs.

Roberts 4), Woodrow WHson I (Wdch 5). TaM teats Clifford Scott 14, Woodrow Wilson 2a Hillside said Delsea coach Bob Briles. They did better than that because when the 6-8 Poles, who will play for St. Joseph's of Philadelphia next season, converted a three-point play at the end of the half, the margin was down to 32-27. "This is our first State championship," said Briles.

"And these kids deserved it because most of them have been together since junior high school" Delsea 63, KSslda 62 (0T) HILLUDI Jenkins 2-7 1-1 4, Arrington 7-14 2-3 17, Pimet 9-19 2-2 20, Mottle 1-3 0-0 3, Lynn t-14 0-4 13, Moor -10-0 2, Long 4-0 0-04, Hudson 0-0 0-0 4, Adams 4-4 1-2J. Toatsi 24-59 4-4 42. Tknavfjeeat asots Jenkins, Airaiotonf Mettta, Lytax DELSEA Josav 4-12 2-2 15, E. Simmons 1-23 3-3 19, Potts 7-19 4-13 23, TJ. Simmons 1-14-4 2, Brady 2-4 0-0 4, Scon 4-14-4 4 TalaK: 24-44 13-14 41 TeWtojttat tnlt alowy, Potn.

(244) HknMe 22 13 13 4 (27-0) Delsea 9 21 II 1-41 Feate eat: Lynn. Nil mil rasJde 34 (PurnaO 12), Datsaa 33 (Poles 14). AasKK HMstde 11 (Ar-rtngton, PumeO 4), Deem II (Poles 4). Total teak -HMside 15, Deisee Ml 33 to title- Kewtrfc TecH 67, SootSi Km 69 NEWARK T1CN Goodman 11-22 7-9 33, Hatcher 4-14 4-5 14, Turner 4-4 yWnams 2-4 3-5 7, Simmons 2-2 4, Hicks 4-4 1-2 1 Tataon 23-54 17-23 47. Tki es eehal aaatsi Goodman 4 SOUTH RiVi Jackson 9-10 54 23, Smulko 1-5 3-5 4, Jamunt CoHnt 4-W 4-1 11, Sheam Tata 4-1 4-4 4, Mlnkak Fewtrk 3-4 7-4 14, Mora Ftipatrlck 5, SartowsW 4-4 Lackey 4-1 4-4 Dam 0-0 A Teenu te-44 14-23 4a.

Tarn lata) gasan Cpsais SrmJea, Ml Ftaa-Irfc, mm. FeMrk. (2M3 Nil n. Tack VVBN-0 UMtasNiRMar 14 LMrioMr TaafPJflT JBbCSOb'L ft BBBatJRe4j0VHa? bmmm County 24 (Hatcher 4), Sou RKw 32 UeckaeeML am com Haar, uwm t.tT iAv i GROUP 2 GIRLS ocker had 11 points and 10 rebounds while senior Chrissy Dock-ery and junior Danille Gilmore both had 10 points. Junior Lisa Villatta had nine points and led the club with six assists.

"I'm sure there are teams out there with more talent," Rodgers said. "But I doubt if there's a team out there with more guts. This team has done it with pure guts." Going into the season, observers believed Harrison would be rebuilding because of the graduation of scorer Jody Hill. "After we lost Jody, people said we couldn't do it," Rodgers said. "But we took a tough schedule and we took our lumps at times.

But hard work will get it done." Harrison began to pull away late in the third quarter. They outs-cored Manasquan, 8-2, in the final three minutes to take a 47-41 lead into the final eight minutes. Ferriero went to the bench eight seconds into the quarter after picking up her fourth foul, but the Blue Tide didn't miss a beat and held the lead. Dockery, Villatta, and Gilmore applied defensive pressure on Manasquan guards Dara Hahn and Meghan Mahoney, disrupting the Central champion's rhythm. Harrison held Manasquan scoreless for three minutes in the quarter.

"When she Ferriero went out, we just couldn't take advantage of it," said Manasquan coach Rich Johnson. "For much of the game, we just couldn't make the shots because they were playing such good defense." Harrison 60, Manasquan 43 HARRISON DeRocker 5-7 1-2 11, Fvrtara 4-11 4-12 17, Dodc-ery 4-11 2-4 10, Villatta 4-9 1-4 9, Gilmore 5-11 0-0 10, McFedden 1-1 1-2 1 Totals: 23-50 14-24 Ml MANASQUAN Kadtos 4-11 M0 14, Ormsbee 0-3 0-0 0, Bwver 9-13 0-2 IS, Mahoiwy 0-1 0-0 0, Hahn 4-11 3-1 11, Housed 1-1 0-0 2, Gamer 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 19-49 11-20 49. (24-5) HarrlMa 14 19 11 (23-7) Maaasajna 12 IS 1-49 HUMim: Harrison 21, Manasquan 21 Tarn mat watt Manasquan 0-1, Harrison 0-0. Footed art Manasquan 31 (Beaver 15), Harrison 32 (DeRocker W).

AssMs Manasquan 0 (Hahn 3), Harrison 13 (Dockery I). TaM faals Manasquan 15, Harrison 14. ished seventh in the backstroke (54.63) and anchored the Crusaders' 400 relay team, Lodi runner first Mark DeBartolo of Lodi finished first in the Sri Chinmoy 50K Ultra-Marathon Saturday at Flushing Meadow Park in New York. Girls basketball Stateflnais SUNDAY wacaM A hnmacuMa vt. St John Vbvnav al Braokdata CC, 5 am ParaeaW mm BaWaaaa ITTWV1tKUW9 JMmJmKWIK (fVWIwVaT VI rPPaw (Now Bruswktt at Bnokdala CC i By Joe Chessari Correspondent WEST LONG BRANCH -The ball was touched out of bounds and landed in coach Jack Rodgers' arms.

The clocked showed 25 seconds remaining, and Harrison had a 58-49 lead. Rodgers, with a wide smile on his face, hugged the ball before bouncing it back to an official. He knew the game was all but over. A New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Group 2 girls basketball championship was going to Harrison. The Blue Tide defeated Manasquan, 60-49, Saturday afternoon at Monmouth College, to capture their first State title.

Harrison lost to Collingswood in the 1986 final. Rodgers remembers. "I've been on the other end," Rodgers said. "But it feels real good winning it." -r Harrison (25-5) goes on to play in the third Tournament of Champions, which begins Tuesday at Monmouth. Rodgers said his team's trademark defense won the game.

it "We wore them down with defensive pressure, like we try to do against all the teams we play," Rodgers said. "I felt they basically five kids. If we could tire them -6ut, it would be good for us." first-half pressure paid dividends in the last two quarters. The Warriors (24-6) Seemed to lose a step in the third 'quarter while the Blue Tide showed rare signs of wilting from fhe physical, uptempo pace. about our team is pressure and movement," Rodgers said.

"We want the other team to "wear down. We want them to be on go so they get tired. We've always been sure of our conditioning and hustle." Four Harrison players scored in double figures, led by senior forward Michele Ferriero's 17 points. She also had seven rebounds and 9-for-12 from the free-throw rline. The 5-foot-9 Ferriero was I named the game's Most Valuable Player.

Senior forward Joanne DeR- run to recapture the lead at 54-42 late in the third quarter. "Then Camden started banging the ball down to their big people and getting the game into a quarter-court game," said Elizabeth coach Ben Candelino, who won his fifth title in eight years at the school. At the same time, Elizabeth went cold, going more than seven minutes without a basket. Camden outscored the Minutemen, 17-5, during that span and took a 58-56 lead on Greg Ban's follow shot with 6:40 to play. "I didn't think we were executing the offense real poorly during that time," said Candelino.

"We just had some difficulty putting the ball in the basket" But Thomas picked up his game and carried the Minutemen. "I said to my assistant before the game that we needed a big game from Lawrence. We thought their point guard might be vulnerable," said Candelino. drew support from Isaac Morgan, who had 16 points Woodrow Hall Prep, 76-56, in the Essex County final two weeks ago, regrouped after that loss, according to Tynes, and quickly refocused for the State tournament. "We came back and practiced hard on Monday and Tuesday after the loss, and then after we played terribly in the first game Wednesday, really got it together," said Tynes.

They stayed together throughout the final. Scott scored 10 straight points after the Tigers had taken their only lead, 4-2. Wilson scored six points in the run. After that, the Tigers made only one major run. Scott led, 24-13, before Wood-row Wilson went on a 13-4 run, with Rohan Etoria scoring six points and Welch five.

But with the partisan Woodrow Wilson crowd raising the noise level, Scott scored the last six points of the quarter, four by Keith Roberts and two by Wilson on an offensive rebound with two seconds Delsea was up, 53-49. The Comets (24-6) came back to take a 56-55 lead. Demetrius Poles, who led both sides with 23 points, tied it with a free throw and Simmons came up with a layup off a steal for the lead. But Arlington, just as he did at the end of OT, drove in for the equalizer. It was all Hillside early as it pressed the Comets into turnovers.

Arrington and Al-Tariq Lynn led the Comets to a 16-2 lead. And when Lynn opened the ond quarter with a three-point shot and Lamond Adams made two free throws, it was 26-9. All this was done without 6-foot-5 center Robert Thornes, who was sidelined with the chicken pox. "I told my players that if we get it back to 10 by the half, we'd win," second period put the Rams (26-3) ahead, 21-17. Tech came back with a seven-point run late in the half five by Goodman to go ahead, 33-28.

A three-point play by Jackson tied it, 35-35, at the start of the third quarter, but it was the Rams' last hurrah. Lance Simmons, Antoine Hatcher, and Aaron Williams scored tne next six points ana the Terriers were ahead t5 stay, 41-35. By Paul Schwartz Correspondent PISCATAWAY Coaches spend hours designing game plans that often get scrapped moments after the opening tap. But Clifford Scott coach Greg Tynes saw his team execute his game plan for 32 minutes Saturday afternoon. The result was the Scotties' first Group 3 State championship by virtue of a 68-62 victory over high-scoring Woodrow Wilson of Camden.

"We did exactly as we planned," said Tynes after his team had held the Tigers nearly 30 points under their season's average. "Usually we play man-to-man, but we scouted them and saw that they shot from the wings. So we went to a 3-2 zone and matched up against their guards." "We could not get a grip on the game," said Woodrow Wilson coach Bill Smothers. "They had a methodical tempo on offense, and on defense they conceded the out- Unbeaten By Bob Kurland Record Staff Writer PISCATAWAY Shaky Del-sea appeared doomed from the start as it allowed defending Group 2 boys basketball champion Hillside to pull out to a 16-point lead. But the unbeaten Crusaders settled down and went on to a 63-62 overtime victory Saturday night in the Rutgers Athletic Center.

"We were very nervous at the start," said Delsea's Earl Simmons, who finished with 19 points. "But we fell behind by 14 and beat South Plainfield in the semifinals, so I knew we could come back." A jumper by Simmons put Del-sea (27-0) in front, 61-60, with 1:40 left in OT. And Jamiel Josey followed with two free throws to open it to three points with 17 seconds remaining. Delsea rallies to top BCs Kelly takes State crown GROUP 2 BOYS Hillside quickly brought the ball down court and Dwayne Arlington stunned the crowd by driving in for a layup with six seconds to go. "I told them to go for the three-pointer," said Hillside coach Mo Griffin.

And an earlier Hillside mistake probably cost them the game. Midway through the final period with the score tied at 49, a timeout was called. When the teams returned, Hillside took the ball out, but suddenly the officials spotted a sixth man trying to leave the court A technical was called and Simmons made both free throws. The Crusaders also retained possession. A shot was missed, but J.

Simmons put in the rebound and GROUP 1 BOYS The 5-foot-9 Goodman almost broke open the game in the first quarter when he scored seven straight points to lead the Terriers (22-8) to a 15-3 advantage. But Deon Jackson led a South River comeback. His layup tearty in the Bergen Catholic senior Bryan Kelly took first place in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association individual swimming championships Saturday at Trenton State College. Kelly's 100-yard butterfly time of 49.73 seconds was the fastest in state this year. Kelly also fin Newark Tech rides Goodman's fJJSIflfl SCHEDULE By Bob Kurland Record Staff Writer PISCATAWAY Flashy Ter-rique Goodman pumped in 33 points Saturday night to lead Newark Tech to a 67-60 win over South River and its first State Group 1 basketball championship.

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