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C12 HERALD NEWS NORTH JERSEY SPORTS Sunday, March 4, 2012 BOYS BASKETBALL WRESTLING Ghosts showing the spirit of defending champions Veenstra sets milestone in loss Junior shooting guard Carry Veenstra scored her career point to highlight Eastern Christian's effort in a 41-34 loss to Newark Academy in a North Non-Public girls basketball semifinal Saturday in Newark. Veenstra, who finished with 14 points, reached her milestone on a short jumper in the early minutes of the game. She now has 1,011 career points. By KEITH IDEC STAFF WRITER PATERSON Eastside's game against Hackensack was supposed to be a true test that would determine the Ghosts' readiness to make another deep run in the state boys basketball tournament. The defending Group 4 champions couldn't be more ready.

Top-seeded Eastside eliminated fifth-seeded Hackensack with surprising ease Saturday, 77-41, to advance EASTSIDE 77 Eastside 77, Hackensack 41 Hackensack 15 11 4 11-41 Eastside 17 16 19 25-77 Hackensack (22-6) Chris Myers 0-2-2, Rashard Figures 3-1-9, Eugene Marshall 1-0-2, Philip Hammond 0-0-0, Anthony Uribe 1-0-3, Keon Lewis 3-0-9, Mershan Monroe 1-0-2, Jaimik Moore 6-1-14. Totals 15-4-41. Eastside (24-1) Jetor Brown 9-0-22, De-Andre Noble-Haywood 9-1-22, Jordan Smith 1-0-2, Ky're Jackson 6-6-18, Najee Ricks 0-0-0, Kurtis Askew 0-0-0, Nasir Crawford 0-1-1, Quattier Jackson 1-0-2, Shaquille Murphy 0-1-1, Donte Brew-ington 2-0-4, Asum Johnson 1-0-3, Tah-mir Rice 1-0-2. Totals: 30-9-77. 3-point goals: (H) Keon Lewis 3, Rashard Figures 2, Anthony Uribe, Jaimik Moore, (E) Jetor Brown 4, DeAndre Noble-Haywood 3, Asum Johnson.

Passaic Tech 53, Wayne Valley 52 Passaic Tech 6 13 12 22-53 Wayne Valley 13 16 12 11-52 Passaic Tech (17-8) Shackquiel Scott5- 1- 11, Isaac Williams 3-3-9, Kristian Munoz 0-0-0, Zaheem Beal 2-1-6, Wahlik Watson 2-0-4, Jarrad Sykes 3-0-6, Aazaad Hinton 6-2-15, Shaheen Ricks 0-0-0, Kori Haggie 1-0-2. Totals: 22-7-53. Wayne Valley (22-6) Scott Arki 4-0-8, James Grevenitz 4-0-10, Chris Homsi 5- 2- 13, Jay Mustafa 8-0-19, Gary ChokaO-0-0, Andrew Keane 1-0-2, Luke Primer-ano 0-0-0. Totals: 22-2-52. 3- point goals (PT) Zaheem Beal, Aazaad Hinton, (WV) Jay Mustafa 3, James Grevenitz 2, Chris Homsi.

Ridgefield Park 54, West Essex 37 West Essex 5 7 14 11-37 Ridgefield Park 11 12 12 19-54 West Essex Mike Lentine 2-2-7, Joey Tamburo 1-0-3, Jason Caspert 1-0-2, Tommy Caprio 2-3-8, Erik Maher 0-0-0, Johnny Yuran 0-0-0, Nour Aly 7-0-17. Totals 13-5-37. Ridgefield Park (24-3) Joseph Haines 4-6-14, Steven Owens 1-0-2, Corey Bulje-ta 6-4-16, Sean Borkowski 0-0-0, Richie Espinal 7-2-20, Dondre Rhoden 1-0-2. Totals: 19-12-54. 3-point goals: (West Essex) Nour Aly 3, Mike Lentine, Joey Tamburo, Tommy Caprio, (RP) Richie Espinal 4.

Mountain Lakes 74, Lodi49 Mountain Lakes 15 24 18 17-74 Lodi 9 6 12 22-49 Mountain Lakes Dunne 1-0-3, Demitri Aiello 7-2-18, Chris Herring 1-0-3, Connor Lang 2-0-5, Ethan Lebowitz 8-4-22, Chris Robertson 4-0-9, Paul Tarnowski 3-0-6, Max Boerstoel 3-1-8. Totals: 29-7-74. Lodi (18-9) Donat Gashi 4-0-11, Vilson Gashi 6-3-15, Alex Gutierrez 0-1-1, Nick Hoxha 1-2-4, Heithem Odeh 0-0-0, Vin-ny Paladino 2-0-5, Donald Perot 1-0-2, Alberto Rodriguez 0-0-0, Jamaal Williams 0-0-0, Jonathan Jensen 0-0-0, Raymere Grant 3-4-11, Atmiyah Solan-ki 0-0-0, Joe Rodriguez 0-0-0. Totals: 17-10-49. 3-point goals: (Mountain Lakes) Demitri Aiello 2, Ethan Lebowitz 2, Dunne, Chris Herring, Connor Lang, Chris Robertson, Max Boerstoel, (Lo) Donat Gashi 3, Vinny Paladino, Raymere Grant Pascack Hills 75, Manchester 66 Manchester 11 15 20 20-66 Pascack Hills 16 15 19 25-75 Manchester (17-9) Zimere CarterO-0-0, Tuhray Smith 7-0-20, Devin Swinney 4-0-8, Josiah Crummie 0-0-0, Razeek Guy-ton 8-2-18, Na Fee Lilghty 5-1-11, Jamir Williams Gouldbourne 1-0-2, Ron Fierro 0-0-0.

Totals 28-3-66. Pascack Hills (23-4) Cole Dorfman 0-0-0, Chris Marini 1-5-7, Matt Michael 0-0-0, Bret Pontillo 1-6-8, Jared Shill 5-6-19, Steven Thorworth 3-3-9, Brian Horn 7-8-23, Andy Kovner 4-1-9, Drew Mann 0-0-0, Gavin Murphy 0-0-0. Totals 21-29-75. 3-point goals: (Mn) Tuhray Smith 6, Jamir Williams, (PH) Jared Shill 3, Brian Horn. St.

Anthony 69, Dwight-Englewood 30 Dwight-Englewood 5 8 9 830 St Anthony 15 24 15 15-69 (22-5) Wesley Dickinson 3-1-7, Keion Osbourne 4-2-11, Robert Zeller 1-1-4, Brian Breslin 2-0-5, John Dargan 1-0-3. Totals 11-4-30. St Anthony Hal I ice Cook 3-0-7, Kyle Anderson 11-4-26, Tariq Carey 4-1-10, Cheddi Moseley 1-0-3, Tarin Smith 1-1-3, Jerome Fink 4-3-11, Tony Houston 1-0-2, Shaquille McFarland 1-0-2, Kentrell Brooks 2-1-5. Totals: 28-10-69. 3-point goals (D-E) Keion Osbourne, Robert Zeller, Brian Breslin, John Dargan, (St.

Anthony (JO) Hallice Cook, Tariq Carey, Cheddi Moseley. GEORGE McNISHSPECIAL TO THE RECORD Eastside's DeAndre Noble-Haywood shooting over Hackensack's Jaimik Moore. Noble-Haywood was 9-for-14 and scored 22 points. to the North 1, Group 4 final. Senior shooting guard DeAndre Noble-Haywood and junior point guard Jetor Brown scored 22 points apiece to lead Eastside (25-2) to its 10th straight win and an opportunity to win its fourth sectional title in five years.

"This shows that last year was not a fluke," said Noble-Haywood, who shot 9-for-14. "We're coming just as hard, maybe even harder this year, because everybody's aiming for us." Eastside, ranked No. 2 in the North Jersey Top 25, will host seventh-seeded and lOth-ranked Passaic Tech for the North 1, Group 4 title Tuesday at 7 p.m. Passaic Tech tested Eastside in a regular-season meeting Jan. 26, a Big North Liberty Division game Eastside won, 46-44, in overtime.

Eastside players and coaches expected similar competition from fourth-ranked Hackensack (23-6), but the Ghosts' tremendous defense led to one of their trademark runs that knocked Hackensack out of the game. Eastside outscored Hackensack, 29-4, from the time there was 1:49 left in the second quarter until a minute into the fourth quarter. The game was tied at 26 late in the second quarter, when Eastside forced two turnovers that led to a pair of baskets during a half-closing, 7-0 run that left the Ghosts in front, 33-26, at intermission. Brown's three-pointer punc- tuated that run and Eastside extended its lead to 1 1 by scoring the first two baskets of the third quarter. Noble-Haywood scored 1 1 points, including three three-pointers, during Eastside's 29-4 run.

Brown, who shot 9-for-ll from the floor overall, added eight points during that stretch and senior power forward Ky're Jackson scored six of his 18 points. Eastside's defense limited Hackensack sophomore swingman Rashard Figures to one point during that run. Figures scored Hackensack's first eight points to get the Comets out to an 8-2 lead in the first quarter, but he finished with just nine points. "We just wanted to stop Rashard from getting hot in the third quarter," said Jackson, who also pulled down 11 rebounds. "He's got good shooting range, so in the second half we had to come out, play him a little harder and not give him room for shots." His team's performance encouraged Eastside coach Juan Griles regarding his team's chances of reaching the Tournament of Champions again.

"Last year's team got better as the season went on as well," Griles said. "This team is much better than it was 10-15 games ago, so we are ready to play a lot of good teams in the states. Whether we'll beat them or not, I can't say. But I can tell you that with our style of play, we're ready to play teams that are a little bit better than us and give ourselves a chance to win." STATE INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS BOARDWALK HALL, ATLANTIC CITY QUARTERFINALS 106: Joe Ghione (Brick Memorial) d. AJ Vindici (Randolph), 6-5; Carl Buttitta (JFK-lselin) d.JoeTrovato(Paramus),6-5; Anthony Cefolo (Hanover Park) d.

Craig DeLaCruz (Bound Brook), 2-1; Jan Rosenberg (Morris Knolls) d. Tyler McBride (Camden Catholic), 4-0. 113: Kevin Corrigan (Toms River South) d. Marc Mastropietro (Hasbrouck Heights), 3-1; David McFadden (De-Paul) d. Christian Innarella (Delbarton), 11-4; Luis Gonzalez (North Bergen) p.

Matthew Noble (Bridgewater-Raritan), Brenden Calas (Seton Hall Prep) d. Ryan Pomrinca (North Hunterdon), 4-3, tb. 120: Anthony Giraldo (North Bergen) md. Billy Ward (Buena), 10-0; Mike Ma-galdo (Watchung Hills) d. Zack Hertling (Ocean 5-2; Troy Heil-mann (South Plainfield) d.

Ricky Carter (Timber Creek), 5-4; Robert Trombetta (Nutley) d. Joseph Oliva (Ridgewood), 6-4, OT. 126: Anthony Ashnault (South Plain-field) p. Jalen Ramos (Central Regional), Mike Pongracz (Delaware Valley) d. Justin Colon (Belleville), 5-0; Gary Dinmore (Hunterdon Central) d.

Kevin Devoy (Burlington 4-2; Brian Hamann (Jackson Memorial) d. Nick Anderson (Delbarton), 3-1. 132: Scott DelVecchio (South Plain-field) d. Maaziah Bethea (Trenton Central), 7-6; Jason Estevez (Livingston) d. RJ DeGeorge (Pequannock), 7-2; Connor Melde (Bergen Catholic) d.

Jimmy Schuitema(Phillipsburg), 6-5; Brandon Keller (Timber Creek) d. Katon Washington (Montclair), 6-1. 138: Chad Walsh (Camden Catholic) md. Paul Kirchner (Somerville), 14-4; Tyler Hunt (South Plainfield) d. Nick Maselli (EmersonPark Ridge), 8-4; John Boyle (Rutherford) d.

Joseph Es-posito (St. Augustine), 3-2; B.J. Clagon (Toms River South) md. Jorge Lopez (Delbarton), 18-6. 145: Alexander Richardson (St.

Peter's Prep) d. Corey Stasenko (South Plain-field), 7-2; Nick Gravina (Northern Highlands) d. Michael DiVito (Watchung Hills), 4-3 utb; Ken Theobold (Toms River South) p. Nick Lospinoso (Brearley), T.J. Miller (Camden Catholic) d.

Curt Delia (Delsea), 7-3. 152: Dillon Artigliere (Roxbury) d. Pelal Deeb (Passaic Tech), 3-0; Raamiah Bethea (Trenton Central) d. Dan Ressler (Pascack Valley), 5-0; Jonathan Schleifer (East Brunswick) d. Francisco Colom (St.

Peter's Prep), 5-3, tb; Sal Mastriani (Don Bosco) d. Clarke Moyni-han (Kittatinny), 7-4. 160: Robert Schlitt (Haddonfield) d. Jadaen Bernstein (Voorhees), 7-3; Philip Bakuckas (Hammonton) d. Vincent Favia (Christian Brothers Academy), 9-2; James Dugan (BectonWallington) d.

John Balboni (Brearley), 4-0; Johnny Sebastian (Bergen Catholic) d. Keith Lemengello (Pequannock), 3-1. 170: Anthony Pafumi (St. Peter's Prep) p. Nicholas Zak (Jackson Liberty), Steve Nelson (Haddon Twp.) d.

Will VanDoren (Delaware Valley), 6-2; Ethan Ramos (Hawthorne) md. Vinnie Mainiero (Nutley), 20-7; Ryan Harrington (Mendham) d. Robert Shade (Timber Creek), 3-1. 182: Vic Pozsonyi (Roselle Park) d. Thomas Forline (Moorestown), 8-1; Tevin Shaw (Piscataway) d.

Nick Baranello (River Dell), 8-3; Bryan Loughlin (BectonWallington) d. Nick Dellaferra (Wayne Valley), 3-1; Dallas Winston (Jackson Memorial) md. Liam Korbul (North Hunterdon), 11-0. 195: Carson Stack (Haddonfield) d. Matt Moore (Brick Memorial), 5-2; Razohnn Gross (Don Bosco) d.

Bryan Dobzanski (Delsea), 3-2; Hayden Hry-mack (Christian Brothers Academy) d. Dom inic Carfagno (St Joseph), 9-7; Eric McMullen (North Bergen) d. Evan Ramos (Hawthorne), 9-2. 220: Lex Knapp (Lacey) d. Jeff Miller (Camden Catholic), 5-3; Roy Lucas (St.

Joseph-Hammonton) d. Morris Law-son (Belvidere), 11-5; Mauro Correnti (Holy Cross) d. Colton Bigelow (Ocean 3-1 OT; Brandon Hull (Phillips-burg) d. Zack Chakonis (Don Bosco), 3-2, utb. 285: Beniah Harrigan (Piscataway) d.

Anthony Pare (Phillipsburg), 2-1 tb; Jer-maine Eluemunor (Morris Knolls) d. Anthony Tufaro (Scotch Plains-Fan-wood), 2-1 tb; Mike Spencer (Pequannock) d. John Appice (Manalapan), 7-4; Cody Melton (Northern Burlington) d. Tom Rementer (Clayton), 4-1. SEMIFINALS 106: Buttitta (JFK-lselin) md.

Ghione (Brick Memorial), 10-0; Cefolo (Hanover Park) d. Rosenberg (Morris Knolls), 6-3. 113: McFadden (DePaul) d. Corrigan (Toms River South), 6-1; Calas (Seton Hall Prep) d. Gonzalez (North Bergen), 4-2, OT.

120: Magaldo (Watchung Hills) d. Giraldo (North Bergen), 4-2, OT; Heilmann (South Plainfield) d. Trombetta (Nutley), 2-0. 126: Ashnault (South Plainfield) d. Pongracz (Delaware Valley), 8-2; Dinmore (Hunterdon Central) d.

Hamann (Jackson Memorial), 4-2, OT. 132: DelVecchio (South Plainfield) p. Estevez (Livingston), Keller (Timber Creek) d. Melde (Bergen Catholic), 3-1. 138: Hunt (South Plainfield) d.

Walsh (Camden Catholic), 5-2; Clagon (Toms River South) d. Boyle (Rutherford), 6-1. 145: Richardson (St. Peter's Prep) d. Gravina (Northern Highlands), 9-6; Theobold (Toms River South) d.

Miller (Camden Catholic), 7-6. 152: Bethea (Trenton Central) d. Artigliere (Roxbury), 3-1; Mastriani (Don Bosco) d. Schleifer (East Brunswick), 9-4. 160: Bakuckas (Hammonton) d.

Schlitt (Haddonfield), 5-2; Sebastian (Bergen Catholic) d. Dugan (BectonWallington), 3-2. 170: Nelson (Haddon Twp.) d. Pafumi (St. Peter's Prep), 3-2; Harrington (Mendham) d.

(Hawthorne), 5-2. 182: Shaw (Piscataway) d. Pozsonyi (Roselle Park), 3-2, utb; Winston (Jackson Memorial) d. Loughlin (BectonWallington), 1-0. 195: Gross (Don Bosco) d.

Stack (Haddonfield), 3-0; McMullen (North Bergen) d. Hrymack (Christian Brothers Academy), 3-1 OT. 220: Knapp (Lacey) d. Lucas (St. Joseph-Hammonton), 2-1, OT; Hull (Phillipsburg) d.

Correnti (Holy Cross), 3-2. 285: Eluemunor (Morris Knolls) d. Harrigan (Piscataway), 3-2 utb; Melton (Northern Burlington) d. Spencer (Pequannock), 6-2. Rams too much for Maroons GIRLS BASKETBALL Kennedy 54, Ridgewood 40 Ridgewood 3 11 7 19-40 Kennedy 17 11 13 13-54 Ridgewood (17-12) Lauren Beausolei I 6-2-17, Maggie Carver 2-3-7, Courtney Tarleton 1-0-2, Meghan Roxas 3-2-8, Annie Reilly 1-0-2, Maggie Eisenhardt 1-0- 2, Izzy Sandoval 1-0-2.

Totals 15-7-40. Kennedy (22-4) Morgan Taylor 4-1-9, Erika Brown 5-1-14, Ahnyyah Jackson 5- 0-10, Koryn Lawrence-Barrett 5-1-11, Ny'Laysha Lewis 2-0-4, Tasia Dominick 0-0-0, Keyondra Johnson 0-0-0, Diamond Singletary 1-4-6, Ronnasia Wright 0-0-0, Danielle Flemming 0-0-0. Totals: 22-7-54. 3-point goals: (Rw) Lauren Beausolei I 3, (K) Erika Brown 3. River Dell 52, Glen Rock 51 (OT) River Dell 9 12 11 14 6-52 Glen Rock 6 15 6 19 5-51 River Dell (21-8) Jordan Bastable 0-3-3, Kate Brock 8-14-30, Cassidy Verrier 1-0-2, Amanda Flood 2-0-4, Katelyn Lee 4-0-8, Kayla McGovern 1-0-3, Em i ly McGov-ern 1-0-2, Kayleen Melvin 0-0-0.

Totals 17-17-52. Glen Rock (23-6) Alexandria Beilman 2-0-5, Sophie Lederer 3-5-12, Taryn Dwyer 0-0-0, StefanieMaierO-0-0, Emily Rogan 0-0-0, Julia Lohr 0-0-0, Morgan Foley 0-0-0, Samantha Alba 3-2-10, Margi Ri-vara 5-5-19, DeWan Megara 2-1-5. Totals 15-13-51. 3-point goals: (RD) Kayla McGovern, (GR) Margi Rivara 4, Samantha Alba 2, Alexandria Beilman, Sophie Lederer. Pequannock 46, Mountain Lakes 44 Pequannock 3 16 10 1746 Mountain Lakes 6 16 9 13-44 Pequannock Bridget Carr 1-0-2, Alyssa Senatore 2-2-6, Kat Kosmack 2-1-5, Colleen Quinn 1-0-2, Samantha Tabak-man 8-6-22, Nicole Hausleben 4-1-9.

Totals 18-10-46. Mountain Lakes Ingrid Hermanson 1-0-2, Alexa Wi Ison 3-2-9, Alyssa Sebesto 3-0-9, Maddie Siebold 2-5-9, Katie Reese 3-5-13, Meredith Sullivan 1-0-2. Totals: 13-12-44. 3- point goals: (Mountain Lakes) Alyssa Sebesto 3, Katie Reese 2, Alexa Wilson. Morris Catholic 54, Imm.

Concept. 30 Imm. Concept 9 4 10 730 Morris Catholic 14 12 10 18-54 Imm. Concept (22-5) Kelsey Castro 1- 4- 6, Samantha Fuerhring 4-2-10, Amanda Zielinski 0-0-0, Morgan Sim 0-0-0, Erin Baker 0-0-0, Paige Frankel 1-0-3, Shakir Negron 4-2-11, Alyssa Sinski 0-0-0, Amanda Saab 0-0-0, Samantha Krakower 0-0-0, Courtney Dansbach 0-0-0, Kaitlin McGowan 0-0-0. Totals: 10- 8- 30.

Morris Catholic Jess Porada 4-2-10, Danni Brown 7-4-24, Devin DAmico 0-2-2, Sade Idera 0-5-5, Alexa Giuliano 3-4-13, Anne Toke 0-0-0, Kate Feeney 0-0-0, Rachel Canning 0-0-0, Sam Garzon 0-0-0. Totals 14-17-54. 3-point goals: (IC) Paige Frankel, Shakir Negron, (Morris Catholic) Danni Brown 6, Alexa Giuliano 3. Passaic Tech 61, Randolph 39 Passaic Tech 15 22 17 7-61 Randolph 8 10 9 12-39 Passaic Tech (22-4) Chantelle Smith 0-0-0, Dejha Flood 0-0-0, Tamira Easter-ling 0-0-0, Brianna Bease 1-2-4, Erika Jarrett 0-1-1, Kiana Briggs 5-0-11, Kierona Morton 5-0-10, Laquil McK-night 1-0-3, Nikia Richardson 2-7-12, Rasheema Klein 1-0-2, Sierra McDuffie 9- 0-18, Emonnie Nickelson 0-0-0. Totals 24-10-61.

Randolph Emily Fletcher 0-1-1, Mallo-ry Grey 2-0-4, Aliyah Huland El 5-6-16, Taylor Lusardi 2-3-7, Ali MacKay 1-2-4, Maria Meizoso 0-0-0, Ashley Pledger 1-0-2, Morgan Rachmeil 0-2-2, Leanne Manning 0-0-0, Carli Sasaki 1-0-3. Totals 12-14-39. 3- point goals: (PT) Kiana Briggs, Laquil McKnight, Nikia Richardson, (Randolph (Girls)) Carli Sasaki. Lincoln 58, Ridgefield Park 50 Ridgefield Park 16 10 12 12-50 Lincoln 16 17 12 13-58 Ridgefield Park (21-6) I i Rov ito 2-1 5, Star Kontogiannis 0-0-0, Katherine Haines 9-2-20, Stephanie DeBari 0-0-0, Irene Kontogiannis 4-0-8, Val Garris 0-0-0, Kellie Lane 7-3-17. Totals: 22-6-50.

Lincoln Timaih Calamito 4-0-11, Brean-na Bey 5-3-13, Chanyah Swan 5-2-17, Kiante Johnson 2-0-4, Shekinah Suber 4- 5-13. Totals 20-10-5a 3-point goals: (Lincoln) Chanyah Swan Calamito 3. Newark Academy 41, Eastern Christian 34 Eastern Christian 12 4 12 6-34 Newark Academy 11 8 14 8-41 E. Christian (20-6) Kristen Traub 1-0-2, Morgan DeMarco 0-0-0, Michelle Van Dyke 5-0-10, Carly Veenstra 4-4-14, Rachel Barrett 0-0-0, Bethany Kuiken 2-0-6, Abby Kuder 1-0-2. Totals 13-4-34.

Newark Academy AhliaBethea 5-0-10, Hernell Gabriel 0-0-0, Carly Gruenberg 6- 3-15, Ashlyn Heller 1-1-3, Rachel Neiman 4-0-9, Taylor Smith 2-0-4. Totals 18-4-41. 3-point goals: (EC) Carly Veenstra 2, Bethany Kuiken 2, (Newark Academy (Girls)) Rachel Neiman. RANDOLPH idends. Brendan Siegel punched one in from in front in traffic at 14:35, and Connor Ryan scored off a rebound four seconds before the end of the period, sending Ridgewood off for the ice cut as a stunned team.

"Maybe if they don't get those two we can play it a bit tighter, but Randolph played its best game of the year, and we picked a bad time to not play our best," Lucchesi said. The Rams got a pair of Nick Holowko goals in the second period, the second a short-handed tally at 5:24 to pretty much seal the game. They added a trio of goals in the third period. Ridgewood could never get any consistency with the puck and had only 10 shots in the game. Santoliquido finished with 37 saves for the Maroons.

By JIM McCONVILLE SPECIAL TO THE RECORD MORRISTOWN From the opening faceoff it was obvious which team was going to control the game. Randolph pushed the play, owned the puck and spent the majority of the game in the Ridgewood zone. Yet, as the first period was coming to a close, the game was scoreless. If only the Maroons could get to the end of the period and regroup. They could not.

The Rams scored twice in the final 25 seconds of the opening period and that spurred them on to a 7-0 win over Ridgewood in a Public A quarterfinal game at Mennen Arena. "They were so determined," Ridgewood coach Mike Lucchesi said of the Rams (20-2-4). "They just outworked us in every phase. They beat us to every loose puck and controlled the pace of the game." Ridgewood (21-6-2) came into the game unbeaten in its past 14 outings (12-0-2), but it showed little of what built that streak. All except for Alex Santoliquido, who nearly pulled off the impossible in the first period.

He was peppered with 20 shots while the Maroons got only two, and both of those came from outside the blue line. Ridgewood even killed off a late penalty, but the Randolph forecheck and pressure finally paid div ICE HOCKEY Randolph 7, Ridgewood 0 Ridgewood 0 0 00 Randolph 2 2 3-7 Goals (Randolph) Nick Holowko 2, Andrew Tucker, Connor Ryan, Matthew Gaudioso, Brendan Siegel, Michael Slavin. Assists: (Randolph) James Loveys, Robert Bolinder, Nick Holowko, Tyler Heineman, Mitchell Gaudioso, Brad Lindquist, Michael Slavin, Stefan Tamminga. Saves: (R) Alex Santoliquido 37; (Randolph) Mike Pollio 10. Record: Ridgewood (21-6-0).

Cooper: Sebastian peaking in AC STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT PUBLIC A QUARTERFINALS TODAY (5) Middletown South vs. (13) Pascack Valley at Wall Township, 6 PUBLIC QUARTERFINALS TODAY (9) Ramsey vs. (1) Kinnelon at Sky, 6 Park, 7 (15) Glen Rock vs. (7) Brick at Ocean Ice Palace, 3:30 NON-PUBLIC QUARTERFINALS TODAY (8) Notre Dame vs. (1) Delbarton at Randolph, 4 (7) St Peter's Prep vs.

(2) Don Bosco at Ice Vault, 6 (5) St. Augustine vs. (4) Morristown Beard at Mennen Arena, 7:15 Continued from C11 There is a ref and there are two wrestlers, and the more mats that are on the floor, the less people are watching you. It's just a wrestling match." That was an important lesson for Sebastian against Dugan. The Bec-tonWallington senior was making his second straight appearance in the semifinals and made Sebastian work for every point.

Sebastian was the aggressor, but Dugan used his defense and mat awareness to avoid takedowns inside the circle. Dugan led, 1-0, after two periods. "He had a great game plan," said Sebastian, now 39-2, "I knew he would know what I do everybody knows what I do it's not that hard." What Sebastian does is attack, and he kept pushing the pace, eventually scoring a takedown with 54 seconds left to take a 3-1 lead. Dugan escaped, but was unable to score. "Once I started taking shots and I started to get closer and closer and closer, I felt comfortable," Sebastian said.

"Even though the score maybe didn't show it, I felt comfortable out there and I felt like I was right there to score. And looking at him, I thought he was starting to get tired. I knew I had to be on top of my game today." Sebastian's victory was part of an impressive day for North Jersey wrestlers. The last time the area had four state champions was 1995. Today, it will have five wrestlers in four weight classes, and is guaranteed a state champion in the 195-pound match between Eric McMullen of North Bergen and Razohnn Gross of Don Bosco.

North Jersey was shut out of a gold medal in 2011. This year, three of the five North Jersey finalists are underclassmen, and Sebastian could be the best of the bunch. "I am not making any predictions," Nunziato said. "Can he win today? If he wrestles his best, and if he wrestles the way he can wrestle, he can beat anybody in the country. Anybody." McFadden: Doing the improbable Bosco repeats as state ski champ VERNON Don Bosco Marchiafava, Bobby Wolfan- race was Ridge in a time of Continued from C11 Saturday.

And he's not changing his approach for the biggest match of his life. McFadden beat Delbarton star freshman Christian Innarella, the top seed in the bottom half of the bracket, in the quarterfinals, 1 1-4, and followed it up by knocking off Corrigan, the second seed, in the semis. Next up is top overall seed and returning state champion Brenden Calas of Seton Hall Prep. McFadden can become DePaul's first state champion since 1982. "This is great for the program," De- Paul coach Keith Karsen said.

"We knew coming in he had the potential to do this. But he's not going to be satisfied with just getting to the finals. He wants to win." After his performance in the semis, he looks ready for that step. McFadden jumped out to a 2-0 lead against Corrigan with a low single that he maneuvered into a takedown. He tilted Corrigan from up top with a half for a 4-0 lead that he held until the third.

Then he quickly snatched a bout-securing takedown with another low single before letting go of Corrigan in the final seconds. After winning the match, McFadden jumped in the air, hugged Karsen and DePaul assistant Anthony Leardi, before turning toward his family and pointing in their direction as they wildly cheered. "All the emotions just ran through my head when I won that semifinal match," McFadden said. "I didn't even know what I was doing." He did when he hugged his family. And today he has a chance to make more memories with all of them watching.

Email: giuffrabnorthjersey.com won its second straight state boys siding title in impressive fashion Friday. The Ironmen came back from a deficit after Tuesday's giant slalom and earned the New Jersey Interscholastic Sid Racing Association championship with a 6:14.63 clocking in the slalom Friday after posting a 5:42.09 in the giant slalom at Hidden Valley. Leading the way for Don Bosco in a total time of 11:56.72 was Jimmy Fava, Luke Poliseo, Brandon gel, Tim Wolfangel, John Mc-Dermott and Christopher Joong. Don Bosco took the crown over second-place Vernon (11:58.07) and third-place Ridge Wayne Hills also won its second consecutive title on the girls side, skiing to a combined 13:23.15 behind Meryl Ryan, Talbot Weston, Stephanie Bitcon, Brooke Kowalski, Alison Naroditsky and Natalie Mikhol. Taking second in the girls 14:08.55 and earning third was Immaculate Heart J.

Interscholastic Ski Racing Association STATE CHAMPIONSHIP AT HIDDEN VALLEY, VERNON, FRIDAY BOYS Don Bosco (Brandon Marchiafava, Luke Poliseo, John McDermott, Bobby Wolfangel, Tim Wolfangel, Jimmy Fava, Christopher Joong) 2. Vernon 3. Ridge 4. Delbarton 5. Mountain Lakes 9.

West Milford 14:02.41. GIRLS 1. Wayne Hills (Talbot Weston, Meryl Ryan, Stephanie Bitcon, Alison Naroditsky, Brooke Kowalski, Natalie Mikhol) 2. Ridge 3. IHA 4.

Mountain Lakes 5. Pope John 4:59.63..