Whippany Park defeated Boonton today at Whippany. Steve Godine ended the match with a pin as Whipany clinched the colonial hills conference championship for the first time since 2000-01. This is the second conference championship for the wildcats, since the confernece went from 2 divisions to 1 confernence! Congrats coach Kaiser and teh wrestlers from Whippany.
This maybe the best weekend thus far in HS sports! The MCT begins; Wrestling conference championships are on the line as Boonton travels to Whippany Park; Hanover Park travels to Mendham and Mt. Olive heads to Roxbury. Neither Hanover or Mendham have a conference loss. Mt. Olive needs to win after losing to Livingston. Roxbury is undefeated. Whippany is undefeated and win over Boonton secures a tie. Whippany Still has Cedar Grove, so either a win over Cedar Grove or Kinnelon secures a conference championship for Ficchi and his bunch. Boonton has been on a roll and win gets Kinnelon back in the picture. Kinnelon and Boonton still have to square off.
Friday’s MCT Results: Montville boys used a last second victory to knock off IHC-Iron team Mt. Olive. That makes two straight great wins for the Mustangs. Montville had two scorers in double figures: Mike Todesco with 12 an Matt Vinci with 11. Montville improved to 6-9.
Girls MCT: Villa Walsh improved to 11-3 with a victory over Morristown-Beard. The Vikings lead 30-18 at the half and took in 20 from Tracy Borsinger. Mendham overpowered Dover 56-9. Roxbury knocked in 29 in the 1st quarter on way to a 30 point victory over St. E’s.
Delbarton and Morris Knolls both won in ice hockey action. The Green Wave used 21 saves from Mike Infante and goals from four different players.
Chatham made the IHC boys race a bit more exciting after defeating Par Hills 75-44.
Tons of fun action today. We’ll see you tomorrow!
Yesterday’s news:
Girls Baskets: Mount Olive led by two moving into the fourth quarter. The Marauders connected on free throws late in the fourth and were able to hold off a comeback attempt by the Eagles. Breezy Rush led Morris Knolls with 13 points. For Mt. Olive, Kayla Cilenti scored 6, Steph Danzy added 11, Autumn Harnisch contributed with 7, Nicole Muller added 8, and Kim Cochran scored 4. Both schools hold a 5-8 recording moving into their Count Tournament games. Both teams face tough opponents on Saturday. The Marauders travel to Whippany Park and Knolls meets division foe Randolph.
Parsippany avenged an early season loss to Morris Hills. The Red Hawks outscored the Scarlet Knights 12-1 in the final quarter. Hills won the first game in overtime. The Red Hawks trailed by 2 at the half and improved to 8-7 on the season. Parsippany squares off with Pequannock on Saturday. The Panthers were knocked off by Montville yesterday and will look to rebound with a MCT victory Saturday. Morris Hills will face Montville and the 5-9 Mustangs may just have enough to knock off the Knights. Both games will be very competitive.
How competitive is the IHC-Hills? West Essex beat Hanover last week. Par Hills and Chatham knock off West Essex. Mendham and Summit go toe to toe with Mendham winning by 6 at Summit, 60-54.
Morristown-Beard defeated Kent Place 35-25. The Crimson travel to Villa Walsh today for some MCT action. The three photos below are from the Kent Place - Mo. Beard game. Other pics from the game can be seen at: http://www.shaleridge.net/
Boys Hoops: West Morris mixed things up a bit in the IHC-Iron. Randolph had just knocked off Columbia and out come the Highlanders to put a damper on the Rams parade. West Morris should their capabilities and came through with the upset last night. The theme this year, for many teams, has been – win the big game, get the upset, then lose the next. The Highlanders need to stay focused and remain consistent if they hope to advance over Kinnelon on Saturday.
Montville knocked in 64 last night in a 64-48 victory over Pequannock. The Mustangs used a 21-6 fourth quarter to secure the victory. Maybe the Mustangs can use this as momentum and advance with a win over Mt. Olive?
Morris Hills maybe struggling lately, but a win’s a win. The Scarlet Knights used two free throws from Adam Katz to edge the Red Hawks from Parsippany. The Scarlet Knights potent offense was held in check. The Knights need to regain their high scoring presence if they plan on making a run in the MCT.
Delbarton stormed back, scoring 22 points in the final quarter, but the Green Wave could not overcome the lead built by DePaul. DePaul is responsible for two of Delbarton’s 4 losses and one of Mendham’s two.
Ice Hockey: Hanover Regional mounted a come back with under a minute-thirty to play. Training by two, Regional scored two goals in thirty seconds to earn a tie against Roxbury. For the second time this week, Morristown mounted a valiant comeback. The Colonials trailed 2-0 midway through the second and scored 3 unanswered goals to secure a 3-2 victory over Madison. Early this week, Morristown trailed Mt. Olive 3-0 and 4-2 before scoring three goals in the final 2 minutes to win 5-4.
Wrestling: Mt. Olive topped Hopatcong 45-30. Tom Licciardi outscored Nick Pastore 12-10 to help aid the Marauders.
THE MCT: Prelims start off today, Girls Hoops gets underway today at Villa Walsh. The Vikings host Mo-Beard at 4:00. Villa edged DePaul yesterday 27-26. Dover travels to Mendham and St E’s is at Roxbury. One game today for the Boys, Montville travels to Mt. Olive at 7:00.
Regular season action: Chatham boys and Girls square off with Par Hills. Both games should be exciting and both are very important games in the conference race. Par Hills Boys have knocked off Mendham and Chatham looks to win here and even out the race.
Morristown-Beard and Morris Knolls will fight it out at Mennen at 5:45. Delbarton and Pope John will be at Skylands at 7:45. These are two great match ups between 4 of the states top teams.
Coach Carchietta will be working at the Morris County Middle School Wrestling tournament and getting a preview of Morris County finest up and coming grapplers. This endeavor will keep me from covering any games this weekend.
Chatham Bowling - Coach OrtizYesterday, the CHS varsity was defeated by Morris Knolls in the final round of the NJBL tournament, 7-0. CHS did receive their championship plaque for finishing in first place for the league. Stop by the front office to take a look. Brandon Schindler also earned the high average and high series awards for the league. Brandon Schindler and Tommy Magers made first team all-conference as well. Congratulations to the team on their achievements this year. The high scores for yesterday were: Captain Jim Chatterton with a 202, Brandon Schindler with a 211, Tommy Magers with a 257, Ian Lerner with a 217 and 231, and Matt Schneider with an amazing 252.Chatham Men's Indoor track - Coach HeffernanAt the Morris County Track Championship the boys' team took an impressive 4th place last night. The Cougar assault was lead by Junior star Scott McCullough. Scott not only took the gold in the high jump he also placed in the hurdles. Mike Bracken and TJ Lavelle unleashed their blazing middle distance speed as they both garnered bronze in the 600 meter run. Early in the evening Greg Leonard set the pace for the Cougars taking third in the 1600. The last event for the Cougars, the 3200, provided an epic battle as James Grimes ran against some of the best distance men in the State. James strong 4th place rounded out the Chatham scoring.Chatham Women's Indoor track - Coach FergusonBiz Shenk represented the ladies in fine fashion again last night at the Morris County Track Championships! Biz earned all of Chatham's points at the meet with two fifth place finishes in the 300m dash and the 600m run. Way to go, Biz!
Before I start, I seriously need to ask … who is Trinity Christian and when did they start competing in Morris County Sports!? Are they recognized by the NJSIAA? Do they have other sports? Is this the same school as Parsippany Christian? Do they have other sports, and if they do, why do they not compete in that County Tournament? These are things that I’d like to know.
1. Hare, Emily
2. Jones, Chris
3. Kruse, Lauren
Back to track …
The Morris County Indoor track Championships were held at Drew University yesterday.
Randolph took the Boys Championships accumulating 84 points,
34 points ahead of Hanover Park and 44 points ahead of Morris Hills. Results from http://www.mctrack.org/.
Team scores: 1. Randolph 84, 2. Hanover Park 50, 3. Morris Hills 40,
4. Chatham 27, 5. Roxbury 21, 6. Montville and Kinnelon 16,
8. Morristown 15, 9. Dover and Parsippany Hills 9,
11. Mount Olive, Trinity Christian, Morris Knolls,
West Morris, Delbarton, Mendham 8, Butler 4, Boonton 2.Boys 55 Meter Dash Varsity============================================================================Finals 1 Cuppari, Mike SR Hanover Park 6.68 10 2 Burns, William SR Parsippany Hills 6.86 8 3 Chierici, Anthony JR Montville 6.90 6 4 Hsu, Derek JR Randolph 6.93 4 5 Schofield, Andrew SR Mendham 6.93 2 6 Smith, Michael SR Dover 6.97 1 Boys 300 Meter Dash Varsity========================================================================== 1 Discher, RJ SR Randolph 36.81 8 10 2 Lade, John SR Randolph 37.11 8 8 3 Smith, Michael SR Dover 37.14 8 6 4 Cuppari, Mike SR Hanover Park 37.14 8 4 5 McDonald, Warren SR Dover 37.69 7 2 6 Chierici, Anthony JR Montville 37.82 8 1 Boys 600 Meter Run Varsity======================================================================= 1 Apwah, Jason SR Roxbury 1:24.18 10 2 Soroko, Mike SR Kinnelon 1:24.38 8 3 Nobile, Thomas SR Randolph 1:26.79 6 4 Weir, Ray JR Mount Olive 1:26.99 4 5 Bracken, Michael JR Chatham 1:28.07 2 6 Lavelle, TJ JR Chatham 1:28.39 1 Boys 1000 Meter Run Varsity======================================================================= 1 Apwah, Jason SR Roxbury 2:36.33 10 2 Soroko, Mike SR Kinnelon 2:38.94 8 3 Bahor, Zach SR Randolph 2:39.71 6 4 Karlsson, Jon SR Morris Hills 2:40.76 4 5 Nobile, Thomas SR Randolph 2:41.50 2 6 Bertocchi, Michael JR Parsippany Hills 2:42.09 1 Boys 1600 Meter Run Varsity======================================================================= 1 Soloff, Kyle SR Morris Hills 4:31.54 10 2 Bahor, Zach SR Randolph 4:39.23 8 3 Leonard, Greg SR Chatham 4:41.33 6 4 Parrill, Kyle JR Butler 4:44.35 4 5 Schellberg, Pat FR Delbarton 4:44.87 2 6 Pagano, Justin JR Montville 4:45.06 1 Boys 3200 Meter Run Varsity – new Meet Record=======================================================================Old Meet Record: % 9:30.53 2001 Brian Boyett, Parsippany Hills
Name Year School Finals Points======================================================================= 1 Soloff, Kyle SR Morris Hills 9:19.40% 10 2 Hanko, Andrew SR Trinity Christia 9:25.21% 8 3 Poland, Tom SR Delbarton 9:33.35 6 4 Grimes, James SR Chatham 9:35.60 4 5 Bahor, Zach SR Randolph 10:15.52 2 6 Tansey, Liam SO Morris Knolls 10:16.13 1 Boys 55 Meter Hurdles Varsity – new Meet record (prelim’s)============================================================================ Old Meet Record: % 7.68 1994 Tarig Holman, Randolph Name Year School Prelims Prelims H#============================================================================Preliminaries 1 Cuppari, Mike SR Hanover Park % 7.58q % 7.58q 1 Boys 55 Meter Hurdles Varsity – new meet record - Finals=======================================================================Finals 1 Cuppari, Mike SR Hanover Park 7.49% 10 2 Alston, Marcus SR Morristown 7.96 8 3 King, Aaron SR Morris Hills 8.00 6 4 McCullough, Scott JR Chatham 8.18 4 5 Bourault, Matt Boonton 8.23 2 6 Soden, Kyle SO Hanover Park 8.32 1 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Varsity========================================================================== 1 Randolph 'A' 3:34.89 1 10 1) Discher, RJ SR 2) Hsu, Derek JR 3) Lade, John SR 4) Tamakloe, Ian SR 2 Montville 'A' 3:37.69 1 8 3 Morris Hills 'A' 3:38.43 1 6 4 Mount Olive 'A' 3:39.53 2 4 5 Mendham 'A' 3:39.68 1 2 6 Morristown 'A' 3:40.36 2 1 Boys High Jump Varsity======================================================================= 1 McCullough, Scott JR Chatham 6-00.00 10 2 Lionetti, Nick SR Morris Knolls 6-00.00 7 2 Haslett, John SR Randolph 6-00.00 7 4 King, Aaron SR Morris Hills 6-00.00 4 5 Scheideler, Glenn SO Randolph 5-10.00 2 6 Soden, Kyle SO Hanover Park 5-10.00 1 Boys Pole Vault Varsity======================================================================= 1 Eng, Ryan SR Randolph 12-06.00 10 2 Cuppari, Mike SR Hanover Park 12-00.00 8 3 Grimshaw, Bryan SR Randolph 11-06.00 6 4 Ralli, Adam SO Mendham 11-06.00 4 5 Rosenberg, Evan SR Randolph 11-00.00 1.5 5 Faust, Mike SR Randolph 11-00.00 1.5Boys Shot Put Varsity======================================================================= 1 D'Arcy, Steve SR Hanover Park 56-04.00 10 2 Alexander, Nick SR West Morris 53-08.25 8 3 Napoleon, Anthony JR Morristown 49-04.25 6 4 Wehman, Bryan SR Hanover Park 47-10.75 4 5 Smith, Tory SR Hanover Park 47-10.25 2 6 Searles, Doug SR Roxbury 47-09.25 1
Girls Morris County Championships - 1/24/2007 @ Drew University It’s all about the youth: How about Hanover Park freshman Avery Sheppard winning the 55 and the 300! Roxbury Sophomore Ariann Neutts winning the 600! Morris Knolls Sophomore Tori Berard getting gold in the 3200! Randolph 10th grader, Briana Feldhaus winning the 55 Hurdles! New meet record for Girls Pole Vault shattering last years record, Montville Chrissy Finkel went 11-00.00!!
Team Scores:
1) Hanover Park 73 2) Roxbury 59 3) Randolph 49 4) Mendham 34 5) Kinnelon 21 6) Madison 18 7) Morris Knolls 15 7) Morris Hills 15 7) Parsippany 15 10) Mount Olive 12 11) Montville 10 12) Morristown 6 12) Whippany Park 6 14) Chatham 4 14) Parsippany Hills 4 Girls 55 Meter Dash Varsity======================================================================= 1 Sheppard, Averie FR Hanover Park 7.58 10 2 Malsky, Lauren SR Kinnelon 7.60 8 3 Cucchi, Isabella SO Madison 7.75 6 4 Russo, Kristina FR Hanover Park 7.78 4 5 Feldhaus, Briana 10 Randolph 7.80 2 Girls 300 Meter Dash Varsity========================================================================== 1 Sheppard, Averie FR Hanover Park 42.34 8 10 2 Bennett, Shadaya SR Hanover Park 43.01 8 8 3 Malsky, Lauren SR Kinnelon 43.03 8 6 4 Gabet, Sara 12 Randolph 43.44 8 4 5 Shenk, Elizabeth JR Chatham 44.43 8 2 6 Flood, Meaghan JR Kinnelon 44.97 7 1 Girls 600 Meter Run Varsity 1 Neutts, Ariann SO Roxbury 1:37.52 10 2 Standridge, Kimberly 12 Randolph 1:37.71 8 3 Quagliana, Nicole SR Mount Olive 1:39.66 6 4 Hesse, Alicia JR Parsippany Hills 1:42.29 4 5 Shenk, Elizabeth JR Chatham 1:42.35 2 6 Huynh, Christina SO Parsippany 1:42.72 1 Girls 1000 Meter Run Varsity======================================================================= 1 Neutts, Ariann SO Roxbury 3:02.53 10 2 Cromartie, Ashley JR Roxbury 3:04.84 8 3 Standridge, Kimberly 12 Randolph 3:05.47 6 4 Quagliana, Nicole SR Mount Olive 3:12.32 4 5 Kiss, Victoria 9 Randolph 3:14.57 2 6 Anderson, Mallory SO Madison 3:16.17 1 Girls 1600 Meter Run Varsity======================================================================= 1 Cromartie, Ashley JR Roxbury 5:04.72 10 2 Penney, Lauren JR Roxbury 5:08.35 8 3 Hefferan, Amanda SR Parsippany 5:19.45 6 4 Kinney, Dale FR Morristown 5:21.44 4 5 O'Brien, Janice JR Mendham 5:24.90 2 6 Anthony, Natalie 9 Randolph 5:25.50 1 Girls 3200 Meter Run Varsity======================================================================= 1 Berard, Tori SO Morris Knolls 11:11.83 10 2 Penney, Lauren JR Roxbury 11:13.52 8 3 Vigilante, Laura FR Mendham 11:23.36 6 4 Hefferan, Amanda SR Parsippany 11:36.31 4 5 Enright, Rebecca JR Morristown 11:40.46 2 6 Anthony, Natalie 9 Randolph 12:03.43 1 Girls 55 Meter Hurdles Varsity============================================================================Finals 1 Feldhaus, Briana 10 Randolph 8.62 10 2 Scala, Diona SR Hanover Park 8.63 8 3 Ameye, Justine 11 Randolph 9.21 6 4 Bennett, Shadaya SR Hanover Park 9.32 4 5 Nalbach, Lauren SO Hanover Park 9.52 2 6 Becht, Kristen SO Madison 9.53 1 7 Albo, Kristen SR Hanover Park 9.58
Girls 4x400 Meter Relay Varsity========================================================================== 1 Hanover Park 'A' 4:11.42 1 10 1) Bennett, Shadaya SR 2) Sheppard, Averie FR 3) Russo, Kristina FR 4) Scala, Diona SR 2 Mendham 'A' 4:12.73 1 8 3 Randolph 'A' 4:14.30 1 6 4 Roxbury 'A' 4:17.19 1 4 5 Mount Olive 'A' 4:18.95 2 2 6 Morris Knolls 'A' 4:19.32 1 1 Girls High Jump Varsity======================================================================= 1 Burke, Lauren JR Morris Hills 5-06.00 10 2 Tobias, Gillian SO Mendham 5-00.00 8 3 Porter, Joyce JR Morris Hills 4-10.00 5 3 Albo, Kristen SR Hanover Park 4-10.00 5 5 Jones, Susie SR Morris Knolls 4-10.00 1.5 5 Jaremcak, Caitlin JR Morris Knolls 4-10.00 1.5Girls Pole Vault Varsity – New Meet Record======================================================================= Old Meet Record: % 8-06 1/25/2006 Christina Graham, Morris Knolls ======================================================================= 1 Finkel, Chrissy SO Montville 11-00.00% 10 2 Pompei, Nicole SO Hanover Park 10-06.00% 8 3 Meggiolaro, Melissa JR Whippany Park 9-06.00% 6 4 Reo, Bianca JR Parsippany 9-06.00% 4 5 Gabet, Sara 12 Randolph 9-00.00% 2 6 Gabet, Joelle 12 Randolph 8-06.00% 1 Girls Shot Put Varsity======================================================================= 1 Bella, Sarah JR Mendham 40-09.00 10 2 Misko, Rebecca JR Madison 39-06.00 8 3 Morba, Heather SR Kinnelon 37-03.50 6 4 Yeskel, Jayme JR Hanover Park 36-07.00 4 5 D'Amato, Cristina SR Madison 36-04.75 2 6 Diagostino, Mariell JR Roxbury 31-07.00 1
(16 – Boonton & 17 - Morris Catholic) vs. 1 - Par Hills
Boonton came out of the gates on fire. The Bombers were 3-0 to start the season and 5-3 in their first eight, although one of those losses was a forfeit during the Pequannock Christmas tournament. Many prognosticators expected more from Morris Catholic. The Crusaders have recently upended Pingry 57-46 improving to 6-8. This should be a very closely contended game, but potent Matias Roibal will be key to Bombers victory. Prediction: Bombers
(9 - Mtn Lakes & 24 – Butler) vs. 8 – Roxbury
The Bulldogs have been struggling all season and the Lakers will be another tough obstacle. Mountain Lakes has won five of the past 6 going into University. Look for the Lakers to move on. Prediction: Mountain Lakes
(12 - Hanover Park & 21- Morris Knolls) vs. 5 - Mo-Beard
Hornets were up by double digits before the Eagles made a fourth quarter comeback in December. Matt Shellenhamer will be able to compliment Steve Frankowski and give the Hornets a second victory over the Iron Division foe. Prediction: Hanover Park
(13 – Pequannock & 20 – Parsippany) vs. 4 – Delbarton
Pequannock started off 6-0 and has since dropped six of the last seven. Pequannock needs to get back to early season form if they have any chance to advance against the Hills Division opponent. Parsippany, also on a slide, has lost four straight coming in to the week. One thing for sure, the winner of this game needs to step it up if they plan on giving Delbarton a game. Prediction: Pequannock
(14 – Kinnelon & 19 - West Morris) vs. 3 – Chatham
The Highlanders ran into a bulldozer in their schedule over the past 3 games, East Orange, Columbia and Seton Hall are all state powerhouses. The Highlanders are capable of some great things, but have only managed 4 wins during a rough schedule. The Colts are on fire and have won 6 of their last 9, including a 9-point victory over Boonton and a close loss to University. West Morris’ harsh schedule will prepare them for this match up. Prediction: West Morris
(11 – Madison & 22 - Dover) vs. 6 – Randolph
Madison may not be happy with their record thus far, but if one thing can make a season, it’s a run in the County Tournament. Dover has show signs that they can pull an upset, but Madison is ready to make some noise. Prediction: Madison
(10 - Morris Hills & 23 - Whippany Park) vs. 7 – Morristown
The Scarlet Knights guards will have to outscore Ashok Vegesna and Ricky Growe. Morris Hills can put point at will and the Wildcats will have to play exceptional defense to shut down Katz and Dudek. Prediction: Morris Hills
(15 -Mt. Olive & 18 - Montville) vs. 2 – Mendham
Montville has notched wins against Madison and Parsippany. The Mustangs needs to be on top of their game against the Marauders. Mount Olive has already beaten Roxbury (the 8 seed) and plays a very tough schedule. Prediction: Mt. Olive
The seeds and match up’s for the 2007 MCT are all set. Let’s take a look at the preliminary match ups. These games are set to be played this week, although really only need to be played on or before February 2. Most teams set aside Saturday, January 27 for this game. The Round of 16 is to be held on the February 3rd at the higher seed.
The top 7 teams have received byes until February 3rd. (1) Morris Catholic; (2) Mountain Lakes; (3) West Morris; (4) Hanover Park; (5) Morristown; (6) Kinnelon; and (7) Chatham.
Here are the previews as of Sunday January 21, starting with games from the top of the brackets:
#17 Par Hills at #16 Boonton: Boonton comes in at 8-6 and is sporting a 3 game winning streak and is lead by Jen Vasta. The junior is averaging 13 points a game and has put up double digits nine times this season. The Boonton will face Newark-Arts on Tuesday and
Par Hills holds the upset of the year, thus far. The Viking knocked off an undefeated and first place
Prediction: Look for the Lady Vikings to slow down the Bombers, who are averaging 43 points a game. Par Hills.
#26
Prediction: Mendham beats
#25
Prediction:
#21
Prediction: Look for the Scarlet Knights to take this one.
#20
Prediction: The Wildcats excel at holding teams to low outputs. Defense is key in this match up, and
#19 Pequannock at #14 Parsippany: Pequannock comes in at 5-6 and the Red Hawks are 5-5 (entering this week). The Red Hawks are coming off a 54-36 victory over
Prediction: Both teams are improving, but Parsippany is right there. The Red Hawks gave
#22 Morristown-Beard at #11 Villa Walsh: Villa could easily have been a top 10 seed. The Vikings have beat
Prediction: Look for Villa Walsh to hit 50 points and advance. The victory sets up a rematch of the Colts Round Holiday tournament with Kinnelon. Villa suffered a 44 defeat to the #6 seed and maybe looking to for revenge. Villa Walsh
#23 St. Elizabeth’s at #10 Roxbury: The Academy of St. Elizabeth’s has had a few close losses, (7 to
Prediction: Roxbury is a young team and this may affect the Gaels early in the game. The Gaels host
#18 Morris Knolls at #15
Prediction: This is the toughest game to call. These teams know each other, no matter who is on the court and it’s a rivalry that adds fuel to the fire. Naddiff is solid on the boards and masters the put back, if she’s back, that’s the difference.
You can see that favorites and higher seeds are easy to pick. Par Hills,
Schools that reach the Quarterfinals will play either at Morris Knolls or Kinnelon. The Semi-Finals and Finals will be held at FDU in
