Soccer teams from both high schools enjoyed success in the NJSIAA State Tournament. The South girls’ soccer varsity squad, fresh off an upset win in the first round, was hoping continue its success in the tournament against Jackson Memorial on Thursday, November 1. The Pirates defeated top-seeded East Brunswick, 1-0, to kick off the tournament in a game on October 29.##M:[more]##
The North boys’ soccer team, meanwhile, will also continue in the state playoffs following a 3-2 win over Hamilton on October 30. The Knights’ next opponent is fourth-seeded Monroe in the sectional quarterfinals this Friday, November 2.
Football
North (2-6): A loss to Lawrence, 42-6, on October 27. Rushing: Drew Kenevan: 13 for 47 yards, 1 TD. Passing: Ryan Phelan: 9 for 17, 98 yards. Receiving: Kenevan: 1 for 46. Mynes: 5 for 43.
A loss to Princeton, 27-6, on October 20. Rushing: Sean Reed: 17 for 40 yards. Passing: Rotimi Owoh: 5 for 14, 1TD, 73 yards. Receiving: Ryan Phelan: 2 for 29. Reed: 2 for 21. Darren Parrott: 1 for 13.
South (7-1): A win against Princeton, 24-14, on October 27. Rushing: Dave Twamley: 18 for 84 yards. Dempsey Page: 7 for 32. Mike Efstathios: 1 for 7. Henry MacQueen: 8 for 65. Passing: Connor Farrell: 4 for 8, 84 yards, 1TD. Receiving: Riemann: 2 for 78, 1TD. McKeever: 2 for 6.
A win against Notre Dame, 32-21, on October 21. Rushing: Dave Twamley: 28 for 135 yards, TD. Henry MacQueen: 1 for 6. Dempsey Page: 1 for 13. Passing: Connor Farrell: 14 for 20, 322 yards, 3 TDs. Receiving: J.B. Fitzgerald, 4 for 39. Jeff Riemann: 4 for 139. Page: 3 for 72. Twamley: 3 for 62.
Girls Soccer
North (7-6-3): A loss to Hopewell Valley, 1-0, in NJSIAA Group III Central Tournament October 29. Lily Pepper had 4 saves.
A win against Princeton Day School, 2-1, on October 22 in Mercer County Tournament. Goals: Brianna Taft. Assists: Katie Cummins. Saves: Lily Pepper, 8. North had 25 shots.
A loss against Princeton, 2-0, on October 20. Lily Pepper had 8 saves.
A win against Trenton, 7-0, on October 19. Goals: Meagan Chismar, 3. Carnevale, 2. Parrott. Chetrick. Assists: Taft.
South (9-6-2): A win against East Brunswick, 1-0, in first round of NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament October 29. Goals: Megan Voigtsberger. Assists: Lauren Ruta. South had 14 shots and Liz Huttner had 11 saves.
A loss to Hamilton, 3-2, on October 22. Goals: Maura McLaughlin, 2. Shootout goals: Kira Mangone, Megan Voigtsberger. South had 17 shots. Liz Huttner had 7 saves.
A win against Ewing, 4-0, on October 20. Goals: Kira Mangone, 3. Erika Deetjen. Assists: Liz Huttner, Mangone, Lauren Ruta.
A loss to Princeton, 6-0, on October 18.
Boys Soccer
North (10-7-1):A win against Hamilton, 3-2, on October 30 in the first-round NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III Tournament. Goals: Scott Kelly, Mike Tartaro, Alex Wonnell. Assists: Kelly: 2, Nassir Silwany, Kevin Nowak. Saves: Eric Scala, 5.
A loss to Pennington, 3-1, on October 22. Goals: Drew Eccleston. Assists: Evan Mitos. North had 11 shots. Saves: Eric Scala, 6.
A win against Trenton, 4-3, on October 20. Goals: Scott Kelly, 2. Kevin Nowak. Drew Eccleston. Assists: Eccleston, Tataro, Wonnell.
A loss to Trenton, 5-0, on October 18.
South (11-7-1):A loss to Jackson Memorial in a 4-2 shootout on October 30 in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Tournament. The regulation game was tied 1-1. Goal: Keisuke Murata. South had 22 shots. Eric Valero had 9 saves.
A win against Hopewell Valley, 3-2, on October 23. Goals: Josh Richards, 2. Alex Hazen. Assists: Keisuke Murata. South had 14 shots. Sitek had 9 saves.
A loss to Princeton, 4-1, on October 18. Goals: Prieto. Assists: Balevski.
Field Hockey
North (12-5): A loss to Warren Hills, 1-0, at the North Jersey II, Group III Quarters October 29. Melanie Zapantis had 11 saves.
A loss to Robbinsville, 3-2, on October 23. Goals: Kelly Trioanello, 2. North had 7 shots. Saves: Melanie Zapantis 1, Penhke, 3.
South (7-7-1): A loss to Steinert, 2-0, on October 23. Laura Cerrito had 8 saves.
A win against Lawrence, 3-2, in the first round of the NJSIAA Mercer County Tournament. Goals: Tory Sharpless 2. Theresa Burak. Assists: Hillary Freed, Burek, Kelsey Borup. South had 13 shots. Laura Cerrito had 14 saves.
A win against Princeton, 5-1, on October 18. Goals: Mallory Swanson, 2. Burek, 2. Sharpless. Assists: Sharpless, 3, Burek. South had 19 shots.
Tennis
South (18-1): A win against South Brunswick, 4-1, on October 29. Singles: Neha Gavai, 6-2. 6-4. Lesley Norris, 6-2, 6-4. Doubles: Allison Kempf and Larissa Lee Lum, 6-0, 6-2. Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3.
A win against Allentown, 5-0, on October 22. Singles: Annie Scharfstein, 6-1, 6-0. Neha Gavai, 6-2, 6-0. Larissa Lee Lum, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Mallory Wang and Amanda Stanton, 6-2, 6-0. Yeh and Wong, 6-3, 6-2.
North (13-5-1): A win against Nottingham, 5-0, on Ocober 23. Singles: Alma Chang,”6-0, 6-0. Caroline Chang, 6-0, 6-2. Natasha Sastri, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Sara Hoge and Deesha Sarma, 6-1, 6-0. Shanker and Berg, 6-1, 6-0.
A win against Notre Dame, 4-1, on October 22. Singles: Natasha Sastri, 2-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-5. Doubles: Ranjan and Dworsky, 6-4, 6-2, Sara Hoge and Deesha Sarma, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
A win against Trenton, 5-0, on October 17. Singles: Alma Chang, 6-0, 6-0. Caroline Chang, 6-0, 6-0. Natasha Sastri, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Sinthu Ranjan and Alex Dworsky, 6-0, 6-0. Deesha Sarma and Sara Hoge, 6-0, 6-0.
Girls Cross Country
North (9-3): Placed third at county championships at Veterans Park. Top finishers: 5.) Trish Reilly, 19:13.76. 8.) Emily Scott, 19:39.80. 9.) Kelly Callahan, 19:42.58.
South: Placed second at the Mercer Country Girls Cross Country Championships at Veterans Park October 26. Top Finishers: 2.) Katie Kellner, 18:06.91. 13.) Tiffany Hsieh, 19:53.00.
Boys Cross Country
North (12-0): Took First Place, 35, at the Mercer County Cross Country Championships October 26 at Veterans Park. Top Finishers: 3.) Joe Rosa, 16:04.46. Tyler Corkdale, 16:07.15. 7.) Jonathan Squeri, 16:13.09. 8.) John LiPuma, 16:18.24.
South (11-1): Placed second at the Mercer County Boys Cross Country Championships October 26. Top Finishers: 1.) Brian Leung, 15:03.65. 5.) Sam Macaluso, 16:07.65. 6.) Kevin Foy, 16:10.76. Jeff McKee, 16:14.16.
Girls Volleyball
North (5-3): A loss to Hunterdon Central, 25-14, 25-16, on October 17.
A win against Bridgewater, 25-15, 21-25, 25-21, on October 10.
South (8-6): A loss to Bridgewater, 25-17, 26-24, on October 17. Tia williams: 6 kills, 2 digs, 2 blocks. Abby Bemis: 15 digs.
