If all eyes are on the WW-P High School South football team this week (as it prepares to play Notre Dame this Friday, October 19, in a game that could determine the CVC Colonial division championship), that would be a big mistake. That’s because some equally compelling stories are developing with other teams at both high schools.##M:[more]##
At North, the boys’ cross country team — paced by freshman Joe Rosa, with a supporting cast that includes his twin brother, Jim — finds itself sporting an undefeated record. And that perfect record came after a face-off earlier this week against previously undefeated High School South, which joined the Knights in a five-way meet at Mercer County Park.
North prevailed, 19-38, with Rosa, John LiPuma, and Jon Squeri finishing 1, 2, and 3. The showdown was mitigated by South coach Kurt Wayton holding his top two runners, including senior Brian Leung, in anticipation of the Mercer County Championship next Friday, October 26.
The North field hockey team, meanwhile, was traveling to Lawrence as the News went to press on October 18 for a game that would give the Knights their second straight CVC Valley division championship. A win or a tie would give North the title; a loss would result in a tie with Lawrence.
The Knights ran their record to 10-3 with a 2-0 defeat of Notre Dame. Meghan Hunter and Jen Lennon scored the goals.
South’s tennis team, in what was supposed to be a rebuilding year, got clutch performances from its doubles players to propel itself to a 13-1 record.
Sports Scores
Football
North (2-4): A loss to Hamilton, 35-0, on October 13. Rushing: Sean Reed: 12 for 61 yards. Rotimi Owoh: 10 for 17. Receiving: Reed: 3 for 31. Ryan Phelan: 2 for 28.
A win against Hightstown, 14-0, on October 6. Rushing: Rotimi Owoh: 11 for 101. Sean Reed: 9 for 17. Passing: Owoh: 6 for 16, 132 yards. Receiving: Ryan Phelan: 3 for 105, Harris: 2 for 32.
South (5-1): A win against Hightstown, 50-7, on October 13. Rushing: Dave Twamley: 9 for 65 yards, TD. Mike Efstathios: 3 for 25. Henry MacQueen: 5 for 20. Passing: Connor Farrell: 8 for 12, 302 yards. Receiving: J.B. Fitzgerald: 3 for 50, TD. Jeff Riemann: 2 for 134, 2 TDs. Page: 1 for 66.
A win against Ewing, 31-7, on October 5. Rushing: Henry MacQueen: 13 for 90. Dave Twamley: 11 for 78, 1 TD. Page: 12 for 57. Mike Efstathios: 4 for 16, 2 TDs. Passing: Connor Farrell: 4 for 12, 82 yards. J.B. Fitzgerald: 1 for 1, 46 yards. Receiving: Reimann: 2 for 27. Fitzgerald: 1 for 15. Denehy: 1 for 40. Andy McKeever: 1 for 46.
Girls Soccer
North (5-4-3): A loss to Notre Dame, 3-0, on October 16. North took 12 shots. Lily Pepper had 7 saves.
Tied with Hopewell Valley, 0-0, on October 12. Lily Pepper: 13 saves.
A loss to Hightstown, 1-0, on October 9. North had 10 shots. Lily Pepper, 8 saves.
South (7-4-2): A win against Lawrence, 1-0, on October 16. Goal: Steph Dontas. Assist: Maura McLAughlin. Liz Huttner had 4 saves.
A win against Allentown, 5-0, on October 11. Goals: Maura McLaughlin, Lauren Ruta, Ally Schwartz, Simi, Deetjen. Assists: McLaughlin, 2. Schwartz, Ruta, Simi. Liz Huttner had 4 saves.
A win against Notre Dame, 1-0, on October 9. Goals: Steph Dontas. Liz Huttner had 8 saves.
Boys Soccer
North (7-5-1): A loss to Notre Dame, 2-1, on October 16. Goal: Scott Kelly. North took 9 shots. Eric Scala had 6 saves.
A tie with Hopewell Valley, 2-2, on October 13. Goals: Nassir Silwany. Scott Kelly.
A win against Highstown, 4-3, on October 9. Goals: Drew Eccleston. Eric Scala had 14 saves.
A loss to South, 2-1, on October 5. Goals: Scott Kelly.
South (10-4-1): A win against Lawrence, 1-0, on October 16. Goals: Ralph Aurora. South took 14 shots. Eric Valero had 8 saves.
A win against Notre Dame, 5-4, on October 9. Goals: Josh Richards:4, Alex Hazen. Assists: Keisuke Murata.
A win against North, 2-1, on October 5. Goals: Carlo Ingato. Keisuke Murata.
Field Hockey
North (10-3): A win against Notre Dame, 2-0, on October 16. Goals: Meghan Hunter, Jen Lennon. Assist: Megan Pisani. North took 13 shots. Melanie Zapantis had 1 save.
A win against South, 2-1, on October 9. Goals: Megan Pisani, Meghan Hunter. Assists: Pisani. North had 7 shots and Melanie Zapantis had 6 saves.
South (5-6-1): A win against Hamilton, 4-0, on October 16. Goals: Mallory Swanson, 3, and Theresa Burek. Assist: Tory Sharpless. South took 15 shots. Laura Cerrito had 3 saves.
A loss to North, 2-1, on October 9. Goals: Mallory Swanson. Assist: Tory Sharpless. South had 7 shots. Laura Cerrito: 5 saves.
Tennis
South (13-1): A win against East Brunswick on October 16. Doubles: Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
A win against Trenton, 5-0, on October 16. Singles: Lindsey Joseph, 6-0, 6-0. Neerja Sundaresan, 6-0, 6-0. Urjita Sudula, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Dana Lee and Nikki Gavai, 6-0, 6-0. Susrbta Svdula and Nicole Joseph, 6-1, 6-1.
A loss to Montgomery, 3-2, on October 12. Singles: Lesley Norris, 7-5, 6-3. Doubles: Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang, 6-4, 7-6.
A win against South Brunswick, 3-2, on October 9 at the NJSIAA Tennis Tournament. Singles winners: Leslie Norris, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (7-4). Doubles: Allison Kempf and Larissa Lee Lum, 6-7 (7-5), 6-4, 6-3. Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
A win against Lawrence, 5-0, on October 8. Singles: Leslie Norris, 6-4, 6-1. Annie Scharfstein, 6-1, 6-0. Catherine Yeh, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang, 6-0, 6-1. Jenna Katz and Ankita Satpute, 6-1, 6-0.
North (10-5-1): A win against Trenton, 5-0, on October 17. Singles: Alma Change, 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.
A win against Lawrence, 5-0, on October 16. Singles: Alma Chang, 6-3, 6-3. Caroline Chang, 6-2, 6-4. Sastri, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Ranjan and Bworsky, 6-0, 6-2. Sara Hoge and Deesha Sarna. 6-1, 6-2.
A tie with Hun 2 1/2- 2 1/2, on October 10. Singles: Natasha Sastri, 6-0, 6-3. Doubles: Sara Hoge and Deesha Sarma, 6-4, 7-6.
A loss to Princeton, 4 1/2-1/2, on October 9 at the NJSIAA Tennis Tournament.
A loss to Hopewell Valley, 3-2, on October 8. Singles winners: Caroline Chang, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. Doubles winners: Deesha Sarma and Sara Hoge, 6-4, 6-3.
Girls Cross Country
North (9-3): A win over Hamilton, 15-50, and losses to Lawrenceville, 26-29 and North, 22-36 at Mercer County Park on October 16. Individual results: 3.) Emily Scott, 20:27. 6.) Kelly Callahan, 20:40. 7.) Tiffany Hsieh, 20:42.
Placed third at the Old Bridge Classic on October 13. Top Finishers: 5.) Trish Reilly, 19:51. 11.) Emily Scott, 20:42. 12.) Kelly Callahan, 20:50. 28.) Kailee Andrucyk, 21:47. 32.) Molly Mitlak, 21:51. 33.) Rachel Libfraind, 21:54. Junior Varsity placed 5th at the meet. Top Finishers: 14.) Ali Campiglia, 23:36. 20.) Alyssa Christie, 23:58. 22.) Ally Shuell, 24:08. 35.) Niki Anand, 25:23. 37.) Sophia Liu, 25:47. For the freshmen, Sayeli Jayade placed 34th with a time of 21:36.
Defeated Lawrence 15-43, Nottingham, 15-50, and Hamilton, 18-37 October 9 in quad-meeet at Washington State Park. Top Finishers: 1.) Trish Reilly, 20:01. 2.) Emily Scott, 20:04. 4.) Kelly Callahan, 20:52. 7.) Molly Mitlak, 21:44. 8.) Rachel Libfraind, 22:02.
South (10-1): Defeated North, 22-36; Notre Dame, 20-39; Lawrenceville 19-44; and Hamilton 15-50 on October 16 at Mercer County Park. Top Finishers: 1.) Katie Kellner, 19:20. 4.) Ting-Ting Zhou, 20:31. 13.) Ashley Erikson, 21:23. 15.) Shelby Miller, 21:38.
Placed third with 88 points at The Old Bridge Classic October 13. Trish Reilly fifth overall, 19:51.
Defeated Trenton and Steinert on October 9 in quad-meet at Mercer County Park. Top Finishers: 1.) Katie Kellner, 20:42. 2.) Tiffany Hsieh, 20:49. 3.) Ting-Ting Zhou, 21:28. 4.) Ashley Erickson, 21:49. 5.) Becky Barclay, 21:50. 6.) Katie Calder, 21:54. 8.) Julia Yan, 22:17. 9.) Kelsey O’Connor, 22:26. 10.) Stephanie Ku, 22:32.
Boys Cross Country
North (12-0): Defeated South, 19-38; Lawrenceville 15-30; and Hamilton, 15-50 on October 16 at Mercer County Park. Top finishers: 1.) Joe Rosa, 16:32. 2.) John LiPuma, 16:45. 3.) Jon Squeri, 16:50. 6.) Steve Au-Yeung, 16:58. 8.) Tyler Corkedale, 17:02. 11.) Jim Rosa, 17:21. 12.) Anthony Lee, 17:24. 14.) Andrew Fox, 17:45.
October 13 at 35th Manhattan Invititational, freshman Joe Rosa placed tenth in the B race in 12:59.3.
Defeated Lawrence, 17-44 on October 9 at Washington State Park. Top Finishers: 4.) Andrew Fox, 17:26. 6.) Sager Velegala, 17:37. 7.) Mohan Yenugadhati, 18:01. 8.) Jones, 18:02.
South (11-1): Defeated Notre Dame, 24-32; Lawrenceville, 15-50; and Hamilton, 15-50 on October 16 at a batch meet at Mercer County Park on October 16. A loss to North, 19-38. Individual results: 4.) Kevin Foy, 16:52. 5.) Sam Macaluso, 16:55. 9.) Jeff McKee, 17:05.
Placed seventh at the 35th Manhattan Invitational on October 13. Brian Leung placed first with a time of 12:17.9 in 2.5 mile race. Held the day’s fastest time in seven varsity races.
Defeated Trenton, 15-50, and Steinert, 26-33 on October 9 at Mercer County Park. Top finishers: 1.) Brad Paskewitz, 17:37. 6.) Ian Frankel, 18:07. 8.) Schmidt, 18:12. 9.) Jaywant, 18:13. 10.) Max Margiotta, 18:14.
