Football
North (0-2): A loss to Hopewell Valley, 31-28, in overtime, on September 20. Rushing: Len Bellezza: 5-52; Rob White: 7-25; Rotimi Owoh: 3-1; Sean Reed: 16-23. Passing: Rob White: 13-22-0, 181 yards. Receiving: Drew Kenavan: 4-76; Josh Harrison: 2-29; Ryan Phelan: 1-6; Sean Reed: 1-3; Tyshaun Chandler: 3-32.##M:[more]##
A loss to Hightstown, 21-3, on September 12. Joe Behnke kicked a 26-yard field goal. Sean Reed had 20 carries for 80 yards.
South (2-0): A win over Hightstown, 49-20, on September 20. Rushing: Dave Twamley: 20-237, 5 TDs; Henry MacQueen: 2-8, TD; Chris Matthews: 3-42; Rasheed Campbell: 5-30; Zak Krakower: 2-22. Passing: Farrell: 12-17-2, 154 yards, TD. Receiving: Jack Dennehy: 6-90, TD; Twamley: 1-3; Chris Matthews: 1-20; Max Merkovitz: 2-18; MacQueen: 2-33. Sacks: Dave Calves: 1-7. Interceptions: Twamley: 1-2; Dennehy: 1-2.
A win over Lawrence, 48-32, on September 13. Rushing: Dave Twamley: 18-73, TD; Chris Matthews: 6-31; Henry MacQueen: 1-15; Connor Farrell: 1-3. Passing: Farrell: 18-28-1, 451. Receiving: MacQueen: 4-197, TD; Jeff Riemann: 5-143, 2 TDs; Jack Dennehey: 2-37, TD; Alex Rohrbach: 1-29; Max Merkovitz: 3-16; Twamley: 1-15; Matthews: 2-14.
Girls Soccer
North (1-2-0): A loss to Steinert, 2-1, on September 18. Goal: Ibanez. North took 5 shots. Pepper had 7 saves.
A loss to South, 3-0, on September 15. North took 5 shots. Pepper had 3 saves.
A win against Allentown, 2-1, on September 12. Goals: Sarah Alesio, Jackie Kercheval. Assists: Lexie Forsell, Jen Ibanez. North took 10 shots. Leah Pepper had 3 saves.
South (2-3): A loss to Hightstown, 2-0, on September 23. South took 5 shots. Liz Huttner had 5 saves.
A loss to Robbinsville, 2-1, on September 19. Goal: Erica Simi. Assist: Erika Deetjen. South took 5 shots. Liz Huttner had 6 saves.
A win against North, 3-0, on September 15. Goals: Victoria Matthews, Deetjen, and Ally Schwartz. Assists: Deetjen, Katie Murphy. South took 10 shots. Huttner had 4 saves; Ali Pungello had 1.
A loss to Ridgewood, 2-1, in overtime, on September 13. Goal: Kat Philbin. Assist: McLaughlin. South took 14 shots. Huttner had 13 saves.
A win, 4-0, over Trenton on September 12. Goals: Vik Matthews, Erica Simi, Maura McLaughlin, and Erika Beetjen. Assists: McLaughlin: 2; Ally Schwartz, Sarah Szotak. South took 26 shots. Pungello had 3 saves.
Boys Soccer
North (5-0): A win over Robbinsville, 8-0, on September 23. Goals: Brandon Madsen: 3; Alex Cadar; Mohamed Conteh; Mike Jacques; Kody Sun; Mike Tartaro. Assists: Alex Cadar: 2; Drew Eccleston: 2; Joe Cigna; Mike Jacques; Nassir Silwany. North took 20 shots. Eric Scala had 4 saves.
A win, 3-0, over Steinert on September 18. Goals: Tartaro: 2; Kelly. Assist: Kelly. Scala had 4 saves.
A win against South, 4-0, on September 15. Goals: Kevin Nowak, Mike Jacques, Scott Kelly: 2. Assists: Silwany, Sun, Eccleston. North took 18 shots. Scala had 4 saves.
A win against Peddie, 2-0, on September 13. Goals: Drew Eccleston; Mohamed Conteh. Assist: Nowak. Eric Scala had 5 saves. North took 10 shots.
A win against Allentown, 5-1, on September 12. Goals: Mohamed Conteh: 2; Scott Kelly; Mike Jacques; Alex Cadar. Assists: Cadar; Conteh; Drew Eccleston; Tartaro; Jacques. North took 19 shots. Scala had 7 saves.
South (4-1-1): A tie against Hightstown, 1-1, on September 23. Goal: Koike. Valero had 6 saves; Sitek had 3. South took 22 shots.
A win against Montgomery, 4-1, on September 20. Goals: Aurora, Murata, Male, Siversten. Assists: Murata: 2, Skapyak. South took 13 shots. Valero had 4 saves. Sitek had 4 saves.
A win against Robbinsville, 5-0, on September 19. Goals: Borsack: 2; Alex Prieto; Koike; Tom Carroll. Assists: Prieto: 2; Murata: 2; Ramirez. South took 20 shots. Valero had 2 saves; Sitek had 2 saves.
A loss to North, 4-0, on September 15. South took 6 shots. Valero had 8 saves.
A win, 3-0, against Hun on September 13. Goals: Mike Skapyak; Ralph Aurora; Prieto. Assists: Prieto, 2. South took 12 shots. Valero had 3 saves. Sitek had 3 saves.
A win against Trenton, 2-0, on September 12. Goals: Mike Skapyak and Ali Rahim. Assist: Alex Prieto. South took 18 shots. Anthony Sitek had 2 saves. Eric Valero had 4.
Field Hockey
North (2-3): A win against Hamilton, 3-0, on September 22. Goals: Kristen Carpio: 2; McEwen. Assists: Troianello, Bilardo, McEwen. North took 16 shots. Jackie Silva had 6 saves.
A loss to Allentown, 2-0, on September 18. North took 4 shots. Silva had 7 saves.
A loss to Stuart Country Day, 6-1, on September 15. Goal: Jen Lennon. Assist: McEwen. Silva had 8 saves.
A loss to Peddie, 4-0, on September 13. Silva had 7 saves.
A win against Nottingham, 5-0, on September 12. Goals: Kristin Carpio; Shiffa Rizki; Heather Bilardo; Jen Lennon; Kristin Troianello. North took 23 shots. North had seven saves.
South (2-3-1): A win against Ewing, 1-0, on September 23. Goal: Carolina Echeverri. Assist: Steph Gati. South took 11 shots. Sara Burnosky had 1 save.
A win against Hightstown, 1-0, on September 22. Goal: Carolina Echeverri. South took nine shots.
A loss to Robbinsville, 2-0, on September 16. Burnosky had 12 saves.
A loss to Hun, 1-0, on September 15. Sara Burnosky had 2 saves.
A loss to Hopewell Valley, 1-0, on September 12 after a shootout. South took four shots. Sara Burnosky had 16 saves.
Tennis
North (4-0): A 6th place finish, with 11 points, in the Mercer County Tournament on September 24.
On September 24: First Singles, Backdraw Semifinals: Chang, 8-1. First Doubles, Semifinals: Hoge/Sarma: 4-6, 6-4, 7-6.
On September 22: Second Singles, First Round: Sastri, 6-2, 6-2. Third Singles, First Round: Traub, 6-1, 6-0. First Doubles, First Round: Hoge/Sarma: 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Second Round: Hoge/Sarma: 6-0, 6-0. Second Doubles, First Round: Shankar/Raghanathan, 6-0, 6-0. Black Draw Bracket: First Singles: Chang, 8-4.
A win against Hamilton, 5-0, on September 19. Singles: 1.) Chang, 6-0, 6-1. 2.) Sastri, 6-1, 6-1. 3.) Traub, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Hoge/Sarma, 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Shanjar/Raghanathan, 6-0, 6-0.
A win against Steinert, 4-1, on September 15. Singles: 2.) Natasha Sastri: 6-0, 6-1; 3.) Melissa Traub: 6-3, 6-2. Doubles: 1.) Sara Hoge and Deesha Sarma: 6-0, 6-0; 2.) Aneesha Raghanathan and Aparna Shankar: 6-1, 6-0.
South (6-0): The team claimed four of five Mercer County Tournament individual titles to take first place overall in the tournament on September 24, with 23 points. South took first place over Princeton Day and Hun, which has won the tournament for the past seven years. Winning their individual titles were Sahana Jayaraman at second singles, Lesley Norris at third singles, Annie Scharfstein and Larissa Lee Lum at first doubles, and Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang at second doubles.
Third-Fourth Place Playoff: Ammu Mandalap: 6-1, 6-2. Second Singles, Final : Jayaraman, 7-5, 6-0. Second Singles, Semifinal: Jayaraman: 6-1, 6-1. Third Singles, Final: Norris: 6-1, 6-1. Third Singles, Semifinal: Norris: 6-3, 6-0. First Doubles, Finals: Scharfstein/ Larissa Lee Lum: 6-2, 6-2. First Doubles, Semifinals: Scharfstein/ Lee Lum: 6-0, 6-3. Second Doubles, Final: Stanton/Wang: 6-0, 7-5. Second Doubles, Semifinal: Stanton/Wang: 6-0, 6-1.
On September 22: First Singles, First Round: Mandalap, 6-1, 6-2. Second Round: Mandalap, 6-1, 6-2. Second Singles, First Round: Jayaraman: 6-2, 6-0. Second Singles, Second Round: Jayaraman: 2-6, 6-1, 6-0. Third Singles, First Round: Norris: 6-0, 6-2. Second Round: Norris, 6-1, 6-1. First Doubles, First Round: Scharfstein/Lee Lum: 6-2, 6-2. Second Round: Scharfstein/ Lee Lum: 6-1, 6-1. Second Doubles, First Round: Stanton/Wang: 6-0, 6-1. Second Doubles, Second Round: Stanton/Wang: 6-0, 6-0.
A win over Nottingham, 5-0, on September 19. Singles: 1.) Mandalap, 6-3, 6-1. 2.) Jayaraman, 6-1, 6-1. 3.) Norris, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1.) Sharfstein/ Lee Lum, 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Yeh/Katz, 6-1, 6-1.
A win over Hightstown, 5-0, on September 17. Singles: 1.) Mandalap: 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Jayaraman, 6-0, 6-1. 3.) Norris: 6-1, 6-0. Doubles: Scharfstein/Lee Lum: 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Stanton/Wang, 6-0, 6-0.
A win against Robbinsville, 5-0, on September 15. Singles: 1.)Mandalap: 6-0, 6-0; 2.) Jayaraman: 6-0, 6-0; 3.) Norris: 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1.) Lee Lum/Scharfstein: 6-0, 6-1. 2.) Stanton/Wang: 6-0, 6-0.
Girls Cross Country
North: A win against Steinert, 15-50; a win against Hightstown, 15-50, and a win against Ewing, 15-50, on September 23. 1.) Emily Scott, 21:35; 2.) Trish Reilly, 21:35; 4.) Kelly Callahan, 21:41; 5.) Kailee Andrucyk, 22:23; 9.) Molly Mitlak, 23:00; 11.) Alyssa Christie, 23:13; 12.) Anum Shah, 23:17; 13.) Christina LiPuma, 23:54.
A win against Robbinsville, 23-32, and a win against Notre Dame, 22-33, on September 16. 2.) Emily Scott, 19:37.2; Trish Reilly, 20:02.6; 5.) Kelly Callahan, 20:46.5; 7.) Kailee Andrucyk, 21:51.1; 13.) Molly Mitlak, 22:35.6; 20.) Alyssa Christie, 23:23.9; 26.) Christina LiPuma, 24:24.3; 27.) Tracy Kong, 24:43.9; 29.) Anum Shah, 25:10.4; 30.) Gabie, 25:25.8.
Emily Scott won the girls’ junior race at the Knight Invitational on September 13.
South: Caroline Kellner finished third in the freshman race at the Cherokee Challenge in Medford on September 20. Her sister, Katie, finished seventh in the senior race, and Shelby Miller placed twelfth in the sophomore race.
A win over Lawrence, 15-50; a win over Hopewell, 25-32; and a win over Allentown, 15-48, on September 16. 1.) Katie Kellner, 18:39; 3.) Caroline Kellner, 18:56; 6.) Miller, 20:36; 7.) Barclay: 20:51; 8.) Zhou, 20:51; 10.) Gambatese, 22:54.
Caroline Kellner won the girls’ freshman race at the Knight Invitational on September 13.
Boys Cross Country
North: A win against Ewing, 20-43, and a loss to Hightstown, 27-28, on September 23. 4.) Muhan Yenugadhati, 18:07; 5.) Casey Dalrymple, 18:10; 8.) Andrew Washuta, 18:22; 9.) Patrick O’Connell, 18:23; 10.) Matt Kelly, 18:24.
A first place team finish at the Briarwood Invitational on September 20 at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, finishing 1 point ahead of North Penn. Joe Rosa set a meet record at the meet, with a time of 15:33. Ryan Sleeper came in 11th overall.
Joe Rosa won the sophomore boys’ race at the Knight Invitational on September 13 with a time of 9:38.22. He had the top time overall. Jon Squeri wont the boys’ junior race. Stephen Ellwood won the boys’ senior race.
South: A first place finish at the Cherokee Challenge on September 20 in Medford. Kevin Foy finished third in the senior class race. Sam Macaluso finished seventh in the junior race. Brian Schoepfer finished fifth in the sophomore race.
A win over Lawrence, 16-47; a win over Hopewell, 18-43; and a win over Allentown, 16-47, on September 16. 1.) Foy, 16:45; 2.) Macaluso, 16:46; 3.) Schafer, 16:47; 5.) Doe, 16:54; 9.) Schmidt, 17:07; 10.) Jenwant, 17:08.
Alex Maeda won the boys’ freshman race at the Knight Invitational on September 13.
Girls Volleyball
North (1-3): A loss to South, 25-22, 25-14, on September 23.
A loss to JP Stevens 10-25, 22-25, on September 18.
A win against Lacey Township, 25-13, 25-23, on September 17.
A loss to Hillsborough, 25-19, 15-25, 13-25, on September 16.
South (6-1): A win against North, 25-22-, 25-14, on September 23. Deborah Brodsky: 5 kills, 3 aces, 2 assists, 1 block; Andre Echeverri: 5 digs; Michelle Emerman: 3 kills, 1 assist, 1 dig, 1 block; Amy Greenberger: 9 assists, 3 aces, 2 kills, 1 dig; Hannah Jin: 3 aces, 1 assist; Misty Ozbek: 4 aces, 4 kills; Alexandra Thumm: 3 kills; Lea Williams: 5 kills, 1 assist.
A win against Cinnaminson, 25-19, 25-22, on September 22. Deborah Brodsky 3 blocks, 3 kills, 1 ace; Rachael Degnan 1 dig, 1 kill; Andrea Echeverri 5 digs, 1 assist; Michelle Emerman 1 block; Amy Greenberger 9 assists, 5 aces, 1 block, 1 kill; Hannah Jin 3 aces, 1 assist; Jaime Mishkin 3 aces, 1 assist; Devon Ngai 4 digs, 1 assist, 1 block; Misty Ozbek 2 aces, 2 kills; Lea Williams 5 blocks, 4 aces, 2 kills, 1 assist.
A loss to Hunterdon Central, 25-20, 25-18, on September 19. Andrea Echeverri had 15 digs and Amy Greenberger 13 assists for WW-PS.
A win against Shawnee, 25-19, 13-25, 25-22, on September 18.
A win, 25-15, 25-12, over Gloucester Catholic on September 16. Deborah Brodsky 5 digs, 1 kill; Rachael Degnan 3 digs, 1 kill; Andrea Echeverri 5 digs; Michelle Emerman 2 kills, 1 dig; Amy Greenberger 15 assists, 3 aces, 2 digs, 2 blocks; Wendy Gu 5 digs, 1 kill; Hannah Jin 4 digs; Jaime Mishkin 1 kill; Devon Ngai 3 digs, 2 aces; Misty Ozbek 12 digs, 3 kills, 1 block; Alexandra Thumm 1 block, 1 kill; Lea Williams 3 kills, 2 aces, 2 digs, 2 blocks.
A win against Colts Neck, 3-0, on September 15. Deborah Brodsky: 3 digs, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 2 kills. Andrea Echeverri: 25 digs, 1 kill. Michelle Emerman: 1 kill. Amy Greenberger: 11 assists, 2 blocks, 2 kills, 1 dig. Devon Ngai: 3 digs. Misty Ozbek: 3 kills, 2 aces. Sindhura Polubothu: 5 digs. Alexandra Thumm: 4 kills. Lea Williams: 3 aces, 3 digs, 2 assists, 2 kills, 1 block.
A win against Hillsborough, 25-14, 25-17, on September 12.
Sports Briefs
High School South boys’ cross country coach Brian Gould was selected as New Jersey’s Coach of the Year in cross country by the National Federation of High Schools Association for the 2007-2008 season.
Christine Franz, a Plainsboro resident and a sophomore on Ithaca College’s field hockey team, scored a goal in the team’s win against Wooster, 6-5, on September 6. She also scored another goal against Brockport on September 10.
High School North graduate Christine Franz scored two goals and an assist so far this season for Ithaca College’s field hockey team. Her goals came in a 4-0 win over Brockport and a 6-5 win over Wooster.
