Football
South (7-1) A 35-24 win over Notre Dame on October 19. Rushing: Brian Schoenauer, 33-268, 5 TDs. South established an early lead, scoring first on a 14-play, 86-yard opening drive that ate up 8:18 of the first quarter. After recovering their own kickoff that followed, the Pirates scored again, bringing their lead to 14-0 before the Irish had a chance to run a play. Notre Dame caught up in the third quarter and trimmed the deficit to 21-18, but South finished the game with two more touchdowns.
A 29-14 win over Hightstown on October 26. Rushing: Schoenauer, 26-228, 4 TDs.
North (0-8) A 47-28 loss to Northern Burlington on October 20. Passing: Kevin Murphy, 9-14-162, 2 TD. Rushing: Tyrone Parker, 21-146, 1 TD.
A 42-19 loss to Hamilton West on October 27.
Girls’ Tennis
South (19-2) A win, 5-0 over Steinert, on October 18. Singles 1, Margaret MacArthur, 1-6, 6-4, 6-1; Singles 2, Caroline Zhou, 6-0, 6-0; Singles 3, Megan Reilly, 6-0, 6-0; Doubles 1, Angela Li & Sanjana Ravi, 6-2, 6-4; Doubles 2, Ivy Kang & Varna Kodoth, 3-6, 7-5.
A win, 5-0 over Lawrence, on October 22. Singles 1, MacArthur, 6-1, 6-0; Singles 2, Zhou, 6-2, 6-0; Reilly, 6-1, 6-1; Singles 4, Camila Pena, 6-1, 6-3; Doubles 1, Kang & Kodoth, 6-0, 6-2.
A win, 5-0 over Ewing, on October 23. Singles 1, Belinda Ji, 7-5, 7-6; Singles 2, MacArthur, 6-0, 6-2; Singles 3, Reilly, 6-3, 6-2; Doubles 1, Kang & Kodoth, 6-1, 6-2; Doubles 2, Rebekka Hansen & Maya Kaisth, 6-0, 6-0.
A win, 5-0 over Notre Dame, on October 23. Singles 1, Ji, 6-0, 6-0; Singles 2, MacArthur, 6-3, 6-2; Singles 3, Zhou, 6-0, 6-1; Doubles 1, Kang & Kodoth, 6-1, 6-2; Doubles 2, Hansen & Kaisth, 6-3, 6-2.
North (13-4) A win, 5-0 over Notre Dame, on October 18. Singles 1, Nyambe Tuchscherer, 6-1, 6-0; Singles 2, Jessica Mao, 6-2, 6-0; Singles 3, Danika Baskar, 6-0, 6-1; Doubles 1, Arille Bosworth & Michelle Lee, 6-1, 6-1; Doubles 2, Nanase Koike & Ranjitha Vasa, 6-0, 6-2.
A win, 4-1 over Steinert, on October 22. Singles 2, Baskar, 6-1, 6-1; Singles 3, Bosworth, 6-0, 6-1; Doubles 1, Lee & Vasa, 6-4, 6-0; Doubles 2, Sreya Gona & Koike, 6-1, 6-0.
Field Hockey
South defeated North 4-0 on October 26 in the Mercer County Tournament semifinal. South: Goals: Colby Hussong, Yun-Ah Park, Cassie Perez, Rachael Salerno. Assists: Hussong, Park. Saves: Emily Kramer, 4. North: Saves: Pooja Divan, 5.
South (15-3) A win, 2-1 over Princeton, on October 18. Goals: Hussong, Park. Assists: Kate McCormick, 1. Saves: Kramer, 10.
A win, 5-0 over Ewing, on October 20. Goals: Park, 2, K. McCormick, Hussong, Alison Aimers. Assists: Hussong, 3. Saves: Kramer, 6. Mercer County Tournament, first round.
A win, 1-0 over Hopewell Valley, on October 23. Goals: Hussong. Saves: Kramer, 9. Mercer Country Tournament, quarterfinal round.
A win, 6-0 over Piscataway, on October 25. Goals: Hussong, 2. Samantha McCormick, Sarah Moxham, Erin Sheets, K. McCormick. Assists: K. McCormick, 2. Perez. Saves: Jess Kaganskiy, 4. Kramer, 3. NJSIAA Tournament, First Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4.
North (11-6) A win, 2-1 over Stuart Day, on October 18. Goals: Morgan Francis, Catherine Mak. Assists, Francis, Jeanine Lennon. Saves: Christina Hayduchok, 2.
A win, 2-1 over Robbinsville, on October 19. Goals: Francis, Julianna Haase. Assists: Francis, Haase. Saves: Hayduchok, 9. Mercer County Tournament, first round.
A win, 1-0 over Princeton Day, on October 23. Goals: Mak. Saves: Hayduchok, 7. Mercer County Tournament, quarterfinal round.
A win, 5-1 over Old Bridge, on October 25. Goals: Lennon, 3. Leah Calotta, Francis. Assists: Leah Yourstone, 4. Calotta. Saves: Hayduchok: 4.
Boys’ Soccer
South and North tied 0-0 on October 18. South: Saves: Jabril Samatar, 11. North: saves: Tipu Shah, 7.
South (8-6-5) A loss to Nottingham, 2-1, on October 20. Goals: Eddison Guluma. Saves: Samatar, 7. MCT, first round.
A loss to Lawrence, 2-0, on October 23. Saves: Samatar, 6. Mercer County Tournament, consolation round.
A loss to Montclair, 2-1, on October 26. Goals: Marty Purushottam. Saves: Samatar, 7.
North (8-7-2) win, 3-2, over Hopewell Valley on October 20. Goals: John Bartell, Marcelino Lobato, Yaw Owusu-Boahen. Assists: Lobato, Jeff Yung. Saves: Shah, 7. Mercer County Tournament, first round.
A loss to Allentown, 4-1, on October 23. Goals: Lobato. Saves: Shah, 12. Mercer County Tournament, quarterfinal round.
Girls’ Soccer
South defeated North 4-3 on October 18. South: Goals: Brittain Dearden, 2; Bianca Ingato, Charlotte Townsend. Assists: Melinda Altamore, Sloane Garelick. Saves: Caroline Brooks, 4; Salena Medina, 7. North: Goals: Sara Hayduchok, Julia Tampellini, Meghan Wachira. Assists: Tampellini, Allison Chismar. Saves: Stefanie Wisotsky, 6.
South (4-9-3) A loss to Hopewell Valley, 2-0, on October 20. Saves: Medina, 12. MCT, first round.
A loss to Notre Dame, 3-1, on October 23. Goals: Ignato. Saves: Medina, 11.
A draw, 0-0, with Edison. Saves: Medina, 15.
North (6-9) A loss to Hamilton West, 2-1 in a penalty shootout, on October 20. Goals: Chismar. Assists: Wachira. Saves: Wisotsky, 10. Mercer County Tournament, first round.
A loss to Hightstown, 2-0, on October 24. Saves: Deirdre Pehnke, 2; Wisotsky, 3.
Girls’ Volleyball
South defeated North 2-1 on October 24. South: Hayley Merrill: 20 kills, 2 aces. Skylar DeLemos: 7 K, 3 A. Shilvi Shah: 6 K, 3 A.
South (14-7) A win, 2-1 over Colonia, on October 18. DeLemos: 11 K, 3 A. Merrill: 11 K, 1 A. Shah: 4 K, 1 A. Xintong An: 4 K, 1 A. Jinae Park: 3 K, 1 A. Halley Costantino: 1 K, 3 A.
A win, 2-0 over Piscataway, on October 22. Merrill: 9 K, 1 A. Costantino: 4 K, 3 A. DeLemos: 3 K, 4 A. Shah: 2 K, 3 A.
North (9-14) A loss to J.P. Stevens, 2-1, on October 19. Liz Sugar: 7 K. Jackie Tom: 2 K. Melissa Fang: 1 K. Stephanie Naglak: 1 A.
A win, 2-0, over Point Pleasant Beach, on October 23.
Cross Country
The North and South boys and girls teams all competed in the Mercer County Championship meet at Washington Crossing Park on October 26.
The Pirate boys captured their third consecutive Mercer County title. Jake Riff (15:48), Tom Vince (15:51), and Dan Riff (15:52) placed first, second, and third, respectively. Karn Setya (16:37) finished in ninth place. Riff became South’s first individual chamption since Brian Leung in 2007.
The South girls also made a statement, winning their second Mercer County title in three years by an 87-point margin. Julia Deen (19:24), Deirdre Casey (19:43), Edlyn Gulama (19:48), and Christina Rancan (19:59) placed second, fourth, fifth, and eighth, respectively.
The North boys placed third. Eddie Cunningham (16:10), who finished in fourth place, was the sole top-ten finisher for North.
North girls placed fourth. Manoyla Altan was third with a time of 19:33.
