#b#Sports Scores#/b#
Football
North (0-4). A 40-14 loss to Trenton on Saturday, September 28. Passing: Kevin Murphy, 11-26, 221 yards, 2 TD. Receiving: Juwan Harrison, 6-84, 1 TD. Jack O’Connell, 1 TD.
A 49-34 loss to Nottingham on Friday, October 4. Passing: Murphy, 4 TD. Receiving: Harrison, 2 TD.
South (1-3). A 27-14 win over Princeton on Friday, September 27. Passing: Andrew Schoepher, 5-6, 68 yards, 1 TD. Receiving: TJ Lanzetta, 1 TD. Rushing: Mike Domino, 65 yards, 1 TD. Diego Cuitino, 90 yards, 1 TD. Schoepher, 1 TD.
A 21-0 loss to Northern Burlington on Friday, October 4.
Boys’ Soccer
North (4-5-1). A 4-0 win over Ewing on Tuesday, September 24. Goals: Melvin Sapon, 4. Saves: Tipu Shah, 2.
A 5-0 win over Robbinsville on Thursday, September 26. Goals: Austin Plachy, 3. Sapon, 2. Assists: Nana Owusu-Boahen, 2. Bobby Costa, 1. Saves: Shah, 1.
A 2-1 loss to Hightstown on Tuesday, October 1. Goals: Vincenzo Pugliese, 1. Assists: Plachy, 1. Saves: Shah, 8.
A 2-0 loss to Steinert on Thursday, October 3. Saves: Shah, 5.
South (2-7-1). A 2-1 loss to Trenton on Tuesday, September 24. Goals: Mohammed Abou-Alfoutough. Assists: Luis Cruz. Saves: Jabril Samatar, 6.
A 3-0 win over Ewing on Thursday, September 26. Goals: Cruz, Jake Arbeiter, Ryan Cloyes, 1. Assists: Cruz, Matt Stein, 1. Saves: Samatar, 8.
A 3-0 loss to Lawrenceville on Saturday, September 28. Saves: Samatar, 2.
A 3-0 loss to Notre Dame on Tuesday, October 2. Saves: Samatar, 8.
A 4-0 loss to Allentown on Thursday, October 3. Saves: Samatar, 11.
Girls’ Soccer
North (2-6). A 3-2 loss to Ewing on Tuesday, September 24. Goals: Allison Chismar, Simone Counts, 1. Assists: Meghan Wachira, 1. Saves: Deirdre Pehnke, 7.
A 3-2 loss to Robbinsville on Thursday, September 26. Goals: Wachira, Nicole Randolph, 1. Assists: Wachira, 1. Saves: Pehnke, 5.
A 1-0 win over Hightstown on Tuesday, October 1. Goals: Wachira, 1. Assists: Sarah Carulli, 1. Saves: Pehnke, 17.
A 1-0 loss to Steinert on Thursday, October 3. Saves: Pehnke, 8.
South (3-5-1). An 8-0 win over Trenton on Tuesday, September 24. Goals: Abbey Jones, 2. Gabby Portilla, Gabby Saade, Melinda Altamore, Anastasia Rizzo-Wittlin, Lindsay Philbin, Samantha Schattin, 1. Assists: Altamore, 2. Rizzo-Wittlin, Portilla, Saade, Jennifer Case, Eliana Hughes, Caroline Mezzanotte, 1. Saves: Caroline Brooks, 1. Julia Koepp, 2.
A 1-1 draw with Ewing on Thursday, September 26. Goals: Portilla, 1. Assists: Saade, 1. Saves: Brooks, 14.
A 2-1 win over Rancocas Valley on Monday, September 30. Goals: Altamore, Nicole Petty, 1. Assists: Saade, 1. Saves: Brooks, 13.
A 7-1 loss to Notre Dame on Tuesday, October 1. Goals: Altamore, 1. Assists: Saade, 1. Saves: Brooks, 13. Koepp, 1.
A 5-1 loss to Allentown on Thursday, October 3. Goals: Altamore, 1. Assists: Saade, 1. Saves: Brooks, 16. Altamore, 1. Natalie Cardulla, 1.
Field Hockey
North (4-6). A 3-0 win over Steinert on Wednesday, September 25. Goals: Julianna Haase, Catherine Mak, Caroline Zhou, 1. Assists: Mak, Kylie Mulhall, 1. Saves: Christina Hayduchok, 2.
A 4-2 win over Notre Dame on Friday, September 27. Goals: Mulhall, C. Zhou, Mak, Olivia Harpel 1. Assists: Hasse, 2. Harpel, 1. Saves: Hayduchok, 11.
A 3-1 loss to Hightstown on Monday, September 30. Goals: Haase, 1. Saves: Hayduchok, 12.
A 4-1 loss to Stuart on Thursday, October 3. Goals: Mirando Zhou, 1. Assists: Harpel, Mak, 1. Saves: Hayduchok, 18.
A 5-0 loss to Princeton on Friday, October 4. Saves: Hayduchok, 9.
South (7-5). A 3-1 loss to Princeton on Tuesday, September 24. Goals: Adityaa Shukla, 1. Assists: Sarah Klieger, 1. Saves: Jess Kaganskiy, 8.
A 2-1 win over Rancocas Valley on Saturday, September 28. Goals: Kate McCormick, Rachel Salerno, 1. Saves: Kaganskiy, 4.
A 3-1 win over Nottingham on Monday, September 30. Goals: R. Salerno, Erin Sheets, Sarah Moxham, 1. Assists: Dana Salerno, 1.
A 3-2 loss to Hightstown on Wednesday, October 2. Goals: Moxham, R. Salerno, 1. Assists: K. McCormick, 1. Saves: Kaganskiy, 4.
A 3-1 loss to Peddie on Friday, October 4. Goals: Sam McCormick, 1. Saves: Kaganskiy, 6.
A 5-0 win over Steinert on Saturday, October 5. Goals: K. McCormick, S. McCormick, D. Salerno, Shukla, Suchira Sharma, 1. Assists: K. McCormick, S. McCormick, 2. Saves: Kaganskiy, 1.
Girls’ Tennis
North (9-1). A 5-0 win over Lawrence on Friday, September 27. Singles 1: Nyambe Tuchscherer, 6-2, 6-0. Singles 2: Audrey Chen, 6-0, 6-1. Singles 3: Ranjitha Vasa, 6-0, 6-3. Doubles 1: Nicky Charan and Jessica Mao, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 2: Sai Dhulipalla and Ruchi Vyas, 6-1, 6-1.
A 5-0 loss to Princeton on Monday, September 30.
A 5-0 win over Nottingham on Wednesday, October 2. Singles 1: Tuchscherer, 6-1, 6-3. Singles 2: Arielle Bosworth, 6-0, 6-0. Singles 3: Chen, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 1: Charan and Vasa, 6-0, 6-2.
A 5-0 win over Hamilton West on Thursday, October 3. Singles 1: Tuchscherer, 6-0, 6-1. Singles 2: Bosworth, 6-2, 6-0. Singles 3: Chen, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 1: Dhulipalla and Vasa: 6-0, 6-1. Doubles 2: Pooja Rajan and Eva Sachar, 6-0, 6-0.
A 5-0 win over Freehold Township on Friday, October 4. Singles 1: Tuchscherer, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Singles 2: Bosworth, 6-2, 6-0. Singles 3: Chen, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles 1: Charan and Mao, 6-0, 6-2. Doubles 2: Dhulipalla and Vasa, 6-2, 6-3. State tournament, first round.
South (13-0). A 5-0 win over Hightstown on Friday, September 27. Singles 1: Claudia Siniakowicz, 6-1, 6-4. Singles 2: Caroline Zhou, 6-0, 6-3. Singles 3: Megan Reilly, 6-0, 6-1. Doubles 1: Varna Kodoth and Stephanie Ji, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles 2: Shranya Thondapu and Manogna Konduri, 6-4, 6-0.
A 5-0 win over Lawrence on Monday, September 30. Siniakowicz, 6-0, 6-0. Singles 2: Haley Rich, 6-0, 6-0. Singles 3: Zhou, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles 1: Angela Li and Sanjana Ravi, 6-2, 6-2. Doubles 2: Margaret MacArthur and Angela Weng, 6-0, 6-0.
A 5-0 win over Allentown on Tuesday, October 1. Singles 1: Siniakowicz, 6-0, 6-0. Singles 2: Rich, 6-0, 6-0. Singles 3: Zhou, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 1: MacArthur and Weng, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 2: Ji and Kodoth, 6-2, 6-0.
A 5-0 win over Robbinsville on Wednesday, October 2. Singles 1: Siniakowicz, 6-1, 6-2. Singles 2: Rich, 6-1, 6-0. Singles 3: Zhou, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles 1: MacArthur and Weng, 6-1, 6-0. Doubles 2: Ji and Kodoth, 6-0, 6-0.
A 5-0 win over Jackson on Friday, October 4. Singles 1: Siniakowicz, 6-0, 6-0. Singles 2: Rich, 6-2, 6-0. Singles 3: Zhou, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles 1: Li and Ravi, 6-2, 6-1. Doubles 2: MacArthur and Weng, 6-0, 6-3. State tournament, first round.
Girls’ Volleyball
North (3-9). A 2-1 loss to Lawrenceville on Thursday, September 26.
A 2-1 loss to Colonia on Friday, September 27.
A 2-0 loss to Old Bridge on Monday, September 30. Emily Fang: 9 digs. Anushka Singh: 7 assists. Jackie Tom: 3 kills. Ashley Yao: 3 kills. Tessa Zhang: 1 ace, 1 kill.
A 2-1 loss to J.P. Stevens on Wednesday, October 2.
A 2-0 loss to South Brunswick on Thursday, October 3.
South (5-6). A 2-0 win over Bishop Ahr on Wednesday, September 25. Jinae Park: 16 assists, 12 service points, 4 aces, 3 digs, 1 kill. Hayley Merrill: 15 kills, 4 aces, 4 service points, 4 blocks, 4 digs. Amanda Easter: 2 blocks, 1 kill, 1 ace.
A 2-1 loss to Edison on Thursday, September 26.
A 2-0 loss to Colonia on Monday, September 30. Hayley Merrill: 15 kills, 8 digs,3 service points, 2 aces, 1 block. Park: 18 assists, 4 digs, 1 block, 1 kill. Lauren Frullo: 3 service points, 3 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace.
A 2-0 win over Lawrenceville on Tuesday, October 1. Merrill: 15 kills, 6 digs, 2 service points, 1 block, 1 ace. Park: 19 assists, 7 digs, 5 service points, 4 aces. Frullo: 7 digs, 4 kills, 3 service points, 1 ace. Harshita Gadangi: 6 digs, 4 service points, 1 kill, 1 assist.
A 2-1 loss to North Brunswick on Thursday, October 3. Park: 26 assists, 6 service points, 3 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, 1 dig. Merrill: 18 kills, 8 service points, 5 aces, 2 digs, 1 assist. Gadangi: 6 service points, 4 digs, 2 kills, 1 block, 1 ace.
#b#Cross Country#/b#
The High School North and High School South boys’ and girls’ cross country teams competed in the Cherokee Challenge on Saturday, September 21, at Cherokee High School.
The South boys and girls both came in third place, capturing the co-ed title. The boys placed above all New Jersey schools. Karn Setya finished fourth in the Senior Boys division, while Nikhil Pulimood and Zach Crossey finished third and 21st, respectively, in the junior boys division. Nick Maher and Tim Bason held the eighth and ninth-place spots in the sophomore boys division, and Tom Moxham finished in 20th place for the freshmen.
On the girls’ side, Penny Luan finished 18th for the seniors. Deirdre Casey placed second and Edlyn Gulama placed sixth in the Junior Girls division, while Christina Rancan finished in third for the sophomores. Alexandra Hesterberg placed 14th in the freshman girls division.
The North girls placed 24th overall. Manolya Altan and Ilyssa Stark led the way for the Knights, placing 12th and 16th in the senior girls division.
Both teams also competed in the Shore Coaches Invitational Meet on Saturday, October 5, at Holmdel Park. Nikhil Pulimood led the South boys’ squad in the Championship Division with a fifth-place finish in 16:12, with Karn Setya and Tom Vinci close behind in 10th and 15th places with times of 16:25 and 16:32, respectively. Bryan Howard finished 13th overall in 17:15 for North in the Varsity A race.
The South girls placed fourth in the Girls Championship Division, led by Christina Rancan and Deirdre Casey, who finished 12th and 13th overall in 19:52 and 19:53. North’s Manolya Allen came in 15th place in the Varsity A race in a time of 20:47.
#b#Sports Briefs#/b#
High School South graduate Dan Riff finished seventh and twin brother Jake Riff finished 13th for the Coastal Carolina University men’s cross country team at the Coastal Carolina Invitational on September 13. The Chanticleers finished first overall. At the Big South Preview meet on September 21, Dan finished in 23rd place, while Jake finished 37th.
Ingrid Simon, a 2011 High School South graduate, was recently named Patriot League Runner of the Week. Simon is a junior bioengineering major at Lehigh University and member of the school’s cross country team, which she made as a walk-on. She recently set a course record in a meet against Lafayette College with a time of 22:42.60, placing her 15 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher.
