Football
North (0-4): A loss to Ewing, 27-20, on October 3. Passing: White: 4-7-46-1. Rushing: Thomas: 26-152; Bellezza: 5-47; Owoh: 2-7. Receiving: Kenavan: 2-21; Phelan: 1-8; Doe: 1-17. Sacks: Everett.##M:[more]##
A loss to Princeton, 31-0, on September 27. Rushing: Sean Reed: 4-4; Rotimi Owoh: 3-5; Tarelle Thomas: 12-12, Rob White: 9-9; Greg Weisbecker: 3-19; Todd Petrone: 1-6. Passing: White: 7-21-3-82. Receiving: Drew Kenavan: 1-17; Tyshaun Chandler: 3-19; Josh Harrison: 2-43; Ryan Phelan: 1-3.
South (4-0): A win against Steinert, 33-28, on October 4. Rushing: Dave Twamley: 1-4; Henry MacQueen: 3-34; Chris Matthews: 23-134, 4 TDs; Connor Farrell: 8-22, TD; Jeff Riemann: 1-5. Passing: farrell: 12-24-0, 219 yards. Receiving: Jeff Riemann: 1-44; Merkovitz: 2-25; Sal Sciortino: 2-72; Jack Dennehy: 3-29; MacQueen: 3-53; Casey Tosches: 1-9. Interceptions: Riemann: 1-1; MacQueen: 101.
A win against Trenton, 44-13, on September 27. Rushing: David Twamley: 11-86; Rashaad Campbell: 3-21; Connor Farrell: 2-2; Henry MacQueen: 2-7; Chris Matthews: 2-19; Max Wiemer: 1-7; John Kwag: 1-5. Passing: Farrell: 17-22-0-235; Wiemer: 0-2-1-0; Max Merkovitz: 1-1-0-9. Receiving: Jack Dennehy: 4-51; Twamley: 4-37; Merkovitz: 4-39; Jeff Riemann: 3-95; MacQueen: 2-14.
Girls Soccer
North (3-4): A loss to Princeton, 1-0, on October 7. North took 9 shots.Lexi Forsell had 6 saves; Jen Ibanez had 5.
A win against Ewing, 3-2, on October 3. Goals: Stefanie Parrott, 2; Jacki Kercheval. Assists: Kercheval, Chismar, Girandola. North took 15 shots.
A win, 7-1, over Hamilton on September 25. Goals: Stephanie Parrott: 3; Sarah Alesio; Lexie Forsell; Carolyn Girandola; Jackie Kercheval. Assists: Niciforo: 2; taft; Parrott; Alesio.
South (5-3-1): A win against Hamilton, 2-0, on October 7. Goals: Erika Deetjen, Molly Johnson. Assists: Stephanie Dontas, Deamond. South took 28 shots. Liz Huttner had 5 saves.
A win against Steinert, 1-0, on October 3. Goal: Maura McLaughlin on a penalty kick. Huttner had five saves. South took five shots.
A tie with Peddie, 1-1, on September 27. Goal: Erika Deetjen. Assist: Maura McLaughlin. Huttner had 10 saves. Schutzer had one save.
A win against Nottingham, 4-0, on September 25. Goals: Kathryn Philbin; Catherine Murphy; Erika Deetjen; Maura McLaughlin. Assists: Johnson, Szostak, McLaughlin, Dontas, Deetjen. Liz Huttner had 4 saves.
Boys Soccer
North (9-0): A win against Princeton, 2-0, on October 7. Goals: Drew Eccleston, Scott Kelly. Assists: Kelly, Conteh. North took 9 shots. Scala had 3 saves.
A win against North Hunterdon, 4-3, on October 4. Goals: Scott Kelly, Mohamed Conteh, Kevin Nowak, Stefan Bebenov. Assists: Tartaro, Silwany, Nowak. North took 12 shots. Scala had 8 saves.
A win against Ewing, 9-0, on October 3. Goals: Eccleston: 4; Jacques; Nowak; Cadar; Sun; Reichert. Assists: Tartaro: 2; Silwany; Kelly; Eccleston; Madsen; Reichert; Cadar; Conte. North took 18 shots. Scala had four saves.
A win against Hamilton, 3-0, on September 25. Goals: Brandon Madsen, Scott Kelly, and Alex Cadar. Saves: Eric Scala: 5.
South (7-2-2): A win against Hamilton, 2-0, on October 7. Goals: Mike Skapyak and Alex Prieto. Assist: Aurora. South took 9 shots. Valero had 5 saves.
A win against Nottingham, 2-1, in overtime on October 6. Goals: Alex Prieto: 2. Assists: Eric Valero, Ralph Aurora. Saves: Valero: 5; Burke: 3.
A tie, 0-0, against Steinert, on October 3. South took 8 shots. Sitek had 4 saves; Valero had 8.
A win against Hopewell, 4-3, on October 1. Goals: Borsack: 2, Murata, Prieto. South took 20 shots. Valero had 7 saves. Sitek had 4 saves.
A win against Peddie, 3-2, on September 25. Goals: Ke Murata, 2; Tom Carrol.
Field Hockey
North (2-4-0): A win against Hopewell Valley, 2-1, on October 7. Goals: Jen Lennon, Heather Bilardo. Assists: McEwan, Carpio. Silva had 20 saves. North took 15 shots.
A tie against Ewing, 0-0, on October 3.
A loss to Robbinsville, 3-1, on September 25. Goal: Jen Lennon. Assist: Kristen Carpio. North took 9 shots. Jacki Silva had 8 saves.
South (2-6-1): A loss to Peddie, 3-0, on October 6. South took 4 shots. Burnosky had 14 saves.
A loss to Lawrence, 1-0, on October 2.
A loss to Notre Dame, 2-1, on September 26. Goal: Laura McCormick. Assist: Echeverri. South took five shots. Burnosky had 11 saves. Vaccaro had 2.
Tennis
North (5-2): A loss to Hun, 4.5- 0.5, on October 6. Doubles: 2.) Aparna Shankar and Aneesha Raghanathan drew with their opponents, 6-7 (6-8), 7-5.
A win, 5-0, against Nottingham, on October 3. Singles: 1.) Caroline Chang: 6-0, 6-1. 2.) Sastri: 6-2, 6-4. 3.) Traub: 6-2, 6-1. Doubles: Hoge and Sarma: 6-4, 6-1. 2.) Andreanidis and Hunter, 6-0, 6-2.
A loss to Princeton, 4.5 -0.5, on September 25. Doubles: Sara Hoge and Deesha Sarma drew with the opposing doubles team, 4-6, 6-4.
South (9-0): A win, 5-0, over Monroe on October 7 in the first round of the NJSIAA team tournament. Singles: 1.) Ammu Mandalap, 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Sahana Jayaraman, 6-0, 6-0. 3.) Lesley Norris, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1.) Annie Scharfstein and Larissa Lee Lum, 6-1, 6-1. 2.) Amanda Stanton and Mallory Wang, 6-0, 6-1.
A win against Notre Dame, 5-0, on October 6. Singles: 1.) Mandalap, 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Jayaraman, 6-0, 6-1. 3.) Norris, 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: 1.) Scharfstein and Lee Lum, 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Stanton and Wang, 6-0, 6-0.
A win against Nottingham, 5-0, on October 3. Singles: 1.) Mandalap: 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Jayaraman: 6-0, 6-1. 3.) Norris: 6-0, 6-1. Doubles: 1.) Wang/Stanton: 6-0, 6-0. 2.) Yeh/Katz: 6-3, 6-2.
A win against Hamilton, 5-0, on September 25. Singles: Ammu Mandalap, 6-0, 6-0; Sahana Jayaraman, 6-0, 6-0; Lesley Norris, 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: Annie Scharfstein and Larissa Lee Lum: 6-0, 6-0. Catherine Yeh and Jenna Katz, 6-0, 6-0.
Girls Cross Country
North: A win against Princeton, 24-31; Hightstown, 15-50; and Lawrenceville, 18-41; and a loss to South, 26-30, at the meet at Veterans Park on October 7. 2.) Trish Reilly, 18:42; 4.) Emily Scott, 18:54; 5.) Kelly Callahan, 19:36; 13.) Kailee Andrucyk, 20:51.
A third-place finish, with 105 points, in the ‘C’ Division race at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park on October 4. Emily Scott took third place, with a time of 19:40. Trish Reilly took fouth place with a time of 19:43. 15.) Kelly Callahan, 20:56; 31.) Andrucyk, 21:25; 72.) Alyssa Christie, 23:13; 95.) Molly Mitlak, 23:58; 96.) Anum Shah, 23:58.
South: A win against Princeton, 25-30; North, 26-30; Lawrenceville, 18-43; and against Hightstown, 15-50, on October 7 at the meet at Veterans Park. 1.) Katie Kellner, 18:40; 3.) Caroline Kellner, 18:46; 10.) Shelby Miller, 19:59; 11.) Ting Ting Zhou, 20:00; 14.) Becky Barclay, 21:00.
A second-place finish, with 91 points, the ‘B’ Division race at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park on October 4. Katie Kellner took first place in that division with a time of 18:35. Her sister, Caroline Kellner, took fifth place with a time of 19:43.
Boys Cross Country
North: The Knights took 7 of the top 9 spots in the meet at Veterans Park on October 7 against South, Princeton, Lawrenceville, and Hightstown. 1.) Anthony Lee, 16:47; 3.) Joe Rosa, 16:48; 4.) Jim Rosa, 16:48; 5.) Stephen Ellwood, 16:49; 6.) Ryan Sleeper, 16:49; 8.) Tyler Corkedale, 16:55; 9.) Jon Squeri, 16:58; 13.) Mohan Yenugadhati, 17:07.
A first place finish, with 43 points, in the ‘B’ Division race at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park on October 4, with Joe Rosa having the best time in the state, 15:38. His first place performance beat the prior sopomore course record of 15:46. Jim Rosa took fourth place, with a time of 16:17. Ryan Sleeper took 7th place, with a time of 16:33.
South: Sam Macaluso took second place in the race at Veterans Park on October 7 against North, Princeton, Lawrenceville, and Hightstown. His time was 16:48. 7.) Kevin Foy, 16:54; 14.) D.J. Hiller, 17:08; 15.) Jeff McKee, 17:12.
A second place finish, with 84 points, in the ‘B’ Division race at the Shore Coaches Invitational at Holmdel Park on October 4. Kevin Foy placed 5th, with a time of 16:29, and Sam Macaluso placed 9th with a time of 16:36.
Girls Volleyball
North (5-8): A win against Lacey, 25-8, 25-13, on October 8. Julia Duprat had 16 assists. Lucy Xu had 8 kills.
A win against New Brunswick, 25-16, 19-25, 25-16, on October 6. Lucy Xu: 14 kills, 8 service points, 2 aces, 1 assist, 1 dig.
A loss to Colts Neck, 25-13, 27-29, 25-17, on October 4.
A loss to Lawrenceville, 25-16 and 25-23, on September 29.
A loss to Hunterdon Central, 25-19 and 25-15, on September 26.
South (10-2): A win against Lawrence, 17-25, 25-22, 25-22, on October 6. Amy Greenberger: 30 assists, 6 aces, 2 kills; Deborah Brosky: 2 kills; Andrea Echeverri: 6 digs, 1 kill; Michelle Emerman: 7 kills, 4 aces, 2 digs, 2 blocks; Misty Ozbek: 9 kills, 2 digs; Alexandra Thumm: 4 kills, 1 aces, 1 block; Lea Williams: 3 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig.
A win against Hillsborough, 25-21, 25-10, on October 3. Deborah Brodsky: 1 assist, 1 kill; Rachael Degnan: 2 kills; Andrea Echeverri: 5 digs, 1 ace; Michelle Emerman: 3 kills; Amy Greenberger: 11 assists, 1 block; Wendy Gu: 1 dig; Melissa Lichtman: 1 kill; Devon Ngai: 1 dig, 1 kill; Misty Ozbek: 1 kill; Alexandra Thumm: 1 kill; Lea Williams: 2 kills, 1 block.
A loss to Bridgewater-Raritan, 25-15 and 25-11, on September 26. Andrea Echeverri: 4 digs; Amy Greenberger: 6 assists.
A win against Colonia, 25-22, 25-9, on September 25. Amy Greenberger: 15 assists; Michelle Amerman: 6 saves.
Sports Briefs
The Mercer Masters Rowing Program, which is sponsored by the Princeton National Rowing Association (PNRA), will be giving adults the opportunity to participate in its fall Learn to Row program. Upon completion of the Learn to Row program, participants will have the option of pursuing the sport with the Mercer Masters in either a recreational or competitive capacity. The Learn to Row program will consist of seven 2 hour sessions held weekends in October and November. Those dates are Saturday, October 11, from 8 to 10 a.m.; Sunday, October 12, from 2 to 4 p.m.; Saturday, November 1, from 8 to 10 a.m.; Sunday, November 2, from 2 to 4 p.m.; and Saturday, November 8, from 8 to 10 a.m. The cost of the program is $250. For more information, E-mail masters@rowpnra.org.
The West Windsor Plainsboro Boys Tornadoes U9 soccer team defeated South Brunswick Blizzard, 4-1. Keith Register, Conor Kelly, and Julien Zhang scored the goals. The defensive backfield consisted of David Corell, Daniel Joseph, Daniel Kelly, and Keith Register. The offensive line consisted of Alex Arias, Kieran Ireland, Ajun Wit, and Gautham Yalla. The goal keepers for Tornadoes were Daniel Kelly, Conor Kelly, Julian Zhang, and Rocco Giancarli.
The team suffered a 5-0 loss on October 5 to the Sayreville Eagles. The Tornadoes to the Sayreville Eagles in their Mid-New Jersey Youth League game on Sunday. Goalkeeper Daniel Kelly had 10 saves. Keith Register, Alex Arias, and Julian Zhang, on defense, forced eight shots to go wide.
West Windsor resident Jack Gleim finished first in the 15-and-under age division with a time of 20:14 at the Run for Mito 5K in Philadelphia on September 13. He finished seventh overall. With a time of 22:06, West Windsor resident John Ward finished 15th, and with a time of 22:35, West Windsor resident Cameron Ward finished 18th.
West Windsor residents Steve and Stewart Fernandez, High School South graduates, and freshmen on the College of New Jersey’s men’s tennis team, took part in the 2008 ITA Northeast Championships at Mill Creek Park Tennis Club on October 3. Stewart opened with a 6-4, 3-6, victory against an opponent from Hobart, but fell in the second round to an opponent from Skidmore, 6-3, 6-4. Steve fell in his first-round match to an opponent from Manhattanville, 6-1, 6-0.
West Windsor resident Adam Racer Schuit, a June graduate of High School North, scored his first goal in Cornell’s water polo club team 14-8 season-opener victory against the University of Rochester September 20. At North, Schuit was a captain of the swim team and a varsity pitcher.
High School North graduate Christine Franz scored two goals and an assist for Ithaca College’s field hockey team. Her goals came in a 4-0 win over Brockport and a 6-5 win over Wooster. She also had an assist in the team’s win over Oneonta, 3-1, on October 1.
High School North graduate Stephanie Lally has two goals and three assists so far for the Crown College women’s soccer team. One goal and an assist came in the team’s opening win over Wisconsin-Superior, 2-0, and another came in the team’s 2-1 win over Northland College.
West Windsor Mayor Shing-Fu Hsueh and the township held a ceremony in honor of Stephen J. Wiener, on September 20. The township’s new basketball courts located in Community Park were dedicated and named after the well-known youth basketball coach, who died last fall. In 1998 he founded the Lady Hawks Women’s basketball league in West Windsor.
High School North graduate and West Windsor resident Lilly Pepper, a freshman at Trinity College, has played in three games, two as the starting goalkeeper, for the college’s women’s soccer team. She has allowed only two goals. She made five saves in the team’s shutout of Manhatanville, and had two saves in its shutout against Clark.
Matt Davidson, of West Windsor and a 1999 Mercer County scholastic champion, shot an even-par 71-73—144 in the Tar Heel Tour’s S&K Series Columbia Open in Blythewood, S.C. He was one shot off making the cut of 1-under-par.
West Windsor resident and High School South graduate Amy Hashem, a senior on the College of New Jersey’s soccer team, stopped two back-to-back shots, including a penalty kick, in the team’s defeat of New Jersey City University, 10-0, on October 4.
