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Point Pleasant Pop Warner 2010

Point Pleasant Golden Elks Blast Buccaneers 30-7

The Point Pleasant Golden
Elks 2010 Midget squad con-
tinued its dominance of the
Jersey Shore Pop Warner
Football League’s Liberty
Division
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Saturday
NOTEBOOK
night.
The Elks improved their
season and division records to
4-0 when they once again wel-
comed the Red Bank
Buccaneers Midgets to Donald
T. Fioretti Field, in Point
Pleasant Beach, for a rematch
of week one’s contest.
The Elks once again soundly
defeated the Buccaneers, 30-7.
The Elks continued to show
a power running attack behind
running backs Joe Wegrzyniak,
Gavin Hynes, Gene
Franceschini, Antonio Garcia,
Jack Fitzsimmons and quarter-
back Jake Fioretti.
The Elks defense smothered
the Buccaneers all evening, and
added to the scoring with a
safety and interception return
for a touchdown.
On the Elks’ first offensive
High School Cross Country 2010
yard line by Josh Vitale.
The drive was capped by a
powerful run up the middle by
Joe Wegrzyniak for the touch-
down. Jax Weigert caught Jake
Fioretti’s pass to add the extra
point, and increase the lead to
23-0 at the end of the first half.
The second half was domi-
nated by the Elks. The first
drive of the third quarter once
again featured a heavy dose of
running by Antonio Garcia
and Gavin Hynes. The drive
was capped by a powerful run
by Jack Fitzsimmons, through
a hole opened up by Josh Vitale
and Scott Powell.
Red Bank’s sole score came
late in the contest. The game
ended with the Elks driving for
another score as time ran out.
The Elks will be on the road
Photo Courtesy of LYNNE LANDIS this week to face the Keyport
The Point Pleasant Golden Elks 7-Year-Old Mitey Mite team shut out the Pinelands Wildcats Indian Midgets [0-4] at
18-0 this past week.
Keyport High School Field,
possession, they drove to with- Fioretti sliced through the from scrimmage, Gavin Hynes Sunday, Sept. 26. Kickoff is at
in the Bucs’ 10 yard line, before Bucs’ offense and dropped the ran for a 15-yard gain up the 1 p.m., and directions can be
surrendering the ball on a ball carrier in the end zone for sideline for the first down. On found at jspwfl.org.
turnover. The defense then a safety, leaving the score 2-0. the next play, quarterback Jake GOLDEN ELKS
stepped in, and the Bucs were The Elks started their next Fioretti weaved his way 7-YEAR-OLD
pushed back to their own 2- drive from the Red Bank 45- through the Bucs defense for a MITEY MITES
yard line. On third down, Jake yard line. On the first play 35-yard touchdown run. After a strong defensive per-
The score stood at 8-0. formance in the first half of
After the kickoff, the Bucs their game against the
took possession at their own Pinelands Wildcats, the
45-yard line. Golden Elks 7-year-old Mitey
They opened up the right
side of the field for Adrian
Foley to walk into the end zone
after a hand-off pass by Sam
Transue for the Elks’ first
score.
After yielding no yards to
the Wildcats in the next series,
the Elks went back to work on
offense.
At second down and 5,
Zachary Hill handed off a pass
to Nick Tuzzolino, and after
incredible blocking by Nick
Torre, Tuzzolino ran for 50
yards to give the Elks a 12-
point lead.
A stout defensive unit led by
Paul Dejacimo, Diego Salcedo,
Patrick Frawley and Nick Torre
helped to hold the Wildcats to
a scoreless afternoon.
Nick Rebimbas caused a
fumble in the third quarter
which was recovered by Nick
Torre. Greg Anilonis helped
the defensive cause with a big
fumble recovery, to halt the
Wildcats’ drive late in the
fourth quarter.
Another huge performance
by the defensive unit forced the
Wildcats to punt again. The
Elks started with the ball on
their own 40-yard line, with
two minutes left to play.
On the first down, Zachary

Point Beach cross country team On second and long, the

on pace to have a solid season
By Greg Domorski
Last season Brianna Feerst
finished second in the Central
Jersey Group I sectional, second
in the Group I meet and 19th at
the Meet of Champions.
However, not satisfied, she has
worked hard in the off-season
causing her to cross the finish
line first for the Gulls in every
race so far this season.
"Brianna worked very hard
over the summer,” said her
mother, Linda Feerst, who
coaches both girls and boys
teams. “She ran on her own and
with the team. She put together
a good training schedule and
[has learned how] to run the
races this season.”
The Point Beach Lady Gulls
started the season on Sept. 14
against Keyport at Holmdel
Park. The Gulls had the top four
finishes starting with Brianna
Feerst making her first strike of
the season placing first overall
with a 20:05 time. Amy
Piccicacco came in second place
with at 24:08 and Amanda
Hoeler was third with a 25:05
time. Erin O’Connell rounded
off the top four girls running
past the finish line at 25:48.
Alyssa Teese placed fifth for her
team, capping off the scoring
with an eighth overall finish
with a 27:40 time.
The Point Beach Boys, who
traveled with the girls, lost to
Keyport that same day in a meet
that also included Henry
Hudson. The boy’s top runner,
Elliot Tombs, was first to cross
the finish line for the Garnet
Gulls with a 22:03 time finish-
ing in seventh place overall.
Luke Luccioni was right behind
him with a 22:05 time and
eighth place finish. Matt Finlay
finished 16th with a 24:04 score.
Conor Laterza finished fourth
for the team at 24:45 in 19th
place finish. Bob Parlow was
right on Laterza’s heels with a
time of 24:48 finishing in 20th
place.
“Holmdel is the hardest
course we ran,” explained coach
Feerst. Even with the boy’s not
coming on top, she is proud of
the results. “We had a slow start,
but the boys are improving.”
Four days later, Saturday,
Sept. 18 in the Thompson Park
Class Meet, the Lady Gull’s
Feerst had the fastest time of the
day in all meets, placing first
overall with a 19:19 time.
Piccicacco was next to cross
the finish line for the Gulls fin-
ishing in 23rd place finish with a
23:10 time. Kelsey Mayhew
came in 76th place at 27:55.
Sophomore Megan Staub fin-
ished with a 24:14 time and
Hoeler placed 16th with a time
of 15:10 in a shorter race of 2.2
miles.
The boys team improved and
the juniors had stunning results.
Elliot Tombs finished in 33rd
place with a 20.25 time. Luke
Luccioni came in 34th place at
20:26. Matt Finlay finished in
50th place with a 22.29 time.
Sophomores Calvin Potter and
Bob Parlow nearly finished
together with Potter surging
ahead for 49th place at 22:08.
Parlow placed 50th place at
22.10.
Bucs quarterback dropped back
for a long pass. Jax Wigert
Mites’ offense exploded for
three touchdowns in the sec-
ond half, dominating the game
Hill handed off to Kenneth
Hagel, who took a sweep to the
left behind Aaron Stencil, Joe
stepped in for the interception
and raced 45 yards for the Elks’
second touchdown. Joe
at Donald T. Fioretti Field.
On the offensive side of the
ball, led by quarterbacks
Taurozzi and Lance White, to
race for 60 yards, cutting in and
out of the Wildcats defense to
The girl’s experienced a dis- Wegrzyniak’s extra point kick Zachary Hill and Sam Transue, end the game on a scoring run,
appointing loss to St. Rose on was good, and the score stood the Golden Elks marched leading the Elks to an 18-0
Sept. 21 at Ocean County Park. at 16-0. down the field for three scores victory.
Feerst placed first with a 19:06 The Elks ate up the second in the second half. Head coach Mike Krey cred-
time. Piccicacco and Hoeler quarter with a drive that began The first score came behind its the hard work and dedica-
were neck and neck toward the at their 45-yard line. Antonio a strong blocking effort from tion that each of his players has
end of the race, with Piccicacco Garcia, Gene Franceschini and the Elks up front, including been putting in at practice for
barely edging out Hoeler. Gavin Hynes provided the legs Jeff Wall, Cooper Hargis, Jared his team’s success. A great
Piccaicacco placed eighth at that drove the ball deep into Lucich, Ethan Porter, Jack
22:14 and Hoeler came in ninth Bucs territory. The drive also Shamy, Nick Rabimbas and
with a 22:15 time. Staub was featured a spectacular, 20-yard Ethan Craggs. See ELKS, page 40
next to finish for the Gulls in catch and run to the Bucs’ 2-
14th place at 23:43. Alyssa
Teese placed 17th place with a
24.42 time. Erin O’Connell
placed 18th in 24:51. Kelsey
Mayhew placed 21st at 25:55.
Even with a loss to their rival
St. Rose, Feerst is happy where
the team stands.
“I am very proud of the girls,”
commented coach Feerst. “I am
just happy with where the team
is at this point. We are a good
team with a good front pack of
runners. We just have to keep on
training and running the hills."
The boys competed hard but
added another loss to their
record against St. Rose. Elliot
Tombs was first to finish for the
Gulls placing seventh for the
boys with a 20.23 time. Luke
Luccioni placed tenth at 20:48
and Conor Laterza came in
13th place at 21.45. James
Giordano placed 15th wit a time
of 22.29 followed by 16th placed
Calvin Potter 16th who record-
ed a 22.35. Bobby Parlow cross
the finish line finishing 17th
place with a 22:37 time. Bryan
Wall was the final finisher for
the team with a 24:17 time.

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Knights 2, Panthers 0 in key divisional match

— FROM PAGE 37 —
many opportunities to cut into
the lead in the second half. Lou
Pazienza nearly scored when
heading the ball in the net to start
off the half from the left side of
the goalie box, but Wall’s Zack
Zoller made a jumping save.
Wall nearly extended its lead
on a breakaway when Becht
passed to Nichols, who had cut
himself free of the defense and
ran toward the net. The ball was
dug up by Moran, to prevent the
score.
As the whistle sounded to end
the game, Linstra shed light on
the importance of starting the
season with an undefeated record.
“Last season we lost early and
we ended up trailing for the rest
of the season,” he explained. “We
need to take every game one at a
time. We haven’t won a confer-
ence in five years."
Casalino believes his team still
has time to improve this season.
“We just have to try and get a lit-
tle better each day,” he said. “I
don’t think we have to do any-
thing different, we just have to
finish.”
Moran, saddened by the loss,
believes the team can bounce
back.
“We just have to look forward
to next game and go for the divi-
sion title,” said Moran. “We just
have to put this behind us and
keep fighting.”
Dan Hunt, the only freshman hard as I can to do my job. I just next chance to rebound from the
for the Panthers, believes this loss don’t think we ran into the gaps three-game losing streak against
is hard to swallow. as well as we should have [to have Jackson Liberty High School on
“It feels pretty tough,” said better opportunities].” Saturday, Sept. 25, home at Al
Hunt. “I am just trying to play as The Panthers will have their Saner Stadium.
— HOLMDEL —
From Page 38
Cantelli lit a 70-yard touch-
down pass, down the right side-
line to McDermott to make the
game 24-14.
Boro responded when second-
in-command quarterback Krohn
threw the ball to Malleck, who
went across the center of the field
and grabbed the ball in double
coverage for a touchdown to
make the game 24-21.
The Panthers were back in the
game.
“The line blocked real well,
giving me enough time to find
the receivers,” explained Krohn.
With less than four minutes
on the scoreboard, Boro was
eying up a scoring opportunity.
On Boro’s last attempt to regain
the ball, the Panthers kicked an
onside kick down the center of
the field.
Cantelli recovered the ball for
Holmdel and bounced to the
outside, running 45 yards down
the left sideline before cutting
across the middle for a touch- STEVE WEXLER, The Ocean Star
down resulting in a 31-21 game. Runningback Dan Trainor runs up the sideline in the
Coach Thompson was not Panthers’ attempt to come back against the Holmdel Hornets
pleased with the ending result, this past Sunday.
because he recognizes the com-
mitment the team delivers on the
team does not quit.” and have a good week of practice.
practice field.
McGarry, who caught his first I think we learned from this,”
“We work hard,” said
two touchdown passes at the var- McGarry said. “We just did not
Thompson. “We just have some
sity level, believes the team can execute today. We can only go up
problems with execution and we
build upon the defeat. from here. It is time to turn the
will take care of that. We were
“We have to forget about it season around.”
hustling in the second half. This

— ELKS — zone on a perfectly executed peding Elks defense gave up its

From Page 39 sweep, untouched from the 10- first touchdown in the past two
yard line. and one-half games.
Starting on Jackson’s 30- “There is something special
SUEANNE GOSS, The Ocean Star combination of powerful full-
Goalkeeper Ed Moran makes a diving save by crawling over both Panther and Crimson yard line at the beginning of about this team,” said head
backs and speedy wing backs
Knights players. the fourth quarter, halfback coach Joe Mayfield. “I’ve been
have led a dominant offense,
Christian Aurin plowed coaching a good majority of
averaging 18 points per game.
through the defenders and them since they were 5 years
After five games so far this sea-
dove to the end zone for the old, and watching them and
son, the defense has only given
Elks, putting up six more. their love of the sport grow.
up one score.

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