Minutemen slam Red Devils, 6-1
Todd Kleinstuber scored two goals, including the goal that kick-started Washington Township's offense, as the Minutemen rallied past Rancocas Valley, 6-1, yesterday in the South Jersey Boys' Soccer Coaches Association tournament semifinals at Eastern.
Todd Kleinstuber scored two goals, including the goal that kick-started
Washington Township
's offense, as the Minutemen rallied past
Rancocas Valley
, 6-1, yesterday in the South Jersey Boys' Soccer Coaches Association tournament semifinals at Eastern.
After falling behind the top-seeded Red Devils (15-2-1) on a goal by Manny Payton five minutes into the game, Washington Township (12-1-2) rallied with goals from five players, scoring three goals in each half.
The fourth-seeded Minutemen (13-1-2) will face Ocean City, a 1-0 winner over Cinnaminson in the first game of the doubleheader, for the title next weekend at Eastern.
"I was a little worried, because we played such a tough game" in a 2-0 win over Lenape on Saturday, Washington Township coach Tom Patterson said. "I think their goal kind of woke us up. Obviously, they're young guys, so I thought, 'OK, here it goes.' The game was played well, and the goals came."
Kleinstuber tied the game five minutes after Payton scored just the fourth goal allowed by Minutemen goalie Kevin McMullen this season. Nico Scarpato put Township ahead, and Mike Dunn, Kleinstuber, John Cicalese and Jon McWilliams followed with goals as Township matched its season high for goals in a game.
The veteran Washington Township squad includes nine seniors. Junior Ryan Hornibrook joined seniors Anthony Verchio, John Adamo and Dunn in the defensive quartet in front of McMullen, who made three saves.
"The defense showed a lot of maturity," Patterson said. "We kept it together against a real good team. It was a lot closer game than the score shows."
In the semifinal showdown of Ocean City's high-powered offense (44 goals in 17 games) against Cinnaminson's stingy defense (3 goals allowed in 17 games), Ocean City got an early goal and held on for a 1-0 triumph.
Neal Melchionni scored the goal seven minutes, 10 seconds into the game, and goalie John Fogarty posted his 10th shutout and third in a row for the second-seeded Red Raiders (17-0-1).
By blanking the third-seeded Pirates (16-2), Ocean City will get a chance for its second South Jersey Coaches Tournament title in three years.
Girls' Soccer
Gloucester Catholic and Haddonfield, the last two remaining unbeaten teams in South Jersey, suffered their first losses yesterday in the South Jersey Coaches Association Tournament semifinals at Eastern.
Washington Township (16-1-1) secured a 2-0 win over Haddonfield (17-1) with a pair of second-half goals.
Janine Valerio, the Minutemaids' leading scorer with 12 goals this fall, provided the assist on the game-winning goal, setting up Katie Margiotta's one-timer from seven yards out, breaking the scoreless deadlock 11 minutes after intermission.
Shawna Wert added an insurance goal with 11 minutes left on a 20-yard shot into the lower right corner off a pass from Kim Krauss.
Dana Wert, Shawna's twin sister and the Minutemaids' stopper, did a solid job marking the Bulldogs' 19-goal scorer, Maggie Lupinski.
The Township defense also featured sweeper Erin Kelly and goalie Lauren Cicatiello, who made seven saves for her 10th shutout and second in a row.
Lenape (15-2-1) ended Gloucester Catholic's string of 16 wins without a loss with a 1-0 verdict in the other semifinal.
After playing 73 scoreless minutes, Indians senior Jen Pfeiffer got loose for her seventh goal of the season, hitting an eight-yard shot into the corner of the net after taking a cross from junior forward Natalia Torosian.
"We've played six overtime games this year," Lenape coach Kevin Meder, "and I told the team even before the game started that we've been tested before and came through.
"We tried to stay patient and hope for a breakdown [by Gloucester Catholic] and we eventually caught them."
The Indians, who have 10 shutouts this fall, got 13 saves by goalie Sarah Zieman, while Carolyn Wiley marked the Rams' Nicolette DeLaurentis, who had three goals in a quarterfinal win over Cherokee.
Also, Carley Carmody helped hold Gloucester Catholic's Jennie Vartebedian, who has 22 goals this season, without a score.
Lenape, which owns a 1-0 win and a 3-3 tie against Washington Township in a pair of Olympic Conference matchups this fall, will face the Minutemaids for the title on next weekend at Eastern.
Today's Schedule
Boys' Soccer
BURLINGTON COUNTY LEAGUE
Cinnaminson at Palmyra, 3:30
Burlington City at Delran, 3:45
Maple Shade at Holy Cross, 3:45
Westampton Tech at Medford Tech, 3:45
Riverside at Bordentown, 6:30
CAPE-ATLANTIC LEAGUE
St. Augustine at Buena, 3:30
Cape May Tech at Pleasantville, 3:30
Sacred Heart at Wildwood Catholic, 3:30
Bridgeton at Millville, 3:30
Millville at Absegami, 4
Atlantic City at Vineland, 4
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Williamstown at Highland, 3:45
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4
Gloucester at Clayton, 4
Gloucester County Tech at Salem, 4
Pitman at Pennsville, 4
Kingsway at Cumberland, 6
Delsea at Clearview, 6:30
NONLEAGUE
Lower Cape May at Cape Christian, 3:30
Pennsauken at Camden County Tech, 3:30
Nottingham at Burlington Township, 3:45
Gloucester Catholic at Sterling, 3:45
Haddon Heights at Timber Creek, 3:45
Overbrook at Winslow Township, 3:45
Woodrow Wilson at Willingboro, 4:30
Penns Grove at Haddon Township, 5
Girls' Soccer
BURLINGTON COUNTY LEAGUE
Palmyra at Cinnaminson, 3:30
Bordentown at Riverside, 3:45
Delran at Burlington City, 3:45
Holy Cross at Maple Shade, 3:45
Medford Tech at Westampton Tech, 3:45
Trenton Catholic at Willingboro, 6
CAPE-ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Middle Township at Holy Spirit, 3:30
Wildwood Catholic at Sacred Heart, 3:30
Our Lady of Mercy at Cape May Tech, 3:30
Millville at Bridgeton, 3:30
Absegami at Millville, 4
COLONIAL CONFERENCE
Woodbury at Paulsboro, 3:45
Audubon at West Deptford, 7
OLYMPIC CONFERENCE
Pennsauken at Paul VI, 3:45
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Salem at Gloucester County Tech, 3:45
Highland at Williamstown, 3:45
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4
Clayton at Gloucester, 4
Clearview at Delsea, 4
Pennsville at Pitman, 4
Cumberland at Kingsway, 6
NONLEAGUE
Hammonton at Winslow Township, 3:30
Vineland at Lindenwold, 3:30
Haddon Heights at Moorestown Friends, 3:45
Villa Joseph Marie at Gloucester Catholic, 4
Gateway at Robbinsville, 4
Penns Grove at Haddon Township, 7
Field Hockey
BURLINGTON COUNTY LEAGUE
Holy Cross at Pemberton, 3:45
Maple Shade at Northern Burlington, 3:45
CAPE-ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Oakcrest at Hammonton, 3:30
Mainland at Atlantic City, 3:30
Millville at Vineland, 3:30
Absegami at Egg Harbor Township, 4
OLYMPIC CONFERENCE
Pennsauken at Paul VI, 5:30
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Gloucester Catholic at Clearview, 3:45
Kingsway at Gloucester, 3:45
Deptford at Highland, 4
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4
Salem at Woodstown, 4
NONLEAGUE
Robbinsville at Collingswood, 3:45
Gateway at Overbrook, 3:45
Palmyra at Haddon Heights, 3:45
Haddon Township at Riverside, 3:45
Medford Tech at Lindenwold, 3:45
West Deptford at Rancocas Valley, 3:45
Williamstown at Winslow Township, 3:45
Timber Creek at Cumberland, 4
Sterling at Delsea, 4
Glassboro at Washington Township, 6
Cross-Country
MAJOR MEETS
N.J. Vocational Schools at Holmdel Park, 3:30
Football Results
Saturday
BURLCO/OLYMPIC AMERICAN
Washington Township 34, Pennsauken 26
Eastern 42, Rancocas Valley 6
Cherokee 42, Cherry Hill East 13
BURLCO/OLYMPIC FREEDOM
Florence 37, Bordentown 0
BURLCO/OLYMPIC LIBERTY
Moorestown 27, Winslow Township 21
Shawnee 26, Willingboro 6
BURLCO/OLYMPIC PATRIOT
Pemberton 30, Camden 16
Northern Burlington 14, Woodrow Wilson 6
Paul VI 34, Seneca 13
CAPE-ATLANTIC NATIONAL
St. Joseph 34, Middle Township 21
COLONIAL CONFERENCE
Audubon 21, Haddon Heights 20 (OT)
Paulsboro 26, Haddon Township 0
Woodbury 14, Haddonfield 6
TRI-COUNTY CLASSIC
Gloucester 20, Pennsville 14
Penns Grove 40, Clayton 0
TRI-COUNTY ROYAL
Kingsway 54, Overbrook 8
NONLEAGUE
Springfield (M) 46, Wildwood 0
Jackson Memorial 34, Delsea 31 (OT)
Friday
BURLCO/OLYMPIC FREEDOM
Maple Shade 32, Riverside 27
BURLCO/OLYMPIC NATIONAL
Burlington Twp. 17, Bishop Eustace 14 (OT)
Camden Catholic 49, Delran 12
Holy Cross 24, Cinnaminson 0
CAPE-ATLANTIC AMERICAN
Hammonton 38, Oakcrest 0
Absegami 24, Ocean City 8
Egg Harbor Township 21, Vineland 16
Atlantic City 28, Millville 14
CAPE-ATLANTIC NATIONAL
Bridgeton 47, Buena 6
Holy Spirit 47, Pleasantville 14
COLONIAL CONFERENCE
Lindenwold 27, Gateway 7
West Deptford 10, Sterling 7
TRI-COUNTY CLASSIC
Glassboro 26, Schalick 0
Salem 32, Pitman 6
TRI-COUNTY ROYAL
Cumberland 12, Deptford 7
Williamstown 8, Clearview 7
Gloucester Catholic 14, Highland 12
NONLEAGUE
Timber Creek 40, Burlington City 0