Boys Soccer Monday Scoreboard, 9/8/14

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Non-Division

Southern 2, Barnegat 0

Junior Peyton Blauvelt scored off a feed from senior Dylan Kanson in the 12th minute to open the scoring and junior Kyle Montesano added an insurance tally in the 52nd to give the Rams a win over the Bengals to open their season. Senior Andrew Wilkinson assisted Montesano's goal.

Jackson Memorial 1, Freehold 1

Freehold senior John Widman scored the equalizer in the 74th minute off a through ball from senior Jack LeMunyon and both the Colonials and the Jaguars hit the post during the 20 minutes of overtime en rout to a draw.

Sophomore Mike Schoener scored off a corner kick by junior Joey Stoltenberg in the first minute of the second half to give the Jaguars the initial lead. The teams also cancelled each other out in shots, 12-12.

Shore 3, Middletown North 0

The Blue Devils scored three first-half goals and went on to blank the Lions in their season-opener. Senior Alden Aikins opened the scoring in the third minute with a goal off a pass from senior defender Eric Bolsch, followed by a goal by sophomore Dante Montesinos in the 22nd off a pass from sophomore Mikey Barreca.

Montesinos then set up a goal by J.T. Kessler in the 38th minute to cap the scoring and Shore kept Middletown North off the board in the second half to give junior Evan Coffey the shutout in goal.

Brick 1, Ocean 0

Senior A.J. Fasano bent in a corner kick in the 66th minute for the game's lone goal and the Green Dragons knocked off the Spartans to open their season in winning fashion. Senior goalkeeper Sabath Bonilla made five saves to earn the shutout, including a diving save on a shot by Ocean senior Claudio Martins from the right side of the 18-yard box.

Manasquan 2, St. Rose 1

Junior Mike Lyons broke a scoreless tie in the second half by finishing a cross from junior left fullback Joe Warner and the Warriors added an own goal before holding on for a win over the Purple Rose. The win is the first as a head coach for first-year coach Tom McGill.

Joe Forlenza scored a late goal to pull the Purple Roses within a score.

No. 8 Toms River South 2, No. 5 Holmdel 1

Senior Ryan Shiffer scored the winning goal off a rebound in the 71st minute and the Indians rallied from a one-goal halftime deficit to knock off the Hornets in the opener for the two top-10 teams.

Senior John Timmes ran down a long pass from senior Jordan Urbaczek and hit an initial shot on goal that Holmdel junior goalkeeper Tyler Marchiano parried away. Shiffer crashed the far post and poked the follow-up shot into the open net to give his team the lead.

Toms River South tied the game in the 66th when Shiffer threw the ball ahead to junior Cameron Geerinck, who outran the Holmdel defense and beat Marchiano to the far left post from the right angle.

Shiffer nearly had two other goals, the first that was saved by Tyler Marchiano in the first half and the second that was disallowed after Shiffer tried to score on a restart with the defense not paying attention. The ball was rested, but the official said the ball was not close enough to the spot of the foul to allow.

Holmdel grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 13th minute on a finish from sophomore Brendan Wall. Senior center midfielder Menos Hiras played the ball through to junior Nick Chrystal on the left side of the field and Chrystal got the ball to Wall at the top of the 18-yard box. After two touches, Wall hit a shot just out of the reach of Indians keeper Kollin White, who got his hand on the ball before it got inside the left post.

Non-Conference

West Windsor-Plainsboro South 3, Middletown South 2

Junior Mike Britt scored two goals on assists from Mike Corey to tie the game at 2, but the Pirates scored late to hand the Eagles their second straight loss to open the season, the first of which was an overtime loss to Jackson Memorial on Saturday.