Shore Conference Boys Lacrosse Results & Recaps for Tuesday 5/14

Tuesday, May 14

Shore Conference Tournament - Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Manasquan 14, (8) Manalapan 3

Junior attackman Ryan Aldi and Brandon Kunz combined for 11 points and were two of 13 Manasquan players to record a point as the Warriors (12-1) stormed past the Braves (11-4) and into the SCT semifinals.

Aldi poured in three goals and three assists and Kunz accounted for three goals and two assists. Senior midfielder Brody Muly scored twice and freshman Dax Klein registered his first varsity points with a goal and an assist. Scoring one goal each were senior attackman Nick Carabetta, junior midfielder Matt Schneider, junior LSM Parker Harms, junior midfielder Kelly Mulligan, and sophomore midfielder Lucas Longo.

Senior goalie Nick Bounassi made four saves and notched an assist with a long pass that set up a goal, while juniors Pat Loxley and Cooper Daly saw time in goal and made two saves each.

Manasquan will host fourth-seeded Holmdel on Thursday in one of the SCT semifinal games. Manasquan won the American Division regular season matchup, 15-3, in April 17.

(2) Rumson-Fair Haven 13, (7) Red Bank 3

(3) CBA 16, (6) Shore 6

Senior midfielder Jack Santos tallied a goal and five assists and junior midfielder Hunter Kilpatrick notched a hat trick to lead the Colts (14-5) past the Blue Devils (10-5) and into the SCT semifinals.

Sophomore attackman Caden Lucich and senior attackman Ryan Martin had two goals and one assist each while junior attackman Carter McGuire and sophomore midfielder Ben Breeden each scored twice. Freshman attackman Turner Cooke had a goal and an aassist and senior midfielder Cameron D'Alterio and junior poles Michael Poskay and Quinn Kelly scored one goal apiece. Senior goalie Brandon Desena made seven saves and freshman FOGO John Little went 15-for-20 at the face-off X.

Senior attackman Brady Cooke scored twice and senior goalie Noah Karaban made eight saves for Shore. Carson Spallone, John Mazzacco, Will Turner, and Henry Azzolini each scored once and freshman Joey Longo made two saves.

(4) Holmdel 9, (5) Wall 8

Sophomore attackman Finn Buchan scored a game-high four goals, including the go-ahead goal with 5:14 left in the fourth quarter, to lift the Hornets (12-4) over the Crimson Knights (4-10) and send them to the SCT semifinals for the first time since 2011.

Buchan scored with a behind-the-back shot off an assist from junior attackman Brian Volpe to finish off a tic-tac-toe passing sequence in transition and break an 8-8 tie. Senior midfielder Gary Collyer also came up with big, delivering three goals and one assist, including the game-tying goal with 1:07 left in the third quarter. Senior midfielder Will Gilfillan added a goal and an assist and sophomore midfielder Jack Cannon provided three assists. Holmdel also had a goal that came when a Wall defender inadvertently knocked the ball into his own net.

Senior goalie Lucas Seelinger played an outstanding game for Wall and finished with 17 saves, including 13 in the first half to help the Crimson Knights grab a 6-4 halftime lead. Sophomore attackman Wyatt Capro scored three goals, junior attackman Jackson Lemongelli scored twice, senior midfielder Shea Brennan had a goal and two assists, senior midfielder Will Madden tallied a goal and an assist, and sophomore midfielder Patrick Freud scored once.

On Thursday, Holmdel will play the winner of the in-progress quarterfinal game between top-seeded Manasquan and eighth-seeded Manalapan.

Coaches Cup - Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1) Barnegat 9, (8) Toms River South 6

Junior Jakob Jason recorded a hat trick and sophomore goalie DJ Swierk made 11 saves to guide the top-seeded Bengals (7-9) past the Indians (8-8) and into the Coaches Cup semifinals.

Junior midfielder Bailey Carroll and sophomore Codey Shaffery each scored twice while junior attackman Jason McHale had a goal and an assist. Junior Stephen Griffin added one goal and junior midfielder Antonio Frusco sent out two assists.

Senior Dennis Forbes tallied two goals and two assists to lead Toms River South. Junior Ben Hartzfeld and senior Nicholas Romaine each scored twice, sophomore midfielder Steve Lindemann won 14 of 19 face-offs, and junior goalie Nicholas Mueller made five saves.

Barnegat will host fifth-seeded Freehold Township on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. in the semifinals.

Regular Season

Nondivisional

Toms River East 14, Brick 2

Junior midfielder Nate Cummings delivered four goals and three assists and sophomore attackman Nicholas Caruso produced three goals and three assists to lead the Raiders (10-5) to a victory over the Dragons (5-11) for their first season of double-digit wins since 2018.

Junior midfielder Ethan Kelly tallied three goals and one assist, freshman attackman Gerard Uzzolino added two goals and one assist, and senior attackman Patrick Hinkson and junior midfielder Tyler Godlesky each scored once.

Senior attackman Kurt Wieboldt and senior midfielder Cailean Connolly each scored once for Brick.

Donovan Catholic 8, Howell 5

Nonconference

J.P. Stevens 13, Neptune 3