Five township boys make Prep 'A' All-State
       Hun's Maximo Arduini and Peddie's Lucas Corrubia highlighted a total of five Hamilton Township residents who were named to the NJISAA 2009 All-State Prep "A" boys soccer team.
       Arduini, a senior forward, and Lucas Corrubia, a junior midfielder, were each first-team selections.
      Making the second-team were three Pennington players -- junior forward Nathan Bruccoloeri, senior defender Dean Psomaras and senior goalie John Ricketti.
     The lone township resident to make the girls team was Peddie's Bailey Yuro, a junior defender who was a second-team pick.
Fitzpatrick resigns as Hornets soccer coach
Northstars battle to the end against Princeton
By Rich Fisher
Fish4Scores.com
            NOV. 7: The Nottingham High boys soccer team was not about to give up its season without a fight.
            Going up against the top seed in NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III on Friday – a team that had beaten the Northstars 5-0 in September – ninth-seeded Nottingham showed how far it had come in a tough, 2-0 setback to Princeton.
            “We played a great game,” coach Mike Braender said. “I thought that the guys battled all game.  All I asked them to do was to go in with confidence that any team can win on any day.
           “We knew that Princeton was a good team as does everyone else in the area but in the state tournament, they were 1-0 and so were we.”
         The Northstars were coming off a first-round win over Holmdel, their first state tournament victory since 2001. Nottingham battled the Little Tigers, but could not tally against their sound defense and standout goalie Steven Hellstern.
           Princeton’s first goal came on a deflection off the ‘keeper that the ‘Stars were unable to clear, and the Tigers defense took it from there.
           “I again give a lot of credit to our seniors and captains for getting the team ready to play,” Braender said. “There was no give up in any players through the entire game. We had some chances but just couldn’t find the back of the net.”
            “Arley Casteneda (11 saves) did a great job in the goal and our defense (Anthony Immordino, Kyle Monteleone, Kyle Miller, Dominic Akuffo) kept us in the game.”
             Not only that, the entire campaign provided impetus for the program to move in the right direction.
            “We accomplished something that hasn’t been done in eight years in boys soccer at Nottingham,” said Braender, whose team finished 10-11. “I think that this will give us a lot of confidence in the future and I also believe that we achieved more than anyone would have expected at the start of the season.”
West boys soccer falls to Freehold in CJ III opener
Stars flip over Precious win
Nottingham's Precious Ikola celebrates with a backflip after scoring the game-winning OT goal against Holmdel in Tuesday's CJ III tourney win. Click here for story. Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./
dennissymons.
com.


Fitz feels Hornets a darkhorse in CJ III tournament 
By Rich Fisher         Fish4Scores.com
       Nov. 2: Sean Fitzpatrick won’t apologize that his team is still playing.
      Amidst some controversy this year, the NJSIAA has allowed sub-.500 teams into the state tournament this season. There are those who feel teams must at least have broken even to qualify, but Fitzpatrick is taking the opposite tact with his 7-11-1 team.
      “While disheartened by how our regular season turned out, we feel lucky to get a chance to participate in the state tournament,” the Hamilton West boys soccer coach said. “Everyone is complaining about allowing more teams, but in my opinion, it doesn't hurt anyone.
           “You still have to win games to be the champion. People used to complain when they added a wild card in baseball, 64 teams in the NCAA tournament, all that stuff. These are the rules and hopefully we take full advantage of them.”
            Fitzpatrick’s 15^th-seeded Hornets open Tuesday at second-seeded Freehold Boro. On the opposite side of the bracket, ninth-seeded Nottingham visits Holmdel for a 5 p.m. contest.
            While the Hornets have struggled with consistency, their coach realizes that they can be a dangerous team if they catch fire at the right time.
            “I like our chances as a darkhorse,” Fitzpatrick said. “Our low seed is not from lack of talent. Looking back, maybe our expectations overwhelmed us. Maybe I placed to much pressure on the kids as well.
            “As I tell them each year though, just making states shouldn't be enough. It's not enough for the Notre Dames and Princetons of the world and that's who we want to be.”
             Hamilton will depend on the scoring of Kyle Nuel and Charles Wheaton (pictured above/dennissymons.com), whom Fitzpatrick said are starting to connect more frequently now. The defense of Matt Petro and Tim Dooling has also been a key, and the injured Chris Sunkiskis got clearance to start taking gym again, which Fitzpatrick said is a plus.
            “Whether he is able to play or not is to be decided,” the coach said. “At worst, he’ll be available for penalty kicks, and that’s better than nothing.”
            Freehold comes from the tough Shore Conference and has had a strong year, but Fitzpatrick is holding to his claim of wanting to be this year’s George Mason.
         “They have had a very good year but I'm hoping they've peaked,” he said. “With the exception of the Hopewell debacle (a 7-0 loss), we've played our best against the best teams in the county.
         “When we were expected to win was when we've struggled so this is a good situation for us. Needless to say, not many people are gonna pick the 7-11-1 15th seed.”  

Tough day for Spartans - Steinert's Matt Nebbia (2) works the ball upfield against West Windsor-Plainsboro South during Saturday's Mercer County Tournament game. It was a rough outing for the Spartans, who fell 6-0 to the MCT's No. 2 seed. (Photo by Dennis Symons Jr./To see other photos of this game log onto
dennissymons.com)

Shearing a path
Steinert's
David Shearer
dribbles past
a Lawrenceville
defender during
the Spartans
shutout loss
to the Big Red
on Friday, Oct. 16. (Photo by
Dennis Symons
Jr./
dennissymons.
com.)

Hornets top Ravens for third win

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