1. SPORTS
The Ocean Star
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 PAGE 25
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK 26
GIRLS BASKETBALL 26
OVERTIME 29
FISHING TIPS 30
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
LAKEWOOD — The Garnet
Gulls traveled to face the sec-
ond-seeded Lakewood Piners
last Thursday in the second
round of the Shore Confer-
ence Tournament [SCT].
Point Beach was looking to
avenge its regular-season loss
to the Piners, 52-49, which
came on 3-point shot at the
buzzer from Lakewood junior
Tyreek Grayson.
The Gulls had the final say,
as they topped Lakewood 67-
63 behind Jesse Hill’s 27
points. Hill, who will be play-
ing for Florida Atlantic next
year, passed 1,000 points for
his high school career with a
3-pointer early in the fourth
quarter.
It was an extremely physi-
cal game from start to finish
and the referees did their
best to catch everything, but
some questionable calls and
no-calls were met by the
strong opinion of the crowd.
Point Beach coach Nick Cata-
nia did not let the officiating
get the best of his team, rec-
ognizing how difficult it can
get.
“They [the referees] did a
good job,” Catania said after
the game. “It’s a tough envi-
ronment and when us and
Lakewood play it’s physical,
so that makes it tough to offi-
ciate.”
Players like Jimmy Panzini
picked up on how the refs
were calling the game and ad-
justed his play, saying,
“They’re [Lakewood] a very
physical team. The refs
weren’t calling it early in the
game. I realized that so you
have to just play through it
and do what you can.”
POINT BEACH BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Gulls fall short in Shore
Conference Tournament
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Six-foot-7 senior Jesse Hill [No. 24] was a commanding presence
under the basket for Point Beach as the Gulls defeated Lakewood
last Thursday. Hill passed 1,000 points in his career during the win
last Thursday.
Senior Jesse Hill hits
1,000 points in win
over Lakewood
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
BRICK — The Point Pleasant
Borough High School
wrestling team made its way
to Brick Memorial to com-
pete in the District 23 Tour-
nament this past Saturday.
Panther senior Dan Nobbs
earned his third District 23 ti-
tle, this time in the 126-pound
weight class. Nobbs’ other
two titles were both in the
120-pound weight class in
2012 and 2014.
Nobbs entered the tourna-
ment with the top seed in his
weight class, making him the
man to beat. He navigated
through the bracket well, de-
feating his first opponent
with a pin in 27 seconds and
his second opponent with a
pin at the one-minute mark.
In the final bout for his
weight class, Nobbs had a
tough opponent in Nick Wag-
ner of Wall.
Nobbs persevered and took
the victory by decision,
WRESTLING NOTEBOOK
Point Boro senior Nobbs
is a back-to-back champ
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Panther senior Dan Nobbs [above center, and right] earned his third District 23 title last Saturday in the
126-pound weight class. His previous titles were in the 120-pound weight class his freshman and junior
years in 2012 and 2014.
Boro, Beach
advance eight to
Region 6 Tourney
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
RANDOLPH — It was an ex-
citing Sunday night for hock-
ey fans as Point Boro trav-
eled to Randolph for the first
round of the New Jersey
State Interscholastic Athletic
Association [NJSIAA] tour-
nament.
The 18-seeded Panthers
took the upset win over 15-
seeded Roxbury in a 5-4
overtime win at the Aspen
Ice Arena.
The Gaels of Roxbury
proved themselves formida-
ble opponents on the ice, but
the Panthers skated strong
throughout the game to
achieve the win.
“The kids never quit,” said
Boro coach Alex DePalma.
“They showed a lot of grit
and pride and never gave
up.”
Point Boro opened up the
game with a goal from cap-
tain Owen Herrington on an
assist from teammate Ryan
Patterson. After that, it was
all Roxbury.
Cole Skelly and Nick
Zaragoza each netted a goal
for the Gaels, giving them a
2-1 lead at the close of the
first period.
The second period was
quiet in terms of scoring, but
there was plenty of hockey
being played as Point Boro
looked to recapture a lead
POINT BORO 5 ICE HOCKEY ROXBURY 4 OT
Point Boro Panthers take
Roxbury in overtime thriller
Freshman Colorio
scored winning goal
in overtime
COURTESY OF JEAN HERRINGTON
Tom Colorio [No. 17] provided Point Boro with the go-ahead goal in the first overtime period against
Roxbury Sunday night.
SEE NOBBS PAGE 28
SEE GULLS PAGE 30SEE BORO PAGE 27

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STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Lindsey Havens, seen here in white earlier this season, had 13 points, five rebounds and a steal against
Rumson-Fair Haven. The Panthers will look to her to lead the team as they enter state tournament play.
POINT BOR0 GIRLS BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
Point Boro upended by Rumson in SCT
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
RUMSON — In the second
round of the Shore Confer-
ence Tournament [SCT] last
Thursday, the Panthers were
unable to beat the fourth-
seeded Bulldogs of Rumson-
Fair Haven. Rumson utilized
its home-court advantage,
knocking Point Boro out of
the tournament with a 91-49
final score.
“Rumson is a very strong
team, ranked in the top eight
in the state,” Boro coach
David Drew said about the
loss. “They have a number of
Division I athletes and exe-
cuted effectively on offense.”
The Bulldogs came out fir-
ing, scoring 32 points in the
first quarter alone. The Pan-
thers only managed 11 in the
same quarter.
The story didn’t change
much before the half as Point
Boro added 14 points to its to-
tal while Rumson dropped
another 22 points. At the half,
Rumson had a commanding
54-25 point lead.
Rumson continued its
dominance in the third quar-
ter putting up 24 more points
to the Panthers’ 10. The Bull-
dogs entered the final quarter
with a comfortable 78-35 lead.
Though Point Boro
outscored Rumson 14-13 in the
final quarter, it was not
enough to overcome the first-
half deficit.
Lindsey Havens led the
way for the Panthers with 13
points, five rebounds and a
steal. Megan Hughes chipped
in with nine points, six re-
bounds, two assists, a block
and a steal.
On Rumson’s side of the
court, Grace Stant finished
with 17 points while team-
mate Sydney Sabino dropped
in 11.
Rumson moved on to the
quarterfinal round at Brook-
dale Community College
where the team lost 55-48 to
fifth-seeded Middletown
South.
The Panthers went on to
face Toms River North at the
Pine Belt Arena yesterday
evening. The game occurred
too late to be covered in this
issue of The Ocean Star.
Check out next week’s issue
for full coverage.
The Panthers look ahead to
the state tournament and will
use the game against Toms
River North and the loss to
Rumson-Fair Haven as ways
to improve on different as-
pects of their game.
Tomorrow, the Panthers
take on Ewing at home with
tipoff set for 11 a.m.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
Panthers use loss to
prepare for the state
tournament next week
BY DOMINICK POLLIO
THE OCEAN STAR
POINT PLEASANT BEACH — It’s
safe to say it was a rough sea-
son for the Point Beach girls
basketball team. The Gulls
only recorded three wins and
sat at the bottom of the B
Central division, just above
Henry Hudson, who they
beat for two of their wins.
Kristen Haycook, in her
first season as coach of the
team, is still proud of the
girls, especially their effort in
a season rife with losses.
“This season was definitely
new even to the seniors with
being under a new coaching
staff,” said Haycook. “We
struggled from the start but
the girls learned our way of
coaching and the expecta-
tions we hold.”
The Gulls endured seven
losses before they were able
to top Henry Hudson 43-28 at
home.
As the team moved further
into the second half of the
season, Haycook recognized
the continuous effort all the
girls exerted.
“The second half of our
season, they continued to
come back in the gym and
push themselves. They could
have easily given up halfway
through the season, but they
started coming together as a
team,” said Haycook.
Haycook feels strongly that
the girls should be proud of
how they handled the ardu-
ous season and look to im-
prove their game for the fu-
ture.
As much as the Gulls could
use their seniors again next
year, it’s all about moving for-
ward and continuing to grow
the program at Point Beach.
Haycook looks forward to
junior players like Shannon
Lane, Meghan Stemple, and
Erinne Regan returning their
senior year to be an even
more competitive team in a
system they now understand.
She also looks to the young
talent like Cameron Barnes in
the hopes of developing her
as a basketball player and not
just an athlete.
“I’m hoping they build off
of this season so that next
season they can compete and
beat teams we were close
with this past season,” ex-
plained Haycook.
In an effort to really help
her players out, Haycook is
taking steps to improve the
basketball program. She is
looking to incorporate open
gyms through out the year
and keep the girls playing
basketball out of season.
“I want to incorporate pre-
and postseason open gyms,
and hopefully a summer
league,” Haycook said. “I
want to do the little things
like getting the girls on film
to help build the program
back up.”
While the season was
tough for coach and team,
their determination stays
paramount and will help
them in the future seasons at
Point Beach.
With one rough season out
of the way, the future is bright
for the young Garnet Gulls as
they continue flying toward
their goals, no matter the ob-
stacles that may get in the
way.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
POINT BEACH GIRLS
BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
One season down
for Beach’s Gulls
THE OCEAN STAR
Ocean County’s largest
senior softball league will
hold tryouts for players age
60 and up.
The Berkeley Senior Soft-
ball League invites men to get
in the game Saturday, April 11,
at 11 a.m. at Whispering Pines
Park in Holiday City, off
Route 37.
The league plays slow-
pitch games on Tuesday and
Thursday mornings. There’s
a separate division for Ocean
County men born in 1950 or
earlier that plays on Friday
mornings.
Pre-registration details are
available now at 732-300-
9425.
Senior
softball
players wanted
Unlike most of the star
wrestlers that come out of
the Point Boro wrestling
program, Peter Gencarelli
has not been wrestling
since he was in diapers.
The senior wrestler start-
ed off in karate and, at the
suggestion of another par-
ent, joined a wrestling club.
He’s been wrestling ever
since and was thrown right
onto the varsity team at
Boro as a freshman.
According to Gencarelli,
he enjoyed the challenge
and believes he and team-
mate Dan Nobbs did a good
job representing the Pan-
thers in their four years on
the team.
Most recently, Gencarelli
made it through the District
23 Tournament for the first
time in his career.
Gencarelli claimed third
place after squaring off
against cross town rival
Zack Schaller in the 145-
pound weight class and
beating him by decision in
overtime.
“It felt good. I got re-
demption from the Beach
match,” said Gencarelli. “It
was a big match for me be-
cause I beat him at the be-
ginning of the season and
then he beat me at the
Beach/Boro match. It was a
bit of a tie breaker.”
While a talented wrestler
on the mat, Gencarelli also
has a smart head on his
shoulders.
“He does everything
right,” said wrestling coach
Pat Brady. “A lot of people
don’t understand what this
sport is about, but Pete is a
prime example of what it’s
about.”
Brady is proud of how
Gencarelli has grown on
and off the mat since com-
ing in freshman year, saying,
“Pete’s been great since the
moment he stepped in the
room...the team is really go-
ing to miss him when he’s
done competing.”
Gencarelli is nothing
short of a bright young man
and looks up to his parents
for helping him become
that way.
“No matter what, I can al-
ways turn to them, and
that’s a big help,” said Gen-
carelli.
Gencarelli plans on at-
tending Rutgers University,
where he will study sports
medicine with the goal of
becoming an athletic train-
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Gencarelli pushes through Districts
“He does everything
right. A lot of people
don’t understand
what this sport is
about, but Pete is a
prime example of
what it’s about.”
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COURTESY OF WILLIAM ZIEGLER
Conor Murray of Manasquan takes a shot on goal against Wall on Wednesday. Murray is one of several young Warrior players who finished
the season strong and will return next year for the Warriors.
CO-OP ICE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK
Beach-Squan ends
season on strong note
BY LEN BARDSLEY
THE OCEAN STAR
WALL — The Point Beach-
Manasquan ice hockey team
closed out its season with a 3-2
victory over Ocean Township
on Thursday.
The co-op team finished up
its season winning three out of
their last four games.
Point Beach-Manasquan
finished the season with a
record of 6-15 playing in the
highly competitive A Central
Division.
The top two teams in the A
Central Division, St. John
Vianney and Red Bank
Catholic, played for the Shore
Conference Tournament final.
The Spartans took a 1-0 lead
on the Warriors, scoring mid-
way through the first period.
Point Beach-Manasquan
tied the game with 3:38 left in
the first period on a goal by
Nick Ventura.
They then took a 2-1 lead
into the third period off a late
goal by Cody Liguori.
Liguori scored with only 51
seconds left in the second pe-
riod off an assist from senior
teammates Brandon Hawes
and Ernie Barbero.
Conor Murray scored early
in the third period to push the
Warriors’ lead to 3-1.
Murray scored off a pass
from Ventura and Anthony Di-
Palma 32 seconds into the
third period to give Point
Beach-Manasquan a two-goal
advantage.
The Spartans scored late in
the third period, but the War-
riors held on for their sixth
victory.
Blake Guerriero picked up
the win in goal for the War-
riors, making 15 saves.
The co-op team had only
two seniors on its roster in
Hawes and Barbero and
played a roster in which the
majority of its players were
freshmen and sophomores.
The Warriors will return
only two seniors with exten-
sive playing time in Anthony
DiPalma and Max Lyons.
DiPalma is a junior forward,
while Lyons was the starring
goalie for the Warriors this
season.
The majority of the Point
Beach-Manasquan players
during the season were under-
classmen, including top scorer
and sophomore forward Cody
Liguori, and freshman de-
fenseman Jim Dowd.
The co-op team’s coach Jim
Dowd was proud of how his
team finished the season.
“All things considered it is a
great group of kids who are
very resilient,” he said. “The
last three or four weeks were a
step in the right direction. We
played solid.”
The coach looks foward to
working with his young team
next season and seeing them
continue to improve.
“We got a lot of good play-
ers coming back next year,” he
said.
Len Bardsley covers sports for Star
News Group. He can be reached at
lbardsley@thecoaststar.com or 732-223-
0076 Ext 29.
Co-op team closes out
season winning three of
its final four games
and the Gaels did their best to
increase theirs.
With eight minutes left to
go in the second period,
Zaragoza was at it again, this
time assisting Jack Hartmann
as the Gaels added one more
goal to their total.
“You can ask anyone, it
wasn’t our best two periods of
hockey this season,” DePalma
said. Before entering the final
period, DePalma changed up
personnel a bit and empha-
sized being aggressive and
giving it all until the final
whistle.
Down 3-1, the Panthers
heeded their coaches’ advice
as Patterson started off a 3-0
run for Point Boro, finding
the back of the net with 8:42
left on the clock.
Almost exactly three min-
utes later, Herrington and
Matt Kimak assisted Ryan
Carr to even out the score at
three apiece.
Four more minutes of in-
tense hockey ensued before
Herrington stepped up and
hit his second goal of the
game to give Point Boro a
one-goal lead with less than
two minutes left in regulation.
Roxbury, in an attempt to
stay alive, pulled its goalie.
The risk paid off as the Gaels
scored one last time to tie the
game.
The tying goal was more a
fluke than an actual attempt-
ed shot that just ended up in
the back of the net.
“I couldn’t be upset,” De-
Palma said about the game-ty-
ing goal. “They [Point Boro]
didn’t give up a shot, it was
just a blooper play in front of
the net.”
Regardless, 30 seconds lat-
er the third period ended and
both teams headed into over-
time locked at four.
Point Boro is no stranger to
winning games in overtime
and Sunday night was no dif-
ferent. They picked up right
where they left off, being ag-
gressive in Roxbury’s zone.
Eventually, Thomas Col-
orio, a freshman at Point
Boro, was able to put the puck
between the Roxbury goalie’s
legs and into the back of the
net for the winning goal in
overtime in a dramatic first-
round game for the Panthers.
DePalma, extremely proud
of his team, tried to explain
how he felt after the game,
saying, “It was an incredible
win for the team and even
more so for the seniors that
are trying to keep their last
season going.”
Point Boro then went on to
face two-seeded Ramsey last
night in the second round
held at the Ice Vault Arena in
Wayne. It will be a difficult
game for the Panthers, but
DePalma has faith in his team,
saying, “Ramsey is very deep
with a couple players playing
Division I hockey next year. If
we keep it together, though,
and give a group effort like
we’ve been doing these last
few games, we could give
them a surprise.”
The game against Ramsey
occurred too late to be includ-
ed in this issue of The Ocean
Star. Check back next week
for full coverage.
The Panthers also faced
Ramapo on the road last
Thursday in their final game
of the regular season. Point
Boro won by a score of 4-3 in
a game where coach DePalma
played all his players and all
three goalies in an effort to
get them ready for the state
tournament.
Their efforts have paid off
so far and if the Panthers up-
set two-seeded Ramsey, they
will play again on March 2
against either Cranford [7] or
Madison [10].
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
Boro is working hard to stay in state tournament
BORO
FROM PAGE 25
COURTESY OF JEAN HERRINGTON
Junior goalie Chris Belman was a force to be reckon with for Point Boro. He recorded 24 saves in the
overtime win.

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punching his ticket to the
quarterfinal round of the Re-
gion 6 Tournament held
tonight at the Pine Belt Arena
in Toms River.
“Dan Nobbs, this is the
time in the season when he
really shines,” said Boro
coach Pat Brady. “He gets af-
ter it. He’s worked hard all
season for this moment, this
is his time.”
Nobbs has earned the two-
seed and will face seventh-
seeded Cole Corrigan of
Toms River South. Corrigan
gave Nobbs one of his two
losses this season at The Col-
lege of New Jersey Pride
Tournament, so it should
shape up to be a great match.
Though Nobbs was the
only Panther to claim a Dis-
trict 23 title this year, Point
Boro still advanced four oth-
er wrestlers. Dominic Infante
placed second in the 220-
pound weight class. Ben Sabo
[106], Blake Dale [113] and
Pete Gencarelli [145] all had
third-place finishes.
Brandon Defeo [152] and
Gene Franceshini [182] of
Point Boro wrestled well,
making it to the third-place
bout of their weight classes.
Unfortunately, they both lost
leaving them just short of
competing in the Region 6
Tournament.
The Panthers finished
fourth overall as a team be-
hind Wall [third], Brick
Township [second] and Brick
Memorial [first].
“I think we wrestled tough.
Of course there were some
matches in there that we
wanted to win that we didn’t
come out on top of,” Brady
said. “But overall the guys
came to compete and they
showed that by getting five
through to regions.”
Sabo, Dale, Gencarelli and
Infante all competed
Wednesday evening in the
opening round of the Region
6 Tournament.
Infante won his match by
pin and will move on to com-
pete tonight along with
Nobbs.
Sabo, Dale and Gencarelli
were all eliminated with loss-
es in their individual bouts.
POINT BEACH WRESTLING
Point Pleasant Beach High
School also participated in
the District 23 Tournament
and has advanced three
wrestlers to the Region 6
Tournament.
In the 132-pound weight
class, John Finnerty took sec-
ond place after losing in the
final match to top-seeded
Luke Vescovi of Brick Memo-
rial.
In another second place
finish for the Gulls, Forrest
Gardner [heavyweight], the
sixth seed, lost in the final
round to top-seeded Nick
Rivera, also of Brick Memori-
al.
Roddy Rupp of Point
Beach made his way to the
third place match for the 120-
pound weight class. Facing
Danny Welsh of Shore Re-
gional, Rupp won by an 8-3
decision, securing his place
in the opening round of the
Region 6 Tournament.
Will Jarvis [106], Giancarlo
Crivelli [138], Zack Schaller
[145], Cory Gross [160] and
Jack Baker [170] competed
strong for the Gulls at the
tournament Saturday as well.
These wrestlers all competed
in the third-place match for
their weight classes but fell
just short of moving on.
As a team, the Garnet Gulls
finished fifth, right behind
Point Boro.
Finnerty, Gardner and
Rupp all competed Wednes-
day evening in the opening
round of the Region 6 Tour-
nament.
Unfortunately, all of them
lost their individual bouts,
ending their journey in re-
gions.
Despite losing, Beach
coach Jeff Bower emphasized
that it is now time to focus on
the offseason, saying, “They
wrestled tough but now it’s
time to bounce back in the
offseason. Get to a club,
wrestle, lift and play foot-
ball.”
The Region 6 Tournament
will continue tonight at 5 p.m.
All matches will be held at
the Pine Belt Arena in Toms
River.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
Nobbs and Infante move on to Region 6 quarterfinals
NOBBS
FROM PAGE 25
COURTESY OF ANDREW MILLS
Senior Peter Gencarelli [in black] earned his first trip to the Region 6 Tournament after defeating Zack
Schaller of Point Beach in the third place match at the District 23 Tournament last Saturday.

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It’s an age-old question
that gets asked year after year
in regards to the players look-
ing to prove their worth on
the gridiron. Collegiate foot-
ball players debate whether
participating in the combine
in front of GM’s from all 32
NFL teams will benefit their
draft stock and, in turn, their
career.
This year the questions
were directed at Florida
State’s star quarterback,
Jameis Winston, who waited
as long as possible before de-
ciding to participate in the
combine workout. Winston,
projected to be the number
one overall draft pick for 2015
in the majority of mock
drafts, debated whether or
not the combine would bene-
fit him and his career in the
NFL in the long run.
After throwing exception-
ally well at the combine and
impressing in his interviews,
Winston pretty much solidi-
fied his already top spot in
the draft.
So the question remains,
did participating in the com-
bine help his draft stock?
In this specific instance,
the answer is yes. Questions
were buzzing as to whether
or not Winston had the com-
mitment and maturity level
to excel at the professional
level and he has convinced
many skeptics that he is
ready for the NFL.
What if he chose not to
participate? Obviously, it
would be hard to say whether
opting to not participate
would have lowered his draft
stock because, in actuality,
the only way it could have
been hurt would be if he par-
ticipated and performed
poorly.
Back in 1998, a man by the
name of Peyton Manning
elected to pass up on the
combine. He was still chosen
number one overall and is
now one of the top statistical
passers in NFL history.
I guess what I’m trying to
say is that the combine is
more of a luxury for those
still undecided on who they
want to spend their draft
picks and money on.
It’s also a chance for lesser-
known players to hopefully
showcase their potential in
front of more than one team
at one time.
A prime example of this
lies in Chris Johnson, who
entered the 2008 NFL com-
bine being scouted mostly for
his special team play and a
possible role as a supplemen-
tal running back. Combined
with his performance as a
running back for East Caroli-
na University, he was project-
ed to go in the second or
third round of the draft. After
putting on an impressive
showing with a 4.24 second
40-yard dash, it boosted his
draft stock and he was draft-
ed 24th overall. Kudos to
Johnson.
And finally, at its core, the
NFL Combine is just a show
of athleticism that doesn’t re-
ally depict in-game scenarios.
They don’t even wear full
gear at the combine. Players
come dressed in athletic
shorts and Under Armour
style shirts, which is definite-
ly easier to perform in than
full gear and pads.
Don’t get me wrong, what
goes on at the combine is im-
pressive — but I’m not sure
how many fans actually
blocked out time in their day
to voluntarily watch it.
So I say rest easy, folks: it
really isn’t that big of a deal
when it comes down to it.
Plus, there is always college
pro day where NFL draft-eli-
gible players get combine
tested at their own school.
Oh, and one last cool fact
that came out of this year’s
NFL Combine: Connecticut
cornerback Byron Jones
recorded a 12-foot, three-inch
broad jump. You read that
correctly. From a standing
position, Jones leaped 12 feet
and three inches.
It is definitely a combine
record and the jury is still out
as to whether or not it’s a
world record as the powers
that be delve through
Olympic records as far back
as they can find.
I don’t know in what situa-
tion Jones would need to
jump over 12 feet from a
standing position in a game
situation, but it is an impres-
sive feat nonetheless.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
COURTESY OF ANGELA ALBARANO
4X400 RELAY TEAM BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD
The Point Boro track relay team, consisting of Michael Brown [from left], Evan McHugh, Louis
Albarano and Alex Stupar, broke a school record at the Groups 2 and 3 South Championships held
at the Bennet Indoor Sports Complex in the 4x400 with a time of 3:44.21.
OVERTIME BY DOMINICK POLLIO
Does the NFL Combine truly affect draft stock?
THE OCEAN STAR
What is the fastest growing
sport in the nation?
Boys lacrosse in Point
Pleasant Boro!
With an objective to intro-
duce the game of lacrosse
and its skills to the future
players of Point Boro high
school, Boro head coach Guy
Lassen is running a lacrosse
clinic.
The clinic is for both expe-
rienced and nonexperienced
players. The clinic will teach
the rules of the game and
fundamentals necessary to
play this fast and dynamic
sport.
Scrimmages will also take
place as each player acquires
the skills needed to compete.
The clinic dates are Satur-
day April 11th 5:30-7 p.m.
through June 20 and Sunday,
April 12, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
though June 21.
Contact Point Borohead
coach Lassen at guy-
lassen37@gmail.com or at
732-239-2851 for registration
forms and more information.
Boys lacrosse
clinic slated
for spring
In the Feb. 13 issue of The Ocean Star,
it was incorrectly stated that
Macarton McCabe competed for Point
Boro in the 4x400 relay on Feb. 6 at
the Bennet Indoor Sports Complex in
Toms River.
Evan McHugh was the individual who
competed in the relay, along with
Michael Brown, Louis Albarano and
Alex Stupar.
The Ocean Star regrets the error.
Correction
THE OCEAN STAR
U12[u13] Point Pleasant
girls travel soccer team, the
Aloha Warriors, will be open-
ing up their practices to any-
one who would like to try
out.
The Warriors play in Jersey
Area Girls Soccer, profession-
al training, tournaments and
summer select.
Contact Kristi for more
info at Kristi@saltygirlcre-
ations.com.
Aloha
Warriors
tryouts set
PRAYER TO
ST. JUDEO Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr,
great in virtue and rich in miracles,
near Kinsman of Jesus Christ, faith-
ful intercessor of all who invoke your
special patronage in time of need, to
you I have recourse from the depth of
my heart and humbly beg to whom
God has given such great power to
come to my assistance. Help me in
my present and urgent petition. In
return, I promise to make your name
known and cause you to be invoked.
Say three Our Fathers, three Hail
Marys and Glorias. Publication must
be promised. St. Jude pray for us all
who invoke your aid. Amen. This
Novena has never been known to fail.
This Novena must be said for 9 con-
secutive days. KM
ST. JUDE
NOVENA
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be
adored, glorified, loved and pre-
served throughout the world, now
and forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus,
pray for us. St. Jude, worker of mira-
cles, pray for us. St. Jude, help of the
hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer
9 times a day. Say it for 9 days. By
the eighth day, your prayer will be
answered. It has never been known to
fail. Publication must be promised.
Thank you, St. Jude. JB
MY NOVENA ROSE
PRAYER
OLittle Therese of the Child
Jesus, please pick for me a rose
from heavenly gardens and send it to
me as a message of love.
OLittle Flower of Jesus, ask God
today to grant the favors I now
place with confidence in your hands...
(mention specific requests)
St. Therese, help me to always
believe as you did, in God’s great
love for me, so that I might imitate
your “Little Way” each day.
Amen JMM

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Officiating aside, the game
itself was intense from the
start. Both teams came ready
to play scoring 13 points
apiece in the first quarter of
play. Hill stepped into the
role of the big man under the
basket and had important
blocks throughout the game.
He had two blocks in the first
quarter and then went on the
offensive, draining a three in
the final seconds of the first
to tie the game.
The pace stayed fast
through the second quarter
as the Gulls slowly worked
on establishing a lead. With
1:40 left on the clock, Mike
Rice of Point Beach put up a
deep 3-point shot that
bounced off the rim and into
the hands of Hill. Enduring a
hard foul, he went up strong
under the basket and laid it
in, increasing the Gull lead to
twelve. Hill was unable to
complete the three-point play
at the foul line and the Piners
went to work on closing the
gap.
With a few seconds left be-
fore the half, Piner Victor
Figueroa came down with a
rebound that he put up off
the glass for two more to fin-
ish the first half with a 6-0
Lakewood run. Point Beach
entered halftime with a 30-24
lead.
Starting off the third quar-
ter with a nothing-but-net
three-pointer from Hill, the
Piners were hard pressed to
find a way to overcome the
Garnet Gulls’ dominating
play. The Gulls had it figured
out with Panzini flashing and
dribbling through the lanes
and opening up space for
shooters like Mike Frauen-
heim and Rice.
The Gulls put up 17 more
in the third while the Piners
added 14 to their total.
The fourth quarter fol-
lowed the theme of the rest
of the game as Lakewood
surged toward closing the
Point Beach lead. Seven dif-
ferent Piners scored in the fi-
nal quarter, led by 10 points
from senior Ryan Lawrence.
Lakewood scored 25 points
in the final quarter, but it
could not beat out the Beach
lead as they dropped 20 be-
fore the final whistle. Hill had
a few more crucial blocks un-
der the basket and Rice hit
shots from the charity stripe
when they mattered most.
The team effort culminated
in the upset win, though
some feel it was not that
much of an upset any way.
“Seeding a tournament is
real difficult,” explained
Catania. “We have more tal-
ent than a 15-seed but maybe
our body of work put us in
that area. We’re here to prove
something.”
Fighting through the offici-
ating, Lakewood did their
best to bump Hill out of his
rhythm as Ryzon Barnes cov-
ered the 6-foot-7 forward as
tight as he could. It was not
enough to rile up the senior
as Hill led the game with 27
points.
“I don’t get into that, I just
kind of laugh because I know
that I’m a good player,” stated
Hill after the win. “They just
try to do that to throw me off
because they can’t guard me.
They try to get me mad but I
just laugh it off and play my
game.”
In addition to Hill’s 27
points, Rice added 10 while
Panzini and Frauenheim
dropped nine apiece.
POINT BEACH VS. NEPTUNE
Point Beach then went on
to face 10-seeded Neptune in
the quarterfinal round of the
SCT on Sunday at Brookdale
Community College. The
Scarlet Fliers of Neptune de-
feated the defending SCT
champs by a score of 52-35.
The first quarter was the
closest of the entire game as
the Garnet Gulls found them-
selves down 10-7. Only Panzi-
ni and Frauenheim scored for
Point Beach while Hill aided
with two blocks under the
basket.
In the second quarter Nep-
tune increased their lead be-
hind three-pointers from
three separate players. For
Point Beach, Rice hit his first
points of the game off of a
three and Hill contributed his
first points with two shots
made from the foul line. At
halftime the Gulls were trail-
ing by seven, a lead they nev-
er overcame.
Both teams put up eight
points in the third quarter
making the score 33-26 for
the final quarter.
Neptune turned up their
offense in the fourth, scoring
19 points to the Gulls’ nine,
claiming the victory and
moving on to the next round
of the tournament.
In an impressive feat, the
Scarlet Fliers held Hill to 11
points and didn’t give him
any time to get comfortable
shooting from beyond the
arc. Panzini added 10 points
and Frauenheim added nine.
Leading the way for Nep-
tune was sophomore guard
Barry Brown who finished
with 13 points. Teammates
Kerry Kirkwood and Micah
Kerr finished with 12 and 11
points, respectively.
With the chances of being
back-to-back SCT champs
behind them, the Garnet
Gulls look ahead to the New
Jersey State Interscholastic
Athletic Association [NJSI-
AA] state tournament where
they have received the third-
seed. Point Beach will take on
Henry Hudson at home on
Tuesday, March 3. Tipoff is
set for 6:30 p.m.
Dominick Pollio covers sports for The
Ocean Star. He can be reached at dpol-
lio@theoceanstar.com or 732-899-
7606 Ext 15. Follow him on Twitter
@dompollio.
If you want to take a ride
this weekend the Greater
Philadelphia Outdoor Sport
Show is taking place at the
Convention Center in Oaks,
Pennsylvania.
Show director Tod Alberto
says “Come learn about, see,
touch and buy anything relat-
ed to outdoor sports. Expand
your show options to more
than just hunting and
firearms to everything out-
door sports related. It's an
easy drive from New Jersey.
Meet and buy from
exhibitors representing all
outdoor activities including:
The Sportfishing Supershow,
fishing tackle manufacturers
& retailers, guides & fishing
lodges, marine electronics,
kayaks on the demo pond
and fly fishing on the casting
pond. Everyone will enjoy
features like the Hawg
Trough Tank, a 5,000 gallon
fishing tank, trout fishing
pond, archery range, airsoft
and paintball ranges, fish-
ing/hunting/camping semi-
nars, live animals and so
much more.”
Show hours are today: 12 to
8 p.m., Friday: 12 to 8 p.m.,
Saturday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
and Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Show admission, adults:
$12;children ages five to 11,
$3.00; under five years free.
For more info go to
www.sportshows.com.
Bob over at Fishermen’s
Den in Belmar reports “Hi
guys it’s been a long winter
with not much fishing going
on. Boats for the most part
remain at the dock. We
remain open on a limited
basis at this time but hope
that will change when March
arrives and maybe some
warmer weather. Winter
flounder season opens
March 1st as does the striper
season, both are something
to look forward too. We will
have some rental boats in the
water for the flounder fisher-
men. The new striper regula-
tions should be in place by
March but we still have many
fishermen not happy with
the option chosen. Most say
they will do nothing to pro-
tect the larger breeding fish, I
have to agree. We all will
have to work with what we
are given and hope for the
best. Keep warm and safe
talk to you soon.”
Captain Howard Bogan of
the Big Jamaica out of Brielle
reports “The Jamaica is
scheduled to sail on special
cod, pollock, and ling trips
every Saturday sailing at 1
a.m. For further information
call 732-528-5014 or go to
www.bigjamaica.com.”
Captain Joe of the Jamaica
II out of Brielle reports
“Winter schedule is 12 hour
wreck trips- 5 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesdays, Saturdays, and
Sunday. Whiting every
Friday at 6 a.m.”
Announcements of
Interest: February 26 to
March 1, the Greater
Philadelphia Outdoor Sport
Show at the Convention
Center in Oaks,
Pennsylvania. Visit
w w w. s p o r t s h ows . co m .
March 1st, the 20th Annual
Berkeley Striper Club
Fisherman's Flea Market, at
Toms River Intermediate
School North, 150
Intermediate North Way,
Toms River. Admission is $4,
children under 10 free. From
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 5 to 8,
World Fishing and Outdoor
Expo, Rockland Community
College, Suffern, New York
w w w. s p o r t s h ows . co m .
March 8, The 23rd Annual
Asbury Park Fishing Club's
Indoor Fishing Flea Market,
Convention Hall, Ocean and
Sunset Avenues in Asbury
Park, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Jim Freda covers fishing for Star News
Group. He can be emailed at jimfre-
da@optonline.net.
FISHING TIPS BY JIM FREDA
Philly Outdoor Sports Show starts
TIP OF THE WEEK
FROM JIM FREDA
For the best buys at the
Berkely Fishing Flea Market
and Asbury Park Fishing
Flea Market, plan now to
get there early and wait in
line. Many anglers will be
there waiting at first light.
Gulls turn to state tournament
GULLS
FROM PAGE 25
STEVE WEXLER THE OCEAN STAR
Jimmy Panzini [No. 1] helped the Gulls top Lakewood, creating
shooting and passing lanes for himself and his teammates. Panzini
finished with 9 points in the win.