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13th Annual ShopRite Cup 2015-2016 Final Standings Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group A Group B Shore Regional High School 54 points First in Girls Tennis, 1 st in Field Hockey, 1 st in Girls Soccer, and 1 st in Central Group I Football, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the winter season, 2 nd place in Girls Lacrosse, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the spring season. Haddonfield Memorial High School 97 points Tied for 3 rd in Girls Tennis, 2nd in Boys Cross-Country, 3 rd in Girls Cross-Country, 2 nd in Field Hockey, 3 rd in South Group 2 Football, 2 nd in Boys Winter Track Relays, 1 st in Girls Winter Track Relays, 1 st in both Boys and Girls Winter Track, 2 nd in both Boys and Girls Public Group C swimming, plus 6 points for having no disqualifications in the fall and winter seasons, 3 rd place in Boys Tennis. River Dell 64 points Third in Boys Cross-Country, 4 th in Girls Cross-Country, 1 st in Girls Volleyball, 2 nd in North I Group III Football, 1 st in both Boys and Girls Winter Track, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the fall season, 1 st place in Boys Spring Track & Field, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the spring season. Ridge High School 62 points Second in Girls Tennis, Tied for 1 st in Girls Soccer, 1 st in Girls Cross-Country, Tied for 3 rd in North II Group IV Football, 1 st in Boys Fencing and 3 rd in Public A Group Ice Hockey, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the fall season. 2 nd in Girls Golf, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the spring season. Christian Brothers Academy 165 points* Second in Boys Soccer, 2 nd in Boys Cross Country, 1 st in Boys Winter Track Relays, 1 st in Boys Winter Track, 1 st in Boys Swimming, Tied for 3 rd in Wrestling, 2 nd in Ice Hockey, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the winter season, 2 nd in Boys Golf, 3 rd in Boys Tennis, 1 st in Boys Spring Track & Field, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the spring season. Villa Walsh Academy 121 points* First in Girls Soccer, 1 st in Girls Cross-Country, 1 st in Girls Winter Track Relays, 2 nd in Girls Winter Track, 2 nd in Girls Swimming, plus 6 points for having no disqualifications in the fall and winter seasons. 1 st place in Girls Spring Track & Field, plus 3 points for having no disqualifications in the spring season. Top Five in each Group Group I Group II Group III Group IV Group A Group B 54-Shore Regional 97-Haddonfield 64-River Dell 62-Ridge 165-CBA* 121-Villa Walsh* 39-Weequahic 61-Rumson F-H 59-West Essex 57-Bridgewater 124-Delbarton* 69-Oak Knoll* 38-Pennsville Mem. 56-Mt. Lakes 56-Old Tappan 54-Old Bridge 119-Don Bosco* 61-Newark Acad. 32-Paulsboro 50-Manasquan 51-Moorestown 51-Southern 102-IHA* 57-St. Dominic Acad.* 29-Tied 2 Schools 45-Holmdel 49-Tied 2 Schools 48-Tied 5 Schools 98-St. Augustine* 52-St. Rose *Points doubled Single gender school
NEW JERSEY STATE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 1161 Route 130 North PO Box 487 Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691 THE SCHOOLS LISTED BELOW WERE DISQUALIFICATION FREE FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR Congratulations to the following schools, including their Administrators, Athletic Directors, Coaches, Fans and Players for their fine efforts in this important area of sportsmanship. Academy Charter High School Academy of St. Elizabeth Academy of the Holy Angels Academy of Urban Leadership Allentown High School Arts High School Atlantic City High School Atlantic Co. Inst of Tech Barack Obama Green Charter HS Belvidere High School Benedictine Academy Bergen Arts and Science Charter Bergen Catholic High School Bishop Eustace Preparatory Bloomfield High School Boonton High School Bordentown Regional HS Bound Brook High School Brick Township High School Buena Regional High School Butler High School James Caldwell High School Calvary Christian School Camden Academy Charter HS Camden High School Camden Cty Tech Pennsauken Camden Cty Tech Sickerlerville Cape May Cty Tech High School Cedar Grove High School Central Jersey College Prep Chatham High School Cherry Hill High School East Christ the King Prep School Colts Neck High School Cresskill High School Jonathan Dayton High School Delaware Valley Regional HS Delbarton High School Delsea Regional High School DePaul Catholic High School Deptford Township High School Doane Academy Don Bosco Prep High School Dumont High School Dunellen High School East Brunswick Tech High School East Orange Campus High School Eastern Christian High School Edison Academy Elmwood Park Memorial HS Emerson Jr.-Sr. High School Essex Cty Vo-Tech 13 th Street Fort Lee High School Freedom Academy Charter The Frisch School Garfield High School Glassboro High School Glen Ridge High School Glen Rock High School Gloucester City Jr.-Sr. High School Golda Och Academy Great Oaks Charter High School Hackettstown High School Hamilton High School East Hasbrouck Heights High School Hawthorne Christian Academy Hawthorne High School Hillsborough High School Hillside High School Holmdel High School Holy Spirit High School Hopatcong High School Henry Hudson Regional HS Immaculate Conception HS (Lodi) Immaculate Conception Montclair Irvington High School Jackson Liberty High School John F. Kennedy Memorial (Iselin) John F. Kennedy HS (Paterson) Kent Place School Kinnelon High School Koinonia Academy Lacey Township High School Lacordaire Academy Lakewood High School Lenape High School The Lewis School of Princeton Lincoln High School Livingston High School Lodi High School Lyndhurst High School Madison High School Mainland Regional High School Manchester Regional High School Manchester Township HS Manville High School Marlboro High School Mary Help of Christians Academy Dr Ronald E McNair Academic HS M.E.T.S. Charter School Middle Township High School Millville Senior High School Monmouth Regional High School Montclair High School The Montclair Kimberley HS Moorestown Friends High School Moorestown High School Morris County School of Tech Morris Hills High School Mother Seton High School Mount Saint Dominic Academy Mount Saint Mary Academy New Brunswick High School New Milford High School
Continued THE SCHOOLS LISTED BELOW WERE DISQUALIFICATION FREE FOR THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR Congratulations to the following schools, including their Administrators, Athletic Directors, Coaches, Fans and Players for their fine efforts in this important area of sportsmanship. New Providence High School North Arlington High School North Plainfield High School North Warren High School Oak Knoll School Ocean City High School Our Lady of Mercy Academy Overbrook High School Palisades Park Jr.-Sr. High School Park Ridge High School Parsippany High School Pascack Valley High School Passaic Valley High School Paterson Charter The Patrick School Paulsboro High School Pennsville Memorial High School Pequannock Township High School Perth Amboy Technical School Phillipsburg High School Pinelands Regional High School Piscataway High School Piscataway Technical High School Pitman High School Pleasantville High School Point Pleasant Beach High School Pompton Lakes High School Pope John XXIII High School Rahway High School Rancocas Valley Regional HS Ranney School Ridgefield Park High School Ridgewood High School Robbinsville High School Roxbury High School Rutgers Prep School Rutherford High School Saddle River Day School Saint Dominic Academy Saint Joseph HS (Hammonton) Saint Mary of the Assumption Saint Mary s HS (Rutherford) Saint Peter s Prep (Jersey City) Saint Rose High School Saint Vincent High School Salem County Voc. High School Sayreville War Memorial HS Arthur P. Schalick High School Snyder High School Somerset County Vo-Tech HS South Amboy High School South Brunswick High School John P. Stevens High School Tenafly High School Timothy Christian School Trinity Christian School Trinity Hall University Academy Charter University High School Verona High School Villa Walsh Academy Vineland High School Waldwick High School Wardlaw-Hartride School Warren Hills Regional High School Watchung Hills Regional HS Weehawken High School West Orange High School West Windsor-Plainsboro HS North West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South Westfield High School Westwood Regional High School Wildwood Catholic High School Willingboro High School Woodrow Wilson High School Wood-Ridge High School Woodbridge Academy Woodbury High School
THE SCHOOLS LISTED BELOW WERE DISQUALIFICATION FREE FOR THE 1991-2015 SCHOOL YEARS Congratulations to the following schools including the Administration, Athletic Director, Coaches and players for their fine efforts in this important area of sportsmanship for the 1991-2007 school years. Academy of Saint Elizabeth Eastern Christian High School Academy of the Holy Angels Villa Walsh Academy
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2016 LEGENDS COACH Melissa Landeck: Melissa became the Head Coach of the Old Tappan High School girls volleyball program in 1998 and continues in that position today. Coach Landeck guided the girls team compiling a current record of 362 wins and 76 losses, an impressive 83%. As a graduate of Cliffside Park High School she was named as a member of the school s Hall of Fame which led her to a scholarship at Seton Hall University as a member of the Women s Softball Team until her graduation in 1996. Melissa s accomplishments as a coach speak to her qualifications for this award. Her teams won five NBIAL divisional championships and another five when her team became a member of the Big North. Her teams were always in the mix in the Bergen County Volleyball Championships, with eight semi final and five final appearances. Her teams took that coveted trophy home three times. On the state level, the Golden Knights were five time Group 3 Sectional Champions and reached the semi-finals and finals eight times. They brought home the Group 3 Championship trophy a total of three times which enabled them to compete in the Tournament of Champions rounds which they won twice. Melissa s coaching success has been recognized on various levels within New Jersey and on the national level. She was the Bergen County Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2015 and the New Jersey State Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 2004. She was honored as the NJ State Coach of the Year in 2010. She was also honored by the National Federation of High Schools in both 2005 and 2015. Melissa serves as the Head Softball Coach for Old Tappan and has attained success in that sport as well. She is an active member of the Bergen County Women Coaches Association where she has served in numerous positions including President. On the state level, she is on the seeding committee for the NJSIAA tournaments in both volleyball and softball. When she has the time, she teaches mathematics at Old Tappan High school. COACH Andrea Marino: Andrea is currently in her 22 nd year as a Varsity Volleyball Coach, having served in that position at Hawthorne High School for the first eleven years. During her tenure with the Bears, her teams reached and won the 2001 Group II State Championship, earned four Passaic County Championships, and seven BPSL League Championships. As if that was not enough, she then moved to serve as Head Coach of Wood-Ridge High School and continued her success as a coach. Andrea and her Blue Devil teams won one BCSL National Division Championship and two Meadowlands Division Championships. Currently, her overall record stands at 423-141. She has received a wealth of recognition with 10 Coach of the Year Awards, one Passaic County Coach of the Year for All Sports, six time Passaic County Coach of the Year, one BCSL National Division Coach of the Year, two NJIC Meadowlands Division Coach of the Year, and the 2012 Bergen County Women s Coaching Association Award for Extraordinary Services and Contributions to Female Athletes Award. We are sure this legend award will be the icing on the cake for her. Andrea is married to her husband Ed and they have two children, Andrew and Madylin.
PLAYER Carolyn Mooney Carolyn was a four year varsity starter, opposite hitter and setter at Cherry Hill High School from 2002 to 2005. She led the Cougars to the Group IV State title in 2005. Interestingly, she was coached to the championship by her older brother Scott Mooney, who remains as the Cherry Hill coach today. During her senior year she recorded 214 assists, 110 digs and 104 kills. Her individual honors are extremely impressive: 1 st Team Olympic Conference, All South Jersey Team, Female Scholar athlete, Senior All-Star team and 2 nd Team All State. During the same period she was an active member of the South Jersey Volleyball Club. Initially recruited by Rutgers University, Carolyn later transferred to the University of Pennsylvania where she played as a defensive specialist and setter and was honored as an All Conference player. At Penn, she majored in Systems Engineering and was a recipient of the Women in Engineering Award. Today, she works for Zoomer conducting statistical modeling. Carolyn continues her involvement in volleyball serving as a coach on the high school level in Strath Haven, Pennsylvania and runs the youth volleyball program for the city of Cherry Hill. She is also a coach for the South Jersey Volleyball Club where she has coached 17 and under, 16 and under, and 15 and under. She has served as an assistant coach for Rowan University. Finally, she remains an active player in recreational indoor and beach volleyball. Player Jaime Marzocchi: A 2005 graduate, Jaime was a four-year member of Old Tappan s varsity volleyball team, and a starter for three of them. Jaime was a team captain both her junior and senior years. Over Jaime s four seasons with Old Tappan, she helped the Golden Knights win a NBIAL League Championship and led them to two Bergen County finals, and three consecutive Group 3 State Finals. Her most notable performance came in her senior year during two consecutive matches of the state tournament where she recorded an amazing 48 kills. Overall, Jaime had a serving percentage of over 96% for her career. As a senior, Jaime was named 1 st team all NBIAL; 1 st team all Bergen County and 1 st team All State. She was recognized by both her coaches and teammates as the consummate team player. Throughout her high school years she was enthusiastic, competitive, and respectful toward all. Jaime went on to play varsity volleyball at Salisbury University where she played as both the libero and setter for four years. She also set the record for assists during her junior year in college. She was again honored with conference and regional honors. Jaime continued to serve the volleyball community as a camp counselor/coach for the Northern Valley Summer Volleyball programs. She was also the Varsity Volleyball Coach from 2011 to 2015 at Paramus Catholic, where her teams continued to show marked improvement. Official Scott Scragg Scott began what would become an impressive career as a volleyball official in 1980 when he was instrumental in creating, as a charter member, the NJVBOA-South officials association. He was very active in the growth of the sport in South Jersey High Schools. He worked to provide recreational officials the opportunity to develop as certified volleyball officials. He was a board member of the NJVBOA-South for 18 years where he served as co-assignor, treasurer, and rules interpreter. His expertise was also utilized as a cadet supervisor and mentor. Scott has continually been sought after as a high school official, as he has been requested for numerous tournaments throughout the state. He has officiated multiple state tournament matches including state finals and Tournament of Champion matches and was awarded the NJSIAA Official of the Year for Volleyball. Scott is equally successful as an NCAA Men s and Women s referee and has been nationally certified for Division 1 play since 2004. He is also a clinician for NCAA Line Judges and an executive board member for the New Jersey NCAA organization. Scott is married to Denise Scragg, a successful volleyball official in her own right, and they are the parents of two adult sons.
LEGENDS PROGRAM 2016 Coaches- Andrea Marino 2007 Players- Elkie Tatulli (Voight Melissa Landeck Yvette Lozanski Players- Carolyn Mooney Melanie Lewis Jamie Marzocchi Sheila Ulrich Rivera Official- Scott Scragg Coaches- Pat Harrington Russ Kniewel 2015 Players- Christina (Nina) Camaioni Official- Pete Lukach Whitney Verduin Drown Coach- Lisa Rademacher 2006 Players- Linda Bianchi, AL Johnson Gabrielle Tacuri, Memorial 2014 Players- Laurel Johnson Stacey Maat, Hackensack Cory Roesing Karja Tamulevich, Paramus Coach- Christine Fitzpatrick Coaches- Frank Bernardo, Hackensack Dean Klutkowski, Johnson/Old Tappan 2013 Player- Allison O'Neill Official- Joe Kuti Coaches- Beth Powell Ed Saggio 2005 Players- Janet Duch, Paramus Catholic Maria E. DiPasquale-Bellinger, Paramus 2012 Player- Joy Conover Shannon-Eastern Coach- John English, Old Tappan Coaches- Tom Armour, Eastern Officials- Nancy Mueller Al Partelow, Millburn Pat Huber John Wengerter, Memorial Officals- Val Darden 2004 Player- Lauren Cacciamani, Paramus Neil Donohue Coaches- Maria Nolan, Secaucus Don Guide, Paramus Catholic 2011 Program Discontinued Official- Doris Grassini 2010 Players- Karen Finn Edwards, Fair Lawn 2003 Players- Rene Duflon Elsman, Ridgewood Beata Jastrzembski, Secaucus Theresa Meani, Paramus Coaches- Sarah "Sally" Brown, Garfield Coaches- Kitty Baterson, Ridgewood Emil Rendzio, Wallington Connie Story, Paramus Officials- Lou Berinoto Donna Devito Guilbert 2002 1980-81 Columbia HS Volleyball Team Special Contributor - Sharon Hughes 1st State Volleyball Champions Coach- Gene Chyzowych 2009 Players- Jennifer Cosco, Pascack Hills Players- Kathy Weiss Hallam Stephanie Habif, Tenafly Jennifer Hartung Bartsh Stacy Weintraub, Demarest Jeanne Gainsberg Coaches- Joan Lord, Rutherford Laura Bermingham Rich Szura, Fair Lawn Missy Young Officials- Anna J. Pelosi-Adams Jeanne Francis Bob Jaworski Allison Bibbons Special Contributor - Sandy Ferrarella Melanie Panko Naef Meghan Guthrie Vanderbeck 2008 Players- Gina Campanile, Paramus Cath. Karen Reitzel Lisa Furusawa, River Dell Beth Caskey Golosiewski Christine Sacco, Old Tappan Coaches- Brenda Canal, River Dell Joanna Woodcock, Bogota Officials- Don Casamento Robert Root Special Contributor - Joseph Battaglia
NJSIAA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GROUP CHAMPIONS Group 4 Group 3 Group 2 Group 1 Year Winner/Runner-Up Winner/Runner-Up Winner/Runner-Up Winner/Runner-Up 1981 DIVISION A: Paramus/Old Tappan DIVISION B: Tenafly/Park Ridge 1982 Paraumus/Hackensack Old Tappan/River Dell Tenafly/Garfied Cresskill/North Arlington 1983 Paramus Catholic/Hackensack Old Tappan/Ramsey Secaucus/Tenafly Park Ridge/Bogota 1984 Hackensack/Fair Lawn Ramapo/Old Tappan Secaucus/Fort Lee Eastern Christian/Park Ridge 1985 Fair Lawn/Hackensack Old Tappan/Tenafly Secaucus/Hawthorne Park Ridge/Wallington 1986 Ridgewood/Paramus Old Tappan/Ramsey Secaucus/Hawthorne Wallington/Bogota 1987 Ridgewood/Paramus Catholic Old Tappan/Paramus River Dell/Hawthorne Bogota/Midland Park 1988 Paramus Catholic/Hackensack Paramus/Ramsey Fort Lee/Garfield Secaucus/Emerson Boro 1989 Fair Lawn/Paramus Catholic Paramus/Old Tappan Westwood/Lyndhurst Secaucus/Wood-Ridge 1990 Paramus Catholic/Lakeland Old Tappan/Pascack Valley Lyndhurst/Rutherford Eastern Christian/Secaucus 1991 Paramus Catholic/Memorial WNY Old Tappan/Tenafly Rutherford/Mahwah Secaucus/Wallington 1992 Paramus Catholic/Memorial WNY Old Tappan/Ramapo Rutherford/Dumont Secaucus/Eastern Christian 1993 Paramus Catholic/IHA Ramapo/Paramus River Dell/Dumont Secaucus/Bogota 1994 IHA/Paramus Catholic Paramus/River Dell Rutherford/Elmwood Park Mt. St. Dominic/Secaucus 1995 Paramus Catholic/Ridgewood Paramus/Lakeland Ramsey/Lyndhurst Secaucus/Wallington 1996 Ridgewood/IHA Demarest/Emerson (UC) Dumont/New Milford Secaucus/Emerson Boro 1997 Fair Lawn/IHA Ramapo/Demarest Westwood/New Milford Secaucus/Bogota 1998 IHA/Paramus Paramus Catholic/Demarest River Dell/Westwood Secaucus/Bogota 1999 Bloomfield/Ridgewood Paramus Catholic/Ramapo Pascack Hills/Caldwell Secaucus/Cresskill 2000 Hackensack/Eastern Demarest/Paramus Catholic Caldwell/Union Catholic Secaucus/Bogota 2001 Eastern/Hunterdon Central Demarest/Ramapo Hawthorne/Union Catholic Secaucus/Cresskill 2002 Hunterdon Central/Westfield Demarest/Old Tappan Caldwell/Union Catholic Cresskill/Secaucus 2003 Bridgewater-Raritan/Cherry Hill East Demarest/Old Tappan Caldwell/Union Catholic Cresskill/North Arlington 2004 Bridgewater-Raritan/IHA Livingston/Old Tappan Caldwell/Pascack Valley North Arlington/Bogota 2005 Cherry Hill East/Hunterdon Cent. Paramus/Ramapo Pascack Valley/NV Demarest Secaucus/Bogota 2006 Hunterdon Central/E. Brunswick Williamstown/W Morris Central NV Demarest/Chatham Secaucus/Midland Park 2007 Hunterdon Central/No. Hunterdon Fair Lawn/W Morris Mendham Chatham/NV Demarest Bogota/Midland Park 2008 Southern/Hunterdon Central No. Highlands/W Morris Central Cranford/NV Demarest Caldwell/Bogota 2009 Bridgewater-Raritan/Southern W Morris Central/No. Highlands Caldwell/Tenafly Pascack Hills/Science Park 2010 Williamstown/Livingston Old Tappan/WWP South Ramapo/No. Burlington Bogota/Madison 2011 Livingston/Hunterdon Central Demarest/WWP South River Dell/Sterling Bogota/Science Park 2012 Williamstown/Hunterdon Central W Morris Central/Old Tappan NV Demarest/Sterling Bogota/Secaucus 2013 No. Hunterdon/Ridge Old Tappan/Demarest Sterling/Madison Bogota/Rutherford 2014 Hunterdon Central/Ridge Demarest/Old Tappan River Dell/Ramapo Secaucus/Bogota 2015 Hunterdon Central/Williamstown Old Tappan/Paramus River Dell/Demarest Bogota/Leonia Non-Public Tournament of Champions Year Winner/Runner-Up Year Champion Runner-Up 1982 Paramus Cath/Eastern Christian 2002 Northern Valley @ Demarest Cresskill 2005 Union Catholic/Lacordaire 2003 Northern Valley @ Demarest Caldwell 2006 Roselle Catholic/IHA 2004 Bridgewater-Raritan Livingston 2007 IHA/Academy of Holy Angels 2005 Paramus Secaucus 2008 IHA/Union Catholic 2006 Northern Valley @ Demarest Hunterdon Central 2009 IHA/Union Catholic 2007 Immaculate Heart (IHA) Hunterdon Central 2010 IHA/Mother Seton 2008 Immaculate Heart (IHA) Caldwell 2011 IHA/Paramus Catholic 2009 Immaculate Heart (IHA) Bridgewater-Raritan 2012 IHA/Holy Angels 2010 Northern Valley @ Old Tappan Ramapo 2013 IHA/Roselle Catholic 2011 Immaculate Heart (IHA) Northern Valley @ Demarest 2014 IHA/Paul VI 2012 Immaculate Heart (IHA) Bogota 2015 IHA/St. John Vianney 2013 Immaculate Heart (IHA) North Hunterdon 2014 Immaculate Heart (IHA) Northern Valley @ Demarest 2015 Northern Valley @ Old Tappan Immaculate Heart (IHA)
NJSIAA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL HISTORY Most Group Titles (4+) Most Finals Appearances 19 Secaucus 23 Secaucus 11 NV @ Old Tappan 19 NV Old Tappan 10 Paramus Catholic 16 Bogota 10 Immaculate Heart (IHA) 15 Immaculate Heart (IHA) 9 NV @ Demarest 15 NV @ Demarest 7 Bogota 14 Paramus Catholic 7 Paramus 10 Paramus 6 Caldwell 9 Hunterdon Central 6 River Dell 9 Ramapo 4 Fair Lawn 8 River Dell 4 Hunterdon Central 4 Ramapo Most Consecutive Group Titles Most Consecutive Finals Appearances 8 Immaculate Heart (2007-2014) 15 Secaucus (1988-2001) 7 Secaucus (1995-2001) 10 IHA (2006-2015) 5 NV @ Demarest (2000-2003) 9 Paramus Catholic (1987-1995) 4 Paramus Catholic (1990-1993) 7 NV Old Tappan (1981-1987) 4 Secaucus (1983-1986) 4 Hunterdon Central (2005-2008) 3 Caldwell (2002-2004) 4 NV @ Demarest (2000-2003) 3 NV@Old Tappan (1990-92; 85-87) 3 Secaucus (1991-1993)
2015 NJSIAA GIRLS VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONS Bogota High School Group I State Champions Hunterdon Central High School Group IV Champions River Dell High School Group II State Champions Immaculate Heart Academy State Non-Public Champions Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan Group III Champions Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan 2015 Tournament of Champions
2016 Girls Volleyball Tournament of Champions Brackets November 19, 2016 November 20, 2016 2 PM Championship Match Out game bracket 2:00 PM #4 Seed Hunterdon Central #5 Seed Bogota Semi-final 5:00 PM #1 Seed NV Old Tappan #4/#5 Winner TBD Semi-final 3:30 PM #2 Seed Ramapo #3 Seed IHA
Group I Champions Bogota High School Lit Name Position Class 11 Amy Chavez DS 2019 4 Julianne Corniel OH 2020 13 Melissa Cristaldo O 2018 27 Tyesha Forrester DS 2017 10 Samantha Gioiosa OH 2017 9 Julia Goni O 2017 1 Anna Granquist DS 2018 21 Jaelyn Grullon MB 2019 12 Leila Ksiyer OH 2019 22 Briana Lozano OH 2019 8 Nylene Mateo MB 2020 23 Leyla Merhi O 2019 18 Alexa Siri DS 2018 15 Lisbeth Suarez L 2018 2 Kaliana Vasquez S 2017 17 Alyssa Vazquez S 2019 How They Got Here Bogota 25-6, 25-10 vs. West Caldwell Tech Bogota 25-7, 25-14 vs. Essex County Tech-13 th Street Bogota 25-18, 25-20 vs. Midland Park Bogota 25-12, 25-18 vs. Glen Rock GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP Bogota 25-9, 25-17 vs. Leonia Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Purple & Gold Superintendent: Letezia Pantoliano Principal: Damian Kennedy Athletic Director/Head Coach: Brad DiRupo By Matt Bove For NJ Advance Media WAYNE -- Samantha Gioiosa dominated from start to finish for top-seeded Bogota, No. 6 in the NJ.com Top 20, in its 26-24, 25-18 victory over third-seeded and No. 11 Verona in final round of the NJSIAA/Wilson Sports Goods Group 1 tournament Saturday at William Paterson University. "This means so much to us because we work so hard for this," said Gioiosa. "We stayed committed and gave it our all this season. We're so close as a team and literally do everything together. We're best friends on and off the court." Gioiosa, who came into the match second in the state in kills with 428, recorded an incredible 20 kills in the victory. This state title is Bogota's eighth overall and it has won six of the past seven Group 1 championships. The first set was one with huge momentum swings as Verona kept responding to runs from Bogota. Bogota led 5-4 before four straight points gave the Buccaneers their first separation of the match. The run included a kill from Briana Lozano and consecutive aces by Kaliana Vasquez. Bogota went up 14-8 in the set before Verona scored six of the next eight points to cut that lead to 16-14. After three of the next five points were scored by Bogota, Verona scored five consecutive points to take its first lead of the set, 20-19, on an ace by Madisyn Matthews. After the first set was tied, 24-24, Gioiosa really took control of the match. Gioiosa had been doing very well up to that point already with eight kills, but she really saved her best for when it mattered most. Gioiosa closed out the first set with consecutive kills to give the first set to Bogota and rode that wave of momentum into the second set. A breathtaking display of volleyball by Gioiosa to begin the second set made sure Bogota would not have to sweat out the set very much. Bogota started off the second set on a 11-3 run and Gioiosa had eight kills, including kills on four consecutive points and on six of the first eight Bogota points. Verona fought off seven consecutive match points down 22-11 before Bogota was finally able to close it out following a timeout. "I thought we started out pretty well, then hit a little lull," said DiRupo. "They made the first set tight, but we made the necessary plays at the end. I think we controlled the second set, even if it got a little hairy at the end." The Buccanners did a great job defending Carly Waterman of Verona, who was the only player in the state to have more kills than Gioiosa by racking up 455 kills this year coming into the Group 1 final. Bogota will now move onto to the Tournament of Champions on Saturday at William Paterson University and its opponent is to be determined, The Buccaneers lost to River Dell, 2-1, in the first round of the TOC a season ago.
Group II Champions Ramapo High School Lit Name Position Class 12 Sarah Adams DS 2019 21 Lexi Butler S 2017 15 Emily Calabrese MB 2017 22 Ana DiPrizito MB 2017 20 Corinne Dougherty O 2018 23 Chiara Fiori DS 2017 11 Mairead Grover DS 2018 7 Gretchen Kincade OH 2018 19 Elena Montgomery OH 2018 9 Sofia Riotto DS 2018 30 Emily Sheppard MB 2018 29 Caroline Smolenski S 2018 33 Kirsten Yandoli S 2018 25 Victoria Zmuda L 2017 How They Got Here Ramapo 25-10, 25-11 vs. Oakcrest Ramapo 25-7, 25-9 vs. Sparta Ramapo 25-9, 25-18 vs. Wall Ramapo 25-18, 25-17 vs. Demarest GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP Ramapo 25-17, 23-25, 28-26 vs. River Dell Nickname: Raiders Colors: Forest Green & White Superintendent: Beverly MacKay Principal: Travis Smith Athletic Director: Ron Anello Head Coach: Dave Van Hook Assistant Coaches: Matthew O Neill, Danielle McCartan By Matt Bove For NJ Advance Media WAYNE -- Elena Montgomery got the Ramapo girls volleyball team off to a fast start and a ferocious finish in the NJSIAA/Wilson Sports Goods Group 2 state final Saturday morning at William Paterson University. Second-seeded Ramapo, No. 4 in the NJ.com Top 20, defeated top-seeded and No. 1 River Dell, 25-17, 23-25, 28-26 in a classic state final match. The victory by Ramapo ended River Dell's undefeated season and its run of back-to-back state titles. "It was amazing," said Montgomery. "River Dell is an amazing team and they kept getting all of our balls up. We just kept pushing, fighting and words can't describe what it felt like." "It was probably the most stress I've ever had in an hour period," said Ramapo head coach Dave Van Hook. "I was probably the most excited I've ever been as a coach and this is my 10th year coaching varsity. It was just elation because of the roller coaster ride we had throughout the match." The victory was Ramapo's fifth volleyball state championship in school history with the most recent one coming in 2010. Ramapo also won Group 3 state titles in 1998, 1993 and 1984. It was an amazing story of perseverance for Ramapo, as River Dell had come back from a 18-11 deficit in the third set to score six straight points to get right back in it and eventually take a 23-21 lead. River Dell also had a match point up 26-25. "It shows that we have so much heart and we wanted to win it so badly," said Montgomery. "We were going to keep fighting no matter what and try to move on from our mistakes. We just kept pushing. Ramapo did not flinch and responded with three straight points after River Dell went up 23-21 in the third set, including two kills by Gretchen Kincade and one kill by Montgomery. Another great response for Ramapo occurred when River Dell came back from a poor first set to win the second set, 25-23, and the Raiders opened the third set on fire by starting it with a 11-4 run. The Raiders will now continue their season next Saturday at William Paterson University in the Tournament of Champions with an opponent to be determined.
Group III Champions Northern Valley Regional at Old Tappan Lit Name Position Class 22 Katherine Alleva S 2018 4 Isabella Ash DS 2018 16 Kelly Chen L 2019 10 Becky Chu S 2017 5 Lizzie Chu DS 2018 2 Gianna Fasano OH 2020 21 Maya Illovsky OH 2017 18 Corinne Issa O 2017 12 Camryn Monfried OH 2019 7 Julia Passante MB 2018 14 Madelyn Pulver S 2018 11 Danielle Runza DS 2017 15 Nina Trent OH 2020 3 Alexandra Trouilloud MB 2018 How They Got Here Old Tappan 25-8, 25-7 vs. Pennsauken Old Tappan 25-8, 25-17 vs. Seneca Old Tappan 22-25, 25-12, 25-14 vs. Roxbury Old Tappan 25-18, 25-15 vs. Wayne Valley GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP Old Tappan 25-21, 25-14 vs. Mt. Olive Nickname: Golden Knights Colors: Navy Blue & Vegas Gold Superintendent: Dr. Geoffrey Gordon Principal: Dr. Bruce Sabatini Athletic Director: Tom Kaechele Head Coach: Melissa Landeck Assistant Coaches: Krissy Mueller, Tim Byron By Amit Batra For NJ Advance Media WAYNE -- Top-seeded Old Tappan, No. 3 in the NJ.com Top 20, repeated as NJSIAA/Wilson Sporting Goods Group 3 tournament champions following a 25-21, 25-14 victory over second-seeded and No. 7 Mount Olive Saturday at William Paterson University. The Golden Knights won their third Group 3 championship in four years. "I'm ecstatic," Old Tappan coach Melissa Landeck said following the victory. "This team has not had it easy. We've had just different challenges presented to us throughout the season. They're a very resilient group. That has been very key to our success." Julia Passante led Old Tappan with 11 kills, while Becky Chu led the Golden Knights with 20 assists. Maya Illovsky added nine kills for the Group 3 winners. "I thought from early on, Julia was connecting with Becky in the middle, so we established our middle attack right away. That helped us take them out of system. When Maya rotated up to the front row, same thing. Becky and Maya connected early. They found some holes in their defense." Old Tappan took a 10-4 lead in the first game, and didn't look back from that point. Landeck credited the team's passing and defense, notably serve receive, following the victory. "I can't say enough about our serve receive," the Old Tappan coach said. "The way their passing, we can run the offense we want to run. Sometimes that goes unnoticed. I think our passing and defense was very good today." Despite not playing Mount Olive this season, Landeck was familiar with her team's opponent after reviewing them on film, and seeing the Marauders in the Morris County Tournament final. "I had a little idea of what kind of team they were," Landeck said. "They're very balanced. They had a real strong outside attack. They played very scrappy defense. "We knew we were going to be in some long rallies, which we were. We knew that not every one would necessarily go our way, but we had to just bounce back if we didn't win a rally. I thought this team did a great job today responding. We responded each time positively." Old Tappan moves on to the Tournament of Champions, where it will await its opponent following the tournament's seeding. The play-in game, consisting of the fourth seed against the fifth seed, will be at 2 p.m. The second seed will face the third seed in one semifinal at 3:30, while the top seed will play the winner of the 4-5 matchup at 5 p.m. All play will be at William Paterson University.
Group IV Champions Hunterdon Central Regional High School Lit Name Position Class 13 Lauren Angelillo O 2018 8 Daniella Besecker S 2017 4 Rachel Besecker DS 2019 1 Megan Byra OH 2017 2 Alexandra Campos DS 2017 9 Corey Hartung OH 2019 16 Samantha Heller OH 2018 25 Alyssa Hill S 2018 15 Cecelia Kracht MB 2018 3 Anne Mahler MB 2020 22 Ava Ragonese DS 2018 7 Nicole Sadlon DS 2017 14 Sophie Winter MB 2019 How They Got Here Hunterdon Central 25-8, 25-13 vs. Union Hunterdon Central 25-17, 25-16 vs. Williamstown Hunterdon Central 25-16, 25-18 vs. Westfield Hunterdon Central 25-14, 25-16 vs. No. Hunterdon GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP Hunterdon Central 25-17, 25-18 vs. Bridgewater-Raritan Nickname: Red Devils Colors: Red & Black Superintendent: Johanna Ruberto Principal: Sue Cooley Athletic Director: Michael Raymond Head Coach: Steve Fenton By Evan Slavit For NJ Advance Media WAYNE -- Hunterdon Central, No. 8 in the NJ.com Top 20, wasn't supposed to make it back to the Group 4 state final. After winning two straight titles, the Red Devils (23-4) lost all-state players Mackenzie Bruzzio, Sarah Walsh, Meagan Kern and All-Group 4 setter Maria Pansari, but second-seeded Hunterdon Central still emerged with its third straight Group 4 state title after beating top-seeded and No. 13 Bridgewater-Raritan in two sets, 25-17 and 25-18, in the NJSIAA/Wilson Sporting Goods Group 4 final on Saturday afternoon to advance to the Tournament of Champions. "No, (I didn't think we'd make it back)," Hunterdon Central coach Steve Fenton said. "I'm not going to sit here and lie, I lost my entire squad from last year. I was really close with those kids, as my students and as my players. I had no expectations for this team to get here, but as the season began and I was working and working them and they started to believe in the things we were doing. They peaked at the right time and they believed." Daniella Besecker was the only Hunterdon Central player on all three teams, and she played like it, leading the Red Devils with eight digs and adding seven assists, two kills and an ace. "I didn't even realize it until this moment, but (Besecker) has three championships," Fenton said. "I saw her as a freshman and couldn't wait to get her under my wing. For two years she was my backup setter and defensive specialist, and for her to take the reigns this year...she is the reason we're standing here today. Her game is unbelievable, but how much she puts into it is even more." Besecker's role grew in her senior season, and she emerged as a leader for a young team that rebounded from an early season loss to Bridgewater- Raritan and a final defeat to No. 14 North Hunterdon in the Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Tournament, to beat both in its final two games of the season. Besecker ended the year with a team-leading 343 assists, 34 aces and was second with 130 kills. "It's crazy, I can't even believe it," Besecker said. "This program is about learning from the people that have come before, and obviously I always admired them. Now being on the floor with this new team, which is completely different, I think we showed our strengths and I'm so happy we won. "I think we struggled a lot in the beginning, realizing we needed to work hard for whatever is going to come. We didn't know we were going to get to this point, but once we started to pick up, there was no stopping us." Hunterdon Central won the first set in commanding fashion. It jumped out to a 5-1 lead to start, and held a five-point advantage for the majority of the set before emerging with the 25-17 win. The second set was more contested, as neither team emerged with more than a threepoint lead before Bridgewater-Raritan went up 13-11 for its first and only lead of the game. That's when Hunterdon Central won eight-straight to take a 19-13 lead, and its lead was never lower than five on its way to the 25-18 win.
Non-Public Champions Immaculate Heart Academy Lit Name Position Class 7 Catherine Fazio OH 2018 3 Jillian Macdonald S 2020 17 Sydney Moore O 2020 18 Anna Morris MB 2020 4 Julia Morris S 2018 15 Adrianna Oliver DS 2018 12 Elizabeth Patterson OH 2020 13 Colette Petric MB 2018 9 Olivia Tavani O 2018 10 Sydney Taylor OH 2019 11 Erica Timpanaro L 2018 8 Kaela Wong DS 2018 How They Got Here IHA 25-4, 25-2 vs. Marist IHA 25-12, 25-10 vs. Newark Academy IHA 25-11, 25-13 vs. Donovan Catholic IHA 25-10, 25-14 vs. St. John Vianney GROUP CHAMPIONSHIP IHA 27-25, 25-18 vs. Hudson Catholic Nickname: Blue Eagles Colors: Navy & White Superintendent: Margaret Dames Principal: Jason Schlereth Athletic Director: John Downey Head Coach: Maria Nolan WAYNE -- Top-seeded Immaculate Heart, No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20, won its 10th consecutive NJSIAA/Wilson Sporting Goods Non-Public tournament title following a 27-25, 25-18 victory over second-seeded and No. 5 Hudson Catholic Saturday at William Paterson University. It was the 10th consecutive state title for the Golden Eagles. IHA hasn't lost since in the Non-Public tournament since 2006. For coach Maria Nolan, who has over 900 wins in her 40-year career, the feeling couldn't be described. "I worried about this all season, especially since we didn't have seniors," Nolan said. "It's not just about this year, but it's about the nine previous state champions. You want to keep it going and do it for those players, too. It's over." The championship didn't come without defeating a quality opponent in Hudson Catholic. In a rematch from a three-set IHA win earlier this season, Hudson Catholic's lone loss coming into the final, the Hawks opened an 11-4 lead. Hudson Catholic continued to be the aggressor, applying pressure and forcing the Golden Eagles into some uncharacteristic errors. Then, the comeback began. Immaculate Heart started chipping away at the lead, cutting the deficit to 22-19. The two traded points, but IHA was able to tie the opening game at 23 before taking the lead, 24-23. IHA would win the crucial points from that point to take the opening set, 27-25. "We weren't playing well," Nolan said. "You could be the best team, but when you get here, it's difficult to play. It's an environment you're not used to. When you get here, sometimes you can't get going." Hudson Catholic and Immaculate Heart were tied 5-5 in the second set before the Golden Eagles broke away. Led by a strong attack up front, IHA led 23-14 and was able to hold off a late Hudson Catholic rally to take the state title. For Nolan, this win means a great to deal to the team - a team composed of mostly underclassmen. "This is great encouragement," Nolan said. "They're excited today. It was such a great win. Hopefully we can keep it going." Catherine Fazio led IHA with 14 kills, while Julia Morris, who leads the state in assists, finished with 20 assists. Erica Timpanaro finished with 16 digs. Immaculate Heart will advance to the Tournament of Champions next week, and will likely be a top seed. "It would be great to (win) it, especially since last year we fell short," Nolan said. "It's difficult to do. To do it without seniors would be truly spectacular."
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