Sports Shorts

It was the Christopher Germano show on Sept. 25 in the Monroe Phoenix U10 boys soccer team’s win over the Metuchen Patriots. The Phoenix won 3-1, with Chris participating in all three goals. He scored two and assisted on the other one. Jeremy Roth had a stellar offensive performance with a goal and an assist. Chris was supported extremely well by the terrific offensive play of Matt Anderson, Christian Corbisiero, Shawn Reynolds, Brian Sullivan and Corey Klaskin. Once again, the Phoenix benefited from tremendous midfield play by Michael Mischler and Nicholas Scardilli, who were all over the field helping the offense and defense. As usual, Richie Toth led a stingy defense, keeping the ball away from the net the entire game. Russell Clayton and Tyler Utheim shared the goalie duties once again, only letting up one goal. They both played great games on offense when not in goal. The win brings the Monroe Phoenix record to 2-0 for the regular season and 6-0 overall with tournament play.

The Monroe Phoenix U10 boys soccer team stayed undefeated for the season by beating the Aberdeen/Matawan Cosmos, 4-3. Brian Sullivan led the scoring with two goals, while Michael Mischler and Richie Toth chipped in with a goal apiece. Jeremy Roth had two assists and set up many scoring chances throughout the day. Matthew Anderson, Chris Germano, Corey Klaskin, John Cosenza and Russell Clayton kept the pressure up on offense while Michael Mischler, Nicholas Scardilli, and Christian Corbisiero played a very aggressive game at midfield. Richie Toth played another great game at defense while Tyler Utheim got the win at goalie with some solid play.

The East Brunswick Hurricanes U11 boys travel basketball team will be holding its First Annual Halloween Hoops Basketball Tournament the weekend of Oct. 28. The tournament is open to all U11 boys travel or parish teams — no AAU teams eligible. Teams will be taken on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact Eric Veit at (732) 432-8442 for details.

The East Brunswick Girls fastpitch Extreme JV team improved to 6-4 for the fall softball season by splitting a double-header Sunday morning in Warren. They lost the first game 5-3 to the North Jersey Panthers despite a strong pitching performance by Samantha Ur (seven strikeouts) and the timely hitting of Kristen Fiumecaldo. East Brunswick was victorious in the second game by beating the Flemington Flames, 8-3, behind the strong pitching of Maggie McSpadden (seven strikeouts). McSpadden also hit a grand slam and later doubled for five RBIs for the day.

In Central Jersey Pop Warner Midget football action, the Raritan Bay Cougars won their fourth straight game, beating the Morgan-Parlin Panthers, 27-7. Chris Smith, Chris Vuolo and Tyler Zangoglia each scored rushing TDs for the Cougar offense. On the defensive side of the ball, Joe Geronimo returned an interception for a TD and Dan Carney hauled in his third interception of the season. Nick Guigno and Javier Rivera also had a strong defensive game. Paul Hobbs had the lone touchdown for the Panthers.

The Golden Bear Chargers Pop Warner Midgets fought back hard in the second half to defeat the Edison on their home field this past Sunday, 19-12. The GBC Midgets were down 6-0 at the half and came out determined to take this game away from Edison on an unseasonably warm Sunday afternoon. Nick Emens punched one in on a three-yard run and the offense converted the extra point. Mike Liming then added another score on a remarkable catch and run from quarterback Shawn Weeks, making the score 13-6. Edison then pulled within one to make the score 13-12 with plenty of time left on the clock. The GBC Midgets controlled the ball and the clock, and ended up with a Cody Leonard one-yard touchdown run, capping off the win.

The GBC Pee Wees also got a win over Edison, 27-7. Troy Zeiger and Garret Walters each recorded two TDs to lead GBC to 6-0. EB/Spotswood forced four turnovers — Dean Vitale had an interception, Troy Zeiger had two picks and Jason Viggiano recovered a fumble. Garret Cuddy and James Wittkop led the team with 24 combined tackles. GBC Pee Wees play Hightstown for the Central Jersey Division 2 South Title Sunday at Spotswood High School at 1 p.m.

The Junior Pee Wees lost to the Edison Jets this past Sunday. Amir Bell put GBC on the board in the first quarter, but the Jets responded with only two seconds left in the half to take the 7-6 lead, went on to win this one, 13-6.

The Mitey Mites four-game winning streak ended on Sunday as they lost to the Edison Jets, 15-7, in a great defensive battle. With GBC down 7-0 late in the fourth quarter, corner back Chris Marlow made a terrific play, intercepting a pass at the 25 and running it back for the game-tying touchdown. With under three minutes left, Edison broke free on the outside for a 65-yard TD that ended the comeback and sealed the game. GBC had their chances throughout but two costly turnovers inside the 10 was the difference. Brian Talarico, Zack Defilippo, Ryan Newman, Jonathan Hanan, Connor McCloskey, Tyler Andriscak, Nick Logatto and Nick Bacskocsky had great games on offense and defense, keeping GBC in the game.

The Monroe Township High School Alumni Soccer game will be held Saturday, Oct. 15, on the new turf field at 11:30 a.m. For more information, contact Danielle Miller at (732) 521-0985 or miller-5@comcast.net