Sunday, February 27, 2011
Marlboro 4, Manasquan 1. First cup championship in Mustangs ice hockey program. Dorfschneider nets 2, including game-winner.
RED BANK - Scorn transformed into jubilation Saturday night as the Marlboro Mustangs traded in their dunce caps for a crown, trampling over the Manasquan Warriors with a 4-1 victory in the Shore Conference's Dowd Cup Final at Red Bank Armory. The championship marks Marlboro ice hockey's first, acheived in only their third year as a program. Junior Michael Dorfschneider scored two goals for the Mustangs, including the game-winner, and senior Geoff Liter posted a three point night with a goal and two assists. Connor Grogan scored the lone goal for Manasquan. "All year we set out to win this game," said Dorfschneider. "Not any other games than this one, and it feels great to finally finish our goal and win the Dowd Cup." Cast into the …
Monday, February 7, 2011
Liter: "Anything less than a Shore Conference win is just inexcusable"
You can't keep a wild horse in a stable, nevermind an entire herd of them. The Marlboro Mustangs varsity ice hockey program (No. 36, 16-1 overall, 9-0 Shore D) charged into the 2010-11 season bucking and braying, beyond bitter the Shore Conference dumped them into the "D" division, the lowest rung of the local high school hockey ladder. Sparked by the perceived injustice and the offensive artillery of senior Geoffrey Liter, junior Michael Dorfschneider, sophomore Steve Sabatini and an entire cast of talented forwards, the Mustangs have developed into a highly efficient goal-scoring machine, despite head coach Wayne Anderson's claim that his team's approach is defense-oriented. Smooth-skating senior Jonathan Weinstein wears the captain's "C…
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Manalapan grabs early lead and lays siege to neighboring Marlboro 68-47. Longtime basketball friends turn foes on court.
MARLBORO - The Manalapan Braves (11-5 overall, 6-4 Class A North) boys basketball team invaded their neighbor's gym and besieged it Thursday evening, running through the Marlboro Mustangs (3-14 overall, 1-9 Class A North) and tearing out a 68-47 victory. Kyle Rubbinaccio snatched the game-high with 23 points. Nicky Krieger launched three 3-point bombs and tallied 11 points on the night. Jon Bobrow led the Marlboro counterattack with 11. The win marked the fourth consecutive victory for the Braves. "We stressed as our goal that this is the last time we're playing on Marlboro's home court as a senior class and we really didn't want to get a loss," said Rubbinaccio. Manalapan guard Greg Baker explained how his team got the job done. "We came …
Friday, February 4, 2011
Manalapan 4, Jackson Liberty 4. Moschetti nets all 4 for Jackson Liberty; Manalapan out of playoff contention, playing for fun and pride.
WALL - The Jackson Liberty Lions (#117, 3-10-1 overall, 3-5 Shore D) met the Manalapan Braves (#115, 2-11-4 overall, 2-5-2 Shore C) on the ice for a nondivisional contest that resulted in a 4-4 tie at Gold Coast Arena Tuesday evening. Lions captain Dylan Moschetti notched 4 goals on the evening and got good support from linemates Vitaly Bogatkevich and Jake Van Dright, who each had 2 assists. Manalapan's Thomas Caccia netted 2 goals. Parker Gaglione and Frank Santore also scored for the Braves. Gaglione's goal was his third in three games. It was the second tie in as many games for the Braves. As NJSIAA Rule 11, Section 1, Article 3 stipulates, "there shall be no overtime periods, except in playoffs, regular season tournaments, or when …
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Geoff Liter scores 2 goals and 5 assists, Alan Feld nabs shutout; Mustangs win ninth straight
WALL - Senior Geoff Liter became the first player in Marlboro High School hockey history to score 100 career points as he led the Mustangs (15-1 overall, 9-0 Shore D) in a 10-0 romp over the St. Rose Frozen Roses (9-6-2 overall, 2-4-2 Shore D) in a Shore Conference D division matchup at Gold Coast Arena Tuesday night. Liter (pronounced "lee-ter," like the unit of liquid measurement) picked up points on 7 of the 10 Marlboro goals, scoring 2 goals and 5 assists. Michael Dorfschneider also had a big night, picking up the Texas hat trick with a 4-goal performance. Freshman goalie Alan Feld played stellar in net, stopping all 38 St. Rose shots for the shutout. "We started off a little bit rocky, our goalie Alan Feld had to keep us in the game …
Monday, January 31, 2011
Mustangs riding high on eight game win streak, Braves put up strong effort against tough opponent
WALL - The Marlboro Mustangs (14-1 overall, 8-0 Shore D) boys ice hockey team prevailed over the Manalapan Braves (2-11-2 overall) with a 4-3 victory at Gold Coast Arena Saturday night. Marlboro junior Michael Dorfschneider backhanded in the game-winning goal with exactly eight minutes remaining in the third period to make the game 4-2. The Braves countered in less than a minute with a goal from Parker Gaglione, but were unable to tie the game up before the final buzzer. "They came out stronger than we expected," said Marlboro senior Geoff Liter, who assisted on three Mustangs goals. "Honestly, we thought it was going to be a little bit of a walk in the park because of their record, but they proved us wrong. They're a better team than …
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Braves squeak by 'Stangs 53-46; Garretson: "We're a much better defensive team than we showed tonight"
The Manalapan Braves Boys Varsity Basketball team (5-3, 2-2) held on to narrowly defeat the Marlboro Mustangs (2-8) by a score of 53-46 at Manalapan High School Monday evening. Senior Kyle Rubbinaccio posted a game-high 25 points, scoring 15 in the second half, and Senior Greg Baker added 11 for the Braves. Marlboro Senior Brandon Silverstein put up 15 points for the Mustangs. The last time Manalapan and Marlboro met, on January 2, the Braves ran a 72-44 cavalcade over the Mustangs in a Matawan Husky Christmas Classic consolation game. While both Rubbinaccio and Braves coach Rick Garretson were satisfied with the final outcome of tonight's contest, they also expressed their displeasure with the Braves' defensive effort in the game. "We …
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10:05 am on Monday, February 28, 2011
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