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Boys Baseball Top 20 - THE NEWARK STAR LEDGER 4/19/05 1-St. Joe (Mont.) (7-0) Last: 3 Brent Weiss hit two homers and drove in seven runs in victories over Bloomfield, Ridgewood and Bergen Catholic, while T.J. O’Grady pitched a three-hitter against Queen of Peace. 2-Bishop Eustace (7-0) Last: 5 The winner of the past two NJSIAA Non-Public B state titles won the Ralph Shaw classic and defeated Cherokee, 11-2. Sophomore Shane Fox hit a grand slam. 3-Christian Brothers (7-0) Last: 7 Rutgers-bound righty Kevin Lillis (3-0) silenced Don Bosco Prep with a threehit shutout which included nine strikeouts in a 2-0 triumph on Saturday. 4-Hillsborough (6-0) Last: 6 Senior closer Drew Campbell, nicknamed ‘‘The Extinguisher,’’ hasn’t yielded an earned run in 34à innings dating to last season. He has the best changeup on the staff and will play first while infielder Corey Swickle (separated shoulder) is on the mend. 5-Seton Hall Prep (6-1) Last: 1 It fell to Delbarton on Saturday, but the pitching staff has recorded 70 strikeouts and just seven walks in 40 innings. Steven Brooks (3 HRs and 8 RBI) had a big week and Terrence Dolan (.667) and Dave Gerardi (.500) continue to slug well. 6-Gloucester Catholic (7-1) Last: 2 Clearview’s Mike Parry beat the South Jersey power for the second time in as many years, 4-1. Lefty Zach Braddock, in his first appearance following elbow surgery, surrendered all four runs in four innings of work. 7-Memorial (10-0) Last: 10 Jesus Castano and Robinson Polanco combined for 26 strikeout as each picked up a victory to improve to 3-0. 8-Holy Cross (7-0) Last: 13 Righty John Meadus (3-0) picked up where he left off last season when he went 9-1 for the 2004 NJSIAA Non- Public A runner-up. Meadus has proved to be a two-way threat, hitting four HRs thus far. 9-Ramapo (7-0) Last: 15 Shooter Hunt continues to master all opponents, winning all three starts thus far, including a three-hitter against Ramsey last Friday. Jack Butz has provided the clutch hits in recent victories. 10-St. Peter’s Prep (8-0) Last: 18 Not only has the defense from shortstop Gabe Ramirez and center fielder Mike Brown been outstanding, but both have delivered consistent run production and timely hitting. 11-Toms River North (6-2) Last: 12 After not figuring in a 12-inning setback in the season opener, Frank Vicendese had another no-decision after 10 innings of four-hit ball with eight strikeouts, but North produced a 2-1, 15-inning victory over East. 12-West Deptford (5-0) Last: 16 Justin Hilt is off to a 3-0 start for the Westville program, which is anxious for its crack at Colonial Conference rival Sterling (9-0) tomorrow night. Sterling won the league a year ago. 13-Westwood (7-0) Last: NR Sophomore lefty Dylan Cacciola had a week to remember, but senior third baseman Cody Kritzer has been carrying the hot bat for the Group 2 contenders. 14-Don Bosco Prep (7-1) Last: NR The Ramsey school knocked handed No. 15 Nutley its first loss, 9-3, as Spiro Molfetas picked up his second victory in as many starts. 15-Nutley (6-1) Last: 9 Its big bats were quieted in a 9-3 loss to No. 14 Don Bosco Prep on Friday, but the squad appears built for the long haul with right-handers Nick Moscara and Robert Gariano each off to a 2-0 start. 16-Wall (5-1) Last: 11 It rebounded from becoming the latest victim of Red Bank left-hander Corey Young (3-0, 0.00 ERA), who fired a two-hit shutout at it on Wednesday, with a 4-0 triumph over Lacey behind five strong innings from right-hander Ron Lauch. 17-Toms River East (6-2) Last: 8 Casey Gaynor is 3-0 with one nodecision and has allowed only two runs in 26 innings. The team has been strong defensively, getting key contributions from shortstop Ryker Toscano and right fielder Steve Elliot. 18-St. Joe’s (Met.) (9-2) Last: NR Enters Top 20 off Friday’s 7-4 victory against Montgomery, which was ranked No. 14. The Metuchen school offers balanced pitching staff featuring Chris Parenti, Vinnie Velez and Matt Owens. 19-Morristown (7-1) Last: NR Catcher Kevin Flynn’s successful transition from second base has helped allow the defending NJSIAA Group 4 champion to reload. 20-Delbarton (6-2) Last: NR Sophomore Andrew Kolmar, who scattered eight hits in handing then- No. 1 Seton Hall a 6-2 setback Saturday, is part of an impressive young pitching staff. GROUP, AREA LEADERS Tuesday, April 19, 2005 GROUP 4 1-Hillsborough (6-0) 2-Memorial (W.N.Y.) (10-0) 3-Toms River North (6-2) 4-Toms River East (6-2) 5-Morristown (7-1) 6-Vineland (7-1) 7-Steinert (6-2) 8-Vernon (7-0) 9-Hunterdon Central (6-2) 10-Watchung Hills (5-2) GROUP 3 1-Ramapo (7-0) 2-Nutley (6-1) 3-Wall (5-1) 4-Montgomery (6-1) 5-Lakewood (7-0) 6-West Milford (7-1) 7-Demarest (6-1) 8-Old Tappan (5-2) 9-Clearview (5-1) 10-South Plainfield (6-1) GROUP 2 1-West Deptford (5-0) 2-Westwood (7-0) 3-Raritan (6-1) 4-Sterling (9-0) 5-Seneca (8-0) 6-Rutherford (5-1) 7-Wallkill Valley (7-1) 8-Tenafly (9-1) 9-West Essex (6-1) 10-Pequannock (5-2) GROUP 1 1-Pennsville (5-0) 2-Palisades Park (8-0) 3-New Milford (5-1) 4-Hawthorne (8-1) 5-Florence (5-1) 6-Dayton (6-1) 7-Bernards (4-2) 8-Verona (6-2) 9-Manville (4-1) 10-Bloomfield Tech (6-0) NON-PUBLIC 1-St. Joseph (Mont.) (7-0) 2-Bishop Eustace (7-0) 3-Christian Brothers (7-0) 4-Seton Hall Prep (6-1) 5-Gloucester Catholic (7-1) 6-Holy Cross (7-0) 7-St. Peter's Prep (8-0) 8-Don Bosco Prep (7-1) 9-St. Joseph (Met.) (9-2) 10-Delbarton (6-2) PREP 1-Hun (5-1) 2-Peddie (4-2) 3-Lawrenceville (3-6-1) 4-Blair (4-2) 5-St. Benedict's (2-3) 6-Rutgers Prep (4-2) 7-Pennington (4-2) 8-Princeton Day (3-5) 9-Timothy Christian (1-1) 10-Wardlaw-Hartridge (2-4) BERGEN 1-St. Joseph (Mont.) (7-0) 2-Ramapo (7-0) 3-Westwood (7-0) 4-Don Bosco Prep (7-1) 5-Demarest (6-1) 6-Rutherford (5-1) 7-Palisades Park (8-0) 8-Old Tappan (5-2) 9-New Milford (5-1) 10-Tenafly (9-1) ESSEX 1-Seton Hall Prep (6-1) 2-Nutley (6-1) 3-West Essex (6-1) 4-Montclair Kimberley (3-2) 5-Newark Academy (7-1) 6-Belleville (4-3) 7-Livingston (3-3) 8-West Orange (3-3) 9-Montclair (5-3) 10-Millburn (4-4) HUDSON 1-Memorial (10-0) 2-St. Peter's Prep (8-0) 3-Hudson Catholic (8-1) 4-Kearny (6-1) 5-Bayonne (8-1) 6-Emerson (5-2) 7-Hudson Prep (6-0) 8-North Bergen (3-4) 9-Hoboken (5-3) 10-St. Mary's (4-3) MIDDLESEX 1-St. Joseph's (Met.) (9-2) 2-South Plainfield (6-1) 3-Colonia (5-3) 4-East Brunswick (5-2) 5-Carteret (5-3) 6-J.P. Stevens (6-3) 7-South Brunswick (5-2) 8-Edison (5-4) 9-Spotswood (6-1) 10-Monroe (4-3) MONMOUTH 1-Christian Brothers (7-0) 2-Wall (5-1) 3-Raritan (6-1) 4-Colts Neck (6-2) 5-Monmouth Reg. (5-2) 6-Ocean Twp. (4-2) 7-Freehold Borough (4-2) 8-Red Bank (4-2) 9-Middletown North (4-3) 10-Middletown South (4-3) MORRIS 1-Morristown (7-1) 2-Delbarton (6-2) 3-Randolph (4-2) 4-Morris Knolls (6-2) 5-Pequannock (5-2) 6-Morris Hills (6-3) 7-Kinnelon (6-0) 8-Mendham (4-4) 9-Hanover Park (4-2) 10-Roxbury (3-5) OCEAN 1-Toms River North (6-2) 2-Toms River East (6-2) 3-Lakewood (7-0) 4-Brick Memorial (4-3) 5-Toms River South (4-3) 6-Point Pleasant Boro (4-2) 7-Brick (3-4) 8-Jackson (2-4) 9-Lacey (3-4) 10-New Egypt (3-3) PASSAIC 1-West Milford (7-1) 2-Lakeland (7-2) 3-DePaul (7-2) 4-Wayne Hills (5-3) 5-Hawthorne (8-1) 6-Wayne Valley (6-4) 7-Paterson Catholic (6-1) 8-Clifton (4-3) 9-Pompton Lakes (3-2) 10-Passaic Tech (4-4) SOMERSET 1-Hillsborough (6-0) 2-Montgomery (6-1) 3-Immaculata (4-1-1) 4-Watchung Hills (5-2) 5-Ridge (2-4-1) 6-Bridgewater-Raritan (3-6) 7-Franklin (4-5) 8-Somerville (5-4) 9-Bernards (4-2) 10-Manville (4-1) SOUTH JERSEY 1-Bishop Eustace (7-0) 2-Gloucester Catholic (7-1) 3-Holy Cross (7-0) 4-West Deptford (5-0) 5-Steinert (6-2) 6-St. Augustine (9-0) 7-Sterling (9-0) 8-Seneca (8-0) 9-Vineland (7-1) 10-Eastern (7-0) UNION 1-Cranford (5-2) 2-Union (6-2) 3-Westfield (5-3) 4-Gov. Livingston (7-2) 5-Dayton (6-1) 6-Roselle Catholic (6-2) 7-Elizabeth (5-5) 8-Scotch Plains (4-3) 9-Union Catholic (5-2) 10-Johnson (4-3) WEST JERSEY 1-Vernon (7-0) 2-Hunterdon Central (6-2) 3-Pope John (8-0) 4-Wallkill Valley (7-1) 5-Warren Hills (3-3) 6-Delaware Valley (6-1) 7-Lenape Valley (6-3) 8-Hackettstown (7-2) 9-North Hunterdon (3-4) 10-Phillipsburg (4-4)