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🎙️Beyond the Score Episode 34🎙️ Two great guests on the pod this week! 🏈 St. Peter's Prep 5-star OL Olu Olubobola talks about his commitment to Notre Dame ⚾️ St. Augustine's Alex Weingartner breaks down what it's like to be an MLB Draft prospect 🏀 Paul Rodio's 50th season will be his last at St. Augustine 🥍 First Wave of Lax County Champs 🥎 Donovan Catholic gears up for Shore Conference Tournament 🏀 Dylan Harper meme goes viral You can watch or listen to JSZ's Beyond the Score podcast presented by@RWJBarnabas at the links below⬇️ beacons.ai/jerseysportszo…

Notre Dame lost a tough one in last season’s CVC Tournament final, but this year it was the same field, different result. FOGO Kenny Romano made sure to shout out all of his teammates who have been battling over the past few seasons. The Irish claimed the program’s first county/conference title in 15 years. Watch the FULL highlights HERE: jerseysportszone.com/notre-dame-cla… @NDNJAthletics

No. 11 Mount Olive flag football are headed into the SFC playoffs with plenty momentum as the Marauders defeated No. 16 Wayne Valley 19-6 on Thursday! QB Diya Rodrigues had a TD run and TD pass to Alexa Smith while Mikayla Wilkinson connected on a TD pass to Isabella DeCuba. They finish their regular season at 9-1. Full highlights available now at jerseysportszone.com.

🏈Mount Olive Flag Picks Up Ranked Win Over Wayne Valley Under The Lights!🏈 No. 11 Mount Olive flag football got a big win to close out their regular season on Thursday, defeating No. 16 Wayne Valley 19-6! Marauders QB Diya Rodrigues had a TD run and TD pass to Alexa Smith, while Mikayla Wilkinson had a TD pass Isabella DeCuba off a reverse. MO finishes their regular season 9-1 with the SFC playoffs on the horizon. Full highlights coming soon to jerseysportszone.com.

Notre Dame lost in the CVC Final on Ackerson Field a year ago. One year later, the Irish returned to Ackerson Field and captured the program’s first county/conference title in 15 years. Watch the FULL highlights from the CVC Boys Lacrosse Final▶️: jerseysportszone.com/notre-dame-cla… @NDNJAthletics

🍀A Celebration 15 Years in the Making!🍀 Top-seeded Notre Dame exploded for nine goals in the second quarter en route to a 16-11 win over second-seeded Robbinsville. The Irish captured their first CVC Tournament title and first county/conference championship since 2011. We'll have the highlights + reaction later on JSZ! @NDNJAthletics

Tournament time can bring out the best in teams and for Bridgewater-Raritan, a rally from 5-2 down on the road shows the Panthers are a dangerous team. The #5 seed gets top seed Immaculata in the semis. Watch all the highlights of B-R's 10-5 win in extras over Rutgers Prep at jerseysportszone.com

⚾️Bridgewater-Raritan Rallies to Reach Somerset Semis!⚾️ Trailing 5-2 in the 6th, Stephen Pikulin crushed a 3 run homer into the woods to tie the game 👀 Shortstop Cody Rible helped the Panthers get out of a bases loaded jam to get to extra innings and Michael Lobosco hits a 3 run bomb as part of a 5-run 8th! Bridgewater-Raritan gets a 10-5 win in 8 innings at Rutgers Prep to advance to the Somerset County semifinals. All the highlights and post-game reaction coming to JSZ! @BRHSPanthers | @brbaseball

Williamstown moved one step closer to a West Jersey Football League championship by knocking off upset-minded GCIT on Thursday afternoon. The Braves will take on Pleasantville for the WJFL title on Monday at the NovaCare Complex in Philadelphia. Watch the FULL highlights + reaction from Williamstown's 24-6 win HERE: jerseysportszone.com/watch-thursday… @whsbravessports | @WHSLadyBravesBB | @WHSLadyBravesH1

🏈 Williamstown books a trip to the WJFL title game! 🏈 Piper Prezlomiec hauled in a clutch touchdown to end the first half and added two INTs on defense as the Braves scored a 24-6 win over GCIT in the WJFL semifinals. Celiyah Waters had a pick-six, Harper Carney brought in a receiving TD, while Milana Riccardi had three total TDs in the victory. FULL highlights + reaction coming later to JSZ! @whsbravessports | @WHSLadyBravesBB | @WHSLadyBravesH1

🚨Paramus Catholic RB Heading to Happy Valley!🚨 Another big name from NJ is off the board. Paramus Catholic RB Chukwumah Odoh has committed to Penn State. Odoh ran for 929 yards and 13 TD's for the Paladins last year and is over 2,500 yards for his career heading into his senior season. Odoh had 19 offers including Kentucky, Auburn, Michigan State and Miami. He was a 2025 JSZ All-Zone selection @CHUDAGOAT | @PCFB_Paladins | @PSU_FB_Thoughts | @zack_seyko | @BSDtweet | @danieljtgallen | @onwardstate | @PSU_Dylan | @PSUNationRec | @StateMediaPSU | @DailyCollegian | @Lions247 | @landontengwell | @PennStateOn3

Randolph has been a staple in New Jersey hockey thanks to Rich McLaughlin. With 540 wins and 9 state championships, McLaughlin is retiring as Rams hockey coach after 33 years there and 35 as a head coach in NJ hockey. We looked back on his 9th state title and honored a great leader on the ice on this week's JSZ Beyond the Score podcast - check it out at jerseysportszone.com @RandolphSchools

County tournament season is in full swing. We'll have more spring sports championships over the next week before the state playoffs begin. On this week's JSZ Beyond the Score podcast, we talked about the awesome Union County boys lacrosse tournament that saw Summit reclaim its spot on top. We talk everything NJ high school sports on the pod - check it out at jerseysportszone.com @ADSummitNJ

Congratulations to Audubon's Kylie Cannaday on winning JSZ's Week 5 Softball Game Ball! The senior pitched a complete game and struck out 12 batters in the Green Wave's win over Haddon Heights. We'll have the final spring Game Ball nominees on Sunday! @sb_audubon | @AudubonAD

In the midst of conference and county tournament play, South Jersey delivered a terrific regular-season matchup between two potential title contenders. Watch the FULL highlights from Moorestown vs. Southern▶️: jerseysportszone.com/watch-wednesda… @MHSQuakers | @mtownblax

🥍Moorestown Secures a Top-20 Win!🥍 Ben Labroli scored the go-ahead goal in the fourth quarter as the Quakers defended home turf with a gritty 5-4 victory over No. 19 Southern. FULL highlights coming later to JSZ! @MHSQuakers | @mtownblax

Shore Regional started the season 0-4 but the Blue Devils are now one of NJ's hottest teams with a 14 game win streak. Shore is in the 2nd round of the Shore Conference Tournament thanks to a masterful pitching performance by Ryan Barham. Watch all the highlights of Shore's 9-0 win over Saint Rose at jerseysportszone.com

🔥Barham Fans 14 in SCT Opener!🔥 Lefty Ryan Barham pitches 6.2 innings of shutout ball with 14 K's 👀 Shore Regional shuts out Saint Rose 9-0. The #13 seed travels to Ranney in the 2nd round. Full highlights coming in our ACI Medical and Dental School Game of the Week coming to JSZ @SRDevilBaseball | @ShoreAthletics

Defending champs No. 12 Gill St. Bernard’s boys lacrosse are back in the Somerset County Tournament final after taking down arch rivals No. 14 Pingry 7-4! Three unanswered goals in the fourth were the key in a win that saw Bucknell commit Luke Greenseid score a hat trick. The Knights face No. 10 Bridgewater-Raritan in Saturday’s SCT final at Somerville High School. Full highlights/reaction available now at jerseysportszone.com.

🥍Defending Champs Gill St. Bernard’s Defeat Pingry To Advance To SCT BLAX Final!🥍 No. 12 Gill St. Bernard’s boys lacrosse are headed back to the Somerset County Tournament final after defeating No. 14 Pingry on Wednesday 7-4 in a rematch of last year’s title game! Tied at 4 into the 4th quarter, the Knights scored three unanswered to clinch the win. Bucknell commit Luke Greenseid had a hat trick on the afternoon, followed by Brown commit Griffin O’Sullivan with two. The Knights will face either No. 10 Bridgewater-Raritan or Bernards in Saturday’s final. Full highlights and reaction coming soon to jerseysportszone.com!

Barnegat's first flag football season as a program has been a stellar maiden voyage so far. Camila Chamorro tossed five TDs as the Bengals powered past RBC to improve to 10-0 on the year and advance to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals. Watch the FULL highlights + reaction from our ACI Medical & Dental School Game of the Week HERE: jerseysportszone.com/barnegat-flag-… @bengalpride67

🏈 Barnegat rolls into the SCT semifinals! 🏈 Camila Chamorro threw for five TDs, three of which going to Amaya Martin, to power the Bengals (10-0) to a 33-0 win over RBC in the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals. Syrah Holmes led a stellar defensive effort with two INTs, while adding a touchdown on offense. More to come from our ACI Medical & Dental School Game of the Week later on JSZ! @bengalpride67

Congratulations to North Hunterdon’s Alexandra Hsu on winning JSZ’s Softball Game Ball for Week 4! On 4/28, the junior second baseman went 3-4 with two home runs in the Lions’ win over Pingry! We will have more nominees coming to you for Week 6’s baseball and softball game balls this Sunday at jerseysportszone.com!