Jackson Liberty finishes 10th at tourney
     PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Above: Jackson Liberty sophomore Ryan Laverty (left) keeps a hold on Manville's Adam Wolcott (right) in their 135-pound match during the eighth annual Matawan Icebreaker Wrestling Tournament at Matawan High School on Dec. 15. Right: Jackson Liberty sophomore Nick Villanueva (left) tries to get out of the grips of Shore Regional senior Phil Gallo (right) in their 160-pound match during the tournament. The team finished with 84 points to place 10th in the team standings. Chris Zak won the 119-pound division and Mike Nelan finished third at 152 pounds, and in the heavyweight division, Brendon Kohle placed fifth. The team squared off against Jackson Memorial in a dual meet yesterday and will head to Long Island this weekend for a tournament at Commack High School.
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New Egypt boys hoops jump out to fast start
Warriors win two games behind stellar play from Janowski
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
      New Egypt High School boys basketball coach Jay Corby has been around long enough to know when he is faced with a tough road game. So when the Warriors traveled to Florence High School last Friday night to open the 2007-08 season, Corby realized it would take a huge defensive effort to pull off the upset.
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Monmouth Roundup
      . Monmouth University's men's basketball team (2-8, 0-1 NEC) fell to the visiting Rider Broncs (7-4, 1-1 MAAC), 76-55 on Saturday night in Boylan Gym. Rider expanded on its 15-point halftime lead by outscoring Monmouth 7-0 in the first three minutes of the second frame, to take a commanding 42-20 lead.
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Roundup
      Rutgers freshman Corey Chandler was named to the Big East Conference weekly men's basketball honor roll Monday. The guard averaged 19.0 points and 6.0 rebounds on the week for the Scarlet Knights, including a 23-point, eight-rebound performance on national television vs. No. 1 North Carolina Sunday evening.
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Going straight to the hoop
     CHRIS KELLY staff Colts Neck's Mitchell Kates (No. 11) tries to drive past Howell's Branden Patterson (No. 22) during their game on Dec. 17, which Colts Neck won, 68-47.
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Sports Shorts
      Level 6 USAG gymnasts from Twisters Gymnastics, Lakewood, competed in the Christmas on the Chesapeake meet hosted by Docksiders Gymnastics in Baltimore, Md. Melissa Reinstadtler of Brick took first place on vault (9.35), second place on bars (9.0), first place on floor exercise (9.2) and first place on beam (9.
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