Kayk Moreira, Sr., Forward (4 goals, 1 assist)Īnthony Vasquez, Sr., Midfield (5 goals, 1 assist) Projected XI (Returning Starters in Bold)Ĭhris Garcia Lopez, Jr., Forward (9 goals, 3 assists) Key Losses: Eduardo Ribiero (Forward/Midfield), Davenson JoinVilmar (Defense), Brian Yocute (Midfield), Cesar Rojas Lopez (Midfield/Defense), Arturo Garcia (Midfield), Jose Rincon (Defense) Now that the Green Wave are out of Class A North, a division title could be in play as well.Ģ021 Record: 13-7-2 (3-4, fifth in Class A North) There will be some growing up to do around the formation – particularly in the back and the midfield, but Long Branch has key players back in key spots and an impact transfer in Borges that have them looking like postseason title contender. While the defense will sport three new starters, fourth-year starter Jeremy Hernandez is an ideal player to return as a leader of the defense and he will have help in the back with returning senior Chris Lazo in goal. Borges is entering is junior year, will be eligible at the start of the season and has the sort of skillset that could make him one of the Shore’s leading scorers in 2022. With that being said, Long Branch has a replacement lined up with the arrival of Nick Davhi Borges from Brazil. A pair of proven scorers return up top in Chris Garcia Lopez and Kayk Moreira, while Anthony Vasquez brings some senior experience back to a midfield that will miss All-Shore standout Eduardo Ribiero. To complete that journey, the Green Wave will have to successfully break in more than half of its new starting lineup. Now in the Class B North division, Long Branch has a chance to use the experiences of the past four years to win an elusive division championship. Long Branch has been a Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinalist and a two-time NJSIAA sectional finalist – once in Central Jersey Group IV in 2019 and again in Central Group III in 2021. To the credit of coach Adrian Castro and his team, while Long Branch has not had any high finishes in the division, the competition has made them undeniably better. For three of those four years, the Green Wave have also been classified as a Group IV school, so the degree of difficulty has been about as high as it can be. Over the past four years, Long Branch has had to battle some of the Shore’s best programs while playing in the Class A North division. It’s fair to say that whichever team finishes eighth out of eight in Class B North, that will be the best last-place team in the Shore Conference this season. It's hard to find a weak link in the bunch, which makes it equally hard to pick a winner and find a team that could wind up in the cellar. Matawan was the last-place team in 2021 but is restocked with a key transfer, a goalkeeper returning from injury and some impact returning from the academy ranks as well. Every team is returning at least five starters, with Neptune and Manasquan returning the vast majority of their starters. While adding Long Branch and Ocean to the division is likely going to impact the top of the standings given the talent of both programs, it also strengthens the entire field. The division does lose Wall to Class A Central, but will welcome back Ocean – a perennial Group III championship contender that will stack up well in the field. Freehold Boro was the seventh-place team in the division and they are joining Class A North with Long Branch coming into the division off of deep postseason runs and Shore Sports Network Top 10 finishes in each of the past four seasons. Heading into 2022, the division looks even better and by a pretty wide margin. Adrenaline Sports Academy Baseball Scoreboard.Elite Sports Physical Therapy Wrestler of the Week.Seaview Orthopaedics Boys Player of the Week.Surf Taco Boys Soccer Player of the Week.Orthopaedic Institute Brielle Orthopaedics Soccer Scoreboard.Ocean County Sports Medicine Player of the Week.Seaview Orthopaedics Football Scoreboard.

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