Field hockey: HWS schedule for Oct. 1-6

Monday, Oct. 1

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Newton at Kittatinny

Vernon at Sparta, 7 p.m.

Skyland Conference

Hillsborough at Warren Hills, 3:45 p.m.
Ridge at Phillipsburg, 3:45 p.m.

Independent

Notre Dame-East Stroudsburg (Pa.) at North Warren

Tuesday, Oct. 2

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Mendham at Hackettstown

Jefferson at Wallkill Valley, ppd. TBA

Skyland Conference

Franklin at Delaware Valley

Watchung Hills at Hunterdon Central, 5:30 p.m.

North Hunterdon at Phillipsburg, 3:45 p.m.

Voorhees at Warren Hills, 3:45 p.m.

South Hunterdon at Belvidere, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 3

(Both games 4 p.m.)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Newton at Hackettstown

Parsippany Hills at Pope John, ppd. to Oct. 9

Thursday, Oct. 4

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Lenape Valley at Morris Knolls

North Warren at Wallkill Valley

Skyland Conference

Delaware Valley at Somerville

Voorhees at Hunterdon Central

Phillipsburg at Watchung Hills, 3:45 p.m.

Mount St. Mary at Belvidere

North Hunterdon at Hillsborough, 6:30 p.m.

North Plainfield at South Hunterdon

Friday, Oct. 5

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament

South Hunterdon at Voorhees, 3 p.m.
Sparta at Newton, 3:30 p.m.

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Mount Olive at Pope John

Vernon at Morris Hills
Kittatinny at North Warren, 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6

(All games 2 p.m., unless noted)

Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament

High Point at Belvidere
Phillipsburg at Hackettstown
Vernon at Lenape Valley
Wallkill Valley at Warren Hills, 4 p.m.

Independent

Kittatinny at Boonton, 4:30 p.m.

Field hockey: Blue Streaks rally to stun Tigers in OT

WASHINGTON TWP. -- Don't ask Warren Hills sophomore Jenna Wyckoff to describe one of the most amazing goals you'll see this season.

The important thing is that her incredible cross-cage goal while lying on the turf found the cage and lifted the Blue Streaks to a thrilling 2-1 victory over upset-minded Hackettstown in sudden-victory overtime on Saturday afternoon at Warren Hills School District Stadium.

"I just wanted to get it in and get [the game] over with," said Wyckoff, who followed up her initial shot off the pads of Tigers goalie Sophia Mallozzi with a perfectly-placed shot into the right corner of the cage just 49 seconds into the seven-a-side OT.

Warren Hills (6-3-1), ranked No. 1 in the area by Open Mike, was in a tough spot after losing two in a row and three of its previous five games coming in against a hungry Hackettstown team looking for its first win in the rivalry since 2006. Instead, the Group 3 runners-up in 2017 dug down after giving up the game's first goal with 20:34 left in the second half.

"We definitely needed this," Wyckoff said. "This gives us a big confidence boost coming off two losses [2-1 at Madison and 1-0 at home against Hunterdon Central on Wednesday]."

No. 4 Hackettstown (6-2-1), which had won six of seven since a 3-1 loss at Madison in the season opener, took control of this one early and won the statistical battle, but it could not cash on any of its eight penalty corners in the first half. The Tigers finally broke through on sophomore forward Megan Doyle's goal off the pads with 20:34 left in the second half. It was the only goal for an offense that had averaged nearly five per game coming into this one.

But Warren Hills charged right down the field and tied it off a penalty corner -- one of just two in the game -- when junior forward Samantha Dugan knocked in her fifth goal off an assist from sophomore Simryn Desai with 18:38 left in regulation.

Second-year Streaks coach Josie Potter, who has dealt with multiple injuries this season, including the loss of sophomore midfielder Sarah Korczukowski (illness) for this one, switched up her lineup prior to the game and made another adjustment in-game -- going from a 3-3-3-1 to a 4-2-3-1 alignment. The switch to four forwards opened up things for an offensive unit that had produced just four goals in the previous five games.

"When [Hackettstown] called a timeout [with 7:10 left] in the first half, we modified and organized the lineup," said Potter, who started only one senior, along with four sophomores and juniors, and two freshmen. "We knew we need to make the center midfield a factor, so we sent our side mids out wide and it gave up that extra offensive push."

In overtime, junior back Kate Fenner, who was rock-solid as the anchor of a stingy defense, along with sophomore sweeper Kylie Compton and sophomore Liz Schlaffer, set up the winning drive by taking the ball at around the 40 and bringing it down the right sideline against a Tigers lineup that was oddly comprised of four defensive players.

Fenner, Dugan and Wyckoff streamed toward the goal, and Wyckoff got off a sweeping shot near the left post before recovering to knock in the winner.

"I knew our two forwards were capable and ready," said Fenner, who emerged as one of the top players in the area as a sophomore and helped lead the Streaks to another Group 3 final appearance in 2017. "We have a lot of young players and we really played as a team. Defensively, we are strong."

Warren Hills, which has won 14 in a row against Hackettstown and owns a 42-4-3 edge in the all-time series dating to 1969, won't have much time to enjoy this one with home games against Hillsborough (on Monday) and arch-nemesis Voorhees (on Tuesday) on tap. The latter will have major Skyland Conference Raritan Division implications as the Streaks and Vikings each have two losses in conference play. Warren Hills opened the season with a 3-1 win at Voorhees on Sept. 4.

"This will be good motivation for us heading into the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament, and against Voorhees," Fenner said.

Hackettstown (6-2-1)                  0                1              0     --    1
Warren Hills (6-3-1)                    0                1              1     --    2

Scoring

Second half -- H, Megan Doyle, 5th, 20:34; WH, Samantha Dugan, 5th, (Simryn Desai), 18:38.

Overtime -- WH, Jenna Wyckoff, 4th, 9:11.

Shots -- Hackettstown 10; Warren Hills 4.

Saves -- Sophia Mallozzi 1, Madison Trotter 1 (defensive) (H); Julia Webber 9 (WH).

Penalty corners -- Hackettstown 11; Warren Hills 2.

Field hockey: HWS scoring leaders

(Through Thursday's games)

Minimum 9 points

Player	School	Goals	Assists	Points
Brooke Hyland	Voorhees	15	4	34
Madison Hoskins	Hackettstown	11	8	30
Cassie Boyce	Voorhees	9	7	25
Alana Catanzareti	South Hunterdon	10	2	22
Sammy Freeman	Hunterdon Central	7	7	21
Madeline Bill	Delaware Valley	8	4	20
Tyra Wingle	High Point	7	6	20
Mallory Keenan	Belvidere	8	3	19
Julianna Gentilucci	Lenape Valley	8	3	19
Maddie Call	Belvidere	6	6	18
Rebecca Phillips	South Hunterdon	8	2	18
Lauren Nawrotzki	Hunterdon Central	8	1	17
Kayla Cichlar	Hackettstown	6	4	16
Katie Yarussi	Pope John	7	1	15
Olivia Zmyewski	Belvidere	6	3	15
Megan Donnelly	Delaware Valley	5	4	14
Gabby Dudek	Phillipsburg	5	3	13
Lindsey Bicher	Lenape Valley	4	5	13
Ashley Zellars	Hackettstown	5	3	13
Jamie Struble	Wallkill Valley	5	2	12
Angie Falleni	Lenape Valley	4	4	12
Megan Doyle	Hackettstown	4	3	11
Victoria Docherty	Newton	5	1	11
Jenna Wyckoff	Warren Hills	3	4	10
Simryn Desai	Warren Hills	5	0	10
Madison Ogorzalek	Voorhees	3	4	10
Abby Bronico	Belvidere	4	2	10
Lauren Kokoskie	Voorhees	3	4	10
Rachel Stone	Hunterdon Central	3	4	10
Jordan Vandermark	Hackettstown	4	2	10
Chandler Storcella	South Hunterdon	4	2	10
Jessica Scheper	Hackettstown	4	1	9
Angela Melillo	Newton	4	1	9
Kristen Bill	Delaware Valley	4	1	9
Bella Tracy	Sparta	4	1	9
Samantha Dugan	Warren Hills	4	1	9
Ryan Anderson	North Hunterdon	2	5	9
Katherine Leal	High Point	4	1	9
Michaela Thiessen	High Point	4	1	9

Field hockey: HWS Tournament pairings, seeds

The 10th annual Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament gets underway on Saturday with nine first-round games.

Here's is this year's complete schedule:

Prelims on Saturday at the higher seeds, with the winners advancing to the six pre-quarterfinal round contests on Saturday, Oct. 6 at the higher seeds. The quarterfinals are slated for Monday, Oct. 8 at the higher seeds with the semifinals to be played on Saturday, Oct. 13.

Warren Hills celebrates its HWS title in 2017.

The championship game will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 on the turf at Newton's Palmer Field. Warren Hills scored a 1-0 victory over Hunterdon Central in last year's title game for its sixth tri-county title. Central won the championship in 2016 with a 1-0 win over Warren Hills to snap the Blue Streaks' three-year HWS reign.

The last two HWS champions met on Wednesday, with Hunterdon Central scoring a 1-0 win at Warren Hills in a Skyland Conference cross-divisional matchup. It's the Red Devils first regular-season win over the Blue Streaks since a 1-0 victory at home in 2007.

For the third straight year, all teams were seeded strictly on power points and housed in one 18-team bracket.

The top two seeds received byes into the quarterfinals.

Preliminary matchups for Saturday

16-Phillipsburg (1-7) at 13-North Hunterdon (2-7)

17-Pope John (2-4) at 12-Sparta (1-5)

18-North Warren (1-6) at 11-Vernon (2-4-1)

15-Kittatinny (2-5) at 14-Wallkill Valley (2-7)

First-round matchups for Oct. 6

9-High Point (4-4) at 8-Belvidere (4-3)

Phillipsburg-North Hunterdon winner at 4-Hackettstown (6-1-1)

Pope John-Sparta winner at 5-Newton (5-1-1)

North Warren-Vernon winner at 6-Lenape Valley (5-2-1)

Kittatinny-Wallkill Valley winner at 3-Warren Hills (5-3-1)

10-South Hunterdon (4-1) at 7-Voorhees (5-4)

Quarterfinal matchups for Oct. 8

High Point-Belvidere winner at 1-Hunterdon Central (7-1)

Phillipsburg/North Hunterdon/Hackettstown winner vs. Pope John/Sparta/Newton winner

North Warren/Vernon/Lenape Valley winner vs. Kittatinny/Wallkill Valley/Warren Hills winner

South Hunterdon-Voorhees winner at 2-Delaware Valley (5-2)

Field hockey: Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex rankings

With the pairings and seeds for the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament slated to be released on Thursday, this is shaping up to be one of the most interesting events in the tournament's 10-year history.

Warren Hills (5-2-1), which is seeking a seventh championship and its fifth in six years, has a pair of huge tests on tap against Hunterdon Central (on Wednesday) and Hackettstown (on Saturday) this week. All three teams figure to challenge for the HWS title.

The Blue Streaks have gone 3-2-1 since losing sophomore back Ashley Moskal (the tournament MVP in 2017) with a season-ending knee injury and have scored just one goal in their last four games. With a talented but young lineup, the Warren County program should not be overlooked moving forward as it gains more big-game experience.

Hackettstown (6-1-1) has a golden opportunity to move up in the rankings this week. The Tigers, who are coming off an impressive 6-2 win over Belvidere on Saturday, have won six of seven since a 3-1 loss to Madison in their season opener, with a 0-0 tie at West Morris in the rain this past Monday.

It should be a great matchup at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Warren Hills, which will have its senior recognition prior to the game. The Streaks own a 41-4-3 edge in the all-time series, including a 3-0 win last year on the road. In fact, they've won 13 in a row since a 2-1 loss at Hackettstown in 2006 and have outscored the Tigers, 18-0, in the past six matchups and, 42-2, in the 11 games since '08.

On the Sussex side, Newton, High Point and Lenape Valley lead what looks like a pretty balanced county, at least at the top. Newton beat High Point, 2-1, on Thursday, and played to a 0-0 tie with Lenape Valley, while High Point scored a 4-0 victory over Lenape Valley on Sept. 4.

Now, onto this week's rankings:

1. Warren Hills (5-2-1) -- Blue Streaks went 1-1-1 on the road this past week, scoring a 1-0 win over Pingry on Thursday on junior forward Samantha Dugan's goal before taking a 2-1 loss at Madison on Friday. Coach Josie Potter's team opened last week with a 1-1 tie at Ridge. Sophomore forward Simryn Desai scored the goal in that one and leads the team with five. The Streaks own a 42-29-10 series edge against Hunterdon Central, which snapped an 11-game skid in the series with a 2-1 win in the 2016 HWS final. Warren Hills won both meetings last year, including a 1-0 victory in the HWS title game.

Up next: Montgomery at home on Tuesday; Hunterdon Central at home on Wednesday; Hackettstown at home on Saturday.

2. Voorhees (4-4) -- Vikings went 0-2 this past week with losses to Bridgewater-Raritan (1-0 on Thursday) and Bernards (4-1 on Saturday) -- both leaders in the Skyland Conference Delaware and Valley divisional races. Junior Stephanie Fabbroni scored the goal against Bernards. Coach Shannon Hughes' team will look to bounce back against rival North Hunterdon on Tuesday as part of a two-game week ahead of the anticipated rematch against Warren Hills on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

Up next: North Hunterdon at home on Tuesday; Pingry at home on Thursday.

3. Hunterdon Central (6-1) -- Red Devils have been rolling along with three more wins this past week, including a 1-0 victory at Phillipsburg on Saturday. Senior forward Rachel Stone scored the decisive goal with an assist from junior forward Sammy Freeman. Coach Jenn Sponzo's team opened last week with wins over Hillsborough (3-0 on Monday) and North Hunterdon (5-1 on Thursday). Stone also scored a goal against North, while Freeman had one goal and three assists in that one.

Up next: at Pingry on Tuesday; at Warren Hills on Wednesday.

4. Hackettstown (6-1-1) -- Tigers, who eagerly await Saturday's showdown with Warren Hills, went 2-0-1 this past week with wins over Vernon (6-0 on Thursday) and Belvidere (6-2 on Saturday). It was another big offensive week for senior midfielder Madison Hoskins, who totaled three goals and three assists in the two victories. Senior forward Ashley Zellars had a four-goal week, including a hat trick against Belvidere, for an offense averaging 4.6 goals per game. The win over Vernon was coach Stephen Speirs' 100th in his nine seasons at the helm.

Up next: at Newton on Tuesday; at Warren Hills on Saturday.

5. Belvidere (4-3) -- County Seaters went 2-1 last week with wins over Mount St. Mary (9-0 on Tuesday) and Delaware Valley (1-0 on Thursday) before a tough 6-2 loss at Hackettstown on Saturday. Senior midfielder Mallory Keenan scored three goals and assisted on one, while senior forward Maddie Call had two goals and one assists in the rout of Mount St. Mary. They also had goals against Hackettstown, while senior midfielder Melanie Clark scored the winning goal against Del Val.

Up next: at North Plainfield on Tuesday; at Franklin on Thursday.

6. Delaware Valley (5-2) -- Terriers saw their four-game winning streak snapped with a 1-0 loss at Belvidere on Thursday. Coach Stephanie Rifflard's team bounced back with a 2-0 win over Johnson on Saturday, behind goals from senior forward Kelsey O'Connor and junior midfielder Kaleigh Higgins. Del Val opened last week with a 5-0 win over Somerville in a Skyland Conference Valley Division matchup behind three goals and one assist from junior midfielder Madeline Bill.

Up next: Bernards at home on Tuesday; at North Plainfield on Thursday.

7. South Hunterdon (4-1) -- Eagles cruised to a pair of wins last week -- 7-0 over Franklin on Thursday and 6-0 at North Plainfield on Friday. Sophomore midfielder Rebecca Phillips led the offense with three goals and two assists, including a pair of goals against North Plainfield. Sophomore forward Chandler Storcella also scored three goals, including two against Franklin, while junior midfielder Alana Catanzareti had two goals vs. North Plainfield in her three-goal week.

Up next: Mount St. Mary on Tuesday; Somerville at home on Thursday.

8. Newton (5-1-1) -- Braves jump up two spots following wins over Vernon (1-0 on Tuesday) and High Point (2-1 on Thursday). Coach Lisa Bechtel's team ended the week with a 3-0 loss at home against Johnson. Junior forward-midfielder Angela Melillo sparked the offense with three goals, raising her team-leading total to four, including the winner against Vernon. Freshman forward Sydney Pavlishin is making an impact as well, scoring a goal in the win over High Point.

Up next: Hackettstown at home on Tuesday; at Montville on Thursday.

9. High Point (4-4) -- Wildcats enter the rankings for the first time following wins against Wallkill Valley (5-0 on Wednesday) and Vernon (2-1 on Saturday). In between, coach Kelly Reynolds' team dropped a tough 2-1 decision to Newton. Senior forward Tyra Wingle has been the offensive catalyst with a team-high seven goals, including Nos. 6 and 7 last week, while adding two assists in the wins. Senior forward Michaela Thiessen scored three goals against Wallkill.

Up next: Sparta at home on Thursday.

10. Lenape Valley (5-1-1) -- Patriots also jump in here as they extending their winning streak to four games after a 4-2 victory over Wallkill Valley on Saturday. Freshman forward Angelina Falleni had a big week with two goals and four assists, including a pair of goals against Wallkill. Senior forward Jessalyn McKenna had five assists last week, while sophomore Julianna Gentilucci, the team's leading scorer, notched six goals and two assists, including a four-goal game in Thursday's 5-3 win against Kittatinny.

Up next: Randolph at home on Wednesday; at Jefferson on Thursday.

On the bubble: Phillipsburg, Vernon, Sparta.

Field hockey: HWS schedule for Sept. 24-29

Monday, Sept. 24

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Morris Knolls at Pope John, 4 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 25

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Hackettstown at Newton, ppd. TBA

Jefferson at Kittatinny, ppd. TBA

North Warren at Sparta, ppd. to Oct. 15

Vernon at Wallkill Valley, ppd. TBA

Skyland Conference

Bernards at Delaware Valley, ppd. TBA

Hunterdon Central at Pingry, ppd. TBA

Ridge at Phillipsburg, ppd. to Oct. 12

Voorhees at North Hunterdon, 6 p.m.

Montgomery at Warren Hills, ppd. to Oct. 15

Belvidere at North Plainfield, ppd. TBA

Wednesday, Sept. 26

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Randolph at Lenape Valley

Skyland Conference

Hunterdon Central at Warren Hills, 3:45 p.m.
Mount St. Mary at South Hunterdon, ppd. TBA

Thursday, Sept. 27

(All games 4 p.m., unless noted)

Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference

Sparta at High Point, ppd. to Oct. 3
Lenape Valley at Jefferson

Newton at Montville

Vernon at Kittatinny

Skyland Conference

Delaware Valley at North Plainfield

Hillsborough at Phillipsburg, 3:45 p.m.

Pingry at Voorhees

Belvidere at Franklin

Somerville at South Hunterdon

Independent

North Hunterdon at Pope John, 4:15 p.m.

Blair Academy at Wallkill Valley, 4:15 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 29

(All games 10 a.m., unless noted)

Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex Tournament

Phillipsburg at North Hunterdon, 2 p.m.
Pope John at Sparta
North Warren at Vernon
Kittatinny at Wallkill Valley

Independent

Hackettstown at Warren Hills, 3 p.m.

Field hockey: HWS scoring leaders

(Through Tuesday's games)

Minimum 7 points

Player	School	Goals	Assists	Points
Brooke Hyland	Voorhees	10	2	22
Cassie Boyce	Voorhees	8	5	21
Madison Hoskins	Hackettstown	8	5	21
Madeline Bill	Delaware Valley	6	4	16
Katie Yarussi	Pope John	7	1	15
Tyra Wingle	High Point	5	4	14
Sammy Freeman	Hunterdon Central	5	3	13
Lauren Nawrotzki	Hunterdon Central	6	1	13
Mallory Keenan	Belvidere	5	3	13
Gabby Dudek	Phillipsburg	5	2	12
Maddie Call	Belvidere	5	2	12
Kayla Cichlar	Hackettstown	4	3	11
Jenna Wyckoff	Warren Hills	3	4	10
Simryn Desai	Warren Hills	5	0	10
Olivia Zmyewski	Belvidere	4	2	10
Megan Donnelly	Delaware Valley	4	1	9
Madison Ogorzalek	Voorhees	3	3	9
Jessica Scheper	Hackettstown	4	1	9
Emily Mizeski	Wallkill Valley	3	2	8
Jamie Struble	Wallkill Valley	3	2	8
Abby Bronico	Belvidere	3	2	8
Megan Doyle	Hackettstown	3	2	8
Julianna Gentilucci	Lenape Valley	4	0	8
Angela Melillo	Newton	4	0	8
Kristen Bill	Delaware Valley	3	1	7
Bella Tracy	Sparta	3	1	7
Maddie Summitt	Warren Hills	2	3	7
Victoria Docherty	Newton	3	1	7
Lauren Kokoskie	Voorhees	2	3	7
Samantha Dugan	Warren Hills	3	1	7
Ryan Anderson	North Hunterdon	2	3	7
Lindsey Bicher	Lenape Valley	3	1	7