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Delbarton and Seton Hall Prep entertained the fans at Kean University's Alumni Field with an epic Non-Public state championship game as the Green Wave edged Pirates, 8-7. Among the standouts in contest were Delbarton's Christian Troczynski (22) who scored what proved to be the winning goal, midfielder Brandon Fodor (8), who was solid in the midfield for the Green Wave, SHP's attackman Owen Dunleavy (3), who scored two goals in game's final 1:14, Delby's long-stick middie Max Melchionni (25) who was terrific with checks and on ground ball anl, Kane Quenault, who dominated in faceoffs as Green Wave copped 19th state championship. (Photos by Ayan Fazal) (continued from page 1) Troczysnki’s goal with 2:33 once again gave Delbarton a seemingly safe 3-goal cushion; however, that’s when Dunleavy went off and fired home his two goals. The frenetic last few seconds included Quenault winning a key faceoff, but then the Pirates’ irrepressible Zemachson managed to gain possession and make the last five seconds rather pulsating before a final check by Melchionni to prevent a last-second shot to take place when who knows what might have occurred? In the end it was quite the spirited 2026 Non-Public state final between two very familiar and always highly-competitive archrivals. Delbarton came away with yet another state championship; however, the defending champs from SHP finished their season with absolute gusto to make the ending about as close as it could possibly have been. NOTES- ‘Pirate Nation’ was out in full force supporting the Pirates for Tuesday night’s epic final with their rivals from Delbarton…SHP’s Georgetown commit Jack Merklinger finished the season with team-leading totals of 44 goals and 35 assists, while the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Dunleavy had 40 goals and 6 assists. Senior attackman Quinlan Oakes (Stevens Institute) had 25 goals and 23 assists, while Ante, who was a basketball and lacrosse standout for SHP, had 20 goals and 15 assists this season. Farrell, the Middlebury-bound football placekicker, scored the first goal of his varsity lacrosse career in the first half…Gettysburg-bound senior midfielder Drew Merklinger, who is Jack’s older brother, had 15 goals and 14 assists….junior middie Derek Sabel (15 goals, 8 assists) is a U.S. Naval Academy commit…High Point University-bound senior defenseman Sean Hayes had 72 ground balls and junior Duke commit Jagger Zemachson had 52 ground balls….SHP’s superb senior goalie Brennan Lyons is Providence College bound. Tuesday, June 9, was SHP’s Fourth Consecutive Non-Public Final Appearance: Other Non-Public Finals: SHP Vs. Delbarton: SHP’s Other Final Title: Follow Steve Tober on 'X' @Chattermeister
Seton Hall Prep had its share of moments to celebrate including with standout attackman Jack Merklinger (23), who had a goal and two assists as Seton Hall Prep had a total team effort while extending itself in Non-Public final that Delbarton won in absolute nail-biter.
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