.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Will Harrigan | For NJ Advance MediaAfter some 32 goals were scored it was West Windsor-Plainsboro South that had the edge on the scoreboard led by four-goal efforts from Louis Barrandon outlasted Hightstown for an 18-14 victory in Plainsboro Caleb Ferguson and Andrei Lumezanu each scored hat tricks for WW-PN Trevor McCarthy had a fabulous game for Hightstown scoring seven goals and assisting two others Eric Wiley chipped in with four goals for the 4-8 Rams Will Harrigan can be reached at hssports@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025) © 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us) The material on this site may not be reproduced except with the prior written permission of Advance Local Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site YouTube's privacy policy is available here and YouTube's terms of service is available here Ad Choices Sophie Cammarata (5) of Hightstown carries the ball downfield with Theona Hsu (4) of Princeton in pursuit in a game at Princeton High School in at Princeton on Mar .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By N.J. High School Sports Desk Matt Bove | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comSophie Cammarata scored three goals to lead Hightstown to a 7-3 victory over Monroe in Monroe The win extended Hightstown’s winning streak to six games after starting the season 1-3 Hightstown (7-3) took control of the game in the second quarter scoring four unanswered goals to break a 1-1 tie Lexie Wersching and Sophia Acque each contributed two goals for Hightstown which held Monroe (8-5) scoreless in the middle quarters Monroe attempted to rally in the fourth quarter but the deficit proved too large to overcome Lily Fleming was solid in goal for Hightstown making five saves while allowing three goals The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) Generative AI was used to produce an initial draft of this story which was reviewed and edited by NJ Advance Media staff .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Jake Tiger | For NJ Advance MediaMason Roitburg’s complete-game shutout and AJ Doran solo home run powered Princeton Day to a narrow Roitburg totaled four strikeouts in seven innings for Princeton Day (4-11) Doran allowed Princeton Day to finally break through in the sixth innings launching a solo home run to score the lone Hightstown’s pitching was also strong in the game as Dominick Terranova tossed eight strikeouts in 5.2 innings and Andrew Emslie added two strikeouts in 1.1 innings Princeton Day gave Hightstown (12-2) its second loss of the season Jake Tiger can be reached at hssports@njadvancemedia.com The N.J. High School Sports newsletter is now appearing in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! 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is fired up after getting a strikeout against Gloucester during the softball NJSIAA Group 2 Final at Ivy Hill Park at Seton Hall University in West Orange .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Jake Aferiat | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comA weekend like this one has been a longtime coming for Paramus Catholic softball who not long ago were perennially only a four or five win team have gradually improved every year under longtime coach Jack Casimiro but the Paladins still finished under .500 Then there was a 16-10 campaign last year where they dropped some surprising contests against teams they should have beaten But all those results were in the service of a much bigger goal — one that came two big steps closer to being actualized on Sunday at the Cedar Grove Black and Gold Invitational on Sunday morning the Paladins scored their first Top 20 win of the season when they beat No 13 Middletown North and All-State pitcher Madilynn Boyce helped by a homer from freshman star Gabriela Perez PC trekked to the northern reaches of Bergen County to Park Ridge for the Coaches vs Cancer showcase where they took on perennial Bergen County power Old Tappan and cruised to a 9-1 victory in the process as well the girls believe more in who they are and in their talent,” Casimiro said PC’s only losses are to a state ranked Immaculate Heart team and an always tough Albertus Magnus (N.Y.) team But among their wins are the two on Sunday plus results over a good River Dell team that beat Ramsey a Wallington team with an All-State pitcher and a DePaul team that won Passaic County last year The Paladins likely figure to be a Top 8 seed in this year’s Bergen County Tournament and will get a first round bye as a result as a further proof of concept that what the Paladins have been doing this year has worked we’ve built kids around some key pieces and they’ve had faith and been patient,” Casimiro said “The fact that we can win now with them here makes me so happy that they believed in the program.” 22 runs and 25 RBI while hitting .649 and others have been mainstays of late She homered twice on Sunday — once against Midd North and once against Old Tappan — and she tossed six strong innings allowing just one hit and one unearned run with five strikeouts against the Golden Knights “She’s a very mature kid and one of the most mature freshmen I’ve ever met,” Casmiro who also won a section title as the head coach at Ridgefield “She’s a fighter and she’s not easily intimidated.” The team that commuted the furthest to Park Ridge on Sunday was CVC power Hightstown which is in its first year under former Pascack Hills coach Lauren Brown Chris is the Park Ridge AD and organized the event guided her team to a dominant 9-0 win over Mahwah as pitcher Kady Olsen was fantastic Mahwah held Hightstown in check through the first four innings with the Rams only leading 1-0 up to that point before exploding for eight more runs over the next three innings en route to the win all I had to do was command the zone and it was all fun and games because I trusted my defense and knew they’d make the plays,” Olsen said Olsen’s rise ball and offspeed pitches were in top form against the Thunderbirds and Brown — who herself was a former pitcher and pitching coach — admitted she didn’t know much about Olsen when she trekked to Mercer County but isn’t surprised the senior is having succcess “I always like having pitchers who when I say to be smart with two strikes having a pitcher who’s able to have that discipline and work with different pitches is really important and has been really cool to see,” Brown said The win was Hightstown’s second in a row and they come after a 4-3 loss to GMC powerhouse and perennial Top 20 team St Thomas Aquinas and a 1-0 loss to perennial power Robbinsville they beat Notre Dame and have a chance for more statement wins with teams like Delran and Bordentown on the schedule And the strength of schedule is a much better and different one than Brown faced at Pascack Hills as she saw by a 9-2 loss to Steinert two games into the season “We came out in the beginning of the season kind of shell shocked but we’ve just gotten stronger and stronger with each game and I don’t think we’re at our best yet,” Brown said After a surprising 1-2 start to the season that included an 8-7 loss to River Dell usual state power and last year’s Group 2 finalists Ramsey have rounded into form Mahwah and Rutherford teams in the process Ramsey managed to spread the wealth with seven players recording hits and all nine batters getting on base EJ Mavrides and Lily Kriz both also hit home runs while Bella Baldino and Brooke Donofrio added extra-base hits as well And with Bergen County Tournament seeding looming this week as well as a rematch with River Dell plus a Big North crossover game with Ramapo and a divisional meeting with Indian Hills this next stretch of games is a big one for coach Chris Caserta’s group but we’re trending in that direction,” he said “We want to play our best softball in May and hopefully June so we’re still trying to shake out the kinks but this was a good sign.” Jake Aferiat can be reached at jaferiat@njadvancemedia.com. 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Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter) .st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Jack McKenna | For NJ Advance MediaHightstown broke open a tie game after three quarters with four goals in the fourth to pull away from West Windsor-Plainsboro North and secure an 11-7 victory in Plainsboro Highstown held a 3-0 lead after the opening quarter before West Windsor-Plainsboro North drew even by outscoring it 7-4 over the second and third quarters Sophie Cammarata and Lexie Wersching each notched hat tricks for Hightstown while Elle Quigg and Sophia Acque found the back of the net twice apiece Grace Weissenberger scored once and recorded a pair of assists to wrap up the scoring for Hightstown (4-3) Bella Abrigo notched a goal and an assist for West Windsor-Plainsboro North (4-6) Jack McKenna can be reached at hssports@njadvancemedia.com