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Indians Roundup: Wrestlers Ready for Run at SCT Title

A periodic roundup of Toms River High School South sports

 

The Toms River South wrestling team has been through some challenging matches already this season. Wrestling in Shore Conference Class A South with the likes of both Jackson Memorial and Southern – perennial favorites on several levels – makes for a tough schedule.

But it’s a schedule that has helped the Indians earn the fifth seed in the Shore Conference Tournament. Toms River South (8-3) takes on 12th-seeded Jackson Liberty at 5 p.m. Thursday at Brick Memorial in the tournament’s Round of 16. The host Mustangs wrestle Freehold Township at the same time, and then the winners will wrestle their quarterfinal match at 7 p.m.

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The Indians have been led by junior BJ Clagon, who was a state runner-up last year, and brothers Ken and Matt Theobold, who transferred from Manchester. This trio gives Toms River South a great deal of strength in its lower weights, while the upperweights are filled with young wrestlers, thanks in part to the new weight classes.

The Indians have a meeting with Pinelands on Saturday and next week face Raritan and Kittatinny as they ramp up for the state team tournament.

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In boys basketball: The Indians (9-5) bounced back from their second loss to Southern with a 55-54 victory over Brick Memorial on Tuesday. Toms River South trailed 24-18 at halftime, and finished off its rally with a 23-point fourth quarter. Elijah Dupree led the Indians with 20 points in the win.

Toms River South faces Raritan on Thursday and Toms River North on Friday as it gears up for a rematch with Jackson Memorial on Tuesday.

In girls basketball: The Toms River South girls team has bounced back from a pair of losses to Jackson (68-34) and Toms River East (57-31) with a pair of victories in recent days. The Indians (7-5) beat Southern 34-16, and then topped Brick Memorial on Tuesday 52-44. Amanda Timmes (15) and Andrea Eckholt (14) led the way for Toms River South, which faces Raritan on Thursday and Toms River North on Friday.

In ice hockey: The Indians (5-9-1) have dropped three straight since topping Freehold Township on Jan. 14. Goals have been hard to come by for Toms River South in the losses, while the Indians’ opponents have been scoring at will. The Indians fell to Brick 6-1, then to Howell, 8-1, and dropped a match to crosstown rival Toms River North, 5-2, on Monday. Toms River South faces St. John Vianney, whom it lost to 7-2 in the teams’ first meeting, and gets another shot at Howell early next week.

In swimming: The Toms River South boys had a strong showing at the Ocean County Championships at the Ocean County YMCA, winning two of the three relays and placing swimmers in the top 6 in eight other events.

Jacob Limaldi swam all three relays and took second in the 200 individual medley and in the 100 breaststroke, Nicholas Yodonis added thirds in the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle to his roles on the relays; Peter Herbst took third in the 100 backstroke and sixth in the 200 freestyle, and Jake Lewandowski was fifth in the 500 freestyle as Toms River South showed off some talent.

 On the girls side, Angie Tomasura took second in the 100 butterfly, sixth in the 200 individual medley and swam a leg of the 200 medley relay wth Miranda Farfalla, and Farfalla took third in the 100 breaststroke.

 

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