Falcons defeat Mustangs, 1-0
JEFFERSON. Girls soccer team also beats Villa Walsh.
| 21 Oct 2024 | 10:37
FL1 The soccer ball and a Newton Brave go airborne in the first period of the game against Jefferson at home Thursday, Oct. 17. The Falcons won, 1-0. (Photos by George Leroy Hunter)
FL2 A Jefferson Falcon controls the ball in the first period.
FL3 A Jefferson Falcon and a Newton Brave jostle each other while trying to get control of the ball.
The soccer ball bounces off a Newton Brave's head in front of the Jefferson goalpost.
A Jefferson Falcon and a Newton Brave pursue the soccer ball.
Jefferson goalie Andrew Mohlenhoff had six saves.
Madison Manco scored the game’s only goal off a feed from Hannah Best in the second half and goalie Shannon Mallory earned the shutout with an eight-save performance to lift the Jefferson girls soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Sussex Tech at home Saturday afternoon, Oct. 19.
The win was the second in four games for the Falcons (3-13), who also defeated Villa Walsh, 3-1, at home Oct. 11.
In that contest, Manco, Marissa Mizeski and Josie Meyers each scored for the Falcons, which also received eight saves from Mallory.
Jefferson will play at Kittatinny at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24.
Here’s how other Jefferson teams fared recently:
Boys soccer
Kristijan Loncar scored a second-half goal to steer Jefferson to a 1-0 decision over Newton there Thursday, Oct. 17.
Andrew Mohlenhoff posted his third shutout this season with a six-save effort.
One day earlier, Loncar registered the hat trick and Calen Reid added a goal to spur a 4-0 decision over Boonton at home.
Mohlenhoff earned the shutout with seven saves.
Jefferson (8-7) will play host to Dover at 4 p.m. Oct. 24.
Field hockey
Jefferson, the 15th seed, dropped a 3-0 decision to second-seeded and No. 20 ranked West Morris, 3-0, in the second round of the Morris County Tournament on Oct. 17 in Chester.
Jefferson (8-6) had defeated 18th-seeded Parsippany in a first-round MCT contest Oct. 15 at home.
Emily Schorr had two goals; Samantha Kepler also scored; Katherine Blair had an assist; and Amelia Makepeace earned the shutout with three saves.
The Falcons will play host to Sparta at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26.
Girls volleyball
The Falcons won their fifth straight match with a 25-9, 25-15 victory over Morris Hills at home Friday afternoon, Oct. 18.
Jefferson (16-3) was led by Carsyn Giessuebel (seven kills, four aces, one dig), Scarlett Melick (seven kills, six digs, two blocks, one ace), Nicole Sickley (two digs), Kylie Plunkett (10 digs, two assists, one ace), Peyton Bradley (seven digs, six kills), Aleah Woelfel (17 assists, one kill), Charlotte Sinisgalli (one ace, one block) and Lily Sonnenberg.
Jefferson will play host to Montville at 4 p.m. Oct. 24.
Cross country
Kiley Shatzel placed 22nd with a time of 21:33.83 and Joshua Reed clocked a time of 21:47.02 to place 104th to pace the girls and boys, respectively, at the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference Small Schools championships Oct. 15 at the Greystone course at Morris Hills.