By Mike Gurnis | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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Milestone mania
Throughout the 2017-18 season, several players across the Garden State have hit important career milestones, whether it be 100 career points, 100 career assists, or 100 career goals, as well as some players who have broken school records. There are even some players who reached milestones prior to this season, and we've included them in this list.
Scroll below to see our list of active players who have put themselves in the record books in their high school careers. This list is primarily based on the timely reporting of games and stats to www.njschoolsports.com.
NOTE: If you have a player that reaches a milestone, please send specifics of the accomplishment, as well as a photo, if possible, to [email protected]. This list will be updated regularly throughout the rest of the season.
Freddie Brutto, Manalapan, Jr.
Brutto recorded six points (2 g., 4 a.) in Manalapan’s 12-0 win over Lacey on Jan. 15, which included the century mark for points in a career.
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Stephen Buck, Seton Hall Prep, Sr.
Buck picked up his 100th career point in Seton Hall Prep's 4-2 win over Gloucester Catholic on Jan. 20. He had a hat trick in the game, and buried point No. 100 on an empty-net goal late to seal the win.
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Mickey Burns, Don Bosco Prep, Sr.
Burns, who is committed to the University of Vermont after this season, is now over 150 career points in the tough Gordon Conference and has over 100 career assists.
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Ryan Burns, Wall, Sr.
Burns hit the 100 point milestone earlier this season with a five-point game in an 11-1 win over Old Bridge on Dec. 5.
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Alex Cavaluzzo, Parsippany, Sr.
Cavaluzzo recorded his 150th career point in Parsippany’s 4-3 win over Park Regional on Jan. 18. He had two goals and two assists that day, and his game-winning goal with 8:48 to go was the milestone point. He is believed to be the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Parsippany Regional (Parsippany Hills/Parsippany) co-op program.
Davey Campbell, West Orange, Jr.
Campbell recorded his 100th career point in West Orange’s 5-3 loss to Pascack Valley-Hills on Dec. 12. He picked up his 100th career goal with a four-goal performance in a 5-4 loss to Fair Lawn on Jan. 22, before reaching the 150 point mark with a goal and an assist against Newark East Side on Jan. 25.
Blake Corbett, Mount Olive, Sr.
Corbett assisted on the game-winning goal, which was his 100th career point, in Mount Olive-Hopatcong-Hackettstown’s 3-2 win over Mountain Lakes-Boonton on Jan. 18.
Eddie Corvelli, Glen Rock, Sr.
The senior picked up his 100th career point in Glen Rock’s 4-2 win over Lakeland on Dec. 22. In that game, he recorded two assists.
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Andrew Dalessandro, Newton-Lenape Valley, Sr.
Dalessandro scored his 100th career point in Newton-Lenape Valley's 6-5 loss to Montville on Jan. 20.
Chase Friedfertig, Livingston, Sr.
Friedfertig has over 100 career points, a mark which he hit during the 2016-17 season in his junior year. He is within striking distance of 150 career points, and has an outside shot at reaching 100 career goals this season.
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James Fusaro, Clifton, Jr.
The junior had three goals and an assist in the squad's 11-2 win over Morris Catholic-DePaul on Jan. 26, which gave him 100 career points.
Drew Galea, Woodbridge Twp., Sr.
Galea’s goal in a 4-1 win over Monroe on Dec. 18 was enough to put him over the 100-career point mark for his career. He also became the school's all-time scoring leader with his 117th career point on Jan. 12 in a 7-2 win over Ocean Township.
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John Gelatt, St. John Vianney, Jr.
The junior earned his 100th career point in his squad’s 3-3 tie with St. Joseph of Montvale on Jan. 9. He netted two goals in the game.
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Patrick Graham, Vernon, Sr.
Graham buried the 100th goal of his career in Vernon’s 10-2 win over Mendham on Dec. 23. He scored five times and had an assist in the game.
Joe Granza, Jackson Liberty, Jr.
Granza recorded six points in Jackson Liberty's 9-2 win over Toms River South-East, which included two goals and four assists. He eclipsed the 100 career point milestone with this performance.
Billy Hefferle, Roxbury, Sr.
Hefferle became the Gaels’ all-time leading scorer, as he picked up the 185th point of his career in Roxbury’s 5-4 loss to Morris Knolls on Jan. 24. He tallied two goals and two assists in the game. Hefferle broke the previous record, which was 184 points set by Brian Martin in 1994.
Keegan Heher, Morristown-Beard (girls), Sr.
Heher’s 100th career point came in spectacular fashion, as she scored a power play goal in the second period, which proved to be game-winner in the Crimson’s 2-1 win over Shady Side (Pa.) on Jan. 6.
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Larry Hooper, Wall, Sr.
The senior hit the 100 career point milestone in Wall’s 9-3 win over Middletown South. He dished out four assists in the game.
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Dean Hulbert, Wayne, Sr.
Hulbert scored the 100th point of his career during the first game of the season, a 10-1 win over West Milford on Nov. 25. He played the first three seasons of his career for Wayne Hills, before recording the milestone in the first game of the Wayne Hills/Wayne Valley co-op this year.
Mason Jenne, South Brunswick, Sr.
Jenne picked up his 100th career point with a three-point performance in South Brunswick's 6-3 loss to St. Joseph (Met.) on Jan. 17.
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Alex Konovalov, Ridge, Jr.
Konovalov earned the 100th point of his career in a 5-2 win over West Morris on Dec. 26. In that game, he dished out two assists.
Joe Konvit, Northern Highlands, Sr.
Konvit picked up career point No. 100 with a three-goal, two-assist performance in Northern Highlands’ 9-1 win over River Dell on Jan. 26.
Jenna Kurz, Morristown-Beard (girls), Jr.
Kurz had an assist in Morristown-Beard’s 6-0 win over Randolph on Dec. 11, which was the 100th point of her career.
Nick Labianca, Jackson Liberty, Jr.
Labianca had three goals and an assist, including career point No. 100, in Jackson Liberty’s 9-0 win over Red Bank.
Alex LoPresti, Passaic Valley-Cedar Grove, Sr.
LoPresti reached 100 career points during his junior season in 2016-17.
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Ryan Malko, Cranford, Sr.
The Cranford senior hit 100 career points during his junior season in 2016-17.
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Kyle Mandleur, Hun, Jr.
Mandleur hit the 100-point mark on Jan. 24, when he scored twice and had an assist in Hun’s 9-5 loss to Portledge (N.Y.).
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Matt Maselli, Glen Rock, Sr.
Maselli notched career point No. 100 in Glen Rock's 3-2 loss to Morristown-Beard on Jan. 8 with an assist in the game.
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Charles Palmer, Millburn, Sr.
Palmer had a five-point game in Millburn’s 8-5 win over Watchung Hills on Dec. 29, which included career point No. 100. He had a hat trick to go along with two assists in the game.
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Brayden Patricia, Morristown-Beard, Sr.
Patricia has over 100 points in his career after he recorded a hat trick, including the game-winning overtime goal, in the Crimson’s 4-3 win over LaSalle (Pa.) on Dec. 20.
Deven Ralph, Middletown South, Sr.
Ralph got career point No. 100, courtesy of a three-point performance in an 8-1 win over Howell on Dec. 19.
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Brett Schneider, St. John Vianney, Sr.
Schneider, who spent the first two years of his career at Toms River North before transferring to St. John Vianney, picked up the 100th point of his career in the Lancers’ 5-2 win over Monroe on Jan. 16.
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Tyler Sedlak, Don Bosco Prep, Jr.
Sedlak picked up 100 career points in a 4-2 win over Albany Academy (N.Y.) on Dec. 29, a game in which recorded a goal and two assists.
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Julian Tallier, Tenafly, Sr.
Tallier hit the 100-point milestone in Tenafly’s 6-6 tie with Northern Valley. He recorded one assist in the game, which came on Dec. 22.
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Zach Tarantino, Wall, Sr.
Tarantino recorded the 100th assist of his career in Wall’s 4-3 win over Monroe. He is believed to be the first player in program history to record 100 career assists.
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Ryan Travers, Northern Valley, Sr.
Travers had a goal and an assist, which included career point No. 100 in Northern Valley’s 5-4 loss to Ramsey in the first round of the Bergen County Tournament.
Ryan Vandenberg, Newton-Lenape Valley, Sr.
Vandenberg had a goal and an assist in his team's 4-3 win over Parsippany Regional on Jan. 27, which was enough to give him 100 career points.
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Eric Vanderhoff, Pope John, Sr.
Vanderhoff’s five-point game in a 12-2 win over Hillsborough on Dec. 27 put him over the century mark for points in his career.
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Will Vitton, Summit, Sr.
Vitton had a four-point performance- which included two goals and two assists, to reach the 100 point mark in Summit's 7-0 win over Morristown on Jan. 23.
Carson Wahlers, Gov. Livingston, Jr.
Wahlers picked up career point No. 100 in GL’s 4-4 tie with Montclair Kimberley. In that game, he scored once and added an assist.
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