4.13.25 Leading Edge High School Recap

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Delbarton fired the first salvo of the season in its rivalry with Seton Hall Prep.

Backed by nine saves from Leading Edge 2025 goalie Tanner Shimko (Johns Hopkins) and a goal from the midfield line by ’25 LSM Will Pedicano (Duke), the Green Wave knocked off the Pirates, 8-5, Saturday.

“All week in practice, I was working on those inside shots. I know they like to do a lot of down-the-wing sweeps and they like to set some picks inside. We were just constantly repping that out,” Shimko told Mike Kinney of NJ.com.

It marked Delbarton’s first win over Seton Hall Prep since 2023. Six of the eight Green Wave goals came from Leading Edge players. ’25 Peter Falk (Trinity) netted a pair of goals, while Pedicano, ’26 Pierce Bolger (Brown), ’25 Alex Schobel (Babson) and ’25 Asher Testa (Colgate) also tallied for Delbarton. Pedicano and Testa also chipped in assists for the Green Wave, while ’25 Phil Minardo won five of nine faceoffs in split duty.

’25 Nolan Sabel (Villanova) led the Pirates with a hat trick. ’25 Joe DelMauro (Utah) set up one of Sabel’s goals and ’25 Conor Keenan (Lafayette) stopped eight shots for SHP. The Pirates also got four ground balls from ’26 LSM Sean Hayes (Saint Joseph’s) and two from ’27 LSM Jagger Zemachson.

Hopewell Valley 18, Hightstown 2

’25 Luke Caldwell (Washington & Lee) rang up his first 10-point day of the year with a seven-goal, three-assist day to lead HV. His third goal of the game gave him 200 career tallies, an incredible accomplishment.

Christian Brothers 6, Rumson-Fair Haven 5

’28 Danny Varone cashed in on his second goal of the game in overtime to lift CBA past RFH.

’25 defenseman Quinn Kelly (Harvard) once again did it all for the Colts. Kelly scored once, picked up 11 ground balls and won a pair of faceoffs to show off his versatility. ’25 Michael Poskay scored once and added a ground ball in the win. CBA also got a ground ball from ’25 Davis Campbell (Holy Cross).

St. Joseph 11, Notre Dame 6

’27 Zach MacDougall was a force for Metuchen with five goals and an assist as St. Joe’s ran past its Connecticut foe.

Princeton 7, Northern Highlands 4

’25 Brendan Beatty (Vermont) popped off for Princeton with a hat trick, an assist and four ground balls.

Chatham 16, Pope John 3

’26 Kyle Gibney (Vermont) cannot stop scoring goals. He got to the 30-goal plateau in only Chatham’s seventh game of the year thanks to a five-goal outburst, complete with a ground ball. Gibney has at least a hat trick in every game this year and at least four in each of his past four games.

’26 defenseman Lochlan Mahoney vacuumed up five ground balls and doled out an assist in the win.

Pingry 5, Ridge 4

’27 Jonah Ziv saved the day for the Big Blue by factoring in on every goal with three goals and two assists as Pingry scored four times in the final quarter to get the win.

’25 SSDM Jack Moye gobbled up two ground balls for Pingry, which also got one ground ball apiece from ’26 LSM Anthony Truncale, ’26 SSDM Connor Lamb and ’25 Dylan Blekicki (Yale).

Summit 10, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2

’28 Chris Davies led the Summit rout with two goals and an assist. ’26 Jack Freeman added a ground ball, while ’28 goalie Zeller Clark-Schoeb stopped one shot in relief.

’27 Nick Homer led SPF with a goal and a ground ball. ’27 Connor Scarpa snagged three ground balls, while ’27 Ryan Scarpa and ’28 defenseman Noah Brown each added two. ’27 Colin Kochanowicz chipped in one ground ball.

Mountain Lakes 18, Mendham 7

’27 Lawson Fagan erupted for a career-best six assists and eight points to pace the Lakers. ’28 Jayden Hernando won five faceoffs in the victory.