End of the Road for Bucs Championship Drive

Red Bank Regional's Varisty Hockey team fell 4-0 to top-seeded Ramsey on Sunday.

It was a "Cinderella story," the team that had to fight its way into the state tournament only to defeat the 8th and 9th seeded teams. But then, it lost its proverbial slipper. That's what happened for the Red Bank Regional varsity hockey team on Sunday when it came up against top-seeded Ramsey in the quarterfinal round of the Public B state tournament, losing 4-0, and ending the team's winning season. "They gave it everything they had," said Sharyn Lynch, whose son Brian is a sophomore on the team. "We could not be prouder of the terrific run they experienced." Senior goalie A.J. Ostrander made 43 saves for Red Bank, according to NJ.com. The game was played at the Ice Vault in Wayne, NJ. Red Bank, seeded 25th going into tournament play, …

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Bucs Hockey Keeps on Winning in Tournament Play

The Red Bank Regional varsity team beat ninth-seeded Indian Hills 3-2 and moves on in the Public B state tournament.

They may have had to petition to compete in the Public B state tournament and were seeded 25th out of 26 teams, but the Red Bank Regional varsity hockey team is proving it can hold its own with the best of them. The Bucs followed up their stunning victory against eighth-seeded Glen Rock in the first round of tournament play with a 3-2 win against Ramapo Indian Hills on Thursday. "The boys played at a level they've never played before," said Coach Tim Hall. "They put it all out there and saw the results." The 5-4 Glen Rock win gave the Bucs the confidence they needed to raise their level of play, said Hall. "It opened their eyes that they could compete," he said. The Bucs stayed in control for a majority of the game, said Hall, with a goal …

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Bucs Hockey Scores Stunning First-Round Win at States

Twenty-fifth seeded Red Bank Regional beat Glen Rock, seeded eighth, 5-4 Monday night.

Bucs Varsity Hockey, seeded 25th going into states, pulled off a stunning 5-4 victory Monday night beating eighth-seeded Glen rock in the first round of the Public B tournament, according to NJ.com. The Red Bank Regional team broke the 4-4 tie when Drew Amato scored his third goal of the Feb. 25 game with 7:47 left to play, the article states. Senior Joe DelSordo, the Bucs' alternate captain, scored the remaining two goals. Scoring assists came from seniors Andrei Rjedkin (captain), Pat Schroll (captain) and Josh Suboyo along with Brian Lynch and Keith Guzman, according to Lana Rjedkin in an e-mail to Patch. Alternate Captain and senior Tim Vilardi helped out with two assists, Rjedkin tells Patch, adding that senior goalie A.J. Ostrander …

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PHOTOS: Bucs Hockey Beat Manalapan 3-1

The varsity team tips the balance of wins in their favor this season with Saturday's victory.

Red Bank Regional's varsity hockey team has tipped the balance of wins this season in its favor with a victory Saturday over Manalapan. Goals by Bucs Joe DelSordo, Andrei Rjedkin and Keith Guzman gave the team its 3-1 win, according to hockey mom Lana Rjedkin who shared photos from the game with Patch. The team, which has 11 seniors and three sets of brothers playing, now stands 3-3 overall and 1-1 in the Shore Conference B North division for the season. The Bucs ended last season with a 3-2 overtime loss to the RFH Bulldogs in the Dowd Cup ice hockey tournament semifinals in February.

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POLL: Who is Going to Win Today?

Will it be RFH... or RBR?

I'm ridiculous for even asking the question, right? Well, here, show your hometown Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs or Red Bank Regional Buccaneers your support by voting for them in this poll... even after the game is over.

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VIDEO: St. Rose Bests Banged Up Bucs

Concussion-ridden Red Bank battled mightily, but fell to Frozen Roses 4-2.

Red Bank Regional (6-5-1, 4-1-1 Shore "D") put up a good fight but was unable to stop the division-leading St. Rose Frozen Roses (14-2-0, 7-2-0 Shore "D") who defeated them 4-2 when the two teams clashed on the ice at Jersey Shore Arena in Wall Friday evening. The Bucs only had nine players in the game due to illness and injuries. F Drue Amato showed symptoms of mono and F Josh Suboyo, F Tim Vilardi and D Sam Maraschio were held out of the lineup with concussions, causing Red Bank to send out just two forward lines and three defenders. Pat McKerry scored for St. Rose near the end of the first, and Christian Phipps made it 2-0 less than a minute into the second. Red Bank answered with goals from Joe Franco (12) and Jack Lynch (2) to tie the…

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Meet the Bucs Ice Hockey Team

Red-hot Red Bank hits the road for a Shore "D" showdown with St. Rose Friday night in Wall.

Editor's Note: Special thanks to RBR parent Igor Rjedkin for the use of the photos in the gallery above. All statistics are through 10 games. 5-4-1 overall, 4-0-1 Shore Conference "D" Division Ranked 84 among NJ high school teams by NJPowerRanking.com After losing the first three games of the season to tougher "C" division opponents Toms River East, Manasquan and Rumson-Fair Haven, the Bucs dropped down to games against their own "D" division opponents and fared better, defeating Marlboro, Ocean (twice) and Jackson Liberty. RBR visited Parsippany over the holiday break and beat them 4-3. If you're an Optimum subscriber, you can watch that game here. The Bucs are third in the Shore "D" with 11 points through 10 games. The duo of Joe Franco …

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Dawgs Play Keep Away, Top Bucs Pucks 4-1

Rumson-Fair Haven reigns supreme in neighborly ice war, launching 40 shots on Red Bank in Saturday's game.

The Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs (3-0) defeated the Red Bank Regional Buccaneers (0-3) by a score of 4-1 in a high school hockey matchup at Red Bank Armory Ice Complex Saturday. The Bulldogs took control of the puck early in the game, pounding RBR goalie Charlie Fox with 16 shots in the first period. Fox stepped up and stopped them all, but the Bucs struggled to get the puck out of their zone long enough to generate any scoring chances. RFH kept the Bucs from getting a single shot on goalie Sam Adkinson in the first. It was exactly what Rumson-Fair Haven Coach Chris McCaffery was looking for from his team. "Offensively we cycle the puck, keep the puck in their zone, keep them on the defensive, and I think we did that pretty much the whole …

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No Puck Luck for Bucs in Hockey Opener

Franco hat trick puts RBR up 3-0 after two periods, Toms River East overcomes deficit to win 5-4.

The Toms River East Raiders (1-0) came back from a 3-0 deficit to defeat the Red Bank Regional Buccaneers (0-1) by a score of 5-4 as both teams opened their seasons Saturday as the Red Bank Armory Ice Complex. Red Bank put together an early lead as junior Joe Franco scored twice in the first and once in the second for the first hat trick of the season. "The first goal was right off the faceoff, so I just got a kind of lucky bounce through the kid's legs," said Franco, assisted by Sam Marascio on the play. "The second one was on a breakaway, I faked a shot with my backhand and it went right in. The last one was a backdoor, nothing there but a great pass," said Franco, who was assisted by Joe DelSordo on both goals. RBR goalie Charlie Fox …

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