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Score: Ocean 23, Monmouth 18

Date: July 28th, 1989 at Toms River East

Coaches: Lou Vircillo (Lacey), Joe Martucci (Matawan) 

Ocean County Offensive MVP: Todd Durkin QB (Brick), Chip LaBarca WR (Toms River South)

Ocean County Defensive MVP: Sal Georgiano DB (Jackson)

Monmouth County Offensive MVP: Chris Mitter RB (Matawan)

Monmouth County Defensive MVP: Trevor Summers DL (St. John Vianney) 

Fans: 3,500 

Highlights: Brick’s Todd Durkin threw touchdown passes to Lacey’s Carl Tarricone and Toms River South’s Chip LaBarca. LaBarca caught six passes for 119 yards and two scores. Central’s Chip Chevalier also caught a touchdown pass. Ocean built a 17-0 halftime lead and dead-locked the series, 6-6. Craig Mitter ran for 121 yards and a TD and Gil Gutierrez kicked a Classic record 52-yard field goal for Monmouth.
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Monmouth 0 0 8 10 18
Ocean 14 3 0 6 23
 

O) Carl Tarricone 42-yard pass from Chip Chevalier (pass failed)

O) Chip LaBarca 19-yard pass from Todd Durkin (Durkin pass to LaBarca)

O) Tarricone 37-yard field goal

M) Robbie White 3-yard run (White run)

M) Gil Gutierrez 52-yard field goal

O) LaBarca 42-yard pass from Durkin (run failed)

M) Craig Mitter 11-yard run (Tom Parnaby kick) 

Game Statistics

  Monmouth Ocean
First Downs 11 14
Rushing Yards 34-144 27-62
Passing Yards 53 226
Passing 4-12-1 13-21-0
Return Yards 123 52
Penalties 5-60 8-72
Fumbles Lost 5-3 0-0
Punts 2-38 3-47.7
     
 
 

Individual Statistics:

Rushing: Monmouth – Craig Mitter 19-121, Joe Dimario 3-17, Sabino Portella 4-11.

             Ocean – Durkin 6-40, Julius Blackwell 9-27, Vincent Muse 9-17.

Passing: Monmouth – Ed Birdsall 1-3-0,11, Tom Falkowski 3-9-1,42.

             Ocean – Durkin 7-11-0,116, Chevalier 6-10-0,110

Receiving: Monmouth – Tony Serle 1-21, James Earl 1-14, Dan Calicari 1-11, Greg Woyshner 1-7,

                Ocean – LaBarca 6-119, Tarricone 1-42, Blackwell 2-23, Greg Lesh 2-21, Rob Davis 1-5, Muse 1-16.