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Buena Regional High School beat host Middle Township 1-0 on an own goal in the 78th minute Tuesday in a Cape-Atlantic League boys soccer game.

Buena (8-0), ranked No. 11 in The Press' Elite 11, is off to its best start in program history.

The Chiefs' David Silipino hit a corner kick in front. As a Middle Township defender tried to clear it, it went off the side his foot and into the net.

"I think we dominated the possession and scoring chances," Buena coach Robert Seelhorst said Tuesday. "Give Middle credit. They fought hard in the game. We ended up getting lucky with one of them going off (a defender), but I think the outcome is deserving because we dominated the majority of the play. When you keep taking chances, something lucky is going to happen."

Buena goalie Tyler Callahan made three saves for the shutout. Middle goalies Matt Rixey and Anthony DiCicco combined for 14 saves.

"Our guys are really happy," Seelhorst said. "A lot of them haven't beaten Middle before. It's a stepping stone toward a real good season. Tyler Callahan is having a great season, and my defenders, Brian Adams, Luis Pomales, Nick Gaboda and Ed Warren, really played well today."

Buena Regional 0 1 - 1

Middle Township 0 0 - 0

Goal-own goal.

Goalies-Callahan (3) B; Rixey (11), DiCicco (3) MT.

Records-Buena 8-0; Middle Township 5-3-1.

Wildwood Catholic 5,

Cape May Tech 0

Bryan Valerio, Peter Dalsanto, Alex Knowles, John Giery and Chris Miller scored for Wildwood Catholic.

McKenzey Scott made six saves for the shutout.

Wildwood Catholic 4 1 - 5

Cape May Tech 0 0 - 0

Goals-Valerio, Dalsanto, Knowles, Giery, Miller W.

Goalies-Scott (6) W, Cole (10) C.

Records-Wildwood Catholic 6-3, Cape May Tech 1-10-1.

Holy Spirit 4, Pleasantville 0

Sean Peterson led the Spartans with two goals. Dylan Higgins had a goal and an assist, and Steve Santiago had two assists.

Dom Ruggieri (nine saves) and Bryce Malone (six) combined for the shutout. The Spartans have won three straight and five of their last six.

Pleasantville 0 0 - 0

Holy Spirit 4 0 - 4

Goals-Peterson (2), O'Neill, Higgins HS.

Goalies-Campos (4) P; Ruggieri (9)/Malone (6) HS.

Records-Pleasantville 2-6; Holy Spirit 6-5.

Sacred Heart 6, St. Joseph 0

Nick Gazzara scored two goals to lead Sacred Heart. Matt Beckett, Luke Bencie, Adam Chamberlain and Eric Ciancaglini added one apiece for the Lions.

Jesse Dickinson made three saves for his fifth shutout of the year.

St. Joseph 0 0 - 0

Sacred Heart 5 1 - 6

Goals-Gazzara (2), Beckett, Bencie, Chamberlain, Ciancaglini SH.

Goalies-Joyce (9) SJ; Dickinson (3) SH.

Records-St. Joseph 3-4-1, Sacred Heart 9-1.

Bridgeton 3,

Lower Cape May Regional 2

Eloy Perez, Juan Lopez and David Cinta each scored for Bridgeton.

A.J. McFadden and Matt Nowakowski scored for the Caper Tigers.

Bridgeton 1 2 - 3

Lower Cape May 1 1 - 2

Goals-Perez, Lopez, Cinta B; McFadden, Nowakowski LCM.

Goalies-Brito (1) B.

Records-Bridgeton 2-8; Lower Cape May 2-7-1

Tri-County Conference

Schalick 4, Wildwood 0

Schalick's Jewel Jones and Sam Materia had two goals apiece. Goalie Austin Einstein had five saves for the shutout.

Wildwood keeper Mike DeMayo had 14 saves.

Wildwood 0 0 - 0

Schalick 3 1 - 4

Goals-Jones (2), Materia (2) S.

Goalies-DeMayo (14) W. Einstein (5) S.

Records-Schalick 6-4; Wildwood 2-8.

No. 4 Clearview Regional 2,

Cumberland Regional 1

Jay Perticari assisted Keith Karol for the Colts' only goal.

Cumberland Regional 0 1 - 1

Clearview Regional 1 1 - 2

Goals-Karol Cu.; Williams, Tompkins Cl.

Goalies-Maurer (5) Cu.; Keane (4) Cl.

Records-Cumberland 2-6-1; Clearview 9-0-1.

Shore Conference

Toms River South 1,

Southern Regional 0

Toms River South's Sean Casey scored the only goal 1 minute, 58 seconds into the game. Goalie Damien Irons had seven saves for visiting Southern.

Southern Regional 0 0 - 0

Toms River South 1 0 - 1

Goals-Casey TRS.

Goalies-Irons (7) S. O'Neill (3) TRS.

Records-Southern 4-6.

Lakewood 1, Barnegat 0

Saul Martinez headed in the game's only goal off a corner kick in the 52nd minute. Barnegat goalkeeper Bryant Costello had seven saves.

Barnegat 0 0 - 0

Lakewood 0 1 - 1

Goals-Martinez L.

Goalies-Costello (7) B; Ortiz (1) L.

Records-Barnegat 5-6.

Tri-State Christian Athletic Conference

Atlantic Christian 3,

Baptist Regional 1

Cody Brewnig, Jonathan Picking and Drew Aungst each had a goal in the first half for host Atlantic Christian.

Goalie Chris Zalman had six saves.

Baptist Regional 1 0 - 1

Atlantic Christian 3 0 - 3

Goals-Suplee B. Brewnig, Picking, Aungst AC.

Goalies-Zalman (6) AC.

Records-Atlantic Christian 5-3.

More Coverage

• Boys soccer notebook: Steve Santiago closing in on Spirit goal mark
• Goal of the Week: Ryan Fogarty, Barnegat
• Girls soccer roundup: Middle beats Buena on goal with 0:22 left
• Three sisters turn soccer at Lower Cape May into family affair

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