Mahoney Takes First For Manasquan Warriors in State Longboard Competition

The National Scholastic Surfing Association Northeast Championship went off six months late, but the result was the same: Ocean City High School captured the title for the 19th consecutive year on Sunday at First Street Beach.

Finishing in second place were the Manasquan Warriors thanks in part to Liam Mahoney taking the top prize in the longboard. 

The annual championship for high school teams in the region had originally been scheduled for Oct. 28 in Seaside Heights, but at that time, Hurricane Sandy was a day away from making a direct hit on the Jersey Shore.

The postponed event moved to Ocean City, where the home team captured the team title with 135 points on Sunday, April 14. Manasquan High School was second with 103 points, and St. Augustine Prepatory School (Buena Vista Township) was third with 101 points.

Conflicts with other spring sports and activities kept the competition from being held on Saturday, when the surf was much bigger. But a light offshore wind groomed some clean hip- to chest-high sets to make the contest viable.

The annual event among draws high schools from New Jersey and New York. Surfers compete in men's, women's and longboard divisions. 

Partial results are as follows:

Longboard:

• First: Liam Mahoney, Manasquan
• Second: Spencer Bridges, Morristown
• Third: Jimmy Naplacic, Ocean City
• Fourth: Jake Kreiser, Ocean City
• Fifth: Jackson Baylinson, St. Augustine
• Sixth: Herb Godfrey, Ocean City

Women:

• First: Cassidy McClain, Atlantic City
• Second: Abby Lyons, Ocean City
• Third: Caroline Bowman, Ocean City

Men:

• First: Zach Greaser, Ocean City
• Second: Jimmy Naplacic, Ocean City
• Third: Sean Taylor, St. Augustine
• Fourth: Perry Siganos, St. Augustine

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