Charity Basketball

After many years as part of the Central Regional School District, Lacey Township opened its own high school in 1981. As you might expect the two schools have developed a pretty good rivalry over the years in sports and tonight that rivalry finds them battling on the basketball court with the winner to be children. Staff members of the school districts will play a benefit game for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program. The game takes place at the Central Regional Middle School Gym beginning at 6:30 and admission is $3.00 or a new, unwrapped toy with everything going to the Toys for Tots program, now in its 60th year.
The co-ed game is expected to set new lows for basketball ability and an ambulance, complete with resuscitation equipment will be on site.
With the home court advantage Central has been installed as a 4 ½ point favorite by Las Vegas oddsmakers.

There will also be a benefit basketball game in Barnegat Saturday night as the local police take on the Pinewood Estates Volunteer Fire Company at the Brackman Middle School. Proceeds from the game will go to the Feal Good Foundation, which helps those first responders from 9/11 who have suffered in a variety of ways. The game tips off Saturday at 7pm and among those on hand to lend their support will be former Jets great Joe Klecko and former
Giant and Lacey star Keith Elias.

Next summer will be the 10th anniversary of the Toms River East American All-Stars winning the Little League World Series in Williamsport. The 12 players and coaches will team up for a continental breakfast fundraiser to help the East Little League on Sunday, December 23rd. All, including Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds and manager Mike Gaynor will appear at the fundraiser which will be held in the High School East cafeteria from 10am-1pm. Autographed baseballs and pictures will available for purchase.

You can expect some local people will be making a road trip to Penn State Saturday for the Nittany Lions basketball game against the University of Denver. That’s because the visiting Pioneers are coached by Pelican Island native Joe Scott. Scott in his first season at Denver after previously coaching at Princeton and Air Force. The Pioneers are 3-4 which is not bad when you consider they were 5-26 last season. The 41-year old Scott was a three-sport athlete at Toms River East and returns to Ocean County as often as he can during the summer months along with his wife and two sons.