East Brunswick High School - Boy's Volleyball 2006
Coaches: Greg Rutz Assistant Coach: Charles Ginex
2006 Schedule
| 4/1 | at South Brunswick | 2PM |
| 4/3 | St Joseph's | 4PM |
| 4/4 | Old Bridge | 4PM |
| 4/6 | at Edison | 4PM |
| 4/10 | at Piscataway | 4PM |
| 4/15 | at Eastern Tournament | 9AM |
| 4/18 | CBA | 4PM |
| 4/19 | J.P. Stevens | 4PM |
| 4/22 | Bears Invitational | 9AM |
| 4/24 | South Brunswick | 4PM |
| 4/26 | at Old Bridge | 4PM |
| 4/27 | Bridgewater | 4PM |
| 4/28 | at West Windsor South | 4PM |
| 4/29 | at Eastern Quad | 9AM |
| 5/1 | Edison | 4PM |
| 5/3 | Piscataway | 4PM |
| 5/5 | at Bridgewater | 4PM |
| 5/6 | Freshmen Tournament | 9AM |
| 5/8 | at St Joseph's | 4PM |
| 5/11 | at Hunterdon Central | 4PM |
| 5/13 | J.V. Tournament | 9AM |
| 5/16 | at J.P. Stevens | 4PM |
| 5/18 | West Windsor North | 4PM |
| 5/19 | GMC Tournament | TBA |
| 5/22 | GMC Tournament - Semifinals | TBA |
| 5/23 | State Preliminaries | TBA |
| 5/24 | GMC Tournament - Finals (at EBHS) | 5PM |
| 5/25 | State 1st Round | TBA |
| 5/31 | State 2nd Round | TBA |
| 6/2 | State Quarter Finals | TBA |
| 6/7 | State Sectional Finals | SOB 5,6:30PM |
| 6/9 | State Finals | SOB 7PM |
Game Photographs
6/1/2006 - NJSIAA Sectional Semifinals - East Brunswick Defeats Old Bridge 27-25, 24-26, 25-22
5/22/2006 - Greater Middlesex Conference Semifinals - East Brunswick over Old Bridge 25-22, 25-21
5/18/2006 - East Brunswick defeated West Windsor North 25-17, 25-18
4/27/2006 - East Brunswick defeated Bridgewater-Raritan 25-16, 25-19
4/4/2006 - East Brunswick defeats Old Bridge 25-13, 25-11
East Brunswick High School Boys Volleyball Summaries
June 1, 2006 - NJSIAA Sectional Semifinals - East Brunswick Defeats Old Bridge 27-25, 24-26, 25-22
East Brunswick really had to work for it against a really determined and talented Old Bridge team. The first game was close, but East Brunswick was ahead by two or three points most of the game, and pulled out to a 21-17 margin when Old Bridge turned up the heat and soon had the game tied at 21-21. The Bears finally won the first game 27-25 on a block by Mike Wagenblast. The second game was very similar to the first, but it ended with a sky high Old Bridge team on top 26-24. Things looked bad for East Brunswick in the third game with East Brunswick behind by 2 or 3 points the whole way, but when the Bears caught up at 16, you could see that the tide had turned, Travis Heilman became unstoppable, scoring 3 of the last 4 kills for the Bears. East Brunswick went on to win the final game 25-22. The fans for both teams were loud and enthusiastic and were treated to some really fine volleyball. For the Bears, Kyle Barry served well and digged shots that didn't seem possible. Travis Heilman had some wicked kills and blocked balls that dropped straight to the ground on the Old Bridge side. Eric Corpus, John McLaughlin, Felix Volyand and Mike Wagenblast showed power at the net. Dmitry Esterov did a great job setting and Alon Gitlin had some amazing digs and great serves. East Brunswick is now 26-3 for the season.
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May 31, 2006 - NJSIAA South Section Quarterfinals - East Brunswick Defeats Moorestown 25-11, 25-12
East Brunswick made quick work of winning the sectional quarter finals in boys volleyball. The Bears clobbered Moorestown in two games, 25-11 and 25-12. Great performances were turned in by several Bears, including outside hitter Dan Korten who had 3 kills, 3 digs and 8 service points, and Sameer Sood who had 3 kills and 2 digs. East Brunswick will face Old Bridge in the semifinals. The Bears have won 2 of 3 matches with Old Bridge this year, including an impressive victory in the Greater Middlesex Conference Semifinals. The semifinals will be held today, June 1, 2006, at 4:30, at East Brunswick High School. Come out and support the GMC Champion Bears on in their efforts to be State Champions! East Brunswick is now 25-3 for the season.
May 24, 2006 - Greater Middlesex Conference Champions! East Brunswick 2 St. Joseph 0
East Brunswick repeated as GMCT Champions, by defeating St. Joseph in two games, 25-23 and 25-22. East Brunswick and St. Joseph had split the regular season, each winning the away game, but there was no doubt about who was the best team yesterday. East Brunswick jumped out to an early lead, but St. Joseph fought back and actually pulled ahead 21-19. The Bears, however, were in this for keeps. The Bears won the first game 25-23 when a St. Joseph block went out wide. East Brunswick made some spectacular saves that robbed St. Joseph of what seemed like sure points. The second game was very similar to the first, with East Brunswick getting out to a quick lead. St. Joseph struggled back and tied the game at 18-18. The Bears called a time out and when play resumed, the Bears got the lead and never gave it up again.
May 22, 2006 - Greater Middlesex Conference Semifinals - East Brunswick Defeats Old Bridge 25-22, 25-21
East Brunswick will once again face rival St. Joseph in the Greater Middlesex Conference final, after soundly defeating Old Bridge. Both teams played some very good fast paced volleyball with some spectacular kills and blocks for both sides, but East Brunswick was clearly the stronger team. The game started a little rocky for the Bears who quickly fell behind 5-2, but with Travis Heilman serving, East Brunswick quickly surged ahead. Mike Wagenblast made several kills to help keep the Bears moving forward. Travis Heilman had 4 aces, 15 kills and two blocks on the day. Dmitry Esterov, the setter orchestrated the attack with pin point accuracy. Eric Corpus had 18 digs, and four kills.
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May 18, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated West Windsor North 25-17, 25-18
East Brunswick cruised to their 20th victory of the year on Senior Night which featured a pickup game between the seniors and the younger players to kill time while waiting for West Windsor North to get to East Brunswick. The actual match was not much of a nail-biter, but West Windsor North did manage to pull ahead of East Brunswick a few times in the second game before the Bears turned out the lights. Alex Feld had 7 digs, 5 kills and two blocks. Alon Gitlin scored 21 service points, had 4 digs and 3 kills. Jake Dombroski had 6 kills and 4 digs. East Brunswick is now 20-2 for the season.
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Jake Dombroski's killer serve
May 16, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated J.P. Stevens 25-22, 25-19
East Brunswick had a strong showing against J.P. Stevens. East Brunswick was paced by Travis Heilman who had 9 kills, 8 digs and 2 blocks. Kyle Barry had 2 kills, 4 digs and 23 assists for the Bears. East Brunswick is now 19-2 for the season.
May 11, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated Hunterdon Central 25-12, 25-22
East Brunswick improved to 17-2 with a two game victory over Hunterdon Central. John McLaughlin had 8 kills. Mike Wagenblast had 4 kills and a block. Eric Corpus had 6 kills and 8 digs. East Brunswick is now 17-2 for the season.
May 8, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated St. Joseph 25-23, 17-25, 25-17
East Brunswick got sweet revenge against which had provided the Bears one of their two losses on the season. Travis Heilman had 11 kills, 2 blocks, 4 aces and 11 assists for East Brunswick. John McLaughlin had 6 kills and 2 blocks. Mike Wagenblast had 6 kills and 2 blocks. East Brunswick is now 16-2 for the season.
May 5, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated Bridgewater-Raritan 25-17, 25-21
East Brunswick notched another victory against Bridgewater-Raritan. Eric Corpus had 11 kills and 11 digs; Felix Volyand had 7 kills and 5 digs. East Brunswick is now 14-2 for the season.
May 3, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated Piscataway 25-15, 25-17
East Brunswick powered past Piscataway. Alon Gitlin had 5 kills, 6 aces and 8 digs. Brian Gieser had 3 kills and 2 blocks. East Brunswick is now 13-2 for the season.
May 1, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated Edison 25-13, 25-7
East Brunswick rolled to victory against Edison. Alex Feld had 5 kills and 2 aces. Alon Gitlin had 3 kills and 3 digs. East Brunswick is now 12-2 for the season.
April 28, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated West Windsor Plainfield-South 25-17, 21-25, 25-21
East Brunswick had to struggle, but in the end they were victorious. Alon Gitlin had 2 aces, 14 service points and 10 digs. Sameer Sood had 3 kills and 4 digs. East Brunswick is now 9-2 for the season.
April 27, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated Bridgewater-Raritan 25-16, 25-19
East Brunswick bounced back from their loss to Old Bridge with a solid outing against Bridgewater-Raritan in East Brunswick. Alex Feld had two kills and two blocks. Brian Grieser had 2 kills and 1 block. East Brunswick is now 8-2 for the season.
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April 26, 2006 - Old Bridge defeated East Brunswick 25-23, 16-25, 25-18
East Brunswick suffered a tough loss against Old Bridge, despite 11 kills by Travis Heilman and Dan Korton's 4 kills, 2 blocks and 1 ace. East Brunswick is now 7-2 for the season.
April 24, 2006 - East Brunswick 2, South Brunswick 0
East Brunswick defeated South Brunswick taking advantage of four kills each from Sameed Sood, Brian Gicser and Dan Konten. East Brunswick is now 7-1 for the season.
April 22, 2006 - East Brunswick wins Bears Invitational Tournament
East Brunswick won the Bears Invitational Tournament for the third year in a row. In the pool play, East Brunswick was 5-3 splitting with Old Bridge. In the semifinals, East Brunswick played Southern Regional which they handled easily with 25-13, 25-15 victories. The Bears then faced Old Bridge in the finals. East Brunswick jumped out to a 11-5 lead, but Old Bridge struggled back and went on to win the first game. The Old Bridge Knights were fired up and roared out to a 7-2 lead in the second game. Bears Coach Greg Rutz then called a timeout after which East Brunswick started coming back. The Bears tied the game at 11 at which point it went back and forth until it was tied at 22. East Brunswick won that game 25-23 and got off to a quick lead in the third game and Old Bridge just couldn't stop them. East Brunswick won the third game 21-14 when Dmitry Esterov rattle off 5 quick service points for the title.
April 19, 2006 - East Brunswick defeats J.P. Stevens 25-8, 26-24
East Brunswick got past J.P. Stevens in two games, despite having to struggle to get past them in the second game. Kyle Barry had 11 assists, 2 blocks and 2 digs, while teammate Felix Volyand had 5 kills and 5 digs for the Bears. East Brunswick is now 6-1 for the season.
April 18, 2006 - East Brunswick defeats CBA 25-23, 25-14
East Brunswick powered past a strong CBA team in a home game. Felix Volyand had 10 kills and 4 aces. Travis Heilman had 10 kills and 5 digs. Dmitry Esterov had 4 digs and 31 assists. Mike Wagonblast ended the game with a wicked kill. East Brunswick is now 5-1 for the season.
April 15, 2006 - East Brunswick won Eastern Tournament
East Brunswick was 7-1 in the pool play before moving on to defeat Fairlawn in the semifinals and Clifton in the finals.
April 11, 2006 - St. Joseph 2, East Brunswick 1
East Brunswick lost in a hard fought battle against a very strong St. Joseph's team. East Brunswick is now 3-1 for the season.
April 6, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated Edison - 25-13, 23-9
East Brunswick had a solid victory against Edison. Alex Field had 4 kills and two blocks for East Brunswick. Kyle Barry had 2 kills, 2 digs and 10 assists. East Brunswick is now 3-0 for the season.
April 4, 2006 - East Brunswick defeats Old Bridge 25-13, 25-11
East Brunswick looked strong against Old Bridge. Travis Heilman (6 kills, 7 digs, 3 aces) has an amazing serve and showed power at the net. Eric Corpus (10 kills) and John McLaughlin blocked an impressive number of shots. Dmitry Esterov (24 assists) was setting the ball cleanly which lead to devastating kills. Alon Gitlin the labero seemed to dig out even the toughest shots. This was a very encouraging outing for the Bears. East Brunswick is now 2-0 for the season.
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April 1, 2006 - East Brunswick defeated South Brunswick - 25-23, 23-25, 25-14
East Brunswick had to work for the victory against a good South Brunswick team. The Bears were paced by Eric Corpus with 7 kills and 8 digs, Travis Hellman with 11 kills and John McLaughlin with 8 kills. East Brunswick takes on arch rival St. Joseph's on Monday at home with JV starting at 4. Come out and cheer them to victory.
East Brunswick High School Previous Seasons
Boys Volleyball 2007 - State Champions
Boys Volleyball 2006 - Greater Middlesex Conference Champions
Boys Volleyball 2005 - Greater Middlesex Conference Champions
Boys Volleyball 2003/04 - State Champions!
All information from sources deemed reliable but not guaranteed