Monday baseball - RBC beats Ranaudo, St. Rose in SCT; TR South, Colts Neck, Jackson, Raritan win in NJSIAAs, Ocean, Wall win regular season games
GAME REPORTS BELOW SCOREBORD
NJSIAA Tournament First Round
Central Jersey Group IV
North Brunswick 3, Manalapan 2 - Braves rally falls short
Colts Neck 10, WW South 3 - Tony DeSclafani (6-1) threw four innings of one hit ball with six Ks.
Hunterdon Central 7, Midd. North 6
Old Bridge 2, Freehold Twp. 0
Jackson 9, Sayreville 3
Central Jersey Group III
Moorestown 5, Neptune 4
Central Jersey Group II
Roselle Park 6, Manasquan 1
Raritan 12, Shore 1 - two home runs for Dave Shrum of the Rockets.
South Jersey Group IV
TR South 4, Millville 2 - Joe Talerico two-run HR in four-run sixth. His career 15th ties him with Jeff Frazier for 2nd all time at TR South behind Todd Frazier (26).
Washington Twp. 2, TR East 0: Raiders held to four hits.
South Jersey Group II
Audubon 2, Barnegat 1
Delran 9, Point Boro 3 - Pat Baserta 2-run HR, 3 RBI
Shore Conference Tournament
First Round
RB Catholic 6, St. Rose 2 - Kyle O' Neill (3-for-4, 4 RBI) hits two-run HR in the fifth off Ranaudo for a 5-2 RBC lead
Regular season
Southern 3, Manchester 2
Long Branch 16, Red Bank 9
Wall 5, Howell 2 - Matt Debonis had an RBI double and Kyle Middleton a two-run single for the Knights (18-5). Sophomore right-hander Frank DeSarno notched his first varsity win in a complete game effort, fanning six. Wall will host Donovan 3:45 p.m. Tuesday in an SCT Round of 16 game.
Ocean 6, St. Mary's (Rutherford) 3 - Weinkofsky two-run single (no HR). Willie Rodriguez 1-for-2, four stolen bases, RBI single, two runs scored.
Holmdel 6, Marlboro 5
GAME REPORTS
Caseys jar Ranaudo, St. Rose
Red Bank Catholic didn't figure to do much scoring Monday against St. Rose ace Anthony Ranaudo in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament.
"'We were, of course, expecting to win by maybe scratching out a run here or there,'' said RBC coach Tony Martinez. ""Maybe squeeze in a run.''
But RBC (15-9) did more than that.
It got a two-run double and a two-run home run from junior Kyle O'Neill and the 14th-seeded Caseys (15-8) jolted the third-seeded Purple Roses, 6-2.
O'Neill hit a two-run double in the third inning that made it 2-1 and his two-run home run in the fifth made it 5-2.
""Kyle has kind of waited for the right time to start performing,'' said Martinez. ""He missed three games with high ankle sprain and it took him a little while to feel comfortable.
""He was our four hitter and we dropped him to eight, and lately we moved him up to sixth.''
O'Neill went 3-for-4 Monday.
Ranaudo, who has signed with LSU, fell to 5-1 suffering just the third loss of his varsity career.
The 6-7 right-hander was charged with six runs, four earned, struck out four, walked three, and hit a batter in five innings.
""We had some success today in fast ball counts,'' said Martinez. ""Our hitters had a lot of confidence today.
""You definitely want to build on this win. It's good to know you can have success against a dominating pitcher.''
Senior J.C. Menna took over on the mound for RBC in the fourth inning. He struck out six and walked two, allowed two hits, and one unearned run to improve to 4-2.
'' I tip my hat to RBC, they played very well today,'' said Bart McInerney, coach of St Rose (19-2).
""They deserved to win the game today.''
RBC moves into the quarter final round vs. the winner of Wednesday night's game between 11th-seeded St. John Vianney and No. 6 Toms River East.
- Tony Graham
RARITAN 12, SHORE 1: Dave Shrum slammed solo homers in the second and sixth innings and had three RBI and senior right-hander Marc Zecchino struck out 12 over 51/3 innings as the 11th-seeded Rockets (14-8) defeated the Blue Devils (15-8) in a Central Jersey Group II game.
Charlie Rivera had three RBI, including a two-run triple in a six-run third inning and and Ed Martin was 3-for-3 as Raritan banged out 16 hits in beating Shore for the second time in four days.
Raritan play at No. 3 seed Rumson-Fair Haven Friday in a CJ II quarterfinal. Rumson won the two regular season meetings between the two teams.
- Steven Falk
TR SOUTH 4, MILLVILLE 2: Joe Talerico's two-run home run put the No. 4 seeded Indians (19-6) ahead to stay as they scored all their runs in the sixth inning and wiped out a 2-0 deficit and defeated the 13th-seeded Thunderbolts (13-9) in a South Jersey Group IV first-round game.
Talerico, who has signed a national letter of intent to attend Seton Hall University, now has five homers on the season and 15 for his career. He is tied for second on the school's all-time list with current Seattle Mariners' farmhand Jeff Frazier. Rutgers University junior shortstop Todd Frazier is the school's all-time home run leader with 26, tied for second in the Shore all-time with current Ocean catcher Keith Weinkofsky.
Chase Gray, who led off the sixth with his school-record tying 27th career double, made it 2-1 when he scored on a throwing error on Brian Chrashewski's infield single. Talerico's homer made it 3-2 and winning pitcher Tyler Gebler capped the rally with an RBI single.Gebler (5-4) pitched two innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts. Marc Potter hurled five-plus innings of one-run ball.
Talerico, Gebler and Ryan Kapp all had two hits.
- Steve Falk
rdup JACKSON 9, SAYREVILLE 3: Billy Lee had a two-run single to highlight a six-run fifth inning that broke a 3-3 tie, slugged a two-run homer in the third and had five RBI as the No. 3 seeded Jaguars (19-6) defeated the Bombers (9-10) in a Central Jersey Group IV first-round game for their first state tournament win since 2003.
Ryan Guarino had an RBI double and two more runs scored on an error in the fifth inning.
Seniors Joe Marchitelli hurled 21/3 innings of hitless relief with two strikeouts to improve to 3-3.
Jackson is within range of the school record for wins set in 1972 when it went 22-7 en route to the NJSIAA Group III championship behind 12-3 ace John Langford.
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- Steven Falk
COLTS NECK 10, WEST WINDSOR SOUTH 3: Ethan Jackson slammed a three-run triple in a four-run first inning and the Cougars (18-6) tied the school record for victories by downing the Pirates (10-13) in a Central Jersey IV game.
A.J. Rusbarksy paced a 14-hit attack going 4-for-4 with two RBI and had one of his team's three triples, Ashton Jackson added three hits, and Pat Specchio doubled, tripled, and drove in a run.
Anthony DeSclafani struck out six over four one-hit innings leaving with a 7-1 lead.
- Tony Graham
HUNTERDON CENTRAL 7, MIDDLETOWN NORTH 6: The Red Devils (20-5) scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single and the third wild pitch of the inning on what would have been an inning-ending strikeout to spoil the upset bid of the Lions (11-13) in CJ 4.
Senior Chris Saginor and Jim Trancucci each had three hits and Kevin Mager two hits for North in its season finale.
- Tony Graham
WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP 2, TOMS RIVER EAST 0: The 14th-seeded Minuteman (13-10) rode the four-hit pitching of University of Maryland bound senior Bill Rice past the No. 3 Raiders (20-6). Toms River East's best shot was in the fifth inning but it left the bases loaded.
Nick Favatella hit a solo home run in the second to give Township the lead.
Losing pitcher Pete Fitzsimmons allowed four hits, fanned five, and walked one.
- Tony Graham
OLD BRIDGE 2, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 0: Mike Aguliera,struck out 10, walked none for Old Bridge. Matt Cadigan went the whole way for the Patriots (12-9), struck out five, walked one.
Chris Ballester was 3-for-3 for Freehold Township. Old Bridge got an RBI double by Doug Frew and an RBI single by Mike Conway.
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NORTH BRUNSWICK 3, MANALAPAN 2: Chris Lamboy had an RBI single in the sixth inning but a line-drive double play halted the rally and the Braves(16-10) went on to lose the CJ IV game to North Brunswick (14-10),
Craig Peterson led off the Manalapan seventh with a home run and Manalapan loaded the bases with two out. But the game ended on a fly out to left.
- Tony Graham
MOORESTOWN 5, NEPTUNE 4: Bryan Toohey socked a solo home run in th seventh inning but the Scarlet Fliers (11-12) fell in their first NJSIAA appearance since 1995 in a CJ 3 game at the hands of Moorestown (9-5).
Sean Scorben went 2-for-3 with two RBI for Neptune which took a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning.
Toohey, a senior right-hander bound for Connecticut, struck out five but was reached for three home runs.
- Tony Graham
AUDUBON 2, BARNEGAT 1: Junior Matt McNeal struck out 11 but the Green Wave pushed over two runs in the sixth inning to eliminate the Bengals (13-11) in a South Jersey II game.
Sam Redmond singled home McNeal in the fourth inning for Barnegat.
OCEAN 6, ST. MARY'S (Rutherford) 3: Keith Weinkofsky had a two-run single capping a three-run sixth inning when the Spartans (18-4) snapped a 3-3 tie and registered a nonconference win over the Gaels (17-8).
Willie Rodriguez (normally the courtesy runner for Weinkofsky), got a rare start in the outfield, went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, scored two runs, and stole for bases.
Freshman Ed Mejias pitched two innings in relief for the win and Kyle Norman notched a save, his third.
Ocean coach Del Dal Pra said junior Jamie Rosenkranz (4-2) will face Pat Biserta and Point Boro in Tuesday's SCT second round game at Ocean.
SOUTHERN 3, MANCHESTER 2: Andrew Schmidt had two hits and scored twice helping the Rams (9-15) down the Hawks (13-8) in a nondivision game.
Southern's Devon Cucuzza drove in two runs with a sac. fly and a fielder's choice.
Ryan Casey singled, doubled, scored a run, and stole two bases for Manchester.
- Tony Graham
LONG BRANCH 16, RED BANK 9: Josh Weiss, 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored, 4 RBI for the Green Wave (4-16) .
Weiss had a two-run double in the fifth inning and RBI-singles (6th and 7th) in the nondivision game.
LB's Shawn Brown 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored 4 RBI. Had RBI singles (1st and 6th), two-run-double in the 5th.
For the Bucs (4-17) Zach Honecker 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
- Tony Graham
NJSIAA Tournament First Round
Central Jersey Group IV
North Brunswick 3, Manalapan 2 - Braves rally falls short
Colts Neck 10, WW South 3 - Tony DeSclafani (6-1) threw four innings of one hit ball with six Ks.
Hunterdon Central 7, Midd. North 6
Old Bridge 2, Freehold Twp. 0
Jackson 9, Sayreville 3
Central Jersey Group III
Moorestown 5, Neptune 4
Central Jersey Group II
Roselle Park 6, Manasquan 1
Raritan 12, Shore 1 - two home runs for Dave Shrum of the Rockets.
South Jersey Group IV
TR South 4, Millville 2 - Joe Talerico two-run HR in four-run sixth. His career 15th ties him with Jeff Frazier for 2nd all time at TR South behind Todd Frazier (26).
Washington Twp. 2, TR East 0: Raiders held to four hits.
South Jersey Group II
Audubon 2, Barnegat 1
Delran 9, Point Boro 3 - Pat Baserta 2-run HR, 3 RBI
Shore Conference Tournament
First Round
RB Catholic 6, St. Rose 2 - Kyle O' Neill (3-for-4, 4 RBI) hits two-run HR in the fifth off Ranaudo for a 5-2 RBC lead
Regular season
Southern 3, Manchester 2
Long Branch 16, Red Bank 9
Wall 5, Howell 2 - Matt Debonis had an RBI double and Kyle Middleton a two-run single for the Knights (18-5). Sophomore right-hander Frank DeSarno notched his first varsity win in a complete game effort, fanning six. Wall will host Donovan 3:45 p.m. Tuesday in an SCT Round of 16 game.
Ocean 6, St. Mary's (Rutherford) 3 - Weinkofsky two-run single (no HR). Willie Rodriguez 1-for-2, four stolen bases, RBI single, two runs scored.
Holmdel 6, Marlboro 5
GAME REPORTS
Caseys jar Ranaudo, St. Rose
Red Bank Catholic didn't figure to do much scoring Monday against St. Rose ace Anthony Ranaudo in the first round of the Shore Conference Tournament.
"'We were, of course, expecting to win by maybe scratching out a run here or there,'' said RBC coach Tony Martinez. ""Maybe squeeze in a run.''
But RBC (15-9) did more than that.
It got a two-run double and a two-run home run from junior Kyle O'Neill and the 14th-seeded Caseys (15-8) jolted the third-seeded Purple Roses, 6-2.
O'Neill hit a two-run double in the third inning that made it 2-1 and his two-run home run in the fifth made it 5-2.
""Kyle has kind of waited for the right time to start performing,'' said Martinez. ""He missed three games with high ankle sprain and it took him a little while to feel comfortable.
""He was our four hitter and we dropped him to eight, and lately we moved him up to sixth.''
O'Neill went 3-for-4 Monday.
Ranaudo, who has signed with LSU, fell to 5-1 suffering just the third loss of his varsity career.
The 6-7 right-hander was charged with six runs, four earned, struck out four, walked three, and hit a batter in five innings.
""We had some success today in fast ball counts,'' said Martinez. ""Our hitters had a lot of confidence today.
""You definitely want to build on this win. It's good to know you can have success against a dominating pitcher.''
Senior J.C. Menna took over on the mound for RBC in the fourth inning. He struck out six and walked two, allowed two hits, and one unearned run to improve to 4-2.
'' I tip my hat to RBC, they played very well today,'' said Bart McInerney, coach of St Rose (19-2).
""They deserved to win the game today.''
RBC moves into the quarter final round vs. the winner of Wednesday night's game between 11th-seeded St. John Vianney and No. 6 Toms River East.
- Tony Graham
RARITAN 12, SHORE 1: Dave Shrum slammed solo homers in the second and sixth innings and had three RBI and senior right-hander Marc Zecchino struck out 12 over 51/3 innings as the 11th-seeded Rockets (14-8) defeated the Blue Devils (15-8) in a Central Jersey Group II game.
Charlie Rivera had three RBI, including a two-run triple in a six-run third inning and and Ed Martin was 3-for-3 as Raritan banged out 16 hits in beating Shore for the second time in four days.
Raritan play at No. 3 seed Rumson-Fair Haven Friday in a CJ II quarterfinal. Rumson won the two regular season meetings between the two teams.
- Steven Falk
TR SOUTH 4, MILLVILLE 2: Joe Talerico's two-run home run put the No. 4 seeded Indians (19-6) ahead to stay as they scored all their runs in the sixth inning and wiped out a 2-0 deficit and defeated the 13th-seeded Thunderbolts (13-9) in a South Jersey Group IV first-round game.
Talerico, who has signed a national letter of intent to attend Seton Hall University, now has five homers on the season and 15 for his career. He is tied for second on the school's all-time list with current Seattle Mariners' farmhand Jeff Frazier. Rutgers University junior shortstop Todd Frazier is the school's all-time home run leader with 26, tied for second in the Shore all-time with current Ocean catcher Keith Weinkofsky.
Chase Gray, who led off the sixth with his school-record tying 27th career double, made it 2-1 when he scored on a throwing error on Brian Chrashewski's infield single. Talerico's homer made it 3-2 and winning pitcher Tyler Gebler capped the rally with an RBI single.Gebler (5-4) pitched two innings of one-hit relief with three strikeouts. Marc Potter hurled five-plus innings of one-run ball.
Talerico, Gebler and Ryan Kapp all had two hits.
- Steve Falk
rdup JACKSON 9, SAYREVILLE 3: Billy Lee had a two-run single to highlight a six-run fifth inning that broke a 3-3 tie, slugged a two-run homer in the third and had five RBI as the No. 3 seeded Jaguars (19-6) defeated the Bombers (9-10) in a Central Jersey Group IV first-round game for their first state tournament win since 2003.
Ryan Guarino had an RBI double and two more runs scored on an error in the fifth inning.
Seniors Joe Marchitelli hurled 21/3 innings of hitless relief with two strikeouts to improve to 3-3.
Jackson is within range of the school record for wins set in 1972 when it went 22-7 en route to the NJSIAA Group III championship behind 12-3 ace John Langford.
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- Steven Falk
COLTS NECK 10, WEST WINDSOR SOUTH 3: Ethan Jackson slammed a three-run triple in a four-run first inning and the Cougars (18-6) tied the school record for victories by downing the Pirates (10-13) in a Central Jersey IV game.
A.J. Rusbarksy paced a 14-hit attack going 4-for-4 with two RBI and had one of his team's three triples, Ashton Jackson added three hits, and Pat Specchio doubled, tripled, and drove in a run.
Anthony DeSclafani struck out six over four one-hit innings leaving with a 7-1 lead.
- Tony Graham
HUNTERDON CENTRAL 7, MIDDLETOWN NORTH 6: The Red Devils (20-5) scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single and the third wild pitch of the inning on what would have been an inning-ending strikeout to spoil the upset bid of the Lions (11-13) in CJ 4.
Senior Chris Saginor and Jim Trancucci each had three hits and Kevin Mager two hits for North in its season finale.
- Tony Graham
WASHINGTOWN TOWNSHIP 2, TOMS RIVER EAST 0: The 14th-seeded Minuteman (13-10) rode the four-hit pitching of University of Maryland bound senior Bill Rice past the No. 3 Raiders (20-6). Toms River East's best shot was in the fifth inning but it left the bases loaded.
Nick Favatella hit a solo home run in the second to give Township the lead.
Losing pitcher Pete Fitzsimmons allowed four hits, fanned five, and walked one.
- Tony Graham
OLD BRIDGE 2, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP 0: Mike Aguliera,struck out 10, walked none for Old Bridge. Matt Cadigan went the whole way for the Patriots (12-9), struck out five, walked one.
Chris Ballester was 3-for-3 for Freehold Township. Old Bridge got an RBI double by Doug Frew and an RBI single by Mike Conway.
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NORTH BRUNSWICK 3, MANALAPAN 2: Chris Lamboy had an RBI single in the sixth inning but a line-drive double play halted the rally and the Braves(16-10) went on to lose the CJ IV game to North Brunswick (14-10),
Craig Peterson led off the Manalapan seventh with a home run and Manalapan loaded the bases with two out. But the game ended on a fly out to left.
- Tony Graham
MOORESTOWN 5, NEPTUNE 4: Bryan Toohey socked a solo home run in th seventh inning but the Scarlet Fliers (11-12) fell in their first NJSIAA appearance since 1995 in a CJ 3 game at the hands of Moorestown (9-5).
Sean Scorben went 2-for-3 with two RBI for Neptune which took a 3-1 lead in the fourth inning.
Toohey, a senior right-hander bound for Connecticut, struck out five but was reached for three home runs.
- Tony Graham
AUDUBON 2, BARNEGAT 1: Junior Matt McNeal struck out 11 but the Green Wave pushed over two runs in the sixth inning to eliminate the Bengals (13-11) in a South Jersey II game.
Sam Redmond singled home McNeal in the fourth inning for Barnegat.
OCEAN 6, ST. MARY'S (Rutherford) 3: Keith Weinkofsky had a two-run single capping a three-run sixth inning when the Spartans (18-4) snapped a 3-3 tie and registered a nonconference win over the Gaels (17-8).
Willie Rodriguez (normally the courtesy runner for Weinkofsky), got a rare start in the outfield, went 1-for-2 with an RBI single, scored two runs, and stole for bases.
Freshman Ed Mejias pitched two innings in relief for the win and Kyle Norman notched a save, his third.
Ocean coach Del Dal Pra said junior Jamie Rosenkranz (4-2) will face Pat Biserta and Point Boro in Tuesday's SCT second round game at Ocean.
SOUTHERN 3, MANCHESTER 2: Andrew Schmidt had two hits and scored twice helping the Rams (9-15) down the Hawks (13-8) in a nondivision game.
Southern's Devon Cucuzza drove in two runs with a sac. fly and a fielder's choice.
Ryan Casey singled, doubled, scored a run, and stole two bases for Manchester.
- Tony Graham
LONG BRANCH 16, RED BANK 9: Josh Weiss, 4-for-4 with 3 runs scored, 4 RBI for the Green Wave (4-16) .
Weiss had a two-run double in the fifth inning and RBI-singles (6th and 7th) in the nondivision game.
LB's Shawn Brown 4-for-5 with 2 runs scored 4 RBI. Had RBI singles (1st and 6th), two-run-double in the 5th.
For the Bucs (4-17) Zach Honecker 3-for-4 with 2 RBI.
- Tony Graham
posted by Tony Graham at 5:38 PM
11 Comments:
Tony,
do you have any info on the J.V. tourney that Wall is hosting this weekend?
Yes....I just got an e-mail from coach Schmitt re that as a matter of fact.
They have seven teams (he did not list them) and one pulled out. They are looking for an eighth team.
once again small ball falls. I prefer Teddy Roosevelt ball- speak softly and carry a big stick
All that screaming and 2 runs a game if you're lucky. Its the end of an era, time for real coaches to step up andstop the unneccessary screaming and hit the ball. I'm not saying you shouldn't play defense and have great pitching but you got to score runs. Better luck next year Barnegat and East
Wow, St Rose out of the SCT in the early round... even with Ranadulo pitching.
Great comeback by TRS this afternoon, down 2-0 in the bottom of the 6th. Gray leads off with a double and scores on a bang bang play at the plate on a infield single, making it 2-1.
Talerico made a comment before his final at bat. "Somebody get on base so I can win this game for us" Comes to the plate and blasts a monster HR onto the second roof of the TRS gym.
Tough decision for offensive player of the year ... Talerico, Tuna, and the Laufers all having outstanding seasons... and you cant leave out Biserta despite the disappointing season Boro had this year.
Two things that strike me here as Renaudo loses to RBC..1st St Rose CAN NOT win in the lime light cause the AD / Coach refuses to play a bigger schedule and let a few losses allow his team to GET BETTER and...
I was at the
Ocean-- St.Mary's game today hoping for a Tuna lift-off BUT got what I expected : a bases loaded walk and bases loaded single for another Ocean Win...these coaches just keep out coaching themselves !!! Hey thats what makes it HS baseball..Joe Torre's job is VERY safe these days !!!!
That's why they are coaches, they just don't have the correct management skills. A lot of coaches in Ocean County have let talented kids waste away on their benches because they didn't fit their mold. The most ridiculous thing I ever heard a coach try to teach his players was to hit the top of the ball and hit a grounder and let the other team make a mistake. Anyone who knows anything about hitting wants you to hit the ball in the middle and line it up the middle or hit it into the gap. That's how you score runs and win games, not by counting on the other team to make mistakes.
The Toms River system is lucky because they have a great feeder system with lots of volunteers who know what they are doing and great facilities. But the new programs at both Jackson Liberty and Barnegat cannot rely on the teachings of former coaches to bring them to the next level. With the correct management, both schools will create real programs, but without it, I guarantee both coaches will hit the 100 loss mark before they get close to 100 wins.
The Toms River schools are "lucky." ??? Are you serious??
I wish I had their kind of luck.
I'll guarantee you Tom Sutaris at Barnegat and Jim Rankin at Jackson Liberty will get to 100 wins before 100 losses.
Check out the JV and freshman level at Barnegat before you guarantee. A combined +or- 7 and 30 or thereabouts. So even if they win 20 next year, theres a lot of losing coming up.
I couldnt agree with you more Tony. Sutaris is building a program over there at Barnegat. Rankin will do the same at Jackson Liberty... no doubt that they will both be very successful.
Sutaris and Rankin will build programs like TRS, players from all grade levels and put together a winning team, look at TRS this year, only two everyday Seniors, and Sophs and Juniors, and 19 wins.
I agree with Tony on this one. Sutaris gets the Bengals to 100 wins before 100 losses. At 25-19 right now for the past two seasons, if you're going to give them 20 wins next season, that's a big losing streak afterward and I don't see a Sutaris team going through a prolonged losing binge.
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