Check out the players who stepped up and defined the NJSIAA Group 2 championship game this fall.

Most Valuable Player

Hope Ernst, Ramsey, So.

Ernst wasted no time getting Ramsey started on its way to the program’s fifth state title when the Rams defeated Allentown 3-0 in the Group 2 state final. The star sophomore corralled a loose ball inside the box, dribbled around an Allentown defender and stuck a left-footed shot that found its mark 20 seconds into the game. Just over a minute later, Ernst set up junior Kendall Reid for a goal to give Ramsey a 2-0 lead. She beat a defender down the left side, made a move to get to the end line and centered a pass through the Allentown back line that Reid was able to one-touch into the open net. Ernst was dangerous throughout the game with seven sho

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