OCHS Teams of the 90's
Chad Severs top Raider boys soccer player of the 90s!
By TOM WILLIAMS
Gazette Staff Writer
The 1990s was quite a decade for Ocean City High School boys soccer.
The Raiders became the first OCHS boys program to win two state championships (though both were
shared) in the same decade. And they did it under two different coaches.
Bob Martin took the Raiders to a co-championship in 1995 with an all-time record of 23 wins. Then, last
fall, Mike Pellegrino guided the Raiders to another co-championship and another 20-win season.
The Raiders also won two overall Cape-Atlantic League championships, four American Conference titles
and six division championships during the 90s, which featured ten straight winning seasons.
There were many outstanding boys soccer players during the decade, but the best of the best is Chad
Severs, the brilliant Raider junior who is already the school’s greatest scorer (96 goals) with a year to play.
He was all-state twice, All-South Jersey three times and was South Jersey Player of the Year this season.
Joining Severs at forward on the All-90s Team are Brian Geary and Pat Gallagher. Geary had 45 goals and
34 assists during his career, was named All-South Jersey and a two-time all-conference selection.
Gallagher, who had 17 goals and 11 assists, was also named to the all-conference team.
The midfielders were led by Pete Lambert, named twice to the second team all state, twice to the
All-South Jersey team and three times all-conference. Lambert had 37 goals and a school-record 52
assists in his career.
The other midfielders are Marc Domsic, Josh Brennan and Shawn Capper. Domsic, who will graduate in
June, led this year’s team with 22 assists. He was named All-South Jersey and all conference. Brennan,
who played the first two years of the decade, was all conference and second team, All-South Jersey.
Capper joined Severs as the only two players that led the Raiders in scoring two straight years. A transfer
from Chicago, he scored 29 goals and added 16 assists in two seasons, earning all conference and
second team, All-South Jersey.
The all-decade defense is led by Mike Cellini, an all conference and all state selection. He had 19 goals
and 20 assists. The other fullbacks are Mike McAlarnen and Dave Tormey. McAlarnen was a two-time
all-conference selection while Tormey was all conference and second team All-South Jersey.
The goalie is Tim Tormey, an all-conference selection who set school records for career wins (52) and
career shutouts (33).
OCHS Boys Soccer in the 90s
Season....Record........Coach.......................Leading Scorer
1990........11-7-1.........Leo Chase.................Pat Morrissey 12
1991........10-5-4.........Keith DeCollewaert...Shawn Capper 10
1992........15-4-0.........Bob Martin................Shawn Capper 19
1993........14-4-4.........Bob Martin................Pat Gallagher 15
1994........19-3-1.........Bob Martin................Jason Deibert 13
1995........23-2-2.........Bob Martin................Anthony Reciniello 23
1996........16-5-2.........Bob Martin................Brian Geary 13
1997........10-7-3.........Mike Pellegrino.........Chad Severs 21
1998........16-5-2.........Mike Pellegrino.........Chad Severs 36
1999........21-4-1.........Mike Pellegrino.........Chad Severs 39
The All-90s Raider Boys Soccer Team
F........Pat Gallagher
F........Brian Geary
F........Chad Severs
MF.....Josh Brennan
MF.....Shawn Capper
MF.....Marc Domsic
MF.....Pete Lambert
FB.....Mike Cellini
FB.....Mike McAlarnen
FB.....Dave Tormey
G.......Tim Tormey