OCHS Teams of the Century
Chad Severs Raider Boys Soccer Player of the Century!
By TOM WILLIAMS
Gazette Staff Writer
The first 20 years of boys soccer at Ocean City High School has been something special. The Raiders
won more than 70 percent of their games and finished the 20th century with three state championships in
the last six years.
Normally, it might be difficult to pick the outstanding player from such an obviously talented group. And
there were a number of players that might have been the OCHS Player of the Century.
If not for Chad Severs.
Severs was a three-time South Jersey scoring champion, two-time South Jersey Player of the Year and
the second highest career scorer in New Jersey history. He has clearly earned the title of Raider Player of
the Century.
Joining Severs on the all-century team are a pair of talented forwards – Brendan Gallagher, who held the
school scoring records that Severs broke, and Brian Geary, an All-South Jersey selection.
Leading the midfielders is Pete Lambert, who joins Severs as a two-time all-state selection. Also at
midfielder are Bill Grace from the early 1980s, Don DellaPorta and Chip Mower from the late 80s and Marc
Domsic from the late 90s.
The defense is led by Jamie Lehman, a two-time all-conference choice in the late 1980s, and Mike Cellini,
an all-state pick in the mid 90s. The defense is rounded out by Bill Bailey, who only played one year (the
school’s first) but made such an impression that the top defender award was later named for him; All-South
Jersey selection Dave Tormey; and two-time all-conference pick Mike McAlarnen.
The goalkeeper is two-time all-conference pick Bob McAllister from the late 80s. McAllister is the only
OCHS athlete to play in two state all star games – in his case, soccer and basketball.
Every OCHS boys soccer coach has had success but the edge as Coach of the Century goes to Mike
Pellegrino. In four years, he has more post-season victories than other coaches with more years at the
helm, along with two state titles and three appearances in the South Jersey final. Pellegrino joins Mike
Naples (3), Trish LeFever (3) and Dixie Howell (2) as the only OCHS coaches with two or more state
championships.
Picking the best team of the century is just as difficult as choosing the all stars. But the nod goes to the
1999 team, which won a share of the state championship with a 20-4-1 record. And most of the players on
that team returned the following year to win another state title.
The All-Century Raider Boys Soccer Team
F Brendan Gallagher (1987)
F Brian Geary (1996)
F Chad Severs (2000)
M Bill Grace (1983)
M Don DellaPorta (1987)
M Chip Mower (1989)
M Pete Lambert (1996)
M Marc Domsic (1999)
D Bill Bailey (1980)
D Jamie Lehman (1988)
D Mike Cellini (1994)
D Dave Tormey (1996)
D Mike McAlarnen (1998)
G Bob McAllister (1988)
Coach Mike Pellegrino (1997-2000)
The 1999 team - Best of the Century
F Adam Neaves
F Chad Severs
M Aaron Bogushefsky
M Marc Domsic
M Jeff Harrison
M Andy Sykes
M Adam Williamson
D Jake Chaefsky
D Greg Lick
D Tim Tower
G Ryan Carr
Coach Mike Pellegrino
Championship Teams
State co-titles: 2000, 1999, 1995
South Jersey titles: 2000, 1999, 1995
CAL Overall titles: 2000, 1998, 1994
CAL-American title: 2000, 1998, 1996, 1994, 1992, 1987
CAL division titles: 2000, 1999, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1987
All-Time Coaches Records
Mike Pellegrino (4 years)....68-19-7 [.782]
Bob Martin (5)...................87-18-9 [.829]
Keith Decollewaert (1).......10-5-4 [.667]
Leo Chase (4)....................54-18-12 [.750]
Bill Hamilton (7).................77-41-2 [.653]