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Rumson Teen Will Play D1 Soccer For Duke
Rumson's Conor Kelly, center, signed a Letter of Intent this week to play soccer for Duke University. He attends Christian Brothers Academy.
RUMSON, NJ — Teens from Hazlet, Rumson and Howell who attend Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft committed to play Division 1 college soccer next fall.
Howell's John Askin (Monmouth University), Hazlet's Shane Keenan (University of Connecticut) and Rumson's Conor Kelly (Duke University) signed their Letters of Intent for soccer National Signing Day earlier this week. Pictured above is Askin, Kelly and Keenan, from left to right.
Both Askin, from Howell, and Keenan, from Hazlet, were major factors in CBA finishing as state finalists for the third straight year. The Colts were ranked 12th on the east coast by Top Drawer Soccer, a leading national scholastic publication. The Colts also were 10th in New Jersey by NJ.com and 2nd in the Shore power rankings by Shore Sports Network.
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Kelly, from Rumson, will head to the Duke campus in North Carolina after spending three seasons playing for the Cedar Stars Academy.
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