McDade pin clinches Pennsville wrestling’s 57-18 over rival Penns Grove; Woodstown falls in basketball
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNS GROVE – Robbie McDade is one of those multi-sport athletes who stays in the moment. He plays for the season he’s in at the time, accepts the results in that season and when it’s over moves on to the next one. But he had to admit it was pretty satisfying what happened Wednesday night.
As a football quarterback, he was on the losing end of Pennsville’s annual game for The Boot with rival Penns Grove in the fall. But he got a measure of revenge on the wrestling mat when he pinned Jayden Owens in 3:29 to clinch the Eagles’ 57-18 victory.
“It was pretty satisfying,” McDade said. “It’s always good to beat a rival. It sucks that we lost in the football, but it’s the next mindset. Wrestling, you’ve got to come in here and win. Can’t wait for next year in football and if we see them again here I can’t wait to beat them again.
“Every time we go against these guys, (in) wrestling, (in) football, it always puts a fire in you to do better and try to win. I’m looking forward to that football season.”
The Eagles had the match well in hand when McDade went on the mat for his 157 bout. They won the first seven weight classes of the match, four by forfeit, to open a 39-0 lead. Tre Brown got Penns Grove on the board with a pin of Sky Eppes at 150, then McDade put the Eagles over the top with his second-period pin.
McDade has pinned his last three opponents and won his last seven dual bouts in a row.
“He’s a sophomore this year so he’s still adjusting to varsity-level competition,” Pennsville coach John Starcevich said. “He’s becoming more technical and less backyard brawler. He’s developing a technique, he’s starting to work the system that we teach and he’s having more and more success with it. He’s dangerous.
“Now he’s wrestling better competition and he’s won a couple matches where his technique is prevailing.”
McDade scored one of four pins by Pennsville wrestlers, joining Kameron Drummond (132), Travis Hagan (144) and Trevor Waddington (285).
All of Penns Grove’s points came via pin – Brown, Antonio Garris (165) and first-year wrestler Clinton Bobo (175).
McDade wasn’t the only Eagles wrestler to exact a little revenge in the match. When Elias Lussi scored his 9-2 decision over Isaiah Upshur at 190 in one of the headline bouts of the night, he beat a wrestler who pinned him in 30 seconds a year ago.
WOODSTOWN 41, SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 21: The Wolverines won five of the last six matches to pull away and snap a six-match losing streak. They held a 19-15 lead after eight bouts, then got wins from Zach Bevis (165), Greyson Hyland (175), Paul Banff (190), Andrew Sinou (215) and Mateo Vinciguerra (285) to seal the win. Banff and Vinciguerra scored pins and Sinou’s decision clinched it.
PENNSVILLE 57, PENNS GROVE 18
106: Gina Shinn (Pv) won by forfeit
113: Vincent Ciccantelli (Pv) won by forfeit
120: Christopher Daniels (Pv) dec. Devine Arce, 6-2
126: Gavriel Supernavage (Pv) won by forfeit
132: Kameron Drummond (Pv) pinned Raeed Clark, 1:51
138: Ayden Perez (Pv) won by forfeit
144: Travis Hagan (Pv) pinned Nasir Garris, 3:29
150: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Sky Eppes, 5:34
157: Robbie McDade (Pv) pinned Jayden Owens, 3:29
165: Antonio Garris (PG) pinned Cole Campbell, 1:28
175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Connor Ayars, 2:44
190: Elias Lussi (Pv) dec. Isaiah Upshur, 9-2
215: Dan Emmons (Pv) dec. Antonio Cooper, 7-6
285: Trevor Waddington (Pv) pinned Samir Brown, 3:48
Records: Pennsville 11-2, Penns Grove 3-5
WOODSTOWN 41, SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 21
113: DeAnthony Harden (SC) won by forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) pinned Gabriel McFeeley, 0:55
126: Carson Bradway (Wo) maj. dec. over Luke Silva, 9-1
132: Alex Torres (Wo) pinned Chase Williams, 1:03
138: Daniel Lloyd (SC) dec. Willem Groom, 11-6
144: Ayden Jenkins (SC) dec. Laitton Roberts, 5-2
150: Brett Rowand (Wo) dec. Riley Papiano, 7-0
157: Ricky Watt (SC) dec. Zayden Donahue, 6-4
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) dec. Jake Magonagle, 6-2
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) maj. dec. over Eric Sulik, 11-1
190: Paul Banff (Wo) pinned Gabrielle Rodriguez, 3:15
215: Andre Sinou (Wo) dec. Evan Elliott, 10-5
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) pinned Noval Jenkins, 0:29
106: Caleb Jenkins (SC) pinned Chase Blandino, 1:00
Records: Schalick/Cumberland 9-4, Woodstown 3-9
Basketball
Overbrook 57, Woodstown 42
PINE HILL – Lamar Little and Nic Johnson scored 14 points apiece and Overbook got off to a fast start and handed the Wolverines (6-4) their second straight loss. Blake Bialecki led Woodstown with 12 points and was the Wolverines’ only scorer in double figures. Overbrook (8-3) has won three in a row.
OVERBROOK 57, WOODSTOWN 42
WOODSTOWN (6-4) – Blake Bialecki 12, Alejandro Vazquez 9, M.J. Hall 4, Garrett Leyman 2, Max Webb 2, Rocco String 6, Elijah Caesar 7.
OVERBROOK (8-3) – Jaden St. John 1 0-0 2, Maki Ortiz 2 0-0 4, Kevin Satchell 0 2-2 2, Lamar Little 5 0-0 14, Zair Green 4 0-0 10, Chris Grier 1 2-4 4, Nic Johnson 4 4-4 14, Amare Kee 0 0-2 0, Shaun Mills 3 0-0 7, Tory Scott 0 0-0 0, Elvin Santiago 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 8-12 57.
| Woodstown | 4 | 10 | 8 | 18 – | 42 |
| Overbrook | 17 | 11 | 20 | 9 – | 57 |
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