Ausland, Wood move closer to 1,000-point plateau, but Pennsville drops close game with Haddon Heights
MONDAY’S GIRLS GAMES
Cinnaminson 50, Woodstown 44
Gateway 57, Salem Tech 20
Gloucester City 36, Schalick 16
Haddon Heights 53, Pennsville 48
Palmyra at Salem
MONDAY’S BOYS GAME
Bordentown 51, Schalick 39
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — Nora Ausland can’t wait for Pennsville’s next game for two important reasons: she’s projected to hit the 1,000-point milestone and to put Monday’s loss to Haddon Heights behind her.
The Pennsville senior moved seven points closer to the career milestone, but the Eagles lost to the Garnets 53-48.
She now needs 13 points to become the newest member of Salem County’s 1,000-point club and join her brother Gage in the elite group. It’s expected to come Tuesday when the Eagles (10-4) host Overbrook, a team they beat by 37 in the first meeting this season.
“I’m excited (anticipating Tuesday’s game) because today was a mess,” Ausland said. “It shouldn’t have been like that at all, but you can’t change it, so tomorrow will be a better game.”
The points she gets Tuesday will come within the framework of the offense, just as they were going to happen Monday. Ausland had 10 in the earlier meeting with Overbrook and 25 against it last year.
“It is better that way,” she said, “because the more nerves, the more that I miss my shots. I try not to think about it and just let it happen when it happens.”
When it does happen, Eagles coach Steve Merritt said, it will bring a “collective sigh of relief” because it has been on everyone’s radar all season.
And after it hits, the focus will shift to Marley Wood’s pursuit of 1,000. The junior guard led the Eagles Monday with 16 points and now has 923 in her career. She hit four 3-pointers in the game and has 82 in her career.
Ausland might have been held to single digits by the Garnets, but she helped the Eagles (10-4) in a number of other ways. She had 11 rebounds and several steals and assists. She made back-to-back steals early in the third quarter that Taylor Bass turned into runout layups in a 7-0 run that drew the teams even after the Eagles trailed by 14 early in the game.
The areas that hurt them most were rebounding and 3-point defense. The Garnets (12-5) hit 10 3-pointers. Every time the Eagles got close, the Garnets hit another to keep their hosts at bay. Leading scorer Emma Harris (21 points) hit four, Brielle Connor three and CeCe Matthews (12 points) two.
“Those were two points of emphasis pre-game,” Merritt said. “We said No. 3 (Harris), No. 22 (Sami Szabo), they love 3s. No. 5 (Matthews) came out and hit a couple right away; now I’ve got three people to worry about.
“And rebounding. I said at some point during the course of the game no ball should hit the floor. We came up short in those areas.”
HADDON HEIGHTS 53, PENNSVILLE 48
HADDON HEIGHTS (12-5): Brielle Connor 3 1-1 10, Emma Harris 8 1-4 21, Allie Agin 0 0-0 0, CeCe Matthews 3 4-6 12, Zoe Fuller 0 0-0 0, Sami Szabo 1 3-6 5, Katherine Campbell 1 2-2 5. Totals 16 11-20 53.
PENNSVILLE (10-4): Taylor Bass 5 2-2 13, Marley Wood 5 2-4 16, Izzy Saulin 1 1-2 3, Nora Ausland 2 3-4 7, Sophia Belitsas 0 0-0 0, Jaida Burns 2 0-0 4, Calli Ausland 0 0-0 0, Addie Johnston 2 1-2 5. Totals 17 9-14 48.
| Haddon Heights | 17 | 13 | 10 | 13- | 53 |
| Pennsville | 6 | 17 | 13 | 12- | 48 |
CINNAMINSON 50, WOODSTOWN 44
WOODSTOWN (11-4): Talia Battavio 2-3-7, Megan Donelson 5-2-14, Lauren Hengel 4-4-12, Kyia Leyman 4-0-8, Emma Perry 0-1-1, Ryann Foote 1-0-2. Totals 16-10-44.
CINNAMINSON (14-4): Ava Sztenderowicz 4-4-14, Ellie Tarnawski 4-1-9, Norah Quinn 2-0-4, Shiloh Moore 4-2-10, Gabby Harvey 1-3-6, Mia Sztenderowicz 2-3-7. Totals 17-13-50.
| Woodstown | 11 | 9 | 8 | 16- | 44 |
| Cinnaminson | 18 | 7 | 11 | 14- | 50 |
GLOUCESTER 36, SCHALICK 16
| Gloucester (11-5) | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12- | 36 |
| Schalick (3-9) | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5- | 16 |
GATEWAY 57, SALEM TECH 20
SALEM TECH (2-11): Hannah Dewitt 1 0-4 2, Shelby Liber 2 0-2 4, Shelby Drummond 1 0-2 2, Lavae Scott 1 1-2 3, Rylee Doerr 2 0-0 4, Evening Amedee 0 1-2 1, Kaylin Beardsley 2 0-2 4. Totals 9 2-14 20.
GATEWAY (5-10): Bella Fini 8 2-4 21, Sydney Hughes 3 2-4 9, Jayda Catoe 1 0-0 2, Peyton Cutler 3 0-0 6, Layla DeMaise 2 0-0 5, Maggie Eliasen 0 0-0 0, Sarai Gary 0 1-2 1, Lexi Kirwin 3 0-0 7, Koby Williams 1 0-0 2, Miley Powell 2 0-0 4, Ashley Jackson 0 0-0 0, Angie Fini 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-10 57.
| Salem Tech | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4- | 20 |
| Gateway | 14 | 13 | 18 | 12- | 57 |
Boys game
BORDENTOWN 51, SCHALICK 39
| Schalick (4-13) | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8- | 39 |
| Bordentown (3-9) | 19 | 11 | 9 | 12- | 51 |
| SALEM COUNTY ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (GIRLS) | TODAY | POINTS |
| Katie Kline, Pennsville (2004) | 2110 | |
| Amanda Young, St. James (1995) | 1762 | |
| Sharias Hill, Penns Grove (2009) | 1661 | |
| Tia Furbush, Schalick (2021) | 1574 | |
| Tori Smick, Woodstown (2013) | 1566 | |
| Talia Battavio, Woodstown | 7 vs. Cinnaminson | 1446 |
| Megan Donelson, Woodstown | 14 vs. Cinnaminson | 1441 |
| Crystal Bailey, Schalick (1984) | 1406 | |
| Stephanie Owen, Woodstown (1993) | 1381 | |
| 1000-POINT WATCH | ||
| Nora Ausland, Pennsville (Salem 462/Pennsville 518) | 7 vs. Haddon Hts. | 987 |
| RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/PG 707) | DNP | 958 |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 16 vs. Haddon Hts. | 923 |
Through games of Jan. 27
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