Mighty Oaks pull away from tight game in final two minutes, working through a needed challenge for the gauntlet that lies ahead
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT – The game was a lot closer than anybody wearing green and grey would have liked, but considering what the Salem CC basketball team is about to run into it was probably the best thing that could happen to it.
The Mighty Oaks head into the most demanding stretch of the season, one that will determine their starting point in the Region XIX playoffs, when they play the other four top five teams in their next six games, starting with region-leading Union Tuesday night.
Some might say that stretch started Saturday with an 88-81 win over Passaic, which played said Union to a two-point game its last time out.
After Saturday’s games around the league, they remain third in the Region XIX standings by winning percentage, but second behind Union based on games behind the leader. (See the updated standings elsewhere on the website)
Over the next 17 days the Mighty Oaks (15-4) play at Union (1), Northampton (4), at CC of Philadelphia (5) and at Montgomery (2) with a couple trap games with Williamson Trades (12-7) and Luzerne (4-9) in between. They won the first five games of their current season-best six-game winning streak by an average of 33.4 points with a couple 60-point blowouts and might have started getting comfortable with their position so a game like Saturday provided a reminder of what it’s like to be challenged.
“We’ve never been in a position like that,” freshman double-double machine Jyheim Spencer said. “It’s always we’re blowing teams out, we’re blowing teams out. We needed that type of challenge to where the game is close so we could see how we reacted. I feel we reacted well.”
“We needed this,” added sophomore Akeem Taylor. “The best teams always put on the toughest game. Some games aren’t going to be that pretty. A lot of games are ugly that you win, but the good teams always pull them out.”
The Panthers (9-9) matched Salem’s athleticism and gave the Mighty Oaks all they could handle. Before the start of the second half, Panthers coach Anthony Virgil reminded his team of the importance of the first five minutes, but they lost it in the final two minutes.
Salem CC’s Akeem Taylor (24) drives to the basket during his big second half Saturday against Passaic County CC. Taylor had his first double-double with the Mighty Oaks and second 30-point game. (Photo by John Holt)
It was tight throughout the second half with neither team holding what would be a comfortable lead. The Mighty Oaks took the lead for good 76-75 on a Tyrese Fortune free throw with 2:31 to play, then outscored the Panthers 12-6 over the final 1:51 to nail it down.
“They challenged us big time, maybe moreso than anybody in a long while,” Mighty Oaks coach Mike Green said. “We responded. In those last two minutes our guys buckled down and they executed.”
The separation started with a three-point play by Taylor and included a thunderous dunk by the sophomore with 24 seconds left that provided a watershed moment for the player. After the three-point play, he blocked a shot on the other end that sent Tamir Powell off on a breakaway layup. Taylor hit another free throw to make it 82-75, the delivered the death blow.
“I hadn’t dunked in a long time because of my ankle, so when I saw I was open I was like this is the one,” he said. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to dunk like that next game but I needed that one. I was like this is the one. My eyes lit up.”
Taylor and Spencer both had double-doubles. It was Taylor’s first and Spencer’s fourth. They both joined the team off the injured list Jan. 7, five games ago.
Taylor had 32 points – 22 in the second half – and 11 rebounds. He hit 13 of 22 shots from the floor (8-of-10 in the second half) and also had six assists and three blocked shots.
Spencer grabbed almost every rebound in the first five minutes of the game and despite playing on a balky ankle that had him noticeably limping by the end of the game finished with 10 points without missing a shot, 18 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. He’s had three straight double-doubles.
“That’s my role on the team, to run the floor, block shots and get the rebounds for my teammates; that’s really my role on the court,” Spencer said. “My ankle was so messed up so I’m trying to focus on something other than trying to score the ball, something that’s going to help my team out.”
Photo of Salem CC’s Akeem Taylor (24) and Jyheim Spencer (32) at the basket Saturday by John Holt.
SALEM CC 88, PASSAIC 81 PASSAIC COUNTY CC (9-9) – Keymani Nevers 5-12 1-2 11, Ladorien Ladson 4-8 1-4 9, Shindon Thompson 5-12 1-1 12, Jayquan Briggs 7-19 5-6 19, Steven Rodriguez 5-13 2-4 14, Anthony Valdez 1-3 0-0 2, Josh Renta 0-1 0-0 0, A’Juwan Tiggs 4-8 1-2 9, Leonardo Torres 0-1 0-0 0, Josiah Etienne 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 33-81 11-19 81. SALEM CC (15-4) – Tamir Powell 5-12 1-2 12, Tyrese Fortune 2-5 3-7 7, Xavier Brewington 1-10 2-4 4, Akeen Taylor 13-22 6-8 32, Jyheim Spencer 4-4 2-2 10, Dontavius Jones 3-4 2-2 9, A.J. Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Tivon Woolford 2-2 0-0 4, Josh Ramos 2-5 0-0 5, Taje’e Jordan 1-2 0-0 2, Stefan Phillips 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 34-68 17-27 88.
Passaic
32
49-
81
Salem CC
38
50-
88
3-point goals: Passaic 4-10 (Thompson 1-3, Rodriguez 2-5, Valdez 0-1, Etienne 1-1); Salem 3-13 (Powell 1-3, Fortune 0-2, Brewington 0-3, Taylor 0-1, D. Jones 1-1, Ramos 1-3) Rebounds: Passaic 37 (Briggs 12, Nevers 8, Rodriguez 8); Salem 48 (Taylor 11, Spencer 18). Total fouls: Passaic 22, Salem 20.
WOODSTOWN 65, BUENA 15 132: Thomas Hann (B) tech fall over Louie Scholl, 15-0 (4:00) 138: Gionni Sharkey (B) pinned Ryan Polk, 0:51 144: Sincere Cook-Reese (WO) tech fall over Gage Forvour, 21-6 (2:32) 150: Thomas Lacy (WO) won by forfeit 157: Lucas Gellura (B) pinned Brett Rowand, 4:22 165: Laitton Roberts (WO) won by forfeit 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) won by forfeit 190: Paul Banff (WO) won by forfeit 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Brian Passamante, 4:16 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned David Cordero, 0:45 106: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Gianna Edwards, 2:13 113: Chase Blandino (WO) pinned Aubrey Raum, 0:48 120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Donato Vai, 1:28
WOODSTOWN 55, HADDON HEIGHTS 18 120: Cole Denning (H) dec. Carson Bradway, 8-3 126: Walker Battavio (WO) maj. dec. over Brennan Albright, 12-2 132: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Liam Loftus, 0:52 138: Ryan Polk (WO) pinned Leo Falco, 3:33 144: Ryan Bailey (H) pinned Sincere Cook-Reese, 1:38 150: Thomas Lacy (WO) tech fall over Michael Fitter, 21-5 (5:50) 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Jayden Bonilla, 2:34 165: Andrew Gutkin (H) dec. Laitton Roberts, 9-8 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Jacob Gutkin, 2:49 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Joel Martinez, 3:03 215: Walter Carter (WO) won by forfeit 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Matthew Kusamotu, 1:16 106: Hunter Allen (WO) maj. dec. over Aniello Napolitano, 13-3 113: Michael Ferraro (H) pinned Chase Blandino, 4:00
WOODSTOWN 57, PENNSAUKEN 15 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Brandon Thach, 1:06 132: Louie Scholl (WO) maj. dec. over Gabriel Algaba, 10-0 138: Amari Martinez (P) pinned Ryan Polk, 1:25 144: Travis Ngeth (P) pinned Sincere Cook-Reese, 3:41 150: Chrisopher Allen (P) dec. Thomas Lacy, 10-4 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Cyrus Davis, 0:57 165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Carlos Andujar, 1:07 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall over Mikhi Johnson, 16-0 (3:18) 190: Paul Banff (WO) dec. Kameron Hoskins, 8-7 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Alex Zayas, 1:06 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit 106: Chase Blandino (WO) won by forfeit 113: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Jovanni Hernandez, 3:53 120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Zachary Slimm, 7-1
Vineland Quad
PENNSVILLE vs. COLLINGSWOOD PENNSVILLE vs. STERLING PENNSVILLE vs. VINELAND
Pitman Quad
PITMAN 56, PENNS GROVE 24 113: Grady Datz (P) pinned Avery Curriden, 3:39 120: King Iglesia (P) won by forfeit 126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) tech fall over Adan Gonzales, 17-0 (3:46) 132: Devine Arce (PG) won by forfeit 138: Nate Wenzke (P) won by forfeit 144: Jacob Lawrence (P) pinned Abdul Tart, 1:40 150: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit 157: Tre Brown (PG) won by forfeit 165: Chris McIntyre (P) won by forfeit 175: Clinton Bobo (P) won by forfeit 190: Anthony Cappello (P) dec. Julian Espino, 3-1 215: Aiden Milward (P) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:40 285: Maliq Reddick (PG) pinned Elijah Lowe, 1:19 106: Skylar Lawrence (P) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:50
PITMAN 57, SALEM 18 106: Grady Datz (P) won by forfeit 113: King Iglesia (P) won by forfeit 120: Jordan Pham (P) won by forfeit 126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) pinned Guylherme Quintanilha, 2:45 132: Nate Wenzke (P) won by forfeit 138: Cassidy Werkheiser (S) won by forfeit 144: Jacob Lawrence (P) won by forfeit 150: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit 157: Chris McIntyre (P) won by forfeit 165: Tytiana Miller (S) won by forfeit 175: Anthony Cappello (P) won by forfeit 190: Double forfeit 215: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Abdur Jenkins, 7-0 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 0:21
Schalick Quad
SCHALICK 50, HADDON TWP. 19 106: Emma Cain (S) won by forfeit 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Sok Hoy, 0:57 120: Andrew Marshall (H) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 1:00 126: Luke Silva (S) maj. dec. over Owen Ziegler, 15-4 132: Gabe Slafman (H) maj. dec. over Ryan Miller, 14-3 138: Thomas Andrews (H) tech fall over Michael Baisch, 19-0 (3:59) 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. Brady Mokiod, 8-5 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Justin Capri, 3:10 157: Riley Papiano (S) dec. Ryan Henry, 7-3 165: Eric Sulik (S) tech fall over Damian Shepherd, 18-2 (4:38) 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Antonio Reyes, 23-5 (5:30) 190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Elijah Borowicz, 3:59 285: Sean Weikel (H) maj. dec. over Aiden Torres, 13-0
SCHALICK 60. PEMBERTON 12 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Kayden Valasquez, 4:33 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit 126: Luke Silva (S) maj. dec. over Carlos Hilton, 10-0 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Jariel Daiz, 0:22 138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Amari Lewis, 0:57 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall over Ali Rehman, 20-2 (3:47) 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Aiden McCleaf, 0:26 157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Keshawn Richardson, 0:42 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Mavrick Willits, 3:40 175: Ricky Watt (S) over Jaden Edwards, SV-1 11-8 190: Yuhann Linares (P) pinned Dezyon Purnell, 0:27 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Brendan Arnwine, 3:24 285: Jahad Goffeny (P) dec. Julian Reid, 13-11 106: Harley Donald (P) dec. Emma Cain, 14-13
SCHALICK 41, DEPTFORD 31 120: Daniel Jimenez (D) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 5:45 126: Luke Silva (S) dec. Amir Barnes, 10-3 132: Ethan Christmas (D) maj. dec. over Ryan Miller, 19-9 138: Jayden Lawrence (D) pinned Michael Baisch, 1:35 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Amir Barnes, 2:24 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Odess Myers, 5:34 157: Riley Papiano (S) tech fall over Devin Trotter, 15-0 (3:55) 165: Eric Sulik (S) maj. dec. over Mel Maguire, 11-0 175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit 190: Joseph Crowley (D) over Evan Elliott, def. 215: John Griffith (D) over Gerardo Felipe, TB-1 3-2 285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Daniel Maguire, 3:32 106: Corey Hoffman (D) pinned Emma Cain, 5:41 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Braeden Hutchins, 0:37 NOTE: Schalick deducted one team point for taunting.
Here are the Tri-County Conference boys and girls basketball standings in the Classic and Diamond Divisions; games at 5:30 p.m. unless noted; standings through Jan. 18
Girls standings
CLASSIC DIVISION
OV
DIV
GC
WW
CL
PI
ST
SA
Gloucester Catholic
9-1
5-0
—
W
W
W
W
W
Wildwood
8-2
4-1
L
—
W
W
W
W
Clayton
8-2
3-2
L
L
—
W
W
W
Pitman
4-7
2-3
L
L
L
—
W
W
Salem Tech
2-7
1-4
L
L
L
L
—
W
Salem
0-10
0-5
L
L
L
L
L
—
DIAMOND DIVISION
OV
DIV
WO
PV
PG
GL
SC
OB
Woodstown
10-2
5-0
—
W
W
W
W
W
Pennsville
7-3
4-1
L
—
W
W
W
W
Penns Grove
6-4
3-2
L
L
—
W
W
W
Glassboro
5-6
2-3
L
L
L
—
W
W
Schalick
2-6
1-4
L
L
L
L
—
W
Overbrook
2-10
0-5
L
L
L
L
L
—
FRIDAY’S GAMES Clearview 48, Glassboro 28 Kingsway 60, Pitman 18 Gloucester 53, Salem 21 Camden Tech at Salem Tech Clayton 49, Lindenwold 34 Woodstown 65, Pennsville 56
MONDAY’S GAME Bridgeton at Pennsville, 11 a.m.
Boys standings
CLASSIC DIVISION
OV
DIV
PI
SA
GC
WW
CL
ST
Pitman
8-2
5-0
—
W
W
W
W
W
Salem
5-8
4-1
L
—
W
W
W
W
Gloucester Catholic
5-8
2-3
L
L
—
L
W
W
Clayton
6-5
2-3
L
L
L
W
—
W
Wildwood
4-7
2-3
L
L
W
—
L
W
Salem Tech
0-12
0-5
L
L
L
L
L
—
DIAMOND DIVISION
OV
DIV
OB
GL
PG
WO
SC
PV
Overbrook
12-2
5-0
—
W
W
W
W
W
Glassboro
5-7
3-2
L
—
W
L
W
W
Penns Grove
3-7
3-2
L
L
—
W
W
W
Woodstown
7-3
3-2
L
W
L
—
W
W
Schalick
4-8
1-4
L
L
L
L
—
W
Pennsville
1-10
0-5
L
L
L
L
L
—
FRIDAY’S GAMES Clayton 87, Lindenwold 82 GCIT 65, Salem Tech 22 Woodstown 92, Pennsville 47
SATURDAY’S GAMES Cinnaminson 57, Pitman 49 Overbrook 62, Washington Twp. 44 Glassboro 56, Gloucester 46 Lenape 65, Salem 42
SUNDAY’S GAME Newark vs. Everybody Showcase at Weequahic HS Penns Grove vs. Shabazz, 2:30 p.m.
MONDAY’S GAME Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury, 5:15 p.m.
Both Salem CC teams earn important victories Saturday, each pulling them out late in the game
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT – The game was a lot closer than anybody wearing green and grey would have liked, but considering what the Salem CC basketball team is about to run into it was probably the best thing that could happen to it.
The Mighty Oaks head into the most demanding stretch of the season, a stretch that will determine their starting point in the Region XIX playoffs, when they play four of the other top five teams in their next six games, including region-leading Union Tuesday night. Some might say that stretch started Saturday with an 88-81 win over Passaic, which played said Union to a two-point game its last time out.
The Panthers matched Salem’s athleticism and gave the Mighty Oaks all they could handle. Before the start of the second half, Panthers coach Anthony Virgil reminded his team of the importance of the first five minutes of the half, but they lost it in the final two minutes.
The Mighty Oaks (15-4) took a 76-75 lead on a Tyrese Fortune free throw with 2:31 to play, then outscored the Panthers 12-6 over the final 1:51 to snag the victory extend their longest winning streak of the season to six games.
The separation started with a three-point play by Taylor and included a thunderous dunk by the sophomore with 24 seconds left that put it away and provided a watershed moment for the player.
Taylor and Jyheim Spencer both had double-doubles. Taylor had 32 points – 22 in the second half – and 11 rebounds. He hit 13 of 22 shots from the floor and also had six assists and three blocked shots. Spencer grabbed almost every rebound in the first five minutes of the game and despite playing on a balky ankle finished with 10 points, 18 rebounds five assists and three blocks.
This story will be updated.
Photo of Salem CC’s Akeem Taylor (24) and Jyheim Spencer (32) at the basket Saturday by John Holt.
3-point goals: Passaic 4-10 (Thompson 1-3, Rodriguez 2-5, Valdez 0-1, Etienne 1-1); Salem 3-13 (Powell 1-3, Fortune 0-2, Brewington 0-3, Taylor 0-1, D. Jones 1-1, Ramos 1-3) Rebounds: Passaic 37 (Briggs 12, Nevers 8, Rodriguez 8); Salem 48 (Taylor 11, Spencer 18). Total fouls: Passaic 22, Salem 20.
St. Clair hits game-winner
NEWARK – Maggie St. Clair hit a layup with 30 seconds left and the Salem CC women played tight defense to force Essex into a bad shot at the end to pull out a 76-75 win and keep their region playoff hopes alive.
St. Clair finished with 20 points. Kathryn Laurence erupted for a career-high 26 on the strength of a career-high tying six 3-pointers
The win brought the Mighty Oaks to 8-8 on the season with eight games to play. Teams either .500 overall or .500 in Region XIX make it to the postseason.
3-point goals: Salem CC 9 (Laurence 6, St. Clair 2, Zullo); Essex CC 6 (Coar 4, Avecillas 2). Fouled out: Chambers, Lynch. Total fouls: Salem CC 18, Essex CC 15.
Woodstown’s decorated runners win 4×800 indoor Group I Relays title, place top 3 in two other events; Salem’s boys also have big night
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
TOMS RIVER – Add another gold medal to the collection of the Woodstown’s 4X800 relay team.
The decorated group had a big night at the NJSIAA Indoor Relays at the Bennett Center Bubble Friday, winning the Group I 4×800 race and finishing in the top three in two others.
Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino and Josh Crawford won their signature event, the 4×800, in 8:23.30, beating runner-up McNair Academic by 10 seconds. They dominated their section race, winning by nearly 45 seconds.
They ran 11:00.51 in the distance medley and finished second to Glassboro’s 10:56.39. They ran 3:33.74 and were third, just nosed out by Camden for silver. Woodbury won the race.
“Tonight was a big night for all four of us guys as it was an accomplishment we achieved as a team,” Crawford said. “I wouldn’t want to be considered state champs with any other guys as they have heart, drive and discipline.
“Each one of us faced challenges tonight, such as doubt or nervousness. However, we found the courage to support one another and left everything we had on the track.”
The Wolverines finished tied for fourth as a team.
The Salem boys also had a big night at the meet.
The Rams were tied for ninth as a team. Their 4×200 relay (Kaden Robinson, Anthony Parker, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory) set a school record in finishing third at 1:35.85. Their shuttle hurdle team (Parker, Gradin Buzby, Beverly, Gregory) finished fourth in 33.17.
“They exceeded expectations,” Salem coach David Hunt said. “I’m always proud when you see the kids’ efforts pay off in meets. They work extremely hard in practice.
“The thing I like about track is you’re able to set your expectations and can find wins when you exceed them. It’s important that you have small wins like we did today by setting school records and competing the best we can and improve on that.”
Here are the Salem County athletes who finished in the top six of their respective events at the NJSIAA Indoor Relays Meet.
BOYS GROUP I: Glassboro 39, Hasbrouck Heights 29, Camden 28, Metuchen 24, WOODSTOWN 24, Hanover Park 18, Woodbury 18, Glen Rock 17, SALEM 11, Audubon 11, McNair Academic 10, Haddon Twp. 10, Shore 10, Mountain Lakes 6, Raritan 5, SCHALICK 5, New Providence 4, Ramsey 4, New Milford 3, Clayton 2, Verona 1. Distance Medley: 2. Woodstown (Jacob Marino, Anthony Costello, Lucas Cole, Karson Chew), 11:00.51 Shuttle Hurdle: 4. Salem (Anthony Parker, Gradin Buzby, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory), 33.17 4×200: 3. Salem (Kaden Robinson, Anthony Parker, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory), 1:35.85 4×800: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford, Lucas Cole), 8:23.30 Sprint Medley: 6. Schalick (David Stewart, Roneem Thomas, Michael Eberl, Steve Chomo), 3:51.88 4×400: 3. Woodstown (Lucas Cole, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford), 3:33.74 Pole Vault: 4. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6; 6. Gradin Buzby, Salem, 10-6.01
Boys roundup: Hall brothers combine for 41 points in first appreciable minutes together, lead Woodstown over Pennsville; Schalick falls at the buzzer
FRIDAY’S GAMES Woodstown 92, Pennsville 47 Haddon Twp. 45, Schalick 43 GCIT 65, Salem Tech 22
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN — Brayden Hall has waited all his life to play significant minutes alongside his brother in a high school basketball game. M.J. Hall felt the same way. He saw the disappointment his two older brothers felt not getting to play together and he didn’t want to miss that chance if at all possible.
The moment came Friday night, and little brother Brayden outshined them all. The brothers Hall combined for 41 points, with Brayden going for 28, as Woodstown swamped 92-47 in the warmup act to the girls TCC showdown that followed.
It was the most points the brothers have combined to score in a game. They both had seven in the season opener against Salem, then Brayden, a freshman, scored 16 against Penns Grove two nights later and M.J. didn’t scratch. M.J., a senior, did all the scoring in the family until Wednesday when they both scored six against Schalick.
“It’s really been since we grew up,” Brayden said. “We always wanted to touch the floor of every sport together and I told him I’d touch the floor with him in every sport. We always were excited for it, we always had the thought of it and now it’s here, we gotta do what we gotta do.”
“Having a little brother, you’ve got your ups and downs, but our two oldest brothers never got to touch the floor together, so just being able to touch the floor (with him) going out my senior year is just a blessing,” M.J. said.
Wolverines coach Ramon Roots had designs on putting the brothers together from the moment he got the job, but it just never worked out until now.
“It’s incredible to see them get in at the same time,” Roots said. “They’ve got a lot of chemistry. They gel off each other and they just play well together. They push each. At practice they hold each other accountable and it’s a wonderful thing to see.
“I know if my older brother was on the team or my younger brother was on the team I would want to play out there with him because that’s a great moment, for the family, for everybody.”
Brayden did all his scoring in the second and fourth quarters. He had 15 points in the second quarter to help the Wolverines open a 25-point halftime lead. Once he turned his first steal into a layup, it was game on.
He had his other 15 in the fourth quarter hitting three 3-pointers. The 28 points were the most in a game by a Woodstown player since Zach Wygand went for 29 against Overbrook in February 2021.
“They were trying to push me to 30,” Brayden said. “It started with 18. They told me to get 18 before the game. Then then told me to get 20 during halftime and then they told me after that to go for 30.”
It was a 13-7 game midway through the first quarter when the Wolverine went on an 18-4 run to pull away. They went on an 18-4 run that carried into the second to put it away. Brayden had four buckets and eight of nine Woodstown points at the end of the run – all of turnovers. M.J. had a 3-pointer right before the end of the first quarter.
Pennsville did what it could to keep it interesting. It had Arturus Franzy shadow 6-6 Rocco String and the sophomore held his own. He held String to nine points while grabbing seven rebounds and blocked two shots.
Logan Hitt gave a boost to the offense, which was missing injured leading scorer Mason O’Brien, hitting three 3-pointers and scoring a career-high 15 points. The senior has scored only 62 points in three years of varsity play, but he has 24 points and six 3-pointers in his last two games. PENNSVILLE (1-10): Arturus Franzy 4 2-2 10, Jovanni Rios 3 0-0 6, C.J. McDevitt 4 0-0 8, Logan Hitt 5 2-2 15, Cole Johnston 1 0-0 3, Danny Knight 0 0-0 0, Jacob Miller 0 0-0 0, Perry Meranti 2 1-2 5. Totals 19 5-6 42. WOODSTOWN (7-3): Garrett Leyman 2 2-4 6, Elijah Caesar 0 0-0 0, John Hood-McGinley 1 0-0 3, Anthony Bokolas 3 0-0 8, Andrew White 1 0-0 2, Sid Leevy 1 0-0 3, Rocco String 4 1-5 9, Josh King 2 0-0 4, Connor Miller 1 0-0 2, Braydon Hall 12 1-1 28, M.J. Hall 5 1-2 13, Alejandro Vazquez 3 3-4 12, Blake Bialecki 1 0-0 2. Totals 36 8-17 92.
Pennsville
7
16
8
16-
47
Woodstown
20
28
20
24-
92
3-point goals: Pennsville 4 (Hitt 3, Johnston); Woodstown 12 (McGinley, Bokolas 2, Leevy, B. Hall 3, M. Hall 2, Vazquez 3). Rebounds: Woodstown 23 (String 11); Pennsville 17 (Franzy 7). Technical fouls: B. Hall. Total fouls: Pennsville 14, Woodstown 9.
HADDON TWP. 45, SCHALICK 43: Alex Mohr finished off a 13-point night with a shot at the buzzer to give the Hawks the victory. Schalick’s Reggie Allen led all scorers with 17 points.
GCIT 65, SALEM TECH 22: Michael Stanwood led three scorers in double figures with 17 points and GCIT beat the Chargers for the second time this season. Patrick Monaghan had 14 points and Mark Hallman 10held the Chargers to one point i
Salem Tech (0-12)
1
7
4
10-
22
GCIT (6-6)
16
21
15
10-
65
3-point goals: GCIT 6 (Michael Stanwood, Patrick Monaghan, Mark Hallman 2, Carl Schmidt, Ethan Morris). Rebounds: GCIT 27 (Patrick Monaghan 7, Gavin Shainline 7).
Pennsville’s Arturus Franzy (41) stands his ground against Woodstown’s Rocco String Friday night. Franzy drew the assignment on the Wolverines’ post and held him to nine points. Upper photo: Woodstown freshman Brayden Hall comes to the bench after being subbed for at the end of a career-high 28-point night.
The 3-ball was flying as Battavio, Donelson lead Woodstown girls over Pennsville for sole possession of first place in TCC Diamond Division
GIRLS GAMES Woodstown 65, Pennsville 56 Gloucester City 53, Salem 21 Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN — Talia Battavio was fighting through a shooting slump, but she didn’t let it get her down. If there’s one thing she’s learned in all her years playing basketball it’s shooters shoot. Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don’t and when they don’t eventually they will.
They went in for her Friday night against Pennsville. She had made only one 3-pointer in her last three games — and that was a big one in the win over Wildwood. It was her longest drought since her freshman year, but it didn’t deter her in the least.
The first shot she took against the Eagles, she spotted up in the left corner and drained a 3-pointer. Then she hit another. And then another. Three in a row in the first four minutes. Suddenly there was a big exhale even though Pennsville still had the lead.
The sense always was whenever Battavio broke out of the slump it was going to be in a big way. She hit a season-high five 3s against the Eagles in the game, scored 24 points and the Wolverines went on to win 65-56 to gain solo possession of first place in the Tri-County Conference Diamond Division.
“It was a relief, but I know what I can do,” Battavio said. “I felt like I was thinking too much about it, so I kind of just let it fly today and I think it came out in my favor.
“I think it got us all fired up. I think it did set a tone. We came to play. We always do, but I think we were on fire, we were together. Everybody.”
Woodstown coach Matt Smart said seeing those early 3s go down wasn’t a relief to him because he knows what the Goldey-Beacom signee can do. It was seeing the smile return to her face when they did fall that sealed it for him. And hitting those shots opened up a lot of other things for the Wolverines.
And the 3s were flying everywhere. The Wolverines (10-2) made 10. Megan Donelson had three on the way to 28 points that moved her into third on Woodstown’s girls all-time scoring list (behind Tori Smick and Battavio). Lauren Hengel had the other two.
Pennsville (7-3) hit 12 with Nora Ausland making half of them in a 20-point game that moved her within 60 points of 1,000. Marley Wood (17 points) hit three, Addie Johnston two and Taylor Bass one. Each time Battavio hit one of her early 3s, the Eagles answered with one of their own.
“They’re a very talented team who we knew could shoot from all over the place,” Smart said. “Watching film we knew it was going to be tough battle. It’s our first kind of battle since Wildwood, but I think those are the games we play the best. We play unselfish, we’re attacking the basket, we took good shots, we rebound, box out. Our girls showed up.”
It was Woodstown’s 37th win in a row over Diamond Division opponents and 33rd straight against Salem County rivals.
The game was decided by two stretches. The game was tied at 23 with 4:30 left in the second quarter when, at the suggestion of assistant coach Frank Trautz, the Wolverines switched from defenses and pressed a little more to get Pennsville out of its sets and they held the Eagles scoreless the rest of the half while opening a 30-23 halftime lead.
“We haven’t seen that kind of pressure all season long,” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said. “Kudos to them. That’s a talented group of people. They run up and down the floor, frenetically sometimes, and I tried to tell my kids to prepare for that but it’s difficult.”
It was a five-point game with 3:09 left in the third quarter when Donelson “got in my groove” and scored nine straight points to give the Wolverines some breathing room. It was part of a greater 21-9 run that carried into the fourth quarter and made it a 17-point game before Pennsville battled to bring it back.
“Megan came up to me and was like my shot’s not falling, so we made an adjustment that way,” Smart said. “She was very honest with me. She was like my shot’s not falling right now, Talia’s shot’s falling, let’s try to get her to run the baseline and she’ll be able to shoot 3s and maybe let me control the ball more so I can attack.
“She understands her game so well when her shot’s not falling she understands she can impact the game in other ways. That’s what’s very special about her. She understands her game so well that she’s able to make adjustments off it.”
Even though they were down 18 in the fourth quarter, the Eagles ran towards the fire and made it respectable. Ausland hit her last two 3s and Bass added three points to cut that deficit in half by the horn.
“I’ve been coaching for 21 seasons,” Merritt said. “I’ve had more talented teams, but I didn’t have a team with great heart. They didn’t back down at all. They worked hard to end. We worked our butts off.”
Salem bowler Perez has a career day; Schalick takes down Pennsville in wrestling; Penns Grove’s girls fall in basketball
Bowling
BOYS SALEM 4, SALEM TECH 0: Sophomore Rudy Perez had the best day of his high school career, rolling games of 226, 225 and 244 for a 695 series, to lead the Rams (3-3). His previous high series was 591 last year against Lindenwold and his previous best game was 213 (twice last year).
Troy Carey also rolled a 600 series for the Rams with games of 188, 215 and 197.
Aaron Dean rolled Salem Tech’s high series (522) and Aidan McMackin had the Chargers’ high game (196).
GIRLS SALEM TECH 4, SALEM 0: Courtney Farnkopf rolled a 397 series with a high game of 162 to lead the Chargers to the sweep and their first win of the season. Destiny Pitts had Salem’s high game (124) and series (315).
Wrestling
CENTERTON – Schalick took the lead in the Tri-County Classic Division with a 63-15 win over Pennsville.
The once-beaten Cougars (10-1) moved to 3-0 in the division, while handing Pennsville (8-4) its first division loss (3-1).
Schalick scored seven pins in the match with Eric Sulik scoring the fastest (0:55) at 165.
SCHALICK 63, PENNSVILLE 15 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:58 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Nathaniel Mason, 3:02 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Colin Bittle, 17-1 (5:28) 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. Travis Hagan, 5-4 150: Koen Martin (S) won by forfeit 157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:55 175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Joseph Halstead, 4:49 190: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. Evan Elliott, 13-3 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) won by forfeit 285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Julian Reid, 4:45 106: Emma Cain (S) pinned John Sassi, 3:29 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Brett Land, 4:27 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Earl Wynn, 3:00
WOODSTOWN 55, TIMBER CREEK 19 120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit 126: Travis Balback (WO) won by forfeit 132: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Ayden Zarnosky, 5:25 138: Matt Cordova (TC) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 11-0 144: Sincere Cook-Reese (WO) tech fall Eric Rambaran, 21-6 (4:31) 150: Joey Walker (TC) pinned Thomas Lacy, 2:55 157: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit 165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Mason Dickerson, 1:09 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Zyeir Green, 17-9 190: Amir Reason-Dallas (TC) dec. Paul Banff, 9-6 215: Walter Carter (WO) maj. dec. Elijah Green, 13-4 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Roland Green, 1:11 106: Chase Blandino (WO) won by forfeit 113: Matthew Steele (TC) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:44
CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 34, PENNS GROVE 29 106: Jose Santiago (PG) pinned Ayden Figueroa, 1:53 113: Dylan Adams (CG) pinned Avery Curriden, 1:51 120: Double forfeit 126: Adan Gonzales (PG) won by forfeit 132: Devine Arce (PG) pinned Antonio Mendez, 0:40 138: Willliam Camp (CG) pinned Abdul Tart, 5:51 144: Steven Benkert (CG) pinned Angel Ocasio, 1:07 150: Julian Lloret (CG) won by forfeit 157: Tre Brown (PG) tech fall Brodie Carey, 19-4 165: Double forfeit 175: Double forfeit 190: Jeffrey Smith (CG) maj. dec. Clinton Bobo, 14-0 215: Antonio Cooper (PG) won by forfeit 285: Kasalon Carr (CG) pinned Maliq Reddick, 0:39
Girls basketball
CAMDEN 48, PENNS GROVE 40: Camden outscored the Red Devils 26-17 in the middle two quarters to take the upper hand. Hadiya Higgs-Salaam scored 27 points, hitting 12 of 23 from the free throw line, for the winners.
Salem CC men beat Atlantic Cape to clinch playoff berth, women rally past Anne Arundel to keep their postseason hopes alive
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
MAYS LANDING – The Salem CC basketball team won its fifth game in a row and qualified for the post-season Thursday with an 88-72 win over Atlantic Cape.
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The Mighty Oaks improved to 14-4 with 10 regular-season games remaining. Teams that finish .500 or better in the regular season make it into the Region XIX tournament. They have never been 10 games over .500 since the school brought the program back five years ago.
They are 11-2 in Region XIX, third in the Division III standings by percentage points, second in games behind region leader Union.
The Mighty Oaks last made the playoffs 2021-22. They won an opening-round game over Thaddeus Stevens, then lost in the quarterfinals at CC of Philadelphia and finished the year 18-10.
“It’s not really a relief (to know they’ve qualified), to be honest,” coach Mike Green said. “We want to get as high as we can. We want to host a game come playoff time. The job’s not done yet. We’re still trailing, I think, three teams. Those games mean more to me.
“I’m definitely getting a whiff of that. It’s different now. The expectations we have within that locker room are different, maybe different than they’ve ever been for the Salem clubs. We’re wanting to compete for a championship. We said that from the beginning.:
The Mighty Oaks placed four scorers in double figures against the Buccaneers and had a pair of double-doubles. They took the lead in the middle of the first half and never gave it back.
Tamir Powell came out hot and led the scoring with a career-high 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and four 3-pointers. He might have had even more if he hadn’t gotten three early fouls.
Akeem Taylor had 17 points, five assists, four steals and four blocked shots. Jyheim Spencer, who just received a D-I offer from Cal State-Bakersfield, had 16 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots; only one point has kept him from four double-doubles in his first four games. Tyrese Fortune had 14 points and 11 rebounds, his fifth double-double of the season.
“We try to get our guys to wear other guys down,” Green said. “We have a deeper bench than most people. Most people aren’t playing 10 people legit minutes. We play 10 people legit minutes and it’s starting to wear on teams. I looked at them (the Bucs) when we got up and down a couple times and was like they’re tired.”
Women finish strong
ARNOLD, Md. – The start of the stretch that will define the Salem CC women’s season got off to a good start Thursday night.
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The Mighty Oaks (7-8) dominated the final 6:30 of the game, putting together a 16-2 run to rally past winless Anne Arundel 63-52. They trailed 50-47 with 6:36 to play, then scored the next 11 points to take the lead and never let it go.
After losing at home to Harcum Tuesday night, Salem coach Brian Marsh said his team’s next four games would give it a “good indication” of where they’d land for the season. They now have nine games left and must win at least five of them to qualify for the playoffs.
“We’re well aware of what we’re playing for,” Mighty Oaks coach Brian Marsh said. “We knew a loss today would have been really tough to overcome. I don’t think we played particularly well, but I thought we played well enough to win. We got off to a slow start, but we came through when we really needed it.”
Nyaijah Jackson came up big for the Mighty Oaks down the stretch, making several key steals and scoring seven of their last nine points. The freshman guard from Wilmington finished with a game-high 21 points and six steals off the bench.
Her steal and three-point play with 1:13 left in the second quarter drew the Mighty Oaks even after they trailed most of the first half.
“She was fantastic down the stretch,” Marsh said. “She’s such a competitor and she hates to lose and she just wanted to do whatever she could to win that game. I told her just go play your game, which is really tough defense and attacking the basket. I thought she did a really nice job and provided that spark that we really needed down the stretch.”
The Mighty Oaks won despite struggling from the outside. They made only two of 23 shots from 3-point range, but one of them – by Pennsville’s Caroline Zullo with 6:06 to go – gave them the lead for good. Zullo finished with seven points and eight rebounds.
“I think we were settling for a lot of jump shots,” Marsh said. “We just weren’t making anything outside, so I tried to speed the game up and told them they needed to get to the basket.
“I thought Ny did an excellent job really attacking the basket. Maggie started attack the basket. Trying to get some easier shots and if they don’t go in, they foul us and we get to the line. We were just trying to really get some higher percentage shots.”
Next up in the stretch is another road game Saturday at Essex, the team immediately ahead of them in the standings.
3-point goals: Salem 2-23 (Zullo 1-2, St. Clair 0-3, Laurence 1-7, Jenkins 0-1, King 0-4, Jackson 0-3, Hopkins 0-3); Anne Arundel 3-13 (Wall 0-2, Gilbert 0-1, Robinson 2-2, Gorham 1-3, Nick 0-5). Rebounds: Salem 51 (Jenkins 10, Zullo 8); Anne Arundel 53 (Wall 13, Gorham 8). Total fouls: Salem 11, Anne Arundel 15. Officials: Virgil Davis, Ronald Herbison, Ed Krug.
Rams win second straight after taking hit from the state, beat Gloucester Catholic to spoil Mustaro’s milestone night; Penns Grove, Woodstown also win
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Salem 72, Gloucester Catholic 47 Penns Grove 81, Pennsville 44 Pitman 95, Salem Tech 32 Woodstown 58, Schalick 44
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
SALEM – Anthony Farmer knew the night would have a celebratory tone for the guys sitting on the bench across the way, but the Salem coach didn’t want the party getting too out of hand.
Jack Mustaro became Gloucester Catholic’s all-time leading scorer with his first basket Wednesday, but Farmer and the Salem Rams muted the celebration by taking the biggest prize of the night – a 72-47 win to continue their climb up the South Jersey Group I power points standings after an administrative setback earlier in the week.
“Jack is a hell of a player, I have the utmost respect for Jack,” Farmer said. “A competitor. Just a hell of an athlete all-around, so kudos to him for breaking the record, but for us, it was about us.
“We really just needed to kind of slow down a really good player, be disciplined and follow the game plan and I thought tonight we were disciplined and followed the game plan. That’s what we’re trying to get to, to play four quarters and really put a good, solid win together, and I thought tonight we did that.”
Mustaro, a senior multi-sport start for GC, needed three points to become his school’s all-time leading scorer – a record that stood for 56 years. It took him five shots to get it, but he finally broke through with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4:29 left in the first quarter to break the mark of 1,507 set by Dom Carrera, who graduated in 1969.
“It’s an honor,” Mustaro said. “Obviously, we wanted a better outcome than that, but it’s an honor to be only player to score this many points in Gloucester Catholic history. I’ve been working so hard for this and I’m so glad it came.
“Coming into the game I knew I wanted it early. I might have forced a couple quick ones there, but it finally came to me. Once I settled down and let it come to me, it came and I got it.”
After hitting the milestone basket, he ran to the far side of the court, tossed the record-setting basketball up to his mom for safe keeping and sat for a couple pictures with his brother and cousins before getting back into the flow of the game.
“I had to give the ball to my mom,” he said. “She’s the one who made all that happen out there.”
Gloucester Catholic’s Jack Mustaro (22) takes the 3-pointer that put him over the top as his school’s all-time leading scorer.
It was a tight game through the first quarter, but Salem took control in the second with its physicality and athleticism.
Mustaro opened the second quarter with a four-point play to give his team the lead, then Salem ran off the next nine points and never trailed again. The record-setter scored all of GC’s points in the quarter, but the Rams outscored him 21-10 to take a 33-19 halftime lead and they continued to pull away in the second half.
Mustaro wasn’t there for the finish. He fouled out with 1:34 left in the third quarter and spent the rest of the game tied to the bench. He finished with 17 points, giving him 1,522 for his career.
“We knew (the record) was coming for a bit,” GC coach Brandon Dougherty said. “You don’t want it coming in a game like this, but when you step back, it’s just a testament to his whole career and well he’s played.
“It took a minutes for it to happen – he had a couple clean looks; I don’t know if he’s a little tight or adrenaline pumped up – but once he got that monkey off his back I thought we got a chance to kind of compete. That’s a really big physical team and we’re a little inexperienced and I think that’s the difference tonight.”
DeShaan Williams was big for the Rams in the pull-away second quarter. At one point in the quarter he scored seven straight points for them and had 11 of his 13 in the first half.
Sophomore Tymear Lecator once again led Salem’s offense with 23 points; he now has 507 career points in a season and a half. He also had eight rebounds and seven assists. Williams had seven rebounds to go with his points and Nyziah Spence had 10 points.
“I was laughing with the coaches, teams have been known to play us zone, but we haven’t had a high post presence,” Farmer said. “DeShaan is a legitimate high post presence. He catches it, makes the right read out of there, he can drive it both ways, so he’s a legitimate high post threat with the zone, which is a great pleasure to have.”
The win moved Salem from 13th to 10th in the SJ Group I power points standings. The Rams fell all the way to 17th after the NJSIAA ruled Monday they had used an ineligible player and had to forfeit their four wins in which the player participated.
3-point goals: GC 7 (C. Mendez 2, Mustaro 2, Pund 2, J. Mendez); Salem 7 (Spence 3, Lecator 4). Rebounds: GC 14 (Pund 4); Salem 42 (Lecator 8, McGriff 7, Williams 7, Burden 7). Technical fouls: Mustaro. Fouled out: Mustaro. Total fouls: GC 11, Salem 16.
PENNS GROVE 81, PENNSVILLE 44: Penns Grove coach Damian Ware really feels for the struggles coaching pal and teaching colleague Joe Mecholsky is having at Pennsville this season, but the Red Devils were in need of a win, too.
Pennsville had won only once this year and lost six straight coming into the game. Penns Grove wasn’t ripping it up, either, winning only twice and coming in with a four-game losing streak, albeit against a demanding schedule that has elevated them to ninth in the power points standings.
Something had to give.
“We definitely needed to get a win,” Ware said. “It’s unfortunate it’s at their expense, but at the same time you’ve got to play the game no matter what. No matter who the opponent is, you’ve got to play the same way.”
The Eagles (1-9) came out ready to hunt, hitting three 3s in the first quarter to keep it interesting. But Ware substituted in the second quarter to introduce a quicker tempo to the game and the Red Devils pulled away.
Will Roy was one of the strategic subs and he responded by hitting three 3-pointers in the first half, scoring 10 points in the second quarter and finishing with a career-high 15. Roy, a sophomore, had scored only 23 points and one other 3-pointer his entire career before Wednesday night and never had more than five points in any game.
But he had the hot hand in the second quarter when the Red Devils outscored the Eagles 26-7 to open a 25-point halftime lead.
“He’s been playing back and forth between varsity and JV,” Ware said. “We’re giving him a little more time because in the beginning of the season he wasn’t playing much varsity. He’s coming into his own now. He’s getting more confident and he’s playing a lot better.
“He started a couple games for us. Today he didn’t start, but he was like the first sub off the bench and he came in and gave us a big spark and that’s kind of what led to us pulling away.”
Penns Grove’s Karon Ceaser led all scorers with 19 points; he scored a career-high 20 in the first meeting with Pennsville last year. Jovanni Rios led Pennsville with a career-high tying 15.
Interestingly, earlier in the day the two teams rode together to the Al Carino Basketball Club’s Captain’s Day Luncheon in Cherry Hill. The party included Ware, Mecholsky, five players from Penns Grove and two from Pennsville. There was friendly banter all the way up and back.
A few hours later it got serious.
PENNS GROVE 81, PENNSVILLE 44 PENNS GROVE (3-7): Brandin Robbins 2 0-0 4, Roman Gipson 3 0-0 7, Karon Ceaser 8 1-1 19, Antoine Robinson 3 0-0 8, Haneef Frisbee 2 1-2 5, Geonni Conrad 2 1-2 5, Jameel Horace 1 0-1 2, William Roy 6 0-0 15, Luis Colon 1 0-0 2, Caleb Fowler 3 0-0 8, Davine Banks 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Costacamps 2 0-0 4. Totals 34 3-6 81. PENNSVILLE (1-9): Jovanni Rios 6 2-4 15, Cole Johnston 3 0-0 7, Shiloh Jefferson 2 1-4 6, Logan Hitt 3 0-0 9, Charles McDevitt 2 1-2 5, Arthurs Frantzy 1 0-0 2, Danny Knight 0 0-0 0, Perry Meranti 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-10 44.
WOODSTOWN 58, SCHALICK 44: Blake Bialecki hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points as Woodstown snapped a two-game losing streak and ended Schalick’s three-game winning streak in the process. Alejandro Vazquez and Rocco String both chipped in 11 for the Wolverines.
Sherrod Jones hit a career-high four 3-pointers and tied his career high with 14 points to lead Schalick. Jase Volovar tied his career high of three 3-pointers in scoring 11 for the Cougars. WOODSTOWN (6-3): Elijah Caesar 1 0-0 2, Garrett Leyman 2 0-3 4, Blake Bialecki 7 0-2 18, Rocco String 5 1-2 11, M.J. Hall 1 0-4 4, Braydon Hall 2 2-4 6, Alejandro Vazquez 4 2-2 11. Totals 22 9-17 58. SCHALICK (4-8): Reggie Allen 2 1-1 6, Nylan Sutton 1 0-0 2, Jase Volovar 4 0-0 11, Sherrod Jones 4 2-2 14, Jamari Whitley 2 2-3 6, Justin Iacona 1 0-0 3, Zaeshawn Mills 1 0-0 2, Sean Kelly 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-6 44.
PITMAN 95, SALEM TECH 32: Elijah Crispin filled the box scored with 31 points, 10 assists and nine steals as the Panthers kept the Chargers winless. Michael Fisicaro (16) and Aidan Stranahan (11) also scored in double figures for Pitman. Joseph Hayes led Salem Tech with 10. PITMAN (8-1): Hudson Rue 2 2-3 7, Elijah Crispin 14 1-1 31, Greg Peterson 3 2-2 8, Michael Fisicaro 6 3-4 16, Aidan Stranahan 5 0-0 11, Dane Collum 2 1-2 5, Oliver Spier 1 0-0 2, Lucas Razze 1 0-0 3, Jake Bowen-Ashwin 1 0-0 2, Wyatt Thompson 1 0-0 3, Ethan Kubat 0 0-0 0, Parker DeChristopher 1 0-0 2, Joey Zubert 2 0-2 5, Jaron Scull 0 0-0 0. Totals 39 9-14 95. SALEM TECH (0-11): Chase Pompper 2, Joseph Hayes 10, Luke Kroll 3, Larry Pompper 6, Logan Pace 1, Alex Thomas 2, Chase Ayars 8.
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