‘Locked in’ senior Tunis has career night while leading deliberate Salem to a victory over LEAP; Pennsville crushed by Clayton
FRIDAY’S GAMES Salem 48, LEAP 28 Clayton 101, Pennsville 45
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
SALEM – Joe Tunis says he’s “locked in” this year and that’s really good news – for Joe Tunis and the Salem basketball team.
Tunis was on the team last season but didn’t see enough action to be productive. He changed his mindset in the offseason and is playing regularly in the rotation. Friday night the senior guard had the best game of his career in leading the Rams to a 48-28 win over LEAP Academy that snapped a two-game losing streak.
He led all scorers with 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds.
“I wasn’t really locked in (last year); I’m locked in now,” he said. “I realized it’s my last year, coach told me I had to lock in, so I locked in.
“I want to win. Last year, losing in the playoffs to Pitman, that hurt. I didn’t want to feel like that anymore. We’ve lost two back-to-back tough ones (this week) we should’ve won (Pitman and Glassboro). Wanted it bad. Hate losing, that’s all it is.”
Consistency has always been Tunis’ key. It wasn’t there a lot of the time last year when it came to going to practice and it impacted how much coach Anthony Farmer was going to play him.
While some bits of Allen Iverson remain, he has gotten away from what he called that “childish mindset” and has played in eight of the Rams’ 10 games this year, producing 41 points and 28 rebounds with his most consistent production coming the last two nights.
His best game before going off against the Lions (4-5) was nine points and six rebounds against Woodstown in the second game of the year. He had eight points Thursday night at Glassboro.
“He was tremendous,” Farmer said. “We know what Joe can do, but Joe’s issue has been consistently showing up and being here. We’re better with Joe, when he’s around. We call him ‘The Junkyard Dog,’ he does a little bit of everything. Tonight, it went in for him. That’s great. Hopefully he stays hot for us.”
The Rams (7-3) needed somebody to break out because the game wasn’t played at their typical fast tempo. Farmer deliberately slowed down and it led to just an 18-12 lead at halftime.
Tunis and Donnie Weathers both drew starts because they were the spark in the stretch the Rams were at their best in an otherwise lacking performance against Glassboro. The 48 points were the fewest they’ve scored in a win since beaten Gloucester Catholic with 39 in January 2023.
“I don’t think we’ve been playing pretty good basketball,” Farmer said. “We’ve been able to squeak out seven wins now, but tonight I didn’t let them get up and down. We’ve been in the half-court a lot and we stink in the half-court. We had 18 points at the half, just running half-court offense.
“That was by design. I know in order to win the big game come March we’re going to have to settle down in the half-court and you’re going to have to run something. You can’t just rely on Ty (Lecator) to run around and jack up shots. We’ve got to get better, so that was by design.”
The second half they were a little more efficient, outscoring the Lions 30-16. Lecator (eight) and Xavier McGriff (seven) scored all of their points in the second half. Tunis had 10 in the half – seven in a 9-0 run that opened the third quarter and a 3 in the fourth.
“We thought (Tunis) could be a piece last year, but the consistency hurt him,” Farmer said. “Hopefully this helps him with some confidence and he’s feeling good about his role on the team and how important he is to the team. If he buys in he can be a really big picture for the back stretch.”
DeShaan Williams and Azhone Burden continued their strong play since the start of the new year. Williams had five points, three rebounds and blocked six shots against the Lions. Burden, a 6-4 senior transfer from Bridgeton who just became eligible this week, had seven points, 10 rebounds and five assists.
In the three games he’s played since becoming eligible, Burden has 35 points and 28 rebounds. Williams has 58 points and 30 rebounds in his last four games.
“It’s great to have him back,” Farmer said of Burden. “He can do a multitude of things for us and he’s going to be a big piece to our success down the line. It’s been a tough stretch for him being a senior having to sit and wait, so we’re just happy to have him back and he’s excited.
“I’ve been trying to get (Williams) to come out of his shell. He’s a real quiet kid, a real humble kid, a coach’s dream, but I’ve been urging for more from him and he’s turning it on.”
3-point goals: LEAP 2 (Rodriguez 2); Salem 3 (McGriff, Spence, Tunis). Rebounds: LEAP 28 (Noel 10); Salem 30 (Burden 10, Tunis 7). Fouled out: Shoultz. Total fouls: LEAP 16, Salem 12.
Recently eligible Azhone Burden (15) and sophomore DeShaan Williams have been consistently giving Salem big games since the start of the new year. Top photo: Joe Tunis (14) had a career game Friday night.
CLAYTON 101, PENNSVILLE 45: Princeton Sackor scored 23 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Clippers handed Pennsville (1-7) its fifth straight loss. Demetris Williams (14), Nazir Davis (12) and James Fritz (10) also scored in double figures for Clayton (4-4).
It’s the third time the Clippers have scored 100 points in a game this season and the fifth time in their last six one of the teams in the game scored 100.
Salem CC women allow fewest points since reviving the program, dump RCSJ-Cumberland to win second game of new year, reach .500 first first time since Dec. 12
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT — Kathryn Laurence scored a season-high 18 points, the bigs dominated the post and the defense was sharp as the Salem CC women crushed RCSJ-Cumberland 53-24 Thursday night.
The win was their second in a row and got them back to .500 (6-6) for the first time since Dec. 12. The 24 points were the fewest the Mighty Oaks have allowed in a game since reviving the program last season. They held the Dukes (5-8) scoreless for the first 6:30 of the game and to just one point over an 11-minute stretch of the second and third quarters.
They held the Dukes to 16.7 percent shooting for the game and forced them into 29 turnovers, off which they scored 22 points.
“We didn’t have a great game offensively (shooting 27 percent and committing 25 turnovers), but we played good defense and got the win,” Mighty Oaks coach Brian Marsh said. “We’re off to a good start in the new year (2-0), but we have a tough opponent on the road Saturday that beat us twice last season (Middlesex).
“We have really started to play with a chip on our shoulder and much better basketball on both ends of the floor.”
Laurence hit 7 of 18 shots from the floor, including four 3-pointers. She hit her first two 3s in the Mighty Oaks’ 12-0 start. The 5-5 sophomore guard from Texas has scored in double figures in four of her last five games, averaging 13 points per game in the stretch.
On the inside, Akira Chambers had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Dani Gustin had 11 rebounds to go with five points.
Donelson mccracks down on McCracken, Leyman big in the post and Woodstown beats Wildwood in OT; includes all of Thursday’s Salem County basketball action
GIRLS GAMES
BOYS GAMES
Woodstown 49, Wildwood 46 (OT)
Woodstown 66, Wildwood 47
Glassboro 64, Salem 20
Glassboro 76, Salem 62
Penns Grove 47, Pitman 26
Pitman at Penns Grove, ppd.
Schalick 36, Salem Tech 26
Schalick 79, Salem Tech 22
Pennsville 58, Triton 49
Gloucester Catholic 61, Pennsville 40
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN — How many times does it happen? You have a game with some of the most dynamic scorers in South Jersey and of course it’s defense that determines the outcome.
Woodstown’s Megan Donelson cracked down on Macie McCracken and the Wolverines gained a bit of satisfaction for last year’s last-second loss in the sectional final, beating Wildwood in overtime 49-46 Thursday night to give first-year coach Matt Smart an early signature win.
“It always comes down to defense,” Smart said. “It’s about boxing out, rebounding, defense. McCracken’s an incredible player. She’s going to get her points no matter what defense you throw on her. It’s about limiting her opportunities, playing nice good hard defense and then boxing her out and making her only get one shot instead of two or three and Megan was phenomenal. She was up to the challenge.
“That’s kind of what we always preach, play unselfish basketball. And defense, you have to be unselfish. She did a great job. Other girls did a great job switching, hedging, all the little things to try to limit her. She still played amazing. She’s an incredible basketball player and our girls just kind of took it as a personal challenge.”
Donelson was on McCracken from the time the Warriors got off the bus. She held the senior on the verge of 2,000 career points to one field goal and four points in the first half, no points in overtime and 14 points total. Meanwhile, she scored 13 points to go over the 1,300-point career mark.
“My goal was just to shut her down because I know she’s a good shooter; yeah, lock down,” Donelson said. “When coach gives me a player to man up on I just follow what he says and give it my all on that one player.”
But she wasn’t the only one who came up big in a big game. Kyia Leyman, who had been limited the last two seasons because of knee injuries, gave the Wolverines a huge game in the post, scoring 11 points and grabbing 19 rebounds — both career highs — and blocking two shots.
She had four points and eight rebounds in the first half and back-to-back three-point play opportunities in the third quarter to help the Wolverines open a nine-point lead.
“I think my mindset was just to do it for the team,” Leyman said. “It was definitely a team effort and I wanted to be there for them. I didn’t want to let them down, so I think I just tried my best — and I wanted to come back and beat a really good team. I think this was the best I’ve played, the most calm, collected I’ve played (since coming back).”
Donelson’s layup with 42 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 41. Both teams had shots in the closing seconds to win it. Donelson stole an entry pass but lost her footing driving to the basket. Gianna Maiorini collected the loose ball on the baseline but her shot was blocked by Sara Djellal. The Warriors raced back up the floor for the final shot, but McCracken’s 3 from the left side hit off the far iron and Leyman grabbed the rebound as the horn sounded.
Woodstown (6-2) jumped out front in overtime and never lost the lead. Donelson drove around the lane for the first basket and Talia Battavio, who struggled with her shot most of the game, squared up on the left elbow and buried at 3 to give the Wolverines a five-point lead. Battavio had 12 points in the game.
“That was pretty big,” Battavio said of her 3. “I feel like it got us motivated, fired up a little bit, got me fired up.”
Wildwood (6-1) had the ball for a last shot in overtime. The Warriors had it on the sideline near the scorer’s table with 1.1 seconds left and needed what seemed like a miracle 3 to tie. They had trouble pulling the trigger on the inbounds and when they did get it in the pass landed in the hands of Woodstown’s Lauren Hengel as the clock expired.
The Warriors beat Woodstown in last year’s South Jersey Group I final in a controversial finish after the home crowd rushed the floor in reaction to Wildwood’s go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds. While the game was on everyone’s mind, Smart said revenge wasn’t the motivating factor in this regular-season game.
“We’re a different team than the team last year, they’re a different team than they were last year,” Smart said. “Our message to the girls this week was this isn’t professional wrestling. We don’t beat them today and get the belt back. There’s still a lot of work to do. This is just a first step.”
But it was satisfying nonetheless.
“Leading up to this game we talked about three things in the team — being confident, being relaxed and having fun — and I think we did those three things as a program today,” Smart said. “It was a fun game.”
Woodstown’s Kyia Leyman (33) leaves her feet in hopes of disrupting Wildwood’s inbounds play Thursday night. On the cover, Megan Donelson forces Macie McCracken (3) to take a deep 3 in the first half.
PENNSVILLE 58, TRITON 49: The Eagles fought through illness and the absence of leading scorer Nora Ausland to rally for their fourth in a row. They were down 10 at one point in the second quarter, but rallied to get the deficit to one at halftime. Pennsville’s Taylor Bass led all scorers with a season-high 21 points. Addison Johnston had a career-high 19 points and Marley Wood had 12.
3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Willoughby 2); Salem Tech 3 (Drummond, Liber 2). Rebounds: Salem Tech 43 (White 14, Doerr 9).
GLASSBORO 64, SALEM 20 GLASSBORO (4-4) — Sanaa Thomas 1 0-0 2, Tamia Smith 5 4-8 14, Grace Moore 4 1-1 9, NiJha Norzon Clark 1 0-0 3, Brackett 7 1-4 19, Kimora Miles 1 3-6 5, Sianna Wedderburn 3 2-2 8, Lily Czubas 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 11-21 64. SALEM (0-7) — Carlysia Pierce 1 2-3 4, Nevaeh Hickman 4 2-3 12, Dakirah Gray 1 0-0 2, Amariah Frye 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 4-6 20.
Glassboro
14
18
17
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64
Salem
3
2
9
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20
3-point goals: Glassboro 5 (Clark, Brackett 4); Salem 2 (Hickman 2). Rebounds: Glassboro 41 (Wedderburn 12, Miles 11). Only four Salem players reported.
Boys Games
WOODSTOWN 66, WILDWOOD 47: Rocco String came within two blocked shots of his elusive triple-double and led the Wolverines to their fourth straight victory. String had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots in his fourth straight double-double and fifth of the season. The Wolverines had three other scorers in double figures — M.J. Hall (season-high 16), Alejandro Vazquez (10) and Blake Bialecki (12) — and Garrett Leyman grabbed 11 rebounds.
WOODSTOWN (4-2) — Elijah Caesar 4 1-2 9, John Hood-McGinley 1 0-0 3, Blake Bialecki 6 0-0 12, Alejandro Vazquez 4 0-0 10, M.J. Hall 6 0-0 16, Garrett Leyman 0 0-0 0, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 0 0-0 0, Rocco String 9 0-0 18. Totals 30 1-2 66. WILDWOOD (2-6) — Eric Jordan 1 0-0 2, Nolan Mawhinney 2 0-0 5, Trevor Troiano 3 0-0 9, R.J. Blanda 0 0-0 0, Vinny Sweeney 0 2-2 2, Jordan Dozier 0 0-0 0, Brian Cunniff 10 6-7 27, Sammy Santiago 1 0-0 2, Jack Fullertonn 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-9 47.
GLASSBORO 76, SALEM 62 SALEM (6-3) — Xavier McGriff 2 0-0 5, Tymear Lecator 7 4-5 15, Deshaan Williams 2 7-13 13, Darrelle Johnson 4 0-0 9, Joe Tunis 2 2-2 8, Ashore Burden 5 1-1 11, Donovan Weathers 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 14-21 62. GLASSBORO (3-5) — Xavier Sabb 14, Kenny Smith 28, Davon Barr 6, Maurice Davis 10, Tashean Thomas 3, Alex Adeleye 2, Aiden Harris 11, Marley Crowl 2.
Salem
15
11
20
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62
Glassboro
17
22
17
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76
3-point goals: Salem 4 (McGriff, Lecator 3); Glassboro NA. Note: The Rams have lost two in a row.
SCHALICK 79, SALEM TECH 22: Reggie Allen scored 18 points, Nylan Sutton added 14 and Sherrod Jones 10 as the Cougars snapped a seven-game losing streak and kept the Chargers winless. Eleven players scored for Schalick.
SALEM TECH (0-9) — Joseph Hayes 2 1-3 6, Larry Pompper 0 1-3 1, Keidyn Robinson 1 0-0 2, Logan Pace 0 2-2 2, Krolle 1 0-0 2, Ayars 2 1-6 5, Ayden Myers 1 1-2 4. Totals 7 6-16 22. SCHALICK (2-7) — Reggie Allen Jr. 8 1-2 18, Nylan Sutton 7 0-2 14, Jase Volovar 3 1-2 9, Sherrod Jones 5 0-0 10, Justin Iacona 1 0-0 3, Zaeshawn Mills 3 0-0 8, Jamari Whitley 1 2-4 4, Sean Kelly 2 0-0 4, Jacob Schalick 1 4-5 7, Ryan Horner 1 0-0 3, Gauge Craner 0 1-2 1. Totals 32 9-17 79.
Former Schalick head coach Wilson approved as Clearview’s new football coach; also includes Wednesday night’s sports results
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
It didn’t take long for former Schalick coach Mike Wilson to find a landing spot.
Five days after resigning as the Cougars football coach, Wilson, as anticipated, was approved Wednesday night as the new head coach at Clearview Regional.
“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “I think it’s a good fit. I like the direction everything is going in. I’m excited. I’m ready to get to work.”
Wilson, who did not attend the rescheduled board meeting approving his appointment, plans to visit the Gloucester County school Thursday “to get a lay of the land” and hold a parent-player meeting Monday with offseason workouts starting next week. It is anticipated a number of his Schalick assistants will join him at Clearview.
He will remain a history teacher at Schalick until the end of the school year and while the Cougars search for his successor.
In his five years at Schalick, Wilson took the Cougars from zero wins to back-to-back regional championship games and increased its profile in other ways. With a 30-21 record, he is the program’s winningest football coach in terms of percentage (30-21).
“I enjoyed my five years at Schalick and look forward to the rest of the school year,” he said. “As I said before, my decision to pursue other opportunities had nothing to do with the football players.”
With a few exceptions he moves into a situation similar to the one he took at Schalick. The Pioneers have had success in their past and Wilson remembers having some good battles with them when he was an assistant at Mainland, but the team was 0-8 this past season and have had only one winning season since COVID.
“It’s a rebuild,” he said, “but our goal is to be as competitive as possible as quickly as possible.”
One thing is certain: He won’t have to change a lot of his wardrobe. Clearview wears green, too.
Wednesday’s results
WRESTLING PENNSVILLE 48, PENNS GROVE 30 106: John Sassi (P) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:13 113: Brett Land (P) pinned Avery Curriden, 0:55 120: Mekhi Dicks (P) won by forfeit 126: Devine Arce (PG) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:32 132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Adan Gonzales, 3:59 138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart, 4:27 144: Telvin Duk (P) won by forfeit 150: Travis Hagan (P) won by forfeit 165: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:41 175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Joseph Halstead, 4:42 190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Sumir Brown, 3:30 215: Antonio Cooper (PG) won by forfeit 285: Wayne Scott (PG) pinned Jacob Hand, 0:28
WOODSTOWN 47, DEPTFORD 29 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Najee Johnson, 1:28 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned John Friffith, 3:32 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Daniel Maguire, 0:33 106: Corey Hoffman (D) won by forfeit 113: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Julian Colon, 5:12 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Dylan Smith, 1:13 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Amir Barnes, 3:50 132: Ethan Christmas (D) tech fall Barry Coverly, 18-2 (5:03) 138: Jaylen Huertas (D) dec. Ryan Polk, 5-2 144: Quentin Boyce (D) pinned Diego Mondragon, 0:49 150: Odess Myers (D) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:50 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Devin Trotter, 1:03 165: Mel Maguire (D) dec. Laitton Roberts, 4-0 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall Joseph Crowley, 17-1 (2:26) Records: Woodstown 3-4, Deptford 5-1.
SCHALICK 77, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 6 175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Michael Lazorko, 0:40 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jamel Ward, 0:26 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Brody Driscoll, 0:32 285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Diego Torres, 0:19 106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit 126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit 132: Ryan Miller (S) won by forfeit 138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Joseph Slavin, 0:32 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall Jude VanAuken, 18-1 (4:14) 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Luke Goss, 2:17 157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Alejandro Melendrez, 2:35 165: Mason Toal (G) pinned Ayden Hubbard, 4:58
Salem at Cumberland
INDOOR TRACK Top eight finishes by Salem County athletes in the SJTCA Meet 10 at the Bennett Center in Toms River GIRLS 1600: 2. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:23.08 (Liliah Gordon, N. Burlington, won at 5:03.72) 4×200: 5. Salem (Amala Massengill, Kashira Patterson, MaKayla Smith, Anyzha Williams), 1:57.39; 8. Schalick (Sarah Torpay, Allyson Green, Brooke Valentina, Gia Martellacci), 1:59.31. Shot put: 3. Ava Rodgers, Salem, 30-1.25; 4. Allyson Green, Schalick, 29-9. Pole vault: 2. Morgan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6 (Rebecca Hoover, Haddonfield, won at 11-6)
BOYS 800: 7. Steve Chomo, Schalick, 2:09.20 55: 3. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.7; 5. Anthony Parker, Salem, 6.76 SHR: 6. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Gradin Busby, Timothy Gregory, Anthony Parker), 34.20 4×200: 4. Salem (Terrance Smith Jr., Anthony Parker, Timothy Gregory, DaviYonn Jackson), 1:36.11; 8. Schalick (Steve Chomo, Levi Feeney-Childers, Jacob Carter, David Stewart), 1:39.06. 4×400: 4. Schalick (Levi Feeney-Childers, Steve Chomo, Romeen Thomas, David Stewart), 3:42.87 Shot put: 3. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 42-8 Pole vault: T-7. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the rest of this week
JAN. 8 WRESTLING Gloucester Catholic at Schalick Pennsville at Penns Grove Salem at Cumberland Woodstown at Deptford SWIMMING Salem at Lower Cape May TRACK Pennsville, Salem, Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River JAN. 9 GIRLS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Salem Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m. Schalick at Salem Tech Triton at Pennsville Wildwood at Woodstown BOYS BASKETBALL Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic Pitman at Penns Grove Salem at Glassboro Salem Tech at Schalick Woodstown at Wildwood BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Wood Lanes SWIMMING Schalick at Camden County Tech Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 8:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT TRACK Penns Grove at Cherokee WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
JAN. 10 BOYS BASKETBALL LEAP at Salem Pennsville at Clayton WRESTLING Collingswood at Schalick
JAN. 11 GIRLS BASKETBALL Delsea at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11:30 a.m. St. Joseph at Penns Grove, 1 p.m. Schalick at Collingswood WRESTLING Pennsville, Oakcrest, Overbrook at Millville Penns Grove at Deptford Salem at Cherokee Schalick, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Buena
Cinnaminson Duals Round 1, 9:30 a.m. M1: Seneca vs. Haddon Twp. M2: Paulsboro vs. Cinnaminson M3: Lower Cape May vs. Haddonfield M4: Wall vs. Woodstown Round 2, 11 a.m. M5: Seneca-Haddon Twp winner vs. Wall-Woodstown winner M6: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson winner vs. LCM-Haddonfield winner M7:Seneca-Haddon Twp loser vs. Wall-Woodstown loser M8: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson loser vs. LCM-Haddonfield loser Round 3, 12:30 p.m. M9: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner M10: Match 5 loser vs. Match 6 loser M11: Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner M12: Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, noon WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Middlesex, noon
Tuesday boys roundup: Salem, Pitman stage another epic battle; all four Salem County boys teams in action fall
BOYS GAMES Clayton 102, Salem Tech 39 Glassboro 54, Schalick 31 Overbrook 66, Penns Grove 33 Pitman 83, Salem 77 (OT)
By Riverview Sports News
SALEM — Pitman and Salem have staged some epic battles the last two seasons and Tuesday night continued the trend.
Elijah Crispin scored 38 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Panthers over the Rams 83-77 in overtime. Crispin was 16-of-25 from the free throw line.
Salem’s Neziah Spence sent the game into overtime with one of his three 3-pointers, but Pitman outscored the Rams 10-4 in the extra period.
Tymear Lecator and Deshaan Williams led the Rams with 21 and 20 points, respectively. Lecator also had five rebounds and seven assists. Williams also had eight rebounds. Ashore Burden added 15 points.
Salem CC returns to action after three-week break, sweep Camden CC; Taylor, Spencer have smashing debuts
MEN’S GAME Salem CC 84, Camden CC 79 WOMEN’S GAME Salem CC 61, Camden CC 55
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT – Mike Green had been saying for weeks his Salem Community College basketball team would be different and better when the four players who had been sitting on the sidelines in street clothes got on the court in January. He wasn’t wrong.
Akeem Taylor, Jyheim Spencer, Tamir Powell and Taje’e Jordan — all out the first semester for ankle injuries or academics — all made their season debuts Tuesday night and the Mighty Oaks indeed were different than they had been.
Taylor and Spencer had smashing debuts that literally were three years in the making, but all four played big roles as the Mighty Oaks opened the new year with an entertaining 84-79 win over long-time thorn Camden CC. They had beaten the Cougars only once in their previous eight games since reviving the program in 2019 (Dec. 21, 2021).
Taylor, who missed the first half of the season with an ankle injury and spent the first semester doing the book at the scorer’s table, had 33 points, five rebounds and two assists, prompting inquiring minds to wonder if it was the most points in a Salem CC debut at least since the revival of the program. Spencer, who also had an ankle injury, had 22 points, 14 rebounds, three assists and three blocked shots in his first college game since December 2020.
Powell, another of the first-semester boot brigade, had six points and four assists. And Jordan, who played on the team last year but was academically ineligible in the first semester, had two points and six rebounds.
“I like to pride myself on telling you the truth,” Green said. “They’re just different players, man. I wish we would’ve had them earlier, but they’re at the top of the league when it comes to top players and they showed it from Day One. I didn’t expect them to show it like that so early, but they showed it.
“I knew they were good. I knew they’d be good, thinking maybe 16 for one, 18 the other, but 30 and 20, that’s next level. We knew we had that firepower coming in. The coaching staff did a good job of saying we’ll be all right, let’s just get through it, because once we get the full team we’ll be tough to deal with.”
And they weren’t even as full of strength as they could be even with the additions. Niame Scott and Julien Jones are out for a considerable period with first-semester injuries. They lost two other contributors as academic casualties and a third is stepping back to focus on his coursework. Dontarius Jones and Tyrese Fortune missed the game still stuck in Delaware after the weekend snowstorm. And A.J. Jones hasn’t registered for second semester classes yet.
Taylor, a 6-4 sophomore guard from Chester, started his college career at Kutztown in 2021 and then took a gap year before landing at Salem. He wasn’t sure he was even going to play Tuesday. He tore all three ligaments in his left ankle in a preseason practice and had only been cleared to play hours before tip.
He wasted no time getting involved. He took Salem’s first shot of the game, a left-handed layup that rolled off the rim. He got it again on the next possession and this time rolled it in right-handed for the game’s first points.
He had 16 points at halftime on 7-of-9 shooting, including back-to-back three-point plays – one off a sharp pass from Spencer – during the Mighty Oaks’ early comeback. He and Spencer combined for 15 of Salem’s first 17 points of the game.
“First game against a real good team that we lost to the first time, there was a lot of hype, so I was excited to get back,” he said. “I was looking forward to this game – a lot – because they’re one of the top teams in our conference.
“I thought it was just going to be a game to get me in the rhythm, but the first couple shots went in and I was like it’s go time. That was the best debut ever, the best one I ever had my whole life.”
Spencer had an even longer and harder road to get here. He started out at Caldwell University in 2020, but ran into academic difficulties, left school and fell into trouble that got him incarcerated for 18 months. Green found him, gave him a shot “not knowing me from a can of paint,” for which is he greatly appreciative, and now the 6-8 post from Dover is a freshman here with two years of eligibility.
“I was kind of nervous a little bit but my teammates told me it’s just another game,” Spencer said. “They were encouraging me that I’m really him, that I’m really a dog out there on the court. It doesn’t matter who’s guarding me, just go out there and do what you’re supposed to do.
“I didn’t think I was going to do what I did, but my teammates encouraged me to go harder than what I usually do. I really fed off them.”
No more than three of the newcomers were on the floor at any one time in the game and most of the time there were two, but they all got significant minutes. Among other things, they allow the Mighty Oaks to play more above the rim and free up some of their other shooters.
New and old players alike didn’t get the new year off to a good start. Perhaps it was the combination of the two big newcomers having three years off of competition and the team not playing since Dec. 19, but the Mighty Oaks (11-4) fell behind 15-4 at the outset.
They finally started getting things together when Spencer entered for the first time five minutes into the game. They got back within one on Taylor’s crashing putback with 7:40 left in the half and took the lead for the first time since 2-0 on two free throws by Powell with 5:55 to go. They trailed 41-39 at the break, but it stayed tight the rest of the game.
The Mighty Oaks pulled away late. They opened a seven-point lead on Spencer’s slam with 1:51 to go, then sealed it with three free throws by Taylor and Powell in the final 11 seconds.
SALEM CC 84, CAMDEN CC 79 CAMDEN CC (9-6): Tyson Shaw 4-8 1-2 9, Demere Hollingsworth 5-11 5-6 16, Mikey Campbell 3-7 1-2 7, Elijah Hightower 14-18 2-7 30, Jacquez Williams 3-9 0-0 6, Noah Allen 0-1 0-0 0, Charlie LaBarre 0-0 0-0 0, Glenmore King 2-4 0-0 5, Davit Gelashvilli 1-2 0-0 3, Cam Rambert 0-3 0-1 0, Titus Blalock 1-3 1-2 4. Totals 33-66 10-20 79. SALEM CC (11-4): Tamir Powell 1-11 3-3 6, Joshua Ramos 1-9 0-0 3, Xavier Brewington 3-13 4-6 11, Rodney Shelton 0-3 0-0 0, Akeem Taylor 11-19 10-12 33, Tivon Woolford 1-3 4-6 7, Taja’e Jordan 1-3 0-0 2, Jyheim Spencer 9-12 4-4 22. Totals 27-73 25-31 84.
Camden CC
41
38-
79
Salem CC
49
45-
84
3-point goals: Camden CC 3-7 (Hollingsworth 1-1, Williams 0-1, King 1-2, Blalock 1-3); Salem CC 5-25 (Powell 1-6, Ramos 1-9, Brewington 1-5, Taylor 1-2, Woolford 1-2, Spencer 0-1). Rebounds: Camden CC 39 (Hightower 12, Campbell 10); Salem CC 42 (Spencer 14) Total fouls: Camden CC 24, Salem CC 17.
Women’s Game
CARNEYS POINT — The Salem CC women knew well before Christmas what they needed to do when they returned from the holidays in order to make the Region XIX playoffs.
They had to go three games over .500 in their remaining 15 games and were probably going to lose one of the winnable games off the schedule because Morris paused its season. It seemed a tall task for a team that won its first three games of the season, but that was the bed they made for themselves.
That made Tuesday night’s first game of 2025 imperative to get. It almost got away from them, but the Mighty Oaks got it nonetheless, holding off Camden CC 61-55 to start the new year right.
“It was a huge first step for us, especially in the new year, trying to get that win,” Mighty Oaks coach Brian Marsh said. “We’ve got a game on Thursday and a game on Saturday, trying to go 3-0 this week and obviously it starts with this game.
“I don’t like to look ahead, but this is a game we had to have for our playoff aspirations, for sure.”
The Mighty Oaks (5-6) didn’t look like a team that hadn’t played since Dec. 17 at the outset. They jumped out to an eight-point halftime lead and led by 17 late in the third quarter, then they had to hold on for dear life.
They shot only 19 percent from the floor in the quarter and the Cougars took advantage of it, bringing the margin all the way back to three before Nyaijah Jackson sealed it with three free throws in the final 11 seconds.
Jackson, a 55-percent free throw shooter this season, went 5-of-10 from the line for the game and finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Marsh called her a “tough basketball player who wants to do whatever it takes to win.”
“I just had to take my time,” the freshman guard from Wilmington said. “We needed those free throws. I tried to make them count. The crowd was talking a lot of stuff.”
Akira Chambers also had a double-double for Salem with 14 points and 14 rebounds, while Maggie St. Clair (13) and Kathryn Laurence (10) also scored in double figures. Julie Maldonado (11/12) and Katelyn Burns (10/10) had double-doubles for the Cougars (12-4).
After the win, the Mighty Oaks (5-6) now must go 8-6 the rest of the way to snag a spot in the Region XIX playoffs. It may be 7-6 if they lose a second game off the schedule with Morris, a team that seems to have abandoned the season.
Marsh said it’s doable.
“I think so,” he said. “I honestly said to my team I think we’re going to make a run. It’s starting to come together. Our energy and our execution is starting to come together. I just think we’re going to be a team don’t want to play right now.
“I think we ended the year (2024) very strong and we’re starting very strong, so I think it’s going to be a team if we put everything together for January we’re going to be a tough out in February.”
SALEM CC WOMEN 61, CAMDEN CC 55 CAMDEN CC (12-4): Erica Paranzino 3-12 6-6 12, Brianna Kemble 5-22 1-4 11, Katelyn Burns 5-8 0-0 10, Clara Pons de vall Ruiz 3-7 0-1 7, Julia Maldonado 3-12 4-4 11, Isabella Boyle 2-12 0-0 4. Totals 21-73 11-15 55. SALEM CC (5-6): RayNescia King 1-5 0-2 2, Kathryn Laurence 4-8 0-0 10, Jakayla Jenkins 4-10 1-2 9, Akira Chambers 7-12 0-2 14, Alexa Hopkins 0-7 0-0 0, Nyaijah Jackson 4-13 5-10 13, Maggie St. Clair 5-13 3-4 13, Daniella Gustin 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 25-70 9-20 61.
Camden CC
12
12
11
20-
55
Salem CC
16
16
18
11-
61
3-point goals: Camden CC 2-10 (Kemble 0-2, Ruiz 1-3, Maldonado 1-5); Salem CC 2-15 (King 0-3, Laurence 2-5, Hopkins 0-3, Jackson 0-2, St. Clair 0-2). Rebounds: Camden CC 40 (Maldonado 12, Burns 10); Salem CC 53 (Chambers 14, Jackson 12). Fouled out: Kemble. Total fouls: Camden CC 19, Salem CC 17.
Tuesday girls roundup: Penns Grove doing more with less, focusing on quality over quantity; Cummings has a career double-double
GIRLS GAMES Clayton 72, Salem Tech 45 Glassboro 65, Schalick 15 Penns Grove 58, Overbrook 19 Pitman 48, Salem 33
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNS GROVE – Look across the court to any bench at a high school basketball game. You’ll see a long row of chairs stretching from the scorer’s table to the end line. You won’t find an empty seat and both sides of the pre-game layup line stretches all the way to the mid-stripe.
And then you’ve got a team like the Penns Grove girls. The Red Devils have taken a minimalist approach to their game, where less is more. They played six players Tuesday and that was more than plenty to take down Overbrook 58-19.
“It tells me my kids have heart, fight and determination,” coach Jennifer Denby said. “It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality, and we have girls who can play the game.”
It’s a team that reminds many of the Penns Grove squad two years ago that went all the way to the South Jersey Group I semifinals with a seven-man roster, a Magnificent Seven.
“We have a handful (of players), but like I keep telling them we have the quality,” Denby continued. “We have 100 percent genuine, authentic players on our team. And that’s all we need, and we’re good with that. I just want them to compete on a higher level.”
“The numbers don’t matter,” sophomore center JaNiyah Cummings said. “You can have like 30 people and still be losing. If you have a good team, a good team where you have connection, and you can move the ball then you can do anything, honestly.”
One thing about a small roster, there’s a lot of opportunity for big games individually and the Red Devils had a lot of quality performances against the Lady Rams.
RaNiyah Wilson continued her march towards 1,000 points with a game-high 24. The senior guard now has 787 career points and is on pace to hit the milestone Feb. 8 against Glassboro. Perhaps sooner if she picks up one certain aspect of her game.
“She is a big scorer and I keep telling her play defense,” Denby said. “If you play defense, you get easy buckets. The teams we play who are not as fortunate like we are, she should get 30 and 40 points if she plays defense. Defense is the key for getting her 1,000 points.”
That was very much in evidence during one brief stretch in the second half. Wilson scored the last basket of the third quarter and the first basket of the fourth both after stealing inbounds passes and turning them into driving layups.
But the big games didn’t just stop with her.
Brianna Robbins had nine points and 10 rebounds. Mikayla Washington had four points and grabbed 13 boards.
But the biggest game belonged to Cummings. She had a career day, scoring 18 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Her previous career high was 13 points last year against Pennsville. Her best game this year was 12 in a double-double against Pleasantville.
“I don’t know what it was, I got this spark of energy and I just wanted to play,” she said. “I just wanted to play and I wanted to win.”
“Cummings is a true student-athlete; she is my AP girl,” Denby said. “Regardless if she’s going through a lot of negative things, Cummings still comes to perform and she stands on her own. It takes a lot for an individual to stand on their own. Cummings does that day in and day out, and I take my hat off to her.”
Cover photo: RaNiyah Wilson (5) and JaNiyah Cummings (24) had two of Penns Grove’s biggest games against Overbrook Tuesday.
Woodstown’s boys 4×800 relay goes back to Ott Center and smashes the record it set last week
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PHILADELPHIA – They did it again.
The Ott Center at Penn is quickly becoming the Woodstown boys 4×800 relay team’s favorite place to run.
The Wolverines set the house record in the event when they ran there for the first time last week and Saturday they took the mark down five more seconds, winning the race in 8:27.19. Williamstown was a distant second, more than eight and a half seconds in the Wolverines’ dust.
The team of Jacob Marino, Karson Chew, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford also ran the distance medley and finished third (11:03.03) in a race each of the first four teams ran faster than the house record. They edged fourth-place Highland by 11-hundreths of a second.
“Today was great just like last week,” Chew said.
Lucas led them out in the DMR, running a 3:20 in the 1200. Crawford followed with a 49.4 split in the 400. Chew delivered a 2:06 in the 800 and Marino finished it off with a 4:46.
They switched up their usual order in the 4×8. Chew handed off to Marino in second place. Marino was still a little sore from an injury in the DMR, but fought through it to keep them in good position. Crawford ran the third leg in 1:59 and Lucas brought it home in 2:02.
“We all came to the meet feeling super confident and ready to race our race and everyone did their job and we came out with the victory again,” Chew said. “We’re definitely getting used to the Ott Center and its track and can’t wait to run at state relays.”
It was a big day for Salem’s Anthony Parker, too. He finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.81) and the long jump (20-10.75) – both to Mainland’s Josiah Williams. He also anchored the 4×200 relay team behind Kaden Robinson, Terrance Smith and Jelani Beverly that finished third in a school record 1:33.26.
“Ant’s progress has been amazing,” Salem coach David Hunt said. “He worked hard in the offseason and in the weight room and he’s seeing the benefits early in the season.”
Other noteworthy performances were turned in by Salem’s DaviYonn Jackson in the boys triple jump (seventh, 38-11.25. On the girls side, Salem’s MaKayla Smith was ninth in the long jump (15-01.50) and fifth in the triple jump (31-0); Salem’s Ava Rodgers was fifth in the shot (31-5); Woodstown’s Kami Casiano was ninth in the high jump (4-8) and Woodstown’s 4×800 relay finished ninth (11:19.69).
Here are the results of Salem County wrestling teams in action on the mat Saturday
HAMMONTON DUALS RANCOCAS VALLEY 64, PENNSVILLE 14 106: Ryan Hannigan (RV) pinned John Sassi, 0:46 113: Luca Russo (RV) pinned Brett Land, 5:42 120: Alex Kinney (RV) pinned Earl Wynn, 0:30 126: Louis Simone (RV) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:50 132: Zachary Kosowski (RV) tech fall Nathan Mason, 19-3 (4:16) 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Brady Earlen, 16-0 (4:47) 144: Thiago Maldonado (RV) tech fall Travis Hagan, 17-1 (5:02) 150: Raymond Miller (RV) won by forfeit 157: Kristofer Oesterle Jr. (RV) won by forfeit 165: Carter Robles (RV) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:18 175: Aiden Gaines (RV) won by forfeit 190: Jake Barletta (RV) won by forfeit 215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Ethan Gomez, 1:39 285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Alberto Sandino, 5-0
PENNSVILLE 55, BUENA 24 113: Earl Wynn (P) won by forfeit 120: Brett Land (P) pinned Jack Mazzoni, 1:20 126: Donato Vai (B) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 1:30 132: Thomas Hann (B) pinned Nathan Mason, 5:15 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Michael Pettit, 17-1 (5:55) 144: Travis Hagan (P) tech fall Gionni Sharkey, 15-0 (3:00) 150: Lucas Gellura (B) won by forfeit 157: Aden Vai (B) won by forfeit 165: Juan Velasquez (P) won by forfeit 175: Ian Peacock (P) won won by forfeit 190: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit 215: Connor Ayars (P) dec. Brian Passamante, 4-1 285: Jacob Hand (P) won by forfeit 106: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit
PENNSVILLE 42, WINSLOW TWP. 39 120: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Sebastian Perry, 3:05 126: Jake Peters (WT) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 5:45 132: Noah Young (WT) dec. Nathan Mason, 9-6 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Chase Panarello, 3:13 144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Nathan Smalls, 1:20 150: Marquis Bates (WT) won by forfeit 157: Luke Vigorito (WT) won by forfeit 165: London Brown (WT) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:10 175: Ian Peacock (P) won by forfeit 190: Nakeem Powell (WT) pinned Joseph Halstead, 2:48 215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Makye Coney, 0:19 285: Jacob Hand (P) pinned Izechukwu Ugwuzor, 4:10 106: Christopher Steed (WT) pinned John Sassi, 1:00 113: Brett Land (P) pinned Elijah Parham, 1:21
DAN TRAINER DUALS, COLLINGSWOOD WOODSTOWN 46, CHERRY HILL WEST 27 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Mason Hare, 0:32 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Mason Mahan, 0:15 132: Barry Coverly (WO) dec. Brandon Farling, 8-4 138: Jakob Ubarry (CHW) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 16-7 144: Harun Ambari (CHW) pinned Diego Mondragon, 0:24 150: Angel Mena-Martinez (CHW) pinned Angel Hernandez, 1:04 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Danny Market, 0:32 165: Ari Tyson (CHW) tech fall Laitton Roberts, 20-4 (5:07) 175: Grayson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Flynn Clements, 14-2 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Nick Fareas, 1:38 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Anthony Vanella, 0:23 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Mickey Smith, 1:00 106: Aiden Sanchez (CHW) pinned Hunter Allen, 5:45 113: Luke Woronicak (WO) dec. Caden Rossi, 10-3
COLTS NECK 45, WOODSTOWN 36 132: Nicholas Zecchino (CN) pinned Barry Coverly, 0:58 138: Michael Borao (CN) tech fall Ryan Polk, 15-0 (2:59) 144: Christian Cleary (CN) won by forfeit 150: Matthew Anderson (CN) pinned Thomas Lacy, 0:31 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Brody Kaplan, 1:15 165: Dean Natale (CN) pinned Laitton Roberts, 0:31 175: Grayson Hyland (WO) pinned Nicholas Jannucci, 4:19 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Cooper Mah, 0:57 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Anthony Moriano, 4:24 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Logan Bavaro, 0:48 106: Julian Fortunato (CN) tech fall Hunter Allen, 21-5 (2:35) 113: Griffin Walsh (CN) pinned Luke Woronicak, 1:34 120: Ethan Michael (CN) tech fall Carson Bradway, 16-1 (5:36) 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Zachary Zaltsman, 1:43
HOPEWELL VALLEY 62, WOODSTOWN 15 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Dylan Hersh, 0:35 132: Sam Lowe (HV) pinned Barry Coverly, 4:52 138: Luke Caldwell (HV) pinned Ryan Polk, 0:50 144: Max Lawruszkiewicz (HV) won by forfeit 150: Max Pollara (HV) pinned Angel Hernandez, 0:54 157: Konrad Haugeto (HV) tech fall Brett Rowand, 17-1 (4:08) 165: Jett Branagh (HV) pinned Laitton Roberts, 0:51 175: Ethan Barker (HV) pinned Grayson Hyland, 5:06 190: Gavin Barker (HV) dec. Paul Banff, 9-2 215: Jon Trainor (HV) pinned Bradley Snitcher, 1:41 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit 106: Said Jan Rahmani (HV) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:48 113: Dean Meissner (HV) pinned Luke Woronicak, 0:28 120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Saif Ali Rahmani, 5-1
AUDUBON QUAD PENNS GROVE vs. AUDUBON PENNS GROVE vs. WILLINGBORO PAUL VI 63, PENNS GROVE 18 132: Mason Yost (PVI) won by forfeit 138: Cameron Connelly (PVI dec. AbdulMutaAlie IbnAbdulHailm Tart, 7-1 144: Gabe O’Brien (PVI) pinned Angel Ocasio, 0:40 150: Jeff Dean (PVI) won by forfeit 157: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Ian Gardner, 2:30 165: Keith Clark (PVI) won by forfeit 175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Ryan Hee, 0:30 190: Maxwell Shipp (PVI) pinned Sumir Brown, 1:40 215: Anthony Jackson (PVI) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:20 285: Wayne Scott (PG) pinned Sean Henderson, 1:26 106: Cristian Perales (PVI) won by forfeit 113: Iyon Townsend (PVI) pinned Avery Curriden, 0:50 120: Wesley Sheets (PVI) won by forfeit 126: Owen Gardner (PVI) pinned Devine Arce, 2:50
SCHALICK QUAD SCHALICK 65, OVERBROOK 12 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Amber Freiling, 0:43 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) tech fall Kayden Branco, 17-1 (3:36) 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Kevyn Reed, 0:19 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Damiano Redrow, 3:09 138: Gabriel McFeeley (S) won by forfeit 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Karter Reed, 0:27 157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Randall Ringstaff, 0:09 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall Oscar Calderon, 22-6 (5:02) 190: Xyon Marshall (O) pinned Evan Elliott, 1:08 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) dec. Augustus Guzman, 7-5 285: Juan Sanchez (O) pinned Julian Reid, 1:19 106: Emma Cain (S) maj. dec. Jackob Sole, 15-4
SCHALICK 57, HADDON HEIGHTS 18 120: Cole Denning (H) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 0:27 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Brennan Albright, 0:33 132: Ryan Miller (S) maj. dec. Liam Loftus, 16-7 138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Leo Falco, 5:00 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) maj. dec. Ryan Bailey, 16-7 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Michael Fitter, 0:58 157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Matthew Brown, 1:14 165: Eric Sulik (S) maj. dec. Andrew Gutkin, 10-0 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall Jacob Gutkin, 19-3 (3:59) 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jack Bailey, 0:30 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) won by forfeit 285: Nathan Lelionis (H) pinned Julian Reid, 1:14 106: Emma Cain (S) maj. dec. Aniello Napolitano, 14-5 113: Michael Ferraro (H) won by forfeit
SCHALICK 60, MAINLAND 18 106: Emma Cain (S) pinned Eric Garcia, 2:44 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Xander White, 1:06 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Justin Mazur, 4:20 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Mason McDevitt, 2:37 138: Chris Mazur (M) pinned Michael Baisch, 5:15 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. James Morley, 8-3 150: Carson Endicott (M) pinned Koen Martin, 2:21 157: Riley Papiano (S) over Ryder Slaughter-Brodton, TB-1 2-1 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Miguel Melo, 1:02 175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned James Barrett, 2:34 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Elijah Endicott, 0:40 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Emilio Morales, 0:37 285: Oswaldo Mendoza (M) pinned Julian Reid, 1:14
PITMAN QUAD SALEM vs. ST. JOE SALEM vs. BURLINGTON CITY PITMAN 66, SALEM 6 106: Gianna Goto (P) won by forfeit 113: Grady Diaz (P) won by forfeit 120: John Wisniewski (P) won by forfeit 126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) pinned Guylherme Quintanilha, 1:30 132: Nick Wenzke (P) won by forfeit 138: Jared Luu (P) won by forfeit 144: Jacob Lawrence (P) won by forfeit 150: Chris McIntyre (P) pinned Ziyon Moore, 1:35 157: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit 165: Double forfeit 175: Anthony Cappello (P) dec. Jordan Brown, 5-3 190: Andrew Hurst (P) won by forfeit 215: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Abdullah Jenkins, 5-0 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 2:26
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