Penns Grove girls tune up for playoffs with win at Salem, Pitman’s Crispin reaches milestone against Salem Tech
By Riverview Sports News
SALEM – RaNyiah Wilson scored 31 points to jump several places on the Salem County all-time girls scoring list and propelled Penns Grove to a 54-35 victory over Salem in its final preparation for the South Jersey Group I tournament.
The Red Devils (11-12) open the tournament Wednesday as the No. 8 seed hosting Glassboro.
The Red Devils pressed from the jump and held the Rams to only three field goals in the first half while opening a 26-13 halftime lead. Wilson had 19 of their points.
PENNS GROVE 54, SALEM 35
PENNS GROVE (11-12) – Brianna Robbins 2 1-2 6, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0, RaNyiah Wilson 12 7-17 31, Keziah Patterson 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Washington 2 0-2 4, JaNiyah Cummings 6 0-4 13. Totals 22 8-25 54.
SALEM (3-18) – Dakirah Gray 1 0-0 3, Carlysia Pierce 5 1-8 12, Madison Dixon 1 6-8 9, Timmiyah Simmons 0 3-5 3, Zaniyah Frieson 2 2-2 8, Amariah Frye 0 0-0 0, Skyla Parsons 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 12-23 35.
| Penns Grove | 12 | 14 | 17 | 11- | 54 |
| Salem | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10- | 35 |
Boys Game
PITMAN 64, SALEM TECH 48: Pitman’s Elijah Crispin became the 111th player in New Jersey history — 41st in South Jersey and third in his family — to reach the 2,000-point milestone when he hit a driving layup with 3:27 left in the first half. The bucket gave the Panthers a 26-12 lead.
Crispin finished with 24 points and now has 2,011 for his career.
The Panthers (19-6) are the No. 1 seed in South Jersey Group I and open the playoffs Wednesday against Wildwood with a potential second-round matchup against Penns Grove. They wouldn’t potentially meet either Woodstown or Salem until the sectional final March 7.
SALEM TECH (0-22): Ayden Myers 2 0-0 5, Joseph Hayes 3 0-2 8, Aiden Bobo 2 0-0 5, Chase Pompper 1 3-4 5, Sam Battiato 1 0-0 3, Larry Pompper 7 1-1 15, Luke Kroll 0 1-2 1, Chase Ayars 3 0-0 6. Totals 19 5-9 48.
PITMAN (19-6): Wyatt Thompson 0 0-0 0, Elijah Crispin 7 9-11 24, Michael Fisicaro 5 0-0 11, Jaron Scull 0 2-4 2, Alex James 1 0-0 3, Hudson 1 3-4 10, Greg Peterson 5 3-4 15, Aidan Stranahan 2 0-0 4, Jay Craig 0 1-2 1, Jake Bowen-Ashwin 0 0-0 0, Ethan Kubat 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 18-25 65.
| Salem Tech | 10 | 9 | 11 | 18- | 48 |
| Pitman | 15 | 22 | 17 | 11- | 64 |
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