Scurry hits mark

Schalick senior reaches 200-point plateau for her field hockey career; includes rest of Salem County Friday action, pairings for SJFHCA Tournament of Champions

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

VOORHEES – When Ava Scurry started playing field hockey in high school all she wanted was to be a good player and win. Now that she’s one of the most prolific scorers in school history, she wanted to share the occasion with all the teammates who helped get her there.

The Schalick senior reached another career milestone Friday, surpassing 200 points with two goals and an assist in the Cougars’ 6-3 loss at Eastern.

Scurry needed only one point going into the match to hit the mark and took it over the top when she tipped in a Lena Virga free hit for her first goal 3:12 into the second half. She notched her second goal about two minutes later and then assisted on Lucy Virga’s goal with 7:28 left in the third quarter after making a run from midfield to the baseline. 

She now had 204 career points on 73 goals and 58 assists. She scored 40 goals last year, so 100 career markers is well within reach.

“I think it represents consistency and just how far, not just me, but how far I’ve come with my team because I couldn’t have reached that milestone without them,” Scurry said. “I think it just shows how far we’ve come since we were freshmen.

“The points really just shows how far the team’s come, because to me there’s no goal without an assist. Everything I’m doing is with my team. And the assists … someone is finishing with me, so even though I get 200 points it’s like the whole team hit 200 points. We’re all doing it together. It’s not just me.”

The Montclair State commitment had been a big assist maker early in the Cougars’ offense early in her career, or at least getting as many assists as she did goals, but she turned into a goal scorer when coach Heather Cheesman moved her to the strong right side last year. Scurry has scored 53 goals since the switch.

“She has been wonderful,” Cheesman said. “She has grown so much since her freshman year. She’s a player who can take the ball down the field or pass it. She’s definitely a team player. I have nothing but good things to say about her.”

All three Schalick goals came in a spirited third quarter in which both teams scored three times. Virga’s goal with 7:28 left in the quarter got the Cougars within one, 4-3, but they just couldn’t get the equalizer. The Vikings got some breathing room with 20 seconds left in the quarter, then extended their lead with four minutes to play.

TOC pairings set

Schalick has drawn Audubon in its opening game of the inaugural South Jersey Field Hockey Tournament of Champions.

The Cougars and Green Wave will play in the final game of the first day, 1:15 p.m. Oct. 4 at Camden Catholic. They will play either Delran or Clearview in their second game, Oct. 5 at Clearview.

Here is the first day schedule at Camden Catholic: Gloucester vs. West Deptford, 8 a.m.; Camden Catholic vs. Delsea, 9:45 a.m.; Delran vs. Clearview, 11:30 a.m. and Schalick-Audubon at 1:15 p.m.

Here is the schedule at Clearview: Gloucester-West Deptford loser vs. Camden Catholic-Delsea loser at 10 a.m.; Delran-Clearview loser vs. Schalick-Audubon loser, 11:45 a.m.: Gloucester-West Deptford winner vs. Camden Catholic-Delsea winner at 1:30 p.m.; Delran-Clearview winner vs. Schalick-Audubon winner, 3:15 p.m.

Schalick	0	0	3	0-	3
Eastern	0	2	3	1-	6

GOALS: E-Chloe Yoder (Tessa Connor), 13:12 2Q; E-Brianna Kalick (Chloe Yoder), 9:20 2Q; E-Juliet Friebel (Lauren Stanz), 13:01 3Q; S-Ava Scurry (Lena Virga), 11:48 3Q; E-Tessa Connor, 10:30 3Q; S-Ava Scurry (Caylen Taylor), 9:38 3Q; S-Lucy Virga (Ava Scurry), 7:28 3Q; E-Chloe Yoder, 0:20 3Q; E-Chloe Yoder (Tessa Connor), 4:03 4Q.

BOYS SOCCER
Audubon 3, Pennsville 2: The Green Wave scored a golden goal in overtime to win. Justin Michaca and Sam Hassler scored second-half goals for the Eagles.
Camden Academy Charter at Salem
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech

GIRLS SOCCER
Salem Tech 6, Cape May Tech 2: Ava Robinson scored three goals, Julia Hewitt Friebel two and Isabella Poli one for the Chargers.
GCIT at Woodstown: Moved to Monday
Hammonton 5, Schalick 3: Brooklynn DelGozzo and Alena DiGerolamo each scored two goals for the winners. Olivia Vanacker scored two goals and assisted on Quinn Berger’s goal for the Cougars.
Cumberland 7, Salem 0

GIRLS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 3, TRITON 2
Records: Pennsville 8-4, Triton 4-6

PITMAN 5, SALEM 0
Colette Rollins (P) def. Tahirah Davenport-White, 6-1, 6-0
Ava Mollenhauer (P) def. Erica Brewer, 6-0, 6-0
Mykala Totoro Totoro (P) def. Evangeline Jimenez Barreto, 6-1, 6-0
Delaney Stevenson-Emma Hagen (P) def. Phoenix Holland-Yulliannis Rosado, 6-1, 6-0
Anna Jones-Mia Gladney (P) won by forfeit
Records: Pitman 12-3, Salem 2-5.