Scorching No. 2 Salem CC makes it seven in a row; women give No. 17 Palm Beach a battle, but can’t get last shot to fall
SALEM CC BASKETBALL
Salem CC 111, Passaic 73
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Palm Beach State 59, Salem CC 56
By Riverview Sports News
PATERSON – Salem CC enjoyed one of its best shooting nights in coach Mike Green’s head coaching career, placed six scorers in double figures and scored 67 points in the second half to beat Passaic 111-73 for its seventh win in a row.
Nasseem Wright led the second-ranked Mighty Oaks (7-0) with 20 points, seven rebounds and three steals. Zyaire Gibson and Idris Rines had 16 points apiece, Saaid Lee and Jarrell Little each had 15 and Stefan Phillips had 10 without missing a shot. Little had six assists
The Mighty Oaks shot a season-high 58.1 percent from the floor (43-of-74), the second-best night in their 2 1/2 seasons under Green. They shot .596 in a February win at Luzerne in Green’s first season.
Phillips was 4-for-4, Lee 6-for-7 and Rines 6-for-9. Phillips is 14-of-15 from the floor in his last four games.
They scored 100 points for the second game in a row and third time this season.
Salem CC 111, Passaic 73
SALEM CC (7-0): Nasseem Wright 8-13 4-8 20, Zyaire Gibson 6-11 0-0 16, Idris Rines 6-9 2-2 16, Saaid Lee 6-7 3-3 15, Jarrell Little 5-10 3-4 15, Stefan Phillips 4-4 2-2 10, Qua Smith 3-8 2-3 8, Lenar Anderson 2-4 0-0 4, Jaiayre Wright 1-4 1-2 3, Jahseir Sayles 1-3 0-0 2, Michael Goodwin 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 43-74 17-24 111.
PASSAIC (2-4):
| Salem CC | 44 | 67- | 111 |
| Passaic | 31 | 42- | 73 |
3-point goals: Salem CC 8-24 (N. Wright 0-1, Gibson 4-9, Rines 2-4, Lee 0-1, Little 2-3, Smith 0-2, Anderson 0-2, J. Wright 0-1, Sayles 0-1). Rebounds: Salem CC 52 (N. Wright 7, Rines 6, Lee 6, Little 6). Total fouls: Salem CC 20.
Region XIX Standings
| DIVISION III | R19 | ALL | GSAC |
| Union | 5-0 | 5-0 | 4-0 |
| SALEM CC | 5-0 | 7-0 | 3-0 |
| Northampton | 4-0 | 7-0 | |
| Montgomery | 3-0 | 3-1 | |
| Camden | 4-1 | 4-1 | 2-0 |
| Brookdale | 4-2 | 4-4 | 1-2 |
| Atlantic Cape | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| RCSJ-Gloucester | 2-2 | 2-4 | 1-3 |
| Bergen | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| Ocean | 2-3 | 3-3 | 2-2 |
| Passaic | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Thaddeus Stevens | 1-2 | 3-3 | |
| RCSJ-Cumberland | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Delaware County | 1-4 | 1-4 | |
| Sussex | 1-4 | 1-5 | 0-2 |
| Luzerne | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| Harrisburg Area | 0-2 | 0-5 | |
| Philadelphia | 0-5 | 1-5 |
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Salem CC 111, Passaic 73
Luzerne 95, Miseracordia JV 85
Northampton 59, SUNY-Broome 51
Middlesex 77, Bucks 67
Raritan Valley at Mercer
Philadelphia at Georgian Court JV
Atlantic Cape at Brookdale
Ocean 80, RCSJ-Gloucester 79
Bergen 80, Sussex 74
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Salem CC at Essex
Philadelphia at Ocean
Harrisburg Area at RCSJ-Gloucester
Luzerne at Northampton
Passaic at Camden
Sussex at RCSJ-Cumberland
Bergen at Thaddeus Stevens
Union at Delaware County
Montgomery at Morris
Delaware Tech at Lackawanna
Women’s game
CARNEYS POINT – The Salem women bounced back from a rough loss in its last game to give the 17th-ranked team in the country a full-game battle Thursday, but just couldn’t get their final shot to fall.
The Mighty Oaks held the halftime lead, then rallied from nine down in the fourth quarter to tie the game in the final minute, but they couldn’t get a game-tying 3-pointer with a second left to go and fell to No. 17 Palm Beach (Fla.) State 59-56.
“We gave them everything we had,” Salem coach Brian Marsh said. “They had a really good third quarter and we battled back to get back into the game.
“I’m really proud of our team. They played really hard coming off a really bad loss (at Mercer) and that’s really all you ask for. They gave me everything they had.”
The Mighty Oaks took a 29-25 halftime lead, shooting 50 percent from the field and holding Palm Beach leading scorer Janiah Suprius to 10 points, but the visitors from Florida used a big third quarter to take a 44-37 lead into the fourth. The Panthers scored the first eight points of the third quarter and 12 of the first 14.
Salem scored the first seven of the fourth quarter to tie the game with 8:01 to play. Palm Beach went up by nine three minutes later, but the Mighty Oaks rallied again and tied it at 56 on Paula Wilson’s 3-pointer with 36 seconds left.
A pair of free throws by Suprius with six seconds left made it 59-56. The Mighty Oaks called time to get the ball to midcourt. They inbounded to Shaw and got a good look, but her 3-pointer from the right side with a second left hit the back of the rim and they couldn’t get the rebound before the horn sounded.
“Being down three we wanted to get a good look at a 3-pointer and we got a good look from TJ and she just didn’t make it,” Marsh said. “I could definitely live with that shot. I thought we got the shots that we needed down the stretch. We need to make them.”
Shaw led the Mighty Oaks with 16 points. Jayda Hunter grabbed a game-high 19 rebounds. Suprius led all scorers with 31 points.
“The things that we’ve been focusing on they really took to heart tonight and put it towards the game and that’s we had the result that we did,” Marsh said. “Even though we came up short I told them I was extremely proud of the way they played. We got to shots we wanted down the stretch. The next time we’ll make them.”
PALM BEACH (4-1): Kierra Kline 1-4 0-0 3, Janiah Suprius 11-17 7-11 31, Destiny Nguyen 4-6 0-0 8, Macey Kovach 0-5 0-0 0, Adrianna Skraban 4-10 1-4 9, Thatiyana Holiday 0-1 2-2 2, Chayce Wright 1-2 0-0 2, Taaliah Todd 1-5 0-0 2, Katelyn Pire 0-5 0-0 0, Kenyah Moss 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 23-57 10-18 59.
SALEM CC (0-3): RayNescia King 4-8 0-2 8, Tanijya Shaw 4-19 6-14 16, Kasey Oliver 3-8 2-4 8, Dani Gustin 3-4 1-2 7, Jayda Hunter 4-9 1-2 9, Paula Wilson 3-5 0-0 8, Breanna Ruhl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 10-24 56.
| Palm Beach State | 14 | 11 | 19 | 15- | 59 |
| Salem CC | 12 | 17 | 8 | 19- | 56 |
3-point goals: Palm Beach 3-14 (Kline 1-1, Suprius 2-4, Kovach 0-3, Todd 0-3, Pire 0-3); Salem CC 4-11 (King 0-1, Shaw 2-6, Hunter 0-1, Wilson 2-3). Rebounds: Palm Beach 26 (Suprius 7, Nguyen 6); Salem CC 41 (Hunter 19, Gustin 9). Fouled out: Oliver. Total fouls: Palm Beach 23, Salem CC 20.
Region XIX Standings
| WOMENS DIVISION II | R19 | ALL | GSAC |
| Union | 2-0 | 7-0 | 2-0 |
| Mercer | 2-0 | 5-1 | 1-0 |
| Harcum | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| Lackawanna | 1-0 | 1-3 | |
| Delaware Tech | 0-0 | 1-6 | |
| Essex | 0-1 | 3-1 | 0-1 |
| Middlesex | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Morris | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| SALEM CC | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Raritan Valley | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-2 |
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Palm Beach (Fla.) State 59, Salem CC 56
RCSJ-Gloucester 101, Ocean 38
Mercer 88, Raritan Valley 54
Northampton 80, SUNY-Broome 35
Sussex 48, Bergen 46
Atlantic Cape 67, Brookdale 62
Philadelphia 93, RCSJ-Cumberland 29
Bronx 72, Middlesex 64
Union 86, Essex 59
Five Towns 96, Lackawanna 38
Allegany (Md.) 55, Camden 51
FRIDAY’S GAME
Palm Beach State at Harcum
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Salem at Essex
Mercer at Harcum
Union at Middlesex
Ocean at Philadelphia
Passaic at Camden
Montgomery at RCSJ-Cumberland
Morris at Raritan Valley
Delaware Tech at Lackawanna
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