Schalick, Woodstown girls both deliver dominating defensive performances, includes all Salem County games, 1000-point watch
THURSDAY BASKETBALL
GIRLS GAMES
Pennsville 50, Glassboro 35
Woodstown 54, Penns Grove 10
Schalick 35, Overbrook 16
BOYS GAMES
Overbrook 84, Schalick 53
Glassboro 66, Pennsville 26
Salem 82, Salem Tech 25
Woodstown 63, Penns Grove 55
By Riverview Sports News
PINE HILL – Navaeh Robinson went off for 17 points and Schalick held Overbrook scoreless the entire first half on the way to a 35-16 victory.
The Cougars (2-0) jumped out to a 16-0 halftime lead before the Rams finally scored on a 3-pointer in the third quarter. They have allowed just 51 points in winning their first two games for the first time in more than 15 years.
“We have had shutout quarters in the past but never a full half,” Schalick coach John Whalen said. “We told the girls in the beginning of the season we were making our mark on the defensive end this year.
“As always, we emphasize effort. It’s the one thing you always have control over. To their credit, they have bought in and taken pride in their effort. It has fueled our start to the season and I know they will continue to work to get better.”
SCHALICK (2-0) – Ava Scurry 2 1-2 5, Nevaeh Robinson 7 1-2 17, Cali Fisler 2 1-2 5, Willow Davis 1 1-4 5, Olivia Vanacker 1 0-0 2, Vic Basich 1 0-0 2, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Bailey Wentz 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-10 35.
OVERBROOK (1-2) – Leslies Rosario 0 0-0 0, Gianna Simon 1 3-3 5, Alexis Washington 0 0-0 0, Heaven Williams 0 0-0 0, Rosetta Loibman 1 0-0 3, Annalise Bosco 2 0-0 4, Kiya Townsend 0 0-0 0, Leigha Muff 1 1-2 4, Talia Wiggins 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 4-5 16.
Schalick 11 5 11 8- 35
Overbrook 0 0 7 9- 16
3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Robinson 2, Davis); Overbrook 2 (Loibman, Muff). Fouled out: Loibman. Total fouls: Schalick 5, Overbrook 9.
WOODSTOWN 54, PENNS GROVE 10: The Wolverines put together a balanced scoring attack and another strong defensive effort to defeat its second straight in-county opponent to open the season.
Eleven different players scored for the Wolverines, led by Lauren Hengel’s 11 points and 10 from Kendall Young. Their defense held the Red Devils (0-2) scoreless in the second quarter and without a field goal in the fourth.
The Wolverines also had good ball movement, collecting 17 assists on their 22 field goals. Young had five assists and Mia Waterman had four. Kyia Leyman had three assists to go with nine points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.
Woodstown’s girls have now won 39 straight against Salem County competition.
PENNS GROVE (0-2) – JaNiyah Cummings 1 0-2 2, Keziah Patterson 1 0-0 2, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Washington 0 2-6 2, Torres 0 0-0 0, Blackston 1 2-4 4, Colon 0 0-0 0, Cruz 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 4-12 10.
WOODSTOWN (2-0) – Lauren Hengel 4 1-2 11, Emma Perry 2 1-2 5, Kyia Leyman 4 0-2 9, Kendall Young 4 0-0 10, Mia Waterson 2 0-0 5, Talia Guardascione 1 0-0 3, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Maddie Roback 0 0-0 0, Ava White 1 0-0 3, Jaelyn McDonald 1 0-2 2, Gina Murray 0 0-0 0, Autumn Paleschic 0 0-0 0, Gabriella Maldonado 1 0-0 2, Kamiya Brunson 1 0-1 2, Cecelia Nachbar 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 2-9 54.
Penns Grove 5 0 4 1- 10
Woodstown 17 17 14 6- 54
3-point goals: Woodstown 8 (Hengel 2, Leyman, Young 2, Waterman, Guardascione, White). Fouled out: Cummings. Total fouls: Penns Grove 7, Woodstown 11.
PENNSVILLE 50, GLASSBORO 35: Marley Wood had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds and Taylor Bass scored 21 points for the second game in a row as the Eagles won their first game of the season.
The teams were locked in a close game at halftime, but the Eagles outscored Glassboro 30-18 in the second half to win the game. Bass had 13 in the second half, including a 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter that got everyone’s attention, and Wood had 11. Addison Johnston had their other six points in the half on two of her three 3-pointers.
Bass and Wood also combined for nine assists and four steals. Jaiden Wilson grabbed eight rebounds and Jada Burns had five rebounds and four assists.
GLASSBORO (1-1) – Sanaa Thomas 2 2-4 6, Kezia Brackett 2 0-2 5, Grace Moore 3 0-2 6, Lily Czubas 4 1-2 9, Sianna Wedderburn 4 1-2 9, Laila Anderson 0 0-0 0, Tatianna Concepcion 0 0-0 0, Marissa Pasquarello 0 0-0 0, Cierra Garrison 0 0-0 0, Zoey Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-10 35.
PENNSVILLE (1-1) – Taylor Bass 7 5-7 21, Marley Wood 6 3-4 15, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Jada Burns 1 0-0 2, Addison Johnston 3 0-0 5, Isabelle Saulin 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 9-13 50.
Glassboro 8 9 9 9- 35
Pennsville 9 11 14 16- 50
3-point goals: Glassboro 1 (Brackett); Pennsville 5 (Bass 2, Johnston 3). Rebounds: Glassboro 40 (Czubas 13, Wedderburn 10); Pennsville 32 (Wood 13, Wilson 8). Fouled out: Wilson. Total fouls: Glassboro 13, Pennsville 13.
BOYS GAMES
WOODSTOWN 63, PENNS GROVE 55: After dropping nail-biters in their first two games, the Wolverines broke out with their first win of the season. Alejandro Vazquez hit three 3-pointers first half and finished with 19 points. Elijah Caesar had 16 and Lucas Fulmer added 13 with three second-half 3s.
The Wolverines trailed 33-28 at halftime, but used a 17-7 third quarter to take the lead.
“We could easily be 3-0; just a couple plays away,” Woodstown coach Ramon Roots said. “It feels good to get that first one, though.”
Penns Grove’s Zane Thomas led all scorers with 26 points.
WOODSTOWN (1-2) – Elijah Caesar 6 4-7 16, Blake Bialecki 0 2-2 2, Alejandro Vazquez 7 1-2 19, Joshua King 2 2-7 6, Lucas Fulmer 5 0-0 12, C Miller 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 3 1-2 7. Totals 23 10-20 63.
PENNS GROVE (2-1) – Roman Gipson 0-0-0, Haneef Frisby 0-1-1, William Roy 4-2-13, Geonni Conrad 4-1-12, Zane Thomas 11-3-26, Mishawn Brantley 0-1-1, Luis Colon 1-0-2, Jeremy Costacamps 0-0-0. Totals
Woodstown 20 8 17 18- 63
Penns Grove 16 17 7 15- 55
3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (Vazquez 4, Fulmer 3); Penns Grove 5 (Roy, Conrad 3, Thomas). Fouled out: Roy. Total fouls: Woodstown 13, Penns Grove 17.
GLASSBORO 66, PENNSVILLE 26: The Eagles had a tough time of it in Ray Heine’s debut as head coach. They fell behind 20-8 in the first quarter and never recovered. Mason O’Brien was their leading scorer with nine points. Glassboro’s Xavier Sabb outscored Pennsville by himself by a point.
PENNSVILLE (0-1) – Daniel Knight 7, Mason O’Brien 9, Gavin Spears 4, Chanler Lindenmuth 2, Jake Layfield 2, Aidan Clark 2.
GLASSBORO (1-2) – Xavier Sabb 27, Alex Adeleye 2, Maurice Davis 17, William Boggans 12, Derreck Robinson 2, Cam Parker-Akins 4, Lorenz Jones 2.
Pennsville 8 5 11 2- 26
Glassboro 20 21 16 9- 66
SALEM 82, SALEM TECH 25: The Rams jumped out to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Neziah Spence led the Rams with 16 points and Deshaan Williams had another monster game, going for 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Salem 28 24 11 19- 82
Salem Tech 6 7 3 9- 25
OVERBROOK 84, SCHALICK 53: Lamar Little knocked down eight 3-pointers and scored 36 points to lead the Rams. Bilal Robinson added 17 points. The Rams (2-0) had 12 3s in the game. Orion Baldwin and Julian Dickerson scored 14 points, respectively, for Schalick (0-2).
1000-Point Watch
| PLAYER | TONIGHT | TOTAL |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 21 vs. Glassboro | 936 |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 2 vs. Penns Grove | 750 |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | 8 vs. Salem Tech | 674 |
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