Month: December 2025

Cards bank on it

CCBC Catonsville banked in four 3-pointers in the second half to pull away from Salem CC 81-64

By Riverview Sports News

CATONSVILLE, MD. – The Salem CC women’s basketball team ran into a team that banked in four of its six 3-pointers in the second half and couldn’t build on the momentum developed from its first win of the season and fell at CCBC Catonsville Monday 81-64.

The Cardinals hit all six of their 3-pointers in the final three quarters after going 0-for-7 beyond the arc in the first quarter, but the four in the second half defied convention.

“Ridiculous,” is the way Salem coach Brian Marsh described it.

Khloe Wallace hit two of the 3s in the fourth quarter and finished with nine points. Keashiana Murphy led all scorers with 25 points. Tarshay Bell had 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Tanijya Shaw led Salem with 20 points. Dani Gustin had 19 points and 12 rebounds.

CCBC CATONSVILLE 81, SALEM CC 64
SALEM CC (1-8) – RayNescia King 2-7 0-0 5, Tanijya Shaw 7-24 6-8 20, Kasey Oliver 3-8 0-0 6, Dani Gustin 8-12 3-4 19, Jayda Hunter 2-8 0-0 4, Justine Cardona 2-7 0-0 5, Ameriyona Hunter 0-0 0-0 0, Paula Wilson 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 26-71 9-12 64

CCBC CATONSVILLE (5-5) – Keashiana Murphy 10-18 2-2 25, Ijae Dower 0-1 0-0 0, Sydney Oliver 3-4 0-0 6, Emily Bartlett 0-2 0-0 0, Khloe Wallace 3-9 1-2 9, Daisha Bryant 0-1 0-0 0, Anaiya Morrison 4-13 3-8 11, Makenzie Foreman 3-9 1-3 7, Tarshay Bell 6-12 4-4 16, RicKema McLean 2-9 2-2 7. Totals 31-78 13-21 81.

Salem CC15122116-64
CCBC Catonsville12212325-81

3-point goals: Salem CC 3-13 )King 1-2, Shaw 0-3, J. Hunter 0-1 Cardona 1-4, Wilson 1-3); Catonsville 6-25 (Murphy 3-7, Wallace 2-6, Bryant 0-1, Morrison 0-3, Foreman 0-3, Bell 0-1, McLean 1-4). Rebounds: Salem CC 41 (Gustin 12, Shaw 7); Catonsville 42 (Bell 13). Total fouls: Salem CC 17, Catonsville 14. Officials: Haddock, Forcier, Francisco.

Monday prep report

Salem Tech boys win basketball season opener for first time since 2021; Roy leads Penns Grove with a career high

BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech 58, Cape May Tech 42: The Chargers got their season off to a positive start behind 13 points from Ayden Myers and nine from Aiden Bobo. They pulled away with an 18-6 second quarter and slammed the door with a 16-9 fourth. It’s their first win in a season opener since 2021.

Penns Grove 57, St. Joseph 48: William Roy III went off for a career-high 16 points and Roman Gipson had 12 as the Red Devils won their second straight. Roy’s previous career high was 15 against Pennsville last season.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech

SWIMMING
Woodstown 100, West Deptford 70: Nixon Mikaela won two events (200 IM, 100 breast) and three of the four members of the Wolverines’ three winning relays also won an individual event. won individual events. Matt Roser won the 50 free, Matthew Melniczuk won the 100 free and Bailey Wells won the 100 back. Noah Chui completed the relay teams.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes

Mighty Oaks No. 1

Salem CC men grab top spot in JUCO Division III basketball poll

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT — 66 games. One week short of two years since getting the job.

That’s all it took for Mike Green to take the Salem CC men’s basketball team from one that was three games below .500 on Christmas Day 2023 to the No. 1 team in the land.

Monday afternoon the undefeated Mighty Oaks (14-0) were installed as the No. 1 team in JUCO Division III supplanting defending national champion Mohawk Valley, which had been No. 1 all season and lost to Division II No. 14 Orange County by 30 Saturday.

The Mighty Oaks, who had been No. 2 each of the previous five weeks, received all nine first-place votes from the pollsters and collected 105 points, seven ahead of No. 2 fellow Region XIX member Northampton (12-0). Mohawk fell to No. 3.

It’s their first No. 1 ranking in school history. 

“It’s good to see, letting the kids decide on the basketball court,” Green said. “You never know when these type of things happen so fast how the community feels about you. I’m glad we were rewarded with being No. 1.”

Green gave his players off Monday, but they were all in the gym working when the news of the poll’s release broke at 2 p.m.

“Being No. 1 in the country is a dream,” leading scorer Jarrell Little said. “A lot of players on our team, we weren’t a No. 1 team in nothing or never the best team in our area. Now we’re in college (and No. 1), that’s a real accomplishment. That means you’re really a winner.”

And it happened quickly. Green was was hired on Dec. 23, 2023, and his team went 9-9 the rest of the season. It went 26-8 last year, finishing fifth in the national tournament (losing to Mohawk in the second round), and is undefeated this year with virtually an entirely new squad. 

“It’s a testament to everybody who has been around and helping out,” Green said. “It’s a big deal and should be a big deal for the Salem community … I’m just glad these kids get to see their name as No. 1.”

The Mighty Oaks have put it together with a balanced scoring attack that’s among the best in the country driven by sharp ball movement that averages more than 19 assists a game. They have four players averaging in double figures — Little (19.9 ppg), Nasseem Wright (19.6), Saaid Lee (14.4) and Zyaire Gibson (10.3) — and three of the four have more than 45 assists. Lee is second in the country (D3) with 75.

“(The key is) us playing together and us being more unselfish than other teams,” Little said. “When we put this team together people thought we wouldn’t get together. There were a lot of ball-dominant players and most people thought this team was not going to really work because they’re all going to need the ball. We put it together pretty well. We’re totally opposite (of that thinking).”

The Mighty Oaks already were playing with a target on their backs from their high tournament finish a year ago and were getting every team’s best shot this year. The No. 1 ranking just intensifies that, but their approach doesn’t change.

The Region XIX leaders put their newly minted ranking on the line for the first time Thursday at Ocean (7-3), a team they beat with 113 points at home last month and received votes in this week’s poll. They travel to Sussex (3-10) on Saturday. 

Getting through those two games would give the Mighty Oaks a joyous noel (no Ls) at Christmas and should allow them to maintain the top billing into the new calendar year. 

“Nothing changes,” Green said. “We’re still hunting. We like to say we’re still hunting. We don’t want to be the one getting hunted; we’re still hunters. We’ve still got to go out there and hunt like none of this ever happened.”

“We’re not done yet,” Little said. “We’re coming for everything.”

JUCO Division III poll

TEAM (1st place)RECORDPOINTS
SALEM CC (9)14-0105
Northampton12-098
Mohawk Valley7-191
Dallas College Richland9-684
Riverland11-177
Herkimer7-170
Union (NJ)9-163
Northern Essex14-356
Sandhills9-449
Montgomery County (Pa.)6-242
Dallas College Eastfield 8-526
Dutchess10-324
Anoka-Ramsey11-123
Massasoit13-211
North Country10-17
Also receiving votes: Queensborough, Ridgewater, CC of Allegheny County, Dallas-North Lake, Ocean.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 15-21

MONDAY, DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
TRACK
Salem at Bennett Center

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Clearview Tournament, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament, 9:30 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Penns Grove, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
BOWLING
Salem girls vs. Burlington Twp., Bowlero Bristol, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

High school Saturday

Penns Grove basketball showcase, wrestling, indoor track highlight the docket

BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland 61, West Deptford 42
Deptford 58, Winslow 47
Woodbury 53, Woodstown 52
Penns Grove 52, Lindenwold 27

PENNS GROVE 52, LINDENWOLD 27: The Red Devils pulled away with a 22-point second quarter and then held their visitors scoreless in the third quarter. Penns Grove’s Roman Gipson led all scorers with 18 points, half coming on three 3-pointers.

LINDENWOLD (0-2): Cole Hanford 1-0-2, Mehsi Dillard 6-0-13, Sharif Hammond 1-0-2, Raj Jones 2-0-4, Others 2-2-6. Totals 12-2-27.
PENNS GROVE (1-0):Zane Thomas 2-0-4, William Roy III 3-0-6, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, Roman Gipson 7-1-18, Haneef Frisby 2-0-4, Jeremy Costacamps 1-0-2, Geonni Conrad 2-0-6, Luis Colon 2-1-5, Eli Pearsall 1-0-3. Totals 22-2-52.

Lindenwold105012-27
Penns Grove122299-52
3-point goals: Lindenwold 1 (Dillard); Penns Grove 6 (Gipson 3, Conrad 2, Pearsall)

WOODBURY 53, WOODSTOWN 52: The Wolverines put four scorers in double figures, but couldn’t get off a shot in the final three seconds. had the final possession with three seconds left, but couldn’t get a shot off.

Woodstown’s Elijah Caesar led all scorers with 18 points. Blake Bialecki had 12, giving him 733 on his march to 1,000. Alejandro Vazquez and Josh King had 10 apiece.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove

WRESTLING
SCHALICK CLASSIC
At Schalick High School
Team Scores: Schalick 208.5, Haddon Heights 173, Pennsauken 155, Mainland 154,5, Cedar Creek 110, Oakcrest 102.5, Willingboro 65.5, Holy Spirit 62.5, Penns Grove 33.5
Championship matches
107: Victor Fenske (Schalick) pinned Jose Santiago (Penns Grove), 5:18
114: Sincere Wilcox (Cedar Creek) dec. Aniello Napolitano (Haddon Heights), 11-8
121: Cole Denning (Haddon Heights) maj. dec. Fahad Irshad (Willingboro), 17-3
127: Zachary Slimm (Pennsauken) dec. Caleb Jenkins (Schalick), 11-4
133: Joseph Sanchez (Oakcrest) dec. Justin Mazur (Mainland), 3-1
139: Collin Biddle (Schalick) pinned Heriberto Curtidor (Oakcrest), 5:09
145: Daniel MacKinnon (Mainland) pinned Michael Basich (Schalick), 4:30
151: Gavin Mensch (Holy Spirit) pinned Ryan Bailey (Haddon Heights), 2:57
158: Aiden Jenkins (Schalick) tech fall over Michael Borini (Mainland), 17-1 (3:36)
166: Trevor Dill (Mainland) def. Eric Sulik (Schalick), 13-10 (OT)
176: Vincent Hoag (Mainland) dec. Ricky Watt, Schalick, 4-1
191: Kameron Hoskins (Pennsauken) pinned Carlos Villarrubia (Cedar Creek), 5:06
216: Evan Elliott (Schalick) pinned Matthew Kusamotu (Haddon Heights), 1:00
286: Nathan Lelionis (Haddon Heights) tech fall over Gerardo Felipe (Schalick), 15-0 (4:00)

WENDY PANDY-LEH INVITATIONAL
At Delaware Valley Regional
Team scores: Delaware Valley 179.5, Ocean Twp. 178.5, Wall 153.5, Cherokee 111, Woodstown 102.5, Pascack Hills 98, Voorhees (GG) 90, Lawrence 84, Williamstown 78, Westfield 54.5, Princeton 15.5.
Championship matches
106: Michael Apicelli (Ocean) dec. Daniel Berardi (Westfield), 11-10
113: Omar Carrillo-Solano (Wall) pinned Cole Dahl (Voorhees), 1:01
120: Hassan Shawkat (Pascack Hills) maj. dec. Carson Bradway (Woodstown), 13-1
126: Justin Penta (Ocean) over Johnny D’Andrea (Voorhees), MFor
132: Trenton Landell (Cherokee) pinned Jack Corelli (Cherokee), 1:02
138: Steven Ham (Lawrence) dec. Ty Falkenstein (DelVal), 15-9
144: Dominic Volek (Ocean) dec. Michael Hasson (DelVal), 7-5
150: Sebastian Dobak (DelVal) dec. Jake Volek (Ocean), 7-2
157: Parker Quinn (Wall) pinned Justin Farina (Ocean), 0:22
165: Dillon Cahill (Pascack Hills) dec. Jeremy Marsella (Wall), 12-9
175: Olivier Paul (DelVal) dec. Greyson Hyland (Woodstown), 10-7
190: Dane Shiroff (Cherokee) pinned Nicholas Allen (Ocean), 5:12
215: Dimos Maroulis (Voorhees) pinned Bradley Snitcher (Woodstown), 1:32
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown) pinned Zane Spencer (Lawrence), 0:38

INDOOR TRACK
Five individuals and one relay team brought home top 10 finishes at the second SJTCA meet of the season Saturday at the Ott Center in Philadelphia.

Penns Grove’s Arianna Dowe scored two, finishing eighth in the girls long jump (14-1.25) and seventh in the triple jump (30-5.75). Teammate Zoey Caesar was fifth in the shot put (32-1.5), one spot ahead of Salem’s Ava Rodgers (30-2.25).

On the boys side, Salem’s Ahmad Tucker was eighth in the long jump (19-3.5), Gradin Buzby was tenth in the pole vault (10-6) and the 4×400 relay team was tenth (3:45.47).

New No. 1?

Salem CC uses late run to pull away from Brookdale, potentially lay claim to No. 1 after defending national champs lose by 30

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The Salem CC men used a late run to pull away from a close game and take down Brookdale 83-67 Saturday to remain undefeated and possibly lay claim to the No. 1 ranking in the country.

The Mighty Oaks went into the weekend ranked second in JUCO Division III and won while No. 1 Mohawk Valley lost by 30 to Orange County CC (Division II No. 14). If the Hawks remained in the top spot just because they were the defending D-III national champions and hadn’t yet lost, the setback should open the door for a change.

The new rankings come out Monday. Mohawk Valley had received all nine first-place votes in every one of the six weekly polls this season. 

“I don’t know what level Orange is, but I heard they beat them pretty good,” Green said. “In the normal way of thinking things, No. 2 becomes No. 1. I don’t know if we did anything wrong to anybody. I think they’ll get a vote, but that’s how it normally goes, so we’ll see. It’s out of our hands. We just have to keep winning basketball games.”

If the Mighty Oaks (14-0) do become the new No. 1, it would have taken Green just 66 games to take the program from three games under .500 when he took over to the top of the division.

“That’s super cool,” Green said. “When I got here we were in the basement. That’s a testament to everybody who’s been a part of it.

“I’ll tell you one thing, if we’re deserving of it, they’d better give it to us because you’re going to turn these kids into something. They’re already playing with a chip on their shoulder, you’re really going to see some monsters. They’d better get it right because you don’t want to upset these kids.”

The Mighty Oaks had their hands full reeling in the Jersey Blues for most of their final home game of the calendar year. A 3-pointer by Kyle Fulcher cut their lead to 30-28 with 4:09 to play, then the Mighty Oaks closed out the half on a 13-4 run to take a 43-32 lead at the break.

Saaid Lee got it started with a layup and 3-pointer and had eight points in the run. Nasseem Wright had a pair of layups around a Brookdale free throw and Qua Smith had a free throw.

But they couldn’t shake the Blues. Brookdale got within four twice in the second half, the last time with 8:58 to play, but Salem went on a 22-6 run over the next seven minutes to put the game away.

It started with a pair of three-point plays by Idris Rines and Lee – both on assists from Jarrell Little – and just continued to grow. Rines had seven points in the run, Wright and Lee five each, Little two and Zyaire Gibson had a 3.

“We had a couple chances of blowing the game away, but they have championship DNA so they didn’t just fall that easily,” Green said. “Idris played really well, We played through Idris a little bit when the game slowed down and he delivered.  He’s almost there, he’s almost showing everything we envisioned. Once he puts it all together we’re going to be a completely different team.”

Wright led the Mighty Oaks with 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Lee had 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks. Rines had 10 points and four rebounds. Gibson had nine points and 10 boards. The Blues took Little away, but he still finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

The Mighty Oaks and Northampton (12-0) are the last remaining undefeated teams in all of Region XIX. They meet for the only time in the regular season Jan. 15 in Bethlehem.

SALEM CC 83, BROOKDALE 67
BROOKDALE (10-5): Ariel Perez 1-2 0-1 2, Emmanuel Miller 0-4 5-6 5, Keith Allen 8-15 0-0 18, Aidan Hamlin-Woolfolk 6-12 2-4 16, Leonardo Lopez 1-2 2-4 4, Shaun Valentine 0-0 0-1 0, Kyle Fulcher 5-14 2-4 15, Zayd Johnson 0-0 0-0 0, Donovan Summey 0-1 0-0 0, Drean Aikins 0-0 0-0 0, Matthew Slaby 0-2 1-2 1, Ashwan Johnson 1-3 0-0 2, Peter Barkauskas 0-0 2-2 2, Kevin Hemans 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 23-60 14-24 67.
SALEM CC (14-0): Jerrell Little 5-13 0-0 11, Saaid Lee 7-11 6-6 22, Zyaire Gibson 3-6 0-0 9, Nasseem Wright 10-18 6-10 26, Stefan Phillips 2-4 0-0 4, Jahseir Sayles 0 0-0 0, Qua Smith 0-0 1-2 1, Idris Rines 3-6 4-7 10. Totals 30-58 17-25 83.

Brookdale3235-67
Salem CC4340-83

3-point goals: Brookdale 7-18 (Allen 2-5, Hamlin Woolfolk 2-4, Fulcher 3-7 Summer 0-1, Johnson 0-1); Salem CC 6-17 (Little 1-3, Lee 2-3, Gibson 3-5, Wright 0-3, Phillips 0-2, Rines 0-1). Rebounds: Brookdale 27 (Perez 6, Fulcher 5); Salem CC 38 (Gibson 10, Wright 8, Little 7). Total fouls: Brookdale 19, Salem CC 20.

Region XIX Standings

DIVISION IIIR19ALLGSAC
SALEM CC (2)9-014-07-0
Northampton (5)8-012-0
Union (4)8-19-16-1
Montgomery (10)4-16-2
Brookdale (RV)10-310-56-3
Camden8-38-35-2
Ocean7-37-34-2
RCSJ-Cumberland4-35-54-3
Bergen5-86-82-5
Thaddeus Stevens2-45-7
Atlantic Cape3-64-62-6
RCSJ-Gloucester3-74-81-4
Sussex2-73-91-6
Passaic2-72-92-6
Delaware County2-83-10
Harrisburg Area1-52-10
Philadelphia1-74-7
Luzerne0-63-8

Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division III national ranking

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Salem CC 83, Brookdale 67
RCSJ-Gloucester at Philadelphia
Bergen 90, Luzerne 78
Mercer 81, Morris 72
Camden 81, Harrisburg Area 74
Rockland 97, Lackawanna 69
Montgomery 112, Southern Maryland 102
Atlantic Cape 78, Thaddeus Stevens 66
Delaware County 66, Passaic 61
Essex 101, Raritan Valley 81
RCSJ-Cumberland 80, Sussex 78
Harcum at Brunswick
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Montgomery at Luzerne
Brookdale at RCSJ-Cumberland
Delaware Tech at Raritan Valley
Passaic at Ocean
Northampton at Philadelphia
Middlesex at Morris
Union at Mercer
RCSJ-Gloucester at Atlantic Cape
Camden at Sussex
Essex at Lackawanna

Breaking the ice

Salem CC women pick up their first win of season, 57-44 over Lackawanna

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The Salem CC women got to play their game, used two big runs in the middle two quarters to take control and won their first game of the season, 57-44 over Lackawanna Saturday.

After the teams played to a 9-9 draw in the first quarter, the Mighty Oaks outscored their visitors 22-11 in the second quarter and 22-12 in the third to take control.

“We’re excited to finally get that win,” Salem coach Brian Marsh said. “We have been close, but haven’t been able to get over the hump.

“We are finally getting healthy and being at full strength. We will enjoy the win today, but we have to get right back to work against Catonsville on the road Monday.”

Tanijya Shaw led Salem with 22 points, but suffered an apparent left leg injury late in the fourth quarter. The Mighty Oaks really made their hay on the boards, grabbing 64 rebounds with Paula Hunter pulling down 17, Justine Cardona grabbing 11 and Kasey Oliver snaring 10. Cardona also had four assists and three steals.

“TJ had a great game attacking the basket and playing tough D up top,” Marsh said. “I thought we did a much better job rebounding the ball and only giving them one possession, for the most part.

The teams swapped the lead several times early in the second quarter. Lackawanna led 15-14 with 6:57 left in the half, then Salem went on a 12-1 run over the next five minutes to build a 31-20 halftime lead. Shaw had four points in the run, including a layup with 5:30 left that put the Mighty Oaks up for good.

The Falcons closed to within 35-30 with 6:53 left in the third quarter, then the Mighty Oaks went on an 18-2 run to the end of the quarter. Shaw had eight points in the run.

SALEM CC 57, LACKAWANNA 44
LACKAWANNA (4-8): Alaina Ortiz 2-12 2-2 6, Sophia Summa 8-16 3-6 23, Ali Johns 0-10 2-2 2, Abbie Larson 3-11 1-2 7, Jasmin Romano 2-10 1-5 5, Jana Hoffman 0-4 0-0 0, Desiree Nales 0-5 1-2 1. Totals 15-68 10-19 44. 
SALEM CC: RayNescia King 1-8 3-4 4, Tanijya Shaw 9-26 4-6 22, Kasey Oliver 3-8 1-3 7, Dani Gustin 4-9 0-0 8, Jayda Hunter 1-2 2-4 4, Justine Cardona 1-10 1-4 4, Ameriyona Hunter 0-2 0-0 0, Paula Wilson 3-3 0-1 7. Totals 22-78 11-22 57.

Lackawanna9111212-44
Salem CC922224-57

3-point goals: Lackawanna 4-24 (Ortiz 0-5, Summa 4-9, Johns 0-1, Larson 0-2, Romano 0-5, Nales 0-2); Salem CC 2-12 (Shaw 0-3, Hunter 0-3, Cardona 1-4, Hunter 0-1, Wilson 1-1). Rebounds: Lackawanna 35 (Johns 11, Larson 9); Salem CC 64 (Hunter 17, Cardona 11, Oliver 10). Technical fouls: Summa, Salem CC team. Total fouls: Lackawanna 16, Salem CC 18.

Region XIX Women’s Standings

DIVISION IIR19ALLGSAC
Harcum (7)6-011-1
Union (4)7-113-15-0
Mercer (22)5-19-22-0
Essex4-27-34-1
Raritan Valley3-46-63-3
Delaware Tech2-33-9
Lackawanna2-52-8
SALEM CC1-51-70-3
Middlesex1-75-100-4
Morris0-40-40-3

Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division II national ranking

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Salem CC 57, Lackawanna 44
Atlantic Cape 52, Montgomery 32
Sussex 88, RCSJ-Cumberland 58
Essex 69, Raritan Valley 53
Morris at Mercer
Camden 61, Orange County 40
Onondaga 64, Northampton 62

Baker’s dozen

No. 2 Salem CC makes it 13 in a row with another 100-point effort in win at RCSJ-Cumberland; overtakes GSAC lead with Union’s loss

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

VINELAND – Last year’s Salem CC offensive production on the basketball floor was good enough to get them a record-smashing season and a fifth-place finish in the national tournament. Don’t look now, but this year’s version is looking even stronger, with younger players and a lot more players who can handle the ball.

The Mighty Oaks have been challenging the limits of scoreboards all over the region this year. Thursday night they hit the 100-point mark for the sixth time this season and second game in a row in blasting an improved RCSJ-Cumberland team, 106-78.

With their 13-0 start, the second-ranked Mighty Oaks are already halfway to last year’s win total. They hit the 100 mark five times in 34 games last year, they’ve already surpassed that this year and it’s not even Christmas.

“A hundred points definitely feels good,” guard Zyaire Gibson said. “We’re trying to see how many times we can do it, and we try to do it as many times as we can over and over and over until somebody stops us from doing it. The team that stops us from (doing it) we’re going to figure out what we did wrong and we’re going to (get it going) again.”

Last year, the Mighty Oaks finished 15th nationally in scoring (84.4) in an offense that basically ran through three players. With only one player back from that squad, going into Thursday night they were fourth in scoring (93.2), seventh in total points and in the top 10 in field goal percentage, 3-pointers made, 3-point shooting and the number that impresses coach Mike Green most during this run, assists.

Everybody who played in the game for Salem scored, including deep reserve Michael Goodwin, whose bucket at the rim late in the second half pushed the Mighty Oaks over the 100-point threshold.

They’ve hit triple digits this year against Bergen (102), Ocean (113), Passaic (111), Essex (109), RCSJ-Gloucester (100) and the Dukes. After Thursday night, their scoring average rose to 94.2 ppg and their average margin of victory is 20.3 points.

“It means you’re sharing the ball,” Green said. “You don’t score 100 points by going one on one (and) just not caring about your teammates. It shows this team cares about each other; we’re sharing the ball. I don’t know how many assists (tonight), but I’m sure it’s another 20-plus game.

“These guys are picking up what the coaches are putting down and it shows on the court. I’ve said it before: There’s something special about them. They have a certain specialness, a certain toughness, about them. That’s special.”

For the record, the Mighty Oaks had a season-high 25 assists (for 37 baskets), and that doesn’t count “coach’s assists” where guys get fouled going to the bucket without the shot falling and collect from the free throw line. Saaid Lee would have had at least 11 assists (and another points-assists double-double) if you counted those. They’ve had 20 or more assists seven times this season and 21 times in Green’s 65 games as coach.

The Mighty Oaks scored the first eight points of the game and never trailed. The Dukes (5-5) got as close as three with seven minutes left in the first half, then Salem scored the next 10 in a row on the way to a 16-point halftime lead.

Nasseem Wright led Salem with 26 points, six assists and three blocked shots. Jarrell Little, who leads Region XIX in total points, had 24 points, eight rebounds and five steals, and Lee had 14 points, eight assists and six steals. Stefan Phillips and Jaiayre Wright had nine points apiece. Gibson and Idris Rines each had eight.

“It’s good to play in an offense like that,” Little said. “There’s a lot of freelance. You can really play your game in this offense.”

“It’s way better than high school,” added Jaiayre Wright. “It’s fast-paced, everybody gets open shots, nobody is selfish on this team. I just like it. It’s real nice.”

The Dukes got 66 points out of their three big scorers – Vance Brown (28), Jamaal Davis (21) and reigning Region XIX and national Player of the Week Jameel Purnell (17) – but only 12 from the rest of the roster.

The Dukes were the first team Green faced after he got the Mighty Oaks’ coaching job right before Christmas in 2023. His daughter M’ersen was born Dec. 11 and he got the job 12 days later. They have celebrated 48 wins together, a .738 winning percentage.

SALEM CC 106, RCSJ-CUMBERLAND 78
SALEM CC (13-0): Jahseir Sayles 1-4 0-0 2, Jarrell Little 6-11 8-9 24, Saaid Lee 6-10 1-3 14, Jaiayre Wright 4-6 1-1 9, Qua Smith 2-3 0-0 4, Zyaire Gibson 3-11 0-0 8, Nasseem Wright 10 5-8 26, Idris Rines 2-5 4-4 8, Stefan Phillips 2-4 3-4 9, Michael Goodwin 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 37-69 22-30 106.
RCSJ-CUMBERLAND (5-5): Ahmad Woodard 0 1-2 1, Ahzaeah Woodard 0 0-0 0, Jameel Purnell 7 3-6 17, Jamaal Davis 9 3-4 21, Darell Newton 0 0-0 0, Jaedyn Greene 0 0-0 0, Daelan Dickerson 2 0-2 4, Vance Brown 10 6-8 28, Jacob Williams 0 0-0 0, Jack Schuler 2 0-0 6, Exodus DeJesus 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 13-22 78.

Salem CC4957-106
RCSJ-Cumberland3345-78

3-point goals: Salem CC 10-27 (Little 4-7, Lee 1-2, Gibson 2-8, N. Wright 1-2, Phillips 2-2, Rines 0-2, Smith 0-1, Sayles 0-3); RCSJ 5 (Davis, Brown 2, Schuler 2). Rebounds: Salem CC 45 (Little 8, J. Wright 7, Gibson 7, Rines 6, Phillips 6); RCSJ 25 (Purnell 9). Total fouls: Salem CC 19, RCSJ 18.

Region XIX Standings

DIVISION IIIR19ALLGSAC
SALEM CC (2)8-013-06-0
Northampton (5)8-012-0
Union (4)8-19-16-1
Brookdale (RV)10-210-46-2
Montgomery (10)4-15-2
Camden7-37-35-2
Ocean7-37-34-2
RCSJ-Cumberland4-35-54-3
Thaddeus Stevens2-35-6
Bergen4-85-82-5
RCSJ-Gloucester3-74-81-4
Atlantic Cape2-63-62-6
Passaic2-62-82-6
Sussex2-73-91-6
Harrisburg Area1-42-9
Philadelphia1-74-7
Delaware County1-82-10
Luzerne0-53-7

Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division III national ranking

THURSDAY’S GAMES
Salem 106, RCSJ-Cumberland 78
Ocean 65, Union 60
Lackawanna 93, Penn State Scranton 76
Harrisburg Area 89, Luzerne 73
Southern Maryland 87, Delaware County 74
Borough of Manhattan CC 62, Passaic 54
Bucks at Philadelphia
Essex 98, Rockland 90
Northampton 76, Montgomery 74
Orange County 85, Sussex 61
Middlesex 73, Delaware Tech 67
Raritan Valley 92, Westchester 82
Bergen at Dutchess
Brookdale 69, RCSJ-Gloucester 65
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Brookdale at Salem CC
RCSJ-Gloucester at Philadelphia
Bergen at Luzerne
Morris at Mercer
Camden at Harrisburg Area
Lackawanna at Rockland
Montgomery at Southern Maryland
Thaddeus Stevens at Atlantic Cape
Passaic at Delaware County
Raritan Valley at Essex
RCSJ-Cumberland at Sussex
Harcum at Brunswick

Region XIX Women’s Standings

DIVISION IIR19ALLGSAC
Union (4)7-013-05-0
Harcum (7)5-010-1
Mercer (22)5-19-22-0
Essex3-26-33-1
Raritan Valley3-36-53-2
Delaware Valley2-33-9
Lackawanna2-42-7
Middlesex1-75-100-4
Morris0-40-40-3
SALEM CC0-50-70-3

Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division II national ranking

THURSDAY’S GAMES
Northampton 51, Montgomery 37
Delaware Tech 83, Middlesex 71
Brookdale 61, RCSJ-Gloucester 45
LaGuardia at Essex
Raritan Valley 67, Westchester 55
Union at Harcum
Sussex 64, Orange County 51
Monroe at Mercer
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Lackawanna at Salem CC
Montgomery at Atlantic Cape
RCSJ-Cumberland at Sussex
Raritan Valley at Essex
Morris at Mercer
Orange County at Camden
Onondaga at Northampton

Winter schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2025-26 Salem County winter sports season; x-scrimmage

DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joe (Hamm.), 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Triton at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Timber Creek at GCIT, 7 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 1 p.m.
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 5:15 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

DEC. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 26
WRESTLING
Salem girls at Clayton Tournament

DEC. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Boardwalk Classic, Wildwood
Penns Grove vs. Millville, 2:30 p.m.
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Camden Tech vs. Haddon Heights, 10 a.m.
Camden Prep vs. Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
Woodstown vs. Holy Spirit, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Haddon Twp. at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton Classic, 8 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

DEC. 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
WRESTLING
Salem at Middleton South

DEC. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Consolation game, 10 a.m.
Championship game, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Moorestown Friends, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. New Egypt (tournament), 1 p.m.

DEC. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Collingswood at Overbrook Classic, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. Rancocas Valley at Delsea, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 11:30 a.m.
West Deptford at Schalick, noon
Penns Grove vs. Westhampton Tech at Delsea, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Salem at New Egypt Tournament
WRESTLING
Audubon, Long Branch, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

JAN. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cherokee at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Maple Shade at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Northern Burlington, Willingboro at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Heights, Mainland at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Collingswood
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

JAN. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hammonton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, 7 p.m.

JAN. 7
WRESTLING
Deptford at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

JAN. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 7 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Triton at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT, 7 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m.
Triton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
LEAP at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Kingsway, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Buena, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Pennsville, Millville, Oakcrest at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cinnaminson
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 5 p.m.

JAN. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Hagerstown, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 13
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. GCIT at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Westbrook Lanes
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
DuPont at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 15
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Medford Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Camden Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Palmyra, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Salem vs. Deptford at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westbrook Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Northampton, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lindenwold at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Eastern, 10 a.m.
Schalick at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Delsea, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Buena Quad
Penns Grove, Overbrook, Pitman at Salem, 9 a.m.
Pennsville, Collingswood, Vineland at Sterling, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Deptford, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Passaic at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, noon

JAN. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury
Salem at Atlantic City, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

JAN. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Salem at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Overbrook
Clayton at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Winslow at Salem, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Deptford at Brunswick Zone, 4 p.m.

JAN. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech in NJTAC, Lucky Strike North Brunswick, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Collingswood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Buena, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Pitman, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 6 p.m.

JAN. 24
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Haddon Heights, Middle Twp. at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Woodstown, Haddonfield, Millville at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Holy Spirit, Toms River North, Vineland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Woodstown at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.

JAN. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Mastery Camden
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 28
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Cumberland
Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m.
Pennsville, Salem girls at Clayton Jamboree, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Center, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 7 p.m.

JAN. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.

JAN. 31
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Cape May Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Millville, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

FEB. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. ACIT, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Washington Twp., Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Montgomery at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 6:30 p.m.

FEB. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harrisburg Area at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

FEB. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at Buena, 11:30 a.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, noon
Battle by the Bay, Atlantic City
Salem vs. Cherry Hill East, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Sterling, Timber Creek at Oakcrest
Woodstown, Lacey at Williamstown
Vineland, Winslow at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

FEB. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.

FEB. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Timber Creek
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 5 p.m.

FEB. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Deptford at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Overbrook Jamboree, 5 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

FEB. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem at Rutgers Prep, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Camden at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

FEB. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill West, Maple Shade at Schalick, 4 p.m.

FEB. 14
WRESTLING
Salem at Notre Dame
Highland, Mainland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown, Allentown, Haddon Heights at Delran, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sussex at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Essex at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 15
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 16
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Team Tournament

FEB. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Harcum, 5 p.m.

FEB. 18
WRESTLING
Team Sectional Finals

FEB. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament

FEB. 20
WRESTLING
State Team Semifinals

FEB. 22
WRESTLING
State Team Championship
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

FEB. 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
WRESTLING
District Tournament

MAR. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

MAR. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MARCH 7
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MAR. 8
INDOOR TRACK
Meet of Championship, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 10 a.m.

MAR. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 14
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers

They’ll take a dozen

No. 2 Salem CC shakes slow start, erupts for 100 points and 12th straight win; women’s game canceled

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The way this Salem CC basketball team has been going this season even with a disjointed start you got the sense once the first shot fell through the points were just going to keep coming.

But they had to get the first one and the way it started it didn’t look like either team would.

The Mighty Oaks didn’t score in the first five minutes of the game Tuesday night, but they racked up 100 over the next 34 minutes and put away RCSJ-Gloucester 100-72 to remain undefeated and pull into a share of the Region XIX Division III lead with fourth-ranked Union.

“We just had to see the ball go in the hoop,” said freshman Idris Rines, one of a season-high seven Mighty Oaks scorers in double figures. “Defensively, we held a team to zero points, so it’s not like we were asleep or anything. We couldn’t get shots to fall. We settled for a lot of 3s, weren’t getting to the rim or anything. Once we’d seen finally a layup go through everybody just seen the ball go through the hoop the rest of the game.”

“I knew once we made one shot we were going to keep hitting and going on our runs,” added point guard Saaid Lee.

Neither team could put the ball in the basket early and it was scoreless through the first four minutes of play.

The Roadrunners (4-7) finally scored on a putback 4:15 into the game and went up 4-0. Qua Smith finally broke the ice for second-ranked Salem with 14:50 left in the half and the bucket jumpstarted a 19-0 run that gave the Mighty Oaks (12-0) control of the game.

The Mighty Oaks got to the gym late and it took them a bit to settle in. They opened the game with 11 empty possessions, going 0-for-8 with five turnovers. But they still played good defense, forcing the Roadrunners to go 0-for-3 with six turnovers before somebody scored.

“We were supposed to be here 5:45, guys got here like 6; basketball gods aren’t going to reward that, so that’s probably why we started off so slow,” Lee said. “We just had a lot of brain farts and had to wake up.”

Head coach Mike Green put it a little more delicately.

“We missed shots; shots we normally make, we missed,” he said. “You see a zone and you automatically think shoot 3, 3, 3. We started working the ball. We started getting in the paint, getting finishes, and we took off from there. They picked it up. They listened to what we said and got going.”

Once the Mighty Oaks scored, they never stopped. They scored on eight of their next possessions, going 7-of-11 from the field capped by their first 3-pointer of the game from Zyaire Gibson. And they continued playing strong defense, holding the Roadrunners to 2-of-12 shooting and 10 turnovers in the spree.

The Roadrunners gathered themselves during a timeout and clawed back to within five with 6:23 left in the half, but then the Mighty Oaks put together a 15-4 run to eventually build an 18-point halftime lead.

All five starters scored in double figures for the third time this season, and then some. They got 36 points off the bench. Nasseem Wright was their leading scorer and rebounder with 18 points and eight, respectively.

Lee enjoyed his first double-double on any level with 11 points and 10 assists, easily winning a playful bet he made with someone in a Hawaiian shirt in the stands that he’d get seven assists in the game. Four of his five assists in the second half produced 3-pointers. He also had five steals.

“I just try to be good at my role, create for my teammates, play fast, defend the ball, all that,” Lee said.

Rines came off the bench with 15 points and seven rebounds. Stefan Phillips scored all 10 of his points in the second half and didn’t miss a shot. Jarrell Little had 14 points while Gibson and reserve Jaiayre Wright each had 11.

“Everybody does their role,” Rines said. “Some teams play five or six dudes that are really good (players), but we have 11 people who can go, get out, run. Everybody fills their role. For me, specifically, tonight, I was trying to get up the floor, get open shots, not force anything, and do what everybody needed.”

Despite missing so many shots early, the Mighty Oaks still wound up shooting 50 percent from the field for the game.

Ace Lassiter led the Roadrunners with 14 points. Freshman Jabez DeJesus, a senior at Salem High two years ago, scored his team’s last five points of the first half and finished with a collegiate career-high 11. He had scored 10 points total in six previous appearances.

SALEM CC 100, RCSJ-GLOUCESTER 72
RCSJ-GLOUCESTER (4-7): Dasir Williams-Bey 0-7 2-2 2, Ace Lassiter 5-12 1-1 14, Hajir Davis 2-6 4-4 8, Nasir Baker 6-8 0-0 12, Aiden Cranmer 1-4 0-0 3, Zair Green 1-1 1-2 4, Julian Johnson 3-4 0-0 8, Amara Cacko 3-10 0-0 7, Jerome Cuff 1-2 0-0 3, Sydney Maynard III 0-0 0-0 0, Jabez DeJesus 3-5 5-6 11. Totals 25-59 13-15 72.
SALEM CC (12-0): Jarrell Little 5-12 2-2 14, Saaid Lee 5-8 1-3 11, Zyaire Gibson 4-9 0-0 11, Nasseem Wright 8-14 2-4 18, Stefan Phillips 4-7 0-0 10, Jahseir Sayles 1-9 0-0 3, Jaiayre Wright 4-5 2-3 11, Qua Smith 3-6 1-2 7, Idris Rines 4-6 5-6 15, Michael Goodwin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-76 13-20 100.

RCSJ-Gloucester3339-72
Salem CC5149-100
3-point goals: RCSJ 9-21 (Williams-Bey 0-1, Lassiter 3-6, Davis 0-1, Cranmer 1-2, Green 1-1, Johnson 2-3, Sacko 1-4, Cuff 1-2, DeJesus 0-1); Salem CC 11-29 (Little 2-4, Lee 0-2, Gibson 3-8, Phillips 2-4, Sayles 1-6, J. Wright 1-2, Rines 2-3). Rebounds: RCSJ 25 (Williams-Bey 4, Davis 4, Cranmer 4); Salem CC 39 (N. Wright 8, Rines 7). Total fouls: RCSJ 16, Salem CC 17.

Region XIX Standings

DIVISION IIIR19ALLGSAC
SALEM CC (2)8-012-05-0
Union (4)8-09-06-0
Northampton (5)7-011-0
Montgomery (10)4-05-1
Brookdale (RV)9-29-45-2
Camden7-37-35-2
Ocean6-36-33-2
RCSJ-Cumberland4-35-44-2
Thaddeus Stevens2-35-6
RCSJ-Gloucester3-64-71-3
Bergen4-85-82-5
Atlantic Cape2-63-62-6
Passaic2-62-72-4
Sussex2-73-81-6
Harrisburg Area1-41-9
Philadelphia1-74-7
Delaware County1-82-9
Luzerne0-53-6

Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division III national ranking

TUESDAY’S GAMES
Salem CC 100, RCSJ-Gloucester 72
Camden 75, Bergen 65
Brookdale 85, Sussex 58
Atlantic Cape 73, RCSJ-Cumberland 61
Middlesex at Raritan Valley
Morris 77, Westchester 73
Luzerne 84, Delaware County 80
Mercer 77, Lackawanna 66
Northampton 70, Thaddeus Stevens 69
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Salem at RCSJ-Cumberland
Union at Ocean
Lackawanna at Penn State Scranton
Luzerne at Harrisburg Area
Delaware County at Southern Maryland
Passaic at Borough of Manhattan CC
Bucks at Philadelphia
Rockland at Essex
Montgomery at Northampton
Orange County at Sussex
Middlesex at Delaware Tech
Westchester at Raritän Valley
Bergen at Dutchess
RCSJ-Gloucester at Brookdale

Region XIX Women’s Standings

DIVISION IIR19ALLGSAC
Union (4)7-013-05-0
Harcum (7)5-010-1
Mercer (22)5-19-22-0
Essex3-26-33-1
Raritan Valley2-34-52-2
Lackawanna2-42-7
Delaware Tech1-32-9
Middlesex1-55-80-3
Morris0-40-40-3
SALEM CC0-50-70-3

Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division II national ranking

TUESDAY’S GAMES
Morris at Salem CC, canceled
Camden 70, Bergen 31
Middlesex at Raritan Valley
Northampton 81, Ocean 31
Harcum 103, Essex 60
Atlantic Cape 96, RCSJ-Cumberland 32
Brookdale 63, Sussex 51
Passaic 46, Montgomery 39
RCSJ-Gloucester 68, Philadelphia 63
Mercer 100, Lackawanna 36
Union 106, Delaware Tech 60
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Montgomery at Northampton
Middlesex at Delaware Tech
RCSJ-Gloucester at Brookdale
LaGuardia at Essex
Westchester at Raritan Valley
Union at Harcum
Orange County at Sussex
Monroe at Mercer