Rams bop Burl Twp

Friday’s sports report: Salem edges Falcons in showcase on Stephens’ buzzer-beating layup, Schalick girls find a way to rally past Penns Grove, Pennsville’s Wood takes unique place in family history, and more

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick 48, Penns Grove 42
Pennsville 54, Overbrook 18
Collingswood 49, Salem 32
Glassboro 53, Woodstown 36
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem 47, Burlington Twp. 46
Penns Grove 38, Schalick 38
Lindenwold 43, Salem Tech 30
Overbrook 80, Pennsville 25
WRESTLING
Collingswood 57, Schalick 18


By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

DELRAN – Marshall Stephens isn’t the kind of player who gets all caught up in his points. The Salem senior is all about rebounding and blocking shots and he figures if he gets a bunch of those he’s had a pretty good game.

Now don’t think he’ll turn down a bucket when he gets the chance to score the ball, and the Rams certainly were glad to see him score Friday night.

Stephens hit a layup right before the horn sounded to lift the Rams over Burlington Twp. 47-46 in the Holy Cross Prep Showcase. 

He raced down the floor in anticipation of Tymear Lecator being double-teamed on the inbounds after the Falcons (7-8) took a 46-45 lead on the second of two free throws with 5.8 seconds left.

Lecator got the ball with about three seconds left and then got it to Stephens for the easy winning layup. Stephens put it up with 1.9 on the clock and before he knew it the horn went off and his teammates erupted off the bench to mob him under the basket.

“The relief I felt was like nothing I felt before,” Stephens said. “He passed the ball to me and my instinct was like lay the ball up. Something told me lay the ball up. Coach’s words were just playing in my head, ‘take the ball up, go up strong, backboard, backboard’ and I did that and ended up scoring.

“It was one of those I kept saying I just can’t miss it, I just can’t miss it. I didn’t think in my whole 17 years of living I would ever get a game-winner.”

Stephens finished with six points, but he also grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots. Lecator had a team-high 14 points, four rebounds and six assists one day after impressing against Rutgers Prep in the Metro Classic. Deshaan Williams had 13 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

“This win was all because of Tymear,” Stephens said. “It’s not because of me, it was all because of him. If it wasn’t for that pass right there we would have never won.

“It takes certain amount of guards and certain people with certain IQ to just pass the ball. He saw what was going on and passed the ball to me. I jumped the highest I could to get it. I didn’t know how much time there was, I just put it up and scored the bucket and the game was over.”

The Rams (13-3) are now within one win of matching last year’s official wins total. They are currently No. 2 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings and have the best winning percentage in the section.

PENNS GROVE 65, SCHALICK 38: Roman Gipson led three players in double figures and 10 players scored in total as the Red Devils won their fifth in a row. It’s also another win in the second game on consecutive nights.

Gipson had 13 points, Carson Pearsall 12 and Geonni Conrad 10. Three other players scored at least six points. Sherrod Jones led Schalick with 14 points.

SCHALICK (6-8): Sherrod Jones 6-1-14, Jase Volovar 1-0-3, Dylan Sheehan 4-3-11, Kade Macom 1-0-2, Julian Dickerson 1-2-4, Orion Baldwin 2-0-4. Totals 15-6-38.
PENNS GROVE (12-6): Roman Gipson 6-1-13, Carson Pearsall 5-1-12, Haneef Frisby 0-0-0, Will Roy 3-0-7, Mishawn Brantley 2-2-6, Geonni Conrad 5-0-10, Luis Colon 3-0-7, Jameel Horace 1-0-2, Jeremy Costacamps 2-0-4, Ahkeen Edwards 1-0-2, Messiah Allah 1-0-2, James Minor 0-0-0. Totals 29-4-65.

Schalick	4	8	13	13-	38
Penns Grove	16	17	21	11-	65

Girls games

SCHALICK 49, PENNS GROVE 42; The Cougars just continue to find ways to win.

They trailed one-win Penns Grove by 12 in the third quarter, cut the deficit in half by the end of the quarter and won the game with a big fourth quarter.

It was their sixth win in a row, their longest winning streak since 2019 and one that matched their entire win total of a year ago.

“The six-game winning streak is great for the program, especially after only having six total wins last season,” Cougars coach John Whelan said. “It’s a testament to how much work these girls have put in throughout the offseason and season.”

They won this one in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Red Devils 17-5. Olivia Vanacker scored seven of her 11 points in the fourth quarter, including three key free throws down the stretch, and Nevaeh Robinson (14) and Willow Davis (9) each hit a 3-pointer.

But this comeback was fueled by the defense the Cougars have been hanging their hat on all season. The Cougars recorded 17 steals in the game, with Cali Fisler and Davis each snaring four, and Ava Scurry had five blocked shots to go with 13 rebounds.

Penns Grove’s Janiyah Cummings led all scorers with 22 points, but she had only two in the fourth quarter. Whelan said Jaelynn Jarmon was a “big piece” that sparked the defense.

“We ran our press well and with aggression throughout the entire fourth quarter, creating and capitalizing on turnovers,” Whelan explained. “Penns Grove is tough and they played a great game. But for the third straight game we were able to grind it out and find a way to win.”

SCHALICK (11-3): Cali Fisler 3 0-2 6, Ava Scurry 2 0-2 4, Nevaeh Robinson 6 1-4 14, Willow Davis 3 2-5 8, Olivia Vanacker 3 5-16 11, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0, Vicky Basich 0 0-0 0, Jaelynn Jarmon 2 0-0 4. Totals 19 8-29 48.
PENNS GROVE (1-14): Keziah Patterson 4 4-6 14, Mikayla Washington 1 2-6 4, Janiyah Cummings 9 4-8 22, Yeichelynn Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Domari Torres 0 0-0 0, Arrmahni Blackston 0 0-0 0, Jamila Colon 0 0-0 0, Yasmin Cruz 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 10-20 42.

Schalick	15	7	9	17-	48
Penns Grove	12	14	11	5-	42

Pennsville	19	22	8	5-	54
Overbrook	0	5	5	8-	18

COLLINGSWOOD 49, SALEM 32: Junior Tatum Hinson scored 28 points and went the 1,000-point plateau in the process to lead the Panthers. She reached the milestone on a put-back with 7:18 left in the third second quarter that gave the Panthers an 18-12 lead. She now has 1,015 career points.

The Rams didn’t have a scorer in double figures, but Carlysia Pierce and Timmiyah Simmons each had seven points.

SALEM (6-8): Maddie Dixon 1 0-6 2, Carlysia Pierce 2 3-6 7, Timmiyah Simmons 2 1-2 7, Samiyah Moore 1 0-0 3, Jaryn Weathers 1 2-4 4, Dyaira Anderson 3 0-0 6, Kaliyah Taylor 1 1-4 3. Totals 11 7-22 32.
COLLINGSWOOD (13-6): Sophia Angelucci 2 0-0 4, Tatum Hinson 10 5-6 28, Norah Roseboro 3 4-8 11, Grace Eife 2 1-2 6, Autuym Diaz 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 10-16 49.

Salem	10	8	3	12-	32
Collingswood	14	13	17	5-	49

GLASSBORO 53, WOODSTOWN 36: Kezia Brackett hit six 3-pointers and scored 31 points to keep the Bulldogs tied with Pennsville atop the TCC Diamond Division and put some separation between them and the Wolverines. The co-leaders now hold a two-game lead over the rest of the division with three division games to play.

Glassboro (12-5)	14	11	16	12-	53
Woodstown (8-10)	10	4	8	14-	36

Wrestling

COLLINGSWOOD 57, SCHALICK 18
106: Robbie Penman (CO) pinned Victor Fenske, 0:47
113: James Jiles (CO) pinned Nicholas Latona, 0:55
120: Jake Eife (CO) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 0:45
126: Chase Wright (CO) pinned Caleb Jenkins, 1:11
132: Jacob Potts (S) dec. Sean Byrd, 10-7
138: Mason Musciano (CO) maj. dec. Colin Bittle, 11-2
144: Lino Bataloni (CO) pinned Michael Baisch, 0:51
150: Avante Santos (CO) tech fall over Mason Hollywood, 17-2 (3:30)
157: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. Zachary Akers, 10-4
165: Caden Luby (CO) pinned Anthony Deaver, 4:40
175: Julian Jones (CO) pinned Ricky Watt, 1:24
190: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Josiah Evans, 3:43
215: James Cook (S) pinned Rocco Angelucci, 1:16
285: Tim Rambo (CO) pinned Jeff Edmonds, 2:23