Scores, details and projected playoff pairings highlight the Saturday Salem County sports report; Salem projected to pull down No. 1 boys seed in South Jersey Group 1; will be updated with more
SATURDAY, FEB. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem 66, Salem Tech 44
Steinert 55, Schalick 30
Haddonfield 49, Woodstown 44
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Middle Twp. 55, Schalick 26
TCC Tournament
Delsea 47, Pennsville 30
WRESTLING
Highland, Mainland at Pennsville
Woodstown at Delran Quad
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
SALEM — All year long the carrot Salem’s boys basketball team had been chasing was the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group I tournament. It appears the Rams have claimed their prize.
After dispatching Salem Tech 66-64 on Saturday’s final day of power points qualifying, the Rams (19-4) appear to have secured the No. 1 seed by nearly two full points over No. 2 Palmyra. If the tournament were seeded as of 5 p.m. Saturday night, they would host No. 16 Riverside in the opening round of the playoffs.
It’s the first time an Anthony Farmer-coached Salem team is No. 1 in South Jersey. The Rams went to the South Jersey finals in his first season as the No. 2 seed.
“We’ve been taking care of business all season long, we’ve been finding ways to win, so this is the result,” Farmer said. “We’re excited about being the 1 seed and having everything come through Salem and having home court advantage. Now we’ve just got to get to work and see how far we can go with this thing.”
Here are the top 16 South Jersey Group I boys qualifers (and projected matchups) based on the power points standings at press time:
1. Salem (19-4), 2. Palmyra (17-6), 3. Haddon Twp. (20-5), 4. KIPP (15-6), 5. Burlington City (12-11), 6. Penns Grove (15-10), 7. Woodbury (11-14), 8. Woodstown (15-10), 9. Paulsboro (11-11), 10. x-Audubon (12-12), 11. Pitman (10-14), 12. Glassboro (7-15), 13. Wildwood (12-11), 14. New Egypt (11-13), 15. Gateway (13-11), No. 16 Riverside (9-14). x-LEAP, No. 10 in the power points standings, is ineligible for the playoffs.
Projected pairings based off those seeds: Riverside at Salem, Paulsboro at Woodstown, Glassboro at Burlington City, Wildwood at KIPP, New Egypt at Haddon Twp., Pitman at Penns Grove, Audubon at Woodbury, Gateway at Palmyra.
On the girls side, the projected seeds are:
1. Haddon Twp. (19-5), 2. Wildwood (17-6), 3. Audubon (17-6), 4. Glassboro (18-6), 5. Palmyra (18-4), 6. Pennsville (15-7), 7. Gateway (14-9), 8. Woodbury (11-13), 9. Burlington City (15-7), 10. Schalick (15-6), 11. Woodstown (10-14), 12. New Egypt (10-12), 13. Riverside (9-11), 14. Cape May Tech (7-14), 15. Salem (8-9), 16. Clayton (8-13).
Projected pairings based off those seeds: Clayton at Haddon Twp., Burlington City at Woodbury, New Egypt at Palmyra, Riverside at Glassboro, Cape May Tech at Audubon, Woodstown at Pennsville, Schalick at Gateway, Salem at Wildwood.
In Farmer’s mind, having the home court is the biggest advantage to being the No. 1 seed.
“That is the big deal,” he said. “Kids have a tendency to get behind the home crowd and play with more energy and play better at home. Salem has a lot of support, our fans come out, so it’s great for us to be at home.”
The Rams were home Saturday and sent their seniors off in style. Farmer played the seniors on Senior Day and they made it happen.
Donnie Weathers led them with 13 points. Xavier McGriff had 12, and Kaden Robinson and Marshall Stephens had 10 apiece. All the players will be available for their next start, Tuesday against Williamstown in the Tri-County Tournament quarterfinals..
“We’ve been playing good basketball the last few weeks, I’m excited where we are,” Farmer said. “You want to be playing your best basketball around this time and I feel like we’re more disciplined, we have a better understanding of who we are as a group, so I’m excited about the run we’re going to make.”
HADDONFIELD 49, WOODSTOWN 44: The Wolverines cut a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to three with five seconds left, but couldn’t come all the way. Haddonfield missed a free throw with 4.7 seconds left and the Wolverines had the ball, but couldn’t get the tying shot to fall and the Bulldogs escaped with their 11th straight win.
Blake Bialecki led Woodstown with 12 points, but was held without a 3-pointer for the first time in 21 games and the first time at home since last year’s opening-round win in the South Jersey Group I tournament. He remains at 199 for his career. He had a good look at one with about 30 seconds left and the Wolverines down five, but rattled the rim three times before falling out. Elijah Caesar and Alejandro both hit two 3s and both finished with 10 points.
Chris Beane led Haddonfield (21-3) with 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Chase Stadler hit three 3s and finished with 10. The Bulldogs are the projected No. 1 seed in South Jersey Group 2.
HADDONFIELD (21-3): Mike Douglas 2 1-6 6, John Scipione 1 2-4 5, Chris Beane 4 4-8 12, Jack McKeever 1 0-0 2, Mike Mooney 3 1-4 7, Ryan Guyeiyian 1 5-9 7, Chase Stadler 3 1-4 10. Totals 15 14-35 49.
WOODSTOWN (15-10): Elijah Caesar 4 0-0 10, Andrew White 3 0-3 6, Blake Bialecki 6 6-7 12, Alejandro Vazquez 3 2-3 10, Josh King 1 4-4 6. Totals 17 12-17 44.
| Haddonfield | 3 | 11 | 16 | 19- | 49 |
| Woodstown | 8 | 2 | 11 | 23- | 44 |
STEINERT 55, SCHALICK 30: The Spartans from Mercer County dominated the first and third quarters to take control of the game. Steinert’s Michael Shaklin hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points. Christian Guagliardo went 6-of-9 from the line and added 10. Julian Dickerson led Schalick with 14 points.
| Steinert | 16 | 18 | 15 | 6- | 55 |
| Schalick | 9 | 13 | 3 | 5- | 30 |
Girls games
DELSEA 47, PENNSVILLE 30: Peyton Parker scored 22 points and the Crusaders held Pennsville’s top two scorers to a combined 13 points to win in the final game of the opening round of the Tri-County Conference Championship Bracket. The loss snapped Pennsville’s seven-game winning streak and was the Eagles’ first in the six games since changing coaches Feb. 2.
Taylor Bass was Pennsville’s leading scorer with 10 points. Marley Wood was held to three. She tried to play through illness in the first half, but sat out the second.
“Delsea came out to play,” Eagles coach Robin Efelis said. “They were aggressive and played well. We had a few days of good practices, but it wasn’t enough.”
PENNSVILLE (15-7): Taylor Bass 3 4-7 10, Marley Wood 1 1-2 3, Addie Johnston 3 0-0 7, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Jaida Burns 3 1-2 7. Totals 11 7-13 30.
DELSEA (16-9): Ayress Maitland 4 0-2 8, Madi Barndt 1 0-0 2, Kaiah Braxton 2 5-6 9, Peyton Parker 10 2-5 22, Melania DiBona 2 0-0 6. Totals 19 7-13 47.
| Pennsville | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9- | 30 |
| Delsea | 13 | 14 | 14 | 6- | 47 |
MIDDLE TWP. 55, SCHALICK 26: The Panthers went looking for a last-minute game addition to enhance its power points position and the Cougars answered the call to test themselves against the projected No. 1 team in South Jersey Group 2.
Middle (21-4) jumped out quickly and held the Cougars (15-6) to two points in each of the first two quarters. Interestingly, the Panthers didn’t put a scorer in double figures, but had 11 players scored. Vicky Basich led Schalick with eight points. Nevaeh Robinson had seven points and 10 rebounds.
Schalick benefitted from the game as well. The Cougars earned enough power points to project to No. 10 in the South Jersey Group 1 standings, the second-highest team from Salem County.
| Middle Twp. | 20 | 13 | 16 | 6- | 55 |
| Schalick | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19- | 26 |
Wrestling
DELRAN QUAD
WOODSTOWN 37, ALLENTOWN 36
106: Dominic Baldino (A) pinned TJ Conto, 0:30
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Ares Ahuja, 5:01
120: Vincenzo Baldino (A) def. Carson Bradway, 2-1
126: Walker Battavio (WO) maj. dec. Aiden Deal, 10-1
132: Dustin Wilson (A) dec. Barry Coverly, 10-8
138: Anderson DuBrul (A) pinned Chase Icona, 1:50
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) dec. Tamas Hilbert, 9-8
150: Mikah Gallagher (A) pinned Mathyias Ellis, 5:39
157: Stephen Moore (A) pinned Tyrell West, 1:35
165: Ricky Watts (WO) pinned Michael Malfettano, 1:40
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Christopher Doyle, 1:15
190: Nathaniel Geddis (A) pinned Asher Fitzpatrick, 4:59
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Chase Toporek, 0:16
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Nicholas Laquara, 1:19
WOODSTOWN 43, HADDON HEIGHTS 28
106: Aniello Napolitano (H) pinned TJ Conto, 2:00
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Andrew Hanchey, 1:24
120: Cole Denning (H) maj. dec. Carson Bradway, 13-1
126: Walker Battavio (WO) dec. Michael Ferraro, 16-9
132: Brennan Albright (H) dec. Barry Coverly, 5-4
138: Leo Falco (H) pinned Chase Icona, 2:24
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) maj. dec. Matthew Boone, 17-5
150: Ryan Bailey (H) tech fall over Mathyias Ellis, 15-0 (2:43)
157: Tyrell West (WO) pinned Michael Fitter, 5:05
165: Andrew Gutkin (H) maj. dec. over Ricky Watts, 18-8
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) won by forfeit
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) pinned Shawn Thompson, 0:28
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit
DELRAN 42, WOODSTOWN 33
120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Bryce Kenney, 6-3
126: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Blake Wood, 3:19
132: Christian Pereira (D) dec. Barry Coverly, 7-0
138: Eamon McStravick (D) pinned Chase Icona, 1:30
144: Shane Palena (D) pinned Nehemiah Carter, 1:14
150: Jackson Weller (D) pinned Mathyias Ellis, 0:29
157: Nathan Marter (D) tech fall over Tyrell West, 18-3 (4:09)
165: Benjamin Hoffman (D) tech fall over Ricky Watts, 16-1 (2:28)
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Alexander Conard, 0:39
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) pinned Finnian English, 5:25
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Bryce Danson, 1:45
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Daniel Lewis, 0:18
106: Jeremy George (D) pinned TJ Conto, 0:20
113: Chase Dubuque (D) tech fall over Jadon Middlemiss, 17-0 (5:12)
PENNSVILLE TRI
PENNSVILLE 60, MAINLAND 15
113: Greyson Robbins (P) won by forfeit
120: Jaxon Serra (M) pinned Erick Davalos, 3:38
126: Mekhi Dicks (P) won by forfeit
132: Justin Mazur (M) dec. Chase Baker, 9-4
138: Vincent Grether (P) pinned Anthony McCourt, 1:17
144: Nathaniel Mason (P) dec. Daniel MacKinnon, 14-7
150: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Mykta Lutsemko, 1:51
157: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Michael Borini, 3:09
165: Robbie McDade (P) def. Trevor Dill, inj.
175: Vincent Hoag (M) won by forfeit
190: Stephen Pangle (P) won by forfeit
215: Hunter Coulbourn (P) dec. Eban Kuhns, 5-4
285: Jacob Hand (P) won by forfeit
106: Brett Land (P) pinned Jacob Silvern, 1:22
PENNSVILLE 44, HIGHLAND/TRITON 32
120: Caden Corsi (H) pinned Erick Davalos, 4:42
126: Erek Schwinge (H) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 3:47
132: Chase Baker (P) pinned Ramon Bates, 0:56
138: Vincent Grether (P) tech fall over Mike Williams, 19-4 (5:32)
144: Nick DiCamillo (H) tech fall over Nathaniel Mason, 20-4 (4:53)
150: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Gavin Simonelli, 2:42
157: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Jake Hurlburt, 1:56
165: Robbie McDade (P) won by forfeit
175: Ben Chando (H) won by forfeit
190: Joe Torres (H) def. Stephen Pangle, TB1 3-2
215: Taj Detreville-Odums (H) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 2:47
285: Jacob Hand (P) dec. Yasin Byers, 5-0
106: Rocco Ciccantelli (P) won by forfeit
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Orrin Griffiths, 0:24
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