Walker’s wow moment

Woodstown senior scores career-high 12 goals, moves within three of breaking school’s all-time goals record; mark might not come until the playoffs

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

HADDON HEIGHTS – Delaney Walker didn’t try to break the Woodstown all-time goal scoring record all in one game Monday, it just looked that way and after a while she just went for it.

The Wolverines’ senior scored a career-high and school-record 12 goals in a 21-8 win over Haddon Heights. It left her with 234 career goals, three shy of tying the school’s all-time career goals mark.

“Today I just really wanted it,” the UMass-Lowell signee said. “I’m like I guess I’m just going to go for it today, get as many as I can.

“I wasn’t counting at first, but then I started to, but I started to lose a little track of how many I actually scored. I couldn’t tell if I scored 12 or 11. We might have to go back on the film.”

Upon further film review, it was determined she had scored 12 goals in the game. 

Her first crack at the record might not come until the playoffs. The Wolverines were scheduled to play Timber Creek at home Wednesday in their final regular season game, but the Chargers have canceled the game and are playing at Delran Tuesday, the day of the power points cutoff. With prom coming up on the weekend and unless they can find a last-minute replacement, their next game won’t be until the South Jersey playoffs.

The Wolverines are currently seventh in the South Jersey Group I power points standings. They are likely to get a home game, but the stakes will be higher when they play.

“It was rumored (Timber Creek was canceling) and we found out on the bus after the game that we weren’t going to (play), so I’m like I’m just going to go for it,” she said. “I’m just going to go crazy and go for it, take as many shots as possible so I can get there. It is do-or-die, so if I really want this I have to do it. I want one more win at least, to get to second round at least, but getting the goals along with it would be nice.”

Walker has scored at least four goals in each of her last eight games. Her previous single-game high for goals was eight, last year in a 17-12 win at West Deptford, and a 14-11 loss to Haddon Heights in 2024.

Sterling’s Caitlin Claybourn scored 12 goals in a win over Delran in April.

Before Walker’s 12th oal was confirmed on film, Arianna Hyman and Blair Baldi were credited with three goals each, while Isabella Lindenmuth, Emma Morgan, Lauren Hengel and Emma Perry all had one apiece.