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Salem County spring

Here is the day-by-day 2024 spring sports schedules for high school and college teams in Salem County; to include or update your schedule, email al.muskewitz@gmail.com; all games 4 p.m. unless noted; x-scrimmage

SALEM COUNTY DAY-BY-DAY

MARCH 1
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Ocean CC at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

MARCH 2
BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Girls Championship
South Jersey Group I Boys Championship
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Ocean CC (2), noon

MARCH 3
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Meet of Champions

MARCH 4
COLLEGE BASEBALL 
Salem CC vs. Cairn JV at Myrtle Beach, 9 p.m.

MARCH 5
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Penn State Kensington (MB), 7:30 p.m.

MARCH 6
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Rochester C&T (MB), 2 p.m.
Salem CC vs. DuPage (MB), 6:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC vs. Southeastern (2) (MB), 1 p.m.

MARCH 7
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Muskegon CC (MB), 3 p.m.
Salem CC vs. Bay (MB), 6 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC vs. Fayetteville (2) (MB), noon

MARCH 8
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Rays Collegiate (MB), 11 a.m.
Salem CC vs. Manhattanville (MB), 4 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC vs. Harford (MB), 3 p.m.
Salem CC vs. Henry Ford (MB), 5 p.m.

MARCH 9
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Westmoreland County (2) (MB), 9 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC vs. Madison (MB), 9 a.m.
Salem CC vs. USC-Sumter (MB), 11 a.m.

MARCH 10
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC vs. Prairie (MB), 9 a.m.
Salem CC vs. Potomac State (MB), 11 a.m.

MARCH 12
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County CC, 3 p.m.

MARCH 14
Pi Day

MARCH 15
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Northampton CC at Salem CC (2), noon

MARCH 16
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Cecil (2), noon

MARCH 18
BOYS TENNIS
x-Mainland at Woodstown

MARCH 19
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lehigh Carbon CC (2), 3 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
x-Schalick at Cumberland
x-Pennsville at St. Augustine

MARCH 20
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
SUNY-Orange at Salem CC (2), 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
x-Millville at Schalick

MARCH 21
BASEBALL
x-Woodstown at Clearview, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
x-Cedar Creek at Schalick
x-Woodstown at Gloucester City
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Triton, Valley Brook CC
BOYS TENNIS
x-Woodstown at Palmyra

MARCH 22
BASEBALL
x-Pennsauken Tech at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
x-Kingsway at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
x-Millville at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

MARCH 23
SOFTBALL
x-Pennsville at Buena
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Brookdale CC at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC (2), noon

MARCH 24
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Northampton at Salem CC (2), noon

MARCH 25
BASEBALL
x-Cumberland at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
x-Millville at Schalick
SOFTBALL
x-Pennsville at GCIT
BOYS TENNIS
x-St. Augustine at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at OLMA
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Millville at Woodstown

MARCH 26
BASEBALL
x-Pleasantville at Penns Grove
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Lehigh Carbon CC, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC (2), 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Schalick at Gateway
x-Woodstown at Millville
TRACK
Camden Co. Tech at Pennsville

MARCH 27
BASEBALL
x-Cumberland at Schalick
x-Deptford at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
x-Cumberland at Schalick
x-Deptford at Woodstown
x-Paulsboro at Pennsville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Lehigh Carbon CC at Salem CC, noon
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westwood GC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
x-Pennsville at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.

MARCH 28
BASEBALL
x-Clayton at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
x-Penns Grove at Clayton
GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL

MARCH 29
BASEBALL
x-Paulsboro at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Millville at Pennsville
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex (2), 1 p.m.
GOLF
Woodstown at Delran, Golden Pheasant GC

MARCH 30
BASEBALL
x-Woodstown vs. GCIT, Deptford MS, 10 a.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Washington Twp. at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Absegami, 10 a.m.

APRIL 1
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Schalick at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Schalick at Woodstown
GIRLS GOLF
Delsea vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown

APRIL 2
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Woodstown
OLMA at Schalick
Pennsville at Clayton
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Mercer County CC, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer County CC (2), 3 p.m.
GOLF
Washington Twp. girls at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick boys vs. West Deptford, River Winds GC
Pennsville vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove
BOYS TENNIS
Cunberland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.

APRIL 3
BASEBALL
Schalick at Millville
SOFTBALL
Ocean City at Woodstown
TRACK
Pennsville at Glassboro
Schalick at Woodstown
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Paul VI, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Clearview at Woodstown
BOYS TENNIS
Middle Twp. at Pennsville

APRIL 4
BASEBALL
Salem at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Pitman at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Woodstown at Penns Grove
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC (2), 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick boya vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
Pennsville vs. West Deptford, Riverwinds GC, 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Schalick at Pennsville
BOYS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.

APRIL 5
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Schalick at Clearview
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Penns Grove, Sakima GC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Delsea at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Haddon Heights
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Paul VI

APRIL 6
BASEBALL
Schalick at Gloucester City, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 11 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Camden Catholic at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC (2), noon
TRACK
Pennsville at Deptford Twp. Relays, 9 a.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Washington Twp. at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

APRIL 7
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Bucks (2), 1 p.m.

APRIL 8
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Salem
Schalick at Clayton
Woodstown at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Schalick
Pennsville at Woodstown
Salem at Penns Grove
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run GC
Overbrook vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL, 3:30 p.m.
Pennsville boys vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Triton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Penns Grove
Delran at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 2:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddonfield

APRIL 9
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Clayton
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Northampton (2), 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Clayton, Pitman CC, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Westwood GC
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
TRACK
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Schalick at Glassboro

APRIL 10
BASEBALL
Gloucester at Woodstown
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Schalick at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks at Salem CC (2), 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Cumberland at Pennsville
Schalick at Overbrook
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at West Deptford

APRIL 11
BASEBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Cumberland
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Vineland, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Millville
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Mainland

APRIL 12
BASEBALL
Delsea at Pennsville
Schalick at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Delsea
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bergen CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Millville vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood
Schalick at Clayton
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddon Heights

APRIL 13
BASEBALL
Woodstown at West Deptford, 10 a.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro
SOFTBALL
West Deptford at Pennsville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris at Salem CC (2), noon
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Egg Harbor Twp., 10 a.m.
TRACK
Pennsville at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m.

APRIL 14
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Cecil at Salem CC (2), noon

APRIL 15
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Buena at Schalick
Pennsville at Paulsboro
GOLF
OLMA vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Wildwood boys vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Kingsway, 3:45 p.m.
Deptford at Schalick
GIRLS LACROSSE
Eastern at Woodstown

APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Schalick
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Schalick at Penns Grove
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Luzerne County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Cumberland, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Williamstown

APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Millville
SOFTBALL
Williamstown at Woodstown
GOLF
Kingsway girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Schalick boys vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Overbrook at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Schalick
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Delran at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Vineland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown

APRIL 18
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Pitman
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick
GOLF
Penns Grove vs. Woodstown, Town & Country GL, 3:30 p.m.
Overbrook vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 3:45 p.m.

APRIL 19
BASEBALL
Gloucester City at Schalick
Wildwood at Woodstown
Williamstown at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Gloucester City
Woodstown at Wildwood
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden CC, 3 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Millville
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Egg Harbor Twp.

APRIL 20
BASEBALL
Schalick at Eastern, 10 a.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 11 a.m.
Pennsville in Oakcrest Tournament
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden CC at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna (2), noon
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 10 a.m.

APRIL 21
BASEBALL
Pennsville in Oakcrest Tournament
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Ocean at Salem CC (2), noon

APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Glassboro
Pitman at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Pitman
Woodstown at Clayton
GOLF
Williamstown girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Overbrook boys vs. Schalick, Centerton CC
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Overbrook at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Schalick at Pitman
BOYS LACROSSE
Oakcrest at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview, 6 p.m.

APRIL 23
BASEBALL
Schalick at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Hammonton
West Deptford at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne County CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
TRACK
Woodstown at Pennsville

APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Audubon
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Glassboro
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Montgomery County CC at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Washington Twp., Wedgewood CC
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Wildwood at Schalick

APRIL 25
BASEBALL
Delran at Woodstown, 4:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Camden CC at Salem CC (2), 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Pennsville vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Bridgeton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Sterling

APRIL 26
BASEBALL
Mainland Coaches vs. Cancer
Schalick vs. Cape May Tech
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Bergen (2), 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown

APRIL 27
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Williamstown, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union (2), noon

APRIL 28
BASEBALL
Mainland Coaches vs. Cancer
Pennsville vs Cedar Creek, 9 a.m.

APRIL 29
BASEBALL
Wildwood at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Wildwood
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware County CC at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
GOLF
Clearview girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Clearview vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Washington Twp. at Schalick

APRIL 30
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Anne Arundel CC (2), 2 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC
BOYS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick

MAY 1
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Schalick, Elmer LL, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland
BOYS TENNIS
Schalick at GCIT
TRACK
Penns Grove at Woodstown

MAY 2
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Pleasantville
GOLF
Pennsville, Schalick, Woodstown in Carl Arena Tournament, Valleybrook CC, 8 a.m.

MAY 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.
GOLF
Cedar Creek vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 4
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon
TRACK
Pennsville in SJTCA Meet, Rancocas Valley, 1 p.m.

MAY 6
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Schalick at Glassboro
GOLF
GCIT vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Bridgeton

MAY 7
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
GOLF
Schalick boys vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 6:30 p.m.

MAY 8
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Schalick at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Schalick
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
GOLF
Cumberland girls vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Northern Burlington boys vs. Schalick, Centerton CC, 4:15 p.m.
Middle Twp. vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 4:30 p.m.
TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Delsea at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway, 6 p.m.

MAY 9
BASEBALL
Woodstown vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Woodstown vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
GOLF
Schalick vs. Deptford, Pitman GC
BOYS TENNIS
Clearview at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Woodstown
Williamstown at Penns Grove

MAY 10
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Clayton
Woodstown at Salem
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Overbrook
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Woodstown
Wildwood at Penns Grove
GOLF
Woodbury vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. OLMA, White Oaks CC
BOYS LACROSSE
Clearview at Woodstown
BOYS TENNIS
GCIT at Pennsville

MAY 11
BASEBALL
Lee Ware Tournament
Woodstown vs. Cherry Hill East
Paulsboro vs. Camden Catholic
GIRLS LACROSSE
Lower Cape May at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

MAY 13
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Schalick at Cumberland
SOFTBALL
ACIT at Schalick
Salem at Pennsville
Woodstown at Cinnaminson
GOLF
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick
BOYS TENNIS
Cinnaminson at Schalick
Pennsville at West Deptford
Woodstown at Clearview
BOYS LACROSSE
Egg Harbor Twp. at Woodstown

MAY 14
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Pitman
Woodstown at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Overbrook at Schalick
Pitman at Pennsville
BOYS TENNIS
Buena at Woodstown
Glassboro at Schalick
GIRLS LACROSSE
Mainland at Woodstown

MAY 15
BASEBALL
Buena at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick vs. Kingsway, River Winds GC
BOYS TRACK
Tri-County Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Schalick at Triton
Woodstown at Pitman

MAY 16
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Pennsville
Salem at Schalick
Wildwood at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Salem
GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC
BOYS TENNIS
Wildwood at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove

MAY 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville
Woodstown at Penns Grove
Delran at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Woodstown
GOLF
Pennsville at Delran, 4:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.

MAY 18
GIRLS LACROSSE
West Deptford at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

MAY 20
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford
GOLF
Salem-Cumberland County Tournament, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
Haddon Heights vs. Pennsville, Sakima GC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS TENNIS
Deptford Twp. at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Williamstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick

MAY 21
TRACK
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 23
BASEBALL
NJSIAA Round 1

MAY 28
GOLF
Tri-County Conference Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.

MAY 29
BASEBALL
NJSIAA Round 2

MAY 31
BASEBALL
NJSIAA Round 3
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Pennsauken

Chargers advance

Salem Tech boys beat Pennsauken Tech in two close games to reach SJ Group II bowling semifinals; Tech girls, Salem boys fall

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

Consistency from all five spots in the lineup propelled the Salem Tech boys into the semifinal round of the South Jersey Group II Tournament.

The Chargers defeated Pennsauken Tech 2-0 Tuesday at Wood Lanes. They won 787-731 and 898-878.

They now play at Overbrook (12-2-1) Thursday for a spot in Saturday’s finals opposite the Manchester Twp.-Seneca winner at Laurel Lanes.

“In the past we have struggled with bowling in high-pressure situations,” Tech coach Matt DiTizio said. “We struggled early in the first game, but the boys all made the correct adjustments and we were able to pull off the win.

“The second game Penn Tech came out swinging and they bowled really well; we were just more consistent through the lineup.”

The Chargers (5-7-2) were the only one of the three Salem County teams in action Tuesday to advance. In the girls SJ Group II quarterfinals, Salem Tech lost at Manchester Twp. 2-0 (912-471, 757-615) and Salem lost to Camden Catholic in the Group I boys quarterfinals 2-0 (869-826, 855-829)

Josh Mackey’s 202 was the Chargers’ high game in Game One of their match, while Rosario Torres rolled their high game in Game Two (203) and high series (374). The Chargers’ other three bowlers – Raymond Ridgway, Evan Malone and Aaron Dean – were all within 10 pins of each other for the match.

Dean was nearly 70 pins better in Game Two (125-192) and Malone 70 pins better than Penn Tech’s No. 2 in Game Two (169-96) to offset an opposing 226 and 201 and help that win along.

“It was close and we were actually down going into the tenth frame, but the boys capitalized on a strong ninth frame and we were able to pull off the sweep,” DiTizio said. “We are excited that we made it this far this early in our program and are looking forward to playing on Thursday.”

In the other matches, Alexis Cagle rolled the high game (161) and high series (263) for the Salem Tech girls and Zachary Gannon rolled a 500 series for the Salem boys (236-264).

The Salem girls (4-9) travel to undefeated New Egypt (19-0) today for their SJ Group I semifinals. The winner faces the survivor of Friday’s Clayton-Gloucester match in Saturday’s finals at Laurel Lanes. 

Oaks drop tight finale

Salem CC gives 18-win Camden all it can handle with only six players, but falls in closing seconds

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Dante Brinkley had a lot of reasons for wanting to play a memorable final game Monday night.

Not only was he playing for the last time in Salem CC’s Dupont Fieldhouse in the final game of his junior college career, it was coming against the Camden County College team he started that career with.

Individually, it was game worth remembering. The sophomore point guard from New Castle scored 19 points, dished seven assists and kept the Oaks together in a game that was tight throughout the second half. The only thing that spoiled it was the Cougars sent them into the offseason with a 72-68 loss.

“It wasn’t really about myself,” Brinkley said. “My teammates were encouraging me, like this is your last game versus your former team, you’ve got to do your thing, but, really, I wanted to go out there and win for them.

“I was the only sophomore who was playing today, but we were a tight-knit group. It wasn’t about me today, it was about the whole team. I just wanted to go out on top.

“It was special to play them out of all teams. The only thing that would have made it better is if we won, but it was still a cool opportunity to play them in my last game.”

Brinkley began his college career as a Cougar, making 10 starts in 25 games last season and averaging 3.5 points a game. He scored 11 points against the Oaks in the final game of the year, then transferred to Salem to be closer to home and cut down on his daily commute.

He averaged 14.8 points and 3.0 rebounds in his only season with the Oaks with 42 steals and a 121-49 assist-to-turnover ratio. In their 6-3 February finish, he averaged 15.7 points (with a career-high 29 against Sussex CC Saturday) with 15 steals, 49 assists and just 14 turnovers.

The Oaks (11-14) were in the game with another 18-win team Monday all the way to the wire despite having only six available players – and two of those had four fouls with five minutes to play. They fell behind by 11 in the first half, but rallied to get back in it and kept the crowd on edge the rest of the game.

Niame Scott’s 3-pointer with 4:50 left in the first half gave Salem its first lead, 26-25. There were three more lead changes before halftime and 14 in the second half. The largest lead either team had in the second half was four points, and that never lasted long.

“We had six today?” Oaks coach Mike Green asked. “You’re making me feel bad. I was just yelling at them about effort, geez that makes me feel bad, we only had six. I get so caught up in it, I forget. I’ve got to go apologize to those boys. The effort was unbelievable. I forgot all about six, but the effort was unbelievable. Sometimes you get lost in it, man; I was definitely lost in it.

“We’re right there with these guys. You kind of forget you’re playing with six players, seven players. You kind of forget your playing with freshmen.”

The last lead change came with 1:31 left when Demere Hollingsworth hit a pair of free throws to put the Cougars up 69-68. Thomas Brown made the first of two free throws with 16.6 seconds left to extend the lead.

He missed the second, Scott rebounded and Salem called time to set up a final play. The Oaks got it to Scott who drove to the basket, but came up short in traffic with three seconds left. Sincere Robinson hit two free throws at the other end to seal it.

“it was tough because of the team that we have,” Brinkley said. “We battled through a lot of adversity this year, but we were always together throughout it all, so just finishing it together would have been awesome.

“Nine times out of 10 he’s finishing that. That may have questionable, there may have been a foul, it may not have been, but regardless I’m living with it. I trust him, I trust Coach Mike, I trust Naime to finish that play, it’s just sometimes you don’t always get what you want.”

The game also was the final one of Green’s first season as the Mighty Oaks’ head coach. Green took the program right before Christmas and went 9-9 over the final two months of the season. He injected a high-energy style that reflected his own style as a player and lived and died with the 3. The Oaks averaged 81 points a game and hit 188 3s in January and February after averaging 68 points a game and hitting 50 3s in the seven games before the change.

The way they finished the season bodes well for the future. The Oaks already have five players signed for next season.

“I just told them I’d talk to them when the emotions go down, but looking at it now it’s been good,” Green said. “They gave me all they could. There were games we played with six. There were games we played with five. I think the most we had was eight. Then you take into account we haven’t played full-court, five-on-five, one day since I’ve been, so when you put everything in perspective, we played a hell of a season.”

CAMDEN CC 72, SALEM CC 68
CAMDEN CC (18-10) – Aamir Terry 1 0-0 2, Tyson Shaw 4 3-4 11, Demere Hollingsworth 5 2-2 12, Christian Barksdale 2 0-2 4, Idris Muhummad 0 0-0 0, Elias Schellenberg 0 0-0 0, Davit Gelashvilli 1 0-2 2, Sincere Robinson 1 5-5 7, Marty Dunn 1 0-0 2, Andre Burrell 8 1-1 17, Ethan Wilkins 4 0-2 8, Thomas Brown 3 1-2 7. Totals 30 12-20 72.
SALEM CC (11-14) – Niame Scott 4-9 10-14 21, Dante Brinkley 6-12 5-7 18, Shaquez Coley-Lewis 4-16 0-0 9, Tivon Woolford 2-4 0-0 5, Tajee Jordan 4-7 1-1 9, A.J. Jones 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 22-53 16-22 68.

Camden CC3240 –72
Salem CC3335 – 68
3-point goals: Camden CC 0; Salem CC 8-23 (Scott 3-5, Brinkley 1-3, Coley-Lewis 1-10, Woolford 1-2, Jones 2-3). Rebounds: Salem CC 28 (Jones 7, Jordan 6). Assists: Salem CC 15 (Brinkley 7). Fouled out: Jordan. Total fouls: Camden CC 17, Salem CC 14.
Salem CC’s Naime Scott drives into traffic in hopes of scoring the game-tying basket against Camden CC. The shot didn’t fall and the Oaks lost 72-68.


This week’s schedule

Here is the sports schedule for teams in Salem County for the week of Feb. 19-24

Monday

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Camden County College at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

Tuesday

BASKETBALL
Boys
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Girls
LEAP Academy at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

BOWLING
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Boys Quarterfinals
Maple Shade at Gloucester, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Camden Catholic, Westbrook Lanes4 p.m.
Doane Academy at Clayton, 4 p.m.

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP II TOURNAMENT
Boys Quarterfinals
Cinnaminson at Manchester Twp., 3 p.m.
Pennsauken Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Medford Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Girls Quarterfinals
Salem Tech at Manchester Tech, 3 p.m.
Pemberton at Barnegat, 3 p.m.

Wednesday

BOWLING
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Boys semifinals
Maple Shade-Gloucester winner at Donovan Catholic, 3 p.m.
Girls semifinals
Salem at New Egypt, Thunderbowl Lanes, 3:30 p.m.

Thursday

BASKETBALL
Girls
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
No. 16 Salem at No. 1 Woodbury, 5:30 p.m.
No. 9 Gateway at No. 8 Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
No. 12 Penns Grove at No. 5 Palmyra, 4 p.m.
No. 13 Cape May Tech at No. 4 Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
No. 14 Pitman at No. 3 Maple Shade, 5:30 p.m.
No. 11 Clayton at No. 6 Audubon, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Burlington City at No. 7 Glassboro, 3:30 p.m.
No. 15 Paulsboro at No. 2 Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Boys
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
No. 16 Burlington City at No. 1 KIPP Cooper Academy, 6 p.m.
No. 9 Penns Grove at No. 8 Woodbury, 4 p.m.
No. 12 LEAP Academy at No. 5 Audubon, 5:30 p.m.
No. 13 Woodstown at No. 4 Wildwood, 6 p.m.
No. 14 New Egypt at No. 3 Salem, 5 p.m.
No. 11 Riverside at No. 6 Glassboro, 5:15 p.m.
No. 10 Paulsboro at No. 7 Palmyra, 5 p.m.
No. 15 Pennsville at No. 2 Pitman, 5:30 p.m.

Friday

BASKETBALL
Girls
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOWLING
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP II TOURNAMENT
Boys semifinals
Manchester Twp. at Seneca
Salem Tech at Overbrook

WRESTLING
Region tournaments

Saturday

BOWLING
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP II TOURNAMENT
Boys championship at Laurel Lanes

WRESTLING
Region tournaments

State Indoor Track

Schalick’s Hadfield, Salem’s Parker score in two individual events, highlighting the Salem County effort at the Group I state indoor meet; Salem’s Buzby second in girls 800

By Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield and Salem’s Anthony Parker both scored points in a pair of individual events Saturday to highlight Salem County’s showing at the NJSIAA Group I Indoor Track Championships in the Bennett Center Bubble.

Hadfield finished third in both the girls 3200 (11:30.76) and 1600 (5:09.28). Her time in the 1600 was a personal best.

Parker finished fourth in the 55 hurdles (7.82) and sixth in the 400 (51.89), with personal bests in both races.

Salem’s Anna Buzby was the county’s highest finisher in an individual event. The senior was second in the girls 800 (2:22.27). She finished second to Verona sophomore Gwendolyn Neale who ran a personal best 2:19.37.

Salem’s Karima Davenport-White picked up a point with her sixth-place finish in the 55 hurdles (9.20) and Woodstown’s Cole Lucas finished third in the boys 800 (2:01.40).

The county had two teams score in the girls 4×400 relay. The Woodstown team of Jaime Deal, Kayla Ayars, Sarah Seiden and Arie Still finished third in 4:22.43. The Salem team of Davenport-White, Buzby, Anyzha Williams and Rhionna Timmons finished sixth in 4:26.93.

The top three finishers in each event advance to the Meet of Champions March 3.

Here are the Group I team scores

BOYS GROUP I TEAM SCORES
(Top 10 and Salem County)
Metuchen 59, Glassboro 36, Woodbury 30, Pequannock 18, Glen Rock 18, Hasbrouck Heights 11, Weehawken 10, Hanover Park 10, Burlington City 10, Pompton Lakes 10, Shabazz 10. 
Salem County: 16. Woodstown 6, 20. Salem 5

GIRLS GROUP I TEAM SCORES
(Top 10 and Salem County)
Clayton 41, Audubon 34, Hasbrouck Heights 26, Metuchen 24, Wallkill Valley 20, Ridgefield 18, Becton 12, Verona 12, Schalick 12, Haddon Twp. 12, Whippany Park 11.
Salem County: 12. Salem 10, 16. Woodstown 6

District wrestling

Woodstown district champion Hyland among 15 Salem County wrestlers advancing to region tournaments

By Riverview Sports News

Woodstown sophomore Greyson Hyland won a district championship Saturday to lead a group of 15 Salem County wrestlers from two districts advancing to region wrestling championships.

Hyland scored a 6-1 decision over Gateway/Woodbury’s Brandon Bourdon to win the 175 division in District 31. Hyland won his first two matches by major decision and decision. Bourdon pinned his first two opponents.

Woodstown advanced seven wrestlers to the regionals. Travis Balback (120), Alex Torres (132), Zach Bevis (165) and Mateo Vinciguerra (215) were district runnerups.

Schalick/Cumberland advanced five wrestlers. Daniel Lloyd (138) and Ayden Jenkins (144) were district runnerups.

Pennsville advanced two wrestlers with Sky Eppes (150) finishing second at 150.

Penns Grove’s Clinton Bobo advanced out of District 29 as runnerup in 175. 

DISTRICT 31
TEAM SCORES: Delsea 287, Gateway/Woodbury 153, Schalick/Cumberland 125, Woodstown 121.5, Vineland 89, Pennsville 62, Millville 50, Buena 27, Cedar Creek 26, Gloucester Catholic 18.

REGION QUALIFIERS
106: Greyson Pettit, Delsea; Josh Kinchen, Vineland; Caleb Jenkins, Schalick/Cumberland.
113: Amari Vann, Delsea; Christian Snyder, Gateway/Woodbury; DeAnthony Harden, Schalick/Cumberland
120: Gage Summers, Delsea; Travis Balback, Woodstown; Aidan Barbato, Gateway/Cumberland.
126: Blaise Verdino, Delsea; Dante Gismondi, Gateway/Woodbury; Patrick Tull, Millville.
132: Zavier Stokes, Delsea; Alex Torres, Woodstown; Jayden Cinkowski, Vineland.
138: Chase Rossi, Gateway/Woodbury; Daniel Lloyd, Schalick/Cumberland; Matt Montalto-Summers, Delsea.
144: Michael Stokes, Delsea; Ayden Jenkins, Schalick/Cumberland; Brett Rowand, Woodstown.
150: Jamar Dixon, Delsea; Sky Eppes, Pennsville; Noah Ubil, Gateway.
157: Andres Cortes, Gateway/Woodbury; Charlie Muzzarelli, Buena; Lionel Powell, Vineland.
165: Riley Boos, Delsea; Zach Bevis, Woodstown; Donte Nocito, Gateway/Woodbury.
175: Greyson Hyland, Woodstown; Brandon Bourdon, Gateway/Woodbury; Noah Cruz, Vineland.
190: Salvatore Marchese, Delsea; Aamir Dunbar, Cedar Creek; Elias Lussi, Pennsville.
215: Alex Grippo, Delsea; Mateo Vinciguerra, Woodstown; Jayden Jones, Millville.
285: Jose Berrios, Delsea; Marcus Offer, Millville; Frank Leon-Keenan, Gloucester Catholic.

DISTRICT 29
TEAM SCORES: Washington Twp. 246, Kingsway 216, Clearview 144.5, Pennsauken 114.5, Deptford 64, Pitman 58, Clayton/Glassboro 48.5, Penns Grove 40, Lindenwold 10.

REGION QUALIFIERS
106: Jason Meola, Kingsway; Dylan Hetzel, Washington Twp.; Carter Greco, Clearview.
113: Colton Hagerty, Washington Twp.; Ryan Preziosi, Kingsway; Eoin Curran, Deptford.
120: Christian Hoopes, Washington Twp.; Lucas Silvestre, Pennsauken; Brady McCollough, Clearview.
126: Ramon Alfonso Arroyo, Kingsway; Adriano Platt, Pitman; Anthony Morales, Clearview.
132: Conrad Raynor, Clayton/Glassboro; Aiden Hardy, Washington Twp.; Andrew Jamieson, Pennsauken.
138: Michael Horn, Washington Twp.; Elijah Beatty, Clearview; Jaylen Huertas, Deptford.
144: Tommy DiPietro, Kingsway; Stephen Borrelli, Clearview; Chaz Melton, Washington Twp.
150: Chase Helder, Kingsway; Jackson Hoopes, Washington Twp.; Kole Reiss, Clearview.
157: Benjamin Dryden, Kingsway; Raymond McFall, Washington Twp.; Tyler Trovato, Clearview.
165: Cole DeNick, Kingsway; Chase Rollins, Pitman; Adrian Alqutawna, Clearview.
175: Piotr Bochenski, Washington Twp.; Clinton Bobo, Penns Grove; Joseph Leone, Kingsway.
190: Luke Van Schenk Brill, Kingsway; Christopher Lamonthe, Pennsauken; Aaron Veytsman, Clearview.
215: Andrew Osborn, Washington Twp.; Kameron Hoskins, Pennsauken; Ryland Angel, Kingsway.
285: Luciana Mazzeo, Clayton/Glassboro; Mitchell Lando, Washington Twp.; Shane Davilla, Pennsauken.

Oaks show pride

Salem CC bounces back from a bad loss that eliminated it from playoff contention to upset one of the best teams in the region

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The numbers weren’t in Salem Community College’s favor at the start of the game – almost half as many wins as their opponent and two fewer players – but the Mighty Oaks have never really paid much attention to that sort of stuff. To them, the only numbers that really mattered were the ones on the scoreboard at the end of the game.

SCOTT

The Oaks rediscovered their long-range shooting stroke Saturday, used a 13-0 run late in the first half to take control of the game and held off a late charge from their playoff-bound visitors to score a 99-94 victory over Sussex County CC in their first game since being eliminated from playoff contention.

It was their sixth victory in eight games of a fabulous February and, with one game remaining in the season, guaranteed them a .500 record in the 18 games since Mike Green took over as head coach right before Christmas. The Skylanders (18-9) were by far the winningest team they have beaten this season.

“We responded,” Green said. “We just lost a game pretty bad to close out our playoff hopes and the guys responded. None of us were happy after that loss. We had nobody play well in that game, so they just wanted to get back out and everybody wanted to play well. They didn’t quit.

“That’s pretty much what it is. Pride. Your pride was on the line. Our pride was on the line as a team and we had to come respond and we did that.”

The Oaks (11-13) made only four of 21 3-pointers in Thursday’s 52-point loss at Northampton that eliminated them from the playoffs, but Naime Scott had that many in the first 13 minutes of the game. The Oaks hit seven 3s in the half and finished with 10 in the game.

Joshua Ramos hit three, Shaquez Coley-Lewis two and A.J. Jones one.

“Law of averages, man,” Green said. “You go 4-for-34, I told them we’d never do that again, and the next day we came in and shot more 3s. We ain’t going away from it. We’re going to live by it, we’re going to die by it. The guys just came back yesterday and worked at it; got a lot of them up. That’s our calling card. We’ve got kids who can shoot it and have confidence in their shots.”

“After the bad loss from the other day we just buckled down,” Scott said. “A lot of people always counted us out, but we don’t look at it like that. We look at it as we’re trying to get better. We always want to win and we just play as a team and the outcome showed tonight.”

Scott, a freshman from Philadelphia, led the Oaks with his junior college career-high 33 points and eight assists. His previous best was 26 in his JUCO debut against Delaware County CC. He had been averaging 15.6 in February.

Backcourt mate Dante Brinkley, a freshman from Delaware, came within a couple late missed free throws of giving the Oaks two 30-point scorers in the same game and finished with a JUCO career-high 29. They combined for 35 points in the second half.

Sussex’ P.J. Ross led all scorers with 39 points.

“I didn’t know that was their numbers; that’s impressive, very impressive,” Green said of his two big scorers. “It just comes from hard work, our guys finding each other in the right position, attacking until we get downhill and we want to go finish. I’m happy for them because I’m on them a lot. I was a guard myself, so I’m always on them, too. They get the most from me, so I’m happy for them.”

The game was tight early with seven ties and six lead changes in the first 15 minutes. The Skylanders cut it to 33-32 with 5:39 left in the first half, then the Oaks went on a 13-0 run over the next three minutes to take control of the game.

The Oaks scored on six of seven possessions, while holding the Skylanders went 0-for-5 shooting and had three turnovers.

“We played the way we wanted to play,” Green said. “We wanted to be aggressive on the ball, we turned them over a couple times, wanted to get steals and get our shooters shots. We got back on defense and rebounded. When we limit teams to one shot, we’re a lot better team. We did that a ton today, which got us the lead. When they got back in it, that’s when we didn’t do it.”

Salem led by 11 at halftime and 14 with 4:34 to play before the Skylanders mounted a comeback. Sussex got it to five with 1:10 to go and four after Ross hit three free throws with 11 seconds left, but between their ballhandling and free throw shooting Scott and Brinkley made sure they didn’t get closer.

The Oaks wrap up their season Monday at home against Camden County College, a game that was rescheduled for earlier this year. They’ll be looking to avenge an earlier four-point loss and go out 10-8 in Green’s first season with the program.

“We want to win,” Green said. “We lost to them already. They went up 15 on us, we had to fight to get back. It’s definitely another test for us. They’re one of the top teams in our league and we want to measure ourselves versus the best.

“It’s just another chance to show what we’re coming to do and put everybody on notice that our freshmen will become sophomores next year.”

SALEM CC 99, SUSSEX COUNTY CC 94
SUSSEX COUNTY CC (18-9) — Jesus Romero 3 3-5 9, Nate Aklilu 4 2-2 11, P.J. Ross 13 8-8 39, Hamadi Martin 0 2-2 2, Christian Archer 8 2-2 18, David Forzani 3 2-2 9, Jalil Golden 3 0-0 6. Totals 34 19-21 94.
SALEM CC (11-13) — Naime Scott 9-19 11-13 33, Dante Brinkley 11-16 7-12 29, Shaquez Coley-Lewis 6-9 0-0 14, Joshua Ramos 3-7 0-0 9, A.J. Jones 3-7 1-2 8, Tajee Jordan 2-5 2-2 6, Tivon Woolford 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 21-29 99.

Sussex County CC3955 —94
Salem CC50 49 —99
3-point goals: Sussex 7 (Aklilu, Ross 5, Forzani); Salem 10-26 (Scott 4-8, Coley-Lewis 2-5, Ramos 3-7, Jones 1-4, Woolford 0-2). Rebounds: Salem 35 (Jordan 13, Scott 7, Coley-Lewis 6). Assists: Salem 19 (Scott 8). Fouled out: Forzani. Total fouls: Sussex 21, Salem 17. Officials: O’Brien, Rossi, Chase.

Penns Grove falls short

Lady Devils fall to Glassboro in Tri-County Conference girls B Flight title game; Gloucester Catholic, Overbrook win other girls titles Friday, Timber Creek takes last boys crown

TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
FRIDAY CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
GIRLS
A Flight
Gloucester Catholic 53, Clearview 46
B Flight
Glassboro 32, Penns Grove 26
C Flight
Overbrook 46, Cumberland 37
BOYS
A Flight
Timber Creek 62, Delsea 59

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

GLASSBORO – Kezia Brackett had confidence in her shot from the minute she stepped on the floor Friday.

The Glassboro freshman guard hit shot after shot in pre-game warmups, then carried it over to the game with three 3-pointers in the first half when they were the only shots her team was getting against Penns Grove.

Brackett hit four 3-pointers in the game and finished with 24 points as the Bulldogs took down the Lady Devils 32-26 for the girls B Flight title in the Tri-County Conference Tournament.

“I thought it was very important for me to make my shots,” Brackett said. “During warmups I was kind of hot, so once my coach realized I was hot during warmups, they were feeding me the ball instantly.

“They were playing really good defense, but once I came off that screen set by SiSi (Sianna Wedderburn), it was there.”

The second-seeded Bulldogs (16-7) were playing without injured 1,000-point scorer Tamia Smith, so they needed everyone else to pick up the slack. Brackett just took it all on. She hit two 3s in the first quarter, including one at the buzzer, to give her team a lead it never lost. She hit another in the second quarter and then opened the second half with a 3 to give her team its biggest lead of the game.

“We had a very big effort from Kezia today,” Glassboro coach Monte Willis said. “I said prior to the game one of the keys to the game was we had to be efficient. When we had an opportunity to knock down an open shot or hit an open layup, we had to make it count.”

The way both teams played defense made it difficult for either to get a lot of shots. They spent much of their time moving the ball around the arc looking for something to break.

Where the Lady Devils, seeded eighth in the flight, had the best of it in the closing minutes of their semifinal win over Pennsville, they didn’t have such luck Friday.

After RaNiyah Wilson’s layup drew them even at 22 with 7:47 left, the Lady Devils (13-9) only scored four more points in 19 possessions the rest of the game – a 3-pointer by Wilson and a free throw by Brianna Roberts. They hit only one of their last 15 shots and when they missed they rarely got a second chance.

“I just think we got beat on the boards; they beat us on the boards,” Penns Grove coach Jennifer Denby said. “Give credit to them. They were the better team.”

“We believe we’re a very good defensive team, too,” Willis said. “We believe we have the athletes on the outside to be able to man up on anybody. We just came out there and we just wanted it.”

TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
GIRLS B FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
GLASSBORO 32, PENNS GROVE 26
PENNS GROVE (13-9) — RaNiyah Wilson 4 1-2 11, Meely Horace 1 0-0 3, Brianna Robbins 1 4-10 6, Zoey Caesar 3 0-2 6, Amani Taylor 0 0-0 0, Semijah Hines 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 5-14 26.
GLASSBORO (16-7) — Sanaa Thomas 0 5-10 5, Kezia Brackett 8 4-4 24, Kimora Miles 0 0-0 0, Anye Davis 0 0-0 0, Sianna Wedderburn 1 1-4 3, Scarlett Saicic 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 10-23 32.

Penns Grove5696 —26
Glassboro1057 10 —32
3-point goals: Penns Grove 3 (Wilson 2, Horace); Glassboro 4 (Brackett 4). Rebounds: Penns Grove 33 (Robbins 8, Caesar 7, Horace 7); Glassboro 31 (Wedderburn 12, Brackett 7). Technical fouls: Thomas. Total fouls: Penns Grove 15, Glassboro 13.

Cover photo: Glassboro’s Kezia Brackett (5) launches one of her 3-pointers against the defense of Penns Grove’s RaNiyah Wilson.

Salem CC basketball

Mighty Oaks fall on road to end hopes of tournament berth; women’s team drops final game of the first year back

SALEM CC BASKETBALL
Men’s Game
Northampton CC 89, Salem CC 37
Women’s Game
Montgomery County CC 62, Salem CC 32

By Riverview Sports News

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Salem CC basketball team’s fabulous February had it entertaining hopes of a postseason tournament berth, but the Mighty Oaks knew they had no room for error.

Those hopes came to an end Thursday night when the Oaks lost at Northampton CC 89-37. They had to win each of their last three games to extend the season, but in the first step on the journey the elements that fueled their best month of the season never showed.

They shot 23 percent from the field overall and were only 4-of-34 from 3-point range and were outrebounded 52-31. It was only their second loss in the month of February and snapped a three-game winning streak.

Northampton (17-9) opened the game on a 26-5 run and held a 43-19 halftime lead. 

The Oaks (10-13) still have two games left in their season – both at home, Saturday 1 p.m. against Sussex County CC and Monday 6 p.m. against Camden County College.

WOMENS GAME

BLUE BELL, Pa. – The Salem CC women’s basketball team wrapped up its first season back on the floor with a 62-32 loss at Montgomery County CC. The Mighty Oaks revived their program this year after a 10-year hiatus and finished the year 9-13.

MENS BOX SCORE
NORTHAMPTON CC 89, SALEM CC 13
SALEM CC (10-13) – Niame Scott 3-11 0-0 7, Dante Brinkley 4-10 2-4 10, A.J. Jones 4-10 1-2 11, Joshua Ramos 1-9 0-0 2, Tajee Jordan 0-7 0-0 0, Shaquez Coley-Lewis 2-10 0-0 5, Tivon Woolford 1-9 0-0 2. Totals 15-66 3-6 37.
NORTHAMPTON CC (17-9) – Nate Rivera 5-9 2-2 16, C.J. Miles 1-8 0-0 2, Naeem Purnell 4-6 0-0 9, Elijah Hamilton 8-11 1-2 18, Nile Mosby 8-12 4-5 20, Xavier Goodman 3-5 1-1 7, Eric Porter 1-1 0-0 3, Ethan Sakwa 2-2 0-0 4, Emmanuel Lee 0-0 0-0 0, Keein Ward 4-5 0-0 8, Austyn Lutes 0-3 0-0 0, John Green 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-65 8-10 89.

Salem CC1918 – 37
Northampton CC4346 –89
3-point goals: Salem 4-34 (Scott 1-5, Brinkley 0-4, Jones 2-8, Ramos 0-7, Coley-Lewis 1-7, Woolford 0-3); Northampton 7-15 (Rivera 4-6, Miles 0-1, Purnell 1-2, Hamilton 1-3, Goodman 0-1, Porter 1-1, Lutes 0-1). Rebounds: Salem 31 (Jordan 8); Northampton 52 (Hamilton 15). Total fouls: Salem 9, Northampton 8.




Eagles split in TCC tourney

Farina leads Pennsville girls to B Flight consolation victory, Pennsville’s boys fall in the C Flight title game

TRI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT
BOYS
C Flight
Championship
Gloucester Tech 58, Pennsville 48
GIRLS
B Flight
Consolation
Pennsville 45, Pitman 13

OTHER GAMES
BOYS
West Deptford 59, Woodstown 56

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — Joe Mecholsky has never been a big fan of playing the next day after going 32 up-tempo minutes with Clayton regardless of the outcome and the Pennsville coach had more reason to dislike it Thursday night.

The experience is kind of like going to the holiday party. You know you’re going to have a good time, but you also know you’re going to pay for it the next day.

The Eagles had some of the most fun they had all season in beating the Clippers Wednesday night, but back at it 24 hours later they felt it in their legs and lost to Gloucester Tech 58-48 in the C Flight championship game of the Tri-County Conference Tournament.

They were off with their shots, both from the floor and the free throw line, and GCIT, which also played the night before, came with energy that lasted the whole game. They shot 40 percent for the game, but were only 4-of-20 from behind the 3-point arc, a sure sign of tired legs.

It’s the second time this year they have fallen victim to the Clayton Effect. They opened the season with an 80-66 win over the Clippers, then lost at Deptford 76-50 less than 24 hours later. They are 3-6 this year in the second game of consecutive starts regardless of the first-game opponent.

“We didn’t do the things that have made us successful tonight,” Mecholsky said. “We didn’t get it down to Danny (Saulin). We missed a lot of shots. Hung in it, however, basketball is a simple game. Their team made more shots than us.

“Could it have been the Clayton Effect? Maybe. I don’t want to take anything away from GCIT’s performance. They played well, they did what they wanted to do, we couldn’t stop it on defense and that’s why they won the game.”

The game was close throughout. The Cheetahs, who lost to Pennsville by 11 back in December, took the lead for good with an 8-0 run in the second quarter, but could never put the Eagles away until the end. 

Pennsville’s shooting woes took their toll in the second half when the Eagles went 1-for-13 over an eight minute stretch that put them in a nine-point hole with 1:55 to play. Still, they got it back to within three with 18.4 seconds left, then GCIT closed it out by hitting seven of eight free throws in the final 16.6 seconds.

The Cheetahs were 14-of-22 from the line in the fourth quarter. Trent Phillips was 10 of 12 and led all scorers with 20 points.

Luke Wood had a tough night shooting for Pennsville, but still wound up as the Eagles’ high scorer with 13 points and moved into third place on their boys all-time scoring list. Saulin, who went for 29 points and 26 rebounds in the Clayton game, was bottled up for 12 points and eight boards. 

“They did everything right tonight,” Mecholsky said of the Cheetahs. “I just think they played a really nice game. They came fired up, they were excited at every time out, their bench was engaged and they were ready. We got outplayed.”

The win left the Cheetahs feeling like they just won a national title. They didn’t qualify for the South Jersey Group IV playoffs, but the win did make them one of the winningest teams in school history. If they win their only remaining game on the schedule next week they would finish the season just one game below .500.

“That’s huge here,” Cheetahs coach McNeil Wrice said. “You’re talking about in the history of GCIT it’s only had one winning season in 20-plus years, so to be a double-digit win team puts us in a special place in history. For us to be the first one to bring a conference championship, whether it’s A, B, C or D, that means something.”

If the Eagles had pulled it out, it would have given them 11 wins in a season for the first time in more than 25 years. They can still hit that benchmark with an upset over second-seeded Pitman in the first round of the South Jersey Group I tournament Thursday.

“It would have been nice to go out with a good taste in our mouth on the long weekend,” Mecholsky said. “We wanted to win the C Bracket championship. It doesn’t break our heart (they didn’t). Now we get ready for Pitman and that’s our focus to end the season.”

TRI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT
C FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
GLOUCESTER TECH 58, PENNSVILLE 48
GLOUCESTER TECH (12-14) — Trent Phillips 4 10-12 20, Michael Stanwood 6 1-6 13, Mark Hallman 5 3-4 15, Gavin Shainline 1 1-2 3, Ian Malgapo 1 0-2 3, Carl Schmidt 3 0-0 6, Brady Johnson 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 15-26 58.
PENNSVILLE (10-15) — Luke Wood 4-20 3-7 13, Peyton O’Brien 2-3 0-0 4, Daniel Saulin 6-10 0-1 12, Mason O’Brien 3-5 0-2 7, Cohen Petrutz 4-11 1-2 10, Jayden Thomas 0-1 0-0 0, Cole Johnston 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 20-51 4-12 48.

GCIT10161616 —58
Pennsville12101412 —48
3-point goals: GCIT 3 (Hallman 2, Malgapo); Pennsville 4-20 (Wood 2-12, M. O’Brien 1-1, Petrutz 1-6, Thomas 0-1). Rebounds: Pennsville 22 (Saulin 7, P. O’Brien 6, Wood 5). Technical fouls: Thomas. Fouled out: Petrutz. Total fouls: GCIT 13, Pennsville 17. Officials: Johnson, Pankok, Menz.

Regular Season

WEST DEPTFORD 59, WOODSTOWN 56: The Eagles capped a second-half rally with a 21-14 fourth quarter to beat the Wolverines in a game Woodstown picked in lieu of a third meeting with Penns Grove in a TCC Tournament B Flight consolation game.

WOODSTOWN (11-12) — Blake Bialecki 4 3-3 12, Alejandro Vazquez 1 0-0 2, M.J. Hall 5 0-2 11, Garrett Leyman 4 0-1 9, Max Webb 2 0-1 4, Rocco String 5 2-2 12, Elijah Carter 3 0-0 6. Totals 24 5-9 56.
WEST DEPTFORD (9-16) — Andre Johnson 7 1-2 15, Zayd Mujahid 0 0-0 0, Mark Koszowski 2 0-0 5, Nick Senatore 5 4-4 17, Carter Watson 1 0-0 3, Aiden Cranmer 8 3-3 19, Zamir Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 8-9 59.

Woodstown1916714 —56
West Deptford13121321 —59
3-point goals: Woodstown 3 (Hall, Leyman, Bialecki); West Deptford 5 (Koszowski, Senatore 3, Watson).

Girls Games

Farina’s big game lifts Pennsville over Pitman

PENNSVILLE — Bella Farina knew it was going to be a good day the minute she hit the alarm clock early Thursday morning.

She got up on the right side of the bed, enjoyed a good lunch in the middle of the day and was excited to play a game against one of her close friends.

“I just had a lot of energy today,” she said.

She channeled that energy into the best game of her career. The senior post went for 19 points and 10 rebounds – the second double-double of her career – leading the Pennsville girls to a 45-13 rout of Pitman in the Tri-County Tournament B Flight consolation game.

“I knew the team wanted to end the week off with a win and it was my last regular season game of my career,” Farina said. “We all just worked really well together today.”

Farina’s other double-double came in a 13/11 game against Millville last Friday. Her previous scoring high was 16 points against Salem Tech in December 2022. In nine February games this season she has scored six points or more seven times and has scored eight points or more in each of the last four.

“I told her I don’t know what’s recently clicked for you but suddenly you’re getting it, you’re reading it, you’re understanding it and making the right cuts, in the right place at the right time,” Eagles coach Sam Trapp said. “Something is just clicking all of a sudden and she’s just blossoming at the right time, which is really fun to watch.”

When Farina scored, her points came in bunches. She had four straight points in the Eagles’ opening 8-0 run. She opened the second half with seven straight points, capped by a three-point play in which she went over Pennsville Senior Little League World Series teammate Jess Bretz for the putback.

And then she scored their last four points of the game.

The Eagles (13-13) took control of this one early. The Panthers (12-12) were missing one of their injured ballhandlers and the Eagles held them without a field goal and to just one point in the first quarter. They did the same thing in the third.

The win got the Eagles to .500 for the seventh time this season. They’ll play their final home game of the Trapp tenure Thursday in the opening round of the South Jersey Group I Tournament. The coach announced earlier this month that she was stepping down at the end of the season to become the new athletics director at Triton.

“The goal I set for myself at the beginning of the season was 17 wins,” Trapp said. “The best Pennsville has so far was 16 wins for the girls basketball team and I was really shooting and hoping for that 17. I finished 15-11 (each of the last two years), so my goal was not to be 15-11 one more time. I wanted to do whatever it took.

“I was hoping for that 17th win with no injuries and no issues. There was a slew of injuries that I wasn’t expecting, which significantly impacted our season. I think we were 6-10 at one point, so to be able to just turn it around and come back and get win after win after win and build their confidence and show the true potential of this team, that’s all we’ve been focusing on.

”Now that we’ve been playing all together, we’ve been playing our best basketball. We’re doing things right and we’re doing them right at the right time when were all back together finally, which is what I like to see.”

PENNSVILLE 45, PITMAN 13
PITMAN (12-12) — Miya Villari 1 1-2 4, Jess Bretz 0 3-5 3, Evelyn Wisely 1 0-0 2, Audrey Duffield 1 0-0 3, Collette Rollins 0 0-0 0, Jocelyn O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Dalayah Brown 0 1-2 1, Kendall Bennett 0 0-0 0, Bella Pramov 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 5-9 13.
PENNSVILLE (13-13) — Nora Ausland 2 1-2 5, Taylor Bass 1 0-0 2, Sofia Belitsas 0 0-0 0, Karsen Cooksey 1 0-0 2, Bella Farina 8 3-4 19, Ashlyn Fredo 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0, Malani McGee 0 0-0 0, Izzy Saulin 0 0-0 0, Avery Watson 0 0-0 0, Marley Wood 7 3-3 17. Totals 19 7-9 45.

Pitman1813 —13
Pennsville813168 —45
3-point goals: Pitman 2 (Villari, Duffield); Pennsville 0. Rebounds: Pitman 16 (Bretz 4), Pennsville 33 (Farina 10). Total fouls: Pitman 8, Pennsville 7. Officials: Johnson, Pankok, Menz.