Here are the scores and highlights from Wednesday’s Salem County sports calendar
WRESTLING
CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 52, SALEM 27
106: Jayden Tartaglione (CG) won by forfeit
113: Juliano LaMassa (CG) won by forfeit
120: Zachary Tortella (S) pinned Julian Wiltsey, 3:31
126: Dylan Adams (CG) pinned Adrien Morales, 1:38
132: Guylherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Darnell Moore
138: Antonio Mendez (CG) tech fall over Brodie Parker, 24-6 (5:07)
144: Joseph Goetaski (S) pinned Teagan Carey, 0:18
150: Steven Benkert (CG) pinned Christian VanTonder, 0:44
157: William Camp (CG) pinned Zyion Moore, 3:58
165: Jeffrey Smith (CG) tech fall over Jordan Brown, 15-0 (3:58)
175: Kenneth Johnson (CG) pinned Jaivion Sydnor, 1:26
190: Joel Pettit (CG) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 1:06
215: Abdur Jenkins (S) dec. Jamal Brown, 10-6
285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Tyson Moody, 1:56
BOWLING
Salem Tech 4, Clayton 0: The Chargers’ Cooper Rappa rolled the high game (232) and high series (560) of the match. Jean Pierre Pozo rolled a 198 in Game 2 for the Chargers.
Salem 4, Clayton 0: Troy Carey closed out a 653 series with a career-tying 279 in Game 3 for the Rams. Clayton won the girls match, 4-0.
Author: almusky
Salem CC kicks off football
Mighty Oaks put inaugural football program before the public, introduce Accorsi as head coach, confirm seven games so far, first game at home in August vs. Hudson Valley
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT — Jay Accorsi had a vision. All he needed was to find someone who shared it.
In 30 years with the Rowan football program, the last 22 as its head coach, Accorsi landed his share of players to fill his rosters. But for all the ones he got there were plenty others who didn’t quite fit or went elsewhere to play or simply had no options and gave up hope of ever playing the game again.
As Accorsi looked across the South Jersey football landscape and just beyond the horizon all those years he always thought there was (or should be) a place for those players who either slipped away or slipped through the cracks. At the same time he wondered and researched why there was no junior college football in a state loaded with underserved players and two-year college options. He found a sympathetic ear in Salem Community College president Mike Gorman in June and they spent the next seven months putting together the pieces of a program. On Wednesday, the Mighty Oaks pushed the project over the goal line, formally launching the first football program in school history to start play in the fall — with Accorsi at the helm.
“In my wildest dreams I never could have imagined creating a junior college football program right here in Southern New Jersey,” Accorsi said. “In just the last several weeks while recruiting high schools in the area, so many coaches have remarked, ‘Coach, it is about time for South Jersey.’ That’s pretty much the response I thought it would be, but it’s just been that way,”
The college had explored the feasibility of sponsoring football once before, but decided the timing wasn’t right to launch. When Gorman first met with Accorsi he thought the retired coach had come to make a sales pitch; he quickly learned they were on to something entirely different.
When Gorman showed him a copy of the college’s initial study, Accorsi knew he had found his kindred spirit. When Gorman talked about “changing lives” of 80 to 100 new students, he was the one sold.
The timing this time was so right and was part of Accorsi’s 30-page analysis that Gorman called “very thorough, very deliberate and I dare say accurate because we checked it six ways from Sunday.” There was no junior college football in the area, two of the more established JUCO programs in the region were about to go NCAA Division II and there’s a move underway for JUCO years not to count towards a player’s NCAA eligibility clock.
“It was a perfect storm,” Accorsi said.
Then the president jumped in to call an audible.
“We’re going to call this ‘stars aligning’ rather than ‘a perfect storm,’” Gorman said. Someone else, keeping with the theme of the team, suggested acorns instead of stars.
Games, vision, reaction
The board of trustees green-lighted the program in November, Accorsi was installed as the interim head coach to get recruiting started, they hired one assistant coach, brought in eight interns throughout the athletics department and secured a much-needed piece of property in Carneys Point to serve as a practice facility.
“You don’t do something this extraordinary without a lot of people on the same page doing the right type of things,” Accorsi said. “There are a lot of pieces that go into something like this. You just don’t start a football program. There’s a lot that goes into it.”
Kingsway head coach Mark Hendricks, one of several high school coaches who attended the launch, welcomed the idea of JUCO football in the region and the way Accorsi’s approach to it.
“I think it will put South Jersey football on the map,” he said.
Schalick coach Kevin Leamy also was in the house and “excited to see where this football team goes.”
“So great for Salem County and South Jersey,” he said..
During a 30-minute pre-launch press conference, team officials confirmed seven games are lined up so far for the inaugural season – Erie CC, Hudson Valley CC, Nassau CC, Sussex CC (2), Army Prep and Thaddeus Stevens. The inaugural game will be in late August at home against Hudson Valley. Erie, Nassau and one of the Sussex games also will be at home, to be played at one of the county’s high schools.
Finding players isn’t expected to be a problem. The majority are expected to come from South Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware — several of whom were in attendance at the launch — but Accorsi’s binders of “350 or 400” names also includes interested prospects from places like Akron, Ohio; Texas and Virginia.
If the goal of bringing football to campus is to increase enrollment, it’s working. Gorman reported the school has received more than 50 new applications for the second semester just from football alone – and that doesn’t count former football players already enrolled in school just as students.
“The word is starting to spread that we’re starting a program, so I’m not worried about getting the number,” Accorsi said. “I think if we get to 80, which I know we easily can, that I think would be good to start. We could easily fill 100 if we wanted to. I think 80 is that good number.”
Accorsi stood before the gathering in the school’s Davidow Theater to share his vision for the program and admitted he was “really nervous.”
“I told my wife I haven’t been this nervous since when we got married, and she’s like, ‘Well, that turned out OK, didn’t it?’” he said.
It was her way of telling him you’ve got this.
His vision for the team on the field is to be “pretty competitive early on” and the program as a whole to be well-regarded.
“This vision for our program is very simple,” he said. “I want us to create an environment where high school coaches want to send their players to us and on the back end I want college coaches to come and recruit our players.
“Our No. 1 goal is to help young men achieve not just athletically, but academically and socially. I want to be a program where everyone is proud of what we do, who we are and how we act in everything we do. I want a program that everybody here, in the county, South Jersey, New Jersey, the East Coast and nationally can say wow this a really great program.”
Big void in local slate
West Jersey Football League teams learn crossovers, schedules; Woodstown, Pennsville, Schalick all play the four other county teams this cycle despite being in different divisions, Salem-Penns Grove off the schedule
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
Three of the five football-playing high schools teams in Salem County are playing all four of their county rivalries this upcoming football season, while one long-standing rivalry is missing from the mix to make it a true Big Five slate.
The West Jersey Football League schedule is out and what it reveals locally is for only the second time since 2000 — unless they get together in Week Zero (unlikely) or the playoffs — Penns Grove and Salem will not play each other over the next two seasons.
Salem’s crossovers are Audubon, Woodstown and Clayton. Penns Grove’s crossovers are Lindenwold, Pennsville and Schalick.
It’ll be only the third time in the history of the series (early 90s, 2000-01) they will not have played in a home-and-home cycle. The series has been ongoing since 1912 with Penns Grove leading 57-46-6. They met three times in the playoffs.
“It don’t feel right, don’t look right,” said Salem coach Kemp Carr, a Salem native who played in the rivalry and has been head coach on both sides of it. “It goes back for a while. It’s your crosstown rivalry. It’s our second biggest rivalry in the county, realistically.
“It’s for the township, it’s for the people, that’s what matters. It’s giving the community what they look forward to every year no matter what the records are. You can throw the records out.”
Pennsville, Schalick and Salem will play each other as part of the WJFL Diamond Division schedule. Pennsville and Schalick both picked up Woodstown and Penns Grove, lifetime Diamond Division teams demoted this round to the Independence Division for the next two-year cycle.
“It’s an exciting opportunity,” Pennsville coach Mike Healy said. “Being in a county with just five high schools that play football really turn each of these into a rivalry game. The kids all know each other and you can see in other sports how fired up they are to play each other.”
Woodstown will play all three Salem County Diamond Division teams, with Pennsville as its Week Zero game not incorporated in the WJFL schedule release.
“We are excited about the new schedule and the new challenges it brings,” Woodstown coach Frank Trautz said. “I love that we have those crosstown rivalries and I think it’s great for the community.”
Photo: Penns Grove and Salem battle during their 2024 game.
| DIAMOND | PENNSVILLE | SALEM | SCHALICK |
| Week 0 | at Woodstown | vs. Maple Shade | |
| Week 1 (9/4) | Overbrook | Paulsboro | Burl City |
| Week 2 (9/11) | at Pitman | Audubon | at Woodstown |
| Week 3 (9/18) | at Paulsboro | at Schalick | Salem |
| Week 4 (9/25) | Burlington City | Overbrook | at Paulsboro |
| Week 5 (10/2) | Penns Grove | Woodstown | at Cumberland |
| Week 6 (10/9) | at St. Joe Hamm | at Clayton | Penns Grove |
| Week 7 (10/16) | at Schalick | at Burl City | Pennsville |
| Week 8 (10/23) | Salem | at Pennsville | Overbrook |
| INDEPENDENCE | PENNS GROVE | WOODSTOWN |
| Week 0 | Pennsville | |
| Week 1 (9/4) | at Buena | at Clayton |
| Week 2 (9/11) | Lindenwold | Schalick |
| Week 3 (9/18) | Pitman | at Woodbury |
| Week 4 (9/25) | at Woodbury | Buena |
| Week 5 (10.2) | at Pennsville | at Salem |
| Week 6 (10/9) | at Schalick | Overbrook |
| Week 7 (10/16) | Woodstown | at Penns Grove |
| Week 8 (10/23) | Clayton | Pitman |
DIAMOND/INDEPENDENCE DIVISIONS
WEEK 1 (Sept. 4)
Burlington City at Schalick
Overbrook at Pennsville
Paulsboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Buena
Woodstown at Clayton
Woodbury at Pitman
WEEK 2 (Sept. 11)
Hopewell Valley at Burlington City
Highland at Overbrook
Paulsboro at West Deptford
Pennsville at Pitman
Audubon at Salem
Schalick at Woodstown
Buena at Mastery
Clayton at Haddon Twp.
Lindenwold at Penns Grove
Woodbury at Gateway
WEEK 3 (Sept. 18)
Burlington City at Overbrook
Pennsville at Paulsboro
Salem at Schalick
Buena at Clayton
Pitman at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Woodbury
WEEK 4 (Sept. 25)
Burlington City at Pennsville
Overbrook at Salem
Schalick at Paulsboro
Buena at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Woodbury
WEEK 5 (Oct. 2)
Palmyra at Burlington City
West Deptford at Overbrook
Paulsboro at Woodbury
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Woodstown at Salem
Schalick at Cumberland
Wildwood at Buena
Gateway at Clayton
Pitman at Gloucester Catholic
WEEK 6 (Oct. 9)
Burlington City at Riverside
Overbrook at Woodstown
Haddonfield at Paulsboro
Pennsville at St. Joe’s (Hamm)
Salem at Clayton
Penns Grove at Schalick
Lindenwold at Buena
Salem at Clayton
Pitman at KIPP
Woodbury at Collingswood
Woodstown at Overbrook
WEEK 7 (Oct. 16)
Salem at Burlington City
Overbrook at Paulsboro
Pennsville at Schalick
Buena at Pitman
Clayton at Woodbury
Woodstown at Penns Grove
WEEK 8 (Oct. 23)
Paulsboro at Burlington City
Schalick at Overbrook
Salem at Pennsville
Woodbury at Buena
Clayton at Penns Grove
Pitman at Woodstown
THANKSGIVING GAMES
Clayton at Pitman
‘Completely ready to go’
A year in the making, Salem CC to officially kick off inaugural football season Wednesday, school officials say goal not only to increase enrollment, but ‘change lives’
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
CARNEYS POINT – Not even the biggest snowstorm in a decade is going to derail Salem Community College from launching its football program.
Like a tush push from the 1, the Mighty Oaks are determined to see this thing they’ve been working on for nearly a year across the goal line. The acorn gets planted Wednesday at 4 p.m. in festivities in the school’s Davidow Theater.
“We are completely ready to go,” SCC athletics director Bob Hughes said. “I think it’s just a culmination of a lot of people’s hard work and efforts and it’ll be great to show the world not just what we’re doing but why we’re doing it. I’m excited for the community and excited to really put this thing into motion.”
School officials are expecting upwards of 200 people for the event, which is free and open to the public. Of course, the fallout of this weekend’s snowstorm could impact the turn out and some elements of the festivities, but not enough to dampen the level of anticipation the likes of which they hadn’t seen here since re-launching athletics in 2019.
“I don’t know if weather will have an impact on that or not, but we’re going to be there,” president Mike Gorman said. “We’re having this kickoff literally and figuratively come snow or high water.”
The school has been exploring the possibility of bringing football to campus since retired Rowan University head coach Jay Accorsi brought the idea to president Gorman last spring and gone about it in what Hughes called “cautiously and in a calculated fashion.”
After going through Accorsi’s exhaustive research, the board of trustees green-lighted the program in November, installed Accorsi as interim head coach to get recruiting off the ground, and will formally introduce him as the program’s first head coach during Wednesday’s event.
The team has secured a practice facility on property adjacent to the Carneys Point Rec Complex, will undertake a spring practice and begin play as a JUCO Division III independent this fall.
With Wednesday’s launch, Salem will join Sussex CC as the only two-year colleges in New Jersey playing NJCAA-sanctioned football and the only two between Central New York and Louisburg, N.C. It’s that wide footprint and underserved player population that gives Accorsi confidence the initiative can succeed.
The two colleges have different motivations for starting their programs. Sussex went into it with the hopes of raising revenue to keep its institution viable. Salem sees it as a means to increase enrollment, but with an even more noble purpose.
Salem officials estimate an influx of more than 100 new students because of the introduction of football and its associated programs. Gorman said at last look the school received 54 new applications for the second semester from football alone. Similarly, it had received 19 new applications because of the volleyball program that will begin play in the next academic year.
“The more important part of this is what we’re going to be able to do for those young people who are applying and coming into our program,” Gorman said. “We’re going to change their lives. That’s the long and short of it. We’re doing this not necessarily to boost enrollment, but to get to another segment of our population and change their lives.
“This is a big deal, but there have been so many other big deals (in his 11-year tenure as president). Every commencement is really a big deal. If you ever attend one of our graduation ceremonies, there’s one moment in time that kind of captures everything that we’re about.
“We ask for the students to stand and be recognized for different categories and activities they’re involved with, but when I get to the line where I say if you’re the first one in your family to attend college stand and be recognized more than half the class always stands up. That’s a dynamic moment. That’s the kind of thing we’re chasing with this. How can we make sure these young people have a chance at something better than they’d have otherwise?”
Salem County leaders
Snow day provides a chance to check out the Salem County basketball statistical leaders; leaders based on statistics posted to state reporting service (must have played in 75 percent of team’s games)
Boys
| SCORING (based on avg.) | GP | FG | FT | PTS | AVG |
| Mason O’Brien, Pennsville | 12 | 80 | 40 | 220 | 18.3 |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 15 | 72 | 33 | 213 | 14.2 |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | 13 | 58 | 179 | 13.8 | |
| Deshaan Williams, Salem | 14 | 55 | 184 | 13.1 | |
| Julian Dickerson, Schalick | 13 | 64 | 21 | 168 | 12.9 |
| Eli Caesar, Woodstown | 14 | 55 | 23 | 159 | 11.4 |
| Neziah Spence, Salem | 13 | 33 | 133 | 10.2 | |
| Roman Gipson, Penns Grove | 16 | 67 | 10 | 161 | 10.1 |
| Will Roy, Penns Grove | 16 | 63 | 7 | 148 | 9.3 |
| Danny Knight, Pennsville | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | ||
| Andrew White, Woodstown | 13 | 43 | 18 | 111 | 8.5 |
| Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove | 16 | 47 | 22 | 131 | 8.2 |
| Dylan Sheehan, Schalick | 13 | 49 | 9 | 107 | 8.2 |
| Raphael Busch, Salem Tech | 9 | 29 | 14 | 73 | 8.1 |
| Orion Baldwin, Schalick | 13 | 39 | 13 | 104 | 8.0 |
| Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown | 15 | 38 | 16 | 117 | 7.8 |
| Sherrod Jones, Schalick | 10 | 32 | 9 | 77 | 7.7 |
| Chase Pompper, Salem Tech | 11 | 30 | 21 | 84 | 7.6 |
| Kade Macom, Schalick | 13 | 39 | 4 | 96 | 7.4 |
| Xavier McGriff, Salem | 13 | 26 | 90 | 6.9 | |
| Josh King, Woodstown | 15 | 42 | 13 | 98 | 6.5 |
| Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech | 11 | 24 | 15 | 69 | 6.3 |
| BJ Robbins, Salem | 13 | 24 | 63 | 4.9 | |
| Marshall Stephens, Salem | 13 | 34 | 71 | 5.5 |
| 3-POINT GOALS (based on total) | GP | TOTAL | AVG |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 15 | 36 | 2.40 |
| Julian Dickerson, Schalick | 13 | 23 | 1.77 |
| Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown | 15 | 23 | 1.53 |
| Eli Caesar, Woodstown | 14 | 21 | 1.50 |
| Mason O’Brien, Pennsville | 12 | 20 | 1.67 |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | 13 | 17 | 1.30 |
| Roman Gipson, Penns Grove | 16 | 17 | 1.06 |
| Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove | 16 | 15 | 0.94 |
| Neziah Spence, Salem | 13 | 14 | 1.08 |
| Kade Macom, Schalick | 13 | 14 | 1.08 |
| Will Roy, Penns Grove | 16 | 13 | 0.80 |
| Orion Baldwin, Schalick | 13 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Lucas Fulmer, Woodstown | 14 | 12 | 0.88 |
| FT SHOOTING (based on pct.) | GP | FTM | FTA | PCT |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 15 | 33 | 39 | .850 |
| Eli Caesar, Woodstown | 14 | 23 | 30 | .770 |
| Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown | 15 | 16 | 21 | .760 |
| Julian Dickerson, Schalick | 13 | 21 | 29 | .720 |
| Mason O’Brien, Pennsville | 12 | 40 | 59 | .680 |
| Josh King, Woodstown | 15 | 13 | 21 | .620 |
| Raphael Busch, Salem Tech | 9 | 14 | 23 | .610 |
| Andrew Wrote. Wppdstpwm | 13 | 18 | 30 | .600 |
| Dylan Sheehan, Schalick | 13 | 9 | 16 | .560 |
| Ayden Myers, Salem Tech | 8 | 5 | 10 | .500 |
| Chase Pompper, Salem Tech | 11 | 21 | 42 | .500 |
| Orion Baldwin, Schalick | 13 | 13 | 27 | .480 |
| Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech | 11 | 15 | 35 | .430 |
| REBOUNDS (based on avg.) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Deshaan Williams, Salem | 14 | 133 | 9.5 |
| Dylan Sheehan, Schalick | 13 | 122 | 9.4 |
| Raphael Busch, Salem Tech | 9 | 71 | 7.9 |
| Marshall Stephens, Salem | 13 | 98 | 7.5 |
| Andrew White, Woodstown | 13 | 80 | 6.1 |
| Josh King, Woodstown | 15 | 91 | 6.1 |
| Mishawn Brantley, Penns Grove | 16 | 86 | 5.4 |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 15 | 72 | 4.8 |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | 13 | 50 | 3.9 |
| Sherrod Jones, Schalick | 10 | 38 | 3.8 |
| Eli Caesar, Woodstown | 14 | 53 | 3.8 |
| Cooper Willoughby, Schalick | 12 | 45 | 3.8 |
| Xavier McGriff, Salem | 13 | 45 | 3.8 |
| Julian Dickerson, Schalick | 13 | 44 | 3.4 |
| Roman Gipson, Penns Grove | 16 | 49 | 3.3 |
| Mason O’Brien, Pennsville | 12 | 39 | 3.3 |
| Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown | 15 | 48 | 3.2 |
| Kade Macom, Schalick | 13 | 42 | 3.2 |
| Will Roy, Penns Grove | 16 | 47 | 2.9 |
| Luis Colon, Penns Grove | 16 | 46 | 2.9 |
| Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove | 16 | 47 | 2.9 |
| Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech | 11 | 32 | 2.9 |
| ASSISTS (based on total) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | 13 | 68 | 5.23 |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 15 | 54 | 3.60 |
| Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown | 15 | 51 | 3.40 |
| Roman Gipson, Penns Grove | 16 | 49 | 3.06 |
| BJ Robbins, Salem | 13 | 48 | 3.69 |
| Orion Baldwin, Schalick | 13 | 44 | 3.38 |
| Julian Dickerson, Schalick | 13 | 36 | 2.77 |
| Will Roy, Penns Grove | 16 | 30 | 1.88 |
| Eli Caesar, Woodstown | 14 | 23 | 1.64 |
| Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove | 16 | 20 | 1.29 |
| Dylan Sheehan, Schalick | 13 | 19 | 1.46 |
| Josh King, Woodstown | 15 | 19 | 1.27 |
| Mason O’Brien, Pennsville | 12 | 18 | 1.50 |
| Luis Colon, Penns Grove | 16 | 17 | 1.06 |
| Sherrod Jones, Schalick | 10 | 15 | 1.50 |
| Lucas Fulmer, Woodstown | 14 | 14 | 1.00 |
| Neziah Spence, Salem | 13 | 14 | 1.08 |
| STEALS (based on total) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove | 16 | 42 | 2.63 |
| Julian Dickerson, Schalick | 13 | 35 | 2.69 |
| Will Roy, Penns Grove | 16 | 34 | 2.13 |
| Josh King, Woodstown | 15 | 31 | 2.07 |
| Dylan Sheehan, Schalick | 13 | 30 | 2.31 |
| Roman Gipson, Penns Grove | 16 | 28 | 1.75 |
| Orion Baldwin, Schalick | 13 | 25 | 1.92 |
| Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown | 15 | 24 | 1.60 |
| Luis Colon, Penns Grove | 16 | 24 | 1.50 |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 15 | 22 | 1.47 |
| Eli Caesar, Woodstown | 14 | 22 | 1.57 |
| Neziah Spence, Salem | 13 | 21 | 1.62 |
| Sherrod Jones, Schalick | 10 | 19 | 1.90 |
| Mason O’Brien, Pennsville | 12 | 18 | 1.50 |
| Xavier McGriff, Salem | 13 | 17 | 1.31 |
| Andrew White, Woodstown | 13 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Mishawn Brantley, Penns Grove | 16 | 13 | 1.06 |
BLOCKED SHOTS (Total)
26: Marshall Stephens, Salem
19: Mishawn Brantley, Penns Grove
15: Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech
10: Haneef Frisby, Penns Grove
9: Raphael Busch, Salem Tech
8: Sherrod Jones, Schalick
7: Andrew White, Woodstown; Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
Girls
| SCORING (based on avg.) | GP | FG | FT | PTS | AVG |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 14 | 87 | 28 | 222 | 15.9 |
| Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick | 12 | 73 | 16 | 172 | 14.3 |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 12 | 54 | 41 | 166 | 13.8 |
| Dyaira Anderson, Salem | 10 | 51 | 23 | 125 | 12.5 |
| Keziah Patterson, Penns Grove | 11 | 47 | 21 | 135 | 12.3 |
| Lauren Hengel, Woodstown | 16 | 67 | 13 | 175 | 10.9 |
| JaNiyah Cummings, Penns Grove | 11 | 48 | 12 | 120 | 10.9 |
| /Madison Dixon, Salem | 9 | 32 | 8 | 88 | 9.8 |
| Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech | 10 | 35 | 3 | 83 | 8.3 |
| Addie Johnston, Pennsville | 14 | 44 | 5 | 122 | 8.1 |
| Kendall Young, Woodstown | 16 | 51 | 16 | 126 | 7.9 |
| Kyia Leyman, Woodstown | 15 | 49 | 12 | 119 | 7.9 |
| Carlysia Pierce, Salem | 11 | 36 | 12 | 85 | 7.7 |
| Shelby Liber, Salem Tech | 8 | 21 | 6 | 60 | 7.5 |
| Mikayla Washington, Penns Grove | 11 | 19 | 22 | 78 | 7.1 |
| Willow Davis, Schalick | 12 | 31 | 15 | 93 | 6.9 |
| Amora Delaine, Salem Tech | 10 | 25 | 13 | 63 | 6.3 |
| Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech | 9 | 21 | 8 | 50 | 5.6 |
| Ava Scurry, Schalick | 10 | 25 | 3 | 53 | 5.3 |
| Emma Perry, Woodstown | 15 | 32 | 4 | 70 | 4.7 |
| Timmiyah Simmons, Salem | 9 | 16 | 4 | 41 | 4.6 |
| Olivia Vanacker, Schalick | 11 | 18 | 9 | 47 | 4.3 |
| Jaiden Wilson, Pennsville | 14 | 18 | 11 | 52 | 3.7 |
| Jaryn Weathers, Salem | 9 | 13 | 5 | 32 | 3.6 |
| Talia Guardascione, Woodstown | 14 | 17 | 13 | 49 | 3.5 |
| 3-POINT GOALS (based on total) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Lauren Hengel, Woodstown | 16 | 29 | 1.81 |
| Addie Johnston, Pennsville | 14 | 27 | 1.93 |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 14 | 20 | 1.43 |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 12 | 17 | 1.42 |
| Willow Davis, Schalick | 12 | 15 | 1.25 |
| Madison Dixon, Salem | 9 | 13 | 1.44 |
| FT SHOOTING (based on pct.) | GP | FTM | FTA | PCT |
| Addie Johnston, Pennsville | 14 | 5 | 6 | .830 |
| Talia Guardascione, Woodstown | 14 | 13 | 18 | .720 |
| Keziah Patterson, Penns Grove | 11 | 21 | 29 | .720 |
| Jaiden Wilson, Pennsville | 14 | 7 | 11 | .640 |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 14 | 28 | 47 | .600 |
| Kendall Young, Woodstown | 16 | 16 | 28 | .570 |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 12 | 41 | 73 | .560 |
| Shelby Liber, Salem Tech | 8 | 6 | 11 | .550 |
| Amora Delaine, Salem Tech | 10 | 13 | 26 | .500 |
| Izzy Saulin, Pennsville | 14 | 5 | 10 | .500 |
| Jaida Burns, Pennsville | 13 | 5 | 10 | .500 |
| Olivia Vanacker, Schalick | 11 | 9 | 19 | .470 |
| Lauren Hengel, Woodstown | 16 | 13 | 28 | .460 |
| Kyia Leyman, Woodstown | 15 | 12 | 28 | .430 |
| REBOUNDS (based on avg.) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech | 9 | 114 | 12.7 |
| Dyaira Anderson, Salem | 10 | 123 | 12.3 |
| Amora Delaine, Salem Tech | 10 | 92 | 9.2 |
| Ava Scurry, Schalick | 10 | 89 | 8.9 |
| Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick | 12 | 104 | 8.7 |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 12 | 87 | 7.3 |
| Mikayla Washington, Penns Grove | 11 | 67 | 6.1 |
| Alysia Pierce, Salem | 11 | 59 | 5.4 |
| Lauren Hengel, Woodstown | 16 | 86 | 5.4 |
| Cali Fisler, Schalick | 11 | 53 | 4.8 |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 14 | 61 | 4.4 |
| Madison Dixon, Salem | 9 | 40 | 4.4 |
| Jaida Burns, Pennsville | 13 | 56 | 4.3 |
| Triscia Wilson, Salem | 8 | 34 | 4.3 |
| Olivia Vanacker, Schalick | 11 | 45 | 4.1 |
| Kyia Leyman, Woodstown | 15 | 59 | 3.9 |
| Jaryn Weathers, Salem | 9 | 34 | 3.8 |
| Janiyah Cummings, Penns Grove | 11 | 40 | 3.6 |
| Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech | 10 | 34 | 3.4 |
| Izzy Saulin, Pennsville | 17 | 45 | 3.2 |
| ASSISTS (based on total) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 12 | 85 | 7.08 |
| Olivia Vanacker, Schalick | 11 | 39 | 3.55 |
| Kendall Young, Woodstown | 16 | 30 | 1.88 |
| Carlysia Pierce, Salem | 11 | 26 | 2.36 |
| Addie Johnston, Pennsville | 14 | 24 | 1.71 |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 14 | 24 | 1.71 |
| Madison Dixon, Salem | 9 | 24 | 2.67 |
| Cali Fisler, Schalick | 11 | 23 | 2.09 |
| Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick | 12 | 21 | 1.75 |
| Lauren Hengel, Woodstown | 16 | 21 | 1.31 |
| Shelby Liber, Salem Tech | 8 | 19 | 2.38 |
| Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech | 9 | 18 | 2.00 |
| Emma Perry, Woodstown | 15 | 17 | 1.13 |
| Jaida Burns, Pennsville | 13 | 16 | 1.33 |
| Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech | 10 | 16 | 1.60 |
| STEALS (based on total) | GP | TOT | AVG |
| Taylor Bass, Pennsville | 14 | 50 | 3.57 |
| Willow Davis, Schalick | 12 | 44 | 3.67 |
| Cali Fisler, Schalick | 11 | 40 | 3.64 |
| Carlysia Pierce, Salem | 11 | 40 | 3.64 |
| Olivia Vanacker, Schalick | 11 | 34 | 3.09 |
| Emma Perry, Woodstown | 15 | 33 | 2.20 |
| Kendall Young, Woodstown | 16 | 29 | 1.81 |
| Ava Scurry, Schalick | 10 | 28 | 2.80 |
| Lauren Hengel, Woodstown | 16 | 24 | 1.44 |
| Addie Johnston, Pennsville | 14 | 23 | 1.64 |
| Marley Wood, Pennsville | 12 | 24 | 2.00 |
| Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick | 12 | 23 | 1.92 |
| Jaiden Wilson, Pennsville | 14 | 22 | 1.57 |
| Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech | 10 | 19 | 1.90 |
| Amora Delaine, Salem Tech | 10 | 19 | 1.90 |
| Izzy Saulin, Pennsville | 14 | 17 | 1.21 |
| Madison Dixon, Salem | 9 | 16 | 1.78 |
| Kaliyah Taylor, Salem | 8 | 15 | 1.88 |
| Shelby Liber, Salem Tech | 8 | 14 | 1.75 |
BLOCKED SHOTS (Total)
32: Ava Scurry, Schalick
31: Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech
15: Amora Delaine, Salem Tech
14: Dyaira Anderson, Salem
11: Carlysia Pierce, Salem
10: Kyia Leyman, Woodstown; JaNiyah Cummings, Penns Grove; Marley Wood, Pennsville
This week’s schedule*
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 26-31; *-weather permitting, of course
MONDAY, 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
Gloucester at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m., ppd.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold at 30 Strikes, cld.
TUESDAY, 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, 4 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Collingswood at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown in South Jersey Open at GCIT, 7 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Cumberland, 5 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m.
Pennsville, Salem girls at TCC/Colonial Jamboree, Clayton, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Launch of Salem CC football program
THURSDAY, 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
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
Schalick at Cherokee Challenge, 4 p.m.
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.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m.
Lindenwold at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31
BOYS BASKETBALL
Collingswood at Schalick, 11:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Cumberland, Williamstown, Cedar Creek at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m.
Salem girls at Eastern Jamboree, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon
Salem stops slide
Salem CC women snap losing streak with road win, includes scores and highlights from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar; this story will be updated
By Riverview Sports News
SCRANTON, Pa. – The Salem CC women’s basketball team showed what is possible with a fuller complement of players that stays in the game, getting minutes from seven players and scoring from six Saturday to snap a four-game losing streak in a 53-47 win over Lackawanna 63-47.
All seven players Salem coach Brian Marsh had available got in the game and six played at least 22 minutes. The Mighty Oaks postponed three of their previous four games because of an injury-riddled roster and finished the game they did play with four on the floor.
“I think it’s shown over this whole year that when we’re healthy and have extra bodies off the bench we’ve played well,” Marsh said. “We lost to the No. 4 team in the country by five points, the No. 17 team in the country by five points, we played Mercer well in the first half until we kind of got tired, so we’ve shown that when we have the numbers and we play together we can play well.
“Obviously ,we’ve been decimated by injuries this year and we’re starting to get a little bit healthy, but we’re not taking anything for granted, that’s for sure.”
With the win, the Mighty Oaks swept the season series from the Falcons. They had never beaten Lackawanna since reviving the program (0-4).
They jumped out to an 18-10 lead in the first quarter. They let the Falcons back in it in the second quarter, but they regrouped at halftime and pulled away in the second half.
Among their defensive highlights they forced the Falcons (5-11) into 28 turnovers, off which they scored 29 points.
“I thought this team played well,” Marsh said. “They did something today they’ve never done since I’ve been here: we won at Lackawanna. So it’s nice since Lackawanna is going (NCAA) D-II that we got to beat them twice this year.
“I think it shows a lot about my team’s character that they’re playing hard and they’re not given up. A lot of teams have packed it in in the same situation and we just don’t want to do that. I really think this shows a lot of character on our team that we’re willing to continue to play hard and play together.”
Tanijya Shaw led the Mighty Oaks (3-12) with 25 points. Kasey Oliver and Paula Wilson each had 12. Oliver also grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.
Wilson, a freshman, was making her second straight start after scoring a career-high 20 point in their last game against Mercer and likely will remain a starter for the foreseeable future.
“Paula’s been playing really well,” Marsh said. “The last game she shot really well and I thought she deserved a chance to start.
“I think she’s earned it. She’s played really well. I think she leads us in blocks from her spot, she does really well rebounding and she’s probably our best 3-point shooter, so I think she’s earned it.
“I’m really proud of the way she’s come along. She sat out a year after high school (because of an ACL injury). I think she’s just playing basketball. I think she was a little tentative because of her knee … but I think she’s gotten over that mental hurdle and she’s playing really well for us.”
SALEM CC 63, LACKAWANNA 47
SALEM CC (3-12): RayNescia King 1-6 2-6 4, Tanijya Shaw 8-27 8-10 25, Kasey Oliver 5-10 2-2 12, Paula Wilson 5-17 0-0 12, Jayda Hunter 2-11 1-2 6, Dani Gustin 2-3 0-0 4, Breanne Ruhl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-74 13-22 63.
LACKAWANNA (5-11): Alania Ortiz 3-12 4-4 11, Sophia Suma 4-16 1-4 13, Abbie Larson 0-7 0-0 0, Canyah Randle 1-5 3-4 5, Abigail Merrifield 1-6 1-4 3, Jasmine Romano 3-11 1-2 8, Desire Nale 3-10 1-2 7. Totals 15-67 11-20 47.
| Salem CC | 20 | 13 | 18 | 17- | 63 |
| Lackawanna | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10- | 47 |
Region XIX Women’s Standings
| DIVISION II | R19 | ALL | GSAC |
| Harcum (4) | 8-0 | 16-1 | |
| Union (11) | 9-1 | 17-2 | 7-0 |
| Mercer (15) | 7-2 | 14-3 | 3-1 |
| Essex | 7-3 | 14-4 | 5-2 |
| Delaware Tech | 4-6 | 7-13 | |
| Raritan Valley | 3-6 | 6-13 | 3-4 |
| Middlesex | 3-7 | 8-14 | 1-4 |
| Lackawanna | 3-7 | 5-11 | |
| SALEM CC | 2-6 | 3-12 | 0-3 |
| Morris | 0-8 | 0-8 | 0-4 |
Number in parenthesis is JUCO Division II national ranking
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Salem CC 63, Lackawanna 47
Atlantic Cape 54, Camden 42
Mercer 94, Orange 23
Essex 71, Passaic 54
Sussex at Philadelphia
Middlesex 61, Delaware Tech 50
Monroe-Bronx 58, RCSJ-Gloucester 55
Union at Harcum
Westchester CC 60, Raritan Valley 53
SATURDAY’S MENS GAMES
Thaddeus Stevens 90, Luzerne 73
Union 62, RCSJ-Cumberland 57
Northampton 70, Monroe-Bronx 63
Sussex at Philadelphia
Orange 88, Mercer 86
Harrisburg Area 83, Delaware County 68
Middlesex 76, Delaware Tech 64
Monroe 92, Harcum 71
Montgomery at Passaic
Atlantic Cape 64, Camden 59
Raritan Valley 75, Westchester 70
Essex 75, Morris 73
Boys basketball
WOODSTOWN 60, LEAP 55: Andrew White led three Wolverines in double figures with 15 points. Blake Bialecki added 13 and Eli Caesar had 11. Bialecki added three more 3s to his boys chool record (170). The Wolverines jumped out to a 35-19 halftime lead and held on.
| Woodstown (9-6) | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12- | 60 |
| LEAP (8-5) | 11 | 8 | 20 | 16- | 55 |
1000-Point Watch
| PLAYER | TODAY | TOTAL |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | 13 vs. LEAP | 939 |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | DNP | 832 |
Wrestling
PENNS GROVE QUAD
Woodstown 59, Penns Grove 18
Woodstown 53, Millville 26
Woodstown vs. Haddonfield
Millville 58, Penns Grove 24
Haddonfield 76, Penns Grove 6
Haddonfield 66, Millville 12
WOODSTOWN 59, PENNS GROVE 18
106: Jose Santiago (PG) pinned TJ Conto, 4:52
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Doel Torres, 1:29
120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit
126: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Adan Gonzales, 1:12
132: Barry Coverly (WO) won by forfeit
138: Luke Woronicak (WO) pinned Nyhia West, 1:10
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) tech fall over Cristian Garcia, 24-8 (3:39)
150: Angel Ocasio (P) pinned Josh Woronicak, 0:53
157: AbdulMutaAlie IbnAbdulHailm Tart (P) pinned Chance Baionno, 2:31
165: Logan Warfield (WO) won by forfeit
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) won by forfeit
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) won by forfeit
215: Double forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Antonio Cooper, 0:37
WOODSTOWN 53, MILLVILLE 26
106: Aiden Fowler (M) tech fall over TJ Conto, 18-1 (4:20)
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Josean Rivera, 1:17
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Christian Roman, 1:04
126: Ruben Cruz (M) dec. Walker Battavio, 15-12
132: Barry Coverly (WO) pinned Connor Postalwaite, 1:47
138: Luke Woronicak (WO) won by forfeit
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) won by forfeit
150: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Josh Woronicak, 3:32
157: Chance Baionno (WO) won by forfeit
165: Jared Hoffman (M) pinned Logan Warfield, 3:54
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Kyelle Corley, 1:00
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) tech fall over Jayden Lenzsch, 19-2 (4:15)
215: Tyshawn English (M) pinned Josiah Mejias-Zimkouski, 1:23
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Andrew Pinnock, 0:51
MILLVILLE 58, PENNS GROVE 24
120: Christian Roman (M) won by forfeit
126: Ruben Cruz (M) pinned Adan Gonzales, 5:47
132: Connor Postalwaite (M) won by forfeit
138: Nyhia West (PG) won by forfeit
144: Cristian Garcia (PG) won by forfeit
150: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Angel Ocasio, 4:47
157: AbdulMutaAlie IbnAbdulHailm Tart (P)G won by forfeit
165: Jared Hoffman (M) won by forfeit
175: Kyelle Corley (M) won by forfeit
190: Jayden Lenzsch (M) won by forfeit
215: Tyshawn English (M) won by forfeit
285: Andrew Pinnock (M) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:15
106: Jose Santiago (PG) pinned Aiden Fowler, 1:25
113: Josean Rivera (M) maj. dec. Doel Torres, 22-12
HADDONFIELD 76, PENNS GROVE 6
106: Jose Santiago (PG) pinned Michael Scocca, 1:59
113: Cole Spence (H) pinned Doel Torres, 1:44
120: Harrison Carroll (H) won by forfeit
126: Alexandar Frey (H) tech fall over Adan Gonzales, 15-0 (1:20)
132: Charles Miller (H) won by forfeit
138: Pierce Hoffman (H) pinned Nyhia West, 0:26
144: George Falco (H) pinned Cristian Garcia, 0:52
150: William Dietz (H) tech fall over Angel Ocasio, 17-1 (2:25)
157: William Barker (H) pinned AbdulMutaAlie IbnAbdulHailm Tart, 4:48
165: Lino Tete (H) won by forfeit
175: Hutch Rhyne (H) won by forfeit
190: Parker Bawidamann (H) won by forfeit
215: Logan Rhea (H) won by forfeit
285: Michael Grant-Hines (H) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:57
SCHALICK TRI-MATCH
Schalick vs. Holy Spirit
Schalick 46, Vineland 36
Vineland 60, Holy Spirit 17
SCHALICK 46, VINELAND 36
120: Nick Garreffi (V) pinned Terry Both, 4:28
126: Deytin Pickett (V) won by forfeit
132: Chase Bordley (V) pinned Jacob Potts, 3:59
138: Jayden Binkowski (V) pinned Colin Bittle, 3:50
144: Michael Baisch (S_ pinned Joel Acosta, 1:56
150: Mason Hollywood (S) maj. dec. Cole Axelson, 10-2
157: Alan Garcia (V) over Ayden Jenkins, DQ
165: Anthony Deaver (S) pinned Zach Echevarria, 5:26
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Cris Lopez Perez, 4:15
190: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Liam Anderson, 0:44
215: James Cook (S) pinned Matt Nieves, 1:35
285: Jeff Edmonds (S) pinned Brian McCarter, 4:35
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: Santino Machinsky (V) pinned Nicholas Latona, 1:50
SALEM TRI-MATCH
Salem 42, Timber Creek 36
Middle Twp. 56, Salem 24
Middle Twp. 69, Timber Creek 9
SALEM 42, TIMBER CREEK 36
120: Zachary Tortella (S) won by forfeit
126: Adrien Morales (S) won by forfeit
132: Jesiyah Tomlinson (S) won by forfeit
138: Guylherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Jaire Williams, 1:24
144: Joseph Goetaski (S) pinned Alexander Dang, 1:32
150: Christian VonTonder (S) won by forfeit
157: Matt Cordova (TC) pinned Zyion Moore, 0:42
165: Quasir Pettit (TC) dec. Jordan Brown, 11-4
175: Jaivion Sydnor (S) pinned Ian Chandler, 3:46
190: Elijah Green (TC) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 1:22
215: Julian McCray (TC) won by forfeit
285: Roland Green (TC) dec. Abdullah Jenkins, SV-1 4-3
106: Lincoln Mitchell (TC) won by forfeit
113: Jimmy Boone (TC) won by forfeit
MIDDLE TWP. 56, SALEM 24
106: Calvin Parke (M) won by forfeit
113: Landon Shivers (M) won by forfeit
120: Benjamin Banks (M) tech fall over Zachary Tortella, 20-2
126: Michael Layer (M) pinned Adrien Morales, 0:54
132: Guylherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Thai Nguyen, 0:45
138: Maddox Boyd (M) maj. dec. Brodie Parker, 11-2
144: Joseph Goetaski (S) pinned Emmanuel Ortiz-Sanchez, 0:27
150: Tre Hamer (M) pinned Christian VonTonder, 4:35
157: Colin Prokson (M) pinned Zyion Moore, 1:00
165: Robert Attenborough (M) tech fall over Jordan Brown, 17-2
175: Jaivion Sydnor (S) pinned Jahzeel Perez
190: Connor Hagan (M) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 1:22
215: Robert Hodges (M) won by forfeit
285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Shaun Tangree
Indoor track
TOMS RIVER – Schalick’s David Stewart and Salvatore Longo had the best finishes among Salem County athletes at the SJTCA 15 Saturday at The Bubble.
Stewart finished second in the boys 200, running a 23.35 to Willingboro’s Christopher Jones’ 23.20. Longo was fourth in the boys pole vault at 11-6.
Two other Cougars had top 10 finishes. Chase Riley was eighth in the boys 1600 (4:52.48) and Olivia Luneman was eighth in the girls shot put (27-3).
Scorching Hot
Woodstown wins two individual events and a relay at Dr. Sander Scorcher, go 1-2 in boys high school 800
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
NEW YORK – The Woodstown track team had another big night in the Big Apple.
The Wolverines won three events and got another athlete qualified for the New Balance Indoor Nationals during the Dr. Sander Scorcher at The Armory in Washington Heights Friday.
Josh Crawford won the boys high school 800 in a 1-2 finish with teammate Karson Chew, they both ran legs on the winning 4×800 relay and Kami Casiano won the girls high school high jump.
“Tonight’s meet was awesome,” Chew said. “We all had a great meet and a great day at The Armory. We’re super excited for the Millrose Games.”
The Wolverines’ 4×800 relay team returns here Feb. 1 for the Millrose.
Crawford won the 800 in 1:54.94 that was the fourth best time in New Jersey this year and 33rd best nationally. Chew was right on his heels, coming in second at 1:55.85 – a U.S. top 50 and N.J. top 10 time – to qualify for the New Balance Nationals.
Crawford went to the front early and Chew came from the outside to quickly pull alongside and they ran out front the rest of the race.
“Being able to PR by three seconds and go 1-2 with Josh is amazing,” Chew said.
Casiano won the high school girls high jump at 5-2, which is the 20th best jump in New Jersey this year.
The boys 4×8 win may have been the most surprising, not because the group wasn’t capable — they won on this track at the Millrose Games Trials — but because the circumstances leading up to it..
They ran 8:08.55 on literally their last legs from a day’s worth of competition and slightly shuffling of the deck.
Jacob Marino led them out with a 2:05 split. David Farrell kept them out front with a PR 2:03. Chew followed with a 2:01 and Crawford brought it home in 1:58.
“The 4×8 wasn’t our prettiest and the only person who really ran well was David,” Chew said. “He put us in the lead of the race by a lot.
“Because we were tired from the 800 we decided to experiment and give me some rest time. Jacob was already tired from his big mile PR beforehand, but he still kept us in the race in second where David took it and through the third lap pulled away to give us first place.”
“They showed grit when most of us weren’t running on fresh legs,” Crawford said.
Aidan Taulane had the best finish among Woodstown’s non-winners. He was a solid fifth in the boys high school shot put (44-1). He missed fourth place by 1.75 inches. The boys 4×200 relay team finished seventh (1:35.01).Lia Covely just missed a top 10 finish in the girls 55 hurdles (9.58).
Photo: Woodstown’s Karson Chew reacts after finishing second to teammate Josh Crawford (L) in the Dr. Sander Scorcher high school boys 800 and learning he qualified for the New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Friday sports report
Salem edges Wildwood to take lead in TCC Classic Division, but not happy with the effort; Pennsville ends losing streak, and more
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville 46, Collingswood 44
Gateway 53, Salem Tech 29
Salem 50, Wildwood 49
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem 52, Buena 15
Haddon Heights 64, Pennsville 46
Schalick 21, Paulsboro 16
Kingsway 54, Woodstown 17
WRESTLING
Schalick 72, Pitman 9
Woodstown 42, Pennsville 28
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
SALEM – There’s not a kid in America who has ever dribbled a basketball and not at one time counted down seconds in his head and drained a bucket at the buzzer to win some imaginary game against their rival or championship.
It’s like the golf kid who stands on the practice green and imagines sinking the putt that wins the Masters or the U.S. Open.
It’s part of growing up with sports in America.
Tymear Lecator was one of the basketball kids dribbling down the seconds in the playground to set up a buzzer beater. He was head on with the real thing Friday night.
There were three of those shots in the four quarters of Salem’s game with Wildwood. Lecator hit two of them to benefit the Rams. The third came at the final horn by Wildwood’s Trevor Troiano but was only good enough to close the margin in a 50-49 Salem win for the upper hand in the TCC Classic Division.
“When I was just a kid I’d be just practicing for that time, backyard, everywhere, and when the time comes don’t shy away,” Lecator said. “I want that shot and I’m confident in taking that shot. And I think it’s a good shot every time.
“You never know going into a game when they’re going to come around. Luckily those shots were in my hand when the buzzer was running down and I was able to get my team a couple buckets.”
Lecator beat the clock twice on his way to a team-high 18 points. His first buzzer-beater came from the right corner at the end of the first quarter and cut the Rams’ early deficit to 9-8. His second came in the third quarter off his steal right in front of the student section and capped a five-point burst in the final three seconds to gave the Rams a 35-31 lead.
It was the last of 11 lead changes in the game.
But Lecator’s most important shots of the game came without the clock moving. He hit a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds left to put the Rams up 50-46 lead and render Troiano’s 3 at the final horn moot.
“I definitely knew I had to go to the line and knock down both and I stepped up – after shooting bad at the free throw line,” Lecator said. “Luckily I was able to step up and knock down the two most important ones.”
The win kept the Rams (12-2) undefeated in the Classic Division, while handing the Warriors (7-7) their first division loss. Despite the important win, there were a lot of long faces coming out of the Salem dressing room.
The Rams didn’t shoot it well early against Wildwood’s tight defense, committed 21 turnovers, and nearly let a five-point lead get away in the final 40 seconds. They led 16-15 lead at halftime despite going 3-for-15 from the field in the first quarter, 7-for-26 in the half and 1-for-13 from behind the arc.
“I don’t think really anybody on the team is happy, personally,” Lecator said. “I feel like I played pretty good, but I’m not even happy. We got beat on the backboards. Loose balls. We didn’t play a clean game. Had a couple dumb turnovers. Didn’t take the smartest shots. Rushed a lot of shots.
“We’re, honestly, 20 points better than Wildwood and we just played down to their level today. We didn’t respect the game. Luckily, we still were able to come out with the win, but for sure nobody’s happy.”
Darrelle Johnson gave the Rams a 47-42 lead with less than 40 seconds left. Wildwood missed its next shot that Johnson rebounded, but fell to the floor and was called for traveling. He slammed the ball on the floor that drew a technical foul with 25.4 left.
Troiano hit both technical foul shots and then was fouled driving with the accompanying possession. He hit those two shots with 10.8 seconds to go to make it a one-point game and the Warriors immediately called time.
Xavier McGriff was fouled on the inbounds with 8.8 to go. He made the first of his two free throws, missed the second but the Warriors traveled with the rebound inside of five seconds.
The Warriors fouled Lecator in the backcourt after the inbounds play and the Rams’ guard hit the two free throws that allowed the Rams to escape without joy.
“It’s just high expectations,” Rams coach Anthony Farmer said. “We have a standard here. We have a goal in mind that we’re trying to accomplish and you have to go out and compete and play at a high level in order to accomplish that goal.
“That’s what we’re working for. The win is great, the win is good, but at the same time we want to play a good brand of basketball to help us in March. I didn’t think tonight we played a good brand of basketball to help us in March.
“We’ve found ways this year to win games when we’ve been horrible and that’s part of being a pretty good team, finding a way. But you’ve got to find a way with energy and effort and I thought Wildwood came in with a lot of energy and effort. (Getting) 50-50 balls, offensive rebounding, getting multiple possessions. Those are things that are unacceptable when you’re trying to be ready for March.”
WILDWOOD (7-7): Owen Bannon 3 4-5 12, Jordan Dozier 2 1-1 5, Gianni Troiano 2 0-0 4, Nolan Mawhinney 3 0-0 6, Eric Jordan 0 0-0 0, Jeff Knight 0 2-4 2, Michael Sciarra 0 0-0 0, Vinny Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Trevor Troiano 5 7-9 20. Totals 15 14-19 49.
SALEM (12-2): Xavier McGriff 0 1-1 1, Neziah Spence 1 2-2 4, Tymear Lecator 5 6-11 18, Fatah Paige 1 0-0 2, Deshaan Williams 4 4-9 12, BJ Robbins 1 0-0 2, Donnie Weathers 1 1-2 3, Marshall Stephens 0 0-0 0, Darrell Johnson 4 0-1 8. Totals 17 14-26 50.
| Wildwood | 9 | 6 | 16 | 18- | 49 |
| Salem | 8 | 8 | 19 | 15- | 50 |
PENNSVILLE 46, COLLINGSWOOD 44: Mason O’Brien went for 32 points and the Eagles held on in the final five seconds to snap a 12-game losing streak and score their second win of the season.
O’Brien hit four 3-pointers and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line. He scored 20 of the Eagles’ 24 points in the second half.
“Mason was clearly the best player on the floor,” Pennsville coach Ray Heine said. “It was an evenly matched game in the first half. We took a 10-point lead late in the third, but it was sloppy finish.
“We’re learning how to close games. We were able to get big stops down the stretch. It’s nice to see things start to translate into game situations. When we play comparable competition I feel we can win.”
PENNSVILLE (2-13): Jake Layfield 0-1-1, Jake Farina 1-0-2, Gavin Spears 2-0-5, Danny Knight 1-0-2, Mason O’Brien 10-8-32, Aiden Clark 2-0-4. Totals 16-9-45.
COLLINGSWOOD (0-17): Craig Kelly 0-0-0, Zach Washington 2-0-5, Aaron Young 6-1-15, Amandi Ekezie 2-0-6, Gavin Fife 0-0-0, London Forero 3-2-10, Jayden Diaz 2-1-6, Messiah Norman 1-0-2. Totals 16-4-44.
| Pennsville | 12 | 10 | 15 | 9- | 46 |
| Collingswood | 14 | 9 | 5 | 16- | 44 |
GATEWAY 53, SALEM TECH 29: Eddie Coryell scored 17 points and Ben Cook posted his fourth double-double of the season as the Gators snapped a two-game losing streak. Cook had 16 points and 10 rebounds. He also blocked three shots and had three steals. Coryell recorded seven assists. Chase Pompper led the Chargers with 13 points.
GATEWAY (7-8): Ben Cook 8 0-0 16, Eddie Coryell 6 1-2 17, Ben Runner 4 3-3 11, Evan Haase 2 0-0 6, Devin Forman 0 2-2 2, DJ Bink 0 1-3 1, Naqwon Langston 0 0-0 0, Tajial James 0 0-0 0, JaQuahn Smith-Carney 0 0-0 0, Max Hohl 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 7-10 53.
SALEM TECH (2-10): Chase Pompper 5 3-6 13, Aiden Bobo 3 0-0 7, Luke Kroll 2 0-0 5, Raphael Busch 2 0-2 4. Only players reported. Totals 12 3-8 29.
| Gateway | 10 | 18 | 11 | 13- | 53 |
| Salem Tech | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2- | 29 |
1000-Point Watch
| PLAYER | TODAY | TOTAL |
| Blake Bialecki, Woodstown | DNP | 926 |
| Tymear Lecator, Salem | 18 vs. Wildwood | 832 |
Girls games
SCHALICK 21, PAULSBORO 16: The Cougars found a way to win even when they didn’t play their best, coming to life in the fourth quarter to break away from the defensive battle.
The Cougars scored almost as many points in the fourth quarter as they had the previous three despite top scorer Nevaeh Robinson fouling out, outscoring their hosts 10-2 to overcome a three-point deficit. Robinson led Schalick with 10 points and was the game’s only scorer in double figures.
“We were able to get some shots to fall, that was the difference,” Cougars coach John Whelan said. “I think we were fatigued from a tough game against Pitman the night before and we were missing (point guard Olivia) Vanacker so we struggled a little offensively in the first half until we were able to adjust.”
Emmalyn Weir connected with Jaelynn Jarmon for a key bucket in the rally.
“We played well all night defensively so we were able to stay in it,” Whelan said. “The girls fought through the struggles and never let themselves be defeated. We were able to find a way to win on a night that wasn’t our best.”
The Cougars have won four in a row and now have nine wins, their winningest season since 2021-22 (10-11).
SCHALICK (9-3): Cali Fisler 1 0-0 2, Ava Scurry 0 1-4 1, Nevaeh Robinson 4 2-9 10, Willow Davis 2 1-4 6, Jaelynn Jarmon 1 0-0 2, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 4-17 21.
PAULSBORO (4-7): Dasoni Scott 0 0-4 0, Deamya Bagby 1 2-6 4, MaRiyah Watkins 3 0-0 7, NaLani Lewis 0 0-0 0, Aaliyah Ward 2 1-3 5, Briasya Johns 0 0-0 0, Talia Blue-Eli 0 0-0 0, Amaries Frye 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 3-13 16.
| Schalick | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10- | 21 |
| Paulsboro | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2- | 16 |
KINGSWAY 54, WOODSTOWN 17: Annika Dohlen and Alessia Lentini scored 14 points apiece to lead Kingsway. Lauren Hengel and Kendall Young had six points each for Woodstown.
WOODSTOWN (7-9): Lauren Hengel 3 0-2 6, Kyia Leyman 1 1-3 3, Emma Perry 1 0-0 2, Kendall Young 2 1-5 6. Only players reported. Totals 7 2-10 17.
KINGSWAY (10-6): Gabriella Scaffidi 1 0-0 2, Bella Archer 1 0-0 3, Annika Dohlen 6 1-1 14, Olivia Myers 1 0-0 2, Chloe McNeill 3 0-2 7, Alessia Lentini 5 2-3 14, Ojonile Gabriel 0 2-2 2, Gia Baus 1 0-0 3, Elena Farro 1 1-2 3, Lila Storms 1 0-0 2, Jayah Love 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 6-10 54.
| Woodstown | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0- | 17 |
| Kingsway | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14- | 54 |
HADDON HEIGHTS 64, PENNSVILLE 46::Emma Harris hit six 3-pointers and scored 32 points, her fourth 30-point game of the season, and the Garnets got 10 points apiece from Lily Yanni and Juliet Bennett. Marley Wood led Pennsville with 18 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals. Taylor Bass had 13 for the Eagles.
PENNSVILLE (8-6): Taylor Bass 6 1-2 13, Marley Wood 5 5-10 18, Addie Johnston 2 0-0 6, Izzy Saulin 3 0-0 6, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Kylie Weist 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-14 46.
HADDON HEIGHTS (11-5): Emma Harris 12 2-2 32, Allie Agin 1 1-2 3, Lily Yanni 5 0-0 10, Maddie Cardone 1 1-2 3, Brielle Connor 1 0-0 3, Juliet Bennett 4 0-0 10, Hailey Yanni 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 4-6 64.
| Pennsville | 10 | 18 | 12 | 6- | 46 |
| Haddon Heights | 12 | 20 | 16 | 16- | 64 |
SALEM 52, BUENA 15: The Rams held their hosts scoreless in the first quarter and to one point in the fourth.
| Salem (6-6) | 18 | 12 | 15 | 8- | 53 |
| Buena (3-8) | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1- | 15 |
Wrestling
WOODSTOWN 42, PENNSVILLE 28
106: Brett Land (P) pinned TJ Conto, 0:13
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) dec. Erick Davalos, 4-1
120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit
126: Walker Batavia (WO) tech fall over Earl Wynn, 18-2 (5:42)
132: Barry Coverly (WO) maj. dec. Mehki Dicks, 16-5
138: Chase Baker (P) pinned Luke Woronicak, 3:21
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) dec. Nathaniel Mason, 12-5
150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Josh Woronicak, 0:47
157: Gabe Supernovae (P) maj. dec. Tyrell West, 17-5
165: Robbie McDade (P) pinned Ricky Watts, 1:08
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Cristian Blyler, 1:47
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) dec. Stephen Pangle, 4-1
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 0:50
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Jacob Hand, 0:22
SCHALICK 72, PITMAN 9
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: Nicholas Latona (S) won by forfeit
120: Grady Datz (P) won by forfeit
126: Terry Both (S) pinned Nate Wenzke, 1:00
132: Jacob Potts (S) pinned John Wisniewski, 1:51
138: Colin Bittle (S) won by forfeit
133: Michael Bausch (S) pinned Dominick, 0:17
150: Mason Hollywood (S) pinned Aidan Upham, 1:35
157: Logan Newman (S) won by forfeit
165: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Alex Simone, 1:37
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Anthony Cappello, 2:49
190: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Gerardo Felipe, 4-1
215: James Cook (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 0:20
285: Jeff Edmonds (S) pinned Ashton Maggioncalda, 5:04
Salem CC schedules
Here are the Salem CC baseball and softball schedules for spring 2026
BASEBALL
FEBRUARY
16: at Bryant & Stratton (Va.) (2), noon; 27: Ocean, 3 p.m.; 28: at Ocean (2), noon
MARCH
3: at Delaware Tech, 3 p.m.; 6: at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.; 7: Brookdale (2), noon; 9: vs. Penn State-Hazleton at Myrtle Beach, 9 a.m.; 9: vs. Illinois Valley at Myrtle Beach, 1 p.m.; 10: vs. Lakeland CC at Myrtle Beach, 6 p.m.; 10: vs. CC of Rhode Island at Myrtle Beach, 9 p.m.; 12: vs. Minnesota North-Itasca (2) at Myrtle Beach, 9 a.m.; 13: vs. Elgin (2) at Myrtle Beach, 4 p.m.; 14: Quinsigamond CC at Myrtle Beach, noon; 14: vs. Garrett at Myrtle Beach, 3 p.m.; 15: vs. Surry (2) at Myrtle Beach, noon; 16: Northampton, 3:30 p.m.; 17: at Northampton (2), noon; 20: Atlantic Cape, 3:30 p.m.: 21: at Atlantic Cape (2), noon; 24: at Delaware County, 3:30 p.m.; 25: Delaware County, 3:30 p.m.; 27: RCSJ-Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.; 28: at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), noon; 31: at Montgomery County, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL
1: at Montgomery County, 3:17 p.m.; 7: Delaware Tech, 3 p.m.; 10: Middlesex, 3:30 p.m. 11: at Middlesex (2), noon; 17: at Camden, 3 p.m.; 18: Camden (2), noon; 21: Bergen, 3:30 p.m.; 22: at Bergen, 3:30 p.m.; 24: at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.; 25: RCSJ-Gloucester (2), noon; 28: Mercer (2), 3 p.m.;
MAY
1: Union, TBA; 2: at Union (2), noon
SOFTBALL
(All games doubleheaders)
MARCH
3: Lackawanna, 1 p.m.; 5: at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3 p.m.; 6: Sussex, 1 p.m.; 7: Monroe-Bronx, noon; 12: at Frederick, 3 p.m.; 14: at Chesapeake, noon; 15: at Anne Arundel, noon; 20: Bucks, 3 p.m. 22: at Delaware Tech, noon; 24: at Raritan Valley, 3:30 p.m.; 26: at CCBC Catonsville, 3 p.m.; 28: Morris, noon; 31: at Lackawanna, 3 p.m.
APRIL
2: at Monroe-Bronx, 3 p.m.; 3: Howard CC, 3 p.m.; 4: at Mercer, noon; 8: at Cecil, 2 p.m.; 11: Delaware Tech, noon; 13: at Harford, 1 p.m.; 16: Mercer, 3 p.m.; 18: at Sussex, noon; 21: at Morris, 3:30 p.m.; 23: at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.; 25: Raritan Valley, noon.
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