First round of the South Jersey Group I football playoffs, sectional XC at DREAM Park highlight the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 27-Nov. 2
MONDAY, OCT. 27 FIELD HOCKEY Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m. Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m. Woodstown at Triton, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 28 FIELD HOCKEY Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m. Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Audubon at Schalick, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Highland at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29 FIELD HOCKEY Vineland at Woodstown, 4 p.m. Mainland at Schalick, 4:15 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m. Penns Grove at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 30 FOOTBALL South Jersey Group I playoffs Audubon at Glassboro, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Woodstown at Gateway, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 31 FOOTBALL South Jersey Group I Playoffs Schalick at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 1 FOOTBALL South Jersey Group I Playoffs Salem vs. KIPP Woodbury at Paulsboro, noon CROSS COUNTRY NJSIAA Sectionals at DREAM Park
SUNDAY, NOV. 2 COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC Alumni Game, noon
Here are the projected South Jersey Group 1 Tournament pairings, based on the power points standings at Saturday’s cutoff; NJSIAA has the final say on the brackets; Salem County matchups in bold
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 1 PAIRINGS SOUTH JERSEY FOOTBALL (8) Audubon (2-5) at (1) Glassboro (9-0) (5) Salem (5-4) at (4) KIPP (6-2) (6) Schalick (3-6) at (3) Pennsville (5-4) (7) Woodbury (3-6) at (2) Paulsboro (8-1) Football practice projections by Central Jersey Sports Radio and the GridironNJ rankings, the official rankings of the NJSIAA, match; NJSIAA listing comes out Sunday, brackets become official Monday. BOYS SOCCER (16) Woodbury (5-9-2) at (1) Haddon Twp. (11-5-1) (9) Pennsville (10-6-2) at (8) Glassboro (7-10-1) (12) Clayton (11-7) at (5) Pitman (9-5-2) (13) Palmyra (8-6-3) at (4) Woodstown (10-2-4) (14) Wildwood (7-9) at (3) Audubon (13-2-1) (11) Maple Shade (8-5-2) at (6) Riverside (10-3-2) (10) Gateway (9-6-2) at (7) Penns Grove (8-4-3) (15) New Egypt (7-12) at (2) Schalick (12-3-2)
GIRLS SOCCER (16) Penns Grove (2-13) at (1) Schalick (12-5-1) (9) Glassboro (8-8) at (8) Pitman (10-6-1) (12) Maple Shade (3-13-1) at (5) Audubon (9-8-1) (13) Buena (7-8-2) at (4) Palmyra (10-5-1) (14) Wildwood (5-8-2) at (3) Clayton (12-5) (11) Riverside (5-10) at (6) Haddon Twp. (7-9-1) (10) Pennsville (8-8) at (7) Woodstown (12-3-1) (15) Woodbury (4-8-2) at (2) Gateway (14-1)
FIELD HOCKEY (16) Collingswood (3-12-1) at (1) Shore (18-0-1) (9) Gateway (8-7-2) at (8) Haddon Heights (8-8-1) (12) Bordentown (8-9) at (5) South Hunterdon (13-3) (13) Lower Cape May (6-6-1) at (4) Gloucester (11-8) (14) New Egypt (7-9-1) at (3) Haddon Twp. (11-6) (11) Florence (7-7) at (6) Schalick (12-6) (10) Woodstown (9-7-1) at (7) Audubon (11-5-2) (15) Pennsville (7-8-1) at (2) West Deptford (15-2)
Schalick projected the South Jersey Group I girls soccer top seed after beating Clayton; Woodstown eyes a home game after edging Pennsville; includes boys tennis, field hockey, tennis results
FRIDAY’S SCORES GIRLS SOCCER Woodstown 2, Pennsville 1 Schalick 4, Clayton 1 BOYS SOCCER Penns Grove 3, Wildwood 1 Pennsville 3, Gloucester City 0 South Jersey Coaches Tournament Shawnee 1, Schalick 0 FIELD HOCKEY Overbrook 3, Salem Tech 2 Woodstown 1, Gloucester Catholic 0 GIRLS TENNIS Woodstown 4, Cumberland 1
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PITTSGROVE – The prospect of waking up Saturday morning as the No. 1 team in South Jersey Group I makes Schalick girls soccer coach Will Kemp smile.
The Cougars moved into the top spot overnight after taking down Clayton 4-1 Friday behind Emily Miller’s first career hat trick.
The TCC Diamond Division champions jumped over once-beaten Gateway in the sectional power points standings and if they hold their two-point lead through Saturday’s cutoff, they will earn their first No. 1 seed since 2018. They were No. 2 in 2024 and 2021.
“I’m quite sure we got it, it just switched up,” Kemp said after checking the standings. “It feels great. If that happens and that’s our official spot, it’s exactly where I believe we belong and then now it’s time to handle business because it’s the business end of the season.
“It’s something the girls deserve; they’ve worked hard all season. Being the No. 1 seed is not the end all, be all, but it sets us up nicely for the actual playoff run. It gives our girls that confidence boost that they actually need going into the playoffs.”
Miller scored all three of her goals on headers off corner kicks by Quinn Berger. Berger scored the Cougars’ other goal and with her five scoring points in the game she is now four points shy of joining Cali Fisler in the 100-Point Club this season.
“I think Quinn played the perfect ball and I was just in the right spot,” Miller said. “It’s worth the headache after the game.”
Miller isn’t as prolific a goal scorer as the other Emily Miller that roamed the pitch for the Cougars a couple years ago, but she sure knows how to use her head to get the job done. She ran through two defenders to win the header on her first goal. The second came by redirecting a rebound off the post and the third came after losing her mark and heading it home.
Berger, meanwhile, distributes it as well as she scores. The three corner assists Friday gave her 16 this season and 36 in her career. The goal, which came off a pass from Fisler and gave the Cougars a 3-1 lead, was her 13th of the season and 30th of her career.
“Quinn’s service today was phenomenal,” Kemp said. “I know she was striking the ball extremely well, whether it was in play or from a restart. And Emily Miller is probably one of our best players in the air; she loves going for any type of aerial challenge and she was consistent with winning the ball.
“Quinn continued to find her every single time, so it was just a great combination today. A mix of wanting to get the ball and wanting to get the ball to the right place.”
As the projected No. 1 seed, the Cougars would line up with a first-round game against No. 16 Penns Grove, but school officials have said the Red Devils were opting out of the playoffs. If they draw a bye, the Cougars’ first tournament game would be against the winner of the 8-9 game, currently Woodstown and Glassboro.
Whoever it’s against, as the No. 1, the Cougars will be home all the way through the sectional playoffs.
“It makes me feel great that we will be the No. 1 seed because I think home field advantage will be good for our soccer team,” Miller said.
Covely’s left is all right
WOODSTOWN 2, PENNSVILLE 1: Lia Covely found the upper left corner from the middle of the box with 9:12 to play to give the Wolverines a two-goal lead and they survived a late goal by Taylor Bass to win their first match since falling to Schalick in the division title match eight days ago.
Covely could’ve picked any corner when she got the ball on a throw in the dead center of the box, but chose the upper left to prove a point to her teammates.
“I saw the defender go for it and I knew I could beat her there, so I just got my foot on it, looked for the top left corner and that’s where it went,” Covely said. “They make fun of me for not knowing my left from the right.”
Covely has known right where to go in the last couple weeks. She has had three two-goals games in her last four, the best run of her career., and has scored from all three forward spots.
“It’s my team,” she said of her recent success. “I wouldn’t be able to score if it wasn’t for them. I just happened to be the one who finished today. We just really know how to work the field and I’ve been able to find the back of the net, which I have not in the beginning of the season, so we finally turned that around.”
The Wolverines needed the game to get some separation from the Eagles; the teams were ranked eighth and ninth in the South Jersey Group I power points standings. With the win, the Woodstown remained eighth – the final spot for an opening-round home playoff game – but closed to within 0.167 of a more favorable seventh. Pennsville dropped to 10th ahead of Saturday’s cutout date.
“An eighth seed is fine, “ Wolverines coach Kieran Keyser said. “We’re happy with having a home game, but I think that seed is not reflective of how our season has gone. We’re probably a little better than that, but that’s how it goes.”
The Wolverines dominated the play, but both teams’ defenses kept either team from getting an upper hand. Pennsville kept Woodstown’s threats at bay and Woodstown kept the Eagles’ attack from getting going.
Covely scored the first goal of the match on a bouncy ball she redirected that got away from Pennsville keeper Tatyana Crawford. She made it 2-0 in the second half.
“She’s one of the hardest workers we have in the field,” Keyser said. “It’s not just right place, right time; she’s making things happen for us.”
The Eagles closed to 2-1 on Bass’ goal with 5:10 to play. Her initial shot was stopped by Woodstown keeper Ellie Wygand, but the momentum of the play left the goal open and Delia Hahn came in to clear away the rebound.
But Bass flagged it down and the angle of her shot back towards the goal was just steep enough to catch the net inside the far post.
Boys soccer
SHAWNEE 1, SCHALICK 0: Cooper Adinolfi’s goal in the 77th minute was the only goal in the South Jersey Coaches Cup opening-round match. The fourth-seeded Renegades (9-4-2), the defending tournament champions, now play fifth-seeded Egg Harbor in the quarterfinals. The Cougars (12-3-9) are currently No. 2 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings going into Saturday’s cutoff.
PENNS GROVE 3, WILDWOOD 1: Stuart Mondragon, Juan Ortiz and Mario Fuentes scored goals for Penns Grove. The Red Devils (8-4-3) look solidly in command of a first-round home playoff game as they currently sit seventh in the South Jersey Group I power points standings going into Saturday’s cutoff.
PENNSVILLE 3, GLOUCESTER CITY 0: Justin Michaca scored three second-half goals to help the Eagles wrap up the TCC Classic Division title they clinched earlier in the week. Coen Rinnier made 10 saves in recording the shutout. The Eagles (10-6-2) are currently ninth in the South Jersey Group I power points standings, but are hoping to secure a home game going into Saturday’s cutoff.
Field hockey
OVERBROOK 3, SALEM TECH 2: Argenita Llugani, Amani Grace and Lucylaine Bannan scored goals as the Rams snapped a seven-game losing streak. Reagan Gillespie and Olivia Lydon scored for Salem Tech. The Chargers (8-5) are eligible for postseason play, but are currently 19th in South Jersey Group 2 going into Saturday’s cutoff.
WOODSTOWN 1, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 0: Estella Hitchner’s converted a pass from Zoe Lipovsky in the second quarter for the only goal of the game. The Wolverines (9-7-1) go into Saturday’s cutoff date No. 10 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings.
Harris nets two as Pennsville field hockey edges Overbrook to keep playoff hopes alive, Penns Grove boys soccer wins in OT to enhance position for a home playoff game, and more
THURSDAY’S SCORES FIELD HOCKEY Pennsville 2, Overbrook 1 BOYS SOCCER Penns Grove 2, Maple Shade 1 (OT) Audubon 1, Woodstown 0 (OT) GIRLS SOCCER Salem 6, Salem Tech 0 WJFL FOOTBALL Atlantic Tech 33, Egg Harbor Twp. 7 Burlington Twp. 21, Cinnaminson 0 Pennsauken 40, Clearview 6 Seneca 28, Willingboro 21 Shawnee 21, Hammonton 0 GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Timber Creek 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-11, 25-20) GIRLS TENNIS Schalick 3, Woodstown 2
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – The Pennsville field hockey team had a lot to play for Thursday and it delivered on all counts.
The Eagles were playing in their final home game and wanted to send their seniors out on a good note. They also were playing for their playoff lives. And they were playing for their coach, Lisa Doran, a Pennsville Hall of Famer who missed the game for health reasons.
But they made good on all of it, beating a late-arriving Overbrook team 2-1. Kylie Harris scored both goals for the Eagles, slamming home the game-winner in traffic with 4:22 to play.
“They did it for a lot of reasons,” said assistant coach Cassandra Kirk, who ran the team in Doran’s absence. “They did it for the playoffs, they did it for the seniors and they did it for Coach Doran. She’s a huge missing piece right now I think the girls wanted to really step it up for her.”
“We all love Doran to bits and pieces,” Harris said. “She’s such an important person for me, in my career, so I wanted to do it for her. I wanted to do it for her, I wanted to do it for the seniors, for the underclassmen, to show them you don’t stop fighting. It was for everyone, especially for Doran, because she loves all of us to bits and pieces.”
It was a game the Eagles (7-8-1) had to have if they wanted any chance of making the playoffs. They entered the game holding the 16th and final qualifying spot in the South Jersey Group I field hockey power points standings, 0.975 points ahead of Paulsboro, idle through Saturday’s cutoff. The calculation after the win still wasn’t updated at midnight.
(As of Friday morning, the Eagles remained 16, but lost a few percentage points on their lead over Paulsboro.)
SJ GROUP i (thru Thurs.)
W-L-T
POWER
15. New Egypt
6-8-1
10.280
16. Pennsville
7-8-1
10.042
17. Paulsboro
5-9-1
9.121
If the Eagles hold onto the 16th spot through Saturday, they would draw projected No. 1 Shore Regional in the tournament’s opening round. They last made the playoffs in 2021, when they went in as an eighth seed and lost in the opening round.
“I do think with this win it can push us in there, or at least keep us there,” Kirk said. “We would love to keep our season going, especially for these seniors. They’ve worked super hard, so I know having an extra game will be really important to them.”
Harris has become quite adept at scoring since the Eagles moved her big stick to the front line from the top of diamond. She has scored all 13 of her goals this season since Sept. 23 and is now the Eagles’ leading scorer. The Eagles are now 4-2 this year, 10-2 during her career, in games she has scored a goal.
She gave Pennsville a 1-0 lead with a big shot with 9:40 left in the second quarter. She was able to swing both goals despite constantly being hawked by Rams’ junior Lula Bannon.
The Rams got the equalizer literally with no time left in the third quarter when Rosie Loibman scored after the Eagles failed to clear the zone on a corner that was set on the line with three seconds left in the quarter.
“That was a huge decision that we made and I really think it was pivotal for us,” Kirk said. “Kylie is amazing in circle and has great stickwork. Even during corners we thought she was the one who knows how to carry the ball and shoot, so we just figured let’s try it up there. I know that we need her in the backfield, but we also need her up front to score some goals.”
The best part is Harris is really enjoying it.
“I really like it – a lot,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun.”
Boys soccer
PENNS GROVE 2, MAPLE SHADE 1: Juan Ortiz scored a long-distance goal with less than three minutes left in the first overtime to give the Red Devils the win and possibly a first-round home game in the South Jersey Group I playoffs.
The Red Devils (7-4-3) were a solid No. 7 in the SJ Group I power points standings going into the match and beat a seven-win team that was No. 13 in the standings and remained there with one more game before Saturday’s cutoff.
If the standings remain as they are, the Red Devils would host Pennsville in the opening round. They haven’t had a home playoff game since 2022, when they host the first two rounds.
I think it would validate to this town, the community and my players that we belong at the top with the other top teams,” coach Mano Massari said of the importance of getting a home playoff game. “We’d have something other than my words telling them that they belong. Something to show for it. They deserve it.”
Prince Ledbetter gave the Red Devils a 1-0 halftime lead, also from long distance. They are 4-1-2 in their last seven games.
SJ GROUP I (thru Thurs.)
W-L-T
POWER
7. Penns Grove
7-4-3
18.573
8. Glassboro
7-10-1
15.117
9. Gateway
9-5-2
14.743
10. Pennsville
9-6-2
14.327
AUDUBON 1, WOODSTOWN 0: The teams went back and forth for nearly 100 minutes before the Green Wave (13-2-1) broke the ice on Aiden Stallard’s breakaway in the second overtime. The Wolverines (9-2-4) were headed to their fifth tie of the season before the golden goal.
Girls soccer
WOODSTOWN – Abigail Leuallen and Julia Hewitt Friebel each scored a pair of goals and Ava Robinson scored three assists as Salem Tech routed Salem, 6-0, to snap a four-game losing streak. Olivia Blais and Peyton Pratt scored the Chargers’ other goals.
Girls tennis
WOODSTOWN — Schalick won third-set tiebreakers at third singles and first doubles to edge Woodstown 3-2 and end its season with a victory.
Third singles Macy Clow and the first doubles team of Olivia Lunemann and Sabrina Bradford won their tiebreakers after dropping their second sets. Clow, in the final match of her high school career, held off Noelle Neron, 7-5, 1-6, 10-6, to clinch the victory and Lunemann-Bradford finally outlasted Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3.
Lunemann-Bradford lost both of their previous matches to the Wolverine pair in third-set tiebreakers.
Second doubles Sammi Twigg and Jasmine Hunt won the Cougars’ other point. Singles players Nathalie Neron and Alyssa Berry secured Woodstown’s points.
The win avenged a South Jersey tournament loss in which Woodstown won three of its four points in third-set tiebreakers. Clow took a third-set tiebreaker from Neron for Schalick’s only point of that match.
“Every member of our team put their heart and soul into (the) match,” Cougars coach Brandi Petrunis said on the program’s Facebook page. “Their perseverance and positive mindset shined through. We are so proud of our girls, both on and off the coach. Congratulations girls! Way to finish our season with a match we’ll never forget.”
Salem Tech blanks Absegami to assure a winning regular season, still in the running for a playoff berth FIELD HOCKEY Salem Tech 2, Absegami 0 Gateway 3, Pennsville 0 GIRLS TENNIS Pennsville 3, Schalick 2
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
GALLOWAY – Every first-year athletic program has a set of benchmarks it aspires to meet for a successful start.
They’re pretty easy early in the year – first game, home opener, first win. As the year goes on, they tend to become a little more complicated – winning season, playoff berth, things like that.
Salem Tech’s first-year field hockey program reached a pretty big milestone Tuesday. The Chargers blanked Absegami 2-0 to guarantee a winning regular-season record. They’re now 8-3 with three regular-season games remaining – all on the road.
They have beaten all three of the remaining teams on their regular-season schedule, two by shutout.
“Having a winning record in our first season means a lot,” coach Maureen Lewis said. “To see all their hard work pay off with wins is really rewarding. It shows what’s possible when a team plays together and has fun.”
The Chargers got goals from Hazel Eachus and Jessilyn Chambers and another shutout from Caroline Tighe. Chambers got the assist on Eachus’ team-leading seventh goal of the season with 3:10 left in the second quarter and then scored her fifth goal 4:16 into the third quarter.
The shutout was Tighe’s seventh of the season. After giving up 12 goals in their first four games of the season, Tighe has surrendered only two since.
“We started off a little slow, but once the girls settled in, they found their groove and played really well,” Lewis said. “They moved the ball nicely down the field and communicated well. We are proud of how they adjusted.”
The school started field hockey this year as part of an athletics expansion that includes baseball and softball in the spring. The new teams play as a Tri-County Conference independent until the next conference scheduling cycle, but are eligible for the playoffs.
At 8-3, the Chargers are No. 18 in the South Jersey Group 2 power points standings, less than one point out of the 16th and final qualifying spot for the tournament. All three of their remaining games come before Saturday’s cutoff.
They have the highest winning percentage of any SJ Group 2 team outside of the top five, playing a schedule designed to promote success. They’ve won six of their last seven.
“Being a first-year team it’s hard to say exactly where we’ll end up, but I couldn’t be prouder of the effort and growth we’ve shown,” Lewis said. “If we make the playoffs, that would be great. It would be a nice bonus to an already successful season.
“But no matter what, this is just the beginning. These girls have set the foundation for something special.”
GATEWAY 3, PENNSVILLE 0: Emma Mason had a goal and two assists as the Gators scored three times in the second quarter. Isabella Egenoff and Lucy Matthews had the other goals.
Here are the scores from Monday’s Salem County sports calendar GIRLS SOCCER Schalick 6, Penns Grove 0: Quinn Berger had two goals and two assists as the Cougars completed their third straight unbeaten season in the TCC Diamond Division. Berger scored the first and third goals of the game and assisted on Schalick’s two second-half goals. Pitman 6, Salem 0: Emery Sharpnack scored three goals and assisted on another for the Panthers. Woodstown at Pennsville Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic FIELD HOCKEY Schalick 9, Deptford 0: Nine different players scored for the Cougars. Lena Virga and Ava Scurry each had a goal and two assists. Gloucester Catholic 3, Salem 0: Freshman Alana Bellan scored two second-quarter goals. Overbrook at Woodstown GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech 2, Buena 0: Tiara Bazemore had 12 aces and seven assists to lead the Chargers. The set scores were 25-8, 25-13. GIRLS TENNIS Woodstown 5, Schalick 0 Pitman 5, Salem 0 Pennsville 5, Overbrook 0
Here are the current South Jersey Group I top 16 in football, field hockey, boys soccer and girls soccer heading into the week; the cutoff date is Saturday; Salem County teams in bold
FOOTBALL
UPR
FIELD HOCKEY
PTS.
s-Glassboro (8-0)
1.4
Shore (15-0-1)
33.002
c-Burlington City (7-1)
2.2
W. Deptford (12-2)
28.964
s-Paulsboro (7-1)
2.8
Haddon Twp. (9-6)
22.695
c-Shore (5-2)
3.6
Schalick (11-6)
20.238
c-Riverside (6-2)
6.4
Gloucester (9-7)
20.181
s-Pennsville (4-4)
7.8
S. Hunterdon (12-3)
19.716
c-KIPP (5-2)
8.8
Audubon (9-5-2)
18.664
s-Salem (4-4)
8.8
Haddon Hts. (8-6-1)
18.548
c-Asbury Park (4-3)
9.8
Gateway (7-5-2)
15.033
c-Pt. Pleasant Beach (5-2)
10.2
Woodstown (7-7-1)
13.830
s-Woodbury (3-5)
11.4
Lower Cape May (6-4-1)
12.597
c-Manville (8-0)
12.0
Florence (5-7)
11.242
s-Schalick (2-6)
13.8
Pennsville (6-7-1)
10.970
s-Audubon (2-5)
14.0
New Egypt (5-8-1)
10.004
s-Clayton (4-3)
15.2
Collingswood (2-11-1)
9.884
c-Highland Park (2-5)
15.2
Bordentown (6-9)
9.821
Football teams projected out to South Section (s), Central Section (c)
BOYS SOCCER
PTS.
GIRLS SOCCER
PTS.
Schalick (11-2-2)
23.686
Gateway (13-1)
20.811
Haddon Twp. (10-5-1)
23.261
Haddon Twp. (7-9-1)
18.752
Audubon (11-2-1)
21.991
Schalick (9-5-1)
18.737
Woodstown (9-1-3)
20.905
Clayton (10-4-1)
17.256
Riverside (9-2-2)
19.096
Pitman (9-5)
17.048
Pitman (8-5-1)
18.760
Palmyra (8-5-1)
16.974
Penns Grove (6-3-3)
16.550
Woodstown (10-3-1)
16.085
Pennsville (8-5-2)
14.188
Audubon (6-8-1)
15.285
Gateway (7-5-2)
13.868
Pennsville (8-6)
12.883
Palmyra (7-5-3)
13.263
Glassboro (6-7)
10.316
Maple Shade (7-3-2)
13.057
Riverside (5-8)
9.975
Clayton (10-6)
12.411
Maple Shade (2-12-1)
9.300
Glassboro (5-10-1)
12.331
Buena (6-7-2)
9.131
Wildwood (7-6)
11.192
Wildwood (5-6-1)
8.613
New Egypt (5-11)
9.245
Woodbury (4-7-2)
7.110
Woodbury (5-7-2)
8.411
x-Penns Grove (1-12)
5.872
NOTE: Football, which follows a different qualifying formula than the other sports, will be split into South and Central sections based on top 16 and geographic northing numbers; Salem Tech is in Group 2 and currently No. 19 in field hockey, No. 19 in boys soccer; No. 17 in girls soccer; some teams may opt out of playoffs. x-Penns Grove has opted out of girls soccer playoffs.
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 20-25; the cutoff for fall sports power points is Saturday
MONDAY, OCT. 20 FIELD HOCKEY Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m. Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m. Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m. Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m. Salem at Pennsville, 6 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m. Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m. Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m. Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS Woodstown at Schalick, 3:45 p.m. Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m. Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:15 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY NJTAC at Salem Tech, 1 p.m.
TUESDAY, OCT. 21 FIELD HOCKEY Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m. Salem Tech at Absegami, 4 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22 FIELD HOCKEY Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Overbrook at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Collingswood, 4 p.m. Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m. Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m. Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m. Clayton at Pennsville, 6 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m. Woodstown at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m. Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m. Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY TCC Championship at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, OCT. 23 FIELD HOCKEY Salem Tech at Burlington City, 3:45 p.m. Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Schalick at Sterling, 4 p.m. Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m. Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m. Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m. GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Salem Tech at Timber Creek, 4 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Penn State-Brandywine at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, OCT. 24 WJFL FOOTBALL Pennsville at Collingswood, 6 p.m. West Deptford at Overbrook, 6 p.m. Glassboro at Woodstown, 7 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY Salem Tech at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m. Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m. GIRLS SOCCER Woodstown at Pennsville, 3:30 p.m. Clayton at Schalick, 4 p.m. GIRLS TENNIS Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
SATURDAY, OCT. 25 WJFL FOOTBALL Schalick at Woodbury, 11 a.m. Penns Grove at Salem, noon Clayton at Paulsboro, 12:30 p.m. BOYS SOCCER Highland at Woodstown, 10 a.m. GIRLS SOCCER Woodstown at Highland, 10 a.m. Penns Grove at Salem, noon COLLEGE BASEBALL Salem CC at Lincoln (2), noon
Girls roundup: Schalick edges Woodstown to win sixth straight soccer division title; includes tennis and field hockey
GIRLS SOCCER Schalick 2, Woodstown 1 Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0 Overbrook 5, Penns Grove 2 Glassboro 2, Pennsville 0 Wildwood 6, Salem 0
By Riverview Sports News
PITTSGROVE – You know you’ve got something special going on when you don’t know what it feels like to finish second.
The Schalick girls soccer team under coach Will Kemp doesn’t know second place.
The Cougars clinched at least a share of their sixth straight TCC Diamond Division title and fourth under Kemp Thursday in a 2-1 victory over rival Woodstown. They can win it outright with a win at Penns Grove Monday or a Woodstown loss at Pennsville.
Since the conference declares co-champions in event of a tie at the top, that means Kemp’s entire class rotation of players – freshmen through seniors – have known nothing but division championships. That’s a closet full of championship jackets.
“It’s the culture,” Kemp said. “It’s a special thing for us to continue to win the division year after year, but it just shows you the standard that has been set in the past and that continues to be inside the actual program itself.
“It’s special for the ladies to win this. When you’re now a senior, such as Cali (Fisler) and Abigail (Willoughby), for them to win it four years in a row it’s just something special. It’s almost starting to become the lone standard when you play at Schalick soccer to win the division.”
The Cougars (9-5-1) have lost only one division game in Kemp’s four years at the helm – to Woodstown in his first year. They’re unbeaten in their last 32 regular-season division games (31-0-1). The teams played to a 1-1 draw earlier this season.
Despite the close score, the Cougars dominated the game, playing most of it in their attacking end. Olivia Vanacker scored in the 34th minute to open the scoring and Karlie Bakley scored in the first 30 seconds of the second half to give them a 2-0 lead.
Kyleigh Cutler, in her first game back from a recovery break, assisted on both Schalick goals.
“Kyleigh Cutler came in a changed the whole dynamic of our team,” Kemp said. “Adding her back to the squad, she’s a very important piece to us.”
Gina Murray made it a one-goal game in the 55th minute when she hit a great shot past keeper Eve Berger after the Cougars failed to clear a free kick.
The win was the Cougars’ fifth in a row since moving into the second phase of their season on Senior Night, Oct. 2. In Kemp’s tenure, they are 30-9-1 after Oct. 1.
“The main timeline I always give my players is six weeks, from preseason all the way into the sixth week,” Kemp said. “That’s when everything starts to roll for them and they start to understand the consistency inside their style of play, the effort that’s needed and, of course, being able to showcase their talents.
“Before the six weeks, lot of mistakes happen, we’re still trying to figure some things out, players are still getting their fitness in, but after six weeks that’s when you start to see exactly what type of team that we are.”
Glassboro 2, Pennsville 0: Amina Brown and Alyssa Mattox scored goals for the Bulldogs. Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0: Nicole Lemon scored two goals in the second half for the Clippers.
FIELD HOCKEY Schalick 9, Overbrook 0: The Cougars (11-6) got all their goals from seniors on Senior Night, including two each from Caylen Taylor, Ava Scurry, Lena Virga and Phoebe Alward, to win their third straight and clinch the TCC Diamond Division crown. For Alward, it was her 50th career goal. Natalie May scored their other goal. The shutout was their seventh of the season. GCIT 4, Woodstown 1: Lexi Taylor scored the Wolverines’ goal in the third quarter.
GIRLS TENNIS Pennsville 5, Salem 0 Woodstown 5, Wildwood 0 Glassboro at Schalick
Harris continues her torrid goal-scoring streak in Pennsville’s Senior Day field hockey win, Highland ends Salem Tech streak in OT; plus tennis, volleyball
By Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE – Kylie Harris continued her torrid goal-scoring streak Wednesday, scoring three more goals in the Eagles’ dominant 5-1 Senior Day victory over Clayton.
Harris has scored eight goals in the last three games – all wins – with two hat tricks. She had scored only two goals this season and nine in her career prior to the move.
The Eagles were 3-6-1 before Hall of Fame coach Lisa Doran moved Harris and her powerful swing from the top of the defensive diamond to forward, and now they’re at .500. Kendall Hoyt and Elizabeth Fleming scored the Eagles’ other goals Wednesday.
“I do really like being on the front line; it’s a lot of fun,” Harris said. “We just wanted to move people around to see what worked and they told me I would be playing center forward one day and they just kept telling me to stay up there.
“We have been doing great with passing and our strong defense has been super strong, but my favorite thing so far about being up top is being able to be with all the girls after someone scores and get to give them all high fives and laugh after a goal with my best friends. It’s just as awesome feeling.”
Highland 3, Salem Tech 2: Kiersten Heverly scored her third goal of the game – at the 4:50 mark of overtime – to end the Chargers’ five-game shutout winning streak. Hayden Crispin and Peyton Mayhew scored in the final five minutes of the second quarter to give the Chargers a 2-1 halftime lead. Jessilyn Chambers assisted on both goals.
WILDWOOD 5, PENNS GROVE 0 Cydnee Kilian (WI) def. Ada Lopez, 6-0, 6-0 Estella Robinson (WI) Kavita Pulchard, 6-0, 6-0 Antoinette Cooper (WI) def. Yanet Cruz, 6-0, 6-0 Emma Contreras-Selin Ogden (WI) won by forfeit Jess Alamein-Charlotte Baetz (WI) won by forfeit Records: Wildwood 7-8, Penns Grove 0-11.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Triton 2, Salem Tech 0: Abigail Dalbey had four kills, nine service points and seven aces for Triton. The set scores were 25-18, 25-16.
def. Mollie Willis, 6-1, 6-1
