Category: FOOTBALL

Salem surging

Thomas perfect in second half, finishes game with 4 TD passes, surpasses 1,000 season yards, as Rams solidify playoff spot; Penns Grove coach says he’s not returning

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM — The Tush Push is beloved in Philadelphia and generally reviled by everyone else who follows the NFL. But that’s just the thing: It’s a play for the NFL and doesn’t fly in the high school game.

Not that folks won’t try it, or something that looks like it.

Salem lined up at the 10 on its first play of the third quarter Saturday looking to grab some second-half momentum against Penns Grove and sent wrecking ball running back Troy Carey careening towards the end zone.

Carey was surrounded by a mass of bodies as he got closer to the goal line and the surge pushed him into the end zone for an apparent score to extend his team’s slim lead.

Not so fast. The flags came out and the Rams were called for assisting the runner. Yet another Salem touchdown called back by a penalty.

No matter. The Rams were back in the end zone the next play, this time without a helping hand, as Desmund Thomas hit Kaden Robinson for a 12-yard score that pushed their tushes to their fourth win in five games, 27-6.

“I definitely felt a little push at the end,” Carey said. “We kind of joked about it a little bit. He said they flagged him for pulling the pile or whatever. I couldn’t really tell. But I ended up punching it in on another two-point conversion, which was way harder than the first one.”

“It wasn’t like a Tush Push,” Thomas said. “It was like our teammate needed help (and) we had his back.”

Rams coach Kemp Carr agreed it wasn’t a Tush Push, because center Wyatt Irvine was caught pulling the running back into the end zone instead of nudging him in from behind, and got off his tush to set the record straight. Still, it was hard not to make the Eagles’ connection seeing the play unfold.

“You’re allowed to push,” Carr said. “Assisting the running is when he grabbed him by the uniform and tried to pull him in. You can push from behind. As you’ve seen, not many times the pile stops and then guys go up and push in high school. It wasn’t that. He didn’t push him from behind. He picked him up and took him in the end zone. I thought the Tush was only from the tush.”

Nevertheless, it was a big play and a big win for the Rams. It got them over .500 for the first time since 2022 and earned them the ninth spot in this year’s South Jersey Group I power points standings and a No. 5 seed in the South Jersey playoff bracket. They are slated to play at KIPP in the opening round.

The loss, meanwhile, left Penn Grove 0-9 for the season, its first winless campaign in modern memory. After the game, Red Devils coach Mark Maccarone told his players he was not returning next season. Not because of the 0-9, but because of the demands of his day job.

The Red Devils played like they wanted their coach to stay on. Defensive back Messiah Allah snatched a ball out of the air that caromed hard off Carey’s pads and raced 95 yards for the game’s first touchdown. There were other situations that gave the impression fate was smiling on them this day. They only trailed at halftime 7-6. 

“It was a hard fought game; they didn’t quit,” Maccarone said. “It was a ball game. Two big pass plays changed the dynamic of the game.”

The pick-six and a 2-for-9 second quarter did something to Thomas. The junior quarterback came out in the second half and was perfect. He was 7-of-7 through the air for 113 yards and three more touchdowns – a 377.03 passer rating – surpassing 1,000 yards passing for the first time in his career in the process. 

He threw the second-half touchdown passes to Robinson, Quimere Bergen and Ahmad Tucker in the half. The Rams outgained Penns Grove 132 yards to 45.

“The second half was just me not being focused on all the stuff that was being said and me getting into my game,” Thomas said. “Not to let anything get in my way, not to let anything get in our team’s way. It was just clearing everything up, being empty-minded and playing my game.”

The TD pass to Robinson after the helping penalty put him over the 1,000-yard plateau, and that made Robinson happy. He’s the Rams’ first 1,000-yard passer since Jahki Coates in 2022.

“Me being a senior and the No. 1 wide receiver, I wanted him to hit his 1K with me,” Robinson said.

Once the Rams grabbed the momentum, they never let it go.

“I wasn’t happy at all with how we played the first half, but we played in the second half a lot better,” Carr said. “We played good, solid Ram football in the second half and we were able to dictate what we wanted.

“It’s a game for 48 minutes; the last 24 we played well enough to be a decent football team. The first half we looked like we were chasing our own tails. We can’t do that. Football is a game of momentum. We want to grab it, hold onto it, and never let it go.”


Photos by Julliana Love

Salem 27, Penns Grove 6

PGSAL
51st Downs8
26-20Rushing18-89
3-10-1Passing10-18-1
2Passing yds.157
2-2Fumbles-lost1-1
5-20.0Punts-avg3-25.3
14-78Penalties12-110
Penns Grove (0-9)6000-6
Salem (5-4)70146-27

SCORING SUMMARY
PG – Messiah Allah 95 interception return (run failed), 8:42 1Q
S – Kaden Robinson 34 pass from Desmund Thomas (Johnathan Bower kick), 8:06 1Q
S – Kaden Robinson 12 pass from Desmund Thomas (kick failed), 9:23 3Q
S – Quimere Bergen 41 pass from Desmund Thomas (Troy Carey run), 2:12 3Q
S – Ahmad Tucker 35 pass from Desmund Thomas (kick failed), 2:00 4Q

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIV
Glassboro9-05-0
Salem5-44-1
Schalick2-62-2
Woodbury3-42-2
Woodstown2-71-4
Penns Grove0-90-5
PATRIOTALLDIV
West Deptford8-16-0
Paulsboro8-15-1
Overbrook6-33-3
Pennsville5-43-3
Collingswood5-42-4
Audubon2-51-4
Camden Catholic0-80-5

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Pennsville 36, Collingswood 15
Glassboro 47, Woodstown 0
West Deptford 21, Overbrook 8

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Paulsboro 42, Clayton 6
Salem 27, Penns Grove 6
Schalick 24, Woodbury 12

Maccarone steps aside

Penns Grove coach cites demands of his outside profession for ending his two-year stint with the Red Devils

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – Mark Maccarone says he’s “at peace” with a decision that’s usually fraught with emotion.

The long-time coach, who had some great teams at Glassboro and some not-so-great teams at Penns Grove, coached his final game as a high school coach Saturday when Penns Grove wrapped up its regular season at Salem.

He told the 25 players who stuck out the season in the post-game huddle after their 27-6 loss to complete a winless regular season he was not going to be their coach next season.

He cited the demands of his outside profession as the reason for his decision. For the past two seasons Maccarone has been coming to Penns Grove to coach the Red Devils after his 9-to-5 as a high-level administrator in the Camden County Technical school system.

“I’m a district-level administrator in charge of curriculum at two different high schools,” Maccarone said. “It’s too much to try and do this and do that. That takes precedence. That’s what puts food on the table.

“They were good enough to work with me last year at my district. They thought I was going to step down last year. I asked to coach one more season and they worked with me, but it’s time. My career in education is what pays the bills. It’s time to walk away.”

Penns Grove athletics director Anwar Golden says the Red Devils would play a consolation game for non-playoff teams next week if Maccarone were the coach and Maccarone told the players there could be the possibility of another game, but before Saturday’s game he didn’t sound too confident about his involvement.

Maccarone, 43, is 45-49 in nine years as head coach at Glassboro and Penns Grove. He has two South Jersey Group I titles with the Bulldogs and played in the semis two other times. He is 2-16 in his two years at Penns Grove, including this year’s 0-9, the school’s first winless season in memory.

Interestingly, he was the first of three head coaches hired in Salem County during a three-day stretch in March 2024, one day before Frank Trautz at Woodstown and two days before Kemp Carr at Salem. Ironically, Maccarone’s head coaching career started in 2011 with a loss against Kemp at Penns Grove (54-0) and apparently it will close with a loss to Kemp at Salem (27-6).

“He beat me in a big one though,” Kemp said. “He beat me in a championship game at Rowan. I like Mac. Anytime I invite you over to my house they must be good people. Not a lot of people go past my threshold, so I like him as a person.”

There was a lot of anticipation around the school board building the night Maccarone was approved. Talk of what could and needed to be, but some of the plans and support systems just never materialized.

“When I took the position I didn’t realize the midget program had folded the way it had and there was really a lack of support system among the town,” he said. “Everyone thinks it’s easy to win, but no one wants to actually put in the work to win.

“When you don’t have a feeder program and you have kids who for the first time are playing high school football and it’s their first exposure to football or they’re playing in a midget program somewhere else and it’s a hot spot you can’t be successful. Until that changes, it’ll be the concern of someone who is following me.”

Golden said he understood Maccarone’s decision and appreciated the honesty, professionalism work the coach has done in his two seasons at the school.

He said the Red Devils are going to “move swiftly” in their search for a successor and have been putting opportunities in place since Maccarone told them of his plans at midseason. They already have some interest in the opening from as far away as Tennessee and Utah, he said.

With this chapter of his life is ending, Maccarone said he wouldn’t rule out coaching in college, where he got his start, but he’s done with the high school game.

“When I left Glassboro I didn’t leave on my own terms, so there was still a part of me that kind of wanted to get back into it in the right situation,” Maccarone said. “I can say definitively with where high school sports is going right now, where the NJSIAA is right now, where the officiating is right now, I will never pick up a whistle and coach high school football again.”

Penns Grove football coach Mark Maccarone tells his players in the post-game huddle Saturday he won’t be their coach next season.

Eagles continue to soar

McDade passes for 4 TDs, intercepts a pair of passes and Pennsville rolls over Collingswood for fifth win in six games; turnaround gets them a home playoff game

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

COLLINGSWOOD – Robbie McDade is literally doing it all for the Pennsville football team this season and Friday night he basically did.

The senior quarterback, linebacker and special teams blocker threw four touchdown passes and had two interceptions as the Eagles swamped Collingswood 36-15 to finish the regular season with a winning record and presumptively procure a home game in the opening round of the South Jersey Group I playoffs.

Not bad for a team that started the season 0-3.

“We came in today and we executed in all three phases of the game,” McDade said. “The O-line played a great game and the receivers came up big and made big-time plays.

“Defensively, I had to step up and make big-time plays when we needed them most.”

McDade threw a pair of touchdown passes to Perry Meranti and one each to Adrian Alleyne and Kane Green. The touchdown throws covered  25, 43, 21 and 60 yards.

“He’s been coming back from surgery and his arm is getting better,” Eagles coach Mike Healy said. “It’s a huge difference that we can now throw the ball, push the ball downfield, compared to earlier this year.

“Obviously, we’re a running football team. Now we can take advantage of teams trying to stop the run and win some matchups. That’s gonna  be a huge help.”

McDade’s first interception was as big a play as any of his touchdown throws. He stopped a potential go-ahead drive inside the 10 with the Eagles leading 14-8, Then he turned around on offense and directed a 95-yard drive that gave the Eagles a 20-8 halftime lead.

“Robbie doesn’t just play offense and defense, Robbie plays everywhere,” assistant coach Ryan Wood said. “He’s even a blocker on our kickoff team.”

“The only thing he’s not on is PAT and punt – and we don’t do much of either right now,” Healy said.

The Eagles went into the game ranked sixth in the South Jersey Group I power points standings and a projected 3-seed in the South Jersey bracket after a big jump the week before. The official GridironNJ UPR index won’t be updated until after Saturday’s games, but the Central Jersey Sports Radio projection that’s as good as any entity’s has them still sixth after Friday night’s results. (It also has Salem 9 and Schalick 13, but both play Saturday)

“The way we’ve matured offensively and defensively, we’re playing much better now; in a much better position,” Healy said. “Kind of the same thing we did last year, but this year we’re going to get a home playoff game out of it.”

Pennsville 36, Collingswood 15

Pennsville (5-4)81288-36
Collingswood (5-4)8007-15

SCORING SUMMARY
P – Kane Green 60 pass from Robbie McDade (pass good)
CO – John Antrilli 1 run (Semaj Trotman pass from John Antrilli)
P – Perry Meranti 25 pass from Robbie McDade (run failed)
P – Adrian Alleyne 21 pass from Robbie McDade (run failed)
P – Perry Meranti 43 pass from Robbie McDade (Kane Green pass from Robbie McDade)
P – Rylan Hardy 4 run (Robbie McDade run)
CO – Terrance Goffney 34 run (Lino Bataloni kick)

Different plans

Woodstown to miss playoffs for first time since 2010 after 47-0 loss to projected No. 1 Glassboro, although coach believes it’s worthy; O’Connell sets Glassboro TD pass record in win

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Things will look a lot different around Clint Ware Field these next couple weeks than it has been at this time of year for nearly a generation of Woodstown football players. 

For the first time since 2010 – before many of the current players were even born – the Wolverines will miss the South Jersey playoffs after ending their regular season Friday with a 47-0 loss to undefeated Glassboro.

It’s just been a tough season for the Wolverines (2-7). They came into the year with a young team as it was, having graduated another strong senior class that included the majority of their skill position players, and then were gutted by an historical spate of injuries.

They fell out of the top 16 of the power points standings for the first time since the inception of the OSI after their Oct. 9 loss to Haddon Heights and went into Friday night 20th in the South Jersey Group I rankings. They were last in the rankings after two games in 2018 under the old Born Power Index, but made the playoffs that year at 2-6.

“Our goal’s every year is to get to the playoffs; it’s disappointing, it really is,” Woodstown coach Frank Trautz said. “When you kind of look around at the whole landscape of football in South Jersey, I don’t think we should be out of the playoffs. Given, especially, the schedule we have played and everything, I think 100 percent we deserve a shot in the playoffs.

“I understand the system is the system and it is what it is. We’ve got to abide by it and that’s the situation. At the end of the day we’ve got to get more wins to get in. At the end of the day it’s on us. I’d love for these kids to get a shot to compete in the playoffs, but it didn’t work that way, but I’m super proud of them.

“We’ve got a lot of guys coming back and I think it’s going to be a special group. We’ll play our consolation game (likely Thursday) and hopefully try to end on a positive note.”

This Woodstown-Glassboro matchup has been one of the best games in the state the last couple years, but it wasn’t much of a contest Friday.

As if it needed any extra hype, amped by the season return of senior lineman Tyler Bright, the Bulldogs’ “stifling” defense smothered the Wolverines, holding them to minus-38 yards of net offense and one first down. That came on sophomore Mason Middlemiss’ 14-yard run in the third quarter, the Wolverines’ only play over two yards from scrimmage..

“Glassboro is a great team and we just tried our best to get the farthest we could on the field,” said Middlemiss, who played the whole game at quarterback with freshman Frankie Hoerst in concussion protocol. “Props to our line for battling. I’m really proud of them, especially Aiden (Taulane). He tried his best to protect me back there.”

“That’s one of the best front sevens you’re going to see in Group I, probably the best front seven you’re going to see in Group I football this year and they might be one of the best front sevens in most groups in New Jersey,” Trautz said. “I thought our kids fought, they were fighting and scrapping and clawing for every yard they could and that’s all we can ask of them.”

The Glassboro offense didn’t have it easy. The Wolverines held it to 139 yards and 19 points in the first half and made them look as uneasy as they did last week against Schalick. They fumbled away each of their first two possessions inside the Glassboro 25, but the Bulldogs only got one touchdown out of it and needed seven total plays in the two possessions to get that.

“It was best (effort) we’ve ever given; I was really happy about it,” said Taulane, who shut down several Glassboro plays in the first half. “Obviously, the score wasn’t too good, but it was a great defensive effort. It took everything. They just put us in tough situations.”

“That was the challenge for today, go out and fight and just keep fighting until you can’t do it anymore,” Trautz said. “The message was if you can do that for 48 minutes then you’re going to be able to look yourself and your teammates in the eyes and be proud of the job you did tonight. They answered. They came in and they were ready to fight and scrap.”

Bulldogs coach Timmy Breaker chalked up his offense’s balkiness to the learning curve that comes with getting comfortable with new plays and rotations for a long postseason run.

Glassboro quarterback Jack O’Connell threw five touchdown passes to break Sakeen Wright’s 25-year-old single-season school record for passing touchdowns (27); he now has 31, 49 in two years as a Bulldog.

He was 14-of-23 for 199 yards in the game, an NCAA-style passer rating of 205.29, 8-of-10 for 108 yards and three TDs in the second half. Amari Sabb and Xavier Sabb each caught two of the tournament passes and JoJo DeLecce ran for two scores. Amari caught six passes for 111 yards and had a 31-yard run.

“He did a great job today,” Breaker said of his quarterback. “Battled a little adversity in the beginning, but for him to battle back in that second half and have the game he did in the second half and lead that offense that was great to see. You don’t get to see that sometimes throughout the year, but to see it at the last game was beautiful because you’re going to the playoffs with that momentum. Tonight was a big night for him.”

It was the Wolverines’ fourth straight loss, by a combined score of 161-6.

Glassboro (9-0) has now won 22 in a row and is 30-2 since dropping back-to-back games in early 2023 – a run that started with a 13-7 overtime win at Woodstown. The Bulldogs are expected to be the overall No. 1 in the South Jersey Group I super section and the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group I playoff bracket.

Glassboro 47, Woodstown 0

GLASSWOOD
121st Downs1
9-100Rushing22-(-37)
14-23-0Passing1-5-2
199Passing yds.(-1)
0-0Fumbles-lost2-2
0-0Punts-avg3-20.3
6-40Penalties3-30
Glassboro (9-0)1361414-47
Woodstown (2-7)0000-0

SCORING SUMMARY
G – Amari Sabb 12 pass from Jack O’Connell (Sal Esgro kick), 6:38 1Q
G – JoJo DeLecce 25 run (kick failed), 1:22 1Q
G – Amari Sabb 43 pass from Jack O’Connell (kick failed), 8:33 2Q
G – Mekhi Parker 9 pass from Jack O’Connell (Davon Barr run), 10:18 3Q
G – Xavier Sabb 12 pass from Jack O’Connell (kick failed), 2:10 3Q
G – Xavier Sabb 16 pass from Jack O’Connell (kick failed), 7:00 4Q
G – JoJo DeLecce 19 run (Mekhi Parker pass from Jack O’Connell), 1:14 4Q

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIV
Glassboro9-05-0
Salem4-43-1
Schalick2-62-2
Woodbury3-42-2
Woodstown2-71-4
Penns Grove0-80-4
PATRIOTALLDIV
West Deptford8-16-0
Paulsboro7-15-1
Overbrook6-33-3
Pennsville5-43-3
Collingswood5-42-4
Audubon2-51-4
Camden Catholic0-80-5

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Pennsville 36, Collingswood 15
Glassboro 47, Woodstown 0
West Deptford 21, Overbrook 8

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Clayton at Paulsboro
Penns Grove at Salem
Schalick at Woodbury

Keeping hope alive

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-TPOWER
15. New Egypt6-8-110.280
16. Pennsville7-8-110.042
17. Paulsboro5-9-19.121

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-TPOWER
7. Penns Grove7-4-318.573
8. Glassboro7-10-115.117
9. Gateway9-5-214.743
10. Pennsville9-6-214.327

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.”

SCHALICK 3, WOODSTOWN 2
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Miya Watkins, 6-4, 6-2
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Annmarie Podehl, 6-2, 6-0
Macy Clow (S) def. Noelle Neron, 7-5, 1-6, 10-6
Olivia Lunemann-Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3
Sammi Twigg-Jasmine Hunt (S) def. Emma West-Angelina Lindenmuth, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Records: Schalick 10-8, Woodstown 16-6.


Power points

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

FOOTBALLUPRFIELD HOCKEYPTS.
s-Glassboro (8-0)1.4Shore (15-0-1)33.002
c-Burlington City (7-1)2.2W. Deptford (12-2)28.964
s-Paulsboro (7-1)2.8Haddon Twp. (9-6)22.695
c-Shore (5-2)3.6Schalick (11-6)20.238
c-Riverside (6-2)6.4Gloucester (9-7)20.181
s-Pennsville (4-4)7.8S. Hunterdon (12-3)19.716
c-KIPP (5-2)8.8Audubon (9-5-2)18.664
s-Salem (4-4)8.8Haddon Hts. (8-6-1)18.548
c-Asbury Park (4-3)9.8Gateway (7-5-2)15.033
c-Pt. Pleasant Beach (5-2)10.2Woodstown (7-7-1)13.830
s-Woodbury (3-5)11.4Lower Cape May (6-4-1)12.597
c-Manville (8-0)12.0Florence (5-7)11.242
s-Schalick (2-6)13.8Pennsville (6-7-1)10.970
s-Audubon (2-5)14.0New Egypt (5-8-1)10.004
s-Clayton (4-3)15.2Collingswood (2-11-1)9.884
c-Highland Park (2-5)15.2Bordentown (6-9) 9.821
Football teams projected out to South Section (s), Central Section (c)
BOYS SOCCERPTS.GIRLS SOCCERPTS.
Schalick (11-2-2)23.686Gateway (13-1)20.811
Haddon Twp. (10-5-1)23.261Haddon Twp. (7-9-1)18.752
Audubon (11-2-1)21.991Schalick (9-5-1)18.737
Woodstown (9-1-3)20.905Clayton (10-4-1)17.256
Riverside (9-2-2)19.096Pitman (9-5)17.048
Pitman (8-5-1)18.760Palmyra (8-5-1)16.974
Penns Grove (6-3-3)16.550Woodstown (10-3-1)16.085
Pennsville (8-5-2) 14.188Audubon (6-8-1)15.285
Gateway (7-5-2)13.868Pennsville (8-6)12.883
Palmyra (7-5-3)13.263Glassboro (6-7)10.316
Maple Shade (7-3-2)13.057Riverside (5-8)9.975
Clayton (10-6)12.411Maple Shade (2-12-1)9.300
Glassboro (5-10-1)12.331Buena (6-7-2)9.131
Wildwood (7-6)11.192Wildwood (5-6-1)8.613
New Egypt (5-11)9.245Woodbury (4-7-2)7.110
Woodbury (5-7-2)8.411x-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.

This week’s schedule

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

Oh so close

Penns Grove needed ‘one more step’ as its bid for a first win falls short in the final minute in the red zone

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE — One play. That’s all that stood between Penns Grove and its first win of the season.

The Red Devils trailed Woodbury by a point with time running out facing fourth-and-15 from the 16. With no reliable kicker on hand, they had to go for it, but the rocket screen they called fell incomplete and they walked away with a 9-8 loss.

Had they pulled it off, the Red Devils (0-8) would carry a lot different mindset into the presumptive final game of coach Marc Maccarone’s second season. Now, they’ll have to beat rival Salem next Saturday to avoid their first winless season in generations.

“We were real close and it sucks that we just needed one more step,” senior running back Jameel Horace said. “Just one more step. If we had that one more step we’d have been perfect.”

The Red Devils rallied from 9-0 to have a chance. Terrell Thomas scored on a 14-yard run and Horace added the two-point conversion to make it 9-8 with 9:47 to play and two timeouts in their pocket.

They had two possessions to get the winning points. The first ended with a five-yard punt, but the defense held the Herd back. 

They started the potential winning drive from their 20 with 4:06 to play. Horace got a big chunk of what they needed with a 61-yard burst on the second snap to reach the 11. The senior had 113 of the Red Devils’ 185 rushing yards. 

“I thought that was going to bring us back,” Horace said of the longest run of his career. “I thought that was going to be the one.”

But once the Red Devils got into the red zone they didn’t execute.

They netted only one yard on the next two snaps separated by their final time out. Their third-down play lost a yard and then they couldn’t get the next play off in time and were hit with a delay penalty that moved the fourth-down play back to the 16.

They had one snap to either score the go-ahead touchdown or get to the 1 to keep the drive alive. Maccarone would have considered a field goal if they had been closer, but without a reliable kicker they had to go for it.

Quarterback Brayden Lattig threw a hurried pass to Jerry Wooten cutting into the middle that was either too hard or too quick and went off Wooten’s outstretched right hand with 34.7 remaining to end the Red Devils’ chances.

“It was like a quick inside pass,” Lattig said. “The rusher came from my right side so I had to hurry up and throw the ball. It was just a rushed pass, in my opinion.

“We definitely had a chance. We could have won the game with a touchdown, but things happen.”

Woodbury (3-4) took a 7-0 lead into halftime thanks to Niko Jimenez’ 6-yard pass to Elijah Young and Mark Martin’s extra point with 3:28 left in the second quarter. Young caught five passes for 77 yards.

The eventual margin of victory came with 4:14 left in the third quarter when Thomas took a deep handoff in the end zone and was immediately met by a Thundering Herd for a safety.

The Herd mishandled the free kick and Messiah Allah recovered for Penns Grove, sending the Red Devils on the way to their touchdown. Horace ran it inside the 10 on the first snap, but the play was called back by penalty. Allah caught a 23-yard pass a couple snaps later and a personal foul helped get the ball into the red zone.

Thomas, a legend in the youth leagues, scored his second touchdown of the season from 14 yards out. He rushed for 69 yards on a career-high 14 carries.

“I had to step up,” he said. “I feel like I’ve been playing a little bit low to my standards, so I felt like I had to step my game up. It came out today and I scored for my team. I tried to fight to the whistle but came up short in the long run.”

The defense did its part to keep the Red Devils in the game. They held the Herd to minus-17 yards rushing and 73 yards net overall. They gave up minus-17 yards net offense and no first downs in the second half.

Penns Grove receiver Jerry Wooten (3) reaches for the fourth-down pass the Red Devils hoped would keep their final drive alive or find the end zone for the winning touchdown.

Woodbury 9, Penns Grove 8

WOOD (9)PG (8)
61st Downs9
27-(-17)Rushing34-189
8-19-0Passing1-4-1
90Passing yds.23
1-1Fumbles-lost3-2
6-33.3Punts-avg3-24.3
7-70Penalties10-90
Woodbury (3-4)0720-9
Penns Grove (0-8)0008-8

SCORING SUMMARY
WO-Elijah Young 6 pass from Niko Jimenez (Mark Martin kick), 3:28 3Q
WO-Safety, Terrell Thomas tackled in end zone, 4:14 3Q
PG-Terrell Thomas 14 run (Jameel Horace run), 9:47 3Q

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIV
Glassboro8-04-0
Salem4-43-1
Schalick2-62-2
Woodbury3-42-2
Woodstown2-61-3
Penns Grove0-80-4
PATRIOTALLDIV
West Deptford7-15-0
Paulsboro7-15-1
Overbrook6-23-2
Pennsville4-42-3
Collingswood5-32-3
Audubon2-51-4
Camden Catholic0-80-5

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Glassboro 35, Schalick 7
Pennsville 44, Lawrence 6
Salem 47, Woodstown 0
Collingswood 28, Camden Catholic 24

SATURDAY’S GAMES
West Deptford 14, Paulsboro 0
Overbrook 48, Audubon 18
Woodbury 9, Penns Grove 8

Payback is … personal

Salem, Carey take it out on Woodstown after losing to the Wolverines last year and their Homecoming Game last week; Pennsville unloads on Lawrence to enhance its playoff hopes; Schalick falls to Glassboro; includes WJFL standings

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — For Troy Carey, this one was personal.

Carey had a monster game against Woodstown last year, passing for an eye-popping 279 yards, but Salem lost to the other quarterback’s big game.

Salem’s Troy Carey proudly wears the Game MVP chain he won for the second time this season.

Friday night, the senior got a little payback on a lot of counts, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns and making some big plays on defense as the Rams crushed the Wolverines on their Homecoming and Senior Night, 47-0, a week after losing their own Homecoming game.

It was Salem’s first win in the rivalry since the 2020 season finale, its first at Woodstown since 2019 and its first at Clint Ware Field in the regular season since Thanksgiving 2017. There was talk on the sidelines Woodstown hadn’t lost at Homecoming in years.

“I was definitely hungry because last week was a tough game, I didn’t get any carries last week, but this week was definitely personal, for sure,” Carey said. “We lost our Homecoming (to West Deptford), so we had an opportunity to upset somebody else’s, so it was definitely big. It was personal this week, for sure.”

Carey was part of a balanced offense and a dominating defense. He, Cashmir Parsley and Isiah Santiago all scored a pair of touchdowns. Santiago, normally a receiver, played in the backfield for the first time and rushed for 71 yards. Parsley rushed for 68 yards and quarterback Desmund Thomas had 141 total yards and threw for a score on the final play of a 21-point first quarter.

The defense held Woodstown to minus-14 yards of net rushing and 45 yards total. It was the second opponent in three weeks the Rams held to negative rushing yards.

“I thought the defense played really well,” Rams coach Kemp Carr said. “Offense is for being cute and defense is for winning championship. The guys understood the call. For the most part there was good communication throughout. I heard a lot of pointing, a lot of talking, and that’s what it takes every game.”

Carey has played so many positions in his Salem career it’s hard to pigeon-hole him as any specific type player. You might call him a Swiss Army Knife. Carr just calls him “unicorn.”

He went for 34 yards the first time he touched the ball — on the first snap of the game — and scored on a 19-yard run two plays later. He had a 23-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the third quarter.

“He’s a unicorn, whatever we need him to do he’s willing to do and you can’t ask for anything more than that,” Carr said. “He plays wing, he plays quarterback, he plays running back, he plays Mike linebacker, defense and down line. When you have a unicorn like that you try to use him in the best place you can, but we have multiple of those guys.”

It was another tough night for the Wolverines (2-6), who fell out of the top 16 of the South Jersey Group I power points standings for the first time ever this week and are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2010.

They were held to less than 50 yards of net offense and had four turnovers, three of which Salem (4-4) converted into touchdowns. They did have a big play on their first drive when freshman quarterback Frankie Hoerst connected on a 63-yard bomb to Sincere Cook-Reese, but the sophomore receiver was stopped short of the end zone and they ended up not scoring, missing a 26-yard field goal attempt.

There was a scary moment in the game involving the quarterback later in the quarter. Hoerst lay still on the 30-yard line after getting crushed by the Salem rush and losing a fumble. The game was delayed nearly 15 minutes while trainers and medical staff treated him for an apparent neck injury.

They stabilized his head and neck area before lifting him on a backboard to an awaiting stretcher. Woodstown coach Frank Trautz reported Hoerst was moving and talking as he was being treated. He did not have an update on the player’s condition immediately after the game.

It was just another in a series of injuries that have befallen the Wolverines this season. At one point this year they had nine starters out because of injury. As it was, they had fewer than a half-dozen of their opening day starters on the field against the Rams.

“It’s unfortunate you have a season (like that),” Trautz said. “You keep telling yourself we’ve made it through and we get some guys back and we can’t seem to stay healthy. It’s part of this game, unfortunately.

“We’re not making excuses here. We’re very confident in the guys we have playing, but it’s no doubt it takes a toll on you. As ironic it sounds I do think it’s still going to help us in the long run here with a lot of these kids who were forced to play different positions this year before stepping into roles they were not expected to play in.”

With backup quarterbacks Mason Middlemiss and Lucas Fulmer among those already sidelined, the Wolverines turned to “Q” for the “A” at the position. Noah Chiu, pronounced like the letter Q, plays a hard-nosed style of ball and did what he could despite being under constant pressure. 

“Noah is as tough as they come,” Trautz said. “He’s one of those kids that every coach would take 100 of. He’d run through a brick wall for you. He’ll do everything you ask of him. Very tough. We asked a lot of him tonight and he didn’t flinch.”

Woodstown coach Frank Trautz (R) gives some instructions to Noah Chiu before sending the junior in at quarterback in the second quarter Friday night against Salem.

Salem 47, Woodstown 0

SAL (47) WOOD (0) 
111st Downs2
31-321Rushing19-(-14)
5-7-0Passing2-9-1
88Passing yds59
2-0Fumbles-lost3-3
3-32.0Punts-avg4-29.5
12-101Penalties2-7
Salem (4-4)216137-47
Woodstown (2-6)0000-0

SCORING SUMMARY
S-Troy Carey 19 run (kick failed), 10:36 1Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 2 run (Johnathan Bower kick), 1:07 1Q
S-Kaden Robinson 30 pass from Desmund Thomas (Antwuan Rogers pass from Desmund Thomas), 0:00 1Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 4 run (run failed), 4:40 2Q
S-Isiah Santiago 10 run (run failed), 6:42 3Q
S-Troy Carey 23 run (Johnathan Bower kick), 0:38 3Q
S-Isiah Santiago 4 run (Johnathan Bower kick)

Pennsville 44, Lawrence 6

PENNSVILLE — The homestanding Eagles played one of their most complete games of the season, dominating their Mercer County visitors on both sides of the ball on Senior Night.

Rylan Hardy scored three touchdowns, Robbie McDade scored two and Adrian Alleyne scored once. Perry Meranti had three two-point conversions.

The Eagles led 16-0 in the first quarter and 30-6 at halftime.

“We had everything clicking,” Eagles coach Mike Healy said. “You know how we’ve talked about getting to play all four quarters? We did that.”

Glassboro 35, Schalick 7

GLASSBORO — Schalick gave Glassboro all it could handle for the better part of three quarters, but then the Bulldogs remembered who they were.

The Cougars held their own with the defending state champions through the first half and into the third quarter, but Xavier Sabb got loose for two late fourth-quarter touchdowns to close out a 35-7 victory.

Schalick had the Homecoming crowd worried for a while. Glassboro scored first, but the Bulldogs answered with an 82-yard drive after a Jase Volovar interception capped by Gary Simonini’s 30-yard TD pass to Sherrod Jones.

The Bulldogs scored again, and the Cougars nearly got the tying touchdown right before halftime. David Stewart set them up with an interception and they got to the 2 with four seconds left but couldn’t punch it in. 

They ran three plays, missed a receiver in the end zone on second down and were stopped on third down. They lined up for a field goal, but it was blocked, so instead of going into the halftime trailing 14-10 they remained down by a touchdown, but not feeling as hurt as the Bulldogs.

“We were right there all through the first half,” Cougars coach Kevin Leamy said. “We had a game plan that the kids executed great and frustrated them on offense. Kids made plays. 

“Everything was going good in the first half. We played well in the second half, too, but you give them enough opportunities, those kids are going to make plays.”

The events of the first half must not have sat well with the Bulldogs (8-0) because they didn’t come out for the second half until there were 30 seconds left in the break.

It was a 20-7 game going into the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, but Xavier Sabb, who hadn’t caught a pass to that point, scored twice to put the game out of reach.

“I don’t think it was anything special,” Leamy said of the approach. “I think it was just a mentality that we came into the game with that we were going to force them to earn everything they get. Pressure them, force them to continue to make plays. Force them to run the ball.

“They run the ball really well, but they refuse to commit to it. They’re always going to revert back to throwing the ball because they have those three kids out there that they can get the ball to. I think we knew that going in and were going to say we dare you to run the ball, we’re going to try everything we have to take away that pass.”

Glassboro 35, Schalick 7

Schalick (2-6)7000-7
Glassboro (8-0)140714-35

SCORING SUMMARY
G-Amari Sabb 42 pass from Jack O’Connell (Sal Esgro kick)
S-Sherrod Jones 30 pass from Gary Simonini (Hunter Dragotta kick)
G-JoJo DeLecce 22 run (Sal Esgro kick)
G-Amari Sabb 3 run (Sal Esgro kick)
G-Xavier Sabb 22 pass from Jack O’Connell (pass failed)
G-Xavier Sabb 25 pass from Jack O’Connell (Mekhi Parker run)

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIV
Glassboro8-04-0
Salem4-43-1
Schalick2-62-2
Woodbury2-41-2
Woodstown2-61-3
Penns Grove0-70-3
PATRIOTALLDIV
Paulsboro7-05-0
West Deptford6-14-0
Overbrook5-22-2
Pennsville4-42-3
Collingswood5-32-3
Audubon2-41-3
Camden Catholic0-80-5

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Glassboro 35, Schalick 7
Pennsville 44, Lawrence 6
Salem 47, Woodstown 0
Collingswood 28, Camden Catholic 24

SATURDAY’S GAMES
West Deptford at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Overbrook at Audubon, 11
Woodbury at Penns Grove, noon

WJFL Scoreboard

Here are Friday night’s scores in the West Jersey Football League, includes Thursday’s scores and Saturday’s games; Salem County scores in bold

FRIDAY’S SCORES
Absegami 47, Middle Township 14
Bishop Eustace 25, Wildwood 14
Bordentown 31, Florence 7
Bridgeton 28, Atlantic Tech 0
Burlington City 42, Maple Shade 0
Cedar Creek 49, Timber Creek 14
Cinnaminson 42, Moorestown 7
Collingswood 28, Camden Catholic 24
Delsea 13, Williamstown 7
Eastern 47, Clearview 6
Ewing 63, WW-Plainsboro South 0
Gateway 40, Mastery Camden 20
Glassboro 35, Schalick 7
Holy Spirit 48, Ocean City 0
Hightstown 39, Allentown 6
KIPP 20, Holy Cross 12
Lower Cape May 13, Cumberland 7
Pennsauken 25, Cherry Hill West 7
Pennsville 44, Lawrence 6
Salem 47, Woodstown 0
Seneca 27, Paul VI 14
Shawnee 38, Camden Eastside 14
Sterling 20, Lindenwold 0
St. Joseph (Hamm.) 23, Oakcrest 20
Trenton 27, Princeton 14
Triton 27, Egg Harbor Township 0
Vineland 20, Highland 17
Washington Twp. 39, Kingsway 36
Willingboro 47, Pleasantville 22
Winslow 41, Mainland 6

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Atlantic City at Hammonton, 11 a.m.
Buena at Palmyra, 11
Camden at Lenape, 11
Hopewell Valley at Steinert, 11
Ocean Twp. at Colts Neck, 11
Overbrook at Audubon, 11
West Deptford at Paulsboro, 11
Delran at Haddon Heights, noon
Rancocas Valley at St. Augustine, noon
Woodbury at Penns Grove, noon
Northern Burlington at Burlington Twp., 1:30 p.m.
Riverside at Pemberton, 2
Robbinsville at Hamilton West, 2
Nottingham at Notre Dame, 6

THURSDAY’S SCORES
Cherry Hill East 42, Deptford 0
Haddonfield 38, Gloucester 9
Haddon Twp. 43, Gloucester Catholic 20
Millville 55, Cherokee 28