Category: PENNS GROVE

Saturday sports

Here are the results of Saturday’s basketball and wrestling events involving Salem County teams

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown 44, Delsea 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden Catholic 88, Woodstown 42
St. Joseph 50, Penns Grove 43
Schalick at Collingswood

By Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – The Woodstown girls put forth one of their best defensive efforts of the season, holding their opponent to one field goal in the second half and scoreless in the fourth quarter, in beating Delsea 44-19 Saturday for their third straight win.

It was the second opponent the Wolverines held to fewer than 20 points and shutout in a quarter they season. They held Salem scoreless in the third quarter of their 61-16 win in the season opener.

“The fourth quarter was phenomenal,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “In the beginning of the game we were allowing too many cuts, not boxing out and not playing good help defense. We were able to talk at halftime and focus on doing the little things right.

“Our team had a very open conversation at halftime about what was working for us and what we needed to improve. That’s the great thing about having a team with a high basketball IQ. They can clearly explain things that they are seeing on the court and we can make adjustments.”

Megan Donelson and Talia Battavio led the Wolverines’ offense with 19 and 18, points, respectively. They combined for all 17 of Woodstown’s points in the first quarter.

Gianna Maiorini had 12 rebounds, while Donelson and Hengel had eight each. As a team, the Wolverines had 12 steals and blocked six shots. 

WOODSTOWN 44, DELSEA 19
DELSEA (2-8) – Nicole Morris 1 1-2 3, Angelina Rodriguez 0 0-0 0, Kayleigh Barnett 1 0-0 3, Kaiah Braxton 0 0-0 0, Peyton Parker 0 0-0 0, Juliana Baez 2 0-0 5, Ayress Maitland 2 2-5 6, Maura Madden 0 0-0 0, Zoe Shangle 1 0-0 2, Emma Natalie 0 0-0 0, Mel DiBona 0 0-0 0, Britt Horn 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 3-7 19.
WOODSTOWN (7-2) – Talia Battavio 8-22 2-3 18, Megan Donelson 7-14 2-3 19, Gianna Maiorini 1-5 0-0 2, Kyia Leyman 1-3 0-0 2, Lauren Hengel 0-4 0-0 0, Emma Perry 1-4 0-0 2, Kendall Young 0-1 0-0 0, Foote 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-2 1-2 1, Daly 0-0 0-0 0, Talia Guardascione 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-55 5-8 44.

Delsea8740-19
Woodstown1751111-44
3-point goals: Delsea 2 (Barnett, Baez); Woodstown 3-18 (Battavio 0-9, Donelson 3-7, Hengel 0-1, Young 0-1). Rebounds: Woodstown 41 (Maiorini 12, Donelson 8, Hengel 8). Total fouls: Delsea 12, Woodstown 11.

BOYS GAMES
CAMDEN CATHOLIC 88, WOODSTOWN 42
WOODSTOWN (4-3) – Elijah Caesar 2, Alejandro Vazquez 5, Garrett Leyman 0, Andrew White 1, Rocco String 10, Connor Miller 9, Blake Bialecki 6, M.J. Hall 7, Joshua King 0, John Hood-McGinley 0, Sid Leevy 0.
CAMDEN CATHOLIC (8-1) – Nymir Daily 2, Shane Congleton 7, Seamus Bieg, Charlie Neal 3, Luke Kennevan 23, Sean Welde 2, Chase Langrehr 5, Bryce Clark 10, Azyris Richmond 6, Mel Jones 4, Zach Winkler 4, Nick Tartamosa 2.

Woodstown7141110-42
Camden Catholic23221726-88
3-point goals: Woodstown 6 (Vazquez, Miller 3, Bialecki 2); Camden Catholic NA. Rebounds: Woodstown 31 (String 12). NOTE: String also had four blocked shots, giving him 140 for his career.

ST. JOSEPH (HAMM.) 50, PENNS GROVE 43
ST. JOSEPH (9-1) – Will Spross 2 6-8 10, Jameer Gordon 8 3-4 19, Edwin Drummond 4 2-4 10, Cayden Banks 1 1-4 3, Donny Spross 3 0-0 8, Chris Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 12-20 50.
PENNS GROVE (2-6) – Brandin Robbins 3-1-8, Roman Gipson 5-1-11, Karon Ceaser 1-0-2, Antoine Robinson 2-0-4, Haneef Frisbee 2-0-4, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, William Roy 2-1-5, Luis Colon 2-1-5. Totals 19-4-43.

St. Joseph991219-50
Penns Grove109819-43
3-point goals: St. Joseph 2 (D, Spross 2); Penns Grove 1 (Robbins).

Active scorers watch

SALEM COUNTY SCORING LISTTODAYPOINTS
Talia Battavio, Woodstown181362
Megan Donelson, Woodstown191327
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 427)		DNP889
Marley Wood, PennsvilleDNP811
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/Penns Grove 552)		DNP803
Games through Jan. 11

Wrestling

Millville Quad

PENNSVILLE 48, OAKCREST 30
113: Erick Davalos (P) won by forfeit
120: Joey Sanchez (O( pinned Jacob Hand, 4:00
126: Vincent Ciccantelli (P) won by forfeit
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Kevin Longo, 2:00
138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned Erick Montas-Arias, 2:00
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned George Swoyer, 2:00
150: Ryan Monroe (O) won by forfeit
157: Aiden Xayaphachan (O) won by forfeit
165: Adienn Aponte (O) pinned Juan Velasquez, 4:00
175: Joseph Halstead (P) pinned Juan Anaya, 2:00
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Malik Hughes
215: Jose Anaya (O) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Jeremiah Lopez, 2:00
106: Double forfeit

PENNSVILLE 37, OVERBROOK 36
(x-Pennsville wins on criteria)
106: Jacob Sole (O) pinned John Sassi, 1:35
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Kayden Branco, 3:57
120: Michael Mahon (O) pinned Mehki Dicks, 2:53
126: Kevin Reed (O) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 5:34
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) dec. Damiano Redrow, 9-8
138: Alan Marcos (O) dec. Telvin Duk, 8-5
144: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Isaiah Natal, 1:36
150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Jaevon Mitchell, 2:24
157: Karter Reed (O) won by forfeit
165: Juan Velasquez (P) pinned Randall Ringstaff, 1:04
175: Joseph Halstead (P) dec. Oscar Calderon, 9-3
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Xyon Marshall, 4:18
215: Cooper Himes (O) won by forfeit
285: Tomas Sanchez (O) dec. Trevor Waddington, 2-0

MILLVILLE 46, PENNSVILLE 33
120: Ruben Cruz (M) maj. dec. Mekhi Dicks, 14-3
126: Joshua Roman (M) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:26
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Caleb Rhoads, 5:24
138: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Gabe Supernavage, 3:24
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Alexander Mendez, 2:13
150: Jared Hoffman (M) won by forfeit
157: Ryan Tepper (M) won by forfeit
165: MarQuis Allen (M) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:35
175: Joseph Halstead (P) pinned Trystan Brooks, 1:59
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Tyshawn English, 2:32
215: Jayden Jones (M) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Keani Speights, 1-0
106: Karter Parker (M) pinned John Sassi, 0:46
113: Brett Land (P) won by forfeit

Deptford Quad

DEPTFORD 66, PENNS GROVE 12
106: Corey Hoffman (D) pinned Jose Santiago
113: Avery Curriden (P) pinned Julian Colon
120: Dylan Smith (D) won by forfeit
126:  Amir Barnes (D) maj. dec. Devine Arce, 12-1
132: Ethan Christmas (D) tech fall Adan Gonzales, 16-1
138: Jaylen Huertes (D) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart
144: Quentin Boyce (D) won by forfeit
150:  Odess Myers (D) won by forfeit
157:  Devin Trotter (D) won by forfeit
165: Gavyn Henderson (D) won by forfeit
175: Mel Maguire (D) dec. Clinton Bobo, 7-6
190: Shawn McLaughlin (D) pinned Julian Espino
215: John Griffith (D) pinned Antonio Cooper
285: Wayne Scott (P) pinned Daniel Maguire

PENNS GROVE 54, ST. JOSEPH (HAMM.) 24
113: Avery Curriden (P) won by forfeit
120: Double forfeit
126: Devine Arce (P) pinned Naheem Davis, 0:16
132: Adan Gonzales (P) won by forfeit
138: AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart (P) won by forfeit
144: Mason Hollywood (SJ) won by forfeit
150: Paul Lacy (SJ) won by forfeit
157:  Tre Brown (P) won by forfeit
165: Colin Steiner (SJ) won by forfeit
175: Clinton Bobo (P) won by forfeit
190: Julian Espino (P) won by forfeit
215: Antonio Cooper (P) won by forfeit
285: Wayne Scott (P) pinned Cayden Banks, 1:27
106: Damien Spera (SJ) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:04

COLLINGSWOOD 64, PENNS GROVE 18
106: James Jiles (C) pinned Jose Santiago, 2:24
113: Kenny Olsen (C) pinned Avery Curriden, 1:12 
120: Rufus Burris (C) won by forfeit 
126: Devine Arce (P) pinned Sean Byrd, 2:30
132: Oscar Reyes (C) pinned Adam Gonzales, 0:55
138: Avange Santos (C) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart, 2:26
144: Stewart Chang (C) won by forfeit
150: Christopher Sanchez-Chavez (C) won by forfeit
157: Matt Malinowski (C) tech fall Tre Brown, 21-5
165: Caden Luby (C) won by forfeit
175: Clinton Bobo (P) pinned Julian Maxwell, 3:38
190: Josiah Evans (C) pinned Julian Espino, 1:12
215: Nyeim Bennett (C) tech fall Antonio Cooper, 19-4
285: Wayne Scott (P) pinned Derek Fleming, 1:13

Buena Quad

SCHALICK 65, BUENA 12
126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Zach Cohen, 1:10
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Thomas Hann, 5:04
138: Gionni Sharkey (B) pinned Colin Bittle, 4:30
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
150: Lucas Gellura (B) dec. Koen Martin, 8-4
157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Donato Vai, 1:20
165: Eric Sulik (S) won by forfeit
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit
215: Brian Passamante (B) dec. Gerardo Felipe, UTB 3-2
285: Julian Reid (S) won by forfeit
106: Emma Cain (S) tech fall Gianna Edwards, 19-3
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Aubrey Raum, 0:40
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Jack Mazzoni, 1:10

SCHALICK 52, CUMBERLAND 20
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Killian McGraw, 1:15
138: Chase Williams (CU) dec. Colin Bittle, 8-7
144: Daniel Lloyd (CU) tech fall Ayden Jenkins, 17-2
150: Michael Carastro (CU) dec. Koen Martin, 7-3
157: Riley Papiano (S) dec Gary Albert, SV-1 6:31
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Gabriel Rodriguez, 3:09
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall David Seeger, 17-1
190: Evan Elliott (S) tech fall Sebron Hall-Jones, 16-1
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) over Noval Jenkins, DQ
285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Gavin Hayes, 1:22
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: DeAnthony Harden (CU) dec. Caleb Jenkins, 7-1
120: Kolton Sheppard (CU) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 1:34
126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Logan Smith, 3:39

SCHALICK 49, TIMBER CREEK 27
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) tech fall Dominic Speakman, 19-3 (3:44)
126: Luke Silva (S) tech fall Ayden Zarnosky, 18-2 (2:23)
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Josh Wolfenden, 3:10
138: Colin Bittle (S) won by forfeit
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Eric Rambaran, 3:00
150: Joey Walker (TC) pinned Koen Martin, 2:54
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Ryan Kuriger (TC) pinned Eric Sulik, 0:27
175: Ricky Watt (S) dec. Zyeir Green, 8-6
190: Amir Reason-Dallas (TC) pinned Evan Elliott, 3:49
215: Elijah Green (TC) dec. Gerardo Felipe, 11-4
285: Roland Green (TC) pinned Julian Reid, 3:53
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit

Cinnaminson Duals

WALL 47, WOODSTOWN 24
113: Omar Carrillo-Solano (WA) tech fall Luke Woronicak, 15-0 (3:59)
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Charles Mahoney, 0:40
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Nicholas Traina, 0:17
132: Ben Waitzel (WA) pinned Louie Scholl, 1:39
138: Mason DiStefano (WA) pinned Ryan Polk, 1:31
144: Joseph Matri (WA) won by forfeit
150: Michael Boulard (WA) pinned Thomas Lacy, 3:08
157: Parker Quinn (WA) pinned Brett Rowand, 5:12
165: Joe Donofrio (WA) dec. Laitton Roberts, 4-1
175: Jeremy Marsella (WA) dec. Greyson Hyland, 6-5
190: Paul Banff (WO) dec. Sean Cosme, 3-0
215: Walter Carter (WO) dec. Eric Clauburg, 9-3
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit
106: Bryson Jarosz (WA) pinned Hunter Allen, 2:33

WOODSTOWN 60, HADDON TWP. 24
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Andrew Marshall, 0:29
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Owen Ziegler, 1:31
132: Blake Thoder (H) pinned Louie Scholl, 3:43
138: Thomas Andrews (H) pinned Ryan Polk, 1:50
144: Brady Mokoid (H) won by forfeit
150: Justin Capri (H) pinned Thomas Lacy, 2:37
157: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Ryan Henry, 1:27
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Antonio Reyes, 2:48
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Joseph Sum, 0:49
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Elijah Borowicz, 2:18
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Sean Weikel, 1:11
106: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Sok Hoy, 2:23
113: Luke Woronicak (WO) pinned Jon Rodriquez, 1:32

HADDONFIELD 41, WOODSTOWN 28
126: Walker Battavio (WO) dec. Alexander Frey, 9-3
132: Pierce Hoffman (H) dec. Travis Balbeck, 8-5
138: William Dietz (H) won by forfeit
144: Chase Degillo (H) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 11-1
150: William Barker (H) pinned Thomas Lacy, 4:45
157: Hutch Rhyne (H) pinned Brett Rowand, 3:07
165: Aidan Rhea (H) dec. Laitton Roberts, 9-3    
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall Parker Bawidamann, 20-3 (5:26)
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Rafael Lytle, 1:28
215: Walter Carter (WO) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit
106: Hunter Allen (WO) dec. Harrison Carroll, 7-1
113: Cole Spence (H) maj. dec. Luke Woronicak, 13-1
120: Michael Lamb (H) pinned Carson Bradway, 1:47

Smart defense

Donelson mccracks down on McCracken, Leyman big in the post and Woodstown beats Wildwood in OT; includes all of Thursday’s Salem County basketball action

GIRLS GAMESBOYS GAMES
Woodstown 49, Wildwood 46 (OT)Woodstown 66, Wildwood 47
Glassboro 64, Salem 20Glassboro 76, Salem 62
Penns Grove 47, Pitman 26Pitman at Penns Grove, ppd.
Schalick 36, Salem Tech 26Schalick 79, Salem Tech 22
Pennsville 58, Triton 49Gloucester Catholic 61, Pennsville 40

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — How many times does it happen? You have a game with some of the most dynamic scorers in South Jersey and of course it’s defense that determines the outcome.

Woodstown’s Megan Donelson cracked down on Macie McCracken and the Wolverines gained a bit of satisfaction for last year’s last-second loss in the sectional final, beating Wildwood in overtime 49-46 Thursday night to give first-year coach Matt Smart an early signature win.

“It always comes down to defense,” Smart said. “It’s about boxing out, rebounding, defense. McCracken’s an incredible player. She’s going to get her points no matter what defense you throw on her. It’s about limiting her opportunities, playing nice good hard defense and then boxing her out and making her only get one shot instead of two or three and Megan was phenomenal. She was up to the challenge.

“That’s kind of what we always preach, play unselfish basketball. And defense, you have to be unselfish. She did a great job. Other girls did a great job switching, hedging, all the little things to try to limit her. She still played amazing. She’s an incredible basketball player and our girls just kind of took it as a personal challenge.”

Donelson was on McCracken from the time the Warriors got off the bus. She held the senior on the verge of 2,000 career points to one field goal and four points in the first half, no points in overtime and 14 points total. Meanwhile, she scored 13 points to go over the 1,300-point career mark.

“My goal was just to shut her down because I know she’s a good shooter; yeah, lock down,” Donelson said. “When coach gives me a player to man up on I just follow what he says and give it my all on that one player.”

But she wasn’t the only one who came up big in a big game. Kyia Leyman, who had been limited the last two seasons because of knee injuries, gave the Wolverines a huge game in the post, scoring 11 points and grabbing 19 rebounds — both career highs — and blocking two shots.

She had four points and eight rebounds in the first half and back-to-back three-point play opportunities in the third quarter to help the Wolverines open a nine-point lead.

“I think my mindset was just to do it for the team,” Leyman said. “It was definitely a team effort and I wanted to be there for them. I didn’t want to let them down, so I think I just tried my best — and I wanted to come back and beat a really good team. I think this was the best I’ve played, the most calm, collected I’ve played (since coming back).”

Donelson’s layup with 42 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 41. Both teams had shots in the closing seconds to win it. Donelson stole an entry pass but lost her footing driving to the basket. Gianna Maiorini collected the loose ball on the baseline but her shot was blocked by Sara Djellal. The Warriors raced back up the floor for the final shot, but McCracken’s 3 from the left side hit off the far iron and Leyman grabbed the rebound as the horn sounded.

Woodstown (6-2) jumped out front in overtime and never lost the lead. Donelson drove around the lane for the first basket and Talia Battavio, who struggled with her shot most of the game, squared up on the left elbow and buried at 3 to give the Wolverines a five-point lead. Battavio had 12 points in the game.

“That was pretty big,” Battavio said of her 3. “I feel like it got us motivated, fired up a little bit, got me fired up.”

Wildwood (6-1) had the ball for a last shot in overtime. The Warriors had it on the sideline near the scorer’s table with 1.1 seconds left and needed what seemed like a miracle 3 to tie. They had trouble pulling the trigger on the inbounds and when they did get it in the pass landed in the hands of Woodstown’s Lauren Hengel as the clock expired.

The Warriors beat Woodstown in last year’s South Jersey Group I final in a controversial finish after the home crowd rushed the floor in reaction to Wildwood’s go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds. While the game was on everyone’s mind, Smart said revenge wasn’t the motivating factor in this regular-season game.

“We’re a different team than the team last year, they’re a different team than they were last year,” Smart said. “Our message to the girls this week was this isn’t professional wrestling. We don’t beat them today and get the belt back. There’s still a lot of work to do. This is just a first step.”

But it was satisfying nonetheless.

“Leading up to this game we talked about three things in the team — being confident, being relaxed and having fun — and I think we did those three things as a program today,” Smart said. “It was a fun game.”

WOODSTOWN 49, WILDWOOD 46 (OT)
WILDWOOD (6-1) — Macie McCracken 4 4-4 14, Angela Wilber 3 3-4 10, Rebecca Benichou 3 0-0 9, Cydnee Kilian 0 0-0 0, Sarah Djellal 4 1-2 9, Addison Troiano 2 0-0 4, Lily Atkinson 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 8-10 46.
WOODSTOWN (6-2) — Talia Battavio 5-27 0-2 12, Megan Donelson 5-14 2-3 13, Gianna Maiorini 2-3 2-4 6, Lauren Hengel 2-12 2-4 7, Kyia Leyman 5-14 1-2 11, Kendall Young 0-0 0-0 0, Emma Perry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-70 7-15 49.

Wildwood11613115-46
Woodstown12611128-49
3-point goals: Wildwood 6 (McCracken 2, Wilber, Benichou 3); Woodstown 4-21 (Battavio 2-9, Donelson 1-6, Hengel 1-6). Rebounds: Wildwood 32 (McCracken 10); Woodstown 54 (Leyman 19, Hengel 12). Total fouls: Wildwood 15, Woodstown 14.
Woodstown’s Kyia Leyman (33) leaves her feet in hopes of disrupting Wildwood’s inbounds play Thursday night. On the cover, Megan Donelson forces Macie McCracken (3) to take a deep 3 in the first half.


PENNSVILLE 58, TRITON 49: The Eagles fought through illness and the absence of leading scorer Nora Ausland to rally for their fourth in a row. They were down 10 at one point in the second quarter, but rallied to get the deficit to one at halftime. Pennsville’s Taylor Bass led all scorers with a season-high 21 points. Addison Johnston had a career-high 19 points and Marley Wood had 12.

TRITON (4-3) — Melannie Noel 7 2-6 17, Kaidan Henry 5 0-0 15, Gianna Loftis 4 1-2 10, Riley Mikiewicz 2 0-0 5, Gianna Endt 1 0-0 2, Kimora Dobson 0 0-0 0, Akeera Reid-Streater 0 0-0 0. 19 3-8 49.
PENNSVILLE (5-2) — Taylor Bass 9 2-4 21, Marley Wood 4 2-4 12, Addison Johnston 6 4-7 19, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2, Izzy Saulin 2 0-0 4, Ashlyn Fredo 0 0-0 0, Sofia Belitsas 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 8-15 58.

Triton1116157-49
Pennsville14121717-58
3-point goals: Triton 8 (Noel, Henry 5, Loftis, Mikiewicz); Pennsville 6 (Bass, Wood 2, Johnston 3).

SCHALICK 36, SALEM TECH 26
SCHALICK (2-4) — Carly Vicente 2 0-0 4, Olivia Lunemann 0 0-0 0, Emily Miller 0 0-0 0, Willow Davis 1 1-2 3, Olivia Vanacker 2 0-0 4, Ava Scurry 2 1-2 5, Naveah Robinson 2 2-3 6, Cali Fisler 1 1-2 3, Abby Willoughby 4 1-2 11. Totals 14 6-11 36.
SALEM TECH (2-5) — Hannah Dewitt 0 1-2 1, Shelby Drummond 3 0-2 7, Kaylin Beardsley 1 0-0 2, Demajae White 4 2-2 10, Shelby Liber 2 0-0 6, Rylee Doerr 0 0-0 0, Evening Amedee 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 3-6 26.

Schalick116811-36
Salem Tech7676-26
3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Willoughby 2); Salem Tech 3 (Drummond, Liber 2). Rebounds: Salem Tech 43 (White 14, Doerr 9).

GLASSBORO 64, SALEM 20
GLASSBORO (4-4) — Sanaa Thomas 1 0-0 2, Tamia Smith 5 4-8 14, Grace Moore 4 1-1 9, NiJha Norzon Clark 1 0-0 3, Brackett 7 1-4 19, Kimora Miles 1 3-6 5, Sianna Wedderburn 3 2-2 8, Lily Czubas 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 11-21 64.
SALEM (0-7) — Carlysia Pierce 1 2-3 4, Nevaeh Hickman 4 2-3 12, Dakirah Gray 1 0-0 2, Amariah Frye 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 4-6 20.

Glassboro14181715-64
Salem3296-20
3-point goals: Glassboro 5 (Clark, Brackett 4); Salem 2 (Hickman 2). Rebounds: Glassboro 41 (Wedderburn 12, Miles 11). Only four Salem players reported.

Boys Games

WOODSTOWN 66, WILDWOOD 47: Rocco String came within two blocked shots of his elusive triple-double and led the Wolverines to their fourth straight victory. String had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots in his fourth straight double-double and fifth of the season. The Wolverines had three other scorers in double figures — M.J. Hall (season-high 16), Alejandro Vazquez (10) and Blake Bialecki (12) — and Garrett Leyman grabbed 11 rebounds.

WOODSTOWN (4-2) — Elijah Caesar 4 1-2 9, John Hood-McGinley 1 0-0 3, Blake Bialecki 6 0-0 12, Alejandro Vazquez 4 0-0 10, M.J. Hall 6 0-0 16, Garrett Leyman 0 0-0 0, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 0 0-0 0, Rocco String 9 0-0 18. Totals 30 1-2 66.
WILDWOOD (2-6) — Eric Jordan 1 0-0 2, Nolan Mawhinney 2 0-0 5, Trevor Troiano 3 0-0 9, R.J. Blanda 0 0-0 0, Vinny Sweeney 0 2-2 2, Jordan Dozier 0 0-0 0, Brian Cunniff 10 6-7 27, Sammy Santiago 1 0-0 2, Jack Fullertonn 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-9 47.

Woodstown18151419-66
Wildwood5121020-47
3-point goals: Woodstown 3 (Hood-McGinley, Vazquez 2); Wildwood 5 (Mawhinney, Troiano 3, Cunniff). Rebounds: Woodstown 47 (String 16, Leyman 11); Wildwood 21 (Dozier 5, Blands 5).

GLASSBORO 76, SALEM 62
SALEM (6-3) — Xavier McGriff 2 0-0 5, Tymear Lecator 7 4-5 15, Deshaan Williams 2 7-13 13, Darrelle Johnson 4 0-0 9, Joe Tunis 2 2-2 8, Ashore Burden 5 1-1 11, Donovan Weathers 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 14-21 62.
GLASSBORO (3-5) — Xavier Sabb 14, Kenny Smith 28, Davon Barr 6, Maurice Davis 10, Tashean Thomas 3, Alex Adeleye 2, Aiden Harris 11, Marley Crowl 2.

Salem15112016-62
Glassboro17221720-76
3-point goals: Salem 4 (McGriff, Lecator 3); Glassboro NA. Note: The Rams have lost two in a row.

SCHALICK 79, SALEM TECH 22: Reggie Allen scored 18 points, Nylan Sutton added 14 and Sherrod Jones 10 as the Cougars snapped a seven-game losing streak and kept the Chargers winless. Eleven players scored for Schalick.

SALEM TECH (0-9) — Joseph Hayes 2 1-3 6, Larry Pompper 0 1-3 1, Keidyn Robinson 1 0-0 2, Logan Pace 0 2-2 2, Krolle 1 0-0 2, Ayars 2 1-6 5, Ayden Myers 1 1-2 4. Totals 7 6-16 22.
SCHALICK (2-7) — Reggie Allen Jr. 8 1-2 18, Nylan Sutton 7 0-2 14, Jase Volovar 3 1-2 9, Sherrod Jones 5 0-0 10, Justin Iacona 1 0-0 3, Zaeshawn Mills 3 0-0 8, Jamari Whitley 1 2-4 4, Sean Kelly 2 0-0 4, Jacob Schalick 1 4-5 7, Ryan Horner 1 0-0 3, Gauge Craner 0 1-2 1. Totals 32 9-17 79.

Salem Tech5746-22
Schalick19272013-79
3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (Hayes, Myers); Schalick 6 (Allen, Volovar 2, Iacona, Schalick, Horner).

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 61, PENNSVILLE 40
PENNSVILLE (1-6) — Jovanni Rios 6 1-3 13, Mason O’Brien 2 0-0 5, Shiloh Jefferson 1 0-0 2, Logan Hitt 1 0-0 3, Perry Meranti 1 0-0 2, Daniel Knight 1 0-0 2, C.J. McDevitt 3 1-2 8, Jacob Miller 1 0-0 2, Jacob Farina 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 2-5 40.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (4-5) — Carlos Mendez 6 2-5 15, Jack Mustaro 8 2-3 20, Jack Pund 2 0-0 4, Danny Zellner 1 2-2 4, Ben Cook 2 0-0 4, Kybron Ricks 1 0-0 3, Zack Payne 3 0-0 7, Gary Connelly 0 0-0 0, Jordan Mendez 0 0-0 0, Kimani Pyram 1 0-0 2, C.J. Mitchell 1 0-0 2, Anthony Polidoro 0 0-0 0, Andrew Ginipro 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 6-10 61.

Pennsville3131212-40
Gloucester Catholic9231415-61
3-point goals: Pennsville 4 (O’Brien, Hitt, McDevitt, Farina); GC 5 (C. Mendez, Mustaro 2, Ricks, Payne).


Active scorers watch

SALEM COUNTY SCORING LISTTODAYPOINTS
Talia Battavio, Woodstown121344
Megan Donelson, Woodstown131308
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 427)		DNP889
Marley Wood, Pennsville12811
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/Penns Grove 552)		16803
Through games of Jan. 9

A clear view

Former Schalick head coach Wilson approved as Clearview’s new football coach; also includes Wednesday night’s sports results

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

It didn’t take long for former Schalick coach Mike Wilson to find a landing spot.

Five days after resigning as the Cougars football coach, Wilson, as anticipated, was approved Wednesday night as the new head coach at Clearview Regional.

“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “I think it’s a good fit. I like the direction everything is going in. I’m excited. I’m ready to get to work.”

Wilson, who did not attend the rescheduled board meeting approving his appointment, plans to visit the Gloucester County school Thursday “to get a lay of the land” and hold a parent-player meeting Monday with offseason workouts starting next week. It is anticipated a number of his Schalick assistants will join him at Clearview.

He will remain a history teacher at Schalick until the end of the school year and while the Cougars search for his successor.

In his five years at Schalick, Wilson took the Cougars from zero wins to back-to-back regional championship games and increased its profile in other ways. With a 30-21 record, he is the program’s winningest football coach in terms of percentage (30-21).

“I enjoyed my five years at Schalick and look forward to the rest of the school year,” he said. “As I said before, my decision to pursue other opportunities had nothing to do with the football players.”

With a few exceptions he moves into a situation similar to the one he took at Schalick. The Pioneers have had success in their past and Wilson remembers having some good battles with them when he was an assistant at Mainland, but the team was 0-8 this past season and have had only one winning season since COVID.

“It’s a rebuild,” he said, “but our goal is to be as competitive as possible as quickly as possible.”

One thing is certain: He won’t have to change a lot of his wardrobe. Clearview wears green, too.

Wednesday’s results

WRESTLING
PENNSVILLE 48, PENNS GROVE 30
106: John Sassi (P) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:13
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Avery Curriden, 0:55
120: Mekhi Dicks (P) won by forfeit
126: Devine Arce (PG) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:32
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Adan Gonzales, 3:59
138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart, 4:27
144: Telvin Duk (P) won by forfeit
150: Travis Hagan (P) won by forfeit
165: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:41
175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Joseph Halstead, 4:42
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Sumir Brown, 3:30
215: Antonio Cooper (PG) won by forfeit
285: Wayne Scott (PG) pinned Jacob Hand, 0:28

WOODSTOWN 47, DEPTFORD 29
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Najee Johnson, 1:28
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned John Friffith, 3:32
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Daniel Maguire, 0:33
106: Corey Hoffman (D) won by forfeit
113: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Julian Colon, 5:12
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Dylan Smith, 1:13
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Amir Barnes, 3:50
132: Ethan Christmas (D) tech fall Barry Coverly, 18-2 (5:03)
138: Jaylen Huertas (D) dec. Ryan Polk, 5-2
144: Quentin Boyce (D) pinned Diego Mondragon, 0:49
150: Odess Myers (D) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:50
157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Devin Trotter, 1:03
165: Mel Maguire (D) dec. Laitton Roberts, 4-0
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall Joseph Crowley, 17-1 (2:26)
Records: Woodstown 3-4, Deptford 5-1.

SCHALICK 77, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 6
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Michael Lazorko, 0:40
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jamel Ward, 0:26
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Brody Driscoll, 0:32
285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Diego Torres, 0:19
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit
132: Ryan Miller (S) won by forfeit
138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Joseph Slavin, 0:32
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall Jude VanAuken, 18-1 (4:14)
150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Luke Goss, 2:17
157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Alejandro Melendrez, 2:35
165: Mason Toal (G) pinned Ayden Hubbard, 4:58

Salem at Cumberland

INDOOR TRACK
Top eight finishes by Salem County athletes in the SJTCA Meet 10 at the Bennett Center in Toms River
GIRLS
1600: 2. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:23.08 (Liliah Gordon, N. Burlington, won at 5:03.72)
4×200: 5. Salem (Amala Massengill, Kashira Patterson, MaKayla Smith, Anyzha Williams), 1:57.39; 8. Schalick (Sarah Torpay, Allyson Green, Brooke Valentina, Gia Martellacci), 1:59.31.
Shot put: 3. Ava Rodgers, Salem, 30-1.25; 4. Allyson Green, Schalick, 29-9.
Pole vault: 2. Morgan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6 (Rebecca Hoover, Haddonfield, won at 11-6)

BOYS
800: 7. Steve Chomo, Schalick, 2:09.20
55: 3. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.7; 5. Anthony Parker, Salem, 6.76
SHR: 6. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Gradin Busby, Timothy Gregory, Anthony Parker), 34.20
4×200: 4. Salem (Terrance Smith Jr., Anthony Parker, Timothy Gregory, DaviYonn Jackson), 1:36.11; 8. Schalick (Steve Chomo, Levi Feeney-Childers, Jacob Carter, David Stewart), 1:39.06.
4×400: 4. Schalick (Levi Feeney-Childers, Steve Chomo, Romeen Thomas, David Stewart), 3:42.87
Shot put: 3. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 42-8
Pole vault: T-7. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6



Salem County schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the rest of this week

JAN. 8
WRESTLING
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Salem at Cumberland
Woodstown at Deptford
SWIMMING
Salem at Lower Cape May
TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech
Triton at Pennsville
Wildwood at Woodstown
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Schalick
Woodstown at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden County Tech
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT
TRACK
Penns Grove at Cherokee
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
LEAP at Salem
Pennsville at Clayton
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick

JAN. 11
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11:30 a.m.
St. Joseph at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.
Schalick at Collingswood
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Oakcrest, Overbrook at Millville
Penns Grove at Deptford
Salem at Cherokee
Schalick, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Buena

Cinnaminson Duals
Round 1, 9:30 a.m.
M1: Seneca vs. Haddon Twp.
M2: Paulsboro vs. Cinnaminson
M3: Lower Cape May vs. Haddonfield
M4: Wall vs. Woodstown
Round 2, 11 a.m.
M5: Seneca-Haddon Twp winner vs. Wall-Woodstown winner
M6: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson winner vs. LCM-Haddonfield winner
M7:Seneca-Haddon Twp loser vs. Wall-Woodstown loser
M8: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson loser vs. LCM-Haddonfield loser
Round 3, 12:30 p.m.
M9: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner
M10: Match 5 loser vs. Match 6 loser
M11: Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner
M12: Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, noon
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

Tough Tuesday

Tuesday boys roundup: Salem, Pitman stage another epic battle; all four Salem County boys teams in action fall

BOYS GAMES
Clayton 102, Salem Tech 39
Glassboro 54, Schalick 31
Overbrook 66, Penns Grove 33
Pitman 83, Salem 77 (OT)

By Riverview Sports News

SALEM — Pitman and Salem have staged some epic battles the last two seasons and Tuesday night continued the trend.

Elijah Crispin scored 38 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Panthers over the Rams 83-77 in overtime. Crispin was 16-of-25 from the free throw line.

Salem’s Neziah Spence sent the game into overtime with one of his three 3-pointers, but Pitman outscored the Rams 10-4 in the extra period.

Tymear Lecator and Deshaan Williams led the Rams with 21 and 20 points, respectively. Lecator also had five rebounds and seven assists. Williams also had eight rebounds. Ashore Burden added 15 points.

PITMAN 83, SALEM 77
PITMAN (6-1): Hudson Rue 3 0-0 6, Elijah Crispin 11 16-25 38, Greg Petersen 3 0-0 9, Michael Fisicaro 5 2-2 16, Aidan Stranahan 5 1-2 14. Totals 27 19-29 83.
SALEM (6-2): Xavier McGriff 2 0-0 5, Neziah Spencer 3 0-0 9, Tymear Lecator 8 1-1 21, Deshaan Williams 9 2-2 20, Antwan Rogers 3 0-0 6, Joe Tunis 0 1-2 1, Azhone Burden 7 1-2 15. Totals 32 5-7 77.

Pitman1523181810-83
Salem251518154-77
3-point goals: Pitman; Salem 8 (McGriff, Spencer 3, Lecator 4). Rebounds: Pitman 31 (Rue 11, Crispin 10)

OVERBROOK 66 PENNS GROVE 33
PENNS GROVE (2-5): Brandin Robbins 1 0-0 3, Roman Gipson 0 3-4 3, Karon Ceaser 5 2-2 13, Antoine Robinson 1 1-2 3, Haneef Frisbee 1 1-2 3, Jameel Horace 1 1-2 3, Luis Colon 1 3-5 5. Totals 10 11-17 33.
OVERBROOK (7-2): Lamar Little 5 0-0 13, Xavier Wright 4 0-0 8, Elvin Santiago 0 1-2 1, Zair Green 7 1-2 17, Bilal Robinson 3 0-0 6, JR Stanley 2 0-0 6, Jaden St. John 1 0-0 2, Cody Harris 3 0-0 8, Jason Boyd 1 0-0 3, Shallom Teguia 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 2-4 66.

Penns Grove710313-33
Overbrook18161715-66
3-point goals: Penns Grove 2 (Robbins, Ceaser); Overbrook.10 (Little 3, Green 2, Stanley 2, Harris 2).

GLASSBORO 54, SCHALICK 31
GLASSBORO (2-5): Aiden Harris 2 0-0 4, Kenny Smith 7 4-4 18, Marley Crowl 2 0-0 5, Xavier Sabb 7 2-2 17, Alex Adeieye 1 0-0 2, Maurice Davis 3 2-3 8. Totals 22 8-9
SCHALICK (1-7): Reggie Allen 0 4-6 4, Nylan Sutton 5 2-6 12, Jase Volovar 0 1-4 1, Sherrod Jones 2 0-0 4, Zaeshawn Mills 1 0-0 2, Jamari Whatley 4 0-0 8Totals 12 7-16 31.

Glassboro1318914-54
Schalick6799-31
3-point goals: Glassboro 2 (Crowl, Sabb).

CLAYTON 102, SALEM TECH 39
SALEM TECH (0-8): Joseph Hayes 5 0-0 11, Larry Pompper 5 1-5 11, Charlie Brown 2 0-0 4, Alex Thomas 2 0-0 4, Krolle 2 0-0 4, Ayars 1 0-0 3. Totals 17 1-5 39-x
CLAYTON (3-3): Princeton Sackor 6 3-5 15, Nazir Davis 6 1-2 15, Demetris Williams 4 0-3 8, James Fritz 7 1-2 17, Jackson Venuto 5 3-3 13, Anthony Taylor 2 0-0 4, Nasir Carter3 0-0 7, Isaiah Aviles 1 0-0 2, Rodney Robinson 1 0-2 2, Deion Scott 1 0-0 2, Anthony Archer 1 1-2 3, Trevor Rehm 1 0-0 2, King Mosely 4 2-4 12.

Salem Tech961014-39
Clayton22361925-102
3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (Hayes, Ayars); Clayton 7 (Davis 2, Fritz 2, Carter, Mosely 2). x-Box score doesn’t tabulate.

Less is more

Tuesday girls roundup: Penns Grove doing more with less, focusing on quality over quantity; Cummings has a career double-double

GIRLS GAMES
Clayton 72, Salem Tech 45
Glassboro 65, Schalick 15
Penns Grove 58, Overbrook 19
Pitman 48, Salem 33

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – Look across the court to any bench at a high school basketball game. You’ll see a long row of chairs stretching from the scorer’s table to the end line. You won’t find an empty seat and both sides of the pre-game layup line stretches all the way to the mid-stripe.

And then you’ve got a team like the Penns Grove girls. The Red Devils have taken a minimalist approach to their game, where less is more. They played six players Tuesday and that was more than plenty to take down Overbrook 58-19.

“It tells me my kids have heart, fight and determination,” coach Jennifer Denby said. “It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality, and we have girls who can play the game.”

It’s a team that reminds many of the Penns Grove squad two years ago that went all the way to the South Jersey Group I semifinals with a seven-man roster, a Magnificent Seven.

“We have a handful (of players), but like I keep telling them we have the quality,” Denby continued. “We have 100 percent genuine, authentic players on our team. And that’s all we need, and we’re good with that. I just want them to compete on a higher level.”

“The numbers don’t matter,” sophomore center JaNiyah Cummings said. “You can have like 30 people and still be losing. If you have a good team, a good team where you have connection, and you can move the ball then you can do anything, honestly.”

One thing about a small roster, there’s a lot of opportunity for big games individually and the Red Devils had a lot of quality performances against the Lady Rams.

RaNiyah Wilson continued her march towards 1,000 points with a game-high 24. The senior guard now has 787 career points and is on pace to hit the milestone Feb. 8 against Glassboro. Perhaps sooner if she picks up one certain aspect of her game.

“She is a big scorer and I keep telling her play defense,” Denby said. “If you play defense, you get easy buckets. The teams we play who are not as fortunate like we are, she should get 30 and 40 points if she plays defense. Defense is the key for getting her 1,000 points.”

That was very much in evidence during one brief stretch in the second half. Wilson scored the last basket of the third quarter and the first basket of the fourth both after stealing inbounds passes and turning them into driving layups.

But the big games didn’t just stop with her.

Brianna Robbins had nine points and 10 rebounds. Mikayla Washington had four points and grabbed 13 boards.

But the biggest game belonged to Cummings. She had a career day, scoring 18 points and grabbing 17 rebounds. Her previous career high was 13 points last year against Pennsville. Her best game this year was 12 in a double-double against Pleasantville.

“I don’t know what it was, I got this spark of energy and I just wanted to play,” she said. “I just wanted to play and I wanted to win.”

“Cummings is a true student-athlete; she is my AP girl,” Denby said. “Regardless if she’s going through a lot of negative things, Cummings still comes to perform and she stands on her own. It takes a lot for an individual to stand on their own. Cummings does that day in and day out, and I take my hat off to her.”

Cover photo: RaNiyah Wilson (5) and JaNiyah Cummings (24) had two of Penns Grove’s biggest games against Overbrook Tuesday.

PENNS GROVE 58, OVERBROOK 19
OVERBROOK (1-7): Leslie Rosario 0 0-0 0, Gia Simon 6 0-1 13, Jayel Presley 0 2-4 2, Leiani Knight 1 1-2 5, Ahlani White 0 0-0 0, Kayla Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Bella Sepuleda 0 0-0 0, Lily Lafountain 0 0-0 0, Talia Wiggins 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 3-7 29.
PENNS GROVE (4-2): Syanna Robbins 0 0-0 0, Brianna Robbins 4 0-0 9, RaNiyah Wilson 9 3-6 24, Keziah Patterson 1 0-0 3, Mikayla Washington 2 0-2 4, JaNiyah Cummings 9 0-0 18. Totals 25 3-8 58.

Overbrook2449-19
Penns Grove13121419-58
3-point goals: Overbrook 2 (Simon, Knight); Penns Grove 5 (B. Robbins, Wilson 3, Patterson). Total fouls: Overbrook 7, Penns Grove 5.

PITMAN 48, SALEM 33
SALEM (0-6): Carlysia Pierce 3 0-2 6, Dakirah Gray 2 3-4 8, Marcela Vilalpando 1 1-2 3, Navaho Hickman 4 1-4 13. Only four players reported. Totals 10 5-15 30-x.
PITMAN (2-4): Colette Rollins 1 0-0 2, Jocelyn O’Brien 2 0-0 4, Audrey Duffield 10 3-4 24, Jess Bretz 8 2-8 18. Only four players reported. Totals 21 5-12 48.

Salem91356-33
Pitman11101215-48
3-point goals: Salem 5 (Gray, Hickman 4); Pitman 1 (Duffield). x-Box score doesn’t tabulate.

GLASSBORO 65, SCHALICK 15
SCHALICK (1-4): Cali Fisler 0 1-3 1, Naveah Robinson 1 2-4 5, Ava Scurry 2 0-0 4, Willow Davis 1 0-0 3, Olivia Lunemann 1 0-0 2. Totals 5 3-7 15.
GLASSBORO (3-4): Sanaa Thomas 3 0-3 7, Tamia Smith 8 0-0 19, Grace Moore 3 0-0 6, NiJha Norzon Clark 1 0-0 2, Kezia Brackett 10 0-1 21, Kimora Miles 2 0-1 4, Sianna Wedderburn 3 0-0 6, Lily Cubas 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 0-5 65.

Schalick7008-15
Glassboro14241710-65
3-point goals: Schalick 2(Robinson, Davis); Glassboro 5 (Thomas, Smith 3, Brackett). Rebounds: Glassboro 31 (Wedderburn 11). Note: Glassboro’s Thomas had 10 assists.

CLAYTON 72, SALEM TECH 49
CLAYTON (5-1): Rainelle Blocker 5 0-2 10, Janice Blair 1 0-0 2, India Bryant 4 0-0 9, Ava Delaney 10 0-3 23, Napria Loatman 1 0-0 2, Deondria Simon 11 0-2 24, Isabella Wiseburn 1 0-0 2. Totals 33 0-7 72.
SALEM TECH (2-4): Hannah Dewitt 3 0-0 6, Shelby Drummond 2 0-0 4, Kaylin Beardsley 1 1-4 3, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 2, Demajae White 3 0-0 2, Shelby Liber 7 2-3 20, Evening Amedee 1 0-0 2, Rylee Doerr 3 0-1 6. Totals 23 3-8 49.

Clayton20231217-72
Salem Tech7151116-49
3-point goals: Clayton 6 (Bryant, Delaney 3, Simon 2); Salem Tech 4 (Liber 4). Rebounds: Salem Tech 63 (White 22, Doerr 11).

Active scorers watch

SALEM COUNTY SCORING LISTTODAYPOINTS
Talia Battavio, WoodstownDNP1332
Megan Donelson, WoodstownDNP1295
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 427)		DNP889
Marley Wood, PennsvilleDNP799
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/Penns Grove 536)		24787
Through games of Jan. 7

Saturday wrestling

Here are the results of Salem County wrestling teams in action on the mat Saturday

HAMMONTON DUALS
RANCOCAS VALLEY 64, PENNSVILLE 14
106: Ryan Hannigan (RV) pinned John Sassi, 0:46
113: Luca Russo (RV) pinned Brett Land, 5:42
120: Alex Kinney (RV) pinned Earl Wynn, 0:30
126: Louis Simone (RV) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:50
132: Zachary Kosowski (RV) tech fall Nathan Mason, 19-3 (4:16)
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Brady Earlen, 16-0 (4:47)
144: Thiago Maldonado (RV) tech fall Travis Hagan, 17-1 (5:02)
150: Raymond Miller (RV) won by forfeit
157: Kristofer Oesterle Jr. (RV) won by forfeit
165: Carter Robles (RV) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:18
175: Aiden Gaines (RV) won by forfeit
190: Jake Barletta (RV) won by forfeit
215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Ethan Gomez, 1:39
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Alberto Sandino, 5-0

PENNSVILLE 55, BUENA 24
113: Earl Wynn (P) won by forfeit
120: Brett Land (P) pinned Jack Mazzoni, 1:20
126: Donato Vai (B) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 1:30
132: Thomas Hann (B) pinned Nathan Mason, 5:15
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Michael Pettit, 17-1 (5:55)
144: Travis Hagan (P) tech fall Gionni Sharkey, 15-0 (3:00)
150: Lucas Gellura (B) won by forfeit
157: Aden Vai (B) won by forfeit
165: Juan Velasquez (P) won by forfeit
175: Ian Peacock (P) won won by forfeit
190: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit
215: Connor Ayars (P) dec. Brian Passamante, 4-1
285: Jacob Hand (P) won by forfeit
106: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit

PENNSVILLE 42, WINSLOW TWP. 39
120: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Sebastian Perry, 3:05
126: Jake Peters (WT) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 5:45
132: Noah Young (WT) dec. Nathan Mason, 9-6
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Chase Panarello, 3:13
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Nathan Smalls, 1:20
150: Marquis Bates (WT) won by forfeit
157: Luke Vigorito (WT) won by forfeit
165: London Brown (WT) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:10
175: Ian Peacock (P) won by forfeit
190: Nakeem Powell (WT) pinned Joseph Halstead, 2:48
215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Makye Coney, 0:19
285: Jacob Hand (P) pinned Izechukwu Ugwuzor, 4:10
106: Christopher Steed (WT) pinned John Sassi, 1:00
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Elijah Parham, 1:21


DAN TRAINER DUALS, COLLINGSWOOD
WOODSTOWN 46, CHERRY HILL WEST 27
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Mason Hare, 0:32
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Mason Mahan, 0:15
132: Barry Coverly (WO) dec. Brandon Farling, 8-4
138: Jakob Ubarry (CHW) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 16-7
144: Harun Ambari (CHW) pinned Diego Mondragon, 0:24
150: Angel Mena-Martinez (CHW) pinned Angel Hernandez, 1:04
157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Danny Market, 0:32
165: Ari Tyson (CHW) tech fall Laitton Roberts, 20-4 (5:07)
175: Grayson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Flynn Clements, 14-2
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Nick Fareas, 1:38
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Anthony Vanella, 0:23
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Mickey Smith, 1:00
106: Aiden Sanchez (CHW) pinned Hunter Allen, 5:45
113: Luke Woronicak (WO) dec. Caden Rossi, 10-3

COLTS NECK 45, WOODSTOWN 36
132: Nicholas Zecchino (CN) pinned Barry Coverly, 0:58
138: Michael Borao (CN) tech fall Ryan Polk, 15-0 (2:59)
144: Christian Cleary (CN) won by forfeit
150: Matthew Anderson (CN) pinned Thomas Lacy, 0:31
157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Brody Kaplan, 1:15
165: Dean Natale (CN) pinned Laitton Roberts, 0:31
175: Grayson Hyland (WO) pinned Nicholas Jannucci, 4:19
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Cooper Mah, 0:57
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Anthony Moriano, 4:24
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Logan Bavaro, 0:48
106: Julian Fortunato (CN) tech fall Hunter Allen, 21-5 (2:35)
113: Griffin Walsh (CN) pinned Luke Woronicak, 1:34
120: Ethan Michael (CN) tech fall Carson Bradway, 16-1 (5:36)
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Zachary Zaltsman, 1:43

HOPEWELL VALLEY 62, WOODSTOWN 15
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Dylan Hersh, 0:35
132: Sam Lowe (HV) pinned Barry Coverly, 4:52
138: Luke Caldwell (HV) pinned Ryan Polk, 0:50
144: Max Lawruszkiewicz (HV) won by forfeit
150: Max Pollara (HV) pinned Angel Hernandez, 0:54
157: Konrad Haugeto (HV) tech fall Brett Rowand, 17-1 (4:08)
165: Jett Branagh (HV) pinned Laitton Roberts, 0:51
175: Ethan Barker (HV) pinned Grayson Hyland, 5:06
190: Gavin Barker (HV) dec. Paul Banff, 9-2
215: Jon Trainor (HV) pinned Bradley Snitcher, 1:41
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit
106: Said Jan Rahmani (HV) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:48
113: Dean Meissner (HV) pinned Luke Woronicak, 0:28
120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Saif Ali Rahmani, 5-1


AUDUBON QUAD
PENNS GROVE vs. AUDUBON
PENNS GROVE vs. WILLINGBORO
PAUL VI 63, PENNS GROVE 18
132: Mason Yost (PVI) won by forfeit
138: Cameron Connelly (PVI dec. AbdulMutaAlie IbnAbdulHailm Tart, 7-1
144: Gabe O’Brien (PVI) pinned Angel Ocasio, 0:40
150: Jeff Dean (PVI) won by forfeit
157: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Ian Gardner, 2:30
165: Keith Clark (PVI) won by forfeit
175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Ryan Hee, 0:30
190: Maxwell Shipp (PVI) pinned Sumir Brown, 1:40
215: Anthony Jackson (PVI) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:20
285: Wayne Scott (PG) pinned Sean Henderson, 1:26
106: Cristian Perales (PVI) won by forfeit
113: Iyon Townsend (PVI) pinned Avery Curriden, 0:50
120: Wesley Sheets (PVI) won by forfeit
126: Owen Gardner (PVI) pinned Devine Arce, 2:50


SCHALICK QUAD
SCHALICK 65, OVERBROOK 12
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Amber Freiling, 0:43
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) tech fall Kayden Branco, 17-1 (3:36)
126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Kevyn Reed, 0:19
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Damiano Redrow, 3:09
138: Gabriel McFeeley (S) won by forfeit
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Karter Reed, 0:27
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Randall Ringstaff, 0:09
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall Oscar Calderon, 22-6 (5:02)
190: Xyon Marshall (O) pinned Evan Elliott, 1:08
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) dec. Augustus Guzman, 7-5
285: Juan Sanchez (O) pinned Julian Reid, 1:19
106: Emma Cain (S) maj. dec. Jackob Sole, 15-4

SCHALICK 57, HADDON HEIGHTS 18
120: Cole Denning (H) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 0:27
126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Brennan Albright, 0:33
132: Ryan Miller (S) maj. dec. Liam Loftus, 16-7
138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Leo Falco, 5:00
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) maj. dec. Ryan Bailey, 16-7
150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Michael Fitter, 0:58
157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Matthew Brown, 1:14
165: Eric Sulik (S) maj. dec. Andrew Gutkin, 10-0
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall Jacob Gutkin, 19-3 (3:59)
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jack Bailey, 0:30
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) won by forfeit
285: Nathan Lelionis (H) pinned Julian Reid, 1:14
106: Emma Cain (S) maj. dec. Aniello Napolitano, 14-5
113: Michael Ferraro (H) won by forfeit

SCHALICK 60, MAINLAND 18
106: Emma Cain (S) pinned Eric Garcia, 2:44
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Xander White, 1:06
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Justin Mazur, 4:20
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Mason McDevitt, 2:37
138: Chris Mazur (M) pinned Michael Baisch, 5:15
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. James Morley, 8-3
150: Carson Endicott (M) pinned Koen Martin, 2:21
157: Riley Papiano (S) over Ryder Slaughter-Brodton, TB-1 2-1
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Miguel Melo, 1:02
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned James Barrett, 2:34
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Elijah Endicott, 0:40
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Emilio Morales, 0:37
285: Oswaldo Mendoza (M) pinned Julian Reid, 1:14

PITMAN QUAD
SALEM vs. ST. JOE
SALEM vs. BURLINGTON CITY
PITMAN 66, SALEM 6
106: Gianna Goto (P) won by forfeit
113: Grady Diaz (P) won by forfeit
120: John Wisniewski (P) won by forfeit
126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) pinned Guylherme Quintanilha, 1:30
132: Nick Wenzke (P) won by forfeit
138: Jared Luu (P) won by forfeit
144: Jacob Lawrence (P) won by forfeit
150: Chris McIntyre (P) pinned Ziyon Moore, 1:35
157: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit
165: Double forfeit
175: Anthony Cappello (P) dec. Jordan Brown, 5-3
190: Andrew Hurst (P) won by forfeit
215: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Abdullah Jenkins, 5-0
285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 2:26

Saturday basketball

Penns Grove takes a step forward even though it comes at the expense of a loss; Pennsville splits with Cumberland

BOYS GAMES
Eastern 56, Penns Grove 43
Cumberland 70, Pennsville 49
GIRLS GAME
Pennsville 61, Cumberland 25

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – His young team had just taken another loss to one of the bluebloods it schedules early in the season to teach and toughen for the road ahead. The loss in itself would be enough to dampen a day that still had a lot of left in it, but Penns Grove coach Damian Ware didn’t feel all that bad and told his team that after the loss’ initial sting wears off it shouldn’t either.

The Red Devils absorbed a 56-43 loss to an Eastern team now on an eight-game winning streak Saturday. It came less than a week since they took their lumps in a 30-point loss to St. Augustine on the Wildwood boardwalk, but this one felt different.

In the St. Augustine game, the Red Devils fell behind and the deficit just kept growing. Saturday against the Vikings they fell behind after taking a lead out of the gate, but instead of watching the gap grow larger, they kept it in a manageable range.

It did get to be a 20-point game midway through the third quarter, but the Red Devils brought it back to 10 early in the fourth.

“We’re still getting there,” Ware said. “The thing is, against St. Augustine the lead went from 10 to 15 to 20 to 30; it kept building. Today, it got to 20 and we cut it back down. That shows me that we’re growing and we’re getting better.

“I’m not happy with the loss, but I’m proud of the effort.”

The roadmap for this one is pretty easy to follow. The Red Devils started fast. They scored the first 10 points of the game and for a brief moment gave rise to the idea they might be able to pull off the upset.

But the Vikings finally got on the board a little more than halfway through the first quarter and the fortunes of both teams quickly turned. The Vikings went on a 16-2 run that carried into the second quarter to take control and after Nasir Benjamin turned into a one-man wrecking crew at the end of the quarter they had a 13-point halftime lead. That’s a 23-point swing over the last 13 minutes of the half.

“One of the keys to the game with this team was they’re a Group 4 squad and they’re very, very solid, so we knew we had to execute on offense,” Ware said. “That’s exactly what we did to start the game: We executed. We ran a couple sets, we got the open shot and we knocked the shots down.

“Later in the first quarter they went to a little 2-2-1 press and we started going too fast. We started pressing a little bit. Instead of staying calm and making the right play we started to try to put our head down and just drive through guys that are 6-5. Not gonna happen when we’re 6-foot.”

Brandin Robbins and Roman Gipson played big roles in the Red Devils’ fast start. They opened the game with 3-pointers and then each had a layup. Robbins’ layup was a scoop in traffic that looked more like a softball pitch at the basket, but it went in as one of those circus shots teams need to hit that give rise to an upset.

Robbins cooled off, but Gipson stayed hot. He led the Red Devils with a career-high 21 points. Whenever it looked like the Vikings were about to pull away, Gipson or Antoine Robinson hit a bucket to keep it from getting too far out of reach. Robinson had 11 points 

Gibson is averaging 12.5 points a game this season, but he’s had 40 points in his last two games.

“Gipson’s starting to play,” Ware said. “I’ve been trying to get him to play like this for two years now and now he’s finally starting to get downhill and he’s playing with supreme confidence.

“That;s the thing about Roman. When he plays with confidence and he plays strong, he’s tough to deal with because he has a lot of moves. And as the kids say, ‘he’s got a deep bag.’ He’s got a deep bag of tricks. If he uses them and learns how to implement them at the right time he’ll be very successful.”

Sean Karbach led Eastern with 15 points. Jake Tulman and Kaedon Harper had 10 points apiece. Chase Huggard had eight points seven rebounds, seven assists and six of the Vikings’ 15 steals. Connor Henry didn’t score, but he had nine rebounds. 

EASTERN 56, PENNS GROVE 43
EASTERN (8-1) – R.J. Gadson 0 0-0 0, Nasir Benjamin 4 0-1 8, Devansh Shah 1 0-0 2, Jake Tulman 4 0-0 10, Logan Dawson 1 0-0 3, Nate Zanetich 0 0-0 0, Chase Huggard 3 2-2 8, Connor Henry 0 0-0 0, Colin Virastek 0 0-0 0, Sean Karbach 7 1-1 15, Kaedon Harper 5 0-0 10, Ashton Fedore 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 3-4 56.
PENNS GROVE (2-4) – Karon Ceaser 2 0-0 4, Brandin Robbins 2 0-0 5, Jameel Horace 0 1-2 1, Luis Colon 0 1-2 1, Roman Gipson 8 3-4 21, Antoine Robinson 5 0-0 11, Caleb Foster 0 0-2 0, Haneef Frisbee 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 5-8 43.

Eastern16201011-56
Penns Grove148912-43
3-point goals: Eastern 3 (Tulman 2, Dawson); Penns Grove 4 (Robbins, Gipson 2, Robinson). Rebounds: Eastern 33 (Henry 9, Huggard 7, Karbach 6); Penns Grove 22 (Frisbee 5, Robinson 4). Total fouls: Eastern 15, Penns Grove 7.

CUMBERLAND 70, PENNSVILLE 49: The Colts used a big second half to pull away from a tight game and hand the Eagles their third straight loss.

The Eagles led 28-27 at halftime, but it was all Cumberland in the second half. Kaleb Green scored 14 of his 24 points and Pat Crawford 11 of his 19 after halftime. And Kevin Fiorani scored seven of his nine second-half points in the third quarter.

“We just ran out of gas,” Pennsville coach Joe Mecholsky said.

Mason O’Brien did all he could to keep Pennsville in it. He had all 16 of the Eagles’ points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 28 points and is now averaging 16.2 ppg through the team’s first six games.
 
The Eagles made a couple shots in the first half that left the impression that this was going to be their day.

O’Brien hit a 3-pointer from the right corner that gave Pennsville its first lead, then hit an off-balanced one right before the buzzer to tie the game at 16. The second 3 touched off a 13-point run that gave the Eagles a 10-point lead with 4:20 left in the first half. Their first basket of the second quarter was C.J. McDevitt’s equally acrobatic throw that made it through the hoop.

Perry Meranti’s bucket off an inbounds pass put Pennsville up 26-16. At that point the Colts went to a zone and it changed the game. Cumberland used it to spark an 11-0 run to retake the lead. Jovanni Rios stopped the run and gave the Eagles a 28-27 halftime lead, but it didn’t stop the Colts’ momentum. They outscored Pennsville 43-21 in the second half.

“We just couldn’t penetrate the zone, couldn’t outshoot the zone, couldn’t do the things we needed to do to beat the zone, so the zone took them home,” Mecholsky said. “(His team) showed a lot of heart after getting beat by 50 the night before coming back to the gym the next day ready to work and were doing the things we wanted to do, we just weren’t able to continue that for four quarters.”

CUMBERLAND (2-6) – Kaleb Green 8 7-7 24, Jay Davis 3 0-0 6, Kameron Fiorani 0 2-2 2, Pat Crawford 8 3-5 19, Major Martin-Dunn 1 0-0 2, Troy Collins 2 0-0 4, Khalif Dawkins 1 0-0 2, Kevin Fiorani 4 1-1 9, Sincere Sadler 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 13-15 70.
PENNSVILLE (1-5) – Mason O’Brien 9-23 6-8 28, Jovanni Rios 5-6 1-4 11, Cole Johnston 2-4 0-0 5, Shiloh Jefferson 0-1 0-0 0, C.J. McDevitt 1-2 1-2 3, Perry Meranti 1-1 0-0 2, Daniel Knight 0-2 0-0 0, Jacob Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Logan Hitt 0-1 0-0 0, Noah Owen 0 0 0, Griffin Hern 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-40 8-14 49.

Cumberland16111924-70
Pennsville16121011-49
3-point goals: Cumberland 1 (Green); Pennsville 5-18 (O’Brien 4-13, Johnston 1-3, Knight 0-1, Hitt 0-1). Fouled out: Ka. Fiorani. Total fouls: Cumberland 16, Pennsville 16.

Girls game

PENNSVILLE 61, CUMBERLAND 25: The Eagles jumped out to a big lead and placed four scorers in double figures for the first time this season while winning its third game in a row.

The Eagles got their expected scoring from their Big Three – Marley Wood (17), Nora Ausland (14) and Taylor Bass (12) – but this time added fourth to the mix. Freshman Addie Johnston, a 5-foot-7 freshman, scored a career-high 12 points.

The last time they had four scorers in double figures in a game was a Feb. 9, 2024 win over Millville – Wood (12), Ausland (11), Bass (10) and Bella Farina (13).

Johnston scored only 20 points in her previous five games, but had 16 in her last two. Four times Saturday she ran the floor leading the transition and finished with the layup. Interestingly, all four games in which she has scored this season, the Eagles (4-2) have won.

“She’s really coming into her own,” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said. “She is not playing as a typical freshman. Not free of freshman mistakes, but clearly playing at a higher level than most her age. I foresee an exceptional future/career.”

PENNSVILLE (4-2) – Taylor Bass 5 0-0 12, Marley Wood 8 0-0 17, Nora Ausland 5 1-2 14, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2, Addison Johnston 5 0-0 12, Izzy Saulin 0 0-2 0, Sofia Belitsas 0 0-0 0, Ashlyn Fredo 1 0-0 2, Kylie Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 1-4 61.
CUMBERLAND (3-6) – Isabella Albert 0 0-0 0, Elizabeth Pflieger 1 0-0 2, Addison Weist 4 0-0 9, Ellie Bodine 1 1-2 4, DeMyra Spence 1 0-2 2, Gabby Albert 2 0-0 4, DaNya Gould 0 0-0 0, Aleena Fennal 0 0-0 0, Kamila Ramos 1 0-0 2, Mikaylah Piccioni 1 0-0 2, JaLynn Brown 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 1-4 25.

Pennsville 2214178-61
Cumberland4669-25
3-point goals: Pennsville 8 (Bass 2, Wood, N. Ausland 3, Johnston 2); Cumberland 2 (Weist, Bodine). Rebounds: Pennsville 11 (N. Ausland 4).

Active scorers watch

SALEM COUNTY SCORING LISTPOINTS
Talia Battavio, Woodstown1332
Megan Donelson, Woodstown1295
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 427)		889
Marley Wood, Pennsville799
x-RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/Penns Grove 492)		743
Through games of Jan. 4; x-Missing Dec. 27 game vs. Deptford

Happy Hengel

Friday’s girls roundup: Woodstown junior comes to game in good mood, has career night as Wolverines get back on track

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Pennsville 57, Overbrook 20
Penns Grove 50, Schalick 14
Salem Tech 36, Camden Academy Charter 32
Wildwood 77, Salem 27
Woodstown 62, Glassboro 39

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Lauren Hengel came to the gym Friday in a good mood. That was a good sign for the Woodstown girls basketball team looking to get back on the winning track.

Hengel came into the game with confidence and it translated to a big game as she helped the Wolverines beat Glassboro 62-39 to snap a two-game losing streak.

The 5-8 junior scored a career-high 14 points on the strength of 5-for-7 shooting from the floor and a pair of 3-pointers. She also had two rebounds and two steals. She scored 10 points in the third quarter.

Hengel gave the Wolverines a trio of double-figure scorers for the first time this season, joining Talia Battavio (19) and Megan Donelson (15). Battavio and Donelson combined for seven of Woodstown’s 11 3-pointers in the game. Hengel had two. Donelson scored all of her points in the first half.

“Lauren was amazing today,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “She came in today with a big smile on her face. She’s a big Notre Dame fan, so I think she just had a positive mindset (after watching the Irish beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to reach the CFP semifinals).

“We’ve always known that Lauren is a phenomenal basketball player. This whole season our big thing (with everyone except Battavio and Donelson) is confidence. They are phenomenal basketball players and a lot of times they’re open for great shots and they’re not confident to take it. Lauren today was confident with every single shot she took. She stepped into it. She made some big plays for us. She was fearless and smart at the same time, which really helped us.”

The Wolverines (5-2) came into the game having been swept in their appearance in the Haddon Twp. Holiday Tournament. They started out on a road towards three in a row Friday, falling behind the Bulldogs 9-2 in the first two minutes, but then Smart called the time out that turned their game around.

“We challenged the girls at practice this week to box out,” Smart said. “We were going for rebounds, but we weren’t finding a girl, being physical and boxing out. Glassboro at the beginning of the game kind of punched us in the mouth a little bit, we called time out and responded very well.

“Instead of just turning around looking for the ball off the back end of a shot, we were finding a girl, we were physical, we were letting the ball hit the ground one or two times and then attacking it. Basketball is a contact sport, a physical sport, so let’s find a girl, let’s box her out and then go attack that rebound. I think that set the tone for the whole game for us.”

With that mindset they climbed back in the game and eventually led 17-14 at quarter’s end. They stretched the lead to 14 at halftime and 23 after three quarters.

During the run, Battavio and Donelson hit a couple 3s, Kyia Leyman had a strong putback and Hengel had a bucket.

Somewhere in there was Smart’s favorite play of the game that summed up the approach to the day. Gianna Maiorini was battling under the boards and although she didn’t get this particular rebound she boxed out her man for a good five or six seconds which allowed a teammates to swoop in and secure the rebound.

The Wolverines grabbed 32 rebounds as a team. Eleven players had at least one, which was more than the number of players who scored points for them. Leyman and Donelson each had six boards. Maiorini had five.

The win extended Woodstown’s winning streak over TCC Diamond Division rivals to 34 in a row.

WOODSTOWN 62, GLASSBORO 39
GLASSBORO (2-4) – Sanaa Thomas 2 0-0 5, Tamia Smith 4 3-11 11, Kezia Brackett 5 4-10 15, Kimora Miles 0 1-2 1, Sianna Wedderburn 2 1-2 5, Grace Moore 1 0-0 2, NiJha Norzon Clark 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 9-25 39.
WOODSTOWN (5-2) – Talia Battavio 5-18 6-7 19, Megan Donelson 4-11 3-4 15, Gianna Maiorini 1-4 0-0 2, Kyia Leyman 1-1 0-0 2, Lauren Hengel 5-7 2-3 14, Emma Perry 1-3 0-0 2, Kendall Young 1-1 0-0 3, Jaia Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Mia Waterman 0-2 0-0 0, Brynley Ecret 2-2 0-0 5, Kailyn Kennedy 0-0 0-0 0, Lizzy Daly 0-0 0-0 0, Talia Guardascione 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 11-14 62.

Glassboro 147612-39
Woodstown17181511-62
3-point goals: Glassboro 2 (Thomas, Brackett); Woodstown 11-28 (Battavio 3-11, Donelson 4-8, Hengel 2-4, Perry 0-1, Young 1-1, Waterman 0-2, Ecret 1-1). Rebounds: Woodstown 32 (Donelson 6, Leyman 6). Total fouls: Glassboro 12, Woodstown 18.

SALEM TECH 36, CAMDEN ACADEMY CHARTER 32: Shelby Drummond and Demajae White scored 11 points apiece and the Chargers (2-3) dominated the backboards to snap a three-game losing streak and double their win total of a year ago. 

According to the game’s statistical report, the Chargers cleared 76 rebounds. White had 24, Kaylin Beardsley 14 and Rylee Doerr had 12. Drummond had nine. The Chargers are now 2-3 for the season. They won once all last season.

SALEM TECH (2-3) – Shelby Liber 1 0-0 2, Hannah Dewitt 1 0-2 2, Lavae Scott 0 0-0 0, Demajae White 4 3-3 11, Shelby Drummond 4 0-0 11, Rylee Doerr 1 0-2 2, Kaylin Beardsley 2 2-2 8. Totals 13 5-9 36.
CAMDEN ACAD. (3-2) – Yomeidy DeLaRosa 3 2-8 8, Leslie Ramirez 1 0-0 2, Aishaara Davis Bonilla 2 0-3 4, Skylar Goods 1 0-0 2, Nyeema Torres 5 2-5 16. Totals 12 4-12 32.

Salem Tech107811-36
Camden Academy71294-32
3-point goals: Salem Tech 5 (Drummond 3, Beardsley 2); Camden Acad. 4 (Torres 4).

PENNSVILLE 57, OVERBROOK 20: Taylor Bass led three double-figure scorers with 19 points and Marley Wood had a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists as the Eagles (3-2) went over .500 for the first time in coach Steve Merritt’s tenure. Nora Ausland had 10 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Eagles.

PENNSVILLE (3-2) – Taylor Bass 8 0-0 19, Marley Wood 5 0-0 12, Nora Ausland 5 0-0 10, Jaida Burns 3 1-2 7, Addison Johnston 0 1-1 1, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Sofia Belitas 0 0-0 0, Ashlyn Fredo 0 0-0 0, Calli Ausland 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 2-3 57.
OVERBROOK (1-6) – Gianna Simon 6 2-2 16, Rosetta Loebman 0 0-0 0, Lelani Knight 0 0-0 0, Ahlani Knight 0 0-0 0, Kayla Reynolds 0 0-0 0, Lily LaFountain 0 0-0 0, Talia Wiggins 1 1-2 4, Kiya Townsend 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 3-4 20.

Pennsville192486-57
Overbrook32411-20
3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Bass 3, Wood 2); Overbrook 3 (Simon 2, Wiggins).

WILDWOOD 77, SALEM 27
WILDWOOD (6-0) – Macie McCracken 12 4-4 33, Angela Wilber 2 2-2 6, Rebecca Benichou 6 4-8 18, Cydnee Killian 1 0-0 2, Kiana D’Antuono 0 0-0 0, Addison Troiano 2 3-6 7, Sarah Djellal 0 1-2 1, Laila Fathi 1 2-2 5, Julia Ennis 1 0-0 2, Emma Contreras 0 0-0 0, Ellasyn Morey 0 0-0 0, Antoinette Cooper 1 0-0 2, Lily Atkinson 0 0-0 0, Mollie Farrell 0 1-2 1. Totals 26 17-26 77.
SALEM (0-5) – Carlysia Pierce 3 1-1 8, Nevaeh Hickman 2 0-0 4, Lyric Hayes 0 1-3 1, Zaniyah Frieson 2 0-0 4, Shyla Parsons 1 0-2 2, Timmiyah Simmons 2 0-0 6, Triscia Wilson 1 0-0 2. Totals 11 2-4 27. 

Wildwood26161619-77
Salem7929-27
3-point goals: Wildwood 8 (McCracken 5, Benichou 2, Fathi); Salem 3 (Pierce, Simmons 2). 

PENNS GROVE 50, SCHALICK 14
PENNS GROVE – RaNiyah Wilson 9 6-7 28, Brianna Robbins 2 2-4 6, Ialliyah Cummings 3 3-7 9, Keziah Patterson 3 0-0 6, Sianna Robbins 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Washington 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 12-20 50.
SCHALICK (1-3) – Abby Willoughby 0 0-0 0, Cali Fisler 0 0-0 0, Nevaeh Robinson 2 0-2 5, Ava Scurry 2 0-0 4, Willow Davis 0 0-0 0, Emily Miller 0 0-0 0, Olivia Lunemann 1 0-0 2, Carl Vicente 0 0-0 0, Olivia VanAcker 0 0-2 0, Vic Basich 0 1-2 1, Kyleigh Cutler 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neill 1 0-0 2. Totals 6 1-6 14.

Penns Grove10121018-50
Schalick3704-14
3-point goals: Penns Grove (Wilson 4); Schalick 1 (Robinson). Total fouls: Penns Grove 10, Schalick 16.

Active scorers watch

SALEM COUNTY SCORING LISTPOINTS
Talia Battavio, Woodstown1332
Megan Donelson, Woodstown1295
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 413)		875
Marley Wood, Pennsville782
x-RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/Penns Grove 492)		743
Through games of Jan. 3; x-Does not include 12/27 game vs. Deptford

Total package

Friday boys roundup: Frisbee, Robinson getting comfortable in their new surroundings back home in Penns Grove; story will be updated

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Gloucester Catholic 85, Salem Tech 42
Overbrook 72, Pennsville 26
Penns Grove 69, Schalick 37
Salem 65, Wildwood 48
Woodstown 57, Glassboro 39

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – Haneef Frisbee and Antoine Robinson looked into the future last year and knew they were going to play somewhere different this basketball season. They didn’t know quite where at the time, but they did know they were going to go there together.

Where one decided to go, the other one would, too. That’s just the way they roll. Ultimately, the two Salem Tech teammates decided there was no place like home. They came back to their roots in Penns Grove to give the Red Devils the benefit of their size and length.

It’s taken some time getting used to a new school, a new team, a new floor, but Friday night they were the most comfortable they’ve been in their new surroundings all season and helped the Red Devils rout Schalick 69-37 in Rudy Baric Gym.

Frisbee, a lean 6-2 junior forward, had nine points, 10 rebounds and a couple steals. Robinson, a thick 6-1 junior guard, had eight points and six rebounds. 

“We were definitely more comfortable than we have ever been,” Frisbee said.

Frisbee was hot early, scoring six of the Red Devils’ first eight points and grabbing five of his rebounds in the quarter. Robinson gave them a steadier game, spreading his production across all four quarters.

It’s not like they’re coming into a totally new environment. The two players are originally from Penns Grove and played there all the way through middle school. They went to Salem Tech for the academy there and naturally joined the basketball team.

Frisbee had 381 points, 292 rebounds and 77 blocked shots in 49 career games with the Chargers. Robinson had 365 points, 107 rebounds and 46 assists in 44 career games.

But two tough seasons in the win-loss column had them reassessing their choices and prospects for playing at the next level and they came – together – to Penns Grove to enroll in its Early College program.

“We came as a package,” Robinson said. “We thought about it hard, we even talked to our parents about it to bring them along and we made the decision to come to Penns Grove High School.”

“Twan’s basically my brother,” Frisbee said. “I put my trust in him wherever I go. Wherever I am I can always count on him to be there, like my right hand man. He’s not my brother, but I consider him like a brother.”

The bonus is the basketball team benefits from their size and length, elements that were missing with the graduation of last year’s class. 

In the five games they’ve played at Penns Grove, Robinson has 27 points, 20 rebounds, seven assists and 10 steals. Frisbee 31 points, 25 rebounds and six blocked shots.

Penns Grove coach Damian Ware didn’t know they were coming until Frisbee’s grandmother told him, but he knew of them. He had seen them play in middle school and, of course, when the Red Devils played Tech the last two years. The players already knew them from going to middle school together.

So with that familiarity, the transition was a little smoother than most. Now, it was a matter of getting them up to speed with the way the Red Devils play.

“As far as the play on the floor they have a lot to learn because they didn’t understand what we do here compared to what they did at their other school,” Ware said. “Haneef has played with great energy since Game 1, but he’s fouled out of three of our five games. Antoine’s thing is just understanding the speed of our game and how we play. Here, we move.

“That’s the thing with Antoine. When he picks up the pace of the game he’s going to be great. By the end of the season I guarantee he’ll be one of the studs in South Jersey, for sure.”

Penns Grove’s Roman Gipson led all scorers with 19 points. 

PENNS GROVE 69, SCHALICK 37
SCHALICK (1-6) – Reggie Allen 2 3-5 7, Nylan Sutton 0 0-0 0, Justin Iacona 2 0-0 5, Sherrod Jones 2 0-0 5, Jase Volovar 2 0-0 6, Sean Kelly 1 1-2 4, Jamari Whitley 1 3-5 6, Jacob Schalick 1 2-2 4, Guage Cramer 0 0-0 0, Nick Aswell 0 0-2 0, Ryan Horner 0 0-0 0, Kade Macom 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 9-16 37.
PENNS GROVE (2-3) – Karon Ceaser 2 2-4 7, Brandin Robbins 1 2-2 5, Will Roe 1 0-0 2, Jameel Horace 3 1-2 8, Luis Colon 1 0-0 2, Roman Gipson 8 3-6 19, Geonni Conrad 1 1-2 3, Antoine Robinson 4 2-2 10, Caleb Fowler 2 0-0 4, Haneef Frisbee 4 1-2 9, Mishawn Brantley 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 12-20 69.

Schalick 69715-37
Penns Grove1914279-69
3-point goals: Schalick 6 (Volovar 2, Iacono, Jones, Whitley, Kelly); Penns Grove 3 (Ceaser, Robbins, Horace). Rebounds: Schalick 16 (Sutton 8); Penns Grove 34 (Frisbee 10, Robinson 6, Gipson 6, Horace 6). Total fouls: Schalick 18, Penns Grove 13.

SALEM 65, WILDWOOD 48: Tymere Lecator scored 22 points and Deshaan Williams and Antwuan Rogers both had double-doubles to lead the Rams (6-1) to their third straight win. It’s their second three-game winning streak of the season.

Williams, a 6-2 sophomore transfer from Cumberland, had a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds and got the game ball for his effort. He had 11 rebounds twice las a 5-11 freshman ast year for the Colts. 

Rogers had 10 points and 14 boards, his third double-double in seven games this season. Lecator had seven rebounds and seven assists to go with his points. Xavier McGriff had 10 points.

WOODSTOWN 57, GLASSBORO 39: Blake Bialecki scored 19 points, Rocco String 16 and Elijah Caesar added a career-high tying 11 as the Wolverines (3-2) won their third straight. Bialecki and String both had double-doubles with Bialecki grabbed 11 rebounds and String snaring a career-high 20. String also blocked seven shots.

WOODSTOWN (3-2) – Rocco String 7 2-6 16, Garrett Leyman 0 1-2 1, Blake Bialecki 7 2-2 19, M.J. Hall 2 0-0 4, Alejandro Vazquez 2 0-0 6, Eli Caesar 5 0-0 11. Totals 23 5-10 57.
GLASSBORO (1-5) – Xavier Sabb 5 4-8 16, Davon Barr 1 0-0 2, Maurice Davis 2 4-6 8, Kenny Smith 3 0-2 8, Tashean Thomas 2 0-0 4, Aiden Harris 0 0-0 0, Will Boggans 0 0-0 0, Marley Crowl 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-16 39.

Woodstown 2017911-57
Glassboro713613-39
3-point goals: Woodstown 6 (Bialecki 3, Vazquez 2, Caesar); Glassboro 5 (Sabb 3, Smith 2). Total fouls: Woodstown 14, Glassboro 12.

OVERBROOK 72, PENNSVILLE 26
OVERBROOK (5-2) – Zair Green 10, Xavier Wright 7, Lamar Little 14, Bilal Robinson 4, Elvin Santiago 4, J.R. Stanley 3, Jaden St. John 6, Rashon Jones 5, Jayden Wilkerson 4, Gavin Cajuste 3, Cody Harris 9, Jason Boyd 3.
PENNSVILLE (1-4) – Mason O’Brien 4-1-10, Jovanni Rios 3-1-7, Perry Meranti 0-0-0, Cole Johnston 0-0-0, Shiloh Jefferson 1-0-2, Daniel Knight 1-0-2, C.J. McDevitt 1-1-3, Jacob Miller 1-0-2. 

Overbrook 22241313-72
Pennsville9728-26
3-point goals: Pennsville 2 (O’Brien 2).

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 85, SALEM TECH 41
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (3-5) – Carlos Mendez 6 2-2 15, Jack Mustaro 10 7-7 31, Jack Pund 2 2-4 6, Danny Zellner 3 0-0 6, Ben Cook 3 0-4 6, Kybron Ricks 2 2-4 6, Zack Payne 0 0-0 0, Gary Connelly 1 0-0 2, Jordan Mendez 0 0-0 0, Kimani Pyram 1 2-2 5, C.J. Mitchell 3 0-0 6, Anthony Polidoro 1 0-0 2. Totals 32 15-23 85.
SALEM TECH (0-7) – Connor Dougan 5 3-4 15, Joseph Hayes 2 2-4 8, Larry Pompper 4 4-7 13, Logan Pace 0 0-4 0, Alex Thomas 3 0-1 6, Aiden Bobo 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 9-22 42.

Gloucester Catholic26171715-85
Salem Tech131586-42
3-point goals: Gloucester Catholic 6 (C. Mendez, Mustaro 4, Pyram); Salem Tech 5 (Dougan 2, Hayes 2, Pompper).