Category: PENNS GROVE

Standings

Here are the standings for the WJFL and Tri-County Conference and SJ Group 1 power points through Sept. 20

WJFL Football

DIAMONDALLDIVINDEPENDENCEALLDIV
Schalick4-02-0Penns Grove3-02-0
Overbrook2-22-0Woodstown2-22-0
Paulsboro2-11-0Clayton3-11-1
Pennsville2-10-1Woodbury2-21-1
Salem1-30-2Buena1-30-2
Burlington City0-40-2Pitman1-30-2

TCC Boys Soccer

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Clayton2-31-0Schalick2-22-0
Pennsville1-51-1Penns Grove4-11-1
Salem Tech2-20-0Woodstown4-1-11-1
Glou Cath0-50-1Glassboro3-21-1
Salem0-10-0Overbrook2-21-1
Pitman2-3-10-2

TCC Girls Soccer

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pitman2-22-0Schalick4-02-0
Pennsville3-21-1Woodstown4-1-12-0
Clayton2-21-1Penns Grove1-30-1
Glou Cath2-31-1Glassboro0-50-1
Salem Tech1-31-1Overbook1-30-2
Salem0-40-2

TCC Field Hockey

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pennsville2-32-0Woodstown4-12-0
Salem Tech3-21-0Overbrook2-21-0
Glou Cath1-21-1Glass/Pit2-11-1
Clayton0-20-1Schalick4-20-1
Salem0-60-2Deptford2-40-2

TCC Girls Tennis

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pitman7-43-0Woodstown6-44-0
Pennsville6-22-1Schalick5-22-1
Glassboro3-41-2Timber Cr4-32-2
Glou Cath0-00-0Overbrook1-41-3
Salem0-50-3Penns Grove0-50-3

SJ Group i Power Points Standings

FOOTBALLB SOCCERG SOCCERF HOCKEYTENNIS
SchalickAudubonSchalickShoreNew Prov
PaulsboroPenns GroveGatewayWoodstownMetuchen
WoodstownWoodburyCollingswoodPP BoroPitman
Del. ValleyGlassboroPalmyraW DeptfordMiddlesex
Penns GroveGatewayWildwoodSchalickWoodstown
PennsvilleHaddon Twp.WoodstownHaddon HtsShore
GatewayPalmyraHaddon Twp.L Cape MayHaddon Twp
ClaytonWoodstownRiversideBordentownGateway
Highland PkSchalickPennsvilleRumson-FHWdbrdge Mag
SalemPitmanAudubonSalem TechRoselle Pk
ShoreWildwoodWoodburyHaddon TwpPennsville
AudubonMaple ShPitmanCollingswoodSchalick
PP BeachRiversideCM TechGloucesterDunellen
WoodburyClaytonClaytonGatewayL Cape May
ManvillePennsvilleMaple ShAudubonEdison Mag
Burl CitySalemPaulsboro Maple ShS River

SJ GROUP 2 — Boys Soccer: Salem Tech 13, Girls Soccer: Salem Tech 19; standings through Sept. 20; tennis cutoff Sept. 22.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 21-26; all events 4 p.m. unless noted

MONDAY, SEPT. 21
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Audubon, 3:45 p.m.
Salem Tech at Paulsboro
GIRLS SOCCER
Audubon at Woodstown
Millville at Pennsville
Pitman at Salem Tech
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Clayton
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Kingsway
VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 22
(Power points cutoff for girls tennis)
FIELD HOCKEY
Glassboro at Schalick
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Pennsville
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick
Pennsville at Salem
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Woodstown
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Pitman
Schalick at Glassboro
GIRLS TENNIS
Mainland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Overbrook
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Timber Creek
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet at Salem Tech, 3:30 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Lindenwold

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23
VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 5:15 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 24
FOOTBALL
Camden Catholic at Maple Shade, 6 p.m.
Haddon Twp. at Middle Twp., 6 p.m.
Hopewell Valley at Allentown, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Florence, 6 p.m.
Gloucester at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
Williamstown at Cherry Hill East, 6:30 p.m.
Delran at Seneca, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Glassboro at Pennsville
Overbrook at Woodstown
Salem at Salem Tech
Schalick at Deptford
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech
Schalick at Pitman
Woodstown at Penns Grove
GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Pitman at Pennsville
Salem at Clayton
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Salem
Pitman at Pennville
Schalick at Overbrook
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Anne Arundel at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 25
FOOTBALL
Buena at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
Burlington City at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Cedar Creek at Camden, 6 p.m.
Mastery Camden at WW-Plainsboro, 6 p.m.
Pleasantville at Burlington Twp., 6 p.m.
Lower Cape May at Absegami, 6 p.m.
Vineland at Bridgeton, 6 p.m.
Atlantic City at Winslow, 6 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Glassboro at Holy Spirit, 6 p.m.
Delsea at Shawnee, 6 p.m.
Lindenwold at Palmyra, 6 p.m.
Rancocas Valley at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
St. Joe (Hamm.) at Highland, 6 p.m.
Sterling at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
Ocean City at Mainland, 6 p.m.
Paul VI at Willingboro, 6 p.m.
Hammonton at Oakcrest, 6 p.m.
St. Augustine at Millville, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Lenape, 6 p.m.
Northern Burlington at Pennsauken, 6 p.m.
Trenton at Hightstown, 6 p.m.
Pemberton at Clearview, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Tech at Egg Harbor, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame at Robbinsville, 7 p.m.
Haddonfield at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Cherry Hill West at Moorestown, 7 p.m.
Audubon at Gateway, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Salem Tech
GIRLS SOCCER
Camden Catholic at Schalick
FIELD HOCKEY
Oakcrest at Pennsville
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at St. Joe (Hamm.)
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Salem CC at Army Prep, 6:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 26
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Overbrook at Salem, noon
Bishop Eustace at Haddon Heights, 11:30 a.m.
Bordentown at KIPP, noon
Lawrence at Nottingham, noon
Ewing at Princeton, noon
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick vs. Shore, 10 a.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Schalick girls at Wild Safari Invitational, Six Flags Great Adventure
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Chestnut Hill, noon

WJFL scoreboard

Here are this weekend’s West Jersey Football League scores; scores will be updated as they become available


SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
Woodstown 34, Woodbury 8
Paulsboro 12, Pennsville 0
Audubon 36, Haddon Heights 0
Clayton 34, Buena 6
Glassboro 41, Cedar Creek 6
Hamilton West 35, Robbinsville 19
Mastern Camden at Holy Cross, 11 a.m.
Palmyra 43, Gloucester Catholic 0
Princeton 41, Hightstown 22
Riverside at KIPP, noon
Steinert 41, Nottingham 0
Pemberton 62, WW-Plainsboro 0
Winslow at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Schalick 15, Salem 14
Penns Grove 38, Pitman 0
Overbrook 44, Burlington City 12
Bishop Eustace 16, Collingswood 6
Bordentown 28, Maple Shade 6
Burlington Twp. 26, Delsea 14
Camden 32, Ocean City 8
Camden Catholic 24, Florence 0
Camden Eastside 14, Moorestown 6
Cinnaminson 14, Cherry Hill West 7
Clearview 14, Deptford 6
Eastern 38, Northern Burlington 13
Gloucester 49, Triton 41
Haddonfield 21, Delran 13
Hammonton 27, Absegami 10
Holy Spirit 35, Mainland 6
Hopewell Valley 33, Ewing 28
Lower Cape May 48, Atlantic Tech 12
Middle Twp. 35, Wildwood 14
Millville 30, Kingsway 19
Notre Dame 50, Lawrence 0
Oakcrest 27, Egg Harbor 14
Pennsauken 28, Cherry Hill East 21
Rancocas Valley 36, Shawnee 6
Timber Creek 45, Highland 6
Trenton 49, Allentown 14
Washington Twp. 21, Atlantic City 19
Williamstown 28, Lenape 21

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
Bridgeton 24, St. Joe (Hamm.) 6
Pleasantville 20, Cherokee 7
Riverside 22, KIPP 6
Sterling 19, Gateway 0
Lindenwold at Haddon Twp.
Vineland 35, Cumberland 6
West Deptford 22, Paul VI 7

Red Devils on a roll

Penns Grove hits 3-0 for the first time since 2019 after blanking Pitman

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Damian Ware never ceases to be amazed by the things his Penns Grove football team has been able to get done in this turnaround season. And he says the Red Devils have only scratched the surface of how good they can become.

Jaivon Thomas and Terrell Thomas both rushed for over 100 yards and two long touchdowns, the defense held its second straight opponent to a touchdown or less and the Red Devils moved to 3-0 for the first time since 2019 with a 38-0 rout of Pitman Friday night.

They hadn’t won three games in a season since 2023. They were winless last season.

“It kind of is (surprising) because it’s happening so fast,” Ware said. “And especially coming in not knowing what success feels like. That’s kind going on. They’re starting to feel that success and they’re starting to understand.”

Jerry Wooton scored their first touchdown on a 10-yard fumble recovery and Savior Allah scored their last TD on a 26-yard run. In between, Jaivon Thomas rushed for 134 yards and touchdowns of 30 and 54 yards, and Terrell Thomas rushed for 134 yards and TDs of 55 and 15 yards.

After jumping out to the big lead, the Red Devils turned the second half over the their JVs and a running clock. At first the starters were a little perturbed at being taken out of the game, but once the reserves started moving the ball they were leading the cheers.

“We expected to be 3-0 at this point. I didn’t expect us to be winning the way we’re winning, so that’s kind of the shocker. It’s not that we’re winning, but how we’re winning. We’re winning convincingly. They’re starting to just go. They know the expectations and they’re living up to it. That’s what it’s coming down to right now.”

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SCORING SUMMARY
PG-Jerry Wooton 10 fumble return (kick failed)
PG-Jaivon Thomas 30 run (kick failed)
PG-Terrell Thomas 55 run (Avery Batts kick)
PG-Jaivon Thomas 54 run (Avery Batts kick)
PG-Terrell Thomas 16 run (kick failed)
PG-Savior Allah 26 run (kick failed)

Saenz a super stopper

Freshman keeper turns away penalty kick, scores his first career shutout as Penns Grove blanks Pennsville 3-0


THURSDAY SOCCER
Penns Grove 3, Pennsville 0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Mano Massari had a big problem. His all-star goalie had graduated, leaving a big hole on the back line of his Penns Grove defense.

He was just about resigned to promoting last year’s backup who had never played in a varsity game anywhere before and take his chances. Then, about a month before school started, a freshman named Ruben Torres Saenz showed up on his doorstep. Just like that, that backup plan was on permanent hold and the rest, as the world is discovering, is becoming history.

Saenz has proven in five games already to be a reliable replacement, some say even better than his predecessor at that age. He came up big for the Red Devils Thursday night, making 14 saves, surviving two penalty kicks and recorded his first career shutout in a 3-0 win over Pennsville.

“We lucked out with him, we really did,” Massari said. “I don’t think I’m being very biased by it: I think for a freshman he’s really solidified a tough position to play.

“I think we have a tough division historically, a lot of good teams, a lot of good coaches, and having a keeper you can depend on, especially at a young age who can contribute right away, is a blessing for anybody. So, I’m very blessed to have him.”

Of course the freshman has some big shoes to fill. Dwayne Guzman was one of the top goalkeepers in South Jersey and a big reason the Red Devils won 37 games over the last four years. He feels “very honored” and “very excited” to be the next in line.

“I know he was amazing; he was something,,” Saenz said. “I’m very glad to take the position since he left because he graduated. I feel very happy to be in his spot and very proud.”

Ironically, he was thisclose to landing on Pennsville coach Derek Foglein’s doorstep as he considered his options for high school. Ultimately, the family decided Penns Grove was more convenient to where they lived. It didn’t hurt that the goalie already had relatives on the Red Devils roster.

Saenz said he was just a “pretty meh” goalie in the Pitman Summer League as he prepared for his first high school season, but he worked at his it all summer and has turned into a stone wall on the goal line.

He has looked very much like the keeper he replaced, standing his ground without flinching even as opposing attackers came at him one-on-one. He made several acrobatic saves in his debut against Gloucester Catholic and he stoned several Schalick players in the first half of their game last week and was the reason that game stayed as close as it was at halftime. Massari called him the “one bright spot for us” in an otherwise 7-0 loss.

Massari said Guzman told him Thursday night the freshman was better than he was at that age.

“I saw him a couple times in the summer and I’ve seen really big glimpses of myself in him,” Guzman said. “He was scared coming into the first high school match, but I told keep everything calm, play simple and play what you can do. You can only do so much. I just told him he has to control what he can control. I only see really big things for him, really big things.”

While Saenz continually turned back the Eagles in the first half, he faced his biggest channel shortly before halftime when he found himself staring down the first penalty shot of his varsity career. He gave up two in the Pitman league, but said he learned from that experience. This time he turned away Sam Hassler, diving to his right and stopping the low shot at the post to maintain the Red Devils’ 2-0 lead.

He faced a second penalty shot midway through the second half and survived that as Justin Michaca banged a rocket off the crossbar.

“The first penalty, and I’m being completely honest, a teammate pointed at where he was going to go,” Saenz said. “I just went for it and I saved it with one hand and I felt very happy because that’s first penalty I saved in my high school season. I’m going to remember that one.”

Foglein is going to remember him, too.

“A keeper stopping a PK, the odds are against him, so I’m always going to give hat’s off to a keeper who stands tall on a PK,” he said. “I’ll be excited to see what he does for his next four years. He’s a great keeper already and he’s only going to get better as he gets better and better and more refined.”

NOTES: The Red Devils have won all five of their Homecoming Week matches under the portable lights in the football stadium (Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic, Pitman, Salem Tech, Woodstown) … Their goals Thursday were scored by Ricardo Vichi Torres in the sixth minute, Prince Ledbetter (17th minute) and Juan Ortiz (early in the second half)… Penns Grove has won three in a row and is 4-1 for the first time since 2017. Pennsville is 1-5 for the first time since 2023.

Penns Grove’s Juan Ortiz (10) tries to keep Pennsville’s Anthony Michaca from getting the ball during the first half of Thursday’s game. Top photo: Penns Grove freshman goalie Ruben Torres Saenz comes off his line to punch away a Pennsville threat.



More driven than ever

Woodstown’s Hannah returns to site of harrowing hit determined to ‘rewrite history,’ includes Salem County statistical leaders

THIS WEEK’S GAMES
Friday’s Games
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Rex Hannah has the tape. He hasn’t watched it in a while. Doesn’t want to see it. Doesn’t need to see it. He lived it. He doesn’t want to see it because it reminds him of one of the scariest experiences of his life – football or otherwise – but because it brings up memories of a loss.

It was a year ago this week the two-way Woodstown lineman was laid out on the field at Woodbury, knocked down by a blindside hit after the play as he was coming off the field. The crowd sat silently as trainers on the field worked to stabilize his head and neck. An ambulance waited nearby, rear doors open, ready to take him to a nearby hospital.

Ironically, Hannah and the Wolverines play the team that laid him out Saturday — 364 days after the incident – and as fate (and the new West Jersey Football League scheduling cycle) would have it, it’s back at Woodbury.

“I just remember waking up in the hospital; I was scared, I didn’t know what happened,” Hannah said before joining his teammates for a mid-week practice. “I really don’t remember the game, to be honest. I just remember waking up and having the great doctors with me and, of course, my family, my parents, who are my rock. Of course, it was tough because we couldn’t get it done and what happened. It was a hard day, but family is everything, so having them with me made it a lot better. It was just a rough day.”

The play occurred midway through the second quarter and the Wolverines were chasing Woodbury quarterback Nico Jimenez in the red zone. A broadcast of the game shows from just outside the frame Hannah appearing to take a front hit that knocked him backwards. The game was delayed nearly 20 minutes while medical personnel attended to him. He was said to have briefly lost consciousness on the field, but was talking and moving his extremities by the time he was transported from the field.

Wolverines head coach Frank Trautz called it a “scary moment … that I don’t wish upon any (player or coach) who ever has to do this.”

Hannah was released later that evening with a neck strain and a concussion that has the now junior cautious about his future in the game and long-term quality of life going forward. He returned to action in Week 7, but was re-concussed and remained sidelined for the rest of the season. 

He holds no animosity towards the offending Thundering Herd player and was actually mad at himself for not having “protected myself better” and not being there for his team in the 42-6 loss. He is proud of the way he’s put it behind him and the way he’s worked all summer to get back for the season and this game.

The last thing he wants is for Saturday to be thought of as “my game” or take away from the team’s focus and goal for the game that has become important to both teams’ seasons. Still, when he gets to the stadium he’ll probably slip away for a quiet moment at the spot to recognize the anniversary of the hit that could’ve ended it all and his recovery from it.

“I’ve had dreams about it, getting off that bus and walking up that hill and getting into that gym,” he said. “Before the game definitely I’m gonna take a knee, take a little rest, think about how far I’ve come, how far I’ve worked and think about how I could’ve gave up. 

“I could’ve sat in that hospital bed and went home and then gave up, but I didn’t and I pushed through. I’m just going to think about that and how I can help my team and what I can do to win. I’ll take it all in pre-game, think about what happened, but definitely take a breath, say a prayer, thank God for letting me still be here.”

Hannah is an intense player as it is, but the experience of last year’s trauma has made him more driven. In an interview during training camp he said ever since that date – and he specifically mentioned the date — he couldn’t wait for this season to get underway. He’s the Wolverines’ center responsible for setting the plays for a young offensive line and is a moving part on the defensive line. Even Trautz has noticed the lineman more determined to succeed.

“I did a lot of work outside football just finding myself,” Hannah said. “(The injury) made me drive a lot harder because nobody’s gonna lower how hard they go just because of whatever happened. It really flipped the switch for me that if they don’t care about you, you should play with that same intensity. Not everybody gets a chance to play football and it can always get taken away from you, so you’ve got to play with that intensity so you don’t get taken out.

“I love football. Football is my favorite thing is life, and to almost have that taken away from me at that spot it’s definitely a big deal  (going back to Woodbury). I almost lost what I love there, but I just want to rewrite history, rewrite what happened, and hopefully make it a better ending than what happened last time.”

FUN FACT: Hannah’s given name is Abraxus Tristan, named after a family friend, who he’s never met, and his father. He said he only recently learned of the 1970 Santana album “Abraxas,” which carried the band’s hits “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Como Va.”

Salem County leaders

Rushing

PLAYERCAR.YARDSTD
Kenny Bartee, Schalick304237
Jaivon Thomas, Penns Grove173355
Cole Ware, Woodstown47255o
David Stewart, Schalick232364
Cashmir Parsley, Salem302191
Terrell Thomas, Penns Grove241884
Ayden Jenkins, Schalick201571
Aidan Collazo, Pennsville111521
Tristan Horner, Pennsville261184
Mason Middlemiss, Woodstown26
89
3
Adrian Alleyne, Salem7590
Savior Allah, Penns Grove3540
Kyvion Parsons, Salem8521
Freddie Allen, Schalick8491

Passing

PLAYERC-A-IYARDSTD
Jake Layfield, Pennsville60-98-27448
Owen McDonald, Salem10-22-21051
Mason Middlemiss, Woodstown8-18-4
76
1
Kenny Bartee, Schalick4-14-0450
Damien Robinson, Penns Grove6-8-0492
Kyvion Parsons, Salem3-7-1411

Receiving

PLAYERNO.YARDSTD
Chase Johnson, Pennsville233744
Lucas Thomas, Pennsville10781
Jacob Kimani, Pennsville81121
Tristan Horner, Pennsville8431
Aidan Collazo, Pennsville7780
Jerry Wooton, Penns Grove5922
Ahmad Tucker, Salem4511
Gio Alicea, Schalick3561
KaiSiere Muhammad, Salem3490
Quimere Bergen, Salem2241
Nehemiah Carter, Woodstown2
23
0
Dante Cummings, Pennsville2111
Evan Elliott, Schalick2101
Cole Ware, Woodstown240

Defense

SACKS — 4.5: Myshion Barnes, Salem; 4: Omari Robinson, Penns Grove; 3: JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove; 2.5: Tony Merendino, Salem; 2: Kamal Chatum, Salem; Evan Elliott, Schalick; Mahkye Murray, Salem

INTERCEPTIONS — 4: Jacob Kimani, Pennsville; 2: Gio Alicea, Schalick; Jaivon Thomas, Penns Grove

Team Leaders

TEAMRUSHC-A-IPASSPFPA
PENNS GROVE (2-0)6317-9-01149526
PENNSVILLE (2-1)24360-98-27449549
SALEM (1-2)39513-29-31464283
SCHALICK (3-0)94210-22-014813212
WOODSTOWN (1-2)3568-18-4762875

Woodstown milestone

Wolverines played the 1000th game in its football history last week; includes Wednesday’s results and highlights

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – While everyone involved in Friday night’s Schalick-Woodstown football game was – rightfully so – focused on recognizing the 25th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, another more celebratory milestone slipped under the radar.

The game was the No. 1,000 in the storied history of Woodstown football, according to a recently published list of all-time New Jersey high school football records. The Wolverines played their first game in 1911.

“I didn’t know all that, but it’s very cool to be a part of,” Wolverines head coach Frank Trautz said. “Woodstown football has a tremendous history and so many great people have come through it that I’m honored just to be a small part of it.”

“It’s wild,” said Woodstown athletics director Joe Ursino, himself caught off-guard by the milestone. “I was here for when the school turned 100 years old. It’s just another feather in the cap or attribute towards the tradition that we have. A thousand football games is pretty neat.”

Penns Grove, which started football a year after Woodstown, has played the most games among the county schools and has the most wins. Salem, the longest running program in the county, dating back to 1904, is second in wins with 537.

All told, the five current Salem County football-playing schools have amassed 2,074 wins and 1,937 losses.

Woodstown is closing in on two other milestones on either side of the emotional spectrum. They are nine wins away from 500 all-time and three losses shy of the same number.

“We’ll let the Phillies and the pro sports worry about that,” Ursino said of the losses milestone. “It’s a lot of opportunities we’ve had for kids to grow and learn the game and develop as adults. We focus more on that than we do the Ls, and we celebrate the Ws, but they all have the same goal in the end.”

Salem County football records

SCHOOLSTARTGAMESRECORD
Penns Grove19121047556-442-47
Pennsville1957657335-303-16
Salem19041041537-434-70
Schalick1977469205-261-3
Woodstown19111000441-497-62

Source: Published records

Wednesday’s results

BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove 3, Salem Tech 2: Juan Ortiz’ second goal of the game, four minutes into overtime, was the game-winner. Ortiz has scored a career-high nine of the Red Devils’ 13 goals this season. Avery Reed and Josh Woroniak scored for the Chargers.
Cumberland 4, Schalick 2: Fernando Santiago scored three goals as the Colts beat Schalick for the first time since 2014. Josh Stecher and Marco Spinnato scored for the Cougars.
Woodstown 8, Gloucester Catholic 0: The Wolverines had their scoring shoes on, Jake Lewis, Nick DiTeodoro and Tyler Robertson all scored twice and DiTeodoro notched three assists. It was the most they’d scored in a game since putting nine on the Rams in 2023. The Wolverines had scored seven goals in their first four games.
Glassboro 2, Pennsville 1: Lucas Kudless scores both Glassboro goals, finishing a long cross on the touchline for the game-winner. Brett Land scored for the Eagles.

GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland 13, Salem 1: Ellie Bodine scored seven goals, the most in a single game in the state this season. Hoboken’s Wren Napolitani had six in a game last week. Lyric Hayes scored Salem’s goal in the second half.
Woodstown 2, Gloucester Catholic 0: Bella Lucas and Genevieve Flynn scored the goals as the Wolverines won their third in a row. All three wins have been by shutout. Mazie Mazzoni and Co. haven’t allowed a goal in their last seven halves.
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Salem Tech

FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 12, Pennsville 0: Lucy Virga scored three goals, Addi Shimp and Lily Terrigno each scored twice and the Cougars scored the most goals in any game under head coach Heather Cheesman. It’s the most goals the Cougars have scored in any game since putting 13 on Clayton in 2010.
Salem Tech 2, Overbrook 1: Abigail Beals’ goal in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner for the Chargers. Hayden Crispin scored their first goal. Caroline Tighe made six saves in the goal and Jessilyn Chambers came up with a big defensive save to keep the Rams out of the net.

GIRLS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 3, GLASSBORO 2
Graillyn Weber (P) def. Alana Killelea, 6-1, 6-1
Naomi Hess (P) def. Alice Denzel, 6-0, 6-1
Jaisley Weber (P) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7)
Sofia Dungca-Conception Soriano (G) def. Aubrey Hall-Mariangela Rangel, 6-2, 6-2
Ijeoma Ufomba-Shreeti Sutaria (G) def. Marissa Dowell-Juliana Thomas, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 6-2, Glassboro 3-4.

PITMAN 4, WOODSTOWN 1
Ava Mollenhauer (P) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-3, 6-0
Kendall Bennett (P) def. Emma West, 6-1, 6-0
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Mikaela Totora, 6-1, 6-0
Listella Eisenhardt-Delaney Pierson (P) def. Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Anna Jones-Mia Gladney (P) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Records: Pitman 6-4, Woodstown 5-4

Tuesday roundup

There was a light lineup on the Salem County sports schedule

TUESDAY’S RESULTS
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville 4, Clayton 0
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown 4, West Deptford 1
Pennsville at Penns Grove
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at GCIT

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — Pennsville reduced its lineup to eight players to make it a fair divisional fight and still dominated the play.

Polina Wright scored two goals and Laura Tamberella had a goal and an assist as the Eagles rolled over undermanned Clayton 4-0 in field hockey Tuesday.

The game was an 8-on-8 affair to accommodate the Clippers’ limited roster.

The Eagles (2-1) took control with two goals in the first five minutes. Tamberella scored the first goal and Polina got the second off a pass from Tomberella. Kylie Smith banged home her own rebound with 47.8 seconds left in the second quarter to give them a 3-0 halftime lead.

Polina scored her second goal with 7:52 left in the game.

“She’s just a girl who likes to sprint the whole field with the ball and somehow finds the goal,” Pennsville coach Cass Massari said. “She either does that or she does a full run and gets us a corner.

“She actually started to do that last year for us. She just sees that ball and keeps running with it.”

The Eagles has plenty of opportunities for more, but just couldn’t quite finish. They had 12 corners in the game and Clayton goalie Meadow Hamilton made 11 saves.

“You could tell we were keeping possession of the ball,” Massari said. “The girls took today to really focus on the things that we needed to work on. Because we had less girls on the field we were able to create open spaces. It’s helping us prepare for the next couple games.”

Top photo: Pennsville’s Kendall Hoyt fires a shot on goal during Tuesday’s game with Clayton.

GIRLS TENNIS

WOODSTOWN — Woodstown won two points in third-set tiebreakers and beat West Deptford 4-1 for its third win in a row.

No. 2 singles Emma West defeated Harper Short 6-3, 1-6, 10-6. Isabella Lindenmuth and Eleanore Lawson won the No. 1 doubles point, 6-2, 1-6, 10-4.

WOODSTOWN 4, WEST DEPTFORD 1
Jody Wu (WD) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-2, 6-1
Emma West (WO) def. Harper Short, 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Anastasia Besar, 6-0, 6-1
Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman (WO) def. Lily Avila-Najae Budiere, 6-2, 6-2
Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson (WO) def. Laura Monticolo-Rylee Hill, 6-2, 1-6, 10-4
Records Woodstown 5-3, West Deptford 2-5.

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Cougars break through

Schalick field hockey scores first goal, first win against gritty Salem Tech; roundup includes scores, highlights from Monday’s Salem County sports schedule


MONDAY FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 2, Salem Tech 1
Woodstown 8, Deptford 0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – This is a different kind of year for the Schalick field hockey. The Cougars have been the dominant team in Salem County and one of contenders in South Jersey Group 1 for the past couple years, but now they’re in a rebuild.

The core of the group that had won 56 games over last last four years has graduated, off to other pursuits, leaving coach Heather Cheesman with one of the youngest teams in her tenure, but one intent of starting the cycle all over again. Of course, all that comes with growing pains until the light bulb comes on.

The Cougars hadn’t been 0-2 to start a season in 13 years and had yet to score a goal. They finally broke through both barriers Monday when they scored their first goals of the season and secured their first win of the season, 2-1 at Salem Tech.

“It for sure is a different kind of year,” Cheesman said. “I have a lot of young players. We haven’t a team like this in probably the last four years with so many freshmen starting or playing the game at this level. Even when the kids who just graduated were freshmen they had been playing together for years throughout our feeder program so they were already jelled.

“I think once we connect it’s going to be good. It’s just getting them to jell and connect and play together. Individually they’re all good, we’ve just got to bring it together.”

One sure sign it’s a different kind of year is the length of the post-game huddle. The ones the last couple years were brief, if they had one at all. The one down in the far corner Monday lasted 10 minutes – and that wasn’t even the longest one of this season.

“Probably the one against Woodstown was probably more like 20 minutes,” Cheesman said. “The last couple years sometimes we wouldn’t even meet; we’d talk about it the next day. It was a three-minute, five-minute conversation. Now, it’s definitely a lot longer, like what can we do, what can we fix, this is what looked good, this is what we need to work on.”

Ranae Scurry scored the Cougars’ first goal of the season with 4:50 left in the first quarter. Addy Shimp, in her new role as inserter, got the ball to Lucy Virga at the top of the arc. Virga sent it towards the goal and Scurry ripped it into the cage.

“it wasn’t a relief,” Scurry said. “I think it was just a pick-me-up. More like, OK, we can get one, how many more can we get?”

That answer came in the first minute of the second quarter when Shimp made it 2-0. Scurry sent Shimp’s corner into the zone where Virga got it to Morgan DuBois who put a nice touch on it in traffic. Chargers goalie Caroline Tighe made the initial stop, but the ball dropped at her feet where Shimp was “there at the right time” to bang it home.

Both goal scorers are confident the Cougars will return to their old form soon.

“It’s definitely a rebuilding process, but as the season goes on we’re going to learn each other,” Scurry said. “It’s just meshing together. I think it’s kind of hard right now, but we’re learning this game, we’re trying different formations, lineups to deal with. We didn’t have to (before) because we were together for so long.”

“I think the only difference is we’re just not completely used to playing with each other yet,” Shimp said. “We all have the skill, we just have to connect. I think we’ll connect eventually. We definitely have a lot of potential and I think we’re going to connect, it’s just early in season. That was definitely an improvement today because we definitely did a lot better.”

The Chargers, meanwhile, were playing their first game ever against a Salem County opponent and held their own against one of the county’s traditional bests. As an independent in their inaugural season, they could schedule at their leisure for early success and foundational confidence and did just that. Now that they’re in the TCC Classic Division, however, half the schedule is made for them and that includes at least two games each with county rivals Pennsville and Salem. 

They fell behind 2-0 in the first half, but didn’t wilt. Abby Beals got them on the board when she kept Hayden Crispin’s shot moving through the box and inside the left post with 9:45 left in the third quarter.

It looked like they got the tying goal five minutes later, but the whistle blew the play dead before the ball reached the crease. They had another good chance with 2:30 left, when Beals got it in to Crispin, but her shot just missed the right post.

“I think they did great,” Chargers coach Melissa Lewis said. “I felt like they played their game and they were very strong. They didn’t give up and they had a fire in them. They wanted this win and it’s unfortunate we didn’t get it.”

WOODSTOWN 8, DEPTFORD 0: Talia Guardascione had a pair of goals and six other Wolverines scored. Lexi Taylor and Brooke Dillion both had a goal and an assist. The eight goals were the most they’ve scored in a game since a 9-1 win over Cumberland in 2024. It was their third straight shutout.

BOYS SOCCER
Clayton 3, Salem Tech 2: Jonathan Rehm’s second goal, a penalty kick five minutes into overtime, was the game-winner. Logan Pace got the game-tying tying goal for the Chargers on a penalty kick four minutes before the end of regulation.
Penns Grove 6, Pitman 1: Juan Ortiz scores three goals.
Pennsville 2, Gloucester Catholic 0: Sam Hassler and Ugur Elmali scored goals as the Eagles got their first win of the year and extended their unbeaten streak over the Rams to six in a row.
Schalick 8, Overbrook 1: Luke Price and Tyler Vanlier each scored twice and Marco Spinnato had three assists.
Woodstown 1, Glassboro 0 (OT): Ayden Ellis collected his second game-winning goal of the season when he was credited with an own goal midway through OT1. He got the game-winner in the final five minutes against Pennsville in their season opener.

GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0: Six players lit the lamp for the Clippers.
Gloucester Catholic 2, Pennsville 0: Alexa Battaglia and Olivia Pisano scored goals, Ruth Cutuli made eight saves in the shutout.
Schalick 6, Overbrook 0: Emily Miller scored three goals and Mackenzie Talarico had a goal and two assists.
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 0: Freshman Korynn Hernandez scored her third hat trick in five games.
Pitman 7, Salem 1: Erin Rudley had two goals and Emery Sharpnack had three assists for Pitman. Jaylynn Dickerson scored Salem’s goal in the fourth minute of the second half.
Woodbury 5, Penns Grove 0

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville 3, Buena 2
Woodstown 5, Schalick 0
Salem at Bridgeton
Timber Creek at Penns Grove

WOODSTOWN 5, SCHALICK 0
Madison LaPalomento (WO) def. Olivia Lunemann, 6-1, 6-2
Emma West (WO) def. Sebrina Bradford, 6-4, 6-4
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Jasmine Hunt, 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman (WO) def. Brooke Brown-Jasmin Perez, 6-1, 6-2
Eleanore Lawson-Isabella Lindenmuth (WO) def. Riveras Wojcik-Janae White, 6-2, 6-3
Records: Woodstown 4-3, Schalick 4-2

PENNSVILLE 3, BUENA 2
Graillyn Weber (P) def. Caroline Futty, 6-1, 6-2
Naomi Hess (P) def. Kara Horton, 6-0, 6-1
Jaisley Weber (P) def. Makenna Feaster, 6-4, 6-1
SciOni Simmons Laboy-Julie Tomasso (B) def. Aubrey Hall-Mariangela Rangel, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
Analeigh Nardone-Isabella (B) def. Marissa Dowell-Juliana Thomas, 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Records: Pennsville 4-2, Buena 1-4.

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Atlantic Cape 3, Salem CC 0

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 14-19; all events start at 4 p.m. unless noted

MONDAY, SEPT. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Deptford
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Pitman
Salem Tech at Clayton
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Buena at Pennsville
Salem at Bridgeton
Timber Creek at Penns Grove
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape, 6 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
GIRLS TENNIS
West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Gateway at Woodstown
Pennsville at Schalick
Salem Tech at Overbrook
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Penns Grove
Schalick at Cumberland
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland at Salem
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick

THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
FOOTBALL
Buena at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Pleasantville at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Vineland, 6 p.m.
Gateway at Sterling, 6 p.m.
Bridgeton at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m.
Lindenwold at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
West Deptford at Paul VI, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Delsea
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland at Salem
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic
Schalick at Cherry Hill West
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Millville
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
FOOTBALL
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Burlington City at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Shawnee at Rancocas Valley, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.
Allentown at Trenton, 6 p.m.
Atlantic Tech at Lower Cape May, 6 p.m.
Absegami at Hammonton, 6 p.m.
Gloucester at Triton, 6 p.m.
Lenape at Williamstown, 6 p.m.
Mainland at Holy Spirit, 6 p.m.
Millville at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Atlantic City, 6 p.m.
Pennsauken at Cherry Hill East, 6 p.m.
Lawrence at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Highland at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
Maple Shade at Bordentown, 6 p.m.
Seneca at Willingboro, 6 p.m.
Camden at Ocean City, 6 p.m.
Oakcrest at Egg Harbor, 6 p.m.
Clearview at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Bishop Eustace, 6:30 p.m.
Ewing at Hopewell Valley, 7 p.m.
Florence at Camden Catholic, 7 p.m.
Camden Eastside at Moorestown, 7 p.m.
Delran at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at Delsea, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Woodstown
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Bridgeton
Salem at Winslow
GIRLS TENNIS
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Overbrook

SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Hightstown at Princeton, 11 a.m.
Mastern Camden at Holy Cross, 11 a.m.
Palmyra at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Haddon Heights at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Nottingham at Steinert, 11 a.m. 
Riverside at KIPP, noon
WW-Plainsboro at Pemberton, noon
Glassboro at Cedar Creek, 1:30 p.m.
Robbinsville at Hamilton West, 2 p.m.
Buena at Clayton, 3 p.m.
Winslow at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Twp. at Schalick
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Thaddeus Stevens vs. Salem CC, Penns Grove H.S., noon