Dominating defense

Schalick, Woodstown girls both deliver dominating defensive performances, includes all Salem County games, 1000-point watch

THURSDAY BASKETBALL
GIRLS GAMES
Pennsville 50, Glassboro 35
Woodstown 54, Penns Grove 10
Schalick 35, Overbrook 16
BOYS GAMES
Overbrook 84, Schalick 53
Glassboro 66, Pennsville 26
Salem 82, Salem Tech 25
Woodstown 63, Penns Grove 55

By Riverview Sports News

PINE HILL – Navaeh Robinson went off for 17 points and Schalick held Overbrook scoreless the entire first half on the way to a 35-16 victory.

The Cougars (2-0) jumped out to a 16-0 halftime lead before the Rams finally scored on a 3-pointer in the third quarter. They have allowed just 51 points in winning their first two games for the first time in more than 15 years.

“We have had shutout quarters in the past but never a full half,” Schalick coach John Whalen said. “We told the girls in the beginning of the season we were making our mark on the defensive end this year.

“As always, we emphasize effort. It’s the one thing you always have control over. To their credit, they have bought in and taken pride in their effort. It has fueled our start to the season and I know they will continue to work to get better.”

SCHALICK (2-0) – Ava Scurry 2 1-2 5, Nevaeh Robinson 7 1-2 17, Cali Fisler 2 1-2 5, Willow Davis 1 1-4 5, Olivia Vanacker 1 0-0 2, Vic Basich 1 0-0 2, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Bailey Wentz 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-10 35.
OVERBROOK (1-2) – Leslies Rosario 0 0-0 0, Gianna Simon 1 3-3 5, Alexis Washington 0 0-0 0, Heaven Williams 0 0-0 0, Rosetta Loibman 1 0-0 3, Annalise Bosco 2 0-0 4, Kiya Townsend 0 0-0 0, Leigha Muff 1 1-2 4, Talia Wiggins 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 4-5 16.

Schalick             11        5          11        8-         35
Overbrook        0          0          7          9-         16
3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Robinson 2, Davis); Overbrook 2 (Loibman, Muff). Fouled out: Loibman. Total fouls: Schalick 5, Overbrook 9.

WOODSTOWN 54, PENNS GROVE 10: The Wolverines put together a balanced scoring attack and another strong defensive effort to defeat its second straight in-county opponent to open the season.

Eleven different players scored for the Wolverines, led by Lauren Hengel’s 11 points and 10 from Kendall Young. Their defense held the Red Devils (0-2) scoreless in the second quarter and without a field goal in the fourth.

The Wolverines also had good ball movement, collecting 17 assists on their 22 field goals. Young had five assists and Mia Waterman had four. Kyia Leyman had three assists to go with nine points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.

Woodstown’s girls have now won 39 straight against Salem County competition.

PENNS GROVE (0-2) – JaNiyah Cummings 1 0-2 2, Keziah Patterson 1 0-0 2, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Washington 0 2-6 2, Torres 0 0-0 0, Blackston 1 2-4 4, Colon 0 0-0 0, Cruz 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 4-12 10.
WOODSTOWN (2-0) – Lauren Hengel 4 1-2 11, Emma Perry 2 1-2 5, Kyia Leyman 4 0-2 9, Kendall Young 4 0-0 10, Mia Waterson 2 0-0 5, Talia Guardascione 1 0-0 3, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Maddie Roback 0 0-0 0, Ava White 1 0-0 3, Jaelyn McDonald 1 0-2 2, Gina Murray 0 0-0 0, Autumn Paleschic 0 0-0 0, Gabriella Maldonado 1 0-0 2, Kamiya Brunson 1 0-1 2, Cecelia Nachbar 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 2-9 54.

Penns Grove     5          0          4          1-         10
Woodstown      17        17        14        6-         54
3-point goals: Woodstown 8 (Hengel 2, Leyman, Young 2, Waterman, Guardascione, White). Fouled out: Cummings. Total fouls: Penns Grove 7, Woodstown 11.

PENNSVILLE 50, GLASSBORO 35: Marley Wood had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds and Taylor Bass scored 21 points for the second game in a row as the Eagles won their first game of the season.

The teams were locked in a close game at halftime, but the Eagles outscored Glassboro 30-18 in the second half to win the game. Bass had 13 in the second half, including a 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter that got everyone’s attention, and Wood had 11. Addison Johnston had their other six points in the half on two of her three 3-pointers.

Bass and Wood also combined for nine assists and four steals. Jaiden Wilson grabbed eight rebounds and Jada Burns had five rebounds and four assists.

GLASSBORO (1-1) – Sanaa Thomas 2 2-4 6, Kezia Brackett 2 0-2 5, Grace Moore 3 0-2 6, Lily Czubas 4 1-2 9, Sianna Wedderburn 4 1-2 9, Laila Anderson 0 0-0 0, Tatianna Concepcion 0 0-0 0, Marissa Pasquarello 0 0-0 0, Cierra Garrison 0 0-0 0, Zoey Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-10 35.
PENNSVILLE (1-1) – Taylor Bass 7 5-7 21, Marley Wood 6 3-4 15, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Jada Burns 1 0-0 2, Addison Johnston 3 0-0 5, Isabelle Saulin 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 9-13 50.

Glassboro         8          9          9          9-         35
Pennsville         9          11        14        16-       50
3-point goals: Glassboro 1 (Brackett); Pennsville 5 (Bass 2, Johnston 3). Rebounds: Glassboro 40 (Czubas 13, Wedderburn 10); Pennsville 32 (Wood 13, Wilson 8). Fouled out: Wilson. Total fouls: Glassboro 13, Pennsville 13.

BOYS GAMES

WOODSTOWN 63, PENNS GROVE 55: After dropping nail-biters in their first two games, the Wolverines broke out with their first win of the season. Alejandro Vazquez hit three 3-pointers first half and finished with 19 points. Elijah Caesar had 16 and Lucas Fulmer added 13 with three second-half 3s.

The Wolverines trailed 33-28 at halftime, but used a 17-7 third quarter to take the lead.

“We could easily be 3-0; just a couple plays away,” Woodstown coach Ramon Roots said. “It feels good to get that first one, though.”

Penns Grove’s Zane Thomas led all scorers with 26 points.

WOODSTOWN (1-2) – Elijah Caesar 6 4-7 16, Blake Bialecki 0 2-2 2, Alejandro Vazquez 7 1-2 19, Joshua King 2 2-7 6, Lucas Fulmer 5 0-0 12, C Miller 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 3 1-2 7. Totals 23 10-20 63.
PENNS GROVE (2-1) – Roman Gipson 0-0-0, Haneef Frisby 0-1-1, William Roy 4-2-13, Geonni Conrad 4-1-12, Zane Thomas 11-3-26, Mishawn Brantley 0-1-1, Luis Colon 1-0-2, Jeremy Costacamps 0-0-0. Totals

Woodstown      20        8          17        18-       63
Penns Grove     16        17        7          15-       55
3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (Vazquez 4, Fulmer 3); Penns Grove 5 (Roy, Conrad 3, Thomas). Fouled out: Roy. Total fouls: Woodstown 13, Penns Grove 17.

GLASSBORO 66, PENNSVILLE 26: The Eagles had a tough time of it in Ray Heine’s debut as head coach. They fell behind 20-8 in the first quarter and never recovered. Mason O’Brien was their leading scorer with nine points. Glassboro’s Xavier Sabb outscored Pennsville by himself by a point.

PENNSVILLE (0-1) – Daniel Knight 7, Mason O’Brien 9, Gavin Spears 4, Chanler Lindenmuth 2, Jake Layfield 2, Aidan Clark 2.
GLASSBORO (1-2) – Xavier Sabb 27, Alex Adeleye 2, Maurice Davis 17, William Boggans 12, Derreck Robinson 2, Cam Parker-Akins 4, Lorenz Jones 2.

Pennsville         8          5          11        2-         26
Glassboro         20        21        16        9-         66

SALEM 82, SALEM TECH 25: The Rams jumped out to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Neziah Spence led the Rams with 16 points and Deshaan Williams had another monster game, going for 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Salem               28        24        11        19-       82
Salem Tech       6          7          3          9-         25

OVERBROOK 84, SCHALICK 53: Lamar Little knocked down eight 3-pointers and scored 36 points to lead the Rams. Bilal Robinson added 17 points. The Rams (2-0) had 12 3s in the game. Orion Baldwin and Julian Dickerson scored 14 points, respectively, for Schalick (0-2).

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TONIGHT	TOTAL
Taylor Bass, Pennsville	21 vs. Glassboro	936
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	2 vs. Penns Grove	750
Tymear Lecator, Salem	8 vs. Salem Tech	674

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 15-21

MONDAY, DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
TRACK
Salem at Bennett Center

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Clearview Tournament, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament, 9:30 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Penns Grove, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
BOWLING
Salem girls vs. Burlington Twp., Bowlero Bristol, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

Winter schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2025-26 Salem County winter sports season; x-scrimmage

DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joe (Hamm.), 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Triton at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Timber Creek at GCIT, 7 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 1 p.m.
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 5:15 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

DEC. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 26
WRESTLING
Salem girls at Clayton Tournament

DEC. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Boardwalk Classic, Wildwood
Penns Grove vs. Millville, 2:30 p.m.
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Camden Tech vs. Haddon Heights, 10 a.m.
Camden Prep vs. Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
Woodstown vs. Holy Spirit, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Haddon Twp. at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton Classic, 8 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

DEC. 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
WRESTLING
Salem at Middleton South

DEC. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Consolation game, 10 a.m.
Championship game, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Moorestown Friends, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. New Egypt (tournament), 1 p.m.

DEC. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Collingswood at Overbrook Classic, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. Rancocas Valley at Delsea, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 11:30 a.m.
West Deptford at Schalick, noon
Penns Grove vs. Westhampton Tech at Delsea, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Salem at New Egypt Tournament
WRESTLING
Audubon, Long Branch, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

JAN. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cherokee at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Maple Shade at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Northern Burlington, Willingboro at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Heights, Mainland at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Collingswood
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

JAN. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hammonton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, 7 p.m.

JAN. 7
WRESTLING
Deptford at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

JAN. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 7 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Triton at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT, 7 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m.
Triton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
LEAP at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Kingsway, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Buena, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Pennsville, Millville, Oakcrest at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cinnaminson
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 5 p.m.

JAN. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Hagerstown, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 13
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. GCIT at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Westbrook Lanes
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
DuPont at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 15
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Medford Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Camden Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Palmyra, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Salem vs. Deptford at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westbrook Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Northampton, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lindenwold at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Eastern, 10 a.m.
Schalick at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Delsea, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Buena Quad
Penns Grove, Overbrook, Pitman at Salem, 9 a.m.
Pennsville, Collingswood, Vineland at Sterling, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Deptford, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Passaic at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, noon

JAN. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury
Salem at Atlantic City, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

JAN. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Salem at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Overbrook
Clayton at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Winslow at Salem, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Deptford at Brunswick Zone, 4 p.m.

JAN. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech in NJTAC, Lucky Strike North Brunswick, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Collingswood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Buena, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Pitman, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 6 p.m.

JAN. 24
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Haddon Heights, Middle Twp. at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Woodstown, Haddonfield, Millville at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Holy Spirit, Toms River North, Vineland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Woodstown at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.

JAN. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Mastery Camden
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 28
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Cumberland
Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m.
Pennsville, Salem girls at Clayton Jamboree, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Center, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 7 p.m.

JAN. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.

JAN. 31
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Cape May Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Millville, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

FEB. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. ACIT, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Washington Twp., Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Montgomery at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 6:30 p.m.

FEB. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harrisburg Area at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

FEB. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at Buena, 11:30 a.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, noon
Battle by the Bay, Atlantic City
Salem vs. Cherry Hill East, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Sterling, Timber Creek at Oakcrest
Woodstown, Lacey at Williamstown
Vineland, Winslow at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

FEB. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.

FEB. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Timber Creek
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 5 p.m.

FEB. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Deptford at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Overbrook Jamboree, 5 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

FEB. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem at Rutgers Prep, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Camden at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

FEB. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill West, Maple Shade at Schalick, 4 p.m.

FEB. 14
WRESTLING
Salem at Notre Dame
Highland, Mainland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown, Allentown, Haddon Heights at Delran, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sussex at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Essex at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 15
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 16
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Team Tournament

FEB. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Harcum, 5 p.m.

FEB. 18
WRESTLING
Team Sectional Finals

FEB. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament

FEB. 20
WRESTLING
State Team Semifinals

FEB. 22
WRESTLING
State Team Championship
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

FEB. 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
WRESTLING
District Tournament

MAR. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

MAR. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MARCH 7
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MAR. 8
INDOOR TRACK
Meet of Championship, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 10 a.m.

MAR. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 14
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers

Shuffle the deck

Salem County teams split into two divisions in the new West Jersey Football League alignment; Woodstown, Penns Grove out of Diamond for first time in league history

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

The Diamond Division of the West Jersey Football League may look a lot different than it has in the past, but it appears just as strong as it’s ever been.

The ”SEC West” of Group I football is still no country for old men.

Two-time reigning state champion Glassboro may be gone in the latest two-year shakeup of WJFL division alignments, but there is still a lineup of heavy hitters residing there.

Glassboro, Woodbury, Woodstown and Penns Grove may be out, but Pennsville, Paulsboro, Gloucester and Overbrook are in. All six teams in the new iteration of the division were playoff teams this past season.

Schalick was 5-7, but played in the sectional title game for the third year in a row. Pennsville (5-5, Patriot) was a South Jersey Group I quarterfinalist and Salem (6-5) and Paulsboro (9-2) played in the semifinals. Incoming Gloucester (5-5, Continental) and Overbrook (6-4, Patriot) were playoff teams in Group II.

“We feel like our division will be challenging, but we must challenge ourselves to get better,” Pennsville athletics director Jamy Thomas said. “We are familiar with the teams in our division and we are getting back a few Salem County rivals.”

To accommodate the shuffle, Salem County’s other two football-playing teams, Woodstown (3-7) and Penns Grove (0-9), were moved into the Independence Division with Buena (3-5), Clayton (5-5), Pitman (4-6) and Woodbury (3-7). Only Woodbury in this group made the playoffs this year, and it was involved in the fight with Paulsboro late in the game.

Glassboro jumps into the Colonial Division with Cedar Creek, Delsea, Holy Spirit, Ocean City and Pleasantville. Reigning Patriot Division champion West Deptford jumps into the Constitution Division with Burlington City, Delran, Haddonfield, Seneca and Willingboro.

Teams had the right to appeal their spots. Deadline for the appeals was Dec. 3; sources said there were more than 20. Five have been granted of the 11 heard, and while there will be changes in the alignment league officials declined to identify them.

“The modifications based on appeals granted have not been completed yet,” WJFL president and Moorestown athletics director Joe McColgan said Wednesday.

The group meets again Monday. “I’m hoping we’ll have some resolution” at that time, McColgan said.

Woodstown and Penns Grove have been part of the Diamond Division since the inception of the WJFL in 2010, but it has been rare that all five Salem County teams played in the same division.

The Eagles play an annual trophy game with Penns Grove. The last time they played all four of the other Salem County teams in the same season was 2019.

“(It) would be nice if the scheduling committee added Woodstown as one of our cross-overs so we would once again play all of the Salem County schools during the regular season,” Thomas said.

WEST JERSEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIAMOND: Gloucester, Overbrook, Paulsboro, Pennsville, Salem, Schalick.
INDEPENDENCE: Buena, Clayton, Penns Grove, Pitman, Woodbury, Woodstown.

Salem County WJFL History

YEAR	SCHALICK	PENNS GROVE	PENNSVILLE	SALEM	WOODSTOWN
2025	Diamond	Diamond	Patriot	Diamond	Diamond
2024	Diamond	Diamond	Patriot	Diamond	Diamond
2023	Horizon	Diamond	Royal	Diamond	Diamond
2022	Horizon	Diamond	Royal	Diamond	Diamond
2021	United	Diamond	United	Diamond	Diamond
2020	United	Diamond	United	Diamond	Diamond
2019	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2018	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2017	Classic	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2016	Classic	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2015	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2014	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2013	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2012	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2011	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2010	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 8-13; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, DEC. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Triton at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
x-Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Vineland, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Highland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester at Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Overbrook at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Morris at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Woodstown at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden County Tech, 4 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville Polar Bear Meet, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton at Bowlero, 3:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter, 3:30 p.m.
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

All-Star Soccer

The Tri-County and Colonial Conference soccer stars face off in annual all-star games Monday at Clayton

By Riverview Sports News

CLAYTON – The Tri-County Conference will put its recent series dominance on the line with another strong roster of all-stars when the games are played on the artificial turf at Haupt Field here Monday night.

TCC has won the boys game the last two years with one-sided outcomes – 9-1 and 5-2 – that weren’t anticipated but just happened.

“The whole point of the game is for it to be competitive and fun and for these guys to play with some really good players and just have some fun with it; that’s the main part of it,” said Woodstown coach Darren Huck, who has the TCC boys team. “I don’t want to see a blowout on either side, that’s not good for anybody. I’m expecting a close game.”

Salem County is well represented with five players in the 5 p.m. girls game and nine in the boys 7 p.m. nightcap.

Among the girls are Schalick’s set-piece specialist Quinn Berger and all-time assists leader Cali Fisler, Woodstown’s Delaney Walker and Ellie Wygand, and Pennsville’s Taylor Bass.

Schalick has four players on the TCC boys roster – Steve Chomo, Jaxon Weber, Anthony Sepers and Michael Nelson – and they’re joined by Woodstown’s Bryce Ayars and Josh Crawford, Pennsville’s Steve Fatcher and Coen Rinnier, and Salem Tech’s Kameron Brown.

“I think we’re going to have a very good showing,” Huck said. “I think we’re going to be very strong with very quality, quality players. It’s a privilege to coach them.”

Huck hasn’t determined his starters, but he does have a plan for the groups. He’ll play with three forwards, giving each of the two groups 20 minutes per half. The two sets of four midfielders also will get 20 minutes per half and the three sets of four defenders will each get 13-minute shifts. Each keeper will get 20 minutes.

“I expect the Colonial Conference to come out with their strongest lineup in the beginning of the game, so we want to make sure we put our strongest goal keeper out there,” Huck said.

Ten of the TCC girls and 12 of the TCC boys will be playing in the South Jersey Soccer Coaches All-Star Game Tuesday at Rutgers-Camden. The Colonial has seven and four players, respectively, in that game.

Girls rosters, 5 p.m.

NO.	TRI-COUNTY GIRLS	COLONIAL GIRLS
1	x-Taylor Stuart, Washington Twp.	x-Charlie Owens, Audubon
2	x-Carli Scrivana, Williamstown	x-Brielle Connor, Haddon Hts.
3	x-McKenna Eaton, Williamstown	x-Rylee Delaney, W. Deptford
4	Casey Vilary, Clearview	Penny Floyd, Gateway
5	Allison Wiggins, Kingsway	Alexis Nelson, Gloucester
6	Mackenzie Barry, Kingsway	Ayanna Miller, Woodbury
7	Brianna Weiss, Washington Twp.	Montgomery Graham, Sterling
8	Brooke Jones, GCIT	x-Kylie Tocco, Audubon
9	x-Deondria Simon, Clayton	x-Alexis Varela, W. Deptford
10	Alyssa Shinskie, Clayton	Joselyn Hauck, Haddon Twp.
11	LeighAnn Nage, Clayton	Madison Eastlack, W. Deptford
12	Audrey Duffield, Pitman	x-Kayleigh Daley, Gateway
13	Lauren Narolewski, Glou. Cath.	Whitney Okeke, Lindenwold
14	Kaitlyn Capalbo, Glou. Cath.	x-Emily Sewell, Gateway
15	x-Olivia Capecci, Delsea	Madison Sims, Sterling
16	x-Ayress Maitland, Delsea	Mariela Fuentes Ramirez, Lindenwold
17	Emma Serrano, Delsea	Egypt Bolan, Londenwold
18	Gracie Mills, Deptford	Molly Sullivan, Audubon
19	x-Anna Lawyer, Deptford	Sydney O;Loughlin, W. Deptford
20	Ciana Ragonese, Cumberland	Moira Schroeder, Haddon Hts.
21	Elizabeth Anderson, Highland	Jayleen Peebles, Haddon Twp.
22	x-Amina Brown, Glassboro	Lily Henning, Haddon Twp.
23	Quinn Berger, Schalick	Alex Billingsley, Haddon Twp.
24	x-Cali Fisler, Schalick
25	x-Delaney Walker, Woodstown
26	Ellie Wygand, Woodstown
27	Gianna Simon, Overbrook
28	Taylor Bass, Pennsville

x-Playing in SJSCA Game Tuesday at Rutgers-Camden

Boys rosters, 7 p.m.

	TRI-COUNTY BOYS	COLONIAL BOYS
1	William Gallagher, Triton	Connor Wendell, Audubon
2	Mason Henry, Deptford	Phelan Pizzutillo, Collingswood
3	x-Kenny Cockerill, Deptford	Mason McCarthy, Haddon Twp.
4	Brody Rowe, Timber Creek	Ethan LaCroix, Gateway
5	Aidan Worley, Highland	Juan Flores-Sanches, Collingswood
6	Joshua Holt, Cumberland	x-Eammon Sheehan, Haddon Twp.
7	x-Danny Bird, Delsea	x-Riley Yearicks, W. Deptford
8	x-Bryce Ayars, Woodstown	x-Ben Cameron, Audubon
9	Steve Chomo, Schalick	Max Ciavarelli, Haddon Hts.
10	x-Jaxon Weber, Schalick	Allan Medina, Gloucester
11	Anthony Sepers, Schalick	Zach Fayer, Audubon
12	x-Michael Nelson, Schalick	Allen Eastlack, W. Deptford
13	Josh Crawford, Woodstown	Nate Durst, Collingswood
14	x-Joey Zubert, Pitman	Lester Saba, Woodbury
15	Zach Payne, Glou. Cath.	Brendan Rettig, Gloucester
16	Alex Osorio, Wildwood	Shawn Rizzi, Audubon
17	Steve Fatcher, Pennsville	Quinn Dahem, Haddon Hts.
18	Ju’son Stewart, Clayton	Alton Rattle, Gateway
19	Steven Benckert, Clayton	Carter Watson, W. Deptford
20	Coen Rinnier, Pennsville	x-Bayron Guardado, Lindenwold
21	Kameron Brown, Salem Tech	Hendrick Guerrero, Lindenwold
22	x-Connor Brown, Kingsway	Jonathan Rojas, Haddon Hts.
23	x-Ayden Anderson, Washington Twp.	Jack McGarrigel, Haddon Twp.
24	x-Cole Madgey, GCIT	Patrick Farrow, Collingswood
25	Luke Marino, Clearview
26	x-Robbie Finnegan, Washington Twp.
27	x-Amadu Jalloh, Williamstown
28	Cristian Russell, Williamstown
29	Angel Lara, Wildwood
30	x-Sean Tarsatana, Washington Twp.

x-Playing in SJSCA game Tuesday at Rutgers-Camden.

All-TCC boys soccer

Here are the first and second team selections for the Tri-County Conference Diamond and Classic All-Star Teams; 27 Salem County players recognized; x-known TCC-v-Colonial All-Star Game picks

Diamond Division

POS	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM
F	Luke Price, Schalick	Tyler Vanlier, Schalick
F	x-Bryce Ayars, Woodstown	Trevor Leach, Pitman
F	Steve Chomo, Schalick	Josh Lewis, Overbrook
M	Jaxon Weber, Schalick	Nolan O’Toole, Schalick
M	Anthony Sepers, Schalick	Thomas Mason, Overbrook
M	Jake Lewis, Woodstown	Nate Newcomb, Pitman
M	Jake Bowen-Ashwin, Pitman
D	Michael Nelson, Schalick	JT Fleming, Schalick
D	x-Josh Crawford, Woodstown	Rooby Dorival, Penns Grove
D	Cooper Willoughby, Schalick	Tommy Tucci, Woodstown
D	Grady Datz, Pitman	Lucas Razze, Pitman
G	Joey Zubert, Pitman	Dwayne Guzman, Penns Grove

Classic Division

	FIRST TEAM	SECOND TEAM
F	Jonathan Rehm, Clayton	Sam Hassler, Pennsville
F	Zach Payne, Gloucester Cath.	Angel Rosario, Wildwood
F	Danny Bunay Coronel, Pennsville	Kameron Brown, Salem Tech
M	Justin Michaca, Pennsville	Edwin Castaneda-Sanchez, Pennsville
M	Jackson Venuto, Clayton	JP Laughrey, Pennsville
M	Alex Osorio, Wildwood	Jason Grossman, Gloucester Cath.
M	Logan Pace, Salem Tech
D	x-Steve Fatcher, Pennsville	Steven Benckert, Clayton
D	Ju’son Stewart, Clayton	Carrington Proffitt, Salem Tech
D	Angel Lara, Wildwood	Oscar DeJesus, Wildwood
D	Brant Regner, Pennsville	Jackson Mecholsky, Pennsville
G	x-Coen Rinnier, Pennsville	Justin Delaney, Clayton

Chasing down history

Woodstown boys place third as a team, Marino siblings post top 10 finishes in their respective races to qualify for Meet of Champions; further research indicates best finish ever

NJSIAA Group I XC Championship

BOYS TEAM: Glassboro 70, Metuchen 109, Woodstown 140, Indian Hills 160, Dayton 195, Haddon Twp. 201, Manville 221, Shore 239, Mountain Lakes 264, McNair 280, New Milford 299, Secaucus 305, Park Ridge/Emerson 306, Bogota 323, Kinnelon 331, Audubon 357, Highland Park 382, Rutherford 413, Verona 415, Schalick 514.

GIRLS TEAM: Shore 45, Metuchen 76, Bogota 110, Audubon 116, Mountain Lakes 142, New Providence 179, Rutherford 253, Haddon Twp. 260, North Warren 270, Hanover Park 286, McNair 337, Hasbrouck Heights 342, Maple Shade 358, Newton 364, Pequannock 370, Dayton 392, Woodstown 393, Saddle Brook 402, South Hunterdon 480, Schalick 490.

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

HOLMDEL – Steve New doesn’t mind digging deep when it comes to chasing cross country history. Some might find it painstaking and tedious, but he’s digging because he thinks he’s going to find treasure.

That’s the reason the Woodstown cross country coach will be happily diving into the history of the state cross country championship today looking to find the last time the Wolverines did as well as they showed Saturday at Holmel Park.

The Wolverines came in third at the Group I boys meet, and that’s as good as New can ever remember. They scored 140 points, pulling behind team champion Glassboro and runner-up Metuchen and solidly ahead of fourth-place Indian Hills. All five of their counters placed in the top 50 among runners competing on teams.

“In all honesty I would have loved to have gotten second; you can actually come home with a pretty cool trophy,” New said. “But I can’t complain. They got up on the podium, they got to get up on the stage, they got recognized for a third-place finish.

“I’ve never seen that in my years coaching here, and I’ve looked back a decent amount and I’ve never seen anything like that. I was pumped by it. I couldn’t have been more pleased with how they ran. Everyone ran tough. That made that two-hour school bus ride well worth it.”

(Upon a deep dive into the records Sunday morning, New discovered this was indeed the Wolverines’ best finish ever. He went all the way back to 1919 and they had never finished higher than 11th (last year) before.)

One of the keys to their high finish was the showing of Torsten Duva and Jackson Perry. Normally fifth and sixth finishers, they were the Wolverines’ fourth and fifth runners across the line on this day. Jake Marino, Karson Chew and David Farrell were their first three.

“Third place doesn’t move us on to MOC as a team but it’s a really good place for us and I’m happy with how everyone did,” Chew said. “We all finished close to each other and all around did everything we needed to do to have a great states.”

The Wolverines grabbed another piece of history that was even harder to find. Siblings Jake and Abby Marino both scored top 10 finishes in their respective races to qualify for the Meet of Champions. Jake was ninth in the boys race (17:15.87) and Abby was tenth in the girls race (20:45.22). The top 10 go.

With the help of AI, Jake learned they are only the second brother-sister combination since 1986 to qualify for MOC in the same year. Chris and Cate DeSousa, running for Christian Brothers and Red Bank Catholic, respectively, in 2019 are the only others to do. There have been seven sets of siblings since 1986 making it in the same year, but they’ve all been sisters or brothers.

“It’s crazy to think about,” Jake said. “To be able to have the opportunity to be able to compete at states together, but to not only capitalize on that and cement ourselves as one of two brother-sister duos going to the Meet of Champions the same year – and the only ones to go to the same school – is phenomenal. It’s something I will never forget.”

BOYS TOP 10		GIRLS TOP 10
Jayran Rodriguez, Manville	16:35.39	Alexandra Klein, Shore	18:54.88
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro	16:50.42	Ella Andersen, Metuchen	19:13.97
Frank Coppa, Indian Hills	16:51.42	Riley Fayer, Audubon	19:16.47
Michaelangelo Lepore, Mt. Lakes	17:00.82	Violet Page, Mt. Lakes	19:46.66
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro	17:04.27	Grace Montanari, Shore	20:27.61
Elliott Reines, Dayton	17:07.15	Micah Dalello, Sussex Tech	20:34.58
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro	17:11.57	Erin Dushinka, DelVal	20:37.59
Maddox Paulin, Shore	17:37.27	Taylor Zaneto, Metuchen	20:39.79
Jacob Marino, Woodstown	17:15.87	Milla Scalise, Shore	20:42.63
Kai Englert, Metuchen	17:20.90	Abby Marino, Woodstown	20:45.22

LOCAL BOYS COUNTERS
(Number in parentheses is overall place)
WOODSTOWN: 9. Jacob Marino (9) 17:15.87, 18. Karson Chew (18) 17:46.75, 27. David Farrell (30) 18:13.11, 28. Torsten Duva (43) 18:30.15, 39. Jackson Perry (53) 18:42.55.
SCHALICK: 76. Collin Bittle (84) 19:28.66, 82. Salvatore Longo (90) 19:39.22, 112. Joshua Weiner (120) 20:59.41, 119. Mason Cain (127) 21:43.83, 125. Chase Riley (133) 22:12.31.

LOCAL GIRLS COUNTERS
(Number in parenthesis is overall place)
WOODSTOWN: 8. Abby Marino (10) 20:45.22, 50. Anabel Schaal (60) 23:37.64, 99. Arianna Mott (115) 26:19.04, 113. Lucianna Mannella (129) 27:13.15, 123. Alice Bowser (139) 29:37.37.
SCHALICK: 42. Helen Lillia (50) 23:10.65, 97. Emma Cain (113) 26:17.01, 115. Emma Wilbur (131) 27:33.37, 117. Sarah Torpey (133) 27:47.21, 119. Ava Melnick (135) 28:48.01.
PENNSVILLE: IND. Sawyer Slad (68) 24:04.77.

Schalick to semis

Cougars take an emotional win over Penns Grove in SJ Group I boys soccer tournament; Pennsville blanked by top seed Haddon Twp.

SJ GROUP 1 BOYS SOCCER

FRIDAY’S QUARTERFINALS	TUESDAY’S SEMIFINALS
Haddon Twp. 6, Pennsville 0	Palmyra at Haddon Twp.
Palmyra 1, Pitman 0	Audubon at Schalick
Audubon 5, Riverside 2
Schalick 4, Penns Grove 0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — Schalick scored three goals in the second half after a dust-up right before intermission and handled Penns Grove 4-0 in the South Jersey Group I boys soccer quarterfinals.

In a game between two county and division rivals, tempers flared along the far sideline just as the first half ended. There was some discussion of ending the game right there with Schalick leading 1-0, but it was agreed the game would continue if the principal protagonists, Schalick’s Anthony Sepers and Penns Grove’s Michael Schultz, did not play in the second half and no further incidents would be tolerated. There were no red card ejections.

Schalick coach Joe Mannella declined to comment on the incident and Penns Grove’s Mano Massari said he was preoccupied with getting a sub into the game at the time and didn’t have a good enough vantage point of the scuffle to comment.

Officials, coaches and administrators huddled at midfield during the entire halftime before making their decision to continue.

The second-seeded Cougars were on their Ps and Qs after that so not to jeopardize their playoff hopes. Playing for their ousted teammate, they scored three times in the second half.

“It definitely fired us up,” Mike Nelson said.

“We wanted to do it for our teammate,” Jaxon Weber said.

Marco Spinnato told Sepers after the incident he was going to score a goal in the second half and he scored the first of his two five minutes into the period to give the Cougars some breathing room. He had a third goal waved off for offsides. Nelson got the other goal in the half, deflecting a long free kick from Weber inside the left post.

“I think that motivated us and pushed us to win this game,” Spinnato said. “It helped us because we knew if we made one mistake we were out of there.

“Our coaches, Jaxon, our captains, all told us we have to stay through the game plan and we have to keep motivated, we can’t let one thing get to us because if we let it get to us we’re jeopardizing our playoff run.”

“Momentum is a real thing,” Massari said. “They did nice job of putting the ball in the back of the net and staying in control. Good team over there.”

Nolan O’Toole banged home a rebound for the first goal of the match midway through the first half.

In terms of what took place between the lines, the Cougars (15-3-2) controlled the action on both sides of the ball. They created numerous chances on offense and when the Red Devils (9-6-3) appeared to mount an attack their defense was there to collect the ball and move it out of harm’s way. Goalie Evan Sepers had three saves.

“Defensively we continue to play really strong; we know that’s the key to winning in the playoffs, keeping the ball out of your net,” Mannella said. “They continue to do that and they were excellent today.”

The Cougars now host third-seeded Audubon in Tuesday’s semifinals.

**Pennsville coach Derek Foglein. (Photo by Brian Tortella)**

HADDON TWP. 6, PENNSVILLE 0: The top-seeded Hawks scored three goals in the first eight mights of the second half to open a comfortable margin and finished it off before the 20-minute mark to end Pennsville’s historic season and reach the sectional semifinals.

Sophomore Brody Beals scored his first career hat trick and Bobby McIlvaine scored twice to lead the victory. Danny McIlvaine scored the other goal.

Beals and Bobby McIlvaine scored in the first half to give the Hawks (14-5-1) a 2-0 lead. Beals opened the scoring in the second half and the McIlvaines scored a minute apart to make it 5-0.

“We ran into one of the best Group 1 teams in the state and they were on form,” Foglein said. “We battled with them for the first half, but then in the second half every shot they had was perfect.

“I know it’s crazy to praise my keeper in that scoreline, but Coen (Rinnier) was fantastic. He made some unbelievable stops in the first half. When it got to the second half, it wouldn’t have mattered who the goalie was.”

The Eagles (11-7-2) checked off a lot of boxes during the season. They enjoyed their winningest season since 2017, won their first division title in 32 years and won their first playoff game since 2014 in the opening round.

“It leaves a sour taste tonight, but tomorrow we’ll wake up and remember that we had a historic season,” Foglein said. “That’s what I reminded the guys on the bus.”

WJFL All-Stars

Here are the all-star teams for the West Jersey Football League Patriot and Diamond Divisions

Patriot Division

POS	FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
OL	Salvatore Fife, W. Deptford
OL	Chris Neff, Paulsboro
OL	Joseph Calderon, Overbrook
OL	Jacob Hand, Pennsville
OL	Lars Stenger, Camden Cath.
QB	Malakhai McKenzie, Paulsboro
RB	Axcel Bailey, Overbrook
RB	Nymir Daily, Camden Cath.
WR	Jeremiah Carr, Paulsboro
WR	Michael Joseph, W. Deptford
WR	Mike Aversa, Audubon
ATH	Colę Paskiewicz, W. Deptford
ATH	Teriq Moore, Overbrook
K	Brady Cobb, W. Deptford

POS	FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL	Al Dayrell, W. Deptford
DL	Jonah Jordan, Audubon
DL	Charles Schriver, W. Deptford
DL	Jayden Gurnovich, Pennsville
LB	Kam Simpkins, W. Deptford
LB	A.J. Powell, Overbrook
LB	Caden Luby, Collingswood
LB	Colton Sabo, W. Deptford
DB	Zamir Davis, W. Deptford
DB	Kyaire Harvey, Paulsboro
DB	Rylan Hardy, Pennsville
DB	Daniel Leahy, Camden Cath.
ATH	Robbie McDade, Pennsville
P	Lino Bataloni, Collingwood

HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE: Dylan Huff, OL Audubon; Terrance Gaffney, RB Collingswood; Jayden Devan, OL Overbrook; Madden Rosario, OL Camden Catholic; Marques Eli, WR Paulsboro; Perry Meranti, TE Pennsville; Shane Cruz, OL West Deptford.
DEFENSE: Cole Trotz, LB Camden Catholic; Aaron Pilla, DB Audubon; Tacere Redd, LB Collingswood; Rayon Pressler, DL Overbrook; Jamaal Robinson, DB Paulsboro; Trevor Waddington, DL Pennsville; Curtis Pearson, DB West Deptford.

Diamond Division

POS	FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
OL	Jayce Grays, Glassboro
OL	Amon Wright, Glassboro
OL	Abdur Jenkins, Salem
OL	Wyatt Irvine, Salem
OL	JaKai Ingrim, Penns Grove
QB	Jack O’Connell, Glassboro
RB	JoJo DeLecce, Glassboro
RB	Troy Carey, Salem
WR	Xavier Sabb, Glassboro
WR	Mekhi Parker, Glassboro
WR	Kaden Robinson, Salem
ATH	Amari Sabb, Glassboro
ATH	Desmund Thomas, Salem
K	Hunter Dragotta, Schalick

POS	FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
DL	Ray Brown, Penns Grove
DL	Antwuan Rogers, Salem
DL	Brandon Simmons, Glassboro
DL	Aiden Torres, Schalick
DB	Niko Jimenez, Woodbury
DB	Kyvion Parsons, Salem
DB	William Dunn, Salem
DB	David Stewart, Schalick
LB	Tasheem Butler, Glassboro
LB	DezYon Purnell, Schalick
LB	Elijah Young, Woodbury
LB	Davon Barr, Glassboro
ATH	Junior Serrano, Glassboro
P	Shawn Kelly, Schalick

HONORABLE MENTION
OFFENSE: Ryan Dispensa, OL Glassboro; Willie Chattam, OL Salem; Dale Thomas, RB Woodbury; Aiden Taulane, OL Woodstown; Sherrod Jones, WR Schalick; Antonio Cooper, OL Penns Grove.
DEFENSE: Dorian Kelsey, DL Glassboro; Quimere Bergen, DB Salem; Kahree Brown, LB Woodbury; Dylan Sheehan, DB Schalick; Bryceton Rooney, LB Woodstown; Luis Colon, LB Penns Grove.