Salem CC women use a big fourth-quarter rally to beat Middlesex and keep their playoff hopes alive 

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The Salem CC women’s basketball team could see their playoff hopes slipping away. Something had to happen, and it had to happen fast.

Nyaijah Jackson spoke softly but forcefully at halftime to let her teammates know things had to change. Mighty Oaks coach Brian Marsh was a little louder.

It took a little while for the message to kick in, but the Mighty Oaks ultimately put together a comeback for the ages, rallying from 19 down in the third quarter, to beat Middlesex 61-58 and keep their Region XIX playoff hopes alive.

They trailed by 19 (47-26) with 4:27 left in the third quarter and 15 to start the fourth, then outscored the Colts 26-8 in the fourth quarter to complete a sweep of this four-game scheduling block that was going to determine what their season eventually looked like.

“I knew we had it in us,” Mighty Oaks sophomore Caroline Zullo said. “We all knew we had it in us, we just didn’t show it in the first half. Second half, we decided to pull through. We felt our playoffs were slipping away, so we all collectively decided we’ve got to lock in.”

Teams have to be .500 or better overall or in the region to make the playoffs. The Mighty Oaks are now 10-8 with six games to play meaning all they have to do is find two more wins against the toughest stretch of the schedule. 

Four of the remaining games are against teams among the top five Division II teams in the region, starting with undefeated league-leading Union at home Tuesday, and the other two are against the region’s top two Division III teams.

There wasn’t a lot good that happened to the Mighty Oaks in the first half. They missed shots, they turned it over, they allowed the Colts (8-11) to score in the paint. Middlesex scored 22 points in the paint and 12 points off Salem’s 17 turnovers in the first half.

Marsh didn’t think their playoff chances were done at halftime, but he knew things would be harder if they didn’t pick it up because it would mean making something happen on the road.

“I just wasn’t happy with the effort in the first half,” he said. “It felt like the first game at Middlesex and I said it’s up to you guys. I can’t play for you guys, it’s up to you. If you want this game, we’ve got to get our energy up.

“We’ve got to speed this game up and we’ve got to start attacking the basket. Slow’s not our game. We’ve got to play fast. We play better when we’re attacking.”

Jackson spoke up in the dressing room, too, with some colorful language she said she apologized for. But it got the point across.

From the time they were down 19, the Mighty Oaks held the Colts to 3-for-15 shooting from the floor and forced them into 13 turnovers.

After fighting all the way back they finally took the lead 59-58 on a pair of free throws by Zullo with 16.5 seconds left after the Colts turned it over at the other end.

“I felt I might have popped my shoulder out of place,” Zullo said. “I was stressing, it was hurting, so I gave myself a minute or two and took a breath. I knew we needed the foul shots down by one. I at least wanted to go one-for-one and ended up making two. I felt the pressure so I decided to cancel everything out. All right, we need this (she said to herself) and I decided to put them in.”

They sealed it with two Jackson free throws at 2.4 after she was fouled clearing the rebound off a missed Middlesex layup. The Colts never got a final shot, mishandling the inbounds pass in the backcourt as the clock expired.

Jackson led the Mighty Oaks with 18 points, 14 in the second half. Kathryn Laurence had 15 and Jakayla Jenkins had 12. Zullo finished with six points and 12 rebounds. 

“I loved it, I loved every second of it,” Jackson said of the comeback. “We gave it all we had to the final minute of the game. Working together and playing together is one of the main things that got us the win today.”

SALEM CC 61, MIDDLESEX 58
MIDDLESEX (8-11) – Yasmen Zafar 1-3 0-0 2, Alyssa Rice 3-10 2-4 8, Jalena Santiago 5-7 2-2 12, Kezia Feaster 2-12 2-4 6, Angelina Peralta-Almonte 4-10 0-0 8, Genilah Singleton 3-6 0-5 6, Julianne Reyes 2-2 0-0 5, Abria Durham 0-0 0-0 0, Reema Azouzi 1-1 0-0 2, Taijaney McCollum 3-7 3-8 9. Totals 24-58 9-23 58.
SALEM CC (10-8) – Nyaijah Jackson 5-12 8-12 18, Caroline Zullo 2-6 2-2 6, Maggie St. Clair 3-11 0-0 6, Kathryn Laurence 5-13 3-4 15, Jakayla Jenkins 5-12 1-4 12, RayNescia King 0-3 1-2 1, Dani Gustin 0-1 0-0 0, Akira Chambers 0-1 0-0 0, Alexa Hopkins 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 21-62 15-24 61.

3-point goals: Middlesex 1-7 (Zafar 0-1, Feaster 0-4, Singleton 0-1, Reyes 1-1); Salem CC 4-15 (Jackson 0-1, Zullo 0-1, St. Clair 0-2, Laurence 2-7, Jenkins 1-1, King 0-1, Hopkins 1-2). Rebounds: 44 (Peralta-Almonte 17, McCollum 9, Santiago 7); Salem CC 31 (Zullo 12, Jackson 9). Total fouls: Middlesex 20, Salem CC 17.

Salem CC men knock off No. 14 Northampton in OT behind four double-figure scorers, double-double by Spencer and several big 3s

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – Mike Green has done a really nice job getting the Salem CC basketball team to a point where it’s starting to get looked at in a national light. But to break through the glass ceiling you have to beat some of those teams on the other side.

The Mighty Oaks missed a chance to do that Tuesday night just a few hours after they received some votes in the national JUCO rankings but not enough to crack the top 15. But they had their breakthrough moment Saturday, beating No. 14 Northampton 91-83 in overtime for the biggest win in Green’s 40-game run here.

It is believed to be the Mighty Oaks’ first win over a nationally ranked opponent since restarting the program in 2019.

“This puts us on the board,” freshman guard Xavier Brewington said. “We were already on the board, but after beating them, we’re gonna really get looked at, because they were ranked and we were just iffy. Now, we’re just up there. After the setback from (No. 12) Union, we came out here and had to do what we had to do.”

“At some point you’re going to have to notice the job that’s being done here,” Green said. “(Four-year) college coaches are reaching out now. We had a vote (in the poll) last week. Hopefully people continue to watch and give Salem basketball a chance because it ain’t the Salem of old. There’s some good stuff going on here.”

If the Mighty Oaks (17-5) needed any more incentive to go after this one, all they had to do was look at the box score from last February’s 89-37 pasting Green used as motivation. It’s the only box score from a previous game he still has tacked up on his board.

Unlike their game at No. 12 Union Tuesday night, the Mighty Oaks were in this one start to finish. They may have gotten down by 12 in the first half, but they didn’t let the game get away from them.

They tied it in regulation on Tamir Powell’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds left, then held their breath for overtime as J.J. Kolumber’s long 3 at the buzzer drew iron. It was Powell’s only 3 of the game.

“I had a strong feeling it was coming to me, and I knew I was going to make it because I missed every other shot before,” Powell said. “But I knew I had it in me. I knew I could make the shot, so I felt when the time was the biggest I chose it and I shot it and I made it.”

The Spartans worked the clock down for the final shot of regulation and the Mighty Oaks forced the ball into Kolumber’s hands after shutting off Nasir Ruhani on the other side of the floor, which is exactly what their scouting report said they should do.

“I think that was Tivon (Woolford) who did that,” Green said. “I think Tivon was in his gap because 24 (Ruhani) wanted to go one-on-one. That’s the scouting report. We were talking about that at halftime, like, follow the scouting report, just follow it. We made a decision that (showed) they understood the scouting report.”

The 3-ball was big for the Mighty Oaks in overtime, too, as Brewington hit one with 3:30 left to break a 75-75 and give them the lead and then buried another with his next shot to make it 81-75 with 2:33 to go. Tivon Wollford hit one later for a nine-point lead and the Mighty Oaks closed it out with five free throws in the final 35 seconds.

They were 10-of-28 from 3-point range in the  game, 7-of-17 in the second half and overtime, and were 19-of-22 from the foul line. Brewington was 4-of-8 from behind the arc.

“We’ve got four people (who can shoot it) and I’m going to find which one of them is going to make it today,” Green said. “I knew Brewington has been struggling, but I told him in the time out I don’t need you to dribble any more, I need you to shoot that damned ball, let it fly, and right after that he ran off about three of them.”

It looked like the Mighty Oaks might have missed their chance to take down the Spartans (17-3) early in the second half when they fought back from a seven-point deficit to have a chance to take the lead since 17-16 in the first half.

Jyheim Spencer was fouled trying to throw down a dunk that would have tied the game with 12:53 left. He made the first free throw, but missed the second. Akeem Taylor rebounded the miss, but his putback blocked by Ruhani. 

The Spartans collected the loose ball and Sebastian Fermin hit two free throws at the other end and the Mighty Oaks were back to playing catch-up for the rest of the half.

“Deep back in your head you think, aw, man, it might be over,” Brewington said, “but at the same time when you have teammates and coaches looking you up … we all came together and were like we’ve got to dig down because it’s going to be a dogfight.

“They were nationally ranked, but it was all about heart. We kept saying on the bench, in the locker room, in the huddle, this game is all about heart. We had to go in there with the mentality that we have to be a dog.”

The Mighty Oaks placed four scorers in double figures and Jyheim Spencer had a double-double. Taylor led the offense with 23 points. Brewington had 21, Woolford 10 and Spencer 15 points and a career-high 19 rebounds. 

Spencer would be leading the nation (JUCO Division III) in rebounding if he had enough games to qualify. He’s now averaging 15.3 rpg in eight games since making his debut Jan. 7.

SALEM CC 91, NORTHAMPTON CC 83 (OT)
NORTHAMPTON CC (17-3) – Sebastian Fermin 6-12 2-3 17, J.J. Kolumber 1-4 0-0 2, Abdul Jackson 6-19 2-3 16, Ameer Herran 6-7 2-3 14, Lamaj Mapp 1-3 0-0 2, Ethan Ringenberger 1-1 0-0 2, Ethan Sakwa 0-0 0-0 0, Nasir Ruhani 8-13 5-7 21, Josh Washington 3-5 1-5 7. Totals 32-64 12-21 83.
SALEM CC (17-5) – Tamir Powell 2-8 2-2 7, Tyrese Fortune 3-7 2-2 8, Xavier Brewington 7-14 3-3 21, Akeem Taylor 7-18 7-9 23, Jyheim Spencer 6-6 3-4 15, Dontarius Jones 1-2 0-0 2, A.J. Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Tivon Woolford 3-5 2-2 10, Josh Ramos 1-5 0-0 3, Taje’e Jordan 1-1 0-0 2, Stefan Phillips 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-69 19-22 91.

3-point goals: Northampton CC 5-14 (Fermin 3-8, Kolumber 0-2, Jackson 2-4); Salem CC 10-28 (Powell 1-6, Fortune 0-1, Brewington 4-8, Taylor 2-4, A. Jones 0-1, Woolford 2-3, Ramos 1-4, Phillips 0-1). Rebounds: Northampton CC 31 (Herran 10). Salem CC 39 (Spencer 19, Fortune 6). Total fouls: Northampton CC 18, Salem CC 18.

Here are the men’s and women’s Region XIX basketball standings; games through Jan. 23

THURSDAY’S GAMES
Salem 99, Williamson Trades 55
Union 87, Rockland 83
Essex at Atlantic Cape, ppd.
Orange County 85, Lackawanna 64
Montgomery 68, Southern Maryland 39
Central Penn 108, Harrisburg Area 97
Lancaster Bible JV at Thaddeus Stevens
Sussex 85, Ulster 80
Monroe (Bronx) 101, Bergen 71

THURSDAY’S GAMES
Passaic 2, Lehigh Carbon 0
Montgomery 76, RCSJ-Cumberland 37
Monroe (Bronx) at Essex
Camden 69, Brookdale 48
Lackawanna 101, Orange County 46
Northampton 85, Ocean 53
RCSJ-Gloucester 68, Philadelphia 53

Cover photo by John Holt

Mighty Oaks get back on track after loss to Union, avoid the pitfall of a game stuck between two nationally ranked region opponents

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The game had all the earmarks of a trap, but the Salem CC basketball team refused to fall into it.

Sandwiched between games against two nationally ranked Region XIX rivals, the Mighty Oaks faced a non-region opponent Thursday they had already beaten once this season. It was the kind of matchup that, if they weren’t focused or still wallowing in their loss at No. 12 Union on Tuesday, could have been a disaster.

No worries here. The Mighty Oaks were as focused and dominant as they’d been in a game all season. They nearly broke the scoreboard and they did break Williamson School of Trades 99-59.

It was a good cleanse going into Saturday’s Black-Out home game with No. 14 Northampton (17-2), the team directly ahead of the fourth-place Mighty Oaks in the Region XIX standings.

“They (Williamson) gave us a hell of a game at their home, so we knew not to take them lightly,” Mighty Oaks coach Mike Green said. “You have to respect your opponent, but also you have to respect yourselves, so you want to be at your best playing against anybody. 

“It’s about having your guys prepared mentally. There ain’t no light games. You only have 56 games guaranteed here, you don’t have time to be taking any games off. And now we’re getting coaches in the stands, recruiters in the stands, so you want to be at your best at all times.”

They have another potential trap game next week when they play Luzerne (currently 4-11) between CC of Philadelphia, currently fifth in the Region XIX standings, and current region No. 2 Montgomery County CC.

Thursday’s game against the Mechanics (12-8) started with Jyheim Spencer throwing down an alley-oop pass from Xavier Brewington and the Mighty Oaks (16-5) were off and running.

They put four scorers in double figures, got everybody appreciable minutes and everybody who played scored. They scored from everywhere, hitting 10 3-pointers as a team and getting 48 points in the paint. They are currently tenth in the nation (JUCO Division III) in scoring and fourth in made 3-pointers per game.

“This is how we want to play, man,” Green said. “The numbers are exactly how we want to play.”

Tivon Woolford led the 3-point parade. He tied his career-high with three in the first half and finished going 4-for-6 from behind the arc in a 14-point game. His first 3 gave Salem its first 10-point lead, his second made it 31-18 and his third put them up 38-22 shortly before halftime.

His shooting percentage behind the arc is better this year than it was as a freshman, but he was only 1-for-8 in his previous four games and hadn’t hit more than one in the previous 10 (5-for-23).

“My time was to come,” Woolford said. “Lately my shot hasn’t been falling. I guess today was a lucky day for me to knock the shot down.

“Every day before a game I wake up thinking I’ll have a good game and thinking I’ll do great every shot I can. In warmups it wasn’t falling, but in the game it was falling, so I guess it worked out. I can’t wait for the next one to show I can keep shooting. I want to show everybody I can really shoot, for real.”

When the Mighty Oaks weren’t hitting from the outside, they were attacking the basket. Bigs Spencer, leading scorer Akeem Taylor (16), Stefan Phillips and Taje’e Jordan combined for 39 points and were 18-of-35 from the field.

“We’re much bigger than everybody else and we can all play inside-out so everybody just goes inside,” Spencer said. “Coach is like ‘Go inside.’ Every time we play team smaller than us we just go straight inside. That’s really the game plan – everything inside. Make them foul us, hit foul shots.”

SALEM CC 99, WILLIAMSON TRADES 59
WILLIAMSON TRADES (12-8): A’Jaad White 0-1 0-0 0, Robert Wiley 7-19 6-6 23, Ronald Johnson 6-11 3-4 15, Jordan Draine 4-6 0-0 9, Semaj Cherry 4-10 2-4 10, Amir McIntosh 0-1 0-0 0, Dakiah Barlow 0-2 0-0 0, Ahmad Garvin 0-0 0-0 0, Nadir Ali 1-4 0-1 2. Totals 22-54 11-15 59.
SALEM CC (16-5): Tyrese Fortune 2-6 2-4 7, Xavier Brewington 4-8 3-3 12, Akeem Taylor 8-15 0-0 16, Stefan Phillips 4-7 0-0 8, Jaheim Spencer 4-7 1-3 9, Dontarius Jones 4-7 1-2 10, Tamir Powell 0-5 0-0 0, A.J. Jones 3-4 2-3 9, Tivon Woolford 4-7 2-2 14, Josh Ramos 3-7 0-0 8, Taje’e Jordan 2-6 2-2 8. Totals 38-80 13-19 99.

Cover photo of Taje’e Jordan battling down low by John Holt

Mighty Oaks pull away from tight game in final two minutes, working through a needed challenge for the gauntlet that lies ahead

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The game was a lot closer than anybody wearing green and grey would have liked, but considering what the Salem CC basketball team is about to run into it was probably the best thing that could happen to it.

The Mighty Oaks head into the most demanding stretch of the season, one that will determine their starting point in the Region XIX playoffs, when they play the other four top five teams in their next six games, starting with region-leading Union Tuesday night. 

Some might say that stretch started Saturday with an 88-81 win over Passaic, which played said Union to a two-point game its last time out.

After Saturday’s games around the league, they remain third in the Region XIX standings by winning percentage, but second behind Union based on games behind the leader. (See the updated standings elsewhere on the website)

Over the next 17 days the Mighty Oaks (15-4) play at Union (1), Northampton (4), at CC of Philadelphia (5) and at Montgomery (2) with a couple trap games with Williamson Trades (12-7) and Luzerne (4-9) in between. They won the first five games of their current season-best six-game winning streak by an average of 33.4 points with a couple 60-point blowouts and might have started getting comfortable with their position so a game like Saturday provided a reminder of what it’s like to be challenged.

“We’ve never been in a position like that,” freshman double-double machine Jyheim Spencer said. “It’s always we’re blowing teams out, we’re blowing teams out. We needed that type of challenge to where the game is close so we could see how we reacted. I feel we reacted well.”

“We needed this,” added sophomore Akeem Taylor. “The best teams always put on the toughest game. Some games aren’t going to be that pretty. A lot of games are ugly that you win, but the good teams always pull them out.”

The Panthers (9-9) matched Salem’s athleticism and gave the Mighty Oaks all they could handle. Before the start of the second half, Panthers coach Anthony Virgil reminded his team of the importance of the first five minutes, but they lost it in the final two minutes.

It was tight throughout the second half with neither team holding what would be a comfortable lead. The Mighty Oaks took the lead for good 76-75 on a Tyrese Fortune free throw with 2:31 to play, then outscored the Panthers 12-6 over the final 1:51 to nail it down.

“They challenged us big time, maybe moreso than anybody in a long while,” Mighty Oaks coach Mike Green said. “We responded. In those last two minutes our guys buckled down and they executed.”

The separation started with a three-point play by Taylor and included a thunderous dunk by the sophomore with 24 seconds left that provided a watershed moment for the player. After the three-point play, he blocked a shot on the other end that sent Tamir Powell off on a breakaway layup. Taylor hit another free throw to make it 82-75, the delivered the death blow.

“I hadn’t dunked in a long time because of my ankle, so when I saw I was open I was like this is the one,” he said. “I don’t know if I’ll be able to dunk like that next game but I needed that one. I was like this is the one. My eyes lit up.”

Taylor and Spencer both had double-doubles. It was Taylor’s first and Spencer’s fourth. They both joined the team off the injured list Jan. 7, five games ago.

Taylor had 32 points – 22 in the second half – and 11 rebounds. He hit 13 of 22 shots from the floor (8-of-10 in the second half) and also had six assists and three blocked shots.
 
Spencer grabbed almost every rebound in the first five minutes of the game and despite playing on a balky ankle that had him noticeably limping by the end of the game finished with 10 points without missing a shot, 18 rebounds, five assists and three blocks. He’s had three straight double-doubles.

“That’s my role on the team, to run the floor, block shots and get the rebounds for my teammates; that’s really my role on the court,” Spencer said. “My ankle was so messed up so I’m trying to focus on something other than trying to score the ball, something that’s going to help my team out.”

Photo of Salem CC’s Akeem Taylor (24) and Jyheim Spencer (32) at the basket Saturday by John Holt.

SALEM CC 88, PASSAIC 81
PASSAIC COUNTY CC (9-9) – Keymani Nevers 5-12 1-2 11, Ladorien Ladson 4-8 1-4 9, Shindon Thompson 5-12 1-1 12, Jayquan Briggs 7-19 5-6 19, Steven Rodriguez 5-13 2-4 14, Anthony Valdez 1-3 0-0 2, Josh Renta 0-1 0-0 0, A’Juwan Tiggs 4-8 1-2 9, Leonardo Torres 0-1 0-0 0, Josiah Etienne 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 33-81 11-19 81.
SALEM CC (15-4) – Tamir Powell 5-12 1-2 12, Tyrese Fortune 2-5 3-7 7, Xavier Brewington 1-10 2-4 4, Akeen Taylor 13-22 6-8 32, Jyheim Spencer 4-4 2-2 10, Dontavius Jones 3-4 2-2 9, A.J. Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Tivon Woolford 2-2 0-0 4, Josh Ramos 2-5 0-0 5, Taje’e Jordan 1-2 0-0 2, Stefan Phillips 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 34-68 17-27 88.

Both Salem CC teams earn important victories Saturday, each pulling them out late in the game

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CARNEYS POINT – The game was a lot closer than anybody wearing green and grey would have liked, but considering what the Salem CC basketball team is about to run into it was probably the best thing that could happen to it.

The Mighty Oaks head into the most demanding stretch of the season, a stretch that will determine their starting point in the Region XIX playoffs, when they play four of the other top five teams in their next six games, including region-leading Union Tuesday night. Some might say that stretch started Saturday with an 88-81 win over Passaic, which played said Union to a two-point game its last time out.

The Panthers matched Salem’s athleticism and gave the Mighty Oaks all they could handle. Before the start of the second half, Panthers coach Anthony Virgil reminded his team of the importance of the first five minutes of the half, but they lost it in the final two minutes.

The Mighty Oaks (15-4) took a 76-75 lead on a Tyrese Fortune free throw with 2:31 to play, then outscored the Panthers 12-6 over the final 1:51 to snag the victory extend their longest winning streak of the season to six games.

The separation started with a three-point play by Taylor and included a thunderous dunk by the sophomore with 24 seconds left that put it away and provided a watershed moment for the player.

Taylor and Jyheim Spencer both had double-doubles. Taylor had 32 points – 22 in the second half – and 11 rebounds. He hit 13 of 22 shots from the floor and also had six assists and three blocked shots. Spencer grabbed almost every rebound in the first five minutes of the game and despite playing on a balky ankle finished with 10 points, 18 rebounds five assists and three blocks.

This story will be updated.

Photo of Salem CC’s Akeem Taylor (24) and Jyheim Spencer (32) at the basket Saturday by John Holt.

PASSAIC COUNTY CC (9-9) – Keymani Nevers 5-12 1-2 11, Ladorien Ladson 4-8 1-4 9, Shindon Thompson 5-12 1-1 12, Jayquan Briggs 7-19 5-6 19, Steven Rodriguez 5-13 2-4 14, Anthony Valdez 1-3 0-0 2, Josh Renta 0-1 0-0 0, A’Juwan Tiggs 4-8 1-2 9, Leonardo Torres 0-1 0-0 0, Josiah Etienne 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 33-81 11-19 81.
SALEM CC (15-4) – Tamir Powell 5-12 1-2 12, Tyrese Fortune 2-5 3-7 7, Xavier Brewington 1-10 2-4 4, Akeen Taylor 13-22 6-8 32, Jyheim Spencer 4-4 2-2 10, Dontavius Jones 3-4 2-2 9, A.J. Jones 0-1 0-0 0, Tivon Woolford 2-2 0-0 4, Josh Ramos 2-5 0-0 5, Taje’e Jordan 1-2 0-0 2, Stefan Phillips 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 34-68 17-27 88.

St. Clair hits game-winner

NEWARK – Maggie St. Clair hit a layup with 30 seconds left and the Salem CC women played tight defense to force Essex into a bad shot at the end to pull out a 76-75 win and keep their region playoff hopes alive.

St. Clair finished with 20 points. Kathryn Laurence erupted for a career-high 26 on the strength of a career-high tying six 3-pointers

The win brought the Mighty Oaks to 8-8 on the season with eight games to play. Teams either .500 overall or .500 in Region XIX make it to the postseason.

This story will be updated.

SALEM CC 76, ESSEX CC 75
SALEM CC (8-8) – Kathryn Laurence 10 0-0 26, Jakayla Jenkins 1 5-7 7, Maggie St. Clair 9 0-0 20, Caroline Zullo 3 0-0 7, Nyaijah Jackson 4 1-2 9, Dani Gustin 1 0-0 2, Akira Chambers 2 1-4 5, RayNescia King 0 0-0 0, Alexa Hopkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 30 7-13 76.
ESSEX CC (3-9) – Natalie Fonseca 0 3-3 3, Kaheema McDonald 0 2-2 2, MiaMarie Thomas 1 0-0 2, Jakira Coar 11 0-0 26, Katherinne Avecillas 4 0-0 10, Basirat Animashaun 3 1-1 7, Michelle Hernandez 4 0-0 8, Mya Jackson 0 0-0 0, Kayley Lynch 4 9-9 17. Totals 27 15-15 75.