Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 9-15
MONDAY, FEB. 9 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Paulsboro, 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.
TUESDAY, FEB. 10 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Delsea girls at Schalick, 5 p.m. Woodstown at Timber Creek, 5 p.m. Penns Grove at Palmyra, 5:30 p.m. Cedar Creek at Schalick, 6 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Morris, TBA
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 BOYS BASKETBALL Pennsville at Pitman, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Oakcrest at Schalick, 4 p.m. Pitman at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville, Salem at Overbrook Girls Jamboree, 5 p.m. Salem at Willingboro, 5 p.m. Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, FEB. 12 GIRLS BASKETBALL Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Camden at Salem CC, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 13 BOYS BASKETBALL TCC Tournament Championship Bracket Clearview at Timber Creek Gloucester Catholic at Deptford Woodstown at Cumberland Penns Grove at Williamstown Postseason Bracket Schalick at Clayton Salem Tech at Wildwood Pennsville at Highland GIRLS BASKETBALL TCC Tournament Championship Bracket Cumberland at Clearview Woodstown at Kingsway Triton at Washington Twp. Postseason Bracket Pitman at Highland Salem Tech at Clayton Penns Grove at Overbrook WRESTLING Schalick, Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill West at Maple Shade, 3:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEB. 14 BOYS BASKETBALL Salem Tech at Salem, 10 a.m. Woodstown at Haddonfield, 11:30 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL TCC Tournament Pennsville at Delsea WRESTLING 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
Salem boys clinch TCC Classic division title in big way; Pennsville girls settling in with new coach, win second with Efelis; also scores and highlights from the rest of Thursday night’s Salem County sports calendar
BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove 66, Glassboro 52 Salem 110, Clayton 77 Schalick 63, Pennsville 33 Overbrook 51, Woodstown 46 Buena 57, Salem Tech 42 GIRLS BASKETBALL Glassboro 65, Penns Grove 31 Salem 54, Clayton 40 Woodstown 54, Overbrook 16 Pennsville 52, Schalick 35 WRESTLING Oakcrest 67, Salem 9
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PITTSGROVE – The second time around was a little bit easier for Robin Efelis and the Pennsville girls basketball team.
With a lot less chaos and a bit more preparation, the Eagles won their second game in three days under their new coach Thursday night, topping Schalick 52-35 to remain on pace for a Tri-County Conference Diamond Division crown.
“They named Ryan Wood assistant coach, so with his knowledge and skill it made it a lot easier,” Efelis said. “Right now I’m just trying to get used to the thought (of being head coach). The girls are good. They’re handling it well, all the changes this week. They just pushed and pushed tonight and they did really good.
“I was just letting the girls be the girls. We had a few things that we tweaked here and there, but for the most part this week we were just letting them play.”
Efelis was installed as the Eagles’ interim head coach Monday night, less than 24 hours before they took on their biggest county rival in a game that could have derailed their title hopes. They beat Woodstown that night, but Efelis admitted “I was just a little bit overwhelmed. Everything happened so fast. I don’t mind stepping up, but I kind of miss my partner, too.”
She was promoted following the abrupt resignation of coach Steve Merritt after Monday’s practice. It’s her first time as a head coach in basketball, although she spent two seasons as the Pennsville track coach earlier in her career.
Neither Merritt nor Pennsville athletics director Jamy Thomas would comment on the internal nature of the resignation when the news broke. And neither would Efelis, except to express loyalty and appreciation for the coach she aided both years of his tenure.
“Steve’s heart was in the game,” Efelis said. “He had basketball in his heart. My opinion is not going to change.”
The Eagles (12-6) are a veteran team so Efelis wasn’t worried about them being able to handle the adversity. They got off to a slow start Thursday, falling behind 14-7 in the first quarter, but the fortunes swung on the last two minutes of the second quarter and first two minutes of the third. It was Pennsville’s fourth straight win.
Taylor Bass and Marley Wood led the offense with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Bass had 13 in the second half. Addie Johnston, who hit five 3-pointers in the Woodstown game, hit three more against the Cougers (12-5) and finished with 11 points. Jaida Burns and Izzy Saulin played key roles defensively.
Nevaeh Robinson and Ava Scurry led Schalick with 11 points apiece. Robinson hit a pair of 3-pointers in the Cougars’ first-quarter surge, but was held to five the rest of the night.
“The Pennsville girls kind of ran the show tonight,” Efelis said. “They got it together. They were a little lax the first quarter and then they took off.
“My coaching thing is I’m in it for the girls. I love watching them play. I love everything. Whether they lose or whether they win, I love seeing them compete. Tonight was a good night for us.”
They don’t time to rest on it. They have another emotional game Friday, hosting Millville for Senior Night.
SALEM 54, CLAYTON 40: Dyaira Anderson scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds for her ninth double-double of the season, Carlysia Pierce scored 16 points and Jaryn Weathers had 10 as the Rams won their second straight and got back to .500 (8-8) on the season. Pierce also had eight rebounds, six steals and two blocked shots.
WOODSTOWN 54, OVERBROOK 16: The Wolverines got balanced scoring and played a tough defense that held the Rams to two points in three of the four quarters. Kendall Young led Woodstown’s offense with 14 points. Lauren Hengel had 10. Kemma Perry and Autumn Paleschic had eight apiece. For Paleschic, a sophomore in her first year on varsity, it was a career-high and doubled her season point total.
GLASSBORO 65, PENNS GROVE 31. Keziah Patterson scored 20 points for Penns Grove, but Glassboro got 27 from Kezia Brackett and 19 from Lily Czubas to remain on track with Pennsville to tie for the TCC Diamond Division crown,
Boys games: Salem clinches
CLAYTON — Salem scratched off a big box on their to-do list Thursday night, clinched its first Tri-County Classic Division title in five years and did it in a most emphatic way.
The Rams placed five scorers in double-figures, got double-doubles from Tymear Lecator and Marshall Stephens, and scored the most points in a game under coach Anthony Farmer, outgunning Clayton 110-77.
With their fourth straight win, the Rams (16-3) opened a two-game lead on Wildwood with one division game to play.
“It’s one of the first goals that you try to accomplish as you move forward to the ultimate goal, which is winning a state title,” Farmer said. “The first one you’ve got to get is the division. So, definitely a good feeling for the boys and the program to claim a division again, but there’s more work to be done.”
It was the second time this season and fifth time in Farmer’s five-year tenure the Rams have scored 100 or more in a game. Four of those games were against Clayton.
Lecator led the Rams with 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds. Stephens had 11 points, 11 rebounds and four blocked shots. Xavier McGriff (15), Neziah Spence (15) and Deshaan Williams (14) also scored in double figures. All of Spence’s points came on 3-pointers. Clayton’s James Fritz led all scorers with 30 points.
The Rams led 46-34 at halftime, then erupted for 38 points in the third quarter to give themselves a chance at 100.
“That’s what our pregame was about, mentally preparing for the task at hand and going to play the right way,” Farmer said. “We have been playing better lately and we wanted to keep it rolling. We know Clayton forces you into some bad things and some bad habits with their style of play, so we wanted to be conscious of the things we’ve been working on and continuing to take steps forward. I’m proud of the way they finished today.”
It was another big game for Lecator. The junior moved to within 52 points to becoming a 1,000-point scorers. He’s scored 71 points in three games this week and he’s been averaging 20.7 in the 11 games since Pitman held him to seven points on Jan. 6. He’s also had 63 assists in the same stretch.
“Ty is a true student of the game,” Farmer said. “He’s a hard worker so I’m proud as coach to see those type of guys rewarded. He’s a heck of a player and he’s improving day by day. The sky’s the limit for that kid if he continues to listen and do the right things. He’s just gotten better each year.”
The Rams have a big test in their next game, facing SJ Group 4 No. 1 Cherry Hill East (18-2) Saturday in the Battle by the Bay in Atlantic City.
3-point goals: Salem 10 (McGriff, Spence 5, Lecator 3, Robbins); Clayton 9 (Venuto, Fritz 2, Carter, Ke. Mosley 3, Rehm, Ki. Mosley). Rebounds: Salem 58 (Stephens 11).
1000-POINT WATCH
TODAY
TOTAL
NEXT
Tymear Lecator, Salem
17 vs. Clayton
948
vs. CHE, Saturday in Atlantic City
PENNS GROVE 66, GLASSBORO 52: The Red Devils jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first 3:30 of the game and maintained the lead. Penns Grove’s three double-digits scorers outscored Glassboro’s three by 13 points. Roman Gipson led Penns Grove with a season-high 21 points and Haneef Frisby scored 16, his best game in a Penns Grove uniform. Geonni Conrad added 10. Glassboro was led by Xavier Sabb’s 13.
OVERBROOK 51, WOODSTOWN 46: Newly minted 1,000-point scorer Blake Bialecki had 12 points and hit four 3-pointers to set Woodstown’s all-time record for career treys and Elijah Caesar had 10, but the Wolverines couldn’t overcome three double-digit scorers by the Rams. Bialecki now has 1,013 career points and 190 career 3-pointers.
SCHALICK 63, PENNSVILLE 33: Danny Knight had 22 points for Pennsville.
Wrestling
OAKCREST 67, SALEM 9 106: Giovanni Taylor (O) won by forfeit 113: Mason Sanchez (O) won by forfeit 120: Joseph Sanchez (O) tech fall over Zachary Tortella, 23-4 (4:00) 126: Romas Rivera (O) dec. Hayden Stauble, 15-11 132: Heriberto Curtidor (O) tech fall over Guylherme Quintanilha, 18-3 (4:00) 138: Kevin Longo (O) pinned Brodie Parker, 4:00 144: Aiden Xayaphachan (O) won by forfeit 150: Joseph Goetaski (S) pinned Gavin Gabriel 157: Roberth Quiroz (O) won by forfeit 165: Malik Hughes (O) won by forfeit 175: Gunnar Olivieri (O) won by forfeit 190: Nyree Montford (O) won by forfeit 215: Nicholas Bellace (O) won by forfeit 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) dec. Youssef Nosair, 7-2.
Conference tournament goes to two tiers, division winners earn first-round byes, official seeding done Super Bowl Sunday
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
The Tri-County Conference basketball tournament will have a different look this year, one that expands the championship bracket to 12 teams and rewards division champions.
The tournament will be split into two sections rather than three divisions, a 12-team “championship bracket” and an 11-team “post-season bracket.” It will be seeded by conference officials on Super Bowl Sunday.
The championship bracket will be contested Feb. 13, 17 and 19, with the championship games on both the boys and girls side being played Feb. 21 at Washington Twp. Teams in the post-season bracket are guaranteed two games, but can drop the second if mutually agreed upon.
All games leading to the championship bracket final as well as all post-season bracket games will be played at the higher seed.
The four division winner will draw first-round byes. All seeds will be determined by the NJSIAA power points standings after Saturday’s games, with some teams leapfrogging the one directly above them if they have the head-to-head advantage.
“They felt like we were cutting teeth between the 8 seed in the A bracket and the 9, 10, even down to the 11 seed, in the B bracket,” said Pennsville athletics director Jamy Thomas, who assists the TCC in the seeding process.
“There were a couple things at play,” he continued. “If you were that 8 seed in the A, often times you’d rather be the 9 seed in the B. It made it more competitive.
“We often didn’t have all four division champs in the A bracket – I think that happened last year – because of power points and they were basically like that shouldn’t happen. You should at least get something for winning your division.”
Based on the power points standings Wednesday morning, the projected bracket looks like this:
The four byes: 1. Deptford, 2. Kingsway, 3. Salem, 4. Overbrook.
Seeds 5-12: 5. Cumberland, 6. Williamstown (head-to-head over Delsea), 7. Delsea, 8. Timber Creek, 9. Penns Grove, 10. Clearview, 11. Woodstown, 12. Gloucester Catholic.
The bracket would have 8v9 playing the 1 seed, 5v12 playing 4, 6v11 playing 3, and 7v10 playing 2.
Seeds 13-23: Washington Twp, GCIT, Triton, Glassboro, Wildwood (head-to-head over Pitman), Pitman, Highland, Clayton, Schalick, Pennsville, Salem Tech.
And the girls projected seeds based on Wednesday’s power points standings are …
The four byes: 1. Gloucester Catholic, 2. Wildwood, 3. Glassboro, 4. Timber Creek.
Seeds 13-23: Schalick, Williamstown (beat Deptford), Deptford, GCIT, Clayton, Salem, Pitman, Highland, Penns Grove (beat Overbrook twice), Overbrook, Salem Tech.
Of course, it all becomes official Sunday,
“I think this will probably make it go a little smoother,” Thomas said. “Because you really only have the one cutoff between the two divisions and, honestly, power points should lock that down.”
Woodstown senior reaches milestone on 2 FTs with 2.4 seconds left in Wolverines’ win; plus scores and details from Tuesday night’s Salem County sports calendar BOYS BASKETBALL Woodstown 45, Cherry Hill West 40 Salem 73, Pitman 35 Glassboro 69, Schalick 23 Overbrook 52, Penns Grove 39 Clayton 80, Salem Tech 60 GIRLS BASKETBALL Pennsville 47, Woodstown 33 Penns Grove 60, Overbrook 39 Clayton 42, Salem Tech 26 Salem 67, Pitman 51 Glassboro 52, Schalick 8 BOYS BOWLING Salem Tech 4, ACIT 0 Lindenwold 3, Salem 1
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
CHERRY HILL — Blake Bialecki became the latest member of the Salem County 1,000-Point Club Tuesday and he took the bid all the way down to the wire.
The Woodstown senior needed 14 points to become the 11th boys player to join the list. He got a game-high 15. He reached the milestone on two free throws with 2.4 seconds to play to seal the Wolverines’ 45-40 bounce back win at Cherry Hill West.
“They were actually really important free throws,” he said. “It was, I needed to ice the game and get my 1,000 points at the same time.
“I wasn’t worried about it. I just wanted to get the win. They face-guarded me. They definitely didn’t want me to get it against them. I didn’t get many shots off today, but when I did I made it.”
For the longest time it looked like he might to extend the celebration to another day. The Lions (6-13) face-guarded him in such a manner “they definitely didn’t want me to get it against them” and limited his touches.
He had eight points with 4:30 to play and the game tied at 34. His 3-pointer from the right side with 3:15 left gave the Wolverines (12-7) a 39-34 lead. He hit two free throws with 1:01 left to make it 41-36, then hit the milestone after being fouled on an inbounds play in the backcourt.
“There are a lot of emotions,” he said. “Me and my parents have worked so hard for it and it’s been a goal of mine since middle school. There’s been countless hours in the gym with my dad. I’m just super excited and happy.
“Over COVID I really fell in love with training and getting better at basketball and I really fell in love with the sport. I set a lot of goals and one of them was 1,000 points.”
The fourth-quarter 3 was his third of the game and equally historic. It tied him with 1,600-point girls scorer Talia Battavio for Woodstown’s all-time 3-pointer record (186), a mark he covets as much as the 1,000-point mark.
“It’s definitely important to me because I define myself as a shooter and I work really hard on shooting 3s,” he said. “I train shooting 3s like a ton. Most of my workouts are focused on 3-point shooting. I still work on other stuff, but it’s mostly based around shooting. I want to be known as a shooter.”
He is the 68th player to make the Salem County boys 1,000-point list. He made sure to credit his coaches and teammates to reaching the milestone, calling it “our award, our 1,000 points and not just mine.”
WOODSTOWN 45, CHERRY HILL WEST 40 WOODSTOWN (12-7): Elijah Caesar 3 4-6 11, Jalen Markward 2 2-2 6, Blake Bialecki 3 6-6 15, Alejandro Vazquez 2 0-0 5, Josh Kiing 4 0-0 8, Lucas Fulmer 0 0-2 0. Totals 14 12-16 45. CHERRY HILL WEST (6-13): Jordan Wise-Jones 1 2-2 4, Andre Blalock 3 0-0 7, Korey Morton 3 0-0 8, Hayden Boyle 3 2-2 8, Rasheed Braxton 5 3-4 13. Totals 15 7-8 40.
Woodstown
11
13
6
15-
45
Cherry Hill West
7
9
11
13-
40
3-point goals: Woodstown 5 (Caesar, Bialecki 3, Vazquez); Cherry Hill West 3 (Blalock, Morton 2).
1000-POINT WATCH
TODAY
TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15 vs. Cherry Hill West
1001
Tymear Lecator, Salem
26 vs. Pitman
931
SALEM 73, PITMAN 35: The Rams’ Tymear Lecator connected on six 3-pointers and scored 28 points to move closer to becoming the 69th player on the Salem County boys 1,000-point list. The junior was 10-for-18 from the field, 6-of-12 from 3-point range. He also had six rebounds and five assists. He’s gone for at least 25 in four of his last six games. Twelve players scored for the Rams in the game.
GLASSBORO 69, SCHALICK 23: Xavier Sabb went for 30 points as the Bulldogs beat a Salem County opponent for the second day in a row. The Bulldogs started the year 2-9 but have won four of their last seven.
“We’re just trying to put it all together at the right time,” Bulldogs coach Lynell Payne said after his team dispatched Woodstown Monday. “I don’t want to speak too soon, but I will say we’re understanding what needs to be done. We will be the most dangerous 16 seed in the tournament.”
OVERBROOK 52, PENNS GROVE 39: Lamar Little filled the boxscore with 13 points, two rebounds, four assists, two blocks and three steals as the Rams clinched the Tri-County Diamond Division title. Bilal Robinson (11) and Gavin Cajuste (10) also scored in double figures. Penns Grove got balanced scoring, but didn’t have a scorer in double figures.
CLAYTON 80, SALEM TECH 60: Aiden Bobo scored a career-high 22 points, but the Chargers couldn’t overcome 12 Clippers hitting the scoring column with half of them going for at least eight points. James Fritz led the winners with 15 points.
Girls games
PENNSVILLE — Robin Efelis didn’t really know what to expect. She was just hoping for the best.
In the 24 hours prior to Tuesday night’s game with Woodstown, Efelis has gone from assistant coach to head coach and had to prepare for her team’s biggest basketball rival.
The new head coach and her Pennsville girls came through it well, taking down the Wolverines for the second time this season, 47-33 to remain on pace to share the Tri-County Diamond Division crown with Glassboro. Both teams are 7-1 in the six-team division and split their series during the season.
Efelis landed in the position after Eagles head coach Steve Merritt abruptly resigned after practice Monday night.
The teams battled it out in the first half with Pennsville going into the break with a 16-13 lead, but the Eagles dominated the second half, outscoring the Wolverines 31-20. They took control with a 12-4 third quarter.
Addie Johnston led the Eagles (11-6) with 20 points, just missing her career high. Taylor Bass had 13 points and Marley Wood had eight. Kendall Young led Woodstown with 11 points.
Among Merritt’s parting words to the team Monday was they had a good chance to win the game if they played like a five-man unit and protected the ball.
“The girls played extremely well tonight,” Efelis said.
SALEM 67, PITMAN 51: The Rams got a combined 56 points from their big three — Carlysia Pierce, Dyaira Anderson and Maddie Dixon — produced a pair of double-doubles and outscored Pitman in the fourth quarter 21-6 to pull away. Pierce had a team-high 19 points, 14 rebounds and six steals. Anderson delivered 18 points and 17 boards, and Dixon scored 16 points (with five rebounds and four steals).
GLASSBORO 52, SCHALICK 8: The Bulldogs did to Schalick wahat the Cougars usually do to their opponents: D them up. The Bulldogs held their visitors to one points in the first quarter and shut them out in the third to snap their seven-game winning streak. Kezia Brackett led their offense with 27 points. Sianna Wedderburn and Lily Czubas both grabbed 11 rebounds and Sanaa Thomas dealt 10 assists.
CLAYTON 42, SALEM TECH 26: India Bryant led Clayton with 14 points. Shelby Drummond led the Chargers with seven.
PENNS GROVE 60, OVERBROOK 39: The Red Devils collected their second win of the season and snapped a nine-game losing streak. Their other win came over the Rams in early January.
Glassboro denies Bialecki bid for 1000, Salem takes control of division, Schalick girls set up Willoughby for special Senior Night experience and more
BOYS BASKETBALL Gateway 64, Salem Tech 31 Glassboro 71, Woodstown 49 Salem 55, Wildwood 43 Schalick 54, Cape May Tech 40 West Deptford 58, Pennsville 15 GIRLS BASKETBALL Millville 46, Woodstown 39 Penns Grove at Paulsboro Overbrook 55, Salem Tech 35 Schalick 34, Cape May Tech 16 WRESTLING Schalick 65, Salem 12
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
GLASSBORO — The banner had been prepared and was folded neatly in the car. The plan was to bring it in sometime during the second half if Blake Bialecki was getting close to the milestone.
The Woodstown senior has been closing in on the 1,000-point barrier, but Glassboro — and Mekhi Parker — were determined not to have it happen on their watch.
The Bulldogs played what their coach, Lynell Payne, called “one of our better” defensive games of the season. They held Bialecki to nine points and stuffed the “sleepwalking” Wolverines, 71-49.
The nine points left Bialecki with 986 for his career. His nine points came on three 3-pointers – one in each of the last three quarters – and moved him within four of breaking the school’s all-time record for 3s, currently held by Talia Battavio (186).
“We made it a point,” Payne said. “He was sitting at 977 and I told the guys we don’t let anybody get that 1,000th point on us, so they collectively took it upon themselves and said OK we’re going to have some pride. We’re playing at home, we’ve been up and down all year ,so today we’re going to have some pride and definitely stop him because he torched us last time.”
Bialecki went for 25 when the teams played right before Christmas. He needed almost that many Monday to reach the milestone, but was held to single digits for just the fifth time this season and the first time in six games.
“When you look at our games people have been scoring on us,” Payne continued. “The LEAP guy (Gabriel Shoultz) had 30. Last week, the guy from Camden County Tech (Charles Barbour) had like 25. So, we’ve got to take some pride on defense and not let anybody score on us and I think tonight we actually locked in and did that.”
Actually, they’ve had an opposing player go for at least 25 in three of their previous four games.
The assignment to keep Bialecki in check fell to Parker. The 6-foot-4 sophomore never let his man get more than arm’s length away and held him to 3-for-16 shooting.
“When I said we cannot let this guy go off on us, he said, ‘Coach, I got him,’” Payne said of Parker “That’s what I look for. I can assign any of you, but whoever’s comfortable and you don’t want to let your brothers down, you guard him. And then he said ‘I got him’ and we all trusted him.”
“They definitely played very good defense on me today,” Bialecki said. “They did a really good job. My shot was rushed, took away my confidence kind of.”
Meanwhile, the Bulldogs dictated the pace. Xavier Sabb led all scorers with 19 points. Parker had 16 and Will Boggans 10. Alejandro Vazquez was the only Woodstown scorer in double figures. He hit three 3s and finished with 14.
The Wolverines held a 14-12 lead at the end of the first quarter, then starting going the other way. They were outscored 13-5 in the second quarter and 46-30 in the second half. Sabb, Parker and Maurice Davis combined for 33 points in the second half.
“Sleepwalking,” Woodstown coach Ramon Roots said. “We were sleepwalking. They played tougher. They played stronger. That’s what it came down to. (His team) didn’t play tough tonight.”
Bialecki’s next shot at the milestone is Tuesday, when the Wolverines — and the banner — travel to Cherry Hill West. He’s not pushing it.
“I’m going to do whatever I can to help us win,” he said. “If that comes, it comes.”
WOODSTOWN (11-7): Eli Caesar 1 0-0 2, Jalen Markward 1 2-4 4, Blake Bialecki 3 0-0 9, Alejandro Vazquez 5 1-3 14, John Hood-McGinley 0 0-0 0, Josh King 1 0-0 2, Andrew White 2 2-2 7, Trey Markward 0 0-0 0, Lucas Fulmer 1 0-0 2, Bryce Ayars 0 0-0 0, Frankie Hoerst 0 0-2 0, Connor Miller 3 2-2 9, Brian Booker 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-13 49 GLASSBORO (5-12): Xavier Sabb 7 5-8 19, Mehki Parker 7 0-2 16, Will Boggans 5 0-0 10, Riley Brown-Dispensa 1 4-4 6, Marley Crowl 3 2-2 8, Maurice Davis 3 3-4 10, Wolfgang Donoway 0 0-0 0, Cam Parker-Akins 0 1-2 1, David Gillis 0 0-0 0, Lorenzo Jones 1 0-0 2. Totals 27 15-22 71.
Top photo: Glassboro’s Mekhi Parker (5) keeps a close eye on Woodstown’s Blake Bialecki during Monday’s game.
SALEM 55, WILDWOOD 43: The Rams solidified their hold on the Tri-County Classic Division lead by completing their season sweep of the Warriors.
The game was tight throughout, but the Rams carried a four-point lead into the fourth quarter, never lost it and closed it out with six straight Tymear Lecator free throws in the final minute. Lecator was 8-for-8 from the line in the game — all in the fourth quarter — and finished with 28 points.
“I believe we’re starting to become a more disciplined team down the stretch,” Rams coach Anthony Farmer said. “That has helped us come out on the other side of some really tough games. I’m proud of my guys.”
The Rams, still No. 2 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings, are the only undefeated team in the Classic with three divisions games to play. They hold a two-game lead in the loss column over Wildwood, which has one division game left, and a three-game lead in the loss column over Clayton, which has three division games left.
3-point goals: Salem Tech 3 (Pompper, Myers, B. Kroll); Gateway 11 (Haase 5, Bink 2, Coryell 2, Langston, Forman). Rebounds: Salem Tech 23 (Cusch 8, Lewis 5, Myers 5); Gateway 36 (Runner 8, Cook 7).
WEST DEPTFORD 58, PENNSVILLE 15: Michael Joseph scored 13 points and West Deptford got points from 11 players. West Deptford opened a 24-3 lead in the first quarter.
PENNSVILLE (3-15): Danny Knight 2 1-2 5, Shamir Watkins 1 0-0 2, Gavin Spears 1 0-0 3, Colt Willis 1 1-3 3, Aidan Clark 1 0-2 2. Totals 6 2-7 15. WEST DEPTFORD (6-12): Curtis Pearson 3 0-2 6, Kyree Eason 2 0-0 4, Thomas Cross 2 2-2 7, Carter Watson 2 0-0 5, Yasmine Abdel-Hamid 1 0-0 2, Anthony Martello 2 1-2 5, Michael Garcia 1 0-0 2, Michael Joseph 6 1-3 13, Zamir Davis 1 0-2 2, Talib Bogar 1 3-4 5, Cole Stanish 3 1-1 7. Totals 24 8-16 58.
Pennsville
3
5
4
3-
15
West Deptford
24
11
19
4-
58
3-point goals: Pennsville 1 (Spears); West Deptford 2 (Cross, Watson).
1000-POINT WATCH
TODAY
TOTAL
NEXT
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
9 vs. Glassboro
986
at CHW, Tues.
Tymear Lecator, Salem
28 vs. Wildwood
905
vs. Pitman, Tues
Girls games: Special moment
PITTSGROVE — Schalick recognized its seniors Monday night and orchestrated a special moment for one of them.
Abby Willoughby hasn’t been able to play this basketball season while recovering from an injury during the soccer season, but the but the Cougars gave her a chance to score one more time in their 34-16 win over Cape May Tech.
It came right out of the gate. They positioned Willoughby under the basket, Ava Scurry directed the opening tip to Vicky Basich, who then passed to Willoughby for a layup.
“It was a special moment for her as I know she has missed being on the court,” Cougars coach John Whelan said. “Abby has been a big part of this program the last four years and she without a doubt earned this moment. I’m glad she was able to celebrate it with her teammates and family.”
After the bucket the Cougars subbed her out and allowed CMT to get the points back.
“Cape May Tech showed great sportsmanship and we truly appreciate their understanding,” Whelan said.
She played in 65 of 69 games over her first three years and wraps her high school career with 158 points, 242 rebounds and 138 steals.
The game was tight in the first half, but the Cougars (12-3) pulled away in the second for their seventh straight win. They outscored their visitors 22-5 in the second half.
Olivia Vanacker scored seven of her team-high nine points in the second half. Scurry had six of her eight and Cali Fisler five of her seven in the half.
3-point goals: Cape May Tech 2 (Oravitss 2); Schalick 1 (Vanacker). Total foul: Cape May Tech 11, Schalick 5.
MILLVILLE 46, WOODSTOWN 39: The Wolverines had everything going on early, jumping out to a 10-2 lead, then the game completely changed. Millville’s Naomi Burkhart scored a game-high 20 points. Lauren Hengel and Kendall Young led Woodstown with 10 points each.
OVERBROOK 54, SALEM TECH 37: Gianna Simon had 23 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Rams. She also had five assists and four steals.
Salem Tech (2-11)
9
5
18
5-
37
Overbrook (4-13)
8
14
15
17-
54
Wrestling
SCHALICK 65, SALEM 12 106: Victor Fenske (SC) won by forfeit 113: Nicholas Latona (SC) won by forfeit 120: E’Shion Underwood (SC) pinned Adrien Morales, 0:30 126: Caleb Jenkins (SC) tech fall over Zachary Tortella, 17-2 (2:30) 132: Guilherme Quintanilha (S) dec. Jacob Potts, 11-6 138: Aiden Piernikowski (SC) pinned Brodie Parker, 0:23 144: Michael Baisch (SC) pinned Joseph Goetaski, 1:30 150: Ziyon Moore (S) pinned Gabriel McFeeley, 3:30 157: Mason Hollywood (SC) won by forfeit 165: Anthony Deaver (SC) pinned Jordan Brown, 3:30 175: Ricky Watt (SC) pinned Josthen Jimenez, 1:16 190: Gerardo Felipe (SC) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 0:56 215: James Cook (SC) won by forfeit 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) dec. Jeff Edmonds, 7-0
MONDAY, 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. Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Wildwood, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m. Cape May Tech at Schalick, 4 p.m. Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4:30 p.m. Woodstown at Millville, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Schalick at Salem, 5 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Collingswood, Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Penns Grove, Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
TUESDAY, 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, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 4 WRESTLING Woodstown at Overbrook, 5 p.m. Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Clayton, 6:30 p.m. BOWLING TCC Showcase, Lucky Strikes, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY, 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. Salem Tech at Buena, 7 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. WRESTLING Salem, Oakcrest at Hammonton, 4 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Harrisburg Area at Salem CC, 6 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Delaware Tech at Salem CC, TBA
FRIDAY, FEB. 6 GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m. Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Bridgeton, 5:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, FEB. 7 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Deptford, 11:30 a.m. Pennsville at Woodstown, noon Battle by the Bay, Atlantic City Salem vs. Cherry Hill East, 4 p.m. WRESTLING Lindenwold, Vineland, Winslow at Penns Grove, 9 a.m. Clearview, Egg Harbor, Haddon Twp. at Pennsville, 10 a.m. Salem, Oakcrest, Sterling, Timber Creek at Mays Landing, 10 a.m. Woodstown, Lacey at Williamstown, 10:30 a.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Philadelphia at Salem CC, noon WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Middlesex, noon
Salem, Schalick girls battle in preview of county’s rising stars, Lecator shows out in Metro Classic, Salem Tech bowlers win school’s first-ever girls division title, and more
GIRLS BASKETBALL Pennsville 64, Salem Tech 20 Schalick 37, Salem 33 Woodstown 65, Clayton 52 BOYS BASKETBALL Rutgers Prep 67, Salem 55 Woodstown 86, Clayton 63 Pennsville 43, Salem Tech 40 Penns Grove 57, Wildwood 47 BOWLING Boys: Lindenwold 4, Salem Tech 0 Girls: Salem Tech 4, Lindenwold 0
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
SALEM – In a battle of the two up-and-coming girls basketball teams in Salem County, the one with the most experience prevailed.
With the number of quality young players in prominent roles for both teams, Salem and Schalick appear to be the next big thing on the county girls basketball scene.
Schalick has more veterans sharing the floor with its rising stars and the Cougars used that mix to their advantage Thursday in turning back the Rams for their fifth straight win, 37-33.
“In tight games like this it comes down to experience,” Schalick coach John Whelan said. “Experience and confidence. That’s the two main thing we relied on tonight.
“We have our five starters who were all here last year. Our bench consists of very young players new to the program so they’re getting their experience at both the JV and varsity level. (Against) Paulsboro, we were forced to call on some them and they came up big. In this moment today, we just relied on our starters, so it kind of flip flops back and forth based on the game and how the game’s going.”
Usually, the Cougars (10-3) are driven by the play of sophomores Nevaeh Robinson and Willow Davis, but Salem did a good job of bottling them up, so they turned to senior starters Ava Scurry and Cali Fisler to see them through.
The Rams (6-7) held Robinson and Davis to a combined 15 points. Scurry scored only six points, but she was a force inside, grabbing 10 rebounds and blocking six shots. Fisler scored 10 points, her season high.
“Ava all season has been our anchor defensively, for sure,” Whelan said. “Offensively, she helped us out today early. We kind of spread the love around with the points today, as good basketball teams can.”
The Rams’ fortunes, meanwhile, run through Dyaira Anderson and juniors Maddie Dixon and Carlysia Pierce. Dixon scored only three points, but she does so much more. Anderson had 10 points, eight in the fourth quarter. Pierce was their leading scorer with 11 points.
While some on their roster have varsity experience, they’re all learning to play a different way under coach Kemp Carr.
“We played so hard, I’m proud to be these girls’ coach,” Carr said. “I’m just super proud of the identity (they’re forming) and how we are getting better. You can see it in spurts, we just need to put a 32-minute game together that we haven’t done yet.“But where they are from the beginning of the year to now … those things are happening, so eventually your experience will start catching up with those things . I think the future’s very bright for this program.”
“The future for both these programs is bright,” Whelan concurred.
Salem broke out a new defense for the first time – a 1-3-1 zone – in hope of handling Robinson and Davis and Carr thought it was “pretty efficient.”
They first rolled it out right after scoring their first points of the game midway through the first quarter. Scurry got behind it to score right away, but after that the Rams held to Cougars to one point and forced seven turnovers the rest of the quarter to grab a 9-7 lead.
Robinson finally got loose in the second half. She scored eight of her 10 points after halftime, with six of those coming on two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter that kept giving the Cougars separation.
“You have to hand it to Salem,” Whelan said. “They fought to the very end. They never gave in. They gave us a really good basketball game. Our girls, they withstood all the pressure. Salem was relentless. We handled that pretty well.”
3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Robinson 2, Davis); Salem 1 (Dixon). Rebounds: Schalick 26 (Scurry 10, Robinson 6); Salem 32 (Anderson 10, Dixon 8, Pierce 6). Total fouls: Schalick 11, Salem 10. Officials: Bock, Heard, Fowlkes.
Schalick’s Willow Davis (2) and Olivia Vanacker (12) move in to trap Salem’s Maddie Dixon in the corner during Thursday’s game. Top photo, Schalick’s Ava Scurry (R) challenges Dyaira Anderson at midcourt.
PENNSVILLE 64, SALEM TECH 20: Sophomore Addie Johnston led all scorers with 16 points and Marley Wood filled the box score with six points, six rebounds and 10 assists as the Eagles completed a sweep of their first wave through the other five Salem County teams. Taylor Bass contributed 12 points and eight assists to the win. Izzy Saulin had 10 points and seven boards. Shelby Drummond led the Chargers with 13 points.
WOODSTOWN 65, CLAYTON 52: The Wolverines jumped out to a big lead, let the Clippers back into it at halftime, then steadily pulled away in the second half. Kendall Young and Emma Perry led four Woodstown scorers in double figures with career-highs 19 and 18, respectively. Lauren Hengel and Kyia Leyman added 12 points apiece.
Young also had six rebounds, four assists and six steals. Hengel had nine rebounds and three steals. Leyman blocked six shots. Talia Guardascione had six rebounds, five assists and five steals.
PENNSVILLE 43, SALEM TECH 40: The Eagles have their first winning streak of the season as they won their second straight behind 16 points from Mason O’Brien and a team 14-of-16 from the free throw line. Danny Knight and Jake Layfield added 10 points apiece. It’s the first time Pennsville has won back to back games since Jan. 29-30, 2024.
Salem Tech’s Luke Kroll led all scorers with 18 points and Raphael Busch had a double-double (10 points, 12 rebounds). Aiden Bobo had eight points and eight boards.
3-point goals: Salem Tech 5 (Bobo, L. Kroll 4); Pennsville 7 (Layfield, Clark, Knight 3, O’Brien 2). Rebounds: Salem Tech 30 (Busch 12, Bobo 8).
PENNS GROVE 57, WILDWOOD 47: Penns Grove’s defense ruled the floor in the first half, then the offense took over in the second half.
The Red Devils held Wildwood to 10 points in a low-scoring first half, then their offense erupted for 22 points in each of the final two quarters to secure their fourth straight win.
Roman Gipson was the catalyst in the second half. In the third quarter, Geonni Conrad hit his two 3-pointers and Mishawn Brantley had two three-point plays.
Roman Gipson scored a team-high 12 points, Brantley had 11 and four other Red Devils scored at least seven points. Wildwood’s Nolan Mawhinney led all scorers with 24 points.
WILDWOOD (7-9): Owen Bannon 1-0-3, Gianni Troiano 1-1-3, Trevor Troiano 2-2-8, Nolan Mawhinney 10-4-24, Jeff Knight 2-2-6, Vinny Sweeney 0-3-3. Totals 16-12-47. PENNS GROVE (11-6): Roman Gipson 4-3-12, Carson Pearsall 3-0-8, Haneef Frisby 2-3-7, Will Roy 4-1-9, Geonni Conrad 2-2-8, Luis Colon 0-0-0, Messiah Allah 0-0-0, Jameel Horace 1-0-2. Totals 20-12-57.
Wildwood
4
6
18
19-
47
Penns Grove
5
8
22
22-
57
3-point goals: Wildwood 3 (Bannon, T. Troiano 2); Penns Grove 5 (Gipson, Pearsall 2, Conrad 2).
RUTGERS PREP 67, SALEM 55: The Rams came out of the gate slow in the Metro Classic, but they came to life in the second half to make a game of it.
They got into the event at the last minute and trailed 36-14 at halftime. They made an impression in the second half, though, outscoring the Argonauts 41-33.
Tymear Lecator found the rims at Stockton University friendly. He hit six 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 31 points to lead all scorers. He also had five rebounds and five assists. Deshaan Williams had 11 points and five rebounds. Marshall Stephens grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked three shots.
SALEM (12-3): Deshaan Williams 11, Marshall Stephens 4, BJ Robbins 4, Neziah Spence 3, Tymear Lecator 31, Darelle Johnson 2. Totals 23-2-55. RUTGERS PREP (13-6): Logan Franz 3 2-2 9, Nicolas Nsenkyire 3 0-0 6, Rocco Loomis 6 4-4 18, Bryce Williams 3 0-0 8, William Brunson 7 2-4 18, Julian Ceberio 1 0-0 3, Morgan Duncan 1 0-0 2, Oliver Cohen 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 8-10 67.
Salem
8
6
20
21-
55
Rutgers Prep
16
20
16
17-
67
3-point goals: Salem 7 (Spence, Lecator 6); Rutgers Prep 9 (Franz, Loomis 2, Williams 2, Brunson 2, Ceberio, Cohen). Rebounds: Salem 25 (Stephens 12); Rutgers Prep 24 (Nsenkyire 11).
WOODSTOWN 86, CLAYTON 63: Blake Bialecki has been on a tear. On this night the Wolverines senior tied his career-high with seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points. Over his last four games he has scored 85 points and hit 17 3-pointers. He is now 36 points away from 1,000 and 10 away from setting the Wolverines’ all-time records for 3s.
Andrew White had a career-high 19 points for the Wolverines. Twelve players scored for the Wolverines in all.
Bowling: First-time champs
SALEM TECH GIRLS 4, LINDENWOLD 0: Naomi Hess rolled the Chargers’ high game (146) and high series (446) as the Chargers clinched the TCC Classic Division title, the first girls team in Salem Tech history to win a division crown. Casey Zaluske rolled a 146 in Game 2 and Candyce Cooper rolled three consecutive 143s. The boys lost 4-0. Rosario Torres rolled their high game (190) and series (521).
Here are the scores and highlights from Wednesday’s Salem County sports calendar WRESTLING CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 52, SALEM 27 106: Jayden Tartaglione (CG) won by forfeit 113: Juliano LaMassa (CG) won by forfeit 120: Zachary Tortella (S) pinned Julian Wiltsey, 3:31 126: Dylan Adams (CG) pinned Adrien Morales, 1:38 132: Guylherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Darnell Moore 138: Antonio Mendez (CG) tech fall over Brodie Parker, 24-6 (5:07) 144: Joseph Goetaski (S) pinned Teagan Carey, 0:18 150: Steven Benkert (CG) pinned Christian VanTonder, 0:44 157: William Camp (CG) pinned Zyion Moore, 3:58 165: Jeffrey Smith (CG) tech fall over Jordan Brown, 15-0 (3:58) 175: Kenneth Johnson (CG) pinned Jaivion Sydnor, 1:26 190: Joel Pettit (CG) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 1:06 215: Abdur Jenkins (S) dec. Jamal Brown, 10-6 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Tyson Moody, 1:56
BOWLING Salem Tech 4, Clayton 0: The Chargers’ Cooper Rappa rolled the high game (232) and high series (560) of the match. Jean Pierre Pozo rolled a 198 in Game 2 for the Chargers. Salem 4, Clayton 0: Troy Carey closed out a 653 series with a career-tying 279 in Game 3 for the Rams. Clayton won the girls match, 4-0.
Snow day provides a chance to check out the Salem County basketball statistical leaders; leaders based on statistics posted to state reporting service (must have played in 75 percent of team’s games)
Boys
SCORING (based on avg.)
GP
FG
FT
PTS
AVG
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
12
80
40
220
18.3
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15
72
33
213
14.2
Tymear Lecator, Salem
13
58
179
13.8
Deshaan Williams, Salem
14
55
184
13.1
Julian Dickerson, Schalick
13
64
21
168
12.9
Eli Caesar, Woodstown
14
55
23
159
11.4
Neziah Spence, Salem
13
33
133
10.2
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove
16
67
10
161
10.1
Will Roy, Penns Grove
16
63
7
148
9.3
Danny Knight, Pennsville
12
108
9.0
Andrew White, Woodstown
13
43
18
111
8.5
Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove
16
47
22
131
8.2
Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
13
49
9
107
8.2
Raphael Busch, Salem Tech
9
29
14
73
8.1
Orion Baldwin, Schalick
13
39
13
104
8.0
Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown
15
38
16
117
7.8
Sherrod Jones, Schalick
10
32
9
77
7.7
Chase Pompper, Salem Tech
11
30
21
84
7.6
Kade Macom, Schalick
13
39
4
96
7.4
Xavier McGriff, Salem
13
26
90
6.9
Josh King, Woodstown
15
42
13
98
6.5
Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech
11
24
15
69
6.3
BJ Robbins, Salem
13
24
63
4.9
Marshall Stephens, Salem
13
34
71
5.5
3-POINT GOALS (based on total)
GP
TOTAL
AVG
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15
36
2.40
Julian Dickerson, Schalick
13
23
1.77
Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown
15
23
1.53
Eli Caesar, Woodstown
14
21
1.50
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
12
20
1.67
Tymear Lecator, Salem
13
17
1.30
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove
16
17
1.06
Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove
16
15
0.94
Neziah Spence, Salem
13
14
1.08
Kade Macom, Schalick
13
14
1.08
Will Roy, Penns Grove
16
13
0.80
Orion Baldwin, Schalick
13
13
1.00
Lucas Fulmer, Woodstown
14
12
0.88
NOTE: Larry Pompper, Salem Tech 9 in 6 games
FT SHOOTING (based on pct.)
GP
FTM
FTA
PCT
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15
33
39
.850
Eli Caesar, Woodstown
14
23
30
.770
Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown
15
16
21
.760
Julian Dickerson, Schalick
13
21
29
.720
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
12
40
59
.680
Josh King, Woodstown
15
13
21
.620
Raphael Busch, Salem Tech
9
14
23
.610
Andrew Wrote. Wppdstpwm
13
18
30
.600
Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
13
9
16
.560
Ayden Myers, Salem Tech
8
5
10
.500
Chase Pompper, Salem Tech
11
21
42
.500
Orion Baldwin, Schalick
13
13
27
.480
Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech
11
15
35
.430
REBOUNDS (based on avg.)
GP
TOT
AVG
Deshaan Williams, Salem
14
133
9.5
Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
13
122
9.4
Raphael Busch, Salem Tech
9
71
7.9
Marshall Stephens, Salem
13
98
7.5
Andrew White, Woodstown
13
80
6.1
Josh King, Woodstown
15
91
6.1
Mishawn Brantley, Penns Grove
16
86
5.4
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15
72
4.8
Tymear Lecator, Salem
13
50
3.9
Sherrod Jones, Schalick
10
38
3.8
Eli Caesar, Woodstown
14
53
3.8
Cooper Willoughby, Schalick
12
45
3.8
Xavier McGriff, Salem
13
45
3.8
Julian Dickerson, Schalick
13
44
3.4
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove
16
49
3.3
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
12
39
3.3
Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown
15
48
3.2
Kade Macom, Schalick
13
42
3.2
Will Roy, Penns Grove
16
47
2.9
Luis Colon, Penns Grove
16
46
2.9
Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove
16
47
2.9
Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech
11
32
2.9
NOTE: Frank Hoerst, Woodstown had 66 in 10 games; Haneef Frisby, Penns Grove had 79 in 10 games
ASSISTS (based on total)
GP
TOT
AVG
Tymear Lecator, Salem
13
68
5.23
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15
54
3.60
Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown
15
51
3.40
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove
16
49
3.06
BJ Robbins, Salem
13
48
3.69
Orion Baldwin, Schalick
13
44
3.38
Julian Dickerson, Schalick
13
36
2.77
Will Roy, Penns Grove
16
30
1.88
Eli Caesar, Woodstown
14
23
1.64
Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove
16
20
1.29
Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
13
19
1.46
Josh King, Woodstown
15
19
1.27
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
12
18
1.50
Luis Colon, Penns Grove
16
17
1.06
Sherrod Jones, Schalick
10
15
1.50
Lucas Fulmer, Woodstown
14
14
1.00
Neziah Spence, Salem
13
14
1.08
NOTE: Kenny Bartee, Schalick, 44 in 5 games
STEALS (based on total)
GP
TOT
AVG
Geonni Conrad, Penns Grove
16
42
2.63
Julian Dickerson, Schalick
13
35
2.69
Will Roy, Penns Grove
16
34
2.13
Josh King, Woodstown
15
31
2.07
Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
13
30
2.31
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove
16
28
1.75
Orion Baldwin, Schalick
13
25
1.92
Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown
15
24
1.60
Luis Colon, Penns Grove
16
24
1.50
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
15
22
1.47
Eli Caesar, Woodstown
14
22
1.57
Neziah Spence, Salem
13
21
1.62
Sherrod Jones, Schalick
10
19
1.90
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
12
18
1.50
Xavier McGriff, Salem
13
17
1.31
Andrew White, Woodstown
13
13
1.00
Mishawn Brantley, Penns Grove
16
13
1.06
NOTE: Kenny Bartee, Schalick, 24 in 5 games
BLOCKED SHOTS (Total) 26: Marshall Stephens, Salem 19: Mishawn Brantley, Penns Grove 15: Aiden Bobo, Salem Tech 10: Haneef Frisby, Penns Grove 9: Raphael Busch, Salem Tech 8: Sherrod Jones, Schalick 7: Andrew White, Woodstown; Dylan Sheehan, Schalick
Girls
SCORING (based on avg.)
GP
FG
FT
PTS
AVG
Taylor Bass, Pennsville
14
87
28
222
15.9
Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick
12
73
16
172
14.3
Marley Wood, Pennsville
12
54
41
166
13.8
Dyaira Anderson, Salem
10
51
23
125
12.5
Keziah Patterson, Penns Grove
11
47
21
135
12.3
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown
16
67
13
175
10.9
JaNiyah Cummings, Penns Grove
11
48
12
120
10.9
/Madison Dixon, Salem
9
32
8
88
9.8
Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech
10
35
3
83
8.3
Addie Johnston, Pennsville
14
44
5
122
8.1
Kendall Young, Woodstown
16
51
16
126
7.9
Kyia Leyman, Woodstown
15
49
12
119
7.9
Carlysia Pierce, Salem
11
36
12
85
7.7
Shelby Liber, Salem Tech
8
21
6
60
7.5
Mikayla Washington, Penns Grove
11
19
22
78
7.1
Willow Davis, Schalick
12
31
15
93
6.9
Amora Delaine, Salem Tech
10
25
13
63
6.3
Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech
9
21
8
50
5.6
Ava Scurry, Schalick
10
25
3
53
5.3
Emma Perry, Woodstown
15
32
4
70
4.7
Timmiyah Simmons, Salem
9
16
4
41
4.6
Olivia Vanacker, Schalick
11
18
9
47
4.3
Jaiden Wilson, Pennsville
14
18
11
52
3.7
Jaryn Weathers, Salem
9
13
5
32
3.6
Talia Guardascione, Woodstown
14
17
13
49
3.5
3-POINT GOALS (based on total)
GP
TOT
AVG
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown
16
29
1.81
Addie Johnston, Pennsville
14
27
1.93
Taylor Bass, Pennsville
14
20
1.43
Marley Wood, Pennsville
12
17
1.42
Willow Davis, Schalick
12
15
1.25
Madison Dixon, Salem
9
13
1.44
NOTE: Woodstown’s Mia Waterman has 22 3s in 11 games.
FT SHOOTING (based on pct.)
GP
FTM
FTA
PCT
Addie Johnston, Pennsville
14
5
6
.830
Talia Guardascione, Woodstown
14
13
18
.720
Keziah Patterson, Penns Grove
11
21
29
.720
Jaiden Wilson, Pennsville
14
7
11
.640
Taylor Bass, Pennsville
14
28
47
.600
Kendall Young, Woodstown
16
16
28
.570
Marley Wood, Pennsville
12
41
73
.560
Shelby Liber, Salem Tech
8
6
11
.550
Amora Delaine, Salem Tech
10
13
26
.500
Izzy Saulin, Pennsville
14
5
10
.500
Jaida Burns, Pennsville
13
5
10
.500
Olivia Vanacker, Schalick
11
9
19
.470
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown
16
13
28
.460
Kyia Leyman, Woodstown
15
12
28
.430
REBOUNDS (based on avg.)
GP
TOT
AVG
Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech
9
114
12.7
Dyaira Anderson, Salem
10
123
12.3
Amora Delaine, Salem Tech
10
92
9.2
Ava Scurry, Schalick
10
89
8.9
Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick
12
104
8.7
Marley Wood, Pennsville
12
87
7.3
Mikayla Washington, Penns Grove
11
67
6.1
Alysia Pierce, Salem
11
59
5.4
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown
16
86
5.4
Cali Fisler, Schalick
11
53
4.8
Taylor Bass, Pennsville
14
61
4.4
Madison Dixon, Salem
9
40
4.4
Jaida Burns, Pennsville
13
56
4.3
Triscia Wilson, Salem
8
34
4.3
Olivia Vanacker, Schalick
11
45
4.1
Kyia Leyman, Woodstown
15
59
3.9
Jaryn Weathers, Salem
9
34
3.8
Janiyah Cummings, Penns Grove
11
40
3.6
Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech
10
34
3.4
Izzy Saulin, Pennsville
17
45
3.2
ASSISTS (based on total)
GP
TOT
AVG
Marley Wood, Pennsville
12
85
7.08
Olivia Vanacker, Schalick
11
39
3.55
Kendall Young, Woodstown
16
30
1.88
Carlysia Pierce, Salem
11
26
2.36
Addie Johnston, Pennsville
14
24
1.71
Taylor Bass, Pennsville
14
24
1.71
Madison Dixon, Salem
9
24
2.67
Cali Fisler, Schalick
11
23
2.09
Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick
12
21
1.75
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown
16
21
1.31
Shelby Liber, Salem Tech
8
19
2.38
Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech
9
18
2.00
Emma Perry, Woodstown
15
17
1.13
Jaida Burns, Pennsville
13
16
1.33
Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech
10
16
1.60
STEALS (based on total)
GP
TOT
AVG
Taylor Bass, Pennsville
14
50
3.57
Willow Davis, Schalick
12
44
3.67
Cali Fisler, Schalick
11
40
3.64
Carlysia Pierce, Salem
11
40
3.64
Olivia Vanacker, Schalick
11
34
3.09
Emma Perry, Woodstown
15
33
2.20
Kendall Young, Woodstown
16
29
1.81
Ava Scurry, Schalick
10
28
2.80
Lauren Hengel, Woodstown
16
24
1.44
Addie Johnston, Pennsville
14
23
1.64
Marley Wood, Pennsville
12
24
2.00
Nevaeh Robinson, Schalick
12
23
1.92
Jaiden Wilson, Pennsville
14
22
1.57
Shelby Drummond, Salem Tech
10
19
1.90
Amora Delaine, Salem Tech
10
19
1.90
Izzy Saulin, Pennsville
14
17
1.21
Madison Dixon, Salem
9
16
1.78
Kaliyah Taylor, Salem
8
15
1.88
Shelby Liber, Salem Tech
8
14
1.75
BLOCKED SHOTS (Total) 32: Ava Scurry, Schalick 31: Rylee Doerr, Salem Tech 15: Amora Delaine, Salem Tech 14: Dyaira Anderson, Salem 11: Carlysia Pierce, Salem 10: Kyia Leyman, Woodstown; JaNiyah Cummings, Penns Grove; Marley Wood, Pennsville
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 26-31; *-weather permitting, of course
MONDAY, 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 Gloucester at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m. Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m., ppd. SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m. Salem vs. Lindenwold at 30 Strikes, cld.
TUESDAY, 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, 4 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Collingswood at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m. SWIMMING Woodstown in South Jersey Open at GCIT, 7 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 WRESTLING Woodstown at Cumberland, 5 p.m. Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m. Pennsville, Salem girls at TCC/Colonial Jamboree, Clayton, 5 p.m. SWIMMING TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Launch of Salem CC football program
THURSDAY, 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 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 Schalick at Cherokee Challenge, 4 p.m. 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.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30 BOYS BASKETBALL Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m. Lindenwold at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m. INDOOR TRACK TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31 BOYS BASKETBALL Collingswood at Schalick, 11:30 p.m. Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon WRESTLING Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m. Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m. Cumberland, Williamstown, Cedar Creek at Pennsville, 10 a.m. Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m. Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m. Salem girls at Eastern Jamboree, 9 a.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Luzerne, noon WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon
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