Monday sports report

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.

Woodstown	14	5	14	16-	49
Glassboro	12	13	23	23-	71

3-point goals: Woodstown 8 (Bialecki 3, Vazquez 3, White, Miller); Glassboro 2 (Parker 2). Rebounds: Woodstown 22 (White 7); Glassboro 29 (Sabb 5, Parker 6, Brown Dispensa 6). Total fouls: Woodstown 17, Glassboro 12).

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.

SALEM (14-3): Tymear Lecator 8 8-8 28, Deshaan Williams 3 2-7 8, Neziah Spence 2 0-0 6, Marshall Stephens 2 0-0 4, Xavier McGriff 1 0-2 2, Donnie Weathers 2 1-3 5, Darrelle Johnson 0 2-2 2, BJ Robbins 0 0-0 0, Harlem Parsons 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-22 55.
WILDWOOD (7-11): Owen Bannon 7, Gianni Troiano 1, Jordan Dozier 4, Trevor Troiano 14, Nolan Mawhinney 12, Michael Sciarra 3, Vinny Sweeney 2.

Salem	16	9	8	22-	55
Wildwood	13	12	4	14-	43

3-point goals: Salem 6 (Lecator 4, Spence 2). Rebounds: Salem 41 (Williams 8, Stephens 8, Johnson 7). Technical fouls: Farmer.

GATEWAY 64, SALEM TECH 31: Evan Haase hit five of the Gators’ 11 3-pointers and scored a game-high 15 points.

SALEM TECH (2-13): Chase Pompper 3 2-4 9, Ayden Myers 4 0-0 9, Luke Kroll 2 0-2 4, Brody Kroll 1 0-0 3, Raphael Busch 1 0-0 2, Micah Cavanaugh 1 0-0 2, Sterling 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 2-6 31.
GATEWAY (8-9): Evan Haase 5 0-0 15, DJ Bink 4 3-4 13, Eddie Coryell 3 0-0 8, Naqwon Langston 3 0-0 7, Ben Runner 3 0-0 6, Ben Cook 2 0-0 4, Devin Forman 2 0-0 5, Tamil James 3 0-0 6, Pierce Kaeferie 0 0-0 0, Max Hohl 0 0-0 0, JaQuahn Smith-Carney 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 3-4 64.

Salem Tech	8	4	6	13-	31
Gateway	17	16	18	13-	64

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.

CAPE MAY TECH (6-11): Sam Cabral 0 0-0 0, Bobbi Fashaw 2 0-2 4, Camryn James 2 0-0 4, Sofia Alegre 0 0-0 0, Bella Culican 0 0-0 0, Hayli Estes 1 0-0 2, Kiley Dicta 0 0-0 0, Aryanna Crawley 0 0-0 0, Emma Oravits 2 0-0 6, Olivia Kiser 0 0-0 0, Riley Puvilla 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 0-2 16.
SCHALICK (12-3): Abby Willoughby 1 0-0 2, Cali Fisler 1 5-10 7, Ava Scurry 4 0-0 8, Vicky Basich 2 0-0 4, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Nevaeh Robinson 1 0-0 2, Willow Davis 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 1 0-0 2, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Olivia Vanacker 4 0-2 9. Totals 14 5-12 34.

Cape May Tech	7	4	3	2-	16
Schalick	8	4	12	10-	34

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.

WOODSTOWN 8-11): Lauren Hengel 5 0-0 10, Kyia Leyman 3 3-8 9, Kendall Young 5 0-0 10, Talia Guardascione 3 2-5 8, Jaelyn McDonald 1 0-4 2. Totals 17 5-17 39.
MILLVILLE (7-10): Kamya Smith 1 1-2 3, Rahnasia Casper 3 5-7 11, Naomi Burkhart 6 7-8 20, Angeliya Cephas 2 1-3 5, Aphrea Robinson 0 0-0 0, Brielle Rivera 2 2-4 7, Anya Davis 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 16-24 46.

Woodstown	10	6	10	13-	39
Millville	2	13	16	15-	46

3-point goals: Millville 2 (Burkhart, Rivera).

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

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 1-7

SUNDAY, FEB. 1
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown 4×800 in Millrose Games, 2:37 p.m.

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

Future looks bright

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.”

SCHALICK 37, SALEM 33
SCHALICK (10-3): Nevaeh Robinson 4 0-4 10, Willow Davis 1 2-2 5, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Ava Scurry 3 0-0 6, Cali Fisler 4 2-3 10, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0, Olivia Vanacker 1 4-8 6. Totals 13 8-17 37.
SALEM (6-7): Carlysia Pierce 4 3-4 11, Timmiyah Simmons 0 0-0 0, Samiyah Moore 0 0-0 0, Kaliyah Taylor 2 0-0 4, Triscia Wilson 0 0-0 0, Jaryn Weathers 2 1-2 5, Dyaira Anderson 5 0-2 10, Maddie Dixon 1 0-2 3. Totals 14 4-10 33.

Schalick	7	8	6	16-	37
Salem	9	2	9	13-	33

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.

PENNSVILLE (9-6): Taylor Bass 5 1-1 12, Marley Wood 2 1-2 6, Jaiden Wilson 3 0-0 8, Addie Johnston 7 0-0 16, Izzy Saulin 4 2-4 10, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0, Jada Burns 4 0-0 8, Reagan Sipps 0 0-0 0, Makayla Griffith 0 0-0 0, Addison Hill 2 0-0 4, Polina Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 4-7 64.
SALEM TECH (2-10): Shelby Liber 1 0-0 3, Amora Delaine 2 0-2 4, Shelby Drummond 5 0-0 13, Rachel Reed 0 0-0 0, Tiara Bazemore 0 0-0 0, Evening Amedee 0 0-0 0, Olivia Lydon 0 0-0 0, Carmen Mott 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 0-2 20.

Pennsville	24	13	19	8-	64
Salem Tech	5	3	4	8-	20

3-point goals: Pennsville 6 (Bass, Wood, Wilson 2, Johnston 2). Rebounds: Pennsville 23 (Saulin 7, Wood 6); Salem Tech 21 (Delaine 6, Mott 5).

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.

CLAYTON (5-9): Deondria Simon 4 3-4 11, Janice Blair 1 0-0 2, India Bryant 4 5-7 13, India Williams 2 0-0 5, Isabella Wiseburn 0 0-0 0, Alivia Howey 0 0-0 0, Gabrielle Searle 2 2-2 7, LaNaya Carr-Archie 3 2-2 10, Kennedy Eaddy 1 2-2 4. Totals 17 14-17 52.
WOODSTOWN (8-9): Lauren Hengel 5 2-4 12, Kyia Leyman 6 0-2 12, Emma Perry 7 4-6 18, Kendall Young 19, Talia Guardascione 0 2-4 2, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Gina Murray 0 0-0 0, Autumn Paleschic 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 8-18 65.

Clayton	9	19	13	11-	52
Woodstown	23	5	17	20-	65

3-point goals: Clayton 4 (Williams, Searle, Carr-Archie 2); Woodstown 1 (Young). Rebounds: Woodstown 33 (Hengel 9, Young 6, Guardascione 6).

Boys games

1000-POINT WATCH	TODAY	TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	25 vs. Clayton	964
Tymear Lecator, Salem	31 vs. Rutgers Prep	863

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.

SALEM TECH (2-11): Chase Pompper 1 1-2 3, Brody Kroll 0 0-0 0, Ayden Myers 0 0-0 0, Aiden Bobo 3 1-3 8, Luke Kroll 6 2-5 18, Raphael Busch 5 0-2 10, Sterling Lewis 0 1-2 1. Totals 15 5-14 40
PENNSVILLE (3-13): jake Layfield 2 5-5 10, Jacob Farina 1 2-2 4, Gavin Spears 0 0-0 0, Danny Knight 3 1-2 10, Aidan Clark 1 0-0 3, Mason O’Brien 4 6-7 16. Totals 11 14-16 43.

Salem Tech	16	6	11	7-	40
Pennsville	9	11	10	13-	43

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).

Wednesday sports report

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.

Salem County leaders

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

This week’s schedule*

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

Friday sports report

Salem edges Wildwood to take lead in TCC Classic Division, but not happy with the effort; Pennsville ends losing streak, and more

BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville 46, Collingswood 44
Gateway 53, Salem Tech 29
Salem 50, Wildwood 49
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem 52, Buena 15
Haddon Heights 64, Pennsville 46
Schalick 21, Paulsboro 16
Kingsway 54, Woodstown 17
WRESTLING
Schalick 72, Pitman 9
Woodstown 42, Pennsville 28

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – There’s not a kid in America who has ever dribbled a basketball and not at one time counted down seconds in his head and drained a bucket at the buzzer to win some imaginary game against their rival or championship.

It’s like the golf kid who stands on the practice green and imagines sinking the putt that wins the Masters or the U.S. Open.

It’s part of growing up with sports in America.

Tymear Lecator was one of the basketball kids dribbling down the seconds in the playground to set up a buzzer beater. He was head on with the real thing Friday night.

There were three of those shots in the four quarters of Salem’s game with Wildwood. Lecator hit two of them to benefit the Rams. The third came at the final horn by Wildwood’s Trevor Troiano but was only good enough to close the margin in a 50-49 Salem win for the upper hand in the TCC Classic Division.

“When I was just a kid I’d be just practicing for that time, backyard, everywhere, and when the time comes don’t shy away,” Lecator said. “I want that shot and I’m confident in taking that shot. And I think it’s a good shot every time.

“You never know going into a game when they’re going to come around. Luckily those shots were in my hand when the buzzer was running down and I was able to get my team a couple buckets.”

Lecator beat the clock twice on his way to a team-high 18 points. His first buzzer-beater came from the right corner at the end of the first quarter and cut the Rams’ early deficit to 9-8. His second came in the third quarter off his steal right in front of the student section and capped a five-point burst in the final three seconds to gave the Rams a 35-31 lead.

It was the last of 11 lead changes in the game.

But Lecator’s most important shots of the game came without the clock moving. He hit a pair of free throws with 3.5 seconds left to put the Rams up 50-46 lead and render Troiano’s 3 at the final horn moot.

“I definitely knew I had to go to the line and knock down both and I stepped up – after shooting bad at the free throw line,” Lecator said. “Luckily I was able to step up and knock down the two most important ones.”

The win kept the Rams (12-2) undefeated in the Classic Division, while handing the Warriors (7-7) their first division loss. Despite the important win, there were a lot of long faces coming out of the Salem dressing room.

The Rams didn’t shoot it well early against Wildwood’s tight defense, committed 21 turnovers, and nearly let a five-point lead get away in the final 40 seconds. They led 16-15 lead at halftime despite going 3-for-15 from the field in the first quarter, 7-for-26 in the half and 1-for-13 from behind the arc.

“I don’t think really anybody on the team is happy, personally,” Lecator said. “I feel like I played pretty good, but I’m not even happy. We got beat on the backboards. Loose balls. We didn’t play a clean game. Had a couple dumb turnovers. Didn’t take the smartest shots. Rushed a lot of shots.

“We’re, honestly, 20 points better than Wildwood and we just played down to their level today. We didn’t respect the game. Luckily, we still were able to come out with the win, but for sure nobody’s happy.”

Darrelle Johnson gave the Rams a 47-42 lead with less than 40 seconds left. Wildwood missed its next shot that Johnson rebounded, but fell to the floor and was called for traveling. He slammed the ball on the floor that drew a technical foul with 25.4 left.

Troiano hit both technical foul shots and then was fouled driving with the accompanying possession. He hit those two shots with 10.8 seconds to go to make it a one-point game and the Warriors immediately called time.

Xavier McGriff was fouled on the inbounds with 8.8 to go. He made the first of his two free throws, missed the second but the Warriors traveled with the rebound inside of five seconds.

The Warriors fouled Lecator in the backcourt after the inbounds play and the Rams’ guard hit the two free throws that allowed the Rams to escape without joy.

“It’s just high expectations,” Rams coach Anthony Farmer said. “We have a standard here. We have a goal in mind that we’re trying to accomplish and you have to go out and compete and play at a high level in order to accomplish that goal.

“That’s what we’re working for. The win is great, the win is good, but at the same time we want to play a good brand of basketball to help us in March. I didn’t think tonight we played a good brand of basketball to help us in March.

“We’ve found ways this year to win games when we’ve been horrible and that’s part of being a pretty good team, finding a way. But you’ve got to find a way with energy and effort and I thought Wildwood came in with a lot of energy and effort. (Getting) 50-50 balls, offensive rebounding, getting multiple possessions. Those are things that are unacceptable when you’re trying to be ready for March.”

WILDWOOD (7-7): Owen Bannon 3 4-5 12, Jordan Dozier 2 1-1 5, Gianni Troiano 2 0-0 4, Nolan Mawhinney 3 0-0 6, Eric Jordan 0 0-0 0, Jeff Knight 0 2-4 2, Michael Sciarra 0 0-0 0, Vinny Sweeney 0 0-0 0, Trevor Troiano 5 7-9 20. Totals 15 14-19 49.
SALEM (12-2): Xavier McGriff 0 1-1 1, Neziah Spence 1 2-2 4, Tymear Lecator 5 6-11 18, Fatah Paige 1 0-0 2, Deshaan Williams 4 4-9 12, BJ Robbins 1 0-0 2, Donnie Weathers 1 1-2 3, Marshall Stephens 0 0-0 0, Darrell Johnson 4 0-1 8. Totals 17 14-26 50.

Wildwood	9	6	16	18-	49
Salem	8	8	19	15-	50

3-point goals: Wildwood 5 (Bannon 2, T. Troiano 3); Salem 2 (Lecator 2). Rebounds: Wildwood 32 (T. Troiano 12, Mawhinney 9); Salem 34 (Williams 7, Stephens 6). Technical fouls: Johnson. Total fouls: Wildwood 21, Salem 14.

PENNSVILLE 46, COLLINGSWOOD 44: Mason O’Brien went for 32 points and the Eagles held on in the final five seconds to snap a 12-game losing streak and score their second win of the season.

O’Brien hit four 3-pointers and went 8-for-8 from the free throw line. He scored 20 of the Eagles’ 24 points in the second half.

“Mason was clearly the best player on the floor,” Pennsville coach Ray Heine said. “It was an evenly matched game in the first half. We took a 10-point lead late in the third, but it was sloppy finish.

“We’re learning how to close games. We were able to get big stops down the stretch. It’s nice to see things start to translate into game situations. When we play comparable competition I feel we can win.”

PENNSVILLE (2-13): Jake Layfield 0-1-1, Jake Farina 1-0-2, Gavin Spears 2-0-5, Danny Knight 1-0-2, Mason O’Brien 10-8-32, Aiden Clark 2-0-4. Totals 16-9-45.
COLLINGSWOOD (0-17): Craig Kelly 0-0-0, Zach Washington 2-0-5, Aaron Young 6-1-15, Amandi Ekezie 2-0-6, Gavin Fife 0-0-0, London Forero 3-2-10, Jayden Diaz 2-1-6, Messiah Norman 1-0-2. Totals 16-4-44.

Pennsville	12	10	15	9-	46
Collingswood	14	9	5	16-	44

3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Spears, O’Brien 4); Collingswood 8 (Washington, Young 2, Ekezie 2, Forero 2, Diaz). Total fouls: Pennsville 12, Collingswood 17.

GATEWAY 53, SALEM TECH 29: Eddie Coryell scored 17 points and Ben Cook posted his fourth double-double of the season as the Gators snapped a two-game losing streak. Cook had 16 points and 10 rebounds. He also blocked three shots and had three steals. Coryell recorded seven assists. Chase Pompper led the Chargers with 13 points.

GATEWAY (7-8): Ben Cook 8 0-0 16, Eddie Coryell 6 1-2 17, Ben Runner 4 3-3 11, Evan Haase 2 0-0 6, Devin Forman 0 2-2 2, DJ Bink 0 1-3 1, Naqwon Langston 0 0-0 0, Tajial James 0 0-0 0, JaQuahn Smith-Carney 0 0-0 0, Max Hohl 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 7-10 53.
SALEM TECH (2-10): Chase Pompper 5 3-6 13, Aiden Bobo 3 0-0 7, Luke Kroll 2 0-0 5, Raphael Busch 2 0-2 4. Only players reported. Totals 12 3-8 29.

Gateway	10	18	11	13-	53
Salem Tech	4	9	14	2-	29

3-point goals: Gateway 6 (Coryell 4, Haase 2); Salem Tech 2 (Bobo, Kroll). Rebounds: Gateway 32 (Cook 10); Salem Tech 13 (Busch 7).

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TODAY	TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	DNP	926
Tymear Lecator, Salem	18 vs. Wildwood	832

Girls games

SCHALICK 21, PAULSBORO 16: The Cougars found a way to win even when they didn’t play their best, coming to life in the fourth quarter to break away from the defensive battle.

The Cougars scored almost as many points in the fourth quarter as they had the previous three despite top scorer Nevaeh Robinson fouling out, outscoring their hosts 10-2 to overcome a three-point deficit. Robinson led Schalick with 10 points and was the game’s only scorer in double figures.

“We were able to get some shots to fall, that was the difference,” Cougars coach John Whelan said. “I think we were fatigued from a tough game against Pitman the night before and we were missing (point guard Olivia) Vanacker so we struggled a little offensively in the first half until we were able to adjust.”

Emmalyn Weir connected with Jaelynn Jarmon for a key bucket in the rally.

“We played well all night defensively so we were able to stay in it,” Whelan said. “The girls fought through the struggles and never let themselves be defeated. We were able to find a way to win on a night that wasn’t our best.”

The Cougars have won four in a row and now have nine wins, their winningest season since 2021-22 (10-11).

SCHALICK (9-3): Cali Fisler 1 0-0 2, Ava Scurry 0 1-4 1, Nevaeh Robinson 4 2-9 10, Willow Davis 2 1-4 6, Jaelynn Jarmon 1 0-0 2, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0. Totals 8 4-17 21.
PAULSBORO (4-7): Dasoni Scott 0 0-4 0, Deamya Bagby 1 2-6 4, MaRiyah Watkins 3 0-0 7, NaLani Lewis 0 0-0 0, Aaliyah Ward 2 1-3 5, Briasya Johns 0 0-0 0, Talia Blue-Eli 0 0-0 0, Amaries Frye 0 0-0 0. Totals 6 3-13 16.

Schalick	4	2	5	10-	21
Paulsboro	8	2	4	2-	16

3-point goals: Schalick 1 (Davis); Paulsboro 1 (Watkins). Rebounds: Paulsboro 33 (Bagby 13).

KINGSWAY 54, WOODSTOWN 17: Annika Dohlen and Alessia Lentini scored 14 points apiece to lead Kingsway. Lauren Hengel and Kendall Young had six points each for Woodstown.

WOODSTOWN (7-9): Lauren Hengel 3 0-2 6, Kyia Leyman 1 1-3 3, Emma Perry 1 0-0 2, Kendall Young 2 1-5 6. Only players reported. Totals 7 2-10 17.
KINGSWAY (10-6): Gabriella Scaffidi 1 0-0 2, Bella Archer 1 0-0 3, Annika Dohlen 6 1-1 14, Olivia Myers 1 0-0 2, Chloe McNeill 3 0-2 7, Alessia Lentini 5 2-3 14, Ojonile Gabriel 0 2-2 2, Gia Baus 1 0-0 3, Elena Farro 1 1-2 3, Lila Storms 1 0-0 2, Jayah Love 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 6-10 54.

Woodstown	5	8	4	0-	17
Kingsway	15	14	11	14-	54

3-point goals: Woodstown 1 (Young); Kingsway 6 (Archer, Dohlen, McNeill, Lentini 2, Baus). Rebounds: Kingsway 27 (Gabriel 8).

HADDON HEIGHTS 64, PENNSVILLE 46::Emma Harris hit six 3-pointers and scored 32 points, her fourth 30-point game of the season, and the Garnets got 10 points apiece from Lily Yanni and Juliet Bennett. Marley Wood led Pennsville with 18 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals. Taylor Bass had 13 for the Eagles.

PENNSVILLE (8-6): Taylor Bass 6 1-2 13, Marley Wood 5 5-10 18, Addie Johnston 2 0-0 6, Izzy Saulin 3 0-0 6, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Kylie Weist 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 7-14 46.
HADDON HEIGHTS (11-5): Emma Harris 12 2-2 32, Allie Agin 1 1-2 3, Lily Yanni 5 0-0 10, Maddie Cardone 1 1-2 3, Brielle Connor 1 0-0 3, Juliet Bennett 4 0-0 10, Hailey Yanni 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 4-6 64.

Pennsville	10	18	12	6-	46
Haddon Heights	12	20	16	16-	64

3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Wood 3, Johnston 2); Haddon Heights 10 (Harris 6, Connor, Bennett 2, H. Yanni). Rebounds: Pennsville 25 (Wood 6, Saulin 6).

SALEM 52, BUENA 15: The Rams held their hosts scoreless in the first quarter and to one point in the fourth.

Salem (6-6)	18	12	15	8-	53
Buena (3-8)	0	9	5	1-	15

Wrestling

WOODSTOWN 42, PENNSVILLE 28
106: Brett Land (P) pinned TJ Conto, 0:13
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) dec. Erick Davalos, 4-1
120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit
126: Walker Batavia (WO) tech fall over Earl Wynn, 18-2 (5:42)
132: Barry Coverly (WO) maj. dec. Mehki Dicks, 16-5
138: Chase Baker (P) pinned Luke Woronicak, 3:21
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) dec. Nathaniel Mason, 12-5
150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Josh Woronicak, 0:47
157: Gabe Supernovae (P) maj. dec. Tyrell West, 17-5
165: Robbie McDade (P) pinned Ricky Watts, 1:08
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Cristian Blyler, 1:47
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) dec. Stephen Pangle, 4-1
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 0:50
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Jacob Hand, 0:22

SCHALICK 72, PITMAN 9
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: Nicholas Latona (S) won by forfeit
120: Grady Datz (P) won by forfeit
126: Terry Both (S) pinned Nate Wenzke, 1:00
132: Jacob Potts (S) pinned John Wisniewski, 1:51
138: Colin Bittle (S) won by forfeit
133: Michael Bausch (S) pinned Dominick, 0:17
150: Mason Hollywood (S) pinned Aidan Upham, 1:35
157: Logan Newman (S) won by forfeit
165: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Alex Simone, 1:37
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Anthony Cappello, 2:49
190: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Gerardo Felipe, 4-1
215: James Cook (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 0:20
285: Jeff Edmonds (S) pinned Ashton Maggioncalda, 5:04

Thursday sports report

Here are scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar

BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove 81, Clayton 66
Schalick 39, Pitman 38
Salem 86, Pennsville 23
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick 42, Pitman 32
Clayton 39, Penns Grove 28
Pennsville 70, Salem 34
SWIMMING
Woodstown 119, Pitman 49
Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT
BOWLING
Salem Tech in NJTAC, Lucky Strike North Brunswick

Boys basketball

PENNS GROVE 81, CLAYTON 66: Clayton’s James Fritz scored a game-high 23 points, but the Red Devils offset it by placing five scorers in double figures.

Roman Gipson led Penns Grove with 16 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Luis Colon had a career-high 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Jameel Horace went for 13 and eight. Geonni Conrad had 12 points and five steals, Will Roy had 10 points.

CLAYTON (5-8): Jackson Venuto 3 0-0 6, James Fritz 10 3-8 23, Nasir Carter 2 1-4 5, Trevor Rehm 3 0-0 8, King Mosley 0 0-0 0, Michael Bull 2 3-4 7, Justin Delaney 1 0-0 3, Kevin Mosley 2 2-2 8, Enok Figeruoa 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Aviles 2 0-0 4, Anthony Taylor 0 0-0 0, Dominic Lemon 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 9-18 66.
PENNS GROVE (10-6): Roman Gipson 8-0-16, Carson Pearsall 4-0-9, Benoni Conrad 5-2-12, Will Roy 5-0-10, Mishawn Brantley 2-0-4, Luis Colon 7-0-14, Jameel Horace 6-0-13, Ahkeen Edwards 0-0-0, Jeremy Costacamps 0-0-0. Totals 37-2-78.

Clayton (5-8)	12	24	20	10-	66
Penns Grove (10-6)	19	17	20	22-	78

3-point goals: Clayton 5 (Rehm 2, Delaney, Mosley 2); Penns Grove 2 (Pearsall, Horace). Rebounds: Clayton 26 (Fritz 6); Penns Grove 42 (Horace 8, Colon 7).

SCHALICK 39, PITMAN 38: Dylan Sheehan hit the go-ahead free throw with six seconds left and the Cougars defended Pitman’s final layup to seal the victory and snap a three-game losing streak.

Justin Iacona converted a pass from Sheehan into a layup to tie the game with less than a minute to play. Julian Dickerson and Jase Volovar then trapped the ball at midcourt creating a steal by Sheehan, who was fouled driving to the basket. He made the second free throw to break the tie.

The Cougars battled back from a 19-6 first-quarter deficit to get the win.

“We talked all week about how physical Pitman is and how well they shoot the ball,” Schalick coach James Turner said. “Defensively we made too many mistakes in the first quarter. We made adjustments in the second quarter and our guys really responded.

“They played their asses off, made the necessary changes, and executed when it mattered most.:

Dickerson led the Cougars’ offense with 15 points, including 8-of-8 from the free throw line. Volovar made his first start of the season and scored five of the first six points of the game. He finished with 10.

PITMAN (6-9): Lucas Razze 4 3-4 15, Parker DeChristopher 3 3-5 11, Jake Bowen-Ashwin 0 3-4 3, Jay Craig 1 1-2 3, Micah Frost 1 1-4 3, Kiernan Clark 1 0-0 3. Totals 10 11-19 38.
SCHALICK (6-7): Julian Dickerson 3 8-8 15, Kade Macom 2 1-2 6, Dylan Sheehan 1 1-3 3, Jase Volovar 4 0-4 10, Justin Iacona 2 0-0 5. Totals 12 10-17 39.

Pitman	19	6	9	4-	38
Schalick	6	13	15	5-	39

3-point goals: Pitman 7 (Razze 4, DeChristopher 2, Clark); Schalick 5 (Dickerson, Macom, Volovar 2, Iacona).

SALEM 86, PENNSVILLE 23: Salem’s Tymear Lecator filled the box score with 26 points, six rebounds and seven assists. Darrell Johnson had 11 points and Fatah Paige had 10 points and six rebounds. Marshall Stephens had six points and seven rebounds, grabbing his 100th career rebound in the process, blocked three shots. Deshaan Williams grabbed eight boards.

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TODAY	TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	DNP	926
Tymear Lecator, Salem	26 vs. Pennsville	814

Girls games

SCHALICK 42, PITMAN 32: Nevaeh Robinson scored eight of her game-high 20 points in the second quarter as the Cougars erased a one-point deficit and took control of the game. It was their third straight win.

SCHALICK (8-3): Cali Fisler 0 0-2 0, Ava Scurry 4 0-0 8, Nevaeh Robinson 10 0-6 20, Willow Davis 1 1-2 4, Olivia Vanacker 4 1-2 10, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0, Vicky Basich 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-12 42.
PITMAN (3-10): Colette Rollins 1 1-2 3, Jocelyn O’Brien 1 0-0 2, Marlee Adams 1 0-0 2, Kendall Bennett 1 2-2 4, Emery Sharpnack 3 0-0 7, Audrey Duffield 5 1-2 12, Bella Pramov 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 4-6 32.

Schalick	11	15	8	8-	42
Pitman	12	6	6	8-	32

3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Davis, Vanacker); Pitman 2 (Sharpnack, Duffield). Fouled out: Adams. Total fouls: Schalick 9, Pitman 13.

PENNSVILLE 70, SALEM 34: Taylor Bass hit a career-tying six 3-pointers and erupted for a career-high 31 points, leading three Eagles in double figures. Marley Wood hit all four of her 3s in q 16-point first half and finished with 19. Addie Johnston had 11 points. The Eagles hit 14 3-pointers in the game. Madison Dixon led Salem’s offense with 10 points. Dyaira Anderson grabbed 17 rebounds.

PENNSVILLE (8-5): Taylor Bass 11 3-5 31, Marley Wood 6 3-6 19, Addie Johnston 4 0-0 11, Izzy Saulin 0 0-0 0, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0, Kylie Weist 0 0-0 0, Polina Wright 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 6-11 70.
SALEM (5-6): Madison Dixon 4 0-4 10, Carlysia Pierce 1 1-2 3, Dyaira Anderson 1-6 7, Jaryn Weathers 3 1-4 7, Samiyah Moore 0 0-0 0, Timmiyah Simmons 3 1-1 9, Triscia Wilson 1 0-0 2, Kaliyah Taylor 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-17 34.

Pennsville (8-5)	17	26	23	4-	70
Salem (5-6)	10	9	9	6-	38

3-point goals: Pennsville 14 (Bass 6, Wood 4, Johnston 3, Wilson); Salem 4 (Dixon 2, Simmons 2). Total fouls: Pennsville 12, Salem 13.

Wednesday sports report

Here are scores and details from Wednesday night’s Salem County sports calendar; includes track, basketball, wrestling and bowling

INDOOR TRACK
PHILADELPHIA — Schalick’s Salvatore Longo and Penns Grove’s JaKai Ingram placed sixth in their respective events Wednesday night o post the highest finishes among Salem County athletes competing in the Nike Elite Indoor Meet at Penn’s Ott Center.

Longo was sixth in the boys pole vault at 11-6. He made three attempts at 12-0, a height that reduced the field to the final three. Ingram placed sixth in the boys shot with a PR of 45-0.25. It came on his final throw of the night.

Among the other Salem County athletes at the meet …

Kylee Goodson (Penns Grove) was ninth in the boys 400 with a PR of 50.66 that is the 34th fastest time in the state this year.

Arianna Dowe (Penns Grove) was ninth in the girls triple jump (32-11.75). Teammate Zoey Ceasar was tenth in the girls shot put (30-1.5)

Ahmad Tucker (Salem) was 13th in the boys long jump with a PR of 19-11.5.

Steve Chomo (Schalick) was 14th in the boys 800 with a season-best 2:04.25. He was sixth in his heat.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Wildwood 68, Salem Tech 30: Trevor Troiano hit five of the Warriors’ 11 3-pointers and scored a game-high 17 points. Nolan Mawhinney added 13. Chase Pompper led the Chargers with 12 points. Wildwood (7-6) visits Salem Friday for first place in the TCC Classic Division.

WILDWOOD (7-6): Owen Bannon 3 2-2 8, Eric Jordan 2 0-4 4, Nolan Mawhinney 6 1-2 13, Gianni Troiano 2 3-4 9, Daniel Benichou 2 0-0 5, Trevor Troiano 6 0-0 17, Justice Santiago 1 0-0 3, Louis Sewell 1 0-0 3, Michael McWade 1 0-0 3, Vinny Sweeney 0 1-2 1, Jeff Knight 1 0-0 2. Totals 25 7-15 68.
SALEM TECH (2-9): Chase Popper 4 4-5 12, Brody Kroll 2 0-0 4, Ayden Myers 0 2-2 2, Aiden Bobo 1 0-1 2, Avery Reed 0 2-2 2, Luke Kroll 1 0-0 3, Raphael Busch 1 1-2 3, Sterling Lewis 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 9-12 30.

Wildwood	24	21	9	14-	68
Salem Tech	12	6	4	8-	30

3-point goals: Wildwood 11 (G. Troiano 2, Benichou, T. Troiano 5, Santiago, Sewell, McWade); Salem Tech 1 (L. Kroll).

GIRLS BASKETBALL
OVERBROOK 65, SALEM TECH 37
Gianna Simon and Leigha Muff both went for 23 points as the Rams (2-12) won for the first time since their season opener. Muff hit five 3-pointers. Shelby Liber hit five 3-pointers and led the Chargers (2-9) with 18 points. Amora Delaine was credited with 21 rebounds.

OVERBROOK (2-12): Gianna Simon 10 1-4 23, Alexis Washington 2 0-0 5, Heaven Williams 1 0-0 2, Rosetta Loibman 0 1-2 1, Annalise Bosco 0 0-2 0, Jamiyah Nolton 1 0-0 2, Leigha Muff 9 0-2 23. Totals 23 2-10 56.
SALEM TECH (2-9): Evening Amedee 0 2-6 2, Tiara Bazemore 0 0-0 0, Shelby Drummond 3 2-6 9, Shelby Liber 6 1-3 18, Amora Delaine 1 1-2 3, Rylee Doerr 0 0-2 0, Carmen Mott 2 0-2 4, Maddie Miller 0 0-0 0, Olivia Lydon 0 0-0 0, Rachel Reed 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 6-21 36.

Overbrook	14	16	13	12-	55
Salem Tech	9	13	7	9-	37

3-point goals: Overbrook 8 (Simon 2, Washington, Muff 5); Salem Tech 6 (Drummond, Liber 5).

WRESTLING
PENNSVILLE 49, TIMBER CREEK 30
106: Brett Land (P) pinned Lincoln Mitchell, 1:05
113: Jimmy Boone (T) pinned Jariel Colon, 1:42
120: Earl Wynn (P) tech fall over Dyllan Blotz, 19-3
126: Mehki Dicks (P) won by forfeit
132: Maximos Efelis (P) won by forfeit
138: Chase Baker (P) won by forfeit
144: Nathaniel Mason (P) tech fall over Jaire Williams, 24-8
150: Travis Hagan (P) won by forfeit
157: Matt Cordova (T) won by forfeit
165: Robbie McDade (P) pinned Nathaniel Collazo, 2:38
175: Ian Chandler (T) pinned Cristian Blyler, 3:07
190: Elijah Green (T) pinned Stephen Pangle, 0:49
215: Julian McCray (T) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 2:34
285: Jacob Hand (P) dec. Roland Green, 4-1

WINSLOW 53, SALEM 21
106: Jason Green (WI) won by forfeit
113: Christopher Steed (WI) won by forfeit
120: Aaden King (WI) tech fall over Zachary Tortilla, 15-0 (1:30)
126: Alverse Cannon (WI) pinned Hayden Stauble, 1:00
132: Guilherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Nathan Downey, 3:35
138: Angel Berrios (WI) pinned Brodie Parker, 0:40
144: Noah Young (WI) pinned Joseph Goetaski, 2:21
150: Nathan Smalls (WI) pinned Christian VanTonder, 2:50
157: Zion Moore (S) dec. Joshua Martinez, 10-7
165: Luke Vigorito (WI) pinned Jordan Brown, 3:50
175: Jaivion Sydnor (S) pinned London Brown, 1:34
190: Caleb Walderrama (WI) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 1:40
215: Abdur Jenkins (S) dec. Kameriin Walters, 5-2
285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) dec. Izuchukwu Ugwuzor, 9-3

Clayton at Schalick

BOWLING
Deptford 3, Salem 1: Edward Tokley rolled games of 247, 276 and 277 for an 800 series to lead Deptford (9-0) in the battle of Tri-County Conference division leaders. Troy Carey rolled the high game (254) and high series (633) for the Rams (8-2), who had an eight-match winning streak stopped. Deptford won the girls match, 4-0.

Salem Tech vs. Collingswood at Westbrook Lanes

Tuesday basketball

Penns Grove uses energy, defense to win on back-to-back days; Hengel gives courageous effort in Woodstown girls’ win; and more

BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove 63, Woodstown 52
Glassboro 56, Pennsville 17
Overbrook 64, Schalick 18
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown 60, Penns Grove 28
Schalick 37, Overbrook 28
Glassboro 54, Pennsville 32
Salem 64, Salem Tech 36

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Some basketball teams, especially young ones that want to play at a fast pace, might be worried about playing on back-to-back days. Penns Grove coach Damian Ware welcomes the challenge.

Says it builds character.

The Red Devils have played on back-to-back days at least three times in each of Ware’s 13 years as head coach. They’ve already done it three times this season, but Tuesday was the first time they had won on consecutive days after turning back rival Woodstown 63-52.

It came a day after they beat Burlington City team in an intense MLK Day matinee decided by defense in the final 15 seconds.

“The difference between today’s game and yesterday’s game (was) yesterday in the fourth quarter we let Burlington City back into the game,” Ware said. “They took the lead on us at one point and we squeezed it out for the win.

“Today we stretched the lead out. It was a different game because we learned how to finish today. That was the difference between yesterday and today. It’s always good to finish a game and not have to worry about, shoot, we’ve got to make the last second shot to win the game, so that was good for us today.”

The Red Devils’ history has been pretty good on the second day of back-to-back games during Ware’s tenure. They were real good there for a while – 16-3 from 2017-2021 – and have a two years of struggle they’re starting to get the hang of it again.

They’re 32-24 in the second game of those sets, 20-12 after winning the first game. Their game Tuesday was their fourth in five days, sixth in nine.

The key to holding up in back-to-back games is having energy and Geonni Conrad said the Red Devils brought it from the start.

“Every time we come out with energy we do good, we can win back-to-back games,” the junior guard said. “If we don’t start the game with energy or a high tempo we most likely are losing to that team. I feel we like we did bring the energy early. I feel like we pushed it and tempo’d up the floor, played good defense and did what we needed to do.”

The second quality is stamina, and Ware has never worried about that.

“It’s very good for our conditioning,” he said. “We work very hard on practice on it. . We have good conditioning. I always say in the fourth quarter our conditioning should take over because we should be in better shape and we should be able to work harder from the first quarter to the fourth quarter and by the time we get to the fourth quarter we should have that team worn down. And I think that’s what happened today.”

The Red Devils got 17 points apiece from Conrad and Roman Gipson. Conrad opened the second half with two 3-pointers to help them start pulling away. There were four ties and eight lead changes in the first half.

“They were good looks,” Conrad said. “My teammates found me on the open wing and I tried to knock it down for them.”

They also got a double-double from 6-4 sophomore Mishawn Brantley. He had 10 points and 11 rebounds, with seven points and five boards coming in the fourth quarter when the Red Devils pushed the lead to 16.

“I came into this game looking forward to be dominating,” Brantley said. “I came into this game knowing we would win, knowing we were coming here and take home the win.”

“That was a break out game for him,” Ware said. “He’s only a sophomore and he hasn’t really played at a high level of varsity before, but now he’s starting to get to the point where he really understands it and he’s feeling more confident in himself. He’s coming out of his shell.”

The Wolverines were led by Blake Bialecki. The senior scored 16 points to push his career total to 916 and he hit two 3-pointers to break the boys’ school record for career 3s. Bialecki now has 167. The all-time school record is 186 by Talia Battavio.

“It’s cool,” he said of the record. “I work really hard shooting a lot of 3s training. I just want to win games.”

If Bialecki maintains his 14.3 ppg season scoring average he’s projected to hit the 1,000 mark at Overbrook Feb. 5, the end of a five-game road stretch. Failing that, the Wolverines’ three games after that are all against Salem County teams.

PENNS GROVE 63, WOODSTOWN 52
PENNS GROVE (9-6): Will Roy 4 0-0 9, Roman Gipson 7 1-1 17, Geonni Conrad 6 3-4 17, Carson Pearsall 0 3-6 3, Luis Colon 1 1-2 3, Mishawn Brantley 4 2-4 10, Jameel Horace 1 0-0 2, Ahkeem Edwards 1 0-0 2, Zane Thomas 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 10-17 63.
WOODSTOWN (8-6): Eli Caesar 4 0-0 10, Jalen Markward 3 1-2 7, Blake Bialecki 5 4-5 16, Alejandro Vazquez 2 0-0 5, John Hood-McGinley 1 0-0 3, Josh King 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 3 3-4 9, Lucas Fulmer 1 0-0 2, Totals 19 8-11 52.

Penns Grove	15	14	14	20-	63
Woodstown	13	13	11	15-	52

3-point goals: Penns Grove 5 (Gipson 2, Roy, Conrad 2); Woodstown 6 (Bialecki 2, Caesar 2, Vazquez, Hood-McGinley). Rebounds: Penns Grove 37 (Brantley 11, Conrad 6, Pearsall 7); Woodstown 24 (Markward 5, Vazquez 6, White 5). Technical fouls: Pearsall. Fouled out: Caesar. Total fouls: Penns Grove 15, Woodstown 19. Officials: Konyak, Thomas.

OVERBROOK 64, SCHALICK 18: The Rams jumped out to a 17-6 lead in the first quarter, then held the Cougars scoreless in the second and the third en route to its 23rd straight Diamond Division win.

Bilal Robinson led three Rams in double figures and all scorers with 15 points. Lamar Little had 14 and JR Stanley 12. Robinson also had six rebounds, two assists and four blocked shots.

SCHALICK (5-7): Orion Baldwin 2-0-4, Julian Dickerson 1-0-2, Dylan Sheehan 2-0-4, Cooper Willoughby 0-3-3, Jacob Schalick 1-0-2, Will Sieminski 1-0-3. Totals 7-3-18.
OVERBROOK (11-3): Lamar Little 6-1-14, JR Stanley 5-0-12, Jaden St. John 3-0-6, Rashon Jones 2-0-4, Josh Schoeb 1-0-3, Jayden Wilkerson 1-0-3, Bilal Robinson 6-0-15, Gavin Cajuste 0-0-0, Josh Lewis 0-0-0, Jason Boyd 1-2-5, Damere Vennie 1-0-2. Totals 26-3-64.

Schalick	9	0	0	9-	18
Overbrook	17	22	14	11-	64

3-point goals: Schalick 1 (Sieminski); Overbrook 9 (Little, Stanley 2, School, Wilkerson, Robinson 3, Boyd). Rebounds: Overbrook 33 (St. John 6, Robinson 6).

GLASSBORO 56, PENNSVILLE 17: The Bulldogs raced out to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter and coasted past the Eagles. Xavier Sabb had 16 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Maurice Davis had 14 points and seven boards. Aidan Clark had eight points for the Eagles, who are still missing top scorer Mason O’Brien.

GLASSBORO (3-9): William Goggans 8, Xavier Sabb 16, Mekhi Parker 3, Aiden Harris 9, Maurice Davis 14, Jack O;Connell 3, Derreck Robinson 3.
PENNSVILLE (1-12): Jake Layfield 1, Gavin Spears 2, Danny Knight 5, Jacob Farina 1, Aidan Clark 8.

Glassboro	27	11	12	6-	56
Pennsville	0	5	5	7-	17

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TODAY	TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	16 vs. Penns Grove	926
Tymear Lecator, Salem	DNP	788

Girls games

PENNS GROVE — Woodstown’s Lauren Hengel gave one of the most courageous performances in the state Tuesday night.

The senior point guard lost her aunt and uncle in a Mullica Hill car crash over the weekend, but she played Tuesday night and led the Wolverines to a 60-28 victory over Penns Grove. She scored 24 points, hit four 3-pointers and pulled down 15 rebounds – all career highs. She also had four assists and five steals.

“Lauren was great tonight,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “It was an emotional game for a lot of reasons, coming off an emotional loss last week and dealing with everything that she’s dealing with. At the end of the day she just wanted to be with her friends.

“She came out and played and was a leader on the court. Lauren is a fantastic player but at the end of the day she’s an even a better human being and I know the entire Woodstown community, family, our team, especially me, we all care about her.”

Hengel hit two 3-pointers in the first quarter as the Wolverines (7-8) jumped out to a 16-10 lead. She scored 14 points in the second half when they pulled away.

In between, she handled the ball, made several sharp passes that helped her teammates score, drove hard to the basket and held her own defensive guarding a big. She also helped bring players along who were getting some extended minutes.

“We’ve put her in a different role than she has been in the past three years,” Smart said. “There are ups and downs with that. Sometimes she can’t be that scorer that we need, but she distributes the ball. It’s a difficult year for her on the court dealing with that transition but she’s taken it in stride. She never complains about anything. She only asks how to get better.”

Emma Perry added 12 points and held Penns Grove top scorer Kezia Patterson to one field goal and seven points. JaNiyah Cummings led the Red Devils with 11 points.

Meanwhile, Kailyn Kennedy added eight points to the Wolverines’ attack, while Kendall Young and Talia Guardascione had seven points each.

Lauren’s uncle Thomas Hengel coached multiple sports at Clearview High School for more than 40 years. He was inducted into the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame in 2018.

WOODSTOWN 60, PENNS GROVE 28
WOODSTOWN (7-8): Lauren Hengel 9 2-4 24, Emma Perry 6 0-0 12, Kendall Young 2 3-4 7, Talia Guardascione 2 3-5 7, Kailyn Kennedy 3 2-2 8, Jaelyn McDonald 0 0-2 0, Gina Murray 1 0-0 2, Autumn Paleschic 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-17 60
PENNS GROVE (1-12): Mikayla Washington 3 2-6 8, JaNiyah Cummings 5 0-2 11, Kaziah Patterson 1 4-6 7, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0, ArManai Blackston 0 0-0 0, Yeichelyn Rodriguez 1 0-0 2, Domari Torres 0 0-2 0. Totals 10 6-16 28.

Woodstown	16	8	14	22-	60
Penns Grove	10	6	9	3-	28

3-point goals: Woodstown 4 (Hengel 4); Penns Grove 2 (Cummings, Patterson). Rebounds: Woodstown 40 (Hengel 15). Fouled out: Patterson. Total fouls: Woodstown 14, Penns Grove 14.

SCHALICK 37, OVERBROOK 28
OVERBROOK (1-12): Leslies Rosario 0 0-0 0, Gianna Simon 6 1-4 16, Kiya Townsend 0 0-0 0, Alexis Washington 0 0-0 0, Heaven Williams 0 0-0 0, Rosetta Loibman 0 0-0 0, Annalise Bosco 1 0-0 3, Janiyah Nilton 1 0-0 2, Leigha Muff 2 0-0 6, Talia Wiggins 1 0-0 2, Nahla Smith 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 1-4 28.
SCHALICK (7-3): Cali Fisler 1 0-0 2, Ava Scurry 1 0-2 2, Nevaeh Robinson 8 4-6 24, Willow Davis 1 5-6 7, Olivia Vanacker 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0, Vicky Vasich 1 0-0 2, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Bailey Wentz 0 0-0 0, Paige Sparks 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 9-14 37.

Overbrook	4	2	5	17-	28
Schalick	11	14	6	6-	37

3-point goals: Overbrook 5 (Simon 3, Bosco, Muff); Schalick 4 (Robinson 4). Total fouls: Overbrook 14, Schalick 7.

GLASSBORO 54, PENNSVILLE 32: Kezia Brackett scored a career-high 36 points, grabbed eight rebounds and recorded five steals as the Bulldogs pulled into a tie with the Eagles for first place in the Tri-County Diamond Division.

Glassboro split with Pennsville in the season series and has a win over Woodstown. Pennsville has a one-point win over Woodstown. Woodstown plays Glassboro and Pennsville in the next two Tuesdays that could really jam up the division.

Marley Wood led the Eagles with 14 points. Taylor Bass had 12.

PENNSVILLE (7-5): Taylor Bass 4 2-2 12, Marley Wood 6 1-2 14, Addie Johnston 1 0-0 3, Jaiden Wilson 0 2-2 2, Izzy Saulin 0 1-2 1, Jaida Burns 0 0-2 0. Totals 11 6-10 32.
GLASSBORO (10-4): Sanaa Thomas 1 0-0 4, Kezia Brackett 15 3-3 36, Lily Cubas 2 3-6 7, Sianna Wedderburn 1 0-1 2, Grace Moore 2 0-0 5, Tatiana Concepcion 0 0-0 0, Layla Anderson 0 0-0 0, Marissa Pasquarello 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 6-10 54.

Pennsville	5	11	9	7-	32
Glassboro	9	18	14	13-	54

3-point goals: Pennsville 4 (Bass 2, Wood, Johnston); Glassboro 4 (Brackett 3, Moore). Rebounds: Glassboro 47 (Czubas 13, Wedderburn 11, Thomas 10).

SALEM 64, SALEM TECH 36: Dyaira Anderson enjoyed her fifth double-double of the season and fourth in the last five games to help the Rams snap a three-game losing streak and get back to .500 (5-5).

Anderson had 16 points and 15 rebounds. She has had at least 10 rebounds in each of the last five games and averaged 17.8 points and 14.6 rebounds during the run.

Carlysia Pierce had 17 points, six rebounds and five steals, and Madison Dixon had 11 points.. Shelby Drummond led the Chargers with 10 points. Rylee Doerr had eight points, 15 rebounds and blocked four shots. Amora Delaine had eight points and 12 boards.

SALEM (5-5): Samiyah Moore 3 0-0 6, Timmiyah Simmons 3 1-2 8, Madison Dixon 4 2-4 11, Dyaira Anderson 8 0-0 16, Carlysia Pierce 7 2-2 17, Jaryn Weathers 2 0-0 4, Tricia Wilson 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 5-8 64.
SALEM TECH (2-8): Shelby Liber 3 0-0 7, Shelby Drummond 4 1-2 10, Evening Amedee 1 1-4 3, Amora Delaine 2 4-5 8, Rylee Doerr 3 2-4 8, Rachel Reed 0 0-0 0, Tiara Bazemore 0 0-0 0, Olivia Lyon 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-15 36.

Salem	26	15	17	6-	64
Salem Tech	7	5	11	12-	36

3-point goals: Salem 3 (Simmons, Dixon, Pierce); Salem Tech 2 (Liber, Drummond).