Energy drain

Salem’s energy falls flat in Senior Day loss to Absegami; includes all of Saturday’s Salem County sports action

BOYS GAMES
Absegami 56, Salem 43
Cherokee 54, Woodstown 38
West Deptford 60, Pennsville 30
GIRLS GAME
Cumberland 54, Schalick 21

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – Even though his team was facing an opponent that had 19 wins and was fourth in South Jersey Group 3, Salem basketball coach Anthony Farmer believed it was a winnable game if the Rams brought the right energy.

But even with a Senior Day celebration to add some more juice, the Rams were flat and lost to Absegami 56-43.

The Braves are now 20-3 with a 12-game winning streak.

“I wish I had some answers for you, but the whole game it was energy and effort,” Farmer said. “This was considered a big one for us, we needed this one (and) thought it was a winnable opportunity for us if we played with the right spirit. We just didn’t have the spirit. We didn’t have the energy, effort that we needed.

“You expect the guys to come out and play with some spirit, play with some energy and effort and fly around and we just didn’t have that today. We were flat.”

The big downer was the third quarter. The Rams (9-11) were held to one late field goal and outscored 18-3.

It was a tight game early with the teams trading baskets through 7-7. The Braves started exerting its game-long dominance in the paint and opened an 18-8 lead, but the Rams buried three straight 3s by Tymear Lecator and Xavier McGriff to climb back in it.

It was a four-point game when Absegami coach John Arcidiacono called time with 2:43 left in the first half after Jermyis Burroughs’ 3-pointer gave the Braves a 23-19 lead and then then they really went to work.

They gave up a bucket to Neziah Spence that made it 24-21 then didn’t allow another bucket until Azhone Burden’s running hook with 2:08 left in the third quarter. It was the Rams’ only basket of the third quarter.

“It’s a (close) game at halftime, you’ve got to come out, make a shot or two, get some stops and the game could change just like that,” Farmer said. “Obviously, a three-point quarter, things didn’t go our way … We just need to be better. We need to be able to use energy or we’ll be out (of the playoffs) early.”

The Rams recognized their two seniors before the game and both scored in the game. Burden scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds. Joe Tunis scored a bucket in the fourth quarter.

The game also marked the return of Darrelle Johnson. The junior guard had to sit out since Jan. 13 when the NJSIAA declared him ineligible for a violation of its transfer rules and stripped the Rams of four wins that interrupted Farmer’s run towards 100 career victories.

ABSEGAMI 56, SALEM 43
ABSEGAMI (20-3) – Steven Deviney 1 0-0 3, Donald Johnson 1 5-6 7, Adam Leigh 1 5-8 7, Jamal Davis 8 2-2 19, Jermyis Burroughs 4 5-7 15, Bobby Peterson 2 0-0 5, Quadir Epps 0 0-0 0, Jeriko Thomas 0 0-0 0, Elias Blocker 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 17-23 56.
SALEM (9-11) – Donovan Weathers 2 1-2 5, Xavier McGriff 1 0-0 3, Neziah Spence 5 0-0 12, Tymear Lecator 2 0-0 6, Deshaan Williams 0 2-4 2, Antwuan Rogers 1 0-2 2, Joe Tunis 1 0-2 2,
Darrelle Johnson 0 1-2 1, Azhone Burden 5 0-0 10. Totals 17 4-12 43.

Absegami	16	10	18	12-	56
Salem	8	13	3	19-	43

3-point goals: Absegami 5 (Deviney, Davis, Burroughs 2, Peterson); Salem 5 (McGriff, Spence 2, Lecator 2. Rebounds: Absegami 36 (Davis 12, Leigh 11); Salem 27 (Burden 5, Rogers 5). Fouled out: Burroughs. Total fouls: Absegami 14, Salem 19. Officials: Menz, Johnson, Pankok.

CHEROKEE 54, WOODSTOWN 38: The Chiefs locked down defensively on the Wolverines in the second quarter and outscored them 18-1 to take control of the game. Cherokee placed three scorers in double figures, led by John Comito’s 15.

Woodstown (12-7)	12	1	13	12-	38
West Deptford (11-11)	8	18	13	15-	54

3-point goals: Woodstown 1 (M. Hall); Cherokee 4 (Fuscia, Galasso 3).

WEST DEPTFORD 60, PENNSVILLE 30
PENNSVILLE (2-19) – Mason O’Brien 2 2-4 7, Cole Johnston 1 0-0 3, C.J. McDevitt 2 2-4 6, Aiden Alleye 3 1-4 8, J.P. Laughrey 2 2-2 6. Totals 10 7-14 30.
WEST DEPTFORD (4-16) – Shayne Halter 2 0-0 5, Kyree Eason 1 0-0 2, Nick Senatore 5 2-4 14, Thomas Cross 0 0-4 0, Aaron Benson 2 0-0 4, Anthony Martello 3 0-0 8, Curtis Pearson 2 1-2 5, Carter 4 0-0 10, Michael 4 0-0 4, Andrew Gardner 2 0-0 4, Cole Stanish 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 3-14 60.

Pennsville	5	13	4	8-	30
West Deptford	13	13	14	20-	60

3-point goals: Pennsville 3 (O’Brien, Johnston, Alleye); West Deptford 7 (Halter, Senatore 2, Martello 2, Watson 2). Rebounds: West Deptford 43 (Martello 11, Senatore 8).

GIRLS GAME
CUMBERLAND 54, SCHALICK 21

Cumberland (9-11)	18	3	17	16-	54
Schalick (4-14)	7	7	5	2-	21

Wrestling
Hammonton Quad

HAMMONTON – Brett Rowand was in the right place at the right time in Woodstown’s two wins here. Rowand (150) and Angel Hernandez (144) won the final two bouts to close out Williamstown and Rowand won the clinching match against Hammonton.

WOODSTOWN 41, WILLIAMSTOWN 34
157: Joe Hatefi (WI) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:26
165: Laitton Roberts (WO( pinned Erick Garcia, 3:02
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) dec. Aiden Garcia, 9-7
190: Deryk Hannold (WI) pinned Paul Banff, 5:31
215: Walter Carter (WO) tech fall over Matthew Lahn, 18-2 (2:23)
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Logan Kennedy, 1:06
106: Tristan Rosemeyer (WI) pinned Hunter Allen 1:34
113: Adam Froehlich (WI) pinned Luke Woronicak, 1:10
120: Carson Bradway (WO) tech fall over Freedom Neff, 17-0 (3:32)
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Joseph Lascala, 1:44
132: Jayden Hennessy (WI) maj. dec. Barry Coverly, 12-0
138: Jackson Slotnick (WI) pinned Louie Scholl, 0:44
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) maj. dec. Jack Masterson, 14-0
150: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Rohan Jaswal, 0:44

WOODSTOWN 38, HAMMONTON 34
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall over Julius Witcher, 18-1 (4:59)
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Timothy Hignutt, 1:18
215: Walter Carter (WO) tech fall over Mark Hartley, 21-0 (5:34)
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Angel Arvizu, 0:24
106: Tyler Police (H) maj. dec. Hunter Allen 11-2
113: Nathan Clauhs (H) dec. Luke Woronicak, 11-8
120: Shane Way (H) dec. Carson Bradway, 6-0
126: Barry Coverly (WO) maj. dec. Dylan Tollefson, 11-0
132: Travis Balback (WO) won by forfeit
138: Luca Giagunto (H) pinned Louie Scholl, 0:38
144: Wyatt Patterson (H) pinned Angel Hernandez, 0:40
150: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Evan Allison, 1:27
157: Michael Maimone (H) pinned Thomas Lacy, 3:20
165: Vincent Palermo (H) pinned Laitton Roberts, 1:37

Pennsville Quad

PENNSVILLE – Brett Land, Connor Ayars and Trevor Waddington all went 3-0 and Gabe Supernavage and Travis Hagan went 2-0 as Pennsville won two of the three matches in its quad meet.

Ayars won by a tech fall, major decision and a pin. Waddington pinned two opponents and won a decision. Land had a tech fall, pin and a decision. Supernavage pinned both of his opponents and Hagan won by tech fall and pin.

PENNSVILLE 68, BURLINGTON CITY 6
120: Mehki Dicks (P) pinned Owen Williams, 4:50
126: Vincent Ciccantelli (P) won by forfeit
132: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Aaron Woomer, 11-7
138: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Brandon Greenberg, 2:37
144: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned Calvin Barchue, 2:45
150: Travis Hagan (P) tech fall over Qaddeah Bright, 17-0 (2:00)
157: Xzavier Waters (B) won by forfeit
165: Juan Velasquez (P) dec. Owen Keefe, 12-5
175: Joseph Halstead (P) tech fall over Suleemon Watson, 15-0 (4:10)
190: Christian Blyler (P) won by forfeit
215: Connor Ayars (P) tech fall over Delkontee Lincoln, 15-0 (2:37)
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Jaden Martinez, 2:45
106: Brett Land (P) tech fall over Gerard Cole, 19-4 (1:13)
113: Erick Davalos (P) won by forfeit

EGG HARBOR 43, PENNSVILLE 31
126: Anthony Pineda (EH) maj. dec. Christopher Daniels, 8-0
132: Marco Manzo (EH) dec. Nathaniel Mason, 9-6
138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned Graham Schlemo, 3:04
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Lionel Lertara, 1:26
150: Tyler Schumacker (EH) won by forfeit
157: Joseph Henderson (EH) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:00
165: Thomas Corcoran (EH) won by forfeit
175: Zia Ali (EH) pinned Christian Blyler, 0:44
190: Joseph Halstead (P) pinned Jacob Cicchino, 3:32
215: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. Marco Saavedra, 10-1
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Kaiden Valera, 2:28
106: Brett Land (P) dec. Maruf Reza, 8-7
113: Jayson Garcia (EH) pinned Erick Davalos, 0:43
120: Alex Piskun (EH) pinned Mehki Dicks, 0:50

PENNSVILLE 63, St. JOE (HAMM.) 18
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Damien Spera, 2:15
120: Mehki Dicks (P) won by forfeit
126: Christopher Daniels (P) pinned Naheem Davis, 1:50
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Tiernan Tracy, 0:53
138: Dalton Ammon (P) won by forfeit
144: Mason Hollywood (SJ) won by forfeit
150: Paul Lacy (SJ) won by forfeit
157: Juan Velasquez (P) won by forfeit
165: Bobby Butkus (SJ) won by forfeit
175: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit
190: Christian Blyler (P) won by forfeit
215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Chris Morgan, 1:15
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Cayden Banks, 4-0
106: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit

So grand

Pennsville’s Marley Wood joins her sister, brother on Pennsville’s list of 1,000-point scorers

FRIDAY GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville 71, Millville 33
Buena at Salem

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — Every day for the last three years whenever Marley Wood would walk into Pennsville’s gym for PE her eyes would instinctively move to the banner behind the basket recognizing the Eagles’ 1,000-point career scorers.

Every day, the last name on the banner would provide a source of motivation and inspiration.

It was the name of her sister, Ryane. From the first time she saw it hanging up there, she wanted to be on that banner, too.

Now, she will be.

The Eagles’ junior guard became the latest member of the elite club Friday when she scored her 1,000th point — and then some — in their 71-33 rout of Millville.

“I was just so relieved because it’s been my goal since I was little,” Wood said. “The day they put on my sister’s name I’m pretty sure I was here and I was just really excited to be able to see my brother and me right after her so that whoever walks in here will just know that basketball is such a big part of our lives.”

There was a lot of symmetry in the way it happened. Wood swished a 3-pointer from the left corner with 3:33 left in the first quarter to become the third member of her family to reach the magic number. Brother Luke (1,198) did it last year. Ryane (1,224) did it three years ago.

She also became the third player in Salem County to reach the milestone this season, following teammate Nora Ausland and Penns Grove’s RaNyiah Wilson.

“Wow, threes are wild,” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said.

**Ryane Wood walks out with the family to present her sister Marley (4) a banner to commemorate joining the 1,000-Point Club. Ryane and brother Luke (background) are also members of the club.**

Wood probably could have done it Thursday in a similarly one-sided game with Schalick, but she didn’t want to steal the thunder from the seniors on Senior Night and scored just enough to leave the target within single digits. And by delaying it a day it gave more family and friends a chance to be there.

In addition to local friends and family who made it to the gym, sister Callie came all the way up from Virginia Tech to witness and celebrate the feat.

The game originally was scheduled as Millville’s Senior Night, but the Thunderbolts agreed to play it here and reposition its gala out of respect for the milestone. The Eagles’ next opportunity at home would have been Monday against Penns Grove, a game that now seems threatened by predicted bad weather.

“She looked so much more comfortable out there today than she was yesterday,” Merritt said. “Yesterday she was unselfish and passing the ball around and everything else. It was so cool she got it on a 3, too. That was ideal.”

Wood needed eight points to reach the milestone and accommodated the visitors who had to leave early by getting them in the first five minutes of the game. She opened the game by banking in a jumper from the top of the key, then hit a layup and two free throws before nailing the 3 the landed her on the number. She finished with 16 points and now has 1,008 in her career.

The goal now is to pass both her sister and brother on the scoring list — and they’re both within reach —but she’ll still be listed behind them on the banner because of the order it occurred.

“I’ve been waiting to see Ryane, Luke, Marley on the banner,” she said.

Taylor Bass had another big game for the Eagles (15-6), hitting four more 3s and scoring 26 points. She’s on track to become the next member of the 1,000-point club, now with 765 career points. Ausland added 14 to her career total and now has 1,064.

Late in the fourth quarter Merritt inserted Kylie Weist in the game. The freshman promptly picked up a loose ball hit a 3-pointer for the first points of her career.

Just 997 points to go.

PENNSVILLE 71, MILLVILLE 33
MILLVILLE (6-14): Angeliya Cephas 4 0-2 9, Jaylynn Jones 4 0-0 9, Aphrea Robinson 1 1-2 3, Naomi Burkhart 4 1-2 10, Shaylynn Kelly 0 0-0 0, Kamya Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 2-6 33.
PENNSVILLE (15-6): Taylor Bass 11 0-1 26, Marley Wood 7 1-2 16, Nora Ausland 5 1-4 14, Sofia Belitsas 0 0-0 0, Jaida Burns 2 0-0 4, Kylie Weist 1 0-0 3, Addie Johnston 3 0-0 8. Totals 29 2-7 71.

Millville	9	3	10	11-	33
Pennsville	27	9	17	18-	71

3-point goals: Millville 3 (Cephas, Jones, Burkhart); Pennsville 11 (Bass 4, Wood, Ausland 3, Johnston 2, Weist). Total fouls: Millville 5, Pennsville 8. Officials: Menz, Jorgenson, Giamari.

There are a lot of points in this photo – 7,108, if your counting. Woodstown’s Talia Battavio (L) and (L-R) Ryane Wood, Luke Wood, Nora Ausland and AD Jamy Thomas – all 1,000-point scorers – were on hand Friday to welcome Marley Wood (4) to the club.

Emotional night

Pennsville senior gets back in the game on Senior Night, Bass has big game, Wood moves closer to 1,000; includes all the scores and highlights from Thursday night’s Salem County high school basketball games

GIRLS GAMES	BOYS GAMES
Pennsville 60, Schalick 21	Schalick 73, Pennsville 57
Glassboro 33, Penns Grove 31	Penns Grove 58, Glassboro 54
Clayton 76, Salem 22	Salem 102, Clayton 66
Woodstown 63, Overbrook 7	Overbrook 74, Woodstown 55
Wildwood 71, Salem Tech 15	Wildwood 85, Salem Tech 31

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – It’s days like these that make Senior Nights something special.

When Pennsville’s Anikka Macalino tore the ACL in her left knee in the opening minutes of last year’s holiday tournament game against Buena, she didn’t expect to play basketball ever again. If she ever had a chance of coming back at all, she hoped it would be for Senior Night.

Well, not only did she play on Senior Night Thursday, she started (as is customary) and scored the first points of the game in the Eagles’ 60-21 victory over Schalick.

“It meant a lot because I haven’t played in about a year,” Macalino said. “I played JV earlier and my knee just gave up on me. I went into the room and started to cry, but I refused to give up on basketball so I came out and tried again.

“It’s a good feeling scoring the first points of the game.”

And it wasn’t some gift basket to make a player who’d been out all season feel good, either. The Eagles won the opening tip, got it to Macolino and she attacked the basket for a layup. She hit a deep 3-pointer in the third quarter as well.

“To see them go out there and be successful on their night is really kind of cool,” Eagles coach Steve Merritt said.

The game was quietly billed as the night Marley Wood would go over 1,000 career points, but Taylor Bass stole the show.

Bass stood out in the left corner all night and drained a career-best six 3-pointers on the way to a career-high 29 points. The junior hadn’t hit more than three 3s in any game previously in her career, but she was 6-for-7 from beyond the arc against the Cougars.

“I’ve never shot like that before in my life,” she said. “You have those days where you hit them and other days when you don’t. Today was one of those days they went in. I had all those open shots so I took them.”

Wood needed 20 points coming into the game to become the second Pennsville player to reach the 1,000-point mark this season, but had only 12 – and got most of those late. It’s all set up for her to get it Friday when the Eagles host Millville in a game the Thunderbolts agreed to move to Pennsville just for the occasion.

She’s “really excited” about the prospect of joining her sister and brother in the Eagles’ 1,000-Point Club, but it didn’t really hurt her feelings not to get it Thursday.

She said she’d rather do it Friday when more friends, family and especially her AAU teammates and coaches “who are the reason I’m going to score 1,000” could be on hand to witness it. And she didn’t want to steal any thunder from the four seniors who were being honored on their special day.

That mindset was evident early on when she came down on a 2-on-1 break with a clear path to the basket, but she passed to Bass who converted the layup just the same. She had seven assists in the game.

Wood had only five points through the first three quarters, but heated up with all seven of Pennsville’s points in the fourth to get the target down to a manageable number.

“I was getting a little nervous because I only had like five points in all three quarters,” she said. “I wanted to be able to know that I was going to get it tomorrow so I was trying to get at least double digits today so I could have an easier time of it.”

PENNSVILLE 60, SCHALICK 21
SCHALICK (4-13): Navaeh Robinson 3 0-0 8, Willow Davis 0 0-0 0, Carly Vicente 0 0-0 0, Abby Willoughby 1 0-0 2, Cali Fisler 0 0-0 0, Emily Miller 1 0-0 2, Olivia Vanacker 3 1-2 7, Emma O’Neil 0 0-2 0, Ava Scurry 1 0-0 2, Olivia Lunemann 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 1-4 21.
PENNSVILLE (14-6): Taylor Bass 10 3-5 29, Marley Wood 3 6-7 12, Nora Ausland 2 0-0 5, Sofia Belitsas 1 0-0 2, Anikka Macalino 2 0-2 5, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Calli Ausland 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0, Jaida Burns 2 1-4 5. Ashlyn Fredo 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 10-18 60

Schalick	6	0	7	8-	21
Pennsville	21	16	16	7-	60

3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Robinson 2); Pennsville 8 (Bass 6, N. Ausland, Macalino). Rebounds: Schalick 23 (Robinson 6, Scurry 5); Pennsville 31 (Bass 7, N. Ausland 7). Total fouls: Schalick 10, Pennsville 6.

WOODSTOWN 63, OVERBROOK 7: Talia Battavio and Megan Donelson, who’ve been running neck-and-neck in their race up Woodstown’s all-time scoring list, both went over the 1,500-point mark and the Woodstown defense pitched a shutout through the first half.

Battavio scored 13 points to run her career total to 1,510. Donelson scored 15 to reach 1,501. Tori Smith, Woodstown’s all-time leading girls scorer, has 1,566 total points.

The Wolverines opened a 44-0 halftime lead.

WOODSTOWN (14-5): Talia Battavio 3 5-6 13, Megan Donelson 5 1-2 15, Gianna Maiorini 1 0-0 2, Lauren Hengel 2 0-0 5, Kyia Leyman 2 1-4 5, Emma Perry 1 0-0 2, Ryann Foote 4 1-2 12, Kendall Young 2 0-0 5, Jala Thomas 1 0-0 2, Talia Guardascione 1 0-0 2, Lizzy Daly 0 0-0 0, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Ava White 0 0-0 0, Mia Waterman 0 0-0 0, Brynley Egret 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 8-14 63.
OVERBROOK (5-16): Gianna Simon 1 0-0 3, Jael Pressley 0 1-6 1, Rosetta Loibman 0 0-0 0, Lelani Knight 0 1-2 1, Kayla Reynolds 1 0-0 2, Leslies Rosario 0 0-0 0, Ahiani White 0 0-0 0, Kiya Townsend 0 0-0 0, Isabella Sepulveda 0 0-0 0, Lily LaFountain 0 0-0 0, Talia Wiggins 0 0-0 0, Taija Wiggins 0 0-0 0. Totals 2 2-8 7.

Woodstown	18	26	14	5-	63
Overbrook	0	0	5	2-	7

3-point goals: Woodstown 11 (Battavio 2, Donelson 4, Hengel, Foote 3, Young); Overbrook 1 (Simon).

GLASSBORO 33, PENNS GROVE 31: Kimora Miles gave the Bulldogs the lead for good with 3:30 to play on a length of the floor layup after fighting through traffic on the other end of the floor. Kezia Brackett extended the lead with three free throws, the last with 14.6 seconds left to make it 33-29.

Penns Grove’s RaNiyah Wilson, the game’s leading scorer, went to the line for three shots with 1.8 seconds left. She made the first two to make it a two-point game, then missed the third on purpose with hopes of a quick put-back, but Glassboro was there to secure the rebound as time expired.

GLASSBORO (9-10): Sanaa Thomas 5 0-0 13, Grace Moore 0 0-0 0, Kezia Brackett 5 6-14 16, Kimora Miles 0 0-0 0, Sianna Wedderburn 2 0-0 4, Lily Czubas 0 0-2 0. Totals 12 6-16 33.
PENNS GROVE (9-9): RaNiyah Wilson 6 3-8 19, Brianna Robbins 1 1-2 3, JaNiyah Cummings 1 3-6 5, Syanna Robbins 1 0-0 3, Mikayla Washington 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 8-18 31.

Glassboro	4	9	12	8-	33
Penns Grove	11	7	9	4-	31

3-point goals: Glassboro 3 (Thomas 3); Penns Grove 5 (Wilson 4, S. Robbins). Rebounds: Glassboro 31 (Wedderburn 10, Miles 7, Thomas 7).

WILDWOOD 71, SALEM TECH 15: Macie McCracken had 23 points and nine rebounds to lead the Warriors. She also had four assists and three steals. Rebecca Benichou had 11 points and five assists. Rylee Doerr had 11 rebounds for the Chargers.

WILDWOOD (14-4): Macie McCracken 9 2-2 23, Angela Wilber 1 0-0 3, Rebecca Benichou 4 1-1 11, Cydnee Kilian 0 0-0 0, Kiana D’Antuono 1 2-2 5, Addison Troiano 2 0-0 4, Laila Fathi 3 0-0 6, Lily Atkinson 2 0-2 5, Sarah Djellal 1 0-0 2, Ellasyn Morey 0 2-4 2, Julia Ennis 4 0-0 8, Emma Contreras 1 0-0 2, Antoinette Cooper 0 0-0 0, Janet Gonzalez 0 0-0 0, Mollie Farrell 0 0-2 0. Totals 28 7-13 71.
SALEM TECH (2-17): Kaylin Beardsley 1 1-2 3, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 2, Demajae White 1 0-0 2, Amora Detaine 1 0-0 2, Evening Amedee 1 0-0 2, Rylee Doerr 2 0-0 4, Payton Fitzpatrick 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 1-2 15.

Wildwood	13	21	20	17-	71
Salem Tech	4	2	4	5-	15

3-point goals: Wildwood 8 (McCracken 3, Wilber, Benichou 2, D’Antuono, Atkinson). Rebounds: Wildwood 27 (McCracken 9); Salem Tech 20 (Doerr 11).

CLAYTON 76, SALEM 22: Rainelle Blocker had 26 points and Ava Delaney 17 to lead the Clippers (13-5).

Boys games

SALEM 102, CLAYTON 66: You know when you schedule a game against Clayton you can figure on a lot of points behind scored.

Xavier McGriff scored a career-high 23 points, Salem placed four scorers in double figures, and broke 100 for the first time since the 2020 South Jersey Group I tournament. The Rams beat Clayton 100-75 that day.

Antwuan Rogers had a double-double with 14 points and 14 rebounds. Deshaan Williams had 14 points and six boards.

CLAYTON (9-11): Princeton Sackor 3 2-5 8, Nazir Davis 4 0-0 8, Demetris Williams 6 1-4 13, James Fritz 7 0-1 18, Jackson Venuto 3 2-2 10, Nasir Carter 4 0-0 9. Totals 27 5-12 66.
SALEM (9-10): Xavier McGriff 9 0-0 23, Deshaan Williams 7 2-2 17, Neziah Spence 5 2-2 14, Kyaire Parsons 3 2-2 8, Antwan Rogers 7 0-0 14, Harlen Parsons 2 0-0 6, Joe Tunis 2 1-2 5, Azhone Burden 3 0-0 6, Giovani Talavera 0 0-0 0, Donovan Weathers 2 0-0 4, KaiSiere Muhammad 2 0-0 4, Tamir Lusby 2 0-0 5. Totals 44 7-8 102.

Clayton	15	4	28	21-	66
Salem	22	33	24	22-	102

3-point goals: Clayton 7 (Fritz 4, Venuto 2, Carter); Salem 13 (McGriff 4, Williams, Spence 2, K. Parsons 3, H. Parsons 2, Lusby). Rebounds: Salem 58 (Weathers 9, Burden 10, Rogers 14).

PENNS GROVE 58, GLASSBORO 54: B.J. Robbins hit the last of his three 3-pointers from the top of the key with 2:00 left to give Penns Grove a 56-52 lead and the Red Devils held on. Robbins finished with 14 points. Glassboro’s Xavier Sabb led all scorers with 20.

GLASSBORO (7-12): Xavier Sabb 9-2-20, Davon Barr 3-0-6, Aiden Harris 3-0-6, Kenny Smith 5-3-14, Marley Crowl 3-2-8. Totals 23-7-54.
PENNS GROVE (10-9): B.J. Robbins 5-1-14, Roman Gipson 4-5-13, Antoine Robinson 1-2-4, Jameel Horace 7-1-15, Will Roy 0-0-0, Luis Colon 1-0-2, Jeremy Costacamps 1-0-2, Karon Caesar 4-0-8. Totals 23-9-58.

Glassboro	17	11	14	12-	54
Penns Grove	14	15	16	11-	58

3-point goals: Glassboro 1 (Smith); Penns Grove 3 (Robbins 3).

SCHALICK 73, PENNSVILLE 57: Reggie Allen torched Pennsville for the second time this season, going for 26 points. The senior set his career high with 27 against the Eagles in mid-January. Nylan Sutton (14) and Zaeshawn Mills (11) also scored in double figures for the Cougars. Jovanni Rios led Pennsville with 25 points. Mason O’Brien had 18.

PENNSVILLE (2-18): Cole Johnston 1 3-3 6, Logan Hill 0 1-2 1, Mason O’Brien 7 1-2 18, Jovanni Rios 9 7-7 25, C.J. McDevitt 1 0-0 2, Danny Knight 2 0-0 5. Totals 20 12-14 57,
SCHALICK (6-15): Reggie Allen 11 1-1 26, Nylan Sutton 7 0-0 14, Zaeshawn Mills 5 1-3 11, Jamari Whitley 2 0-0 4, Sherrod Jones 3 1-2 7, Jase Volovar 2 2-2 7, Kenneth Bartee 2 0-0 4. Totals 32 5-8 73.

Pennsville	15	11	13	18-	57
Schalick	21	24	11	17-	73

3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Johnston, O’Brien 3, Knight); Schalick 4 (Allen 3, Volovar)

WILDWOOD 85, SALEM TECH 31: Brian Cunniff hit 11-of-14 free throws to highlight a 26-point game to help the Warriors snap a four-game losing streak.
SALEM TECH (0-19): Larry Pompper 12, Ayden Myers 7, Chase Pompper 4, Joseph Hayes 4, Aiden Bobo 4.
WILDWOOD (6-12): Brian Cunniff 25, Nolan Mawhinney 14, Jeff Knight 9, Jordan Dozier 8, Vinny Sweeney 5, Daniel Benichou 5, Trevor Troiano 7, Era Jordan 4, R.J. Blanda 3, Justice Santiago 2, Sammy Santiago 3, Jack Fullerton 2.

Salem Tech	11	3	3	14-	31
Wildwood	18	31	17	19-	85

3-point goals: Wildwood 2 (Mawhinney 2).

OVERBROOK 74, WOODSTOWN 55: Lamar Little scored 34 points, Zair Green had 23 and together they helped turn back Woodstown scorers in double figures. Little’s night was powered by seven 3-pointers.

OVERBROOK (18-2): Lamar Little 12 3-3 34, Zair Green 6 9-11 23, Bilal Robinson 1 0-0 3, JR Stanley 2 0-0 4, Elvin Santiago 1 1-2 3, Xavier Wright 2 0-0 4, Jaden St. John 1 0-0 2, Jayden Wilkerson 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 13-16 74.
WOODSTOWN (12-6): Eli Caesar 1 0-0 2, Garrett Leyman 1 1-2 4, Rocco String 4 8-12 16, Blake Bialecki 5 1-3 12, Alejandro Vazquez 5 1-1 14, M.J. Hall 5 0-1 11. Totals 21 3-16 55.

3-point goals: Overbrook (Little 7, Green 2, Robinson, Stanely); Woodstown 6 (Leyman, Bialecki, Vazquez 3, Hall).

SALEM COUNTY ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (GIRLS)	TODAY	POINTS
Katie Kline, Pennsville (2004)		2110
Amanda Young, St. James (1995)		1762
Sharias Hill, Penns Grove (2009)		1661
Brittany Smith, Salem (2007)		1623
Tia Furbush, Schalick (2021)		1574
Tori Smick, Woodstown (2013)		1566
Talia Battavio, Woodstown	13 vs. Overbrook	1510
Megan Donelson, Woodstown	15 vs. Overbrook	1501
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville (Salem 462/Pennsville 593)	5 vs. Schalick	1055
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/PG 810)	19 vs. Glassboro	1061
Marley Wood, Pennsville	12 vs. Schalick	992

Back in control

Woodstown girls regain the lead in Diamond Division after turning back Pennsville, Battavio, Donelson closing in on 1,500 points, Eagles’ Wood nearing 1,000

TUESDAY’S GAMES
Woodstown 59, Pennsville 47
Glassboro 52, Schalick 22
Clayton 66, Salem Tech 12
Penns Grove 64, Overbrook 19
Pitman at Salem

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – The Woodstown girls basketball team hasn’t had a five-year stranglehold on the TCC Diamond Division by folding under the pressure of a challenge.

The Wolverines faced the sternest late-season challenge to their diamond dynasty Tuesday night, but they never flinched and turned back upstart Pennsville 59-47.

The teams entered the game tied for the Diamond Division lead. Had the Wolverines fallen, it not only would have ended their 34-game Salem County winning streak, it may also have ended their run of four straight division titles.

Now, they’ve won 35 straight against in-county opponents and are on the verge of a fifth straight Diamond Division crown having only the two weakest teams left to play on their divisional schedule.

“At the beginning of the season we set a list of goals and obviously one of those goals was to win the division,” said Woodstown coach Matt Smart, the newest gatekeeper of the dynasty. “It’s something we will never take for granted, especially with this group of girls.

“They come out in games like today, they had a different look on their face. You could tell that we had three days off and they kind of got re-energized, refocused. Basketball is a long season and I think those three days off helped us a lot and you could tell the girls were extremely focused. When we play together like that, we’re just phenomenal.”

The Wolverines trailed only once in the game, at 7-5. From there they went on a 13-2 run to the end of the quarter, capped by Ryann Foote’s bucket at the buzzer, to take control. Foote only regained her eligibility in January after transferring from Salem – where she played for current Pennsville coach Steve Merritt as a freshman – and has brought additional quality to an already stacked line-up.

She had her Woodstown best eight points in the game and pulled down seven rebounds. She called getting the win against a former teammate and coach “put the cherry on top” of the day.

“I was excited because we really needed a win,” Foote said. “We obviously knew we really had to show up and do good, but we didn’t really let that get in our heads. We just knew we had to play our game and work as a team and a family to get it done.”

The Wolverines were led by Talia Battavio (18) and Megan Donelson (13). Battavio hit four 3-pointers and moved within three points of 1,500 for her career. Donelson needs 14 to reach that milestone.

Meanwhile, a big part of the Wolverines’ success came from eliminating one of the Eagles’ three main scorers. Taylor Bass had 18 points and Marley Wood had 15 (to move within 20 points of 1,000), to basically play Battavio and Donelson to a scoring stalemate, but the Wolverines held 1,000-point scorer Nora Ausland scoreless for the second time this season and got modest contributions from their supporting cast..

The Eagles won the last time Ausland was shut out, but that wasn’t the case this time.

“Just watching film on them from our previous game we kind of made a few adjustments and I’ll be honest Meg Donelson came up to me on Monday and said I want to try to guard her,” Smart said. “Whenever Meg comes up to me like that and she has a look on her that’s like we’re doing this (it’s happening).

“She is a phenomenal defender. She always has the hardest assignment every game. She has to output us for offense and stop the girl on defense and she’s always up for the challenge.”

Had Pennsville won the game, the Eagles would have been in good position to win a division title for the first time since 1988. They’d have held a one-game lead on Woodstown with division games left with only Penns Grove and Schalick.

It’s unlikely the Wolverines will lose one of their two remaining division games that would have given the Eagles the chance to climb back into a share for the title.

“I told them 18 games ago, when I pointed that out to you it would have been nice (to get), but I didn’t realize how good you could be,” Merritt said. “I discovered. I learned. Today was a big step. We were there. Nobody expected us to be there, but here we are. I’m proud of them. Of course, I’m disappointed, but I’m proud of them. We hung in there.”

WOODSTOWN 59, PENNSVILLE 47
WOODSTOWN (13-5): Talia Battavio 5 4-4 18, Megan Donelson 5 1-2 13, Gianna Maiorini 0 0-0 0, Lauren Hengel 3 0-0 6, Kyia Leyman 3 1-1 7, Emma Perry 0 0-0 0, Ryann Foote 3 1-3 8, Kendall Young 3 0-0 7. Totals 22 7-10 59.
PENNSVILLE (13-6): Taylor Bass 8 0-0 18, Marley Wood 6 1-3 15, Nora Ausland 0 0-0 0, Addie Johnston 2 2-2 8, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaida Burns 1 2-3 4. Totals 18 5-8 47.

Woodstown	18	8	20	13-	59
Pennsville	9	8	15	15-	47

3-point goals: Woodstown 8 (Battavio 4, Donelson 2, Foote, Young); Pennsville 6 (Johnston 2, Wood 2, Bass 2). Rebounds: Woodstown 39 (Leyman 8, Donelson 9, Maiorini 10, Foote 7). Total fouls: Woodstown 10, Pennsville 10. Officials: Lahm, Mathis, Cooper.

GLASSBORO 52, SCHALICK 22
GLASSBORO (8-10): Sanaa Thomas 1 0-2 2, Grace Moore 6 0-0 12, Kezia Brackett 9 2-6 22, Kimora Miles 2 1-2 6, Sianna Wedderburn 3 0-0 6, Lily Czubas 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 3-10 52.
SCHALICK (4-12): Abby Willoughby 1 0-0 3, Cali Fisler 3 4-7 10, Navaeh Robinson 2 0-0 5, Olivia Vanacker 1 0-2 2, Willow Davis 1 0-0 2. Totals 8 4-9 22.

Glassboro	14	13	10	15-	52
Schalick	8	0	11	3-	22

3-point goals: Glassboro 3 (Brackett 2, Miles); Schalick 2 (Willoughby, Robinson). Rebounds: Glassboro 39 (Brackett 8, Czubas 11).

CLAYTON 66, SALEM TECH 12

Salem Tech (2-16)	5	2	0	5-	12
Clayton (12-5)	22	18	14	12-	66

3-point goals: GCIT 7 (Duer 3, Sheehan, Giannone, Clement 2); Salem Tech 2 (Beardsley 2). Rebounds: GCIT 24 (Duer 4); Salem Tech 23 (White 7, Beardsley 9).

SALEM COUNTY ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (GIRLS)	TODAY	POINTS
Katie Kline, Pennsville (2004)		2110
Amanda Young, St. James (1995)		1762
Sharias Hill, Penns Grove (2009)		1661
Brittany Smith, Salem (2007)		1623
Tia Furbush, Schalick (2021)		1574
Tori Smick, Woodstown (2013)		1566
Talia Battavio, Woodstown	18 vs. Pennsville	1497
Megan Donelson, Woodstown	13 vs. Pennsville	1486
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville (Salem 462/Pennsville 588)	0 vs. Woodstown	1050
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/PG 791)	19 vs. Overbrook	1042
Marley Wood, Pennsville	15 vs. Woodstown	980

Seeing the future

Woodstown’s White has breakout game at Pennsville, includes scores and stats from Tuesday’s high school boys basketball games involving teams from Salem County

TUESDAY’S GAMES
Pitman 61, Salem 58
Woodstown 68, Pennsville 30
Overbrook 58, Penns Grove 43
Glassboro 72, Schalick 45
Clayton 126, Salem Tech 62

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – Woodstown coach Ramon Roots’ focus was clearly on the present Tuesday night, but he also got a pretty good glimpse of the future.

The Wolverines had their way with Pennsville in a 68-30 win. It was the kind of game that gave them a chance to do a lot of things, play a lot of different people.

Impressed by his play in a weekend loss to Bridgeton last time out, Roots gave Andrew White his most appreciable minutes of the season and the freshman didn’t disappoint.

White scored a career-high nine points, grabbed four rebounds and blocked a shot.

“At the beginning of the year, like at practice and stuff, you would see glimpses of what he can be,” Roots said. “He’s going to be a big piece of the program in the future. He just got kind of lost in the rotation a little bit, but he’s always been that type of player.

“Then in the Bridgeton game I just happened to try something. He only had like a 2-3 minute stint, but in the first couple possessions he got back-to-back rebounds and he got a putback. I’ve just been impressed at what he’s been doing in practice and the JV level. He’s been working his way up and he’s going to keep on adding minutes.”

White did most of his damage in the second half. He scored eight points in a 32-point third quarter that left the Wolverines with a 37-point lead.

“This means a lot,” he said. “It shows on the varsity level that I can do it.”

As White spoke one of his teammates draped the Wolverine medallion indicative of the game’s MVP around his neck.

“This means everything,” he said. “I worked my butt off to get the chain.”

The big third quarter was the Wolverines’ first 30-point quarter of the season and more than doubled their point production for the game. They opened the half with four straight 3-pointers, two by Alejandro Vazquez and one each from Garrett Leyman and Eli Caesar. The Wolverines hit seven in the game.

Six different players scored in the third quarter, nine players scored in the game.

“Our tempo in the first half was slow,” Roots said. “I was telling the guys before the game let’s pass the ball inside. I think they thought I meant be passive. I was explaining we had 12, 12 and then we had 30. We had more (points) there than in the first half combined.”

Among the other future leanings Roots worked into the game was getting White and fellow freshman Branden Hall on the floor at the same time and giving junior Blake Bialecki extended minutes at point guard. Hall had four points in the third quarter. Bialecki didn’t score in the game, but he dished at least a half-dozen assists in the first half, four in the first quarter.

WOODSTOWN 68, PENNSVILLE 30
WOODSTOWN (12-5): Eli Caesar 3 0-0 7, John McGindley 0 0-0 0, Blake Bialecki 0 0-0 0, Alejandro Vazquez 4 0-0 11, Josh King 1 0-2 2, Garrett Leyman 3 0-1 7, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 4 1-2 9, Sid Leavy 1 0-0 2, Rocco String 7 0-0 14, Lucas Fulmer 0 0-0 0, Brayden Hall 4 0-0 7, Connor Miller 3 0-0 7. Totals 30 1-5 68.
PENNSVILLE (2-17): Perry Meranti 0 0-0 0, Jovanni Rios 6 2-7 14, Cole Johnston 0 0-0 0, Mason O’Brien 2 0-0 5, C.J. McDevitt 1 2-3 4, Danny Knight 0 0-0 0, Shilon Jefferson 1 0-0 2, Logan Hitt 0 0-0 0, Arturus Frantzy 1 0-0 2, Jacob Miller 0 0-0 0, Griffin Hern 1 0-0 3, Gavin Spears 0 0-0 0
Noah Owen 0 0-0 0, J.P. Laughrey 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-10 30.

Woodstown	12	12	32	12-	68
Pennsville	7	4	8	11-	30

3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (Caesar, Vazquez 3, Leyman, Hall, Miller); Pennsville 2 (O’Brien, Hern).
Rebounds: Woodstown 37 (String 11, Ceasar 6, Leyman 5). Total fouls: Woodstown 11, Pennsville 11. Officials: Lahm, Mathis, Cooper.

PITMAN 61, SALEM 58
SALEM (8-10): Xavier McGriff 2 0-0 6, Neziah Spence 6 0-0 14, Tymear Lecator 8 1-3 19, Deshaan Williams 5 4-4 14, Antwan Rogers 1 0-0 2, Joe Tunis 0 1-2 1, Azhone Burden 1 0-0 2, Donovan Weathers 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 6-9 58.
PITMAN (13-3): Hudson Rue 1 0-0 2, Elijah Crispin 8 8-11 27, Greg Peterson 3 0-0 8, Michael Fisicaro 5 1-2 14, Aidan Stranahan 4 2-2 10. Totals 21 13-15 61.

Salem	11	7	24	16-	58
Pitman	19	15	13	14-	61

3-point goals: Salem 6 (McGriff 2, Spence 2, Lecator 2); Pitman 8 (Crispin 3, Peterson 2, Fisicaro 3). Rebounds: Salem 41 (Lecator 10, Williams 7, Burden 7; Pitman 26 (Rue 10, Stranahan 8)

OVERBROOK 58, PENNS GROVE 43
OVERBROOK (17-2): Lamar Little 3-0-8, Xavier Wright 4-0-8, Zair Green 6-0-12, Elvin Santiago 1-0-2, Bilal Robinson 9-0-20, J.R. Stanley 2-0-5, Jayden Wilkerson 1-0-2, Jaden St. John 0-1-1. Totals 26-1-58.
PENNS GROVE (9-9): Will Roy 1-0-3, B.J. Robbins 0-0-0, Roman Gipson 5-7-17, Karon Ceaser 2-2-6, Antoine Robinson 0-0-0, Jameel Horace 8-1-17, Luis Colon 0-0-0, Jeremy Costacamps 0 0-0 0. Totals 16-10-43.

Overbrook	10	18	17	13-	58
Penns Grove	10	13	12	8-	43

3-point goals: Overbrook 5 (Little 2, Robinson 2, Stanley); Penns Grove 1 (Roy).

GLASSBORO 72, SCHALICK 45
SCHALICK (5-15): Reggie Allen 4 8-8 17, Nylan Sutton 3 2-6 8, Sherrod Jones 4 2-3 10, Jamari Whitley 2 0-0 5, Jase Volovar 2 0-0 5. Totals 15 12-17 45.
GLASSBORO (7-11): William Goggans 2, Xavier Sabb 24, Tashean Thomas 9, Davon Barr 2, Alex Adeleye 1, Kenny Smith 22, Aiden Harris 10, Marley Crowl 2. No other details reported.

Schalick	16	6	9	14-	45
Glassboro	14	16	23	19-	72

3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Allen, Whitley, Volovar); Glassboro NA.

CLAYTON 126, SALEM TECH 62
CLAYTON (9-10): Princeton Sackor 9 4-5 22, Nazir Davis 9 0-0 23, Demetris Williams 8 0-0 17, Josiel Figueroa 3 0-0 6, James Fritz 6 0-2 14, Jackson Venuto 6 1-2 15, Nasir Carter 3 1-1 7, Mason Gable 3 0-0 9, Rodney Robinson 2 1-1 5, Justin Delaney 0 1-3 1, Trevor Rehm 1 0-0 3, King Mosley 1 2-2 4. Totals 51 10-16 126.
SALEM TECH (0-18): Chase Pompper 6 0-0 12, Ayden Myers 2 0-0 4, Joseph Hayes 7 1-2 15, Sam Battiato 3 0-0 6, Larry Pompper 2 0-0 4, Logan Pace 2 0-0 4, Chase Ayars 8 0-0 16. Totals 30 1-2 61.

Clayton	33	28	37	28-	126
Salem Tech	13	15	16	18-	62

3-point goals: 14 (Davis 5, Williams, Fritz 2, Venuto 2, Gable 3, Rehm).

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 3-8

FEB. 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Salem Tech
Pennsville at West Deptford
Penns Grove at Haddon Twp., 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Buena
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Pennsville
Riverside at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island
BOWLING
Salem vs. Hammonton at DiDonato Bowling Center

FEB. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Woodstown at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Salem
Salem Tech at Clayton
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pitman
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Pennsville
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County (Pa.) CC, 7 p.m.

FEB. 5
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Gateway
Penns Grove at Clearview
Salem at Gloucester Catholic
BOWLING
Salem, Salem Tech in TCC Showcase at 30 Strikes

FEB. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Wildwood at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Overbrook
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Schalick
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
NJSIAA Sectionals at GCIT
WRESTLING
Woodstown, Williamstown at Hammonton
Pennsauken at Schalick
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 7
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem
Pennsville at Millville
WRESTLING
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Salem at Winslow
BOWLING
NJSIAA Playoffs

FEB. 8
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Schalick, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Cherokee, 11:30 p.m.
Absegami at Salem, noon
WRESTLING
Burlington City, Egg Harbor Twp., St. Joe (Hamm.) at Pennsville
Salem, Woodstown, Williamstown at Hammonton
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Harrisburg Area CC, noon

Clinch the crown

Schalick wins three matches on cutoff day to win first division title in 12 years, Woodstown scores big win over Manasquan, and more

By Riverview Sports News

LINDENWOLD — Schalick wrestling coach Joe Frassenei expected to have continued success when his program split its co-op with Cumberland this season, but he didn’t necessarily expect this kind of success this soon.

The Cougars easily defeated three more teams Saturday in the Lindenwold Quad Meet and when they routed Salem they clinched the Tri-County Conference Classic Division title and their first division crown since 2013.

The Cougars routed Salem 77-6 to complete an undefeated division slate. They also beat Lindenwold 68-11 and Palmyra 79-0. It left them 22-1 at the state cutoff date and a solid No. 4 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings and would probably be higher if they played a stronger schedule.

“We’re pleasantly surprised,” Frassenei said. “We knew we were going to be OK. I did not expect us to be this good this quick. I think we’re a year ahead of where I thought we were going to be. I figured we were going to take a step back a little bit this year because we lost half our team, but actually we’ve done much better than I thought we would.”

When the program split, the Cougars maintained 10 of the weight classes with “their” wrestlers. The four slots they had to fill have done well in their own right.

Gerardo Felipe (215) is 20-6, Collin Bittle (138) is 9-3, Caleb Jenkins is 29-1 moving up to 113 from 106 with his only loss a decision to a former co-op teammate, and Emma Cain (106) is 11-1 but inow focusing on the girls regionals.

Only a handful of Cougars got to wrestle three matches Saturday and many of their bouts were forfeited. Among those who wrestled more than once, Ryan Miller (132) had a tech fall and a pin, Bittle (138) had a major decision and two pins, Eric Sulik (165) had three pins and undefeated Ricky Watt (175) had two tech falls.

“It’s been a satisfying season,” Frassenei said. “The kids have been fantastic, they bought into it and they’re young, so we’re going to have all these kids back next year. Hopefully we can build upon that.”

Lindenwold Quad

SCHALICK 68, LINDENWOLD 11
120: Deny Ramos pinned E’Shion Underwood, 2:17
126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit
132: Ryan Miller (S) tech fall over Joshua Knight, 20-5 (2:13)
138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Brandon Caro, 5:36
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall over Josiah Jones, 17-1 (3:00)
150: Koen Martin (S) tech fall over Junior Avila, 16-0 (2:28)
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Rahkeem Johnson, 1:01
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Angel Ramos, 19-3 (1:38)
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Julian Sanchez, 0:52
285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Rowan Dietz, 0:42
106: Jaime Lopez (L) tech fall over Victor Fenske, 17-2 (5:24)
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Johnny Palacios, 0:38

SCHALICK 77, SALEM 6
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Luke Silva (S) tech fall over Guylherme Quintanilha, 17-2 (1:59)
132: Ryan Miller (S) won by forfeit
138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Cassidy Werkheiser, 0:42
144: Michael Baisch (S) won by forfeit
150: Koen Martin (S) won by forfeit
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Tytiana Miller, 0:15
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit
285: Abdullah Jenkins (SAL) pinned Julian Reid, 2:53
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit

SCHALICK 79, PALMYRA 0
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Shane Mulherin, 0:26
138: Colin Bittle (S) maj. dec. Chace Mulherin, 14-6
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) maj. dec. Justin Lopez, 19-6
150: Koen Martin (S) won by forfeit
157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned SyKeem Muse, 1:51
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Luke Van Sciver, 1:29
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Burak Sayin, 22-5 (3:36)
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit
285: Julian Reid (S) won by forfeit

Central Regional Quad

BAYVILLE – Pennsville had a tough day, going 0-3 as a team, losing to Central Regional, Clearview and Hammonton. Individually, Gabe Supernavage, Travis Hagan and Connor Ayars pinned two opponents, Christopher Daniels won two decisions and Nathaniel Mason won twice.

CENTRAL REGIONAL 53, PENNSVILLE 27
113: Mason Lugo (CR) pinned Erick Davalos, 1:15
120: Luke Condello (CR) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 1:22
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Kriztopher Bustamante, 7-2
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Nicholas Thorn, 2:44
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Ben Laskowski, 1:02
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Ethan Kiernan, 3:14
150: Jonathan Barrera (CR) won by forfeit
157: Nicholas Straniero (CR) won by forfeit
165: Alexander Setaro (CR) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:42
175: Donovan Stesner (CR) tech fall over Christian Blyler, 15-0 (1:59)
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Deklan McLaughlin, 1:01
215: Rhys Santarsiero (CR) won by forfeit
285: Mason Medina (CR) pinned Trevor Waddington, 3:45
106: Max Stierle (CR) pinned John Sassi, 0:58

CLEARVIEW 54, PENNSVILLE 12
120: Mekhi Dicks (P) dec. Logan Wright, 12-11
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Ethan Calhoun, 7-4
132: Anthony Morales (CR) tech fall over Nathaniel Mason, 16-1
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Brady McCullough
144: Elijah Beatty (CR) tech fall over Travis Hagan, 21-4
150: Julian Malatesta (CR) won by forfeit
157: Kole Reiss (CR) won by forfeit
165: Tyler Trovato (CR) pinned Juan Velasquez
175: William Hyatt (CR) pinned Christian Blyler
190: Aaron Veytsman (CR) dec. Connor Ayars, 9-3
215: Double forfeit
285: Mason Nate (CR) pinned Trevor Waddington
106: Jonathan Contravo (CR) pinned John Sassi
113: Michael Lloyd (CR) tech fall over Erick Davalos, 19-3

HAMMONTON 57, PENNSVILLE 22
106: Tyler Police (H) pinned John Sassi, 1:18
113: Nicodemo Cirillo (H) pinned Erick Davalos, 1:31
120: Shane Way (H) tech fall over Mekhi Dicks, 15-0
126: Gavin Morris (H) maj. dec. Christopher Daniels, 8-0
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) over Gavin Kovacz, inj.
138: Luca Giagunto (H) pinned Gabe Supernavage, 2:18
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Scott Engelke, 3:34
150: Matthew Gehres (H) won by forfeit
157: Michael Maimone (H) won by forfeit
165: Vincent Palermo (H) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:55
175: Julius Witcher (H) pinned Christian Blyler, 0:51
190: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. over Matthew Kane, 11-1
215: Mark Hartley (H) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Angel Arvizu, 1:56

Dual Match

Woodstown secured some major power points when Angel Hernandez pinned Chris Mendoza in 4:49 at 144 to clinch its 43-31 win over Manasquan. Had the bout gone the other way with a Mendoza pin, the match would have been tied and gone to criteria to determine the winner. Laitton Roberts, Greyson Hyland, Paul Banff, Walter Carter, Mateo Vinciguerra , Carson Bradway and Travis Balback also won bouts for the Wolverines.

WOODSTOWN 43, MANASQUAN 31
150: Michael O’Connor (M) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:57
157: Torrin Travey (M) pinned Brent Reardon, 0:54
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) dec. Connor Brewer, 2-0
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Dan Riccione, 1:23
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned David Dawson, 0:58
215: Walter Carter (WO) maj. dec. Kai Donahue, 10-1
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Charlie Kauffman, 0:11
106: Shea Travey (M) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:13
113: Shane Kerstetter (M) pinned Jadon Middlemiss, 3:50
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Shane DePinto, 1:23
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Logan Milancewich, 1:17
132: Jaden Sanders (M) dec. Alex Torres, 13-12
138: Charlie Hunt (M) maj. dec. Louie Scholl, 16-7
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) pinned Chris Mendoza, 4:49

South Jersey Group I
Power Point Standings

TEAM	POINTS
Audubon (20-4)	34.11
Paulsboro (10-7)	33.22
Woodstown (14-7)	32.56
Schalick (22-1)	30.11
Pennsville (11-10)	27.33
Palmyra (6-10)	26.11
Haddon Twp. (6-13)	26.11
Pitman (10-9)	25.56
Buena (4-16)	23.89
Maple Shade (5-6)	23.22
Penns Grove (4-12)	23.00
Riverside (2-16)	18.22
Salem (0-19)	15.44

Friday roundup

Schalick wins 3 as Salem County athletes shine at the TCC/Olympic Conference Indoor Track Championships, also includes basketball and wrestling results

By Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield, David Stewart and the girls 4×400 relay team and Woodstown’s boys 4×400 relay team all won events Friday night to lead Salem County’s contingent in the Tri-County & Olympic Conference Indoor Track Showcase at The Bubble.

Jordan, one of the state’s premier distance runners, won the girls 1600 (5:12.91). Stewart won the boys 400 (50.67). The girls 4×4 relay team of Allyson Green, Hadfield, Gia Martellacci and Brooke Valentine won it 4:23.38

Stewart also finished second in the 55-meter dash (6.61). Martellacci scored in the girls 400 and 55-meter dash.

The Cougars finished third in the girls team standings, behind champion Washington Twp. and runnerup Williamstown.

Woodstown’s boys 4×400 relay team of Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello and Josh Crawford won in 3:34.41. Lucas and Crawford went 2-3 in the 800 and Jacob Marino was second in the 3200.

The Wolverines were fourth in the boys standings, a half-behind behind third-place Deptford.

TCC/OLYMPIC CONFERENCE SHOWCASE
At The Bubble, Toms River
(Salem County scorers)

NON-OLYMPIC
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES: Washington Twp. 93, Williamstown 66, SCHALICK 29, Kingsway 26, Timber Creek 20, WOODSTOWN 20, Delsea 14, Clearview 14, Overbrook 12, Glassboro 12, Deptford 9, Highland 8, PENNSVILLE 6, Cumberland 5, Triton 3
400: 2. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 1:01.16; 4. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 1:02.27
1600: 1. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:12.9155: 6. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 7.76
3200: 6. Abby Marino, Woodstown, 12:49.36
4×400: 1. Schalick (Allyson Green, Jordan Hadfield, Gia Martellacci, Brooke Valentine), 4:23.38; 3. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Lia Covely, Kayla Ayars, Jaime Deal), 4:29.62
High jump: 4. Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 4-10
Pole vault: 3. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6
Shot put: 5. Allyson Green, Schalick, 30-1.25

BOYS
TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 57, Delsea 41, Deptford 40.5, WOODSTOWN 40, Highland 37, Glassboro 28.5, SCHALICK 25.5, Washington Twp. 16, Timber Creek 12, Triton 10, SALEM 8, PENNS GROVE 6.5, Overbrook 5, Cumberland 4, Clearview 3.
400: 1. David Stewart, Schalick, 50.67; 2. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 51.36
55 hurdles: 2. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.58
800: 2. Cole Lucas, Woodstown, 2:01.36; 3. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:01.53
55: 2. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.61
3200: 2. Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 10:13.53
4×400: 1. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford), 3:34.41; 4. Penns Grove (Sebastian Hernandez, Bryan Garlic, Knowledge Young, DeQuan Brown), 3:44.88
High jump: T-6. Sebastian Hernandez, Penns Grove, 5-6
Pole vault: 4. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6
Shot put: 6. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 43-9

Basketball

BOYS
HOLY CROSS PREP SHOWCASE
MEDFORD TECH 70, SALEM 61: The Rams got off to a fast start, opening a 20-11 first-quarter lead, but Medford Tech’s Tyler Branson and Nesta Rice came to life and Jaguars pulled away. Branson hit five 3-pointers and scored 28 points while Rice finished with 18.

Salem placed four scorers in double figures, led by Tymear Lecator’s 14. Xavier McGriff had 13 and Neziah Spence and Deshaan Williams had 10 apiece. Lecator also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Williams grabbed eight rebounds.

MEDFORD TECH (7-8) – Tyler Branson 9 5-5 28, Noah Johnson 1 2-2 4, David James 1 0-0 3, Nesta Rice 5 7-11 18, Daquan Stratton 4 0-0 8, Kwell Jackson 4 0-0 8, Noah Talbert 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 15-20 70.
SALEM (8-9) – Donovan Weathers 1 0-0 2, Xavier McGriff 6 0-0 13, Neziah Spence 2 4-4 10, Tymear Lecator 4 4-4 14, Deshaan Williams 3 4-7 10, Antwuan Rogers 2 1-2 5, Joe Tunis 3 1-2 7, Azhone Burden 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 14-19 61.

Medford Tech	11	18	20	13-	70
Salem	20	12	16	13-	61

3-point goals: Medford Tech 9 (Branson 5, James, Rice, Jackson 2); Salem 5 (McGriff, Spence 2, Lecator 2). Rebounds: Salem 40 (Williams 8, Rogers 7, Lecator 7).

GATEWAY 44, SALEM TECH 37: The Gators pulled away from a close game with a big third quarter. Joseph Hayes led Salem Tech with 12 points. Aiden Bobo had 11.

GATEWAY (4-12): Justin Dugan 19, Benjamin Contarino 4, Jake Finger 14, Sean Cawley 2, Dylan Ceravolo 5.
SALEM TECH (0-17): Ayden Myers 2 0-2 4, Joseph Hayes 3 3-4 12, Aiden Bobo 4 2-2 11, Sam Battiato 1 1-2 4, Larry Pompper 2 0-2 4, Chase Ayars 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 6-12 37.

Gateway	10	8	18	8-	44
Salem Tech	7	12	10	8-	37

3-point goals: Salem Tech 5 (Hayes 3, Bobo, Battiato).

GIRLS
HADDON TWP. 57, PENNSVILLE 42: Alli Kamulda scored all of her points on six 3-pointers for Haddon Twp. Pennsville freshman Addie Johnston hit a career-high four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 16 points.

PENNSVILLE (11-5) – Taylor Bass 3 2-6 9, Marley Wood 2 3-6 7, Nora Ausland 3 1-2 7, Addie Johnston 5 2-5 16, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-19 43.
HADDON TWP. (15-3) – Kiersten Callahan 3 3-6 11, Sammy Martin 2 0-0 4, Madi Kamulda 2 2-5 6, Abby Weideman 4 2-4 12, Kaitlyn Martin 2 0-0 4, Alli Kamulda 6 0-0 18, Emory Shaw 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 7-15 57.

Pennsville	6	11	14	11-	42
Haddon Twp.	13	21	14	9-	57

3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Bass, Johnston 4); Haddon Twp. 10 (Callahan 2, Weideman 2, A. Kamulda 6).

CAMDEN TECH 42, SALEM TECH 9: Ryan Jones scored 11 points and collected six steals to lead the defensive effort against the Chargers.

SALEM TECH (2-14) – Shelby Drummond 1 0-0 3, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 3, Demajae White 0 1-2 1, Amora Delaine 0 2-2 2. Only players reported. Totals 2 3-4 9.
CAMDEN TECH (8-10) – Camille Walker 2 1-2 5, Ryan Jones 5 0-0 11, Vianny Fernandez 1 1-1 3, Kamillah Rolley 4 2-2 10, Melania Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Leandra Myers 3 0-0 6, Ericka Bennett 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-5 42.

Salem Tech	2	0	4	3-	9
Camden Tech	16	18	4	4-	42

3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (Drummond, Scott); Camden Tech 1 (Jones). Rebounds: Salem Tech 8 (Drummond 3); Camden Tech 21 (Walker 8).

Wrestling

PENNSVILLE 53, CLAYTON 24
126: Christopher Daniels (P) pinned Cayden Wentz, 1:00
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Antonio Mendez, 1:39
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall over William Camp, 18-3 (5:15)
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Matthew Kamara, 1:41
150: Steve Benkert (C) won by forfeit
157: Brodie Carey (C) won by forfeit
165: Kenneth Johnson (C) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:08
175: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit
190: Connor Ayars (P) def. Jeffrey Smith, SV-1 3-0
215: Michael Nichols (C) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) won by forfeit
106: John Sassi (P) pinned Ayden Figueroa, 0:45
113: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Joshua Wentz, 0:54
120: Mehki Dicks (P) dec. Dylan Adams, 4-1

RaNiyah’s red-letter day

Penns Grove’s Wilson passes 1,000-point plateau in loss, Woodstown girls get back on track; Pennsville boys snap 12-game losing streak, Penns Grove boys over .500 for first time since 2020-21; Woodstown’s String goes for 26 points, 25 rebounds to join 200-200 club for second year in a row

GIRLS	BOYS
Wildwood 56, Penns Grove 42	Penns Grove 60, Wildwood 47
Overbrook 28, Salem Tech 24	Pennsville 66, Salem Tech 49
Woodstown 52, Clayton 34	Woodstown 84, Clayton 62
Camden Tech 46, Salem 40

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – RaNiyah Wilson knew it was going to be a monumental day when she woke up Thursday morning, but it wasn’t until she got to the gym and saw the presentation in front of her for the first time did she realize what a big deal it really was.

The Penns Grove senior was in line to score her 1,000th career point in the game with Wildwood – she only needed half her average to get it – but the celebration already started before she got into Rudy Baric Gym.

There was a set of gold balloons spelling out “1-0-0-0” behind the Penns Grove bench. There was a banner anticipating the feat behind the Red Devils’ basket. There were hand-held fans with her picture on it and baseball-like player cards.

There was even a cake. Now, all she had to do was complete the task.

Wilson hit the milestone on a layup with 4:01 left in the first half, touching off a celebration that included a short video on the scoreboard of her career. The only thing that dampened the day from a Penns Grove perspective was Wildwood won the game, 56-42.

“It means a lot,” Wilson said of the milestone. “Starting slow in my school seasons and then coming out, starting, getting hotter over time it’s … an unbelievable moment.”

She became the eighth girls player in recorded Penns Grove history to reach the milestone and 20th player in school history. With the 25 she scored against the Warriors she now has 1,013 points for her career.

Wilson started her career at Kingsway, but didn’t become a scorer until she transferred to Penns Grove last year. She scored 251 points at her former school – just 19 as a freshman – and may end up with well over 900 at Penns Grove by the end of this season.

Red Devils coach Jennifer Denby wouldn’t take credit for turning her into scorer. She just “gave her the floor … and she seized the opportunity.”

Wilson has scored in double figures in each of her last 20 games and has had 30 or more four times in her last seven. She’s averaging 24.2 ppg this season on a team that has only seven players.

“As a coach it’s good to see the girls reach a great milestone,” Denby said. “Coaches are just put in place to put the players in place. They’ve got to do the work, and that’s what NyNy is, she’s been putting in the work.

“She came here with a little bit of points and she said she wanted to get her thousand. Every day she’d come into the classroom, write down her plan and stuck to it every day. She wrote it down last year at the end of the season, we made out a plan and she went right through it.”

It hasn’t been lost on the college recruiters. At the moment, Wilson’s three top choices are Delaware State, Morgan State and N.C. Central.

WILDWOOD 56, PENNS GROVE 42
WILDWOOD (13-2): Macie McCracken 5 5-9 17, Angela Wilber 3 2-2 9, Rebecca Benichou 7 3-4 20, Cydnee Kilian 0 0-0 0, Kiana D’Antuono 0 1-2 1, Addison Troiano 1 2-6 4, Sarah Djellal 0 0-0 0, Laila Fathi 2 1-1 5. Totals 18 14-24 56.
PENNS GROVE (8-7): Mikayla Washington 1 0-0 2, JaNiyah Cummings 1 1-2 3, RaNiyah Wilson 11 2-2 25, Brianna Robbins 0 2-4 2, Keziah Patterson 4 1-2 10, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0, Syanna Robbins 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 6-10 42.

Wildwood	15	13	15	13-	56
Penns Grove	10	15	7	10-	42

3-point goals: Wildwood 6 (McCracken 2, Wilber, Benichou 3); Penns Grove 2 (Wilson, Patterson). Rebounds: Wildwood 30 (McCracken 18). Fouled out: Washington. Total fouls: Wildwood 11, Penns Grove 14.

**Penns Grove senior RaNiyah Wilson stands under the banner school officials erected in the gym commemorating her feat as a 1,000-point scorer.**

WOODSTOWN 52, CLAYTON 34: Talia Battavio broke out of a mini scoring slump with 21 points, Megan Donelson had 15 and the Wolverines (12-5) played some tenacious defense to snap a three-game losing streak.

Battavio helped the Wolverines get off to fast start with 14 points in a 26-2 first quarter. The Wolverines led 38-8 at halftime, holding the Clippers to only three field goals.

The losing streak was the program’s longest since early in the 2022-23 season. Woodstown coach Matt Smart said it felt “very good” to get back on the winning side of things.

“The team played together,” he said. “Our defense led to offensive output. We had lot of girls get into the game at critical times and perform well. They played with confidence and had a lot of fun today.”

WOODSTOWN (12-5): Talia Battavio 8 4-4 21, Megan Donelson 6 2-2 15, Gianna Maiorini 2 0-0 4, Lauren Hengel 1 0-0 2, Kyia Leyman 2 0-0 4, Emma Perry 0 0-0 0, Ryann Foote 1 0-0 2, Kendall Young 0 0-0 0, Jala Thomas 2 0-0 4, Lizzy Daly 0 0-0 0, Ava White 0 0-0 0, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 6-6 52.
CLAYTON (9-5): Rainelle Blocker 7 3-4 17, Janice Blair 0 1-4 1, India Byant 0 0-0 0, Ava Delaney 3 0-0 8, Bella Wiseburn 1 0-0 2, Deondria Simon 2 2-2 4. Totals 13 6-10 34.

Woodstown	26	12	6	8-	52
Clayton	2	6	13	13-	34

3-point goals: Woodstown 2 (Battavio, Donelson); Clayton 2 (Delaney 2). Total fouls: Woodstown 11, Clayton 6.

OVERBROOK 28, SALEM TECH 24
OVERBROOK (5-12): Gianna Simon 3 2-3 8, Jael Pressley 4 2-8 10, Lelani Knight 3 4-8 10. Only three players reported. Totals 10 8-19 28.
SALEM TECH (2-13): Hannah Dewitt 0 1-8 1, Shelby Liber 2 1-4 6, Shelby Drummond 1 1-2 3, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 3, Demajae White 3 0-0 6, Rylee Doerr 2 1-4 5. Totals 9 4-18 24.

Overbrook	6	10	6	6-	28
Salem Tech	5	4	5	10-	24

3-point goals: Salem Tech 1 (Liber). Rebounds: Salem Tech 50 (Scott 14, White 14, Doerr 12).

Boys games

PENNSVILLE 66, SALEM TECH 49: Wins have been hard to come by for the Eagles this season this season, so when one does come around it’s worth celebrating.

The Eagles snapped a 12-game losing streak when they beat the Chargers for the second time this season.

“We came through a very tough part of our schedule where we faced tough opposition every night and tonight it was our chance to execute the way we want to,” Pennsville coach Joe Mecholsky said. “We’ve been priding ourselves on defense and tonight we let our defense do the talking. The ball went in the basket and it felt good to get back on the winning side of the ledger.”

Jovanni Rios got the Eagles (2-15) off to a quick start scoring nine in the first quarter and 21 of his career-high 28 points in the first half. The junior was 11-of-15 from the floor. He also grabbed five rebounds and had seven steals. He has scored 49 points over the last three games.

“He was the whole reason we got out early,” Mecholsky said. “He was just everywhere. He really played hard tonight.

“He’s been the biggest positive surprise in this season. He wouldn’t have been given the chance to develop under different circumstances, but he’s taken advantage of the opportunity he was given and really ran with it.”

PENNSVILLE (2-15): Danny Knight 1-4 1-3 4, Jovanni Rios 11-15 6-11 28, Mason O’Brien 2-10 0-5 4, Logan Hitt 2-2 0-0 4, Cole Johnston 3-10 0-0 8, C.J. McDevitt 3-6 4-4 10, Perry Meranti 1-6 2-2 4, Arturus Franzy 0-0 0-0 0, Jacob Miller 1-4 0-0 2, Gavin Spears 0-0 0-0 0, Noah Owen 0-0 0-0 0, J.P. Laughty 0-1 2-6 2, Adrian Alleye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-55 15-31 66.
SALEM TECH (0-16): Sam Battiato 3 0-0 6, Larry Pompper 3 2-4 8, Aiden Bobo 3 0-2 6, Keidyn Robinson 4 2-3 10, Jayden Reed 1 2-2 4, Ayden Myers 2 2-4 6, Chase Pompper 2 0-4 5, Joseph Hayes 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 8-19 49.

Pennsville	21	24	7	14-	66
Salem Tech	14	6	19	10-	49

3-point goals: Pennsville 3 (Rios 0-1, Knight 1-3, O’Brien 0-1, Johnston 2-6, McDevitt 0-1, Miller 0-2, Laughty 0-1); Salem Tech 1 (C. Pompper). Rebounds: Pennsville 31 (Rios 5, Meranti 5). Technical fouls: Hayes. Total fouls: Pennsville 23, Salem Tech 22.

PENNS GROVE 60, WILDWOOD 47: The Red Devils put together a big second half to pull away from a tied game that extended their winning streak to six in a row and got them over .500 for the first time since the end of the 2020-21 season. The win also snapped a three-game losing streak against the Warriors.

“Well, in ’20 we won the South Jersey Group I sectional so we graduated that class and the last four years we have been growing the program back after COVID,” Red Devils coach Damian Ware said. “This was the next group of kids that have the basketball skills to be successful.

“But being so young and playing the tough schedule early in the year has allowed us to see great competition and now we are reaping the benefits of it.”

The teams battled to a 29-29 tie in the first half, then the Red Devils outscored their hosts 31-18 in the second. Karon Ceaser and Roman Gipson combined for 21 points in the second half. Ceaser hit three of his four 3s in the third quarter to give the Red Devils some separation.

Ceaser finished with 19 points. Gipson had 15 and Will Roy 11.

PENNS GROVE (8-7): KaRon Ceaser 6 3-5 19, B.J. Robbins 2 2-2 7, Will Roy 4 1-2 11, Jameel Horace 2 0-0 4, Luis Colon 2 0-0 4, Roman Gipson 5 3-5 15, Antoine Robinson 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 9-14 60.
WILDWOOD (5-11): Eric Jordan 2 0-0 4, Nolan Mawhinney 3 0-0 6, Trevor Troiano 2 0-0 6, R.J. Blanda 1 0-0 2, Jordan Dozier 1 0-0 2, Gianni Troiano 1 1-2 3, Brian Cunniff 10 2-2 24. Totals 20 3-4 47.

Penns Grove	16	13	18	13-	60
Wildwood	14	15	11	7-	47

3-point goals: Penns Grove 9 (Ceaser 4, Robbins, Roy 2, Gipson 2); Wildwood 4 (Troiano 2, Cunniff 2). Rebounds: Penns Grove 23 (Ceaser 9), Wildwood 35 (Cunniff 11).

WOODSTOWN 84, CLAYTON 62: Blake Bialecki hit six 3-pointers for the second time this season and scored 22 points and Rocco String scored a season-high 26 points as the Wolverines won their fourth straight.

String scored 11 points in the first quarter and combined with M.J. Hall for 18 as the Wolverines (11-4) opened a 25-8 lead. Hall finished with 15 points.

String also grabbed 25 rebounds to surpass 200 points and 200 rebounds for the second year in a row. He’s averaging 14.5 rebounds a game and has snared 65 in his last four games. He also had four blocked shots in the game, leaving him 22 shy of 100 for the season and 26 short of 200 for his career. He has had at least four blocks in each of his last 14 games.

CLAYTON (7-10): Princeton Sackor 4 4-5 13, Nazir Davis 5 1-1 13, Demetris Williams 3 1-2 7, Josiel Figueroa-Marrero 1 2-2 4, James Fritz 5 0-0 14, Jackson Venuto 2 0-0 5, Hasir Carter 1 0-0 2, Isaiah Aviles 2 0-0 4. Totals 23 8-10 62.
WOODSTOWN (11-4): Eli Caesar 2 0-0 4, John Hood-McGindley 0 0-0 0, Blake Bialecki 7 2-2 22, Alejandro Vazquez 3 0-0 6, M.J. Hall 7 1-3 15, Garrett Leyman 1 0-0 2, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 1 0-0 3, Sid Leevy 0 0-0 0, Rocco String 12 2-3 26, Brayden Hall 2 2-2 6, Connor Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 35 7-10 84.

Clayton	8	15	19	20-	62
Woodstown	25	20	19	20-	84

3-point goals: Clayton 8 (Sackor, Davis 2, Fritz 4, Venuto); Woodstown 7 (Bialecki 6, White). Rebounds: Woodstown 61 (String 25). Total fouls: Clayton 7, Woodstown 15.

SALEM COUNTY ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (GIRLS)	TODAY	POINTS
Katie Kline, Pennsville (2004)		2110
Amanda Young, St. James (1995)		1762
Sharias Hill, Penns Grove (2009)		1661
Brittany Smith, Salem (2007)		1623
Tia Furbush, Schalick (2021)		1574
Tori Smick, Woodstown (2013)		1566
Talia Battavio, Woodstown	21 vs. Clayton	1479
Megan Donelson, Woodstown	15 vs. Clayton	1473
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville (Salem 462/Pennsville 560)	7 vs. Haddon Twp.	1022
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/PG 762)	25 vs. Wildwood	1013
Marley Wood, Pennsville	7 vs. Haddon Twp.	938

Meeting the milestone

Pennsville’s Ausland breaks through the 1,000-point barrier, joins her brother on the esteemed list; Glassboro girls stun Woodstown, plus all of Tuesday’s Salem County basketball action

TUESDAY GIRLS GAMES	TUESDAY BOYS GAMES
Pennsville 67, Overbrook 25	Overbrook 80, Pennsville 44
Penns Grove 51, Schalick 43	Penns Grove 72, Schalick 50
Glassboro 52, Woodstown 44	Woodstown 55, Glassboro 49
Wildwood 82, Salem 13	Salem 72, Wildwood 43
Gloucester Cath. 72, Salem Tech 31	Gloucester Cath. 77, Salem Tech 39

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — Nora Ausland thought she’s be able to go to bed Monday night as routinely and calm as as anyone could be on the verge of a major milestone, but the anticipation of what the next day held proved too much to sleep on.

She tossed and turned all night, and when she did nod off she dreamed of what was to come and then woke up realizing it hadn’t happened yet. The school day provided a suitable distraction, but when she got to the gym and saw the family gathering in the upper rows of the bleachers the butterflies returned.

Once she got in the game, though, the nerves gave way to normal game-day focus and she was able to settle into the game.

Then came the moment of truth. The Pennsville senior became Salem County’s newest 1,000-point scorer and joined her brother on the elite list while scoring a Pennsville career-high 28 points Tuesday as the Eagles soared past Overbrook 67-25.

She needed 13 points to reach the milestone and she hit the number on a free throw with 6:10 left in the second quarter. She hit a 3 moments earlier to get to 999. She now has 1,015 points for her career.

“It feels like a weight has been lifted off of me and I’m proud of myself that I was able to reach that even being out half of my sophomore season and a few games last year,” she said. “I’m glad I was able to do that.”

Ausland scored her first 462 points in two seasons at Salem, and missed 14 games her sophomore year because of injury.

Ironically, she scored her 1,000th point against the team she scored her first points against and did it for the coach with whom she started her career at Salem, Steve Merritt. She scored a team-high 15 points as a freshman against Overbrook in her high school debut Dec. 17, 2021.

Her first points in that game came on a short jumper after missing on a 3-ball, her dad and trainer Mike Ausland said.

“That’s something I had no idea about; completely lost track of that,” Merritt said. “I was happy to be here, it was good fun. And she deserves it, it’s a long road. It’s a good night.”

As much as everyone wanted it to happen Tuesday, there were no special arrangements to get her the ball to make it happen. The points she was going to get were going to come within the framework of the offense.

The first time she touched the ball she dished it off to Taylor Bass for an opening 3-pointer. She didn’t score for the first time until midway through the first quarter when she gave the Eagles the lead for good. She also had 14 rebounds (for 521 in her career) and seven assists.

Her next target on the points parade is brother Gage, who scored 1,144 points in three seasons at Salem before graduating in 2020.

“It meant a lot to me because my brother, he got it in his three years; I wanted to be like him,” Nora said. “That’s what influenced me to do that first. Now that I finally get it I feel accomplished. So now my goal is to beat him, of course.”

“And she’ll beat me, too,” Gage said.

With Ausland safely over the 1,000-point barrier, the focus now turns on Marley Wood’s quest for the milestone. Wood, a junior, is 69 points away from the number.

If she hits it, she will be the third member of her on the list. Luke Wood, who is not playing basketball this season to focus on baseball, has 1,198 career points. Their sister Ryane, a 2022 Pennsville grad, has 1,224 points and is the school’s fourth all-time leading girls scorer.

“I’m really excited because I want to see my name up on the banner with my brother and my sister,” Marley said.

Katie Kline is Pennsville’s all-time leading scorer in girls basketball with 2,110 points. She graduated in 2004.

PENNSVILLE 67, OVERBROOK 25
OVERBROOK (4-12): Gianna Simon 3 1-4 8, Jael Pressley 5 2-3 12, Rosetta Loibman 1 0-0 3, Lelani Knight 0 2-2 2, Alani White 0 0-0 0, Kayla Reynolds 0 0-0 0. Totals 9 5-9 25.
PENNSVILLE (11-4): Taylor Bass 7 2-2 18, Marley Wood 2 3-5 8, Nora Ausland 9 8-10 28, Addie Johnston 2 0-0 5, Izzy Saulin 2 0-0 4, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2, Sofia Belitsas 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 13-17 67.

Overbrook	0	0	0	0-	0
Pennsville	20	22	12	13-	67

3-point goals: Overbrook 2 (Simon, Loibman); Pennsville 6 (Bass 2, Wood, Ausland 2, Johnston). Fouled out: Loibman. Total fouls: Overbrook 15, Pennsville 8. Officials: Brown, Hawkins, Reiners.

**Pennsville’s Nora Ausland is flanked by her parents in celebrating her 1,000th career point Tuesday against Overbrook.**

PENNS GROVE 51, SCHALICK 43: RaNiyah Wilson moved closer to becoming Penns Grove’s next 1,000-point scorer when she went for 31 points and was the difference against a Cougars team that gave the Red Devils a battle for four quarters.

Wilson needs 11 points to join the elite club teammate Meely Horace joined last season and is projected to get it Thursday at home against Wildwood. She has gone for 30 or more twice in the last week as she closed the gap on the milestone.

The Cougars limited the senior guard to 11 points in the first half on 5-of-19 shooting, but she got loose for 20 in the second half.

Penns Grove pulled away from a close game with eight straight points early in the second quarter, but Schalick never went away. The Cougars needed three players to match Wilson’s production. Freshman Navaeh Robinson (11), Ava Scurry (10) and Cali Fisler (10) combined for 31 points.

SCHALICK (3-10): Abby Willoughby 3 1-2 8, Cali Fisler 4 2-4 10, Ava Scurry 5 0-3 10, Olivia Vanacker 2 0-0 4, Navaeh Robinson 5 0-0 11, Olivia Lunemann 0 0-0 0, Emily Miller 0 0-0 0, Willow Davis 0 0-0 0, Carly Vicente 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 3-9 43.
PENNS GROVE (8-6): RaNiyah Wilson 12 5-8 31, JaNiyah Cummings 5 3-4 13, Mikayla Washington 0 0-0 0, Keziah Patterson 1 0-0 3, NyAsia Numan 2 0-0 4. Totals 20 8-12 51

Schalick	10	9	12	12-	43
Penns Grove	11	14	16	8-	51

3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Willoughby, Robinson); Penns Grove 3 (Wilson 2, Patterson). Fouled out: Fisler, J. Cummings. Total fouls: Schalick 14, Penns Grove 14.

GLASSBORO 52, WOODSTOWN 44: The Bulldogs put together a big fourth quarter to upset Woodstown and hand the Wolverines their third straight loss and snapped their 38-game winning streak against TCC Diamond Division opponents.

Woodstown held a 36-32 lead heading into the fourth quarter, but the Bulldogs went on a 20-8 tear to snap a four-game losing streak.

Kezia Brackett was Glassboro’s leading scorer with 14 points, but Sanaa Thomas scored eight of her 13 in the fourth quarter to lead its comeback.

“They were ferocious on the glass today and played great defense on our drives,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “Brackett and Thomas played with an extreme tenacity on both ends of the floor. They were able to attack the basket, grab offensive and defensive rebounds and pressure the ball.

“They had other girls make big shots when they had the chance to. Their ability to close our and defense our drives without fouling made it difficult to score. They did not give up many second chance opportunities to us.”

Megan Donelson led the Wolverines with 17 points and pulled into a tie with teammate Talia Battavio for second place on Woodstown’s all-time girls scoring list, 108 points behind the top spot. She had five of their points in the fourth quarter and 12 in the second half.

The three-game losing streak is Woodstown’s longest since early in the 2022-23 season. Tuesday’s loss sets up a potential Diamond Division championship game showdown at Pennsville Feb. 4.

“We did not execute tonight,” Smart said. “We talk about playing our style of basketball each and every night — pressure the ball, push the pace, try and get open looks — and we did not do that tonight. We tried to force some shots that were not there instead of working to get an easy shot.

“While the last three games are obviously disappointing, the great thing about basketball is we get to play another game on Thursday (at Clayton). We need to find that Woodstown Basketball that makes us who we are. We need to play with confidence. I have no doubt the girls will be up for that challenge.”

WOODSTOWN (11-5): Talia Battavio 3 4-4 12, Megan Donelson 6 2-2 17, Gianna Maiorini 1 0-0 2, Lauren Hengel 2 0-0 6, Kyia Leyman 2 1-2 5, Jala Thomas 1 0-0 2, Emma Perry 0 0-0 0, Ryann Foote 0 0-0 0, Kendall Young 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 7-8 44.
GLASSBORO (6-9): Sanaa Thomas 5 3-3 11, Kezia Brackett 7 0-0 14, Kimora Miles 1 0-0 3, Sianna Wedderburn 4 0-0 8, Lily Czubas 2 0-2 5, Grace Moore 4 0-0 9. Totals 23 3-5 52.

Woodstown	9	11	16	8-	44
Glassboro	7	13	12	20-	52

3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (Battavio 2, Donelson 3, Hengel 2); Glassboro 3 (Miles, Czubas, Moore).

WILDWOOD 82, SALEM 13
SALEM (1-12): Carlysia Pierce 0 0-0 0, Nevaeh Hickman 2 1-2 6, Lyric Hayes 1 0-0 2, Zaniyah Frieson 2 0-0 5. Only four players reported. Totals 5 1-2 13.
WILDWOOD (12-2): Macie McCracken 9 0-0 20, Angela Wilber 6 2-2 19, Rebecca Benichou 4 0-0 11, Kiana D’Antuono 0 0-0 0, Cydnee Kilian 0 0-0 0, Addison Troiano 6 0-0 12, Lily Atkinson 2 0-0 6, Laila Fathi 1 0-0 3, Julia Ennis 0 0-0 0, Emma Contreras 1 1-2 3, Ellasyn Morey 0 0-0 0, Antoinette Cooper 1 0-0 2, Mollie Farrell 2 0-0 6, Janet Gonzalez 0 0-0 0. Totals 32 3-4 82.

Salem	4	0	4	5-	13
Wildwood	28	25	16	13-	82

3-point goals: Salem 2 (Hickman, Frieson); Wildwood 15 (McCracken 2, Wilber 5, Benichou 3, Atkinson 2, Fathi, Farrell 2). Rebounds: Wildwood 49 (Troiano 14, McCracken 11).

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 72, SALEM TECH 31
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (13-2): Jahzara Green 6 0-0 13, Jalyn Moore 4 0-0 11, Amanda Eggers 3 0-0 7, Talia Shumate 6 0-0 12, Monet High 5 0-0 13, Ashlynn Eggers 1 0-0 3, Maya Hutchinson 3 0-0 7, Ruth Cutuli 3 0-0 6. Totals 31 0-0 72.
SALEM TECH (2-12): Shelby Liber 5 0-0 15, Rylee Doerr 3 0-0 6, Kaylin Beardsley 3 0-0 7, Tiara Bazemore 1 0-0 3, Hannah Dewitt 0 0-0 0, Jadelynn Stoffen 0 0-0 0, Amora Elaine 0 0-0 0, Lavar Scott 0 0-0 0, Shelby Drummond 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 0-0 31.

Gloucester Catholic	31	13	20	8-	72
Salem Tech	6	7	5	13-	31

3-point goals: Gloucester Catholic 10 (Green, Moore 3, Am. Eggers, High 3, As. Eggers, Hutchinson); Salem Tech 7 (Liber 5, Beardsley, Bazemore). Rebounds: Salem Tech 24 (Beardsley 6).

Boys games

**Salem’s Xavier McGriff has scored 56 points in the Rams’ three-game winning streak after enjoying a career night against Wildwood Tuesday. (Photo by Jalen Freeman)**

SALEM 72, WILDWOOD 43: Xavier McGriff continued his recent run of strong play, going for a career-high 22 points to lead the Rams to a third straight win that got them back to .500 (8-8) after forfeiting four wins due to an ineligible player. The Rams are 5-1 since the ruling Jan. 13.

McGriff, a junior guard, has scored 56 points during the three-game winning streak. He had 21 points in his previous game against Pennsville.

“He’s been in the program three years, played JV for two years and just stuck with it,” Rams coach Anthony Farmer said. “He’s just a real hard worker, he listens, he’s good in the classroom, he’s good in the hallways, he’s good in the locker room.

“You know, the basketball gods tend to reward kids who put the work in on and off the floor and right now it’s just coming to light. I’m glad the kid’s shooting the ball well, it’s the perfect time of the season, and I hope he keeps lightin’ it up.”

Neziah Spence also had a career night, going for 18 points. Tymear Lecator had 11 points and 12 rebounds and came within two assists of a triple-double. Deshaan Williams also had a double-double (14 points/10 rebounds) and Antwuan Rogers grabbed 12 boards.

Wildwood (5-10)	5	10	11	17-	43
Salem (8-8)	14	16	23	19-	72

PENNS GROVE 72, SCHALICK 50: Playing four men down due to injury and illness, the Red Devils turned to their bench to give them a boost and it came through big to help them continue their longest winning streak since opening the 2020-21 season 8-0. It was their fifth straight win to get back to .500 (7-7) on the season.

Gionni Conrad, a part-time varsity player, came off the bench and scored all five of his points in the second quarter when the Red Devils outscored the Cougars 24-9 to take control of the game. Will Roy scored seven of his 11 in the quarter and Roman Gipson threw in eight of his team-high 17.

“Next man up mentality,” Penns Grove coach Damian Ware said.

Jameel Horace continued his run of strong play with a career-high 15 points. He has averaged 13 points over the past three games.

Schalick’s Reggie Allen led all scorers with 20 points. He is averaging 18.4 ppg over his last five games.

PENNS GROVE (7-7): Roman Gipson 7 1-4 17, Karon Ceaser 4 3-4 13, Jameel Horace 7 1-2 15, Geonni Conrad 2 1-2 5, Will Roy 5 0-0 11, Luis Colon 4 1-2 9, Caleb Fowler 1 0-0 2. Totals 30 7-14 72.
SCHALICK (4-14): Reggie Allen 8 1-3 20, Nylan Sutton 1 1-2 3, Sherrod Jones 5 0-2 11, Jamari Whitley 4 2-2 10, Kenneth Bartee 2 0-4 4. Totals 20 4-13 50.

Penns Grove	13	24	16	19-	72
Schalick	14	9	17	10-	50

3-point goals: Penns Grove 5 (Gipson 2, Ceaser 2, Roy); Schalick 4 (Allen 3, Jones).

WOODSTOWN 55, GLASSBORO 49: M.J. Hall scored 18 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, to lift the Wolverines to victory. They held off a furious Glassboro rally by going 8-for-12 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter. Rocco String had 13 points and Garrett Leyman 11.

GLASSBORO (6-9): Davon Barr 0 0-0 0, Xavier Sabb 3 0-4 7, Adien Harris 4 0-0 8, Tae Thomas 1 2-2 4, Kenny Smith 10 4-5 25, Alex Adeleye 1 2-2 5, Will Boggins 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 8-13 49.
WOODSTOWN (10-4): Eli Caesar 0 1-2 1, Blake Bialecki 2 3-4 9, Alejandro Vazquez 2 1-2 6, M.J. Hall 6 5-6 18, Garrett Leyman 3 1-2 8, Rocco String 6 1-2 13, Brayden Hall 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-18 55.

Glassboro	11	11	5	22-	49
Woodstown	11	14	13	17-	55

3-point goals: Glassboro 3 (Sabb, Smith, Adeleye); Woodstown 5 (Bialecki 2, Vazquez, M. Hall, Leyman). Fouled out: Barr, String. Total fouls: Glassboro 17, Woodstown 16.

OVERBROOK 80, PENNSVILLE 44: Lamar Little scored 27 points and the Rams hit 12 3-pointers to hand the Eagles their 12th straight loss. The Rams have won 13 in a row. Jovanni Rios led Pennsville with a career-high 17 points.

PENNSVILLE (1-14): Jovanni Rios 7 2-4 17, Mason O’Brien 2 1-6 5, Arturus Franzy 1 0-0 2, Cole Johnston 2 0-0 5, Daniel Knight 2 2-2 6, C.J. McDevitt 2 2-2 6, Gavin Spears 1 0-0 2, Laughty 0 1-2 1. Totals 17 8-16 44.
OVERBROOK (15-2): Lamar Little 11 2-3 27, Xavier Wright 2 0-0 4, Zair Green 6 1-1 18, Elvin Santiago 1 1-2 3, Bilal Robinson 5 0-0 12, Cody Harris 1 0-0 3, Jaden St. John 2 1-2 5, Gavin Cajuste 1 0-0 2, Shallom Teguia 2 0-0 6. Totals 31 5-8 80.

Pennsville	8	10	19	7-	44
Overbrook	17	24	24	23-	80

3-point goals: Pennsville 2 (Rios, Johnston); Overbrook 12 (Little 3, Green 4, Robinson 2, Harris, Teguia 2).

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 77, SALEM TECH 39
SALEM TECH (0-15): Joseph Hayes 1 2-3 4, Larry Pompper 2 8-10 12, Keidyn Robinson 0 0-2 0, Logan Pace 0 2-2 2, Chase Pompper 2 1-4 6, Aiden Bobo 0 0-2 0, Raphael Busch 6 0-0 13, Sam Battiato 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 13-23 39.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (7-10): Jack Pund 6 2-4 14, Danny Zellner 6 2-2 14, Ben Cook 5 1-2 11, Gary Connelly 3 0-0 7, C.J. Mitchell 4 0-0 8, Zack Payne 3 0-0 6, Jordan Mendez 2 0-0 5, Anthony Polidoro 1 0-0 2, Andrew Ginipro 4 0-0 8, Kimani Pyram 1 0-0 2. Totals 35 5-8 77.

Salem Tech	7	9	8	15-	39
Gloucester Catholic	21	15	18	23-	77

3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (C. Pompper, Busch); Gloucester Catholic 2 (Connelly, Mendez).

SALEM COUNTY ALL-TIME SCORING LIST (GIRLS)	TODAY	POINTS
Katie Kline, Pennsville (2004)		2110
Amanda Young, St. James (1995)		1762
Sharias Hill, Penns Grove (2009)		1661
Tia Furbush, Schalick (2021)		1574
Tori Smick, Woodstown (2013)		1566
Talia Battavio, Woodstown	12 vs. Glassboro	1458
Megan Donelson, Woodstown	17 vs. Glassboro	1458
Crystal Bailey, Schalick (1984)		1406
Stephanie Owen, Woodstown (1993)		1381
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville (Salem 462/Pennsville 553)	28 vs. Overbrook	1015
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/PG 738)	31 vs. Schalick	989
Marley Wood, Pennsville	8 Overbrook	931

Through games of Jan. 28

WrestlingHammonton Quad

Pennsville Quad

Boys games

Lindenwold Quad

Central Regional Quad

Dual Match

South Jersey Group IPower Point Standings

Basketball

Wrestling

Boys games

Boys games

Wrestling
Hammonton Quad

South Jersey Group I
Power Point Standings