Category: SALEM

Tuesday basketball

Here are the results and details of Tuesday night’s high school basketball games involving Salem County teams

TUESDAY GIRLS GAMESTUESDAY BOYS GAMES
Pennsville 39, Glassboro 34Glassboro 87, Pennsville 30
Woodstown 68, Penns Grove 52Woodstown at Penns Grove (Wed.)
Salem Tech at SalemSalem 71, Salem Tech 10
Overbrook 34, Schalick 29Overbrook 80, Schalick 39

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE — In the world of high school basketball, you either win big, lose or escape. The Pennsville girls “escaped” Tuesday night.

The Eagles and Glassboro battled through four quarters until Pennsville made the plays that put it over the top 39-34 to get back on the winning track after last week’s Diamond Division showdown loss at Woodstown.

“We escaped tonight,” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said. “If (Glassboro’s Kezia Brackett) had hit that 3 there at the end we’d have a tied ballgame. We were fortunate that didn’t happen.”

There were a number of factors that led to the game going the way it did. First of all, there was Glassboro’s defense, which may have been the most tenacious Pennsville has seen all season. And the shots that seemingly fell from everywhere at Woodstown didn’t fall at home against the Bulldogs and admittedly took the Eagles out of their rhythm.

But when one aspect of the game isn’t working you have make up for it in other ways.

The Eagles did it by getting on the boards. They collected 28 rebounds in the game, with freshman Jaida Burns getting eight and Marley Wood and Nora Ausland grabbing six apiece.

“I harped pre-game that it was absolutely critical that we get some rebounds,” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said. “I talked to my two girls in the middle and told them they need to stay in that middle and I spoke to the guards and let them know when you’re not shooting you need to get in there and get after a rebound.”

Ausland was held scoreless for the first time in her Pennsville career as she marches towards 1,000 career points, but she helped the Eagles in other ways, especially down the stretch. She had three rebounds in the fourth quarter, two steals in the final two minutes when it was still a two-point game and delivered a sharp assist to Burns for the win-sealing layup with 8.2 seconds left.

Marley Wood got the Eagles going with 12 points in the first quarter and she finished with a game-high 16. Taylor Bass had 10 points. Freshman Addie Johnston had seven, including a buzzer-beater in the third quarter that gave Pennsville a 31-28 lead.

The Bulldogs were playing without Tamia Smith. The senior was sidelined with a shoulder injury, one point shy of becoming the fifth-leading scorer in Glassboro history. 

PENNSVILLE 39, GLASSBORO 34
GLASSBORO (5-7): Sanaa Thomas 2 1-2 7, Kezia Brackett 4 2-4 11, Kimora Miles 2 0-0 4, Sianna Wedderburn 3 1-3 7, Lily Czubas 2 2-2 6, Grace Moore 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 6-11 34.
PENNSVILLE (8-3): Taylor Bass 3 3-4 10, Marley Wood 6 2-6 16, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Nora Ausland 0 0-0 0, Jaida Burns 2 1-2 5, Addie Johnston 3 0-0 7. Totals 15 6-12 39.

Glassboro143116-34
Pennsville14988-39
3-point goals: Glassboro 2 (Thomas 2); Pennsville 3 (Wood 2, Johnston). Rebounds: Pennsville 28 (Johnston 9, Ausland 6, Wood 6). Technical foul: Thomas. Total fouls: Glassboro 9, Pennsville 9.

WOODSTOWN 68, PENNS GROVE 52: The Wolverines extended a number of streaks in what coach Matt Smart called a game of “stepping up,” one in which several players stepped up to fill roles that evolved as the game wore on.

It was Woodstown’s seventh straight win. It also was their 38th in a row over TCC Diamond Division opponents and 34th straight against Salem County rivals.

“We went into the game with our third starting lineup of the year due to sickness,” Smart said. “Emma Perry, who has been a stalwart for our team this year, came into the starting lineup and played great defense with a couple steals and then knocked down some big shots for us in the second quarter.

“She’s always so stoic on the basketball court, just doing her job, but today she had a big smile on her face after making some big plays.” 

Megan Donelson hit five 3-pointers and led Woodstown with 24 points to become only the third player in program history with 1,400 points. Lauren Hengel had a career-high 17 points – nine in the second quarter – and Talia Battavio had 13 to remain ahead of her high-scoring teammate on the school’s all-time scoring list.

“Talia went down in the first quarter, which caused Donelson to pick up her game,” Smart said. “She was attacking the basket, knocking down big 3s and making incredible passes to teammates. Where she stepped up her game was on the defensive end and her leadership.

“She constantly puts her body on the line and today she took two big charges. She gave girls like Emma, Kendall Young and Bryn Ecret the confidence to enter the game in critical moments and make some big plays.”

Perry and Young each had a pair of buckets in the second quarter when the Wolverines started pulling away.

Penns Grove’s RaNiyah Wilson led all scorers with a career-high 35 points to move over 900 for her career. It was her fifth career 30-point game and second this year. She had six second-half 3-pointers, four in the fourth quarter to try to bring the Red Devils back.

Smart praised her as a “phenomenal player who can score the ball from anywhere over half court.”

PENNS GROVE (6-5): RaNiyah Wilson 13 3-10 35, Brianna Robbins 3 3-4 10, Syanna Robbins 0 0-0 0, JaNiyah Cummings 2 1-2 5, Mikayla Washington 1 0-0 2, Keziah Patterson 0 0-0 0, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 7-16 52.
WOODSTOWN (11-2): Talia Battavio 6 0-0 13, Megan Donelson 8 3-3 24, Lauren Hengel 7 3-3 17, Kyia Leyman 0 2-6 2, Emma Perry 3 0-0 6, Ryann Foote 0 0-0 0, Kendall Young 2 0-0 4, Lizzy Daly 0 0-0 0, Jala Thomas 0 0-0 0, Brynley Ecret 0 2-2 2. Totals 26 8-12 68.

Penns Grove1081420-52
Woodstown1720238-68

3-point goals: Penns Grove 7 (Wilson 6, B. Robbins). Woodstown 6 (Battavio, Donelson 5). Fouled out: Cummings. Total fouls: Penns Grove 13, Woodstown 9. Officials: Cooper, Brown.

OVERBROOK 34, SCHALICK 29: Jael Pressley scored 15 points and Gianna Simon had 13 to lead Overbrook. Pressley attacked the basket and went 7-of-21 from the free throw line.

Schalick (2-7)87410-29
Overbrook (3-10)61279-34

Boys games

SALEM 71, SALEM TECH 10: Xavier McGriff led three players in double figures and 10 scorers with 13 points as the Rams swamped the Chargers. Tymear Lecator and Antwuan Rogers had 10 points apiece.

Salem Tech (0-13)2242-10
Salem (6-8)26181910-71

GLASSBORO 87, PENNSVILLE 30 Xavier Sabb scored 28 points, Kenny Smith scored 27 and the Bulldogs scored more than enough points in the first quarter to hand the Eagles their ninth straight loss.

Sabb and Smith both hit three 3-pointers in the game. They had four of the six the Bulldogs hit in the first quarter as they opened a 35-3 lead. Sabb scored 12 points in the quarter, while Smith and Aiden Harris each had eight.

Jovanni Rios led Pennsville with eight points. Arturus Franzy had four points, but had seven rebounds and four blocked shots.

PENNSVILLE (1-11): Artutus Franzy 2-6 0-0 4, Jovanni Rios 3-12 2-6 8, C.J. McDevitt 1-11 2-4 4, Logan Hitt 0-1 0-0 0, Cole Johnston 2-8 0-0 4, Perry Meranti 2-4 0-0 4, Danny Knight 1-2 0-0 3, Jacob Miller 1-1 0-0 3, Gavin Spears 0-0 0-0 0, Noah Owen 0-0 0-0 0, Griffin Hern 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 12-45 4-10 30.
GLASSBORO (6-7): Xavier Sabb 12 1-6 28, Kenny Smith 10 4-6 27, Tae Thomas 4 1-1 9, Alex Adeleye 6 0-0 14, Aiden Harris 4 0-0 8, Will Boggans 0 1-2 1, Jude Dempster 0 0-0 0. Totals: 36 7-15 87.

Pennsville39135-30
Glassboro35122317-87

3-point goals: Pennsville 2-9 (Rios 0-2, McDevitt 0-1, Hitt 0-1, Johnston 0-3, Knight 1-1, Miller 1-1); Glassboro 8 (Sabb 3, Smith 3, Adeleye 2). Rebounds: Pennsville 28 (Franzy 7, Meranti 6, Rios 5). Total fouls: Pennsville 11, Glassboro 10.

OVERBROOK 80, SCHALICK 39 
OVERBROOK (13-2): Lamar Little 12 0-0 29, Xavier Wright 5 3-3 14, Zair Green 7 2-6 17, Elvin Santiago 1 0-1 2, Bilal Robinson 1 0-0 3, Jayden Wilkerson 2 0-0 5, Jaden St. John 3 1-1 7, JR Stanley 1 0-0 3. Totals 32 6-11 80.
SCHALICK (4-10): Reggie Allen 3 2-5 11, Jase Volovar 1 0-0 3, Nylan Sutton 3 2-3 8, Sherrod Jones 3 2-2 10, Jamari Whitley 0 0-0 0, Justin Iacona 1 0-0 3, Zaeshawn Mills 1 0-0 2, Sean Kelly 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 6-10 39.

Overbrook22232510-80
Schalick851610-39

3-point goals: Overbrook 10 (Little 5, Wright, Green, Robinson, Wilkerson, Stanley); Schalick 5 (Allen, Volovar, Jones 2, Iacona).

SALEM COUNTY ALL-TIME GIRLS SCORING LISTTODAYPOINTS
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, Woodstown131423
Megan Donelson, Woodstown241411
Crystal Bailey, Schalick (1984) 1406
Stephanie Owen, Woodstown (1993) 1381
1000-POINT WATCH  
Nora Ausland, Pennsville (Salem 462/Pennsville 480)0942
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/PG 657)35908
Marley Wood, Pennsville16878

Through games of Jan. 21

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 19-25

JAN. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 11 a.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Cinnaminson at Laurel Lanes

JAN. 21
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem at Salem Tech
BOWLING
Salem vs. ACIT at Wood Lanes
Salem Tech vs. Collingswood at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 3 p.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Union College, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, 6 p.m.

JAN. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove
WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Timber Creek at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
TRACK
Pennsville, Penns Grove, Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River
Salem, Schalick at Ott Center, Philadelphia
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton

JAN. 23
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Overbrook
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Pitman
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Schalick at GCIT, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes
Salem Tech in NJTAC
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Williamson Trades at Salem CC, 4 p.m.

JAN. 24
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem, 4 p.m.
GCIT at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Delsea, 7 p.m.
SJIBT Tournament
Shawnee at Woodstown
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Buena
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Pennsville

JAN. 25
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at OLMA, 11 a.m.
Schalick at Camden County Tech, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Schalick, 11:30 a.m.
Pennsville at Clearview, 11:30 a.m.
West Deptford at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Timber Creek, Lower Cape May at Haddon Heights
Schalick, Holy Spirit, Toms River North at Vineland
Clayton, Millville at Penns Grove
Woodstown, Hillsborough, West Essex at Watchung Hills
SWIMMING
SJISA Championships at GCIT, 4 p.m.
TRACK
Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River
BOWLING
Salem vs. Eastern at 30 Strikes
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Northampton CC at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, noon

Salem County Saturday

Here are the results of Saturday’s high school action involving Salem County teams

Boys basketball

LENAPE 65, SALEM 42: The Indians (9-3) locked down on Salem with depth and tough defense over the first three quarters to score a matinee win.

SALEM (5-8) – Donnie Weathers 2 0-0 4, Xavier McGriff 1 2-2 5, Neziah Spence 3 1-1 8, Tymear Lecator 3 2-4 10, DeShaan Williams 3 3-8 9, Antwuan Rogers 2 1-2 5, Joe Tunis 0 1-2 1. Totals 14 10-19 42.
LENAPE (9-3) – Nolan Barnes 5 1-1 13, Frank Berny 1 0-0 2, Jaidyn Boyd 3 0-2 6, Mehki Carter 7 0-1 14, Xayvion Chapman 3 0-2 7, Brett Halfpenny 1 0-0 2, Henry Laskowski 1 0-0 3, Nate Myer 2 0-0 4, Colin Myers 1 0-0 3, Tyree Thorp 2 0-0 4, Amire Wheeler 1 1-2 4, Keegan Weipz 1 0-0 2. Totals 28 2-8 65.

Salem77919-42
Lenape12151721-65
3-point goals: Salem 4 (McGriff, Spence, Lecator 2); Lenape 7 (Barnes 2, Chapman, Halfpenny, Laskowski, Myers, Wheeler).

Wrestling
Woodstown Quad

WOODSTOWN 65, BUENA 15
132: Thomas Hann (B) tech fall over Louie Scholl, 15-0 (4:00)
138: Gionni Sharkey (B) pinned Ryan Polk, 0:51
144: Sincere Cook-Reese (WO) tech fall over Gage Forvour, 21-6 (2:32)
150: Thomas Lacy (WO) won by forfeit
157: Lucas Gellura (B) pinned Brett Rowand, 4:22
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) won by forfeit
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) won by forfeit
190: Paul Banff (WO) won by forfeit
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Brian Passamante, 4:16
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned David Cordero, 0:45
106: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Gianna Edwards, 2:13
113: Chase Blandino (WO) pinned Aubrey Raum, 0:48
120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Donato Vai, 1:28

WOODSTOWN 55, HADDON HEIGHTS 18
120: Cole Denning (H) dec. Carson Bradway, 8-3
126: Walker Battavio (WO) maj. dec. over Brennan Albright, 12-2
132: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Liam Loftus, 0:52
138: Ryan Polk (WO) pinned Leo Falco, 3:33
144: Ryan Bailey (H) pinned Sincere Cook-Reese, 1:38
150: Thomas Lacy (WO) tech fall over Michael Fitter, 21-5 (5:50)
157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Jayden Bonilla, 2:34
165: Andrew Gutkin (H) dec. Laitton Roberts, 9-8
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Jacob Gutkin, 2:49
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Joel Martinez, 3:03
215: Walter Carter (WO) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Matthew Kusamotu, 1:16
106: Hunter Allen (WO) maj. dec. over Aniello Napolitano, 13-3
113: Michael Ferraro (H) pinned Chase Blandino, 4:00

WOODSTOWN 57, PENNSAUKEN 15
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Brandon Thach, 1:06
132: Louie Scholl (WO) maj. dec. over Gabriel Algaba, 10-0
138: Amari Martinez (P) pinned Ryan Polk, 1:25
144: Travis Ngeth (P) pinned Sincere Cook-Reese, 3:41
150: Chrisopher Allen (P) dec. Thomas Lacy, 10-4
157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Cyrus Davis, 0:57
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Carlos Andujar, 1:07
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall over Mikhi Johnson, 16-0 (3:18)
190: Paul Banff (WO) dec. Kameron Hoskins, 8-7
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Alex Zayas, 1:06
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit
106: Chase Blandino (WO) won by forfeit
113: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Jovanni Hernandez, 3:53
120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Zachary Slimm, 7-1

Vineland Quad

PENNSVILLE vs. COLLINGSWOOD
PENNSVILLE vs. STERLING
PENNSVILLE vs. VINELAND

Pitman Quad

PITMAN 56, PENNS GROVE 24
113: Grady Datz (P) pinned Avery Curriden, 3:39
120: King Iglesia (P) won by forfeit
126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) tech fall over Adan Gonzales, 17-0 (3:46)
132: Devine Arce (PG) won by forfeit
138: Nate Wenzke (P) won by forfeit
144: Jacob Lawrence (P) pinned Abdul Tart, 1:40
150: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit
157: Tre Brown (PG) won by forfeit
165: Chris McIntyre (P) won by forfeit
175: Clinton Bobo (P) won by forfeit
190: Anthony Cappello (P) dec. Julian Espino, 3-1
215: Aiden Milward (P) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:40
285: Maliq Reddick (PG) pinned Elijah Lowe, 1:19
106: Skylar Lawrence (P) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:50

PITMAN 57, SALEM 18
106: Grady Datz (P) won by forfeit
113: King Iglesia (P) won by forfeit
120: Jordan Pham (P) won by forfeit
126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) pinned Guylherme Quintanilha, 2:45
132: Nate Wenzke (P) won by forfeit
138: Cassidy Werkheiser (S) won by forfeit
144: Jacob Lawrence (P) won by forfeit
150: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit
157: Chris McIntyre (P) won by forfeit
165: Tytiana Miller (S) won by forfeit
175: Anthony Cappello (P) won by forfeit
190: Double forfeit
215: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Abdur Jenkins, 7-0
285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 0:21

Schalick Quad

SCHALICK 50, HADDON TWP. 19
106: Emma Cain (S) won by forfeit
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Sok Hoy, 0:57
120: Andrew Marshall (H) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 1:00
126: Luke Silva (S) maj. dec. over Owen Ziegler, 15-4
132: Gabe Slafman (H) maj. dec. over Ryan Miller, 14-3
138: Thomas Andrews (H) tech fall over Michael Baisch, 19-0 (3:59)
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. Brady Mokiod, 8-5
150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Justin Capri, 3:10
157: Riley Papiano (S) dec. Ryan Henry, 7-3
165: Eric Sulik (S) tech fall over Damian Shepherd, 18-2 (4:38)
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Antonio Reyes, 23-5 (5:30)
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Elijah Borowicz, 3:59
285: Sean Weikel (H) maj. dec. over Aiden Torres, 13-0

SCHALICK 60. PEMBERTON 12
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Kayden Valasquez, 4:33
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Luke Silva (S) maj. dec. over Carlos Hilton, 10-0
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Jariel Daiz, 0:22
138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Amari Lewis, 0:57
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall over Ali Rehman, 20-2 (3:47)
150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Aiden McCleaf, 0:26
157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Keshawn Richardson, 0:42
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Mavrick Willits, 3:40
175: Ricky Watt (S) over Jaden Edwards, SV-1 11-8
190: Yuhann Linares (P) pinned Dezyon Purnell, 0:27
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Brendan Arnwine, 3:24
285: Jahad Goffeny (P) dec. Julian Reid, 13-11
106: Harley Donald (P) dec. Emma Cain, 14-13

SCHALICK 41, DEPTFORD 31
120: Daniel Jimenez (D) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 5:45
126: Luke Silva (S) dec. Amir Barnes, 10-3
132: Ethan Christmas (D) maj. dec. over Ryan Miller, 19-9
138: Jayden Lawrence (D) pinned Michael Baisch, 1:35
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Amir Barnes, 2:24
150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Odess Myers, 5:34
157: Riley Papiano (S) tech fall over Devin Trotter, 15-0 (3:55)
165: Eric Sulik (S) maj. dec. over Mel Maguire, 11-0
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Joseph Crowley (D) over Evan Elliott, def.
215: John Griffith (D) over Gerardo Felipe, TB-1 3-2
285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Daniel Maguire, 3:32
106: Corey Hoffman (D) pinned Emma Cain, 5:41
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Braeden Hutchins, 0:37
NOTE: Schalick deducted one team point for taunting.

TCC Standings

Here are the Tri-County Conference boys and girls basketball standings in the Classic and Diamond Divisions; games at 5:30 p.m. unless noted; standings through Jan. 18

Girls standings

CLASSIC DIVISIONOVDIVGCWWCLPISTSA
Gloucester Catholic 9-15-0—WWWWW
Wildwood8-24-1L—WWWW
Clayton8-23-2LL—WWW
Pitman4-72-3LLL—WW
Salem Tech2-71-4LLLL—W
Salem0-100-5LLLLL—
DIAMOND DIVISIONOVDIVWOPVPGGLSCOB
Woodstown10-25-0—WWWWW
Pennsville7-34-1L—WWWW
Penns Grove6-43-2LL—WWW
Glassboro5-62-3LLL—WW
Schalick2-61-4LLLL—W
Overbrook2-100-5LLLLL—

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Clearview 48, Glassboro 28
Kingsway 60, Pitman 18
Gloucester 53, Salem 21
Camden Tech at Salem Tech
Clayton 49, Lindenwold 34
Woodstown 65, Pennsville 56

MONDAY’S GAME
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 11 a.m.

Boys standings

CLASSIC DIVISIONOVDIVPISAGCWWCLST
Pitman8-25-0—WWWWW
Salem5-84-1L—WWWW
Gloucester Catholic5-82-3LL—LWW
Clayton6-52-3LLLW—W
Wildwood4-72-3LLW—LW
Salem Tech0-120-5LLLLL—
DIAMOND DIVISIONOVDIVOBGLPGWOSCPV
Overbrook 12-25-0—WWWWW
Glassboro5-73-2L—WLWW
Penns Grove3-73-2LL—WWW
Woodstown7-33-2LWL—WW
Schalick4-81-4LLLL—W
Pennsville1-100-5LLLLL—

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Clayton 87, Lindenwold 82
GCIT 65, Salem Tech 22
Woodstown 92, Pennsville 47

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Cinnaminson 57, Pitman 49
Overbrook 62, Washington Twp. 44
Glassboro 56, Gloucester 46
Lenape 65, Salem 42

SUNDAY’S GAME
Newark vs. Everybody Showcase
at Weequahic HS
Penns Grove vs. Shabazz, 2:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAME
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury, 5:15 p.m.

More gold for Wolverines

Woodstown’s decorated runners win 4×800 indoor Group I Relays title, place top 3 in two other events; Salem’s boys also have big night

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Add another gold medal to the collection of the Woodstown’s 4X800 relay team.

The decorated group had a big night at the NJSIAA Indoor Relays at the Bennett Center Bubble Friday, winning the Group I 4×800 race and finishing in the top three in two others.

Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino and Josh Crawford won their signature event, the 4×800, in 8:23.30, beating runner-up McNair Academic by 10 seconds. They dominated their section race, winning by nearly 45 seconds.

They ran 11:00.51 in the distance medley and finished second to Glassboro’s 10:56.39. They ran 3:33.74 and were third, just nosed out by Camden for silver. Woodbury won the race. 

“Tonight was a big night for all four of us guys as it was an accomplishment we achieved as a team,” Crawford said. “I wouldn’t want to be considered state champs with any other guys as they have heart, drive and discipline.

“Each one of us faced challenges tonight, such as doubt or nervousness. However, we found the courage to support one another and left everything we had on the track.”

The Wolverines finished tied for fourth as a team.

The Salem boys also had a big night at the meet.

The Rams were tied for ninth as a team. Their 4×200 relay (Kaden Robinson, Anthony Parker, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory) set a school record in finishing third at 1:35.85. Their shuttle hurdle team (Parker, Gradin Buzby, Beverly, Gregory) finished fourth in 33.17.

“They exceeded expectations,” Salem coach David Hunt said. “I’m always proud when you see the kids’ efforts pay off in meets. They work extremely hard in practice.

“The thing I like about track is you’re able to set your expectations and can find wins when you exceed them. It’s important that you have small wins like we did today by setting school records and competing the best we can and improve on that.”

Here are the Salem County athletes who finished in the top six of their respective events at the NJSIAA Indoor Relays Meet.

BOYS
GROUP I: Glassboro 39, Hasbrouck Heights 29, Camden 28, Metuchen 24, WOODSTOWN 24, Hanover Park 18, Woodbury 18, Glen Rock 17, SALEM 11, Audubon 11, McNair Academic 10, Haddon Twp. 10, Shore 10, Mountain Lakes 6, Raritan 5, SCHALICK 5, New Providence 4, Ramsey 4, New Milford 3, Clayton 2, Verona 1.
Distance Medley: 2. Woodstown (Jacob Marino, Anthony Costello, Lucas Cole, Karson Chew), 11:00.51
Shuttle Hurdle: 4. Salem (Anthony Parker, Gradin Buzby, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory), 33.17
4×200: 3. Salem (Kaden Robinson, Anthony Parker, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory), 1:35.85
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford, Lucas Cole), 8:23.30
Sprint Medley: 6. Schalick (David Stewart, Roneem Thomas, Michael Eberl, Steve Chomo), 3:51.88
4×400: 3. Woodstown (Lucas Cole, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford), 3:33.74
Pole Vault: 4. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6; 6. Gradin Buzby, Salem, 10-6.01

GIRLS
GROUP I: Ramsey 54, Metuchen 46, Audubon 34, Hasbrouck Heights 22, Haddon Twp. 18, New Providence 12, Woodbury 12, Hanover Park 10, Verona 10, Butler 10, SCHALICK 8, PENNSVILLE 8, T-22. WOODSTOWN 1, T-22. PENNS GROVE 1.
4×200: 6. Woodstown (Tyonna Husser, Lia Covely, Angelina Lindenmuth, Jaime Deal), 1:56.23
Pole Vault: 2. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6; 7. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 7-6

Diamond showdown

The 3-ball was flying as Battavio, Donelson lead Woodstown girls over Pennsville for sole possession of first place in TCC Diamond Division

GIRLS GAMES
Woodstown 65, Pennsville 56
Gloucester City 53, Salem 21
Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — Talia Battavio was fighting through a shooting slump, but she didn’t let it get her down. If there’s one thing she’s learned in all her years playing basketball it’s shooters shoot. Sometimes they go in, sometimes they don’t and when they don’t eventually they will.

They went in for her Friday night against Pennsville. She had made only one 3-pointer in her last three games — and that was a big one in the win over Wildwood. It was her longest drought since her freshman year, but it didn’t deter her in the least.

The first shot she took against the Eagles, she spotted up in the left corner and drained a 3-pointer. Then she hit another. And then another. Three in a row in the first four minutes. Suddenly there was a big exhale even though Pennsville still had the lead.

The sense always was whenever Battavio broke out of the slump it was going to be in a big way. She hit a season-high five 3s against the Eagles in the game, scored 24 points and the Wolverines went on to win 65-56 to gain solo possession of first place in the Tri-County Conference Diamond Division.

“It was a relief, but I know what I can do,” Battavio said. “I felt like I was thinking too much about it, so I kind of just let it fly today and I think it came out in my favor.

“I think it got us all fired up. I think it did set a tone. We came to play. We always do, but I think we were on fire, we were together. Everybody.”

Woodstown coach Matt Smart said seeing those early 3s go down wasn’t a relief to him because he knows what the Goldey-Beacom signee can do. It was seeing the smile return to her face when they did fall that sealed it for him. And hitting those shots opened up a lot of other things for the Wolverines.

And the 3s were flying everywhere. The Wolverines (10-2) made 10. Megan Donelson had three on the way to 28 points that moved her into third on Woodstown’s girls all-time scoring list (behind Tori Smick and Battavio). Lauren Hengel had the other two.

Pennsville (7-3) hit 12 with Nora Ausland making half of them in a 20-point game that moved her within 60 points of 1,000. Marley Wood (17 points) hit three, Addie Johnston two and Taylor Bass one. Each time Battavio hit one of her early 3s, the Eagles answered with one of their own.

“They’re a very talented team who we knew could shoot from all over the place,” Smart said. “Watching film we knew it was going to be tough battle. It’s our first kind of battle since Wildwood, but I think those are the games we play the best. We play unselfish, we’re attacking the basket, we took good shots, we rebound, box out. Our girls showed up.”

It was Woodstown’s 37th win in a row over Diamond Division opponents and 33rd straight against Salem County rivals.

The game was decided by two stretches. The game was tied at 23 with 4:30 left in the second quarter when, at the suggestion of assistant coach Frank Trautz, the Wolverines switched from defenses and pressed a little more to get Pennsville out of its sets and they held the Eagles scoreless the rest of the half while opening a 30-23 halftime lead. 

“We haven’t seen that kind of pressure all season long,” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said. “Kudos to them. That’s a talented group of people. They run up and down the floor, frenetically sometimes, and I tried to tell my kids to prepare for that but it’s difficult.”

It was a five-point game with 3:09 left in the third quarter when Donelson “got in my groove” and scored nine straight points to give the Wolverines some breathing room. It was part of a greater 21-9 run that carried into the fourth quarter and made it a 17-point game before Pennsville battled to bring it back.

“Megan came up to me and was like my shot’s not falling, so we made an adjustment that way,” Smart said. “She was very honest with me. She was like my shot’s not falling right now, Talia’s shot’s falling, let’s try to get her to run the baseline and she’ll be able to shoot 3s and maybe let me control the ball more so I can attack.

“She understands her game so well when her shot’s not falling she understands she can impact the game in other ways. That’s what’s very special about her. She understands her game so well that she’s able to make adjustments off it.”

Even though they were down 18 in the fourth quarter, the Eagles ran towards the fire and made it respectable. Ausland hit her last two 3s and Bass added three points to cut that deficit in half by the horn.

“I’ve been coaching for 21 seasons,” Merritt said. “I’ve had more talented teams, but I didn’t have a team with great heart. They didn’t back down at all. They worked hard to end. We worked our butts off.”

WOODSTOWN 65, PENNSVILLE 56
PENNSVILLE (7-3): Marley Wood 6 2-4 17, Taylor Bass 2 1-2 6, Nora Ausland 6 2-2 20, Addi Johnston 2 1-2 7, Jaida Burns 2 0-0 4, Ashlyn Fredo 1 0-0 2, Izzy Saulin 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-10 56.
WOODSTOWN (10-2): Talia Battavio 9 1-2 24, Megan Donelson 9 7-10 28, Gianna Maiorini 0 0-0 0, Lauren Hengel 3 0-0 8, Kyia Leyman 1 3-8 5, Ryann Foote 0 0-0 0, Emma Perry 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 11-20 65.

Pennsville 15 8 18 15- 56
Woodstown 15 15 21 14- 65
3-point goals: Pennsville 12 (Wood 3, Bass, Ausland 6, Johnston 2); Woodstown 10 (Battavio 5, Donelson 3, Hengel 2). Rebounds: Pennsville 27 (Wood 11, Saulin 6); Woodstown 37 (Leyman 11, Maiorini 10, Hengel 10). Total fouls: Pennsville 10, Woodstown 13. Officials: Menz, Penko.

GLOUCESTER CITY 53, SALEM 21
SALEM (0-10): Carlysia Pierce 2 1-2 5, Nevaeh Hickman 2 0-0 4, Lyric Hayes 1 0-0 3, Madison Dixon 3 1-2 9. Totals 8 2-4 21.
GLOUCESTER CITY (9-4): Elizabeth Schultes 0 0-2 3, Logan Thomas 1 3-6 5, Kierstynn O’Donnell 1 2-4 4, Corinne Kelly 6 4-7 19, Ava Moore 5 0-2 10, Addison Chiodi 0 1-2 1, Jianna Torres 3 0-3 6, Haylee Zuccarelli 1 0-2 2, Sophia Dailey 1 0-0 2, Ella Kirschner 1 0-0 2, Emma Groatman 0 0-0 0, Keira Renshaw 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 12-29 53.

Salem 7 2 6 6- 21
Gloucester City 11 14 19 9- 53
3-point goals: Salem 3 (Hayes, Dixon 2); Gloucester 3 (Kelly 3). Rebounds: Gloucester 46 (Moore 14).
SALEM COUNTY SCORING LIST 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 24 1410
Crystal Bailey, Schalick (1984)   1406
Megan Donelson, Woodstown 28 1387
Stephanie Owen, Woodstown (1993)   1381
1000-POINT WATCH    
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 480)		 20 942
Marley Wood, Pennsville 17 862
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/PG 622)		 DNP 873

Through games of Jan. 17

Thursday roundup

Salem bowler Perez has a career day; Schalick takes down Pennsville in wrestling; Penns Grove’s girls fall in basketball

Bowling

BOYS
SALEM 4, SALEM TECH 0: Sophomore Rudy Perez had the best day of his high school career, rolling games of 226, 225 and 244 for a 695 series, to lead the Rams (3-3). His previous high series was 591 last year against Lindenwold and his previous best game was 213 (twice last year).

Troy Carey also rolled a 600 series for the Rams with games of 188, 215 and 197. 

Aaron Dean rolled Salem Tech’s high series (522) and Aidan McMackin had the Chargers’ high game (196).

GIRLS 
SALEM TECH 4, SALEM 0: Courtney Farnkopf rolled a 397 series with a high game of 162 to lead the Chargers to the sweep and their first win of the season. Destiny Pitts had Salem’s high game (124) and series (315).

Wrestling

CENTERTON – Schalick took the lead in the Tri-County Classic Division with a 63-15 win over Pennsville. 

The once-beaten Cougars (10-1) moved to 3-0 in the division, while handing Pennsville (8-4) its first division loss (3-1). 

Schalick scored seven pins in the match with Eric Sulik scoring the fastest (0:55) at 165. 

SCHALICK 63, PENNSVILLE 15
126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:58
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Nathaniel Mason, 3:02
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Colin Bittle, 17-1 (5:28)
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. Travis Hagan, 5-4
150: Koen Martin (S) won by forfeit
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:55
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Joseph Halstead, 4:49
190: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. Evan Elliott, 13-3
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Julian Reid, 4:45
106: Emma Cain (S) pinned John Sassi, 3:29
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Brett Land, 4:27
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Earl Wynn, 3:00

WOODSTOWN 55, TIMBER CREEK 19
120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit
126: Travis Balback (WO) won by forfeit
132: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Ayden Zarnosky, 5:25
138: Matt Cordova (TC) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 11-0
144: Sincere Cook-Reese (WO) tech fall Eric Rambaran, 21-6 (4:31)
150: Joey Walker (TC) pinned Thomas Lacy, 2:55
157: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Mason Dickerson, 1:09
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Zyeir Green, 17-9
190: Amir Reason-Dallas (TC) dec. Paul Banff, 9-6
215: Walter Carter (WO) maj. dec. Elijah Green, 13-4
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Roland Green, 1:11
106: Chase Blandino (WO) won by forfeit
113: Matthew Steele (TC) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:44

CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 34, PENNS GROVE 29
106: Jose Santiago (PG) pinned Ayden Figueroa, 1:53
113: Dylan Adams (CG) pinned Avery Curriden, 1:51
120: Double forfeit
126: Adan Gonzales (PG) won by forfeit
132: Devine Arce (PG) pinned Antonio Mendez, 0:40
138: Willliam Camp (CG) pinned Abdul Tart, 5:51
144: Steven Benkert (CG) pinned Angel Ocasio, 1:07
150: Julian Lloret (CG) won by forfeit
157: Tre Brown (PG) tech fall Brodie Carey, 19-4
165: Double forfeit
175: Double forfeit
190: Jeffrey Smith (CG) maj. dec. Clinton Bobo, 14-0
215: Antonio Cooper (PG) won by forfeit
285: Kasalon Carr (CG) pinned Maliq Reddick, 0:39

Girls basketball

CAMDEN 48, PENNS GROVE 40: Camden outscored the Red Devils 26-17 in the middle two quarters to take the upper hand. Hadiya Higgs-Salaam scored 27 points, hitting 12 of 23 from the free throw line, for the winners.

Penns Grove (6-4)911614-40
Camden (5-6)10161011-48

Salem climbing back

Rams win second straight after taking hit from the state, beat Gloucester Catholic to spoil Mustaro’s milestone night; Penns Grove, Woodstown also win

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Salem 72, Gloucester Catholic 47
Penns Grove 81, Pennsville 44
Pitman 95, Salem Tech 32
Woodstown 58, Schalick 44

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – Anthony Farmer knew the night would have a celebratory tone for the guys sitting on the bench across the way, but the Salem coach didn’t want the party getting too out of hand.

Jack Mustaro became Gloucester Catholic’s all-time leading scorer with his first basket Wednesday, but Farmer and the Salem Rams muted the celebration by taking the biggest prize of the night – a 72-47 win to continue their climb up the South Jersey Group I power points standings after an administrative setback earlier in the week.

“Jack is a hell of a player, I have the utmost respect for Jack,” Farmer said. “A competitor. Just a hell of an athlete all-around, so kudos to him for breaking the record, but for us, it was about us.

“We really just needed to kind of slow down a really good player, be disciplined and follow the game plan and I thought tonight we were disciplined and followed the game plan. That’s what we’re trying to get to, to play four quarters and really put a good, solid win together, and I thought tonight we did that.”

Mustaro, a senior multi-sport start for GC, needed three points to become his school’s all-time leading scorer – a record that stood for 56 years. It took him five shots to get it, but he finally broke through with a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 4:29 left in the first quarter to break the mark of 1,507 set by Dom Carrera, who graduated in 1969.

“It’s an honor,” Mustaro said. “Obviously, we wanted a better outcome than that, but it’s an honor to be only player to score this many points in Gloucester Catholic history. I’ve been working so hard for this and I’m so glad it came.

“Coming into the game I knew I wanted it early. I might have forced a couple quick ones there, but it finally came to me. Once I settled down and let it come to me, it came and I got it.”

After hitting the milestone basket, he ran to the far side of the court, tossed the record-setting basketball up to his mom for safe keeping and sat for a couple pictures with his brother and cousins before getting back into the flow of the game.

“I had to give the ball to my mom,” he said. “She’s the one who made all that happen out there.”

Gloucester Catholic’s Jack Mustaro (22) takes the 3-pointer that put him over the top as his school’s all-time leading scorer.

It was a tight game through the first quarter, but Salem took control in the second with its physicality and athleticism.

Mustaro opened the second quarter with a four-point play to give his team the lead, then Salem ran off the next nine points and never trailed again. The record-setter scored all of GC’s points in the quarter, but the Rams outscored him 21-10 to take a 33-19 halftime lead and they continued to pull away in the second half.

Mustaro wasn’t there for the finish. He fouled out with 1:34 left in the third quarter and spent the rest of the game tied to the bench. He finished with 17 points, giving him 1,522 for his career.

“We knew (the record) was coming for a bit,” GC coach Brandon Dougherty said. “You don’t want it coming in a game like this, but when you step back, it’s just a testament to his whole career and well he’s played. 

“It took a minutes for it to happen – he had a couple clean looks; I don’t know if he’s a little tight or adrenaline pumped up – but once he got that monkey off his back I thought we got a chance to kind of compete. That’s a really big physical team and we’re a little inexperienced and I think that’s the difference tonight.”

DeShaan Williams was big for the Rams in the pull-away second quarter. At one point in the quarter he scored seven straight points for them and had 11 of his 13 in the first half.

Sophomore Tymear Lecator once again led Salem’s offense with 23 points; he now has 507 career points in a season and a half. He also had eight rebounds and seven assists. Williams had seven rebounds to go with his points and Nyziah Spence had 10 points.

“I was laughing with the coaches, teams have been known to play us zone, but we haven’t had a high post presence,” Farmer said. “DeShaan is a legitimate high post presence. He catches it, makes the right read out of there, he can drive it both ways, so he’s a legitimate high post threat with the zone, which is a great pleasure to have.”

The win moved Salem from 13th to 10th in the SJ Group I power points standings. The Rams fell all the way to 17th after the NJSIAA ruled Monday they had used an ineligible player and had to forfeit their four wins in which the player participated.

SALEM 72, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 47
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (5-7): Carlos Mendez 3 2-2 10, Jack Mustaro 6 3-4 17, Jack Pund 2 1-4 7, Danny Zellner 1 0-0 2, Ben Cook 1 1-2 3, Gary Connelly 0 1-2 1, Jordan Mendez 1 0-0 3, Kimani Pyram 0 2-2 2, Andrew Ginipro 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 10-16 47.
SALEM (5-7): Donovan Weathers 0 0-0 0, Xavier McGriff 2 0-0 4, Neziah Spence 5 0-0 10, Tymear Lecator 9 1-2 23, Kyaire Parsons 0 0-0 0, Deshaan Williams 5 3-3 13, Antwuan Rogers 3 0-0 6, Harlem Parsons 0 0-0 0, Joe Tunis 3 0-0 6, Azhone Burden 2 2-2 6, Cole Sayers 1 0-0 2, Giovani Talavera 1 0-0 2. Totals 31 6-7 72.

Gloucester Catholic9101117-47
Salem12211821-72
3-point goals: GC 7 (C. Mendez 2, Mustaro 2, Pund 2, J. Mendez); Salem 7 (Spence 3, Lecator 4). Rebounds: GC 14 (Pund 4); Salem 42 (Lecator 8, McGriff 7, Williams 7, Burden 7). Technical fouls: Mustaro. Fouled out: Mustaro. Total fouls: GC 11, Salem 16.

PENNS GROVE 81, PENNSVILLE 44: Penns Grove coach Damian Ware really feels for the struggles coaching pal and teaching colleague Joe Mecholsky is having at Pennsville this season, but the Red Devils were in need of a win, too.

Pennsville had won only once this year and lost six straight coming into the game. Penns Grove wasn’t ripping it up, either, winning only twice and coming in with a four-game losing streak, albeit against a demanding schedule that has elevated them to ninth in the power points standings.

Something had to give.

“We definitely needed to get a win,” Ware said. “It’s unfortunate it’s at their expense, but at the same time you’ve got to play the game no matter what. No matter who the opponent is, you’ve got to play the same way.”

The Eagles (1-9) came out ready to hunt, hitting three 3s in the first quarter to keep it interesting. But Ware substituted in the second quarter to introduce a quicker tempo to the game and the Red Devils pulled away.

Will Roy was one of the strategic subs and he responded by hitting three 3-pointers in the first half, scoring 10 points in the second quarter and finishing with a career-high 15. Roy, a sophomore, had scored only 23 points and one other 3-pointer his entire career before Wednesday night and never had more than five points in any game.

But he had the hot hand in the second quarter when the Red Devils outscored the Eagles 26-7 to open a 25-point halftime lead.

“He’s been playing back and forth between varsity and JV,” Ware said. “We’re giving him a little more time because in the beginning of the season he wasn’t playing much varsity. He’s coming into his own now. He’s getting more confident and he’s playing a lot better.

“He started a couple games for us. Today he didn’t start, but he was like the first sub off the bench and he came in and gave us a big spark and that’s kind of what led to us pulling away.”

Penns Grove’s Karon Ceaser led all scorers with 19 points; he scored a career-high 20 in the first meeting with Pennsville last year. Jovanni Rios led Pennsville with a career-high tying 15.

Interestingly, earlier in the day the two teams rode together to the Al Carino Basketball Club’s Captain’s Day Luncheon in Cherry Hill. The party included Ware, Mecholsky, five players from Penns Grove and two from Pennsville. There was friendly banter all the way up and back.

A few hours later it got serious.

PENNS GROVE 81, PENNSVILLE 44
PENNS GROVE (3-7): Brandin Robbins 2 0-0 4, Roman Gipson 3 0-0 7, Karon Ceaser 8 1-1 19, Antoine Robinson 3 0-0 8, Haneef Frisbee 2 1-2 5, Geonni Conrad 2 1-2 5, Jameel Horace 1 0-1 2, William Roy 6 0-0 15, Luis Colon 1 0-0 2, Caleb Fowler 3 0-0 8, Davine Banks 1 0-0 2, Jeremy Costacamps 2 0-0 4. Totals 34 3-6 81.
PENNSVILLE (1-9): Jovanni Rios 6 2-4 15, Cole Johnston 3 0-0 7, Shiloh Jefferson 2 1-4 6, Logan Hitt 3 0-0 9, Charles McDevitt 2 1-2 5, Arthurs Frantzy 1 0-0 2, Danny Knight 0 0-0 0, Perry Meranti 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 4-10 44.

Penns Grove23261814-81
Pennsville1771010-44
3-point goals: 10 (Gipson, Ceaser 2, Robinson 2, Roy 3, Fowler 2); Pennsville 6 (Rios, Johnston, Jefferson, Hitt 3). Rebounds: Pennsville 27 (Jefferson 10, Rios 7). Total fouls: Penns Grove 14, Pennsville 5.

WOODSTOWN 58, SCHALICK 44: Blake Bialecki hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points as Woodstown snapped a two-game losing streak and ended Schalick’s three-game winning streak in the process. Alejandro Vazquez and Rocco String both chipped in 11 for the Wolverines.

Sherrod Jones hit a career-high four 3-pointers and tied his career high with 14 points to lead Schalick. Jase Volovar tied his career high of three 3-pointers in scoring 11 for the Cougars.

WOODSTOWN (6-3): Elijah Caesar 1 0-0 2, Garrett Leyman 2 0-3 4, Blake Bialecki 7 0-2 18, Rocco String 5 1-2 11, M.J. Hall 1 0-4 4, Braydon Hall 2 2-4 6, Alejandro Vazquez 4 2-2 11. Totals 22 9-17 58.
SCHALICK (4-8): Reggie Allen 2 1-1 6, Nylan Sutton 1 0-0 2, Jase Volovar 4 0-0 11, Sherrod Jones 4 2-2 14, Jamari Whitley 2 2-3 6, Justin Iacona 1 0-0 3, Zaeshawn Mills 1 0-0 2, Sean Kelly 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-6 44.

Woodstown2215156-58
Schalick1114118-44
3-point goals: Woodstown 5 (Bialecki 4, Vazquez); Schalick 9 (Allen, Volovar 3, Jones 4, Iacona).

PITMAN 95, SALEM TECH 32: Elijah Crispin filled the box scored with 31 points, 10 assists and nine steals as the Panthers kept the Chargers winless. Michael Fisicaro (16) and Aidan Stranahan (11) also scored in double figures for Pitman. Joseph Hayes led Salem Tech with 10.
PITMAN (8-1): Hudson Rue 2 2-3 7, Elijah Crispin 14 1-1 31, Greg Peterson 3 2-2 8, Michael Fisicaro 6 3-4 16, Aidan Stranahan 5 0-0 11, Dane Collum 2 1-2 5, Oliver Spier 1 0-0 2, Lucas Razze 1 0-0 3, Jake Bowen-Ashwin 1 0-0 2, Wyatt Thompson 1 0-0 3, Ethan Kubat 0 0-0 0, Parker DeChristopher 1 0-0 2, Joey Zubert 2 0-2 5, Jaron Scull 0 0-0 0. Totals 39 9-14 95.
SALEM TECH (0-11): Chase Pompper 2, Joseph Hayes 10, Luke Kroll 3, Larry Pompper 6, Logan Pace 1, Alex Thomas 2, Chase Ayars 8.

Pitman28223312-95
Salem Tech9797-32
3-point goals: Pitman 8 (Rue, Crispin 2, Fisicaro, Stranahan, Razze, Thompson). Rebounds: Pitman 37 (Rue 10).
Gloucester Catholic senior Jack Mustaro tosses the ball to his mother after becoming his school’s all-time leading scorer Wednesday at Salem.

Taylor-made win

Bass gives Pennsville big boost in second half against Penns Grove, win sets up showdown with Woodstown for first place Friday

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Pennsville 58, Penns Grove 51
Pitman 38, Salem Tech 33
Gloucester Catholic 86, Salem 26
Woodstown 57, Schalick 20

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE — Taylor Bass had a big knot rising over her right eye from hitting her head on the floor late in the second quarter. It shook her up briefly and it shook up her game.

Bass came out in the second half ready to score. The Pennsville junior torched Penns Grove for 11 of her season-high 20 points in the third quarter as the Eagles pulled away for a 58-51 victory for their sixth straight win.

“The bump on the head didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would,” Bass said. “I get banged on the floor every single game. It’s just like part of my routine at this point.”

“After that (fall) she shot better,” Eagles coach Steve Merritt said. “i gotta go smack people in the head, maybe that’ll work.”

The game was as close as many in the series between the teams. Penns Grove scored the last eight points of the first quarter to take a 16-9 lead and led by six midway through the second quarter, but Pennsville scored the last seven points to take a one-point halftime lead.

It was during that last flurry that Bass hit her head. It came during a scramble for a loose ball near mid-court. She laid on the floor for a few moments as trainers raced to her side, then walked off under her own power.

She came out for the second half and scored 11 points in the first four and a half minutes. Included in the outburst was a 3-[pointer and a nifty layup in which drove under the basket from right to left and scooped a shot from underneath that dropped through to make it 39-32.

“I just went in (at halftime), regathered my thoughts and came back out and just played the game I know how to play,” Bass said. “Once I got going, the pain went away. We were only up by one, that’s not going to work for me, so I was like we’ve gotta go out there and we’ve got to get more. And that’s what we did.”

“I told my assistant what we need is a big third quarter to stretch it out a bit and that’s what they did.” Merritt said. “They played hard in that second quarter and brought the game to one point for us. In the third quarter we put some points on the board. And at that point all we have to do is protect the ball.”

They at least protected the lead. The Eagles opened the fourth quarter with another 9-0 run and maintained the lead to the finish.

RaNiyah Wilson kept the Red Devils in it. She led all scorers with 30 points to surpass 600 points in her Penns Grove career and move with 146 of 1,000 for her career. She also had 11 rebounds. JaNiyah Cummings had 10 points and 11 boards. They combined Penns Grove’s first 14 points and 25 of their first 29.

The other two players on the floor chasing 1,000, Pennsville’s Marley Wood and Nora Ausland, had 16 and 12, respectively. Ausland is now only 78 points away from the milestone.

The Pennsville win sets up a midseason showdown at Woodstown 7 p.m. Friday for first place in the Tri-County Diamond Division. Both teams are 4-0 in the division.

PENNSVILLE 58, PENNS GROVE 51
PENNSVILLE (7-2) – Taylor Bass 9 0-0 20, Marley Wood 6 1-3 16, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Nora Ausland 4 3-6 12, Jaida Burns 3 2-2 8, Addie Johnston 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 6-11 58.
PENNS GROVE (6-3) – Syanna Robbins 1 0-0 3, Brianna Robbins 3 0-0 7, RaNiyah Wilson 12 2-3 30, Keziah Patterson 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Washington 0 1-4 1, JaNiyah Cummings 5 0-0 10, Ny’asia Numan 0 0-2 0. Totals 21 3-9 51.

Pennsville9171715-58
Penns Grove1691313-51
3-point goals: Pennsville (Bass 2, Wood 3, Ausland); Penns Grove 6 (B. Robbins, Wilson 4
Rebounds: Pennsville 33 (Ausland 15, Burns 9); Penns Grove 42 (Wilson 11, Cummings 11, Washington 9). Total fouls: Pennsville 8, Penns Grove 14.

WOODSTOWN 57, SCHALICK 20: The Wolverines recognized both ends of their development curve – Senior Night and Youth Night – and put on a big show.

Seniors Megan Donelson and Talia Battavio continued to grow their legacy for the future Wolverines to follow, scoring 19 and 15 points, respectively, and the defense posted another shutout quarter as the Wolverines won their fifth in a row. They extended their winning streak over Tri-County Diamond Division opponents to 36 games and Salem County rivals to 32.

It couldn’t have started better with the underclassmen sharing stories about their favorite moments with the seniors while the youth players listened at floor level. And then the game started and the Wolverines held Schalick scoreless in the first quarter. They blanked Delsea in the fourth quarter Saturday and held Salem scoreless in the third quarter of their season opener.

“When the game started our defensive effort was outstanding, playing good smart defense and attacking the glass,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “(Kyia) Leyman had some big offensive rebounds where she stood strong.

“The second quarter we started to attack the basket more often. Donelson was able to get to the foul line off strong takes to the basket. When we attacked the basket, we were able to open up our outside shot with (senior Ryann) Foote draining a huge 3. It is great to see Foote starting to get in the flow of things because it’s only her third game of the season.”

With her 13 points Battavio moved into second place on Woodstown’s all-time girls scoring list, passing Stephanie Owen with 1,386 career points. Tori Smick is No. 1 with 1,566.

Donelson is fourth on the list. She needs 23 to pass Owen.

“It was a great night,” Smart said. :I am so grateful to be able to coach this senior class.”

WOODSTOWN 57, SCHALICK 20
SCHALICK (2-6): Abby Willoughby 0 0-0 0, Nevaeh Robinson 4 0-0 11, Ava Scurry 1 0-0 2, Olivia VanAcker 1 0-0 2, Willow Davis 0 0-0 0, Emily Miller 1 0-0 2, Olivia Lunemann 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Carly Vicente 1 0-0 3, Vic Basich 0 0-2 0. Totals 8 0-2 20.
WOODSTOWN (9-2): Talia Battavio 5 4-9 15, Megan Donelson 7 4-4 19, Gianna Maiorini 1 0-0 2, Ryann Foote 2 0-0 5, Kyia Leyman 3 0-0 6, Lauren Hengel 0 2-2 2, Emma Perry 1 0-0 2, Kendall Young 1 1-2 4, Jala Thomas 1 0-0 2, Lizzy Daly 0 0-0 0, Talia Guardascione 0 0-0 0, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Ava White 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 11-17 57.

Schalick (2-6)05510-20
Woodstown (9-2)11181711-57
3-point goals: Schalick 4 (Robinson 3, Vicente); Woodstown 4 (Battavio, Donelson, Foote, Young). Total fouls: Schalick 12, Woodstown 5.

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 86, SALEM 26
SALEM (0-9) – Carlysia Pierce 3 0-2 6, Nevaeh Hickman 2 0-0 5, Zaniyah Frieson 2 0-0 6, Timmiyah Simmons 1 0-0 2, Marcela Villalpando 0 0-0 0, Lyric Hayes 2 0-0 4, Madison Dixon 1 0-0 3. Totals 11 0-2 26.
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (8-1) – Talia Shumate 5 1-2 11, Jahzara Green 8 1-1 17, Jalyn Moore 4 2-4 12, Amanda Eggers 4 0-0 9, Monet High 1 2-2 4, Ashlynn Eggers 1 0-0 3, Maya Hutchinson 3 0-0 9, Elizabeth Burgo 2 0-0 5, Ruth Cutuli 4 0-1 8, Addison Toal 3 2-4 8. Totals 35 8-14 86.

Salem09116-26
Gloucester Catholic33142712-86
3-point goals: Salem 4 (Hickman, Frieson 2, Dixon); Gloucester Catholic 8 (Moore 2, Am. Eggers, As. Eggers, Hutchinson 3, Burgo).

PITMAN 38, SALEM TECH 33
PITMAN (4-6) – Jocelyn O’Brien 1 0-0 2, Kendall Bennett 1 0-0 2, Audrey Duffield 6 2-4 15, Bella Pramov 1 0-0 2, Jessica Bretz 6 0-2 12, Lauren Streck 2 1-1 5. Totals 17 3-7 38.
SALEM TECH (2-7) – Shelby Drummond 2 0-0 6, Kaylin Beardsley 2 0-0 4, Hannah Dewitt 0 0-2 0, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 2, Shelby Liber 5 4-5 15, Evening Amedee 1 0-2 2, Amora Elaine 0 2-4 2, Jaylah Bell 0 0-0 0, Payton Fitzpatrick 0 1-2 1, Maci Fiant 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 7-15 33.

Pitman815312-38
Salem Tech37815-33
3-point goals: Pitman 1 (Duffield); Salem 2 (Liber, Drummond). Rebounds: Salem Tech 37 (Beardsley 13, Scott 6).


Active scorers watch

SALEM COUNTY SCORING LISTTODAYPOINTS
Talia Battavio, Woodstown 151386
Megan Donelson, Woodstown191359
1000-POINT WATCH
Nora Ausland, Pennsville
(Salem 462/Pennsville 460)		12
922
Marley Wood, Pennsville16843
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove
(Kingsway 251/PG 603)		30
854

Through games of Jan. 15

Tuesday roundup

Here are the results from Tuesday night’s wrestling and bowling action involving Salem County teams

Wrestling

TUESDAY’S MATCHES
Cumberland at Penns Grove
Schalick at St. Joe (Hamm.)

PENNSVILLE 52, PITMAN 29
106: Grady Datz (Pit) pinned John Sassi, 5:04
113: Brett Land (PV) won by forfeit
120: Mekhi Dicks (PV) pinned King Iglesia, 3:49
126: Christopher Daniels (PV) pinned John Wisniewski, 0:43
132: Nathaniel Mason (PV) pinned Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins, 1:58
136: Gabe Supernavage (PV) pinned Jared Luu, 1:47
144: Jacob Lawrence (Pit) tech fall Travis Hagan, 16-0 (5:15)
150: Chris McIntyre (Pit) won by forfeit
157: Aidan Upham (Pit) won by forfeit
165: Juan Velasquez (PV) won by forfeit
175: Joseph Halstead (PV) maj. dec. Anthony Cappello, 10-0
190: Connor Ayars (PV) pinned Andrew Hurst, 0:39
215: Aiden Milward (Pit) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (PV) won by forfeit

CEDAR CREEK 54, SALEM 6
106: Sincere Wilcox (CC) won by forfeit
113: Luke Senn (CC) won by forfeit
120: Double forfeit
126: Gavin Marcasciano (CC) dec. Guylherme Quintanilha, 11-5
132: Antonio Cruz (CC) won by forfeit
138: Cameron Reid (CC) pinned Thomas Langley
144: Masen Cruz (CC) won by forfeit
150: Leilin D’Amico (CC) won by forfeit
157: Cole Burton (CC) won by forfeit
165: Double forfeit
175: Giovanni Carnes (CC) won by forfeit
190: Double forfeit
215: Abdur Jenkins (S) over Carlos Villarrubia, inj.
285: Slayton D’Amico (CC) dec. Abdullah Jenkins, 4-1

Bowling

BOYS
GLOUCESTER 3, SALEM 1: Troy Carey had high game (255) and high series (616) for Salem. Rudy Perez rolled a 561 series for the Rams.

GIRLS
GLOUCESTER 4, SALEM 0: Audrey Harding rolled games of 201, 228 and 165 to lead Gloucester. Sade Jones had the high game (135) and high series (360) for Salem.