Category: SALEM

Different plans

Woodstown to miss playoffs for first time since 2010 after 47-0 loss to projected No. 1 Glassboro, although coach believes it’s worthy; O’Connell sets Glassboro TD pass record in win

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Things will look a lot different around Clint Ware Field these next couple weeks than it has been at this time of year for nearly a generation of Woodstown football players. 

For the first time since 2010 – before many of the current players were even born – the Wolverines will miss the South Jersey playoffs after ending their regular season Friday with a 47-0 loss to undefeated Glassboro.

It’s just been a tough season for the Wolverines (2-7). They came into the year with a young team as it was, having graduated another strong senior class that included the majority of their skill position players, and then were gutted by an historical spate of injuries.

They fell out of the top 16 of the power points standings for the first time since the inception of the OSI after their Oct. 9 loss to Haddon Heights and went into Friday night 20th in the South Jersey Group I rankings. They were last in the rankings after two games in 2018 under the old Born Power Index, but made the playoffs that year at 2-6.

“Our goal’s every year is to get to the playoffs; it’s disappointing, it really is,” Woodstown coach Frank Trautz said. “When you kind of look around at the whole landscape of football in South Jersey, I don’t think we should be out of the playoffs. Given, especially, the schedule we have played and everything, I think 100 percent we deserve a shot in the playoffs.

“I understand the system is the system and it is what it is. We’ve got to abide by it and that’s the situation. At the end of the day we’ve got to get more wins to get in. At the end of the day it’s on us. I’d love for these kids to get a shot to compete in the playoffs, but it didn’t work that way, but I’m super proud of them.

“We’ve got a lot of guys coming back and I think it’s going to be a special group. We’ll play our consolation game (likely Thursday) and hopefully try to end on a positive note.”

This Woodstown-Glassboro matchup has been one of the best games in the state the last couple years, but it wasn’t much of a contest Friday.

As if it needed any extra hype, amped by the season return of senior lineman Tyler Bright, the Bulldogs’ “stifling” defense smothered the Wolverines, holding them to minus-38 yards of net offense and one first down. That came on sophomore Mason Middlemiss’ 14-yard run in the third quarter, the Wolverines’ only play over two yards from scrimmage..

“Glassboro is a great team and we just tried our best to get the farthest we could on the field,” said Middlemiss, who played the whole game at quarterback with freshman Frankie Hoerst in concussion protocol. “Props to our line for battling. I’m really proud of them, especially Aiden (Taulane). He tried his best to protect me back there.”

“That’s one of the best front sevens you’re going to see in Group I, probably the best front seven you’re going to see in Group I football this year and they might be one of the best front sevens in most groups in New Jersey,” Trautz said. “I thought our kids fought, they were fighting and scrapping and clawing for every yard they could and that’s all we can ask of them.”

The Glassboro offense didn’t have it easy. The Wolverines held it to 139 yards and 19 points in the first half and made them look as uneasy as they did last week against Schalick. They fumbled away each of their first two possessions inside the Glassboro 25, but the Bulldogs only got one touchdown out of it and needed seven total plays in the two possessions to get that.

“It was best (effort) we’ve ever given; I was really happy about it,” said Taulane, who shut down several Glassboro plays in the first half. “Obviously, the score wasn’t too good, but it was a great defensive effort. It took everything. They just put us in tough situations.”

“That was the challenge for today, go out and fight and just keep fighting until you can’t do it anymore,” Trautz said. “The message was if you can do that for 48 minutes then you’re going to be able to look yourself and your teammates in the eyes and be proud of the job you did tonight. They answered. They came in and they were ready to fight and scrap.”

Bulldogs coach Timmy Breaker chalked up his offense’s balkiness to the learning curve that comes with getting comfortable with new plays and rotations for a long postseason run.

Glassboro quarterback Jack O’Connell threw five touchdown passes to break Sakeen Wright’s 25-year-old single-season school record for passing touchdowns (27); he now has 31, 49 in two years as a Bulldog.

He was 14-of-23 for 199 yards in the game, an NCAA-style passer rating of 205.29, 8-of-10 for 108 yards and three TDs in the second half. Amari Sabb and Xavier Sabb each caught two of the tournament passes and JoJo DeLecce ran for two scores. Amari caught six passes for 111 yards and had a 31-yard run.

“He did a great job today,” Breaker said of his quarterback. “Battled a little adversity in the beginning, but for him to battle back in that second half and have the game he did in the second half and lead that offense that was great to see. You don’t get to see that sometimes throughout the year, but to see it at the last game was beautiful because you’re going to the playoffs with that momentum. Tonight was a big night for him.”

It was the Wolverines’ fourth straight loss, by a combined score of 161-6.

Glassboro (9-0) has now won 22 in a row and is 30-2 since dropping back-to-back games in early 2023 – a run that started with a 13-7 overtime win at Woodstown. The Bulldogs are expected to be the overall No. 1 in the South Jersey Group I super section and the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group I playoff bracket.

Glassboro 47, Woodstown 0

GLASSWOOD
121st Downs1
9-100Rushing22-(-37)
14-23-0Passing1-5-2
199Passing yds.(-1)
0-0Fumbles-lost2-2
0-0Punts-avg3-20.3
6-40Penalties3-30
Glassboro (9-0)1361414-47
Woodstown (2-7)0000-0

SCORING SUMMARY
G – Amari Sabb 12 pass from Jack O’Connell (Sal Esgro kick), 6:38 1Q
G – JoJo DeLecce 25 run (kick failed), 1:22 1Q
G – Amari Sabb 43 pass from Jack O’Connell (kick failed), 8:33 2Q
G – Mekhi Parker 9 pass from Jack O’Connell (Davon Barr run), 10:18 3Q
G – Xavier Sabb 12 pass from Jack O’Connell (kick failed), 2:10 3Q
G – Xavier Sabb 16 pass from Jack O’Connell (kick failed), 7:00 4Q
G – JoJo DeLecce 19 run (Mekhi Parker pass from Jack O’Connell), 1:14 4Q

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIV
Glassboro9-05-0
Salem4-43-1
Schalick2-62-2
Woodbury3-42-2
Woodstown2-71-4
Penns Grove0-80-4
PATRIOTALLDIV
West Deptford8-16-0
Paulsboro7-15-1
Overbrook6-33-3
Pennsville5-43-3
Collingswood5-42-4
Audubon2-51-4
Camden Catholic0-80-5

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Pennsville 36, Collingswood 15
Glassboro 47, Woodstown 0
West Deptford 21, Overbrook 8

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Clayton at Paulsboro
Penns Grove at Salem
Schalick at Woodbury

Keeping hope alive

Harris nets two as Pennsville field hockey edges Overbrook to keep playoff hopes alive, Penns Grove boys soccer wins in OT to enhance position for a home playoff game, and more

THURSDAY’S SCORES
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville 2, Overbrook 1
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove 2, Maple Shade 1 (OT)
Audubon 1, Woodstown 0 (OT)
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem 6, Salem Tech 0
WJFL FOOTBALL
Atlantic Tech 33, Egg Harbor Twp. 7
Burlington Twp. 21, Cinnaminson 0
Pennsauken 40, Clearview 6
Seneca 28, Willingboro 21
Shawnee 21, Hammonton 0
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek 2, Salem Tech 0 (25-11, 25-20)
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick 3, Woodstown 2

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – The Pennsville field hockey team had a lot to play for Thursday and it delivered on all counts.

The Eagles were playing in their final home game and wanted to send their seniors out on a good note. They also were playing for their playoff lives. And they were playing for their coach, Lisa Doran, a Pennsville Hall of Famer who missed the game for health reasons.

But they made good on all of it, beating a late-arriving Overbrook team 2-1. Kylie Harris scored both goals for the Eagles, slamming home the game-winner in traffic with 4:22 to play.

“They did it for a lot of reasons,” said assistant coach Cassandra Kirk, who ran the team in Doran’s absence. “They did it for the playoffs, they did it for the seniors and they did it for Coach Doran. She’s a huge missing piece right now I think the girls wanted to really step it up for her.”

“We all love Doran to bits and pieces,” Harris said. “She’s such an important person for me, in my career, so I wanted to do it for her. I wanted to do it for her, I wanted to do it for the seniors, for the underclassmen, to show them you don’t stop fighting. It was for everyone, especially for Doran, because she loves all of us to bits and pieces.”

It was a game the Eagles (7-8-1) had to have if they wanted any chance of making the playoffs. They entered the game holding the 16th and final qualifying spot in the South Jersey Group I field hockey power points standings, 0.975 points ahead of Paulsboro, idle through Saturday’s cutoff. The calculation after the win still wasn’t updated at midnight.

(As of Friday morning, the Eagles remained 16, but lost a few percentage points on their lead over Paulsboro.)

SJ GROUP i (thru Thurs.)W-L-TPOWER
15. New Egypt6-8-110.280
16. Pennsville7-8-110.042
17. Paulsboro5-9-19.121

If the Eagles hold onto the 16th spot through Saturday, they would draw projected No. 1 Shore Regional in the tournament’s opening round. They last made the playoffs in 2021, when they went in as an eighth seed and lost in the opening round.

“I do think with this win it can push us in there, or at least keep us there,” Kirk said. “We would love to keep our season going, especially for these seniors. They’ve worked super hard, so I know having an extra game will be really important to them.”

Harris has become quite adept at scoring since the Eagles moved her big stick to the front line from the top of diamond. She has scored all 13 of her goals this season since Sept. 23 and is now the Eagles’ leading scorer. The Eagles are now 4-2 this year, 10-2 during her career, in games she has scored a goal.

She gave Pennsville a 1-0 lead with a big shot with 9:40 left in the second quarter. She was able to swing both goals despite constantly being hawked by Rams’ junior Lula Bannon.

The Rams got the equalizer literally with no time left in the third quarter when Rosie Loibman scored after the Eagles failed to clear the zone on a corner that was set on the line with three seconds left in the quarter.

“That was a huge decision that we made and I really think it was pivotal for us,” Kirk said. “Kylie is amazing in circle and has great stickwork. Even during corners we thought she was the one who knows how to carry the ball and shoot, so we just figured let’s try it up there. I know that we need her in the backfield, but we also need her up front to score some goals.”

The best part is Harris is really enjoying it.

“I really like it – a lot,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun.”

Boys soccer

PENNS GROVE 2, MAPLE SHADE 1: Juan Ortiz scored a long-distance goal with less than three minutes left in the first overtime to give the Red Devils the win and possibly a first-round home game in the South Jersey Group I playoffs.

The Red Devils (7-4-3) were a solid No. 7 in the SJ Group I power points standings going into the match and beat a seven-win team that was No. 13 in the standings and remained there with one more game before Saturday’s cutoff.

If the standings remain as they are, the Red Devils would host Pennsville in the opening round. They haven’t had a home playoff game since 2022, when they host the first two rounds.

I think it would validate to this town, the community and my players that we belong at the top with the other top teams,” coach Mano Massari said of the importance of getting a home playoff game. “We’d have something other than my words telling them that they belong. Something to show for it. They deserve it.”

Prince Ledbetter gave the Red Devils a 1-0 halftime lead, also from long distance. They are 4-1-2 in their last seven games.

SJ GROUP I (thru Thurs.)W-L-TPOWER
7. Penns Grove7-4-318.573
8. Glassboro7-10-115.117
9. Gateway9-5-214.743
10. Pennsville9-6-214.327

AUDUBON 1, WOODSTOWN 0: The teams went back and forth for nearly 100 minutes before the Green Wave (13-2-1) broke the ice on Aiden Stallard’s breakaway in the second overtime. The Wolverines (9-2-4) were headed to their fifth tie of the season before the golden goal.

Girls soccer

WOODSTOWN – Abigail Leuallen and Julia Hewitt Friebel each scored a pair of goals and Ava Robinson scored three assists as Salem Tech routed Salem, 6-0, to snap a four-game losing streak. Olivia Blais and Peyton Pratt scored the Chargers’ other goals.

Girls tennis

WOODSTOWN — Schalick won third-set tiebreakers at third singles and first doubles to edge Woodstown 3-2 and end its season with a victory.

Third singles Macy Clow and the first doubles team of Olivia Lunemann and Sabrina Bradford won their tiebreakers after dropping their second sets. Clow, in the final match of her high school career, held off Noelle Neron, 7-5, 1-6, 10-6, to clinch the victory and Lunemann-Bradford finally outlasted Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3.

Lunemann-Bradford lost both of their previous matches to the Wolverine pair in third-set tiebreakers.

Second doubles Sammi Twigg and Jasmine Hunt won the Cougars’ other point. Singles players Nathalie Neron and Alyssa Berry secured Woodstown’s points.

The win avenged a South Jersey tournament loss in which Woodstown won three of its four points in third-set tiebreakers. Clow took a third-set tiebreaker from Neron for Schalick’s only point of that match.

“Every member of our team put their heart and soul into (the) match,” Cougars coach Brandi Petrunis said on the program’s Facebook page. “Their perseverance and positive mindset shined through. We are so proud of our girls, both on and off the coach. Congratulations girls! Way to finish our season with a match we’ll never forget.”

SCHALICK 3, WOODSTOWN 2
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Miya Watkins, 6-4, 6-2
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Annmarie Podehl, 6-2, 6-0
Macy Clow (S) def. Noelle Neron, 7-5, 1-6, 10-6
Olivia Lunemann-Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr, 6-2, 4-6, 10-3
Sammi Twigg-Jasmine Hunt (S) def. Emma West-Angelina Lindenmuth, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Records: Schalick 10-8, Woodstown 16-6.


Wednesday roundup

Woodstown boys fourth in Tri-County XC Showcase, girls fifth; Wolverines’ Abby Marino finishes third in girls race; also includes tennis results

By Riverview Sports News

SEABROOK — The Woodstown boys by all accounts ran well in Wednesday’s Tri-County Conference Cross Country Showcase, just not well enough to overthrow the loaded field.

The Wolverines, the Salem County champions, put three runners in the top 20 and finished an expected fourth in the race at Cumberland Regional. They had the third-fastest team average in the field.

Jacob Marino led the Wolverines across the line with a 10th-place 16:35.47. Karson Chew finished 13th and David Farrell was 18th. The top 20 finishers received medals.

“I think we landed right where I expected,” Woodstown coach Steve New said. “We could have maybe done a little better, but sectionals is what matters.”

Woodstown’s girls finished fifth, with Abby Marino running third (19:41.62), the highest individual finish among all Salem County runners. Teammate Anabel Schaal was 17th.

Glassboro, with three of the top four finishers, won the boys title. Delsea won the girls crown.

Tri-County Showcase

BOYS TEAM: Glassboro 48, Highland 98, Timber Creek 115, WOODSTOWN 121, Kingsway 134, Washington Twp. 161, Delsea 180, Williamstown 207, Clearview 211, SCHALICK 236, Pitman 275, GCIT 284, SALEM TECH 341, Cumberland 371, Deptford 402, SALEM 431, PENNSVILLE 506.
GIRLS TEAM: Delsea 58, Clearview 76, Kingsway 79, Highland 122, WOODSTOWN 144, Washington Twp. 150, Williamstown 180, SCHALICK 192, Pitman 214, GCIT 232, Cumberland 297, SALEM TECH 315.
BOYS TOP 20GIRLS TOP 20
Joseph Saicic, Glassboro15:58.55Sophia Aldridge, Williamstown18:36.81
Logan Pavelik, Williamstown16:07.62Aubrey Bishop, Kingsway19:07.06
Zacchaeus Harrigan, Glassboro16:07.86Abby Marino, Woodstown19:41.62
Jaeden Wesley, Glassboro16:09.71Lyana Gutierrez, Highland20:00.09
Michael Beaver, Kingsway16:16.09Brooke Mashburn, Delsea20:16.48
Matt Littlehales, Delsea16:29.45Julia Burgio, Williamstown20:19.59
Dominic Burgio, Williamstown16:32.77Tori-Loren Powell, Highland20:25.96
Trevor Szilier, Wash Twp16:33.27Julianne Roes, Clearview20:30.13
Ryan DeVecchis, Wash Twp16:34.15Olivia Mashburn, Delsea20:33.44
Jacob Marino, Woodstown16:35.47Rhea Remaly, Clearview20:44.02
Aaron Johnson, Glassboro16:39.85Ava Buchanan, Kingsway20:48.49
Andrew Dopkin, Highland16:43.18Isabella Moran, Delsea20:50.60
Karson Chew, Woodstown16:43.72Katelyn Gallinaro, Kingsway20:59.94
Payton Veilleux, Kingsway16:44.03Ziada Nassradine, Delsea21:05.07
Liam Murphy, Highland16:45.00Julia Blanchard, Wash Twp21:08.41
Ryan Pancoast, Timber Creek17:03.70Leah Hagerman, Clearview21:13.39
Olu Fadulu, Highland17:06.01Anabel Schaal, Woodstown21:17.92
David Farrell, Woodstown17:14.85Sofia Moran, Delsea21:18.51
Logan McKeever, Kingsway17:23.38Layla Chain, Wash Twp21:25.01
Wyatt Evans, GCIT17:24.94Kate Yanek, Clearview21:39.77

Top finishers among other Salem County teams:
PENNSVILLE – Boys: (90) Logan Cowperthwait 20:11.09; Girls: (23) Sawyer Slad 21:58.38.
PENNS GROVE – Boys: (67) John Johnson 19:08.72.
SALEM – Boys: (72) Gavin Conrath 19:14.73.
SALEM TECH – Boys: (50) Levi Seals 18:24.74; Girls: (51) Paityn Harrington 24:28.63.
SCHALICK – Boys: (22) Collin Bittle 17:27.50; Girls: (21) Helen Lillia 21:41.66.

Girls tennis

WEDNESDAY’S SCORES
Woodstown 5, Glassboro 0
Salem 5, Overbrook 0

SALEM 5, OVERBROOK 0
Angelina Fothergill (S) def. Sophia Burgos, 6-1, 6-2
Tahirah Davenport-White (S) def. Isabella Sepulveda, 7-5, 6-2
JaNye Hubbard (S) def. Anne Mason, 6-2, 1-6, 13-11
Heaven Jones-McCullough-Erica Brewer (S) def. Sophia Perticari-Heaven Williams, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8
Evangeline Jimenez Barreto-Phoenix Holland (S) def. Liana Grant-Williams-Emma Acevedo, 7-5, 6-6 (10-7)
Records: Salem 4-11, Overbrook 3-19.

WOODSTOWN 5, GLASSBORO 0
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Alana Killelea, 6-0, 6-0
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Alice Dinzeo, 6-0, 6-0
Noelle Neron (WO) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-1, 6-0
Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr (WO) def. Sofia Dungea-Amani George, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6)
Elliana Norman-Emma West (WO) def. Ijeoma Ufomba-Conception Soriano, 6-2, 6-1
Records: Woodstown 16-5, Glassboro 6-10.

Monday sports report

Here are the scores from Monday’s Salem County sports calendar

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick 6, Penns Grove 0: Quinn Berger had two goals and two assists as the Cougars completed their third straight unbeaten season in the TCC Diamond Division. Berger scored the first and third goals of the game and assisted on Schalick’s two second-half goals.
Pitman 6, Salem 0: Emery Sharpnack scored three goals and assisted on another for the Panthers.
Woodstown at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 9, Deptford 0: Nine different players scored for the Cougars. Lena Virga and Ava Scurry each had a goal and two assists.
Gloucester Catholic 3, Salem 0: Freshman Alana Bellan scored two second-quarter goals.
Overbrook at Woodstown
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech 2, Buena 0: Tiara Bazemore had 12 aces and seven assists to lead the Chargers. The set scores were 25-8, 25-13.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown 5, Schalick 0
Pitman 5, Salem 0
Pennsville 5, Overbrook 0

WOODSTOWN 5, SCHALICK 0
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Miya Watkins, 3-6, 7-5, 10-6
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Annmarie Podehl, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3
Noelle Neron (WO) def. Macy Clow, 6-4, 7-5
Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr (WO) def. Olivia Lunemann-Sebrina Bradford, 6-4, 3-6, 11-9
Emma West-Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Sammi Twigg-Jasmine Hunt, 6-2, 6-2
Records: Woodstown 15-5, Schalick 8-7.

PENNSVILLE 5, OVERBROOK 0
Lily Edwards (P) def. Sophia Burgos, 6-0, 6-0
Isabell Schlenker (P) def. Isabella Sepulveda, 6-2, 6-0
Morgan Holt (P) def. Anna Mason, 6-1, 6-0
Naomi Hess-Graillyn Weber (P) def. Sophia Perticari-Charlotte Gall, 6-0, 6-0
Emma Hankin-Yerlian Charon (P) def. Heaven Williams-Liana Grant-Williams, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 12-7, Overbrook 3-17.

Tie that doesn’t bind

Woodstown battles Pitman to 1-1 tie, but needed a win to share division title with Schalick; draw was the Wolverines’ fourth of the season and third in a row

BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown 1, Pitman 1
Schalick 4, Penns Grove 0
Pennsville 7, Salem 1
Gloucester Catholic 6, Salem Tech 4

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – The message to the Woodstown soccer team as it was about to start the second overtime was pretty straightforward: “We cannot tie and we cannot lose.”

The Wolverines just couldn’t get what they needed.

Most teams might accept a tie with a rival as a positive result, but the 1-1 draw the Wolverines got against Pitman Monday was neither the one they wanted nor needed.

It felt like a loss. With Schalick beating Penns Grove 15 miles down the road, Woodstown needed to beat the Panthers to grab a share of their first Tri-County Diamond Division title since 2014.

Instead, the tie – their fourth of the season and third in a row — left the Wolverines (9-1-4) one point behind the Cougars in the final division standings despite posting a winning record against them (1-0-1) during the season. They also had four ties in 2016.

“I feel like it feels more like a loss to this group of guys,” backliner Tommy Tucci said. “We came off the really good game against Schalick, keeping them to zero, and then came out here today really excited to hopefully get the win to keep the division. I think (the tie) feels more like a loss today.”

Both teams had chances, but both goalies and defenses turned them away. The Panthers finally broke through with 4:09 left in the half when Jonas Trum sent Trevor Leach down the right side and Leach shot it across into his left side of the net.

Landon Gugliemo got the equalizer with 9:11 left in regulation when Bryce Ayars’ shot went towards the left post and Gugliemo came crashing it and rifled back into the right side. But the Wolverines needed more.

While the Wolverines were clearly focused on their game at hand, they had an eye on the events 15 miles down the road and Schalick kept the pressure on from afar.

The Cougars grabbed a 1-0 halftime lead on the strength of Anthony Sepers’ penalty kick, then poured in three goals in the second half that left no doubt what the Wolverines had to do.

Steve Chomo headed home a cross from Mike Nelson to give Schalick a 2-0 lead, he assisted on Connor Jackson’s goal that made it 3-0, then closed the scoring later in the half. Evan Sepers made three saves in goal to record his eighth shutout of the season. The division title was Schalick’s third straight.

Both Pitman and Woodstown had good chances to win their game in the second overtime. With six minutes to go, Ayars got the ball in the box, stepped over a defender to create some separation but the keeper blocked his shot and the Panthers cleared the ensuing corner kick.

Three minutes later, Trum got past a defender down the right side and got in alone on the keeper, but Trey Markward stoned him to keep it tied. Both keepers, Markward and Pitman’s Joey Zubert, were credited with 13 saves.

“I just felt confident in myself and felt confident that God would give me the ability to make the save,” Markward said. “I kind of yelled way too loud basically at Him, then I apologized to Him.”

The match ended with the ball at Ayars’ feet in the Panthers’ box, but the double team on him kept him from controlling it and getting a shot.

“We came up a little short,” Woodstown coach Darren Huck said. “I know the way we play we’re going to keep games close and we did it today. We had the formation we wanted, we had we thought the guys in place to be successful. We just needed that one goal, that one more goal.” 

There was a lot on the line for the Wolverines. Besides the division title, the teams were battling for the Orange Cup and it also was Woodstown’s Senior Day. The tie allowed the Wolverines to retain the Cup, having won last year’s designated game, but they no doubt would have preferred the bigger prize. Both Schalick and Woodstown had 15 standings points coming into the day.

“It’s terrible, not only for us, but for our seniors, too,” junior Nick DiTeodoro said. “This was their last chance. We all tried, we really wanted it. Even in the huddle, at halftime, before overtime, we were like this is our last time, this is our one chance. Coming up short just hurts.”

NOTES: It was the sixth tie in the history of the Orange Cup … The Wolverines had four ties in 2016 (6-12-4) … The teams considered an unofficial penalty kick shootout to decide the Cup (it would’ve still gone down as a tie), but dwindling daylight and the Senior Day program prevented it from happening … To show there were no hard feelings over the hard-fought result, Huck noticed the Pitman team still in the parking lot waiting on their bus to return and called them over to share in the Senior Day smorgasbord. “We got to share a little bit of a moment,” Huck said. “It was a little emotional.”

TCC Diamond Division

TEAMALLDIV
Schalick12-2-28-1-1
Woodstown9-1-46-0-4
Pitman8-5-26-3-1
Penns Grove6-4-34-4-2
Overbrook7-8-01-8-0
Glassboro5-10-10-9-0

Power points

Here are the current South Jersey Group I top 16 in football, field hockey, boys soccer and girls soccer heading into the week; the cutoff date is Saturday; Salem County teams in bold

FOOTBALLUPRFIELD HOCKEYPTS.
s-Glassboro (8-0)1.4Shore (15-0-1)33.002
c-Burlington City (7-1)2.2W. Deptford (12-2)28.964
s-Paulsboro (7-1)2.8Haddon Twp. (9-6)22.695
c-Shore (5-2)3.6Schalick (11-6)20.238
c-Riverside (6-2)6.4Gloucester (9-7)20.181
s-Pennsville (4-4)7.8S. Hunterdon (12-3)19.716
c-KIPP (5-2)8.8Audubon (9-5-2)18.664
s-Salem (4-4)8.8Haddon Hts. (8-6-1)18.548
c-Asbury Park (4-3)9.8Gateway (7-5-2)15.033
c-Pt. Pleasant Beach (5-2)10.2Woodstown (7-7-1)13.830
s-Woodbury (3-5)11.4Lower Cape May (6-4-1)12.597
c-Manville (8-0)12.0Florence (5-7)11.242
s-Schalick (2-6)13.8Pennsville (6-7-1)10.970
s-Audubon (2-5)14.0New Egypt (5-8-1)10.004
s-Clayton (4-3)15.2Collingswood (2-11-1)9.884
c-Highland Park (2-5)15.2Bordentown (6-9) 9.821
Football teams projected out to South Section (s), Central Section (c)
BOYS SOCCERPTS.GIRLS SOCCERPTS.
Schalick (11-2-2)23.686Gateway (13-1)20.811
Haddon Twp. (10-5-1)23.261Haddon Twp. (7-9-1)18.752
Audubon (11-2-1)21.991Schalick (9-5-1)18.737
Woodstown (9-1-3)20.905Clayton (10-4-1)17.256
Riverside (9-2-2)19.096Pitman (9-5)17.048
Pitman (8-5-1)18.760Palmyra (8-5-1)16.974
Penns Grove (6-3-3)16.550Woodstown (10-3-1)16.085
Pennsville (8-5-2) 14.188Audubon (6-8-1)15.285
Gateway (7-5-2)13.868Pennsville (8-6)12.883
Palmyra (7-5-3)13.263Glassboro (6-7)10.316
Maple Shade (7-3-2)13.057Riverside (5-8)9.975
Clayton (10-6)12.411Maple Shade (2-12-1)9.300
Glassboro (5-10-1)12.331Buena (6-7-2)9.131
Wildwood (7-6)11.192Wildwood (5-6-1)8.613
New Egypt (5-11)9.245Woodbury (4-7-2)7.110
Woodbury (5-7-2)8.411x-Penns Grove (1-12)5.872

NOTE: Football, which follows a different qualifying formula than the other sports, will be split into South and Central sections based on top 16 and geographic northing numbers; Salem Tech is in Group 2 and currently No. 19 in field hockey, No. 19 in boys soccer; No. 17 in girls soccer; some teams may opt out of playoffs. x-Penns Grove has opted out of girls soccer playoffs.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Oct. 20-25; the cutoff for fall sports power points is Saturday

MONDAY, OCT. 20
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
NJTAC at Salem Tech, 1 p.m.

TUESDAY, OCT. 21
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Absegami, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 22
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Collingswood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Championship at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, OCT. 23
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Burlington City, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick at Sterling, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Timber Creek, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Penn State-Brandywine at Salem CC, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 24
WJFL FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
West Deptford at Overbrook, 6 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.

SATURDAY, OCT. 25
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, noon
Clayton at Paulsboro, 12:30 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Highland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Highland, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Lincoln (2), noon

Payback is … personal

Salem, Carey take it out on Woodstown after losing to the Wolverines last year and their Homecoming Game last week; Pennsville unloads on Lawrence to enhance its playoff hopes; Schalick falls to Glassboro; includes WJFL standings

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — For Troy Carey, this one was personal.

Carey had a monster game against Woodstown last year, passing for an eye-popping 279 yards, but Salem lost to the other quarterback’s big game.

Salem’s Troy Carey proudly wears the Game MVP chain he won for the second time this season.

Friday night, the senior got a little payback on a lot of counts, rushing for 125 yards and two touchdowns and making some big plays on defense as the Rams crushed the Wolverines on their Homecoming and Senior Night, 47-0, a week after losing their own Homecoming game.

It was Salem’s first win in the rivalry since the 2020 season finale, its first at Woodstown since 2019 and its first at Clint Ware Field in the regular season since Thanksgiving 2017. There was talk on the sidelines Woodstown hadn’t lost at Homecoming in years.

“I was definitely hungry because last week was a tough game, I didn’t get any carries last week, but this week was definitely personal, for sure,” Carey said. “We lost our Homecoming (to West Deptford), so we had an opportunity to upset somebody else’s, so it was definitely big. It was personal this week, for sure.”

Carey was part of a balanced offense and a dominating defense. He, Cashmir Parsley and Isiah Santiago all scored a pair of touchdowns. Santiago, normally a receiver, played in the backfield for the first time and rushed for 71 yards. Parsley rushed for 68 yards and quarterback Desmund Thomas had 141 total yards and threw for a score on the final play of a 21-point first quarter.

The defense held Woodstown to minus-14 yards of net rushing and 45 yards total. It was the second opponent in three weeks the Rams held to negative rushing yards.

“I thought the defense played really well,” Rams coach Kemp Carr said. “Offense is for being cute and defense is for winning championship. The guys understood the call. For the most part there was good communication throughout. I heard a lot of pointing, a lot of talking, and that’s what it takes every game.”

Carey has played so many positions in his Salem career it’s hard to pigeon-hole him as any specific type player. You might call him a Swiss Army Knife. Carr just calls him “unicorn.”

He went for 34 yards the first time he touched the ball — on the first snap of the game — and scored on a 19-yard run two plays later. He had a 23-yard touchdown run in the final minute of the third quarter.

“He’s a unicorn, whatever we need him to do he’s willing to do and you can’t ask for anything more than that,” Carr said. “He plays wing, he plays quarterback, he plays running back, he plays Mike linebacker, defense and down line. When you have a unicorn like that you try to use him in the best place you can, but we have multiple of those guys.”

It was another tough night for the Wolverines (2-6), who fell out of the top 16 of the South Jersey Group I power points standings for the first time ever this week and are in danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2010.

They were held to less than 50 yards of net offense and had four turnovers, three of which Salem (4-4) converted into touchdowns. They did have a big play on their first drive when freshman quarterback Frankie Hoerst connected on a 63-yard bomb to Sincere Cook-Reese, but the sophomore receiver was stopped short of the end zone and they ended up not scoring, missing a 26-yard field goal attempt.

There was a scary moment in the game involving the quarterback later in the quarter. Hoerst lay still on the 30-yard line after getting crushed by the Salem rush and losing a fumble. The game was delayed nearly 15 minutes while trainers and medical staff treated him for an apparent neck injury.

They stabilized his head and neck area before lifting him on a backboard to an awaiting stretcher. Woodstown coach Frank Trautz reported Hoerst was moving and talking as he was being treated. He did not have an update on the player’s condition immediately after the game.

It was just another in a series of injuries that have befallen the Wolverines this season. At one point this year they had nine starters out because of injury. As it was, they had fewer than a half-dozen of their opening day starters on the field against the Rams.

“It’s unfortunate you have a season (like that),” Trautz said. “You keep telling yourself we’ve made it through and we get some guys back and we can’t seem to stay healthy. It’s part of this game, unfortunately.

“We’re not making excuses here. We’re very confident in the guys we have playing, but it’s no doubt it takes a toll on you. As ironic it sounds I do think it’s still going to help us in the long run here with a lot of these kids who were forced to play different positions this year before stepping into roles they were not expected to play in.”

With backup quarterbacks Mason Middlemiss and Lucas Fulmer among those already sidelined, the Wolverines turned to “Q” for the “A” at the position. Noah Chiu, pronounced like the letter Q, plays a hard-nosed style of ball and did what he could despite being under constant pressure. 

“Noah is as tough as they come,” Trautz said. “He’s one of those kids that every coach would take 100 of. He’d run through a brick wall for you. He’ll do everything you ask of him. Very tough. We asked a lot of him tonight and he didn’t flinch.”

Woodstown coach Frank Trautz (R) gives some instructions to Noah Chiu before sending the junior in at quarterback in the second quarter Friday night against Salem.

Salem 47, Woodstown 0

SAL (47) WOOD (0) 
111st Downs2
31-321Rushing19-(-14)
5-7-0Passing2-9-1
88Passing yds59
2-0Fumbles-lost3-3
3-32.0Punts-avg4-29.5
12-101Penalties2-7
Salem (4-4)216137-47
Woodstown (2-6)0000-0

SCORING SUMMARY
S-Troy Carey 19 run (kick failed), 10:36 1Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 2 run (Johnathan Bower kick), 1:07 1Q
S-Kaden Robinson 30 pass from Desmund Thomas (Antwuan Rogers pass from Desmund Thomas), 0:00 1Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 4 run (run failed), 4:40 2Q
S-Isiah Santiago 10 run (run failed), 6:42 3Q
S-Troy Carey 23 run (Johnathan Bower kick), 0:38 3Q
S-Isiah Santiago 4 run (Johnathan Bower kick)

Pennsville 44, Lawrence 6

PENNSVILLE — The homestanding Eagles played one of their most complete games of the season, dominating their Mercer County visitors on both sides of the ball on Senior Night.

Rylan Hardy scored three touchdowns, Robbie McDade scored two and Adrian Alleyne scored once. Perry Meranti had three two-point conversions.

The Eagles led 16-0 in the first quarter and 30-6 at halftime.

“We had everything clicking,” Eagles coach Mike Healy said. “You know how we’ve talked about getting to play all four quarters? We did that.”

Glassboro 35, Schalick 7

GLASSBORO — Schalick gave Glassboro all it could handle for the better part of three quarters, but then the Bulldogs remembered who they were.

The Cougars held their own with the defending state champions through the first half and into the third quarter, but Xavier Sabb got loose for two late fourth-quarter touchdowns to close out a 35-7 victory.

Schalick had the Homecoming crowd worried for a while. Glassboro scored first, but the Bulldogs answered with an 82-yard drive after a Jase Volovar interception capped by Gary Simonini’s 30-yard TD pass to Sherrod Jones.

The Bulldogs scored again, and the Cougars nearly got the tying touchdown right before halftime. David Stewart set them up with an interception and they got to the 2 with four seconds left but couldn’t punch it in. 

They ran three plays, missed a receiver in the end zone on second down and were stopped on third down. They lined up for a field goal, but it was blocked, so instead of going into the halftime trailing 14-10 they remained down by a touchdown, but not feeling as hurt as the Bulldogs.

“We were right there all through the first half,” Cougars coach Kevin Leamy said. “We had a game plan that the kids executed great and frustrated them on offense. Kids made plays. 

“Everything was going good in the first half. We played well in the second half, too, but you give them enough opportunities, those kids are going to make plays.”

The events of the first half must not have sat well with the Bulldogs (8-0) because they didn’t come out for the second half until there were 30 seconds left in the break.

It was a 20-7 game going into the final four minutes of the fourth quarter, but Xavier Sabb, who hadn’t caught a pass to that point, scored twice to put the game out of reach.

“I don’t think it was anything special,” Leamy said of the approach. “I think it was just a mentality that we came into the game with that we were going to force them to earn everything they get. Pressure them, force them to continue to make plays. Force them to run the ball.

“They run the ball really well, but they refuse to commit to it. They’re always going to revert back to throwing the ball because they have those three kids out there that they can get the ball to. I think we knew that going in and were going to say we dare you to run the ball, we’re going to try everything we have to take away that pass.”

Glassboro 35, Schalick 7

Schalick (2-6)7000-7
Glassboro (8-0)140714-35

SCORING SUMMARY
G-Amari Sabb 42 pass from Jack O’Connell (Sal Esgro kick)
S-Sherrod Jones 30 pass from Gary Simonini (Hunter Dragotta kick)
G-JoJo DeLecce 22 run (Sal Esgro kick)
G-Amari Sabb 3 run (Sal Esgro kick)
G-Xavier Sabb 22 pass from Jack O’Connell (pass failed)
G-Xavier Sabb 25 pass from Jack O’Connell (Mekhi Parker run)

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIV
Glassboro8-04-0
Salem4-43-1
Schalick2-62-2
Woodbury2-41-2
Woodstown2-61-3
Penns Grove0-70-3
PATRIOTALLDIV
Paulsboro7-05-0
West Deptford6-14-0
Overbrook5-22-2
Pennsville4-42-3
Collingswood5-32-3
Audubon2-41-3
Camden Catholic0-80-5

FRIDAY’S GAMES
Glassboro 35, Schalick 7
Pennsville 44, Lawrence 6
Salem 47, Woodstown 0
Collingswood 28, Camden Catholic 24

SATURDAY’S GAMES
West Deptford at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Overbrook at Audubon, 11
Woodbury at Penns Grove, noon

Tie that binds

Woodstown, Schalick battle to scoreless tie to remain tied for division lead; Pennsville also plays to a draw in its quest for a division crown

BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville 1, Gloucester Catholic 1
Penns Grove 4, Overbrook 1
Wildwood 7, Salem 1
Schalick 0, Woodstown 0

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — Rivals Woodstown and Schalick played for the upper hand in the TCC Diamond Division, as they always seem to do, but they came out of this one the same way they went into it: Tied for the lead after playing to a scoreless draw.

The game may have been scoreless, but it was an aficionado’s dream.

“It’s a game that those who don’t care for soccer and part of it is because there’s no scoring and there’s no action, this would be that game they would want to use for evidence,” Woodstown coach Darren Huck said. “But if you were there you would have seen it was a good game.”

Another false assumption would be thinking the Wolverines were playing for the tie because they moved leading scorer Bryce Ayars back into a more defensive center mid position. Huck refuted the notion, saying they played the same formation they had the last three games, but had to drop Ayars back because Jake Lewis remained out after getting hurt in the Penns Grove match and that move gave them the best chance to win the game.

“We weren’t playing for the tie, we weren’t,” Huck said. “I looked at some of my options and each one I said who’s going to give us the best opportunity to stay in the game and Bryce was the best, the most logical, choice. When I presented it to my coaching staff every one of them came back and said this is the right call.

“It wasn’t about putting Bryce there to keep a tie. It was about putting Bryce there to keep us in the game to give us a chance to win the game. I wasn’t moving Bryce back there with a healthy team. What I was looking for was someone else step up and score a goal.” 

The Cougars, meanwhile, were prepared to play their rivals the way they played in the first meeting, with Ayars up top. The change was a “clear indication,” to Schalick coach Joe Mannella at least, “that you’re going to try to score on a free kick or a counterattack … and they stuck with it the whole time.”

Mannella acknowledged it was frustrating at times and tested the Cougars patience. They created enough chances, he said, they just didn’t score.

Schalick outshot their rivals 14-5, but Woodstown keeper Trey Markward made 11 saves. Schalick keeper Evan Sepers was credited with four saves and wasn’t overly tested, but he did hold his breath in overtime when Ben Lippincott’s shot from just outside the box just missed the post.

The tie left the teams atop the division standings with 15 points — Woodstown at 6-0-3 and Schalick at 7-1-1. They can finish as co-champions in the division with wins Monday (even though Woodstown is 1-0-1 in the season series), and that wouldn’t be a bad thing in Huck’s mind.

Schalick remained No. 1 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings, with a slight lead over Haddon Twp. Woodstown fell to No. 4, just behind Audubon. Schalick and Woodstown came into the week 1-2.

“I look at it as sharing a division championship with a team like Schalick, who routinely, year in and year out, is a division champion, a South Jersey finalist, a state Group I contender, I look at that as an honor and an accomplishment to be in there with them in the same sentence,” Huck said. “I really, honestly feel that way.

“Schalick has been a thorn in our side for a long time. I wouldn’t want it any other way. If given a choice, I wouldn’t want to be in any other division where it’s easy. I take a lot of pride in going ‘us and Schalick, co-champs,’ well deserved by both teams.”

NOTES: The three ties are the most Woodstown has had in a season since 2022 (5-10-3) and with Monday’s draw at Penns Grove it marks the first time the Wolverines have had back-to-back ties since 2016 (Triton, Schalick) … It was Woodstown’s first scoreless tie since 2019 (Glassboro) and Schalick’s first since 2022 (Palmyra) … Schalick hosts Penns Grove Monday, Woodstown hosts Pitman.

Penns Grove 4, Overbrook 1: Prince Ledbetter scored twice and assisted on Michael Schultz’ first career goal in the second half as the Red Devils (6-3-3) extended their unbeaten streak to five games. Erdem Yardim scored their other goal.
Pennsville 1, Gloucester Catholic 1: Not really the result the Eagles were looking for, but they still can clinch their first division title in 32 years with a win over Salem Monday. Right back Brett Land scored the tying goal in the first half, four minutes after the Rams scored, off a long Stevie Fatcher throw-in that hit the crossbar and came straight to him.
Wildwood 7, Salem 1: Michael Blanda had two goals and an assist for the Warriors, who moved within a half-game of Pennsville in the Classic Division race.

Tri-County Conference Standings

CLASSICDIV.DIAMONDDIV.
Pennsville (8-5-2)7-1-1Schalick (11-2-2)7-1-1
Wildwood (7-6)7-2-0Woodstown (9-1-3)6-0-3
Clayton (9-6)6-2-0Pitman (8-5-1)6-3-0
Gloucester Cath. (5-6-1)2-5-1Penns Grove (6-3-3)4-3-2
Salem Tech (3-11)2-6-0Overbrook (7-8)1-8-0
Salem (0-14)0-8-0Glassboro (5-10-1)0-9-0


View from the top

Girls roundup: Schalick edges Woodstown to win sixth straight soccer division title; includes tennis and field hockey

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick 2, Woodstown 1
Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0
Overbrook 5, Penns Grove 2
Glassboro 2, Pennsville 0
Wildwood 6, Salem 0

By Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – You know you’ve got something special going on when you don’t know what it feels like to finish second.

The Schalick girls soccer team under coach Will Kemp doesn’t know second place.

The Cougars clinched at least a share of their sixth straight TCC Diamond Division title and fourth under Kemp Thursday in a 2-1 victory over rival Woodstown. They can win it outright with a win at Penns Grove Monday or a Woodstown loss at Pennsville.

Since the conference declares co-champions in event of a tie at the top, that means Kemp’s entire class rotation of players – freshmen through seniors – have known nothing but division championships. That’s a closet full of championship jackets.

“It’s the culture,” Kemp said. “It’s a special thing for us to continue to win the division year after year, but it just shows you the standard that has been set in the past and that continues to be inside the actual program itself.

“It’s special for the ladies to win this. When you’re now a senior, such as Cali (Fisler) and Abigail (Willoughby), for them to win it four years in a row it’s just something special. It’s almost starting to become the lone standard when you play at Schalick soccer to win the division.”

The Cougars (9-5-1) have lost only one division game in Kemp’s four years at the helm – to Woodstown in his first year. They’re unbeaten in their last 32 regular-season division games (31-0-1). The teams played to a 1-1 draw earlier this season.

Despite the close score, the Cougars dominated the game, playing most of it in their attacking end. Olivia Vanacker scored in the 34th minute to open the scoring and Karlie Bakley scored in the first 30 seconds of the second half to give them a 2-0 lead.

Kyleigh Cutler, in her first game back from a recovery break, assisted on both Schalick goals.

“Kyleigh Cutler came in a changed the whole dynamic of our team,” Kemp said. “Adding her back to the squad, she’s a very important piece to us.”

Gina Murray made it a one-goal game in the 55th minute when she hit a great shot past keeper Eve Berger after the Cougars failed to clear a free kick.

The win was the Cougars’ fifth in a row since moving into the second phase of their season on Senior Night, Oct. 2. In Kemp’s tenure, they are 30-9-1 after Oct. 1.

“The main timeline I always give my players is six weeks, from preseason all the way into the sixth week,” Kemp said. “That’s when everything starts to roll for them and they start to understand the consistency inside their style of play, the effort that’s needed and, of course, being able to showcase their talents.

“Before the six weeks, lot of mistakes happen, we’re still trying to figure some things out, players are still getting their fitness in, but after six weeks that’s when you start to see exactly what type of team that we are.”

Glassboro 2, Pennsville 0: Amina Brown and Alyssa Mattox scored goals for the Bulldogs.
Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0: Nicole Lemon scored two goals in the second half for the Clippers.

FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 9, Overbrook 0: The Cougars (11-6) got all their goals from seniors on Senior Night, including two each from Caylen Taylor, Ava Scurry, Lena Virga and Phoebe Alward, to win their third straight and clinch the TCC Diamond Division crown. For Alward, it was her 50th career goal. Natalie May scored their other goal. The shutout was their seventh of the season.
GCIT 4, Woodstown 1: Lexi Taylor scored the Wolverines’ goal in the third quarter.

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville 5, Salem 0
Woodstown 5, Wildwood 0
Glassboro at Schalick

WOODSTOWN 5, WILDWOOD 0
Nathalie Neron (WO) def. Cyndee Killian, 6-0, 6-0
Alyssa Berry (WO) def. Kiana D’Antuono, 6-3, 6-3
Noelle Neron (WO) def. Estella Robinson, 6-1, 6-3
Madison LaPalomento-Emilee Kehr (WO) def. Selin Ogden-Antoinette Cooper, 6-0, 6-3
Elliana Norman-Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Emma Contreras-Charlotte Baetz, 6-0, 7-6 (7-5)
Records: Woodstown 14-5, Wildwood 7-9.

PENNSVILLE 5, SALEM 0
Lily Edwards (P) def. Angelina Fothergill, 6-1, 6-0
Isabell Schlenker (P) def. Tahirah Davenport-White, 6-1, 7-5
Morgan Holt (P) def. JaNye Hubbard, 6-0, 6-1
Emma Hankin-Naomi Hess (P) def. Heaven Jones-McCullough-Erica Brewer, 6-1, 6-3
Graillyn Weber-Yerlian Charon (P) def. Evangeline Jimenez Barreto-Phoenix Holland, 6-0, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 11-7, Salem 3-10.