Bass closing in

Pennsville senior moves within 14 points of 1,000 for her career after 30-point night against Overbrook; includes 1,000-Point watch list

MONDAY BASKETBALL
BOYS
Woodstown 90, Glassboro 65: Blake Bialecki hit six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, Eli Caesar hit four and went for 20 and the Wolverines won their second straight after opening the season with two nail-biting losses. “We’re back on track,” Wolverines coach Ramon Roots said.

The trouble in the early losses was falling behind early and having to play catch-up. Against the Bulldogs jumped out 17-10 in the first quarter and 48-they hit four 3-pointers in the first quarter and 48-24 at halftime. They hit seven 3-pointers in the first half and scored 31 points in the second quarter.

Salem 100, Great Oaks Charter (Del.) 71: Neziah Spence led four Rams in double figures with 20 points (and six steals). Xavier McGriff had 16, Deshaan Williams 12 (with eight rebounds) and Tymear Lecator 10 (with six assists). Marshall Stevens grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three shots.
Penns Grove 67, Schalick 47: Roman Gipson led a balanced Red Devils’ scoring attack with 12 points. Geonni Conrad had 11 points and William Roy and Zane Thomas 10 each. Schalick’s Julian Dickerson hit five 3-pointers and led all scorers with 21 points.
Overbrook 61, Pennsville 15: Bilal Robinson led the Rams with 17 points, six rebounds and four assists. Lamar Little led all scorers with 24 points. Mason O’Brien led three Pennsville scorers with nine points.

GIRLS
Pennsville 61, Overbrook 21: The Eagles jumped out 20-0 in the first quarter, hit 11 3-pointers in the game and Taylor Bass scored a career-high 30 points to produce a third straight win.

Bass’ previous career high was 29 against Schalick last February. The senior now needs 14 points to become Pennsville’s newest 1,000-point scorer and the program’s third in two seasons. She’s averaging 23.0 in four games this season. The Eagles (3-1) host Haddon Twp. Saturday.

Marley Wood scored six points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished 13 assists, one shy of her career high. Jaiden Wilson scored nine – all on 3-pointers.

If the Eagles ran a reverse Silent Night promotion, remaining quiet in the stands until the opposition scored, they would have been silent for more than nine minutes. The Rams finally broke their drought on a free throw with 6:59 left in the second quarter.

Glassboro 40, Woodstown 34: Glassboro’s Kezia Brackett filled the box score with 18 points, six rebounds, four assists and five steals. Sanaa Thomas picked the Wolverines’ pocket for 10 steals. Kyia Leyman led Woodstown with 12 points.

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TONIGHT	TOTAL
Taylor Bass, Pennsville	30 vs. Overbrook	986
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	25 vs. Glassboro	775
Tymear Lecator, Salem	10 vs. Great Oaks	685

Friday sports report

Salem County action in boys, girls basketball and more

FRIDAY’S GAMES
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schalick 67, Maple Shade 46
Pennsville at Salem Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown 37, GCIT 27
Pennsville 51, West Deptford 40
Salem 45, Salem Tech 13
WRESTLING
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	FRIDAY	TOTAL
Taylor Bass, Pennsville	20 vs. GCIT	956
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	DNP	750
Tymear Lecator, Salem	DNP	674

By Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — Woodstown is a different kind of team this season than it’s been in the past and as such is having to learn to make its own way. Everyone is watching to see how the Wolverines handle things with their two dynamic scorers gone to the next level and Friday night they took a big step in that direction.

Facing adversity for the first time this season, the Wolverines played their way back into the game in the second quarter and went on to defeat GCIT 37-27.

“It was a tough game,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “It’s the first game all year we started down, but I’m super proud of how the girls responded to adversity.”

The Wolverines (3-0) didn’t have a double-figure scorer, but they let defense be their guide. They held GCIT to seven field goals and 17 points over the final three quarters.

“The first quarter didn’t go our way, but we were taking good shots that just weren’t falling,” Smart said. “The girls never lost confidence in their game and each other.

“At the end of the first quarter I challenged the girls to match GCIT’s physicality, to be honest, with the basketball and to continue to play as a cohesive unit. They did that and more.”

Mia Waterman led the Wolverines with nine points – all on 3-pointers. Lauren Hengel had eight points, while drawing the defensive assignment on GCIT’s Averie Clement. Miya Leyman also scored eight points. Talia Guardascione only scored three points, but it was a three-point play in the third quarter that got everyone on the Woodstown side excited.

“We have a group of girls who are willing to work and learn together,” Smart said. “I’m grateful to be able to coach a tight knit group of girls that are willing to learn and develop as a team.”

GCIT (1-3): Maggie Duer 4 0-0 9, Averie Clement 3 0-2 7, Nathalie Pagan 4 2-5 11, Ingrid Giannone 0 0-0 0, Addison Tinges 0 0-0 0, Reilly McShane 0 0-0 0, Naomi Woods 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 2-7 27.
WOODSTOWN (3-0): Lauren Hengel 3 1-2 8, Miya Leyman 3 2-4 8, Emma Perry 1 0-2 2, Kendall Young 2 2-2 6, Mia Waterman 3 0-0 9, Talia Guardascione 1 1-1 3. Totals 13 6-11 37.

GCIT	10	5	5	7-	27
Woodstown	6	16	9	6-	37

3-point goals: GCIT 3 (Duer, Clement, Pagan); Woodstown 5 (Hengel 2, Waterman 3). Total fouls: GCIT 12, Woodstown 11.

PENNSVILLE 51, WEST DEPTFORD 40: Taylor Bass moved another 20 points closer to 1,000 and Marley Wood added 13 to her list already in the 1000-Point Club for Pennsville.

Bass and Wood combined for 11 in the second quarter as the Eagles (2-1) pulled away from a 10-10 tie to take a 287-17 halftime lead. Bass tweaked her ankle during the game and coach Steve Merritt lifted her with a little more than a minute to play for her protection or she likes would have 21 for the third game in a row. She currently sits on 956 career points.

WEST DEPTFORD (1-2): Addison Fronza 2 2-6 7, Carleen Connelly 2 0-0 4, Reyanna Jamison 1 0-2 3, Deanna Lawrence 5 0-1 11, Paige Clipper 0 0-0 0, Julia Barger 0 0-0 0, Mia Morrell 0 0-0 0, Alyssa Taylor 3 0-0 9, Rayanna Mujahid 3 0-1 6, Kara Christy 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-10 40
PENNSVILLE (2-1): Taylor Bass 9 1-1 20, Marley Wood 4 5-10 13, Isabella Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaida Burns 2 1-2 5, Addison Johnston 3 0-0 8, Jaiden Wilson 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 7-13 51.

West Deptford	10	7	7	10-	40
Pennsville	10	17	11	13-	51

3-point goals: West Deptford 6 (Fronza, Jamison, Lawrence, Taylor 3); Pennsville 4 (Bass. Johnston 2, Wilson). Fouled out: Jamison. Total fouls: West Deptford 16, Pennsville 14.

SALEM 45, SALEM TECH 13: Kemp Carr got the Salem football team back on a winning track and now as the seasons changed he’s looking to do the same with the Rams’ girls basketball team.

Dyalra Anderson posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Carlysia Pierce filled the box score with 12 points, six rebounds, four assists and four steals, leading the Rams over Salem Tech 45-13 for their first win of the season and first under new coach Carr.

“I’m happy how hard our girls play,” Carr said.

The Wolverines showed improvement from their season-opening loss to Woodstown, reducing their missed layups and turnovers. Their in-your-face defense held the Chargers scoreless in the second quarter.

Thirteen players played and eight scored. In addition to the double-figure scorers, Timmiyah Simmons added eight points and four rebounds, and Shyla Parsons grabbed six boards.

Salem Tech	3	0	3	7-	13
Salem	17	14	9	5-	45

BOYS BASKETBALL
PITTSGROVE — Orion Baldwin and Julian Dickerson scored 18 points apiece to lead Schalick to its first win of the season, 67-47 over Maple Shade.

After a tight first half, the Cougars pulled away in the third quarter and then put it away with a 20-7 fourth. Kade Macom gave them three double-figure scorers when he popped for 11.

MAPLE SHADE (0-3): Jaden Hawkins 7 0-0 17, James Waibel 1 0-0 2, Jaylen Robinson 5 1-3 11, Donovan Overby-Washington 2 0-0 4, Feranmi Odu 5 2-3 11, Hezekiah Delvalle 1 0-0 2. Totals 21 3-8 47.
SCHALICK (1-2): Orion Baldwin 5 5-9 18, Julian Dickerson 6 4-5 18, Dylan Sheehan 3 0-0 6, Justin Iacona 3 0-0 7, Kade Macom 4 1-1 11, Cooper Willoughby 2 0-0 4, Kenny Bartee 1 0-0 3. Totals 24 10-15 67.

Maple Shade	15	12	13	7-	46
Schalick	15	14	18	20-	67

3-point goals: Maple Shade 3 (Hawkins 3); Schalick 9 (Baldwin 3, Dickerson 2, Iacona, Macom 2, Bartee).

WRESTLING

NEW CASTLE, Del. – Schalick’s Emma Cain won two matches and scored seven team points in the consolation round of the Girls Beast of the East Tournament at William Penn High School. The 115-pounder scored both her wins with pins before being pinned in the fifth consolation round.went 3-2 in the Girls Beast of the East

Dominating defense

Schalick, Woodstown girls both deliver dominating defensive performances, includes all Salem County games, 1000-point watch

THURSDAY BASKETBALL
GIRLS GAMES
Pennsville 50, Glassboro 35
Woodstown 54, Penns Grove 10
Schalick 35, Overbrook 16
BOYS GAMES
Overbrook 84, Schalick 53
Glassboro 66, Pennsville 26
Salem 82, Salem Tech 25
Woodstown 63, Penns Grove 55

By Riverview Sports News

PINE HILL – Navaeh Robinson went off for 17 points and Schalick held Overbrook scoreless the entire first half on the way to a 35-16 victory.

The Cougars (2-0) jumped out to a 16-0 halftime lead before the Rams finally scored on a 3-pointer in the third quarter. They have allowed just 51 points in winning their first two games for the first time in more than 15 years.

“We have had shutout quarters in the past but never a full half,” Schalick coach John Whalen said. “We told the girls in the beginning of the season we were making our mark on the defensive end this year.

“As always, we emphasize effort. It’s the one thing you always have control over. To their credit, they have bought in and taken pride in their effort. It has fueled our start to the season and I know they will continue to work to get better.”

SCHALICK (2-0) – Ava Scurry 2 1-2 5, Nevaeh Robinson 7 1-2 17, Cali Fisler 2 1-2 5, Willow Davis 1 1-4 5, Olivia Vanacker 1 0-0 2, Vic Basich 1 0-0 2, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0, Bailey Wentz 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 4-10 35.
OVERBROOK (1-2) – Leslies Rosario 0 0-0 0, Gianna Simon 1 3-3 5, Alexis Washington 0 0-0 0, Heaven Williams 0 0-0 0, Rosetta Loibman 1 0-0 3, Annalise Bosco 2 0-0 4, Kiya Townsend 0 0-0 0, Leigha Muff 1 1-2 4, Talia Wiggins 0 0-0 0. Totals 5 4-5 16.

Schalick             11        5          11        8-         35
Overbrook        0          0          7          9-         16
3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Robinson 2, Davis); Overbrook 2 (Loibman, Muff). Fouled out: Loibman. Total fouls: Schalick 5, Overbrook 9.

WOODSTOWN 54, PENNS GROVE 10: The Wolverines put together a balanced scoring attack and another strong defensive effort to defeat its second straight in-county opponent to open the season.

Eleven different players scored for the Wolverines, led by Lauren Hengel’s 11 points and 10 from Kendall Young. Their defense held the Red Devils (0-2) scoreless in the second quarter and without a field goal in the fourth.

The Wolverines also had good ball movement, collecting 17 assists on their 22 field goals. Young had five assists and Mia Waterman had four. Kyia Leyman had three assists to go with nine points, six rebounds and two blocked shots.

Woodstown’s girls have now won 39 straight against Salem County competition.

PENNS GROVE (0-2) – JaNiyah Cummings 1 0-2 2, Keziah Patterson 1 0-0 2, NyAsia Numan 0 0-0 0, Mikayla Washington 0 2-6 2, Torres 0 0-0 0, Blackston 1 2-4 4, Colon 0 0-0 0, Cruz 0 0-0 0. Totals 3 4-12 10.
WOODSTOWN (2-0) – Lauren Hengel 4 1-2 11, Emma Perry 2 1-2 5, Kyia Leyman 4 0-2 9, Kendall Young 4 0-0 10, Mia Waterson 2 0-0 5, Talia Guardascione 1 0-0 3, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Maddie Roback 0 0-0 0, Ava White 1 0-0 3, Jaelyn McDonald 1 0-2 2, Gina Murray 0 0-0 0, Autumn Paleschic 0 0-0 0, Gabriella Maldonado 1 0-0 2, Kamiya Brunson 1 0-1 2, Cecelia Nachbar 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 2-9 54.

Penns Grove     5          0          4          1-         10
Woodstown      17        17        14        6-         54
3-point goals: Woodstown 8 (Hengel 2, Leyman, Young 2, Waterman, Guardascione, White). Fouled out: Cummings. Total fouls: Penns Grove 7, Woodstown 11.

PENNSVILLE 50, GLASSBORO 35: Marley Wood had a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds and Taylor Bass scored 21 points for the second game in a row as the Eagles won their first game of the season.

The teams were locked in a close game at halftime, but the Eagles outscored Glassboro 30-18 in the second half to win the game. Bass had 13 in the second half, including a 3-pointer at the end of the third quarter that got everyone’s attention, and Wood had 11. Addison Johnston had their other six points in the half on two of her three 3-pointers.

Bass and Wood also combined for nine assists and four steals. Jaiden Wilson grabbed eight rebounds and Jada Burns had five rebounds and four assists.

GLASSBORO (1-1) – Sanaa Thomas 2 2-4 6, Kezia Brackett 2 0-2 5, Grace Moore 3 0-2 6, Lily Czubas 4 1-2 9, Sianna Wedderburn 4 1-2 9, Laila Anderson 0 0-0 0, Tatianna Concepcion 0 0-0 0, Marissa Pasquarello 0 0-0 0, Cierra Garrison 0 0-0 0, Zoey Bailey 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 4-10 35.
PENNSVILLE (1-1) – Taylor Bass 7 5-7 21, Marley Wood 6 3-4 15, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Jada Burns 1 0-0 2, Addison Johnston 3 0-0 5, Isabelle Saulin 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 9-13 50.

Glassboro         8          9          9          9-         35
Pennsville         9          11        14        16-       50
3-point goals: Glassboro 1 (Brackett); Pennsville 5 (Bass 2, Johnston 3). Rebounds: Glassboro 40 (Czubas 13, Wedderburn 10); Pennsville 32 (Wood 13, Wilson 8). Fouled out: Wilson. Total fouls: Glassboro 13, Pennsville 13.

BOYS GAMES

WOODSTOWN 63, PENNS GROVE 55: After dropping nail-biters in their first two games, the Wolverines broke out with their first win of the season. Alejandro Vazquez hit three 3-pointers first half and finished with 19 points. Elijah Caesar had 16 and Lucas Fulmer added 13 with three second-half 3s.

The Wolverines trailed 33-28 at halftime, but used a 17-7 third quarter to take the lead.

“We could easily be 3-0; just a couple plays away,” Woodstown coach Ramon Roots said. “It feels good to get that first one, though.”

Penns Grove’s Zane Thomas led all scorers with 26 points.

WOODSTOWN (1-2) – Elijah Caesar 6 4-7 16, Blake Bialecki 0 2-2 2, Alejandro Vazquez 7 1-2 19, Joshua King 2 2-7 6, Lucas Fulmer 5 0-0 12, C Miller 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 3 1-2 7. Totals 23 10-20 63.
PENNS GROVE (2-1) – Roman Gipson 0-0-0, Haneef Frisby 0-1-1, William Roy 4-2-13, Geonni Conrad 4-1-12, Zane Thomas 11-3-26, Mishawn Brantley 0-1-1, Luis Colon 1-0-2, Jeremy Costacamps 0-0-0. Totals

Woodstown      20        8          17        18-       63
Penns Grove     16        17        7          15-       55
3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (Vazquez 4, Fulmer 3); Penns Grove 5 (Roy, Conrad 3, Thomas). Fouled out: Roy. Total fouls: Woodstown 13, Penns Grove 17.

GLASSBORO 66, PENNSVILLE 26: The Eagles had a tough time of it in Ray Heine’s debut as head coach. They fell behind 20-8 in the first quarter and never recovered. Mason O’Brien was their leading scorer with nine points. Glassboro’s Xavier Sabb outscored Pennsville by himself by a point.

PENNSVILLE (0-1) – Daniel Knight 7, Mason O’Brien 9, Gavin Spears 4, Chanler Lindenmuth 2, Jake Layfield 2, Aidan Clark 2.
GLASSBORO (1-2) – Xavier Sabb 27, Alex Adeleye 2, Maurice Davis 17, William Boggans 12, Derreck Robinson 2, Cam Parker-Akins 4, Lorenz Jones 2.

Pennsville         8          5          11        2-         26
Glassboro         20        21        16        9-         66

SALEM 82, SALEM TECH 25: The Rams jumped out to a 28-6 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Neziah Spence led the Rams with 16 points and Deshaan Williams had another monster game, going for 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Salem               28        24        11        19-       82
Salem Tech       6          7          3          9-         25

OVERBROOK 84, SCHALICK 53: Lamar Little knocked down eight 3-pointers and scored 36 points to lead the Rams. Bilal Robinson added 17 points. The Rams (2-0) had 12 3s in the game. Orion Baldwin and Julian Dickerson scored 14 points, respectively, for Schalick (0-2).

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TONIGHT	TOTAL
Taylor Bass, Pennsville	21 vs. Glassboro	936
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	2 vs. Penns Grove	750
Tymear Lecator, Salem	8 vs. Salem Tech	674

Coaching milestone

Salem’s Farmer collects 100th career coaching win in nail biter over Woodstown; story will be updated

TUESDAY BASKETBALL
BOYS
Clayton 102, Schalick 65
Salem 62, Woodstown 59
Wildwood at Pennsville
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Wildwood 66, Pennsville 37
Schalick 40, Clayton 35
Woodstown 50, Salem 21

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Anthony Farmer certainly has had easier wins, but it’s hard to imagine any more personally satisfying at this stage in his coaching career than the one he collected Tuesday night.

Farmer scored his 100th career coaching win when his Salem basketball team held off a furious fourth-quarter charge by Woodstown for a 62-59 victory in their season opener.

“Obviously it’s a feel good moment to accomplish a milestone,” the nine-year coaching veteran said. “It just means you’ve been around a long time.

“To get 100 wins, taking over some programs that were in a rebuild. My first two stops were rebuild situations; I didn’t step into anything that was put together. First stop was pretty unsuccessful (at Middle Twp.), but then you come to Salem and you walk into something and build something of your own and I’m really proud of that.”

He would have had the milestone late last season, but the Rams were stripped of four wins in their 5-1 start due to an ineligible player. Despite the blow, the Rams went on to make the playoffs and post a winning record for the season, but it left him one short of the milestone and nine months to think about it..

In collecting the milestone win, Farmer now joins an elite group with 100 coaching wins, 1,000 high school points (St. Augustine) and 1,000 college points (Rutgers). He went on to play professionally overseas, but those records are incomplete.

“That speaks highly right there; that’s big time,” Farmer said. “I don’t know how many people across the state who can pull out a resume like that. To be a 1,000-point scorer in high school, 1,000-point scorer in the Big East, which was the best college basketball conference in America when I played, and then to transition because that doesn’t always translate.

“Because you were decent player at the high school level, at the college level, doesn’t mean you can go on and have success on any level. It just doesn’t. People just think because you were a decent player that it translates and it just doesn’t. You see so many great athletes fail on the coaching side because it doesn’t always translate. I must be learning and doing a little something right.”

Daeshaun Williams scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Rams’ effort. Marshall Stephens, playing his first high school basketball game in two years, had 10 points and eight boards. Tymear Lecator had 13 points in the second half.

Stephens played for the Rams as a sophomore, but moved to New York and only played football there last season because he didn’t think it was fair to his longtime teammates back in Salem to play their game while he was away.

“That tells you a lot about Marshall and his loyalty and how he feels about the Salem community and the kids,” Farmer said. “It’s a great opportunity with Antwuan (Rogers) signing early (with Temple football) and leaving, he’s able to step in. He’s very raw, but he’s an athlete.”

The Rams had big leads in both halves, but couldn’t shake their hosts. The Wolverines got it back to one at halftime with a big second quarter and were down 12 in the fourth quarter, but brought it back to a one-possession game.

It was their second straight nailbiter for Woodstown. The Wolverines lost to Woodbury 53-52 at Penns Grove Saturday in their season opener. In both games they couldn’t get off a final shot.

Blake Bialecki led the Wolverines with 15 points. Elijah Caesar had 12 and Joshua King 11.

“It was a lot closer than it should have been,” Farmer said. “That nine (point lead) should’ve turned into 15, 16 the last two minutes, not four, so we’ve got to finish better.”

SALEM (1-0): Tymear Lecator 13, B.J. Robbins 0, Neziah Spence 7, Harlem Parsons 1, Cole Sayers 6, Daeshaun Williams 22, Xavier McGriff 4, Marshall Stevens 10, Donnie Weathers 0.
WOODSTOWN (0-2): Elijah Caesar 4 3-5 12, Jalen Markward 0 0-2 0, Andrew White 3 1-2 8, Blake Bialecki 4 5-7 15, Frank Hoerst 1 1-2 3, Connor Miller 1 2-2 5, Alejandro Vazquez 1 2-2 5, Joshua King 5 0-0 11, Lucas Fulmer 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 14-22 59.

Salem 22 8 13 19- 62
Woodstown 14 15 8 22- 59
3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (King, Vazquez, Miller, Bialecki 2, White, Caesar). Rebounds: Salem 39 (Williams 13, Sayers 7, Stevens 8). Fouled out: Marshall, Vazquez. Total fouls: Salem 19, Woodstown 19.

Clayton 102, Schalick 65: The Cougars put four scorers in double figures, but it wasn’t near enough to overcome the Clippers’ depth firepower.

The Clippers ran 16 players into the game and 13 of them scored. James Fritz led the assault with 25 points, 10 steals and seven rebounds. Isaiah Aviles had 14 points and Jackson Venuto added 12 points and eight assists.

Kade Macom had 16 points to lead Schalick. Sherrod Jones had 11 and Orion Baldwin and Cooper Willoughby had 10 apiece.

SCHALICK (0-1): Orion Baldwin 5-0-10, Julian Dickerson 4-0-8, Dylan Sheehan 2-0-4, Sherrod Jones 5-0-11, Justin Iacona 3-0-6, Kade Macom 7-0-16, Cooper Willoughby 5-0-10. Totals 31-0-65,
CLAYTON (1-0): Jackson Venuto 4 2-4 12, Anthony Taylor 1 0-0 2, Dominic Lemon 2 0-0 5, Trevor Rehm 4 0-0 9, King Mosley 2 0-0 5, Enok Figeruoa 0 0-0 0, Mason Gable 0 0-0 0, Nasir Carter 2 4-4 8, Isaiah Aviles 7 0-0 14, Anthony Archer 2 0-0 4, Kevin Mosley 2 1-2 8, Michael Bull 1 0-3 2, Kieran Queflander 0 0-0 0, Sincere Sierra 1 0-0 2, Justin Delaney 2 0-0 6, James Fritz 10 4-5 25. Totals 40 11-18 102.

Schalick 10 21 20 14- 65
Clayton 23 21 34 14- 102
3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Macom 2, Jones); Clayton 9 (Fritz, Delaney 2, Ke. Mosley, Ki. Mosley, Rehm, Lemon, Venuto 2). Rebounds: Clayton 40 (Carter 7, Fritz 7).

1000-Point Watch

PLAYER	TONIGHT	TOTAL
Taylor Bass, Pennsville	21 vs. Wildwood	915
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown	15 vs. Salem	748
Tymear Lecator, Salem	13 vs. Woodstown	666

GIRLS BASKETBALL

SALEM — Woodstown opened its season looking a lot different than it had the past four years, but the results were the same.

The Wolverines may not have the dynamic scorers they had in recent years, but their defense was just as stout and together they produced a 50-21 win over Salem.

“Different can be good,” coach Matt Smart said. “Right now we are trying to figure out our identity, things like who are the leaders, who can play great defense, who can help us score.

“Almost every girl on our team has a vastly different role on the team than they have had in the past. We are still trying to figure out how to use everyone most effectively and yes there will be some struggles, but each and every girl is embracing the role.”

The Wolverines got balanced scoring from their starters with Lauren Hengel hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter and finishing with a team-high 14 and Mia Waterman hitting four 3s in the game for 12 points. Kendall Young had 10 points.

Defensively, the Wolverines held their hosts to two field goals and single digits each quarter.

“You can really tell the girls enjoy the game of basketball and enjoy being around each other,” Smart said. “They give up good shots for better shots, they are starting to play as a defensive unit, and they are having fun doing it. They are smiling and laughing all the time, but when it comes to the game, they are able to lock in and perform.”

WOODSTOWN (1-0) – Lauren Hengel 5 1-1 14, Emma Perry 3 0-2 6, Kyia Leyman 3 0-0 6, Kendall Young 4 2-4 10, Mia Waterman 4 0-0 12, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Talia Guardascione 0 0-0 0, Maddie Roback 0 0-0 0, Jaelyn McDonald 0 0-0 0, Gina Murray 1 0-0 2, Autumn Paleschic 0 0-0 0, Gabriella Maldinado 0 0-0 0, Cecelia Nachbar 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 3-8
SALEM (0-1) – Timmyiah Simmions 1 0-0 2, Madison Dixon 3 0-2 7, Dyaira Anderson 0 1-2 1, Carlysia Pierce 2 3-7 7, Samiyah Moore 0 0-0 0, Kaliyah Taylor 0 0-4 0, Shyla Parsons 0 0-0 0, Triscia Wilson 2 0-0 4, Taleah Elliot 0 0-2 0. Totals 8 4-17 21.
Woodstown 18 12 13 7- 50
Salem 5 5 6 5- 21
3-point goals: Woodstown 7 (Hengel 3, Waterman 4); Salem 1 (Dixon). Total fouls: Woodstown 11, Salem 9.

Wildwood 66, Pennsville 37: The Warriors opened a 23-12 lead in the first quarter, then put it away with a 27-3 third quarter. They hit four of their 11 3-pointers in the first quarter and five in the third.

Rebecca Benichou led three Wildwood scorers in double figures with 17 points, with eight rebounds, seven assists and five steals. Laila Fathi had 15 and Angela Wilber 12. The trio combined for 10 of the Warriors’ 3s.

Pennsville’s Taylor Bass led all scorers with 21 points, moving to within 85 of becoming the Eagles’ next 1,000-point scorer.

PENNSVILLE (0-1) – Taylor Bass 10 0-0 21, Marley Wood 3 3-4 9, Isabelle Saulin 1 2-4 4, Addison Johnston 1 0-0 3, Jaida Burns 0 0-0 0, Jaiden Wilson 0 0-0 0, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 5-8 37.
WILDWOOD (1-1) – Angela Wilber 3 1-2 12, Rebecca Benichou 6 2-2 17, Kiana D’Antuono 0 0-0 0, Addison Troiano 4 0-0 9, Joelle Murphy 4 1-1 9, Cydnee Kilian 1 0-0 2, Laila Fathi 5 1-2 15, Emma Bontreras 0 2-4 2, Sabrin Fathi 0 0-0 0, Antoinette Cooper 0 0-0 0, Ellasyn Morey 0 0-0 0, Lily Atkinson 0 0-0 0, Julia Ennis 0 0-0 0, Sarah Djellal 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 7-11 66.

Pennsville 12 8 3 14- 37
Wildwood 23 12 27 4- 66
3-point goals: Pennsville 2 (Bass, Johnston); Wildwood 11 (Wilber 3, Benichou 3, Troiano, Fathi 4). Rebounds: Wildwood 39 (Benichou 8, Murphy 8). Total fouls: Pennsville 14, Wildwood 10.

Schalick 40, Clayton 34: Willow Davis scored nine of her game-high 12 points in the first half to help Schalick establish the lead and Olivia Vanacker had six of her 10 in the fourth quarter to help the Cougars close out their first season-opening win since 2022.

“It was a great win for us to set the tone for our season,” Cougars coach John Whalen said.

CLAYTON (0-1) – Deondria Simon 1 3-4 5, Janice Blair 0 1-2 1, India Bryant 3 1-2 9, Alivia Howey 0 0-2 0, India Williams 2 0-4 4, Bella Wiseburn 0 1-2 1, Gabby Searle 0 1-2 1, Kennedy Eaddy 1 3-4 5, Layana Carr-Archie 4 1-1 9. Totals 11 11-23 35.
SCHALICK (1-0) – Ava Scurry 2 2-4 6, Nevaeh Robinson 3 3-6 9, Cali Fisler 1 1-2 3, Willow Davis 4 3-6 12, Olivia Vanacker 4 2-4 10, Vic Basich 0 0-0 0, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-4 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0. Totals 14 11-26 40.

Clayton 3 7 12 13- 35
Schalick 7 14 5 14- 40
3-point goals: Clayton 2 (Bryant 2); Schalick 1 (Davis). Technical fouls: Williams. Fouled out: Williams, Scurry. Total fouls: Clayton 20, Schalick 21.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 15-21

MONDAY, DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joseph, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
TRACK
Salem at Bennett Center

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament, 4:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Clearview Tournament, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at William Penn (Del.) Tournament, 9:30 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Penns Grove, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
BOWLING
Salem girls vs. Burlington Twp., Bowlero Bristol, 12:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

High school Saturday

Penns Grove basketball showcase, wrestling, indoor track highlight the docket

BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland 61, West Deptford 42
Deptford 58, Winslow 47
Woodbury 53, Woodstown 52
Penns Grove 52, Lindenwold 27

PENNS GROVE 52, LINDENWOLD 27: The Red Devils pulled away with a 22-point second quarter and then held their visitors scoreless in the third quarter. Penns Grove’s Roman Gipson led all scorers with 18 points, half coming on three 3-pointers.

LINDENWOLD (0-2): Cole Hanford 1-0-2, Mehsi Dillard 6-0-13, Sharif Hammond 1-0-2, Raj Jones 2-0-4, Others 2-2-6. Totals 12-2-27.
PENNS GROVE (1-0):Zane Thomas 2-0-4, William Roy III 3-0-6, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, Roman Gipson 7-1-18, Haneef Frisby 2-0-4, Jeremy Costacamps 1-0-2, Geonni Conrad 2-0-6, Luis Colon 2-1-5, Eli Pearsall 1-0-3. Totals 22-2-52.

Lindenwold	10	5	0	12-	27
Penns Grove	12	22	9	9-	52

3-point goals: Lindenwold 1 (Dillard); Penns Grove 6 (Gipson 3, Conrad 2, Pearsall)

WOODBURY 53, WOODSTOWN 52: The Wolverines put four scorers in double figures, but couldn’t get off a shot in the final three seconds. had the final possession with three seconds left, but couldn’t get a shot off.

Woodstown’s Elijah Caesar led all scorers with 18 points. Blake Bialecki had 12, giving him 733 on his march to 1,000. Alejandro Vazquez and Josh King had 10 apiece.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove

WRESTLING
SCHALICK CLASSIC
At Schalick High School
Team Scores: Schalick 208.5, Haddon Heights 173, Pennsauken 155, Mainland 154,5, Cedar Creek 110, Oakcrest 102.5, Willingboro 65.5, Holy Spirit 62.5, Penns Grove 33.5
Championship matches
107: Victor Fenske (Schalick) pinned Jose Santiago (Penns Grove), 5:18
114: Sincere Wilcox (Cedar Creek) dec. Aniello Napolitano (Haddon Heights), 11-8
121: Cole Denning (Haddon Heights) maj. dec. Fahad Irshad (Willingboro), 17-3
127: Zachary Slimm (Pennsauken) dec. Caleb Jenkins (Schalick), 11-4
133: Joseph Sanchez (Oakcrest) dec. Justin Mazur (Mainland), 3-1
139: Collin Biddle (Schalick) pinned Heriberto Curtidor (Oakcrest), 5:09
145: Daniel MacKinnon (Mainland) pinned Michael Basich (Schalick), 4:30
151: Gavin Mensch (Holy Spirit) pinned Ryan Bailey (Haddon Heights), 2:57
158: Aiden Jenkins (Schalick) tech fall over Michael Borini (Mainland), 17-1 (3:36)
166: Trevor Dill (Mainland) def. Eric Sulik (Schalick), 13-10 (OT)
176: Vincent Hoag (Mainland) dec. Ricky Watt, Schalick, 4-1
191: Kameron Hoskins (Pennsauken) pinned Carlos Villarrubia (Cedar Creek), 5:06
216: Evan Elliott (Schalick) pinned Matthew Kusamotu (Haddon Heights), 1:00
286: Nathan Lelionis (Haddon Heights) tech fall over Gerardo Felipe (Schalick), 15-0 (4:00)

WENDY PANDY-LEH INVITATIONAL
At Delaware Valley Regional
Team scores: Delaware Valley 179.5, Ocean Twp. 178.5, Wall 153.5, Cherokee 111, Woodstown 102.5, Pascack Hills 98, Voorhees (GG) 90, Lawrence 84, Williamstown 78, Westfield 54.5, Princeton 15.5.
Championship matches
106: Michael Apicelli (Ocean) dec. Daniel Berardi (Westfield), 11-10
113: Omar Carrillo-Solano (Wall) pinned Cole Dahl (Voorhees), 1:01
120: Hassan Shawkat (Pascack Hills) maj. dec. Carson Bradway (Woodstown), 13-1
126: Justin Penta (Ocean) over Johnny D’Andrea (Voorhees), MFor
132: Trenton Landell (Cherokee) pinned Jack Corelli (Cherokee), 1:02
138: Steven Ham (Lawrence) dec. Ty Falkenstein (DelVal), 15-9
144: Dominic Volek (Ocean) dec. Michael Hasson (DelVal), 7-5
150: Sebastian Dobak (DelVal) dec. Jake Volek (Ocean), 7-2
157: Parker Quinn (Wall) pinned Justin Farina (Ocean), 0:22
165: Dillon Cahill (Pascack Hills) dec. Jeremy Marsella (Wall), 12-9
175: Olivier Paul (DelVal) dec. Greyson Hyland (Woodstown), 10-7
190: Dane Shiroff (Cherokee) pinned Nicholas Allen (Ocean), 5:12
215: Dimos Maroulis (Voorhees) pinned Bradley Snitcher (Woodstown), 1:32
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown) pinned Zane Spencer (Lawrence), 0:38

INDOOR TRACK
Five individuals and one relay team brought home top 10 finishes at the second SJTCA meet of the season Saturday at the Ott Center in Philadelphia.

Penns Grove’s Arianna Dowe scored two, finishing eighth in the girls long jump (14-1.25) and seventh in the triple jump (30-5.75). Teammate Zoey Caesar was fifth in the shot put (32-1.5), one spot ahead of Salem’s Ava Rodgers (30-2.25).

On the boys side, Salem’s Ahmad Tucker was eighth in the long jump (19-3.5), Gradin Buzby was tenth in the pole vault (10-6) and the 4×400 relay team was tenth (3:45.47).

Winter schedule

Here is the schedule for the 2025-26 Salem County winter sports season; x-scrimmage

DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

DEC. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 5 p.m.

DEC. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at St. Joe (Hamm.), 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Triton at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

DEC. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Ocean, 5 p.m.

DEC. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Timber Creek at GCIT, 7 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

DEC. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 1 p.m.
Salem vs. Pleasantville in Ocean City, 5:15 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow, 11 a.m.
Salem Tech at Highland, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Camden at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Jackson Memorial, 2 p.m.
Woodstown at University of Delaware
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 11 a.m.

DEC. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at University of Delaware

DEC. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.
Salem at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 26
WRESTLING
Salem girls at Clayton Tournament

DEC. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Boardwalk Classic, Wildwood
Penns Grove vs. Millville, 2:30 p.m.
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Camden Tech vs. Haddon Heights, 10 a.m.
Camden Prep vs. Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
Woodstown vs. Holy Spirit, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Haddon Twp. at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton Classic, 8 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

DEC. 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Audubon Tournament
WRESTLING
Salem at Middleton South

DEC. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown Holiday Tournament
Consolation game, 10 a.m.
Championship game, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Moorestown Friends, Haddonfield, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. New Egypt (tournament), 1 p.m.

DEC. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown vs. Collingswood at Overbrook Classic, 10 a.m.
Salem vs. Rancocas Valley at Delsea, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 11:30 a.m.
West Deptford at Schalick, noon
Penns Grove vs. Westhampton Tech at Delsea, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Maple Shade at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Salem at New Egypt Tournament
WRESTLING
Audubon, Long Branch, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

JAN. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cherokee at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Maple Shade at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Northern Burlington, Willingboro at Salem, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Heights, Mainland at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Collingswood
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

JAN. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hammonton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 6 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, 7 p.m.

JAN. 7
WRESTLING
Deptford at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

JAN. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 7 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Triton at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT, 7 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 3:45 p.m.

JAN. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m.
Triton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
LEAP at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Kingsway, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Buena, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Pennsville, Millville, Oakcrest at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cinnaminson
INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 5 p.m.

JAN. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 4:30 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Hagerstown, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 13
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. GCIT at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Westbrook Lanes
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
DuPont at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 15
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Medford Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Camden Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Palmyra, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Salem vs. Deptford at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westbrook Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Northampton, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 16
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Lindenwold at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Eastern, 10 a.m.
Schalick at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 11:30 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Delsea, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Buena Quad
Penns Grove, Overbrook, Pitman at Salem, 9 a.m.
Pennsville, Collingswood, Vineland at Sterling, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Deptford, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Passaic at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, noon

JAN. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury
Salem at Atlantic City, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Deptford at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

JAN. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Salem at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 21
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Overbrook
Clayton at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Winslow at Salem, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Deptford at Brunswick Zone, 4 p.m.

JAN. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech in NJTAC, Lucky Strike North Brunswick, 1 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 23
BOYS BASKETBALL
Collingswood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Buena, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick at Pitman, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 6 p.m.

JAN. 24
BOYS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Kingsway at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Haddon Heights, Middle Twp. at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Woodstown, Haddonfield, Millville at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Holy Spirit, Toms River North, Vineland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Woodstown at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.

JAN. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Mastery Camden
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 28
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Cumberland
Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m.
Pennsville, Salem girls at Clayton Jamboree, 5 p.m.
SWIMMING
TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 29
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Center, 5 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 7 p.m.

JAN. 30
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.

JAN. 31
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m.
Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Luzerne, noon
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Cape May Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Millville, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

FEB. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. ACIT, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Washington Twp., Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Montgomery at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 6:30 p.m.

FEB. 5
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harrisburg Area at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.

FEB. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
Salem Tech at Buena, 11:30 a.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, noon
Battle by the Bay, Atlantic City
Salem vs. Cherry Hill East, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Sterling, Timber Creek at Oakcrest
Woodstown, Lacey at Williamstown
Vineland, Winslow at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

FEB. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m.

FEB. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Salem at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Timber Creek
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 5 p.m.

FEB. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Deptford at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Salem girls at Overbrook Jamboree, 5 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

FEB. 12
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem at Rutgers Prep, 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Camden at Salem CC, 6 p.m.

FEB. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WRESTLING
Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill West, Maple Shade at Schalick, 4 p.m.

FEB. 14
WRESTLING
Salem at Notre Dame
Highland, Mainland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown, Allentown, Haddon Heights at Delran, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Sussex at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Essex at Salem CC, noon

FEB. 15
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 16
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Team Tournament

FEB. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Harcum, 5 p.m.

FEB. 18
WRESTLING
Team Sectional Finals

FEB. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament

FEB. 20
WRESTLING
State Team Semifinals

FEB. 22
WRESTLING
State Team Championship
INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

FEB. 26
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

FEB. 28
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
WRESTLING
District Tournament

MAR. 3
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament

MAR. 6
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MARCH 7
WRESTLING
Region Tournament

MAR. 8
INDOOR TRACK
Meet of Championship, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 10 a.m.

MAR. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Semifinals

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 12
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 14
WRESTLING
NJSIAA Individual Championships, Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City

MAR. 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers
GIRLS BASKETBALL
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Rutgers

Shuffle the deck

Salem County teams split into two divisions in the new West Jersey Football League alignment; Woodstown, Penns Grove out of Diamond for first time in league history

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

The Diamond Division of the West Jersey Football League may look a lot different than it has in the past, but it appears just as strong as it’s ever been.

The ”SEC West” of Group I football is still no country for old men.

Two-time reigning state champion Glassboro may be gone in the latest two-year shakeup of WJFL division alignments, but there is still a lineup of heavy hitters residing there.

Glassboro, Woodbury, Woodstown and Penns Grove may be out, but Pennsville, Paulsboro, Gloucester and Overbrook are in. All six teams in the new iteration of the division were playoff teams this past season.

Schalick was 5-7, but played in the sectional title game for the third year in a row. Pennsville (5-5, Patriot) was a South Jersey Group I quarterfinalist and Salem (6-5) and Paulsboro (9-2) played in the semifinals. Incoming Gloucester (5-5, Continental) and Overbrook (6-4, Patriot) were playoff teams in Group II.

“We feel like our division will be challenging, but we must challenge ourselves to get better,” Pennsville athletics director Jamy Thomas said. “We are familiar with the teams in our division and we are getting back a few Salem County rivals.”

To accommodate the shuffle, Salem County’s other two football-playing teams, Woodstown (3-7) and Penns Grove (0-9), were moved into the Independence Division with Buena (3-5), Clayton (5-5), Pitman (4-6) and Woodbury (3-7). Only Woodbury in this group made the playoffs this year, and it was involved in the fight with Paulsboro late in the game.

Glassboro jumps into the Colonial Division with Cedar Creek, Delsea, Holy Spirit, Ocean City and Pleasantville. Reigning Patriot Division champion West Deptford jumps into the Constitution Division with Burlington City, Delran, Haddonfield, Seneca and Willingboro.

Teams had the right to appeal their spots. Deadline for the appeals was Dec. 3; sources said there were more than 20. Five have been granted of the 11 heard, and while there will be changes in the alignment league officials declined to identify them.

“The modifications based on appeals granted have not been completed yet,” WJFL president and Moorestown athletics director Joe McColgan said Wednesday.

The group meets again Monday. “I’m hoping we’ll have some resolution” at that time, McColgan said.

Woodstown and Penns Grove have been part of the Diamond Division since the inception of the WJFL in 2010, but it has been rare that all five Salem County teams played in the same division.

The Eagles play an annual trophy game with Penns Grove. The last time they played all four of the other Salem County teams in the same season was 2019.

“(It) would be nice if the scheduling committee added Woodstown as one of our cross-overs so we would once again play all of the Salem County schools during the regular season,” Thomas said.

WEST JERSEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
DIAMOND: Gloucester, Overbrook, Paulsboro, Pennsville, Salem, Schalick.
INDEPENDENCE: Buena, Clayton, Penns Grove, Pitman, Woodbury, Woodstown.

Salem County WJFL History

YEAR	SCHALICK	PENNS GROVE	PENNSVILLE	SALEM	WOODSTOWN
2025	Diamond	Diamond	Patriot	Diamond	Diamond
2024	Diamond	Diamond	Patriot	Diamond	Diamond
2023	Horizon	Diamond	Royal	Diamond	Diamond
2022	Horizon	Diamond	Royal	Diamond	Diamond
2021	United	Diamond	United	Diamond	Diamond
2020	United	Diamond	United	Diamond	Diamond
2019	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2018	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2017	Classic	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2016	Classic	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond	Diamond
2015	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2014	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2013	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2012	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2011	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond
2010	Diamond	Diamond	Classic	Classic	Diamond

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 8-13; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, DEC. 8
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Triton at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
x-Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, DEC. 9
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Vineland, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Highland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester at Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Overbrook at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Morris at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Woodstown at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden County Tech, 4 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville Polar Bear Meet, 3 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton at Bowlero, 3:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 11
BOYS BASKETBALL
x-Cinnaminson at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-St. Joseph at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BASKETBALL
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 4:45 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown at Camden Academy Charter, 3:30 p.m.
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 12
WRESTLING
Pennsville girls in TCC Jamboree, 5 p.m.

SATURDAY, DEC. 13
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Cumberland vs. West Deptford, 10:30 a.m.
Winslow vs. Deptford, 12:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Woodbury, 4:30 p.m.
Penns Grove vs. Lindenwold, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove Showcase
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 2:30 p.m.
WRESTLING
Schalick Holiday Tournament, 9 a.m.
Salem at Vineland Tournament
Woodstown at Delaware Valley Tournament
INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ott Center, Philadelphia
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, noon

Stars align for TCC

Tri-County Conference sweeps Colonial in soccer all-star games, boys score five goals in final 10:30, girls score shutout

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

CLAYTON — Darren Huck was about 30 seconds away from walking down the sideline to ask his opposite number how he wanted to play it if their all-star soccer game ended in a tie. Overtime? PKs? Coin toss at 20 paces?

Turns out he didn’t have to have that conversation at all.

After nearly 70 minutes of close calls, the Woodstown coach’s Tri-County Conference boys soccer all-stars erupted for five goals in the final 10 and a half minutes of the match and wrecked the Colonial Conference stars 5-1 Monday at Haupt Field.

“Just got lucky,” Huck said with some serious side-eye when asked if he planned it that way. “How did they say it on TV, the ‘A-Team,’ ‘I love it when a plan comes together.’

“It worked out really, really well. We had some weapons we were able to make us look like we knew what we were doing on the sideline.”

Actually, the game went a lot like Huck envisioned, for the first 70 minutes at least. It was a close game between two evenly matched teams, nothing like last year’s 9-1 TCC rout.

The Colonials took a 1-0 lead when Gateway’s Ethan LaCroix hit a shot from about the PK spot that was just out of Pennsville keeper Coen Rinnier’s reach less than four minutes before the break.

And it stayed that way until shortly after the TCC’s last wave of substitutions.

Just about the time Huck was headed over to make his overtime pitch GCIT’s Mike Stanwood got the equalizer when he finished Schalick senior Anthony Sepers’ sharp pass through the box with 10:26 to play.

The coach stopped, turned around and decided to rethink this overtime thing. Then the goals came fast and furious.

Before it was over, Sepers had another assist and GCIT’s Cole Madgey and Williamstown’s Amadu Jalloh had two goals apiece. All five goals came in a span of 9 minutes and 12 seconds.

“Sometimes it just clicks and when you score one, then you’re feeling good and get more adrenaline and you score another and then another and then another,” said Sepers, one of nine Salem County players and four Cougars in the game. “I thought it was going to be a really close game, which it was for the most part, and it just opened up.”

The Tris might not have gotten the first goal if Sepers weren’t so good at reading the field. He was going to shoot it from the left side, but saw Stanwood making a run from behind and pushed the ball through to where he anticipated the receiver would be. It would be the play that changed the game.

“The energy completely shifted,” Madgey said. “It was like no one was really caring and then we scored, then it became a huge energy shift and we all started having more fun and it became more of a game. We scored one and we couldn’t stop.”

Jalloh scored the go-ahead goal two minutes later. About 90 seconds after that Madgey lit the lamp for the first time. Madgey got his second goal moments later off a Sepers corner kick and Jalloh closed the scoring with 64 seconds to play shortly after banging one off the post.

“The corner kick (assist) was actually funny,” Sepers said. “A lot of us all used to play on a club team together so we were messing around and calling that one play and it actually worked.”

“They were all talking about a play they had and I joined in,” Madgey said. “They all said ‘crash,’ and went to the goalie. I just joined in and it kind of found its way to me.”

When the train comes in, everybody rides.

Tri-County 5, Colonial 1

Tri-County	0	5-	5
Colonial	1	0-	1

GOALS — C: Ethan LaCroix, 36:08; T: Mike Stanwood (Anthony Sepers), 69:34; T: Amadu Jalloh, 71:32; T: Cole Madgey, 73:00; T: Cole Madgey (Anthony Sepers), 74:30; T: Amadu Jalloh, 78:46.

**Schalick teammates Quinn Berger (L) and Cali Fisler talk about scoring the first two goals of the match in the Tri-County all-stars’ 3-0 win over the Colonial Conference stars.**

Girls: ‘It’s a Schalick show’

CLAYTON – No sooner had Quinn Berger’s goal from the corner settled inside the goal, Cali Fisler ran over to her teammate and enthusiastically proclaimed, “It’s a Schalick show.”

Fisler and Berger scored the first two goals of the game, about five minutes apart in the first half, and Woodstown’s Ellie Wygand made a big save in the second half as the TCC girls won 3-0.

Fisler, who’s normally assisting other players’ goals, scored the first goal of the night when she lined straight up on Colonial keeper Egypt Bolan (Lindenwold) and buried a shot from about 15 yards out inside the left post with 15:07 left in the first half.

“That was pretty exciting considering I’m not much of a goal scorer in the season, I usually get a lot of assists,” the Cougars’ all-time assists leader said. “But I saw the ball open and I had a shot on net, so I was like I’m just going to take it and it wound up in the back of the net so I’m pretty happy.”

Berger made it 2-0 about five minutes later, and of course it came on a corner kick. The set piece specialist, who had five corner-kick assists on Emily Miller goals in a two-game stretch late in the season and scored directly on a corner in the South Jersey Group I semifinals, put a ball on goal from the right corner that exploded off the keeper’s forearms into the goal.

“That’s literally Quinn,” Fisler said. “That’s the definition of Quinn. That’s what she does.”

Berger had two other corners in the half that had chances to go in. The first was headed over the crossbar by one of her teammates and the other was saved by the keeper and cleared by the defense.

“I honestly don’t know (why it works so well),” Berger said. “I just try to aim for the goal and I have my spot to where I put it on the corner.

“I was always the one who took free kicks, so I was always used to that, but this year is just on a whole different level of excellence. I know where to put it and I know the mindset of where people will be and just put it in the box so they can get it.”

Gianna Simon of Overbrook deposited the TCC’s third goal with 2:36 left in the match.

Wygand played at the end of the first half and started the second. She kept the shutout alive when she reached out with her arm to knock away a shot by Audubon’s Charlie Owens targeted for the upper right corner 11 minutes into the second half.

“I was really focused in that moment when I saw the girl coming at me and all I had to do was make the save,” Wygand said. “I definitely knew she was going toward the back post because of the way she was angled. I kind of just planted and it went the right way.

“Once I made it, I was good and I knew I had people to back me up on the back line and everywhere else. It was awesome.”

Tri-County 3, Colonial 0

Tri-County	2	1-	3
Colonial	0	0-	0

GOALS — T: Cali Fisler (Elizabeth Anderson), 24:53; T: Quinn Berger, 29:19; T: Gianna Simon, 77:24.