This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Fev. 23-28; all events subject to the weather; first-round South Jersey Group I basketball tournament games now on Friday

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Region XIX/North Atlantic District A Tournament
Ocean at Salem CC

THURSDAY, FEB. 26
BOWLING
NJSIAA Top 100, Lucky Strikes, North Brunswick

FRIDAY, FEB. 27
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Riverside at Salem, 5 p.m.
Paulsboro at Woodstown, 5 p.m.
Glassboro at Burlington City, 6:30 p.m.
Wildwood at KIPP, 6 p.m.
New Egypt at Haddon Twp., 7:30 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Audubon at Woodbury, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Palmyra, 6 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Paulsboro at Haddon Twp.
Burlington City at Woodbury
New Egypt at Palmyra
Cape May Tech at Glassboro
Salem at Audubon, 5 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5 p.m.
Schalick at Gateway, 5 p.m.
Clayton at Wildwood
BOWLING
Group I Championship
At Lucky Strikes, North Brunswick
Salem vs. Kinnelon, 9 a.m.
Middlesex vs. Rutherford, 9 a.m.
Title match to follow
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Ocean at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

SATURDAY, FEB. 28
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Group I Championship, Toms River
WRESTLING
NJSIAA District Tournament
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Region XIX/North Atlantic District A&B finals, Northampton CC
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Ocean (2), noon

Salem County leaders

Here are the Salem County boys and girls basketball stats leaders for the 2025-26 season; minimum 50 percent of team games, stats contingent on accuracy of reports to state service

Boys

SCORING (based on avg.)	PTS	AVG	FG	FT	GP
Mason O’Brien, PV	236	16.86	84	46	14
Tymear Lecator, Sal	364	16.55	118	76	22
Blake Bialecki, Wo	364	13.48	118	55	27
Dashaan Williams, Sal	272	11.83	92	60	23
Julian Dickerson. Sch	257	11.68	95	41	22
Roman Gipson, PG	301	11.15	122	29	27
Eli Caesar, Wo	252	9.69	90	32	26
Dylan Sheehan, Sch	189	9.45	78	33	20
Geonni Conrad, PG	253	9.37	99	31	27
Danny Knight, PV	159	9.35	34	6	17
Neziah Spence, Sal	199	9.05	58	54	22
Andrew White, Wo	214	8.56	82	31	25
Alejandro Vazquez, Wo	227	8.41	71	25	27
Chase Pompper, ST	162	7.71	65	26	21
Will Roy, PG	208	7.70	90	9	27
Kade Macom, Sch	169	7.68	67	15	22
Aiden Bobo, ST	151	7.55	61	19	20
Carson Pearsall, PG	131	7.28	50	20	18
Sherrod Jones, Sch	122	7.18	52	13	17
Raphael Busch, ST	129	7.17	54	19	18
Orion Baldwin, Sch	145	6.90	53	22	21
Lucas Fulmer, Wo	98	6.53	34	11	25
Xavier McGriff, Sal	139	6.32	46	20	22
Haneef Frisby, PG	129	6.14	55	18	21
Fatah Paige, Sal	96	6.00	42	2	16
Josh King, Wo	150	5.56	63	21	27
Marshall Stephens, Sal	120	5.45	58		22
Luke Kroll, ST	60	5.45	22	5	11
BJ Robbins, Sal	100	5.26	39		19
Darrelle Johnson, Sal	81	5.06	26	6	16
Jameel Horace, PG	75	5.00	45	4	15

3-POINTERS	TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Wo	70
Tymear Lecator, Sal	42
Alejandro Vazquez, Wo	41
Julian Dickerson, Sch	32
Neziah Spence, Sal	30
Roman Gipson, PG	28
Eli Caesar, Wo	28
Geonni Conrad, PG	24
Mason O’Brien, PV	22
Kade Macom, Sch	20
Orion Baldwin, Sch	17
Will Roy, PG	17
Lucas Fulmer, Wo	17
Xavier McGriff, Sal	15
Carson Pearsall, PG	13

REBOUNDING (based on avg.)	TOT	AVG	GP
Dylan Sheehan, Sch	197	9.85	20
Dashaan Williams, Sal	186	8.09	23
Raphael Busch, ST	140	7.78	18
Marshall Stephens, Sal	167	7.59	22
Haneef Frisby, PG	155	7.38	21
Andrew White, Wo	160	6.40	25
Fatah Paige, Sal	92	5.75	16
Josh King, Wo	142	5.26	27
Mishawn Brantley, PG	138	5.11	27
Frank Hoerst, Wo	101	5.05	20
Tymear Lecator, Sal	98	4.45	22
Darrelle Johnson, Sal	70	4.38	16
Blake Bialecki, Wo	115	4.26	27
Julian Dickerson, Sch	86	3.91	22
Aiden Bobo, ST	71	3.55	20
Sherrod Jones, Sch	59	3.47	17
Eli Caesar, Wo	90	3.46	26
Jalen Markward, Wo	68	3.40	20
Jameel Horace, PG	50	3.33	15
Cooper Willoughby, Sch	69	3.29	21
Xavier McGriff, Sal	72	3.27	22
Kade Macom, Sch	70	3.18	22
Alejandro Vazquez, PG	84	3.11	27
Roman Gipson, PG	80	2.96	27
Mason O’Brien, PV	41	2.93	14

FREE THROWS (min. 1 FTA per GP)	FTM	FTA	PCT.
Blake Bialecki, Wo	55	64	.859
Neziah Spence, Sal	54	66	.818
Tymear Lecator, Sal	76	99	.768
Eli Caesar, Wo	32	43	.744
Julian Dickerson, Sch	41	56	.732
Josh King, Wo	21	29	.724
Alejandro Vazquez, Wo	25	35	.714
Dylan Sheehan, Sch	34	48	.708
Mason O’Brien, PV	46	66	.697
Kade Macom, Sch	15	23	.652
Xavier McGriff, Sal	20	31	.645
Andrew White, Wo	31	50	.620
Deshaan Williams, Sal	60	105	.571
Chase Pompper, ST	26	58	.483
Raphael Busch, ST	19	40	.475
Orion Baldwin, Sch	22	48	.458
Sherrod Jones, Sch	13	30	.433
Aiden Bobo, ST	19	46	.413
Luke Kroll, ST	5	16	.312

ASSISTS	TOT	STEALS	TOT
Tymear Lecator, Sal	113	Geonni Conrad, PG	62
Roman Gipson, PG	97	Julian Dickerson, Sch	52
Alejandro Vazquez, Wo	86	Roman Gipson, PG	48
Blake Bialecki, Wo	79	Will Roy, PG	47
Orion Baldwin, Sch	64	Josh King, Wo	45
BJ Robbins, Sal	56
Julian Dickerson, Sch	53	Alejandro Vazquez, Wo	41
Will Roy, PG	49	Blake Bialecki, Wo	41
Eli Caesar, Wo	43	Orion Baldwin, Sch	40
Geonni Conrad, PG	37	Dylan Sheehan, Sch	39
Dylan Sheehan, Sch	34	Eli Caesar, Wo	37
Carson Pearsall, PG	31	Chase Pompper, ST	36
Lucas Fulmer, Wo	28	Haneef Frisby, PG	35
Josh King, Wo	27	Jalen Markward, Wo	34
Jalen Markward, Wo	27	Luis Colon, PG	33
Darrelle Johnson, Sal	26	Sherrod Jones, Sch	31
Chase Pompper, ST	25	Neziah Spence, Sal	28
Andrew White, Wo	23	Carson Pearsall, PG	26
Sherrod Jones, Sch	22	Xavier McGriff, Sal	26
Mason O’Brien, PV	20	Andrew White, Wo	25
Ayden Myers, ST	20	Lucas Fulmer, Wo	21
Neziah Spence, ST	20
Luis Colon, ST	20

BLOCKED SHOTS	TOT
Marshall Stephens, Sal	42
Mishawn Brantley, PG	29
Aiden Bobo, ST	22
Raphael Busch, ST	20
Andrew White, Wo	19
Haneef Frisby, PG	18
Dylan Sheehan, Sch	12
Sherrod Jones, Sch	12
Frank Hoerst, Wo	12
Kade Macom, Sch	10

Girls

SCORING (based on avg.)	PTS.	AVG.	FG	FT	GP
Taylor Bass, PV	344	14.96	138	38	23
Marley Wood, PV	279	13.29	97	61	21
Dyaira Anderson, Sal	222	13.06			17
Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	300	12.50	118	28	24
Keziah Patterson, PG	272	12.36			22
JaNiyah Cummings, PG	234	10.64			22
Lauren Hengel, Wo	261	10.04	101	20	26
Addie Johnston, PV	218	9.48	82	11	23
Carlysia Pierce, Sal	162	9.00			18
Kendall Young, Wo	229	8.81	91	27	26
Kyia Leyman, Wo	178	7.74	76	17	23
Madison Dixon, Sal	121	7.56			16
Shelby Drummond, ST	105	7.50			14
Shelby Liber, ST	99	7.07			14
Willow Davis, Sch	154	7.00	51	26	22
Mikayla Washington, PG	145	6.59			22
Ava Scurry, Sch	129	6.14	56	17	21
Emma Perry, Wo	143	5.72	59	11	25
Amora Delaine, ST	79	5.64			14
Rylee Doerr, ST	50	5.56			9
Liv VanAcker, Sch	110	5.00	38	31	22
Timmiyah Simmons, Sal	50	4.55			11
Jaryn Weathers, Sal	63	4.50			14
Cali Fisler, Sch	87	3.95	30	26	22
Jaida Burns, PV	78	3.90	36	8	20
Jaiden Wilson, PV	82	3.73	29	8	22
Izzy Saulin, PV	81	3.68	37	10	22
Talia Guardascione, Wo	79	3.04	25	24	26

3-POINTERS	TOTAL
Addie Johnston, PV	41
Lauren Hengel, Wo	34
Taylor Bass, PV	30
Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	29
Willow Davis, Sch	25
Marley Wood, PV	24
Shelby Liber, ST	21
Kendall Young, Wo	17
Jaiden Wilson, PV	16
Madison Dixon, Sal	16
Keziah Patterson, PG	15
Shelby Drummond, ST	13

REBOUNDING (based on avg.)	TOT	AVG	GP
Dyaira Anderson, Sal	245	14.41	17
Rylee Doerr, ST	114	12.67	9
Mikayla Washington, PG	212	9.64	22
Ava Scurry, Sch	199	9.48	21
Lauren Hengel, Wo	231	8.88	26
Amora Delaine, ST	123	8.79	14
JaNiyah Cummings, PG	190	8.64	22
Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	202	8.42	24
Marley Wood, PV	166	7.90	21
Kyia Leyman, Wo	172	7.48	23
Carlysia Pierce, Sal	134	7.44	18
Kendall Young, Wo	136	5.23	26
Liv VanAcker, Sch	110	5.00	22
Triscia Wilson, Sal	54	4.91	11
Madison Dixon, Sal	77	4.81	16
Cali Fisler, Sch	105	4.77	22
Taylor Bass, PV	108	4.70	23
Jaryn Weathers, Sal	63	4.50	14
Jaida Burns, PV	88	4.40	20
Emma Perry, Wo	106	4.24	25
Izzy Saulin, PV	86	3.91	22
Evening Amedee, ST	22	3.67	9
Shelby Drummond, ST	51	3.64	14
Jaiden Wilson, PV	71	3.23	22
Timmiyah Simmons, Sal	35	3.18	11
Tiara Bazemore, ST	44	3.14	14
Keziah Patterson, PG	69	3.14	22
Rachel Reed, ST	31	3.10	10
Talia Guardascione, Wo	80	3.08	26

FREE THROWS (min. 1 FTA per GP)	FTM	FTA	PCT.
Marley Wood, PV	61	99	.616
Talia Guardascione, Wo	24	43	.558
Taylor Bass, PV	38	71	.535
Kendall Young, Wo	27	51	.529
Willow Davis, Sch	26	57	.456
Shelby Liber, ST	8	18	.444
Emma Perry, Wo	11	25	.444
Ava Scurry, Sch	17	39	.436
Liv VanAcker, Sch	31	73	.425
Amora Delaine, ST	17	40	.425
Cali Fisler, Sch	26	62	.419
Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	28	69	.406
Rylee Doerr, ST	8	20	.400
Lauren Hengel, Wo	20	51	.392
Kyia Leyman, Wo	17	47	.362

ASSISTS	TOT	STEALS	TOT
Marley Wood, PV	148	Carlysia Pierce, Sal	84
Liv VanAcker, Sch	88	Taylor Bass, PV	80
Lauren Hengel, Wo	64	Keziah Patterson, PG	78
Kendall Young, Wo	61	Kendall Young, Wo	74
Taylor Bass, PV	50	Liv VanAcker, Sch	73
Emma Perry, Wo	48	Willow Davis, Sch	67
Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	48	Cali Fisler, Sch	67
Carlysia Pierce, Sal	48	Lauren Hengel, Wo	61
Addie Johnston, PV	39	JaNiyah Cummings, PG	53
Cali Fisler, Sch	38	Ava Scurry, Sch	50
Madison Dixon, Sal	37	Emma Perry, Wo	49
Talia Guardascione, Wo	32	Marley Wood, PV	44
Willow Davis, Sch	30	Addie Johnston, PV	43
Keziah Patterson, PG	29	Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	38
JaNiyah Cummings, PG	29	Madison Dixon, Sal	36
Shelby Liber, ST	27	Mikayla Washington, PG	35
Jaiden Wilson, PV	26	Talia Guardascione, Wo	34
Shelby Drummond, ST	24	Jaiden Wilson, PV	33
Jaida Burns, PV	20	Shelby Drummond, ST	30
Dyaira Anderson, Sal	20	Izzy Saulin, PV	28
Kaliyah Taylor, Sal	20	Amora Delaine, ST	28

BLOCKED SHOTS	TOTAL
Ava Scurry, Sch	85
JaNiyah Cummings, PG	50
Rylee Doerr, ST	31
Mikayla Washington, PG	28
Kyia Leyman, Wo	27
Amora Delaine, ST	20
Carlysia Pierce, Sal	18
Dyaira Anderson, Sal	18
Lauren Hengel, Wo	17
Marley Wood, PV	16
Cali Fisler, Sch	12
Keziah Patterson, PG	11
Nevaeh Robinson, Sch	11

Cougars come up short

Schalick falls in finals of Tri-County Girls Postseason Bracket, last-second shot hits twice and falls away, includes weather update and results from Saturday’s Salem County sports calendar

TRI-COUNTY TOURNAMENT
BOYS
Championship Bracket
Cumberland 40, Kingsway 37
Postseason Bracket
Triton at Washington Twp.
GIRLS
Championship Bracket
Gloucester Catholic 65, Wildwood 26
Postseason Bracket
Deptford 33, Schalick 31

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — It was about three hours after the final horn and Schalick girls basketball coach John Whelan still hadn’t gotten completely over the game.

His top-seeded Cougars rallied from nine with 56 seconds left, eight with 34 to go, and had a good look to tie. But Nevaeh Robinson’s shot bounced twice around the goal before falling away, allowing Deptford to escape with a 33-31 victory in the Tri-County Conference Postseason Bracket championship game.

It was 33-24 with under a minute to play. The Cougars (17-7) got free throws from Ava Scurry and Liv VanAcker to start the comeback. Scurry then hit a bucket and Emmalyn Weir nailed a 3-pointer to make it a two-point game.

The Spartans (13-14) put the ball in play under their basket with 2.5 seconds left. Robinson stole the inbounds pass, got to the rim and her shot hit the backboard and then the front of the rim before falling away.

It was that kind of game for the Cougars.

“We just could not put the ball in the basket,” Whelan lamented. “It wasn’t for really a lack of anything else other than that.

“It just wouldn’t go in. Didn’t matter, layup, jump shots. We had several roll around the rim and come out. We did cost ourselves some possessions with some unforced turnovers, that hurt us a little bit, but ultimately it just wasn’t our day in terms of getting the ball to go in the hoop.”

The Cougars held an 18-14 halftime lead behind balanced scoring and their typically tight defense, but went cold in the third quarter and were outscored 11-2. Deptford’s Chaylin Morine scored seven of her team-high 11 points in the quarter. Schalick’s only points came on Willow Davis’ only basket of the game.

Scurry led all scorers with 12 points and blocked three shots to tie her 2024 single-season school record. Robinson had eight points and nine rebounds to reach 300 points and 200 boards for the season. VanAcker had 12 rebounds and five steals, and had two assists to move within one of tying that single-season school record.

DEPTFORD 33, SCHALICK 31
DEPTFORD (13-14): Colana Tymes 2 0-0 5, Kylie Galantic 2 1-4 6, Zakyah Babb 0 0-2 0, Chaylin Morine 3 5-8 11, Kendall Evans 3 2-2 8, Sanai Green 1 0-2 2, Jazlynn Diaz 0 1-4 1, LeAsia Chandler 0 0-0 0, Camille Bristo 0 0-0 0. Totals 11 9-22 33.
SCHALICK (17-7): Cali Fisler 0 1-2 1, Ava Scurry 5 2-4 12, Willow Davis 1 0-2 2, Nevaeh Robinson 2 1-2 6, Liv VanAcker 0 2-8 2, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0, Jaelynn Jarmon 1 0-0 3, Emma O’Neill 2 0-0 5. Totals 11 6-18 31.

Deptford	6	8	11	8-	33
Schalick	9	9	2	11-	31

3-point goals: Deptford 2 (Tymes, Galatic); Schalick 3 (Robinson, Jarmon, O’Neill). Fouled out: Morine, Scurry. Total fous: Deptford 16, Schalick 16.

Indoor track

Due to the impending storm, the NJSIAA Group I & 4 indoor track championship meet in Toms River has been pushed back to Feb. 28. Salem County qualified for 28 individual spots and three relays to the meet, including Woodstown sectional champions Josh Crawford (400, 800), Kami Casiano (girls high jump) and the boys 4×400 relay.

Wrestling

POINT PLEASANT BEACH QUAD
PENNSVILLE 65, EWING 0
106: Brett Land (P) tech fall over Bryce Wittkop, 17-2
113: Greyson Robbins (P) won by forfeit
120: Maximos Efelis (P) maj. dec. Gibril Huq, 12-2
126: Mihki Dicks (P) pinned Makai Hill, 2:59
132: Chase Baker (P) pinned Joseph Lichtmann, 1:02
138: Nathaniel Mason (P) won by forfeit
144: Gabe Supernavage (P) won by forfeit
150: Vincent Grether (P) tech fall over Rocky Richardson, 16-0
157: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Tristan Amaru, 1:13
165: Robbie McDade (P) won by forfeit
175: Cristian Blyler (P) dec. Danny Umana-DelaRosa, 8-3
190: Stephen Pangle (P) won by forfeit
215: Andy Hibare (E) pinned Joseph Halstead, 5:00
285: Cephus Horton (E) dec. Trevor Waddington, 8-1

PENNSVILLE 61, PT. PLEASANT BEACH 17
113: Greyson Robbins (P) pinned Max Esposito, 2:30
120: Henry Ventresca (PPB) pinned Maximos Efelis, 1:53
126: Brandon Stizza (PPB) tech fall over Mihki Dicks, 19-3 (5:45)
132: Chase Baker (P) dec. Gavin Sramowicz, 11-4
138: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Dante Pezzello, 2:19
144: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall over Jaxon Bowers, 16-0 (5:00)
150: Vincent Grether (P) pinned Davin Marquez, 4:27
157: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Mattix Sickel, 1:49
165: Robbie McDade (P) tech fall over Gage Boyle, 17-1 (5:00)
175: Gael Santiago (PPB) pinned Cristian Blyler, 3:42
190: Stephen Pangle (P) pinned Wyland Grant, 4:23
215: Hunter Coulbourn (P) pinned CJ Engelhardt, 4:34
285: Jacob Hand (P) pinned Allan Micheletti, 3:13
106: Brett Land (P) won by forfeit

College basketball

The third-ranked Salem CC men’s basketball will host Ocean CC in its Region 19/North Atlantic District tournament semifinal Wednesday after the Vikings eliminated Philadelphia 76-63 in a play-in game Saturday. The game originally was scheduled for Tuesday, but region officials pushed the game back out of an abundance of caution for the impending snowstorm.

The Mighty Oaks (29-1), the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament, beat the Vikings twice during the regular season, 113-90 and 100-78.

The winner of the Salem-Ocean game will meet the Camden-Montgomery winner Saturday at Northampton for the auto bid to the national tournament March 11-14 in Herkimer, N.Y.

1,000-Point Club

Here is a list of Salem County’s all-time leading scorers in basketball; documented additions/updates should be sent to al.muskewitz@gmail.com

Boys

PLAYER	SCHOOL	TOTAL	YEAR
Paul Gause	Schalick	3144	2005
Keith Jackson	Salem	1940	1986
Derrick Parsley	Salem	1813	2008
Richard Brokenbaugh	Penns Grove	1730	1989
Marcus Robinson	Salem	1726	1990
Joe Hickman	Woodstown	1726	1972
Zach Manorowitz	Pennsville	1679	2020
Mike Holloway	Schalick	1634	2015
Rashan Holloway	Schalick	1622	2014
Kavon Lewis	Penns Grove	1600	2020
Dominique Roy	Penns Grove	1574	2008
Mike Wright	Penns Grove	1551	1988
Greg Frith	Schalick	1532	1990
Fred Drains	Woodstown	1444	1989
Jawan Roane	Penns Grove	1424	2018
Jerry Dickerson	Salem	1416	1963
Sean Collins	Schalick	1393	1996
Geshawn Davis	Penns Grove	1393	2013
Melvin Allen	Schalick	1355	2014
Ron Michael	Salem	1350	2002
Bradley Rowand	Woodstown	1346	2000
Tyler Lunsford	Schalick	1345	2016
James Rowe	Salem	1300	1997
Dan Feruck	Pennsville	1284	1980
Lowell Fortune	Salem	1255	1989
Brian Sye	Salem	1227	1978
Ralph Kowalkowski	St. James	1220	1955
Josh Hedgeman	Schalick	1219	1989
Luke Wood	Pennsville	1198	2025
William Barnes	Salem	1192	2005
Jamar D. Johnson	Penns Grove	1189	2020
Anthony Farmer	Salem	1175	2024
Jim Shivers	Woodstown	1170	1973
George Seager	Pennsville	1158	1989
Michael Moore	Penns Grove	1147	1991
Gage Ausland	Salem	1144	2020
Butch Karr	Pennsville	1143	2009
Scott Powers	Woodstown	1134	1993
Joe Cassidy	St. James	1117	1983
Clifton Shaw	Penns Grove	1111	1996
Billy McMackin	Woodstown	1105	2003
Joe Mecholsky	Pennsville	1103	1992
Mike Driscoll	Woodstown	1100	1968
Brandon Bermudez	Salem Tech	1097	2023
Tim Buzby	Pennsville	1093	1987
x-Blake Bialecki	Woodstown	1090	2026
Jim Brown	Salem	1085	1985
Ramon Roots	Salem	1080	2016
Mike Harrell	Schalick	1075	1986
Brian Booker	Woodstown	1068	2002
Keith Robinson	Penns Grove	1065	2019
Troy Johnson	Schalick	1062	2017
Lew Ridgeway	Salem	1058	1975
Eric Spencer	St. James	1054	1990
Tom Summiel	Salem	1050	1971
Clint Hitchner	Woodstown	1050	1996
Jamy Thomas	Pennsville	1048	1994
DeAndre Solomon	Schalick	1044	2014
Charles McNeil	Penns Grove	1040	1956
Jim Smith	Woodstown	1038	1955
Charles Haines	Penns Grove	1030	1953
Bruce Spencer	St. James	1023	1983
xy-Tymear Lecator	Salem	1017	2026
Colin Rieger	Pennsville	1014	2015
Terrence Sorrell	Salem	1014	1988
Darryl Gause	Schalick	1007	2001
Dan Yucis	Pennsville	1003	1999
Matt Kates	Schalick	1002	2008
Woodrow Furbush	Salem	1002	2011

x-active, y-junior

Girls

PLAYER	SCHOOL	TOTAL	YEAR
Katie Kline	Pennsville	2110	2004
Amanda Young	St. James	1762	1995
Sharias Hill	Penns Grove	1661	2009
Brittany Smith	Salem	1623	2007
Talia Battavio	Woodstown	1620	2025
Megan Donelson	Woodstown	1588	2025
Tia Furbush	Schalick	1574	2021
Tori Smick	Woodstown	1566	2013
Shayla Llanos	Salem	1436	2008
Crystal Bailey	Schalick	1406	1984
Stephanie Owen	Woodstown	1381	1993
x-Marley Wood	Pennsville	1342	2026
Dawn Curry	Pennsville	1288	2008
Tamara Watkins	Penns Grove	1276	2005
Charlie Baldwin	Woodstown	1275	2020
Shaqui Coppage	Salem	1265	2010
Vynette Miller	Salem	1255	1985
Kelli Griffith	Pennsville	1248	1989
Paige Caldwell	Woodstown	1237	2017
x-Taylor Bass	Pennsville	1226	2026
Ryane Wood	Pennsville	1224	2022
Carly Lane	Penns Grove	1217	2001
Shaniece Banks	Penns Grove	1205	2008
Elizabeth Hudock	Salem	1203	2019
Marie Patrick	Salem	1186	1995
Hannah Cooksey	Pennsville	1168	2019
Lindsey Minch	Pennsville	1163	2010
Riley Fulmer	Woodstown	1163	2022
RaNiyah Wilson	Penns Grove	1156	2025
Nora Ausland	Pennsville	1144	2025
Tiasia Tatem	Salem	1139	2015
Che’Na Thompson	Salem	1130	2009
Ashley Hansen	Schalick	1124	2008
Bethany Humenik	Woodstown	1120	2009
Kelly Thompson	Woodstown	1115	1990
Latika Ross	Salem	1102	2001
Lindsay Rivell	Salem	1081	2001
Caitlin McCaffery	Pennsville	1080	2003
Natrice Reed	Penns Grove	1065	2018
Meely Horace	Penns Grove	1063	2024
Kayla Mayers	Woodstown	1041	2015
Shannon Pollock	St. James	1037	1993
Christy Britton	St. James	1037	1989
Ashley Engel	Woodstown	1012	2007
Susanne Daly	St. James	1002	1991
Sandy Alston	Penns Grove		1983

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There are a lot of points in this picture of 1,000-point scorers (L-R) Woodstown’s Talia Battavio and Pennsville’s Marley Wood, Ryane Wood, Luke Wood, Nora Ausland and Jamy Thomas. There were more than 7,100 points represented here at the time this photo was taken.

Playing for a title

Schalick girls earn a spot in the TCC Postseason Bracket title game, host Deptford Saturday morning; includes TCC Tournament scores and Salem County consolation games

TCC GIRLS TOURNAMENT
Postseason Bracket
Schalick 47, Salem 33
Deptford 54, Clayton 39
Championship Bracket
Gloucester Catholic 60, Clearview 29
Wukdwiid 69, Glassboro 64 (3 OT)
Consolation games
Washington Twp. 44, Woodstown 20
Pennsville 57, Cumberland 35
TCC BOYS TOURNAMENT
Championship Bracket
Kingsway 52, Overbrook 41
Cumberland 57, Williamstown 54
Postseason Bracket
Triton 53, GCIT 51
Washington Twp. 55, Pitman 40
Consolation games
Woodstown 77, Clearview 50

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — John Whelan held his breath a little bit when the Tri-County Conference officials were seeding their annual tournament and he let out a small sigh of relief when they finished their business.

Whelan’s Schalick girls basketball team was having one of their best seasons in a while, but its power points on Super Bowl Sunday left it on the bubble of making the TCC Championship Bracket reserved for the the league’s 12 heaviest hitters or the Postseason Bracket with what was left.

A power point here or there or a team jump-seeding its neighbor in the standings and a lot of things could change. When it all shook out, the Cougars fell on the Postseason Bracket side of the line — the No. 1 seed, if fact — and now, instead of facing an upper seed in the first round of the upper bracket with the expected consequences, they have a chance to win a championship.

The Cougars earned a spot in the Postseason Bracket championship game Thursday night when they dumped Salem 47-33. They now host Deptford (12-14) for the title Saturday at 10 a.m.

“It’s exciting,” Whelan said. “The girls deserve it. They’ve earned it. They put the work in all season, in the offseason in here, every practice, in the weight room, so it’s kind of come full circle for us. It’s exciting times to have this opportunity.”

In the past, the TCC split its tournament into three divisions – the top 8 (A), the eight in the middle of pack (B) and the also-rans (C),. This year they decided to expand the upper bracket to reward the league’s four division winners that sometimes didn’t make the A Bracket with first-round byes

They seeded it straight on the power points among the conference’s 23 teams – with the exception of the division winners who earned the top four seeds – and went to a 12-team upper and 11-team lower bracket.

The Cougars came in at No. 13, despite having as many or more wins than seven teams in the Championship Bracket at the time of the seeding, meaning they were the first team out and the whole Postseason Bracket went through them. They were the winningest team in the bracket by five wins.

“You always want to strive to play for that higher competition, but we fell where we fell,” Whelan said. “The 1 seed, that would be extra home games for us. We approach it the same way we would any other bracket or championship or any other game. This is just as important to us as it would be if we were in the other bracket.

“It definitely gave us an opportunity to be where we are, for sure. Some of the upper-tier teams is something we’re striving to work towards and we’re making good strides. This is definitely a bracket with good competition, as seen in the past two games, and we’ll see again Saturday. This is the start of our post-season.”

Nevaeh Robinson led Schalick with 14 points and nine rebounds. Cali Fisler had a career-high 13 points, including 7-of-8 from the free throw line. She was 5-for-6 in the fourth quarter, undermining the Rams’ strategy for getting back in the game.

The Cougars were 18-of-27 from the line for the game, while the Rams were 13-of-29.

“We talked about the importance of free throws, especially in a playoff game,” Whelan said. “We knew it was going to be physical and we prepared for that mentally and physically. We spent a lot of time with free throws (in practice) and to their credit they knocked them down.”

“I just was really confident this game,” Fisler said. “I knew what I could do at line. I knew my percentages overall have not been very good this season, but I knew what I could do, so I stayed calm despite the noise they were trying to make and I just did what I do.”

Point guard Liv VanAcker got the Cougars through some of the more chaotic moments of the fast-paced game and dished seven assists to move within four of Abby Chomo’s single-season school record (89). Ava Scurry blocked four more shots, leaving her four shy of her single-season record (85).

“It was chaotic, yes, but our team is very good with chaos,” VanAcker said. “At first we start off a little shaky, but we get our groove after a while.”

DyAira Anderson led Salem with 14 points and 20 rebounds. Carlysia Pierce had 11 points and 12 rebounds. The Rams forced Schalick into numerous turnovers early and led 5-4 after a turnover-filled first quarter, but they were negatively impacted throughout by missing too many shots in close and struggling at the free throw line.

“You’ve gotta have the ball go through the circle.,” Salem coach Kemp Carr said. “You can’t get four and five shots at the basket, two feet, and you don’t make it. It’s not so much what they did more than what we didn’t do. We just didn’t execute what we needed to execute. You’ve gotta make shots.”

SCHALICK 47, SALEM 33
SALEM (9-10): Madison Dixon 3 0-2 6, DyAira Anderson 3 8-13 14, Carlysia Pierce 3 5-14 11, Jaryn Weathers 0 0-0 0, Tricia Wilson 1 0-0 2, Kaliyah Taylor 0 0-0 0, Samiyah Moore 0 0-0 0, Zanyah Frieson 0 0-0 0, Timmiyah Simmons 0 0-0 0. Totals 10 13-29 33
SCHALICK (17-6): Cali Fisler 3 7-8 13, Ava Scurry 4 0-0 8, Willow Davis 1 2-2 5, Nevaeh Robinson 5 2-5 14, Liv VanAcker 0 5-8 5, Vicky Basich 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 0 2-2 2, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-0 0, Emma O’Neil 0 0-2 0. Totals 13 18-27 47.

Salem	5	7	10	11-	33
Schalick	4	16	12	15-	47

3-point goals: Schalick 3 (Davis, Robinson 2). Rebounds: Salem 55 (Pierce 12, Anderson 20); Schalick 26 (Scurry 5, Robinson 9, VanAcker 6). Technical fouls: Fisler. Fouled out: Pierce, Scurry. Total fouls: Salem 22, Schalick 20.

PENNSVILLE 57, CUMBERLAND 36: Marley Wood scored 10 of her game-high 24 points in the second quarter as the Eagles pulled away from this TCC Championship Bracket consolation game. Jaiden Wilson added a career-high 12 points Next up for the Eagles is a Wednesday date with Woodstown in the South Jersey Group I tournament.

CUMBERLAND (10-14): Ellie Bodine 4 3-4 11, Lizzy Pfliegar 5 0-0 13, Addie Weist 1 0-0 3, Ny Gay 0 0-0 0, Kamila Ramos 0 0-0 0, JaLynn Brown 0 0-0 0, Julianna Rivera 0 0-0 0, Aleevia Fennal 2 0-0 4, Hydra Loatman 0 0-0 0, Peyton Johnson 0 0-0 0, Amely Pina 1 0-0 2, Mikaylah Picconi 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 3-4 35.
PENNSVILLE (16-7): Taylor Bass 2 1-4 6, Marley Wood 9 4-5 24, Addie Johnston 4 0-0 9, Izzy Saulin 3 0-0 6, Jaiden Wilson 5 0-0 12, Kylie Harris 0 0-0 0, Kylie Weist 0 0-0 0, Reagan Sipps 0 0-0 0, Angelina Wagner 0 0-0 0, Addison Hitt 0 0-0 0, Makayla Griffith 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 5-9 57.

Cumberland	6	9	10	10-	35
Pennsville	14	15	12	16-	57

3-point goals: Cumberland 4 (Pfliegar 3, Weist); Pennsville 6 (Bass, Wood 2, Johnston, Wilson 2). Fouled out: Gay. Total fouls: Cumberland 9, Pennsville 7.

WASHINGTON TWP. 44, WOODSTOWN 20
WOODSTOWN (11-15): Kendall Young 2, Emma Perry 10, Lauren Hengel 4, Kyia Leyman 2, Talia Guardascione 2.
WASHINGTON TWP. (16-9): Frankie Begley 1 2-2 4, Shyla McLean 3 0-0 9, Julianna Cassidy 1 0-0 2, Elena Dabrowski 2 0-0 6, Aubrey Mack 6 1-2 13, Jade Mazzuca 1 0-0 2, Tessa Reilley 2 0-0 4, Lena Giannini 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 3-4 44.

Woodstown	2	4	10	4-	20
Washington Twp.	7	17	8	12-	44

3-point goals: Washington Twp. 5 (McLean 3, Dabrowski 2).

**Schalick’s Ava Scurry (C) denies Salem’s Kaliyah Taylor entry into the lane during their TCC Postseason Bracket semifinal game Thursday night.**

Boys game

WOODSTOWN 77, CLEARVIEW 50: Blake Bialecki led a balanced scoring attack with 18 points that featured five 3-pointers, as the Wolverines snapped a three-game losing streak that tied the longest in coach Ramon Roots’ two-year tenure. Bialecki had 11 points in the first quarter fueled by three 3s. Andrew White had 15 points, 13 in the third quarter, and Alejandro Vazquez had 10.

CLEAVIEW (10-17): Jonah Turner 3 1-2 7, Georgia Kritikson 3 1-1 8, Mike Pellecchia 3 1-2 8, Darren Riddick 4 0-0 9, Alex Whitwork 2 0-0 6, TJ McGovern 1 0-0 3, Logan Poletti 1 0-0 3, David Carter 2 0-0 6, Ethan Munch 0 0-0 0, Patrick Furfari 0 0-0 0, Jake Bernstein 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 3-5 50.
WOODSTOWN (16-11): Elijah Caesar 4 0-2 8, Jalen Markward 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 7 1-2 15, Trey Markward 1 0-0 2, Lucas Fulmer 1 0-0 2, Blake Bialecki 6 1-2 18, Bryce Ayars 0 0-0 0, Frank Hoerst 4 0-2 8, Connor Miller 2 2-2 6, Alejandro Vazquez 3 3-3 10, Brian Booker 1 0-0 2, John Hood-McGinley 0 0-0 0, Josh King 3 0-0 6. Totals 32 7-13 77.

Clearview	13	14	11	12-	50
Woodstown	22	13	21	21-	77

3-point goals: Clearview 9 (Kritikson, Pellecchia, Riddick, Whitworth 2, McGovern, Poletti, Carter 2); Woodstown (Bialecki 5, Vazquez). Total fouls: Clearview 8, Woodstown 11.

Salem County Spring 2026

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for Spring 2026; events at 4 p.m. unless noted; will be updated when schedules or updates are made available; need Woodstown, Salem Tech, Salem, Penns Grove, schedules and updates can be sent to al.muskewitz@gmail.com; x-scrimmage

GOT
ALL SCHALICK, ALL PENNSVILLE
WOODSTOWN BB/SB
PENNS GROVE BB
SALEM CC BB/SB

MARCH 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, 1 p.m.

MARCH 5
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3 p.m.

MARCH 6
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Sussex at Salem CC, 1 p.m.

MARCH 7
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, noon

MARCH 9
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Penn State-Hazleton at Myrtle Beach, 9 a.m.
Salem CC vs. Illinois Valley at Myrtle Beach, 1 p.m.

MARCH 10
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Lakeland CC at Myrtle Beach, 6 p.m.
Salem CC vs. CC of Rhode Island at Myrtle Beach, 9 p.m.

MARCH 12
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Minnesota North-Itasca at Myrtle Beach (2), 9 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Frederick, 3 p.m.

MARCH 13
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Elgin at Myrtle Beach (2), 4 p.m.

MARCH 14
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Quinsigamond CC at Myrtle Beach, noon
Salem CC vs. Garrett at Myrtle Beach, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Chesapeake, noon

MARCH 15
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC vs. Surry at Myrtle Beach (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Anne Arundel, noon

MARCH 16
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Northampton at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 17
TENNIS
x-Cumberland at Schalick
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton (2), noon

MARCH 18
BASEBALL
x-Millville at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
x-Middle Twp. at Schalick
TENNIS
x-Millville at Pennsville

MARCH 19
BASEBALL
x-Schalick at Paulsboro
SOFTBALL
x-Gateway at Woodstown
TENNIS
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.

MARCH 20
BASEBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford
SOFTBALL
x-Salem Tech at Schalick
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

MARCH 21
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape (2), noon

MARCH 22
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, noon

MARCH 23
BASEBALL
x-Woodstown at Deptford

MARCH 24
TENNIS
Pennsville at Cedar Creek
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 25
BASEBALL
x-Camden Tech at Schalick
x-Woodstown at GCIT
SOFTBALL
x-Schalick at Camden Tech
GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Lower Cape May at Schalick
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware County at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 26
BASEBALL
x-Highland at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Lower Cape May at RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 3 p.m.

MARCH 27
TRACK
Woodstown at Pennsville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

MARCH 28
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris at Salem CC, noon

MARCH 30
BASEBALL
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Gloucester at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood
Schalick at Clayton

MARCH 31
SOFTBALL
Sterling at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 3 p.m.

APRIL 1
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Gateway
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Pitman
Schalick at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Westwood GC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS TRACK
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:17 p.m.

APRIL 2
BASEBALL
Schalick at Ocean City
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Schalick
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Monroe-Bronx, 2 p.m.

APRIL 3
SOFTBALL
Deptford at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Howard CC at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 4
SOFTBALL
Pennsville in Thunderbolt Tournament, Millville
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer, noon

APRIL 6
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Schalick at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Schalick
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC, 3:30
TENNIS
Pennsville at West Deptford, 3:45 p.m.

APRIL 7
BASEBALL
Rancocas Valley at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Woodstown at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Overbrook
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS GOLF
Cumberland at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Mainland at Schalick
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 8
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Salem
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 2 p.m.

APRIL 9
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pennsville at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Schalick at Overbrook
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook
BOYS TRACK
Overbrook at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove

APRIL 10
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville
Woodstown at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Haddon Heights
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 11
BASEBALL
Schalick at Gloucester, TBD
Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 11 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, noon

APRIL 13
BASEBALL
Schalick at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
Pennsville at Wildwood
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Millville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Harford, 1 p.m.

APRIL 14
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 15
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Salem at Woodstown
Schalick at Pitman
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Schalick
BOYS TRACK
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Glassboro

APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Millville
SOFTBALL
Sterling at Schalick
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 3 p.m.

APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Cumberland
TENNIS
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden, 3 p.m.

APRIL 18
BASEBALL
Schalick at Haddon Twp., TBD
Sterling at Woodstown, 11 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon

APRIL 21
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pennsville at Salem
SOFTBALL
Salem at Pennsville
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
TRACK
Penns Grove at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bergen at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Salem
BOYS GOLF
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 23
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Heights
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.

APRIL 25
BASEBALL
Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon

APRIL 27
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Pitman
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Clearview, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Wildwood at Pennsville
BOYS TRACK
Schalick at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
GIRLS TRACK
Overbrook at Pennsville

APRIL 28
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Bridgeton
TENNIS
Clayton at Schalick

APRIL 29
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Woodstown
Pitman at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Pennsville
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Clayton, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick

APRIL 30
BASEBALL
Schalick at Clearview
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Washington Twp.
BOYS TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 1
BASEBALL
Gloucester at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Camden Tech at Schalick
TENNIS
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC

MAY 2
BASEBALL
Schalick at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Audubon, 11 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union (2), noon

MAY 4
BASEBALL
Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgeton at Schalick, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Triton
West Deptford at Pennsville
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Kingsway, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 5
BASEBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Schalick at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Clayton
Woodstown at Maple Shade
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, TBD

MAY 6
SOFTBALL
Millville at Woodstown
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., The Birches, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Burlington Twp. at Pennsville
BOYS TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 7
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Penns Grove at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Overbrook
Wildwood at Pennsville
BOYS GOLF
Carl Arena Tournament, Ramblewood GC, TBD
TENNIS
Pennsville at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Schalick

MAY 8
BASEBALL
Schalick at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Absegami

MAY 9
BASEBALL
Lee Ware Tournament, Woodstown, 10 a.m., 1 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Williamstown, 10 a.m.

MAY 10
BASEBALL
Schalick at Salem
SOFTBALL
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville

MAY 11
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Wildwood
Woodstown at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.

MAY 12
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 13
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Deptford
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick

MAY 14
BASEBALL
GCIT at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Delran at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.

MAY 15
BASEBALL
Mainland at Schalick
Oakcrest at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Pennsville
TENNIS
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Pennsauken, 3 p.m.

MAY 16
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Buena, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Cedar Creek, 11 a.m.

MAY 18
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Schalick
BOYS GOLF
Salem/Cumberland Championship, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Salem/Cumberland Championship, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Twp.

MAY 19
BASEBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Schalick
Pitman at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Pitman

MAY 20
BASEBALL
SOFTBALL
Atlantic Tech at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Cedar Creek

MAY 21
BASEBALL
Mainland at Pennsville

MAY 26
BOYS GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.

MAY 29
TRACK
NJSIAA Championships, Franklin HS, 3 p.m.

JUNE 3
TRACK
Meet of Champions, Pennsauken, 3 p.m.

Eye on the prize

Schalick girls have goal to win their TCC Tournament bracket, take first step with win over Pitman, get Salem next in semifinal showdown, includes South Jersey Group I girls tournament pairings

GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Championship Bracket
Delsea at Gloucester Catholic
Clearview 54, Timber Creek 28
Glassboro 44, Kingsway 30
Wildwood 44, Washington Twp. 38
Consolation game
Woodstown 45, Triton 36
Postseason Bracket
Schalick 43, Pitman 32
Salem 34, Williamstown 27
Clayton 52, GCIT 50
Deptford 61, Penns Grove 25

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — If there’s a bracket to be played there’s a bracket to be won, doesn’t matter if it’s Championship, Postseason or the 3-on-3 tournament down at the local rec.

Knowing there’s a title to claim at the end of the week, Schalick played what coach John Whelan called one of its better overall games of the year, jumped on Pitman early and rolled to a 43-32 win in the quarterfinals of the Tri-County Conference Tournament Postseason Bracket. The bracket’s No. 1 seed now hosts Salam in Thursday’s semifinals.

“We definitely have our goal set on winning,” Whelam said. “We played probably, I would say, the best team ball that we’ve played all year. We moved the basketball really well, we made the extra passes, (got) better quality shots.

“It’s starting to click a little more. You’ve seen it the last handful of games where we’ve been moving the ball better. Our offense has looked so much better, and then we continue to stay tough on the defensive end.”

The Cougars held their visitors to single digits points in every quarter, while opening quarter leads of 17-6, 27-15 and 37-24. leads of 17-6 and 27-15 in the first half.

Nevaeh Robinson “had a rhythm going” early for the Cougars and scored all 17 of her points in the first half. When the Panthers recognized the havoc she was causing and switched to a box-and-one on her, Willow Davis kept the offense clicking. Davis scored eight points in the third quarter and 11 of her 14 in the second half.

“We were moving the ball well enough to where we didn’t feel like we needed to really change our offense regardless of the box-and-one,” Whelan said. “Willow stepped up in the second half and hit a lot of shots.”

Robinson also had 11 rebounds, Cali Fisler and Ava Scurry each had 10, and Liv Vanacker had nine. Vanacker also had five assists and Scurry blocked four shots.

SCHALICK 43, PITMAN 32
PITMAN (4-15): Colette Rollins 1 0-0 3, Jocelyn O’Brien 1 0-0 2, Marlee Adams 2 3-5 7, Kendall Bennett 3 0-0 6, Emery Sharpnack 2 3-3 7, Audrey Duffield 2 0-2 5, Bella Pramov 1 0-0 2. Totals 12 6-10 32.
SCHALICK (16-6): Cali Fisler 3 1-2 7, Ava Scurry 1 2-2 4, Willow Davis 5 1-2 14, Nevaeh Robinson 7 0-0 17, Olivia Vanacker 0 1-2 1, Vicky Basich 0 0-0 0, Emmalyn Weir 0 0-0 0, Jaelynn Jarmon 0 0-2 0, Emma O’Neill 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 5-10 43.

Pitman	6	9	9	8-	32
Schalick	17	10	10	6-	43

3-point goals: Pitman 2 (Rollins, Duffield); Schalick 6 (Davis 3, Robinson 3). Rebounds: Schalick 41 (Fisler 10, Scurry 10, Robinson 11, Vanacker 9). Total fouls: Pitman 12, Schalick 15

SALEM 34, WILLIAMSTOWN 27: The Rams stretched an eight-point halftime lead to double digits, withstood a second-half rally by the Braves that got it to a one-point game and then pulled away to set up a semifinal showdown with Schalick.

“That’s a big win,” Salem coach Kemp Carr said. “It’s a Group 4 school, it’s a big team and it’s a postseason bracket, so we see it as a big deal for us. We’re excited for tonight.”

The Rams (9-9) played bang-up defense in the first half, holding the Braves (5-17) to only one field goal and five points in the first half. They stretched their halftime lead to 10 in the third quarter, but the Braves went on a run that cut it to one, 28-27, with about three minutes left before the Rams changed defenses and retook control.

“We showed some resiliency, something that we’ve really been working on, to not let that bother us, to keep playing through the clock,” Carr said. “We used a timeout to settle the girls down and we came out and got a basket that next possession.”

Dyaira Anderson led the Rams with a game-high 17 points and 18 rebounds. Carlysia Pierce had eight points, six rebounds and nine steals.

Salem and Schalick played once during the regular season with the Cougars taking a 37-33 win on the road.

SALEM (9-9): Madison Dixon 0 1-2 1, Dyaira Anderson 7 3-3 17, Carlysia Pierce 3 2-4 8, Jaryn Weathers 1 1-2 3, Kaliyah Taylor 2 1-3 5. Totals 13 8-14 34.
WILLIAMSTOWN (5-17): Milana Riccardi 0 0-0 0, Rylee Fair 1 0-0 2, Savanna Rolls 2 1-2 5, Peyton Wright 1 2-6 4, Nyah Chatelier 0 1-2 1, Harper Carney 1 0-0 2, Liz Yodess 1 0-0 2, Ava Byorick 1 0-2 2, Jidli Francis 1 2-2 4, Maren Riccardi 0 0-0 0
Celiyah Waters 1 1-2 4, Colette Hicks 0 1-2 1. Totals 9 8-18 27.

Salem	3	10	13	8-	34
Williamstown	3	2	13	9-	27

3-point goals: Williamstown 1 (Waters). Total fouls: Salem 14, Williamstown 17.

DEPTFORD 61, PENNS GROVE 25: The Spartans brought the Red Devils back to earth behind double-doubles from Chaylin Marine and Kendall Evans. Marine had 21 points and 12 rebounds (plus five steals), while Evans had 16 points and 14 rebounds. The Red Devils reached the quarterfinals of the Postseason Bracket with a victory over Overbrook in the opening round.

CONSOLATION GAME
WOODSTOWN 45, TRITON 36: Kyia Leyman and Kendall Young both enjoyed double-doubles as the Wolverines bounced back from their Championship Bracket opening-round loss to Kingsway. Leyman scored a career-high 18 points to lead all scorers and grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked three shots. Young had 10 points and 12 rebounds with three assists and five steals.

WOODSTOWN (11-14): Lauren Hengel 2 1-2 5, Emma Perry 1 0-0 3, Kyia Leyman 9 0-0 18, Kendall Young 3 3-4 10, Kailyn Kennedy 1 0-0 2, Talia Guardascione 2 1-2 5, Kamiya Brunson 2 0-0 4, Jaelyn McDonald 0 0-0 0. Totals 20 5-8 47.
TRITON (36): Melannie Noel 7 2-4 16, Gianna Endt 1 1-1 4, Kaidan Henry 1 0-2 3, Gianna Loftis 2 5-8 9, Akeera Reid-Streater 1 0-0 2, Chloe O’Connor 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 8-15 36.

Woodstown	16	6	10	13-	45
Triton	9	11	13	3-	36

3-point goals: Woodstown 2 (Perry, Young); Triton 2 (Endt, Henry). Rebounds: Woodstown 41 (Young 12, Hengel 11, Leyman 10).

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I TOURNAMENT
Feb. 25 Games
Paulsboro at Haddon Twp.
Burlington City at Woodbury
New Egypt at Palmyra
Cape May Tech at Glassboro
Salem at Audubon
Woodstown at Pennsville
Schalick at Gateway
Clayton at Wildwood
Feb. 27 Games
(Game at higher seed)
Paulsboro-Haddon Twp. vs. Burlington City-Woodbury
New Egypt-Palmyra vs. Cape May Tech-Glassboro
Salem-Audubon vs. Woodstown-Pennsville
Schalick-Gateway vs. Clayton-Wildwood

Oh so close

Woodstown boys win 4×400 relay in record time, but it left them one point short of winning the South Jersey Group I indoor sectionals; the difference was Glassboro’s third-place finish by 0.10 seconds

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Blink your eyes. That’s how close it was to determining the South Jersey Group I boys indoor track sectionals champion Sunday.

As these meets always seem to do lately, it came down to the final race between Woodstown and Glassboro in the 4×400 relay.

Woodstown had to win it and have Glassboro finish fourth or worse – or some other combination of a six-point swing – to win it all at the Bubble.

The Wolverines did what they needed to do, winning the race in a PR meet record (3:30.30), but Glassboro raced to third (3:37.78), a scant 0.10 seconds ahead of fourth-place Gateway, to grab just enough points to win the team title by one point.

Glassboro scored 54.60 points overall to Woodstown’s 53.60.

The Wolverines relay team of Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Kyle Reitz and Josh Crawford obliterated the old 4×400 record of 3:32.09, set by Woodbury last year. Salem finished second in the race.

“We knew going into the 4×4 that we needed two things to happen,” Chew said. “We needed to win and Glassboro couldn’t get third or better. Unfortunately, only one of those things was in the cards for us.

“Everyone ran a great race and we all did the best we could with what we could control. Now it just comes down to regaining our confidence and going into states with a good mentality.”

Through five events both teams were lagging behind leader Haddon Twp., but after the completion of the high jump and 800, the Wolverines had pulled in front, bringing Glassboro with them. The margin was seven points..

Glassboro made a big move in the 3200, the next-to-last event in the meet. Top-seeded Bulldog Joseph Saicic won the race and Jaeden Wesley, the 18th-seeded runner, finished fourth. Jacob Marino gave Woodstown its only points in the race, finishing sixth.

Salem County produced three individual champions. Crawford won the 400 (51.13) and 800 (1:59.87, going 1-2 with Chew), and Woodstown’s Kami Casiano won the girls high jump (5-0). In addition, there were four other runner-ups — Penns Grove’s Kylee Goodson (400), Woodstown’s Aiden Taulane (shot put), Woodstown’s Lia Covely (girls 55 hurdles) and Pennsville Kallie Morrison (girls high jump).

In all, Salem County qualified 28 individuals and three relays to the state group championships back here on Feb. 22.

This is the second major win for Casiano this year. She won the Tri-County Showcase with a jump of 5-2. She started the new year with a third-place finish in Penn’s Ott Center on Jan. 3 (4-10) and finished fourth in a batch meet here on Jan. 10 (5-0).

“I’m so happy about winning sectionals today,” Casiano said. “A big goal I had for myself this season was consistency. I’m getting past my nerves and giving it my all.”

Here are the event winners and Salem County qualifiers to the state group championships. The top six in each event score points and qualify for state.

This story will be updated.

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I SECTIONALS
BOYS
TEAM SCORES: Glassboro 54.60, WOODSTOWN 53.60, Haddon Twp. 36, Camden 32.60; SALEM 29.60, Gateway 22, PENNS GROVE 20, Audubon 17, Woodbury 14, Burlington City 12, Palmyra 8.60, SCHALICK 6, West Deptford 2, Buena 2.
400: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 51.13; 2. Kylee Goodson, Penns Grove 52.07; 4. Timothy Gregory, Salem 52.41.
1600: 1. Joseph Saicic, Glassboro 4:33.47; 4. Jacob Marino, Woodstown 4:36.50; 6. David Farrell, Woodstown 4:42.96
55 Hurdles: 1. Jaleel Dickerson-Dempsey, Camden 7.83; 4. Timothy Gregory, Salem 8.42; 5. Gradin Buzby, Salem 8.64
55 Dash: 1. Donte Davis, Burlington City 6.55; 3. Jelani Beverly, Salem 6.70; 6. Kyle Reitz, Woodstown 6.81
800: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 1:59.87; 2. Karson Chew, Woodstown 2:00.56
3200: 1. Joseph Saicic, Glassboro 9:52.30; 6. Jacob Marino, Woodstown 10:14.36
4×400: 1. Woodstown (Kyle Reitz, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford) 3:30.30 (meet record, old record 3:32.09, Woodbury 2025); 2. Salem (Quimere Bergen, Gradin Buzby, RaShar Stevenson, Jerry Seals) 3:37.61
High Jump: 1. Moses Robles, Glassboro 6-2; 3. Tommy White, Penns Grove 5-6; T5. Jerry Seals, Salem 5-2; T5. Anthony Costello, Woodstown 5-2
Pole Vault: 1. Bobby McIlvaine, Haddon Twp. 12-0; 3. Salvatore Longo, Schalick 11-0; 4. Gradin Buzby, Salem 11-0
Shot Put: 1. Kyle Stephens, Haddon Twp. 47-9; 2. Aiden Taulane, Woodstown 46-2.5; 3. JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove 45-7; 6. Jailon Fletcher-Wilson, Salem 43-2

GIRLS
TEAM SCORES: Audubon 90, Glassboro 47, Haddon Twp. 46, West Deptford 32, WOODSTOWN 31, Buena 20, Woodbury 12, PENNSVILLE 8, Lower Cape May 8, SALEM 5, PENNS GROVE 4, Palmyra 2, Burlington City 2, Gateway 2
400: 1. Kayla Romanoski, West Deptford 1:00.72
1600: 1. Riley Fayer, Audubon 5:08.61; 4. Abby Marino, Woodstown 5:29.58
55 Hurdles: 1. Casey Birdwell, Haddon Twp. 8.83; 2. Lia Covely, Woodstown 9.40
55 Dash: 1. Kathryn McGuire, Audubon 7.60
800: 1. Kayla Romanoski, West Deptford 2:19.05
3200: 1. Riley Fayer, Audubon 11:20.98; 3. Abby Marino, Woodstown 11:58.23
4×400: 1. Audubon 4:18.72; 4. Salem (Dynastie Tucker, Brooklynn Jackson, Amaia Massengill, Alysha Williams) 4:24.47; 6. Woodstown (Maria Holmes, Angelina Lindenmuth, Abby Marino, Lia Covely) 4:38.23
High Jump: 1. Kami Casiano, Woodstown 5-0; 2. Kallie Morrison, Pennsville 4-10
Pole Vault: 1. Morganna Makuszewski, Audubon 9-0
Shot Put: 1. Sunny Moore, Glassboro 37-6.75; 4. Zoey Caesar, Penns Grove 30-11.25; 5. Sara Lodge, Woodstown 30-5.75; 6. Ava Rodgers, Salem 29-10.5

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 15-22

SUNDAY, FEB. 15
INDOOR TRACK
South Jersey Group I Sectionals at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m.

MONDAY, FEB. 16
WRESTLING
Cedar Creek at Salem, 10 a.m.
NJSIAA Team Tournament
At Paulsboro
Buena vs. Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville vs. Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Winners to follow
At Audubon
Haddon Twp. vs. Woodstown, 5 p.m.
Maple Shade vs. Audubon, 5 p.m.
Winners to follow
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bryant & Stratton (Va.)

TUESDAY, FEB. 17
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Championship Bracket
Timber Creek at Kingsway
Deptford at Overbrook
Cumberland at Delsea
Williamstown at Salem, 5 p.m.
Consolation game
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Postseason Bracket
Clayton at GCIT
Glassboro at Triton
Wildwood at Pitman
Highland at Washington Twp.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Championship Bracket
Delsea at Gloucester Catholic
Clearview at Timber Creek
Kingsway at Glassboro
Washington Twp. at Wildwood
Consolation game
Woodstown at Triton, 5:30 p.m.
Postseason Bracket
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Williamstown
Clayton at GCIT
Penns Grove at Deptford

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 18
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Pennsauken, 6 p.m.
Team Sectional Finals
BOYS BOWLING
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Salem vs. Doane Academy, Wood Lanes, 3 p.m.
Asbury Park at Camden Catholic

THURSDAY, FEB. 19
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Championship Bracket
Timber Creek-Kingsway vs. Deptford-Overbrook
Cumberland-Delsea vs. Williamstown-Salem
Postseason Bracket
Clayton-GCIT vs. Glassboro-Triton
Wildwood-Pitman vs. Highland/Washington Twp.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Tournament
Championship Bracket
Delsea-Gloucester Catholic vs. Clearview-Timber Creek
Kingsway-Glassboro vs. Washington Twp.-Wildwood
Postseason Bracket
Pitman-Schalick vs. Salem-Williamstown
Clayton-GCIT vs. Penns Grove-Deptford
Consolation game
Cumberland at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Salem at New Egypt, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY, FEB. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Medford Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
St. Joseph (Hamm.) at Salem, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
State Team Semifinals

SATURDAY, FEB. 21
BOYS BASKETBALL
TCC Championship, Washington Twp., 11 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
TCC Championship, Washington Twp., 1 p.m.
BOYS BOWLING
South Jersey Group I Championship
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Ewing at Pt. Pleasant Beach, 10 a.m.

SUNDAY, FEB. 22
TRACK
NJSIAA Group Championships, Bennett Center, 9 a.m.

Projecting No. 1

Scores, details and projected playoff pairings highlight the Saturday Salem County sports report; Salem projected to pull down No. 1 boys seed in South Jersey Group 1; will be updated with more

SATURDAY, FEB. 14
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem 66, Salem Tech 44
Steinert 55, Schalick 30
Haddonfield 49, Woodstown 44
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Middle Twp. 55, Schalick 26
TCC Tournament
Delsea 47, Pennsville 30
WRESTLING
Highland, Mainland at Pennsville
Woodstown at Delran Quad

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM — All year long the carrot Salem’s boys basketball team had been chasing was the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group I tournament. It appears the Rams have claimed their prize.

After dispatching Salem Tech 66-64 on Saturday’s final day of power points qualifying, the Rams (19-4) appear to have secured the No. 1 seed by nearly two full points over No. 2 Palmyra. If the tournament were seeded as of 5 p.m. Saturday night, they would host No. 16 Riverside in the opening round of the playoffs.

It’s the first time an Anthony Farmer-coached Salem team is No. 1 in South Jersey. The Rams went to the South Jersey finals in his first season as the No. 2 seed.

“We’ve been taking care of business all season long, we’ve been finding ways to win, so this is the result,” Farmer said. “We’re excited about being the 1 seed and having everything come through Salem and having home court advantage. Now we’ve just got to get to work and see how far we can go with this thing.”

Here are the top 16 South Jersey Group I boys qualifers (and projected matchups) based on the power points standings at press time:

1. Salem (19-4), 2. Palmyra (17-6), 3. Haddon Twp. (20-5), 4. KIPP (15-6), 5. Burlington City (12-11), 6. Penns Grove (15-10), 7. Woodbury (11-14), 8. Woodstown (15-10), 9. Paulsboro (11-11), 10. x-Audubon (12-12), 11. Pitman (10-14), 12. Glassboro (7-15), 13. Wildwood (12-11), 14. New Egypt (11-13), 15. Gateway (13-11), No. 16 Riverside (9-14). x-LEAP, No. 10 in the power points standings, is ineligible for the playoffs.

Projected pairings based off those seeds: Riverside at Salem, Paulsboro at Woodstown, Glassboro at Burlington City, Wildwood at KIPP, New Egypt at Haddon Twp., Pitman at Penns Grove, Audubon at Woodbury, Gateway at Palmyra.

On the girls side, the projected seeds are:

1. Haddon Twp. (19-5), 2. Wildwood (17-6), 3. Audubon (17-6), 4. Glassboro (18-6), 5. Palmyra (18-4), 6. Pennsville (15-7), 7. Gateway (14-9), 8. Woodbury (11-13), 9. Burlington City (15-7), 10. Schalick (15-6), 11. Woodstown (10-14), 12. New Egypt (10-12), 13. Riverside (9-11), 14. Cape May Tech (7-14), 15. Salem (8-9), 16. Clayton (8-13).

Projected pairings based off those seeds: Clayton at Haddon Twp., Burlington City at Woodbury, New Egypt at Palmyra, Riverside at Glassboro, Cape May Tech at Audubon, Woodstown at Pennsville, Schalick at Gateway, Salem at Wildwood.

In Farmer’s mind, having the home court is the biggest advantage to being the No. 1 seed.

“That is the big deal,” he said. “Kids have a tendency to get behind the home crowd and play with more energy and play better at home. Salem has a lot of support, our fans come out, so it’s great for us to be at home.”

The Rams were home Saturday and sent their seniors off in style. Farmer played the seniors on Senior Day and they made it happen.

Donnie Weathers led them with 13 points. Xavier McGriff had 12, and Kaden Robinson and Marshall Stephens had 10 apiece. All the players will be available for their next start, Tuesday against Williamstown in the Tri-County Tournament quarterfinals..

“We’ve been playing good basketball the last few weeks, I’m excited where we are,” Farmer said. “You want to be playing your best basketball around this time and I feel like we’re more disciplined, we have a better understanding of who we are as a group, so I’m excited about the run we’re going to make.”

HADDONFIELD 49, WOODSTOWN 44: The Wolverines cut a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to three with five seconds left, but couldn’t come all the way. Haddonfield missed a free throw with 4.7 seconds left and the Wolverines had the ball, but couldn’t get the tying shot to fall and the Bulldogs escaped with their 11th straight win.

Blake Bialecki led Woodstown with 12 points, but was held without a 3-pointer for the first time in 21 games and the first time at home since last year’s opening-round win in the South Jersey Group I tournament. He remains at 199 for his career. He had a good look at one with about 30 seconds left and the Wolverines down five, but rattled the rim three times before falling out. Elijah Caesar and Alejandro both hit two 3s and both finished with 10 points.

Chris Beane led Haddonfield (21-3) with 12 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Chase Stadler hit three 3s and finished with 10. The Bulldogs are the projected No. 1 seed in South Jersey Group 2.

HADDONFIELD (21-3): Mike Douglas 2 1-6 6, John Scipione 1 2-4 5, Chris Beane 4 4-8 12, Jack McKeever 1 0-0 2, Mike Mooney 3 1-4 7, Ryan Guyeiyian 1 5-9 7, Chase Stadler 3 1-4 10. Totals 15 14-35 49.
WOODSTOWN (15-10): Elijah Caesar 4 0-0 10, Andrew White 3 0-3 6, Blake Bialecki 6 6-7 12, Alejandro Vazquez 3 2-3 10, Josh King 1 4-4 6. Totals 17 12-17 44.

Haddonfield	3	11	16	19-	49
Woodstown	8	2	11	23-	44

3-point goals: Haddonfield 5 (Douglas, Scipione, Stadler 3); Woodstown 4 (Caesar 2, Vazquez 2).

STEINERT 55, SCHALICK 30: The Spartans from Mercer County dominated the first and third quarters to take control of the game. Steinert’s Michael Shaklin hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points. Christian Guagliardo went 6-of-9 from the line and added 10. Julian Dickerson led Schalick with 14 points.

Steinert	16	18	15	6-	55
Schalick	9	13	3	5-	30

Girls games

DELSEA 47, PENNSVILLE 30: Peyton Parker scored 22 points and the Crusaders held Pennsville’s top two scorers to a combined 13 points to win in the final game of the opening round of the Tri-County Conference Championship Bracket. The loss snapped Pennsville’s seven-game winning streak and was the Eagles’ first in the six games since changing coaches Feb. 2.

Taylor Bass was Pennsville’s leading scorer with 10 points. Marley Wood was held to three. She tried to play through illness in the first half, but sat out the second.

“Delsea came out to play,” Eagles coach Robin Efelis said. “They were aggressive and played well. We had a few days of good practices, but it wasn’t enough.”

PENNSVILLE (15-7): Taylor Bass 3 4-7 10, Marley Wood 1 1-2 3, Addie Johnston 3 0-0 7, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaiden Wilson 0 1-2 1, Jaida Burns 3 1-2 7. Totals 11 7-13 30.
DELSEA (16-9): Ayress Maitland 4 0-2 8, Madi Barndt 1 0-0 2, Kaiah Braxton 2 5-6 9, Peyton Parker 10 2-5 22, Melania DiBona 2 0-0 6. Totals 19 7-13 47.

Pennsville	10	4	7	9-	30
Delsea	13	14	14	6-	47

3-point goals: Pennsville 1 (Johnston); Delsea 2 (DiBona 2).

MIDDLE TWP. 55, SCHALICK 26: The Panthers went looking for a last-minute game addition to enhance its power points position and the Cougars answered the call to test themselves against the projected No. 1 team in South Jersey Group 2.

Middle (21-4) jumped out quickly and held the Cougars (15-6) to two points in each of the first two quarters. Interestingly, the Panthers didn’t put a scorer in double figures, but had 11 players scored. Vicky Basich led Schalick with eight points. Nevaeh Robinson had seven points and 10 rebounds.

Schalick benefitted from the game as well. The Cougars earned enough power points to project to No. 10 in the South Jersey Group 1 standings, the second-highest team from Salem County.

Middle Twp.	20	13	16	6-	55
Schalick	2	2	3	19-	26

Wrestling

DELRAN QUAD
WOODSTOWN 37, ALLENTOWN 36
106: Dominic Baldino (A) pinned TJ Conto, 0:30
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Ares Ahuja, 5:01
120: Vincenzo Baldino (A) def. Carson Bradway, 2-1
126: Walker Battavio (WO) maj. dec. Aiden Deal, 10-1
132: Dustin Wilson (A) dec. Barry Coverly, 10-8
138: Anderson DuBrul (A) pinned Chase Icona, 1:50
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) dec. Tamas Hilbert, 9-8
150: Mikah Gallagher (A) pinned Mathyias Ellis, 5:39
157: Stephen Moore (A) pinned Tyrell West, 1:35
165: Ricky Watts (WO) pinned Michael Malfettano, 1:40
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Christopher Doyle, 1:15
190: Nathaniel Geddis (A) pinned Asher Fitzpatrick, 4:59
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Chase Toporek, 0:16
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Nicholas Laquara, 1:19

WOODSTOWN 43, HADDON HEIGHTS 28
106: Aniello Napolitano (H) pinned TJ Conto, 2:00
113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Andrew Hanchey, 1:24
120: Cole Denning (H) maj. dec. Carson Bradway, 13-1
126: Walker Battavio (WO) dec. Michael Ferraro, 16-9
132: Brennan Albright (H) dec. Barry Coverly, 5-4
138: Leo Falco (H) pinned Chase Icona, 2:24
144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) maj. dec. Matthew Boone, 17-5
150: Ryan Bailey (H) tech fall over Mathyias Ellis, 15-0 (2:43)
157: Tyrell West (WO) pinned Michael Fitter, 5:05
165: Andrew Gutkin (H) maj. dec. over Ricky Watts, 18-8
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) won by forfeit
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) pinned Shawn Thompson, 0:28
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit

DELRAN 42, WOODSTOWN 33
120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Bryce Kenney, 6-3
126: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Blake Wood, 3:19
132: Christian Pereira (D) dec. Barry Coverly, 7-0
138: Eamon McStravick (D) pinned Chase Icona, 1:30
144: Shane Palena (D) pinned Nehemiah Carter, 1:14
150: Jackson Weller (D) pinned Mathyias Ellis, 0:29
157: Nathan Marter (D) tech fall over Tyrell West, 18-3 (4:09)
165: Benjamin Hoffman (D) tech fall over Ricky Watts, 16-1 (2:28)
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Alexander Conard, 0:39
190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) pinned Finnian English, 5:25
215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Bryce Danson, 1:45
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Daniel Lewis, 0:18
106: Jeremy George (D) pinned TJ Conto, 0:20
113: Chase Dubuque (D) tech fall over Jadon Middlemiss, 17-0 (5:12)

PENNSVILLE TRI
PENNSVILLE 60, MAINLAND 15
113: Greyson Robbins (P) won by forfeit
120: Jaxon Serra (M) pinned Erick Davalos, 3:38
126: Mekhi Dicks (P) won by forfeit
132: Justin Mazur (M) dec. Chase Baker, 9-4
138: Vincent Grether (P) pinned Anthony McCourt, 1:17
144: Nathaniel Mason (P) dec. Daniel MacKinnon, 14-7
150: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Mykta Lutsemko, 1:51
157: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Michael Borini, 3:09
165: Robbie McDade (P) def. Trevor Dill, inj.
175: Vincent Hoag (M) won by forfeit
190: Stephen Pangle (P) won by forfeit
215: Hunter Coulbourn (P) dec. Eban Kuhns, 5-4
285: Jacob Hand (P) won by forfeit
106: Brett Land (P) pinned Jacob Silvern, 1:22

PENNSVILLE 44, HIGHLAND/TRITON 32
120: Caden Corsi (H) pinned Erick Davalos, 4:42
126: Erek Schwinge (H) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 3:47
132: Chase Baker (P) pinned Ramon Bates, 0:56
138: Vincent Grether (P) tech fall over Mike Williams, 19-4 (5:32)
144: Nick DiCamillo (H) tech fall over Nathaniel Mason, 20-4 (4:53)
150: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Gavin Simonelli, 2:42
157: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Jake Hurlburt, 1:56
165: Robbie McDade (P) won by forfeit
175: Ben Chando (H) won by forfeit
190: Joe Torres (H) def. Stephen Pangle, TB1 3-2
215: Taj Detreville-Odums (H) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 2:47
285: Jacob Hand (P) dec. Yasin Byers, 5-0
106: Rocco Ciccantelli (P) won by forfeit
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Orrin Griffiths, 0:24