Category: SCHALICK

No easy test

Penns Grove boys look for answers against one of Group IV’s best, girls enhance Fab Five with dynamic freshmen, transfer

THURSDAY SCRIMMAGES
Girls
Penns Grove 67, Paulsboro 15
Salem at Bridgeton
West Deptford at Schalick
Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech
Boys
Clearview 61, Schalick 30
Egg Harbor Twp. 78, Penns Grove 34
Paulsboro 50, Pennsville 40
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – Even if he does have a young team and is still looking for a permanent point guard, Penns Grove coach Damian Ware will never pass up a chance to scrimmage a team like Egg Harbor Twp.

The Red Devils opened their scrimmage schedule against the reigning South Jersey Group IV champions and 2023 state runner-up and lost 78-34 in a game that got away in the fourth quarter, but there’s a reason they play every year in the preseason.

“We were supposed to have one under our belt before today and that was against a Group I school, it just didn’t work out,” Ware said. “We scrimmage Egg Harbor every year. We’ve been doing this for the last six years because they are that level we want to attain.

“It’s like I told the kids just now, that’s the level we want to get to, to the point where everything is moving like clockwork. One thing they didn’t do out there, they didn’t miss their layups. We missed a gag of layups. If we make at least 10 of the ones we missed the score’s not that bad, but we’ve got to make our layups and we’ve got to not turn the ball over.”

The Red Devils faced the juggernaut with three returning players who have any appreciable varsity experience – Mekhi Ballard, Gio Conrad and Willie Slocum – and at times had four freshmen on the floor at the same time. They fell behind in each of the first three quarters, but rallied to get within three in the first and second quarters and five in the third before the Eagles pulled away.

“It totally showed me that the guys I put in the game were fighting back,” Ware said. “They played better than Egg Harbor’s second unit; that’s when we came back into the game. Those guys came off the bench and showed me something.”

The fourth quarter it was all Egg Harbor. The Eagles scored the first 19 points of the fourth quarter behind a barrage of 3-pointers.

Jalen Bell hit four 3-pointers in the game and led all scorers with 21 points. Jake Karp (15), Jayden Dixon (12) and C.J. Ford III (10) also scored in double figures.

But fortunately for the Red Devils they won’t see that on a regular basis when they get back into Group I.

“In Group I, we’ll be right there,” Ware said. “We’ll be one of the top teams in Group I. Just from what I saw today, I know we have the potential to be one of the top teams in Group I.”

The Red Devils could solve their turnover troubles by finding a point guard. Khiry Higgs, a senior playing his first year of basketball, could turn into the guy, or it could be a freshman who’ll need to develop on the fly.

The brightest spot of the entire exercise for Penns Grove was the play of Roman Gipson. Mostly a JV player last year, the sophomore led the Red Devils in scoring Thursday night with 12 points. He was their only scorer in double figures.

“I left him out on the floor a lot because he was one of the guys who showed me he wasn’t scared,” Ware said. “I’m looking for guys who are going to be dogs right now. Guys who aren’t scared, guys who are going to play well and play hard, and he was one of the main guys as a sophomore.”

EGG HARBOR TWP. 78, PENNS GROVE 34
EGG HARBOR TWP. – Bradley Smith 2 1-5 5, Jalen Bell 8 1-2 21, Jake Karp 7 0-0 15, Jaydenn Reyes 2 0-0 5, Justin Moore 2 0-1 4, Jay Salsberry 2 0-0 6, Jayden Dixon 3 4-4 12, Jelson Deocampo 0 0-0 0, Dashawn Laboy 0 0-0 0, Nick Cruse 0 0-0 0, C.J. Ford III 4 1-1 10. Totals 30 7-13 78.
PENNS GROVE – Roman Gipson 4 3-4 12, Camren Thompson 0 0-0 0, Gio Conrad 2 0-0 4, Naizah Spence 0 0-0 0, Dameon Wilson 0 0-0 0, Khiry Higgs 3 1-4 7, Willie Slocum 2 0-3 4, Brandon Robbins 0 0-0 0, Will Roy 1 0-3 2, Karon Ceaser 0 1-2 1, Luis Colon 1 0-0 2, MR Peterson 0 0-0 0, Jaden Sorrell 0 1-2 1, Mekhi Ballard 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 6-18 33. 

Egg Harbor Twp.15121833 –78
Penns Grove12597 –33
3-point goals: Egg Harbor Twp. 11 (Bell 4, Karp, Reyes, Salsberry 2, Dixon 2, Ford); Penns Grove 1 (Gipson). Total fouls: Egg Harbor Twp. 20, Penns Grove 19.

PAULSBORO 50, PENNSVILLE 40: The Eagles moved a step closer to determining a starting five and rotation among their top seven players, but they’ve “still got to get it together” after dropping their second scrimmage of the preseason.

They did open an early lead for the second straight scrimmage, but were outscored 17-3 in the second quarter and played catch up the rest of the night.

Point guard Luke Wood returned to the floor after missing the first scrimmage and scored seven points in the first quarter, but had only two the rest of the game. Brooklyn-born transfer Jayden Thomas also had nine points. Payton O’Brien had eight.

“I was happy with our defense, which is always farther along than offense at this point,” Eagles coach Joe Mecholsky said. “Guys who had a rough start on Tuesday (against Triton) played much better.”

CLEARVIEW 61, SCHALICK 30: The Cougars haven’t won many games the past couple years, but they’re hoping the success and momentum of an historic football season can carry over to the hardwood.

The majority of players on the basketball roster were part of the football team’s undefeated run to the Central Jersey Group I championship game this fall and 19 wins over the last two seasons. 

“You’ve got to have people who are used to winning, you’ve got to have people on the team who understand the culture of winning,” Cougars coach James Turner said. “When you understand your culture of winning it makes it easier to bring in that culture in the one program into the next.

“For the football program and before these last few years that culture wasn’t there, but thankfully we’ve had that culture in the fall sports all around, with all our fall sports, especially football, and we’re just hoping it finally can carry over into the winter programs as well.”

The key, of course, is picking up some wins early in the season to keep their spirits up and the momentum building. The Cougars have that chance as their first three regular-season games are against two teams that won only two games last year and a Woodstown team they claimed as one of their three wins.

But after being doubled up by the Pioneers Thursday Turner confesses they “have a lot of work to do.”

Nylan Sutton led the Cougars with 12 points. Reggie Allen had nine.

CLEARVIEW 61, SCHALICK 30
SCHALICK – Reggie Allen 4 1-2 9, Ryan Johnson 0 0-0 0, Jordan Johnson 2 0-0 4, Nylan Sutton 5 2-2 12, Nasir Sutton 2 0-0 4, Jake Siedlecki 0 0-0 0, Nyzier Wynder 0 0-0 0, Dan Lis 0 1-3 1, Jase Volovar 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 4-7 30.
CLEARVIEW – Luke Andres 1 2-4 5, Kaprice Stewart 7 2-4 17, Dalton Phalines 3 3-4 9, Michael Guy 3 0-0 6, JD Steidle 1 2-3 5, Jonah Turner 3 1-2 7, Jake Slotter 0 0-0 0, Trevor Durkin 0 0-0 0, Luke Zuba 4 0-0 9, George Kritikson 1 0-0 3, Russ Manel 0 0-0 0. Totals 23 10-17 61.

Schalick1614 –30
Clearview3031 – 61
3-point goals: Clearview 5 (Anders, Stewart, Steidle, Zuba, Kritikson). Technical fouls: Ny. Sutton. Total fouls: Schalick 11, Clearview 8.

Girls

Penns Grove girls coach Jennifer Denby plots strategy with her team during a timeout in their scrimmage with Paulsboro. On the cover, Damien Ware does the same with his Red Devils boys team against Egg Harbor Twp.

Not rebuilding, reloading

PENNS GROVE – It already returns a Fab Five that brought the team through the adversity of an ever-shrinking roster to the South Jersey semifinals, but add a dynamic freshman class that tasted victory as eighth-graders and a standout transfer with two years eligibility left and it’s easy to understand the optimism in the Penns Grove girls basketball program.

The Red Devils hit the court for their second scrimmage and crushed Paulsboro 67-15 for their first victory of the preseason.

The foundation of the team lies in the Fab Five starters who kept it together last year when it looked like their season was going to crumble around them. Coach Jennifer Denby brought in four fabulous freshmen who won a title as eighth-graders and welcomed Raniyah Wilson from Kingsway who would have been the Dragons’ top returning scorer and rebounder.

“I like the chemistry,” Denby said. “We have a lot of girls and different types of chemistry that we can put out on the floor.”

Every combination had a hand in the rout. Senior Jameelyonna Horace had 18 points, three 3-pointers and three rebounds. Among the newcomers, Wilson had eight points and seven rebounds, JaNiyah Cummings had 10 points and five boards, and Zoey Caesar had eight points and seven boards.

Overall, there was just a lot to like.

“I like the defense, I like them laughing and playing with each other and just out there having fun, and they’re coachable,” Denby said. “The five freshmen (she includes Wilson in the group because she’s a newcomer) we have are very coachable, which makes the coach’s job much easier.”

PENNS GROVE 67, PAULSBORO 15

Paulsboro3525 –15
Penns Grove 14201815 –67

Getting it started

Salem County basketball teams go into first scrimmages with high expectations; Woodstown girls win in new coach’s debut, Pennsville boys fall, but remain optimistic

TUESDAY SCRIMMAGES 
Girls
Schalick at Cumberland Christian
Woodstown 61, Gateway 33
Haddon Twp. at Penns Grove
Boys
Gateway at Woodstown
Triton 72, Pennsville 50

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – The Golden Years have arrived in the Pennsville basketball program.

That’s what coach Joe Mecholsky calls these next two seasons, the next 50 games or so for his core group that has been together as freshmen and sophomores and now will be together as juniors and seniors going forward.

The start of the Golden Years didn’t start too well as the Eagles dropped their first scrimmage of the season Tuesday 72-50 to Group III Triton, but even with the results of the day they remain optimistic for the road ahead.

For the Eagles it’s all about those eight Diamond Division games they play later in the year. They won more games last season (10) than they won in the previous 2 1/2 seasons combined and made the Group I playoffs for the first time since their last 10-win season (2016), but that’s just the start of their progression. Next on their list of firsts is winning a division title, winning a playoff game and whatever comes after that.

“This is my golden generation,” Mecholsky said. “They were six sophomores last year, they were six juniors now and then we’re going to be six seniors next year, so we’re really focusing on these next 50 games rewriting the ledger and see if we can’t (make some history).

“Nothing less than a division champions, a division championship and making a deep run in South Jersey Group I. That’s our focus, anything less than that is … well, let the season play out and see what anything less than that is. If we make a run, that’d be great, but we’ve got to hang and division banner up in this gym. We’ve got the guys to do it.”

The Eagles looked good in spurts Tuesday. They opened a quick lead behind Cohen Petrutz’ hot 3-point shooting and then, after falling behind under the weight of their substitution patterns, climbed back to within seven early in the fourth quarter.

“It felt like a 50-50 game,” Mecholsky said. “The score didn’t indicate that but when you’re making subs in a scrimmage we throw the score out and we look at our defensive intensity and our rebounding. We had a lot of guys huffin’ and puffin’ out there so we gotta still work on our conditioning, but it’s coming together.”

The Eagles should look sharper when Luke Wood gets back on the floor. The junior point guard, who likely will reach the 1,000-point milestone before the calendar turns over, missed the scrimmage, but should return when the Eagles scrimmage Paulsboro Thursday.

“It’ll definitely make us better,” Petrutz said. “He’s a (big) part of our team. Missing him hurts us a lot. When he’s back it’ll make us even better.”

Petrutz hit three 3s in the first quarter, had six in the game and finished with a game-high 22 points. “I’ve been waiting all day for this,” he said.

Chase Birchfield, another junior, gives the Eagles another 3-point threat. Six-seven Daniel Saulin gives them size inside and Brooklyn-born transfer Jayden Thomas, who got a longer look with Wood unavailable, gives them a dimension they haven’t in a while.

“We’re on our way up,” Mecholsky said. “Everything is leading towards those eight big division games we have.”

TRITON 72, PENNSVILLE 50
TRITON (72) – Leo Impoliazzo 8 0-0 18, Talen Walsh 3 6-6 14, Jayon Sanders-Cash 2 1-3 7, Major Tomco 0 0-2 0, Richie Kosma 2 0-0 6, Mike Campbell 0 0-0 0, Justice Avery 4 0-0 7, Yandel Santos 2 2-2 6, Kasir Baker 2 0-0 4, Josiah Grant 1 0-0 2. Totals 24 9-13 72
PENNSVILLE (50) – Cohen Petrutz 8 0-0 22, Chase Birchfield 2 0-0 5, Daniel Saulin 3 2-2 8, Peyton O’Brien 0 0-0 0, Malik Rehmer 0 0-0 0, Jayden Thomas 4 1-5 10, Carlo Merendino 0 0-0 0, Tyree Young 0 0-0 0, Mason O’Brien 1 0-0 2, Logan Hitt 1 0-0 3. Totals 20 3-7 50.

Triton17221320 –72
Pennsville1511168 –50
3-point goals: Triton 9 (Impoliazzo 2, Walsh 2, Sanders-Cash 2, Kosma 2, Avery); Pennsville 9 (Petrutz 6, Birchfield, Thomas, Hitt). Total fouls: Triton 7, Pennsville 5.

Girls

Good start for Straughn

WOODBURY HEIGHTS – Sure, it didn’t count in the standings, but it was new Woodstown coach Kara Straughn’s first game under real conditions and she admittedly was nervous.

Straughn inherited a veteran team that has high expectations and they were still getting to know each other, and in that there were unknowns. She sent them on the floor for the first time Tuesday and it couldn’t have gone better for all concerned.

The Wolverines jumped out to a big first-quarter lead, held their hosts without a field goal into the second quarter and put their top three returning scorers in double figures while routing Gateway 61-33.

“I was nervous,” Straughn said. “Just kind of like that anticipation of all right we practiced and practiced and practiced, now let’s see if we can execute in a real situation.

“Me being a first-time head coach we’ve got all these ‘did we do enough, did we go over this enough,’ all the little things.”

Straughn changed the defense in the transition, putting Talia Battavio and Megan Donelson at the top so they can get out and run, and it produced 16 steals in the game and a 27-2 first-quarter lead. Battavio had 13 of her 20 points in the first with Donelson scoring 10 of her game-high 25. Donelson had five steals in the game, while three other players each had three.

Shannon Pierman had 10 points, 12 rebounds and a blocked shot, sixth-man Lauren Hengel had five points and eight rebounds, and Alyssa Baber, back after missing last season following ACL surgery, didn’t score but had four rebounds in two quarters of varsity action.

“It makes me feel a little better and kind of got the ball rolling for them that hey we can do this,” Straughn said. “It was a good first kind-of-like introduction to a real life situation.”

WOODSTOWN 61, GATEWAY 33
WOODSTOWN (61) – Talia Battavio 8 3-4 20, Alyssa Baber 0 0-0 0, Megan Donelson 11 0-0 25, Shannon Pierman 5 0-0 10, Gianna Maiorini 0 1-2 1, Lauren Hengel 2 1-4 5, Brae DiGregorio 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 5-10 61.
GATEWAY (33) – Angelina Zagone 8 3-3 21, Bella Fini 4 4-5 12, Gabby Gasis 0 0-0 0, Tabby Bay 0 0-0 0, Sydney Hughes 0 0-0 0, Rachael Summers 0 0-0 0, Maggie Eliasen 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 7-8 33.

Woodstown278917 –61
Gateway27168 –33
3-point goals: Woodstown 4 (Battavio, Donelson 3); Gateway 2 (Zagone 2). Total fouls: Woodstown 4, Gateway 3.

Tis the season

Salem County basketball teams hit the court with scrimmages this week; Salem gets it started at Cinnaminson Monday

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – When Anthony Farmer answers the phone and right off the bat apologizes for the raspiness of his voice, you know exactly what time of year it is.

“That means basketball season is here and we still have work to do,” he said.

It’s the price a coach pays for trying to get the most out of a team he believes has the potential to be pretty good.

Salem’s boys lost a couple dynamic scorers and rebounders off last year’s 13-13 team and a 6-8 transfer starter who didn’t make it through the first semester, but Farmer is confident his Rams have the makings to be even better than the 21-8 team they put on the floor in his first season two years ago.

That team enjoyed a 15-game winning streak in the middle of the season and wound up losing in the South Jersey Group I finals. They started last year with equally high hopes and a pair of top 20 wins, but went through some early-season turmoil and never quite recovered.

This year hopes are high.

“I’m excited about this year’s team,” he said. “I think we can get back to where we were a few years ago and in fact go even further. Salem hasn’t had that level of success in quite some time.”

His optimism is rooted in a veteran team with size inside and guard play that’s expected to be the strength of the team. The backcourt is anchored by senior Anthony Farmer and will get a boost from Tymear Lecator, a 6-1 transfer who is expected to be one of the top freshmen in the state.

The Rams are the first in Salem County to get things started Monday in a scrimmage at Cinnaminson. Everyone else in the county hits the court start Tuesday.

“Just (looking) for the guys to compete, not hang their head,” Farmer said. “It’ll look ugly at times because you’re not there, but just do the little things, compete, share the ball, take the right shots; just go in there and do the things that people don’t write about, but things that win games.”

The Rams open the season for real against defending Group I state champion Woodbury in Penns Grove’s Red Devil Classic. Later this month they’ll travel to Bayonne for a holiday tournament in which they’ll face a Charlestown (Mass.) team that went 21-5 a year ago. They have set up a GoFundMe page to help defray expenses on their first overnight tournament trip.

Here is this week’s scrimmage schedule:

MONDAY
Boys
Salem at Cinnaminson, 3:45 p.m.

TUESDAY 
Girls
Schalick at Cumberland Christian, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Gateway, 4 p.m.
Haddon Twp. at Penns Grove, 4:15 p.m.
Boys
Cumberland Christian at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Triton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
Girls
Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.
Camden Academy at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Kipp at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY
Girls
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
West Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Egg Harbor Twp. at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY
Girls
Camden Tech at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Boys
Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY
Boys
Brandywine at Woodstown, 10 a.m.




This week’s schedule

Here is the high school sports schedule for teams in Salem County for the week of Dec. 4-9; x-scrimmages

MONDAY
BASKETBALL
Boys
x-Salem at Cinnaminson, 3:45 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. West Deptford, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Atlantic County Tech, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY 
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Schalick at Cumberland Christian, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 4 p.m.
x-Haddon Twp. at Penns Grove, 4:15 p.m.
Boys
x-Cumberland Christian at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
x-Triton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.
x-Camden Academy at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
x-Kipp at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.

WRESTLING
x-Pennsville at Highland Regional, 3:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester City, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton

THURSDAY
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-West Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
x-Egg Harbor Twp. at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

FRIDAY
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Camden Tech at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Boys
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.

SWIMMING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Schalick vs Woodstown at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.

SATURDAY
BASKETBALL
Boys
x-Brandywine at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

Shuffling the deck

WJFL Diamond Division gets even tougher with 4 county teams, last two Group I state finalists, Pennsville out on its own, may appeal

WEST JERSEY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
2024-25 Salem County alignments
(2023 record in parenthesis)
Division 6: Glassboro (9-4), Penns Grove (6-6), Salem (2-8), Schalick (11-1), Woodbury (7-4), Woodstown (9-3).
Division 15: Buena (0-8), Clayton (5-5), Gateway (2-8), Gloucester Catholic (2-7), Lindenwold (1-9), Pennsville (6-4), Pitman (6-4).

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

Just when you thought it might not have been possible to make the West Jersey Football League’s Diamond Division any tougher, the league went ahead and did it.

Barring the approval of any appeals, Salem County’s five high school football teams will be scattered across two divisions for the next two years, with four of them assigned to what already was the most demanding Group I division in the state.

South Jersey Group I champion Woodstown, Central Jersey runner-up Schalick, Penns Grove and Salem will be aligned with 2022 state champion Woodbury and 2023 state runnerup Glassboro in what currently is called Division 6, basically the Diamond Division. All six teams were playoff teams this past season and had a combined record of 44-26.

“We’ve always been a loaded division; welcome to the party, Schalick and Glassboro,” Penns Grove coach John Emel said. “They kept the tradition of keeping all the best Group I schools together. I’ll make a prediction right now: The team that goes to the state finals comes out of that division.”

Schalick and Glassboro are new to the division, while Paulsboro was moved out in this round of WJFL reshuffling after going 1-7 this past season.

Schalick was promoted for its success the last two seasons. The Cougars, 0-7 in coach Mike Wilson’s first season in 2020, won the Horizon Division each of the last two years while posting overall records of 7-3 and 11-1. They lost to Glassboro in the Central Jersey championship game.

“With the amount of kids we have coming back, we’re ready for the jump,” Wilson said. “It’s playoffs in the regular season; it’s going to be fun. It absolutely is a top-heavy division, it’s going to be all good teams, but with the program we have coming back, I think we’ll be fine.”

The only negative for Wilson, a staunch traditionalist, is the possibility of his team playing three Saturday games within the division depending on how the schedule falls. Woodbury, Penns Grove and Salem traditionally play their home games on Saturdays.

“I’m more upset about that than anything else,” he said. “I grew up always playing Friday night. I’ve only played a handful of Saturday games. That’s the only thing I don’t like about the whole thing. Everything else is fine. We’ll play whoever you give us.”

Salem coach Danny Mendoza was less concerned about the stoutness of the division as the size of it. Five teams is comfortable, but six or more, he said, takes the flexibility of scheduling out of coaches’ hands.

“It’s not about it being tougher, it’s about it being to a point where you can’t balance your schedule,” he said. “They’ve pretty much made your schedule for you.

“We’re not scared of anybody, we’re not scared of competition. You look at our schedule last year, we ran from no one. we ran from zero people. This isn’t along the lines of ducking any smoke or competition. It’s along the lines of giving our guys a chance to go play other teams and test our waters. This is insane.”

Pennsville, meanwhile, is the county team on the outside. The Eagles went from 1-8 to 6-4 this past season and were the first team out of the South Jersey Group I playoff alignment, but they assigned one of the league’s seven-team divisions – Division 15 – with Lindenwold, Gloucester Catholic, Clayton, Pitman, Buena and Gateway. 

“I thought we’d be with more of the teams we were last year (in the Royal Division) still,” Eagles coach Mike Healy said. “It’s a completely new division. We hoped we’d be in a higher division, but that’s not how it turned out.”

Pitman and Gateway are the only teams they played last year in Royal Division. The teams in the new division were a combined 22-45 last season, with only the upward-trending Eagles (6-4) and Pitman (6-4) posting winning records. The Eagles may have a better chance to win a division, but harder to build a lot of power points.

“It’d definitely be exciting to have a chance to win the division, for sure,” Healy said.

Schools have a chance to appeal the alignment before Dec. 15. Pennsville is “definitely” considering it largely based on geography and competitive balance.

Salem County leaders

Here are the final 2023 statistical leaders for the high school football teams in Salem County

Rushing

(Based on yards)ATTYDSTDS
Bryce Belinfanti, Woodstown214174021
Bryce Wright, Penns Grove210127814
Pop Jackson, Salem17212459
KaRon Ceaser, Penns Grove15210858
Reggie Allen, Schalick14383612
Sky Eppes, Pennsville14380215
Robbie McDade, Pennsville1155767
Kenai Simmons, Schalick11254610
Max Webb, Woodstown1075068
Jared Pew, Salem1055014
Levi Feeney-Childers, Schalick663553
Ramaji Bundy, Salem553511
Alex Torres, Woodstown512864

Passing

(Based on yards)COMP-ATT-INTYDSTDS
Robbie McDade, Pennsville101-180-712828
Kenai Simmons, Schalick51-88-19168
Max Webb, Woodstown69-118-78839
Ramaji Bundy, Salem15-53-52361
Pop Jackson, Salem13-37-31961

Receiving

(Based on catches)ATTYDSTDS
Malik Rehmer, Pennsville507715
Anthony Ford Dale, Woodstown192011
Bryce Belinfanti, Woodstown181871
Ty Young, Pennsville161612
Hayden Sherman, Pennsville151450
Zach Bevis, Woodstown142113
Sky Eppes, Pennsville131450
Jake Siedlecki, Schalick133214
Terrence Smith, Salem111461
Ramaji Bundy, Salem91541
Levi Feeney-Childers, Schalick91401
Dylan Sheehan, Schalick91402
KaRon Ceaser, Penns Grove91090

Tackles

PLAYERTOT
Zach Bevis, Woodstown118
Bryce Wright, Penns Grove107
Pop Jackson, Salem83.5
Jack Knorr, Woodstown81
Riley Papiano, Schalick77
Sky Eppes, Pennsville74
Isaiah Upshur, Penns Grove68
Bryce Belinfanti, Woodstown67
Connor Ayers, Pennsville 67
Bobby Donahue, Woodstown66
Dameon Wilson, Penns Grove65
Levi Feeney-Childers, Schalick62
William Slocum, Penns Grove58
Jacob Hand, Pennsville58
Cole Campbell, Pennsville56
Jermaine Loney, Schalick54

SACKS
6.5 – Bobby Donahue, Woodstown
6.5 – Dameon Wilson, Penns Grove
3 – Mando Johnson, Salem
3 – Justin Martin, Penns Grove
3 – Cole Campbell, Pennsville
3 – Daniel Saulin, Pennsville
3 – Jermaine Loney, Schalick
3 – Aiden Torres, Schalick
2.5 – Zach Bevis, Woodstown

TACKLES FOR LOSS
22 – Bryce Wright, Penns Grove
16 – Nasir Stewart, Penns Grove
16 – Dameon Wilson, Penns Grove
14 – Justin Martin, Penns Grove
10 – William Slocum, Penns Grove
10 – Thomas Hymer, Schalick
9 – Zach Bevis, Woodstown
9 – Bobby Donahue, Woodstown
7.5 – Jack Knorr, Woodstown
7 – Eric Sulik, Schalick
6.5 – Bryce Belinfanti, Woodstown
6.5 – Walter Carter, Woodstown
6.5 – Pop Jackson, Salem
6 – Mando Johnson, Salem
6 – Jermaine Loney, Schalick
5 – Damien Eichler, Woodstown
5 – Max Webb, Woodstown
5 – Isaiah Upshur, Penns Grove
5 – Aiden Torres, Schalick

FUMBLE RECOVERIES
2 – Corbin Walz, Woodstown
2 – Tyler Taylor, Salem
2 – Connor Ayers, Pennsville
2 – Cole Campbell, Pennsville

FORCED FUMBLES
3 – Zach Bevis, Woodstown
3 – Dameon Wilson, Penns Grove
2 – Bobby Donahue, Woodstown

INTERCEPTIONS
6 – Garrett Leyman, Woodstown
5 – Jake Siedlecki, Schalick
3 – Malik Rehmer, Pennsville
3 – KaRon Ceaser, Penns Grove
2 – Bryce Belinfanti, Woodstown
2 – Carter Orlandini, Woodstown
2 – Ryan Timmons, Salem
2 – Bryce Wright, Penns Grove

Kicking

(Based on points)FGM-FGAXPM-XPAPTS
Jake Ware, Woodstown4-640-4252
Jack Leino, Pennsville4-727-3243
Hunter Dragotta, Schalick3-531-3340


Winter by day

Here is the master schedule for the winter sports season for Salem County high school teams; x-scrimmage

DEC. 4
BASKETBALL
Boys
x-Salem at Cinnaminson, 3:45 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. West Deptford, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Atlantic County Tech, 4 p.m.

DEC. 5 
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Schalick at Cumberland Christian, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 4 p.m.
x-Haddon Twp. at Penns Grove, 4:15 p.m.
Boys
x-Cumberland Christian at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
x-Triton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

DEC. 6
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.
x-Camden Academy at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
x-Kipp at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.

WRESTLING
x-Pennsville at Highland Regional, 3:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester City, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton

DEC. 7
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-West Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
x-Egg Harbor Twp. at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 8
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Camden Tech at Woodstown
Boys
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.

SWIMMING
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Schalick vs Woodstown at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.

DEC. 9
BASKETBALL
Boys
x-Brandywine at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

DEC. 11
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
Boys
x-Kingsway at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Maple Shade at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.

DEC. 12
BASKETBALL
Girls
x-Burlington Tech at Salem, 3:45 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Pleasantville, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
Boys
x-Gloucester Christian at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Millville at YMCA of Vineland, 3 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Salem in SJTCA Meet, Toms River

BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

DEC. 13
BOWLING
Salem Tech at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.

Dec. 14
WRESTLING
Palmyra at Pennsville, 5 p.m.

SWIMMING
Salem vs. Pitman at GCIT, 6 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton, Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m.

DEC. 15
BASKETBALL
Girls
Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Pennsville in Howdy Duncan Invitational at William Penn, 4:15 p.m.
Woodstown at West Deptford, 5 p.m.

SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden Co. Tech, 3:30 p.m.

DEC. 16
BASKETBALL
Girls
Audubon at Pennsville, noon
Red Devil Classic
Bridgeton at Penns Grove, 4:30 p.m.

Boys
Pennsville at Deptford, noon
Red Devil Classic
At Penns Grove
Pitman vs. Burlington City, 11 a.m.
Woodbury vs. Salem, 1 p.m.
Lindenwold at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Pennsville in Howdy Duncan Invitational at William Penn, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove in Schalick Tournament (with Haddon Heights, Mainland, Oakcrest, Pt. Pleasant Beach, WW-P North, WW-P South)
Woodstown in Delaware Valley (Pa.) Tournament

INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River

DEC. 18
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Kingsway, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at GCIT, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
GCIT at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood Catholic, 6 p.m.

WRESTLING
Millville at Schalick, 5 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Salem, Schalick in SJCTA Meet, Toms River

SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. West Deptford at Riverwinds, 3:30 p.m.

DEC. 19
BASKETBALL
Girls
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Cath. at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Cath., 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Lindenwold, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.

DEC. 20
WRESTLING
Schalick, Salem, Egg Harbor Twp. at Pennsville, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m.

WINTER TRACK
Penns Grove, Salem in Polar Bear Meet, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem in Holiday Tournament, Laurel Lanes, 3:30 p.m.

DEC. 21
BASKETBALL
Girls
Schalick at LEAP, 4 p.m.
Clearview at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Boys
Gloucester Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
LEAP at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m.

SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Gloucester Cath. at GCIT, 4:45 p.m.
Salem vs. Triton Regional at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.

DEC. 22
BASKETBALL
Boys
Pennsville at Clayton, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 23
BASKETBALL
Boys
Cherokee at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.

WRESTLING
Pennsville, Penns Grove, Schalick in Cumberland Duals
Woodstown, Seneca, St. Joseph at Mainland, 9 a.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Salem vs. TCC, Toms River, 9 a.m.

DEC. 26
BASKETBALL
Girls
Battle of the Boards
Wildwood Convention Center
Salem vs. Millville, 1 p.m.

DEC. 27
BASKETBALL
Girls
Pennsville in Battle at Buena (with Camden Academy, Pemberton)
Battle of the Boards
Wildwood Convention Center
Salem vs. Oakcrest, 11:30 a.m.
Boys
Pennsville in Battle at Buena (with Camden Academy, LEAP)
Bayonne Tournament
Salem vs. Charlestown, 4 p.m.
West Orange at Bayonne, 5:30 p.m.

Warrior Classic, New Egypt
Woodstown vs. Steinert, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Pennsville in Holiday Tournament
Audubon, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island, N.Y.

DEC. 28
BASKETBALL
Girls
Pennsville in Battle at Buena (with Camden Academy, Pemberton)
Wolverine Holiday Tournament
at Woodstown
Highland vs. Paulsboro, 10 a.m.
Bridgeton vs. Woodstown, noon
Battle of the Boards
Wildwood Convention Center
Penns Grove vs. St. Dominic, 5:45 p.m.

Boys
Pennsville in Battle at Buena (with Camden Academy, LEAP)
Woodstown in Warrior Classic, New Egypt
Salem in Bayonne Tournament
Consolation game, 2 p.m.
Championship game, 3:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick in Clayton Classic

DEC. 29
BASKETBALL
Girls
Wolverine Holiday Tournament
at Woodstown
Consolation game, 10 a.m.
Championship game, noon

WRESTLING
Pennsville vs. Barnegat

DEC. 30
BASKETBALL
Girls
Battle of the Boards
Wildwood Convention Center
Penns Grove vs. Ocean City, 2:30 p.m.
Boys
Boardwalk Classic
Wildwood Convention Center
Penns Grove vs. Lower Cape May, 5:45 p.m.

JAN. 2
BASKETBALL
Girls
Gloucester at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Schalick at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 3
WRESTLING
Sterling at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Penns Grove, Schalick at SJCTA Meet, Toms River

JAN. 4
BASKETBALL
Girls
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Salem, Atlantic City at Oakcrest, 5 p.m.

SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Timber Creek at GCIT, 7 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Lindenwold vs. Salem Tech, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 5
BASKETBALL
Boys
Delsea at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Timber Creek at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

JAN. 6
BASKETBALL
Girls
Salem at Gateway, 10 a.m.
Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
OLMA at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Boys
Pennsauken Tech at Schalick, 11:30 a.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick, Mainland, Overbrook at Haddon Heights, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m.
Woodstown in Collingswood Tournament

INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island, N.Y.

JAN. 8
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Salem vs. TBA, Toms River, 5 p.m.

JAN. 9
WRESTLING
Oakcrest at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp.

BOWLING
Salem Tech at Hammonton, 4 p.m.

JAN. 10
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 11
BASKETBALL
Boys
Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton, 6 p.m.

SWIMMING
Schalick vs. Triton Regional at GCIT, 6 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT, 7 p.m.

BOWLING
Clayton vs. Salem Tech, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem vs. Gloucester City, Westbrook Lanes, 6 p.m.

JAN. 12
BASKETBALL
Girls
Camden Academy at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 6 p.m.
Boys
Camden Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Deptford Twp. at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Woodstown at Clearview, 5 p.m.
Buena at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Schalick at NJSIAA Relays, Toms River, 4:30 p.m.

JAN. 13
BASKETBALL
Girls
South Jersey Invitational Tournament
South Region
Eastern at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Rancocas Valley at Camden Catholic
Haddon Heights at Gloucester Catholic
West Deptford at Lenape
North Region
Moorestown Friends at Cherokee
Haddon Twp. at Highland 
Delran at Paul VI
West Tech at Shawnee
West Region
Pennsauken at Williamstown
Woodbury at Cherry Hill West 
Kingsway at Moorestown
Bishop Eustace at Holy Cross
East Region
Gateway at Cinnaminson
Clearview at Haddonfield
Medford Tech at Sterling
Timber Creek at Winslow

Boys
Salem at Cherokee, 12:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Deptford Twp., St. Joseph Academy at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Woodstown, Hillsborough, Watchung Hills at Park Ridge, 11 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Oakcrest, Overbrook, Millville
Schalick, Buena, N. Burlington, Timber Creek at Cumberland

JAN. 15
BASKETBALL
Girls
Salem at Burlington City, 4 p.m.
Schalick at St. Joseph, 5:30 p.m.

Boys
Pennsville at Haddon Twp.

WRESTLING
Egg Harbor Twp. at Schalick, 5 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Relays, Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 16
BASKETBALL
Girls
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 7 p.m.

SWIMMING
Schlick at Camden Academy, 3:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 17
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Cumberland, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Penns Grove, Salem in SJCTA Meet, Toms River, 3:30 p.m.

JAN. 18
BASKETBALL
Girls
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 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 Twp. at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem Tech in NJTAC, 11:30 a.m.
Salem vs. Collingswood, Westbrook Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 19
BASKETBALL
Girls
Clearview at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clearview, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Moorestown Friends, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Mainland Regional, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 20
BASKETBALL
Girls
Salem Tech at Camden County Tech, 11:30 a.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick, Deptford Twp., Pemberton at Haddon Twp., 8 a.m.
Salem, Overbrook, Pitman at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Collingswood, Vineland, BCIT-Westampton
Woodstown, Haddon Heights, Pennsauken at Buena

SWIMMING
Salem, Schalick in SJISA Championships at GCIT

INDOOR TRACK
Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 22
BASKETBALL
Girls
Salem Tech at Camden Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsauken Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Camden Co. Tech, at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 1:15 p.m.

WRESTLING
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 6 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Salem, Schalick vs. TBA, Toms River

BOWLING
Salem vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 23
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Cath., 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Cath. at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 7 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Pennsville, Penns Grove in TCC Showcase, Toms River, 3:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Boys
Salem in NJSIAA Playoffs, Wood Lanes, 3:15 p.m.

JAN. 24
WRESTLING
Glassboro, Timber Creek at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick, Penns Grove at Cumberland, 5 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Timber Creek at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 25
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.

JAN. 26
BASKETBALL
Girls
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Salem at Camden Academy, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsauken, 6 p.m.

JAN. 27
BASKETBALL
Girls
Schalick at Camden Tech, noon

South Jersey Invitational Tournament
Woodstown-Eastern winner vs. Rancocas Valley-Camden Catholic winner

Boys
Schalick at Camden Tech, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Triton Regional, 11:30 a.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick, Holy Spirit at Cumberland, 8 a.m.
Penns Grove, Clayton, Millville at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Sterling, Paul VI at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Salem at Overbrook

JAN. 29
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Delran, 6:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Schalick vs. TBA, Toms River

SWIMMING
Salem vs. Woodstown at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.

JAN. 30
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem Tech at Lindenwold, 4 p.m.

JAN. 31
WRESTLING
Cumberland at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville, Glassboro at Clayton, 6 p.m.

SWIMMING
Salem in TCC Showcase at GCIT, 3 p.m.

FEB. 1
BASKETBALL
Girls
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.

BOWLING
Salem vs. Hammonton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

FEB. 2
BASKETBALL
Girls
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
St. Joe (Hamm.) at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Salem Tech at Riverside, 5:15 p.m.
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Pennsville at Burlington Twp., 6 p.m.
Schalick at Absegami, 6 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Toms River

SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Haddon Heights at Giant Fitness, 6 p.m.

FEB. 3
BASKETBALL
Girls
Pennsville at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
South Jersey Invitational Tournament at Eastern HS
Boys
Salem vs. Paulsboro at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Bordentown, Vineland at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Clearview, Hammonton, Central Regional at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown, Lacey, Pennsauken at Burlington Twp., 10 a.m.

FEB. 4
BASKETBALL
Girls
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 5
BASKETBALL
Girls
Schalick at Maple Shade, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.

SWIMMING
Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds Comm. Center, 3:30 p.m.

INDOOR TRACK
Salem at Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island, N.Y., 5 p.m.

FEB. 6
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 7 p.m.

BOWLING
TCC Showcase, TBD

FEB. 7
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5 p.m.

FEB. 8
BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 9
BASKETBALL
Girls
Cape May Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pleasantville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 5:30 p.m.

South Jersey Invitational Tournament at Eastern HS

Boys
Buena at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Co. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 10
WRESTLING
Schalick, Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill-West at Maple Shade, 8 a.m.
Pennsville, Cedar Creek, Delran at Hightstown, 10 a.m.

BOWLING
Girls
NJSIAA Sectionals

FEB. 12
BASKETBALL
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 13
BASKETBALL
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 14
BASKETBALL
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 15
BASKETBALL
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 16
BASKETBALL
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 17
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Group Finals, Toms River

BOWLING
Boys
NJSIAA Sectionals

FEB. 18
INDOOR TRACK
NJSIAA Group Finals, Toms River

FEB. 19
BASKETBALL
NJSIAA South Jersey Group I playoffs

FEB. 20
BASKETBALL
Girls
LEAP at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

County wrestling

Here is the master schedule for the 2023-24 high school wrestling season among Salem County schools; x-scrimmage

Dec. 6
x-Pennsville at Highland Regional, 3:30 p.m.

Dec. 14
Palmyra at Pennsville, 5 p.m.

Dec. 15
Pennsville in Howdy Duncan Invitational at William Penn, 4:15 p.m.
Woodstown at West Deptford, 5 p.m.

Dec. 16
Pennsville in Howdy Duncan Invitational at William Penn, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove in Schalick Tournament (with Haddon Heights, Mainland, Oakcrest, Pt. Pleasant Beach, WW-P North, WW-P South)
Woodstown in Delaware Valley (Pa.) Tournament

Dec. 18
Millville at Schalick, 5 p.m.

Dec. 20
Schalick, Salem, Egg Harbor Twp. at Pennsville, 5 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m.

Dec. 23
Pennsville, Penns Grove, Schalick in Cumberland Duals
Woodstown, Seneca, St. Joseph at Mainland, 9 a.m.

Dec. 27
Pennsville in Holiday Tournament
Audubon, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

Dec. 28
Schalick in Clayton Classic

Dec. 29
Pennsville vs. Barnegat

Jan. 3
Sterling at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 4
Salem, Atlantic City at Oakcrest, 5 p.m.

Jan. 5
Timber Creek at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.

Jan. 6
Schalick, Mainland, Overbrook at Haddon Heights, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m.
Woodstown in Collingswood Tournament

Jan. 9
Oakcrest at Schalick, 5 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Tep.

Jan. 11
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 6 p.m.

Jan. 12
Woodstown at Clearview, 5 p.m.
Buena at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

Jan. 13
Deptford Twp., St. Joseph Academy at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Woodstown, Hillsborough, Watchung Hills at Park Ridge, 11 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Oakcrest, Overbrook, Millville
Schalick, Buena, N. Burlington, Timber Creek at Cumberland

Jan. 15
Egg Harbor Twp. at Schalick, 5 p.m.

Jan. 17
Woodstown at Cumberland, 5 p.m.

Jan. 19
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 5 p.m.
Pennsville at Mainland Regional, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 20
Schalick, Deptford Twp., Pemberton at Haddon Twp., 8 a.m.
Salem, Overbrook, Pitman at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Collingswood, Vineland, BCIT-Westampton
Woodstown, Haddon Heights, Pennsauken at Buena

Jan. 24
Glassboro, Timber Creek at Salem, 5 p.m.
Schalick, Penns Grove at Cumberland, 5 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Timber Creek at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

Jan. 26
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsauken, 6 p.m.

Jan. 27
Schalick, Holy Spirit at Cumberland, 8 a.m.
Penns Grove, Clayton, Millville at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Pennsville vs. Sterling, Paul VI at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Salem at Overbrook

Jan. 31
Cumberland at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville, Glassboro at Clayton, 6 p.m.

Feb. 2
Pennsville at Burlington Twp., 6 p.m.
Schalick at Absegami, 6 p.m.

Feb. 3
Bordentown, Vineland at Penns Grove, 9 a.m.
Clearview, Hammonton, Central Regional at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Feb. 5
Schalick at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.

Feb. 7
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5 p.m.

Feb. 10
Schalick, Burlington Twp., Cherry Hill-West at Maple Shade, 8 a.m.
Pennsville, Cedar Creek, Delran at Hightstown, 10 a.m.



County Basketball

Here is the master schedule for the 2023-24 high school basketball season for Salem County; x-scrimmage

DEC. 4
Boys
x-Salem at Cinnaminson, 3:45 p.m.

DEC. 5 
Girls
x-Schalick at Cumberland Christian, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 4 p.m.
x-Haddon Twp. at Penns Grove, 4:15 p.m.
Boys
x-Cumberland Christian at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
x-Triton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

DEC. 6
Girls
x-Pennsville at Millville, 4 p.m.
x-Camden Academy at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
x-Kipp at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.

DEC. 7
Girls
x-Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
x-West Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
x-Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
x-Egg Harbor Twp. at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 8
Girls
x-Camden Tech at Woodstown
Boys
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.

DEC. 9
Boys
x-Brandywine at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

DEC. 11
Girls
x-Palmyra at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
Boys
x-Kingsway at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
x-Maple Shade at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
x-Pennsville at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
x-Schalick at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.

DEC. 12
Girls
x-Burlington Tech at Salem, 3:45 p.m.
x-Penns Grove at Pleasantville, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
Boys
x-Gloucester Christian at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

DEC. 15
Girls
Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 16
Girls
Audubon at Pennsville, noon
Red Devil Classic
Bridgeton at Penns Grove, 4:30 p.m.

Boys
Pennsville at Deptford, noon
Red Devil Classic
At Penns Grove
Pitman vs. Burlington City, 11 a.m.
Woodbury vs. Salem, 1 p.m.
Lindenwold at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

DEC. 18
Girls
Penns Grove at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Kingsway, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at GCIT, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
GCIT at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood Catholic, 6 p.m.

DEC. 19
Girls
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Cath. at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Cath., 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m.

DEC. 21
Girls
Salem Tech at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at LEAP, 4 p.m.
Clearview at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Gloucester Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
LEAP at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 22
Boys
Pennsville at Clayton, 4:30 p.m.

DEC. 23
Boys
Cherokee at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.

DEC. 27
Girls
Pennsville in Buena Tournament (with Camden Academy, Pemberton)
Boys
Pennsville in Buena Tournament (with Camden Academy, LEAP)
Salem in Bayonne Tournament
Warrior Classic, New Egypt
Woodstown vs. Steinert, 5:30 p.m.

DEC. 28
Girls
Pennsville in Buena Tournament (with Camden Academy, Pemberton)
Wolverine Holiday Tournament
at Woodstown
Highland vs. Paulsboro, 10 a.m.
Bridgeton vs. Woodstown, noon
Boardwalk Classic
Wildwood Convention Center
Penns Grove vs. St. Dominic, 5:45 p.m.

Boys
Pennsville in Buena Tournament (with Camden Academy, LEAP)
Salem in Bayonne Tournament
Woodstown in Warrior Classic, New Egyp

DEC. 29
Girls
Wolverine Holiday Tournament
at Woodstown
Consolation game, 10 a.m.
Championship game, noon

DEC. 30
Girls
Boardwalk Classic
Wildwood Convention Center
Penns Grove vs. Ocean City, 2:30 p.m.
Boys
Boardwalk Classic
Wildwood Convention Center
Penns Grove vs. Lower Cape May, 5:45 p.m.

JAN. 2
Girls
Gloucester at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Schalick at Cape May Tech, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 4
Girls
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 5
Boys
Delsea at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 6
Girls
Salem at Gateway, 10 a.m.
Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
OLMA at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Boys
Pennsauken Tech at Schalick, 11:30 a.m.

JAN. 8
Girls
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 10
Girls
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 11
Boys
Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 12
Girls
Camden Academy at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 6 p.m.
Boys
Camden Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Deptford Twp. at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 13
Girls
South Jersey Invitational Tournament
South Region
Eastern at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
Rancocas Valley at Camden Catholic
Haddon Heights at Gloucester Catholic
West Deptford at Lenape
North Region
Moorestown Friends at Cherokee
Haddon Twp. at Highland 
Delran at Paul VI
West Tech at Shawnee
West Region
Pennsauken at Williamstown
Woodbury at Cherry Hill West 
Kingsway at Moorestown
Bishop Eustace at Holy Cross
East Region
Gateway at Cinnaminson
Clearview at Haddonfield
Medford Tech at Sterling
Timber Creek at Winslow

Boys
Salem at Cherokee, 12:30 p.m.

JAN. 15
Girls
Salem at Burlington City, 4 p.m.
Schalick at St. Joseph, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 16
Girls
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 7 p.m.

JAN. 18
Girls
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 19
Girls
Clearview at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clearview, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Moorestown Friends, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 20
Girls
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 11:30 a.m.

JAN. 22
Girls
Salem Tech at Camden Academy, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsauken Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Schalick at Clayton, 1:15 p.m.
Camden Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 23
Girls
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Cath., 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Cath. at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 7 p.m.

JAN. 25
Girls
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 26
Girls
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Salem at Camden Academy, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 27
Girls
Schalick at Camden Tech, noon
South Jersey Invitational Tournament
Woodstown-Eastern winner vs. Rancocas Valley-Camden Catholic winner
Boys
Schalick at Camden Tech, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Triton Regional, 11:30 a.m.

JAN. 29
Girls
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Delran, 6:30 p.m.
Boys
Penns Grove at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.

JAN. 30
Girls
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 1
Girls
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 2
Girls
Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
St. Joe (Hamm.) at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Salem Tech at Riverside, 5:15 p.m.
Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 3
Girls
Pennsville at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
South Jersey Invitational Tournament at Eastern HS
Boys
Salem vs. Paulsboro at Atlantic City, 6:30 p.m.

FEB. 4
Girls
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 5
Girls
Schalick at Maple Shade, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Maple Shade at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 6
Girls
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 7 p.m.

FEB. 8
Girls
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 9
Girls
Cape May Co. Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pleasantville at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Woodstown at Lower Cape May, 5:30 p.m.
South Jersey Invitational Tournament at Eastern HS

Boys
Buena at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Co. Tech, 5:30 p.m.

FEB. 12
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 13
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 14
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 15
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 16
Tri-County Tournament

FEB. 19
NJSIAA South Jersey Group I playoffs

FEB. 20
Girls
LEAP at Salem, 5:30 p.m.

Cougars season comes to end

Glassboro makes 3 big plays, defense scores another playoff shutout in handing Schalick season-ending first loss in CJ Group I championship game

GROUP I SECTIONAL FINALS
South: Woodstown 21, Woodbury 14
Central: Glassboro 20, Schalick 0
North I: Mountain Lakes 35, Hawthorne 14
North II: Shabazz 40, Butler 13
STATE SEMIFINALS
Glassboro (8-3) at Woodstown (9-2), Friday, 7 p.m.
Mountain Lakes (9-2) vs. Shabazz (8-3)

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – Schalick coach Mike Wilson has been involved in enough big games to know they usually are defined by two things. The team that makes the fewest mistakes and the team that makes the biggest plays usually wins.

His Cougars didn’t make many mistakes Friday night, but they just didn’t make any big plays. Glassboro, on the other hand, got three big plays from a couple freshmen and its defense was as stingy as ever in handing Schalick its first loss of the season, 20-0, in the Central Jersey Group I championship game.

The Bulldogs (8-3) will now play at Woodstown Friday in the Group I state semifinals. The teams met earlier this year with Glassboro winning 13-7 in overtime.

“We played very well defensively tonight,” Wilson said. “We literally might have even played our best defensive game this year, in all honesty. They had three plays. Outside of that, we forced them to punt, turned them over on downs, we just could not make a play on offense tonight. It was a game of missed opportunities.

“I’ve coached in these games before and it’s who makes the bigger plays. It’s usually who makes the least amount of mistakes and who makes the most plays. We really didn’t make a mistake tonight, we made literally no plays tonight.”

Three big plays from two freshmen and a defense that hasn’t given up anything in the playoffs proved to be the Cougars’ undoing.

Xavier Sabb caught a 53-yard touchdown pass from fellow freshman Kristopher Foster and scored on a 24-yard run after picking up a backwards bubble screen that hit the ground and was ruled a lateral. The Schalick players stopped as soon as the ball hit the ground, but Sabb picked it up and took off.

Foster also threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Dayshaun Day midway through the second quarter to open the scoring.

Schalick’s offense, meanwhile, couldn’t get anything going. Glassboro has posted three straight shutouts in the playoffs, four in its last five games and hasn’t given up more than one touchdown in any of its last eight games.

It was Cougars’ first loss at home this season and the first time they’ve been shutout last year’s season opener.

“Their defense played amazing tonight and we didn’t have an answer for them,” Wilson said.

The loss ended one of the best seasons in Schalick history. The Cougars (11-1) won 11 games for only the second time in school history, won the WJFL Horizon Division for the second year in a row (they’re expected to be in a different division with more Salem County schools next year) and were the overall No. 2 seed in South Jersey Group I. Four years ago they were 0-7.

“One game doesn’t define our season, but this still stinks,” Wilson said. “You’re in the championship game and you played well enough to win, you just didn’t make the plays.

“Our kids were really in good spirits at the end of the game. I think they realized we’re going to be okay. The turnaround we’ve done the last four years has been tremendous. Our kids are ready to go already. They were already talking about next season as they were leaving the locker room. They want to meet up in the weight room tomorrow.”

Glassboro 20, Schalick 0

Glassboro (8-3)01280 –20
Schalick (11-1)0000 –0

Scoring plays
G – Dayshaun Day 40 pass from Kristopher Foster (kick failed), 5:27 2Q
G – Xavier Sabb 53 pass from Kristopher Foster (run failed), 1:16 2Q
G – Xavier Sabb 24 run (Davon Barr run), 6:51 3Q

Cover photo by Heather Papiano