Category: SCHALICK

Saturday roundup

Here is a complete look at Saturday’s sports action in Salem County, includes basketball, wrestling, track; will be updated throughout the day

Wrestling

WOODSTOWN – Woodstown’s impressive second-half turnaround continued Saturday morning as the Wolverines won three dual matches to get back to .500 for the season and put themselves in a position to host part of the first two rounds of the South Jersey Group I tournament.

In their last three matches before Saturday’s state cutoff, the Wolverines dominated Clayton/Glassboro 51-13, Penns Grove 54-18 and Millville 57-18, running their winning streak to seven in a row.

They are now back to .500 for the season, 10-10. At one point they were 2-9.

They started the day T-2 with Audubon in the South Jersey Group I power points standings, but were the virtual No. 2 having beaten the Green Wave head-to-head in one of their early-season victories. If it holds through the calculations of the other Saturday matches, as the No. 2 seed they will host 7, 3 and 6 when the tournament opens Feb. 5.

Woodstown’s Mateo Vinciguerra pinned at 215 to clinch the Wolverines’ win over Millville, locking up a 3-0 sweep of the day and the presumptive No. 2 seed. Paulsboro currently holds the No. 1 spot.

With the best information currently available, Woodstown would host Haddon Twp. and No. 3 Audubon vs. No. 6 Palmyra. The other side of the bracket at Paulsboro projects No. 5 Pennsville vs. No. 4 Gloucester and No. 8 Pitman vs. Paulsboro. The seeds become official Monday.

In the Group IV bracket, Schalick/Cumberland is projected No. 7.

WOODSTOWN 51, CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 13
132: Alex Torres (Wo) pinned William Camp, 1:02
138: Conrad Raynor (CG) maj. dec. over Willem Groom, 11-2
144: Shawn McKellick (CG) pinned Angel Hernandez, 1:24
150: Brett Rowand (Wo) pinned Sam Raynor, 0:56
157: Zayden Donahue (Wo) dec. Brodie Carey, 3-1
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) pinned Colby Carr, 3:26
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) pinned Jamal Brown, 0:41
190: Karsten Hantho (Wo) dec. Jeffrey Smith, 11-6
215: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) won by forfeit
285: Luciano Mazzeo (CG) dec. Andre Sinou, 5-0
106: Chase Blandino (Wo) won by forfeit
113: Double forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) pinned Ryan Bivens, 1:13
126: Carson Bradway (Wo) dec. Ryan McKellick, 5-2

WOODSTOWN 54, PENNS GROVE 18
126: Carson Bradway (Wo) dec. Devine Arce, 7-0
132: Alex Torres (Wo) pinned Raeed Clark, 1:03
138: Willem Groom (Wo) won by forfeit
144: Nasir Garris (PG) pinned Angel Hernandez, 2:53
150: Brett Rowand (Wo) dec. Anthony Brown, 12-8
157: Jayden Owens (PG) pinned Zayden Donahue, 0:16
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) pinned Antonio Garris, 1:39
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) pinned Clinton Bobo, 3:04
190: Isaiah Underwood (PG) pinned Karsten Hantho, 1:41
215: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) pinned Sumir Brown, 0:44
285: Andre Sinou (Wo) pinned Antonio Cooper, 0:29
106: Chase Blandino (Wo) won by forfeit
113: Double forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) won by forfeit

WOODSTOWN 57, MILLVILLE 18
138: Willem Groom (Wo) pinned Marzine Johnson, 2:25
144: Laitton Roberts (Wo) pinned Alexander Mendez, 2:41
150: Brett Rowand (Wo) pinned Jacob Jones, 4:59
157: Zayden Donahue (Wo) pinned Ryan Tepper, 2:39
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) pinned Marquis Allen, 5:51
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) pinned Trystan Brooks, 2:59
190: Xavier McBride (M) dec. Karsten Hantho, 7-0
215: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) pinned Jayden Jones, 2:23
285: Marcus Offer (M) dec. Andre Sinou, 1-0
106: Chase Blandino (Wo) won by forfeit
113: Vincent Devita (M) won by forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) dec. John Roman, 8-1
126: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Carson Bradway, 0:38
132: Alex Torres (Wo) won by forfeit
Records: Woodstown 10-10

MILLVILLE 60, PENNS GROVE 15
132: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Raeed Clark, 1:25
138: Marzine Johnson (M) won by forfeit
144: Nasir Garris (P) dec. Alexander Mendez, 9-6
150: Tre Brown (P) pinned Jacob Jones, 1:27
157: Jayden Owens (P) pinned Ryan Tepper, 0:52
165: Marquis Allen (M) pinned Antonio Garris, 4:43
175: Trystan Brooks (M) pinned Clinton Bobo, 3:00
190: Xavier McBride (M) pinned Isaiah Upshur, 0:43
215: Jayden Jones (M) pinned Isaiah Underwood, 1:24
285: Marcus Offer (M) won by forfeit
106: Double forfeit
113: Vincent Devita (M) won by forfeit
120: Caleb Rhodes (M) won by forfeit
126: Josh Roman (M) pinned Devine Arce, 5:29

SC Wrestling Quad

VINELAND 47, SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 28
175: Noah Cruz (V) pinned Eric Sulik, 1:31
190: Gabriel Rodriguez (SC) pinned Zach Echevarria, 1:28
215: Gavin Gallo (V) pinned Dean Jost, 1:30
285: Donny St. Jean (V) dec. Noval Jenkins, UTB 3-2
106: Dentin Pickett (V) pinned Caleb Jenkins, 1:05
113: Josh Kinchen (V) maj. dec. over DeAnthony Harden, 13-4
120: Luke Silva (SC) pinned Chad Score, 0:37
126: Leland Minkowski (V) pinned Chase Williams, 4:50
132: Jayden Minkowski (V) pinned Ryan Miller, 2:56
138: Daniel Lloyd (SC) pinned Everett Cronk, 0:33
144: Ayden Jenkins (SC) pinned Alejandro Calderon, 4:41
150: Riley Papiano (SC) maj. dec. over Caden Barnes, 12-3
157: Lionel Powell (V) maj. dec. Anthony Deaver, 13-2
165: Matt Torres (V) over Jake Magonagle, injury

Basketball

SATURDAY’S SCORES
Girls
Woodbury 71, Penns Grove 48
Camden Tech 23, Schalick 21
Boys
Triton 63, Pennsville 42
Camden Tech 44, Schalick 43

RUNNEMEDE – Pennsville coach Joe Mecholsky has never really been a big fan of these Saturday matinee games and now he has more reason to dislike them.

The Eagles went on the road and lost to Triton Regional 63-42. They have lost their last eight Saturday games going back to the 2020-21 season.

They were up by one at halftime in this one, but the Mustangs erupted for six 3-pointers and outscored them 30-8 in the third quarter to take control of the game.

Triton speared 11 3s in the game, seven in the second half. Jayon Sanders-Cash (19 points) hit all three of his 3s in the quarter, Justice Avery (15) had two of his five, and Richie Kosma had the other.

It was a costly loss for the Eagles (6-10). Post Danny Saulin is facing a two-game suspension for a flagrant foul in the game and possibly more internally. The Mustangs also held Eagles 1,000-point junior Luke Wood to only four points – all in the fourth quarter.

Malik Rehmer led Pennsville with 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting and eight rebounds. Saulin went out with five points and nine rebounds.

TRITON 63, PENNSVILLE 42
PENNSVILLE (6-10) – Luke Wood 2-15 0-0 4, Peyton O’Brien 1-4 1-3 3, Malik Rehmer 6-8 0-0 12, Cohen Petrutz 2-5 3-6 7, Daniel Saulin 1-3 3-8 5, Jayden Thomas 2-11 0-1 4, Mason O’Brien 3-5 0-0 7. Totals 17-51 7-18 42.
TRITON (10-6) – Leo Impagliazzo 3 6-10 12, Justice Avery 6 2-3 19, Jayon Sanders-Cash 5 2-2 15, Major Tomeo 1 0-0 2, Richie Kosma 3 0-0 9, Kasir Baker 1 0-4 2, Talen Walsh 0 0-0 0, Mike Campbell 0 0-0 0, Yandel Santas 2 0-0 4. Totals 21 10-18 63.

Pennsville1111812 –42
Triton1293012 –63
3-point goals: Pennsville 1-9 (M. O’Brien 1-2, Petrutz 0-1, Thomas 0-2, Wood 0-4); Triton 11 (Avery 5, Sanders-Cash 3, Kosma 3). Fouled out: Saulin (DQ). Technical fouls: Thomas. Total fouls: Pennsville 16, Triton 14.

CAMDEN TECH 44, SCHALICK 43
SCHALICK (5-8) – Daniel Lis 3 2-4 9, Jordan Johnson 3 0-0 7, Jake Siedlecki 1 0-0 3, Ryan Johnson 0 1-2 1, Nasir Sutton 5 5-6 16, Nylan Sutton 1 3-10 5, Dylan Sheehan 1 0-0 2. Totals 14 11-22 43.
CAMDEN TECH (6-9) – Salvatore Algeri 3 6-8 12, Isaiah Haynes 3 2-2 8, Alex Ojeda 1 0-2 3, Evan Brummel 2 0-0 4, Xavier Figueroa 4 1-2 9, Elijah Franks 2 1-2 5, Charles Barbour 1 0-0 2, Jamal Sosa 0 1-2 1. Totals 16 11-18 44.

Schalick206512 –43
Camden Tech154619 –44
3-point goals: Schalick 4 (Lis, Johnson, Siedlecki, Na. Sutton); Camden Tech 1 (Ojeda). NOTES: The Warriors staged a fourth-quarter comeback. Schalick enjoyed a 20-point first quarter and then “we just lost ourselves,” coach James Turner said. It was the Cougars’ third straight loss after their win in the Wells Fargo Center, all without guard Reggie Allen in the lineup after receiving stitches for a cut above his left eye he suffered late in that game.

Girls games

WOODBURY 71, PENNS GROVE 48: The Thundering Herd took control of the game in the first half and put four scorers in double figures. Janessa Robinson led the winners with 18 points. Penns Grove’s Meely Horace led all scorers with 21 points and moved to within 72 of 1,000 for her career.

Salem County has the real possibility of four players reaching the 1,000-point milestone this week.

WOODBURY 71, PENNS GROVE 48
WOODBURY (9-7) – Nyla Ivey 2-0-5, Janessa Robinson 8-1-18, Abby Bash 5-0-13, Dasani Talley-Dorman 4-6-14, Melannie Noel 1-2-4, Maya Braxton-Young 4-8-16. Totals 24-17-71
PENNS GROVE (6-7) – RaNiyah Wilson 4-3-13, Brianna Robbins 1-2-4, Zoey Caesar 1-2-4, Arianna Dowe 1-0-2, JaNiyah Cummings 1-0-2, Rolande Delva 1-0-2, Meely Horace 8-4-21. Totals 17-11-48.

Woodbury23181515 –71
Penns Grove12815 13 – 48
3-point goals: Woodbury 5 (Ivey, Robinson, Bash 3); Penns Grove 3 (Wilson 2, Horace).

CAMDEN TECH 23, SCHALICK 21
CAMDEN TECH (5-10) – Brenna Stiles 4, Vianny Fernandez 6, Kiara Miller 3, Ericka Bennett 2, Katelyn Burns 8.
SCHALICK (5-8) – Cianna Gaines 4, Taylor Sparks 8, Carly Vicente 1, Cali Fisler 2, Abby Willoughby 1.

Camden Tech4892 –23
Schalick4367 –21
Notes: The Cougars rallied in the fourth quarter and had three shots around the rim in the closing seconds that didn’t fall.

SJIBT Elite Eight

Woodstown learned the identity of the final two teams joining it at Eastern High School for the quarterfinals of the South Jersey Invitational Basketball Tournament. When Timber Ridge and  Cinnaminson won Saturday morning, the Elite Eight was set. The tournament committee met Saturday to reseed the field.

The eight teams in order of seeds are Paul IV (11-4), Cherokee (11-5), Moorestown (14-3), Cinnaminson (14-5), Williamstown (11-4), Gloucester Catholic (11-4), Woodstown (11-3) and Timber Creek (10-7).

The Wolverines will play Cherokee Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Top-seeded Paul VI plays Timber Creek at 5:30. The Final Four games are Feb. 9 at 6:30 p.m. and 8:15. The consolation game is Super Bowl Sunday at 1 p.m. with the championship game at 3. 

Indoor Track

TOMS RIVER – The Salem girls led the Salem County contingent at the Tri-County Conference Indoor Track Showcase at the Bennett Complex Bubble Friday.

Led by Anna Buzby, the Rams fiished fifth in the girls standings with 28 points. Buzby won the pole vault (8-0), finished third in the 800 (2:24.82), sixth in the 400 (1:01.14) and ran the lead leg on the third-place 4×400 relay team (4:22.57).

Buzby was joined on the relay by Karima Davenport-White, Rhionna Timmons and Sairis Jiminez. Timmons scored with a sixth-place finish in the 55 dash (7.62) and Dominique Lewis was fourth in the shot put (36-11.5).

Woodstown and Pennsville tied for 11th with two points. Woodstown’s 4×400 relay team of Kayla Ayars, Sarah Seiden, Arie Still and Jaime Deal finished fifth (4:27.66) and Pennsville’s Megan Morris was fifth in pole vault (7-6).

Penns Grove’s boys 4×400 relay of Kylee Goodson, Theus Berios, Jared Ortiz and Knowledge Young was fifth in its race (3:39.85).

Luck on their side

Woodstown wins the toss, then tosses Pennsville aside in the renewal of their wrestling rivalry that has Cowboys-Eagles vibes

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Woodstown wrestling coach Adam Hyland hasn’t had a lot of luck with the coin toss this season and, frankly, it probably kept the Wolverines from having a winning record at this point in the season.

They finally won a flip Friday night and while it wasn’t the underlying reason the Wolverines beat Pennsville 49-19, it did factor in the way the lineup unfolded in a spirited match where matchups were the key.

“Sometimes that happens in wrestling,” Hyland said. “It’s actually unfortunate, in my opinion, that that can happen. That definitely played a part.

“We won the coin toss, which we rarely have done this year. I’m telling you out of 15 matches or so, we’ve probably won three or four coin tosses all year. It’s been the other way for us quite a bit and it cost us a bunch of matches throughout this year. Sometimes it works in your favor. It did in this case and we definitely took advantage of it.”

It certainly increases the drama. The team that wins the toss decides which set of matches – odds or evens – it wants the send their man out first. It’s all about strategy and can create some anxiety if a team has limited options.

“There were certain weight classes I wanted them to throw out first and send somebody specific,” Pennsville coach John Starcevich said. “At certain weight classes I wanted to see who they were going to put out because that would dictate whether or not I would initiated a bump.

“So we lost the coin toss and those key weight classes I had to either guess or just send my guy anyway because they would react to whatever I do.”

Elias Lussi is typically the Eagles’ 190, but Starcevich was confident Connor Ayars could win at 190, so he bumped up Lussi to 215. But Hyland countered with undersized 285 Mateo Vinciguerra there and sending equally undersized Andre Sinou to face Pennsville’s Trevor Waddington at 285.

Ayars won a major decision to open the match. Vinciguerra answered with a major over Lussi and Sinou got an early takedown on his way to a decision over Waddington.

But then the real chess match began. Because the Eagles lost the toss, it was their turn to throw out first at 106. They sent out Lucas Thomas and Woodstown took a forfeit to send first-year wrestler Chase Blandino out at 113. Blandino scored a first-period pin over Vincent Ciccantelli that started a run of four straight Woodstown wins for control of the match. 

“That was really big for us and to get that pin was big for him,” Hyland said.

Brett Rowand clinched the victory with an 11-7 decision over Sky Eppes at 150. Rowand was down 5-0 at one point in the match.

“He did a nice job sort of battling back, one point at a time and winning convincingly at the end,” Hyland said.

The teams went into the day seeded 4-5 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings and as Saturday dawned the Wolverines rose to a virtual No. 2 seed, tied with Audubon in points but winning the head-to-head matchup. Saturday is the cutoff to determine the eight teams that will advance to the state duals tournament.

Pennsville is not wrestling Saturday, but Woodstown hosts a quad with Clayton, Millville and Penns Grove. Both teams are expected to make the field, but Penns Grove, at No. 11, needs some help.

“I don’t care where we end up,” Starcevich said. “I’m just glad my guys are getting another match. The more you compete the better you’re gonna become.”

“We’re just going to go out there and battle,” Hyland said. “This year we’re just trying to get in those playoffs, wrestle as tough as we can, try to the win that division and go into the postseason in terms of individual matchups a little bit on fire.”

WOODSTOWN 49, PENNSVILLE 19
190: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. over Karsten Hantho, 12-4
215: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) maj. dec. over Elias Lussi, 14-0
285: Andre Sinou (Wo) dec. Trevor Waddington, 6-4
106: Lucas Thomas (P) won by forfeit
113: Chase Blandino (Wo) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:47
120: Travis Balback (Wo) pinned Mehki Dix, 0:49
126: Carson Bradway (Wo) dec. Christopher Daniels, 5-2
132: Alex Torres (Wo) pinned Ayden Perez, 3:31
138: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Willem Groom, 4:53
144: Angel Hernandez (Wo) pinned Maddox Efelis, 3:08
150: Brett Rowand (Wo) dec. Sky Eppes, 11-7
157: Robbie McDade (P) dec. Zayden Donahue, 3-0
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) pinned Cole Campbell, 2:56
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) won by forfeit

SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 44, PENNSAUKEN 36: The teams were trading the lead throughout the match, but Schalick/Cumberland scored pins in each of the last three bouts to rally from a 10-point deficit and pull out the victory.

285: Noval Jenkins got the raly started with a pin at 285. Caleb Jenkins gave Schalick the lead with a first-period pin at 106 – the sixth lead change of the match – and DeAnthony Harden closed it out with a first-period pin at 113.

Luke Silva (120), Daniel Lloyd (138), Jake Magonagle (165) also had pins for Schalick, Ayden Jenkins (144) had a tech fall, and Eric Sulik (175) scored a decision.

SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 44, PENNSAUKEN 36
120: Luke Silva (SC) pinned Zachary Slimm, 5:47
126: Lucas Silvestre (P) pinned Chase Williams, 0:40
132: Andrew Jamieson (P) pinned Ryan Miller, 2:56
138: Daniel Lloyd (SC) pinned Amari Martinez, 2:53
144: Ayden Jenkins (SC) tech fall over Derek Berry, 23-8 (4:32)
150: Romeo Aviles (P) pinned Riley Papiano, 3:06
157: Mikhi Johnson (P) pinned Michael Carastro, 4:48
165: Jake Magonagle (SC) pinned Jahky Hicks, 4:48
175: Eric Sulik (SC) dec. Kaleb Rodriguez, 12-6
190: Christopher Lamothe (P) pinned Gabriel Rodriguez, 2:33
215: Kameron Hoskins (P) pinned Evan Elliott, 2:28
285: Noval Jenkins (SC) pinned Derek Bayard, 3:29
106: Caleb Jenkins (SC) pinned Julio Alvarez, 0:51
113: DeAnthony Harden (SC) pinned Jovanni Hernandez, 1:02

Another tough loss

Penns Grove suffers third heartbreaking loss n four days; Pennsville, Salem, Woodstown all pick up wins

THURSDAY’S BOYS SCORES
Pennsville 72, Salem Tech 44
Salem 67, Schalick 32
Wildwood 66, Penns Grove 60 (OT)
Woodstown 87, Clayton 63

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – This was supposed to be a big week for the Penns Grove basketball team, a week in which the Red Devils had a chance to make a significant move in the South Jersey Group I playoff picture and Tri-County Diamond Division standings.

But now, after a third heartbreaking loss in four days, they’re left to think about what might have been and what can they do to bounce back from it.

The Red Devils lost to Wildwood Thursday night 66-60 in a game that went to overtime. Stack that on top of losing to Clearview on a steal and layup with 12 seconds left Monday and then losing to Glassboro the next night on a buzzer-beating 3 in a game they led by three with a minute to play and it’s enough to make any sane person lose it a little.

Penns Grove coach Damian Ware said he’s never gone through a stretch like that before, at least not one with three losses in a row like that.

“It’s tough,” he said. “because the kids are playing so hard and they’re playing so well. In the beginning of the season we were struggling a little bit, but now we’re playing at a high level and we’re hanging right with the teams that are the cream of the crop. It’s encouraging for me, but at the same time disappointing because we’re not getting the wins.

“It’s a double-edged sword. It’s rough, but at the same time I see the light at the end of the tunnel. If we could just finish a little bit better or not make a couple mistakes that we’re making here and there we can really get over the hump and really start challenging and be one of the teams that’s going to be there at the end of the season.”

The game against the current No. 3 team in the South Jersey Group I power points standings was close throughout. The Warriors jumped out 9-0, but the Red Devils brought it back with their own seven-point run and no one led by more than five the rest of regulation.

Penns Grove’s Giomar Conrad sent the game into overtime with a 3-pointer at the buzzer; it was his third 3 of the fourth quarter. Conrad lhad four 3s in the game and led the Red Devils with 22 points. Mekhi Ballard had three 3s – two in overtime – and finished with 11 points and Karon Ceaser had 13.

Brian Cunniff led Wildwood with 25 points, including nine in overtime. Junior Hans had 14 of his 15 in the second half and overtime. They were a combined 7-of-9 from the free throw line in overtime.

“We just ran out of steam,” Ware said. “We fought so hard to get back and tie the game … all that energy might have tapped us out.”

Energy was a key element during one portion of the game. There was a 10-minute delay in the second half when the gym lost power with 5:08 left in the third quarter. Ware believes the stoppage hurt the Red Devils as they had just cut the margin to two and were about to take the momentum.

“I told them in the locker room, we’re 5-10, but we’re not a 5-10 team,” Ware said. “Our record does not define us, that’s not who we are. Who we are right now is we see we’re right there with the best teams in the league, the best teams in the division and playing right there with all the top teams.

“We’re just trying to get to their head and help them understand that even though we’re losing these games I want them to understand the progress we’re making and by the end of the season I think we’re going to turn the corner all the way and we’ll be right there.”

WILDWOOD 66, PENNS GROVE 60 (OT)
WILDWOOD (10-6) – Junior Hans 5 5-14 15, Ryan Troiano 1 2-4 4, Jordan Fusik 3 1-2 8, Brian Cunniff 9 7-11 25, Josh Pintella 1 0-2 2, Harley Buscham 1 0-0 2, Lukas Basile 4 0-0 10, James Wyers 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 15-33 66.
PENNS GROVE (5-10) – Roman Gipson 3 0-0 6, Giomar Conrad 8 2-2 22, Karon Ceaser 6 0-2 13, Willie Slocum 0 1-4 1, Mehki Ballard 4 0-0 11, Camren Thompson 1 0-0 2, Mr Peterson 2 1-4 5. Totals 24 4-12 60.

Wildwood141381516 – 66
Penns Grove1210919 10 – 60
3-point goals: Wildwood 3 (Fusik, Basile 2); Penns Grove 8 (Conrad 4, Ceaser, Ballard 3). Fouled out: Slocum, Peterson. Total fouls: Wildwood 13, Penns Grove 23.

WOODSTOWN 87, CLAYTON 63: Rocco String returned to some early-season form, scoring a career-high 24 points and grabbing 14 rebounds while leading the Wolverines to their highest scoring game in three seasons. It was String’s fifth double-double. He had four in the first five games this season, but had scored only 39 points in his previous seven games.

Four Wolverines scored in double figures. Blake Bialecki had 12, Garrett Leyman 11 and Manny Ortega 10. Leyman had 16 rebounds and Max Webb distributed 11 assists.

The 87 points were the most the Wolverines have scored in a game since they put 90 on Camden Academy Charter in early January 2022. It’s the second time they’ve scored in the 80s in coach Phillip Campbell’s two-year tenure.

CLAYTON (3-12) – Dillon Jones 5 2-4 12, Nazir Davis 3 0-0 7, Demetris Williams 5 2-4 12, Jon Cox 2 0-1 5, Ashaud Hines 2 0-0 4, Nasir Carter 2 0-0 6, Fareed Mamah 3 2-2 8, John Carter 2 0-0 6, Deion Scott 1 0-0 3. Totals 25 6-11 63.
WOODSTOWN (8-5) – Manny Ortega 4 0-0 10, Blake Bialecki 5 0-0 12, Alejandro Vazquez 2 0-0 5, M.J. Hall 4 0-0 8, Connor Sanderson-Dick 1 0-0 2, Garrett Leyman 5 1-1 11, Anthony Bokolas 3 0-0 6, Lucas Fulmer1 0-0 2, Max Webb 2 0-0 4, Rocco String 12 0-0 24, Elijah Caesar 1 0-0 3. Totals 40 1-1 87.

Clayton1814724 –63
Woodstown21271821 –87
3-point goals: Clayton 7 (Davis, Cox, N. Carter 2, J. Carter 2); Woodstown 6 (Ortega 2, Bialecki 2, Vazquez, Caesar).

SALEM 67, SCHALICK 32: Jabez DeJesus led three Rams in double figures with 19 points. Anthony Farmer and Paul Weathers each tossed in 12.

Nylan Sutton (11 points) was the only scorer in double figures for the Cougars, who were without top scorer Reggie Allen for the second straight game. Allen took a shot above his left eye near the end of the Cougars’ game with Clayton Monday at the Wells Fargo Center and went for further attention when the team returned home.

SALEM (8-6) – Tymear Lecator 3 0-0 8, Jabez DeJesus 7 3-3 19, Anthony Farmer 4 3-3 12, Ramaji Bundy 1 0-0 2, Paul Weathers 5 2-2 12, Xavier McGriff 1 0-0 3, Antwan Rodgers 2 0-0 4, Marshall Stephens 2 3-5 7, Davante Jackson 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 11-13 68.
SCHALICK (5-7) – Jordan Johnson 2 0-0 4, Jake Siedlecki 1 0-0 3, Nasir Sutton 3 0-0 7, Nylan Sutton 4 1-2 11, Levi Freeney-Childers 1 4-11 6, Dylan Sheehan 0 1-2 1. Totals 11 6-15 32.

Salem16211713 –67
Schalick410711 –32
3-point goals: Salem 6 (Lecator 2, DeJesus 2, Farmer, McGriff); Schalick 4 (Siedlecki, Na. Sutton, Ny. Sutton 2).

PENNSVILLE 72, SALEM TECH 44: Daniel Saulin had 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting and grabbed six rebound as the Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak with their fourth straight win over the Chargers.

The Eagles scored the first 12 points of the game to take control and carried it to a 35-17 halftime lead. Luke Wood (14) and Jayden Thomas (12) also scored in double figures for Pennsville. All 11 players scored for the Eagles. Josh Muntz led Salem Tech with 10.

SALEM TECH (1-12) – Chase Willis 2 0-2 4, Haneef Frisby 2 5-9 9, Joseph Hayes 3 0-0 5, Josh Muntz 3 4-8 10, Tyler Zampino 4 0-0 9, Antoine Robinson 2 0-0 5, Gio Holmes 0 0-0 0, Chase Ayars 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 9-19 44.
PENNSVILLE (6-9) – Luke Wood 6-12 2-3 14, Peyton O’Brien 3-4 0-2 6, Daniel Saulin 6-7 4-6 16, Jayden Thomas 4-6 4-6 12, Malik Rehmer 2-6 1-2 5, Cohen Petrutz 2-6 1-3 5, Mason O’Brien 2-4 1-2 5, Connor Starn 1-1 0-0 2, Logan Hill 0-0 1-2 1, Carlo Merindino 1-2 0-0 3, Cole Johnston 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 28-51 14-28 72.

Salem Tech891410 –44
Pennsville21141522 –72
3-point goals: Salem Tech 3 (Hayes, Zampino, Robinson); Pennsville 2-15 (Wood 0-3, Thomas 0-2, Rehmer 0-2, Petrutz 0-3, M. O’Brien 0-1, Johnston 1-3, Merindino 1-1). Technical fouls: Rehmer. Total fouls: Salem Tech 18, Pennsville 15.

Bringing the 3

Girls basketball: Woodstown buried under barrage of Wildwood 3s; fourth quarter goes in opposite directions for Salem, Pennsville; Schalick rolls over Salem Tech

THURSDAY’S GIRLS SCORES
Clayton 67, Pennsville 50
Salem 62, Overbrook 44
Schalick 44, Salem Tech 8
Wildwood 84, Woodstown 57

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WILDWOOD – The Woodstown girls made the two-hour trip to the shore Thursday for one of their biggest basketball games of the season and when they got there a four-alarm fire broke out.

Now before anyone gets concerned, it wasn’t a physical fire. The venerable old school on Pacific Avenue is still standing. It’s just that the Wildwood team Woodstown played was on fire from behind the 3-point arc the likes of which the Wolverines had never seen before.

The Warriors, the No. 1 team in South Jersey Group I power points, busted 21 3-pointers in the first three quarters and ran past the Wolverines 84-57.

“Cudos to them, but, geez, they even had some of their fans saying we never shoot like that,” Woodstown coach Kara Straughn said. “They were like, yeah, we’re good shooters, but what the heck. I was like, what the heck.”

The Warriors (12-3) hit 13 of the deep balls in the first half – and their first eight buckets of the third quarter were 3s. At one point 16 straight of their baskets were 3s. They came from four players – Macie McCracken, Sophia Wilber, Angela Wilber and Rebecca Benichou.

Angela Wilber and McCracken each had seven and finished with 25 and 31 points, respectively. Benichou had six for all 18 of her points. Sophia Wilber hit the first one of the game and it was on. Woodstown hit two 3s in the game.

The Warriors took 42 3-pointers in the game and were hitting from everywhere. When Benichou banked one in from the top of the key early in the third quarter, if you didn’t know it then, you just felt they couldn’t miss. When they shot one and didn’t make, the crowd was disappointed. 

And it wasn’t like the Wolverines were just letting them shoot. They actually played good defense denying anything inside, the Warriors just worked it around until they got that outside shot.

“We went through five different defenses and nothing seemed to be it,” Straughn said. “If we guarded them up top, they would hit them on the baseline. If we guarded the baseline, they would hit them at the top of the key. They were just on fire.”

And the Wolverines got enough offense that would have won most of their games, they just couldn’t keep pace with the 3s. Talia Battavio led Woodstown with 18 points and made it a doiuble-double with 10 assists. Megan Donelson had 17 points and Shannon Pierman had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

It was the fifth time this year the Warriors had 10 or more 3s in a game. Their previous single-game high this season was 16 against Clayton. They topped that Thursday midway through the third quarter and showed no signs of stopping. They made it 20 when McCracken hit one from the top of the key with 1:12 left in the third.

The loss snapped Woodstown’s six-game winning streak. The Wolverines (11-3) were third in SJ-I power points entering the game. Curiously, by the end of the game, despite the loss, they had moved up to No. 2 in the power points, but after the results of some other games slipped back to No. 3 behind Woodbury. 

“I think they’re pretty accurate right now,” Straughn said. “We’ve beaten some really good teams and they continue to win, so I think that bumped us up. Pennsville and Clayton played tonight; if either one of those teams win we get points because we beat them.

“I would love the No. 1 seed. It would be possible, Wildwood has some tough games and we’ve got some big games coming up. It’s not out of the question, but it’s going to be tough. Either way, I think on February 10 I think it’s going to be Wildwood and us 1 and 2, whichever way it goes. That’s my 99.9 percent promise.”

WILDWOOD 84, WOODSTOWN 57
WOODSTOWN (11-3) – Talia Battavio 7 3-4 18, Megan Donelson 8 0-0 17, Alyssa Baber 2 2-2 6, Shannon Pierman 6 0-0 12, Lauren HEngel 2 0-0 4. Totals 25 5-6 57.
WILDWOOD (12-3) – Sophia Wilber 1 5-6 8, Angela Wilber 9 0-0 25, Macie McCracken 10 4-8 31, Kaliah Sumlin 1 0-0 2, Cydnee Kilian 0 0-0 0, Rebecca Benichou 6 0-0 18, Ashley Nagle 0 0-0 0, Mia Cripps 0 0-0 0. Totals 27 9-14 84.

Woodstown15121515 –57
Wildwood1934265 –84
3-point goals: Woodstown 2 (Battavio, Donelson); Wildwood 21 (S. Wilber, A. Wilber 7, McCracken 7, Benichou 6). Total fouls: Woodstown 13, Wildwood 8.

SALEM 62, OVERBROOK 44: The Rams erupted for an 18-4 fourth quarter to pull away from a game that was tight for three quarters.

They got six points each from Ryann Foote and Ava Rodgers in the quarter to fuel the flurry. Rogers had 14 points in the second half and led all scorers with 23. Foote finished with 19.

“It was an intense game, back and forth, and they took all the fire and put their foot on their necks and never let go,” Salem coach Tiasia Tatem said. “We had a conversation at halftime and let them know it was going to be an intense game and it was going to come down to who wants it more. The third quarter I could see the fire coming.”

It was the second game in a row the Rams used a big fourth quarter to pull away. They outscored Pitman 17-6 in the fourth quarter of their last game – and 31-14 in the second half – to stretch a slim halftime lead.

“The last two games it’s been the team I’ve been waiting for and what we had,” Tatem said. “There’s been a lot of communication, a lot of holding each other accountable, a lot of coaching on the floor. They’re pushing each other. It’s beautiful to see we’re hitting that stride as a team.”

OVERBROOK (3-9) – Jael Presley 4 2-5 10, Sarah Evans 2 0-0 6, Lelani Knight 0 0-0 0, Ahlani White 0 0-0 0, Zahaisha Nevius 6 5-16 20, Gianna Simon 3 0-0 6, Nahia Smith 0 0-0 0, Taija Wiggins 0 0-0 0, Kaylee Burkhardt 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 7-21 44.
SALEM (6-8) – Ryann Foote 6 6-7 19, Ava Rodgers 8 7-10 23, Ameriyona Hunter 0 0-2 0, Carlysia Pierce 5 0-0 10, Dahkirah Grey 0 0-0 0, Kaela Nichols 0 0-0 0, Naveah Hickman 1 0-0 2, Marjziah Bundy 0 0-0 0, Madison Dixon 3 0-2 8. Totals 23 13-21 62.

Overbrook1512134 –44
Salem12181418 –62
3-point goals: Overbrook 5 (Evans 2, Nevius 3); Salem 3 (Foote, Dixon 2). Fouled out: Presley. Total fouls: Overbook 20, Salem 18.

SCHALICK 44, SALEM TECH 8: Carly Vicente scored a career-high 14 points and Schalick held the Chargers scoreless in two quarters on the way to their third win in the last four games. Vicente’s previous career high was 13 against LEAP Academy earlier this season.

“She was hitting shots all night,” Cougars coach John Whelan said. “It was really good to see her shoot the ball with confidence. She is growing towards her potential of being the scorer we know she can be and showing she can be a major piece of the team. I’m excited to watch her continue to grow.”

SCHALICK (5-7) – Cianna Gaines 2 0-2 4, Taylor Sparks 2 1-2 5, Carly Vicente 6 0-0 14, Abby Willoughby 2 0-0 6, Cali Fisler 4 1-2 9, Kyleigh Cutler 1 0-0 2, Olivia Lunemann 2 0-0 4, Victoria Basich 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 2-6 44.
SALEM TECH (1-11) – Drummond 1 0-0 2, Hanna DeWitt 1 1-4 3, Kaylin Beardsley 1 0-0 3. Totals 3 1-4 8.

Schalick814814 –44
Salem Tech0206 –8
3-point goals: Schalick 4 (Vicente 2, Willoughby 2); Salem Tech 1 (Beardsley).

CLAYTON 67, PENNSVILLE 50: The Eagles went shot for shot with the Clippers for three quarters, but ran out of gas in the fourth, had two key players foul out and were outscored 20-4. Taylor Bass had her best game since returning from an injury, leading the Eagles with a season-high 20 points.

Clayton’s Rainelle Blocker led all scorers with 32 points.

PENNSVILLE (6-8) – Taylor Bass 9 2-5 20, Karsen Cooksey 1 0-0 2, Bella Farina 3 0-2 6, Kylie Harris 1 0-0 2, Izzy Saulin 1 1-5 3, Marley Wood 7 2-2 17, Sofia Belitsas 0 0-0 0, Calli Ausland 0 0-0 0, Avery Watson 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 5-14 50.
CLAYTON (7-8) – Jordyn Jones 5 0-1 10, Rainelle Blocker 12 7-12 32, Rosalina Pereira 1 0-0 2, Deondria Simon 2 4-4 8, Ava Delaney 4 1-5 11, India Williams 0 0-0 0, Janice Blair 1 0-0 2, K. Guntner 1 0-0 2. Totals 26 12-22 67.
Pennsville1021154 –50
Clayton15171320 –67
3-point goals: Pennsville 1 (Wood); Clayton 2 (Blocker, Delaney). Technical fouls: Bass. Fouled out: Farina, Wood, Jones. Total fouls: Pennsville 17, Clayton 17.


Tuesday girls basketball

Here are the scores and box scores from Tuesday night’s Salem County girls basketball games; Woodstown wins sixth in a row, and more

TUESDAY’S GIRLS GAMES
Penns Grove at Glassboro, ppd.
Overbrook 42, Pennsville 34
Salem 49, Pitman 28
Gloucester Catholic 71, Salem Tech 10
Woodstown 69, Schalick 17

WOODSTOWN 69, SCHALICK 17
WOODSTOWN (11-2) — Talia Battavio 7 0-0 17, Megan Donelson 6 0-0 14, Gianna Mairoini 1 0-0 2, Alyssa Baber 3 0-0 9, Shannon Pieman 4 4-5 12, Lauren Hengel 4 0-2 8, Emma Perry 2 1-2 5, Brae DiGregorio 0 0-0 0, Jala Thomas 1 0-0 2, Lizzy Daly 0 0-0 0, K. Young 0 0-0 0, Talia Guardascione 0 0-0 0, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0. Totals 28 5-9 69.
SCHALICK (4-7) — Ava Scurry 3 0-0 6, Cianna Gaines 0 1-4 1, Taylor Sparks 1 0-0 2, Abby Willoughby 0 2-2 2, Victoria Basich 0 0-0 0, Olivia Lunemann 2 0-0 4, Kyleigh Cutler 0 0-0 0, Danae Woodson-Cain 1 0-0 2, E. O’Neill 0 0-0 0. Totals 7 3-6 17.

Woodstown2913234 —69
Schalick0944 —17
3-point goals: Woodstown 8 (Battavio 3, Donelson 2, Baber 3). Total fouls: Woodstown 6, Schalick 9. Notes: Woodstown, ranked No. 10 in the latest SJIBT rankings (its highest ever), has won six in a row. Donelson is now 106 points shy of 1,000, Battavio needs 111.

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 71, SALEM TECH 10

Salem Tech (1-10)0352 —10
Gloucester Catholic (11-4)23122016 —71

Tri-County Conference

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Wildwood11-35-0Woodstown11-25-0
Gloucester Cath.11-43-1Pennsville6-73-2
Pitman7-32-1Glassboro6-52-2
Clayton6-82-3Penns Grove6-52-2
Salem4-81-3Schalick4-71-4
Salem Tech1-100-5Overbrook3-81-4

Tuesday basketball

Here are the scores and box scores from Tuesday night’s Salem County basketball games; Penns Grove falls at buzzer, Pitman’s Crispin goes over 1,000 in shootout with Salem’s Farmer, and more

TUESDAY’S BOYS GAMES
Glassboro 61, Penns Grove 60
Gloucester Catholic 72, Salem Tech 53
Overbrook 65, Pennsville 33
Pitman 71, Salem 60
Woodstown 53, Schalick 30

PITMAN 71, SALEM 60
SALEM (7-6) — Ramaji Bundy 1 0-0 3, Anthony Farmer 8 9-10 29, Jabez DeJesus 2 0-0 4, Paul Weathers 4 1-4 9, Tymear Lecator 4 4-4 15, Donavon Weathers 0 0-0 0, Antwone Rogers 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 14-18 60.
PITMAN (11-4) — Porter Kostiuk 2 3-4 7, Stephen Devanney 2 0-2 5, Hudson Rue 1 3-4 5, Elijah Crispin 10 14-16 36, Trey Tinges 0 0-0 0, Michael Fisicaro 5 1-2 13, Sonny Myers 2 1-2 5, Greg Peterson 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 22-30 71.

Salem17171412 —60
Pitman16221419 —71
3-point goals: Salem 8 (Bundy, Farmer 4, Lecator 3); Pitman 5 (Devanney, Crispin 2, Fisicaro 2). Technical fouls: Salem bench 2, Farmer. Total fouls: Salem 21, Pitman 16. Notes: Pitman’s Crispin scored 36 points and hit the 1,000-career point mark with a 3-pointer in the second quarter. Farmer led Salem with 29 points and moved within 83 of the milestone.

WOODSTOWN 53, SCHALICK 30
SCHALICK (5-6) — Levi Freeney-Childers 4, Dan Lis 6, Jordan Johnson 2, Nylan Sutton 7, Jake Siedlecki 5, Nasir Sutton 4, Sherrod Jones 2.
WOODSTOWN (7-5) — Manny Ortega 0, Blake Bialecki 8, Alejandro Vazquez 7, M.J. Hall 19, Connor Sanderson-Dick 0, Garrett Leyman 5, Anthony Bokolas 2, Max Webb 0, Rocco String 8, Elijah Caesar 4.

Schalick (5-6)26157 —30
Woodstown (7-5)11101517 —53
3-point goals: Schalick 4 (Lis, Ny. Sutton 2, Siedlecki); Woodstown 5 (Bialecki 2, Vazquez, Hall 2).

GLASSBORO 61, PENNS GROVE 60
GLASSBORO (7-7) — Xavier Sabb 3-4-10, Charles Graves 10-7-28, Clinton Suggs 2-4-8, Michael Dougherty 0-1-1, Josh Buff 3-0-8, Jayce Grays 3-0-6, Aiden Harris 0-0-0. Totals 21-16-61.
PENNS GROVE (5-9) — Brandon Robbins 0-0-0, Roman Gipson 0-1-1, Giomar Conrad 6-3-20, Karon Ceaser 2-0-5, Willie Slocum 0-0-0, Mehki Ballard 8-1-22, Camren Thompson 0-0-0, Khiry Higgs 0-0-0, Mr Peterson 4-0-8, Dameon Wilson 2-0-4. Totals 22-5-60.

Glassboro13111918 —61
Penns Grove19121514 —60
3-point goals: Glassboro 3 (Graves, Buff 2); Penns Grove 11 (Conrad 5, Ceaser, Ballard 5) Notes: Charles Graves hit a deep 3-pointer at the buzzer to send Penns Grove to its second heartbreaking loss in as many days. The Red Devils were up three with a minute to play.

OVERBROOK 65, PENNSVILLE 33
PENNSVILLE (5-9) — Luke Wood 7, Malik Rehmer 3, Daniel Saulin 4, Jayden Thomas 13, Mason O’Brien 6.
OVERBROOK (11-4) — Lamar Little 2 0-0 5, Chris Grier 1 0-2 2, Amare Kee 2 0-0 5, Maki Ortiz 1 0-0 2, Angel Bermudez 0 0-0 0, Shaun Mills 6 0-0 14, Tory Scott 2 0-0 4, Zair Green 4 0-0 10, Kevin Satchell 2 1-1 5, Elvin Santiago 0 0-0 0, Nic Johnson 7 2-4 18. Totals 27 3-7 65.

Pennsville71178 —33
Overbrook2291717 —65
3-point goals: Overbrook 8 (Little, Keeper, Mills 2, Green 2, Johnson 2). Notes: Pennsville dropped its third straight, all Tri-County Diamond Division games.

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 72, SALEM TECH 53
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (8-5) — Carlos Mendez 4 0-0 8, Trey Battle 4 3-3 11, Ehthan Dugue 2 2-2 6, JonCarlo Coia 0 0-0 0, Nick Calzonetti 3 0-0 9, Kyle Guldin 7 1-4 15, Jack Pund 1 0-0 3, Jack Mustaro 8 1-1 17, Henry Pancoast 0 0-0 0, Billy Ginipro 0 0-0 0, Danny Zellner 0 0-0 0, Mendez 1 0-0 3. Totals 30 7-10 72.
SALEM TECH (1-11) — Chase Wills 5 1-1 12, Haneef Frisby 4 0-2 8, Joseph Hayes 2 0-0 5, Daviontae Russell 0 3-4 3, Josh Muntz 1 3-6 6, Tyler Zampino 3 1-2 8, Antoine Robinson 2 3-4 8, Gio Holmes 0 0-0 0, Charlie Brown 0 0-0 0, Chase Ayers 1 1-2 3. Totals 18 12-21 53.
Gloucester Catholic19212210 —72
Salem Tech14111117 —53
3-point goals: Gloucester Catholic 5 (Calzonetti 3, Pund, Mendez); Salem Tech 5 (Wills, Hayes, Muntz, Zampino, Robinson). Total fouls: Gloucester Catholic 15, Salem Tech 12.

Tri-County Conference

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pitman11-45-0Overbrook11-45-1
Wildwood9-64-2Glassboro7-75-1
Gloucester Cath.8-54-3Penns Grove5-93-2
Salem7-63-3Woodstown7-53-3
Clayton3-111-4Pennsville5-91-5
Salem Tech1-110-5Schalick5-60-5

First-time winners

Both Salem Tech teams charge into the win column with their first victories of the season; includes other county boys and girls games

MONDAY’S BOYS SCORES
Schalick 42, Clayton 35
Glassboro 74, Pennsville 54
Salem Tech 55, Camden Tech 45
Gloucester Catholic 53, Salem 50
Clearview 58, Penns Grove 56

By Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – The third time, they say, is the charm and it was for the Salem Tech basketball team Monday night.

Playing Camden Tech for the third time this season, the Chargers had a pretty good idea of what their opponent was all about. They used those experiences to good form, especially in the fourth quarter, and pulled out a 55-45 victory for their first win of the season.

“We’ve still got work to do, but I’m very proud of them,” Chargers coach Bryan Riley said. “They showed me grit tonight.”

It was a good night all around for the Chargers. Their girls team also picked up their first win of the season, beating Camden Academy Charter 41-28.

The boys teams played in a pre-season scrimmage and a game in the ACIT Holiday Tournament.

On this night, the Chargers used a balanced scoring attack and a big fourth quarter on both ends of the floor to snap their 10-game season-opening losing streak. 

“We knew what they had and they knew what we had,” Riley said. “The big message was lock in on defense and capitalize at the rim when we took it. Defensively, they locked in in the first quarter and the fourth quarter.”

The Chargers grabbed a 10-4 lead in the first quarter, but Camden Tech battled back and carried the lead into the fourth. But the Chargers bowed up again and outscored their visitors 24-6 in the final eight minutes.

They were down five with three minutes to play and dug deeper to close it out.

Four Chargers scored in double figures with Antoine Robinson and Wills scoring 14 apiece. Robinson had eight in the fourth quarter and Wills had six. Haneef Frisby had six of his 11 in the fourth quarter.

CAMDEN TECH (5-8) – Frankie Clas 0 0-0 0, Sal Algeri 3 0-0 6, Isaiah Haynes 0 0-2 0, Alex Ojeda 1 0-0 2, Evan Brummel 5 0-1 11, Jamal Sosa 0 0-0 0, Xavier Figueroa 4 0-0 9, Mekhi Harper 4 1-3 9, Elijah Franks 1 0-0 2, Charles Barbour 0 0-0 0, Shareef Cox 3 0-0 6. Totals 21 1-6 45.
SALEM TECH (1-10) – Chase Wills 7 0-3 14, Haneef Frisby 4 3-4 11, Josh Muntz 3 3-6 10, Tyler Zampino 3 0-1 6, Antoine Robinson 6 2-4 14. Totals 23 8-18 55.

Camden Tech416196 –45
Salem Tech1014724 –55
3-point goals: Camden Tech 2 (Brummel, Figueroa); Salem Tech 1 (Muntz). Fouled out: Cox. Total fouls: Camden Tech 23, Salem Tech 16.

CLEARVIEW 58, PENNS GROVE 56: Daulton Phalines’ layup with 12 seconds left broke a 56-56 tie and the Pioneers held their breath down the stretch.

The Red Devils had two shots in the closing seconds to either take the lead or tie it. Mekhi Ballard, who had the hot hand all night, missed an open 3 and Willie Slocum’s tip at the buzzer didn’t fall. 

Ballard hit a career-high six 3-pointers in the game and led all scorers with a career-high 22 points, his third career 20-point game and first since February 2022.  Kaprice Stewart led Clearview with 18. Phalines finished with 16.

PENNS GROVE (5-8) – Roman Gipson 4 0-0 8, Giomar Conrad 5 0-0 10, Karon Ceaser 2 1-2 6, Willie Slocum 3 2-2 8, Mekhi Ballard 7 2-2 22, Mr Peterson 1 0-0 2. Totals 22 5-6 56.
CLEARVIEW (7-6) – Kaprice Stewart 6 4-6 18, Daulton Phalines 8 0-1 16, Michael Guy 1 1-2 3, Jake Slotter 2 0-0 5, Russ Manel 4 0-0 9, Jonah Turner 3 1-3 7. Totals 24 6-12 58.

Penns Grove11151416 –56
Clearview1813423 –58
3-point goals: Penns Grove 7 (Ceaser, Ballard 6); Clearview 4 (Stewart 2, Slotter, Manel).

GLASSBORO 74, PENNSVILLE 54: Charles Graves and Clinton Suggs each scored 22 points and Xavier Sabb had a double-double to lead the Bulldogs. Jayden Thomas and Luke Wood had 12 points apiece for Pennsville.

PENNSVILLE (5-8) – Luke Wood 4 2-2 12, Peyton O’Brien 3 3-4 9, Malik Rehmer 1 1-1 3, Daniel Saulin 3 1-3 7, Cohen Petrutz 2 0-1 4, Jayden Thomas 5 2-2 12, Mason O’Brien 1 2-4 4, Cole Johnston 1 0-0 2, Connor Starn 0 1-2 0. Totals 20 12-19 54.
GLASSBORO (6-7) – Xavier Sabb 5 5-11 15, Charles Graves 6 8-8 22, Clinton Suggs 8 5-6 22, Michael Dougherty 2 1-2 7, Josh Buff 1 0-0 3, William Boggans 1 0-0 3, Jayce Grays 1 0-0 2, Aiden Harris 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 19-27 74.

Pennsville141112 17 –54
Glassboro15182219 –74
3-point goals: Pennsville 2 (Wood 2); Glassboro 7 (Graves 2, Suggs, Dougherty 2, Buff, Boggans). Technical fouls: Saulin. Total fouls: Pennsville 16, Glassboro 14. 

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 53, SALEM 50: The Rams tied the game at 50, but the Lions made three free throws down the stretch to win it.

The Rams hit a pair of free throws to tie the game. The Lions made the first of two to retake the lead, Salem rebounded the missed second shot but turned it over and to foul again for the final margin.

GC’s Jack Mustaro led all scorers with 25 points, Carlos Mendez had 13 points and Kyle Guldin grabbed 12 rebounds. Jabez DeJesus led the Rams with 19 points. Anthony Farmer had 15 and is now 112 points shy of joining his father and coach as career 1,000-point scorers.

GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC (7-5) – Carlos Mendez 4 4-6 13, Jack Mustaro 7 8-10 25, Trey Battle 4 1-1 9, Kyle Guldin 3 0-0 6, Ehthan Dugue 0 0-0 0, Billy Ginipro 0 0-0 0, Nick Calzonetti 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 13-17 53.
SALEM (7-5) – Anthony Farmer 5 2-3 15, Jabez DeJesus 6 4-7 19, Paul Weathers 4 1-2 9, Tymear Lecator 2 0-1 4, Donovan Weathers 1 0-0 3. Totals 18 7-13 50.

Gloucester Catholic1361420 –53
Salem11111315 –50
3-point goals: Gloucester Catholic 4 (Mendez, Mustaro 3); Salem 7 (Farmer 3, DeJesus 3, D. Weathers).

Girls Games

MONDAY’S GIRLS SCORES
Schalick 46, Pennsauken Tech 32
Paulsboro 68, Salem 65 (2 OT)
Salem Tech 41, Camden Academy Charter 28

SCHALICK 46, PENNSAUKEN TECH 32: Ava Scurry scored a career-high 16 points and the Cougars got good play from a different pair of players each half to score their second straight victory.

Scurry and Cianna Gaines were strong on the interior in the first half, combining for 15 points as the Cougars opened a 21-17 halftime lead. Guards Taylor Sparks and Abby Willoughby combined for 17 points in the second half and both of their 3-pointers to help them pull away.

Willoughby had six of her eight points in the third quarter and Sparks had 11 of her 13 in the second half.

“Taylor hit a lot of big shots for us in critical moments through the game,” Schalick coach John Whelan said. “The team moved the ball and put forth a really good defensive effort, especially in the second half.”

SCHALICK (4-6) – Ava Scurry 6 4-9 16, Cianna Gaines 3 1-4 7, Taylor Sparks 6 0-0 13, Abby Willoughby 2 3-6 8, Katie Little 1 0-0 2, Olivia Lunemann 0 0-0 0, Victoria Basich 0 0-0 0, Kyleigh Cutler 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 8-19 46.
PENNSAUKEN TECH (3-5) – Loreny Medina 7 0-0 16, Jannah Jalosjos 1 0-0 2, Xyaliyah Somers 5 0-2 10, Elizabeth Fernandez 0 0-0 0, Sarah Garner 2 0-2 4, Kayla Klotz 0 0-0 0, NaBry Jenkins 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 0-4 32.

Schalick1110169 – 46
Pennsauken Tech611411 –32
3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Sparks, Willoughby); Pennsauken Tech 2 (Medine 2). Total fouls: Schalick 8, Pennsauken Tech 12.

PAULSBORO 68, SALEM 65 (2 OTs): In the end of the longest game of Salem coach Tiasia Tatem’s tenure, her Rams simply ran out of players with varsity experience and time on the clock.

It was a game of runs and attrition. Three players on each side fouled out. The Rams made a big run in the fourth quarter behind some unsung reserves to rally from a 43-36 third-quarter deficit, but it was Paulsboro that sent the game into overtime. 

The Red Raiders tied it at 53 with 16 seconds left in regulation. Salem had a chance to win it, but threw a bad inbounds pass and Paulsboro couldn’t get a shot before the clock ran out. A free throw by Ryann Foote sent the game into a second overtime and the Red Raiders went on a four-point run at the end to win it.

“It went back and forth pretty much the entire game,” Tatem said. “It came down to the wire. They had three girls foul out, we had three girls foul out. It came down to experience and they had more varsity experience. It was not enough varsity experience, not enough time.”

Paulsboro’s Brookelyn Graham led all scorers with 38 points. She had 18 in the fourth quarter and overtimes, including 8-of-11 from the free throw line. Foote scored a career-high 27 for Salem and grabbed 11 rebounds. 

SALEM (4-8) – Ryann Foote 8 10-20 27, Ava Rodgers 3 2-8 8, Marissa Bower 4 1-8 10, Ameriyona Hunter 2 0-0 5, Zaniyah Freison 3 0-0 6, Madison Dixon 3 2-6 9, Marjziah Bundy 0-0-0, Kaela Nichols 0-0-0. Totals 23 15-42 65.
PAULSBORO (5-6) – Londyn Graham 3 0-0 6, Brookelyn Graham 13 12-19 38, Dasoni Scott 6 2-4 14, Ianna Veney 1 0-2 2, Deamya Bagby 3 0-4 7, Alaysia Bumpers 0 1-3 1, Kemea Tate 0 0-0 0, Briasya Johns 0 0-0 0. Totals 26 15-32 68.

Salem1211131739 –65
Paulsboro131218103 12 –68
3-point goals: Salem 4 (Foote, Bower, Hunter, Dixon); Paulsboro 1 (Bagby). Fouled out: Rodgers, Hunter, Fresion, Graham, Veney, Johns. Total fouls: Salem 27, Paulsboro 30.

Schalick at the Sixers

Cougars take the big stage at Wells Fargo Center, enjoy an NBA experience and pick up a win while doing it, then going back and watching Embiid put 70 on the Spurs

MONDAY’S BOYS GAMES
Schalick 42, Clayton 35
Clearview 58, Penns Grove 56
Glassboro 74, Pennsville 54
Salem Tech 55, Camden Tech 45
Gloucester Catholic 53, Salem 50

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PHILADELPHIA — Danny Lis wasn’t much good in school today for as long as it lasted for the players on the Schalick basketball team Monday. All the Cougars senior – and the rest of his teammates for that matter – could think about from the time the bell rang was what he was going to be doing later in the day.

Game days occupy a special realm in a player’s mind anyway, but this one was a much different game day entirely. For a high school basketball player with dreams of playing in the big time, it was the ultimate field trip.

Call it Ferris Bueller’s day off with basketball benefits. The Cougars had the good fortune to be invited to play their game with Clayton in the Wells Fargo Center, on the same floor the main tenant 76ers were going to play the San Antonio Spurs later that evening.

They were going to play on the biggest stage in the biggest arena probably all of them will play in their life. They were playing in an NBA arena.

“It’s amazing, honestly,” Lis said. “It’s actually my first time on an NBA court. This is what I’ve been thinking about all day. I didn’t think about anything except just playing basketball on this court where the 76ers are playing.”

What made the trip even better is they beat the Clippers and the clock 42-35 pulling away in the fourth quarter for their fifth win of the year, more than they had the last two years combined.

It didn’t matter there weren’t a lot of people there, just the parents the scattered technical staff getting the arena set up for the NBA game scheduled for later in the evening, a game all of the players and their parents were going to attend.

It was a rather rushed experience that Cougars coach James Turner conceded detracted from making the memories last longer, but he’ll always remember the excitement of the players on an NBA and what it meant to them being in the arena.

The Cougars’ bus pulled in at 1:14 p.m. for the 2 p.m. tip, just a few minutes behind the Clayton bus and weren’t allowed in the arena until 1:30. It didn’t matter that they didn’t dress in one of the fancy locker rooms. Or they didn’t have any interaction with the players who call the place their office. And they had to be off the floor at 2:55 whether the game was over or not, so there wasn’t much of a halftime and they ran the fourth quarter with a running clock.

That was the trade off for being on the floor. That floor. That magnificent NBA floor many of them had only seen before on TV.

The anticipation had been building for weeks. It was all worth it when they magic walked through the tunnel from the concourse and finally stepped onto the court that has hosted Tyrese Maxey, Joel Embiid and the NBA greats of their generation and later tonight Victor Wembanyama.

“Oh my gosh, it was amazing,” junior forward Nylan Sutton said. “I’m running down the court, I’m supposed to get back on defense, and I just look up and I’m like, wow. It was just unbelievable, a time to remember. I’m going to remember it the rest of my life.

“It was a mix of everything. The legends who play on this court. My dream is playing college basketball; me playing on this court in high school is just a dream come true. And just scoring on the court.

“I missed a couple shots, the nervousness in my body, but when I scored my first basket, I was like wow, I just scored where Joel Embiid, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan shot a basketball and it was like wow, I just did it. Me knowing that my sports career is not coming true yet, but I’m getting there, is making me happy.”

Schalick senior Danny Lis looks to get the ball past two Clayton defenders and into the front court in the Cougars’ game at the Wells Fargo Center Monday. (Photo by Brian Tortella)

As you might expect, between the nerves of the day and the depth perception in an empty arena, both teams had trouble hitting shots. There were times the players looked like they were trying to score like their favorite NBA stars, but many of them missed the mark.

There was one trip down the floor with about five minutes left in the first half Sutton looked like he was going to get a dunk in an NBA arena, but then pulled up and laid it in because he remembered the rules.

“They told us we couldn’t dunk,” he said. “I was feeling bouncy today, I was going to dunk it, but I didn’t want them to kick us out because I dunked it because I know they have a game later today. I was going to dunk, I really was.”

The arena staff might not have let them dunk, but they sure let them shoot the 3. Schalick’s Jordan Johnson had the honor of the first basket of the game and it was a 3 from the top of the key. The Cougars led most of the game after that.

Clayton took its only lead on a basket by A’Shaud Hine-Pope to open the fourth quarter, but it didn’t last.

Reggie Allen and Lis came up big down the stretch. Allen had two big steals and hit four straight free throws to put the Cougars back on top for good. He also took a shot above his left eye that took some doing to close. Lis had two buckets in the closing minutes to extend it to the final margin.

“It felt good to score on an NBA court where the professionals play, like Joel Embiid,” Allen said. “I couldn’t stop thinking about it all day.”

The Cougars’ work was done when the game ended, but their day was far from over. After they were whisked off the concourse and the doors, the players headed out to a nearby Dave & Busters for a post-game meal and some revelry before returning to the arena to watch Embiid put 70 on the Spurs in a 133-123 win with the tickets they had to sell as part of the deal. Their seats were in the upper corner across the floor from the bench they occupied for the game.

“Our job is done,” Turner said. “As coaches and players our job is done. Now it’s time to sit back, relax and enjoy.”

SCHALICK 42, CLAYTON 35
CLAYTON (3-11) — Dillon Jones 4 0-0 8, Nazir Davis 3 0-0 7, Demetris Williams 2 0-0 4, Jon Cox 1 0-1 2, Cristan Scott 2 0-0 4, A’Shaud Hine-Pope 1 0-0 2, Nasir Carter 0 1-2 1, Mason Gable 0 0-0 0, John Carter 1 0-0 3, Brian Marshall 2 0-0 4, Dean Madden 0 0-0 0, Isaiah Aviles 0 0-0 0. Totals 16 1-3 35.
SCHALICK (5-5) — Reggie Allen 4 5-6 14, Dan Lis 2 0-0 4, Jake Siedlecki 3 0-0 6, Jordan Johnson 3 0-0 7, Ryan Johnson 0 0-0 0, Nylan Sutton 3 0-2 6, Levi Mason 2 1-1 5, Jase Volovar 0 0-0 0, Nasir Sutton 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 6-9 42.

Clayton71594 —35
Schalick1116510 —42
3-point goals: Clayton 2 (Davis, J. Carter); Schalick 2 (Allen, Johnson). Total fouls: Clayton 6, Schalick 11.

Cover photo: Schalick’s Reggie Allen drives to the basket during the Cougars’ win over Clayton in the Wells Fargo Center a few hours before the 76ers took the floor. (Photo by Brian Tortella).

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County high school sports schedule for the week of Jan. 22-27

Monday

BASKETBALL
Girls
Schalick at Pennsauken Tech, 4 p.m.
Salem at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter, 5:30 p.m.
Boys
Schalick vs. Clayton at Wells Fargo Center, 2 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Camden Co. Tech, at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 5:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clearview, 5:30 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.

Tuesday

BASKETBALL
Girls
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 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.
Salem at Pitman, 5:30 p.m.

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

Wednesday

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

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

Thursday

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

Friday

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

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

INDOOR TRACK
Tri-County Conference, Bennett Complex

Saturday

BASKETBALL
Girls
Schalick at Camden Tech, 11:30 a.m.

Boys
Pennsville at Triton Regional, 11:30 a.m.
Schalick at Pennsauken Tech, 12:30 p.m.

WRESTLING
Schalick, Holy Spirit at Cumberland, 8 a.m.
Penns Grove, Clayton, Millville at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
Salem at Overbrook

Saturday wrestling

County teams dig out of the snow and hit the mats Saturday

Collingswood Quad

COLLINGSWOOD – Pennsville fell behind early in both of its matches and couldn’t recover in either, falling to Vineland 50-25 and host Collingswood 54-27.

Travis Hagan stopped the runs of both teams with pins at 137. Sky Eppes (150) and Travis Waddington (285) also picked up two victories.

TEAMSPVLCOLLSTERVINE
PennsvilleXXX27-5425-50
Collingswood54-27XXX58-1853-28
Sterling18-58XXX24-55
Vineland50-2529-5355-24XXX

COLLINGSWOOD 54, PENNSVILLE 27
113: Mason Musciano (Co) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:23
120: Lino Bataloni (Co) pinned Christopher Daniels, 1:38
126: Nathaniel Plotts (Co) pinned Kameron Drummond, 4:27
132: Ezra Katz (Co) pinned Ayden Perez, 1:49
138: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Stewart Chang, 2:52
144: Matt Plotts (Co) pinned Maddox Efelis, 0:44
150: Sky Eppes (P) dec. Iasah Cruz, 6-1
157: Matt Malinowski (Co) pinned Robbie McDade, 1:37
165: Roman Florio (Co) pinned Cole Campbell, 1:30
175: Vincenzo Angelucci (Co) pinned Connor Ayars, 5:22
190: Elias Lussi (P) pinned Omarion Hollingsworth, 3:39
215: Nyeim Bennett (Co) pinned Daniel Emmons, 0:21
285: Trevor Waddington (P) won by forfeit
106: Lucas Thomas (P) pinned Dominic VanZandt, 4:09

VINELAND 50, PENNSVILLE 25
106: Josh Kinchen (V) won by forfeit
113: Deytin Pickett (V) pinned Lucas Thomas, 3:33
120: Chad Sciore (V) pinned Christopher Daniels, 5:14
126: Leland Cinkowski (V) maj. dec. over Kameron Drummond, 9-0
132: Jayden Cinkowski (V) pinned Ayden Perez, 5:39
138: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Alejandro Calderon, 1:51
144: Everett Cronk (V) maj. dec. over Esther Baptiste, 9-0
150: Sky Eppes (P) maj. dec. over Caden Barnes, 15-6
157: Lionel Powell (V) pinned Robbie McDade, 1:47
165: Matt Torres (V) pinned Cole Campbell, 2:12
175: Connor Ayars (P) won by forfeit
190: Justin Oldaker (P) won by forfeit
215: Gavin Gallo (V) pinned Daniel Emmons, 0:28
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Donny Saint Jean, 3-2

Mainland Quad

TEAMSWOODEASTMAINMILL
WoodstownXXX30-4058-15
Eastern40-30XXX51-2445-27
Mainland15-5824-51XXX33-37
Millville27-4533-33XXX

EASTERN 40, WOODSTOWN 30
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) pinned Cory Skroski, 2:44
175: Nikita Alcoba (E) maj. dec. over Greyson Hyland, 15-2
190: Jonathan Brennan (E) dec. Paul Banff, 4-3
215: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) pinned Quinn Teismer, 1:31
285: Anthony Pryor (E) pinned Josiah Mejias, 0:33
106: Jacob Hoffmaster (E) pinned Chase Blandino, 0:58
113: Jayden Belonia (E) won by forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) pinned Ryan Schmidt, 2:54
126: Carson Bradway (Wo) dec. Jayden Jardine, 15-11
132: Alex Torres (Wo) dec. Evan Melchiorre, 14-7
138: Chase Geller (E) pinned Ryan Polk, 3:04
144: Manuel Stevens (E) pinned Angel Hernandez, 3:24
150: Cole Pettet (E) dec. Laitton Roberts, 10-5
157: Brett Rowand (Wo) pinned Gavin Buniak, 3:38

WOODSTOWN 58, MAINLAND 15
175: Greyson Hyland (Wo) dec. Chase Hoag, 4-0
190: Paul Banff (Wo) won by forfeit
215: Josiah Mejias (Wo) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (Wo) pinned Oswaldo Mendoza, 1:07
106: Chase Blandino (Wo) won by forfeit
113: Justin Mazur (M) won by forfeit
120: Travis Balback (Wo) pinned Garrett Chew, 0:43
126: Anthony Marinelli (M) pinned Carson Bradway, 1:09
132: Alex Torres (Wo) pinned Cole Cayanan, 1:59
138: Carson Endicott (M) dec. Ryan Polk, 4-2
144: Angel Hernandez (Wo) pinned Yeshua Martinez, 4:38
150: Laitton Roberts (Wo) maj. dec. over Trevor Dill, 9-1
157: Brett Rowand (Wo) pinned Tyler Waters, 0:57
165: Zach Bevis (Wo) dec. Gary Williams, 7-3

Haddon Twp. Quad

HADDON TWP. – Schalick/Cumberland won seven straight bouts from 138 through 190 to erase an early deficit and had enough points in the bank to offset being pinned in the final two bouts and beat Haddon Twp. 39-34.

SC Wrestling trailed 22-0 after the first five bouts, then started clicking off wins. Daniel Lloyd (138), Riley Papiano (150) Jake Magonagle (165), Eric Sulik (175) and Evan Elliott (190) all scored pins, Ayden Jenkins (144) scored a major decision and Ricky Watt (157) earned a technical fall to give their team a match-clinching 39-22 lead.

SCHALICK/CUMBERLAND 39, HADDON TWP. 34
106: Andrew Marshall (H) maj. dec. over Caleb Jenkins, 10-0
113: Owen Ziegler (H) pinned DeAnthony Harden, 1:54
120: Thomas Andrews (H) pinned Gabriel McFeeley, 1:41
126: Gabe Slafman (H) dec. Luke Silva, 7-4
132: Justin Capri (H) dec. Chase Williams, 6-0
138: Daniel Lloyd (SC) pinned Jake Andrews, 0:40
144: Ayden Jenkins (SC) maj. dec. over Damian Shepherd, 15-2
150: Riley Papiano (SC) pinned Julian Craft, 3:41
157: Ricky Watt (SC) tech fall over Antonio Reyes, 19-4 (5:58)
165: Jake Magonagle (SC) pinned Richard Poblano Benito, 4:20
175: Eric Sulik (SC) pinned Joseph Sum, 1:03
190: Evan Elliott (SC) pinned Elijah Borowicz, 0:34
215: Chris Broderick (H) pinned Gabriel Rodriguez, 1:54
285: Willem Conover (H) pinned Hoval Jenkins, 4:36