Chargers on 3

Salem Tech flexes its sports footprint with the first varsity boys soccer game in school history, a 2-0 win over Salem

MONDAY’S COUNTY SOCCER SCORES
Boys Games
Salem Tech 2, Salem 0
Woodstown 3, Penns Grove 2
Schalick 5, Pennsville 0
Girls Games
Salem 5, Salem Tech 0
Schalick 6, Pennsville 0
Woodstown at Penns Grove, ppd.,

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN – Salem Tech may have only had a soccer team for two years, but in truth Monday’s match was five years in the making.

When school administrators green-lighted an athletics program five years ago, the plan was to play two major sports in each of the academic year’s three sports seasons.

They steadily put teams on the field and Monday was the first varsity boys game in school history. And it was a strong debut, a 2-0 shutout of Salem.

“I was happy with the way the guys played; they played hard for each other,” Chargers coach Rob Polk said. “I think they had a sense coming in of what this meant for the school. The effort they showed kind of put that all on display that they understood the meaning of today’s game.

“This is definitely a good start. I couldn’t have asked for a better start. Maybe a couple more goals.”

As satisfying as the outcome was for the Chargers, the day ended on a somber note. The game was halted with three minutes to play due to weather issues and was called altogether a few minutes later when a Salem player collapsed coming off the field.

Trainers raced to the aid of midfielder Christian Hymer in the Rams’ bench area. After working on him on the field, they lifted him onto the back of a golf cart and rode off to the school to await an ambulance. He was reported to be alert in a locker room off the gym as Mannington Fire Rescue prepared to transport him from the scene.

Boys and girls soccer are the newest varsity sports at Salem Tech. When they first rolled out the ball, the Chargers offered just cross country and basketball. Today, the school sponsors varsity teams in cross country, volleyball and basketball for boys and girls, bowling and golf. Officials are now exploring the possibility of adding baseball and softball in Spring 2025.

“It wasn’t even rooted in competition, it was rooted more in student involvement,” principal Jason Helder said of the introduction of athletics. “We wanted there to be structured activities that kids could be involved in after school, where they could work with mentors and coaches and teachers and see them in a different capacity.

“I think it’s remarkable this is our first varsity soccer game. It’s significant because it was literally something that even five years ago didn’t exist and the fact now we’re here playing soccer against a county rival on a home field is significant.

“The establishment of sports gave us an identity we didn’t have. There was no Chargers. Sports gave us a reason to solidify our identity.”

The soccer teams debuted on the junior varsity level last year, then jumped right into varsity play. Polk’s boys team was supposed to make its varsity debut last week at Gloucester Catholic, but the game was postponed due to vandalism to the Rams’ field.

The Chargers only had one 11-on-11 varsity game together before Monday, but they dominated on both ends in their regular-season debut. Most of the match was played in the Salem end until the Rams picked up their attack in the second half.

Sophomore Graham Fields scored both goals for the Chargers. He scored the first varsity goal in school history seven minutes into the match when he took a through ball from Travis Hagan and beat Rams keeper Eithan Longo to the upper right corner. He put home an insurance goal right before the game was called.

He scored the first goal for the JV Chargers last year, too.

“I’ve been playing soccer since I was like 2 or 3 and I’m 15 now so it really does mean a lot to me,” Fields said. “The second I got that goal I was so happy. I was really happy.”

Just as Fields was a force up front peppering the Salem goal at regular intervals, Clinton Bobo was just as impressive for the Chargers on the back line. The Rams didn’t mount many attacks, but when they did, Bobo usually was there to break it up and clear it away. He also won a lot of challenge balls.

“He’s the rock on our defense back there; he’s a safety net for us,” Polk said. “You got to see that a lot with his speed and his physicality. He’s really good at reading plays and timing balls. He settled a lot of things down, especially in the second half. When that ball gets played in behind and it’s a footrace with Bobo, I’m pretty confident he’s coming out on top.”

Graham Fields reacts after missing a scoring chance for Salem Tech in the second half of Monday’s first varsity game against Salem. Fields had numerous chances and scored both of the Chargers’ goals.

BOYS GAMES
WOODSTOWN 3, PENNS GROVE 2: Bryce Ayars scored the game-tying goal with five minutes left in regulation and then scored five minutes into overtime to lift Woodstown its first victory of the season and hand Penns Grove its second straight overtime loss.

Ashton Harris and Jayden Murga Santos staked the Red Devils (0-2) to a 2-0 lead early in the second half. Adrian Ibarra got the Wolverines (1-1) on the board 10 minutes into the second half.

SCHALICK 5, PENNSVILLE 0: Bradford Foster scored two goals and Evan Sepers made nine saves as the Cougars won their third straight game. Foster has four goals and shares the team lead with Luke Price, who scored his fourth goal to give the Cougars a 2-0 halftime lead. Steve Chomo and Jaxon Weber had second-half goals for the Cougars.

GIRLS GAMES
SALEM 5, SALEM TECH 0: Ryann Foote scored two goals, Ameriyona Hunter had a goal and two assists and Marcela Villapando made three saves in posting the shutout. Karima Davenport-White and Carlysia Pierce had the Rams’ other goals. It was the season opener for both teams and Salem Tech’s first ever girls varsity game.

SCHALICK 6, PENNSVILLE 0: Cali Fisler and Emily Miller each scored a pair of goals as the Cougars opened their season with a six-goal first-half explosion. Olivia Devoe and Kyleigh Cutler scored their other two goals.

**Clinton Bobo was a rock for the Salem Tech defense Monday, disrupting several Salem attacks before they ever got started.**

This week’s schedule

Here is the schedule for Salem County high school sports for the week of Sept. 11-16

Sept. 11
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pitman, 4 p.m.

Sept. 12
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

Sept. 13
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Overbook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.

Sept. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Palmyra, 4 p.m.

Sept. 15
FOOTBALL
Gateway at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Riverside at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Cumberland at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Buena at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gateway at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Cumberland, 4 p.m.

Sept. 16
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Salem, noon

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Delsea, 10 a.m.

Friday roundup

Here’s a quick look at Friday’s soccer and field hockey action involving Salem County teams

GIRLS SOCCER
PITMAN 4, WOODSTOWN 1: Emery Sharpnack scored a hat trick and Alaina Williams had two assists as Pitman won the consolation game of Deptford’s Spartan Kickoff Tournament. Calista Hunt scored the Wolverines’ goal in the second half.

BRIDGETON 5, PENNSVILLE 1: Adelina Wilks scored a hat trick and had a hand in all five Bridgeton goals. Karsen Cooksey scored the Eagles’ goal in the second half.

FIELD HOCKEY
GATEWAY 8, PENNSVILLE 0: Eagles coach Lisa Doran was hoping for better things in her team’s second game in two days, but was disappointed. Gateway dominated play and squeezed eight goals into the first three quarters. Bella Fini had a hat trick and Angie Zagone had two goals and two assists.

Thursday soccer

Schalick wins its season opener, but all other county soccer teams come up short

SALEM COUNTY SCORES
Thursday’s games
BOYS
Glassboro 1, Penns Grove 0 (OT)
Overbook 2, Pennsville 1
Pitman 6, Salem 1
Schalick 4, Woodstown 2
GIRLS
Spartan Kickoff Tournament
at Deptford
Timber Creek 7, Woodstown 1
Deptford 2, Pitman 1

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

GLASSBORO – Mano Massari admitted he was a little bummed when the schedule came out and he saw who the young Penns Grove soccer team he had inherited as the new head coach had to face in the opener.

It was the team that knocked the Red Devils out of the playoffs in double overtime last year and has become a veritable thorn in their side the last couple years.

The Red Devils suffered another tough loss at the hands of new nemesis Glassboro Thursday, 1-0 in overtime, but for the first time in a long time Massari didn’t feel crummy about a loss.

“My team just gave me new life with this group of guys,” Massari said. “It’s unbelievable what I saw them do on the field today with the heavyweight Glassboro is.

“We lost three-quarters of our team last year and we were taking it to them the entire game. We just couldn’t finish. I have a new life and fire in me and so do these boys. It’s unbelievable. I can’t wait to see them (Glassboro) in Penns Grove in a couple weeks.”

Every time the teams have gotten together the last couple years it’s been a dogfight. Last year they split two one-goal games and had a 1-1 tie. Seven of their last nine meetings have been one-goal games or draws and they’re 4-4-1 in the stretch.

The only goal in Thursday’s season opener came about five minutes into overtime when Atakan Ozdemir collected a 25-yard free kick in the box and before the Red Devils could adjust found the back of the net for his golden goal.

Sophomore keeper Dwayne Guzman did a nice job keeping the Bulldogs off the board until then. Massari called him “the best keeper I’ve seen coaching Penns Grove within the last 8-10 years.” He also was excited about the play of new outside backs Ricardo Vichi Torres, a freshman, and Eddie Tino, a junior first-year player, both of whom solidified their positions “for the foreseeable future.”.

“If this is at the end of the year it’d be very different, but because this is the first game, I don’t want to sound corny, I’m fired up,” Massari said. “The guys were bummed out but I think everyone has a fire in their belly now. They saw the beast inside of them and they’ve just got to pull it out.

“I really don’t think I’ve been this excited after a loss in a long time. When we got the schedule there was a little bit of a frustration level that we opened the season with Glassboro because I was kind of throwing my kids into the fire there, but now I’m thrilled we have them because know I know for sure we have it.”

Glassboro 1, Penns Grove 0

Penns Grove (0-1)	0	0	0 –	0
Glassboro (1-0)	0	0	1 –	1

GOALS: 1. Atakan Ozdemir, G.

OVERBROOK 2, PENNSVILLE 1: The Rams won only four games last season, didn’t win their first until Game 5, lost to Pennsville late in the season last year and you’ve got to go beyond 2010 to find the last time they won a season opener, but they put all that behind them by taking down the Eagles on the road.

David Ayala-Revas looped in a 25-yard free kick in the first half and Angel Mejia-Castro scored from the top of the box in the second to give the Rams a 2-0 lead. Pennsville’s Stone Mumink was dragged down on a breakaway and put away a red-card penalty kick to make it a one-goal game with 15 minutes left, but the Eagles couldn’t get the equalizer.

“The reality is obviously this is a game we wish we would’ve won,” Pennsville coach Derek Foglein said. “Opening at home, you always want to go get those wins, but I do think there’s a lot of good positives.

“Our over-the-top ball is where knew we were going to be strong and that’s where we got our (goal). Stone and Shane (Puckett) are phenomenal strikers, so once we get them more involved in the game I think it’s going to be really positive.”

Overbrook 2, Pennsville 1

Overbrook (1-0)	1	1 –	2
Pennsville (0-1)	0	1 –	1

GOALS: 1. David Ayala Revis, O; 2. Angel Mejia, O; 3. Stone Mumink, P (PK).

SCHALICK 4, WOODSTOWN 2: The Cougars erupted for three second-half goals to pull away from a 1-1 halftime tie and win their season opener.

Anthony Sepers scored the go-ahead goal on an assist from Donimic Bassano, then Bassano scored to extend the lead. The Wolverines made it a one-goal game again before Bradford Foster put the game away.

Schalick 4, Woodstown 2

Woodstown (0-1)	1	1 –	2
Schalick (1-0)	1	3 –	4

GOALS: 1. Luke Price, S; 2. Adrian Ibarra, W; 3. Anthony Sepers (Dominic Bassano), S; 4. Dominic Bassano, S; 5. Woodstown; 6. Bradford Foster, S.

PITMAN 6, SALEM 1: Charlie Duffield and Jake Bowen-Ashwin scored goals one minute apart early in the first half to give Pitman control of the match. Jose Vilalplando got Salem on the board early in the second half.

Pitman 6, Salem 1

Salem (0-1)	0	1 –	1
Pitman (1-0)	4	2 –	6

GOALS: 1. Charlie Duffield (Jake Bowen-Ashwin), P, 5:00; 2. Jake Bowen-Ashwin (Maddox Marker), P, 6:00; 3. Jaiden Ammons (Trevor Leach), P, 24:00; 4. Charlie Duffield (Maddox Marker), P, 29:00; 5. Jose Vilalplando (unassisted), S, 44:00; 6. Jaiden Ammons (unassisted), P, 60:00; 7. Cole Kelly (Jake Bowen-Ashwin), P, 68:00.

GIRLS

TIMBER CREEK 7, WOODSTOWN 1: The Wolverines young team got a rude welcome to varsity soccer in the first half of their opener of Deptford’s Spartan Kickoff, but the whole experience gave them a baseline off which to work for the rest of the season.

Woodstown started six underclassmen in the game – five sophomores and a freshman – and fell behind 4-0 at halftime. It was 5-0 before Lia Covely converted a pass from Bailey Arnold Peters in the 58^th minute for the Wolverines’ goal.

Ava Stowell had three of Timber Creek’s first five goals for her third straight Spartan Kickoff hat trick. Adiat Dickson had a goal in each half.

The Wolverines had a couple other scoring chances by Talia Battavio and Gianna Pearlingi in the second half and had four corner kicks total, but couldn’t finish them. Keeper Ellie Wygand was peppered throughout the night and came up with 12 saves.

“We do have a very young team,” Woodstown coach Kieran Keyser said. “It was a good game to open up with because their a non-division game and it gave us an avenue to what we need to work on the rest of the season.

“It gave us the opportunity to see girls in new positions. It gave us the opportunity to see what mistakes we’re making and how to correct them. You want to move on and learn from losses like this. Yes, you want to forget them in a sense, but it’s a learning opportunity for our younger players and for me as a coach.”.

The Wolverines will play Pitman in Friday’s 5:30 p.m. consolation match. The Panthers fell to host Deptford 2-1.

Timber Creek 7, Woodstown 1

Timber Creek (1-0)	4	3 –	7
Woodstown (0-1)	0	1 –	1

GOALS: 1. Adiat Dickson (Ava Stowell), TC; 2. Ava Stowall (unassisted), TC; 3. Billie Frazier (unassisted), TC; 4. Ava Stowell (Karissa Coleman), TC; 5. Ava Stowell (Billie Frazier), TC; 6. Lia Covely (Bailey Arnold-Peters), W; 7. Adiat Dickson (unassisted), TC; 8. Sophie Willingmyre (Madison Freedman), TC

This week’s schedule

Here is the high school sports schedule for Salem County teams for the week of Sept. 5-9

Sept. 5
SCRIMMAGES
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at St. Joseph Academy, 9 a.m.
Our Lady of Mercy at Woodstown, 3:30 p.m.
Highland Regional at Salem, 4 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON
GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

Sept. 6
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at West Deptford, 4 p.m.

Sept. 7
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pittman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Sept. 8
FOOTBALL
Salem at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Lower Cape May Regional at Pennsville, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

Sept. 9
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Paulsboro, 10:30 a.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Schalick, 10 a.m.

Photo credit: Heather Papiano

Soccer scrimmages

Penns Grove boys, Pennsville girls take the field in first scrimmages of camp

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

BRIDGETON – Some days you play good, and some days you learn good.

The Penns Grove boys soccer team learned good Tuesday. The Red Devils lost their first preseason scrimmage under new head coach Mano Massari 4-0 at Cumberland Regional, but the rebuilding group picked up a lot to digest.

“We played a really good team,” said Massari, a homegrown talent elevated to head coach following the retirement of longtime head coach George Rhea. “I knew going into this year there were some big holes to fill and we probably wouldn’t get to the success we had last year. That being said, we’ve been working really hard this off season.

“We have a lot of new guys, a lot of young freshmen, a lot of first-year players. Going into this scrimmage we were plugging players in, seeing where they exceled at and still had a lot to learn at. I don’t want to say it was a bad day, because it wasn’t. I always tell the guys there are two things that happen at the end of the game – we can win or we learn, and if we learn it’s still a win.”

The Red Devils lost three-quarters of their 14-4-1 sectional semifinalist of a year ago and were missing two of their top returnees Tuesday, but they showed “flashes” of the team it can be going forward. Massari had been getting good reports before leaving on his honeymoon and was pleased with what he saw when he returned to the team from the trip Monday.

They fell behind the cohesive Colts 3-0 in the varsity portion of the match and the JVs yielded another goal in the final 20 minutes. Although the Red Devils didn’t score, Jayden Merga had one of their best chances, a shot that was turned away at the lower corner.

“I was pleasantly surprised with the effort, the heart that we showed today,” Massari said. “We were throwing together some pretty nice passes. We were able to transition and counter-attack pretty well a couple times. Had some nice chances to score, just weren’t able to capitalize on them.

“When you play a good team, it benefits them, it benefits us. We’re seeing what’s out there, we’re seeing what we need to work on. We’ve got some work we need to do, but I know we’re ready for it and they’re ready for it. They’re completely bought in and so am I.”

PENNSVILLE GIRLS SPLIT: The Eagles opened their scrimmage schedule with a tri-scrimmage and beat Buena 3-0 and lost to Haddon Twp. 1-0.

Returning striker Taylor Bass kept her scoring touch from a year ago and found the net against Buena along with freshman Karsen Cooksey and Riley Bowman. They had a few scoring chances in the half with Haddon Twp.

“I was overall pleased with what I saw,” Eagles coach Sam Trapp said. “The girls worked really well together. They were focused on taking the drills we’ve been placing in practice and putting them into action in the game, and that was well demonstrated today.

“We had really good set up there working with our midfielders. They did a lot of nice passing and working together. Defensively, our goalie stepped up big time and really took a little bit of ownership.”

Sophomore keeper Mara Widener is playing the position for the first and held her own against heavy pressure from Haddon Twp.

“She stepped up and kind of gave us a little bit more to work off of today, which was exciting,” Trapp said. “She’s finding more confidence every time she steps in the goal and she’s trying to learn the position the best she can.”

The Eagles scrimmage again Thursday at home against Haddon Heights and at Gloucester City Sept. 5.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County high school sports schedule for the week of Aug. 27-Sept. 2. The football games are regular season, all others are scrimmages. For additions or cancelations, email al.muskewitz@gmail.com

Aug. 28
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Kingsway, 9 a.m.
Cumberland at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clearview at Schalick, 9 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Deptford Twp. at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Williamstown at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Ocean City, 11 a.m.

Aug. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Hammonton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
Woodbury at Salem, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Buena, 10 a.m.
Salem at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Kingsway, 9 a.m.

Aug. 30
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem, Schalick, Bridgeton at Cumberland, 8:30 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Cumberland, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove vs. Gloucester Co. Christian at Paulsboro, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Cumberland at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Williamstown at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Cumberland at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at Deptford Twp., 10 a.m.

Aug. 31
FOOTBALL
Pleasantville at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Lindenwold, 6 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Delsea at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.

Sept. 1
FOOTBALL
Pitman at Schalick, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Buena, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 2
FOOTBALL
Camden at Salem, noon

Photo credit: Ellen Sickler

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County high school sports schedule for the week of Aug. 20-26. The football games of Aug. 25 are regular-season openers, everything else listed is a scrimmage

Aug. 21
FOOTBALL
Buena at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 23
GIRLS TENNIS
Millville at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 24
FOOTBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Delsea at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pleasantville at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Deptford Twp., 9 a.m.
Woodstown at Triton Regional, 9 a.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 25
FOOTBALL
Burlington City at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Gloucester City at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Salem vs. Executive Education Academy at Lafayette College, 7 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Pleasantville, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Millville, 10 a.m.

Cover photo by Ellen Sickler

Scrimmage schedule

Here is a listing of this summer’s preseason scrimmage games for the Salem County high schools. A complete day-by-day regular-season schedule for the county schools, as well as schedules for football, field hockey, soccer and tennis can be found elsewhere on the website

Aug. 16
FOOTBALL
Schalick, West Deptford, Lower Cape May at Mainland Regional, 10 a.m.
Bishop Eustace, Pemberton at Pennsville, 2 p.m.
Penns Grove at Maple Shade

Aug. 17
FOOTBALL
St. Joseph Academy at Woodstown, 9 a.m.

Aug. 18
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Highland

Aug. 19
FOOTBALL
Schalick at Deptford Twp., 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 10 a.m.
Salem, Olney Charter at McKean (Wilmington), 5 p.m.

Aug. 21
FOOTBALL
Buena at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 23
GIRLS TENNIS
Millville at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 24
FOOTBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Delsea at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pleasantville at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Deptford Twp., 9 a.m.
Woodstown at Triton Regional, 9 a.m.
West Deptford at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 25
GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Pleasantville, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Millville, 10 a.m.

Aug. 28
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Kingsway, 9 a.m.
Cumberland at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clearview at Schalick, 9 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Deptford Twp. at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Williamstown at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Woodstown at Ocean City, 11 a.m.

Aug. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Hammonton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Cumberland at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Woodbury at Salem, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Buena, 10 a.m.
Salem at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Kingsway, 9 a.m.

Aug. 30
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem, Schalick, Bridgeton at Cumberland, 8:30 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Cumberland, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove vs. Gloucester Co. Christian at Paulsboro, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Cumberland at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Williamstown at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Cumberland at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 9 a.m.
Pennsville at Deptford Twp., 10 a.m.

Aug. 31
GIRLS TENNIS
Delsea at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m.
Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.

Sept. 1
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Buena, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 4:15 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.

Sept. 5
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at St. Joseph Academy, 9 a.m.
Our Lady of Mercy at Woodstown, 3:30 p.m.
Highland Regional at Salem, 4 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Salem County by day

Here is a day-by-day schedule for the high school fall sports teams in Salem County; the schedule will be posted at the start of each week during the school year

Aug. 25
FOOTBALL
Burlington City at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Gloucester City at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Salem vs. Executive Education Academy at Lafayette College, 7 p.m.

Aug. 31
FOOTBALL
Pleasantville at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Lindenwold, 6 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 7 p.m.

Sept. 1
FOOTBALL
Pitman at Schalick, 7 p.m.

Sept. 2
FOOTBALL
Salem vs. Camden, noon, site TBD

Sept. 5
GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

Sept. 6
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at West Deptford, 4 p.m.

Sept. 7
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pittman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Sept. 8
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Salem at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Lower Cape May Regional at Pennsville, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

Sept. 9
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10:30 a.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Schalick, 10 a.m.

Sept. 11
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pitman, 4 p.m.

Sept. 12
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

Sept. 13
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Overbook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.

Sept. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Palmyra, 4 p.m.

Sept. 15
FOOTBALL
Gateway at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Riverside at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford Twp., 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Cumberland at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Buena at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gateway at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Cumberland, 4 p.m.

Sept. 16
FOOTBALL
Salem at Penns Grove, noon

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Delsea, 10 a.m.

Sept. 18
FIELD HOCKEY
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Pennsauken Tech, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Bridgeton, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Sept. 19
BOYS SOCCER
Overbook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbook, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbook, 4 p.m.

Sept. 20
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Deptford Twp., 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

Sept. 21
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbook, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Overbook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

Sept. 22
FOOTBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Audubon at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

Sept. 23
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Haddon Heights, 11 a.m.
Rumble on the Raritan
SHI Stadium at Rutgers, Piscataway
Salem vs. Cedar Creek, 3 p.m.

Sept. 25
FIELD HOCKEY
Timber Creek at Schalick, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

Sept. 26
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

Sept. 27
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

Sept. 28
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford Twp. at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Highland Regional at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Clayton 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Our Lady of Mercy at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.

Sept. 29
FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Cumberland Regional, 6 p.m.
Lindenwold at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 7 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Haddon Twp., 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Palmyra, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Pennsauken Tech, 3:45 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Overbook, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Sept. 30
FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, noon

Oct. 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

Oct. 3
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Oct. 4
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford Twp. at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

Oct. 5
FIELD HOCKEY
Cumberland Reg. at Schalick, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

Oct. 6
FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 7 p.m.
Schalick at Bishop Eustace, 7 p.m.
Woodbury at Woodstown, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Audubon, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Williamstown, 4 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Delsea at Total Turf, Pitman, 5:45 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Delsea, 4 p.m.

Oct. 7
FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Salem, noon

BOYS SOCCER
Schalick at Woodstown, 5 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Our Lady of Mercy, 4 p.m.

Oct. 9
FIELD HOCKEY
Our Lady of Mercy at Schalick, TBD
Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Paulsboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Schalick, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.

Oct. 10
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 11
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 4 p.m.

Oct. 12
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

Oct. 13
FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Schalick at Cumberland, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Gloucester Co. Tech, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbook, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Overbook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Bridgeton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

Oct. 14
FOOTBALL
West Deptford at Salem, noon

Oct. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford Twp. at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Oakcrest, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbook, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Palmyra at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester City, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Sterling, 7 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

Oct. 17
BOYS SOCCER
Overbook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.

Oct. 18
FIELD HOCKEY
Oakcrest at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Wildwood, 4 p.m.

Oct. 19
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

Oct. 20
FOOTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

Oct. 21
FOOTBALL
Salem at Woodbury, 10:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 11 a.m.

Oct. 22
GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 4 p.m.

Oct. 23
BOYS SOCCER
Salem Co. Vo-Tech at Pennsville, 7 p.m.

GIRLS SOCCER
Ocean City at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Co. Vo-Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m.

Oct. 27-28
FOOTBALL
NJSIAA Playoffs

Nov. 3-4
FOOTBALL
NJSIAA Playoffs

Nov. 10-11
FOOTBALL
NJSIAA Sectional Finals

Nov. 17-19
FOOTBALL
NJSIAA Semifinals

Dec. 1-3
FOOTBALL
NJSIAA State Championship Games