Category: SOCCER

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 8-13

MONDAY, SEPT. 8
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Schalick at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY, SEPT. 9
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at West Deptford, 3:45 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10
FIELD HOCKEY
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 11
WJFL FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 7 p.m.
West Deptford at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Palmyra, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 12
WJFL FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Paulsboro at Camden Catholic, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Boys Showcase, White Clay Creek State Park, 2 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 13
WJFL FOOTBALL
Woodbury at Salem, noon
Bordentown at Audubon, 11 a.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
South Jersey Shootout, DREAM Park, 9 a.m.

Getting started

Salem Tech falls to Sterling in its first field hockey game in school history; also includes girls soccer, girls tennis

THURSDAY’S SCORES
FIELD HOCKEY
Sterling 4, Salem Tech 0
GIRLS SOCCER
Washington Twp. 5, Schalick 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Overbrook 5, Penns Grove 0
Vineland 3, Schalick 2
Wildwood at Salem

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SOMERDALE — It was the first day of school for the students at Salem County Vo-Tech and a new day in the world of athletics at the school.

The Chargers have expanded their varsity sports offerings this academic year with the additions of field hockey, baseball and softball, and Thursday they played their first official field hockey match in school history.

It was a spirited debut despite losing to Sterling 4-0.

“I think we were all really excited for the game,” Chargers coach Maureen Lewis said. “The score honestly wasn’t a good reflection of how the game was actually played. If someone missed the first 10 minutes they would have thought at the end of the fourth it was 0-0.”

The game came at the Chargers fast, with the Silver Knights scoring all four of their goals in the first 10 minutes of the match. Alexis Johnston, Amelia Champion, Rilynn Eddis and McKenzie Ferrari all scored for the Silver Knights.

After that, Caroline Tighe stoned them in the cage. She was credited with five saves.

“I think we needed to get out our first official game jitters,” Lewis said. “Once we called a time out after the fourth goal was scored, we regrouped and they kicked it into gear.”

The Chargers will classify as Group 2 for NJSIAA playoff purposes and play in the Tri-County Conference Classic Division. They will compete as an independent this school year because the conference is in the second year of a two-year schedule cycle, but will be eligible for the state playoffs.

Their roster is a mix of players who may not have had an opportunity to play the sport before and, because the school now has a team to call its own, Vo-Tech students who had been playing at other programs because it had no team.

The plan is to play a schedule that gives the fledgling program every chance at early success. Most of their matches this season are against opponents that did not make the playoffs last year.

“We have some really talented players and I am really excited to see what they are going to do this season,” Lewis said. “Our new players are also doing great and getting better every day. Sometimes I forget some players are brand new to the sport. It’s been really cool to see their progress.

“This team is just really special and I’m lucky to be a part of it. It wasn’t easy for some of them to leave their teams they’ve played on for the last two or three years and I really respect how they have handled that. On the flip side, starting this team has given other players who may not have played for their home district an opportunity to play or try something new.”

The Chargers put their product in front of the home folks Wednesday against Paulsboro in their first-ever home opener.

GIRLS SOCCER
WASHINGTON TWP. 5, SCHALICK 0: Corrine Myers scored two goals in the first half and Taylor Stuart scored a pair in the second half as Washington Twp. spoiled Schalick’s season opener.

GIRLS TENNIS
VINELAND 3, SCHALICK 2
Kaitlyn Jones (V) def. Miya Watkins, 6-0, 6-0
Kasha Patel (V) def. Annmarie Podehl, 6-3, 6-1
Gonna Soto (V) def. Macy Slow, 6-1, 6-1
Olivia Lunemann-Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Angelina Apel-Marely Garcia-Flores, 6-2, 1-6, 10-2
Sammi Twigg-Jasmine Hunt (S) def. Cassidy Keller-Liliana Beni, 6-2, 6-4
Records: Vineland 3-0, Schalick 1-1,

OVERBROOK 5, PENNS GROVE 0
Sophia Burgos (O) def. Andrea Restrepo, 6-0, 6-1
Natasha Hreiz (O) def. Kavita Pulchard, 6-0, 6-0
Isabella Sepulveda (O) def. Ada Lopez, 6-0, 6-0
Anna Mason-Leah Wilde (O) def. Gianco Tirado-Nathalie Dominquez, 6-0, 6-0
Sophia Perticari-Charlotte Gall (O) def. Valaria Pedroza-Andrea Chapone, 6-1, 6-4.
Records: Overbrook 1-2, Penns Grove 0-2.

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 2-6; x-scrimmage

TUESDAY, SEPT. 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Heights at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Gloucester City at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
x-Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
x-KIPP at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Salem Tech at Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 3:45 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 4
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Sterling, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Washington Twp. at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 5
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Collingswood at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 7 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Glassboro
Woodbury at Haddonfield
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Paulsboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 6
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Deptford at Penns Grove, noon
KIPP at Camden Catholic

Photo credit: Julliana Love

This week’s schedule

The first week of the football regular season and a slew of scrimmages in the other fall sports highlight the Salem County schedule for the week of Aug. 25-30; x-scrimmage

MONDAY, AUG. 25
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Highland at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Woodstown at Maple Shade, 9:30 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Clayton, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Deptford at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
x-Clayton at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Pennsville vs. GCIT at RC-Gloucester, 9 a.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 9:30 a.m.

TUESDAY, AUG. 26
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Palmyra, 10 a.m.
x-Schalick at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 9 a.m.
x-Collingswood at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 9 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pemberton, 4 p.m.
x-Woodstown at Washington Twp., 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Buena at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Palmyra at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.
VOLLEYBALL
x-Clearview vs. Salem Tech, 10 a.m.

THURSDAY, AUG. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Audubon
Cinnaminson at Overbrook
Pennsauken at Camden Catholic
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Salem, Schalick, Bridgeton at Cumberland, 9 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Gloucester City at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Schalick at Gloucester City, 10 a.m.
x-Woodstown at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Pennsville at Gloucester City, 3:45 p.m.
x-Salem Tech at Medford Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Collingswood at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Buena at Schalick, 10 a.m.
MISCELLANEOUS
Salem County Sports Hall of Fame Induction, Salem CC, 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, AUG. 29
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford vs. KIPP at Rowan, 9 a.m.
Clayton at Collingswood, 10:30 a.m.
Pleasantville at Salem, 3:30 p.m.
Somerville at Schalick, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Vineland, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Salem Tech at Camden County Tech, 11 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Salem at Delran, 10 a.m.

SATURDAY, AUG. 30
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, noon
Glassboro vs. Haddonfield at Rowan
BOYS SOCCER
x-Williamstown at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

Photo credit: Julliana Love

2025 Fall Schedule

Here is the 2025 Salem County fall sports schedule; includes WJFL Patriot, Diamond Division football schedules; forward updates to al.muskewitz@gmail.com; x-scrimmage

2025 SALEM COUNTY SPORTS SCHEDULE

AUG. 18
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Schalick at Delsea, 10 a.m.
x-Salem at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

AUG. 19
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Gateway at Collingswood, 9 a.m.
x-Audubon at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Delsea at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

AUG. 20
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 9 a.m.

AUG. 21
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-West Deptford at Gloucester City, 9 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
x-Triton at Pennsville, 6 p.m.

AUG. 22
WJFL FOOTBALL
x-Buena at Schalick, 10 a.m.
x-Paulsboro at Florence, 11 a.m.
x-Haddon Heights at Salem, noon
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Pennsville at Millville, 10 a.m.
x-Woodstown at Ocean City, 10 a.m.

AUG. 25
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Highland at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Woodstown at Maple Shade, 9:30 a.m.
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Clayton, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Deptford at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
x-Clayton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Pennsville at GCIT, 9 a.m.
x-Schalick at Clearview, 10 a.m.

AUG. 26
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Schalick, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Palmyra at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Woodstown at Cherry Hill West, 9 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Woodstown at Gateway, 9 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Salem at Bridgeton, 10 a.m.

AUG. 27
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
x-Salem Tech at Pemberton, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Buena at Salem Tech, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Salem at GCIT, 11 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Palmyra at Penns Grove, 10 a.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 10 a.m.

AUG. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Audubon
Cinnaminson at Overbrook
Pennsauken at Camden Catholic
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Salem, Schalick, Bridgeton at Cumberland, 9 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Gloucester City at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
x-Schalick at Gloucester City, 10 a.m.
x-Woodstown at Cumberland, 10 a.m.
x-Pennsville at Gloucester City, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Schalick at Timber Creek, 11 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Buena at Schalick, 10 a.m.

AUG. 29
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford vs. KIPP at Rowan, 9 a.m.
Clayton at Collingswood, 10:30 a.m.
Somerville at Schalick, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Pennsville at Vineland, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Haddon Twp. at Woodstown, 9 a.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
x-Salem Tech at Camden County Tech, 11 a.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
x-Salem at Delran, 10 a.m.

AUG. 30
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Penns Grove, noon
Glassboro vs. Haddonfield at Rowan
BOYS SOCCER
x-Williamstown at Woodstown, 10 a.m.

SEPT. 2
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Heights at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 3
FIELD HOCKEY
x-Gloucester City at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
x-Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
x-Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
x-KIPP at Pennsville
GIRLS SOCCER
x-Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Bridgeton, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 4
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Cinnaminson, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Sterling, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 5
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Collingswood at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 7 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Glassboro
Woodbury at Haddonfield
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick at Washington Twp., 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Paulsboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.

SEPT. 6
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Deptford at Penns Grove, noon
KIPP at Camden Catholic

SEPT. 8
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 9
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 10
FIELD HOCKEY
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 11
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Palmyra, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 12
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Paulsboro at Camden Catholic, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Bridgeton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4 p.m.

SEPT. 13
WJFL FOOTBALL
Woodbury at Salem, noon
Bordentown at Audubon, 11 a.m.

SEPT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick vs. Timber Creek
GIRLS TENNIS
Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
GCIT at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 16
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clayton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Salem at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Clayton
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Batch Meet at Salem Tech, 3:30 p.m.

SEPT. 17
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Triton, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 18
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 19
WJFL FOOTBALL
Camden Catholic at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Florence at Overbrook
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick vs. Cherry Hill West
GIRLS TENNIS
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Woodstown at Stockton Univ. Showcase

SEPT. 20
WJFL FOOTBALL
Collingswood at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Glassboro at Salem, noon
Schalick at Penns Grove, noon
BOYS SOCCER
Bordentown at Schalick, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC in RCSJ-Cumberland Showcase, 9 a.m.

SEPT. 21
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Camden CC, noon

SEPT. 22
FIELD HOCKEY
Winslow at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Timber Creek at Schalick, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 23
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Audubon, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Kingsway, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 24
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Seneca, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 25
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Paulsboro at Overbrook, 6 p.m.
Audubon at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gateway, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Pitman, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Salem Tech at Medford Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 26
WJFL FOOTBALL
Haddon Twp. at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Camden Catholic at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Eastern, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Audubon at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Camden Academy Charter at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GCIT at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Hammonton
GIRLS TENNIS
Haddon Heights at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Triton, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 27
WJFL FOOTBALL
Glassboro at Woodbury
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Jefferson (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Thomas Jefferson, noon

SEPT. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Bishop Eustance
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 10 a.m.

SEPT. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Oakcrest, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Clearview, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Cape May Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Moorestown Friends at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Buena, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Buena at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Millville, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

SEPT. 30
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Pitman, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Vineland, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Mainland, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Batch Meet at Kingsway, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 1
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Clearview at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Triton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

OCT. 2
WJFL FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Pleasantville, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem, 4 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook
Woodstown at Glassboro
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Highland vs. Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 3
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Collingswood at Sterling, 7 p.m.
Haddonfield at West Deptford, 7 p.m.
Glassboro at Deptford
Overbrook at Clayton
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Winslow, 3:45 p.m.
OLMA at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Williamstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Buena, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 4
WJFL FOOTBALL
Salem at Middle Twp., noon
Audubon at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Gateway at Woodbury
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Northern Burlington, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Felician (2), noon

OCT. 6
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Hammonton, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 3:45 p.m.

OCT. 7
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Millville at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.

OCT. 8
BOYS SOCCER
Cumberland at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Palmyra, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Cumberland, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic
Woodstown at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
OLMA at Salem, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Salem County Meet at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.

OCT. 9
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paulsboro at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Glassboro
FIELD HOCKEY
Burlington City at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Gloucester City at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.

OCT. 10
WJFL FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Delran, noon
Gloucester at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Audubon, 7 p.m.
Overbrook at Camden Catholic
Woodbury at Willingboro
FIELD HOCKEY
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Prospect Showcase

OCT. 11
WJFL FOOTBALL
West Deptford at Salem, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Prospect Showcase

OCT. 12
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Prospect Showcase
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris CC, CCBC at Salem CC, 10 a.m.

OCT. 13
GIRLS TENNIS
Haddon Heights at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

OCT. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Deptford, 4 p.m.
Salem at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Salem, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Highland, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Woodstown at GCIT, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Wildwood at Salem, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.

OCT. 17
WJFL FOOTBALL
Camden Catholic at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
Lawrence at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Salem at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Vineland at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Haddon Heights, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Cumberland, 4 p.m.

OCT. 18
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Audubon, 11 a.m.
West Deptford at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Woodbury at Penns Grove, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Wilmington (2), noon

OCT. 20
FIELD HOCKEY
Deptford at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Sterling, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Pitman at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Penns Grove
Woodstown at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Salem at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:15 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
NJTAC at Salem Tech, 1 p.m.

OCT. 21
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Gateway, 4 p.m.

OCT. 22
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Overbrook at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Pennsville at Collingswood, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 4 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Salem, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Wildwood, 4 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Championship at Cumberland, 3:30 p.m.

OCT. 23
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Burlington City, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem, 4 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Audubon, 7 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 24
WJFL FOOTBALL
Pennsville at Collingswood, 6 p.m.
West Deptford at Overbrook, 6 p.m.
Glassboro at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Gloucester City, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester City at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.

OCT. 25
WJFL FOOTBALL
Schalick at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, noon
Clayton at Paulsboro, 12:30 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Cherokee, 10 a.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Highland at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
Audubon at Schalick, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Highland, 10 a.m.
Penns Grove at Salem, noon
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Lincoln (2), noon

OCT. 27
BOYS SOCCER
Salem Tech at Paulsboro, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Triton, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Triton at Woodstown, 4 p.m.

OCT. 28
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville at Clayton, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Paulsboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.

OCT. 29
FIELD HOCKEY
Mainland at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.

OCT. 30
BOYS SOCCER
Gateway at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Woodstown at Gateway

OCT. 31
FOOTBALL
First-round playoffs

NOV. 1
CROSS COUNTRY
NJSIAA Sectionals at DREAM Park

NOV. 2
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC Alumni Game, noon

NOV. 8
CROSS COUNTRY
NJSIAA State Championships

NOV. 26
WJFL FOOTBALL
Audubon at Haddon Twp., 6 p.m.

NOV. 27
WJFL FOOTBALL
Paul VI at Camden Catholic

Beating the clock

Wednesday roundup: Woodstown’s 4×800 relay qualifies for nationals at Meet of Champions; Pennsville announces Hall of Fame Class, names Athletes of the Year

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSAUKEN – The Woodstown 4×800 relay team had one job in Wednesday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions and they got it done.

Winning the race would have been a nice get, but the Wolverines were focused on posting a time that would get them in the New Balance Nationals at Franklin Field later this month.

They got it done, even with their anchor a little under the weather. The Group I champion quartet of Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford finished fifth in the MOC, but their 7:54.84 set a new Group I record and got them into the nationals.

“One thing those guys won’t do is shy away from competition,” Wolverines coach Reggie Teemer said. “They feed off it.”

Salem County had athletes in 12 events at the all-group meet. Salem’s Anthony Parker had the best individual finish, placing fourth in the boys long jump with a best of 23-5. Crawford also finished seventh in the 800, Schalick’s David Stewart was eighth in the 400 hurdles and Cougars’ 4×100 relay team (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, David Stewart) finished sixth.

Woodstown’s 4×800 time was more than four seconds better than their winning time in last weekend’s Group I championship meet. They were just shy of a provisional qualifying time for the nationals, but wanted to run a race in their last chance to get in that would leave no doubt.

Chew led them out in 1:59.50. Marino kept them on pace with a 2:02.4. Lucas set them up with a 1:58.45. And Crawford, running with a “minor” cough and fever that “slightly impacted my running,” brought it home with two laps in the 50s and a 1:54.46. Christian Brothers Academy won the race with a collective 7:48.55.

“We came very mentally prepared to break our previous record in the 4×8 and qualify for the New Balance Nationals and I wasn’t going to let a sickness get in the way of that opportunity for my teammates,” Crawford said. “ I was proud of all my teammates for running this race as if it was our last and thankfully earning another opportunity because of the combined culmination of our efforts to give our senior, Cole, a sendoff for the record books.”

It was a busy day for the junior. He ran in three events. He ran 1:53.83 to get on the podium in the individual 800 and ran a leg on the 4×400 relay.

Here are the Salem County results from the Meet of Champions:

MEET OF CHAMPIONS
At Pennsauken HS
GIRLS
1600: 12. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:05.56
3200: 21. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick 10:58.85
Shot Put: T-20. Tatiyonna Crawford, Pennsville 34-6
Pole Vault: T-10. Megan Morris, Pennsville 10-6
BOYS
4×800: 5. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Cole Lucas, Josh Crawford) 7:54.84
400 Hurdles: 8. David Stewart, Schalick 54.53
4×100: 6. Schalick (Reggie Allen Jr., Michael Eberl, Zaeshawn Mills, David Stewart) 42.08
800: 7. Josh Crawford, Woodstown 1:53.83; 20. Cole Lucas, Woodstown 1:58.23
4×400: 21. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Kyle Reitz, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford) 3:25.85
Javelin: 14. Connor Ayars, Pennsville 165-0
Long Jump: 4. Anthony Parker, Salem 23-5
Triple Jump: 26. Bryan Garlic, Penns Grove 41-4

Pennsville tabs Hall class

PENNSVILLE – Five decorated athletes spanning five sports and four decades, three successful head coaches and two state champion teams will comprise the 2025 class that will be inducted into the Pennsville Memorial High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

The class was announced at the school’s annual awards assembly Wednesday night. It will be formally inducted in ceremonies at the school Oct. 7.

The class includes athletes Tom Ridgway (Class of 1978), HJ Lopes (’79), Lisa Doran (’86), Dannielle Dolbow-Darby (’95) and Ashley Minch (’08); coaches Ryan Wood (football/baseball), Jack Hathaway (soccer) and Dan LaMont (tennis/wrestling); and the 2005 state champion girls tennis and baseball teams.

“The Hall of Fame Committee did a wonderful job spanning several decades in putting together this year’s class,” Eagles athletics director Jamy Thomas said. “We have a wide variety of sports recognized with our inductees from field hockey, baseball, softball, soccer and tennis. The athletes in this group may have had one sport in which they truly shined, but each of them were great all-around athletes.

“In regards to the coaches being honored this year I have had the opportunity to be taught by Coach Hathaway as a PMHS student and work alongside Coach Wood and Coach LaMont. They are a group of great coaches and even more importantly are great people who are wonderful role models for our student-athletes.”

At the same assembly, potential future Hall of Famers Megan Morris and Connor Ayars were recognized as the school’s PEPPA Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Morris is a multiple state champion pole vaulter and tennis player, while Ayars is football/track standout. Both competed at the Meet of Champions prior to attending the ceremonies.

Megan Morris (L) and Connor Ayars were named Pennsville’s PEPPA Scholar-Athletes of the Year.

Shootout sadness

Both top-seeded Schalick and No. 2 Woodstown fall in PK shootouts in South Jersey Group I boys soccer semifinals

SJ GROUP I SEMIFINALS
Haddon Twp. 2, Schalick 1 (4-1 SO)
Palmyra 2, Woodstown 1 (4-2 SO)

FRIDAY’S SECTIONAL FINALS
South: (4) Haddon Twp. at (3) Palmyra
Central: (9) Brearley at (3) Middlesex
North I: (2) Waldwick at (1) Emerson Boro
North II: (11) Verona at (1) Glen Ridge

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE – Brody Beals was as surprised as anyone that he was in the shootout lineup in his team’s biggest game of the year.

After all, he’s only a freshman and he hasn’t taken a penalty kick all season.

But there he was, the fourth Haddon Twp. player on the spot, just six yards separating him and the  Hawks from their moment of glory.

Beals buried his shot into the right side of the goal to clinch the shootout and give the Hawks a 2-1 victory over top-seeded Schalick in the South Jersey Group I boys soccer semifinals.

“I have no idea how that got determined; I didn’t expect to kick a PK, actually,” he said. “I felt a little bit of pressure. (When it went through) it was such a great feeling for my team, all these seniors, trying to keep their seasons alive (in) their last go at it. I was just super happy to get the win.”

The Hawks (14-6-2), who beat Schalick 1-0 on an early goal in the opening round of the Coaches Cup two weeks ago, didn’t miss in the shootout. They picked up on Schalick keeper Evan Sepers’ preference for diving to his right, so they kept shooting it to their right. Sepers, meanwhile, figured they all couldn’t go the same way.

Eamonn Sheehan, who got a PK past Sepers in the second half for the tying goal, got the Hawks started. Gabe Chatten and Mason McCarthy also put it into the right side setting the stage for Beals’ clincher.

“The first penalty taker was the same kid who took their penalty and I felt like he wasn’t going to go the same way twice, but he did, and I guessed the wrong way. And I kept guessing wrong way. It’s just unfortunate,” Sepers said. “I’m thinking they’re not all going to go the same way, but they did.”

Schalick’s shooters tried mixing it up. Jaxon Weber missed wide to his right, Mike Nelson was stopped on a relatively straight shot with HT keeper Collin Feeley favoring his left side, and Eli Cummings’ shot flew left over the crossbar.

“They just took very solid penalties,” Cougars coach Joe Mannella said. “Once that first one goes in and we miss our first one the pressure intensifies quite a bit. It kind of just got the best of us, I think.”

In a match that had all the markings of a sectional final in the semis, the teams battled strong winds as much as themselves all game. Actually, the Cougars were getting the better chances – and more of them – through regulation.

The Cougars (19-3) broke on top when Oscar Hernandez finished off a Luke Price rebound a little over 10 minutes into the second half. The Hawks tied it on Sheehan’s PK inside the right post after a Haddon Twp. player was dragged in the box. Weber hit the crossbar with a long left to right shot with 6:10 left in regulation.

“I thought our guys played as good as they possibly could; best game of the year, especially considering the other team and the situation,” Mannella said. “One of these times I want to be on the side of the team that gets outplayed and then wins the shootout.

“I’ve never been on that side, always the other end of it and it kind of sucks to have these guys in that situation, but overall they did what we set out to do other than win. They played a great game, outplayed I think a very good team. Unfortunately, it happens.”

PALMYRA 2, WOODSTOWN 1: The Wolverines were looking to make a little history, but their dream of reaching the sectional final for the first time since 1996 was dashed in a penalty kick shootout.

Palmyra (13-7), the No. 3 seed, won the shootout 4-2 after the teams played to a 1-1 tie through regulation and overtime. Cole McCamy, Connor McCann, Jaden Jennings and Jaxon McCamy all hit for the Panthers.

Grant Prater and Erich Lipovsky hit Woodstown’s first two attempts in the shootout. Panthers keeper Deakon Haines stoned Adrian Ibarra on the third attempt and Ben Lippincott shot high with the fourth.

Palmyra took a 1-0 lead in the second half on a goal by Jaxon McCamy. The second-seeded Wolverines (16-5) tied it on a goal by senior Dante Holmes with six minutes left in regulation. It was Holmes’ third career goal, all in the last three playoff games. 

The loss snapped Woodstown’s six-game winning streak that included coach Darren Huck’s 300th career coaching win.

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s sports schedule for events involving teams from Salem County for the week of Nov. 11-16

TUESDAY
BOYS SOCCER
SJ GROUP I SEMIFINALS
Haddon Twp. at Schalick, 2 p.m.
Palmyra at Woodstown, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Bucks County CC at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Anne Arundel CC at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

THURSDAY
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY
FOOTBALL
GROUP I SECTIONAL FINALS
Schalick at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Shore at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Mountain Lakes at Butler, 7 p.m.
New Providence at Cedar Grove, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
GROUP I SECTIONAL FINALS
South: Palmyra-Woodstown winner vs. Haddon Twp.-Schalick winner
Central: Brearley-Shore winner vs. College Achieve-Roselle Park winner
North I: Lenape Valley-Emerson Boro winner vs. Indian Hills-Waldwick winner
North II: Wallington-Glen Ridge winner vs. Verona-New Providence winner

SATURDAY
CROSS COUNTRY
Meet of Champions, Holmdel Park
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lehigh Carbon CC at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Lehigh Carbon CC at Salem CC, noon

A real bellringer

Woodstown clamps down on Bedderi, blanks Wildwood to reach SJ Group I semifinals for third time in four years; Schalick also reaches semis on other side of bracket, setting the potential for an all-county final

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I
Friday’s Quarterfinals
Schalick 2, Pitman 0
Haddon Twp. 4, Audubon 0
Palmyra 2, Riverside 1
Woodstown 3, Wildwood 0
Tuesday’s Semifinals
(4) Haddon Twp. at (1) Schalick
(3) Palmyra at (2) Woodstown

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — The lead official blew his whistle signaling the end of another Woodstown win and the players immediately knew what they had to do.

Collectively, they raced over to their newly constructed dugout and enthusiastically rang the blue ship’s bell hanging on the supporting post, validating their 3-0 win over Wildwood Friday in the South Jersey Group I boys soccer quarterfinals.

Ringing the Bell, ala the Phillies, is becoming a new tradition with the Woodstown players.

“We’ve been doing cowbells for a long time here at Woodstown, especially for boys soccer,” Wolverines coach Darren Huck said. “When the parents decided they were going to give our program these nice dugouts, they said they had a surprise.

“They had it up for the Senior Game. It’s our tradition now where I’ll select one player to ring the ball at the end when we get done talking there.”

That honor Friday went to Grant Prater, whose parents, ironically, supplied the bell for the celebration. He was more than happy to participate.

“We wanted to have a celebration like every time we scored,” Prater said. “My freshman year we started the cowbells here, I think, and every time we’d score we’d ring it, so we wanted to have one on the new dugouts and we’re bringing a big, big one, like one of the ones you have to pull down, between the manager’s table and the dugout. The big one’s going to be loud.”

Prater scored the first goal of the game 12:35 into the match when he redirected an Adrian Ibarra corner kick past Wildwood keeper Broc Denke.

But perhaps more important to the cause was the way he played all 80 minutes anchoring the defense in marking Warriors’ senior scoring machine NuNu Bedderi.

Prater and the defense shadowed Bedderi everywhere he went, limited him to a handful of touches and kept the 36-goal scorer off the scoreboard. The Warriors had scored 82 goals this season, but this was the first time they had been shut out. Bedderi had scored in 15 of their first 19 games, 13 with multiple goals.

He didn’t get his first touch Friday until midway through the first half. And when the Algerian import did manage to break through, Woodstown keeper Ben Stengel was right there to turn him away.

“I tried to keep myself in front of him, just denying him the ball every time, so they couldn’t even get it to him and then Dante (Holmes) was behind him,” Prater said. “We were kind of like keeping him sandwiched and it kind of worked.”

“For the last couple practices he knew he was going to be the guy who was going to have to shadow him, shut him down, deny him, whatever we needed to do in whatever situation was occurring on the field,” Huck said. “We had a game plan and we executed it, I think, really, really well. Everybody knew their responsibilities, they knew where we needed to be and what we wanted to do and it worked today.”

Ibarra gave the Wolverines a 2-0 lead later in the half on a penalty kick — the 49th goal of his career — and had another corner kick that produced Holmes’ second career goal with 10 minutes to play. Holmes’ two goals have come in each of the playoff games.

Holmes scored on a header inside the right post right after Denke came out following a collision with Ibarra in the box. The starting keeper returned to the goal right after the play.

“This is the first time I’ve been able to go up for corners; I’ve only started doing that half the season,” he said. “I did see that they changed goalies because of the injury, but it didn’t change how I was going to go after it. My only thing was just go at the ball, try to head it at the net and hope it goes in.”

Woodstown (16-4) now hosts Palmyra (12-7) in the semifinals Tuesday. It’s the Wolverines’ third trip to the sectional semifinals in the last four years and sixth since 2010.

“We’ve been consistent as far as winning for many, many years now, but as far as advancing further we’ve done that the last couple years,” Huck said. “Our goal this year is to go further than we did last year. You always want to do better than the year before.

“We’ve got one more game to go to get us into that situation, but part of my responsibility as a coach is to make sure we’re focused not so much on next Friday (the South Jersey championship game possibly against Schalick), but on this coming Tuesday. Friday will happen if we take care of Tuesday.”

NOTES: The win was Woodstown’s seventh in a row and ninth in their last 10 games. The shutout was their seventh … With his next goal Ibarra will become the fourth player in Woodstown boys history with 50 career goals. He’s already fifth in the all-time points list … Huck and Schalick coach Joe Mannella have been invited to coach in the South Jersey Coaches Association All-Star Game Nov. 26 at Rutgers-Camden. The Tri-County Conference All-Star Game is the day before.

SCHALICK 2, PITMAN 0: After a scoreless first half, the Cougars got goals from Oscar Hernandez and Luke Price. Evan Sepers made five saves in recording the Cougars’ second straight playoff shutout and fifth in their last six wins.

Their semifinal matchup with Haddon Twp. is a rematch of last year’s semifinals (won by Schalick 1-0) and gives the Cougars a chance to avenge their 1-0 opening-round loss in the Coaches Cup, their only loss in their last 15 games..

Cover photo: Woodstown’s Grant Prater earned the right to ring the ball for his play in the Wolverines’ 3-0 playoff victory over Wildwood Friday.