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Schalick wins 3 as Salem County athletes shine at the TCC/Olympic Conference Indoor Track Championships, also includes basketball and wrestling results

By Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield, David Stewart and the girls 4×400 relay team and Woodstown’s boys 4×400 relay team all won events Friday night to lead Salem County’s contingent in the Tri-County & Olympic Conference Indoor Track Showcase at The Bubble.

Jordan, one of the state’s premier distance runners, won the girls 1600 (5:12.91). Stewart won the boys 400 (50.67). The girls 4×4 relay team of Allyson Green, Hadfield, Gia Martellacci and Brooke Valentine won it 4:23.38

Stewart also finished second in the 55-meter dash (6.61). Martellacci scored in the girls 400 and 55-meter dash.

The Cougars finished third in the girls team standings, behind champion Washington Twp. and runnerup Williamstown.

Woodstown’s boys 4×400 relay team of Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello and Josh Crawford won in 3:34.41. Lucas and Crawford went 2-3 in the 800 and Jacob Marino was second in the 3200.

The Wolverines were fourth in the boys standings, a half-behind behind third-place Deptford.

TCC/OLYMPIC CONFERENCE SHOWCASE
At The Bubble, Toms River
(Salem County scorers)

NON-OLYMPIC
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES: Washington Twp. 93, Williamstown 66, SCHALICK 29, Kingsway 26, Timber Creek 20, WOODSTOWN 20, Delsea 14, Clearview 14, Overbrook 12, Glassboro 12, Deptford 9, Highland 8, PENNSVILLE 6, Cumberland 5, Triton 3
400: 2. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 1:01.16; 4. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 1:02.27
1600: 1. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:12.9155: 6. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 7.76
3200: 6. Abby Marino, Woodstown, 12:49.36
4×400: 1. Schalick (Allyson Green, Jordan Hadfield, Gia Martellacci, Brooke Valentine), 4:23.38; 3. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Lia Covely, Kayla Ayars, Jaime Deal), 4:29.62
High jump: 4. Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 4-10
Pole vault: 3. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6
Shot put: 5. Allyson Green, Schalick, 30-1.25

BOYS
TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 57, Delsea 41, Deptford 40.5, WOODSTOWN 40, Highland 37, Glassboro 28.5, SCHALICK 25.5, Washington Twp. 16, Timber Creek 12, Triton 10, SALEM 8, PENNS GROVE 6.5, Overbrook 5, Cumberland 4, Clearview 3.
400: 1. David Stewart, Schalick, 50.67; 2. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 51.36
55 hurdles: 2. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.58
800: 2. Cole Lucas, Woodstown, 2:01.36; 3. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:01.53
55: 2. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.61
3200: 2. Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 10:13.53
4×400: 1. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford), 3:34.41; 4. Penns Grove (Sebastian Hernandez, Bryan Garlic, Knowledge Young, DeQuan Brown), 3:44.88
High jump: T-6. Sebastian Hernandez, Penns Grove, 5-6
Pole vault: 4. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6
Shot put: 6. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 43-9

Basketball

BOYS
HOLY CROSS PREP SHOWCASE
MEDFORD TECH 70, SALEM 61: The Rams got off to a fast start, opening a 20-11 first-quarter lead, but Medford Tech’s Tyler Branson and Nesta Rice came to life and Jaguars pulled away. Branson hit five 3-pointers and scored 28 points while Rice finished with 18.

Salem placed four scorers in double figures, led by Tymear Lecator’s 14. Xavier McGriff had 13 and Neziah Spence and Deshaan Williams had 10 apiece. Lecator also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Williams grabbed eight rebounds.

MEDFORD TECH (7-8) – Tyler Branson 9 5-5 28, Noah Johnson 1 2-2 4, David James 1 0-0 3, Nesta Rice 5 7-11 18, Daquan Stratton 4 0-0 8, Kwell Jackson 4 0-0 8, Noah Talbert 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 15-20 70.
SALEM (8-9) – Donovan Weathers 1 0-0 2, Xavier McGriff 6 0-0 13, Neziah Spence 2 4-4 10, Tymear Lecator 4 4-4 14, Deshaan Williams 3 4-7 10, Antwuan Rogers 2 1-2 5, Joe Tunis 3 1-2 7, Azhone Burden 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 14-19 61.

Medford Tech11182013-70
Salem20121613-61
3-point goals: Medford Tech 9 (Branson 5, James, Rice, Jackson 2); Salem 5 (McGriff, Spence 2, Lecator 2). Rebounds: Salem 40 (Williams 8, Rogers 7, Lecator 7).

GATEWAY 44, SALEM TECH 37: The Gators pulled away from a close game with a big third quarter. Joseph Hayes led Salem Tech with 12 points. Aiden Bobo had 11.

GATEWAY (4-12): Justin Dugan 19, Benjamin Contarino 4, Jake Finger 14, Sean Cawley 2, Dylan Ceravolo 5.
SALEM TECH (0-17): Ayden Myers 2 0-2 4, Joseph Hayes 3 3-4 12, Aiden Bobo 4 2-2 11, Sam Battiato 1 1-2 4, Larry Pompper 2 0-2 4, Chase Ayars 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 6-12 37.

Gateway108188-44
Salem Tech712108-37
3-point goals: Salem Tech 5 (Hayes 3, Bobo, Battiato).

GIRLS
HADDON TWP. 57, PENNSVILLE 42: Alli Kamulda scored all of her points on six 3-pointers for Haddon Twp. Pennsville freshman Addie Johnston hit a career-high four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 16 points.
 
PENNSVILLE (11-5) – Taylor Bass 3 2-6 9, Marley Wood 2 3-6 7, Nora Ausland 3 1-2 7, Addie Johnston 5 2-5 16, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-19 43.
HADDON TWP. (15-3) – Kiersten Callahan 3 3-6 11, Sammy Martin 2 0-0 4, Madi Kamulda 2 2-5 6, Abby Weideman 4 2-4 12, Kaitlyn Martin 2 0-0 4, Alli Kamulda 6 0-0 18, Emory Shaw 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 7-15 57.

Pennsville6111411-42
Haddon Twp.1321149-57
3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Bass, Johnston 4); Haddon Twp. 10 (Callahan 2, Weideman 2, A. Kamulda 6). 

CAMDEN TECH 42, SALEM TECH 9: Ryan Jones scored 11 points and collected six steals to lead the defensive effort against the Chargers.

SALEM TECH (2-14) – Shelby Drummond 1 0-0 3, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 3, Demajae White 0 1-2 1, Amora Delaine 0 2-2 2. Only players reported. Totals 2 3-4 9.
CAMDEN TECH (8-10) – Camille Walker 2 1-2 5, Ryan Jones 5 0-0 11, Vianny Fernandez 1 1-1 3, Kamillah Rolley 4 2-2 10, Melania Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Leandra Myers 3 0-0 6, Ericka Bennett 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-5 42.

Salem Tech2043-9
Camden Tech161844-42
3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (Drummond, Scott); Camden Tech 1 (Jones). Rebounds: Salem Tech 8 (Drummond 3); Camden Tech 21 (Walker 8).

Wrestling

PENNSVILLE 53, CLAYTON 24
126: Christopher Daniels (P) pinned Cayden Wentz, 1:00
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Antonio Mendez, 1:39
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall over William Camp, 18-3 (5:15)
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Matthew Kamara, 1:41
150: Steve Benkert (C) won by forfeit
157: Brodie Carey (C) won by forfeit
165: Kenneth Johnson (C) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:08
175: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit
190: Connor Ayars (P) def. Jeffrey Smith, SV-1 3-0
215: Michael Nichols (C) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) won by forfeit
106: John Sassi (P) pinned Ayden Figueroa, 0:45
113: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Joshua Wentz, 0:54
120: Mehki Dicks (P) dec. Dylan Adams, 4-1

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 2; all games 5:30 p.m. unless noted

JAN. 27
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Gloucester City at Schalick
Palmyra at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gateway
Woodstown at Cinnaminson, 4 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Bordentown, 6:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Woodstown at GCIT, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes

JAN. 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Salem at Wildwood
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Overbrook
Penns Grove at Schalick
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic
Wildwood at Salem
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Salem, Holy Spirit at Oakcrest, 5 p.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CC of Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 29
WRESTLING
Clayton at Salem, 5 p.m.
Cumberland at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Tri-County Conference Showcase at GCIT, 3:30 p.m.

JAN. 30
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Paulsboro
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Camden Tech at Salem
Overbrook at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Clayton, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 31
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Haddon Twp.
Salem Tech at Camden Tech
Winslow at Salem
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gateway at Salem Tech
Salem vs. Medford Tech at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
Clayton at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic, 7 p.m.
TRACK
Tri-County & Olympic Conference at Bennett Center, Toms River

FEB. 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Camden Catholic at Pennsville, 1 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Oakcrest at Pennsville, 11:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Bridgeton, 11:30 a.m.
Deptford at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Clearview, Hammonton at Central Regional, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Eastern, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove vs. Bordentown, Vineland, Winslow
Salem, Schalick, Palmyra at Lindenwold, 9 a.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Luzerne County CC at Salem CC, noon
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley CC, noon

FEB. 2
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Eastern, 10 a.m.

It’s his time

Sophomore point guard Robbins directs second-half comeback that lifts Penns Grove over Woodstown; roundup includes Wednesday’s wrestling and track results

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – Winning Time is B.J. Robbins’ time.

Whenever the Penns Grove basketball team gets to the point in a game when it’s time to seal the deal, the Red Devils usually put the ball in Robbins’ hands and let him do his thing. And that’s handle the ball, direct the offense and keep them sharp.

The sophomore did his thing flawlessly in the last quarter and a half Wednesday and helped the Red Devils rally to beat Woodstown 70-56.

It extended their season-best winning streak to three games and elevated them to a first-round host position in the current South Jersey Group I power points standings despite a 5-7 record.

“I told Brandin when it’s winning time you are the guy who is going to control the game and that’s kind of what he did at the end of the game,” Red Devils coach Damian Ware said. “He controlled the game, dribbled the ball out, made some great passes to his teammates for assists and we got the easy layups out of it.”

Winning time as defined by Ware is the fourth quarter when the Red Devils are ahead and looking to put the game away, but Robbins got a jump on it in the third quarter when the Red Devils needed somebody to lead the charge back.

Woodstown (7-4) opened the second half with a 12-3 run that threatened to break the game open. But the Red Devils weren’t worried because in the time out Ware called there to settle things down he reminded his players three of the baskets were run-out layups because they were over-pressuring the ball and it allowed the Wolverines to leak out.

The other two buckets in the run were 3-pointers by Alejandro Vasquez, who wrapped the Wolverines’ first eight points of the half around a 3 by Robbins.

If the Red Devils just tightened that up and cut out the offensive rebounds, Ware told them, those things wouldn’t happen and they would wind up winning by double digits. That’s exactly what happened.

The Red Devils (5-7) came out of the time out, did the things Ware reminded them of, and went on a 20-6 run to a feisty end of the quarter to take the lead. At least three times in the run Robbins dazzled the defenders trying to trap him at midcourt with a dazzling display of dribbling before zipping off a sharp pass down low to Jameel Horace who put them up and in.

“I just trusted my teammates,” Robbins said. “I knew they believed in me.”

“The main thing with Brandin is playing aggressive and getting him downhill,” Ware said. “We’ve been working with him all season to be more aggressive. I actually took him out the lineup a couple times, worked him in and out, because he wasn’t giving me what I needed. We had a couple conversation and I told him what we needed and he said ‘I’m ready coach. I got it.’ Ever since then he’s kind of taken the mantle of being more aggressive.”

Robbins finished with 13 points and six assists against the Wolverines. In his last two games he has scored 24 points and dished 14 assists. Roman Gipson led Penns Grove with 19, 13 in the second half. Karon Ceaser had 17. Ceaser is averaging 17.7 ppg during the winning streak and 17 in his last four games.

“He controlled it,” Woodstown coach Ramon Roots said of Robbins. “He just controlled it throughout the whole game and in the second half, like good coaches do, they put it in their point guard’s hands.

“He’s definitely a tough player. He’s a floor general. We tried to bother him the best way we could, but he didn’t really turn the ball over down the stretch. He did a very good job controlling the game and controlling the ball. That’s why I preach to my guys we just can’t turn over the ball (and) put ourselves in a hole.”

Rocco String led Woodstown with 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots. Vasquez finished with a career-high 16. He’s averaging 12.5 ppg over his last four games.

“He’s been shooting it well, shooting it with confidence,” Roots said of Vasquez.

PENNS GROVE 70, WOODSTOWN 56
WOODSTOWN (7-4) – Eli Caesar 1 2-3 3, Blake Bialecki 2 3-4 8, Alejandro Vasquez 6 0-0 16, M.J. Hall 2 0-0 5, Garrett Leyman 2 0-0 4, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Rocco String 9 0-2 18, Brayden Hall 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 6-11 56.
PENNS GROVE (5-7) – Karon Ceaser 7 1-1 17, B.J. Robbins 3 5-6 13, Will Roy 3 1-2 7, Jameel Horace 5 0-1 10, Luis Colon 0 0-0 0, Roman Gipson 7 3-7 19, Antoine Robinson 2 0-0 4. Totals 27 10-17 70.

Woodstown14111813-56
Penns Grove10182319-70

3-point goals: Woodstown 6 (Bialecki, Vasquez 4, M. Hall); Penns Grove 6 (Ceaser 2, Robbins 2, Gipson 2). Rebounds: Woodstown 33 (String 9, M. Hall 6, Caesar 6); Penns Grove 20 (Caeser 5, Robinson 5). Technical fouls: Horace, M. Hall. Fouled out: M. Hall, Garrett. Total fouls: Woodstown 16, Penns Grove 22.

Wrestling

WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES
Gloucester Catholic at Salem

SCHALICK 65, CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 5
126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit
132: Ryan Miller (S) tech fall over Antonio Mendez, 19-0 (3:47)
138: William Camp (CG) maj. dec. over Michael Baisch, 17-3
144: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Matthew Kamara, 1:35
150: Koen Martin (S) over Steven Benkert, SV-1 6-3
157: Riley Papiano (S) dec. Brodie Carey, 4-1
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Kenneth Johnson, 4:36
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jeffrey Smith, 3:28
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Michael Nichols, 2:43
285: Kasalon Carr (CG) dec. Julian Reid, 5-0
106: Emma Cain (S) won by forfeit
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Joshua Wentz, 1:29
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Cayden Wentz, 1:18
NOTE: Clayton/Glassboro penalized 2 team points (misconduct)

TIMBER CREEK 46, PENNSVILLE 27
157: Mason Dickerson (TC) won by forfeit
165: Ryan Kuriger (TC) won by forfeit
175: Zyeir Green (TC) pinned Joseph Halstead, 2:19
190: Amir Reason-Dallas (TC) tech fall over Connor Ayars, 19-4
215: Elijah Green (TC) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Roland Green, 3-1
106: Jariel Colon (P) won by forfeit
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Dylan Bass, 1:52
120: Matthew Steele (TC) tech fall over Mekhi Dicks, 19-4
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Ayden Zarnosky, 9-4
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Dylan Kennison
138: Gave Supernavage (P) dec. Matt Cordova, 11-4
144: Eric Rambaran (TC) won by forfeit
150: Joey Walker (TC) won by forfeit

WOODSTOWN 72, OVERBROOK 9
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Angel Martinez, 0:58
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Davian Santiago, 2:46
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Cooper Himes, 5:53
285: Tomas Sanchez (O) dec. Bradley Snitcher, 10-3
106: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Jacob Sole, 0:14
113: Kayden Branco (O) pinned Jadon Middlemiss
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Michael Mahon, 2:18
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Kevyn Reed, 0:34
132: Alex Torres (WO) pinned Alan Marcos, 1:02
138: Louie Scholl (WO) won by forfeit
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) won by forfeit
150: Thomas Lacy (WO) pinned Karter Reed, 2:20
157: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Oscar Calderon, 1:39

Track

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
SJTCA Meet No. 13
at Ott Center, Philadelphia

Salem’s Anthony Parker posted qualifying marks for the New Balance Nationals later this year in Boston when he won the long jump (22-0.5) and finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.64). Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield won the girls 3200.

(Salem County Top 6 finishers)
GIRLS
3200: 1. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 10:56.66
Pole vault: T-3. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6
BOYS
400: 3. David Stewart, Schalick, 50.30
55 hurdles: 2. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.64
Long jump: 1. Anthony Parker, Salem, 22-0.5
Triple jump: 5. DaviYonn Jackson, Salem, 42-11.25

SJTCA Meet No. 14
at Bennett Center, Toms River

Woodstown’s Josh Crawford had a big day. He won the boys 800, finished second in the 400 and helped the Wolverines’ 4×400 relay team finish second. Woodstown’s Kami Casiano won the girls high jump and Pennsville’s Molly Gratz won the girls pole vault.

(Salem County Top 6 finishers)
GIRLS
400: 3. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 1:02.11
1600: 6. Samantha Sterner, Woodstown, 5:55.01
4×400: 4. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Lia Coverly, Kayla Ayars, Jaime Deal), 4:32.23
High jump: 1. Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 5-0
Pole vault: 1. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 7-6
BOYS
400: 2. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 52.04
800: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:03.97
4×400: 2. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford), 3:41.15


This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 19-25

JAN. 20
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 11 a.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Cinnaminson at Laurel Lanes

JAN. 21
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
BOYS BASKETBALL
Overbrook at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem at Salem Tech
BOWLING
Salem vs. ACIT at Wood Lanes
Salem Tech vs. Collingswood at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 3 p.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Union College, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, 6 p.m.

JAN. 22
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Penns Grove
WRESTLING
Schalick at Clayton
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Timber Creek at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
TRACK
Pennsville, Penns Grove, Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River
Salem, Schalick at Ott Center, Philadelphia
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Clayton

JAN. 23
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Overbrook
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 4:30 p.m.
Pennsville at Salem
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Pitman
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Schalick at GCIT, 6 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes
Salem Tech in NJTAC
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Williamson Trades at Salem CC, 4 p.m.

JAN. 24
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem, 4 p.m.
GCIT at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Delsea, 7 p.m.
SJIBT Tournament
Shawnee at Woodstown
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Buena
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Pennsville

JAN. 25
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at OLMA, 11 a.m.
Schalick at Camden County Tech, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Schalick, 11:30 a.m.
Pennsville at Clearview, 11:30 a.m.
West Deptford at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
WRESTLING
Salem, Timber Creek, Lower Cape May at Haddon Heights
Schalick, Holy Spirit, Toms River North at Vineland
Clayton, Millville at Penns Grove
Woodstown, Hillsborough, West Essex at Watchung Hills
SWIMMING
SJISA Championships at GCIT, 4 p.m.
TRACK
Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River
BOWLING
Salem vs. Eastern at 30 Strikes
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Northampton CC at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, noon

More gold for Wolverines

Woodstown’s decorated runners win 4×800 indoor Group I Relays title, place top 3 in two other events; Salem’s boys also have big night

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Add another gold medal to the collection of the Woodstown’s 4X800 relay team.

The decorated group had a big night at the NJSIAA Indoor Relays at the Bennett Center Bubble Friday, winning the Group I 4×800 race and finishing in the top three in two others.

Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino and Josh Crawford won their signature event, the 4×800, in 8:23.30, beating runner-up McNair Academic by 10 seconds. They dominated their section race, winning by nearly 45 seconds.

They ran 11:00.51 in the distance medley and finished second to Glassboro’s 10:56.39. They ran 3:33.74 and were third, just nosed out by Camden for silver. Woodbury won the race. 

“Tonight was a big night for all four of us guys as it was an accomplishment we achieved as a team,” Crawford said. “I wouldn’t want to be considered state champs with any other guys as they have heart, drive and discipline.

“Each one of us faced challenges tonight, such as doubt or nervousness. However, we found the courage to support one another and left everything we had on the track.”

The Wolverines finished tied for fourth as a team.

The Salem boys also had a big night at the meet.

The Rams were tied for ninth as a team. Their 4×200 relay (Kaden Robinson, Anthony Parker, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory) set a school record in finishing third at 1:35.85. Their shuttle hurdle team (Parker, Gradin Buzby, Beverly, Gregory) finished fourth in 33.17.

“They exceeded expectations,” Salem coach David Hunt said. “I’m always proud when you see the kids’ efforts pay off in meets. They work extremely hard in practice.

“The thing I like about track is you’re able to set your expectations and can find wins when you exceed them. It’s important that you have small wins like we did today by setting school records and competing the best we can and improve on that.”

Here are the Salem County athletes who finished in the top six of their respective events at the NJSIAA Indoor Relays Meet.

BOYS
GROUP I: Glassboro 39, Hasbrouck Heights 29, Camden 28, Metuchen 24, WOODSTOWN 24, Hanover Park 18, Woodbury 18, Glen Rock 17, SALEM 11, Audubon 11, McNair Academic 10, Haddon Twp. 10, Shore 10, Mountain Lakes 6, Raritan 5, SCHALICK 5, New Providence 4, Ramsey 4, New Milford 3, Clayton 2, Verona 1.
Distance Medley: 2. Woodstown (Jacob Marino, Anthony Costello, Lucas Cole, Karson Chew), 11:00.51
Shuttle Hurdle: 4. Salem (Anthony Parker, Gradin Buzby, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory), 33.17
4×200: 3. Salem (Kaden Robinson, Anthony Parker, Jelani Beverly, Timothy Gregory), 1:35.85
4×800: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford, Lucas Cole), 8:23.30
Sprint Medley: 6. Schalick (David Stewart, Roneem Thomas, Michael Eberl, Steve Chomo), 3:51.88
4×400: 3. Woodstown (Lucas Cole, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford), 3:33.74
Pole Vault: 4. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6; 6. Gradin Buzby, Salem, 10-6.01

GIRLS
GROUP I: Ramsey 54, Metuchen 46, Audubon 34, Hasbrouck Heights 22, Haddon Twp. 18, New Providence 12, Woodbury 12, Hanover Park 10, Verona 10, Butler 10, SCHALICK 8, PENNSVILLE 8, T-22. WOODSTOWN 1, T-22. PENNS GROVE 1.
4×200: 6. Woodstown (Tyonna Husser, Lia Covely, Angelina Lindenmuth, Jaime Deal), 1:56.23
Pole Vault: 2. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6; 7. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 7-6

This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 13-18

JAN. 13
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Schalick
Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Wildwood
BOYS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Wildwood at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Overbrook
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Schalick at Vineland YMCA, 3:15 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville, Woodstown at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island

JAN. 14
WRESTLING
Cumberland at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Pitman, 6:30 p.m.
Salem at Cedar Creek
Schalick at St. Joe (Hamm.)
BOWLING
Salem vs. Gloucester City at Wood Lanes
Salem Tech vs. Clayton
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 15
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Pitman at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Schalick
BOWLING
Salem vs. West Deptford, Bolero Deptford Lanes
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester City at Westbrook Lanes
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Haddon Heights at Camden County Tech
WRESTLING
Woodstown at Middle Twp.

JAN. 16
WRESTLING
Clayton at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 5:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pitman at GCIT, 7:15 p.m.
Salem vs. Deptford at GCIT, 8:15 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape, 6 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Anne Arundel CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 17
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Camden County Tech at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester City
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennisville at Woodstown
Haddon Twp. at Schalick
Salem Tech at GCIT
TRACK
NJSIAA Relays, Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 18
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem at Lenape, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville Collingswood, Sterling at Vineland
Penns Grove, Salem, Overbrook at Pitman
Deptford, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Schalick, 9 a.m.
Buena, Haddon Heights, Pennsauken at Woodstown
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Passaic County CC at Salem CC, 2 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Essex County, noon

Salem County schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the rest of this week

JAN. 8
WRESTLING
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Salem at Cumberland
Woodstown at Deptford
SWIMMING
Salem at Lower Cape May
TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech
Triton at Pennsville
Wildwood at Woodstown
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Schalick
Woodstown at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden County Tech
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT
TRACK
Penns Grove at Cherokee
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
LEAP at Salem
Pennsville at Clayton
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick

JAN. 11
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11:30 a.m.
St. Joseph at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.
Schalick at Collingswood
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Oakcrest, Overbrook at Millville
Penns Grove at Deptford
Salem at Cherokee
Schalick, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Buena

Cinnaminson Duals
Round 1, 9:30 a.m.
M1: Seneca vs. Haddon Twp.
M2: Paulsboro vs. Cinnaminson
M3: Lower Cape May vs. Haddonfield
M4: Wall vs. Woodstown
Round 2, 11 a.m.
M5: Seneca-Haddon Twp winner vs. Wall-Woodstown winner
M6: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson winner vs. LCM-Haddonfield winner
M7:Seneca-Haddon Twp loser vs. Wall-Woodstown loser
M8: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson loser vs. LCM-Haddonfield loser
Round 3, 12:30 p.m.
M9: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner
M10: Match 5 loser vs. Match 6 loser
M11: Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner
M12: Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, noon
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

Record repeat

Woodstown’s boys 4×800 relay goes back to Ott Center and smashes the record it set last week

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PHILADELPHIA – They did it again.

The Ott Center at Penn is quickly becoming the Woodstown boys 4×800 relay team’s favorite place to run.

The Wolverines set the house record in the event when they ran there for the first time last week and Saturday they took the mark down five more seconds, winning the race in 8:27.19. Williamstown was a distant second, more than eight and a half seconds in the Wolverines’ dust.

The team of Jacob Marino, Karson Chew, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford also ran the distance medley and finished third (11:03.03) in a race each of the first four teams ran faster than the house record. They edged fourth-place Highland by 11-hundreths of a second.

“Today was great just like last week,” Chew said.

Lucas led them out in the DMR, running a 3:20 in the 1200. Crawford followed with a 49.4 split in the 400. Chew delivered a 2:06 in the 800 and Marino finished it off with a 4:46.

They switched up their usual order in the 4×8. Chew handed off to Marino in second place. Marino was still a little sore from an injury in the DMR, but fought through it to keep them in good position. Crawford ran the third leg in 1:59 and Lucas brought it home in 2:02.

“We all came to the meet feeling super confident and ready to race our race and everyone did their job and we came out with the victory again,” Chew said. “We’re definitely getting used to the Ott Center and its track and can’t wait to run at state relays.”

It was a big day for Salem’s Anthony Parker, too. He finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.81) and the long jump (20-10.75) – both to Mainland’s Josiah Williams. He also anchored the 4×200 relay team behind Kaden Robinson, Terrance Smith and Jelani Beverly that finished third in a school record 1:33.26.

“Ant’s progress has been amazing,” Salem coach David Hunt said. “He worked hard in the offseason and in the weight room and he’s seeing the benefits early in the season.”

Other noteworthy performances were turned in by Salem’s DaviYonn Jackson in the boys triple jump (seventh, 38-11.25. On the girls side, Salem’s MaKayla Smith was ninth in the long jump (15-01.50) and fifth in the triple jump (31-0); Salem’s Ava Rodgers was fifth in the shot (31-5); Woodstown’s Kami Casiano was ninth in the high jump (4-8) and Woodstown’s 4×800 relay finished ninth (11:19.69).

Salem County schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the remainder of this week and the first full week of the new year

JAN. 2
BOWLING
Salem vs. Lindenwold at 30 Strikes
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester City at Wood Lanes

JAN. 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Overbrook
Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
Wildwood at Salem
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Pennsville
Salem at Wildwood
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Glassboro
WRESTLING
Penns Grove in Bohemia Manor (Md.) Tournament
Schalick at Egg Harbor Twp.
SWIMMING
Woodstown vs. Timber Creek at GCIT, 7 p.m.
Schalick vs. Glassboro at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.

JAN. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Cumberland, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m.
Eastern at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Hammonton Duals
Penns Grove, Paul VI, Willingboro at Audubon
Haddon Heights, Mainland, Overbrook at Schalick
Salem, Burlington City, St. Joe at Pitman
Woodstown in Collingswood Duals
INDOOR TRACK
Salem, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia

JAN. 5
WRESTLING
Schalick at Williamstown Tournament
Pennsville girls at Williamstown Tournament

JAN. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Penns Grove at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
Pennsville at Woodstown, 7 p.m.
Schalick at Buena
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Schalick
Camden Tech at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Woodstown
WRESTLING
Paul VI at Pennsville
SWIMMING
Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds
Woodstown vs. Lower Cape May

JAN. 7
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Pitman
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Salem
Salem Tech at Clayton
BOWLING
Salem vs. Kingsway at Wood Lanes
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Camden County at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Camden County at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 8
WRESTLING
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Salem at Cumberland
Woodstown at Deptford
SWIMMING
Salem at Lower Cape May
TRACK
Pennsville, Salem, Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River

JAN. 9
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m.
Schalick at Salem Tech
Triton at Pennsville
Wildwood at Woodstown
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Schalick
Woodstown at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Schalick at Camden County Tech
Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 8:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT
TRACK
Penns Grove at Cherokee
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 10
BOYS BASKETBALL
LEAP at Salem
Pennsville at Clayton
WRESTLING
Collingswood at Schalick

JAN. 11
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Delsea at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11:30 a.m.
St. Joseph at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.
Schalick at Collingswood
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Oakcrest, Overbrook at Millville
Penns Grove at Deptford
Salem at Cherokee
Schalick, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Buena
Woodstown in Cinnaminson Duals
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, noon
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex, noon

Making their mark

Woodstown’s boys indoor 4×800 relay sets Ott Center facility record in first trip around the track together 

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PHILADELPHIA – When Woodstown’s celebrated boys 4×800 relay team walked into Penn’s brand-new Ott Center together as a team for the first time Saturday, all four runners had a feeling they were on the verge of something special.

They went in feeling great and came out feeling even better. They dashed around the track in a time of 8:32.30, setting a school, meet and facility record. They won the race by seven seconds.

The Wolverines had run in the facility once before, but the four mates on the 4×8 – Jacob Marino, Karson Chew, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford – ran separate open events that first day and didn’t go as the collective. 

“We went into today feeling great knowing that our first 4×800 of the season was finally here and all four of us were still together for it,” Chew said. “It was an exhilarating event for us and we’ve been waiting for the moment that we get to really show off again.”

And show out they did. 

All four had run other events prior to the race and had to recover for the relay. Lucas and Chew both ran the mile and PR’d for the winter with Lucas setting the school record while finishing eighth (4:46.89). Crawford PR’d in the 55 and set the school record in the 200 while finishing Top 20 (23.30). And Marino set the school record in the 3200 while finishing 14th (10:35.15).

“We changed the order so Josh would lead off and I would run the third leg, and it proved well getting us far ahead of the competition right out of the gate,” Chew said. “Jacob kept Josh’s lead and I handed off to Cole for the anchor where he opened up our lead even more to make sure we would win.

“Around the anchor leg they said the standing meet record was 8:37 and change and we knew we were on pace to beat it. When they said Woodstown holds the new facility record for the Ott Center we were super happy. Coming into the race we had no clue about any records or what the other teams ran. We just walked onto the track knowing we had something to prove and we made it count.”

Woodstown’s girls 4×800 relay – Samantha Sterner, Anabel Schaal, Casey Gannon and Abby Marino – finished fifth in its race (11:21.41) and Kami Casiano placed sixth in the girls high jump (4-10).

Cover photo by Kayla Ayars