Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 26-31; *-weather permitting, of course
MONDAY, JAN. 26 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Mastery Camden Gateway at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Moorestown Friends at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Salem, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Gloucester at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Gateway, 5:30 p.m. Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m., ppd. SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville at Audubon, 6 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m. Salem vs. Lindenwold at 30 Strikes, cld.
TUESDAY, JAN. 27 BOYS BASKETBALL Camden County Tech at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Schalick, 4 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Collingswood at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m. SWIMMING Woodstown in South Jersey Open at GCIT, 7 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Philadelphia at Salem CC, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 28 WRESTLING Woodstown at Cumberland, 5 p.m. Salem at Clayton, 5 p.m. Pennsville, Salem girls at TCC/Colonial Jamboree, Clayton, 5 p.m. SWIMMING TCC Showcase, GCIT, 3 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 4 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Launch of Salem CC football program
THURSDAY, JAN. 29 BOYS BASKETBALL Clayton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Wildwood at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pennsville at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Salem, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Clayton, 5:30 p.m. SWIMMING Schalick at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Schalick at Cherokee Challenge, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Bennett Center, 5 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold, 30 Strikes, 3:45 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Brookdale, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 30 BOYS BASKETBALL Salem vs. Burlington Twp. at Holy Cross, 5:30 p.m. Lindenwold at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cumberland at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Collingswood, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Collingswood at Schalick, 5 p.m. INDOOR TRACK TCC Showcase at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 31 BOYS BASKETBALL Collingswood at Schalick, 11:30 p.m. Woodstown at Washington Twp., noon WRESTLING Penns Grove at Highland Quad, 9 a.m. Burlington Twp., Lacey Twp., Pennsauken at Woodstown, 10 a.m. Cumberland, Williamstown, Cedar Creek at Pennsville, 10 a.m. Schalick, Lindenwold at Palmyra, 10 a.m. Salem at Arthur Johnson, 10 a.m. Salem girls at Eastern Jamboree, 9 a.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Luzerne, noon WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon
Woodstown wins two individual events and a relay at Dr. Sander Scorcher, go 1-2 in boys high school 800
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
NEW YORK – The Woodstown track team had another big night in the Big Apple.
The Wolverines won three events and got another athlete qualified for the New Balance Indoor Nationals during the Dr. Sander Scorcher at The Armory in Washington Heights Friday.
Josh Crawford won the boys high school 800 in a 1-2 finish with teammate Karson Chew, they both ran legs on the winning 4×800 relay and Kami Casiano won the girls high school high jump.
“Tonight’s meet was awesome,” Chew said. “We all had a great meet and a great day at The Armory. We’re super excited for the Millrose Games.”
The Wolverines’ 4×800 relay team returns here Feb. 1 for the Millrose.
Crawford won the 800 in 1:54.94 that was the fourth best time in New Jersey this year and 33rd best nationally. Chew was right on his heels, coming in second at 1:55.85 – a U.S. top 50 and N.J. top 10 time – to qualify for the New Balance Nationals.
Crawford went to the front early and Chew came from the outside to quickly pull alongside and they ran out front the rest of the race.
“Being able to PR by three seconds and go 1-2 with Josh is amazing,” Chew said.
Casiano won the high school girls high jump at 5-2, which is the 20th best jump in New Jersey this year.
The boys 4×8 win may have been the most surprising, not because the group wasn’t capable — they won on this track at the Millrose Games Trials — but because the circumstances leading up to it..
They ran 8:08.55 on literally their last legs from a day’s worth of competition and slightly shuffling of the deck.
Jacob Marino led them out with a 2:05 split. David Farrell kept them out front with a PR 2:03. Chew followed with a 2:01 and Crawford brought it home in 1:58.
“The 4×8 wasn’t our prettiest and the only person who really ran well was David,” Chew said. “He put us in the lead of the race by a lot.
“Because we were tired from the 800 we decided to experiment and give me some rest time. Jacob was already tired from his big mile PR beforehand, but he still kept us in the race in second where David took it and through the third lap pulled away to give us first place.”
“They showed grit when most of us weren’t running on fresh legs,” Crawford said.
Aidan Taulane had the best finish among Woodstown’s non-winners. He was a solid fifth in the boys high school shot put (44-1). He missed fourth place by 1.75 inches. The boys 4×200 relay team finished seventh (1:35.01).Lia Covely just missed a top 10 finish in the girls 55 hurdles (9.58).
Photo: Woodstown’s Karson Chew reacts after finishing second to teammate Josh Crawford (L) in the Dr. Sander Scorcher high school boys 800 and learning he qualified for the New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Here are scores and details from Wednesday night’s Salem County sports calendar; includes track, basketball, wrestling and bowling
INDOOR TRACK PHILADELPHIA — Schalick’s Salvatore Longo and Penns Grove’s JaKai Ingram placed sixth in their respective events Wednesday night o post the highest finishes among Salem County athletes competing in the Nike Elite Indoor Meet at Penn’s Ott Center.
Longo was sixth in the boys pole vault at 11-6. He made three attempts at 12-0, a height that reduced the field to the final three. Ingram placed sixth in the boys shot with a PR of 45-0.25. It came on his final throw of the night.
Among the other Salem County athletes at the meet …
Kylee Goodson (Penns Grove) was ninth in the boys 400 with a PR of 50.66 that is the 34th fastest time in the state this year.
Arianna Dowe (Penns Grove) was ninth in the girls triple jump (32-11.75). Teammate Zoey Ceasar was tenth in the girls shot put (30-1.5)
Ahmad Tucker (Salem) was 13th in the boys long jump with a PR of 19-11.5.
Steve Chomo (Schalick) was 14th in the boys 800 with a season-best 2:04.25. He was sixth in his heat.
BOYS BASKETBALL Wildwood 68, Salem Tech 30: Trevor Troiano hit five of the Warriors’ 11 3-pointers and scored a game-high 17 points. Nolan Mawhinney added 13. Chase Pompper led the Chargers with 12 points. Wildwood (7-6) visits Salem Friday for first place in the TCC Classic Division.
3-point goals: Wildwood 11 (G. Troiano 2, Benichou, T. Troiano 5, Santiago, Sewell, McWade); Salem Tech 1 (L. Kroll).
GIRLS BASKETBALL OVERBROOK 65, SALEM TECH 37 Gianna Simon and Leigha Muff both went for 23 points as the Rams (2-12) won for the first time since their season opener. Muff hit five 3-pointers. Shelby Liber hit five 3-pointers and led the Chargers (2-9) with 18 points. Amora Delaine was credited with 21 rebounds.
3-point goals: Overbrook 8 (Simon 2, Washington, Muff 5); Salem Tech 6 (Drummond, Liber 5).
WRESTLING PENNSVILLE 49, TIMBER CREEK 30 106: Brett Land (P) pinned Lincoln Mitchell, 1:05 113: Jimmy Boone (T) pinned Jariel Colon, 1:42 120: Earl Wynn (P) tech fall over Dyllan Blotz, 19-3 126: Mehki Dicks (P) won by forfeit 132: Maximos Efelis (P) won by forfeit 138: Chase Baker (P) won by forfeit 144: Nathaniel Mason (P) tech fall over Jaire Williams, 24-8 150: Travis Hagan (P) won by forfeit 157: Matt Cordova (T) won by forfeit 165: Robbie McDade (P) pinned Nathaniel Collazo, 2:38 175: Ian Chandler (T) pinned Cristian Blyler, 3:07 190: Elijah Green (T) pinned Stephen Pangle, 0:49 215: Julian McCray (T) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 2:34 285: Jacob Hand (P) dec. Roland Green, 4-1
WINSLOW 53, SALEM 21 106: Jason Green (WI) won by forfeit 113: Christopher Steed (WI) won by forfeit 120: Aaden King (WI) tech fall over Zachary Tortilla, 15-0 (1:30) 126: Alverse Cannon (WI) pinned Hayden Stauble, 1:00 132: Guilherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Nathan Downey, 3:35 138: Angel Berrios (WI) pinned Brodie Parker, 0:40 144: Noah Young (WI) pinned Joseph Goetaski, 2:21 150: Nathan Smalls (WI) pinned Christian VanTonder, 2:50 157: Zion Moore (S) dec. Joshua Martinez, 10-7 165: Luke Vigorito (WI) pinned Jordan Brown, 3:50 175: Jaivion Sydnor (S) pinned London Brown, 1:34 190: Caleb Walderrama (WI) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 1:40 215: Abdur Jenkins (S) dec. Kameriin Walters, 5-2 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) dec. Izuchukwu Ugwuzor, 9-3
Clayton at Schalick
BOWLING Deptford 3, Salem 1: Edward Tokley rolled games of 247, 276 and 277 for an 800 series to lead Deptford (9-0) in the battle of Tri-County Conference division leaders. Troy Carey rolled the high game (254) and high series (633) for the Rams (8-2), who had an eight-match winning streak stopped. Deptford won the girls match, 4-0.
Here is the Salem County sports calendar for the week of Jan 19-24
MONDAY, JAN. 19 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove vs. Burlington City at Woodbury, 11 a.m. Salem at Atlantic City, 2 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville, Salem at Paulsboro Girls Tournament, 9 a.m. Schalick girls at Buena, 10 a.m. Pennsville at Deptford, 10 a.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 20 BOYS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodstown at Penns Grove, 4 p.m. Overbrook at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Salem at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Mercer at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 21 BOYS BASKETBALL Wildwood at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Overbrook at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Woodstown at Overbrook Clayton at Schalick, 5 p.m. Winslow at Salem, 5 p.m. Pennsville at Timber Creek, 6 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Nike Elite Meet, Ott Center, Philadelphia, 7 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Collingswood, Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m. Salem vs. Deptford at Brunswick Zone, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 22 BOYS BASKETBALL Clayton at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Pitman at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Schalick at Pitman, 4 p.m. Penns Grove at Clayton, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Salem, 5:30 p.m. SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Pitman at GCIT, 5:45 p.m. Schalick vs. Salem at GCIT, 7:15 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech in NJTAC, Lucky Strike North Brunswick, 1 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 23 BOYS BASKETBALL Collingswood at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Gateway at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Wildwood at Salem, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Salem at Buena, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Haddon Heights, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Paulsboro, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Schalick at Pitman, 5 p.m. Pennsville at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 24 GIRLS BASKETBALL Kingsway at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m. WRESTLING Haddon Heights, Middle Twp., Timber Creek at Salem, 9 a.m. Woodstown, Haddonfield, Millville at Penns Grove, 9 a.m. Holy Spirit, Toms River North, Vineland at Schalick, 10 a.m. INDOOR TRACK Pennsville, Schalick, Woodstown at Bennett Complex, 9 a.m. SWIMMING SJISA Championships A, GCIT, 10 a.m. BOWLING Salem vs. Manchester Twp., 30 Strikes, 9:30 a.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.
Woodstown boys edge Glassboro for first state indoor relays title, clinch it in final event of night
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
TOMS RIVER — The Woodstown boys set their lineups to grab the most points possible and it all came down to the last race of the night.
A first- or second-place finish in the 4×400 would wrestle away the Wolverines’ first NJSIAA Indoor Relays state title from rival Glassboro. Running on what had to be dead legs at the end of a long night, all they did was win the race vy 1.4 seconds to give them 38 team points and edge the Bulldogs (who placed sixth) by three for their first NJSIAA indoor title since the 2016 sectionals.
The Wolverines won three races at the Bubble: 4×400 (3:28.27), 4×800 (8:09.20) and the sprint medley (3:38.34). They were second to Glassboro in the distance medley.
“I’m so so happy we won,” said Karson Chew, who ran the second leg of the 4×4 and the leadoff leg in the 4×8. “We’ve been working so hard up to this moment and it’s such a great boost of confidence and momentum for us going into late season. We all went into the meet knowing what we had to do to get the win and executed perfectly.”
One of the key decisions of the night was substituting 800 specialist Josh Crawford into that leg of the sprint medley and they won that race by nearly seven seconds over Audubon. Glassboro was third, some 10 seconds off the pace. Kyle Reitz, Anthony Costello and Ben Lippincott ran the other legs of the race.
“We knew our main competition tonight was Glassboro,” Crawford said. “We respect their team. We knew we had to get as many points as possible, so we made some last-minute changes.”
That win set the stage for the 4×400 drama. Reitz led it off, followed by Chew, Costello and Crawford. Chew, Jacob Marino, David Farrell and Crawford ran the 4×800.
“We did what we do, as a team, so well,” Crawford said. “We listen to our coaches. We talked to each other and strategize about our strengths and how we are each feeling about what we have left in the tank to put the right person in each position. We trust each other and we know that we will all leave everything we have on the track.”
Schalick’s boys finished tied for tenth with eight pole vault points. Salvatore Longo finished second individually in the event.
Penns Grove and Salem also were in that T-10. The Red Devils were 3-4 in the shot put. The Rams were third in the 4×800 and sixth in the shuttle hurdles.
Pennsville’s girls were ninth. Kallie Morrison had the Eagles’ best individual finish, second in the high jump.
NJSIAA RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS At The Bubble, Toms River GROUP 1 BOYS TOP 15 TEAM SCORES: Woodstown 38, Glassboro 35, Glen Rock 30, Ramsey 23, New Providence 22, Hasbrouck Heights 18, Haddon Twp. 16, Audubon 13, Pascack Hills 9, Schalick 8, Highland Park 8, Penns Grove 8, Salem 8, Hanover Park 6, Newark Tech-Essex 6. 4000 Distance Medley: 1. Glassboro 10:43.76; 2. Woodstown (Jacob Marino, David Farrell, Josh Crawford, Karson Chew) 10:45.69. 4×55 Shuttle Hurdles: 1. Hasbrouck Heights 34.85; 6. Salem (Timothy Gregory, Cashmir Parsley, Jerry Seals, Gradin Buzby) 37.92. 4×200: 1. Glen Rock 1:34.87. 4×800: 1. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, David Farrell, Josh Crawford), 8:09.20. Sprint Medley: 1. Woodstown (Kyle Reitz, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford, Ben Lippincott), 3:38.84. 4×400: 1. Woodstown (Kyle Reitz, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford), 3:32.59; 3. Salem (Gradin Buzby, Timothy Gregory, Jerry Seals, Quimere Bergen), 3:38.27. High Jump: 1. Moses Robles, Glassboro, 6-0; 1. Leighton Kelly, Glen Rock, 6-0. Pole Vault: 1. Luciano Zizza, Ramsey, 13-6; 2. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 12-0.08 (14. Josh Weiner, Schalick, 9-6.05). Shot Put: 1. Evan Youzon, Glen Rock, 57-10; 3. Raymond Brown, Penns Grove, 43-1.5; 4. JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove, 42-5.5.
GROUP 1 GIRLS TOP 15 TEAM SCORES: Ramsey 60, Audubon 48, Glassboro 23, Metuchen 18, Shore 16, Hasbrouck Heights 11, Pequannock 11, Butler 10, Pennsville 9, New Providence 8, Mountain Lakes 8, West Deptford 8, Waldwick 8, Glen Rock 7, Lower Cape May 6, Penns Grove 6. 4000 Distance Medley: 1. Shore Regional 12:42.13. 4×51.5 Shuttle Hurdles: 1. Ramsey 35.34 4×200: 1. Ramsey 1:50.95; 4. Salem (Ramiyah Jones, Janiyah Parsons-Smith, Amaia Massengill, Anyzha Williams), 1:52.0. 4×800: 1. Ramsey 10:14.03. Sprint Medley: 1. Audubon 4:19.43. 4×400: 1. Ramsey 4:17.60. High Jump: 1. Jessica Tsang, Mountain Lakes, 5-2; 2. Kallie Morrison, Pennsville, 5-0.02 (10. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 4-6). Pole Vault: 1. Elizabeth Mann, Glassboro, 8-6; 7. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 7-0 (8. Laura Tamberella, Pennsville, 6-0). Shot Put: 1. Sunny Moore, Glassboro, 36-8.75; 6. Zoey Ceasar, Penns Grove, 31-1.5 (11. Jarlene Vichi, Penns Grove, 29-8.75.
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 12-17
MONDAY, JAN. 12 BOYS BASKETBALL Clayton at Salem, 5:30 p.m. Overbrook at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m. Salem at Clayton, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Wildwood at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m. SWIMMING Schalick vs. Millville, YMCA of Vineland, 3 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Salem at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island, 4:30 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Hagerstown, 5:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 13 WRESTLING Salem, Holy Spirit at Atlantic City, 4:30 p.m. Woodstown at Schalick, 5 p.m. Penns Grove at Cumberland, 6 p.m. Pitman at Pennsville, 6 p.m. BOWLING Salem vs. GCIT at Bolero Lanes, 4 p.m. Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Westbrook Lanes COLLEGE BASKETBALL RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 14 BOYS BASKETBALL DuPont at Salem, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. Pitman at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Pitman, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Schalick, 5:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 15 GIRLS BASKETBALL Medford Tech at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Camden Catholic, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Salem at Palmyra, 5:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Clayton, 6 p.m. Schalick at Pennsville, 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, 7:15 p.m. INDOOR TRACK State Relays at Bennett Center, Toms River, 4:30 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m. Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westbrook Lanes, 4 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Northampton, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 16 BOYS BASKETBALL Buena at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Lindenwold at Schalick, 4 p.m. Paulsboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m. Salem at Cumberland, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Girls Jamboree at Buena, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 17 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Eastern, 10 a.m. Schalick at Haddon Twp., 10 a.m. Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 11:30 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodstown at Delsea, 11:30 a.m. WRESTLING Woodstown at Buena Quad Penns Grove, Overbrook, Pitman at Salem, 9 a.m. Pennsville, Collingswood, Vineland at Sterling, 10 a.m. Schalick, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Deptford, 10 a.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Passaic at Salem CC, 2 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Middlesex at Salem CC, noon
3-point goals: Woodstown 5 (Hengel 2, Young 2, Waterman); Haddonfield 6 (Mulligan, Kadar, Guveiyian, Langel 2, Sinnes).
Wrestling
BUENA QUAD SCHALICK 66, BUENA 10 106: John Sutton (B) pinned Victor Fenske, 4:27 113: Nicholas Latona (S) pinned Alex Alicia, 1:23 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Logan Cossaboon, 0:32 126: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 132: Jacob Potts (S) pinned Eric Aparicio, 0:08 138: Thomas Hann (B) maj. dec. Coliin Bittle, 12-4 144: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Zach Cohen, 5:45 150: Mason Hollywood (S) dec. Donato Vai, 7-1 157: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Gage Forvour, 0:37 165: Anthony Deaver (S) pinned Billy Haslam, 0:37 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Matt Cohen, 18-2 (1:56) 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Larry Spellman, 0:28 215: James Cook (S) maj. dec. Anthony Trainor, 9-1 285: Ezequiel Garcia-Cruz (S) pinned Mason Zaak, 0:54
CUMBERLAND 48, SCHALICK 26 120: Elvis Lima (CR) def. E’Shion Underwood, DQ 126: Kolton Sheppard (CR) pinned Caleb Jenkins, 3:30 132: Jacob Potts (S) pinned Logan Smith 138: Coliin Bittle (S) pinned Matthew Lucas 144: Anthony Aponte (CR) pinned Michael Baisch, 3:06 150: Chase Sooy (CR) pinned Mason Hollywood, 1:05 157: Ayden Jenkins (S) maj. dec. Chase Williams, 17-4 165: Anthony Deaver (S) dec. David Seeger, 15-8 175: Ricky Watt (S) dec. Gary Albert, 4-1 190: Ralph Hitchner (CR) pinned Nicholas Leonard, 3:12 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) maj. dec. Davauhn Petty, 10-0 285: Steve Williams (CR) pinned Ezequiel Garcia-Cruz, 1:20 106: Geno DiJoseph (CR) pinned Victor Fenske, 1:16 113: DeAnthony Harden (CR) pinned Nicholas Latona, 0:47
SCHALICK 43, TIMBER CREEK 27 113: Nicholas Latona (S) won by forfeit 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) tech fall over Dylan Klotz, 24-5 (1:53) 126: Noah Carr (TC) dec. Caleb Jenkins, 8-7 132: Jacob Potts (S) tech fall over Seth Redman, 17-2 (1:51) 138: Coliin Bittle (S) pinned Jaire Williams, 0:38 144: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Alexander Dang, 0:23 150: Mason Hollywood (S) dec. Benjamin Voll, 13-10 157: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. Matt Cordova, 10-3 165: Anthony Deaver (S) dec. Quasir Pettit, 3-0 175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Ian Chandler, 3:04 190: Elijah Green (TC) over Evan Elliott, MFFL 215: Julian McCray (TC) won by forfeit 285: Roland Green (TC) pinned Ezequiel Garcia-Cruz, 0:44 106: Jimmy Boone pinned Victor Fenske, 3:13
PENNS GROVE QUAD COLLINGSWOOD 75, PENNS GROVE 6 106: Robbie Penman (CO) pinned Jose Santiago, 2:54 113: Dominic VanZandt (CO) won by forfeit 120: Brody Marks (CO) won by forfeit 126: Kenny Olsen (CO) tech fall over Adam Gonzales, 19-2 (4:30) 132: Sean Byrd (CO) pinned Nyla West, 1:07 138: Julian Carty (CO) won by forfeit 144: Iasah Cruz (CO) pinned Abdul Muta’Ali Ibn Abdul Halim Tart, 2:29 150: Eddie Wittwer-Jordan (CO) pinned Angel Ocasio, 3:21 157: Parker Hackl-Gerenstein (CO) won by forfeit 165: Semaj Trotman (CO) won by forfeit 175: Brett Davis (CO) maj. dec. Richard Simmons, 16-4 190: Julian Maxwell (CO) won by forfeit 215: Chase Miller (CO) pinned Zaviyen Veney, 1:47 285: Antonio Cooper (PG) pinned Rocco Angelucci, 1:37
DEPTFORD 74, PENNS GROVE 0 120: Dennis Ayubzai (D) won by forfeit 126: Aiden Speigel (D)tech fall over Adam Gonzales, 17-0 132: Derek Foy (D) pinned Nyla West 138: Amir Barnes (D) won by forfeit 144: Quentin Boyce (D) dec. Abdul Muta’Ali Ibn Abdul Halim Tart, 7-3 150: Gavyn Henderson (D) pinned Angel Ocasio 157: Odesa Myers (D) won by forfeit 165: Dmitri Campbell (D) won by forfeit 175: Shawn McLaughlin (D) pinned Richard Simmons 190: Double forfeit 215: Dayne McDermott (D) pinned Zaviyen Veney 285: Daniel Maguire (D) pinned Antonio Cooper 106: John Gigante (D) pinned Jose Santiago 113: Corey Hoffman (D) won by forfeit
OVERBROOK QUAD PENNSVILLE 45, MILLVILLE 28 106: Brett Land (P) pinned Aiden Fowler, 0:43 113: Erick Davalos (P) won by forfeit 120: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit 126: Ruben Cruz (M) maj. dec. Mehki Dicks, 17-5 132: Chase Baker (P) pinned Eziar Allen, 3:43 138: Joshua Roman (M) won by forfeit 144: Vincent Grether (P) won by forfeit 150: Double forfeit 157: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Gabe Supernavage, 5:53 165: Robbie McDade (P) dec. Jared Hoffman, 8-4 175: Cristian Blyler (P) won by forfeit 190: Kyelle Corley (M) pinned Stephen Pangle, 1:52 215: Tyshawn English (M) pinned Hunter Coulbourn, 1:07 285: Jacob Hand (P) pinned Andrew Pinnock, 6:34
PENNSVILLE 52, OAKCREST 20 113: Erick Davalos (P) pinned Giovanni Taylor 120: Mason Sanchez (O) maj. dec. Earl Wynn, 12-7 126: Joseph Sanchez (O) pinned Mehki Dicks, 2:00 132: Chase Baker (P) maj. dec. Heriberto Curtidor, 14-3 138: Vincent Grether (P) pinned Keagan Santana 144: Erick Montas-Arias (O) won by forfeit 150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Aiden Xayaphachan 157: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Gavin Gabriel 165: Robbie McDade (P) dec. Adrienn Aponte, 17-11 175: Malik Hughes (O) maj. dec. Cristian Blyler, 14-6 190: Stephen Pangle (P) pinned Gunnar Olivieri 215: Hunter Coulbourn (P) won by forfeit 285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Youssef Nosair, 1-0 106: Brett Land (P) won by forfeit
PENNSVILLE 62, OVERBROOK 8 132: Maximos Efelis (P) won by forfeit 138: Vincent Grether (P) tech fall over Jaden Marshall, 15-0 144: Dalton Ammon (P) dec. Matt Kamara, 7-2 150: Double forfeit 157: Gabe Supernavage (P) won by forfeit 165: Robbie McDade (P) won by forfeit 175: Xyon Marshall (O) tech fall over Cristian Blyler, 17-0 190: Jayden Devan (O) dec. Stephen Pangle, 6-3 215: Hunter Coulbourn (P) pinned Shyer Scarborough 285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Giovanni Carbarnaro 106: Brett Land (P) won by forfeit 113: Erick Davalos (P) won by forfeit 120: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Kayden Branco 126: Mehki Dicks (P) pinned Alan Marcos
CINNAMINSON DUALS LOWER CAPE MAY 62, WOODSTOWN 16 150: Gabe Tosto (L) pinned Josh Woronicak, 0:58 157: Daniel Byrne (L) pinned Tyrell West, 1:09 165: Ashton Ray (L) pinned Ricky Watts, 0:17 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Shane Morrell, 14-2 190: David Douglass (L) over Asher Fitzpatrick, inj. 215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Caden Britton, 1:44 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned John Hearon, 0:36 106: Abraham Caballero (L) pinned T.J. Conto, 0:46 113: Tristan Rosemeyer (L) pinned Jadon Middlemiss, 0:16 120: Bryce Paley (L) dec. Carson Bradway, 7-2 126: Nolan Mormello (L) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:10 132: Ryan Morgan (L) tech fall over Barry Coverly, 19-3 138: Eli Glover (L) pinned Luke Woronicak, 1:10 144: Andrew Brant (L) pinned Nehemiah Carter, 0:41
HADDONFIELD 49, WOODSTOWN 26 157: William Barker (H) tech fall over Tyrell West, 17-2 165: Hutch Rhyne (H) tech fall over Logan Warfield, 15-0 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Parker Bawidamann 190: Rafael Lyle (H) won by forfeit 215: Logan Rhea (H) maj. dec. Bradley Snitcher, 18-4 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned John Talton 106: Michael Scocca (H) tech fall over T.J. Conto, 22-5 113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) tech fall over Cole Spence, 16-0 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Harrison Carroll 126: Ethan Shevchenko (H) pinned Keanan Houtz 132: Michael Lamb (H) pinned Barry Coverly 138: Pierce Hoffman (H) pinned Luke Woronicak 144: Nehemiah Carter (WO) dec. Charles Miller, SV-1, 6-3 150: William Dietz (H) pinned Josh Woronicak
PAULSBORO 48, WOODSTOWN 34 165: Josias Torres (P) pinned Ricky Watts, 3:11 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Malachi Harris, 1:23 190: Frank Damming (P) won by forfeit 215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Jason Yandach, 0:56 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit 106: Ethan Nguyen (P) pinned T.J. Conto, 0:52 113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) maj. dec. Ben Pacheco, 17-8 120: Will Cruz (P) won by forfeit 126: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Patrick Hold, 0:28 132: Antonio Chila (P) pinned Luke Woronicak, 3:10 138: Barry Coverly (WO) won by forfeit 144: Ben Price (P) pinned Nehemiah Carter, 1:11 150: Julian Sosa (P) pinned Josh Woronicak, 2:23 157: Grayson Lane (P) pinned Tyrell West, 0:34
WASHINGTON TWP. QUAD WASHINGTON TWP. 75, SALEM 6 106: Frank Albright (WT) won by forfeit 113: Zylan Hetzel (WT) won by forfeit 120: Colin Hoopes (WT) pinned Zachary Tortella 126: Christian Hoopes (WT) pinned Hayden Stauble 132: Colton Hagerty (WT) pinned Hayden Stauble 138: Samuel Estrada (WT) pinned Brodie Parker 144: Giovanni Goffredo (WT) pinned Joseph Goetaski 150: Michael Horn (WT) pinned Christian VanTonder 157: Jacob Gledhill (WT) pinned Ziyon Moore 165: Gio Zurzolo (WT) pinned Jordan Brown 175: Landon Stone (WT) pinned Jaivion Sydnor 190: Kaleb Ewald (S) won by forfeit 215: Jaylen Suarez (WT) won by forfeit 285: Gunner McFall (WT) dec. Abdullah Jenkins, 2-1
Indoor track
SCTA MEET 11 Bennett Center, Toms River (Salem County top 6) BOYS 55: 5. Kyle Reitz, Woodstown 6.80 SMR: 2. Woodstown (Karson Chew, Ben Lippincott, Kyle Reitz, Josh Crawford) 3:39.54 DMR: 4. Woodstown (David Farrell, Pacey Hutton, Tortsen Duva, Jacob Marino) 11:30.22 4×800: 6. Woodstown (Jacob Marino, David Farrell, Tortsen Duva, Nicolas Law) 8:49.63 4:400: 1. Woodstown (Kyle Reitz, Karson Chew, Jacob Marino, Josh Crawford) 3:34.45 Shot put: 3. Aiden Taulane, Woodstown 43-6.5 GIRLS SHR: 4. Woodstown (Kami Casiano, Josephine Federando, Arianna Mott, Lia Covely) 38.73 DMR: 4. Woodstown (Aubree Covely, Angelina Lindenmuth, Lia Covely, Abby Marino) 14:00.60 High jump: 4. Kami Casiano, Woodstown 5-0
Salem’s Stephens back with his buddies, has big game in Rams’ fifth straight win; includes boys and girls basketball, wrestling, swimming, track and bowling results By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
SALEM –Marshall Stephens is back playing with his basketing buddies again and he couldn’t be happier.
Stephens enjoyed his best game on the court since returning to Salem Thursday night, and it helped the Rams win their fifth in a row, 61-46 over Glassboro. He scored a career-high 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and blocked two shots.
The 6-6 senior post, who took the nickname “Bop” from a character on Barney & Friends and has carried it since his freshman year, scored in 11 games for the Rams’ varsity as a sophomore, but moved to New York the next year and didn’t play basketball because it just didn’t feel right with all his basketball buddies back in Salem.
The coaches at Evander High School in the Bronx were after him every day to play for them. He missed it not playing and thought about it every day, but he stuck to his guns.
“Everything there was just out of place; it just didn’t feel like home,” he said. “It just didn’t feel right playing with these guys. I can play practice with y’all, I can play with you trying to get better, but as far as being on the team (he wasn’t feeling it).
“And I knew I was coming back. I’ll just wait until I come back. I was like if I come back to Salem I want to be the best I can for that program. That’s where I see myself playing and I can see myself graduating from.”
Rams coach Anthony Farmer, needing post following Antwuan Rogers’ early departure to play Division I football at Temple, welcomed Stephens back to the court when he returned and the player has been steadily getting comfortable with the game again. He had 10 points and eight rebounds in his first game back against Woodstown, which happened to be coach Anthony Farmer’s 100th career coaching win.
The game Thursday was his first since the opener scoring in double figures and his second in a row with 10 or more rebounds.
“I can say I have gotten comfortable to the point where a game could be starting and I won’t even be nervous; I’ll be excited,” he said. “I’m definitely getting there. The excitement is definitely coming back. I’m just hoping I can keep that momentum going.”
If he does, people will need to start getting his name right. In other media he’s called “Marshall Stevenson.” His name has neither a “son” nor a “v” in it. It’s S-T-E-P-H-E-N-S. You’re welcome.
He looked comfortable enough against the Bulldogs, scoring 10 points in the first quarter as the Rams opened an 18-8 lead.
“I just wanted to make my coaches proud because they told me be strong off the jump,” Stephens said. “Before the game they said we can get our seventh win and go on a championship run. I’ve got to be more physical on the back end. I’ve got guys looking at me and looking up to me, so I’ve gotta step up.”
Deshaan Williams had 10 points and eight rebounds for the Rams (7-1). Tymear Lecator had 17 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Fatah Paige, a transfer from McKean (Del.), had nine points, eight rebounds and a pair of assists in his Salem debut.
3-point goals: Glassboro 2 (Sabb); Salem 5 (McGriff, Spence, Lecator 3). Rebounds: Salem 41 (Stephens 10, Williams 8, Paige 8). Technical fouls: Santiago 2. Fouled out: Stephens, Santiago. Total fouls: Glassboro 17, Salem 19..
Photo credit: Amo Alleyne
WOODSTOWN 56, WILDWOOD 40: Blake Bialecki and Eli Caesar each hit three 3-pointers and combined for 30 points as the Wolverines won for the seventh time in their last eight games. Bialecki scored 17 points to move within 142 of 1,000 for his career.
WILDWOOD (2-4): Nolan Mawhinney 5 0-0 13, Owen Bannon 1 0-0 3, Gianni Troiano 1 1-2 3, Jordan Dozier 4 0-0 8, Eric Jordan 2 1-2 5, Vinny Sweeney 1 0-0 2, Michael Sciarra 2 0-0 6. Totals 16 2-4 40. WOODSTOWN (7-3): Eli Caesar 5 0-2 13, Lucas Fulmer 1 0-0 2, Alejandro Vazquez 2 1-2 6, Andrew White 3 2-4 6, Blake Bialecki 6 2-2 17, Frank Hoerst 1 0-0 2, Josh King 3 2-4 8. Totals 21 7-14 56.
PITMAN 51, PENNS GROVE 43: Roman Gipson hit four 3-pointers and led Penns Grove with 18 points. Joey Zubert led a balanced Pitman scoring attack with 10 points. Lucas Razze had nine points, seven assists and five steals.
PENNS GROVE (5-4): Roman Gipson 7 0-0 18, Haneef Frisby 3 1-2 7, Will Roy 4 0-0 8, Geonni Conrad 1 1-2 4, Luis Colon 0 2-4 2, Zane Thomas 1 2-4 4. Totals 16 6-12 43. PITMAN (4-6): Lucas Razze 2 4-6 8, Parker DeChristipher 3 1-2 9, Joey Zubert 2 4-4 10, Jay Craig 3 2-4 8, Jake Bowen-Ashwin 1 3-4 6, Micah Frost 3 1-2 9. Totals 14 15-22 51.
SCHALICK 60, SALEM TECH 43: Schalick 3-4, Salem Tech 1-6
1000-Point Watch
PLAYER
TODAY
TOTAL
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
17 vs. Wildwood
858
Tymear Lecator, Salem
17 vs. Glassboro
737
GIRLS BASKETBALL SCHALICK 48, SALEM TECH 27: Nevaeh Robinson scored 19 points and Willow Davis had 14 as the Cougars got back on the winning track after having its three-game season-opening winning streak snapped last time out. Robinson scored 12 points in the second half. Davis hit three 3-pointers
3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (Liber, Drummond); Schalick 3 (Davis 3). Total fouls: Salem Tech 7, Schalick 9.
WILDWOOD 63, WOODSTOWN 37: Addison Troiano went 11-of-15 from the foul line on the way to 21 points and Rebecca Benichou hit three 3-pointers on the way to 18 for the Warriors. Lauren Hengel led Woodstown with 11.
WRESTLING PAULSBORO 42, PENNSVILLE 32 106: Brett Land (PV) tech fall over Ethan Nguyen, 16-0 (2:33) 113: Ben Pacheco (PB) tech fall over Erick Davalos, 26-11 (5:15) 120: Will Cruz (PB) pinned John Sassi, 0:35 126: Antonio Chila (PB) tech fall over Mehki Dicks, 17-2 (5:07) 132: Maximos Efelis (PV) tech fall over Patrick Zold, 21=5 (5:22) 138: Chris Baker (PV) pinned Logan Shipman, 1:30 144: Ben Price (PB) maj. dec. Nathaniel Mason, 16-4 150: Julian Sosa (PB) pinned Travis Hagan, 4:38 157: Gabe Supernavage (PV) tech fall over Grayson Lane, 21-3 (3:10) 165: Robbie McDade (PV) tech fall over Anthony Muniz, 17-1 (5:29) 175: Josias Torres (PB) pinned Juan Velasquez Hernandez, 2:58 190: Frank Damminger (PB) pinned Cristian Blyler, 1:11 215: Jason Yandach (PB) maj. dec. Hunter Coulbourn, 12-1 285: Trevor Waddington (PV) won by forfeit
INDOOR TRACK (At The Bubble, Toms River) (Salem County Top 6 finishes) BOYS Pole vault: 3. Salvatore Longo, Schalick 11-6 GIRLS High jump: 2. Kallie Morrison, Pennsville 4-10
BOWLING LINDENWOLD 4, SALEM TECH 0: Jean Pierre Pozo rolled Salem Tech’s high game (214) and series (563). Lindenwold’s Connor Piotrowski bowled the high game of the match (233).
From small town to big time, Woodstown’s 4×800 relay team qualifies for Millrose Games with best time in the nation this year
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
NEW YORK – From small town America to the fastest track in the world, the Woodstown boys 4×800 relay team is going places.
The Wolverines qualified for the historic Millrose Games Wednesday when they came out of the unseeded heat to win the boys 4×800 Invitational at the Millrose Trials at the Armory in Washington Heights with the fastest time in the country.
They ran a 8:00.24 on “the fastest track in the world.” It was announced as the fastest time in the United States this season and the new No. 1 in New Jersey, although the MileSplit website lists Hickory, N.C., with a 7:58.94 from December.
“It’s absolutely amazing and surreal,” leadoff man Karson Chew said from somewhere on the Jersey Turnpike as the group drove back from the meet. “The U.S. number one 4×8 team being the small-school Woodstown from rural Salem County is an absolutely amazing story and it’s something I will genuinely never forget.
“The fact we were able to go into the unseeded heat that was technically the slow heat and still win the entire meet is absolutely amazing.”
The other three members of the team – Jacob Marino, David Farrell and Josh Crawford – echoed Chew’s sentiment, calling the feat awesome, amazing and unique.
The Wolverines led the race wire-to-wire and stayed on top even though the results of the seeded heat.
Chew started them off with a season PR 1:58.665, going out in 27.65 that was a little faster than he had planned. Marino (2:02.101) and Farrell (2:04.518) ran personal bests to maintain the lead and Crawford brought in home with a 1:54.956.
“I knew from the outset when Karson went up in the first leg in 27 if he held that we were going to be in a really good position,” coach Sam Alvira said while the runners awaited their trip to the podium. “The two guys I really wanted to pay attention to was Jacob and David and both of them ran PRs.
“We had a specific training plan to do this week. We specifically told them to get some good rest yesterday. They did it. They came out hard and strong. It really helped that we’ve got the No. 4 800 meter runner in the country. Josh came in and did his job and now we’ve got the No. 1 4×800 team in the country.”
They went into the race with something to prove. They ran an 8:20 at the Ott Center in Philadelphia on Saturday that was neither wanted nor acceptable.
“It’s absolutely amazing,” Marino said. “It was a tough lead up to the race. We were fighting to the end to get in it and get a chance to do this. Coming out Saturday running 8:20 we knew we had so much left to prove and we left it all out on the track here today. It was stressful but we knew we could get it done and seeing Josh bring it in we knew we had it.”
“We all knew going into it we had a lot more in our tank than what we put out there,” Crawford said. “We knew 8:20 just wasn’t going to cut it. Our goal is winning state champs, but we didn’t think 8:20 was going to cut it. The drive we had going into it wasn’t really looking at the clock but knowing we had to run faster than we have before.”
Chew, Marino and Crawford have been regulars at beating the clock. Farrell is the newcomer to the unit, filling the spot occupied by graduated Cole Lucas, and he was running Wednesday just a few weeks back from nasal surgery to correct an issue that affected his breathing during competition. From Saturday to Wednesday he dropped three seconds off his time.
“It’s just so crazy that I can be on this team,” Farrell said. “I’ve been just trying to hang on with these guys and not drop their chances at any fast times and just compete with them. I was pretty terrified, but it’s been a big motivator to push myself and work hard to hang with them.”
As he waited in the exchange zone to accept the baton for his anchor leg, a big smile crossed Crawford’s face as he saw Farrell coming down the track with the lead.
“I was proud of my teammates and pretty confident we could bring it home from there,” Crawford said.
He then went out in an excitable 25.404 and realized he had to dial it back to maintain a steady stride to secure the win.
Alvira called the accomplishment “very profound.”
“They’re personality is absolutely fantastic,” he said. “Four really humble guys. Small, rural town in South Jersey, Woodstown, (that) most people don’t even know about and they just come up out of nowhere and do something absolutely fantastic and put their name in a list to a point where everybody in the country has to pay attention. I just feel really privileged to be able to coach these guys and to be a part of something special.”
The Millrose Games, a staple at Madison Square Garden until 2012, returns to the Armory Feb. 1.
Pennsville holds off Woodstown, ending Wolverines’ long-standing hold on Salem County girls basketball; Salem’s girls use big fourth quarter to down Pitman; Penns Grove gets first win; Salem boys pick up big South Jersey Group I win over Pitman, and more GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove 44, Overbrook 39 Glassboro 33, Schalick 15 Pennsville 47, Woodstown 46 Salem 59, Pitman 52 Clayton 62, Salem Tech 24 BOYS BASKETBALL Clayton 90, Salem Tech 42 Glassboro 63, Schalick 60 Overbrook 62, Penns Grove 45 Woodstown 56, Pennsville 24 Salem 55, Pitman 44 BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic Lindenwold girls 4, Salem 0 INDOOR TRACK Penns Grove, Schalick at Cherokee Throwdown
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – The balance of power in Salem County girls basketball shifted seismically Tuesday night.
Over the last five-plus years no one in Salem County has beaten the Woodstown girls, but that run came to an end when Pennsville jumped way out early and then held off a hard change in the fourth quarter to beat the Wolverines 47-46.
Woodstown had won 39 straight (and 46 of 47) against in-county competition before the Eagles knocked them off. Pennsville was the last county team to beat the Wolverines – way back on Feb. 22, 2020.
The win also gave the Eagles (5-2) the early upper hand in the Tri-County Diamond Division and dropped Woodstown below .500 (4-5) for the first time since dropping their 2023-24 season opener.
“I gave the girls T-shirts that were screened, ‘On a Mission,'” Pennsville coach Steve Merritt said. “We want to update our championship banner so beating Diamond Division opponents is critical. They thrashed us twice last season and if we hadn’t become so careless with the ball late a greater margin would have been salve on that wound.”
It started out to be a tight game. The teams battled to a 12-12 tie through a barrage of 3-pointers the first quarter, but the Eagles pulled away in the second quarter and extended their halftime lead to 12 entering the fourth quarter. Pennsville hit all nine of its 3-pointers in the first three quarters.
The Wolverines turned up the defensive pressure in the fourth quarter and used it to fuel their comeback. They hit a 3-pointer in the closing seconds to make it a one-point final.
“I couldn’t be prouder of our kids and the way they competed,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “To be down 15 and continue to believe, continue to defend and continue to play for one another says a lot about the culture we’re trying to build here.
“We didn’t hang our heads, we didn’t splinter, and we gave ourselves a chance late, which is all you can ask for in a game like that.”
Marley Wood led the Eagles with 23 points, five 3-pointers, 10 rebounds and five assists. Taylor Bass, who joined Wood in Pennsville’s 1000-Point Club on Monday, had eight points and six steals.
In seven career games against Woodstown, Wood is averaging 16.0 ppg. She had her career high (27) against the Wolverines as a sophomore.
Lauren Hengel led Woodstown with 14 points. Kyia Leyman and Mia Waterman had 12 points apiece. All of Waterman’s points came on 3s.
Smart said he wasn’t aware of the length of Woodstown’s in-county winning streak, but he wasn’t losing sleep over its ending.
“Obviously, we didn’t get the result we wanted, but there’s value in games like this when you’re building something,” he said. “Our kids are learning how to respond to adversity, how to handle pressure, and how to fight until the final horn. The resiliency is something we can build on moving forward.
“For us, this is another step in the process. We said from the beginning of the year that this year was going to be different but different can be good. We are still trying to figure some things out offensively and defensively, but we are progressing. Our standard is high and nights like this where you’re tested are part of laying the foundation for sustained success.”
SALEM 59, PITMAN 52: Freshman Dyaira Anderson scored 15 of her career-high 26 points in 21-point fourth quarter that lifted the Rams (4-2) to a victory that surpassed their win total of a year ago. She also pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds to complete her first career double-double.
Madison Dixon had 13 points. Carlysia Pierce had eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and five steals.
The Rams fell behind 17-4 then went to work.
“I’m proud of the way they won tonight,” Carr said.
PENNS GROVE 44, OVERBROOK 39: The Red Devils (1-5) jumped out to a 25-13 halftime lead on the way to giving coach Daja Cook her first win with the program.
GLASSBORO 43, SCHALICK 15: Too much Kezia Brackett and too many self-inflicted turnovers conspired to send Schalick (3-1) to its first loss of the season. Brackett had 17 points and seven rebounds for Glassboro (6-3).
Glassboro
14
9
13
7-
43
Schalick
2
1
7
5-
15
Boys games
SALEM 55, PITMAN 44: Cole Sayers came off the bench and gave the Rams nine points and seven rebounds as they continue their march towards a No. 1 seed in South Jersey Group I.
Deshaan Williams was their leading scorer with 15 points. Marshall Stephens grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Xavier McGriff had 10 points and Tymear Lecator dished eight assists.
GLASSBORO 63, SCHALICK 60: Xavier Sabb scored 34 points, but the Bulldogs barely got by the Cougars. Dylan Sheehan led Schalick with 20 points. Julian Dickerson had 14 and Kenny Bartee had 12.
OVERBROOK 62, PENNS GROVE 35: Overbrook’s Lamar Little led all scorers with 17 points. Haneef Frisby led Penns Grove with 11.
CLAYTON 89, SALEM TECH 42: The Clippers put four scorers in double figures, led by James Fritz’ 17. Keidyn Robinson led Salem Tech with 10. Larry Pompper had eight.
