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).
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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.
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 5-10, highlighted by Penns Grove’s basketball doubleheader at Wells Fargo Center and Pennsville’s Taylor Bass’ bid for 1000 (both Monday), and No. 1 Salem CC’s return vs. No. 7 Union
MONDAY, JAN. 5 BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove vs. Salem Tech at Wells Fargo Center, 2:30 p.m. Pennsville at Clayton, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove vs. Salem at Wells Fargo Center, 1 p.m. Hammonton at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Clayton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. BOWLING Salem vs. Overbrook at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m. SWIMMING Schalick vs. West Deptford at River Winds, 3:45 p.m.
TUESDAY, JAN. 6 BOYS BASKETBALL Clayton at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Glassboro at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Overbrook at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. Salem at Pitman, 7 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Overbrook, 4 p.m. Glassboro at Schalick, 4 p.m. Pennsville at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Pitman at Salem, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Clayton, 5:30 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic at Westbrook Lanes, 3:45 p.m. Salem vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Penns Grove, Schalick at Cherokee Throwdown COLLEGE BASKETBALL Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 7 WRESTLING Deptford at Woodstown, 5 p.m. Schalick at Gloucester Catholic, 5 p.m. Penns Grove at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, JAN. 8 BOYS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Salem, 5:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Pitman, 5:30 p.m. Schalick at Salem Tech, 5:30 p.m. Wildwood at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Pitman at Penns Grove Salem at Glassboro, 5:30 p.m. Salem Tech at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Woodstown at Wildwood, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville at Paulsboro, 6:30 p.m. SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT, 7 p.m. Schalick vs. Cumberland at GCIT, 8:30 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Pennsville, Schalick at Bennett Complex, 5 p.m. BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes, 3:45 p.m.
FRIDAY, JAN. 9 BOYS BASKETBALL Buena at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. Salem at LEAP, 5:30 p.m. Triton at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Kingsway, 4 p.m. Schalick at Buena, 5:30 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville, Salem at TCC Girls Jamboree, Kingsway, 5 p.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 10 GIRLS BASKETBALL Delsea at Pennsville, 11:30 a.m. Woodstown at Haddonfield, 1 p.m. WRESTLING Deptford at Penns Grove, 9 a.m. Woodstown at Cinnaminson, 9:30 a.m. Salem, Gloucester at Washington Twp., 10 a.m. Schalick, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Buena, 10 a.m. Pennsville, Millville, Oakcrest at Overbrook, 10 a.m. INDOOR TRACK Woodstown at Bennett Center, Toms River COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 2 p.m. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 5 p.m.
Results and highlights from Saturday’s wrestling, indoor track action involving Salem County teams
Wrestling
HAMMONTON DUALS GATEWAY/WOODBURY 51, PENNSVILE 20 106: Mike Graham (GW) pinned Brett Land, 5:53 113: Vincent Toner (GW) maj. dec. Erick Davalos, 14-3 120: Leo Butler (GW) pinned John Sassi, 1:24 126: Christian Snyder (GW) tech fall over Mehki Dicks, 15-0 (2:45) 132: Chase Baker (P) tech fall over Aiden Barbato, 15-0 (4:34) 138: Cameron Torres (GW) pinned Vincent Grether, 4:28 144: Stephen Ericsson (GW) dec. Nathaniel Mason, 11-4 150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Dylan Letzgus, 2:54 157: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Gio Alvarez, 0:27 165: Robbie McDade (P) dec. Daniel Rivera, 12-8 175: Josh Reynolds (GW) won by forfeit 190: Josiah Bradshaw (GW) pinned Cristian Blyler, 1:15 215: Shane Young (GW) won by forfeit 285: Ahmad Fears (GW) dec. Jacob Hand, 3-2
PENNSVILLE 59 WINSLOW 14 113: Christopher Steed (WI) maj. dec. Erick Davalos, 9-1 120: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit 126: Mehki Dicks (P) pinned Alverse Cannon, 5:24 132: Chase Baker (P) pinned Nathan Downey, 4:51 138: Noah Young (WI) maj. dec. Vincent Grether, 9-1 144: Nathaniel Mason (P) dec. Nathan Smalls, 7-4 150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Joshua Martinez, 1:54 157: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Chase Hamilton, 0:47 165: Robbie McDade (P) pinned Luke Vigorito, 0:26 175: Cristian Blyler (P) tech fall over Pablo Hernandez, 16-0 (5:35) 190: Caleb Walderrama (WI) won by forfeit 215: Hunter Coulbourn (P) won by forfeit 285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Izuchukwu Ugwuzor, 6-4 106: Brett Land (P) won by forfeit
PENNSVILLE 53, BUENA 28 120: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit 126: Mehki Dicks (P) pinned Konner Raynor, 4:40 132: Chase Baker (P) won by forfeit 138: Thomas Hann (B) pinned Vincent Grether, 1:55 144: Zach Cohen (B) maj. dec. Nathaniel Mason, 14-3 150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Gionni Sharkey, 2:55 157: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Gage Forvour, 1:10 165: Robbie McDade (P) pinned Billy Haslam, 0:44 175: Matt Cohen (B) won by forfeit 190: Larry Spellman (B) pinned Cristian Blyler, 2:40 215: Anthony Trainor (B) won by forfeit 285: Jacob Hand (P) pinned Mason Zaak, 1:40 106: Brett Land (P) pinned John Sutton, 3:28 113: Erick Davalos (P) tech fall over Alex Alicia, 19-2 (5:42)
DAN TRAINER COLLINGSWOOD DUALS WOODSTOWN 65, CAMDEN/CAMDEN EASTSIDE 6 106: T.J. Conto (WO) won by forfeit 113: Jadon Middlemiss (WO) pinned Fahim Bright, 0:47 120: Carson Bradway (WO) won by forfeit 126: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Adrian DeJesus, 1:44 132: Barry Coverly (WO) tech fall over Iyzuhs Abreu, 19-4 (4:33) 138: Luke Woronicak (WO) won by pin, 1:31 144: Unknown 150: Unknown 157: Ahmad Clossen (CCE) pinned Mathias Ellis, 3:25 165: Logan Warfield (WO) pinned Nekai Underdue, 3:20 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Levar Wilson-Morant, 1:05 190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) pinned Terrance Rothmiller, 3:41 215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Gabriel Marshall 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Anthony Nelson CHERRY HILL WEST 41, WOODSTOWN 29 106: Aiden Sanchez (CHW) pinned T.J. Conto, 0:08 113: Caden Rossi (CHW) dec. Jadon Middlemiss, 4-0 120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Aeden Wynne, 6-0 126: Walker Battavio (WO) pinned Mason Hare, 1:34 132: Barry Coverly (WO) tech fall over Jamir Jackson, 16-1 (4:00) 138: Brandon Darling (CHW) pinned Luke Woronicak, 3:16 144: Mason Mahan (CHW) maj. dec. Nehemiah Carter, 14-6 150: Angel Mena-Martinez (CHW) pinned Josh Woronicak, 3:31 157: Jakob Ubarry (CHW) pinned Mathias Ellis, 0:34 165: Gabe Jones (CHW) pinned Logan Warfield, 0:40 175: Clayton Tyson (CHW) maj. dec. Greyson Hyland, 11-3 190: Asher Fitzpatrick (WO) over Praise Okereafor (SV-1 5-2) 215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Nick Fareas, 0:52 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Anthony Vanella, 0:20
GLOUCESTER 57, WOODSTOWN 16 106: Connor Frenetic (G) tech fall over T.J. Conto, 15-0 (2:00) 113: Jacob Vazquez (G) tech fall over Jadon Middlemiss, 16-0 120: Ethan Santiago (G) pinned Carson Bradway, 2:26 126: Gavin Lee (G) pinned Walker Battavio, 4:17 132: Barry Coverly (WO) vs. Alexander Ekimoglou 138: Aidan Johnson (G) pinned Luke Woronicak, 0:17 144: Darrian Smith (G) pinned Nehemiah Carter, 0:17 150: Greg Harris (G) tech fall over Josh Woronicak, 17-2 (2:49) 157: Michael Eller (G) pinned Mathyias Ellis, 2:46 165: Derek Scruggs (G) pinned Ricky Watts, 3:39 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Harry Ulmer, 8-0 190: Ashton Wall (G) pinned Asher Fitzpatrick, 1:31 215: Bradley Snitcher (WO) pinned Bryce Busan, 1:07 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Alex Anderson, 0:36
OVERBROOK QUAD SCHALICK 72, OVERBROOK 12 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit 126: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 132: Jacob Potts (S) won by forfeit 138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Jaden Marshall, 1:53 144: Michael Baisch (S) won by forfeit 150: Mason Hollywood (S) pinned Karter Reed, 0:45 157: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 165: Anthony Deaver (S) won by forfeit 175: Xyon Marshall (O) won by forfeit 190: Jayden Devan (O) won by forfeit 215: James Cook (S) pinned Augustus Guzman, 5:21 285: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Shyer Scarborough, 1:13 106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit 113: Nicholas Latona (S) won by forfeit
SCHALICK 47, HADDON HEIGHTS 32 113: Aniello Napolitano (H) tech fall over Nicholas Latona, 21-5 (3:59) 120: Cole Denning (H) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 1:18 126: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Joseph DeRosa, 3:30 132: Jacob Potts (S) pinned Gavin Gilliss, 1:11 138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Brennan Albright, 0:46 144: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Michael Fitter, 0:48 150: Ryan Bailey (H) pinned Mason Hollywood, 2:32 157: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Matthew Boone, 3:51 165: Jayden Bonilla (H) pinned Ayden Hubbard, 5:29 175: Andrew Gutkin (H) pinned Ricky Watt, 1:44 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Shawn Thompson, 1:16 215: James Cook (S) pinned Cameron Mayo, 0:59 285: Nathan Lelionis (H) dec. Gerardo Felipe, 8-6 106: Victor Fenske (S) tech fall over Andrew Hanchey, 19-3 (3:59)
SCHALICK 59, MAINLAND 12 106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit 113: Nicholas Latona (S) won by forfeit 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Jaxon Serra, 0:42 126: Mario DiBartolo (M) dec. Caleb Jenkins, 4-0 132: Justin Mazur (M) dec. Jacob Potts, 3-1 138: Colin Bittle (S) tech fall over Archer Burns, 21-5 (3:58) 144: Daniel McKinnon (M) def. Michael Baisch, 12-8 150: Mason Hollywood (S) pinned Yehor Leusenko, 1:32 157: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 165: Anthony Deaver (S) won by forfeit 175: Vincent Hoag (M) dec. Ricky Watt, 4-2 190: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit 215: James Cook (S) won by forfeit 285: Gerardo Felipe (S) won by forfeit
SALEM QUAD HOLY SPIRIT 37, SALEM 36 120: Zachary Tortella (S) won by forfeit 126: Nathaniel Quinones-Perez (S) won by forfeit 132: Guilherme Quintanilha (S) pinned Seamus Crowder, 1:30 138: Carmine Lovallo (HS) pinned Christian VanTonder, 2:51 144: Anthony Lovallo (HS) pinned Joseph Goetaski, 1:51 150: Gavin Mensch (HS) pinned Zion Moore, 0:46 157: Patrick Voss (HS) won by forfeit 165: Mason Sproles (HS) won by forfeit 175: Austyn Franklin (S) won by forfeit 190: Kaleb Ewald (S) won by forfeit 215: Double forfeit 285: Abdur Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 106: Double forfeit 113: Ryan Eykyn (HS) won by forfeit NOTE: Holy Spirit won the tiebreaker.
MANASQUAN 76, SALEM 3 126: Gustavo Ramirez Ortiz (M) pinned Nathaniel Quinones-Perez 132: Donovan Havard (M) pinned Guilherme Quintanilha 138: Padraig Tracey (M) won by forfeit 144: Jaden Sanders (M) pinned Joseph Goetaski 150: Ryan McNulty (M) tech fall over Christian VanTonder, 16-1 157: Torrin Tracey (M) tech fall over Zion Moore, 16-1 165: David Dawson (M) pinned Jordan Brown 175: Ryder Boyle (M) pinned Jaivion Sydnor 190: Abnel Roman Del-Rio (M) pinned Kaleb Ewald 215: Domenic Incolla (M) won by forfeit 285: Abdur Jenkins (S) dec. Ambrose Masons, 8-3 106: Myles Byrne (M) won by forfeit 113: Jack Thomas (M) won by forfeit 120: Liam Cavanagh (M) pinned Zachary Tortella
NORTHERN BURLINGTON 76, SALEM 6 132: Roco Giangeruso (NB) tech fall over Guilherme Quintanilha, 17-1 (2:08) 138: Kellan Bolos (NB) won by forfeit 144: Michael Mayhew (NB) won by forfeit 150: Julian Morgan (NB) won by forfeit 157: Nathan Hyman (NB) pinned Zyion Moore, 3:43 165: Nathanael Beteta-Perez (NB) pinned Jordan Brown, 5:17 175: Logan Berck (NB) pinned Jaivion Sydney, 1:33 190: Aadil Rehman (NB) pinned Kaleb Ewald, 0:53 215: Kody Phillips (NB) won by forfeit 285: Abdur Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 106: Maddox Millan (NB) won by forfeit 113: Niccolo Carnassale (NB) won by forfeit 120: Ryan Thatcher (NB) tech fall over Zachary Tortella, 17-0 (1:56) 126: Jason Marasco (NB) pinned Adrien Morales, 0:56
Indoor Track
PHILADELPHIA — Woodstown’s Karson Chew had a big day at the SJTCA Meet at the Ott Center Saturday.
Chew ran a leg on the winning 4×800 relay team that beat their best time in the building last year by three seconds and blasted his PR by eight seconds in winning the 1600.
“Overall pretty happy about how the day went,” he said. “The 1600 was a really good breath of fresh air. I haven’t had a PR in that event since last indoor season and I felt as though because I ran a 28 lap lap that I totally had more in the tank.”
Joining Chew on the first 4×8 of the indoor season were returnees Josh Crawford and Jake Marino and newcomer David Farrell.
“Overall everyone did pretty well in the first 4×8 of the season,” Chew said. “And although we still have some things to clean up, we’re well on our way for a great season in the relay.”
SJTCA MEET 8 OTT CENTER, PHILADELPHIA (Top 6 finishes)
BOYS 1600: 1. Karson Chew, Woodstown 4:36.46 Distance medley: 2. Woodstown 10:56.71 4×800: 1. Woodstown 8:20.31 Long jump: 6. Davine Banks, Penns Grove 18-4.75
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 28-Jan. 3
SUNDAY, DEC. 28 GIRLS BASKETBALL Penns Grove vs. Vineland at Audubon, 11 a.m. WRESTLING Salem in Middletown South Tournament Pennsville, Schalick in Overbrook Girls Tournament
MONDAY, DEC. 29 BOYS BASKETBALL Woodstown Holiday Tournament Camden Tech vs. Camden Prep, 10 a.m. Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodstown vs. Moorestown Friends, Haddonfield, 10 a.m. Salem at New Egypt (tournament), 1 p.m.
TUESDAY, DEC. 30 BOYS BASKETBALL Woodstown vs. Collingswood at Overbrook Classic, 10 a.m. Salem vs. Rancocas Valley at Delsea, 11 a.m. Pennsville at Gateway, 11:30 a.m. West Deptford at Schalick, noon Penns Grove vs. Westhampton Tech at Delsea, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Maple Shade at Schalick, 10 a.m. Salem at New Egypt Tournament WRESTLING Audubon, Long Branch, Northern Burlington at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
SATURDAY, JAN. 3 BOYS BASKETBALL Cherokee at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m. Salem Tech at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m. St. Joe at Salem, 4 p.m. Maple Shade at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 1 p.m. WRESTLING Woodstown at Collingswood Duals, 9 a.m. Northern Burlington, Manasquan, Holy Spirit at Salem, 10 a.m. Pennsville at Hammonton Duals, 10 a.m. Schalick, Haddon Heights, Mainland at Overbrook, 10 a.m. INDOOR TRACK Penns Grove, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
Woodstown’s Crawford wins again at Ott Center, runs fastest indoor 800 in state this season; Penns Grove’s Garlic wins triple jump
By Riverview Sports News
PHILADELPHIA – From the moment Josh Crawford first stepped into the Ott Center and helped establish a building record in the 4×800 relay he knew this was going to be one of his favorite places to run.
The Woodstown senior returned to the building Saturday for his first 800 of the season and put up another record performance. He smashed his own Salem County indoor record in the event with the fastest time in the state (and fifth in the country) this season and 15th-fastest indoor in South Jersey history.
He got around the Penn campus track in 1:54.98. It was three seconds faster than the Salem County indoor record he set last March. He won the boys 400 here last week.
“It’s definitely my favorite track, for sure,” Crawford said. “Part of it is definitely the fact that it’s a banked track, but also because my first couple races there I ran pretty solid times. Ever since that I took running there as my good luck charm.”
The Sacred Heart signee led race runner-up Teddy Foster at each split, but admitted he could hear the Haverford, Pa., runner at his back the entire way. He pulled away in the final lap to win by six meters. Woodstown teammate Karson Chew was third (2:00.54).
His time is the fastest by any Group 1 runner since Pleasantville’s Jacob Clark ran 1:51.52 and twin brother Isaac ran 1:51.72 in 2013. He broke his own Salem County indoor record of 1:57.66 that he set at the Meet of Champions at Ocean Breeze.
“I honestly had no idea how good it was,” he said. “Considering it’s the start of the season I had no idea what I was going to run, but considering right before it I ran the 55 and it wasn’t one of my best times, so it was kind of like a mental reset.
“I’m happy with the fact I didn’t let the 55 discourage me and I was able to go into the 800 and run the time that I ran today.”
Crawford wasn’t the only Salem County athlete to win an event at the meet. Penns Grove’s Bryan Garlic won the boys triple jump with a jump of 43 feet, 4.5 inches,.
Woodstown’s Jacob Marino was sixth in the boys 1600 (4:38.60) and fifth in the 3200 (10:17.25), His sister Abby was sixth in the girls 1600 (5:33.30) and the fourth fastest girl in the mixed 3200 (12:13.65). Aiden Taulane was sixth in the boys shot put (42-9), while Sara Lodge was sixth in the girls shot (29-8).
Penns Grove’s Nazeer Nocho-Paynter was third in the boys 400 (51.80). Raymond Brown (44-4.25) and JaKai Ingram (43-4.25) were third and fifth, respectively, in the shot put.
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Dec. 21-27
SUNDAY, DEC. 21 WRESTLING Pennsville at Girls Beast of the East, New Castle, Del. Woodstown at Beast of the East, Newark, Del.
MONDAY, DEC. 22 BOYS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Woodstown, 5:30 p.m. Great Oaks Charter (Del.) at Salem, 5:30 p.m. Pennsville at Overbrook, 5:30 p.m. Penns Grove at Schalick, 5:30 p.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Great Oaks Charter (Del.) at Salem, 4 p.m. Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m. Overbrook at Pennsville, 5:30 p.m. INDOOR TRACK Pennsville at Ocean Breeze, 4:30 p.m. Salem at Bennett Center, 4:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, DEC. 23 BOYS BASKETBALL Pennsville at Bridgeton, 4:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, DEC. 26 WRESTLING Schalick at Clayton Tournament Salem girls at Clayton Tournament
SATURDAY, DEC. 27 BOYS BASKETBALL St. Joseph at Salem, 12:30 p.m. GCIT at Pennsville, 1:30 p.m. Boardwalk Classic, Wildwood Penns Grove vs. Millville, 2:30 p.m. Woodstown Holiday Tournament Camden Tech vs. Haddon Heights, 10 a.m. Camden Prep vs. Woodstown, 11:30 a.m. GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodstown vs. Holy Spirit, Haddonfield, 10 a.m. Haddon Twp. at Pennsville, 10:30 a.m. Audubon Holiday Tournament Penns Grove vs. TBA, 11 a.m. Vineland vs. Audubon, 2 p.m. WRESTLING Penns Grove, Schalick at Clayton Classic, 8 a.m. Pennsville at Overbrook Tournament INDOOR TRACK Penns Grove, Woodstown at Ott Center, Philadelphia
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