Here is the Salem County sports schedule for Spring 2026; events at 4 p.m. unless noted; administrators/coaches forward updates to al.muskewitz@gmail.com; x-scrimmage
MARCH 16
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Northampton at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
MARCH 17
TENNIS
x-Cumberland at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Absegami, 5 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton (2), noon
MARCH 18
BASEBALL
x-Millville at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
x-Middle Twp. at Schalick
TENNIS
x-Millville at Pennsville
MARCH 19
BASEBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem
x-Schalick at Paulsboro
SOFTBALL
x-Gateway at Woodstown
x-Salem at Bridgeton
TENNIS
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
MARCH 20
BASEBALL
x-ACIT at Salem
Pennsville at West Deptford
SOFTBALL
x-Salem at Lower Cape May
x-Salem Tech at Schalick
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Delsea, Wild Oaks GC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
MARCH 21
TRACK
Woodstown at Upper Darby Relays, 9:30 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape (2), noon
MARCH 22
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, noon
MARCH 23
BASEBALL
x-Penns Grove at Pleasantville
x-Woodstown at Deptford
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Triton, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
MARCH 24
SOFTBALL
x-Camden County Tech at Woodstown
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech
x-LEAP at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Pennsville at Cedar Creek
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Clearview, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 6 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley, 3:30 p.m.
MARCH 25
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Salem
x-Camden Tech at Schalick
x-LEAP at Penns Grove
x-Salem Tech at Winslow
x-Woodstown at GCIT
SOFTBALL
Salem at Cumberland
x-Schalick at Camden Tech
GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, The Birches, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Lower Cape May at Schalick
TRACK
x-Bridgeton at Salem
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Cedar Creek, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware County at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
MARCH 26
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Salem Tech
x-Highland at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Clayton
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Lower Cape May at RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. West Deptford, River Winds, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. GCIT, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
x-St. Joseph at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at CCBC-Catonsville, 3 p.m.
MARCH 27
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Gateway
TRACK
Woodstown at Pennsville
BOYS TENNIS
Mainland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
MARCH 28
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Morris at Salem CC, noon
MARCH 30
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Lindenwold
Schalick at Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem
Woodstown at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Gloucester at Pennsville
Lindenwold at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem at Wildwood
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick girls vs. Williamstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Wildwood
Schalick at Clayton
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at St. Joseph
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cedar Creek at Woodstown
MARCH 31
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy
Sterling at Woodstown
BOYS TRACK
Penns Grove at Glassboro
BOYS TENNIS
Woodstown at Clearview, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 3 p.m.
APRIL 1
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Gateway
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick at Woodstown
Wildwood Catholic at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
Highland at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Pitman
Salem at Deptford
Schalick at Woodstown
GOLF
Schalick girls vs. Clearview, Westwood GC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Clayton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Triton at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Glassboro
BOYS TRACK
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Glassboro
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Lower Cape May
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County, 3:17 p.m.
APRIL 2
BASEBALL
Pleasantville at Penns Grove, 1:30 p.m.
Schalick at Ocean City
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
SOFTBALL
Clearview at Schalick
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pitman, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC
BOYS TENNIS
Pennsville at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Monroe-Bronx, 2 p.m.
APRIL 3
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Howard CC at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
APRIL 4
SOFTBALL
Pennsville in Thunderbolt Tournament, Millville
GIRLS LACROSSE
Washington Twp. at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Mercer, noon
APRIL 6
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Schalick at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Schalick
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Centerton CC, 3:30
TENNIS
Pennsville at West Deptford, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
APRIL 7
BASEBALL
Rancocas Valley at Schalick, 10 a.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Woodstown at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Overbrook
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS GOLF
Cumberland at Schalick, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Pitman GC, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS TRACK
Pennsville at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Deptford, 3:45 p.m.
Mainland at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Kingsway at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Clearview at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Clearview
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
APRIL 8
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Salem
SOFTBALL
Salem at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
TENNIS
Kingsway at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
BCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. West Deptford, RiverWinds, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Cecil, 2 p.m.
APRIL 9
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Pennsville at Clayton
Salem at Pitman
Salem Tech at Wildwood Catholic
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
BOYS GOLF
Salem Tech vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Cumberland, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Overbrook
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
TRACK
Overbrook at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Glassboro
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Holy Spirit at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Holy Spirit
APRIL 10
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Winslow at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Haddon Heights
Schalick at Gloucester Catholic
Salem Tech at Haddonfield, 4:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Middlesex at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 11
BASEBALL
Schalick at Gloucester, TBD
Woodstown at Haddon Twp., 11 a.m.
BOYS TRACK
Salem, Woodstown at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m.
GIRLS TRACK
Woodstown at Univ. of Delaware Invitational
Salem at West Deptford Relays, 9 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Middlesex (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Delaware Tech at Salem CC, noon
APRIL 13
BASEBALL
Salem at Clayton
Salem Tech at Mastery Charter
Schalick at Penns Grove
Wildwood at Pennsville
Woodstown at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Schalick
Pennsville at Wildwood
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Clayton, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.
TRACK
Gloucester Catholic, Wildwood at Salem
TENNIS
Highland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Millville, 3:45 p.m.
Wildwood at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Williamstown, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Kingsway at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Kingsway
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Harford, 1 p.m.
APRIL 14
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 15
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Pitman at Schalick
Salem at Woodstown
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville
Woodstown at Salem
Schalick at Pitman
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Pennsville, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Gloucester Catholic, Westwood GC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Timber Creek at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Schalick
TRACK
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Salem
GIRLS TRACK
Pennsville at Glassboro
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Mainland
APRIL 16
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Penns Grove
Pennsville at Millville
SOFTBALL
Sterling at Schalick
TENNIS
Cumberland at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Woodstown at Lenape, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Mainland at Woodstown
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Mercer at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
APRIL 17
BASEBALL
Cumberland at Woodstown
Middle Twp. at Salem
Salem Tech at Atlantic City
SOFTBALL
Cape May Tech at Salem
Woodstown at Cumberland
TENNIS
Pitman at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Delsea, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Penns Grove
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Millville
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Camden, 3 p.m.
APRIL 18
BASEBALL
Schalick at Haddon Twp., TBD
Salem at Gloucester, 10 a.m.
Sterling at Woodstown, 11 a.m.
TRACK
Woodbury Relays
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Camden at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex, noon
APRIL 20
BASEBALL
Salem Tech at Pilgrim Academy
SOFTBALL
Buena at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at LEAP, 3:45 p.m.
APRIL 21
BASEBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Salem Tech at Clayton
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Overbrook, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Wildwood, Union League National, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
TRACK
Penns Grove at Schalick, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
GCIT at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bergen at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 22
BASEBALL
Overbrook at Penns Grove
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Overbrook
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Bergen, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 23
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Penns Grove
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pitman, Sakima CC, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Sterling, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Heights
TRACK
Clayton at Salem
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 24
BASEBALL
Buena at Salem
Cape May Tech at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Winslow
SOFTBALL
Lower Cape May at Salem
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, 3:30 p.m.
APRIL 25
BASEBALL
Schalick at Vineland, 10 a.m.
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 10 a.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Raritan Valley at Salem CC, noon
APRIL 27
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Pitman
Salem at Gateway
Salem Tech at Bridgeton
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Pitman at Pennsville
Schalick vs. Woodstown, Elmer LL, 6:30 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pennsville, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Cumberland, TBA, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Triton, Valleybrook CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Clearview, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Wildwood at Pennsville
TRACK
Schalick at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Woodstown
GIRLS TRACK
Overbrook at Pennsville
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Washington Twp., 5:30 p.m.
APRIL 28
BASEBALL
Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Bridgeton
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Clayton at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Timber Creek at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Williamstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
West Deptford at Woodstown
APRIL 29
BASEBALL
Pennsville at Woodstown
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Overbrook at Salem
Penns Grove at Pitman
Woodstown at Pennsville
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Pitman, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Williamstown, Scotland Run CC, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Cumberland, Running Deer GC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Pennsville at Clayton, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Triton, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick
APRIL 30
BASEBALL
Schalick at Clearview
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Bridgeton
Winslow at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Washington Twp.
TRACK
Salem County Championships, Pennsville, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Wildwood, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Ocean City
MAY 1
BASEBALL
Gloucester at Woodstown
Lindenwold at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Salem
SOFTBALL
Camden Tech at Schalick
Salem at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Lindenwold
TENNIS
Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Glassboro at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at BCIT, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Maple Shade at Woodstown
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Union at Salem CC
MAY 2
BASEBALL
Schalick at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Audubon, 11 a.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Union (2), noon
MAY 4
BASEBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech
Salem at Pennsville
Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Bridgeton at Schalick, 6 p.m.
SOFTBALL
LEAP at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Triton
West Deptford at Pennsville
Cinnaminson at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
NJSIAA Playoffs, Cream Ridge CC
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Kingsway, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Woodstown at Overbrook, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Woodstown in Haddonfield Invitational, 5 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
MAY 5
BASEBALL
Clayton at Pennsville
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Pitman at Salem
Salem Tech at Wildwood
Schalick at Overbrook
SOFTBALL
Penn Tech at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
Overbrook at Schalick
Pennsville at Clayton
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Pitman
Woodstown at Maple Shade
BOYS GOLF
Schalick vs. Gloucester Catholic, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
Salem Tech vs. Pennsville, Sakima CC, 3:30 p.m.
Woodstown vs. Highland, Town & Country, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Bridgeton at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Highland, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood, 4:15 p.m.
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, TBD
MAY 6
SOFTBALL
Millville at Woodstown
Salem Tech at Cape May Tech
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Washington Twp., The Birches, 3:30 p.m.
TENNIS
Burlington Twp. at Pennsville
Woodstown at Millville
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delsea, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Haddonfield at Woodstown
MAY 7
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Wildwood
Penns Grove at Schalick
SOFTBALL
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Penns Grove
Woodstown at Overbrook
Wildwood at Pennsville
BOYS GOLF
Carl Arena Tournament, Ramblewood GC, TBD
TENNIS
Pennsville at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Schalick
BOYS LACROSSE
Triton at Woodstown
MAY 8
BASEBALL
Schalick at Collingswood
SOFTBALL
Schalick at Absegami
TRACK
TCC Showcase, Delaea
MAY 9
BASEBALL
Lee Ware Tournament, Woodstown, 10 a.m., noon
SOFTBALL
Woodstown at Williamstown, 10 a.m.
MAY 10
BASEBALL
Schalick at Salem
SOFTBALL
Salem vs. Schalick, Elmer LL, 6 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville
MAY 11
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Wildwood
Woodstown at Clayton
SOFTBALL
Clayton at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Atlantic City
Wildwood at Penns Grove
GOLF
Woodstown vs. Lower Cape May, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Woodstown at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Woodstown at West Deptford, 5 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Washington Twp., 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Millville at Woodstown
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Triton
MAY 12
BASEBALL
Bridgeton at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
Salem Tech at Buena, 3:45 p.m.
Deptford at Woodstown
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. OLMA, Centerton CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Middle Twp., 4:15 p.m.
MAY 13
BASEBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Penns Grove at Woodstown
Salem at Wildwood
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Deptford
Schalick at Glassboro
Wildwood at Salem
Woodstown at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Delsea at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Pitman, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Timber Creek, 3:45 p.m.
MAY 14
BASEBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech
GCIT at Pennsville
SOFTBALL
Bridgeton at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Glassboro
Delran at Schalick, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Overbrook, Kresson GC, 3:30 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Schalick vs. Delsea, White Oaks CC, 3:30 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Riverside at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Timber Creek
MAY 15
BASEBALL
Mainland at Schalick
Oakcrest at Woodstown
Penns Grove at LEAP
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
SOFTBALL
Bridgeton at Salem
Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech
Clearview at Pennsville
LEAP at Penns Grove
TENNIS
Overbrook at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
Schalick at Pitman
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Pennsauken, 2 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Triton at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
MAY 16
BASEBALL
Woodstown at Buena, 10 a.m.
Pennsville at Cedar Creek, 11 a.m.
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals, Pennsauken, TBD
BOYS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11 a.m.
MAY 18
BASEBALL
Haddon Heights at Schalick
Salem at Camden Academy Charter
SOFTBALL
Pennsville at Salem
Haddonfield at Salem Tech, 4:15 p.m.
BOYS GOLF
Salem/Cumberland Championship, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
Woodstown vs. Deptford, Town & Country, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS GOLF
Salem/Cumberland Championship, Centerton CC, 8 a.m.
TENNIS
Schalick at Haddon Twp.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Highland at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Woodstown at Haddon Heights
MAY 19
BASEBALL
Clayton at Penns Grove
Gloucester at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Schalick
Pitman at Woodstown
Salem at Glassboro
SOFTBALL
Glassboro at Salem
Penns Grove at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Pitman
BOYS LACROSSE
Bishop Eustace at Woodstown
MAY 20
SOFTBALL
Atlantic Tech at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Cedar Creek
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Clearview at Salem Tech, 3:45 p.m.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Timber Creek at Woodstown
MAY 21
BASEBALL
Mainland at Pennsville
Salem Tech at Gloucester County Christian
SOFTBALL
Penns Grove at Winslow
Salem Tech at Camden Co. Tech
MAY 26
BOYS GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.
GIRLS GOLF
TCC Showcase, Pitman GC, 8 a.m.
Category: WOODSTOWN
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of March 15-22; all games weather permitting; x-scrimmage
MONDAY, MARCH 16
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Northampton at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 17
BASEBALL
x-Gateway at Salem Tech
SOFTBALL
x-Paulsboro at Penns Grove
x-Salem Tech at Pennsauken Tech
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Woodstown at Absegami
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Northampton (2), noon
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18
BASEBALL
x-Millville at Pennsville
x-Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
SOFTBALL
x-Camden Academy Charter at Salem Tech
x-Middle Twp. at Schalick
TENNIS
x-Millville at Pennsville
BOYS LACROSSE
x-Delran at Woodstown
THURSDAY, MARCH 19
BASEBALL
x-Bridgeton at Salem
x-Schalick at Paulsboro
SOFTBALL
x-Gateway at Woodstown
x-Salem at Bridgeton
BOYS GOLF
Woodstown vs. Delsea, Wild Oaks GC
TENNIS
x-West Deptford at Pennsville, 3:45 p.m.
BOYS VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Riverside
FRIDAY, MARCH 20
BASEBALL
x-Atlantic Tech at Salem
Pennsville at West Deptford
SOFTBALL
x-Salem at Lower Cape May
x-Salem Tech at Schalick
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Atlantic Cape at Salem CC, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Bucks at Salem CC, 3 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 21
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape (2), noon
SUNDAY, MARCH 22
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, noon
Wolverines Top 15
Woodstown relay finishes 13th at New Balance Nationals, runs personal best
BOSTON – Woodstown’s 4×800 relay team was hoping for a finish that would get them All-American status. The Wolverines didn’t quite get there, although they made a good run at it, but they did run a personal best.
The relay team of Jacob Marino, Karson Chew, David Farrell and Josh Crawford finished 13th out of 104 teams at the New Balance Indoor Nationals here Thursday night, but they ran a PR of 7:55.26.
They were running third overall after finishing second in their heat to Plymouth Whitemarsh, but were bumped down by the final heat. Union Catholic TC won the event in meet record time of 7:35.05, the fastest time in the country this year.
Crawford and Chew return Saturday to run in the boys 800.
Meet of Champions
Woodstown trio focuses on individual specialities at MOC in prep for New Balance Nationals; Crawford finishes third in 800
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Josh Crawford says he’ll remember his final NJSIAA indoor race for a long time. Not for what didn’t happen, but what did.
The Woodstown senior middle distance specialist ran his final NJSIAA-sanctioned indoor 800 Sunday in the Meet of Champions. He finished third in the race, but closed the gap on race winner Keandre Kelly of Union Catholic to give him confidence for the spring and set his indoor PR with a time of 1:53.30.
“I barely remember the last race, to be honest, but this one I’m going to think about for the rest of my life; this one was fun,” Crawford said. “I knew the guys I was racing against and I like kind of looked towards them as a goal where I should have to be the entire season. So, since I met that goal, it made me with my journey so far.”
For the most part he thought he ran a ”pretty solid” race despite a pace that wasn’t quite his cup of tea. His first 200 was “good” (26.50) and was running second, but then he relaxed on Laps 2 and 3, then the pack went as hard as they could on the bell lap and he finished a second off the lead as Kelly came from third by closing with a 26.95. Crawford’s time was four seconds band 11 places etter than his finish in the MOC last year.
“I think I had more left in the tank at the end,” he said. “But I think I did my job and it showed me I’ve improved since last spring season because last spring season (Kelly) had like a 50-meter gap from me at Meet of Champs, but now I was like right on his heels the entire race. And especially since winter times are usually slower than spring times, it shows I can also have a faster spring time and just see what I can put out there.”
The Wolverines also qualified in the 4×400 and 4×800 relays at the MOC, but passed on those events to focus on their individual specialties and save their legs for next week’s trip to the New Balance Nationals in Boston where they qualified in the 4×8 (Thursday) and Crawford and Karson Chew qualified in the 800 (Friday).
Chew got caught in traffic in his 800 race and finished 25th (2:03.14) and Jacob Marino was 22nd in the 1600 (4:37.80). Marino and David Farrell are also on the 4×8 relay team.
“The race didn’t go very well for me,” Chew said. “I got stuck in boxes wherever I went for the first two laps and wasted my energy trying to bounce in and out of them to find position. It just wasn’t a great day for me.
“Josh did amazingly, though. A second and a half indoor PR is insane as well as placing third at the Meet of Champions.”
The spring season for all the Wolverines under new coach Tom Mason begins Monday.
Region wrestling
Here are the results of the Region 8 Championships, these four placers advance to the state championship in Atlantic City
NJSIAA REGION 8
TEAM SCORES: Southern Regional 229, Delsea 181.5, St. Augustine 165, Lower Cape May 153, Red Bank Catholic 126, Kingsway 113, WOODSTOWN 52, Clearview 51.5, Middle Twp. 43, Paulsboro 41. Also, Pennsville 9, Schalick 2.
106
1st Place Match
Jonas Lusker (Southern Regional) dec. John Tarantino (Red Bank Catholic), 5-1
3rd Place Match
Will Cruz (Paulsboro) maj. dec. Adam Froehlich (Delsea), 13-0
113
1st Place Match
Tristan Rosemeyer (Lower Cape May) dec. Evan Villecco (Kingsway), 4-1
3rd Place Match
Nick Banos (Southern Regional) dec. Liam Kisby (Absegami), 5-3
120
1st Place Match
Cade Collins (Southern Regional) dec. Bryce Paley (Lower Cape May), 3-0
3rd Place Match
Casey Pekula (St. Augustine) pinned Joseph Vezzosi (Red Bank Catholic), 3:21
126
1st Place Match
Anthony Mason (Southern Regional) dec. Dante DePaul (Delsea), 6-0
3rd Place Match
Chase Sudano (St. Augustine) def. Cole DeAngelo (Red Bank Catholic), SV-1 12-9
132
1st Place Match
Greyson Pettit (Delsea) tech fall over Jayden Jardine (Eastern), 20-3 (4:42)
3rd Place Match
Eli Glover (Lower Cape May) dec. Wyatt Tolson (Ocean City), 7-1
138
1st Place Match
Chase Hansen (Lower Cape May) dec. Amari Vann (Delsea), 10-4
3rd Place Match
Ryan Preziosi (Kingsway) tech fall over Robbie Fritz (Red Bank Catholic), 16-0 (2:31)
144
1st Place Match
Anthony Depaul (Delsea) def. Attila Vigilante (Southern Regional), UTB 3-2
3rd Place Match
Adrian Arbelo (St. Augustine) maj. dec. Luken Ramos (Red Bank Catholic), 9-1
150
1st Place Match
Ryan Glenn (Kingsway) dec. Anthony Russo (Red Bank Catholic), 6-4
3rd Place Match
Jean Paul Bonnette (St. Augustine) tech fall over Anthony Molinaro (Southern Regional), 17-0 (4:54)
157
1st Place Match
Matthew Miranda (Kingsway) 35-3, Fr. over Johnny Chirico (St. Augustine), 8-6
3rd Place Match
Daniel Byrne (Lower Cape May) pinned Elijah Beatty (Clearview), 3:19
165
1st Place Match
Vincent Esposito (Southern Regional) dec Cameron Pote (Delsea), 3-1
3rd Place Match
Robert Attenborough (Middle Township) dec. Cristian Rodriguez (Red Bank Catholic), 7-2
175
1st Place Match
Vincent Palermo (Hammonton) maj. dec. Greyson Hyland (Woodstown), 12-3
3rd Place Match
Nicholas Daddona (Southern Regional) dec. Shane Morrell (Lower Cape May), 4-1
190
1st Place Match
Levi Foote (Southern Regional) dec. Brody Taylor (St. Augustine), 11-5
3rd Place Match
Brian Garcia (Red Bank Catholic) dec. Greg Sawyer (Delsea), 9-8
215
1st Place Match
Salvatore Marchese (Delsea) tech fall over Daniel Francis (St. Augustine), 20-5 (3:18)
3rd Place Match
Jacob Chapman (Ocean City) dec. Aaron Veytsman (Clearview Regional), 11-5
285
1st Place Match
Mateo Vinciguerra (Woodstown) pinned Braden Shields (St. Augustine), 2:54
3rd Place Match
Slayton D`Amico (Cedar Creek) dec. Ahmad Fears (Gateway/Woodbury), 8-2
1,000-Point Club
Here is a list of Salem County’s all-time leading scorers in basketball; documented additions/updates should be sent to al.muskewitz@gmail.com
Boys
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | TOTAL | YEAR |
| Paul Gause | Schalick | 3144 | 2005 |
| Keith Jackson | Salem | 1940 | 1986 |
| Richard Brokenbaugh | Penns Grove | 1730 | 1989 |
| Marcus Robinson | Salem | 1726 | 1990 |
| Joe Hickman | Woodstown | 1726 | 1972 |
| Zach Manorowitz | Pennsville | 1679 | 2020 |
| Mike Holloway | Schalick | 1634 | 2015 |
| Rashan Holloway | Schalick | 1622 | 2014 |
| Kavon Lewis | Penns Grove | 1600 | 2020 |
| Dominique Roy | Penns Grove | 1574 | 2008 |
| Mike Wright | Penns Grove | 1551 | 1988 |
| Derrick Parsley | Salem | 1532 | 2008 |
| Greg Frith | Schalick | 1532 | 1990 |
| Fred Drains | Woodstown | 1444 | 1989 |
| Jawan Roane | Penns Grove | 1424 | 2018 |
| Jerry Dickerson | Salem | 1416 | 1963 |
| Sean Collins | Schalick | 1393 | 1996 |
| Geshawn Davis | Penns Grove | 1393 | 2013 |
| Melvin Allen | Schalick | 1355 | 2014 |
| Ron Michael | Salem | 1350 | 2002 |
| Bradley Rowand | Woodstown | 1346 | 2000 |
| Tyler Lunsford | Schalick | 1345 | 2016 |
| James Rowe | Salem | 1300 | 1997 |
| Dan Feruck | Pennsville | 1284 | 1980 |
| Lowell Fortune | Salem | 1255 | 1989 |
| Brian Sye | Salem | 1227 | 1978 |
| Ralph Kowalkowski | St. James | 1220 | 1955 |
| Josh Hedgeman | Schalick | 1219 | 1989 |
| Luke Wood | Pennsville | 1198 | 2025 |
| William Barnes | Salem | 1192 | 2005 |
| Jamar D. Johnson | Penns Grove | 1189 | 2020 |
| Anthony Farmer | Salem | 1175 | 2024 |
| Jim Shivers | Woodstown | 1170 | 1973 |
| George Seager | Pennsville | 1158 | 1989 |
| Michael Moore | Penns Grove | 1147 | 1991 |
| Gage Ausland | Salem | 1144 | 2020 |
| Butch Karr | Pennsville | 1143 | 2009 |
| Scott Powers | Woodstown | 1134 | 1993 |
| Joe Cassidy | St. James | 1117 | 1983 |
| Clifton Shaw | Penns Grove | 1111 | 1996 |
| Blake Bialecki | Woodstown | 1107 | 2026 |
| Billy McMackin | Woodstown | 1105 | 2003 |
| Joe Mecholsky | Pennsville | 1103 | 1992 |
| Mike Driscoll | Woodstown | 1100 | 1968 |
| Brandon Bermudez | Salem Tech | 1097 | 2023 |
| Tim Buzby | Pennsville | 1093 | 1987 |
| Jim Brown | Salem | 1085 | 1985 |
| Ramon Roots | Salem | 1080 | 2016 |
| Mike Harrell | Schalick | 1075 | 1986 |
| Brian Booker | Woodstown | 1068 | 2002 |
| Keith Robinson | Penns Grove | 1065 | 2019 |
| Troy Johnson | Schalick | 1062 | 2017 |
| x-Tymear Lecator | Salem | 1061 | |
| Lew Ridgeway | Salem | 1058 | 1975 |
| Eric Spencer | St. James | 1054 | 1990 |
| Tom Summiel | Salem | 1050 | 1971 |
| Clint Hitchner | Woodstown | 1050 | 1996 |
| Jamy Thomas | Pennsville | 1048 | 1994 |
| DeAndre Solomon | Schalick | 1044 | 2014 |
| Charles McNeil | Penns Grove | 1040 | 1956 |
| Jim Smith | Woodstown | 1038 | 1955 |
| Charles Haines | Penns Grove | 1030 | 1953 |
| Bruce Spencer | St. James | 1023 | 1983 |
| Colin Rieger | Pennsville | 1014 | 2015 |
| Terrence Sorrell | Salem | 1014 | 1988 |
| Darryl Gause | Schalick | 1007 | 2001 |
| Dan Yucis | Pennsville | 1003 | 1999 |
| Matt Kates | Schalick | 1002 | 2008 |
| Woodrow Furbush | Salem | 1002 | 2011 |
Girls
| PLAYER | SCHOOL | TOTAL | YEAR |
| Katie Kline | Pennsville | 2110 | 2004 |
| Amanda Young | St. James | 1762 | 1995 |
| Sharias Hill | Penns Grove | 1661 | 2009 |
| Brittany Smith | Salem | 1623 | 2007 |
| Talia Battavio | Woodstown | 1620 | 2025 |
| Megan Donelson | Woodstown | 1588 | 2025 |
| Tia Furbush | Schalick | 1574 | 2021 |
| Tori Smick | Woodstown | 1566 | 2013 |
| Shayla Llanos | Salem | 1436 | 2008 |
| Crystal Bailey | Schalick | 1406 | 1984 |
| Stephanie Owen | Woodstown | 1381 | 1993 |
| Marley Wood | Pennsville | 1362 | 2026 |
| Dawn Curry | Pennsville | 1288 | 2008 |
| Tamara Watkins | Penns Grove | 1276 | 2005 |
| Charlie Baldwin | Woodstown | 1275 | 2020 |
| Shaqui Coppage | Salem | 1265 | 2010 |
| Vynette Miller | Salem | 1255 | 1985 |
| Kelli Griffith | Pennsville | 1248 | 1989 |
| Paige Caldwell | Woodstown | 1237 | 2017 |
| Taylor Bass | Pennsville | 1237 | 2026 |
| Ryane Wood | Pennsville | 1224 | 2022 |
| Carly Lane | Penns Grove | 1217 | 2001 |
| Shaniece Banks | Penns Grove | 1205 | 2008 |
| Elizabeth Hudock | Salem | 1203 | 2019 |
| Marie Patrick | Salem | 1186 | 1995 |
| Hannah Cooksey | Pennsville | 1168 | 2019 |
| Lindsey Minch | Pennsville | 1163 | 2010 |
| Riley Fulmer | Woodstown | 1163 | 2022 |
| RaNiyah Wilson | Penns Grove | 1156 | 2025 |
| Nora Ausland | Pennsville | 1144 | 2025 |
| Tiasia Tatem | Salem | 1139 | 2015 |
| Che’Na Thompson | Salem | 1130 | 2009 |
| Ashley Hansen | Schalick | 1124 | 2008 |
| Bethany Humenik | Woodstown | 1120 | 2009 |
| Kelly Thompson | Woodstown | 1115 | 1990 |
| Latika Ross | Salem | 1102 | 2001 |
| Lindsay Rivell | Salem | 1081 | 2001 |
| Caitlin McCaffery | Pennsville | 1080 | 2003 |
| Natrice Reed | Penns Grove | 1065 | 2018 |
| Meely Horace | Penns Grove | 1063 | 2024 |
| Kayla Mayers | Woodstown | 1041 | 2015 |
| Shannon Pollock | St. James | 1037 | 1993 |
| Christy Britton | St. James | 1037 | 1989 |
| Ashley Engel | Woodstown | 1012 | 2007 |
| Susanne Daly | St. James | 1002 | 1991 |
| Sandy Alston | Penns Grove | 1983 |
Back in the game
Hall of Famer Mason returns to the coaching ranks, takes the Woodstown track team for the spring
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
When Tom Mason coached his last indoor track meet in 2019 to pursue other interests in the sport, he was done with that side of the game unless some “special circumstance” drew him back.
The special circumstance surfaced.
Intrigued by a query from team trainer Dan Evans following a mid-season coaching change, Mason looked into the Woodstown track coach’s position. On Wednesday, the longtime Penns Grove coach and state track official confirmed he was getting back in the game as the Wolverines’ coach for the spring season.
He met with Woodstown athletics director Joe Ursino and then superintendent Chris Meyrick, a former Penns Grove administrator and four-year anchor on Buena’s 4×400 relay that battled Mason’s Penns Grove teams back in the day. He starts Monday, the day after the winter Wolverines return from the indoor Meet of Champions.
“I told them there were two reasons as to why I’m accepting,” Mason said. “One is your senior boys. I just love those senior boys. What great people. You take the running ability aside, they are just outstandingly class people. And my second reason was because of (Meyrick) being the superintendent.
“The Woodstown senior boys and the girls and both teams, to be honest with you, I was very impressed with how they were such class people, especially those seniors, and I did not want those seniors for their last year to have to go through a major change. My thinking is veteran coach comes in, can kind of just guide them and help them to get success.”
Mason brings Hall of Fame credentials to the job. In Mason’s 45-year high school coaching career (126 total seasons) includes 396 wins, four state team titles, six South Jersey sectional titles, 15 Salem County crowns and nearly 70 individual and relay state champions. He was inducted into the Salem County Sports (2011) and New Jersey Scholastic Coaches (2016) hall of fames and recently was approved as the cross-country assistant at Salem Community College.
He’s well aware of the Wolverines’ unparalleled strength in the middle distances, he’d like bring hurdles, sprinters and jumpers into the fold to enhance their depth.
“In Salem County history this group is the best in terms of middle distance,” Mason said. “No school in my memory of Salem County sports has had this many star middle distance runners. It’s unheard of.”
The appointment was met with excitement by the Wolverines.
“I’m very excited for this amazing honor to have a Hall of Fame coach for my final high school season,” said senior 800 specialist Josh Crawford, the anchor on the Wolverines’ decorated 4×800 relay team. “I’ll always appreciate the coaches who helped my team and I find our strides and who shaped us to be ready for this next step.
“I’m honored for what’s ahead and grateful for who got me here. I can’t wait to meet him and I couldn’t be more grateful that he is willing to step up and make our senior year memorable.”
Then there was one
Salem boys survive Woodstown’s best shot to become the last Salem County team standing in South Jersey Group I playoffs
SJ GROUP 1 TOURNAMENT
BOYS
No. 1 Salem 64, No. 8 Woodstown 53
No. 4 KIPP 50, No. 12 Glassboro 49
No. 14 New Egypt 47, No. 6 Penns Grove 38
No. 2 Palmyra 57, No. 10 Audubon 33
Wednesday’s semifinals
KIPP (17-9) at Salem (21-5)
New Egypt (13-14) at Palmyra (21-7)
GIRLS
No. 1 Haddon Twp. 49, No. 8 Woodbury 34
No. 4 Glassboro 57, No. 5 Palmyra 35
No. 3 Audubon 48, No. 11 Woodstown 29
No. 2 Wildwood 51, No. 7 Gateway 41
Wednesday’s semifinals
Glassboro (21-7) at Haddon Twp. (21-8)
Audubon (20-8) at Wildwood (21-7)
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
SALEM – There really is only one mindset to have when it comes playoff time – survive and advance – and Salem was definitely in survival mode in the second half of its South Jersey Group I playoff game Monday night.
The top-seeded Rams were stuck in one of those cold spells that have hit them on occasion this season and they trailed county rival Woodstown by seven with five minutes left in the third quarter. But they turned to Deshaan Williams and Fatah Paige to get it inside, they got back on track and, with the Wolverines tired from all the energy they spent to get that lead, shook the doldrums and eventually the Wolverines, 64-53.
They now host No. 4 KIPP in Wednesday’s sectional semifinals. The Titans (17-9) edged No. 12 Glassboro, 50-49.
“That’s what it’s about,” Rams coach Anthony Farmer said. “It’s about playing four quarters. We punched them in the mouth early, they responded, give them credit, but it’s a four=quarter game.
“That’s what we’ve been preaching since Williamstown. That game kind of enlightened us and showed us what we need to do. “We’ve been in that situation before. We’ve had leads, lost them, came back. Tonight was just one of those nights where we cranked it up and … survive and advance, man. That’s what it’s about this time of year.”
The Rams (21-5) appeared headed for an easy win, but this was anything but easy. Xavier McGriff “got the party started” as they like to say, hitting three 3-pointers in the first quarter to help the Rams forge a 28-10 lead two minutes into the second quarter, but for the next 15 minutes or so they were in a fight for their playoff lives.
From that point to the end of the half, the Wolverines forced them into 0-for-4 shooting and eight turnovers and got it back to 29-25 at the break. The run was fueled by two 3-point plays by Frankie Hoerst with back-to-back 3s by Blake Bialecki and Elijah Caesar in between.
While the first quarter belonged to McGriff, the second quarter was Hoerst’s. The freshman scored six points and grabbed four rebounds in the second quarter alone and finished with 10 points and 13 boards for the game.
“We’ve been working on him the last couple weeks one-on-one, teaching him different moves and stuff and he really turned it on,” Wolverines coach Ramon Roots said. “And that’s what we expect from him.”
The halftime break did nothing to slow the Wolverines down. They opened the second half on an 11-0 run to grab a 36-29 lead. Bialecki gave them the lead with 6:33 left in the third quarter and Alejandro Vazquez and Caesar hit back-to-back 3s to extend it before Williams finally got the Rams on the board after seven empty possessions with 4:53 left in the quarter.
But all that energy the Wolverines expended getting back in the game and taking the lead took its toll. Vazquez conceded they were spent down the stretch.
“It gassed us out,” he said. “We fought hard and I’m proud of our guys, but we were all tired.”
That’s where Williams and Paige took over. Williams had 12 straight points for the Rams in the third quarter to bring them back and finished with another double-double. Paige was inserted when Marshall Stephens got in foul trouble and just played too good to come out. He neutralized Hoerst in the fourth quarter, grabbing nine of his 12 rebounds.
“The guards weren’t shooting it well so we had to rely on our big guys,” guard Tymear Lecator said. “We had our shot in the first half, it was not our night. A couple 3s we let go fell in, but a lot didn’t so we knew it wasn’t our night and we knew if we wanted to get the job done we couldn’t keep jacking up 3s, we had to attack down there and that’s what we did. We fed it to our big guys and got out of there with a good win.”
“O-o-oh, I can’t talk enough about Fatah, the way he came in and changed the game with his athleticism, energy, effort,” Farmer said. “I challenged him about a week or two ago about getting on that backboard. You’re big and strong, your athletic, you should go in there, you should be getting on that backboard and tonight, man, he just was phenomenal. He was huge for us.”
Williams had 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Paige had six points to go with his boards. Tymear Lecator had 12 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
“They started hitting a lot of shots, so everybody looked toward me to get the ball and score and I feel like that’s what I did,” Williams said of his third-quarter outburst. “It felt good, especially in the playoffs. It was a good environment to do it.”
“We were not losing,” Paige said. “I had that mindset from the jump. They had their little run and I was like, nah, we’re not losing and I did everything in my power to make sure we didn’t. I had to get on the backboard, make sure there were no easy baskets, stay hungry.”
SALEM 64, WOODSTOWN 53
WOODSTOWN (17-12): Elijah Caesar 4 1-2 11, Jalen Markward 0 0-0 0, Blake Bialecki 4 3-5 13, Alejandro Vazquez 3 2-3 9, Josh King 2 0-0 4, Andrew White 2 2-4 6, Trey Markward 0 0-0 0, Lucas Fulmer 0 0-0 0, Frankie Hoerst 4 2-5 10, Connor Miller 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 10-19 53.
SALEM (21-5): Xavier McGriff 3 1-2 10, Naziah Spence 1 2-3 5, Tymear Lecator 3 5-5 12, Fatah Paige 3 0-0 6, Deshaan Williams 9 1-3 19, BJ Robbins 2 4-6 8, Cole Sayers 0 0-0 0, Donnie Weathers 0 0-0 0, Marshall Stephens 1 0-0 2, Darrelle Johnson 1 0-0 2. Totals 23 13-19 64.
| Woodstown | 10 | 15 | 20 | 8- | 53 |
| Salem | 20 | 9 | 14 | 21- | 64 |
NEW EGYPT 47, PENNS GROVE 38: Damian Ware really liked the way the playoff road was laying out in front of his Penns Grove basketball team. First-round upsets left a couple double-digit seeds in the path of the Red Devils’ potential spot in the sectional final. All they had to do was get through it.
They got the desired defensive effort they wanted Monday night, but they didn’t have the shooting success to go with it and they fell to the 14th-seeded Warriors to end their season.
“It was back and forth in the fourth quarter,” Ware said. “We missed a few shots, they hit a few shots and pushed it out to five, then we had to foul and they made their free throws at the end to push it out to nine. But it was really like a two-point game most of the fourth quarter.
“We just missed shots. We missed shots that we normally would make at a decent rate. Got a lot of good looks, got a lot of clean looks, but shots just weren’t falling today. That’s what it came down to. Our game play wasn’t bad, we held them to 47 points. Our goal was to keep teams under 50, but we didn’t make shots.”
The sixth-seeded Red Devils (17-12) held their last lead at 35-34 with 3:30 to play, then hit only one more shot the rest of the game. The Warriors, who upset third-seeded Haddon Twp. in the opening round, meanwhile, scored seven points in a row to take the lead for good, then scored their last six points from the free throw line.
Another crucial stretch came at the end of the third quarter when they suffered three turnovers in the final 20 seconds that the Warriors turned into two buckets for a 27-25 lead.
Nolan Arnold, New Egypt’s all-time leading scorer with more than 1,600 career points, led all scorers with 20 points. Clyde Ferris added 16 with three 3-pointers.
Roman Gipson hit four 3-pointers for Red Devils and led them with 16 points. Geonni Conrad had 10 points.
“I tell the kids the game is the game,” Ware said. “You’re going to make shots, you’re going to miss shots, but you’ve got to hit them when they matter the most and we just didn’t make the shots when they mattered the most.”
NEW EGYPT 50, PENNS GROVE 41
NEW EGYPT (13-14): Nolan Arnold 8-4-20, Clyde Ferris 5-3-16, Dylan Harper 0-0-0, Paul Kennedy 1-3-5, Ryan Reynolds 2-1-6, Jake Milicia 0-0-0, Thomas Marabuto 0-0-0. Totals 16-11-47.
PENNS GROVE (17-12): Roman Gipson 6-0-16, Geonni Conrad 4-1-10, Will Roy 0-1-1, Haneef Frisby 1-1-3, Mishawn Brantley 0-0-0, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, Carson Pearsall 1-0-2, Luis Colon 1-0-2. Totals 15-3-38.
| New Egypt | 9 | 8 | 10 | 20- | 47 |
| Penns Grove | 5 | 11 | 9 | 13- | 38 |
Girls game
AUDUBON 48, WOODSTOWN 29: Third-seeded Audubon never gave the Wolverines a chance to get anything going and rolled into a semifinal showdown at Wildwood.
The Wolverines (12-16) were held to seven points in the first half and were down by 21 going into the fourth quarter, but they did outscore their hosts over the course of the final eight minutes.
“They played extremely tough and aggressive,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said of the Green Wave. “They made it hard to get into our sets and played great defense.
“I was proud of the way we fought the entire time. There were times we could’ve given up, but the girls wanted to continue to fight. We took some really good shots that just didn’t fall our way today.”
The Wolverines didn’t have a scorer in double figures, but Lauren Hengel and Kendall Young each scored eight points apiece.
Audubon’s Emma Speyerer hit four 3-pointers and led all scorers with 18 points. Kylie Cannaday had 14 points and seven rebounds. The Green Wave had 12 steals as a team and four blocked shots.
It was a tough year for the Wolverines. They had to rebuild after graduating two of the most prolific scorers in school history and doing so meant putting players in positions they may not have been comfortable playing. But they persevered without complaint.
“What I’ll miss most about the senior class is their camaraderie they have,” Smart said. “Tonight when we got back to the locker room, I went to lock it up thinking everyone had left, and the seniors and a couple juniors were hanging out. They didn’t want to leave. We sat there for about an hour sharing stories and laughs from the season.
“When a sad moment like a season coming to the end happens, if you can look back on the good times, it’s very special. When they can look back on the memories that they made with friends, it’s a special group. Yes, there were tears today, but there were a lot of smiles and laughs.”
AUDUBON 48, WOODSTOWN 29
WOODSTOWN (12-16): Lauren Hengel 3 1-2 8, Emma Perry 3 0-1 6, Kyia Leyman 2 1-2 5, Kendall Young 3 2-2 8, Talia Guardascione 1 0-0 2, Kailyn Kennedy 0 0-0 0, Gina Murray 0 0-0 0. Totals 12 4-7 29.
AUDUBON (20-8): Peyton Marrone 1 0-0 2, Emma Speyerer 7 0-0 18, Kylie Cannaday 5 0-1 10, Giavanna Heller 3 0-0 6, Sophia Homa 1 6-6 8, Mylia Madden 0 0-0 0, Ciara Poponi 0 0-0 0, Jules Heck 2 0-0 4, Acen Bantle 0 0-0 0. Totals 19 6-7 48.
| Woodstown | 4 | 3 | 7 | 15- | 29 |
| Audubon | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13- | 48 |
Putting up his Dukes
Woodstown’s Ayars commits to play college soccer at RCSJ-Cumberland, picks Dukes over system rival; updated with new material
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
Bryce Ayars is always up for a good rivalry. He played in one of the best during his high school career at Woodstown and he’s about to become part of another now that he’s committed to playing his college soccer at RCSJ-Cumberland.
The Wolverines senior confirmed his commitment in December after several weeks wrestling with his choices. He chose the Dukes over their RCSJ system rival Gloucester, a decision that is bound to heighten the experience even more when the teams play the next two years.
“There’s always a pretty heated rivalry between the two,” Ayars said. “You know me, I’m always ready for a good rivalry with my past experience with Schalick, so I’m looking forward to that next big rivalry in my career.
“It’s definitely going to be a heated game. It’s something I’m looking forward to, just being out there on the pitch, going against another great team, to see who comes out on top. I’ve always loved the intensity in those games, no matter if we won or lost. Having that intensity is just something you can’t take for granted. You’ve just got to enjoy every minute of it.”
He officially joined program tonight when he joined the Dukes’ signees in soccer, basketball, softball and golf for a formal signing celebration. Woodstown coach Darren Huck was even on hand to support his captain.
Ayars’ senior high school soccer season ended in early November, but he was on the field honing his craft this weekend, captaining his Deptford Premier EDT travel team to a 2-1 record st the Loudoun (Va.) College Showcase. He anchored a defense that allowed only four goals in three games and scored the game-winner in one of the wins on a header off a corner kick.
Ayars was impressed with the consistent communication the Dukes had with him throughout the season. He watched the game with Gloucester during the season and although the Dukes lost, he was impressed with the way they played.
Once he decided he was going to one of the RCSJs, the final decision came down to “what program would fit me better and which one can help me develop into the player I want to be and take my talent to the next level after these two years.”
Ayars was a two-way threat for the Wolverines and that’s what the Dukes like in him. He controlled the game from his center back position, but became a goal scorer this past season.
He scored a team- and career-high 17 goals this year, 27 over the last two seasons, and finished his four-year career with 95 points. The Wolverines were 19-2-1 the last two seasons when Ayars scored a goal. Along with his father, Don (1998-2000), they formed the second-deepest family legacies in Woodstown soccer history — 135 games (83-41-11), seven playoff appearances and 38 combined goals.
Bryce was a first-team Tri-County Diamond Division pick and played in the TCC-Colonial, South Jersey and All-State all-star games.
“I think I played to the best I could, taking a big leap from my junior to senior year,” he said. “Being able to score goals and getting assists doesn’t just help me but helps the team. I feel like I’d done everything I could for the team and it just didn’t go the way I wanted to in the playoffs.”
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of March 2-7
MONDAY MARCH 2
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Woodstown at Salem, 5 p.m.
Glassboro at KIPP, 6 p.m.
New Egypt at Penns Grove, 5:30 p.m.
Audubon at Palmyra, 6 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Woodbury at Haddon Twp., 5:30 p.m.
Palmyra at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Audubon, 4 p.m.
Gateway at Wildwood, 5 p.m.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Delaware Tech, 3 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Lackawanna at Salem CC, 1 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Semifinals
Woodstown-Salem vs. Glassboro-KIPP
New Egypt at Penns Grove vs. Audubon-Palmyra
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Semifinals
Woodbury-Haddon Twp. vs. Palmyra-Glassboro
Woodstown-Audubon vs. Gateway-Wildwood
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
NJCAA Division III Selection Show, 6 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 5
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester (2), 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 6
WRESTLING
Region Tournament
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Brookdale, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Sussex at Salem CC (2), 1 p.m.
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
BOYS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
GIRLS BASKETBALL
South Jersey Group I Championship
WRESTLING
Region Tournament
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Brookdale at Salem CC (2), noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Monroe-Bronx at Salem CC (2), noon
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
INDOOR TRACK
Meet of Championship, Ocean Breeze, Staten Island
WRESTLING
Girls Region Tournament
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