Category: WOODSTOWN

Charging to the top

Salem Tech field hockey routs Pennsville, takes upper hand in TCC Classic; includes scores and highlights from Thursday’s Salem County sports calendar

THURSDAY’S SCORES
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech 10, Pennsville 0
BOYS SOCCER
Schalick 1, Clearview 0
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Pennsville
GIRLS TENNIS
SJ Group 1 Tournament
Pitman 4, Bernards 1
Roselle Park at Middlesex
Gateway 5, South River 0
Haddon Twp. 4, Schalick 1
Woodstown 3, Lower Cape May 2
Metuchen 5, Edison Magnet 0
Woodbridge Magnet 5, Pennsville 0
New Providence 3, Shore 2
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Chesapeake 3, Salem CC 0

By Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – Abigail Beals, Hazel Eachus and Adessa Plum scored two goals apiece and the two-year-old Salem Tech field hockey program took the upper hand in the Tri-County Classic Division with a school-record 10-0 rout of Pennsville Thursday.

The Chargers (6-2, 4-0) are the last remaining undefeated team in Classic Division play. They hold a 1½ game lead over Pennsville in the standings.  Last year, in their inaugural season, they played as a TCC independent while they awaited the new scheduling cycle.

Jessilyn Chambers, Hayden Crispin, Avery Dalton and Gina LaRosa scored their other goals. Crispin was credited with three assists.

The Chargers have won their last three games by scores of 10-0, 9-0 and 6-0. They have now won five in a row, matching their longest winning streak in program history.

The teams play again Monday.

BOYS SOCCER
SCHALICK 1, CLEARVIEW 0: Nolan O’Toole converted a penalty kick in the 81st minute for the game’s only goal and Nick Latona made eight saves in his fourth shutout of the season. According to reports, Marco Spinnato was sent in on net and taken down from behind in the box to set up the PK. The Cougars (6-2) have won four in a row, outscoring their opponents 13-1.

GIRLS TENNIS
WOODSTOWN 3, LOWER CAPE MAY 2
Mia Gilbert (L) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-1, 6-1
Emma West (WO) def. Casey Fitzpatrick, 6-3, 6-3
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Reilly Fitzpatrick, 6-2, 6-4
Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman (WO) def. Mia Teng-Gia Guzzi, 4-6, 6-2, 10-3
Aubrey Gamble-Kaleigh Griser (L) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 6-2, 6-4
Records: Woodstown 8-4, Lower Cape May 8-5.

HADDON TWP. 4, SCHALICK 1
Leighton Thoder (HT) def. Olivia Lunemann, 6-2, 6-4
Olivia Fleming (HT) def. Sebrina Bradford, 2-6, 6-4, 10-6
Jasmine Hunt (S) def. Hadleigh Holcomb, 7-5, 7-5
Riley Kennedy-Sujin Marchese (HT) def. River Wojcik-Janae White, 6-1, 6-1
Ariana Turkot-Julianne McGary (HT) def. Brooke Brown-Abigail Sotela Hernandez, 6-2, 6-4
Records: Haddon Twp. 10-5, Schalick 8-4

WOODBRIDGE MAGNET 5, PENNSVILLE 0
Chelsea Zhang (WM) def. Graillyn Weber, 6-1, 6-0
Kasshvi Garge (WM) def. Naomi Hess, 6-3, 6-0
Mahi Patel (WM) def. Jaisley Weber, 6-1, 6-2
Anugraha Nithyaprakash-Nehal Ambulkar (WM) def. Aubrey Hall-Juliana Thomas, 6-3, 6-3
Vinthua Vemuri-Deveshi Bhardwaj (WM) def. Yasary Clemente Brito-Mariangela Rangel, 6-0, 6-2
Records: Woodbridge Magnet 7-4, Pennsville 9-4.

SJ Group 1 Quarterfinals
Tuesday’s Matches
Roselle Park-Middlesex winner at Pitman
Gateway at Haddon Twp.
Metuchen at Woodstown 
Woodbridge Magnet at New Providence

It’s trophy time

All five teams in Salem County will be playing for special trophies this week; includes Salem County football leaders through games of Sept. 28

THIS WEEK’S GAMES
Tonight: Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Friday: Penns Grove at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Saturday: Woodstown at Salem, noon

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

It’s Trophy Week in Salem County.

There’s a rivalry game of some kind somewhere every week, and all three games involving teams from Salem County are this week.

Tonight, Schalick, the No. 1 team in the South Jersey Group 1 power points standings, travels the six miles up Centerton Road to take on Cumberland for the Hars-Lake Trophy. Surprising Penns Grove plays at Pennsville Friday for the Wildman Willey Boot. And Saturday, surging Salem hosts Woodstown for the Rivalry Week Trophy that used to be the Thanksgiving Day Classic.

The Woodstown-Salem Thanksgiving Day Classic trophy, now called the Rivalry Week trophy.

“I think it means more to the kids from the simple fact you get to engrave your name on something and say you won something that particular year,” said Salem coach Kemp Carr, who has coached for and held high both The Boot and the Rivalry Week trophies in his career. “Anytime you get an opportunity to play for something no matter what it is you want to play your hardest and your best.”

The Salem-Woodstown series began in 1911 and has been played continuously since 1924; Salem leads it 64-40-10. Since they don’t play it on Thanksgiving Day anymore it has been decreed to be the home team’s homecoming game every year, and since they’re not in the same WJFL division at this time they’ve been designated opponents. Salem wrestled the trophy back last year – and had it hand delivered to the school — after it had been in Woodstown’s hands since 2021.

The trophy they’re playing for in Pennsville is named in honor of Norm “Wildman” Willey, the three-time Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro defensive lineman of the ’50s who taught PE and drivers ed at Pennsville for 30 years. He still holds the NFL record for sacks in a game – 17 against the New York Giants – at a time before sacks were an officially recognized league stat. He passed away in 2011.

It’s called The Boot because one of Willey’s football cleats is part of the trophy.

Penns Grove leads the series 37-29-4 and is 11-6 since 2010, but Pennsville has won the last two in a row.

“It’s always one of the most anticipated games of the season, especially when it’s our homecoming,” Eagles coach Mike Healy said. “The school and the community get really into this game and can’t wait for Friday night.”

The Schalick-Cumberland series began in 1977 with the first varsity football games in both schools’ history and then broke until 2002 when the Colts joined the Tri-County Conference when the Hars-Lake Memorial Trophy was established. It is named in the memories of longtime Cumberland coach Tom Lake, who oversaw the most successful stretch in Colts history, and former Schalick history teacher Mike Hars, who served as an assistant coach at both schools. Each team names an MVP when it’s over.

Schalick leads the series 16-9, but Cumberland won last year and will be looking to win back-to-back for the first time since 2008. Adding to the intrigue is the fact it will be played for the first time on a Thursday night.

They don’t call this one “The Neighborhood Game” for nothing. The players know each other, they’ve played with and against each other for years. The coaches and administrators overlap. Current Schalick athletics director Doug Volovar’s last game as Cumberland’s head football coach was in this game in 2002.

The Gloucester City game might be the Cougars’ longest-standing football rivalry, but this one is personal.

“It definitely has that kind of taste to it,” former Schalick head coach Mike Wilson said back in 2023. “I’ve been on staffs where the people in town only care about one game; this game has that same type of level. Whether both teams are 7-0, 0-7 or whatever it doesn’t matter.

“This one checks all the boxes. It used to be Schalick and Cumberland’s Super Bowl when Thanksgiving kind of ended your season. I still think it’s a mid-year Super Bowl. It’s a big deal. These kids are going to come out ready to play and you’re going to see the best effort on both sides.”

Pennsville players raise The Boot last year after retaining the trophy in the series with Penns Grove. Top photo: The Wildman Willey Boot and the Hars-Lake Trophy.

Salem County leaders

Rushing

PLAYERCAR.YARDSTD
Kenny Bartee, Schalick656329
Jaivon Thomas, Penns Grove446149
Cole Ware, Woodstown644312
Cashmir Parsley, Salem584114
Terrell Thomas, Penns Grove463578
David Stewart, Schalick352894
Ayden Jenkins, Schalick442291
Aidan Collazo, Pennsville181812
Mason Middlemiss, Woodstown291605
Tristan Horner, Pennsville371424
TyRell West, Woodstown20863
Kyvion Parsons, Salem14812
Adrian Alleyne, Salem11810
Savior Allah, Penns Grove6791
Zavier Reeder, Penns Grove4710
Desmund Thomas, Salem9631
Freddie Allen, Schalick12601
Isiah Santiago, Salem18590
DezYon Purnell, Schalick8490

Passing

PLAYERC-A-IYARDSTD
Jake Layfield, Pennsville100-158-4115610
Desmund Thomas, Salem7-7-01412
Mason Middlemiss, Woodstown15-26-32744
Kenny Bartee, Schalick6-21-01251
Owen McDonald, Salem10-22-21051
Damien Robinson, Penns Grove13-17-01052
Gabriel McFarland, Schalick3-4-0491
Kyvion Parsons, Salem3-11-2411

Receiving

PLAYERNO.YARDSTD
Chase Johnson, Pennsville385395
Lucas Thomas, Pennsville161382
Aidan Collazo, Pennsville111440
Jacob Kimani, Pennsville101261
Tristan Horner, Pennsville101261
Danny Knight, Pennsville81180
Jerry Wooton, Penns Grove71282
KaiSiere Muhammad, Salem6980
Andrew White, Woodstown51574
Ahmad Tucker, Salem4511
Cole Ware, Woodstown4350
Quemere Bergen, Salem3592
Gio Alicea, Schalick3561
Nehemiah Carter, Woodstown3530
Isiah Santiago, Salem3290
Savior Allah, Penns Grove3250
Dante Cummings, Pennsville3131
Noah Chiu, Woodstown2310
Omari Robinson, Penns Grove2261
Evan Elliott, Schalick2101

Defense

SACKS — 6.5: JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove; Omari Robinson, Penns Grove; 6: Omari Robinson, Penns Grove; 5.5: Myshion Barnes, Salem; 4.5: Tony Merendino, Salem; 4: Mahkye Murray, Salem; Bradley Snitcher, Woodstown; 3: Evan Elliott, Schalick; Nick Lopergolo, Schalick; 2.5: Rex Hannah, Woodstown; 2: Kamal Chatum, Salem; Xavier Csaszar, Woodstown; Dillon Garrity, Woodstown; Maliq Reddick, Penns Grove; Terrell Thomas, Penns Grove; Jerry Wooton, Penns Grove

INTERCEPTIONS — 4: Jacob Kimani, Pennsville; 3: Grady Sanders, Pennsville; David Stewart, Schalick; 2: Gio Alicea, Schalick; Jaivon Thomas, Penns Grove; Danny Knight, Pennsville

Team Leaders

TEAMRUSHC-A-IPASSPFPA
PENNS GROVE (4-0)124314-19-017015738
PENNSVILLE (2-3)288100-158-4115611785
SALEM (2-3)75020-40-42879898
SCHALICK (5-0)112612-30-020816334
WOODSTOWN (3-2)72115-26-327410491

Running on empty

Wednesday roundup:Salem Tech harriers win first SJ Tech title one day after winning TCC division crown; Pennsville soccer beats Pitman for first time since 2017, and more

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

WESTAMPTON – Every bit of conventional wisdom would tell you the Salem Tech cross country runners should have been spent. Like sending a relief pitcher out to the mound for a third day in a row, there shouldn’t have been anything left. But the Chargers saw a unique opportunity and literally found another gear.

Levi Seals and Anthony Morano went 3-4, respectively and the Chargers placed all five counters in the top 10, to win their first ever South Jersey Vo-Tech Championship at Westampton Tech Wednesday – one day after clinching its fifth straight TCC Classic Division title.

The Chargers finished with 29 points. GCIT and Camden Vo-Tech both scored 66 points. Medford Tech was fourth with 67 points.

“I was impressed with the guys,” Chargers coach Matt DiTizio said. “(Defending race champion) GCIT on a normal day, they would’ve had us for sure, but they were in a tough race yesterday, too.

“We saw an opportunity we don’t normally have, so we went for it. I figured it might be tight with some of the teams there, but there was just too much of an opportunity there and the guys really wanted to go for it. I gave them the green light and they took advantage of it.”

Seals hit the finish in 17:57.21; he’s run faster before, but his time here was six seconds faster than he ran in Tuesday’s TCC Batch Meet. Morano finished in 18:45.16. Jean-Pierre Pozo (19:02.69), Joseph MacNeil (19:11.23) and Chase Pompper (19:32.05) all finished in the top 10, with Pozo and MacNeil both posting faster times than the day before. Medford Tech’s Chris Davis won the race in 17:42.00.

“It’s a lot on a runner to have them push like that two days in a row,” DiTizio said. “I felt this group had what it took to win it and push through a back-to-back race. They showed how tough they are and I am super proud of how they performed. They all ran a solid race”

The Salem Tech girls finished third in their race, behind winner GCIT and Medford Tech. Sophomore Paityn Harrington (26:21.34) and Abigail Vanaman (26:41.51) finished fourth and fifth, respectively, for the Chargers. Medford Tech’s Hailey Fedezko won the race in 24:48.15.

Boys soccer

PENNSVILLE — Sam Hassler scored off an indirect free kick from Lucas Cooksey in the 35th minute to give his team a two-goal lead and Pennsville “held on like crazy” in the second half to end a long losing streak against Pitman, 2-1.

It was the Eagles’ first win over the Panthers since 2017, ending a 12-game winless streak. The Eagles last win over Pitman came in the first meeting of the 2017 season, 4-3 at Alcyon Park. The teams played to a scoreless tie last year.

Justin Michaca scored Pennsville’s first goal on a penalty kick in the 20th minute. Pitman’s goal also came on a PK, by Jonas Drum, with 20 minutes left in regulation. Lochlann Hooks kept the out the rest of the game, making 15 saves total.

“I respect coach (Matt) Newcomb and the Pitman program a lot, so to get a first win against them feels like a big accomplishment,” Pennsville coach Derek Foglein said. “We’ve had a lot of firsts for our program recently. Just goes to show how far we’ve come.”

Girls soccer

SCHALICK 7, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 0: Karlie Bakley, Nicolette Bloomer and Olivia Vanacker all scored twice and Izzy Desantis tallied once as the Cougars (7-1) erupted for seven goals in the first half. The shutout was the Cougars’ sixth of the season and second in as many days

WOODSTOWN 2, PITMAN 0: Korynn Hernandez and Mariah Hyman scored goals in the first half as the Wolverines bounced back from a tough loss to arch-rival Schalick a day before. Hernandez now has 13 goals in her freshman season.

Field hockey

SCHALICK 10, SALEM 0: Luci Virga scored two goals and eight other players scored once as the Cougars won their seventh straight and second in a row by a 10-0 score. After being shutout in their first two games of the season, the Cougars have outscored their opponents 41-4.

“After adjusting our formation a few times, we finally found what works for us,” Cougars coach Heather Cheesman said.

HAMMONTON 2, WOODSTOWN 0: Lucia Donio scored two goals in the fourth quarter to help the Blue Devils extend their unbeaten streak to six games and snap Woodstown’s six-game winning streak.

OVERBROOK 2, PENNSVILLE 0: The Rams applied relentless pressure on Pennsville goalie Kelsey Cook, but only Lucylaine Bannan and Cadence Burr could get it past the junior keeper.

Girls tennis

PENNSVILLE 4, DAYTON 1: The recently paired tandem of Mariangela Rangel and Yasary Clemente Brito won a straight set victory at second doubles to clinch the Eagles’ victory in the play-in round of the South Jersey Group 1 Tournament.

The 10th-seeded Eagles (9-3) now travel to seventh-seeded Woodbridge Magnet Thursday for a first-round match.

The Eagles swept the three singles matches for their other points. Naomi Hess and Jaisley Weber won in straight sets, while No. 1 singles Graillyn Weber won a 10-5 third-set tiebreaker.

A more detailed account will be posted to Riverview Sports News soon.


On the rebound

Schalick scores two goals off rebounds to bounce archival Woodstown and maintain the top spot in South Jersey Group 1

BOYS SOCCER
Schalick 3, Woodstown 1

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PITTSGROVE — Joe Mannella is constantly reminding his Schalick soccer players the value of collecting rebounds. Be in the right place at the right time enough times, the 300-win coach tells them, and the goals will come.

While long free kicks, even longer upfield runs to beat a defender one-on-one and headers off corner kicks are all the rage, there’s something to be said about being Johnny-on-the-spot. The Cougars scored two second-half goals off rebounds Tuesday and they provided the margin of victory in their 3-1 win over archival Woodstown.

“They’re there every game,” Mannella said. “We talk about it to these guys all the time that if you just do nothing but go for rebounds you’ll get double-digit goals.

“These guys all want the highlight-reel goals. You saw how many balls went 20 feet over the net and 20 feet wide because they’re trying to (do something spectacular). Sometimes it’s just get to the front of the net and get a rebound and put it in the back of the net.”

Woodstown’s Landon Gugliemo (11) wins a header with Schalick’s Ryan Loper in their game Tuesday. Top photo, Schalick’s Tyler Vanlier (17) looks to distribute he ball before the Woodstown defense converges on him.

Tyler Vanlier broke a 1-1 tie when he rushed in to collect a shot Marco Spinnato banged off the crossbar five minutes into the second half. Spinnato made it 3-1 six minutes later when he followed Josh Stecher’s shot that bounced back into play off Woodstown keeper Lee Coombs’ chest for his second goal of the game.

“That’s part of playing your role,” Manella said. “That strike for Tyler and Marco and those guys up there, their job is to follow shots because there are going to be rebounds.”

But sending a rebound back home is harder than it looks. You’ve got to think, too, the last thing anyone wants to do is whiff or airmail it when the whole goal is in front of you. It’d be like a defensive lineman scooping up and fumble and rumbling 50, 60 yards and then fumbling before he crosses the goal line. 

“Yeah, because you’re thinking about it,” Spinnato said. “People think when you’re in front of the goal and stuff it’s just an easy tap in; it’s so much more than that. The ball’s bouncing, you’re playing weird bounces and stuff, you’re on a field that’s all mushy and stuff, I put those in as factors, so, yes, it’s hard.”

“It is kind of hard because you’ve got to be in the right place at the right time; you’ve just gotta be there,” Vanlier said. “I was trying to predict it (on his). I thought (the original shot) was going to go in, but I was there just in case.”

Spinnato now has 16 career goals. Nine have come against Salem County teams. He’s scored at least one goal in four of the Cougars’ last six games.

“My job is to put goals in the back of the net; I feel like that’s what I’m doing right now,” it doesn’t matter against whom, he said. “Losing (Luke) Price I have to step up in some ways and I feel like today I kind of like really put that into my head and I tried to score, and I think I did pretty good.”

Spinnato scored the first goal of the game when pushed one past Coombs from the doorstop less than four minutes into the match. Woodstown’s Nick DiTeodoro got the equalizer five minutes before halftime when he moved down the right wing and ripped one of those highlight-reel goals into the upper left corner from the right side of the box.

Schalick controlled the play, especially in the second half, outshooting the Wolverines 21-11.

“He’s got a very talented team there and they definitely controlled possession,” Huck said of his buddy Mannella. “We discussed it at halftime. They’re going to control possession on us, but we just needed to keep working. The few opportunities that we get, when we could break something down, we were going for it, but like I said, they’ve got a heck of a team and they showed it today.”

Woodstown (5-4-1)10-1
Schalick (5-2)12-3

GOALS: Marco Spinnato (S), 3:40; Nick DiTeodoro (WO), 35:00; Tyler Vanlier (S), 45:02; Marco Spinnato (S), 51:06.

Woodstown’s Nick DiTeodoro (22) gets great leg extension on this shot that produced the Wolverines’ only goal in the first half against Schalick.


Early Bloomer

Schalick freshman emerging as a goal-scoring machine, nets two in win over Woodstown; plus, Schalick’s girls win SJ tennis tourney opener

GIRLS SOCCER
Schalick 4, Woodstown 0

By Brian Tortella
For Riverview Sports News

WOODSTOWN — After graduating a talented senior class that accounted for nearly half of the team’s scoring last season, it would be understandable if Will Kemp didn’t know what to expect this season from a young squad featuring several new faces.

However, it didn’t take the Schalick girls soccer coach long during the preseason to realize that this would be far from a rebuilding year.

Behind two goals from standout freshman Nicolette Bloomer, the Cougars earned a 4-0 shutout over county rival Woodstown in Tri-County Diamond Division action Tuesday.

“She’s done extremely well,” Kemp said of his star rookie. “She’s a fiery individual. She’s developed really fast inside the last three weeks alone. I was excited to get her on the squad when she was coming through the eighth grade system. I’ve seen her play a few times for Pittsgrove Club. It’s good to see what she’s applying from there over to here.

“She’s been an absolute game changer for us when it comes to us getting some more goals and adding that aggression on the field that we currently need.”

Bloomer scored the first goal of the match midway through the first half with a strike to the bottom left corner of the net while in the box to give Schalick a 1-0 advantage into intermission.

It didn’t take her long into the second half to find the net again as her shot seven minutes into the second half gave the Cougars a two-score lead they would not look back on. Olivia Vanacker and Emily Tramontana-Miller each scored insurance goals within the 64th minute to solidify the triumph.

“I’ve been playing since I was really little and I’ve been working my way up,” Bloomer said. “I’ve been striving to be who I am now and I’m looking forward to keeping going.

“It was a big win. We came out real strong. We really came together as a team.”

Schalick improved to 6-1 and recorded its fifth shutout of the young season. The Cougars’ lone blemish came 2-1 to Camden Catholic in a non-league matchup last Friday.

Unbeaten in their last seven contests in the series, the Cougars haven’t lost to Woodstown in 1,452 days. You’d have to flip the calendar back to Oct. 7, 2022, to find Schalick’s last setback to their division rival.

Under the direction of coach Will Kemp, Schalick is off to a 4-0 start against division opponents this fall.

With the win, the Cougars now narrowly hold the No. 1 seed in the South Jersey Group 1 girls soccer power point standings. Gateway, Collingswood, Wildwood and Woodstown round out the top five in what is expected to be a highly competitive race this fall, with two-time defending champion Haddon Township currently riding a five-game losing streak due to an injury-riddled roster.

“I believe we’re one of the best teams (in Group 1),” Bloomer said. “We’re for sure up there. If we keep playing the way we are, we’re for sure the best team.”

It has been an impressive start, to say the least, for a squad that graduated two of its top three scorers in the spring. The heavy production lost from graduated seniors Quinn Berger (team-high 14 goals and 18 assists) and Cali Fisler (eight goals and 11 assists) has been filled by Bloomer, who now leads the team with nine goals, and fellow rookie Mackenzie Talarico, who has five goals this fall.

So does Kemp believe his squad is the best in South Jersey Group 1 like the standings say? Only time will tell.

“I have a lot of faith in my players,” he said. “They’ve done extremely well over the last few weeks. We still have a lot of growing to do, but I think we can really push forward to another level.”

Woodstown fell to 6-2-1 with the setback. The Wolverines enjoyed one of their best seasons in recent memory in 2025, finishing with a 15-4-1 record and reaching the South Jersey Group 1 semifinal, where they fell to eventual champion Haddon Township.

Freshmen like Schalick’s Mackenzie Talarico (17) and Woodstown’s Korynn Hernandez are making a big splash on the South Jersey Group 1 girls soccer scene this fall. Top photo: Schalick’s Nicolette Bloomer. (Photos by Brian Tortella)

The Wolverines are also riding a strong underclassmen core, headlined by freshman Korynn Hernandez, the team leader with 12 goals. They also have a first-year varsity goal keeper in sophomore Mazie Mazzoni, while freshman Bella Lucas and sophomore Hailey Kucharczuk continue to make dividends on the scoreboard.

They just couldn’t get much going Tuesday.

“As the saying goes, ‘You learn more in a loss;’ we’ll learn from the mistakes we made today because we made a lot of them,” Woodstown coach Kieran Keyser said. “Schalick is a heck of a team. We beat ourselves down in a lot of ways. Small defensive breakdowns here and there. We’ll work on those things and I’m glad they’re happening now rather than in November.”

Brian Tortella is an occasional contributor to Riverview Sports News. He can be reached at btortreportssj@gmail.com

Schalick (6-1)13-4
Woodstown (6-2-1)00-0

GOALS: Nicolette Bloomer (S) 2, Olivia Vanacker (S), Emily Miller (S).

Girls tennis
Schalick sweeps, Pennsville delayed

SJ GROUP 1 TOURNAMENT
Bernards 5, Highland Park 0
Roselle Park 5, New Egypt 0
South River 5, Wildwood 0
Schalick 5, Glassboro 0
Lower Cape May 5, Henry Hudson/Keyport 0
Edison Magnet 5, Pt. Pleasant Beach 0
Dayton at Pennsville, Wednesday
Shore 5, Dunellen 0

PITTSGROVE — Olivia Lunemann remembered what it felt like losing a 10-point tiebreaker to Glassboro’s No. 1 singles player during the regular season. It stayed with her a while. She didn’t want to feel that way again.

This time, in the rematch with even bigger stakes attached, the Schalick senior left no doubt. She dispatched Alana Killelea in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4, to win her match and help the Cougars sweep Glassboro 5-0 in the play-in round of the South Jersey Group 1 girls tennis tournament.

“I thought about how that one went, how I was feeling that whole time and I didn’t want to go through that,” she said. “I just wanted to play more my sport than get all emotional.

“The first time when I lost I was very emotional and for like the week after that I was just off the entire time. All my shots were bad. I was hitting the net all the time. Everyone was like you did good, it was only a 10-point, but that’s right, it was only a 10-point. If I get that 10-point I would have won. I think that hit me.”

This time she kept her emotions in check, placed her ball anywhere she wanted on the court and stayed in the points.

The Cougars lost two third-set tiebreakers in that 3-2 regular-season team victory over the Bulldogs. They had only one go to the third set Tuesday and the second doubles team of River Wojcik and Janae White pulled that out, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9.

Sebrina Bradford, Lunemann’s former doubles partner, and Jasmine Hunt claimed the Cougars’ other singles points. Brooke Brown and Jazmin Perez earned their other doubles point.

“I think they came in with more confidence now that it’s a little bit later in the year,” Schalick coach Brandi Petrunis said. “We have a senior at 1 and 2, so I think that helps, too. And being at home, that’s always a good thing.

“My girls played really well. Glassboro was hitting some really good points, but our girls were just limiting our errors and keeping the balls in looking for open blue ,,, so that was perfect. We’re really hoping this will give us momentum for the second round and we can calm down and just play like we can play.”

‘The Cougars (8-3) now travel to No. 4 Haddon Twp. (9-5) on Thursday. Schalick has won the last two meetings in the series, but the teams haven’t played since 2023.

Tenth-seeded Pennsville (8-3) also was scheduled for a play-in match Tuesday, but No. 23 Dayton (1-8) wasn’t expected to have enough players to compete and was granted a delay. The teams now will play Wednesday at Pennsville. The winner travels to No. 7 Woodbridge Magnet (5-5) on Thursday. — Al Muskewitz

SCHALICK 5, GLASSBORO 0
Olivia Lunemann (S) def. Alana Killelea, 6-3, 6-4
Sebrina Bradford (S) def. Taylor Adcock, 6-3, 6-1
Jasmine Hunt (S) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-1, 6-2
Brooke Brown-Jazmin Perez (S) def. Sofia Dungca-Conception Soriano, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
River Wojcik-Janae White (S) def. Alice Denzel-Amani George, 3-6, 6-3, 11-9
Records: Schalick 8-3, Glassboro 6-5.

WJFL Scoreboard

Here are the scores from this weekend’s West Jersey Football League schedule; games postponed Saturday will be played Monday

MONDAY’S GAMES
Salem 42, Overbrook 0
Penns Grove 24, Woodbury 12
Middle Twp. 21, Haddon Twp. 0
Bordentown at KIPP

SATURDAY’S GAMES
Schalick 16, Paulsboro 8
Ewing 39, Princeton 8
Haddon Heights 36, Bishop Eustace 14
Bordentown at KIPP, ppd.
Lawrence at Nottingham, noon
Haadon Twp. at Middle Twp., ppd.
Overbrook at Salem, ppd.
Penns Grove at Woodbury, ppd.

FRIDAY’S SCORES
Burlington City 24, Pennsville 22
Woodstown 42, Buena 8
Atlantic City 36, Winslow 30
Audubon 24, Gateway 12
Bridgeton 26, Vineland 21
Burlington Twp. 20, Pleasantville 18
Camden 27, Cedar Creek 7
Clearview 28, Pemberton 18
Deptford 46, Holy Cross 19
Eastern 17, Lenape 7
Egg Harbor 37, Atlantic Tech 6
Glassboro 42, Holy Spirit 0
Hammonton 21, Oakcrest 20
Lower Cape May 28, Absegami 0
Mastery Camden 26, WW-Plainsboro 6
Millville 28, St. Augustine 21
Moorestown 7, Cherry Hill West 0
Northern Burlington 14, Pennsauken 7
Notre Dame 21, Robbinsville 0
Ocean City 27, Mainland 21
Paul VI 35, Willingboro 15
Rancocas Valley 35, Cherokee 0
Shawnee 37, Delsea 7
St. Joe (Hamm.) 41, Highland 7
Sterling 39, Collingswood 6
Timber Creek 55, Cumberland 7
Trenton 46, Hightstown 7
Washington Twp. 28, Kingsway 7
West Deptford 28, Haddonfield 0
Wildwood 28, Gloucester Catholic 14

THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Camden Catholic 20, Maple Shade 14
Florence 21, Riverside 20
Gloucester 41, Cinnaminson 12
Hopewell Valley 42, Allentown 25
Seneca 35, Delran 14
Williamstown 33, Cherry Hill East 21

Salem County series

Here are the standings within this season’s games among teams in Salem County

Football

TEAMSALLPGPVSALSCHWOO
PENNS GROVE0-0XXX
PENNSVILLE1-0XXX28-21
SALEM0-1XXX14-15
SCHALICK2-015-14XXX41-0
WOODSTOWN0-221-280-41XXX

AUG. 27
Pennsville 28, Woodstown 21 (OT)
SEPT. 11
Schalick 41, Woodstown 0
SEPT. 18
Schalick 15, Salem 14
OCT. 2
Penns Grove at Pennsville
OCT. 3
Woodstown at Salem
OCT. 9
Penns Grove at Schalick
OCT. 16
Pennsville at Schalick
OCT. 17
Woodstown at Penns Grove
OCT. 23
Salem at Pennsville

Boys Soccer

TEAMSALLPGPVSALSTSCHWOO
PENNS GROVE2-2XXXWWLL
PENNSVILLE0-2LXXXL
SALEM0-2XXXLL
SALEM TECH1-1LWXXX
SCHALICK1-0WXXX
WOODSTOWN3-0WWWXXX

SEPT. 3
Woodstown 5, Pennsville 4
SEPT. 10
Schalick 7, Penns Grove 0
Salem at Salem Tech, ppd.
SEPT. 16
Penns Grove 3, Salem Tech 2
SEPT. 17
Penns Grove 3, Pennsville 0
SEPT. 18
Woodstown 9, Salem 0
SEPT. 22
Pennsville at Salem
SEPT. 24
Woodstown 4, Penns Grove 2
SEPT. 25
Salem Tech 5, Salem 1
SEPT. 28
Salem Tech at Pennsville
SEPT. 29
Woodstown at Schalick
SEPT. 30
Penns Grove at Salem
OCT. 6
Penns Grove at Schalick
Salem Tech at Salem
OCT. 14
Salem at Pennsville
OCT. 20
Penns Grove at Woodstown
OCT. 22
Schalick at Woodstown
Pennsville at Salem Tech
OCT. 28
Pennsville at Schalick
Salem Tech at Woodstown

Girls Soccer

TEAMSALLPGPVSALSTSCHWOO
PENNS GROVE1-2XXXWLL
PENNSVILLE0-1XXXL
SALEM0-1XXXL
SALEM TECH1-1LWXXX
SCHALICK1-0WXXX
WOODSTOWN2-0WWXXX

SEPT. 3
Woodstown 5, Pennsville 2
SEPT. 10
Schalick 8, Penns Grove 0
Salem Tech 7, Salem 1
SEPT. 16
Penns Grove 3, Salem Tech 2
SEPT. 22
Salem at Pennsville
SEPT. 24
Woodstown 7, Penns Grove 0
SEPT. 28
Schalick at Woodstown
Pennsville at Salem Tech
SEPT. 30
Salem at Penns Grove
OCT. 6
Schalick at Penns Grove
Salem at Salem Tech
OCT. 14
Pennsville at Salem
OCT. 20
Woodstown at Penns Grove
OCT. 22
Woodstown at Schalick
Salem Tech at Pennsville
OCT. 28
Schalick at Pennsville
Woodstown at Salem Tech

Field Hockey

TEAMSALLPVSALSTSCHWOO
PENNSVILLE1-1XXXWL
SALEM0-2LXXXL
SALEM TECH1-1WXXXL
SCHALICK2-1WWXXXL
WOODSTOWN1-0WXXX

SEPT. 10
Pennsville 4, Salem 1
Woodstown 2, Schalick 0
SEPT. 14
Schalick 2, Salem Tech 1
SEPT. 16
Schalick 12, Pennsville 0
SEPT. 24
Salem Tech 6, Salem 0
SEPT. 30
Schalick at Salem
OCT. 1
Pennsville at Salem Tech
OCT. 6
Pennsville at Salem
Schalick at Woodstown
OCT. 16
Salem Tech at Pennsville
OCT. 20
Salem Tech at Salem

Girls Tennis

TEAMALLPGPVSALSCHWOO
PENNS GROVE0-4XXXLLLL
PENNSVILLE2-1WXXXWL
SALEM0-2LXXXL
SCHALICK2-1WWXXXL
WOODSTOWN4-0WWWWXXX

SEPT. 3
Woodstown 5, Penns Grove 0
SEPT. 8
Pennsville 5, Salem 0
SEPT. 10
Woodstown 4, Pennsville 1
Schalick 5, Salem 0
SEPT. 14
Woodstown 5, Schalick 0
SEPT. 15
Pennsville 5, Penns Grove 0
SEPT. 21
Schalick 5, Penns Grove 0
SEPT. 24
Woodstown 5, Penns Grove 0
SEPT. 28
Salem at Pennsville
OCT. 8
Woodstown at Schalick
OCT. 12
Schalick at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Salem
OCT. 14
Schalick at Penns Grove
OCT. 16
Salem at Woodstown

Overall

TEAMSALLFBBSOCGSOCFHTEN
PENNS GROVE3-80-02-21-2XX0-4
PENNSVILLE4-51-00-20-11-12-1
SALEM0-80-10-20-10-20-2
SALEM TECH3-3XX1-11-11-1XX
SCHALICK8-22-01-01-02-12-1
WOODSTOWN10-20-23-02-01-04-0




This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 3; all events 4 p.m. unless noted

MONDAY, SEPT. 28
WJFL FOOTBALL
Overbrook at Salem 3:30 p.m.
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 4 p.m.
Bordentown at KIPP, 5 p.m.
Haddon Twp. at Middle Twp., 6 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove at Glassboro
Salem at Gloucester Catholic 
Salem Tech at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
Pennsville at Salem Tech
Schalick at Woodstown
FIELD HOCKEY
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Overbrook at Schalick, 4:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Clayton
Salem at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS TENNIS
Salem at Pennsville
Timber Creek at Woodstown

TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
BOYS SOCCER
Woodstown at Schalick
GIRLS TENNIS
Regular season
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Timber Creek at Woodstown
SJ Group 1 Tournament
Bernards at Highland Park
New Egypt at Roselle Park
Wildwood at South River, 3:30 p.m.
Glassboro at Schalick, 2 p.m.
Henry Hudson/Keyport at Lower Cape May
Pt. Pleasant Beach at Edison Magnet
Dayton at Pennsville
Shore at Dunellen
CROSS COUNTRY
TCC Batch Meet
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Williamstown, 5:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
BOYS SOCCER
Glassboro at Salem Tech
Penns Grove at Salem
Pitman at Pennsville
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Schalick
Pitman at Woodstown
Salem at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Glassboro
FIELD HOCKEY
Cumberland at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Pennsville, 4:30 p.m.
Schalick at Salem
Woodstown at Hammonton

THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FOOTBALL
Schalick at Cumberland, 6 p.m.
Princeton at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.
Clearview at Highland, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Palmyra at Burlington City, 6 p.m.
Oakcrest at Ocean City, 6 p.m.
Cherry Hill East at Washington Twp., 6 p.m.
Egg Harbor at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m.
Camden at Permian (Tex.), 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Salem Tech at Pennsville
BOYS SOCCER
Clearview at Schalick
GIRLS SOCCER
Salem at Pennsville
GIRLS TENNIS
SJ Group 1 Tournament
Bernards-Highland Park winner at Pitman
Roselle Park-New Egypt winner at Middlesex
Wildwood-South River winner at Gateway
Schalick-Glassboro winner at Haddon Twp.
Henry Hudson/Keyport-Lower Cape May winner at Woodstown
Edison Magnet-PP Beach winner at Metuchen
Pennsville-Dayton winner at Woodbridge Magnet
Dunellen-Shore winner at New Providence
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Chesapeake, 6 p.m.

FRIDAY, OCT. 2
FOOTBALL
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Wildwood at Buena, 6 p.m.
West Deptford at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Gateway at Clayton, 7 p.m.
WW-Plainsboro at Lindenwold, 6 p.m.
Paul VI at Eastern, 6 p.m.
KIPP at Lawrence, 6 p.m.
Holy Cross at Florence, 6 p.m.
Seneca at Hopewell Valley, 6 p.m.
Nottingham at Delran, 6 p.m.
Kingsway at Williamstown, 6 p.m.
Delsea at Triton, 6 p.m.
Notre Dame at Allentown, 6 p.m.
Shawnee at Lenape, 6 p.m.
Timber Creek at Absegami, 6 p.m.
Rancocas Valley at Millville, 6 p.m.
Maple Shade at Sterling, 6 p.m.
Lower Cape May at Middle Twp., 6 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
Atlantic City at Mainland, 6 p.m.
Holy Spirit at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.
Willingboro at Glassboro, 6 p.m.
Cherokee at Cedar Creek, 6 p.m.
Hightstown at Bordentown, 6 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Camden Catholic, 6 p.m.
Riverside at Gloucester, 7 p.m.
Bishop Eustace at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
Moorestown at Robbinsville, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester at Salem
Salem Tech at Buena
Woodstown at Highland, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Buena at Salem Tech
Cherry Hill East at Schalick
Cumberland at Woodstown
FIELD HOCKEY
Delran at Woodstown, 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Rancocas Valley, 5 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Mainland
Woodstown at Kingsway

SATURDAY, OCT. 3
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Salem, noon
Paulsboro at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pitman at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Mastern Camden at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Bridgeton at Atlantic Tech, noon
Pennsauken at Trenton, 1 p.m.
Cherry Hill West at Ewing, 2 p.m.
Pemberton at Hamilton West, 2 p.m.
Hammonton at Steinert, 2 p.m.
Winslow at Red Bank Catholic, 6 p.m.
CROSS COUNTRY
Shore Coaches Invitational
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Salem CC at Sussex CC, noon
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
Salem CC at Cairn Highlander Invitational
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Morris at Salem CC, noon
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Salem CC in Delaware Tournament
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Salem CC at Stockton Tri-Scrimmage

Standings

Here are the standings for the WJFL and Tri-County Conference through Sept. 27

WJFL Football

DIAMONDALLDIVINDEPENDENCEALLDIV
Schalick5-03-0Woodstown3-23-0
Overbrook2-22-0Penns Grove3-02-0
Paulsboro3-22-1Clayton3-11-1
Burlington City1-41-2Woodbury2-21-1
Salem1-30-2Pitman1-30-2
Pennsville2-30-3Buena1-40-3

TCC Boys Soccer

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Clayton4-43-0Schalick4-24-0
Salem Tech5-22-1Penns Grove5-22-2
Pennsville1-51-1Woodstown5-3-12-2
Salem0-30-2Overbrook3-42-2
Glou Cath0-70-3Pitman3-4-11-3
Glassboro3-41-3

TCC Girls Soccer

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pitman4-24-0Schalick5-13-0
Glou Cath4-33-1Woodstown6-1-13-0
Clayton4-32-2Overbrook4-32-2
Pennsville3-41-2Penns Grove1-50-3
Salem Tech1-51-3Glassboro0-80-3
Salem0-50-3

TCC Field Hockey

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pennsville2-42-0Woodstown5-13-0
Salem Tech4-22-0Schalick6-22-1
Glou Cath1-31-1Overbrook4-32-1
Salem1-61-3Glass/Pit2-31-2
Clayton0-30-2Deptford2-60-4

TCC Girls Tennis

CLASSICALLDIVDIAMONDALLDIV
Pitman10-44-0Woodstown7-450
Pennsville7-32-2Schalick7-34-1
Glassboro6-42-2Timber Cr4-42-2
Glou Cath0-00-0Overbrook2-71-4
Salem0-60-4Penns Grove0-80-5

Eagles come up short

Pennsville rallies in fourth quarter to get in position to win, but can’t complete final play, falls to Burlington City, 24-22; Woodstown runs over Buena 42-8, wins back-to-back for the first time since 2024 playoffs

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNSVILLE – Pennsville nearly put together a comeback for the ages, but in the end it turned out to be another near-miss.

The Eagles scored two fourth-quarter touchdowns, made a big goal line stand and were setting up for the winning touchdown with one second to play, but they couldn’t complete that one final play they needed and fell to Burlington City 24-22 on a windy Friday night in Lou D’Angelo Stadium. Burlington City never trailed in the game, but Pennsville made the Blue Devils earn their first win of the season.

BCPV
121st Downs12
38-160Rushing21-42
3-11-3Passes17-32-1
35Passing234
0-0Fum-Lost3-1
4-23.3Punts-Avg4-36.0
5-40Penalties6-54

“It’s just a lot of frustration,” Pennsville coach Mike Healy said. “We once again put ourselves in a hole like we’ve done a couple times this year. I can’t take it away from them that their willingness to fight ‘til the end is awesome and all, but until we are able to put together four full quarters of football, we’re not going to be able to be as good as we are. I still think there’s another level we can go to, but right now we’re kind of stopping ourselves from doing that.”

The Eagles (2-3) trailed 12-0 in the first quarter and at the end of another listless first half, and were down 18-7 entering the fourth quarter before things got crazy. They have trailed at halftime in four of their five games this season. Two of them were two-point losses and one an overtime win.

Their potential comeback started rolling when Pennsville quarterback Jake Layfield threw a 59-yard touchdown pass to Chase Johnson early in the fourth quarter and then passed to Aiden Collazo for the conversion to make it 18-15.

Tavion Miller negated all that work when he returned the kickoff 78 yards to put the visitors back on top by more than a touchdown and two-point conversion.

The margin didn’t matter to the Eagles. The way they were moving the ball in the second half, they had plenty of time to get what they needed.

Layfield marched them right back down with three straight completions to Lucas Thomas, Danny Knight and Johnson for 56 yards to get inside the 10. Collazo finished off the drive with two powerful runs to make it 24-22 with Dante Cummings’ PAT with 8:27 to play.

Miller hurt the Eagles again on the kickoff return, this time taking it down to the 30 setting up the Blue Devils for a score that would’ve surely decided the game. They had a first-and-goal from the 12 and then first-and-goal from the 2, but the Eagles turned them away.

On the first set of downs they pushed the visitors back to the 18 after a tone-setting sack by Ayden Epstein and a stop for a loss by Kaedynn Pena, but the Blue Devils kept the drive alive with a 16-yard completion on fourth down to the 2. This time, Tristan Horner and friends threw BC quarterback Mason Shansey for an eight-yard loss. The Blue Devils got it back to the 6, but they came away empty as Grady Sanders intercepted a fourth-down pass in the end zone that newcomer Jaivon Sydnor batted away from 6-foot-8 intended receiver Julian Corry.

“I saw he went out for the wheel from studying the film and having Grady back there at safety to help me, I knew I could make a play on the ball so he could help contribute too,” said Sydnor, playing in his first game for the Eagles after transferring from Salem. “I was trying to make a play but I know my brothers got my back.”

Pennsville’s Grady Sanders (7) goes up for the first of his two interceptions against Burlington City. His second pick came in the end zone to stop a Blue Devils threat. (Photo by Lucky Shots)


The Eagles had 2:58 and two time outs to go 80 yards for the winning touchdown or less to give Cummings a shot at a winning field goal attempt into a gusty wind. Layfield mixed three runs and three completions, including a nifty one-handed grab over the middle by Syndor to get it inside the 30 with less than 90 seconds to play.

“I felt a lot more confident going to the two minute offense,” Layfield said. “It gave me less time to think and more time to get involved, less time for the defense to be there. The pressure was fine, I wasn’t worried about that, I just needed to make sure my guys were going to be there. During that fourth quarter knowing once we got to that groove I could count on my guys it made it a lot easier.”

Layfield completed a pass to Lucas Thomas down to the 17, but the Eagles were called for holding behind the line, so instead of being inside the 20 they were back at the 38 with 1:03 left. They complained about the clock running over a play that went out of bounds and later a penalty, burning approximately 30 valuable seconds, but they eventually got back into the red zone with 18 seconds left and called their final time out.

It didn’t go well coming back out. Layfield took a six-loss loss, then hustled everyone to the line before spiking the ball with one Michigan second to play. The snap was low and away on the final play, Layfield retrieved it and tried to salvage the play but his pass was rushed and nearly was intercepted by Corey Boykin short of the end zone as time expired.

“Unfortunately we came up short this time, but next time we won’t,” Collazo said.

Layfield completed 17 of 32 passes in the game for 234 yards and two touchdowns. He went over the 1,000-yard passing mark for the season with a nine-yard completion to Johnson on the first play of the fourth quarter. He was 5-of-6 for 118 yards in the two fourth-quarter touchdown drives, 9-of-13 for 161 yards the entire quarter.

“I’d have given up the 1,000 yards for the win,” he said.

Top photo: Pennsville quarterback Jake Layfield loads up to throw a pass on the final play n hopes of delivering the game-winning touchdown.

Burlington City12066-24
Pennsville00715-22

SCORING SUMMARY
BC-Julian Corry 7 pass from Mason Shansey (run failed), 4:32 1Q
BC-Tavion Miller 4 run (pass failed), 2:11 1Q
PV-Lucas Thomas 34 pass from Jake Layfield (Dante Cummings kick), 7:19 3Q
BC-Darius Davis 8 run (run failed), 0:08 3Q
PV-Chase Johnson 59 pass from Jake Layfield (Aiden Collazo pass from Jake Layfield), 10:30 4Q
BC-Tavion Miller 78 kickoff return (run failed), 10:14 4Q
PV-Aiden Collazo 1 run (Dante Cummings kick), 8:27 4Q

Woodstown 42, Buena 8

WOODSTOWN — Mason Middlemiss threw a pair of touchdown passes to Andrew White and ran for another score as Woodstown rolled over Buena to win back-to-back games for the first time since the 2024 playoffs, coach Frank Trautz’ first year at the helm.

TyRell West and Cole Ware each scored on short runs in the first quarter, but were workhorses for the Wolverines all night. Middlemiss accounted for the next three scores and Noah Chiu scored their final touchdown when his tackle for loss resulted in a fumble that he fell on in the end zone.

“I thought we played really well tonight, executed and were able to once again put together four quarters of really good football,” Trautz said. “That’s two good weeks in a row. Obviously, building on the momentum from last week and was happy to put another good game together. We’ve just got to try to keep it rolling now.

“It’s about continuing to put good days together that turn into good weeks that turn into good results on Friday night. We’re learning to do that and that’s a good thing.”

Buena0008-8
Woodstown1414140-42

SCORING SUMMARY
WO-TyRell West 5 run (Jack Bucksar kick)
WO-Cole Ware 3 run (Jack Bucksar kick)
WO-Mason Middlemiss 30 run (Jack Bucksar kick)
WO-Andrew White 25 pass from Mason Middlemiss (Jack Bucksar kick)
WO-Andrew White 60 pass from Mason Middlemiss (Jack Bucksar kick)
WO-Noah Chiu fumble recovery in end zone (Jack Bucksar kick)
B-Touchdown (2-point conversion)

WJFL Standings

DIAMONDALLDIVINDEPENDENCEALLDIV
Schalick4-02-0Woodstown3-23-0
Overbrook2-22-0Penns Grove3-02-0
Paulsboro3-12-0Clayton3-11-1
Burlington City1-41-2Woodbury2-21-1
Salem1-30-2Pitman1-30-2
Pennsville2-30-3Buena1-40-3

FRIDAY’S RESULTS
Woodstown 42, Buena 8
Burlington City 24, Pennsville 22
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Penns Grove at Woodbury, 10 a.m.
Schalick at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
MONDAY’S GAME
Overbrook at Salem, 3:30 p.m.

Burlington City’s Tavion Miller (5) burned Pennsville with two long fourth-quarter kickoff returns and a rushing touchdown. (Photo by Lucky Shots)