Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 13-18
JAN. 13 GIRLS BASKETBALL Clayton at Salem Overbrook at Woodstown Pennsville at Schalick Penns Grove at Glassboro, 4 p.m. Salem Tech at Wildwood BOYS BASKETBALL Penns Grove at Glassboro Salem at Clayton Schalick at Pennsville Wildwood at Salem Tech Woodstown at Overbrook SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Schalick at Vineland YMCA, 3:15 p.m. TRACK Pennsville, Woodstown at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island
JAN. 14 WRESTLING Cumberland at Penns Grove Pennsville at Pitman, 6:30 p.m. Salem at Cedar Creek Schalick at St. Joe (Hamm.) BOWLING Salem vs. Gloucester City at Wood Lanes Salem Tech vs. Clayton MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Cumberland, 5 p.m. WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Harcum at Salem CC, 5 p.m. JAN. 15 GIRLS BASKETBALL Pennsville at Penns Grove, 4 p.m. Pitman at Salem Tech, 4 p.m. Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 4 p.m. Schalick at Woodstown BOYS BASKETBALL Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 7 p.m. Penns Grove at Pennsville Pitman at Salem Tech Woodstown at Schalick BOWLING Salem vs. West Deptford, Bolero Deptford Lanes Salem Tech vs. Gloucester City at Westbrook Lanes SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Haddon Heights at Camden County Tech WRESTLING Woodstown at Middle Twp. JAN. 16 WRESTLING Clayton at Penns Grove Pennsville at Schalick, 6 p.m. Timber Creek at Woodstown, 6 p.m. SWIMMING Woodstown vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 5:45 p.m. Schalick vs. Pitman at GCIT, 7:15 p.m. Salem vs. Deptford at GCIT, 8:15 p.m. BOWLING Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Atlantic Cape, 6 p.m. WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Anne Arundel CC, 5 p.m.
JAN. 17 GIRLS BASKETBALL Camden County Tech at Salem Tech Pennsville at Woodstown, 7 p.m. Salem at Gloucester City BOYS BASKETBALL Pennisville at Woodstown Haddon Twp. at Schalick Salem Tech at GCIT TRACK NJSIAA Relays, Bennett Center, Toms River
JAN. 18 BOYS BASKETBALL Salem at Lenape, 1 p.m. WRESTLING Pennsville Collingswood, Sterling at Vineland Penns Grove, Salem, Overbrook at Pitman Deptford, Haddon Twp., Pemberton at Schalick, 9 a.m. Buena, Haddon Heights, Pennsauken at Woodstown MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Passaic County CC at Salem CC, 2 p.m. WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Essex County, noon
Here are the results of Saturday’s basketball and wrestling events involving Salem County teams
GIRLS BASKETBALL Woodstown 44, Delsea 19 BOYS BASKETBALL Camden Catholic 88, Woodstown 42 St. Joseph 50, Penns Grove 43 Schalick at Collingswood
By Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – The Woodstown girls put forth one of their best defensive efforts of the season, holding their opponent to one field goal in the second half and scoreless in the fourth quarter, in beating Delsea 44-19 Saturday for their third straight win.
It was the second opponent the Wolverines held to fewer than 20 points and shutout in a quarter they season. They held Salem scoreless in the third quarter of their 61-16 win in the season opener.
“The fourth quarter was phenomenal,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “In the beginning of the game we were allowing too many cuts, not boxing out and not playing good help defense. We were able to talk at halftime and focus on doing the little things right.
“Our team had a very open conversation at halftime about what was working for us and what we needed to improve. That’s the great thing about having a team with a high basketball IQ. They can clearly explain things that they are seeing on the court and we can make adjustments.”
Megan Donelson and Talia Battavio led the Wolverines’ offense with 19 and 18, points, respectively. They combined for all 17 of Woodstown’s points in the first quarter.
Gianna Maiorini had 12 rebounds, while Donelson and Hengel had eight each. As a team, the Wolverines had 12 steals and blocked six shots.
BOYS GAMES CAMDEN CATHOLIC 88, WOODSTOWN 42 WOODSTOWN (4-3) – Elijah Caesar 2, Alejandro Vazquez 5, Garrett Leyman 0, Andrew White 1, Rocco String 10, Connor Miller 9, Blake Bialecki 6, M.J. Hall 7, Joshua King 0, John Hood-McGinley 0, Sid Leevy 0. CAMDEN CATHOLIC (8-1) – Nymir Daily 2, Shane Congleton 7, Seamus Bieg, Charlie Neal 3, Luke Kennevan 23, Sean Welde 2, Chase Langrehr 5, Bryce Clark 10, Azyris Richmond 6, Mel Jones 4, Zach Winkler 4, Nick Tartamosa 2.
Woodstown
7
14
11
10-
42
Camden Catholic
23
22
17
26-
88
3-point goals: Woodstown 6 (Vazquez, Miller 3, Bialecki 2); Camden Catholic NA. Rebounds: Woodstown 31 (String 12). NOTE: String also had four blocked shots, giving him 140 for his career.
ST. JOSEPH (HAMM.) 50, PENNS GROVE 43 ST. JOSEPH (9-1) – Will Spross 2 6-8 10, Jameer Gordon 8 3-4 19, Edwin Drummond 4 2-4 10, Cayden Banks 1 1-4 3, Donny Spross 3 0-0 8, Chris Hill 0 0-0 0. Totals 18 12-20 50. PENNS GROVE (2-6) – Brandin Robbins 3-1-8, Roman Gipson 5-1-11, Karon Ceaser 1-0-2, Antoine Robinson 2-0-4, Haneef Frisbee 2-0-4, Jameel Horace 2-0-4, William Roy 2-1-5, Luis Colon 2-1-5. Totals 19-4-43.
St. Joseph
9
9
12
19-
50
Penns Grove
10
9
8
19-
43
3-point goals: St. Joseph 2 (D, Spross 2); Penns Grove 1 (Robbins).
RaNiyah Wilson, Penns Grove (Kingsway 251/Penns Grove 552)
DNP
803
Games through Jan. 11
Wrestling
Millville Quad
PENNSVILLE 48, OAKCREST 30 113: Erick Davalos (P) won by forfeit 120: Joey Sanchez (O( pinned Jacob Hand, 4:00 126: Vincent Ciccantelli (P) won by forfeit 132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Kevin Longo, 2:00 138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned Erick Montas-Arias, 2:00 144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned George Swoyer, 2:00 150: Ryan Monroe (O) won by forfeit 157: Aiden Xayaphachan (O) won by forfeit 165: Adienn Aponte (O) pinned Juan Velasquez, 4:00 175: Joseph Halstead (P) pinned Juan Anaya, 2:00 190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Malik Hughes 215: Jose Anaya (O) won by forfeit 285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Jeremiah Lopez, 2:00 106: Double forfeit
PENNSVILLE 37, OVERBROOK 36 (x-Pennsville wins on criteria) 106: Jacob Sole (O) pinned John Sassi, 1:35 113: Brett Land (P) pinned Kayden Branco, 3:57 120: Michael Mahon (O) pinned Mehki Dicks, 2:53 126: Kevin Reed (O) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 5:34 132: Nathaniel Mason (P) dec. Damiano Redrow, 9-8 138: Alan Marcos (O) dec. Telvin Duk, 8-5 144: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Isaiah Natal, 1:36 150: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Jaevon Mitchell, 2:24 157: Karter Reed (O) won by forfeit 165: Juan Velasquez (P) pinned Randall Ringstaff, 1:04 175: Joseph Halstead (P) dec. Oscar Calderon, 9-3 190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Xyon Marshall, 4:18 215: Cooper Himes (O) won by forfeit 285: Tomas Sanchez (O) dec. Trevor Waddington, 2-0
MILLVILLE 46, PENNSVILLE 33 120: Ruben Cruz (M) maj. dec. Mekhi Dicks, 14-3 126: Joshua Roman (M) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:26 132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Caleb Rhoads, 5:24 138: Patrick Tull (M) pinned Gabe Supernavage, 3:24 144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Alexander Mendez, 2:13 150: Jared Hoffman (M) won by forfeit 157: Ryan Tepper (M) won by forfeit 165: MarQuis Allen (M) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:35 175: Joseph Halstead (P) pinned Trystan Brooks, 1:59 190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Tyshawn English, 2:32 215: Jayden Jones (M) won by forfeit 285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Keani Speights, 1-0 106: Karter Parker (M) pinned John Sassi, 0:46 113: Brett Land (P) won by forfeit
Deptford Quad
DEPTFORD 66, PENNS GROVE 12 106: Corey Hoffman (D) pinned Jose Santiago 113: Avery Curriden (P) pinned Julian Colon 120: Dylan Smith (D) won by forfeit 126: Amir Barnes (D) maj. dec. Devine Arce, 12-1 132: Ethan Christmas (D) tech fall Adan Gonzales, 16-1 138: Jaylen Huertes (D) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart 144: Quentin Boyce (D) won by forfeit 150: Odess Myers (D) won by forfeit 157: Devin Trotter (D) won by forfeit 165: Gavyn Henderson (D) won by forfeit 175: Mel Maguire (D) dec. Clinton Bobo, 7-6 190: Shawn McLaughlin (D) pinned Julian Espino 215: John Griffith (D) pinned Antonio Cooper 285: Wayne Scott (P) pinned Daniel Maguire
PENNS GROVE 54, ST. JOSEPH (HAMM.) 24 113: Avery Curriden (P) won by forfeit 120: Double forfeit 126: Devine Arce (P) pinned Naheem Davis, 0:16 132: Adan Gonzales (P) won by forfeit 138: AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart (P) won by forfeit 144: Mason Hollywood (SJ) won by forfeit 150: Paul Lacy (SJ) won by forfeit 157: Tre Brown (P) won by forfeit 165: Colin Steiner (SJ) won by forfeit 175: Clinton Bobo (P) won by forfeit 190: Julian Espino (P) won by forfeit 215: Antonio Cooper (P) won by forfeit 285: Wayne Scott (P) pinned Cayden Banks, 1:27 106: Damien Spera (SJ) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:04
COLLINGSWOOD 64, PENNS GROVE 18 106: James Jiles (C) pinned Jose Santiago, 2:24 113: Kenny Olsen (C) pinned Avery Curriden, 1:12 120: Rufus Burris (C) won by forfeit 126: Devine Arce (P) pinned Sean Byrd, 2:30 132: Oscar Reyes (C) pinned Adam Gonzales, 0:55 138: Avange Santos (C) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart, 2:26 144: Stewart Chang (C) won by forfeit 150: Christopher Sanchez-Chavez (C) won by forfeit 157: Matt Malinowski (C) tech fall Tre Brown, 21-5 165: Caden Luby (C) won by forfeit 175: Clinton Bobo (P) pinned Julian Maxwell, 3:38 190: Josiah Evans (C) pinned Julian Espino, 1:12 215: Nyeim Bennett (C) tech fall Antonio Cooper, 19-4 285: Wayne Scott (P) pinned Derek Fleming, 1:13
Buena Quad
SCHALICK 65, BUENA 12 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Zach Cohen, 1:10 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Thomas Hann, 5:04 138: Gionni Sharkey (B) pinned Colin Bittle, 4:30 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 150: Lucas Gellura (B) dec. Koen Martin, 8-4 157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Donato Vai, 1:20 165: Eric Sulik (S) won by forfeit 175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit 190: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit 215: Brian Passamante (B) dec. Gerardo Felipe, UTB 3-2 285: Julian Reid (S) won by forfeit 106: Emma Cain (S) tech fall Gianna Edwards, 19-3 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Aubrey Raum, 0:40 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Jack Mazzoni, 1:10
SCHALICK 52, CUMBERLAND 20 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Killian McGraw, 1:15 138: Chase Williams (CU) dec. Colin Bittle, 8-7 144: Daniel Lloyd (CU) tech fall Ayden Jenkins, 17-2 150: Michael Carastro (CU) dec. Koen Martin, 7-3 157: Riley Papiano (S) dec Gary Albert, SV-1 6:31 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Gabriel Rodriguez, 3:09 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall David Seeger, 17-1 190: Evan Elliott (S) tech fall Sebron Hall-Jones, 16-1 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) over Noval Jenkins, DQ 285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Gavin Hayes, 1:22 106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit 113: DeAnthony Harden (CU) dec. Caleb Jenkins, 7-1 120: Kolton Sheppard (CU) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 1:34 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Logan Smith, 3:39
SCHALICK 49, TIMBER CREEK 27 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) tech fall Dominic Speakman, 19-3 (3:44) 126: Luke Silva (S) tech fall Ayden Zarnosky, 18-2 (2:23) 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Josh Wolfenden, 3:10 138: Colin Bittle (S) won by forfeit 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) pinned Eric Rambaran, 3:00 150: Joey Walker (TC) pinned Koen Martin, 2:54 157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit 165: Ryan Kuriger (TC) pinned Eric Sulik, 0:27 175: Ricky Watt (S) dec. Zyeir Green, 8-6 190: Amir Reason-Dallas (TC) pinned Evan Elliott, 3:49 215: Elijah Green (TC) dec. Gerardo Felipe, 11-4 285: Roland Green (TC) pinned Julian Reid, 3:53 106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
Cinnaminson Duals
WALL 47, WOODSTOWN 24 113: Omar Carrillo-Solano (WA) tech fall Luke Woronicak, 15-0 (3:59) 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Charles Mahoney, 0:40 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Nicholas Traina, 0:17 132: Ben Waitzel (WA) pinned Louie Scholl, 1:39 138: Mason DiStefano (WA) pinned Ryan Polk, 1:31 144: Joseph Matri (WA) won by forfeit 150: Michael Boulard (WA) pinned Thomas Lacy, 3:08 157: Parker Quinn (WA) pinned Brett Rowand, 5:12 165: Joe Donofrio (WA) dec. Laitton Roberts, 4-1 175: Jeremy Marsella (WA) dec. Greyson Hyland, 6-5 190: Paul Banff (WO) dec. Sean Cosme, 3-0 215: Walter Carter (WO) dec. Eric Clauburg, 9-3 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit 106: Bryson Jarosz (WA) pinned Hunter Allen, 2:33
WOODSTOWN 60, HADDON TWP. 24 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Andrew Marshall, 0:29 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Owen Ziegler, 1:31 132: Blake Thoder (H) pinned Louie Scholl, 3:43 138: Thomas Andrews (H) pinned Ryan Polk, 1:50 144: Brady Mokoid (H) won by forfeit 150: Justin Capri (H) pinned Thomas Lacy, 2:37 157: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit 165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Ryan Henry, 1:27 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Antonio Reyes, 2:48 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Joseph Sum, 0:49 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Elijah Borowicz, 2:18 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Sean Weikel, 1:11 106: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Sok Hoy, 2:23 113: Luke Woronicak (WO) pinned Jon Rodriquez, 1:32
HADDONFIELD 41, WOODSTOWN 28 126: Walker Battavio (WO) dec. Alexander Frey, 9-3 132: Pierce Hoffman (H) dec. Travis Balbeck, 8-5 138: William Dietz (H) won by forfeit 144: Chase Degillo (H) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 11-1 150: William Barker (H) pinned Thomas Lacy, 4:45 157: Hutch Rhyne (H) pinned Brett Rowand, 3:07 165: Aidan Rhea (H) dec. Laitton Roberts, 9-3 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall Parker Bawidamann, 20-3 (5:26) 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Rafael Lytle, 1:28 215: Walter Carter (WO) won by forfeit 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit 106: Hunter Allen (WO) dec. Harrison Carroll, 7-1 113: Cole Spence (H) maj. dec. Luke Woronicak, 13-1 120: Michael Lamb (H) pinned Carson Bradway, 1:47
Donelson mccracks down on McCracken, Leyman big in the post and Woodstown beats Wildwood in OT; includes all of Thursday’s Salem County basketball action
GIRLS GAMES
BOYS GAMES
Woodstown 49, Wildwood 46 (OT)
Woodstown 66, Wildwood 47
Glassboro 64, Salem 20
Glassboro 76, Salem 62
Penns Grove 47, Pitman 26
Pitman at Penns Grove, ppd.
Schalick 36, Salem Tech 26
Schalick 79, Salem Tech 22
Pennsville 58, Triton 49
Gloucester Catholic 61, Pennsville 40
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN — How many times does it happen? You have a game with some of the most dynamic scorers in South Jersey and of course it’s defense that determines the outcome.
Woodstown’s Megan Donelson cracked down on Macie McCracken and the Wolverines gained a bit of satisfaction for last year’s last-second loss in the sectional final, beating Wildwood in overtime 49-46 Thursday night to give first-year coach Matt Smart an early signature win.
“It always comes down to defense,” Smart said. “It’s about boxing out, rebounding, defense. McCracken’s an incredible player. She’s going to get her points no matter what defense you throw on her. It’s about limiting her opportunities, playing nice good hard defense and then boxing her out and making her only get one shot instead of two or three and Megan was phenomenal. She was up to the challenge.
“That’s kind of what we always preach, play unselfish basketball. And defense, you have to be unselfish. She did a great job. Other girls did a great job switching, hedging, all the little things to try to limit her. She still played amazing. She’s an incredible basketball player and our girls just kind of took it as a personal challenge.”
Donelson was on McCracken from the time the Warriors got off the bus. She held the senior on the verge of 2,000 career points to one field goal and four points in the first half, no points in overtime and 14 points total. Meanwhile, she scored 13 points to go over the 1,300-point career mark.
“My goal was just to shut her down because I know she’s a good shooter; yeah, lock down,” Donelson said. “When coach gives me a player to man up on I just follow what he says and give it my all on that one player.”
But she wasn’t the only one who came up big in a big game. Kyia Leyman, who had been limited the last two seasons because of knee injuries, gave the Wolverines a huge game in the post, scoring 11 points and grabbing 19 rebounds — both career highs — and blocking two shots.
She had four points and eight rebounds in the first half and back-to-back three-point play opportunities in the third quarter to help the Wolverines open a nine-point lead.
“I think my mindset was just to do it for the team,” Leyman said. “It was definitely a team effort and I wanted to be there for them. I didn’t want to let them down, so I think I just tried my best — and I wanted to come back and beat a really good team. I think this was the best I’ve played, the most calm, collected I’ve played (since coming back).”
Donelson’s layup with 42 seconds left in regulation tied the game at 41. Both teams had shots in the closing seconds to win it. Donelson stole an entry pass but lost her footing driving to the basket. Gianna Maiorini collected the loose ball on the baseline but her shot was blocked by Sara Djellal. The Warriors raced back up the floor for the final shot, but McCracken’s 3 from the left side hit off the far iron and Leyman grabbed the rebound as the horn sounded.
Woodstown (6-2) jumped out front in overtime and never lost the lead. Donelson drove around the lane for the first basket and Talia Battavio, who struggled with her shot most of the game, squared up on the left elbow and buried at 3 to give the Wolverines a five-point lead. Battavio had 12 points in the game.
“That was pretty big,” Battavio said of her 3. “I feel like it got us motivated, fired up a little bit, got me fired up.”
Wildwood (6-1) had the ball for a last shot in overtime. The Warriors had it on the sideline near the scorer’s table with 1.1 seconds left and needed what seemed like a miracle 3 to tie. They had trouble pulling the trigger on the inbounds and when they did get it in the pass landed in the hands of Woodstown’s Lauren Hengel as the clock expired.
The Warriors beat Woodstown in last year’s South Jersey Group I final in a controversial finish after the home crowd rushed the floor in reaction to Wildwood’s go-ahead 3-pointer in the final seconds. While the game was on everyone’s mind, Smart said revenge wasn’t the motivating factor in this regular-season game.
“We’re a different team than the team last year, they’re a different team than they were last year,” Smart said. “Our message to the girls this week was this isn’t professional wrestling. We don’t beat them today and get the belt back. There’s still a lot of work to do. This is just a first step.”
But it was satisfying nonetheless.
“Leading up to this game we talked about three things in the team — being confident, being relaxed and having fun — and I think we did those three things as a program today,” Smart said. “It was a fun game.”
Woodstown’s Kyia Leyman (33) leaves her feet in hopes of disrupting Wildwood’s inbounds play Thursday night. On the cover, Megan Donelson forces Macie McCracken (3) to take a deep 3 in the first half.
PENNSVILLE 58, TRITON 49: The Eagles fought through illness and the absence of leading scorer Nora Ausland to rally for their fourth in a row. They were down 10 at one point in the second quarter, but rallied to get the deficit to one at halftime. Pennsville’s Taylor Bass led all scorers with a season-high 21 points. Addison Johnston had a career-high 19 points and Marley Wood had 12.
3-point goals: Schalick 2 (Willoughby 2); Salem Tech 3 (Drummond, Liber 2). Rebounds: Salem Tech 43 (White 14, Doerr 9).
GLASSBORO 64, SALEM 20 GLASSBORO (4-4) — Sanaa Thomas 1 0-0 2, Tamia Smith 5 4-8 14, Grace Moore 4 1-1 9, NiJha Norzon Clark 1 0-0 3, Brackett 7 1-4 19, Kimora Miles 1 3-6 5, Sianna Wedderburn 3 2-2 8, Lily Czubas 2 0-0 4. Totals 24 11-21 64. SALEM (0-7) — Carlysia Pierce 1 2-3 4, Nevaeh Hickman 4 2-3 12, Dakirah Gray 1 0-0 2, Amariah Frye 1 0-0 2. Totals 7 4-6 20.
Glassboro
14
18
17
15-
64
Salem
3
2
9
6-
20
3-point goals: Glassboro 5 (Clark, Brackett 4); Salem 2 (Hickman 2). Rebounds: Glassboro 41 (Wedderburn 12, Miles 11). Only four Salem players reported.
Boys Games
WOODSTOWN 66, WILDWOOD 47: Rocco String came within two blocked shots of his elusive triple-double and led the Wolverines to their fourth straight victory. String had 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocked shots in his fourth straight double-double and fifth of the season. The Wolverines had three other scorers in double figures — M.J. Hall (season-high 16), Alejandro Vazquez (10) and Blake Bialecki (12) — and Garrett Leyman grabbed 11 rebounds.
WOODSTOWN (4-2) — Elijah Caesar 4 1-2 9, John Hood-McGinley 1 0-0 3, Blake Bialecki 6 0-0 12, Alejandro Vazquez 4 0-0 10, M.J. Hall 6 0-0 16, Garrett Leyman 0 0-0 0, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Andrew White 0 0-0 0, Rocco String 9 0-0 18. Totals 30 1-2 66. WILDWOOD (2-6) — Eric Jordan 1 0-0 2, Nolan Mawhinney 2 0-0 5, Trevor Troiano 3 0-0 9, R.J. Blanda 0 0-0 0, Vinny Sweeney 0 2-2 2, Jordan Dozier 0 0-0 0, Brian Cunniff 10 6-7 27, Sammy Santiago 1 0-0 2, Jack Fullertonn 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 8-9 47.
GLASSBORO 76, SALEM 62 SALEM (6-3) — Xavier McGriff 2 0-0 5, Tymear Lecator 7 4-5 15, Deshaan Williams 2 7-13 13, Darrelle Johnson 4 0-0 9, Joe Tunis 2 2-2 8, Ashore Burden 5 1-1 11, Donovan Weathers 0 0-0 0. Totals 22 14-21 62. GLASSBORO (3-5) — Xavier Sabb 14, Kenny Smith 28, Davon Barr 6, Maurice Davis 10, Tashean Thomas 3, Alex Adeleye 2, Aiden Harris 11, Marley Crowl 2.
Salem
15
11
20
16-
62
Glassboro
17
22
17
20-
76
3-point goals: Salem 4 (McGriff, Lecator 3); Glassboro NA. Note: The Rams have lost two in a row.
SCHALICK 79, SALEM TECH 22: Reggie Allen scored 18 points, Nylan Sutton added 14 and Sherrod Jones 10 as the Cougars snapped a seven-game losing streak and kept the Chargers winless. Eleven players scored for Schalick.
SALEM TECH (0-9) — Joseph Hayes 2 1-3 6, Larry Pompper 0 1-3 1, Keidyn Robinson 1 0-0 2, Logan Pace 0 2-2 2, Krolle 1 0-0 2, Ayars 2 1-6 5, Ayden Myers 1 1-2 4. Totals 7 6-16 22. SCHALICK (2-7) — Reggie Allen Jr. 8 1-2 18, Nylan Sutton 7 0-2 14, Jase Volovar 3 1-2 9, Sherrod Jones 5 0-0 10, Justin Iacona 1 0-0 3, Zaeshawn Mills 3 0-0 8, Jamari Whitley 1 2-4 4, Sean Kelly 2 0-0 4, Jacob Schalick 1 4-5 7, Ryan Horner 1 0-0 3, Gauge Craner 0 1-2 1. Totals 32 9-17 79.
Former Schalick head coach Wilson approved as Clearview’s new football coach; also includes Wednesday night’s sports results
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
It didn’t take long for former Schalick coach Mike Wilson to find a landing spot.
Five days after resigning as the Cougars football coach, Wilson, as anticipated, was approved Wednesday night as the new head coach at Clearview Regional.
“I’m looking forward to it,” he said. “I think it’s a good fit. I like the direction everything is going in. I’m excited. I’m ready to get to work.”
Wilson, who did not attend the rescheduled board meeting approving his appointment, plans to visit the Gloucester County school Thursday “to get a lay of the land” and hold a parent-player meeting Monday with offseason workouts starting next week. It is anticipated a number of his Schalick assistants will join him at Clearview.
He will remain a history teacher at Schalick until the end of the school year and while the Cougars search for his successor.
In his five years at Schalick, Wilson took the Cougars from zero wins to back-to-back regional championship games and increased its profile in other ways. With a 30-21 record, he is the program’s winningest football coach in terms of percentage (30-21).
“I enjoyed my five years at Schalick and look forward to the rest of the school year,” he said. “As I said before, my decision to pursue other opportunities had nothing to do with the football players.”
With a few exceptions he moves into a situation similar to the one he took at Schalick. The Pioneers have had success in their past and Wilson remembers having some good battles with them when he was an assistant at Mainland, but the team was 0-8 this past season and have had only one winning season since COVID.
“It’s a rebuild,” he said, “but our goal is to be as competitive as possible as quickly as possible.”
One thing is certain: He won’t have to change a lot of his wardrobe. Clearview wears green, too.
Wednesday’s results
WRESTLING PENNSVILLE 48, PENNS GROVE 30 106: John Sassi (P) pinned Jose Santiago, 1:13 113: Brett Land (P) pinned Avery Curriden, 0:55 120: Mekhi Dicks (P) won by forfeit 126: Devine Arce (PG) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:32 132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Adan Gonzales, 3:59 138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned AbdulMuta’Alie IbnAbdulHailmTart, 4:27 144: Telvin Duk (P) won by forfeit 150: Travis Hagan (P) won by forfeit 165: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:41 175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Joseph Halstead, 4:42 190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Sumir Brown, 3:30 215: Antonio Cooper (PG) won by forfeit 285: Wayne Scott (PG) pinned Jacob Hand, 0:28
WOODSTOWN 47, DEPTFORD 29 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Najee Johnson, 1:28 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned John Friffith, 3:32 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Daniel Maguire, 0:33 106: Corey Hoffman (D) won by forfeit 113: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Julian Colon, 5:12 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Dylan Smith, 1:13 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Amir Barnes, 3:50 132: Ethan Christmas (D) tech fall Barry Coverly, 18-2 (5:03) 138: Jaylen Huertas (D) dec. Ryan Polk, 5-2 144: Quentin Boyce (D) pinned Diego Mondragon, 0:49 150: Odess Myers (D) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:50 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Devin Trotter, 1:03 165: Mel Maguire (D) dec. Laitton Roberts, 4-0 175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall Joseph Crowley, 17-1 (2:26) Records: Woodstown 3-4, Deptford 5-1.
SCHALICK 77, GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 6 175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Michael Lazorko, 0:40 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jamel Ward, 0:26 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Brody Driscoll, 0:32 285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Diego Torres, 0:19 106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit 126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit 132: Ryan Miller (S) won by forfeit 138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Joseph Slavin, 0:32 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall Jude VanAuken, 18-1 (4:14) 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Luke Goss, 2:17 157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Alejandro Melendrez, 2:35 165: Mason Toal (G) pinned Ayden Hubbard, 4:58
Salem at Cumberland
INDOOR TRACK Top eight finishes by Salem County athletes in the SJTCA Meet 10 at the Bennett Center in Toms River GIRLS 1600: 2. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:23.08 (Liliah Gordon, N. Burlington, won at 5:03.72) 4×200: 5. Salem (Amala Massengill, Kashira Patterson, MaKayla Smith, Anyzha Williams), 1:57.39; 8. Schalick (Sarah Torpay, Allyson Green, Brooke Valentina, Gia Martellacci), 1:59.31. Shot put: 3. Ava Rodgers, Salem, 30-1.25; 4. Allyson Green, Schalick, 29-9. Pole vault: 2. Morgan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6 (Rebecca Hoover, Haddonfield, won at 11-6)
BOYS 800: 7. Steve Chomo, Schalick, 2:09.20 55: 3. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.7; 5. Anthony Parker, Salem, 6.76 SHR: 6. Salem (Jelani Beverly, Gradin Busby, Timothy Gregory, Anthony Parker), 34.20 4×200: 4. Salem (Terrance Smith Jr., Anthony Parker, Timothy Gregory, DaviYonn Jackson), 1:36.11; 8. Schalick (Steve Chomo, Levi Feeney-Childers, Jacob Carter, David Stewart), 1:39.06. 4×400: 4. Schalick (Levi Feeney-Childers, Steve Chomo, Romeen Thomas, David Stewart), 3:42.87 Shot put: 3. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 42-8 Pole vault: T-7. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the rest of this week
JAN. 8 WRESTLING Gloucester Catholic at Schalick Pennsville at Penns Grove Salem at Cumberland Woodstown at Deptford SWIMMING Salem at Lower Cape May TRACK Pennsville, Salem, Schalick at Bennett Center, Toms River JAN. 9 GIRLS BASKETBALL Glassboro at Salem Penns Grove at Pitman, 4 p.m. Schalick at Salem Tech Triton at Pennsville Wildwood at Woodstown BOYS BASKETBALL Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic Pitman at Penns Grove Salem at Glassboro Salem Tech at Schalick Woodstown at Wildwood BOWLING Salem Tech vs. Kingsway at Wood Lanes SWIMMING Schalick at Camden County Tech Salem vs. Gloucester Catholic at GCIT, 8:30 p.m. Woodstown vs. Highland at GCIT TRACK Penns Grove at Cherokee WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL RCSJ-Cumberland at Salem CC, 5 p.m.
JAN. 10 BOYS BASKETBALL LEAP at Salem Pennsville at Clayton WRESTLING Collingswood at Schalick
JAN. 11 GIRLS BASKETBALL Delsea at Woodstown, 11:30 a.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Woodstown at Camden Catholic, 11:30 a.m. St. Joseph at Penns Grove, 1 p.m. Schalick at Collingswood WRESTLING Pennsville, Oakcrest, Overbrook at Millville Penns Grove at Deptford Salem at Cherokee Schalick, Cumberland, Timber Creek at Buena
Cinnaminson Duals Round 1, 9:30 a.m. M1: Seneca vs. Haddon Twp. M2: Paulsboro vs. Cinnaminson M3: Lower Cape May vs. Haddonfield M4: Wall vs. Woodstown Round 2, 11 a.m. M5: Seneca-Haddon Twp winner vs. Wall-Woodstown winner M6: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson winner vs. LCM-Haddonfield winner M7:Seneca-Haddon Twp loser vs. Wall-Woodstown loser M8: Paulsboro-Cinnaminson loser vs. LCM-Haddonfield loser Round 3, 12:30 p.m. M9: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner M10: Match 5 loser vs. Match 6 loser M11: Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner M12: Match 7 loser vs. Match 8 loser MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at RCSJ-Gloucester, noon WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL Salem CC at Middlesex, noon
Woodstown’s boys 4×800 relay goes back to Ott Center and smashes the record it set last week
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PHILADELPHIA – They did it again.
The Ott Center at Penn is quickly becoming the Woodstown boys 4×800 relay team’s favorite place to run.
The Wolverines set the house record in the event when they ran there for the first time last week and Saturday they took the mark down five more seconds, winning the race in 8:27.19. Williamstown was a distant second, more than eight and a half seconds in the Wolverines’ dust.
The team of Jacob Marino, Karson Chew, Cole Lucas and Josh Crawford also ran the distance medley and finished third (11:03.03) in a race each of the first four teams ran faster than the house record. They edged fourth-place Highland by 11-hundreths of a second.
“Today was great just like last week,” Chew said.
Lucas led them out in the DMR, running a 3:20 in the 1200. Crawford followed with a 49.4 split in the 400. Chew delivered a 2:06 in the 800 and Marino finished it off with a 4:46.
They switched up their usual order in the 4×8. Chew handed off to Marino in second place. Marino was still a little sore from an injury in the DMR, but fought through it to keep them in good position. Crawford ran the third leg in 1:59 and Lucas brought it home in 2:02.
“We all came to the meet feeling super confident and ready to race our race and everyone did their job and we came out with the victory again,” Chew said. “We’re definitely getting used to the Ott Center and its track and can’t wait to run at state relays.”
It was a big day for Salem’s Anthony Parker, too. He finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.81) and the long jump (20-10.75) – both to Mainland’s Josiah Williams. He also anchored the 4×200 relay team behind Kaden Robinson, Terrance Smith and Jelani Beverly that finished third in a school record 1:33.26.
“Ant’s progress has been amazing,” Salem coach David Hunt said. “He worked hard in the offseason and in the weight room and he’s seeing the benefits early in the season.”
Other noteworthy performances were turned in by Salem’s DaviYonn Jackson in the boys triple jump (seventh, 38-11.25. On the girls side, Salem’s MaKayla Smith was ninth in the long jump (15-01.50) and fifth in the triple jump (31-0); Salem’s Ava Rodgers was fifth in the shot (31-5); Woodstown’s Kami Casiano was ninth in the high jump (4-8) and Woodstown’s 4×800 relay finished ninth (11:19.69).
Here are the results of Salem County wrestling teams in action on the mat Saturday
HAMMONTON DUALS RANCOCAS VALLEY 64, PENNSVILLE 14 106: Ryan Hannigan (RV) pinned John Sassi, 0:46 113: Luca Russo (RV) pinned Brett Land, 5:42 120: Alex Kinney (RV) pinned Earl Wynn, 0:30 126: Louis Simone (RV) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 0:50 132: Zachary Kosowski (RV) tech fall Nathan Mason, 19-3 (4:16) 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Brady Earlen, 16-0 (4:47) 144: Thiago Maldonado (RV) tech fall Travis Hagan, 17-1 (5:02) 150: Raymond Miller (RV) won by forfeit 157: Kristofer Oesterle Jr. (RV) won by forfeit 165: Carter Robles (RV) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:18 175: Aiden Gaines (RV) won by forfeit 190: Jake Barletta (RV) won by forfeit 215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Ethan Gomez, 1:39 285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Alberto Sandino, 5-0
PENNSVILLE 55, BUENA 24 113: Earl Wynn (P) won by forfeit 120: Brett Land (P) pinned Jack Mazzoni, 1:20 126: Donato Vai (B) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 1:30 132: Thomas Hann (B) pinned Nathan Mason, 5:15 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall Michael Pettit, 17-1 (5:55) 144: Travis Hagan (P) tech fall Gionni Sharkey, 15-0 (3:00) 150: Lucas Gellura (B) won by forfeit 157: Aden Vai (B) won by forfeit 165: Juan Velasquez (P) won by forfeit 175: Ian Peacock (P) won won by forfeit 190: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit 215: Connor Ayars (P) dec. Brian Passamante, 4-1 285: Jacob Hand (P) won by forfeit 106: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit
PENNSVILLE 42, WINSLOW TWP. 39 120: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Sebastian Perry, 3:05 126: Jake Peters (WT) pinned Vincent Ciccantelli, 5:45 132: Noah Young (WT) dec. Nathan Mason, 9-6 138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Chase Panarello, 3:13 144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Nathan Smalls, 1:20 150: Marquis Bates (WT) won by forfeit 157: Luke Vigorito (WT) won by forfeit 165: London Brown (WT) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:10 175: Ian Peacock (P) won by forfeit 190: Nakeem Powell (WT) pinned Joseph Halstead, 2:48 215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Makye Coney, 0:19 285: Jacob Hand (P) pinned Izechukwu Ugwuzor, 4:10 106: Christopher Steed (WT) pinned John Sassi, 1:00 113: Brett Land (P) pinned Elijah Parham, 1:21
DAN TRAINER DUALS, COLLINGSWOOD WOODSTOWN 46, CHERRY HILL WEST 27 120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Mason Hare, 0:32 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Mason Mahan, 0:15 132: Barry Coverly (WO) dec. Brandon Farling, 8-4 138: Jakob Ubarry (CHW) maj. dec. Ryan Polk, 16-7 144: Harun Ambari (CHW) pinned Diego Mondragon, 0:24 150: Angel Mena-Martinez (CHW) pinned Angel Hernandez, 1:04 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Danny Market, 0:32 165: Ari Tyson (CHW) tech fall Laitton Roberts, 20-4 (5:07) 175: Grayson Hyland (WO) maj. dec. Flynn Clements, 14-2 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Nick Fareas, 1:38 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Anthony Vanella, 0:23 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Mickey Smith, 1:00 106: Aiden Sanchez (CHW) pinned Hunter Allen, 5:45 113: Luke Woronicak (WO) dec. Caden Rossi, 10-3
COLTS NECK 45, WOODSTOWN 36 132: Nicholas Zecchino (CN) pinned Barry Coverly, 0:58 138: Michael Borao (CN) tech fall Ryan Polk, 15-0 (2:59) 144: Christian Cleary (CN) won by forfeit 150: Matthew Anderson (CN) pinned Thomas Lacy, 0:31 157: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Brody Kaplan, 1:15 165: Dean Natale (CN) pinned Laitton Roberts, 0:31 175: Grayson Hyland (WO) pinned Nicholas Jannucci, 4:19 190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Cooper Mah, 0:57 215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Anthony Moriano, 4:24 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Logan Bavaro, 0:48 106: Julian Fortunato (CN) tech fall Hunter Allen, 21-5 (2:35) 113: Griffin Walsh (CN) pinned Luke Woronicak, 1:34 120: Ethan Michael (CN) tech fall Carson Bradway, 16-1 (5:36) 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Zachary Zaltsman, 1:43
HOPEWELL VALLEY 62, WOODSTOWN 15 126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Dylan Hersh, 0:35 132: Sam Lowe (HV) pinned Barry Coverly, 4:52 138: Luke Caldwell (HV) pinned Ryan Polk, 0:50 144: Max Lawruszkiewicz (HV) won by forfeit 150: Max Pollara (HV) pinned Angel Hernandez, 0:54 157: Konrad Haugeto (HV) tech fall Brett Rowand, 17-1 (4:08) 165: Jett Branagh (HV) pinned Laitton Roberts, 0:51 175: Ethan Barker (HV) pinned Grayson Hyland, 5:06 190: Gavin Barker (HV) dec. Paul Banff, 9-2 215: Jon Trainor (HV) pinned Bradley Snitcher, 1:41 285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) won by forfeit 106: Said Jan Rahmani (HV) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:48 113: Dean Meissner (HV) pinned Luke Woronicak, 0:28 120: Carson Bradway (WO) dec. Saif Ali Rahmani, 5-1
AUDUBON QUAD PENNS GROVE vs. AUDUBON PENNS GROVE vs. WILLINGBORO PAUL VI 63, PENNS GROVE 18 132: Mason Yost (PVI) won by forfeit 138: Cameron Connelly (PVI dec. AbdulMutaAlie IbnAbdulHailm Tart, 7-1 144: Gabe O’Brien (PVI) pinned Angel Ocasio, 0:40 150: Jeff Dean (PVI) won by forfeit 157: Tre Brown (PG) pinned Ian Gardner, 2:30 165: Keith Clark (PVI) won by forfeit 175: Clinton Bobo (PG) pinned Ryan Hee, 0:30 190: Maxwell Shipp (PVI) pinned Sumir Brown, 1:40 215: Anthony Jackson (PVI) pinned Antonio Cooper, 1:20 285: Wayne Scott (PG) pinned Sean Henderson, 1:26 106: Cristian Perales (PVI) won by forfeit 113: Iyon Townsend (PVI) pinned Avery Curriden, 0:50 120: Wesley Sheets (PVI) won by forfeit 126: Owen Gardner (PVI) pinned Devine Arce, 2:50
SCHALICK QUAD SCHALICK 65, OVERBROOK 12 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Amber Freiling, 0:43 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) tech fall Kayden Branco, 17-1 (3:36) 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Kevyn Reed, 0:19 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Damiano Redrow, 3:09 138: Gabriel McFeeley (S) won by forfeit 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) won by forfeit 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Karter Reed, 0:27 157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Randall Ringstaff, 0:09 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall Oscar Calderon, 22-6 (5:02) 190: Xyon Marshall (O) pinned Evan Elliott, 1:08 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) dec. Augustus Guzman, 7-5 285: Juan Sanchez (O) pinned Julian Reid, 1:19 106: Emma Cain (S) maj. dec. Jackob Sole, 15-4
SCHALICK 57, HADDON HEIGHTS 18 120: Cole Denning (H) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 0:27 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Brennan Albright, 0:33 132: Ryan Miller (S) maj. dec. Liam Loftus, 16-7 138: Michael Baisch (S) pinned Leo Falco, 5:00 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) maj. dec. Ryan Bailey, 16-7 150: Koen Martin (S) pinned Michael Fitter, 0:58 157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned Matthew Brown, 1:14 165: Eric Sulik (S) maj. dec. Andrew Gutkin, 10-0 175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall Jacob Gutkin, 19-3 (3:59) 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jack Bailey, 0:30 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) won by forfeit 285: Nathan Lelionis (H) pinned Julian Reid, 1:14 106: Emma Cain (S) maj. dec. Aniello Napolitano, 14-5 113: Michael Ferraro (H) won by forfeit
SCHALICK 60, MAINLAND 18 106: Emma Cain (S) pinned Eric Garcia, 2:44 113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Xander White, 1:06 120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit 126: Luke Silva (S) pinned Justin Mazur, 4:20 132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Mason McDevitt, 2:37 138: Chris Mazur (M) pinned Michael Baisch, 5:15 144: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. James Morley, 8-3 150: Carson Endicott (M) pinned Koen Martin, 2:21 157: Riley Papiano (S) over Ryder Slaughter-Brodton, TB-1 2-1 165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Miguel Melo, 1:02 175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned James Barrett, 2:34 190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Elijah Endicott, 0:40 215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Emilio Morales, 0:37 285: Oswaldo Mendoza (M) pinned Julian Reid, 1:14
PITMAN QUAD SALEM vs. ST. JOE SALEM vs. BURLINGTON CITY PITMAN 66, SALEM 6 106: Gianna Goto (P) won by forfeit 113: Grady Diaz (P) won by forfeit 120: John Wisniewski (P) won by forfeit 126: Isaac Gaspariano-Robbins (P) pinned Guylherme Quintanilha, 1:30 132: Nick Wenzke (P) won by forfeit 138: Jared Luu (P) won by forfeit 144: Jacob Lawrence (P) won by forfeit 150: Chris McIntyre (P) pinned Ziyon Moore, 1:35 157: Aidan Upham (P) won by forfeit 165: Double forfeit 175: Anthony Cappello (P) dec. Jordan Brown, 5-3 190: Andrew Hurst (P) won by forfeit 215: Aiden Milward (P) dec. Abdullah Jenkins, 5-0 285: Abdullah Jenkins (S) pinned Nicolas Horner, 2:26
Friday’s girls roundup: Woodstown junior comes to game in good mood, has career night as Wolverines get back on track
FRIDAY’S GAMES Pennsville 57, Overbrook 20 Penns Grove 50, Schalick 14 Salem Tech 36, Camden Academy Charter 32 Wildwood 77, Salem 27 Woodstown 62, Glassboro 39
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – Lauren Hengel came to the gym Friday in a good mood. That was a good sign for the Woodstown girls basketball team looking to get back on the winning track.
Hengel came into the game with confidence and it translated to a big game as she helped the Wolverines beat Glassboro 62-39 to snap a two-game losing streak.
The 5-8 junior scored a career-high 14 points on the strength of 5-for-7 shooting from the floor and a pair of 3-pointers. She also had two rebounds and two steals. She scored 10 points in the third quarter.
Hengel gave the Wolverines a trio of double-figure scorers for the first time this season, joining Talia Battavio (19) and Megan Donelson (15). Battavio and Donelson combined for seven of Woodstown’s 11 3-pointers in the game. Hengel had two. Donelson scored all of her points in the first half.
“Lauren was amazing today,” Woodstown coach Matt Smart said. “She came in today with a big smile on her face. She’s a big Notre Dame fan, so I think she just had a positive mindset (after watching the Irish beat Georgia in the Sugar Bowl to reach the CFP semifinals).
“We’ve always known that Lauren is a phenomenal basketball player. This whole season our big thing (with everyone except Battavio and Donelson) is confidence. They are phenomenal basketball players and a lot of times they’re open for great shots and they’re not confident to take it. Lauren today was confident with every single shot she took. She stepped into it. She made some big plays for us. She was fearless and smart at the same time, which really helped us.”
The Wolverines (5-2) came into the game having been swept in their appearance in the Haddon Twp. Holiday Tournament. They started out on a road towards three in a row Friday, falling behind the Bulldogs 9-2 in the first two minutes, but then Smart called the time out that turned their game around.
“We challenged the girls at practice this week to box out,” Smart said. “We were going for rebounds, but we weren’t finding a girl, being physical and boxing out. Glassboro at the beginning of the game kind of punched us in the mouth a little bit, we called time out and responded very well.
“Instead of just turning around looking for the ball off the back end of a shot, we were finding a girl, we were physical, we were letting the ball hit the ground one or two times and then attacking it. Basketball is a contact sport, a physical sport, so let’s find a girl, let’s box her out and then go attack that rebound. I think that set the tone for the whole game for us.”
With that mindset they climbed back in the game and eventually led 17-14 at quarter’s end. They stretched the lead to 14 at halftime and 23 after three quarters.
During the run, Battavio and Donelson hit a couple 3s, Kyia Leyman had a strong putback and Hengel had a bucket.
Somewhere in there was Smart’s favorite play of the game that summed up the approach to the day. Gianna Maiorini was battling under the boards and although she didn’t get this particular rebound she boxed out her man for a good five or six seconds which allowed a teammates to swoop in and secure the rebound.
The Wolverines grabbed 32 rebounds as a team. Eleven players had at least one, which was more than the number of players who scored points for them. Leyman and Donelson each had six boards. Maiorini had five.
The win extended Woodstown’s winning streak over TCC Diamond Division rivals to 34 in a row.
SALEM TECH 36, CAMDEN ACADEMY CHARTER 32: Shelby Drummond and Demajae White scored 11 points apiece and the Chargers (2-3) dominated the backboards to snap a three-game losing streak and double their win total of a year ago.
According to the game’s statistical report, the Chargers cleared 76 rebounds. White had 24, Kaylin Beardsley 14 and Rylee Doerr had 12. Drummond had nine. The Chargers are now 2-3 for the season. They won once all last season.
PENNSVILLE 57, OVERBROOK 20: Taylor Bass led three double-figure scorers with 19 points and Marley Wood had a double-double with 12 points and 10 assists as the Eagles (3-2) went over .500 for the first time in coach Steve Merritt’s tenure. Nora Ausland had 10 points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Eagles.
Friday boys roundup: Frisbee, Robinson getting comfortable in their new surroundings back home in Penns Grove; story will be updated
FRIDAY’S GAMES Gloucester Catholic 85, Salem Tech 42 Overbrook 72, Pennsville 26 Penns Grove 69, Schalick 37 Salem 65, Wildwood 48 Woodstown 57, Glassboro 39
By Al Muskewitz Riverview Sports News
PENNS GROVE – Haneef Frisbee and Antoine Robinson looked into the future last year and knew they were going to play somewhere different this basketball season. They didn’t know quite where at the time, but they did know they were going to go there together.
Where one decided to go, the other one would, too. That’s just the way they roll. Ultimately, the two Salem Tech teammates decided there was no place like home. They came back to their roots in Penns Grove to give the Red Devils the benefit of their size and length.
It’s taken some time getting used to a new school, a new team, a new floor, but Friday night they were the most comfortable they’ve been in their new surroundings all season and helped the Red Devils rout Schalick 69-37 in Rudy Baric Gym.
Frisbee, a lean 6-2 junior forward, had nine points, 10 rebounds and a couple steals. Robinson, a thick 6-1 junior guard, had eight points and six rebounds.
“We were definitely more comfortable than we have ever been,” Frisbee said.
Frisbee was hot early, scoring six of the Red Devils’ first eight points and grabbing five of his rebounds in the quarter. Robinson gave them a steadier game, spreading his production across all four quarters.
It’s not like they’re coming into a totally new environment. The two players are originally from Penns Grove and played there all the way through middle school. They went to Salem Tech for the academy there and naturally joined the basketball team.
Frisbee had 381 points, 292 rebounds and 77 blocked shots in 49 career games with the Chargers. Robinson had 365 points, 107 rebounds and 46 assists in 44 career games.
But two tough seasons in the win-loss column had them reassessing their choices and prospects for playing at the next level and they came – together – to Penns Grove to enroll in its Early College program.
“We came as a package,” Robinson said. “We thought about it hard, we even talked to our parents about it to bring them along and we made the decision to come to Penns Grove High School.”
“Twan’s basically my brother,” Frisbee said. “I put my trust in him wherever I go. Wherever I am I can always count on him to be there, like my right hand man. He’s not my brother, but I consider him like a brother.”
The bonus is the basketball team benefits from their size and length, elements that were missing with the graduation of last year’s class.
In the five games they’ve played at Penns Grove, Robinson has 27 points, 20 rebounds, seven assists and 10 steals. Frisbee 31 points, 25 rebounds and six blocked shots.
Penns Grove coach Damian Ware didn’t know they were coming until Frisbee’s grandmother told him, but he knew of them. He had seen them play in middle school and, of course, when the Red Devils played Tech the last two years. The players already knew them from going to middle school together.
So with that familiarity, the transition was a little smoother than most. Now, it was a matter of getting them up to speed with the way the Red Devils play.
“As far as the play on the floor they have a lot to learn because they didn’t understand what we do here compared to what they did at their other school,” Ware said. “Haneef has played with great energy since Game 1, but he’s fouled out of three of our five games. Antoine’s thing is just understanding the speed of our game and how we play. Here, we move.
“That’s the thing with Antoine. When he picks up the pace of the game he’s going to be great. By the end of the season I guarantee he’ll be one of the studs in South Jersey, for sure.”
Penns Grove’s Roman Gipson led all scorers with 19 points.
3-point goals: Schalick 6 (Volovar 2, Iacono, Jones, Whitley, Kelly); Penns Grove 3 (Ceaser, Robbins, Horace). Rebounds: Schalick 16 (Sutton 8); Penns Grove 34 (Frisbee 10, Robinson 6, Gipson 6, Horace 6). Total fouls: Schalick 18, Penns Grove 13.
SALEM 65, WILDWOOD 48: Tymere Lecator scored 22 points and Deshaan Williams and Antwuan Rogers both had double-doubles to lead the Rams (6-1) to their third straight win. It’s their second three-game winning streak of the season.
Williams, a 6-2 sophomore transfer from Cumberland, had a career-high 20 points and 11 rebounds and got the game ball for his effort. He had 11 rebounds twice las a 5-11 freshman ast year for the Colts.
Rogers had 10 points and 14 boards, his third double-double in seven games this season. Lecator had seven rebounds and seven assists to go with his points. Xavier McGriff had 10 points.
WOODSTOWN 57, GLASSBORO 39: Blake Bialecki scored 19 points, Rocco String 16 and Elijah Caesar added a career-high tying 11 as the Wolverines (3-2) won their third straight. Bialecki and String both had double-doubles with Bialecki grabbed 11 rebounds and String snaring a career-high 20. String also blocked seven shots.
WOODSTOWN (3-2) – Rocco String 7 2-6 16, Garrett Leyman 0 1-2 1, Blake Bialecki 7 2-2 19, M.J. Hall 2 0-0 4, Alejandro Vazquez 2 0-0 6, Eli Caesar 5 0-0 11. Totals 23 5-10 57. GLASSBORO (1-5) – Xavier Sabb 5 4-8 16, Davon Barr 1 0-0 2, Maurice Davis 2 4-6 8, Kenny Smith 3 0-2 8, Tashean Thomas 2 0-0 4, Aiden Harris 0 0-0 0, Will Boggans 0 0-0 0, Marley Crowl 0 0-0 0. Totals 13 8-16 39.
Here are the Salem County high school basketball statistical leaders through Jan. 1, disclaimer: stats based on games inputted by schools to state reporting service
Boys
SCORING
PLAYER, SCHOOL
GP
FG
FT
PTS
AVG
Tymear Lecator, Salem
6
38
28
118
19.7
Mason O’Brien, Pennsville
4
14
10
59
14.8
Blake Bialecki, Woodstown
4
17
15
58
14.5
Nylan Sutton, Schalick
4
18
7
53
13.3
Jovanni Rios, Pennsville
4
12
6
44
11.0
Rocco String, Woodstown
4
19
5
43
10.8
Brandin Robbins, Penns Grove
4
15
5
40
10.0
Reggie Allen, Schalick
4
11
4
36
9.0
Antwuan Rogers, Salem
6
23
7
53
8.8
Roman Gipson, Penns Grove
4
13
5
35
8.8
Neziah Spence, Salem
6
20
5
52
8.7
Karon Ceaser, Penns Grove
4
13
3
32
8.0
Sherrod Jones, Schalick
3
10
2
24
8.0
C.J. McDevitt, Pennsville
3
3
5
22
7.3
Joseph Hayes, Salem Tech
5
9
3
26
7.2
Deshaan Williams, Salem
6
14
14
42
7.0
Xavier McGriff, Salem
6
17
3
42
7.0
REBOUNDING
PLAYER, SCHOOL
GP
TOT
AVG
Rocco String, Woodstown
4
61
15.3
Antwuan Rogers, Salem
6
56
9.3
Darrelle Johnson, Salem
5
32
6.4
Deshaan Williams, Salem
6
38
6.3
Haneef Frisbee, Penns Grove
4
25
6.3
Antoine Robinson, Penns Grove
4
20
5.0
Garrett Leyman, Woodstown
4
20
5.0
Jovanni Rios, Pennsville
4
20
5.0
3-POINT GOALS 14: Tymear Lecator, Salem 10: Neziah Spence, Salem 9: Blake Bialecki, Woodstown 8: Joseph Hayes, Salem Tech 6: Brayden Hall, Woodstown 5: Reggie Allen, Schalick; Xavier McGriff, Salem; Brandin Robbins, Penns Grove
BLOCKED SHOTS 25: Rocco String, Woodstown 6: Haneef Frisbee, Penns Grove 5: Deshaan Williams, Salem
ASSISTS 39: Tymear Lecator, Salem 17: Neziah Spencer, Salem 14: Alejandro Vazquez, Woodstown; Brandin Robbins, Penns Grove
STEALS 27: Karon Ceaser, Penns Grove 16: Tymear Lecator, Salem 12: Blake Bialecki, Woodstown; Brandin Robbins, Penns Grove 10: Xavier McGriff, Salem; Darrelle Johnson, Salem; Jovanni Rios, Pennsville; Antoine Robinson, Penns Grove
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