Here are this weekend’s West Jersey Football League scores; scores will be updated as they become available
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
Woodstown 34, Woodbury 8
Paulsboro 12, Pennsville 0
Audubon 36, Haddon Heights 0
Clayton 34, Buena 6
Glassboro 41, Cedar Creek 6
Hamilton West 35, Robbinsville 19
Mastern Camden at Holy Cross, 11 a.m.
Palmyra 43, Gloucester Catholic 0
Princeton 41, Hightstown 22
Riverside at KIPP, noon
Steinert 41, Nottingham 0
Pemberton 62, WW-Plainsboro 0
Winslow at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
Schalick 15, Salem 14
Penns Grove 38, Pitman 0
Overbrook 44, Burlington City 12
Bishop Eustace 16, Collingswood 6
Bordentown 28, Maple Shade 6
Burlington Twp. 26, Delsea 14
Camden 32, Ocean City 8
Camden Catholic 24, Florence 0
Camden Eastside 14, Moorestown 6
Cinnaminson 14, Cherry Hill West 7
Clearview 14, Deptford 6
Eastern 38, Northern Burlington 13
Gloucester 49, Triton 41
Haddonfield 21, Delran 13
Hammonton 27, Absegami 10
Holy Spirit 35, Mainland 6
Hopewell Valley 33, Ewing 28
Lower Cape May 48, Atlantic Tech 12
Middle Twp. 35, Wildwood 14
Millville 30, Kingsway 19
Notre Dame 50, Lawrence 0
Oakcrest 27, Egg Harbor 14
Pennsauken 28, Cherry Hill East 21
Rancocas Valley 36, Shawnee 6
Timber Creek 45, Highland 6
Trenton 49, Allentown 14
Washington Twp. 21, Atlantic City 19
Williamstown 28, Lenape 21
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
Bridgeton 24, St. Joe (Hamm.) 6
Pleasantville 20, Cherokee 7
Riverside 22, KIPP 6
Sterling 19, Gateway 0
Lindenwold at Haddon Twp.
Vineland 35, Cumberland 6
West Deptford 22, Paul VI 7
Category: WOODSTOWN
Slaying a giant
Girls roundup: Schalick scores 1-0 victory over Group 3 Cherry Hill West; Bloomer scores, Berger saves
GIRLS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic 6, Penns Grove 0
Schalick 1, Cherry Hill West 0
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 2, Delsea 1
Gateway at Woodstown
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Morris
By Riverview Sports News
CHERRY HILL — One thing about the Schalick girls soccer program: The Cougars have never backed down from playing up in the schedule. It toughens them up during the season and gets them ready for post-season play.
Those bigger challenges have typically been a tough nut to crack, but Thursday the Cougars came through with a statement win, knocking off Cherry Hill West 1-0 in a battle of top 10 programs on the Lions’ Senior Day.
“It was great,” Cougars coach Will Kemp said. “I thought the girls really showed up today against a really good Cherry Hill West team, especially traveling here, it’s always difficult, especially playing on their turf. It was good.”
The undefeated Cougars (4-0) solidified their hold on the No. 1 spot in the South Jersey Group I power points standings. The Lions (3-2) remained No. 6 in the South Jersey Group 3 standings. Kemp can’t recall knocking off a similar quality larger classification team before in his tenure.
“It just allows them to see that they can overcome a lot of the bigger schools when they play against them,” he said. “In the past that’s been our Kryptonite when it comes to our seasons. Most of the time those are our losses on our records, but this time around they actually stepped up, they rose to the occasion and they played the beautiful game the way you’re supposed to play.”
Freshman Nicolette Bloomer scored the only goal of the match, finishing off a pass from Karlie Bakley midway through the second half. It was her sixth goal of the year. She has found the back of the net in every game this season.
Despite the low score, the Cougars’ dominated the play and their back line four of Emily Miller, Kassady Sickler, Ava Mayne and Brooke Valentine limited the Lions’ challenges. Schalick keeper Eve Berger recorded 11 saves in recording her third straight shutout and 21st over the last three seasons.
“Our back line was rock solid today,” Kemp said. “They handled business. They cleared their lines, prevented a lot of 1-v-1 situations, won their battles and did exactly what they were supposed to do together. We did a lot of defensive shape work this past work. It really showed inside this game.”
GLOUCESTER CATHOLIC 6, PENNS GROVE 0: Six different players scored goals for the Rams.
Field hockey
SCHALICK 2, DELSEA 1: Alexa Shimp brought the Cougars their third straight win when she scored the game winner off a penalty corner in the fourth quarter with time already expired. Paisley Warner scored their other goal. Goalkeeper Melissa Basilone made four saves and Ella Cheesman made a defensive save to keep the Crusaders out of the cage.
More driven than ever
Woodstown’s Hannah returns to site of harrowing hit determined to ‘rewrite history,’ includes Salem County statistical leaders
THIS WEEK’S GAMES
Friday’s Games
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – Rex Hannah has the tape. He hasn’t watched it in a while. Doesn’t want to see it. Doesn’t need to see it. He lived it. He doesn’t want to see it because it reminds him of one of the scariest experiences of his life – football or otherwise – but because it brings up memories of a loss.
It was a year ago this week the two-way Woodstown lineman was laid out on the field at Woodbury, knocked down by a blindside hit after the play as he was coming off the field. The crowd sat silently as trainers on the field worked to stabilize his head and neck. An ambulance waited nearby, rear doors open, ready to take him to a nearby hospital.
Ironically, Hannah and the Wolverines play the team that laid him out Saturday — 364 days after the incident – and as fate (and the new West Jersey Football League scheduling cycle) would have it, it’s back at Woodbury.
“I just remember waking up in the hospital; I was scared, I didn’t know what happened,” Hannah said before joining his teammates for a mid-week practice. “I really don’t remember the game, to be honest. I just remember waking up and having the great doctors with me and, of course, my family, my parents, who are my rock. Of course, it was tough because we couldn’t get it done and what happened. It was a hard day, but family is everything, so having them with me made it a lot better. It was just a rough day.”
The play occurred midway through the second quarter and the Wolverines were chasing Woodbury quarterback Nico Jimenez in the red zone. A broadcast of the game shows from just outside the frame Hannah appearing to take a front hit that knocked him backwards. The game was delayed nearly 20 minutes while medical personnel attended to him. He was said to have briefly lost consciousness on the field, but was talking and moving his extremities by the time he was transported from the field.
Wolverines head coach Frank Trautz called it a “scary moment … that I don’t wish upon any (player or coach) who ever has to do this.”
Hannah was released later that evening with a neck strain and a concussion that has the now junior cautious about his future in the game and long-term quality of life going forward. He returned to action in Week 7, but was re-concussed and remained sidelined for the rest of the season.
He holds no animosity towards the offending Thundering Herd player and was actually mad at himself for not having “protected myself better” and not being there for his team in the 42-6 loss. He is proud of the way he’s put it behind him and the way he’s worked all summer to get back for the season and this game.
The last thing he wants is for Saturday to be thought of as “my game” or take away from the team’s focus and goal for the game that has become important to both teams’ seasons. Still, when he gets to the stadium he’ll probably slip away for a quiet moment at the spot to recognize the anniversary of the hit that could’ve ended it all and his recovery from it.
“I’ve had dreams about it, getting off that bus and walking up that hill and getting into that gym,” he said. “Before the game definitely I’m gonna take a knee, take a little rest, think about how far I’ve come, how far I’ve worked and think about how I could’ve gave up.
“I could’ve sat in that hospital bed and went home and then gave up, but I didn’t and I pushed through. I’m just going to think about that and how I can help my team and what I can do to win. I’ll take it all in pre-game, think about what happened, but definitely take a breath, say a prayer, thank God for letting me still be here.”
Hannah is an intense player as it is, but the experience of last year’s trauma has made him more driven. In an interview during training camp he said ever since that date – and he specifically mentioned the date — he couldn’t wait for this season to get underway. He’s the Wolverines’ center responsible for setting the plays for a young offensive line and is a moving part on the defensive line. Even Trautz has noticed the lineman more determined to succeed.
“I did a lot of work outside football just finding myself,” Hannah said. “(The injury) made me drive a lot harder because nobody’s gonna lower how hard they go just because of whatever happened. It really flipped the switch for me that if they don’t care about you, you should play with that same intensity. Not everybody gets a chance to play football and it can always get taken away from you, so you’ve got to play with that intensity so you don’t get taken out.
“I love football. Football is my favorite thing is life, and to almost have that taken away from me at that spot it’s definitely a big deal (going back to Woodbury). I almost lost what I love there, but I just want to rewrite history, rewrite what happened, and hopefully make it a better ending than what happened last time.”
FUN FACT: Hannah’s given name is Abraxus Tristan, named after a family friend, who he’s never met, and his father. He said he only recently learned of the 1970 Santana album “Abraxas,” which carried the band’s hits “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Como Va.”
Salem County leaders
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR. | YARDS | TD |
| Kenny Bartee, Schalick | 30 | 423 | 7 |
| Jaivon Thomas, Penns Grove | 17 | 335 | 5 |
| Cole Ware, Woodstown | 47 | 255 | o |
| David Stewart, Schalick | 23 | 236 | 4 |
| Cashmir Parsley, Salem | 30 | 219 | 1 |
| Terrell Thomas, Penns Grove | 24 | 188 | 4 |
| Ayden Jenkins, Schalick | 20 | 157 | 1 |
| Aidan Collazo, Pennsville | 11 | 152 | 1 |
| Tristan Horner, Pennsville | 26 | 118 | 4 |
| Mason Middlemiss, Woodstown | 26 | 89 | 3 |
| Adrian Alleyne, Salem | 7 | 59 | 0 |
| Savior Allah, Penns Grove | 3 | 54 | 0 |
| Kyvion Parsons, Salem | 8 | 52 | 1 |
| Freddie Allen, Schalick | 8 | 49 | 1 |
Passing
| PLAYER | C-A-I | YARDS | TD |
| Jake Layfield, Pennsville | 60-98-2 | 744 | 8 |
| Owen McDonald, Salem | 10-22-2 | 105 | 1 |
| Mason Middlemiss, Woodstown | 8-18-4 | 76 | 1 |
| Kenny Bartee, Schalick | 4-14-0 | 45 | 0 |
| Damien Robinson, Penns Grove | 6-8-0 | 49 | 2 |
| Kyvion Parsons, Salem | 3-7-1 | 41 | 1 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | NO. | YARDS | TD |
| Chase Johnson, Pennsville | 23 | 374 | 4 |
| Lucas Thomas, Pennsville | 10 | 78 | 1 |
| Jacob Kimani, Pennsville | 8 | 112 | 1 |
| Tristan Horner, Pennsville | 8 | 43 | 1 |
| Aidan Collazo, Pennsville | 7 | 78 | 0 |
| Jerry Wooton, Penns Grove | 5 | 92 | 2 |
| Ahmad Tucker, Salem | 4 | 51 | 1 |
| Gio Alicea, Schalick | 3 | 56 | 1 |
| KaiSiere Muhammad, Salem | 3 | 49 | 0 |
| Quimere Bergen, Salem | 2 | 24 | 1 |
| Nehemiah Carter, Woodstown | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| Dante Cummings, Pennsville | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Evan Elliott, Schalick | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Cole Ware, Woodstown | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Defense
SACKS — 4.5: Myshion Barnes, Salem; 4: Omari Robinson, Penns Grove; 3: JaKai Ingram, Penns Grove; 2.5: Tony Merendino, Salem; 2: Kamal Chatum, Salem; Evan Elliott, Schalick; Mahkye Murray, Salem
INTERCEPTIONS — 4: Jacob Kimani, Pennsville; 2: Gio Alicea, Schalick; Jaivon Thomas, Penns Grove
Team Leaders
| TEAM | RUSH | C-A-I | PASS | PF | PA |
| PENNS GROVE (2-0) | 631 | 7-9-0 | 114 | 95 | 26 |
| PENNSVILLE (2-1) | 243 | 60-98-2 | 744 | 95 | 49 |
| SALEM (1-2) | 395 | 13-29-3 | 146 | 42 | 83 |
| SCHALICK (3-0) | 942 | 10-22-0 | 148 | 132 | 12 |
| WOODSTOWN (1-2) | 356 | 8-18-4 | 76 | 28 | 75 |
Woodstown milestone
Wolverines played the 1000th game in its football history last week; includes Wednesday’s results and highlights
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – While everyone involved in Friday night’s Schalick-Woodstown football game was – rightfully so – focused on recognizing the 25th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, another more celebratory milestone slipped under the radar.
The game was the No. 1,000 in the storied history of Woodstown football, according to a recently published list of all-time New Jersey high school football records. The Wolverines played their first game in 1911.
“I didn’t know all that, but it’s very cool to be a part of,” Wolverines head coach Frank Trautz said. “Woodstown football has a tremendous history and so many great people have come through it that I’m honored just to be a small part of it.”
“It’s wild,” said Woodstown athletics director Joe Ursino, himself caught off-guard by the milestone. “I was here for when the school turned 100 years old. It’s just another feather in the cap or attribute towards the tradition that we have. A thousand football games is pretty neat.”
Penns Grove, which started football a year after Woodstown, has played the most games among the county schools and has the most wins. Salem, the longest running program in the county, dating back to 1904, is second in wins with 537.
All told, the five current Salem County football-playing schools have amassed 2,074 wins and 1,937 losses.
Woodstown is closing in on two other milestones on either side of the emotional spectrum. They are nine wins away from 500 all-time and three losses shy of the same number.
“We’ll let the Phillies and the pro sports worry about that,” Ursino said of the losses milestone. “It’s a lot of opportunities we’ve had for kids to grow and learn the game and develop as adults. We focus more on that than we do the Ls, and we celebrate the Ws, but they all have the same goal in the end.”
Salem County football records
| SCHOOL | START | GAMES | RECORD |
| Penns Grove | 1912 | 1047 | 556-442-47 |
| Pennsville | 1957 | 657 | 335-303-16 |
| Salem | 1904 | 1041 | 537-434-70 |
| Schalick | 1977 | 469 | 205-261-3 |
| Woodstown | 1911 | 1000 | 441-497-62 |
Source: Published records
Wednesday’s results
BOYS SOCCER
Penns Grove 3, Salem Tech 2: Juan Ortiz’ second goal of the game, four minutes into overtime, was the game-winner. Ortiz has scored a career-high nine of the Red Devils’ 13 goals this season. Avery Reed and Josh Woroniak scored for the Chargers.
Cumberland 4, Schalick 2: Fernando Santiago scored three goals as the Colts beat Schalick for the first time since 2014. Josh Stecher and Marco Spinnato scored for the Cougars.
Woodstown 8, Gloucester Catholic 0: The Wolverines had their scoring shoes on, Jake Lewis, Nick DiTeodoro and Tyler Robertson all scored twice and DiTeodoro notched three assists. It was the most they’d scored in a game since putting nine on the Rams in 2023. The Wolverines had scored seven goals in their first four games.
Glassboro 2, Pennsville 1: Lucas Kudless scores both Glassboro goals, finishing a long cross on the touchline for the game-winner. Brett Land scored for the Eagles.
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland 13, Salem 1: Ellie Bodine scored seven goals, the most in a single game in the state this season. Hoboken’s Wren Napolitani had six in a game last week. Lyric Hayes scored Salem’s goal in the second half.
Woodstown 2, Gloucester Catholic 0: Bella Lucas and Genevieve Flynn scored the goals as the Wolverines won their third in a row. All three wins have been by shutout. Mazie Mazzoni and Co. haven’t allowed a goal in their last seven halves.
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Salem Tech
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 12, Pennsville 0: Lucy Virga scored three goals, Addi Shimp and Lily Terrigno each scored twice and the Cougars scored the most goals in any game under head coach Heather Cheesman. It’s the most goals the Cougars have scored in any game since putting 13 on Clayton in 2010.
Salem Tech 2, Overbrook 1: Abigail Beals’ goal in the fourth quarter proved to be the game-winner for the Chargers. Hayden Crispin scored their first goal. Caroline Tighe made six saves in the goal and Jessilyn Chambers came up with a big defensive save to keep the Rams out of the net.
GIRLS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 3, GLASSBORO 2
Graillyn Weber (P) def. Alana Killelea, 6-1, 6-1
Naomi Hess (P) def. Alice Denzel, 6-0, 6-1
Jaisley Weber (P) def. Virginia Tarasevich, 6-3, 7-6 (9-7)
Sofia Dungca-Conception Soriano (G) def. Aubrey Hall-Mariangela Rangel, 6-2, 6-2
Ijeoma Ufomba-Shreeti Sutaria (G) def. Marissa Dowell-Juliana Thomas, 6-1, 6-0
Records: Pennsville 6-2, Glassboro 3-4.
PITMAN 4, WOODSTOWN 1
Ava Mollenhauer (P) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-3, 6-0
Kendall Bennett (P) def. Emma West, 6-1, 6-0
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Mikaela Totora, 6-1, 6-0
Listella Eisenhardt-Delaney Pierson (P) def. Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman, 3-6, 6-3, 10-8
Anna Jones-Mia Gladney (P) def. Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Records: Pitman 6-4, Woodstown 5-4
Tuesday roundup
There was a light lineup on the Salem County sports schedule
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
FIELD HOCKEY
Pennsville 4, Clayton 0
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
GIRLS TENNIS
Woodstown 4, West Deptford 1
Pennsville at Penns Grove
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at GCIT
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
PENNSVILLE — Pennsville reduced its lineup to eight players to make it a fair divisional fight and still dominated the play.
Polina Wright scored two goals and Laura Tamberella had a goal and an assist as the Eagles rolled over undermanned Clayton 4-0 in field hockey Tuesday.
The game was an 8-on-8 affair to accommodate the Clippers’ limited roster.
The Eagles (2-1) took control with two goals in the first five minutes. Tamberella scored the first goal and Polina got the second off a pass from Tomberella. Kylie Smith banged home her own rebound with 47.8 seconds left in the second quarter to give them a 3-0 halftime lead.
Polina scored her second goal with 7:52 left in the game.
“She’s just a girl who likes to sprint the whole field with the ball and somehow finds the goal,” Pennsville coach Cass Massari said. “She either does that or she does a full run and gets us a corner.
“She actually started to do that last year for us. She just sees that ball and keeps running with it.”
The Eagles has plenty of opportunities for more, but just couldn’t quite finish. They had 12 corners in the game and Clayton goalie Meadow Hamilton made 11 saves.
“You could tell we were keeping possession of the ball,” Massari said. “The girls took today to really focus on the things that we needed to work on. Because we had less girls on the field we were able to create open spaces. It’s helping us prepare for the next couple games.”
Top photo: Pennsville’s Kendall Hoyt fires a shot on goal during Tuesday’s game with Clayton.
GIRLS TENNIS
WOODSTOWN — Woodstown won two points in third-set tiebreakers and beat West Deptford 4-1 for its third win in a row.
No. 2 singles Emma West defeated Harper Short 6-3, 1-6, 10-6. Isabella Lindenmuth and Eleanore Lawson won the No. 1 doubles point, 6-2, 1-6, 10-4.
WOODSTOWN 4, WEST DEPTFORD 1
Jody Wu (WD) def. Madison LaPalomento, 6-2, 6-1
Emma West (WO) def. Harper Short, 6-3, 2-6, 10-6
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Anastasia Besar, 6-0, 6-1
Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman (WO) def. Lily Avila-Najae Budiere, 6-2, 6-2
Isabella Lindenmuth-Eleanore Lawson (WO) def. Laura Monticolo-Rylee Hill, 6-2, 1-6, 10-4
Records Woodstown 5-3, West Deptford 2-5.
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Cougars break through
Schalick field hockey scores first goal, first win against gritty Salem Tech; roundup includes scores, highlights from Monday’s Salem County sports schedule
MONDAY FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick 2, Salem Tech 1
Woodstown 8, Deptford 0
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – This is a different kind of year for the Schalick field hockey. The Cougars have been the dominant team in Salem County and one of contenders in South Jersey Group 1 for the past couple years, but now they’re in a rebuild.
The core of the group that had won 56 games over last last four years has graduated, off to other pursuits, leaving coach Heather Cheesman with one of the youngest teams in her tenure, but one intent of starting the cycle all over again. Of course, all that comes with growing pains until the light bulb comes on.
The Cougars hadn’t been 0-2 to start a season in 13 years and had yet to score a goal. They finally broke through both barriers Monday when they scored their first goals of the season and secured their first win of the season, 2-1 at Salem Tech.
“It for sure is a different kind of year,” Cheesman said. “I have a lot of young players. We haven’t a team like this in probably the last four years with so many freshmen starting or playing the game at this level. Even when the kids who just graduated were freshmen they had been playing together for years throughout our feeder program so they were already jelled.
“I think once we connect it’s going to be good. It’s just getting them to jell and connect and play together. Individually they’re all good, we’ve just got to bring it together.”
One sure sign it’s a different kind of year is the length of the post-game huddle. The ones the last couple years were brief, if they had one at all. The one down in the far corner Monday lasted 10 minutes – and that wasn’t even the longest one of this season.
“Probably the one against Woodstown was probably more like 20 minutes,” Cheesman said. “The last couple years sometimes we wouldn’t even meet; we’d talk about it the next day. It was a three-minute, five-minute conversation. Now, it’s definitely a lot longer, like what can we do, what can we fix, this is what looked good, this is what we need to work on.”
Ranae Scurry scored the Cougars’ first goal of the season with 4:50 left in the first quarter. Addy Shimp, in her new role as inserter, got the ball to Lucy Virga at the top of the arc. Virga sent it towards the goal and Scurry ripped it into the cage.
“it wasn’t a relief,” Scurry said. “I think it was just a pick-me-up. More like, OK, we can get one, how many more can we get?”
That answer came in the first minute of the second quarter when Shimp made it 2-0. Scurry sent Shimp’s corner into the zone where Virga got it to Morgan DuBois who put a nice touch on it in traffic. Chargers goalie Caroline Tighe made the initial stop, but the ball dropped at her feet where Shimp was “there at the right time” to bang it home.
Both goal scorers are confident the Cougars will return to their old form soon.
“It’s definitely a rebuilding process, but as the season goes on we’re going to learn each other,” Scurry said. “It’s just meshing together. I think it’s kind of hard right now, but we’re learning this game, we’re trying different formations, lineups to deal with. We didn’t have to (before) because we were together for so long.”
“I think the only difference is we’re just not completely used to playing with each other yet,” Shimp said. “We all have the skill, we just have to connect. I think we’ll connect eventually. We definitely have a lot of potential and I think we’re going to connect, it’s just early in season. That was definitely an improvement today because we definitely did a lot better.”
The Chargers, meanwhile, were playing their first game ever against a Salem County opponent and held their own against one of the county’s traditional bests. As an independent in their inaugural season, they could schedule at their leisure for early success and foundational confidence and did just that. Now that they’re in the TCC Classic Division, however, half the schedule is made for them and that includes at least two games each with county rivals Pennsville and Salem.
They fell behind 2-0 in the first half, but didn’t wilt. Abby Beals got them on the board when she kept Hayden Crispin’s shot moving through the box and inside the left post with 9:45 left in the third quarter.
It looked like they got the tying goal five minutes later, but the whistle blew the play dead before the ball reached the crease. They had another good chance with 2:30 left, when Beals got it in to Crispin, but her shot just missed the right post.
“I think they did great,” Chargers coach Melissa Lewis said. “I felt like they played their game and they were very strong. They didn’t give up and they had a fire in them. They wanted this win and it’s unfortunate we didn’t get it.”
WOODSTOWN 8, DEPTFORD 0: Talia Guardascione had a pair of goals and six other Wolverines scored. Lexi Taylor and Brooke Dillion both had a goal and an assist. The eight goals were the most they’ve scored in a game since a 9-1 win over Cumberland in 2024. It was their third straight shutout.
BOYS SOCCER
Clayton 3, Salem Tech 2: Jonathan Rehm’s second goal, a penalty kick five minutes into overtime, was the game-winner. Logan Pace got the game-tying tying goal for the Chargers on a penalty kick four minutes before the end of regulation.
Penns Grove 6, Pitman 1: Juan Ortiz scores three goals.
Pennsville 2, Gloucester Catholic 0: Sam Hassler and Ugur Elmali scored goals as the Eagles got their first win of the year and extended their unbeaten streak over the Rams to six in a row.
Schalick 8, Overbrook 1: Luke Price and Tyler Vanlier each scored twice and Marco Spinnato had three assists.
Woodstown 1, Glassboro 0 (OT): Ayden Ellis collected his second game-winning goal of the season when he was credited with an own goal midway through OT1. He got the game-winner in the final five minutes against Pennsville in their season opener.
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton 6, Salem Tech 0: Six players lit the lamp for the Clippers.
Gloucester Catholic 2, Pennsville 0: Alexa Battaglia and Olivia Pisano scored goals, Ruth Cutuli made eight saves in the shutout.
Schalick 6, Overbrook 0: Emily Miller scored three goals and Mackenzie Talarico had a goal and two assists.
Woodstown 7, Glassboro 0: Freshman Korynn Hernandez scored her third hat trick in five games.
Pitman 7, Salem 1: Erin Rudley had two goals and Emery Sharpnack had three assists for Pitman. Jaylynn Dickerson scored Salem’s goal in the fourth minute of the second half.
Woodbury 5, Penns Grove 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville 3, Buena 2
Woodstown 5, Schalick 0
Salem at Bridgeton
Timber Creek at Penns Grove
WOODSTOWN 5, SCHALICK 0
Madison LaPalomento (WO) def. Olivia Lunemann, 6-1, 6-2
Emma West (WO) def. Sebrina Bradford, 6-4, 6-4
Angelina Lindenmuth (WO) def. Jasmine Hunt, 6-4, 4-6, 10-4
Emilee Kehr-Elliana Norman (WO) def. Brooke Brown-Jasmin Perez, 6-1, 6-2
Eleanore Lawson-Isabella Lindenmuth (WO) def. Riveras Wojcik-Janae White, 6-2, 6-3
Records: Woodstown 4-3, Schalick 4-2
PENNSVILLE 3, BUENA 2
Graillyn Weber (P) def. Caroline Futty, 6-1, 6-2
Naomi Hess (P) def. Kara Horton, 6-0, 6-1
Jaisley Weber (P) def. Makenna Feaster, 6-4, 6-1
SciOni Simmons Laboy-Julie Tomasso (B) def. Aubrey Hall-Mariangela Rangel, 4-6, 6-2, 10-7
Analeigh Nardone-Isabella (B) def. Marissa Dowell-Juliana Thomas, 6-2, 4-6, 10-6
Records: Pennsville 4-2, Buena 1-4.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Atlantic Cape 3, Salem CC 0
This week’s schedule
Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Sept. 14-19; all events start at 4 p.m. unless noted
MONDAY, SEPT. 14
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Deptford
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Pennsville
Overbrook at Schalick
Penns Grove at Pitman
Salem Tech at Clayton
Woodstown at Glassboro
GIRLS SOCCER
Clayton at Salem Tech
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Overbrook
Woodbury at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
GIRLS TENNIS
Schalick at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Buena at Pennsville
Salem at Bridgeton
Timber Creek at Penns Grove
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Atlantic Cape, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15
FIELD HOCKEY
Clayton at Pennsville
Gloucester Catholic at Salem
GIRLS TENNIS
West Deptford at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at GCIT, 3:45 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16
FIELD HOCKEY
Gateway at Woodstown
Pennsville at Schalick
Salem Tech at Overbrook
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester Catholic at Woodstown
Pennsville at Glassboro
Salem Tech at Penns Grove
Schalick at Cumberland
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland at Salem
Glassboro at Pennsville
Penns Grove at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Gloucester Catholic
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Glassboro, 3:45 p.m.
Pitman at Woodstown, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Schalick
THURSDAY, SEPT. 17
FOOTBALL
Buena at Clayton, 6 p.m.
Pleasantville at Cherokee, 6 p.m.
Cumberland at Vineland, 6 p.m.
Gateway at Sterling, 6 p.m.
Bridgeton at St. Joe (Hamm.), 6:30 p.m.
Lindenwold at Haddon Twp., 7 p.m.
West Deptford at Paul VI, 7 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Schalick at Delsea
BOYS SOCCER
Pennsville at Penns Grove, 6 p.m.
GIRLS SOCCER
Cumberland at Salem
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic
Schalick at Cherry Hill West
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville at Millville
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic, 5:15 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Salem CC at Morris, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18
FOOTBALL
Salem at Schalick, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
Burlington City at Overbrook, 7 p.m.
Shawnee at Rancocas Valley, 6 p.m.
Eastern at Northern Burlington, 6 p.m.
Allentown at Trenton, 6 p.m.
Atlantic Tech at Lower Cape May, 6 p.m.
Absegami at Hammonton, 6 p.m.
Gloucester at Triton, 6 p.m.
Lenape at Williamstown, 6 p.m.
Mainland at Holy Spirit, 6 p.m.
Millville at Kingsway, 6 p.m.
Washington Twp. at Atlantic City, 6 p.m.
Pennsauken at Cherry Hill East, 6 p.m.
Lawrence at Notre Dame, 6 p.m.
Highland at Timber Creek, 6 p.m.
Maple Shade at Bordentown, 6 p.m.
Seneca at Willingboro, 6 p.m.
Camden at Ocean City, 6 p.m.
Oakcrest at Egg Harbor, 6 p.m.
Clearview at Deptford, 6 p.m.
Cinnaminson at Cherry Hill West, 6 p.m.
Middle Twp. at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Collingswood at Bishop Eustace, 6:30 p.m.
Ewing at Hopewell Valley, 7 p.m.
Florence at Camden Catholic, 7 p.m.
Camden Eastside at Moorestown, 7 p.m.
Delran at Haddonfield, 7 p.m.
Burlington Twp. at Delsea, 7 p.m.
BOYS SOCCER
Salem at Woodstown
GIRLS SOCCER
Bridgeton at Pennsville
FIELD HOCKEY
Absegami at Salem Tech
Pennsville at Bridgeton
Salem at Winslow
GIRLS TENNIS
Pitman at Salem
Schalick at Timber Creek
Woodstown at Overbrook
SATURDAY, SEPT. 19
FOOTBALL
Woodstown at Woodbury, 11 a.m.
Pennsville at Paulsboro, 11 a.m.
Hightstown at Princeton, 11 a.m.
Mastern Camden at Holy Cross, 11 a.m.
Palmyra at Gloucester Catholic, 11 a.m.
Haddon Heights at Audubon, 11 a.m.
Nottingham at Steinert, 11 a.m.
Riverside at KIPP, noon
WW-Plainsboro at Pemberton, noon
Glassboro at Cedar Creek, 1:30 p.m.
Robbinsville at Hamilton West, 2 p.m.
Buena at Clayton, 3 p.m.
Winslow at St. Augustine, 6 p.m.
FIELD HOCKEY
Haddon Twp. at Schalick
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Thaddeus Stevens vs. Salem CC, Penns Grove H.S., noon
WJFL Scoreboard
Here is the West Jersey Football League scoreboard; it will be updated throughout the weekend
SATURDAY’S GAMES
Salem 22, Audubon 20
Penns Grove 47, Lindenwold 6
Wildwood 22, KIPP 18
Pemberton at Nottingham
Camden Estside 49, Hamilton West 0
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Schalick 41, Woodstown 0
Pennsville 41, Pitman 0
West Deptford 22, Paulsboro 0
Highland 20, Overbrook 14
Allentown 21, Collingswood 6
Atlantic Tech 27, Middle Twp. 6
Bishop Eustace 30, Camden Catholic 22
Bridgeton 20, Hammonton 6
Burlington Twp. 40, Willingboro 21
Florence 14, Palmyra 7
Gloucester 36, Sterling 10
Haddon Heights 16, Maple Shade 14
Haddonfield 31, Delsea 7
Holy Cross 19, Riverside 14
Lower Cape May 35, Cumberland 21
Notre Dame 16, Ewing 6
Oakcrest 19, Deptford 0
Paul VI 24, St. Joe (Hamm.) 14
Pleasantville 20, Cedar Creek 6
Rancocas Valley 28, Kingsway 0
St. Augustine 41, Holy Spirit 7
Steinert 34, Bordentown 7
Timber Creek 25, Triton 6
Winslow 21, Glassboro 7
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Atlantic City 47, Eastern 7
Buena 24, Mastery Camden 0
Clayton 50, Haddon Twp. 7
Delran 34, Cinnaminson 0
Egg Harbor 29, Clearview 20
Hopewell Valley 41, Burlington City 0
Lenape 3, Cherokee 0
Moorestown 35, Hightstown 0
Northern Burlington 43, Trenton 42
Princeton 34, Robbinsville 7
Seneca 41, Mainland 6
Shawnee 35, Cherry Hill East 13
Vineland 35, Pennsauken 17
Washington Twp. 21, Williamstown 0
WW-Plainsboro 18, Gloucester Catholic 14
Woodbury 22, Gateway 20
Friday roundup
Here are the scores and highlights from Friday’s Salem County sports calendar
FRIDAY’S SCHEDULE
FIELD HOCKEY
Bridgeton at Salem
BOYS SOCCER
Gloucester at Salem
Salem Tech 1, Camden Academy Charter 0
GIRLS TENNIS
Pennsville 3, Haddon Heights 2
Trenton at Penns Grove
VOLLEYBALL
Salem Tech 2, Highland 0
By Riverview Sports News
NEWARK, Del. — Woodstown’s Abby Marino finished second and David Farrell placed third in their respective races at the White Clay Creek Cross Country Invitational that drew more than 50 schools from the four-state area.
Marino ran through the White Clay Creek State Park course a 20:18.9 to finish second in the junior girls race behind Tatnall’s Krissa Woods (19:28.8). Farrell ran a 17:04.5 to finish third in the senior boys race, about a second behind runner-up Carter Brown of Newark Charter.
Also in the senior boys race, Woodstown’s Pacey Hutton finished 17th (19:03.4) and Salem Tech’s Anthony Morano was 21st (19:20.9). Woodstown’s Anabel Schaal was 21st in the senior girls race (25:41.1).
In the junior boys race, Woodstown’s Torsten Duva was 11th (19:23.1) and teammates John Hearst and Jackson Perry finished in the top 25. Salem Tech’s Joseph MacNeil was 25th.
Salem Tech’s Levin Seals was 13th among sophomore boys. Woodstown’s Reese Madiraca was 13th among the freshmen girls.
BOYS SOCCER
SALEM TECH 1, CAMDEN ACADEMY CHARTER 0: Logan Pace scored on a pass from Lucca Picci in the second half for the only goal of the match. Aiden Bobo made six saves in recording his second straight shutout. The Chargers are 2-0 for the first time in the history of their program.
VOLLEYBALL
SALEM TECH 2, HIGHLAND 0: Jadelynn Stiffen had seven kills, Shelby Liber had 10 digs and Cecelia Venello had 13 assists for the Chargers. Venello and Liber both had three aces. The set scores were 25-17, 25-10.
GIRLS TENNIS
PENNSVILLE 3, HADDON HEIGHTS 2
Ellie Mazzucco (H) def. Graillyn Weber, 6-3, 6-0
Naomi Hess (P) def. Molly Walker, 6-1, 6-3
Jaisley Weber (P) def. Erin Lewandowski, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
Lucy Durand-Ruby Grieve (H) def. Aubrey Hall-Mariangela Rangel, 6-4, 7-5
Marissa Dowell-Juliana Thomas (P) def. Isla Harkins-Alison O’Brien, 6-3, 6-4
Records: Pennsville 3-2, Haddon Heights 1-2.
COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY
LOGAN TWP. — Salem CC’s Izzy Saulin ran a 21.27.54 for 4000 meters to finish 24th in the women’s race of Bill Fritz Open at Dream Park. The Pennsville product set the school record at 5000 meters in her last race and this was the team’s first race at 4K. Eliyah Smith was 29th.
In the men’s 6K race, Danny Zellner and Mu’adh Johnson-Ibn Jabbar led the Mighty Oaks across the line with top 10 finishes. Zellmer ran 28:12.3 for ninth and Johnson-Ibn Jabbar ran 28:13.9 for tenth.
Case for the defense
Schalick wraps up Woodstown 41-0 for first shutout since 2024, Cougars 3-0 for first time since 2023
By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News
WOODSTOWN – For the first two weeks of the season much of the love being thrown at the Schalick football team has been directed towards the offense. The defense hadn’t been playing badly. Quite the contrary. It’s just been overshadowed by some of the prodigious offensive numbers.
Make room for the defense, boys. Coming through.
The defense has been good all year, but it was at its best Friday night. Going back to the defense they played against Maple Shade in the season-opener, the Cougars held Woodstown to less than 100 net yards and nowhere close to the end zone in a 41-0 win. It was their first shutout since 2024, a year they had three and came within a safety of a fourth.
“The kids deserve all the credit in the world,” Cougars coach Kevin Leamy said. “They had a gameplan and it wasn’t overly complicated, they just executed. They were relentless. They gang tackled. There were 11 hats to the ball. It was phenomenal team defense.
“I think we’ve been playing (good) defense all year. I think we’re just starting to stay more focused. Last week we had a shutout until 40 seconds left; we just took a play off at the end of the game. These kids weren’t taking any plays off tonight.”
The Cougars’ defense has given up only 12 points all season and has scored 12 points themselves, including Gage Brown-Smith’s fumble recovery in the end zone on the last play of the third quarter here, so their plus-minus for the year is a net zero.
Through three games they have allowed a total of 307 yards — 130 rushing (on 66 carries), 170 passing. And the two touchdowns they did give up, both were bolts from the blue. Linebacker Nick Lopergolo called them “spoofs … should’ve never happened.” One came on a 39-yard pass with two missed tackles three plays into the season and the other came on an 80-yard mistake with 40 seconds left in their second game.
“No matter how much attention we get we know that our defense is the best part of our team,” linebacker Ayden Jenkins said. “it has the most chemistry and Leamy puts us in the best possible position every single week. I don’t think any team is going to really be able to hang with us just because they’re not going to be able to score.”
Woodstown never got close. The Cougars limited their hosts to just two first downs and for as much as the Wolverines worked Cole Ware they had only 52 yards rushing. Their biggest play of the night was a 15-yard gain by Ware in the second quarter. They only ran seven plays in Schalick territory and one of those was a fourth-and-1 stopped cold by Evan Elliott.
“We just didn’t get the job tonight,” Woodstown coach Frank Trautz said. “We flat out just did not get the job done. It was just one of those nights. I did not expect it to go like this tonight.”
“Our defense plays so intense,” Lopergolo said. “We just fire off the ball. It’s 100 percent full throttle every single play, and we have kids behind us who play with the same intensity. That’s what really helps our defense, knowing that whoever’s in we can trust.”
Schalick’s offense, however, did its usual thing. The Cougars scored on their first two possessions with David Stewart opening the scoring with a 5-yard touchdown run and Kenny Bartee scoring from the 2 after Stewart returned an interception inside the 5.
The Cougars have started each of their first two games with a interesting first play and they sort of did this week with a reverse on their first play from scrimmage. But they saved the real razzle-dazzle for the last play of the half when Jenkins threw a 23-yard halfback pass to Gio Alicea to make it 21-0.
“We’ve run that play for the last couple years,” Jenkins said. “We ran it against Glassboro last year; it worked pretty well. It was just a perfect time to run that play.”
“The kids just like having that element of old-fashioned back-yard football,” Leamy said. “Just have something up your sleeve that’s fun that they can practice during the week. Like I said last week, we’re going to be aggressive if the opportunity presents itself.”
The end of the half marked the end of the night for Bartee. He was lifted for purely precautionary reasons after aggravating a couple parts of his body in the first half.
The Cougars added three touchdowns in the third quarter – a 3-yard run by Jenkins, a 7-yard pass from Gary Simonini to Elliott that put the game in running clock mode, and Gage-Brown’s fumble recovery in the end zone after Elliott dislodged the ball from Woodstown quarterback Mason Middlemiss.
| SCHAL (41) | WOODS (0) | |
| 12 | First Downs | 2 |
| 32-225 | Rushing | 25-52 |
| 5-10-0 | Passes | 1-5-1 |
| 61 | Passing Yards | 4 |
| 0-0 | Fumbles-Lost | 1-1 |
| 2-40.0 | Punts-Avg. | 4-37.3 |
| 7-55 | Penalties-Yards | 9-68 |
| Schalick | 14 | 7 | 20 | 0- | 41 |
| Woodstown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0- | 0 |
SCORING SUMMARY
S-David Stewart 5 run (Shawn Kelly kick), 6:13 1Q
S-Kenny Bartee 2 run (Shawn Kelly kick), 3:05 1Q
S-Gio Alicea 23 pass from Ayden Jenkins (Shawn Kelly kick), 0:03 2Q
S-Ayden Jenkins 3 run (Shawn Kelly kick), 9:20 3Q
S-Evan Elliott 7 pass from Gary Simonini (Shawn Kelly kick), 4:39 3Q
S-Gage Brown-Smith fumble recovery in end zone (kick blocked), 0:00 3Q
