Category: WRESTLING

Uphill climb

Shorthanded Schalick falls short in challenging powerhouse Paulsboro in South Jersey Group I wrestling finals

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PAULSBORO – When you’re already the underdog and facing a program that practically owns the championship trophy, it helps to have all your weapons.

Schalick was “shocking the world” getting to the sectional final for the first time in school history Thursday. But the Cougars didn’t go in with all their bullets and as hard as they tried to make a stand they fell to Paulsboro in the South Jersey Group I championship match 56-17.

It was the Red Raiders’ 45th sectional wrestling title.

“A lot of things had to happen our way,” Schalick coach Joe Frassenei said. “Everything that could have gone wrong did go wrong. I’m happy we scored 17 points.”

The Cougars (24-2) set a school record for wins in getting to the finals, but they went into the match without three 20-win wrestlers. They already knew they’d be without 165 Eric Sulik – he broke his nose in last week’s Pennsauken match — but the absences of E’Shion Underwood (120) and Koen Martin (144) were a more recent development they declined to talk about.

It caused Frassenei to get creative with his lineup, tinkering with it all the way up to match time. He already had second-year wrestler and JV undefeated Dezy Purnell in at 165, but dropped Caleb Jenkins from 113 into the leadoff match at 120 right before the call to the mat and plugged Jacob Potts in a 144. All three were pinned.

“We couldn’t make any moves,” Frassenei said. “We had to go strength on strength and their strength was a little bit better.

“Like at 150, I probably would have bumped around, created more opportunities for us, but when you don’t have the checkers to play with, you don’t have the checkers to play with.”

Athena Eberl even volunteered to wrestle at 120 to give the Cougars some flexibility, but if she weighed in at 120 she wouldn’t be able to compete in her regular weight class in the girls regionals, where she is expected to be a contender.

“We have that kind of team,” Frassenei said. “They just want to step up and fill the gap. That’s the kind of kids these are. They are willing to step in.” 

Ryan Miller sets up his pin at 132 to score Schalick’s first points of the match. (Photo by Heather Papiano)

The Cougars got behind early and couldn’t get catch up. Paulsboro won the first two bouts with a pin and tech fall to go out 11-0.

Ryan Miller got the Cougars on the board with a second-period pin a 132, but Paulsboro won the next five bouts to stand on the verge of clinching. One of the key results in the run was Kyaire Harvey’s 12-6 decision over Ayden Jenkins at 150. It was a tight bout throughout, but Harvey scored a takedown with 15 seconds left in the third period followed by a near fall to win. 

Schalick now had no margin for error. Ricky Watt and Evan Elliot kept the Cougars alive. Watt remained undefeated on the season with a tech fall at 175 and Elliott followed with a pin at 190.

“It’s always winnable so, I went out there (and) I did my best,” Elliott said. “I did everything I needed to do. It was tough going out there knowing it was going to be hard to win but I trusted my teammates and whatever happens happens.”

“I just wanted to try to bring the score back as much as I could,” Watt said. “If I could go out there and get a pin, that’s what I wanted to do. That’s all you really can do is go out and do your part. You can’t really control what your teammates do, you just want to go out and do as much as you can to help your team.”

Their wins, however, just delayed the inevitable. Frank Damminger scored an 8-5 decision over Gerardo Felipe at 215 to clinch the match. The Red Raiders also won at 285 to extend the lead and Schalick forfeited the last two weight classes.

The Cougars were disappointed they couldn’t go farther, but 157 Riley Papiano probably had the best perspective of the night. He said it might have been a loss on the scoreboard, but it was a win in the history of the school and its wrestling program.

“We’re tenth graders, the majority of this team is ninth and tenth graders, we had 10 guys in ninth and tenth grade who started for us,” Frassenei said. “We’re young. We don’t have seven seniors like they do. Audubon (who they beat in the semis) has seven or eight. We plan on being back.”

Schalick’s 175 Ricky Watt locks down on Paulsboro’s Malachi Harris on his way to a tech fall to remain undefeated. Watt was one of the three Schalick winners in the match. (Photo by Heather Papiano)

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP I CHAMPIONSHIP
PAULSBORO 56, SCHALICK 17
120: Antonio Chila (P) pinned Caleb Jenkins, 1:51
126: Aundre Hill (P) tech fall over Luke Silva, 19-3 (4:39)
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Lucas Gazzola, 3:31
138: Julian Sosa (P) dec. Colin Bittle, 14-7
144: Ben Price (P) pinned Jacob Potts, 3:25
150: Kyare Harvey (P) dec. Ayden Jenkins, 12-6
157: Sawyer Cabanas (P) pinned Riley Papiano, 3:03
165: Deano Lucas (P) pinned Dezyon Purnell, 4:52
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Malachi Harris, 18-3 (3:39)
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Evan Holloway, 2:21
215: Frank Damminger (P) dec. Gerardo Felipe, 8-5
285: Jared Hazel (P) pinned Julian Reid, 0:26
106: Will Cruz (P) won by forfeit
113: Hayden Holmes (P) won by forfeit

GROUP I SECTIONAL FINALS
South: Paulsboro 56, Schalick 17
Central: Delaware Valley 65, Manville 9
North I: New Milford 38, Kittatinny 31
North II: Hanover Park 52, Hasbrouck Heights 23
STATE SEMIFINALS
Friday
New Milford (16-1) at Delaware Valley (17-3)
Paulsboro (15-7) at Hanover Park (16-6)
CHAMPIONSHIP
At Rutgers, Sunday, noon

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP FINALS
Group I: Paulsboro 56, Schalick 17
Group II: Middle Twp. 34, Lower Cape May 33
Group III: Delsea 69, Lacey 6
Group IV: Toms River South 40, Toms River East 28
Group V: Southern 51, Washington Twp. 18

Schalick’s Evan Elliott sizes up Paulsboro’s Evan Holloway before scoring a pin to keep the Cougars’ hopes alive. (Photo by Heather Papiano)

‘We’re shocking the world’

Relishing the life of the underdog, Schalick wrestlers knock off top-seed Audubon to reach Wednesday’s SJ Group I team finals

WRESTLING
SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 1 TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
At Audubon
Audubon 45, Pitman 24
Schalick 44, Haddon Twp. 36
Semifinals
Schalick 36, Audubon 31
At Paulsboro
Woodstown 61, Pennsville 16
Paulsboro 62, Palmyra 15
Semifinals
Paulsboro 38, Woodstown 37
SJ Group I Championship
Wednesday at Paulsboro
Schalick at Paulsboro

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

AUDUBON – Riley Papiano has never felt so happy to be dropped on his head before.

Papiano painfully won his match at 157 in the South Jersey Group 1 wrestling semifinals Monday night when Audubon’s Pedro Marte was disqualified for slamming the Schalick senior to the mat.

As much as it hurt in the moment, Papiano knew what it meant. The win clinched the Cougars’ 36-31 victory over the No. 1 seed sending them to the sectional final for the first time in school history.

“It was a great night,” Papiano said. “I think it was amazing for the team, the school, everybody.

“I don’t think anybody counted on us getting this far. All the newspapers were going against us and I think we’re just shocking the world. We’re showing everybody else wrong that we can compete at a higher level than anybody else thinks we can.”

The school-record setting win sends the once-beaten Cougars (24-1) to Paulsboro Wednesday – weather permitting – to face the perennial power Red Raiders for a spot in the state final four.

“I don’t think anyone thought we had a shot,” Schalick coach Joe Frassenei said. “Everyone was like, you don’t wrestle a good enough schedule. They weren’t afraid of the big situation. They just wrestled them like they were another opponent and went out and did a great job.

“I told my assistant it was like disbelief (when they clinched). We knew we had a shot, but then reality set in that we actually are going to the South Jersey final for the first time in school history.”

The Cougars had a lot of work to do to get there. Ricky Watt (175) and Evan Elliott (190) “really set the tone for the whole night” with a pin and decision in the first two weight classes to get them rolling.

The Green Wave (22-5) won the next four bouts to go up 20-9. The Cougars stormed back to retake the lead 24-20 on wins from E’Shion Underwood, Luke Silva and Ryan Miller, but Audubon took it right back on Tyler Perozzi’s tech fall at 138 to set up the end game.

Koen Martin (144) and Ayden Jenkins (150) won tight decisions to set up the Papiano-Marte match. If Marte won, the match would go down to the final bout. If Papiano won, it was over.

“I was more proud of the team (than his win),” said Papiano, who’s headed to Norwich (Vt.) University to play football. “It was a team win tonight, it wasn’t an individual. It wouldn’t have been a clinch if Ricky Watt didn’t pin in the first and Ayden Jenkins did get that tough match or Koen didn’t squeeze by and all these other matches, it wouldn’t have mattered.

“As a team I think we embrace (the underdog role) fully. We know no one believes in us and we know every time we win it just makes everybody else more mad.”

If the Cougars are able to pull it off Wednesday, Papiano said, “it would mean the world” to him. He also was part of the Schalick football team that played for South Jersey Group I title in the final.

“Two sectional final games in one year for me is amazing,” he said. “I’d love to win one.”

The Cougars got to Audubon by beating Haddon Twp. in the quarterfinals 44-36. They opened a 44-0 lead, then forfeited the last six weight classes. 

Paulsboro got through its half of the bracket by beating Pitman 45-24 and Woodstown 38-37. Sawyer Cabanas pinned Thomas Lacy in 21 seconds at 157 to give Paulsboro a 13-point lead in the Woodstown match and the Red Raiders forfeited the last two weight classes to bring the final margin.

Woodstown took out Pennsville 61-16 in its first-round match.

SCHALICK 44, HADDON TWP. 36
165: Riley Papiano (S) tech fall over Damian Shepherd, 17-1 (3:25)
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Antonio Reyes, 5:57
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Joseph Sum, 1:01
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) dec. Brennan Berger, 5-1
285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Willem Conniver, 1:49
106: Emma Cain (S) pinned Sok Hoy, 3:15
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Jon Rodriguez, 1:05
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Owen Ziegler (HT) won by forfeit
132: Finn Boucher (HT) won by forfeit
138: Thomas Andrews (HT) won by forfeit
144: Brady Monoid (HT) won by forfeit
150: Justin Capri (HT) won by forfeit
157: Ryan Henry (HT) won by forfeit

SCHALICK 36, AUDUBON 31
175: Ricky Watt (S) pinned Joem Gonzalez, 5:40
190: Evan Elliott (S) dec. Gabriel McCracken, 10-3
215: David Borodziuk (A) tech fall over Gerardo Felipe, 19-4 (4:55)
285: Jonah Jordan (A) dec. Julian Reid, 8-1
106: Jason Ortiz (A) pinned Emma Cain, 0:41
113: Rocco Monteferrante (A) pinned Caleb Jenkins, 0:37
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Nicholas Sassany, 1:26
126: Luke Silva (S) dec. R.J. Bauman, 9-4
132: Ryan Miller (S) pinned Brayden Ervin, 1:11
138: Tyler Perozzi (A) tech fall over Collin Bittle, 22-6 (4:27)
144: Koen Martin (S) dec. Andean Leahan, 11-9
150: Ayden Jenkins (S) dec. James McSweeney, 4-2
157: Riley Papiano (S) over Pedro Marte, DQ
165: Giovanni Patti (A) won by forfeit.

WOODSTOWN 61, PENNSVILLE 16
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Joseph Halstead, 1:28
190: Paul Banff (WO) dec. Connor Ayars, 4-0
215: Walter Carter (WO) won by forfeit
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Trevor Waddington, 0:09
106: Brett Land (P) pinned Hunter Allen, 3:35
113: Luke Woronicak (WO) pinned Erick Davalos, 3:39
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Mehki Dicks, 2:10
126: Travis Balback (WO) maj. dec. Christopher Daniels, 11-2
132: Alex Torres (WO) pinned Nathaniel Mason, 4:44
138: Gave Supernavage (P) maj. dec. Louie Scholl, 10-1
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Angel Hernandez, 1:50
150: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit
157: Thomas Lacy (WO) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:43
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) won by forfeit

PAULSBORO 38, WOODSTOWN 37
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Evan Holloway, 1:37
215: Walter Carter (WO) dec. Frank Damming, 7-1
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Jared Hazel, 0:48
106: Will Cruz (P) pinned Hunter Allen, 0:25
113: Antonio Chila (P) pinned Luke Woronicak, 3:16
120: Hayden Holmes (P) maj. dec. Carson Bradway, 15-4
126: Walker Battavio (WO) maj. dec. Sheena Cruz, 12-2
132: Aundre Hill (P) maj. dec. Travis Balback, 28-15
138: Julian Sosa (P) pinned Alex Torres, 3:17
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) pinned Ben Price, 3:39
150: Kyaire Harvey (P) pinned Brett Rowand, 5:27
157: Sawyer Cabanas (P) pinned Thomas Lacy, 0:21
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) won by forfeit
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) won by forfeit

GROUP I SECTIONAL FINALS
South: Schalick (24-1) at Paulsboro (14-7)
Central: Manville (21-5) at Delaware Valley (16-3)
North I: New Milford (15-1) at Kittatinny (12-10)
North II: Hasbrouck Heights (19-1) at Hanover Park (14-6)

Boys Bowling

SOUTH JERSEY GROUP 2 TOURNAMENT
Cinnaminson 2, Salem Tech 0

Ian Jungbult rolled games of 202 and 232 to lead Cinnaminson to sweep. Aaron Dean rolled the high game (177) and high series (327) for the Chargers.

Swimming

NJSIAA GROUP C SECTIONALS
Semifinals
Seneca 91, Woodstown 79

Track

SJTCA MEET 18
At Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island

Salem’s Anthony Parker and Pennsville’s Megan Morris both scored top three finishes. Parker finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.61), while Morris was T-3 in the girls pole vault with Rancocas Valley’s Milena Too (9-6). Salem’s Ava Rodgers was eighth in the girls shot put (31-5.5).


This week’s schedule

Here is the Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 10-15; all events 5:30 p.m. unless noted, watch the weather

FEB. 10
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Winslow, 3:45 p.m.
Penns Grove at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Salem at LEAP, 4 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Triton
Pitman at Penns Grove
Salem at Winslow, 5:15 p.m.
Schalick at Wildwood
Woodstown at Mastery Charter
BOYS BOWLING
South Jersey Group 2 Tournament
At Laurel Lanes
Salem Tech vs. Cinnaminson, 3:45 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze, Staten Island
SWIMMING
NJSIAA Sectionals
Woodstown vs. Seneca at Camden County Tech, 4:45 p.m.
WRESTLING
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Quarterfinals
At Audubon
Pitman at Audubon
Haddon Twp. vs. Schalick
At Paulsboro
Woodstown vs. Pennsville
Palmyra at Paulsboro, 6 p.m.
Semifinals
At Audubon, 7 p.m.
At Paulsboro, 7:30 p.m.

FEB. 11
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem, 4 p.m.
Pennsville vs. Clayton at Wells Fargo Center, 2:30 p.m.
Salem Tech at Pitman
Woodstown at Schalick
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Pitman, 7 p.m.
Salem at Gloucester Catholic, 7 p.m.
Schalick at Woodstown
GIRLS BOWLING
South Jersey Group I Tournament
At Thunderbowl, Wrightstown
Salem vs. New Egypt, 3 p.m.
At Wood Lanes, Woodstown
Salem Tech vs. Point Pleasant Boro, 3:45 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Mercer CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 12
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Clearview at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
WRESTLING
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 6 p.m.
Manchester Twp. at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
South Jersey Group I Team Finals

FEB. 13
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Pitman
Penns Grove at Salem, 4 p.m.
LEAP Academy at Schalick, 7 p.m.
Woodstown at Salem Tech
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Woodstown
Schalick at Pennsauken Tech
GIRLS BOWLING
South Jersey Group I Tournament
Salem Tech-PP Boro winner vs. Salem-New Egypt winner
BOYS BOWLING
South Jersey Group I Tournament
At Ocean Lanes, Lakewood
Salem vs. Donovan Catholic, 3 p.m.
South Jersey Group 2 Tournament
Salem Tech-Cinnaminson winner vs. Gloucester

FEB. 14
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Triton at Schalick
BOYS BASKETBALL
Salem Tech at Camden Academy Charter
WRESTLING
Schalick, Burlington Twp., Maple Shade at Cherry Hill West, 4 p.m.

FEB. 15
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Barnegat, Cherokee at Notre Dame, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove, Rancocas Valley, Sterling at Highland, 9 a.m.
Central Regional, Delran, Haddon Heights at Woodstown, 10 a.m.
TRACK
NJSIAA Sectionals at Bennett Center, 9 a.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Sussex County CC, 2 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Lackawanna, 1 p.m.

Energy drain

Salem’s energy falls flat in Senior Day loss to Absegami; includes all of Saturday’s Salem County sports action

BOYS GAMES
Absegami 56, Salem 43
Cherokee 54, Woodstown 38
West Deptford 60, Pennsville 30
GIRLS GAME
Cumberland 54, Schalick 21

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

SALEM – Even though his team was facing an opponent that had 19 wins and was fourth in South Jersey Group 3, Salem basketball coach Anthony Farmer believed it was a winnable game if the Rams brought the right energy.

But even with a Senior Day celebration to add some more juice, the Rams were flat and lost to Absegami 56-43.

The Braves are now 20-3 with a 12-game winning streak.

“I wish I had some answers for you, but the whole game it was energy and effort,” Farmer said. “This was considered a big one for us, we needed this one (and) thought it was a winnable opportunity for us if we played with the right spirit. We just didn’t have the spirit. We didn’t have the energy, effort that we needed.

“You expect the guys to come out and play with some spirit, play with some energy and effort and fly around and we just didn’t have that today. We were flat.”

The big downer was the third quarter. The Rams (9-11) were held to one late field goal and outscored 18-3.

It was a tight game early with the teams trading baskets through 7-7. The Braves started exerting its game-long dominance in the paint and opened an 18-8 lead, but the Rams buried three straight 3s by Tymear Lecator and Xavier McGriff to climb back in it.

It was a four-point game when Absegami coach John Arcidiacono called time with 2:43 left in the first half after Jermyis Burroughs’ 3-pointer gave the Braves a 23-19 lead and then then they really went to work.

They gave up a bucket to Neziah Spence that made it 24-21 then didn’t allow another bucket until Azhone Burden’s running hook with 2:08 left in the third quarter. It was the Rams’ only basket of the third quarter.

“It’s a (close) game at halftime, you’ve got to come out, make a shot or two, get some stops and the game could change just like that,” Farmer said. “Obviously, a three-point quarter, things didn’t go our way … We just need to be better. We need to be able to use energy or we’ll be out (of the playoffs) early.”

The Rams recognized their two seniors before the game and both scored in the game. Burden scored 10 points and grabbed five rebounds. Joe Tunis scored a bucket in the fourth quarter.

The game also marked the return of Darrelle Johnson. The junior guard had to sit out since Jan. 13 when the NJSIAA declared him ineligible for a violation of its transfer rules and stripped the Rams of four wins that interrupted Farmer’s run towards 100 career victories.

ABSEGAMI 56, SALEM 43
ABSEGAMI (20-3) – Steven Deviney 1 0-0 3, Donald Johnson 1 5-6 7, Adam Leigh 1 5-8 7, Jamal Davis 8 2-2 19, Jermyis Burroughs 4 5-7 15, Bobby Peterson 2 0-0 5, Quadir Epps 0 0-0 0, Jeriko Thomas 0 0-0 0, Elias Blocker 0 0-0 0. Totals 17 17-23 56.
SALEM (9-11) – Donovan Weathers 2 1-2 5, Xavier McGriff 1 0-0 3, Neziah Spence 5 0-0 12, Tymear Lecator 2 0-0 6, Deshaan Williams 0 2-4 2, Antwuan Rogers 1 0-2 2, Joe Tunis 1 0-2 2, 
Darrelle Johnson 0 1-2 1, Azhone Burden 5 0-0 10. Totals 17 4-12 43.

Absegami16101812-56
Salem813319-43
3-point goals: Absegami 5 (Deviney, Davis, Burroughs 2, Peterson); Salem 5 (McGriff, Spence 2, Lecator 2. Rebounds: Absegami 36 (Davis 12, Leigh 11); Salem 27 (Burden 5, Rogers 5). Fouled out: Burroughs. Total fouls: Absegami 14, Salem 19. Officials: Menz, Johnson, Pankok.

CHEROKEE 54, WOODSTOWN 38: The Chiefs locked down defensively on the Wolverines in the second quarter and outscored them 18-1 to take control of the game. Cherokee placed three scorers in double figures, led by John Comito’s 15.

Woodstown (12-7)1211312-38
West Deptford (11-11) 8181315-54
3-point goals: Woodstown 1 (M. Hall); Cherokee 4 (Fuscia, Galasso 3).

WEST DEPTFORD 60, PENNSVILLE 30
PENNSVILLE (2-19) – Mason O’Brien 2 2-4 7, Cole Johnston 1 0-0 3, C.J. McDevitt 2 2-4 6, Aiden Alleye 3 1-4 8, J.P. Laughrey 2 2-2 6. Totals 10 7-14 30.
WEST DEPTFORD (4-16) – Shayne Halter 2 0-0 5, Kyree Eason 1 0-0 2, Nick Senatore 5 2-4 14, Thomas Cross 0 0-4 0, Aaron Benson 2 0-0 4, Anthony Martello 3 0-0 8, Curtis Pearson 2 1-2 5, Carter 4 0-0 10, Michael 4 0-0 4, Andrew Gardner 2 0-0 4, Cole Stanish 0 0-0 0. Totals 25 3-14 60.

Pennsville51348-30
West Deptford13131420-60
3-point goals: Pennsville 3 (O’Brien, Johnston, Alleye); West Deptford 7 (Halter, Senatore 2, Martello 2, Watson 2). Rebounds: West Deptford 43 (Martello 11, Senatore 8).

GIRLS GAME
CUMBERLAND 54, SCHALICK 21

Cumberland (9-11)1831716-54
Schalick (4-14)7752-21

Wrestling
Hammonton Quad

HAMMONTON – Brett Rowand was in the right place at the right time in Woodstown’s two wins here. Rowand (150) and Angel Hernandez (144) won the final two bouts to close out Williamstown and Rowand won the clinching match against Hammonton.

WOODSTOWN 41, WILLIAMSTOWN 34
157: Joe Hatefi (WI) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:26
165: Laitton Roberts (WO( pinned Erick Garcia, 3:02
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) dec. Aiden Garcia, 9-7
190: Deryk Hannold (WI) pinned Paul Banff, 5:31
215: Walter Carter (WO) tech fall over Matthew Lahn, 18-2 (2:23)
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Logan Kennedy, 1:06
106: Tristan Rosemeyer (WI) pinned Hunter Allen 1:34
113: Adam Froehlich (WI) pinned Luke Woronicak, 1:10
120: Carson Bradway (WO) tech fall over Freedom Neff, 17-0 (3:32)
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Joseph Lascala, 1:44
132: Jayden Hennessy (WI) maj. dec. Barry Coverly, 12-0
138: Jackson Slotnick (WI) pinned Louie Scholl, 0:44
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) maj. dec. Jack Masterson, 14-0
150: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Rohan Jaswal, 0:44

WOODSTOWN 38, HAMMONTON 34
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) tech fall over Julius Witcher, 18-1 (4:59)
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Timothy Hignutt, 1:18
215: Walter Carter (WO) tech fall over Mark Hartley, 21-0 (5:34)
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Angel Arvizu, 0:24
106: Tyler Police (H) maj. dec. Hunter Allen 11-2
113: Nathan Clauhs (H) dec. Luke Woronicak, 11-8
120: Shane Way (H) dec. Carson Bradway, 6-0
126: Barry Coverly (WO) maj. dec. Dylan Tollefson, 11-0
132: Travis Balback (WO) won by forfeit
138: Luca Giagunto (H) pinned Louie Scholl, 0:38
144: Wyatt Patterson (H) pinned Angel Hernandez, 0:40
150: Brett Rowand (WO) pinned Evan Allison, 1:27
157: Michael Maimone (H) pinned Thomas Lacy, 3:20
165: Vincent Palermo (H) pinned Laitton Roberts, 1:37

Pennsville Quad

PENNSVILLE – Brett Land, Connor Ayars and Trevor Waddington all went 3-0 and Gabe Supernavage and Travis Hagan went 2-0 as Pennsville won two of the three matches in its quad meet. 

Ayars won by a tech fall, major decision and a pin. Waddington pinned two opponents and won a decision. Land had a tech fall, pin and a decision. Supernavage pinned both of his opponents and Hagan won by tech fall and pin.

PENNSVILLE 68, BURLINGTON CITY 6
120: Mehki Dicks (P) pinned Owen Williams, 4:50
126: Vincent Ciccantelli (P) won by forfeit
132: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Aaron Woomer, 11-7
138: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Brandon Greenberg, 2:37
144: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned Calvin Barchue, 2:45
150: Travis Hagan (P) tech fall over Qaddeah Bright, 17-0 (2:00)
157: Xzavier Waters (B) won by forfeit
165: Juan Velasquez (P) dec. Owen Keefe, 12-5
175: Joseph Halstead (P) tech fall over Suleemon Watson, 15-0 (4:10)
190: Christian Blyler (P) won by forfeit
215: Connor Ayars (P) tech fall over Delkontee Lincoln, 15-0 (2:37)
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Jaden Martinez, 2:45
106: Brett Land (P) tech fall over Gerard Cole, 19-4 (1:13)
113: Erick Davalos (P) won by forfeit

EGG HARBOR 43, PENNSVILLE 31
126: Anthony Pineda (EH) maj. dec. Christopher Daniels, 8-0
132: Marco Manzo (EH) dec. Nathaniel Mason, 9-6
138: Gave Supernavage (P) pinned Graham Schlemo, 3:04
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Lionel Lertara, 1:26
150: Tyler Schumacker (EH) won by forfeit
157: Joseph Henderson (EH) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:00
165: Thomas Corcoran (EH) won by forfeit
175: Zia Ali (EH) pinned Christian Blyler, 0:44
190: Joseph Halstead (P) pinned Jacob Cicchino, 3:32
215: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. Marco Saavedra, 10-1
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Kaiden Valera, 2:28
106: Brett Land (P) dec. Maruf Reza, 8-7
113: Jayson Garcia (EH) pinned Erick Davalos, 0:43
120: Alex Piskun (EH) pinned Mehki Dicks, 0:50

PENNSVILLE 63, St. JOE (HAMM.) 18
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Damien Spera, 2:15
120: Mehki Dicks (P) won by forfeit
126: Christopher Daniels (P) pinned Naheem Davis, 1:50
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Tiernan Tracy, 0:53
138: Dalton Ammon (P) won by forfeit
144: Mason Hollywood (SJ) won by forfeit
150: Paul Lacy (SJ) won by forfeit
157: Juan Velasquez (P) won by forfeit
165: Bobby Butkus (SJ) won by forfeit
175: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit
190: Christian Blyler (P) won by forfeit
215: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Chris Morgan, 1:15
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Cayden Banks, 4-0
106: John Sassi (P) won by forfeit

Cain is able

Schalick freshman wins weight class in Creek Classic, two other county wrestlers place in top 4

By Riverview Sports News

BLACKWOOD – Schalick freshman Emma Cain, who stepped away from her spot in the boys lineup to focus on a run to the girls regionals, won the 109-pound division in the Creek Classic Sunday at Camden County College.

Cain pinned Brianna Roeder of Buena in 3:07 to win the title. After two early byes, Cain pinned Egg Harbor’s Darlene Ho in the quarterfinals and scored a 19-4 tech fall over Mirly St. Sulne of Gateway/Woodbury in the semifinals.

The Cougars finished tenth in the tournament.

Two other Salem County wrestlers placed in the top four of their weight classes.

Pennsville’s Tatiyonna Crawford pinned Dymon Money of Collingswood) in third-place match at 187. Crawford lost in the semifinals to weight class winner Shaelie Young’s 100th career pin.

Schalick’s Athena Eberl lost to Samirah Duran of Egg Harbor, 7-0, in the third-place match at 122. Eberl went 2-2 with two pins.

GIRLS CREEK CLASSIC
at Camden County College
TEAM TOP 10: Pennsauken 166, Kingsway 126.5, Egg Harbor 68, Gateway/Woodbury 65, Manchester Twp. 56, Audubon 54, Paulsboro 51.5, Clayton/Glassboro 50, Ocean City 45.5, Schalick 44.5
CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES
102: Elaine Luoma (Kingsway) pinned Josephine Albanese (Audubon), 3:53
109: Emma Cain (Schalick) pinned Brianna Roeder (Buena), 3:07
116: Sheyna Cruz (Paulsboro) pinned Layla Newton (Haddon Twp.), 1:37
122: Reagan Roxas (Kingsway) pinned Sophia Holmes (Clayton/Glassboro)
128: Jada Pichardo (Pennsauken) pinned Cami Bird (Egg Harbor)
134: Belle Konopka (Seneca) dec. Kylee Gaddy (Holy Spirit), 6-2
140: Danna Ramirez (Ocean City) tech fall over Gabriella Nguyen (Pennsauken), 15-0
147: Elizabeth Ostoyic (Delsea) pinned Fatina Lozier (Pennsauken), 3:08
154: Kasey Gelato (Kingsway) tech fall over Navaeh Abney (West Tech), 18-3
167: Ari Tyson (CHW) tech fall over Alexus Paden (Clayton/Glassboro), 25-7
187: Shaelie Young (Gateway/Woodbury) pinned Ayanah Richards (Pennsauken), 0:16
237: Antonia Federici (Gateway/Woodbury) pinned Samantha Domask (Palmyra)

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of Feb. 3-8

FEB. 3
GIRLS BASKETBALL
GCIT at Salem Tech
Pennsville at West Deptford
Penns Grove at Haddon Twp., 4:15 p.m.
Schalick at Buena
BOYS BASKETBALL
Buena at Pennsville
Riverside at Penns Grove, 6:30 p.m.
TRACK
Pennsville, Salem at Ocean Breeze Complex, Staten Island
BOWLING
Salem vs. Hammonton at DiDonato Bowling Center

FEB. 4
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Schalick
Woodstown at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Overbrook
Pitman at Salem
Salem Tech at Clayton
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem Tech
Overbrook at Penns Grove
Salem at Pitman
Schalick at Glassboro
Woodstown at Pennsville
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Montgomery County (Pa.) CC, 7 p.m.

FEB. 5
WRESTLING
Pennsville at Gateway
Penns Grove at Clearview
Salem at Gloucester Catholic
BOWLING
Salem, Salem Tech in TCC Showcase at 30 Strikes

FEB. 6
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Salem at Clayton
Schalick at Pennsville
Wildwood at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Overbrook
BOYS BASKETBALL
Clayton at Salem
Overbrook at Woodstown
Pennsville at Schalick
Glassboro at Penns Grove
Salem Tech at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
NJSIAA Sectionals at GCIT
WRESTLING
Woodstown, Williamstown at Hammonton
Pennsauken at Schalick
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
RCSJ-Gloucester at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

FEB. 7
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Buena at Salem
Pennsville at Millville
WRESTLING
Gloucester Catholic at Penns Grove
Salem at Winslow
BOWLING
NJSIAA Playoffs

FEB. 8
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Cumberland at Schalick, 11:30 a.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at West Deptford, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Cherokee, 11:30 p.m.
Absegami at Salem, noon
WRESTLING
Burlington City, Egg Harbor Twp., St. Joe (Hamm.) at Pennsville
Salem, Woodstown, Williamstown at Hammonton
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Harrisburg Area CC, noon

Clinch the crown

Schalick wins three matches on cutoff day to win first division title in 12 years, Woodstown scores big win over Manasquan, and more

By Riverview Sports News

LINDENWOLD — Schalick wrestling coach Joe Frassenei expected to have continued success when his program split its co-op with Cumberland this season, but he didn’t necessarily expect this kind of success this soon.

The Cougars easily defeated three more teams Saturday in the Lindenwold Quad Meet and when they routed Salem they clinched the Tri-County Conference Classic Division title and their first division crown since 2013.

The Cougars routed Salem 77-6 to complete an undefeated division slate. They also beat Lindenwold 68-11 and Palmyra 79-0. It left them 22-1 at the state cutoff date and a solid No. 4 in the South Jersey Group I power points standings and would probably be higher if they played a stronger schedule.

“We’re pleasantly surprised,” Frassenei said. “We knew we were going to be OK. I did not expect us to be this good this quick. I think we’re a year ahead of where I thought we were going to be. I figured we were going to take a step back a little bit this year because we lost half our team, but actually we’ve done much better than I thought we would.”

When the program split, the Cougars maintained 10 of the weight classes with “their” wrestlers. The four slots they had to fill have done well in their own right.

Gerardo Felipe (215) is 20-6, Collin Bittle (138) is 9-3, Caleb Jenkins is 29-1 moving up to 113 from 106 with his only loss a decision to a former co-op teammate, and Emma Cain (106) is 11-1 but inow focusing on the girls regionals.

Only a handful of Cougars got to wrestle three matches Saturday and many of their bouts were forfeited. Among those who wrestled more than once, Ryan Miller (132) had a tech fall and a pin, Bittle (138) had a major decision and two pins, Eric Sulik (165) had three pins and undefeated Ricky Watt (175) had two tech falls.

“It’s been a satisfying season,” Frassenei said. “The kids have been fantastic, they bought into it and they’re young, so we’re going to have all these kids back next year. Hopefully we can build upon that.”

Lindenwold Quad

SCHALICK 68, LINDENWOLD 11
120: Deny Ramos (W) pinned E’Shion Underwood, 2:17
126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit
132: Ryan Miller (S) tech fall over Joshua Knight, 20-5 (2:13)
138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Brandon Caro, 5:36
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) tech fall over Josiah Jones, 17-1 (3:00)
150: Koen Martin (S) tech fall over Junior Avila, 16-0 (2:28)
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Rahkeem Johnson, 1:01
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Angel Ramos, 19-3 (1:38)
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Julian Sanchez, 0:52
285: Julian Reid (S) pinned Rowan Dietz, 0:42
106: Jaime Lopez (L) tech fall over Victor Fenske, 17-2 (5:24)
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Johnny Palacios, 0:38

SCHALICK 77, SALEM 6 
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) won by forfeit
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) won by forfeit
126: Luke Silva (S) tech fall over Guylherme Quintanilha, 17-2 (1:59)
132: Ryan Miller (S) won by forfeit
138: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Cassidy Werkheiser, 0:42
144: Michael Baisch (S) won by forfeit
150: Koen Martin (S) won by forfeit
157: Riley Papiano (S) won by forfeit
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Tytiana Miller, 0:15
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit
285: Abdullah Jenkins (SAL) pinned Julian Reid, 2:53
106: Victor Fenske (S) won by forfeit

SCHALICK 79, PALMYRA 0
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) pinned Shane Mulherin, 0:26
138: Colin Bittle (S) maj. dec. Chace Mulherin, 14-6
144: Ayden Jenkins (S) maj. dec. Justin Lopez, 19-6
150: Koen Martin (S) won by forfeit
157: Riley Papiano (S) pinned SyKeem Muse, 1:51
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Luke Van Sciver, 1:29
175: Ricky Watt (S) tech fall over Burak Sayin, 22-5 (3:36)
190: Dezyon Purnell (S) won by forfeit
215: Evan Elliott (S) won by forfeit
285: Julian Reid (S) won by forfeit

Central Regional Quad

BAYVILLE – Pennsville had a tough day, going 0-3 as a team, losing to Central Regional, Clearview and Hammonton. Individually, Gabe Supernavage, Travis Hagan and Connor Ayars pinned two opponents, Christopher Daniels won two decisions and Nathaniel Mason won twice.

CENTRAL REGIONAL 53, PENNSVILLE 27
113: Mason Lugo (CR) pinned Erick Davalos, 1:15
120: Luke Condello (CR) pinned Mekhi Dicks, 1:22
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Kriztopher Bustamante, 7-2
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Nicholas Thorn, 2:44
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Ben Laskowski, 1:02
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Ethan Kiernan, 3:14
150: Jonathan Barrera (CR) won by forfeit
157: Nicholas Straniero (CR) won by forfeit
165: Alexander Setaro (CR) pinned Juan Velasquez, 0:42
175: Donovan Stesner (CR) tech fall over Christian Blyler, 15-0 (1:59)
190: Connor Ayars (P) pinned Deklan McLaughlin, 1:01
215: Rhys Santarsiero (CR) won by forfeit
285: Mason Medina (CR) pinned Trevor Waddington, 3:45
106: Max Stierle (CR) pinned John Sassi, 0:58

CLEARVIEW 54, PENNSVILLE 12
120: Mekhi Dicks (P) dec. Logan Wright, 12-11
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Ethan Calhoun, 7-4
132: Anthony Morales (CR) tech fall over Nathaniel Mason, 16-1
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) pinned Brady McCullough
144: Elijah Beatty (CR) tech fall over Travis Hagan, 21-4
150: Julian Malatesta (CR) won by forfeit
157: Kole Reiss (CR) won by forfeit
165: Tyler Trovato (CR) pinned Juan Velasquez
175: William Hyatt (CR) pinned Christian Blyler
190: Aaron Veytsman (CR) dec. Connor Ayars, 9-3
215: Double forfeit
285: Mason Nate (CR) pinned Trevor Waddington
106: Jonathan Contravo (CR) pinned John Sassi
113: Michael Lloyd (CR) tech fall over Erick Davalos, 19-3

HAMMONTON 57, PENNSVILLE 22
106: Tyler Police (H) pinned John Sassi, 1:18
113: Nicodemo Cirillo (H) pinned Erick Davalos, 1:31
120: Shane Way (H) tech fall over Mekhi Dicks, 15-0
126: Gavin Morris (H) maj. dec. Christopher Daniels, 8-0
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) over Gavin Kovacz, inj.
138: Luca Giagunto (H) pinned Gabe Supernavage, 2:18
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Scott Engelke, 3:34
150: Matthew Gehres (H) won by forfeit
157: Michael Maimone (H) won by forfeit
165: Vincent Palermo (H) pinned Juan Velasquez, 1:55
175: Julius Witcher (H) pinned Christian Blyler, 0:51
190: Connor Ayars (P) maj. dec. over Matthew Kane, 11-1
215: Mark Hartley (H) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) pinned Angel Arvizu, 1:56

Dual Match

Woodstown secured some major power points when Angel Hernandez pinned Chris Mendoza in 4:49 at 144 to clinch its 43-31 win over Manasquan. Had the bout gone the other way with a Mendoza pin, the match would have been tied and gone to criteria to determine the winner. Laitton Roberts, Greyson Hyland, Paul Banff, Walter Carter, Mateo Vinciguerra , Carson Bradway and Travis Balback also won bouts for the Wolverines.

WOODSTOWN 43, MANASQUAN 31
150: Michael O’Connor (M) pinned Thomas Lacy, 1:57
157: Torrin Travey (M) pinned Brent Reardon, 0:54
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) dec. Connor Brewer, 2-0
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Dan Riccione, 1:23
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned David Dawson, 0:58
215: Walter Carter (WO) maj. dec. Kai Donahue, 10-1
285: Mateo Vinciguerra (WO) pinned Charlie Kauffman, 0:11
106: Shea Travey (M) pinned Hunter Allen, 1:13
113: Shane Kerstetter (M) pinned Jadon Middlemiss, 3:50
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Shane DePinto, 1:23
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Logan Milancewich, 1:17
132: Jaden Sanders (M) dec. Alex Torres, 13-12
138: Charlie Hunt (M) maj. dec. Louie Scholl, 16-7
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) pinned Chris Mendoza, 4:49

South Jersey Group I
Power Point Standings

TEAMPOINTS
Audubon (20-4)34.11
Paulsboro (10-7)33.22
Woodstown (14-7)32.56
Schalick (22-1)30.11
Pennsville (11-10)27.33
Palmyra (6-10)26.11
Haddon Twp. (6-13)26.11
Pitman (10-9)25.56
Buena (4-16)23.89
Maple Shade (5-6)23.22
Penns Grove (4-12)23.00
Riverside (2-16)18.22
Salem (0-19)15.44


Friday roundup

Schalick wins 3 as Salem County athletes shine at the TCC/Olympic Conference Indoor Track Championships, also includes basketball and wrestling results

By Riverview Sports News

TOMS RIVER – Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield, David Stewart and the girls 4×400 relay team and Woodstown’s boys 4×400 relay team all won events Friday night to lead Salem County’s contingent in the Tri-County & Olympic Conference Indoor Track Showcase at The Bubble.

Jordan, one of the state’s premier distance runners, won the girls 1600 (5:12.91). Stewart won the boys 400 (50.67). The girls 4×4 relay team of Allyson Green, Hadfield, Gia Martellacci and Brooke Valentine won it 4:23.38

Stewart also finished second in the 55-meter dash (6.61). Martellacci scored in the girls 400 and 55-meter dash.

The Cougars finished third in the girls team standings, behind champion Washington Twp. and runnerup Williamstown.

Woodstown’s boys 4×400 relay team of Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello and Josh Crawford won in 3:34.41. Lucas and Crawford went 2-3 in the 800 and Jacob Marino was second in the 3200.

The Wolverines were fourth in the boys standings, a half-behind behind third-place Deptford.

TCC/OLYMPIC CONFERENCE SHOWCASE
At The Bubble, Toms River
(Salem County scorers)

NON-OLYMPIC
GIRLS
TEAM SCORES: Washington Twp. 93, Williamstown 66, SCHALICK 29, Kingsway 26, Timber Creek 20, WOODSTOWN 20, Delsea 14, Clearview 14, Overbrook 12, Glassboro 12, Deptford 9, Highland 8, PENNSVILLE 6, Cumberland 5, Triton 3
400: 2. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 1:01.16; 4. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 1:02.27
1600: 1. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 5:12.9155: 6. Gia Martellacci, Schalick, 7.76
3200: 6. Abby Marino, Woodstown, 12:49.36
4×400: 1. Schalick (Allyson Green, Jordan Hadfield, Gia Martellacci, Brooke Valentine), 4:23.38; 3. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Lia Covely, Kayla Ayars, Jaime Deal), 4:29.62
High jump: 4. Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 4-10
Pole vault: 3. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6
Shot put: 5. Allyson Green, Schalick, 30-1.25

BOYS
TEAM SCORES: Williamstown 57, Delsea 41, Deptford 40.5, WOODSTOWN 40, Highland 37, Glassboro 28.5, SCHALICK 25.5, Washington Twp. 16, Timber Creek 12, Triton 10, SALEM 8, PENNS GROVE 6.5, Overbrook 5, Cumberland 4, Clearview 3.
400: 1. David Stewart, Schalick, 50.67; 2. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 51.36
55 hurdles: 2. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.58
800: 2. Cole Lucas, Woodstown, 2:01.36; 3. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:01.53
55: 2. David Stewart, Schalick, 6.61
3200: 2. Jacob Marino, Woodstown, 10:13.53
4×400: 1. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford), 3:34.41; 4. Penns Grove (Sebastian Hernandez, Bryan Garlic, Knowledge Young, DeQuan Brown), 3:44.88
High jump: T-6. Sebastian Hernandez, Penns Grove, 5-6
Pole vault: 4. Salvatore Longo, Schalick, 11-6
Shot put: 6. Sheldon Goldsboro, Schalick, 43-9

Basketball

BOYS
HOLY CROSS PREP SHOWCASE
MEDFORD TECH 70, SALEM 61: The Rams got off to a fast start, opening a 20-11 first-quarter lead, but Medford Tech’s Tyler Branson and Nesta Rice came to life and Jaguars pulled away. Branson hit five 3-pointers and scored 28 points while Rice finished with 18.

Salem placed four scorers in double figures, led by Tymear Lecator’s 14. Xavier McGriff had 13 and Neziah Spence and Deshaan Williams had 10 apiece. Lecator also had seven rebounds and seven assists. Williams grabbed eight rebounds.

MEDFORD TECH (7-8) – Tyler Branson 9 5-5 28, Noah Johnson 1 2-2 4, David James 1 0-0 3, Nesta Rice 5 7-11 18, Daquan Stratton 4 0-0 8, Kwell Jackson 4 0-0 8, Noah Talbert 0 1-2 1. Totals 24 15-20 70.
SALEM (8-9) – Donovan Weathers 1 0-0 2, Xavier McGriff 6 0-0 13, Neziah Spence 2 4-4 10, Tymear Lecator 4 4-4 14, Deshaan Williams 3 4-7 10, Antwuan Rogers 2 1-2 5, Joe Tunis 3 1-2 7, Azhone Burden 0 0-0 0. Totals 21 14-19 61.

Medford Tech11182013-70
Salem20121613-61
3-point goals: Medford Tech 9 (Branson 5, James, Rice, Jackson 2); Salem 5 (McGriff, Spence 2, Lecator 2). Rebounds: Salem 40 (Williams 8, Rogers 7, Lecator 7).

GATEWAY 44, SALEM TECH 37: The Gators pulled away from a close game with a big third quarter. Joseph Hayes led Salem Tech with 12 points. Aiden Bobo had 11.

GATEWAY (4-12): Justin Dugan 19, Benjamin Contarino 4, Jake Finger 14, Sean Cawley 2, Dylan Ceravolo 5.
SALEM TECH (0-17): Ayden Myers 2 0-2 4, Joseph Hayes 3 3-4 12, Aiden Bobo 4 2-2 11, Sam Battiato 1 1-2 4, Larry Pompper 2 0-2 4, Chase Ayars 1 0-0 2. Totals 13 6-12 37.

Gateway108188-44
Salem Tech712108-37
3-point goals: Salem Tech 5 (Hayes 3, Bobo, Battiato).

GIRLS
HADDON TWP. 57, PENNSVILLE 42: Alli Kamulda scored all of her points on six 3-pointers for Haddon Twp. Pennsville freshman Addie Johnston hit a career-high four 3-pointers and scored a team-high 16 points.
 
PENNSVILLE (11-5) – Taylor Bass 3 2-6 9, Marley Wood 2 3-6 7, Nora Ausland 3 1-2 7, Addie Johnston 5 2-5 16, Izzy Saulin 1 0-0 2, Jaida Burns 1 0-0 2. Totals 15 8-19 43.
HADDON TWP. (15-3) – Kiersten Callahan 3 3-6 11, Sammy Martin 2 0-0 4, Madi Kamulda 2 2-5 6, Abby Weideman 4 2-4 12, Kaitlyn Martin 2 0-0 4, Alli Kamulda 6 0-0 18, Emory Shaw 1 0-0 2. Totals 20 7-15 57.

Pennsville6111411-42
Haddon Twp.1321149-57
3-point goals: Pennsville 5 (Bass, Johnston 4); Haddon Twp. 10 (Callahan 2, Weideman 2, A. Kamulda 6). 

CAMDEN TECH 42, SALEM TECH 9: Ryan Jones scored 11 points and collected six steals to lead the defensive effort against the Chargers.

SALEM TECH (2-14) – Shelby Drummond 1 0-0 3, Lavae Scott 1 0-0 3, Demajae White 0 1-2 1, Amora Delaine 0 2-2 2. Only players reported. Totals 2 3-4 9.
CAMDEN TECH (8-10) – Camille Walker 2 1-2 5, Ryan Jones 5 0-0 11, Vianny Fernandez 1 1-1 3, Kamillah Rolley 4 2-2 10, Melania Jenkins 1 0-0 2, Leandra Myers 3 0-0 6, Ericka Bennett 2 0-0 4. Totals 18 4-5 42.

Salem Tech2043-9
Camden Tech161844-42
3-point goals: Salem Tech 2 (Drummond, Scott); Camden Tech 1 (Jones). Rebounds: Salem Tech 8 (Drummond 3); Camden Tech 21 (Walker 8).

Wrestling

PENNSVILLE 53, CLAYTON 24
126: Christopher Daniels (P) pinned Cayden Wentz, 1:00
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Antonio Mendez, 1:39
138: Gabe Supernavage (P) tech fall over William Camp, 18-3 (5:15)
144: Travis Hagan (P) pinned Matthew Kamara, 1:41
150: Steve Benkert (C) won by forfeit
157: Brodie Carey (C) won by forfeit
165: Kenneth Johnson (C) pinned Juan Velasquez, 3:08
175: Joseph Halstead (P) won by forfeit
190: Connor Ayars (P) def. Jeffrey Smith, SV-1 3-0
215: Michael Nichols (C) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) won by forfeit
106: John Sassi (P) pinned Ayden Figueroa, 0:45
113: Earl Wynn (P) pinned Joshua Wentz, 0:54
120: Mehki Dicks (P) dec. Dylan Adams, 4-1

This week’s schedule

Here is this week’s Salem County sports schedule for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 2; all games 5:30 p.m. unless noted

JAN. 27
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Haddon Heights at Pennsville, 4 p.m.
Gloucester City at Schalick
Palmyra at Salem, 4 p.m.
Salem Tech at Gateway
Woodstown at Cinnaminson, 4 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Bordentown, 6:30 p.m.
SWIMMING
Salem vs. Woodstown at GCIT, 7 p.m.
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Bolero Lanes

JAN. 28
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gloucester Catholic at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Overbrook at Pennsville
Salem at Wildwood
Schalick at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Woodstown at Glassboro, 4 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Glassboro at Woodstown
Pennsville at Overbrook
Penns Grove at Schalick
Salem Tech at Gloucester Catholic
Wildwood at Salem
BOWLING
Salem vs. Salem Tech at Wood Lanes
WRESTLING
Penns Grove at Riverside, 5 p.m.
Salem, Holy Spirit at Oakcrest, 5 p.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at CC of Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Union at Salem CC, 5 p.m.

JAN. 29
WRESTLING
Clayton at Salem, 5 p.m.
Cumberland at Woodstown, 6 p.m.
Pennsville at Gloucester Catholic, 6 p.m.
Pitman at Schalick
BOWLING
Salem Tech vs. Lindenwold at Wood Lanes
SWIMMING
Tri-County Conference Showcase at GCIT, 3:30 p.m.

JAN. 30
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Schalick at Paulsboro
Wildwood at Penns Grove, 4 p.m.
Camden Tech at Salem
Overbrook at Salem Tech
Woodstown at Clayton, 7 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Salem Tech, 4 p.m.
Clayton at Woodstown
Penns Grove at Wildwood
BOWLING
Salem vs. Clayton at Wood Lanes, 4 p.m.

JAN. 31
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Pennsville at Haddon Twp.
Salem Tech at Camden Tech
Winslow at Salem
BOYS BASKETBALL
Gateway at Salem Tech
Salem vs. Medford Tech at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
Clayton at Pennsville, 7 p.m.
Penns Grove at Gloucester Catholic, 7 p.m.
TRACK
Tri-County & Olympic Conference at Bennett Center, Toms River

FEB. 1
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Camden Catholic at Pennsville, 1 p.m.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Oakcrest at Pennsville, 11:30 p.m.
Schalick at Buena, 11:30 a.m.
Woodstown at Bridgeton, 11:30 a.m.
Deptford at Penns Grove, 1 p.m.
WRESTLING
Pennsville, Clearview, Hammonton at Central Regional, 10 a.m.
Pennsville girls at Eastern, 9 a.m.
Penns Grove vs. Bordentown, Vineland, Winslow
Salem, Schalick, Palmyra at Lindenwold, 9 a.m.
MENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Luzerne County CC at Salem CC, noon
WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Salem CC at Raritan Valley CC, noon

FEB. 2
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstown at Eastern, 10 a.m.

It’s his time

Sophomore point guard Robbins directs second-half comeback that lifts Penns Grove over Woodstown; roundup includes Wednesday’s wrestling and track results

By Al Muskewitz
Riverview Sports News

PENNS GROVE – Winning Time is B.J. Robbins’ time.

Whenever the Penns Grove basketball team gets to the point in a game when it’s time to seal the deal, the Red Devils usually put the ball in Robbins’ hands and let him do his thing. And that’s handle the ball, direct the offense and keep them sharp.

The sophomore did his thing flawlessly in the last quarter and a half Wednesday and helped the Red Devils rally to beat Woodstown 70-56.

It extended their season-best winning streak to three games and elevated them to a first-round host position in the current South Jersey Group I power points standings despite a 5-7 record.

“I told Brandin when it’s winning time you are the guy who is going to control the game and that’s kind of what he did at the end of the game,” Red Devils coach Damian Ware said. “He controlled the game, dribbled the ball out, made some great passes to his teammates for assists and we got the easy layups out of it.”

Winning time as defined by Ware is the fourth quarter when the Red Devils are ahead and looking to put the game away, but Robbins got a jump on it in the third quarter when the Red Devils needed somebody to lead the charge back.

Woodstown (7-4) opened the second half with a 12-3 run that threatened to break the game open. But the Red Devils weren’t worried because in the time out Ware called there to settle things down he reminded his players three of the baskets were run-out layups because they were over-pressuring the ball and it allowed the Wolverines to leak out.

The other two buckets in the run were 3-pointers by Alejandro Vasquez, who wrapped the Wolverines’ first eight points of the half around a 3 by Robbins.

If the Red Devils just tightened that up and cut out the offensive rebounds, Ware told them, those things wouldn’t happen and they would wind up winning by double digits. That’s exactly what happened.

The Red Devils (5-7) came out of the time out, did the things Ware reminded them of, and went on a 20-6 run to a feisty end of the quarter to take the lead. At least three times in the run Robbins dazzled the defenders trying to trap him at midcourt with a dazzling display of dribbling before zipping off a sharp pass down low to Jameel Horace who put them up and in.

“I just trusted my teammates,” Robbins said. “I knew they believed in me.”

“The main thing with Brandin is playing aggressive and getting him downhill,” Ware said. “We’ve been working with him all season to be more aggressive. I actually took him out the lineup a couple times, worked him in and out, because he wasn’t giving me what I needed. We had a couple conversation and I told him what we needed and he said ‘I’m ready coach. I got it.’ Ever since then he’s kind of taken the mantle of being more aggressive.”

Robbins finished with 13 points and six assists against the Wolverines. In his last two games he has scored 24 points and dished 14 assists. Roman Gipson led Penns Grove with 19, 13 in the second half. Karon Ceaser had 17. Ceaser is averaging 17.7 ppg during the winning streak and 17 in his last four games.

“He controlled it,” Woodstown coach Ramon Roots said of Robbins. “He just controlled it throughout the whole game and in the second half, like good coaches do, they put it in their point guard’s hands.

“He’s definitely a tough player. He’s a floor general. We tried to bother him the best way we could, but he didn’t really turn the ball over down the stretch. He did a very good job controlling the game and controlling the ball. That’s why I preach to my guys we just can’t turn over the ball (and) put ourselves in a hole.”

Rocco String led Woodstown with 18 points, nine rebounds and five blocked shots. Vasquez finished with a career-high 16. He’s averaging 12.5 ppg over his last four games.

“He’s been shooting it well, shooting it with confidence,” Roots said of Vasquez.

PENNS GROVE 70, WOODSTOWN 56
WOODSTOWN (7-4) – Eli Caesar 1 2-3 3, Blake Bialecki 2 3-4 8, Alejandro Vasquez 6 0-0 16, M.J. Hall 2 0-0 5, Garrett Leyman 2 0-0 4, Anthony Bokolas 0 0-0 0, Rocco String 9 0-2 18, Brayden Hall 0 1-2 1. Totals 22 6-11 56.
PENNS GROVE (5-7) – Karon Ceaser 7 1-1 17, B.J. Robbins 3 5-6 13, Will Roy 3 1-2 7, Jameel Horace 5 0-1 10, Luis Colon 0 0-0 0, Roman Gipson 7 3-7 19, Antoine Robinson 2 0-0 4. Totals 27 10-17 70.

Woodstown14111813-56
Penns Grove10182319-70

3-point goals: Woodstown 6 (Bialecki, Vasquez 4, M. Hall); Penns Grove 6 (Ceaser 2, Robbins 2, Gipson 2). Rebounds: Woodstown 33 (String 9, M. Hall 6, Caesar 6); Penns Grove 20 (Caeser 5, Robinson 5). Technical fouls: Horace, M. Hall. Fouled out: M. Hall, Garrett. Total fouls: Woodstown 16, Penns Grove 22.

Wrestling

WEDNESDAY’S MATCHES
Gloucester Catholic at Salem

SCHALICK 65, CLAYTON/GLASSBORO 5
126: Luke Silva (S) won by forfeit
132: Ryan Miller (S) tech fall over Antonio Mendez, 19-0 (3:47)
138: William Camp (CG) maj. dec. over Michael Baisch, 17-3
144: Colin Bittle (S) pinned Matthew Kamara, 1:35
150: Koen Martin (S) over Steven Benkert, SV-1 6-3
157: Riley Papiano (S) dec. Brodie Carey, 4-1
165: Eric Sulik (S) pinned Kenneth Johnson, 4:36
175: Ricky Watt (S) won by forfeit
190: Evan Elliott (S) pinned Jeffrey Smith, 3:28
215: Gerardo Felipe (S) pinned Michael Nichols, 2:43
285: Kasalon Carr (CG) dec. Julian Reid, 5-0
106: Emma Cain (S) won by forfeit
113: Caleb Jenkins (S) pinned Joshua Wentz, 1:29
120: E’Shion Underwood (S) pinned Cayden Wentz, 1:18
NOTE: Clayton/Glassboro penalized 2 team points (misconduct)

TIMBER CREEK 46, PENNSVILLE 27
157: Mason Dickerson (TC) won by forfeit
165: Ryan Kuriger (TC) won by forfeit
175: Zyeir Green (TC) pinned Joseph Halstead, 2:19
190: Amir Reason-Dallas (TC) tech fall over Connor Ayars, 19-4
215: Elijah Green (TC) won by forfeit
285: Trevor Waddington (P) dec. Roland Green, 3-1
106: Jariel Colon (P) won by forfeit
113: Brett Land (P) pinned Dylan Bass, 1:52
120: Matthew Steele (TC) tech fall over Mekhi Dicks, 19-4
126: Christopher Daniels (P) dec. Ayden Zarnosky, 9-4
132: Nathaniel Mason (P) pinned Dylan Kennison
138: Gave Supernavage (P) dec. Matt Cordova, 11-4
144: Eric Rambaran (TC) won by forfeit
150: Joey Walker (TC) won by forfeit

WOODSTOWN 72, OVERBROOK 9
175: Greyson Hyland (WO) pinned Angel Martinez, 0:58
190: Paul Banff (WO) pinned Davian Santiago, 2:46
215: Walter Carter (WO) pinned Cooper Himes, 5:53
285: Tomas Sanchez (O) dec. Bradley Snitcher, 10-3
106: Hunter Allen (WO) pinned Jacob Sole, 0:14
113: Kayden Branco (O) pinned Jadon Middlemiss
120: Carson Bradway (WO) pinned Michael Mahon, 2:18
126: Travis Balback (WO) pinned Kevyn Reed, 0:34
132: Alex Torres (WO) pinned Alan Marcos, 1:02
138: Louie Scholl (WO) won by forfeit
144: Angel Hernandez (WO) won by forfeit
150: Thomas Lacy (WO) pinned Karter Reed, 2:20
157: Brett Rowand (WO) won by forfeit
165: Laitton Roberts (WO) pinned Oscar Calderon, 1:39

Track

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
SJTCA Meet No. 13
at Ott Center, Philadelphia

Salem’s Anthony Parker posted qualifying marks for the New Balance Nationals later this year in Boston when he won the long jump (22-0.5) and finished second in the 55 hurdles (7.64). Schalick’s Jordan Hadfield won the girls 3200.

(Salem County Top 6 finishers)
GIRLS
3200: 1. Jordan Hadfield, Schalick, 10:56.66
Pole vault: T-3. Megan Morris, Pennsville, 9-6
BOYS
400: 3. David Stewart, Schalick, 50.30
55 hurdles: 2. Anthony Parker, Salem, 7.64
Long jump: 1. Anthony Parker, Salem, 22-0.5
Triple jump: 5. DaviYonn Jackson, Salem, 42-11.25

SJTCA Meet No. 14
at Bennett Center, Toms River

Woodstown’s Josh Crawford had a big day. He won the boys 800, finished second in the 400 and helped the Wolverines’ 4×400 relay team finish second. Woodstown’s Kami Casiano won the girls high jump and Pennsville’s Molly Gratz won the girls pole vault.

(Salem County Top 6 finishers)
GIRLS
400: 3. Jaime Deal, Woodstown, 1:02.11
1600: 6. Samantha Sterner, Woodstown, 5:55.01
4×400: 4. Woodstown (Sarah Seiden, Lia Coverly, Kayla Ayars, Jaime Deal), 4:32.23
High jump: 1. Kami Casiano, Woodstown, 5-0
Pole vault: 1. Molly Gratz, Pennsville, 7-6
BOYS
400: 2. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 52.04
800: 1. Josh Crawford, Woodstown, 2:03.97
4×400: 2. Woodstown (Cole Lucas, Karson Chew, Anthony Costello, Josh Crawford), 3:41.15