Thursday’s South Jersey roundup: Amelia Sims’ walk-off single leads Cherry Hill West over Eastern in nine innings

Amelia Sims’ two-run walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth lifted Cherry Hill West over Eastern for a 9-8 softball win on Thursday. Rachel Kubrak picked up her 100th career hit with a home run, while Meghan Davis went deep twice for the Lions. Lily Burke went 3-for-3 with two doubles and notched her first win of the year on the mound.

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Alexa McNee and Anna Messina both had three hits and scored three runs in Cherokee’s 10-0 win over Northern Burlington. Jordyn Deveney was 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. Karly Messina earned the win on the mound, pitching six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts.

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Remy Smith went 4-for-4 with a double and three runs as Hammonton shut down Cumberland, 15-0. The Blue Devils scored 10 runs in the first, as Mikaila Rodriguez had two doubles and two RBIs. Cayla Kalani had a triple and three RBIs for Hammonton.

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Bordentown beat Burlington Township, 9-2, behind a complete-game, 12-strikeout performance by Annabella Pisapia. Makenza Goleniecki’s single in the fifth was the 100th of her career, while Annabella Marino went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBIs for the Scotties. Mackenzie Fitzpatrick’s two solo shots were the lone runs for the Falcons.

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New Egypt’s lone run in the sixth inning proved to be the only run in the game, as it beat Westampton Tech, 1-0. Kameko Miraglia had a double for the Warriors, while Nina Foy pitched a complete game and struck out five. Brooke Hampton also pitched a complete game in the loss, allowing just three hits and striking out 11 while going 2-for-3 at the plate.

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Ciera Yackel struck out eight in Doane Academy’s 17-0 romp over Pennington in four innings. Yackel also had a grand slam. Madison Rios was 3-for-3 with a double and four RBIs, as teammate Gwen Wells followed with three hits and two runs for the Spartans.

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Gabby Barranger had three hits and three runs in Haddonfield’s 10-5 win over West Deptford. The Bulldogs jumped out to a 9-0 lead after three innings. Tabitha Thorpe knocked in three runs and had a double for Haddonfield.

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Audubon beat Collingswood, 8-4, behind a nine-strikeout outing by McKenzie Yurcaba. Maeve Lougheed added three hits for the Green Wave.

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Rachel White struck out seven through five innings as Woodbury shut out Paulsboro, 10-0. Morgan Tripodi had a triple and scored three runs for the Thundering Herd, while Nora Campo was 2-for-4 with two runs.

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Emily Spencer had five RBIs in Seneca’s 10-1 win over Timber Creek.

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Buena downed Cedar Creek, 16-4. Bridgette Gilliano was 2-for-3 with 3 runs, and Nat Ampole had a triple.

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Rancocas Valley scored four runs in the top of the 10th inning to beat Moorestown, 9-6.

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Gloucester shut out Wildwood, 16-0.

Pennsauken clinched first place in the Liberty Division with a 5-3 win over Moorestown. Anthony Rullo led the Indians, pitching a complete game and hitting a two-run home run in the first inning. Moorestown’s late-game comeback fell short after scoring two runs in the seventh.

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Kyle Kato threw a complete-game shutout and struck out seven as Bordentown beat Delran, 4-0. Chris Wade went 2-for-3 with a double for the Scotties, as Dylan Wood and Luke Maybin each collected two hits. Zach Bohn was 3-for-3 for the Bears.

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West Deptford scored five runs in the first two innings on the way to a 7-2 win over Sterling. RJ Mason had three hits and an RBI for the Eagles, while Ian Murphy had a double and drove in three. Jason Schules and Jake Vitale both had doubles for the Silver Knights.

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Justin Merryfield’s grand slam was part of a five-run fourth inning for Haddon Township, which came back to beat Camden Catholic, 10-7. The Hawks were behind 6-0 entering the third inning. Brennan Marsh had a solo shot in the fourth, while Aiden D’Cristafaro capped off the comeback with a three-run home run in the fifth inning.

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Cameron Caruso was 2-for-2 with a home run and two RBIs to lead Haddonfield over Audubon, 4-2. Chris Brown pitched a complete game for the Bulldogs, striking out seven and giving up two runs on seven hits.

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Ryan Hughes had a home run and three RBIs as Kingsway beat Gloucester Tech, 8-7, in walk-off fashion in the seventh. Caleb Ritchie was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The win gives the Dragons a share of the Tri-County Royal Division for the first time in 17 years.

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Robbie Petracci and Garrett Smith drove in three runs apiece in Egg Harbor Township’s 15-0 rout of Bridgeton. David Appolonia added two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles.

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Ray Lewis’ go-ahead RBI double in the fifth was enough to have Absegami edge Holy Spirit, 4-3. Nick Ardente had three hits for the Braves.

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Cade Hunter had a home run and a double in Lenape’s 4-2 win over Shawnee. Jason Wasko and Steve Matlack also picked up doubles in the win.

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Delsea beat Rancocas Valley, 5-4, despite a three-run seventh inning from the Red Devils.

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Jarrod Marshall knocked in two runs as Florence shut out Riverside, 4-0.

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Gloucester beat Wildwood, 15-0, in five innings. The Lions scored 12 runs in the fourth inning.

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Hammonton downed Cumberland, 9-0. Stephen Restuccio picked up the win for the Blue Devils.

Ruby Anyanwu and Maseray Massaquoi netted four goals apiece, pacing Pennsauken to an 18-7 win over Gateway. Kiara Haywood, Shyann Ma, and Lynn Tran had two goals each.

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Saylor Allen tallied a game-high seven goals as Haddon Heights beat Winslow Township, 15-6. The Garnets held the Eagles to just one goal while scoring eight themselves.

Seneca was able to hold off Eastern, 13-11, after giving up seven goals in the fourth quarter. Ben Peters and Drew Gallagher combined for nine Golden Eagles’ goals, while Ethan Shacket had three for the Vikings. Seneca led 8-2 at halftime before being outscored 9-5 in the second half.

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Finn Morgan had a hat trick in Haddonfield’s 8-7 overtime win over Cherokee.

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Kellen Hurst had a game-high four goals in Gloucester Catholic’s 11-3 win over Woodstown. Sean Beers had a hat trick for the Rams.

Millville shut out Williamstown, 5-0, in the South Group 4 first round. Kevin Smith beat Eric Lee in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0. Gavin Smith and John Sheppard defeated Tyler Jackstis and Joshua Hoban in doubles.

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Tyler Meitzer downed Kevin Abrams in straight sets to lead West Deptford to a South Group 2 first round win over Triton, 4-1. Corey Fischer and Matt Topeka beat Dustin Plyes and Benjamin Weaver, 6-0, 6-1.

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In other South Group 2 action, Seneca beat Sterling, 4-1. Landon Wall shut out Anthony Nong, 6-0, 6-0, in the win.

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Staying in South Group 2, Deptford beat Oakcrest, 4-1.