Saturday’s South Jersey roundup: Eastern boys’ basketball beats Haddon Heights in OT
Saturday's top performances and highlights from around South Jersey.
Colin Ems and Noah Klinewski each scored 19 points for Eastern in its 62-61 overtime win over Haddon Heights on Saturday. The Vikings trailed, 26-18, at halftime. Zubair Lee added 14 points in the win, while Tesean Pressley netted a game-high 22 points for Haddon Heights.
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Tayvon Gaither’s 22 points helped Lenape beat Rancocas Valley, 70-53. Derek Simpson scored 21 in the win. Javontae Jones led the Red Devils with 20 points, and Nyzhir Brown had 16.
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Deptford beat Schalick, 63-24. Virgil Scruggs tallied 20 points, and Danny Allen had 19, as the Spartans held the Cougars to just 1 point in the third quarter and 7 total in the second half.
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St. Augustine began its season with a 77-45 win over Trenton Central, as Elmarko Jackson scored a team-high 18 points for the Hermits.
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Gavin Gibson scored 22 points for Cherokee in its 57-41 win over Kingsway. Andrew Walker chipped in with 13 points in the win.
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Girls’ Basketball
Marquae Richardson-Muse scored 13 points for Haddon Heights in its 39-38 win over Moorestown. Kerry O’Sullivan had a game-high 15 points in the loss.
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Jada Thompson and Ava Divello combined for 25 points in Hammonton’s 39-37 win over Winslow Township. After taking a 27-18 lead at halftime, the Blue Devils were outscored by 9 in the third quarter.