S. Jersey Boys | Gloucester Catholic tops Eastern for title
Mike Calzonetti went home with the MVP award, but Gloucester Catholic needed Terence McPeak's two foul shots with 10 seconds left to lock up its own holiday boys' basketball tournament with a 49-46 win over Eastern last night.
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Mike Calzonetti went home with the MVP award, but
Gloucester Catholic
needed Terence McPeak's two foul shots with 10 seconds left to lock up its own holiday boys' basketball tournament with a 49-46 win over
Eastern
last night.
The Rams (5-1) built an eight-point lead after three quarters before holding off Eastern's (4-2) comeback bid, which was led by Bobby Harris (18 points).
Calzonetti had 17 points in the final, and finished the two-game event with 35 total points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
Also at Gloucester Catholic, Jared Vougs hit a three-point shot at the final buzzer to give
Haddon Heights
a dramatic 48-45 consolation win over
Hightstown
. Vougs had 28 points with six three-pointers, and Paul Blocker dealt nine assists.
Audubon Tournament.
Tournament MVP T.J. DiLeo led all scorers with 20 points, pushing
Cinnaminson
to a 61-35 championship win over
Moorestown Friends
. Mark Tumas added 17 points to the win.
In a consolation game that included just two foul shots taken by each team,
Gloucester
beat
Audubon
, 51-28, behind Brett Darrow's 14 points.
Hammonton Blue Devil.
Anthony Berry saved seven of his 15 points for a fourth-quarter comeback that carried
Pemberton
(3-2) to a 69-63 championship surprise over previously unbeaten
Hammonton
(5-1).
Tournament of Peace.
Domtae Johnson's 31-point performance boosted
Overbrook
to the tournament title with a 69-46 win over
Buena
at Pitman.
Johnson, the tournament MVP, hit three three-point baskets.
Palmyra
dealt host
Pitman
a 77-54 consolation setback on the strength of Cliff Glaze's five three-pointers and 23 points, and a 24-8 third-quarter spree.
Riverside Tournament.
Balanced scoring by Jonathan Jernigan with 13 points, Antwuan Rowe with 12, and Brian Nelson with 10 carried
Medford Tech
to the championship via a 64-61 thriller over
Delran
.
Boardwalk Classic.
Jayson Taylor's 17 points and nine rebounds helped
Seneca
(2-4) hand
Cape May Tech
(5-1) its first loss this season, 53-36, in the Ray Martin bracket championship at Wildwood.
Rich McNamara made three of five shots from three-point range in a 15-point effort for the Golden Eagles. Tech's Jim Romano had 10 points and seven rebounds.
Glassboro
took the consolation game, 63-45, over
Friends Select
(Pa.) behind Timmy Breaker's 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and Charles Hicks' 11 points and nine boards.
Rancocas Valley
nailed down a solid 70-62 win over
North Catholic
of the Philadelphia Catholic League in the Atlantic Cup championship game.
RV's Andre Byrdsong scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds, Mike Bersch hit 20 points, and Mustafa El-Amin added 17 points. The Red Devils made 29 of 36 foul shots to North's 13 of 19.
Camden Catholic
left Wildwood with a win, beating
West Windsor-Plainsboro South
, 58-38, in the Atlantic Cup consolation. Anthony D'Orazio's 12 points led the Irish.
With a 13-0 run to start the second half,
Holy Spirit
won its first-round game in the Boardwalk Cup bracket, 60-40, over
Highland
. Ryan Brooks had 18 points and nine rebounds.
Archbishop Ryan
will face Holy Spirit in the final after beating
Lenape
, 56-49. Isiah Dixon had a game-high 21 points for Lenape.
Michael J. Tucker Tournament.
The
Haddonfield
defense held
Bordentown
's all-time leading scorer, Jonathan Kohler, to nine points as the Bulldogs won the title, 61-44, over the hosts. Rob MacFeeters had six three-pointers and 22 points, and joined T.J. Zaleski (15 rebounds) on the all-tournament team.
Kohler also earned all-tournament honors.
Quentin Loftin's 17 points and four steals combined with Marcus Curry's six rebounds to lead
Florence
to a 48-43 consolation win over
West Windsor-Plainsboro North
.
Delsea Tournament.
Mark DiRugeris collected 14 points on his way to winning the MVP award after leading
Woodbury
to the title with a 67-58 success against
Burlington City
. The Herd's Keith Davis had 18 points and captured all-tournament honors.
Woodrow Wilson Tournament.
Teon Russell tossed in 26 points and Bilal Bakr added 20 as host
Woodrow Wilson
knocked off
LEAP Academy
, 86-55, and will meet Life Center in the title game.
Pioneer Hoops Tournament.
Host
Clearview
advanced to the final against Triton by trimming
West Deptford
, 55-53.
After the Pioneers' Chad Gravanese and West Deptford's A.J. Greenwald traded two foul shots in the last minute, Adrian Branch hit the game-winning basket with four seconds to go.
KSA Tournament.
Steve Costa had 17 points and
Egg Harbor Township
outscored
Casa Roble
(Cal.) by 31-8 over the two middle periods en route to a 50-34 win at Disney's Wide World of Sports in Orlando.
Nonleague.
Ray Sanders erupted for 33 points, Troy Kyles had 18 points and five assists, David Follis notched 14 rebounds and eight blocks, and Charles Martain scored 10 points in his first varsity game as
Clayton
swamped visiting
Camden Academy Charter
, 91-69.
Wrestling
Top-seeded Anthony Luma breezed through three pins in three matches and collected the outstanding-wrestler award at the Art Marinelli Tournament on his home mats at
Egg Harbor Township
.
Luma won the 135-pound competition, capped by a first-period pin of Ocean City's John McCardell.
Schalick
took the team trophy with 226 points in a nine-team field, started by wins in the first two weights by Joe Manno (103 pounds) and Anthony Parente (112). The Cougars also got wins from Ron Cuff (125) and Rich Sparks (152).