S. Jersey Boys | Holy Spirit rallies to top Archbishop Ryan in final
After falling behind by 12-5 in the opening period, Holy Spirit rallied to win the Boardwalk Cup bracket, 50-38, over Archbishop Ryan (Pa.) at the Boardwalk Boys' Basketball Classic yesterday in Wildwood.
After falling behind by 12-5 in the opening period,
Holy Spirit
rallied to win the Boardwalk Cup bracket, 50-38, over
Archbishop Ryan
(Pa.) at the Boardwalk Boys' Basketball Classic yesterday in Wildwood.
Ryan Brooks had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Matt DeSouza scored 18 for Holy Spirit.
Highland
won the consolation game, 47-44, over
Lenape
in overtime as Bobby Painter's three-pointer with 10 seconds left in regulation forced the extra period. Dwayne Gland's 14 points led the Tartans to their first win.
In other action at Wildwood,
St. Joseph
's Norman White made 8 of 13 shots from the field in a 24-point effort that highlighted a 53-38 George Betz Memorial bracket win over
Ocean City
. Brandon Sharp chipped in with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
In the Jay Craven bracket semifinals,
Timber Creek
shot 50 percent from the field, including 6 of 11 from three-point range, in a 53-43 win over
Middle Township
. The Chargers' Marquise Smith delivered 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Williamstown
also advanced, topping
Vineland
, 51-40, with Kevin Booth's 16 points, five rebounds and three steals.
Virginia Whitaker.
Host
Cherry Hill East
won the tournament, 47-33, over rival
Cherry Hill West
. Logan Marro led the Cougars with four three-pointers, 16 points, six assists and five rebounds.
Woodrow Wilson.
Dior Johnson scored 16 points but it was not enough to prevent
Woodrow Wilson
's 56-52 championship loss to
Life Center
. Dillon Talley had 20 points to take MVP honors for Life Center.
Pioneer Hoops.
Tourney MVP Eric Sheridan totaled 15 points and 14 rebounds and Adrian Branch (9 points) sank a pair of three-pointers in a 24-7 fourth quarter surge that carried host
Clearview
past
Triton
, 54-40, in the title game. Will Simmons had 12 points to pace the Mustangs.
West Deptford
won the consolation game, 60-44, over
Woodstown
as Michael Schultes had 20 points and A.J. Greenwald added 18.
Warrior.
Kevin Janowski had 13 points and 10 boards for host
New Egypt
, which won the tournament by rallying from 12 points down in the last period to beat
Keyport
, 36-33.
Eastern States.
Isiah Vaughn had 16 points and Mike Pendleton added 15 for
Pennsauken
in a 61-47 consolation win over
Cherokee
at Trenton Catholic.
Red Devil/Blue Devil.
Kevin Baggett's 18 points and Quincy Hendryx's 16 led
Burlington Township
to its first win, 59-38, over
New Brunswick
in the consolation.
Wrestling
First-period pins by Travis McDowell (112), Keith Robinson (125) and Zach DeYoung (130) powered
Delran
to a 66-3 win at
Maple Shade
in a Burlington County League match.
Nonleague.
With 17 points in the first three bouts,
Collingswood
got a quick start toward a 45-20 win over visiting
Bordentown
. Jim Hatzell's 15-0 technical fall in the opening bout at 103 was followed by pins from Brett Palombo (112) and Eric Hamrick (119).
New Egypt
's first win was a 46-25 verdict at
St. Joseph
that included a 7-1 decision by Alex Hinger at 135, breaking a 25-25 deadlock. The Warriors then added pins by Tom Carr (140) and Mike Schwarze (145).
Haddonfield
swept three matches in a quad meet at
Williamstown
, topping the host Braves, 49-25, and adding a 42-29 victory over
Manalapan
and a 34-30 thriller over
Watchung Hills
.
For the Bulldogs, Isaiah Oswald (119) pinned Dale Mupo in 1:30 to clinch the win over Watchung Hills in the final bout at 119. Joe Delviscio (140) and Ray Schlitt (145) came through with key decisions by two-point margins.
Oswald joined teammates Kyle Klaus (103) and Chris Rahn (189) in winning three matches each.
Consecutive pins from Anthony Angelo (152), Chad Smith (160) and Zac Giovanetti (171) helped
Mainland
rally from a 30-24 deficit and take an insurmountable 42-30 lead en route to a 42-36 win over
Glassboro
in a match at Millville.
Host
Millville
defeated Mainland, 55-23, with pins by Anthony Wilson (171), Jacob Jablonski (189) and Jeremy Wilson (215) to start the meet, and by Terrence Hunter (145), Mike Bellardino (152) and James Hoffman (160) to finish it.
Anthony Wilson also nailed down the meet-clinching pin as the Thunderbolts, aided by four forfeit wins, defeated
Glassboro
, 40-33.
Washington Township
swept seven straight weights from Christian Salera's pin at 103 to Steve Swayze's pin at 140 and drilled Mainland, 52-21.
The Minutemen also beat Millville, 44-34, as pins by Charlie Huff (119), Keith Lewis (125) and Frank Higgins (135) joined a decision by Salera to provide 21 straight points and a 27-6 lead.