S. Jersey Boys: Palmyra shades New Egypt to clinch Freedom Division

With its second two-point win over

New Egypt

this season, a 41-39 thriller at New Egypt,

Palmyra

clinched the Burlington County League Freedom Division boys' basketball championship last night.

Quron Pratt scored 15 points and Steve Morris added 13 for the Panthers, who used an 18-9 second quarter to take the lead before holding off the Warriors.

For New Egypt, Kevin Janowski collected 24 points and 21 rebounds.

Also in Burlington County, Rancocas Valley and Trenton Catholic kept pace atop the Liberty Division with wins.

Rancocas Valley

dealt visiting

Pemberton

a 74-52 setback with Andre Byrdsong's 14 points and Mustafa El-Amin's 12, and

Trenton Catholic

whipped host

Northern Burlington

, 83-43.

Travis Hill netted 14 of his 21 points in a 36-19 first half, sparking

Delran

's 64-50 win over visiting

Bordentown

. Will Murray chipped in with 13 points and seven rebounds.

Olympic.

Eastern

surprised visiting

Cherokee

, 76-63, dropping the Chiefs into a first-place tie with Lenape in the American Division standings.

Shumeek Scott had five three-point baskets in a 25-point game for Eastern, which took the lead for good with a 21-9 second-period flurry. The Chiefs and Lenape split their regular-season matchups and would share the title if each wins its two remaining division games.

Lenape

earned its share of first place with a 55-35 win over visiting

Washington Township

. The Indians, who pulled away with a 15-3 third quarter, were led by Isiah Dixon's 15 points among 10 scorers.

Camden County Tech

's Dior Hall gunned in 42 points and took game scoring honors from

Woodrow Wilson

's Teon Russell (40), but Russell got help from Steven Cobbs with 25 points and Bilal Bakr with 20 as visiting Wilson prevailed, 109-74.

Pennsauken

rallied from a six-point first-quarter deficit behind Eric Johnson's 16 points to beat host

Cherry Hill East

, 60-51. Chris Santo had 15 points and six rebounds for East.

Seneca

senior Billy Carrig registered a career-best 25 points to highlight a 58-38 victory over visiting

Cherry Hill West

.

Colonial.

Darnell McCargo tossed in 10 of his 21 points in a 22-5 first quarter that steered

Collingswood

a step closer to the league title with a 73-57 win at

West Deptford

. A. J. Greenwald had 25 points for the Eagles.

Down by 16 points in the third quarter,

Lindenwold

rallied to shock visiting

Woodbury

, 64-63. Marquis Watkins scored seven of his 16 points in the 18-9 fourth-quarter comeback, including the game-winning foul shot with 1.8 seconds left, while Tyron Harris posted 19 points and 14 rebounds.

Cape-Atlantic.

Franklen Burnside, who had two points in regulation, scored four in overtime to boost

Atlantic City

past host

Mainland

, 52-49. Mainland's Charlie Law forced the extra period by making two foul shots with two seconds left in the fourth quarter, and teammate Eric Williams posted 15 points and 11 rebounds.

Vineland

outscored host

Lower Cape May

by 9-0 in overtime to secure a 65-56 win. Marcus Ware had 27 points for the Clan, including a three-pointer with nine seconds left in regulation to knot the score at 56-56.

St. Augustine

's 79-59 win over visiting

Cape May Tech

featured Isiaiah Morton's 24 points and 10 assists, Josh Thompson's 25 points and seven steals, and Bill Giberson's 10 points and 10 boards.