S. Jersey Boys: Camden Catholic hands Crawford a milestone victory

It took less than 30 full seasons for Jim Crawford to direct his

Camden Catholic

boys' basketball teams to 600 wins.

And with four more wins this season, Crawford will have his 20th straight 20-win season after the Irish knocked off

Mainland

, 55-28, last night in the Olympic/Cape-Atlantic Challenge at St. Augustine.

Despite having one of its top players, Tyler Deleece, sidelined with an injury, Camden Catholic used balanced scoring by a trio of sophomores - Anthony D'Orazio (13 points), Tim Crawford (13) and Jerry Wixted (12).

Crawford is the fifth South Jersey coach to reach the 600-win milestone, following Clarence Turner (777), Paul Rodio (661), Lou Schantz (625) and Paul Collins (606).

In other Olympic/Cape action,

Cherry Hill East

freshman Chris Santo made 9 of 16 shots from the field for 25 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out six assists in an 85-33 win over

Sacred Heart

. Drew Berlinsky had a 22-point, 11-assist double-double for the Cougars.

Bishop Eustace

came back from a 21-17 halftime deficit to overtake

Oakcrest

, 43-32. Ryan Piatek guided the Crusaders with 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists.

Mike Pendleton's foul shot with four seconds left proved to be the winning point for

Pennsauken

, which rallied from 10 points down in the final period to beat

Bridgeton

, 59-58. Bridgeton's Frank Nock tied the game on a three-pointer with 14 seconds to go.

After scoring just seven first-half points,

Eastern

's Bobby Harris erupted for 23 after intermission, driving the Vikings from a 31-30 halftime lead to a 73-62 success against

Wildwood Catholic

.

Colonial/Tri-County Challenge.

Luke Dickson, a 5-foot-6, 125-pound freshman guard, moved up among the area's scoring leaders by posting personal bests in points (33) and three-pointers (six) as

Pitman

defeated

West Deptford

, 77-64, at Sterling.

Dickson, averaging 19.1 points a game, also dealt eight assists, played fierce defense and boosted his season foul shooting to 85 percent by making all of his six free throws. Kevin Gibbs added 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Timmy Breaker's two foul shots with 10 seconds left boosted

Glassboro

to a 54-52 win over visiting

Haddon Heights

. The Bulldogs' Dainen Green had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Williamstown

converted 12 of 18 fourth-quarter foul shots and held off

Paulsboro

for a 66-64 win at Sterling. Jamaul Edmonds carried the Braves with 22 points, and Paulsboro got 23 points by Daryus Quarles.

Scott DiCrescenzo, a 6-foot-2 senior, had a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds, highlighting

Haddon Township

's 52-29 win over

Cumberland

at Glassboro. The Hawks' Tony Hawkins provided 12 points and five assists.

Sterling

made 19 of 28 foul shots to

Overbrook

's 4 of 6 and tripped the visiting Rams, 58-49. Brian Gunning hit eight of his 12 points in the opening period for the Silver Knights.

Burlco/Colonial Valley Challenge.

T.J. DiLeo wrapped up a 35-point performance with 15 fourth-quarter points, securing

Cinnaminson

's 66-55 win over

Nottingham

at New Egypt.

Kevin Janowski's 16 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks were not enough to prevent host

New Egypt

from dropping a 63-52 verdict to

Ewing

. The Warriors' Desmond Hubert added 14 points, six boards and five blocks.

Delran

's fourth-quarter rally fell short in a 55-48 loss to

Hightstown

at Moorestown. Travis Hill scored 18 points for the bears, who got within six points in the closing minutes.

Burlington City

returned from

Princeton

with a 74-45 win as Kris Corry (22), Brandon Kennedy (15) and Markese Morris (14) topped four Blue Devils in double figures.

Pemberton

's Chris Walker had 16 points, and TyQuan Curtis and Jaquan Cummings hit 13 each during a 60-52 loss to

Notre Dame

at Princeton.

With a 32-point performance by Jonathan Kohler,

Bordentown

stormed back from a 30-23 halftime deficit to beat host

Hopewell Valley

, 64-55.

Olympic.

Aaron Walton piled up 33 points and 15 rebounds, and Germir Pitts had 19 points and 10 assists for

Camden

, which ran past visiting rival

Woodrow Wilson

, 95-73. Wilson's Bilal Bakr netted 26 points.

Prime Time Shootout.

Despite getting just seven points from nationally-regarded guard Tyreke Evans,

American Christian

(Pa.) had no trouble beating

Rancocas Valley

, 73-48, at Trenton's Sovereign Bank Arena. Andre Byrdsong scored 19 for the Red Devils.

Academy of the New Church

, ranked No. 1 in Southeastern Pennsylvania by The Inquirer, claimed a 72-58 win over

Timber Creek

, which got balanced scoring from Marquise Smith (19), Collin Johnson (17) and Montez Blair (16).

St. Augustine

also took a loss at Trenton, bowing, 76-56, to

Hun School

. The Hermits' Isaiah Morton had a game-high 19 points, and game MVP Hermann Melville gave Hun five of his 18 points in a decisive 23-10 second-quarter run.

Nonleague.

Robert Page had six three-pointers among his 26 points for

Kingsway

as the Dragons took a 67-46 win at

Cherry Hill West

. West's Chris Gebhart had 18 points and seven rebounds.

Winslow Township

got 30 points from Aaron Sallie and 20 by Andre Green, but the Eagles dropped an 87-86 double-overtime thriller to visiting

Prep Charter

, the two-time defending PIAA Class AA state champion.