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S. Jersey Girls: Cinnaminson tops Willingboro

Stefanie Bingham of Willingboro opened the South Jersey girls' basketball season with a 36-point outburst, but host Cinnaminson ended a long drought against its Burlington County League rival yesterday with a 61-52 win.

Stefanie Bingham of Willingboro opened the South Jersey girls' basketball season with a 36-point outburst, but host Cinnaminson ended a long drought against its Burlington County League rival yesterday with a 61-52 win.

Christine Gannon (18 points), Kelly Baker (16) and Erin Fitzpatrick (11) supplied the bulk of the scoring for the Pirates.

In other Burlco action:

Robin Perkins (15 points) and Alexis Peterson (14) supplied the bulk of the scoring for Medford Tech, but the visitors needed a free throw by Angie Taylor with 11 seconds remaining to prevail, 42-41, at Pemberton.

Lisa Priest scored 13 of her 15 points in the final period, including a 6-for-6 effort at the foul line, to lift host Burlington City over New Egypt, 42-37.

Francesca Lee (22 points) outdueled Moorestown's Wendy Garrett (18 points) in leading Rancocas Valley to a 45-34 home win.

Taylor Umbrell scored 19 and Taryn Hatchett contributed 18 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds as host Delran drubbed Westampton Tech, 80-42.

Olympic.

Junior guard Ashley Margraf buried six shots from beyond the arc in scoring 20 points, and host Bishop Eustace used a 20-9 second quarter to pull away to a 68-47 victory over Camden. Annie Payton's 16 points paced the Panthers.

Christina Foggie made four three-pointers to lead all scorers with 24 points and Moira Antony added 13 points, including a pair of treys, as Lenape pulled away from host Cherry Hill East, 54-45. Genevieve Boisvert scored 17 for the Cougars.

Senior Shawna Wert (13 points) and her twin sister Dana (10) joined Ashley Geidemann (12) and Rachel Armor (10) in double-figure scoring for Washington Township, which rolled to a 60-32 win at Pennsauken.

Senior forward Kira Maier picked up 12 of her 16 points in the first half, starting Shawnee on its way to a 55-41 triumph at Triton.

Junior forward Chelsea Grover picked up 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists in host Seneca's 48-15 romp past Cherry Hill West.

Cape-Atlantic.

Senior forward Jesse Frazier posted a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds for host Holy Spirit - which shot 50 percent from the field in routing Lower Cape May, 60-27.

Kelly Brady (17 points, 8 rebounds, 6 steals) and Shannon Lane (15 points, 8 rebounds) combined to score 16 in a game-opening 26-4 run as host Ocean City swamped Millville, 67-14.

Taylor Thompson tossed in 22 points to key Our Lady of Mercy's 70-41 victory at Cape May Tech. Kerry Player countered with 19 points for Tech.

Tri-County.

Marisa Kinsey's 12 points paced a balanced attack by host Gloucester Catholic, which shook off a slow start to defeat Glassboro, 56-48. The Bulldogs' Ashlee Willis had 24 points.

Shalisa Hill totaled 25 points, 13 steals and a dozen rebounds to highlight host Penns Grove's 69-13 rout of Pennsville.

Shaqui Coppage (20 points) netted nine in a 21-4 third-quarter blitz that sent host Salem sailing past Wildwood, 58-31.

Colonial.

Nadira Robinson led all scorers with 23 points and Danielle Trucksess scored 15 to key Collingswood's 47-26 triumph at Lindenwold.