Bridgeton tops St. Joseph, 45-41
Bridgeton was looking to keep pace with Middle Township in the Cape-Atlantic National Conference, and Hikeem Pruitt helped the Bulldogs do just that last night.
Bridgeton was looking to keep pace with Middle Township in the Cape-Atlantic National Conference, and Hikeem Pruitt helped the Bulldogs do just that last night.
Pruitt scored nine of his 15 points in the final quarter and led Bridgeton past host St. Joseph, 45-41.
The Bulldogs trailed going into the final quarter, 27-25, but a 20-14 scoring run down the stretch turned the tables on the Wildcats. Bridgeton also got 15 points from Kevin Elliott.
In other league games:
Mike Pittman collected 10 of his 21 points in the third quarter and boosted Lower Cape May to a 60-41 win over visiting Wildwood Catholic.
Middle Township grabbed a 27-10 lead in the first quarter and cruised past visiting Cape May Tech, 85-64.
The Panthers got 21 points from Taz Henry.
Burlington County.
Lamaine Cooper and Brandon Johnson combined for 15 of Medford Tech's 18 points in the fourth quarter and the Jaguars downed visiting Burlington Township, 47-40.
Cooper scored 8 of his 13 points and Johnson picked up 7 of his 12 points down the stretch.
In another league game, Quron Pratt scored 15 of his 26 points in the first half and led Palmyra past visiting Bordentown, 75-67.
Tri-County.
Matt Schiff struck for 13 of his 33 points in the second quarter and helped Wildwood beat visiting Penns Grove, 69-56.
Nonleague.
Rich McNamara scored 17 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and in overtime to lead Seneca past host Kingsway, 66-64.
Pennsauken Tech opened the second half with a 21-2 scoring run and handled visiting Gloucester County Tech, 73-43.
Jason Laguer scored 16 points and Edvon Shambry scored all 7 of his points in the third quarter for the Tornados.
Jake Montgomery scored 7 points in each half and sparked Moorestown Friends to a 65-42 win over host Baptist High.
Jonathan Gardner came through with 18 points and lifted Paulsboro to a 67-32 win over visiting Delsea.
Girls' Basketball
Brittany Snow came off the bench and scored all of her 6 points in the third quarter for Seneca in a 44-29 nonleague win over visiting Kingsway to remain undefeated (7-0).
Carly Strickland added 13 points for the Golden Eagles who took a 30-19 lead in the third quarter after playing the Dragons to a 15-15 stalemate in the first half.
Latese Hickson scored 13 of her game-high 23 points in the opening quarter and sparked Westampton Tech to a 74-26 win over host Moorestown Friends. The Panthers sprinted to a 22-4 lead in the first quarter and built a 41-13 lead by halftime.
Lauren Gaskill struck for 25 points and helped Rancocas Valley to a 65-56 win over visiting Camden.
Sam Torres led a balanced Woodrow Wilson scoring attack with 12 points and the Tigers got past host Camden Academy Charter, 49-40.
Briana Aversa got a triple-double and led Gloucester County Tech to a 45-35 win over visiting Woodbury.
Aversa scored 12 points, blocked 12 shots and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Cheetahs.
Clayton got 32 points from Sharele Anderson and beat host Maple Shade, 67-37.
Rasheeda Love notched seven of her 17 points in the third quarter to boost Pennsauken to a 65-26 win over visiting Pennsauken Tech.
Cape-Atlantic.
Lindsay Bryan and Elisa Miller each scored six points as Lower Cape May tripped host Wildwood Catholic, 27-18.
Holy Spirit used 14 players to crush visiting Pleasantville, 83-17.
Jesse Frazier scored 11 points for the Spartans.
Olympic.
Dana Wert led a balanced scoring attack with 11 points to help Washington Township rout visiting Triton, 60-17.