Willis scores 1,000th point but Deptford tops Glassboro

Glassboro senior guard Ashlee Willis scored 16 points yesterday in raising her career total to 1,009, but visiting Deptford spoiled the occasion with a 49-48 win thanks to a pair of outstanding performances in a Tri-County Conference girls' basketball thriller.

Sam Morris scored 25 and Tina Croxton produced 12 points, 25 rebounds and six blocks for the Spartans. Stephanie Gardner had 19 points for Glassboro.

Also in the Tri-County, Sarah Gardenhire saved her best for last, scoring eight of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, and Stephanie Krauss tossed in 18 to make Delsea a 51-44 winner at Gloucester Catholic. Marisa Kinsey (11 points) and Julie Genther (10) helped the host Rams pull within three points entering the final quarter.

Senior guard Beth Humenik pulled down a dozen rebounds to go with a game-high 25 points, as host Woodstown capitalized on a fast start in dismissing Clayton, 49-34.

Cape-Atlantic.

Sixth-ranked Sacred Heart needed clutch scoring by Ashley Durham (24 points), Nicole Conroy (15) and Tyesha Simmonds (14) to escape with a 59-54 home win over Our Lady of Mercy. Taylor Thompson's 23 points kept the Villagers close.

The iron was unkind to host Bridgeton, which shot 5 for 21 from the foul line in losing, 41-39, to Pennsville. Lindsey Minch of Pennsville and the Bulldogs' Sha'dasia Farrell each finished with 15 points.

Nonleague.

Cherry Hill West's game at West Deptford was stopped with 40.2 seconds left when the lights went out, and the teams moved to the nearby RiverWinds complex to complete the game, which resulted in a 49-44 win for West Deptford.

Freshman point guard Danielle McKeown made 3 of 4 foul shots in the last 40 seconds to seal the outcome.

Genevieve Okoro dominated the paint in totaling 29 points, 17 rebounds and five steals, and top-ranked Eastern jumped on top early to deal visiting Atlantic City a 69-40 setback.

Eastern's Michelle Dixon scored 14 while Kerri Aiken added 11 points and six assists for the hosts, with Tiana Cannon's 18 points topping the scoring for Atlantic City.

Nicole Angelo scored five of her game-high 15 points in a decisive 17-1 second quarter, igniting Camden Catholic's 40-33 triumph at Haddonfield.

Monica Burch dealt five assists, stole the basketball four times and scored 15 in guiding host Sterling over Hammonton, 53-40. Danielle Fox nailed four treys in scoring 14 for the Silver Knights, who withstood a 24-point outing by Kyana McCarthy.

Trailing by 19-14 at halftime, Lenape came back to upend host Williamstown, 48-37, as Christina Foggie poured in 24 of the Indians' 48 points in the contest.

Noel Higgs scored 13 of her 14 points in the first half as host Haddon Heights stormed out to an 11-0 lead and went on to pound Pitman, 39-21.

Clearview held visiting Egg Harbor Township scoreless over the first six minutes of the third quarter, and Noelle Hogan scored half of her 16 points in that period, fueling the Pioneers' 36-24 win.

Behind 19 points by Francesca Lee, Rancocas Valley took command early and cruised past visiting Collingswood, 70-40.

Marie Boisvert posted 15 points and 11 rebounds in leading host Cherry Hill East past Bridgewater-Raritan, 52-40.

Gateway's 56-37 win at Camden Academy Charter included Meghan Nowak's 25 points and 20 rebounds.

Dondre Whitmore lit up the Northern Burlington defense from long range, sinking eight three-point baskets in scoring 28 to fuel Trenton Catholic's 78-27 road rout in the Burlington County League.

Mike Smith's 18 points paced a balanced attack in Riverside's 69-39 romp at Maple Shade.

Tri-County.

Point guard Chris Jackson scored his third and fourth points of the day on a buzzer-beating jumper, lifting host Delsea over Gloucester Catholic, 38-36.

Cape-Atlantic.

Middle Township went on a 13-3 second-quarter run, including a pair of three's by Shai Henry, and tripped host Ocean City, 48-40.

Nonleague.

Chris Ward scored 11 of his 19 points - including three of his five three-pointers - in a 17-5 third-quarter blitz that allowed Sterling to hold off host Hammonton, 52-50. Mike Bertino led all scorers with 21 points for the Blue Devils, who hurt themselves by converting just 13 of 21 free throws.

Lenape held its 10th opponent to 40 points or less in 13 games, beating visiting Williamstown, 43-32. Phil Jackson came off the Indians' bench to score nine fourth-quarter points to complete Lenape's rally from a 16-13 halftime deficit.

Moorestown's Tony West had eight points and eight rebounds in a 16-5 fourth quarter, and finished with 19 points and 13 boards as the Quakers toppled visiting Hopewell Valley, 53-35.

Senior guard Joe Santone keyed a 32-15 second-half rally, picking up nine of his 11 points after intermission, as host St. Joseph overcame Holy Cross, 47-40.

Chris Gebhart was strong in the middle for Cherry Hill West, collecting 28 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots while guiding the Lions' 76-52 win over visiting West Deptford.

Kevin Davis (21 points) drained four of Haddonfield's seven three-pointers and Wyatt Polk (18) added one trey, as the Bulldogs mauled host Medford Tech, 60-45.

Jon Miller found his shooting touch in the second half, scoring 18 of his 24 over the final two periods as host Gateway overcame Camden Academy Charter, 51-40.

Adam Marcucci (20 points) and Matt Lopez (17) led the way for host Washington Township, which went on a 30-10 run over the second and third quarters to put away Salem, 62-38.