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Atlantic City tops Camden in basketball

[]Atlantic City 18 17 15 15 - 65 Camden 11 19 10 11 - 51 AC: Umar Shannon 20, Rodney Blount 8, Muji McBride 8, Rashaun Rasheed 17, Ibn Morgan 2, Jamiel Stewart 8, Leavander Jones 2.

    by Phil Anastasia To Camden coach Mike Stargell, it was simple. "They outplayed us in every aspect of the game," Stargell said of Atlantic City, which scored an impressive 65-51 victory over Camden yesterday at Cherry Hill East's basketball tournament. Senior guard Umar Shannon led Atlantic City (16-6) with 20 points, while sophomore forward Rashaun Rasheed scored 17. Camden senior swingman Aaron Walton-Moss, who entered the game as South Jersey's leading scorer with a 26.8 average, was limited foul trouble and managed just two points. "I'd rather lose now than in the state tournament," Walton-Moss said. Camden (15-4) had won four in a row but never found its stride in a renewal of one of South Jersey's richest rivalries in front of a near-capacity crowd at Cherry Hill East. Sophomore guard Takwail Bailey scored 17 and junior guard Vincent Walls added 13 for Camden. But Atlantic City controlled inside play behind 6-foot-6 Rodney Blount, 6-4 Muji McBride and 6-6 Jamiel Stewart. "We've been waiting to play a complete game," Atlantic City coach Gene Allen said. "We go as our guards go, and the young fellow Rasheed has been coming along." Atlantic City was in front, 35-30, at halftime and stretched its lead to 55-40 early in the fourth quarter as the 6-foot Shannon, who has signed with St. Francis (Pa.), hit a pair of three-point jumpers and made two other baskets. "This should build some momentum for us heading into the tournament," Shannon said., Inquirer Staff Writer
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[]Atlantic City 18 17 15 15 - 65

Camden 11 19 10 11 - 51

AC: Umar Shannon 20, Rodney Blount 8, Muji McBride 8, Rashaun Rasheed 17, Ibn Morgan 2, Jamiel Stewart 8, Leavander Jones 2.

C: Aaron Walton-Moss 2, Takwail Bailey 17, Vincent Walls 13, Devon Devine 9, Hubert Kahlil Mims 8, Darren Howard 2.