Tue. S.J. boys’ roundup: Medford Tech surprises Willingboro

Medford Tech got balanced scoring by Devonte Carey, Lamine Cooper, and Donte Martinez Tuesday night to became the first South Jersey boys' basketball team to beat visiting Willingboro this season, 53-49.

Medford Tech, which lost to Willingboro (18-2) by 16 points earlier this season, rallied in the fourth quarter for a Burlington County League upset of the Chimeras, ranked No. 2 in South Jersey by The Inquirer.

Down by two points after three quarters, Medford Tech (15-5) got six fourth-quarter points by Cooper (13 points) and five from Khalik Sutton, who had not scored in the first three periods. Carey finished with 14 points and Martinez scored 10.

Jarvis Perry's 17 points and Chris Burke's 16 paced Willingboro (18-2).

Also in Burlington County, Mike Gallo, a senior forward for Cinnaminson, reached 1,000 career points on a jumper from the corner with two minutes left in the first half as the Pirates topped host Delran, 71-48.

Max DiLeo paced Cinnaminson with 22 points.

Five Rancocas Valley players hit double figures, topped by Kenny Johnson's 17 with three treys, sparking a 68-59 success at Moorestown.

Pemberton, aided by Corey Reeder's 16 points among four Hornets in double figures, held off host Northern Burlington's late rally for a 49-45 win.

Desmond Hubert's 10th triple-double of the season (14 points, 13 blocks, 11 rebounds) lifted New Egypt during a 55-45 win at Florence.

Olympic. Camden Catholic (20-1) reached 20 wins in a season for the 22d straight year with a 64-57 overtime win over visiting Bishop Eustace. Tim Crawford (21) tied the game at the end of regulation with a late layup, and scored five of the Irish's 11 points in OT.

Lenape avenged an earlier overtime loss to Cherokee by clipping the visiting Chiefs, 47-46, as Phil Jackson hit a game-winning jumper from the foul line with 12 seconds left. Lenape's Kevin Cunningham saved six of his 11 points for the final period; Cherokee's Willis Nicholson scored 20 points.

Paul VI's Nick Moore joined the 1,000-point club by boosting career total to 1,006 with a 10-point game in a 66-29 win at Camden County Tech.

Winslow Township used a 5-2 scoring edge in overtime, including Mike Simpson's (18) three-point basket with 10.8 seconds left, to get past visiting Cherry Hill West, 50-47. Marquise Goodman's only points for West came on a layup with 18 seconds left in regulation to force OT.

Washington Township's 53-45 win at Cherry Hill East featured Adam Marcucci's 22-point game with six three-pointers. East's Chris Santo had 33 points and 12 rebounds.

Pennsauken spotted visiting Eastern a 37-26 halftime lead before storming back for a 64-53 win. The Indians' Frank Small had 15 points and 13 rebounds, Marcus Jones posted 14 points and seven boards, and Malcolm Johnson chipped in with 11 points and nine rebounds.

Timber Creek used 15 offensive rebounds and Mikal Demby's 10-point game to pin a 46-39 loss on visiting Triton.

Colonial. Haddonfield snapped a 19-19 halftime tie as Wyatt Polk scored 10 of his 12 points after intermission for a 43-35 win over visiting Haddon Township.

Terrence Downs' layup with 10 seconsd left put Paulsboro ahead and Kevin Johnson completed a three-point play five seconds later as the Red Raiders edged visiting Collingswood, 61-59. Junior Cori Johnson had a solid game in his first extended varsity action, and Collingswood's Tyrone Mann-Barnes scored 31 points.

Senior center Jon Miller scored a game-high 23 points, including the 1000th of his career at Gateway, but host Overbrook spoiled the occasion with a 64-56 win.

Tri-County. Joe Stefankiewicz tied the Wildwood school record for points in a single game with a 43-point outburst during a 93-72 win at GCIT. Stefankiewicz matched the mark set in 1989 by Bennie Langford.

On Senior Night at Pitman, 12th-graders Steve Pollock (13), Eric Todd (10) and Kyle Krebs (5) fueled a 71-37 win over Woodstown. Junior Luke Dickson notched 24 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Senior point guard Chris Jackson (22) scored 10 fourth-quarter points and five more in overtime to fuel Delsea's 72-68 thriller at Deptford.

Glassboro's Brandon Stephens (21) scored 16 first-quarter points with four three's, igniting a 61-58 win over visiting Schalick.

Cape-Atlantic. Tom McKeefrey's 23 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks dominated Lower Cape May's 43-23 win over visiting St. Joseph.

Facing a 25-20 deficit, Atlantic City turned to a pressing defense that forced 22 turnovers and led to a 49-46 comeback win at Vineland. Muji McBride scored 12 points for the Vikings.

Ocean City got 15 points by Chris Curran and the host Red Raiders made 11 of 16 foul shots to Oakcrest's 1 of 2 in a 41-34 win.

Eastern coach Beth Magnus collected her 900th career victory as the Vikings defeated visiting Camden County Tech, 3-1. Chris Johnson led Eastern with a 297 high game and a 723 series.