S. Jersey Boys: Bridgeton's Nock hits 1000th point
Frank Nock became the first Bridgeton boys' basketball player to reach 1,000 career points since 1995 when he hit a foul shot with 35.5 seconds left, but visiting Pleasantville spoiled the occasion by beating the Bulldogs, 63-56.
Frank Nock became the first Bridgeton boys' basketball player to reach 1,000 career points since 1995 when he hit a foul shot with 35.5 seconds left, but visiting Pleasantville spoiled the occasion by beating the Bulldogs, 63-56.
Shaun Wilson scored 16 points, and Taj Ford and Armin Cain added 15 each for the Greyhounds.
Nock, who collected 10 rebounds and four assists and is averaging 22.2 points a game, became the seventh boy in Bridgeton history to reach the milestone.
Also in the Cape-Atlantic, Warren Savery deposited seven of his 22 points in two overtime periods as Vineland outlasted visiting Millville, 89-87. Nicolai Thompson also scored 22 for the Clan in a game that included a total of 63 foul shots attempted.
Despite being held without a field goal in the third quarter, Lower Cape May won a defensive struggle with visiting Hammonton, 34-31. George Moore had eight rebounds and three assists, and Vance Matthews scored 19 points for the Tigers.
Nonleague. Burlington City got two foul shots from Shaquille Butler (15 points) with 12 seconds left to take a five-point lead and the Blue Devils held on to clip host Camden Academy Charter, 43-40, in a nonleague game. For Camden Academy, Gardell Anderson collected 19 points and 17 rebounds.
Marquis Goodman had 19 points and three steals, and Ryan Lee's 17 points and Ryan Lee chipped in with 17 points and six rebounds, driving Cherry Hill West to a 69-45 victory over visiting Northwest Prep.
Wrestling
Bishop Eustace found success in the middle weights as Marco Rodis (130 pounds) and Tyler Orfe (16) scored pins, Jason Gallagher (135) had a technical fall, and Ian Moy (14) and Brandon Schwartz (152) won key close decisions as the Crusaders edged host Winslow Township, 39-30, in the Olympic Conference.
Conor Wasson's 11-second pin at 171 pounds was followed by first-period falls from Lenape teammates John DiBiase (189) and Tyler Medina (215) as the Indians, ranked No. 1 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, defeated visiting Cherry Hill West, 50-15.
Shawnee won three of the five contested weights, including pins by Kyle Rosenberg (130), Anthony Ward (135) and Austin Wetterau (140).
Tri-County. Kingsway controlled the upper weights, getting pins by Patrick Wexler (171), Chris Lail (189) and Nick Scuderi (215) for enough points to slip past visiting Cumberland, 37-36.
Colonial. Paulsboro had little trouble at Lindenwold, taking a 60-6 win with back-to-back decisions by three-point margins from Matthew Cosgrove (171) and Ryan Dick (189), plus a 34-second pin by John Gentile at 103 pounds.
Burlington County. Doug Denny rolled up a 16-3 major decision, and Binh Vo (189) and Marquis Jackson (215) had consecutive pins for Delran en route to a 58-13 triumph over visiting Maple Shade.
Nonleague. Consecutive pins by Ralph Dayagar (145), Jeff Wilson (152) and Eric Bocox (160) punctuated Burlington City's 62-8 win over visiting Cedar Creek.