Thurs. S.J. boys’ roundup: Desai rains threes on Palmyra

Manan Desai hit his ninth three-pointer of the game with 13.2 seconds left in overtime and was fouled for a four-point play, lifting Florence to a 55-54 Burlington County League thriller at Palmyra on Thursday night.

Desai finished with a game-high 32 points and his four-point play provided a 55-51 lead for the Flashes. Palmyra's Nick Cannizzaro ended the scoring with a three-pointer at the buzzer.

Also in Burlington County, Trenton Catholic clinched the Liberty Division championship with a 73-34 win over visiting Westampton Tech.

Burlington City senior Shaquille Butler highlighted an 83-39 win over visiting Maple Shade by scoring 31 points, including the 1,000th of his career. Butler reached the milestone with a first-quarter jump shot and finished the contest with 1,027 points.

Patriot Division leader Willingboro knocked off host Holy Cross, 50-38, as Tyrell Maloney tossed in 18 points and Noah Taylor added 15.

Dom Twitty was the game's only scorer in double figures with 10 points as Rancocas Valley subdued host Moorestown, 42-29.

Olympic. Paul VI, ranked No. 2 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, won a showdown of Top 10 teams, 45-38, at No. 9 Camden Catholic. Andrew Famular hit a pair of fourth-quarter three-pointers for his only points of the game, and Ron Curry scored 12 points for the Eagles.

Bishop Eustace dealt visiting Seneca a 70-47 setback with Carson Puriefoy's 17 points and Gregory Sobocinski's 15.

Senior D.J. Dunham (19) and sophomore DaJuan Drennon (17) each posted season-bests for points in a game, highlighting Timber Creek's 66-57 win over visiting Cherry Hill West.

Cherry Hill East's Marc Schlessel (19) had four three-pointers and 10 rebounds, and Chris Santo (26) made 7 of 10 shots from the field as No. 6 Cherry Hill East beat visiting Cherokee, 64-48.

Colonial. Sterling's Marcus Taylor sank two foul shots with four seconds left to put the finishing touches on a 49-45 win at Haddon Heights, avenging an earlier eight-point loss to the Garnets.

In his first varsity start, Cameron Gamble came through with 16 points and 10 rebounds, steering Woodbury past visiting Gateway, 67-47. Larry Gaines chipped in with 12 points and 11 boards.

Xavier Lundy (21) scored nine points in a 25-11 first quarter that propelled Paulsboro past host Haddon Township, 60-43.

Overbrook raced past visiting West Deptford, 74-39, with Dan Wilson's 20 points and 12 rebounds, while James Bullock scored 12 of his 14 points in a 30-5 third quarter.

Tri-County. Classic Division champ Pitman needed Luke Dickson's runner in traffic as time expired in overtime to get past host Schalick, 75-73. Alex Matchett led the Panthers with 25 points, and Schalick's Donte Johnson scored 22.

Woody Furbush scored a career-best 38 points and ignited Salem's season-high single-game total in a 98-50 win over visiting Pennsville. Furbush also grabbed 13 rebounds, and Eugene Brice and Aaron Groce added 16 points apiece.

Cape-Atlantic. Lower Cape May led host Ocean City by just 15-13 at halftime, but Brandon Pascucci (17) scored 14 second-half points and pushed the Tigers to a 51-45 victory.

Rahim Bunch's 23-point effort fueled Egg Harbor Township's 59-48 win at Vineland. Sean Chini collected 12 points and 10 rebounds for Vineland.