Eversley helps Wilson to overtime win
Marcus Eversley, who scored just six points in regulation, scored seven points in overtime and carried Woodrow Wilson to a 68-65 win over Solebury School (Pa.) yesterday in the Martin Luther King Classic at Camden.
Marcus Eversley, who scored just six points in regulation, scored seven points in overtime and carried
Woodrow Wilson
to a 68-65 win over
Solebury School
(Pa.) yesterday in the Martin Luther King Classic at Camden.
Wilson overcame a seven-point deficit in the fourth quarter and forced the extra period when Eversley hit his third three-pointer of the game as time expired. Terrell Brown led the Tigers with 18 points and Eversley had 13.
In the second game, host Camden (9-3), ranked No. 8 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, dropped a 61-52 verdict to Trenton Central (7-1). The Panthers got 17 points each from Tim Stewart and Garry Simmons.
Girls' Basketball
Trenton Catholic
's Jasmyra Saunders set a tournament record for three-point baskets in a game by making seven of 13 long-range shots in the Iron Mikes' 68-36 win over
Salem
at the fourth annual Cougar Classic at Cherry Hill East.
Also at East, Camden Catholic edged Central Bucks East (Pa.), 49-46, behind Jasmine Crew's 19 points and five rebounds.
Sacred Heart used its front line to get 42 points inside en route to a 77-48 win over Notre Dame. Ashley Dunham scored 23 points, Lauren Howell had 19 and Julia Savelyeva hauled down 10 rebounds.
Annie Payton-Brown dropped in 12 points and grabbed four steals but Camden was beaten, 69-29, by Trenton Central.
Kate Montgomery scored 13 points and Sheri Fort dished out five assists, but Washington Township suffered a 44-41 setback to New Brunswick.
Indoor Track and Field
Kingsway
failed to place higher than third in any event but scored points in six events and won its first indoor state title, sharing the NJSIAA girls' Group 2 relay championship with Ridge at the Jersey City Armory.
The Dragons were led by Liz Locke, who anchored the 4x400-meter and 4x800 relay teams to fourth-place finishes. Locke joined Melanie Lawson, Ally Smith and Alli Catenacci for a time of 4 minutes, 15.08 seconds in the 4x400, and the quartet of Catenacci, Smith, Chelsea Ley and Locke clocked 10:05.74 in the 4x800.
Kingsway's best finishes were third-place efforts in the 4x200 (1:52.30) anchored by Jewel Smith, the sprint medley (4:27.22) anchored by Ley, the shuttle hurdles (34.17) anchored by Ally Smith, and the shot-put relay (64 feet, 4 inches) with Tessie Allan and Kristi Bereznai.
Boys' Basketball Line Scores
MARTIN LUTHER KING TOURNAMENT
Trenton Central1581919 - 61
Camden1016179 - 52
TC: Avent 21, Bell 1, Chouge 6, Edwards 8, Ford 8, Laster 7, McClease 1, Robertson 6, Smith 3.
C: Lenaris David 2, Shamar Roberts 4, Garry Simmons 17, Tim Stewart 17, Hakeem Talib 3, Alex Walker 2, Vincent Walls 7.
Solebury School16916186 - 65
Woodrow Wilson11149259 - 68
SS: Justin Driver 1, Khiry Gordon 8, Justin Harmon 1, Chase Hill 2, Arjun Ohri 14, Sorence Orandi 18, Takaya Ota 4, Lamar Thomas 2, Louis Wallace 15.
WW: Allen Bakr 6, Bilal Bakr 10, Terrell Brown 18, Marcus Eversley 13, Hann 8, Carlton Holmes 6, Sean Smith 7.
OCEAN COUNTY CHALLENGE
Brick Memorial915726 - 57
Pemberton23191914 - 75
BM: Cherrick 24, Cittadino 8, Lagnese 4, McGowan 3, O'Brien 2, Pirtagi 10, Przybylowski 2, Walsh 4.
P: Rodney Brown 3, Tyquan Curtis 10, Ransom Eaves 3, Thorn Felder 7, Casey Greene 15, Alex Jantas 4, Laquan Jett 4, Shane Jett 3, David Thompson 6, A.J. Vasvari-Toke 10, Chris Walker 10.
Girls' Basketball Line Scores
COUGAR CLASSIC
Salem105129 - 36
Trenton Catholic1782518 - 68
S: Jasmine Brice 2, Jordan Cline 4, Theresa Krawiec 4, Shayla Llanos 13, Brittany Smith 4, Che'Na Thompson 9.
TC: Arielle Alford 5, Sally Kamara 2, Jasmyra Saunders 25, Jacquel Saunders 2, Nicole Shelton 6, Sprow 4, Lakeisha Sutton 6, Janae Weldon 18.
New Brunswick1213811 - 44
Washington Township514814 - 41
NB: Asia Jennings 6, Jaquanna Oloyede 18, Janaise Simpkins 7, Candice Vigo 2, Christina White 11.
WT: Rachel Armor 2, Sheri Fort 6, Ashley Giedemann 4, Kate Montgomery 13, Gina Turdo 3, Dana Wert 6, Shawna Wert 7.
Notre Dame6161313 - 48
Sacred Heart19201622 - 77
ND: Burke 7, Christian 7, Corless 3, Esposito 3, Gerber 2, Parkes 1, Price 7, Smith 12, Taylor 6.
SH: Caitlin Ambrose 2, Nicole Conroy 4, Ashley Durham 23, Lauren Howell 19, Kaity Lent 14, Yulia Savelieva 8, Tyesha Simmonds 7.
Trenton Central23131518 - 69
Camden61274 - 29
TC: Dominique Butler 1, Torrie Childs 7, Coral Dayton 5, Jacoby Ford 2, Ashley Hines 4, Tracey Parson 10, Lasheree Russell 6, Cintella Spotwood 22, Leola Spotwood 8, Alexis Sweet 4.
C: Shaquanda Gainey 11, Daneeja Harris 2, Kia Johnson 1, Annie Payton-Brown 12, Briana Peters 3.
Camden Catholic179815 - 49
Central Bucks East10121410 - 46
CC: Jasmine Crew 19, Serifat Junaid 5, Allison Lane 13, Bridget Mahon 2, Christine Matera 10.
CBE: Jaime Donovan 15, Alexis Kirsteier 5, Brittany Kocis 9, Sarah Pullar 4, Alli Rosati 6, Jordan Seiz 2, Ashley Thompson 5.
Today's Schedule
Boys' Basketball
TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE
Wildwood at Pitman, 6
MARTIN LUTHER KING CLASSIC
At Temple's Liacouras Center:
LEAP Academy Charter vs. Frankford, 2
NONLEAGUE
Cumberland at Cumberland Christian, 4:30
Girls' Basketball
COUGAR CLASSIC
At Cherry Hill East:
Rancocas Valley vs. Timber Creek, 2
Collingswood vs. Kingsway, 3:45
Woodrow Wilson vs. St. Elizabeth, 5:30
Willingboro vs. Bloomfield Tech, 7:15
NONLEAGUE
Cumberland at Cumberland Christian, 3
Bowling
TOURNAMENT
Snowball Classic at Laurel Lanes, 9 a.m.