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Wildwood can't keep pace after strong start
Last Updated on Monday, March 04, 2013 05:49 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Friday, March 01, 2013 09:46 am
PAULSBORO – Five seconds into the game, Francis Christian stole the ball and scored a layup to give the Wildwood High School boys basketball team an early lead. A few minutes later, the Warriors were up 7-2 and the home crowd in Paulsboro High School’s quaint gymnasium was beginning to grow restless.
But then the Red Raiders, ranked second in all of South Jersey by many media polls, exploded, and Wildwood’s fast start was nothing but a distant memory by the time Thursday’s South Jersey Group I quarterfinal was complete. Paulsboro responded to the Warriors’ early surge by closing the first quarter on a 23-5 run, en route to a rather easy 79-58 victory.
Holy Spirit girls, boys both lose in state playoffs
Last Updated on Monday, March 04, 2013 05:47 pm Written by Bill LeConey Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:46 pm
ABSECON - This time, there were no furious fourth-quarter comebacks or last-second shots to save the Holy Spirit High School Lady Spartans.
This time, the hole was too big to climb out of, the opponent too strong to overtake. The Spartans’ exceptional season ended Thursday with a 64-41 loss to St. John Vianney in a South Non-Public A sectional semifinal.
Read more: Holy Spirit girls, boys both lose in state playoffs
Cedar Creek girls hit roadblock in bid for second straight title
Last Updated on Monday, March 04, 2013 05:47 pm Written by Bill LeConey Thursday, February 28, 2013 04:27 pm
The championship ride ended for Kristine Miller and the Cedar Creek High School girls basketball team on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
The Lady Pirates saw their hopes for a second consecutive state title come to an abrupt halt with a 61-50 loss at Sterling in an NJSIAA South Group II tournament game.
Read more: Cedar Creek girls hit roadblock in bid for second straight title
Middle grad Garret Kerr named CACC Player of the Year
Last Updated on Monday, March 04, 2013 05:49 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Thursday, February 28, 2013 02:08 pm
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University of the Sciences' Garret Kerr, a 2011 gradaute of Middle Township High School, has been honored as the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Player of the Year as voted upon by the conference's 13 head coaches.
Kerr, a 6-4 sophomore forward for the Devils, led the CACC and the Division II East Region in scoring (21.5 points per game) and rebounds (12.6 per game) during the regular season. His 12.6 rebounds per game average ranked tops in nation amongst NCAA Division II players. Kerr also led the Devils in field goal percentage (52.0%), free throw percentage (79.6%) and steals (1.4 per game). At the conclusion of the regular season, he also ranked second on the team in assists (2.6 per game). Nationally, Garret's 18 "Double Doubles" are the most amongst all NCAA Division II players. In addition to his top ranking in rebounding, he also ranks 14th in scoring and 80th in field goal percentage.
A six-time CACC Player of the Week honoree, Kerr tied Tayron Thomas' (Philadelphia) total during the 2005-06 season. Kerr also joins Thomas as the only student-athletes to earn CACC Player of the Week honors three consecutive weeks in the conference's NCAA era and also becomes the first CACC student-athlete ever to be named the CACC Rookie of the Year and CACC Player of the Year in their career.
Kerr was the Gazette Leader's southern Cape May County MVP as a senior at Middle Township, when he led the Panthers to the 2011 South Jersey Group II title. Kerr, who transferred to Middle after his juniior year at Mooretown High School, finished his high school career with more than 1,000 career points.
Five from Cape May County advance at regions
Written by Brian Cunniff Thursday, February 28, 2013 01:45 pm
Five of the seven wrestlers participating in the Region 8 Tournament Wednesday night at Egg Harbor Township won their bouts to advance to this weekend’s action.
Lower Cape May’s Eric Pruszinski, Zach Hicks and Zack Valcarce and Ocean City’s Cooper Gallagher and Josh Johnson all won their preliminary bouts to keep their seasons alive. They’ll join other Wednesday winners as well as the four district champions in each weight class for the quarterfinal round at EHT on Friday.
Pruszinski scored a 5-1 decision over Trent Tutko of Williamstown at 106 pounds, Hicks posted a 9-5 win over Dustin Zuzulock of West Deptford at 113 and Valcarce was a 9-6 winner over Sal Marandino of Buena at 120. Lower Cape May’s other region qualifier, 145-pounder Ty Altieri, was bumped from the tournament with a 6-4 loss to Kevin Keppler of Washington Township.
Ocean City’s Gallagher won a 6-3 result over Clearview’s Joe Sindoni at 170, with Johnson scoring a 6-4 decision over Cylas Dorety of Woodstown. Ocean City’s Cliff Owens also qualified for regions but lost an 18-9 major decision to Cory Jacobs of Clayton.
Motivated Middle turns back Cinnaminson
Written by Brian Cunniff Thursday, February 28, 2013 08:35 am
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – The Middle Township High School boys basketball team put a subpar performance in its state tournament opener behind them in a big way.
Two days after struggling in an opening-round win over Pleasantville, Middle placed four players in double figures and shellacked Cinnaminson, 77-46, in a South Jersey Group II quarterfinal Wednesday night.
LaMarr Greer Jr. carried the Panthers (21-6) in the first half, posting 17 points and 12 rebounds through the first quarters. He finished with game highs of 21 points and 15 rebounds.
Big first quarter fuels Lady Panthers
Written by Brian Cunniff Thursday, February 28, 2013 08:23 am
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – Lauryn Fields and the Middle Township High School girls basketball team made sure its opponent could harbor no thoughts of an upset by the time the first quarter was finished.
Fields dropped in 11 of her game-high 26 points in the opening frame to help the Lady Panthers rush out to a 20-4 lead against Woodstown in a South Jersey Group II quarterfinal game Wednesday night. And although Woodstown cut its deficit to eight points at one stage of the second quarter, the Lady Panthers were never seriously challenged the rest of the way and cruised to a 51-34 victory.
Local wrestlers advance to Region 8 quarterfinals
Last Updated on Thursday, February 28, 2013 04:17 pm Written by Mike Schultz Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:33 am
Nine local wrestlers - including two each from Oakcrest High School, Atlantic City and Holy Spirit - advanced to the quarterfinal round with victories in the Region 8 Tournament at Egg Harbor Township High School Wednesday night.
Oakcrest’s Conor Stabile (126) and John Benard (182) and Cedar Creek’s Thomas Rheault (195) are among those moving on to wrestle on Friday, March 1.
Read more: Local wrestlers advance to Region 8 quarterfinals
Atlantic City survives scare from Southern
Last Updated on Thursday, February 28, 2013 04:34 pm Written by Mike Gill Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:13 pm
The top-seeded Atlantic City High School boys basketball team escaped with a 61-56 win over eighth-seeded Southern Regional on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in an NJSIAA South Group IV quarterfinal game in Atlantic City.
The Vikings (25-1), the defending state Group IV champions, move on to a sectional semifinal Friday, March 1, against Toms River North in Atlantic City (97.3 ESPN Radio). Toms River North, the No. 4 seed, snuck past Eastern, 57-56, on Wednesday.
Reynolds vital to Atlantic City's bid for state title repeat
Last Updated on Thursday, February 28, 2013 08:51 am Written by Mike Gill Wednesday, February 27, 2013 06:58 pm
When his team needed him the most, Dayshawn Reynolds was there.
With the Atlantic City boys basketball team struggling along in the first half, Reynolds took a long three-point shot at the buzzer and connected on his way to a game-high 23 points to lead the Vikings to their second straight Cape-Atlantic League Championship over Middle Township, 57-51, at Richard Stockton College on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Read more: Reynolds vital to Atlantic City's bid for state title repeat
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