Spirit swims past Cape Tech in key CAL meet

Written by Brian Cunniff Friday, January 04, 2013 09:18 am

The two top boys swimming teams in the Cape-Atlantic National Conference went head to head Thursday afternoon when Cape May Tech traveled to Atlantic City to face Holy Spirit.

The Spartans handed Tech its first conference loss in more than two calendar years at the meet, using dominance in the relays and six first-place finishes in individual events to post a 97-73 victory.

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Vikings overwhelm Middle Township

Written by Brian Cunniff Thursday, January 03, 2013 10:15 pm

ATLANTIC CITY – A showdown between two of the top teams in the Cape-Atlantic League proved to be no showdown at all.

The Atlantic City High School boys basketball team pulled away from Middle Township in the third quarter and posted a 58-39 victory in a CAL inter-conference contest Thursday night.

Much of the first half was close, with Middle taking a one-point lead at 17-16 by scoring four quick points on two baskets out of its full-court pressure. But Atlantic City (7-0) surged back ahead at 28-23 at the half, before extending its lead to 43-30 after three quarters.

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Monica Johnson tabbed for hoops Hall of Fame

Last Updated on Thursday, January 03, 2013 04:27 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Thursday, January 03, 2013 03:51 pm

Monica Johnson

It’s finally official.

Monica Johnson is going into the South Jersey Basketball Hall of Fame.

What had been rumored for months was finally confirmed this week when the Al Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey issued a press release announcing its 2013 induction class.

A 2002 graduate of Wildwood High School, Johnson ended her high school as the highest scoring high school girls basketball player in South Jersey history, amassing 3,173 points.

A lightning-quick 5-3 point guard, Johnson could shoot from distance and drive to the basket with equal effectiveness.

Johnson led Wildwood to three straight state Group I championships (2000-02), earned state title game MVP honors three times and was named a three-time first team South Jersey all-star by the Courier-Post.

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Crusaders hand PG first loss, win bracket title

Last Updated on Sunday, December 30, 2012 08:07 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Sunday, December 30, 2012 06:44 pm

WILDWOOD – The Wildwood Catholic High School boys basketball team thoroughly enjoyed its holiday break.

The Crusaders finished off a three-game unbeaten run through the Boardwalk Basketball Classic by pinning a 52-39 defeat on Penns Grove in the championship game of the Frank McAlarnen Memorial Boys Bracket Sunday afternoon.

Wildwood Catholic placed three players in double figures and outscored the previously unbeaten Red Devils 30-16 in the second half en route to the victory.

Jordan Robertson canned a game-high 16 points to lead Wildwood Catholic (5-1), which won its fifth straight game. Eddie McWade and Clinton Freeman each posted double-doubles, McWade collecting 15 points and 11 rebounds and Freeman contributing 10 points and 10 boards.

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Wildwood tops Tech, moves over. 500

Written by Brian Cunniff Sunday, December 30, 2012 12:42 pm

WILDWOOD – The Cape May Tech girls basketball team got off to a good start against Wildwood in a showcase game at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic, taking a 6-2 lead a few minutes into the game.

But by the time the game had moved into the second quarter, the Lady Warriors had gone on a 19-2 run to take a 13-point lead and never looked back. Wildwood eventually posted a 44-30 victory.

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Warriors fall in bracket title game

Written by Brian Cunniff Saturday, December 29, 2012 09:57 pm

WILDWOOD – The Wildwood High School boys basketball team trailed by 11 points at the half of Saturday’s game, but seemed to get right back in it by scoring the first five points of the third quarter.

But as quickly as the Warriors surged, Wilmington Christian (Del.) surged right back.

Wilmington Christian scored the last 18 points of the third quarter to extend a 33-27 lead to 51-27 and never looked back en route to beating Wildwood, 55-36, in the Bill Osborn Memorial Boys Bracket title game at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic.

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Robertson, Freeman key Crusader win

Written by Brian Cunniff Saturday, December 29, 2012 05:17 pm

WILDWOOD – Jordan Robertson was plodding along, making his usual solid contributions to the Wildwood Catholic High School basketball team.

Then he exploded over a short period of the second half to turn the tide for his team.

Robertson scored 10 of his 15 points over a 3 minute, 15-second stretch to lift the Crusaders to a 39-37 victory over Central Bucks East (Pa.) in a first-round game in the Frank McAlarnen Memorial Boys Bracket at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic Saturday afternoon.

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Rulon shines again at Boardwalk Classic, Tech girls fall

Written by Brian Cunniff Saturday, December 29, 2012 04:03 pm

WILDWOOD – Olivia Rulon is proving she sure loves playing basketball at the Wildwoods Convention Center.

After coming off the bench to score 18 points against rival Wildwood a week ago during the Boardwalk Basketball Classic, Rulon again provided a huge spark in a reserve role against Vineland Saturday morning.

The sophomore forward from Wildwood Catholic made 9 of 14 shots and scored a game-high 21 points to go with 10 rebounds to help the Crusaders to a 49-42 win over the Fighting Clan in the Big Al Memorial Girls Bracket consolation game.

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Warriors win thriller over Pleasantville

Written by Brian Cunniff Friday, December 28, 2012 10:10 pm

WILDWOOD – Francis Christian had seven turnovers in Friday evening’s game against Pleasantville.

But he wound up making the play of the game when he turned Pleasantville over late.

Christian’s steal and basket with less than a minute left in the game gave the Wildwood High School boys basketball team the lead for good at 40-39 in what turned out to be a 43-42 victory over the Greyhounds in the Bill Osborn Memorial Boys Bracket at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic.

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Middle pulls away, wins bracket title

Last Updated on Friday, December 28, 2012 11:12 pm Written by Brian Cunniff Friday, December 28, 2012 08:11 pm

WILDWOOD – The Middle Township High School boys basketball stood strong against a good challenge Friday evening.

The Panthers won the William “Chickie” Ludman Memorial Boys Bracket title by pulling away from Central Bucks West (Pa.) in the fourth quarter. Ahead 35-33 with five minutes to play, Middle closed the contest with a 16-6 run and won 51-39.

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