Hammonton High School senior Christian Mortellite scored his 1,000th career point as the Blue Devils boys basketball team beat visiting Oakcrest 61-36 Friday in the season opener. Mortellite, who led all scorers with 20 points, hit a layup in the third quarter to reach 1,000. He has 1,006 points.
Hammonton outscored the Falcons 31-14 in the middle quarters. Isaiah Pugh and Devon Porteons added 12 points apiece for the Blue Devils.
For Oakcrest, LaDarrel Dixon had 12 points.
Oakcrest 15 6 8 7-36
Hammonton 16 13 18 14-61
O-Price 1 0-2 2, Brooks 5 0-0 10, Jetter 1 2-3 5, Cervi 0 1-2 1, Castillo 2 0-0 6, Ward 0 0-2 0, Dixon 5 1-2 12. Totals-14 4-11 36.
H-Mortellite 7 3-3 20, Pugh 5 1-2 12, Rivera 1 0-0 2, Hughey 3 1-2 8, Porteons 6 0-1 12, Amaya 1 0-0 2, Harris 2 1-2 5. Totals-25 6-10 61.
3-pointers-Castillo (2), Jetter, Dixon O. Mortellite (3), Pugh, Hughey H.
Records-Oakcrest 0-1, Hammonton 1-0.
Millville 55, Vineland 50
Rashon Sorrell scored a game-high 17 points for Millville. Khaliq Ford added 15 for the Thunderbolts.
Eddie Thomas led Vineland with 13 points.
Millville 17 17 6 15-55
Vineland 8 16 8 18-50
M-Holmes 4 0-0 8, Evans 5 0-0 11, Sorrell 6 5-6 17, Ford 6 2-2 15, Mitchell 2 4-7 8, Tull 1 0-0 2, Hannah 2 0-0 4. Totals-26 11-15 55.
V-Ware 5 0-0 10, Thomas 5 2-3 13, Barbalola 4 0-0 8, Irvas 2 0-0 4, Ellis 2 3-4 7, Smith 3 2-3 8. Totals-21 7-10 50.
3-pointers-Thomas V; Ford, Evans M.
Records-Vineland 0-1; Millville 1-0.
Cedar Creek 71, Buena Regional 43
Jacob Knight led four Pirates in double figures with 18 points.
Buena's Trayvond Barbary finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.
Cedar Creek 20 27 15 9-71
Buena Regional 9 14 10 10-43
CC-Burrell 1 0-0 2, Flores 0 1-2 1, Knight 7 2-2 18, Mitchell 2 0-0 5, Dennis 4 3-6 12, Graves 3 1-3 7, Newman 6 1-1 14, Seward 0 1-2 1, Newman 5 0-0 11. Totals-28 8-16 71.
BR-Velazquez 1 0-0 2, Carty 1 0-0 2, Barbary 6 2-2 14, Bertonazzi 1 2-2 5, Guilford 4 1-4 9, Tillman 0 1-2 1, Busby 1 0-0 2, Stratton 2 0-0 4, Singh 2 0-0 4. Totals-18 6-10 43.
3-pointers-Knight (2), J. Newman, C. Newman, Mitchell, Dennis CC; Bertonazzi BR
Records-C.C.1-0; Buena 0-1.
No. 1 Atlantic City 54, Egg Harbor Township 38
Atlantic City's Ga-briel Chandler scored 17 points, including seven in the first quarter when the visiting Vikings went up 11-5. A.C. is top-ranked in The Press Elite 11. Dennis White scored 14 points for Atlantic City and Tashad Reynolds had 11. Isaiah Graves had seven of his eight points in the last quarter.
EHT cut the lead to seven points late in the third quarter, but A.C. led 37-26 after 24 minutes. Khari Harley led the Eagles with 19 points and Trey Jones had 12.
Atlantic City 11 13 13 17-54
Egg Harbor Township 5 9 12 12-38
AC-Reynolds 4 3-6 11, White 7 0-0 14, Graves 3 2-3 8, Chandler 7 3-4 17, Prevard 1 0-0 2, Chase 1 0-0 2. Totals-23 8-13 54.
EHT-Jones 3 6-8 12, Harley 7 2-2 19, Steele 1 1-3 3, Tran 1 0-0 2, Caban 1 0-0 2. Totals-13 9-13 38.
3-pointers-Hzrley (3) EHT.
Records-Atlantic City 1-0, EHT 0-1.
No. 4 Holy Spirit 73, Mainland Regional 55
Holy Spirit's Paul Moore shot 9-for-12 (5-for-7 on 3-pointers) from the floor and finished with 25 points and seven assists. John Middleton added 17 points and seven assists. Holy Spirit is No. 4 in The Press Elite 11.
Dionis Gonzalez led Mainland with 13 points.
Mainland Regional 12 9 20 14-55
Holy Spirit 13 21 23 16-73
MR-Jerkins 5 0-3 10, Kelly 1 0-0 2, Mazzeo 2 0-0 4, Randall 4 2-4 10, Gonzalez 5 0-0 13, Brennan 5 0-0 13, Riska 1 0-0 3. Totals-22 2-7 55.
HS-Middleton 8 0-0 16, Moore 9 2-4 25, Saintel 3 2-4 10, Rassmann 0 1-2 1, Sommers 2 0-0 5, Midi 3 0-0 6, Dixon 4 0-0 9. Totals-29 5-10 73.
3-pointers-Gonzalez (3), Brennan (3), Riska MR; Moore (5), Saintel (2), Sommers, Middleton, Dixon HS.
Records-Mainland 0-1, Spirit 1-0.
No. 6 St. Augustine Prep 71, Ocean City 52
Mike Greenman led St. Augustine with 20 points, seven assists and four rebounds. Joe Gatto added 10 for the Hermits, who are No. 6 in The Press Elite 11.
Ryan Laverty scored a game-high 26 points for Ocean City and Griffin Grimes had 11, including three 3-pointers.
Ocean City 8 10 19 15-52
St. Augustine Prep 13 18 18 22-71
OC-R. Laverty 11 2-2 26, Shrader 2 0-0 4, Grimes 4 0-0 11, Ruggia 1 0-0 2, Sullivan 1 0-0 3, Altieri 1 0-0 2, Maritn 0 1-2 1, C. Laverty 1 0-0 3. Totals-21 3-4 52.
SAP-Greenman 8 2-2 20, Sullivan 3 3-6 9, Gatto 5 0-0 10, Seward 2 4-5 9, Rossell 4 0-0 9, Segal 0 2-2 2, Nelson 1 0-0 2, O'Neill 1 0-0 2, Nelson 0 1-2 1, Vasturia 1 2-2 4, Warren 0 1-2 1, Corbo 1 0-0 2. Totals-26 15-21 71.
3-pointers-Grimes (3), R. Laverty (2), Sullivan, C. Laverty OC; Greenman (2), Seward, Rossell SAP.
Records-O.C. 0-1, Prep 1-0.
No. 5 Middle Township 77, Bridgeton 41
Tom Feraco scored 18 points and had six assists for host Middle, which is fifth in The Press Elite 11. Feraco had 11 points and Darrell Shelton added seven in the first quarter as the Panthers went up 25-4. Also for Middle, LaMarr Greer scored 14 points and Tom Catanoso had 11 points, nine assists and five steals.
Bridgeton 4 11 16 10-41
Middle Township 25 14 22 16-77
B- Bowman 0 4-4 4, Watford 1 1-2 3, Stubbs 2 0-0 6, Duffy 3 0-0 6, L. Williams 1 2-2 4, Jimminez 0 1-2 1, Silcott 2 0-0 4, N. Williams 6 0-1 13. Totals-15 8-12 41.
MT-Feraco 6 4-5 18, Shelton 3 2-4 9, Catanoso 5 0-0 11, L. Greer 6 1-2 14, T. Greer 1 0-0 3, Moore 2 0-0 4, J. Cowan 3 1-4 9, Kerr 2 0-1 4, Toney 1 1-2 3, Marrow 0 0-2 0, DiPeso 1 0-0 2. Totals-30 9-20 77.
3-pointers-Stubbs (2), N. Williams B. T. Feraco (2), J. Cowan (2), T. Greer, Catanoso, Sheldon, L. Greer MT.
Records-Bridgeton 0-1, Middle 1-0.
Absegami 79, Lower Cape May Regional 29
Abdul Anderson led the Braves with 24 points and seven assists. Vladimir Shustov scored 18 points and had six rebounds, while Vinny Nelson scored 16 points and made six steals for Absegami.
Josh Pennington led Lower with seven points.
Lower Cape May Regional 2 5 11 11-29
Absegami 20 8 25 26-79
LCM-Melo 1 2-2 4, Pennington 2 2-4 7, Olson 1 0-2 2, Magee 1 2-2 4, Renna 1 0-0 3, Von Savage 0 2-2 2, Freeman 1 0-1 2, Bell 2 1-2 5. Totals-9 9-13 29.
A-Christmon 1 2-4 4, Fetske 2 0-0 5, Shustov 7 1-3 18, Anderson 10 1-1 24, Green 2 2-6 6, Borders 1 0-1 3; Rice 1 0-0 3; Nelson 7 0-0 16. Totals-31 6-15 79.
3-pointers-Pennington, Renna LCM; Shustov (3), Anderson (3), Nelson (2), Fetske, Borders, Rice A.
Records-LCM 0-1, Absegami 1-0.
Nonleague
Pleasantville 57, Woodrow Wilson 51
Pleasantville led the entire way until six minutes left in the fourth quarter when Woodrow Wilson took its first lead of the game.
Pleasantville (1-0) went to its full-court press, which turned the game in its favor.
Neil Peters led the Greyhounds with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Rob Handy contributed with 14 points, while Kenya Brown grabbed nine boards and Hussein Calloway had eight assists.
Pleasantville connected for three 3-pointers as a team.
A full box was unavailable.
Shore Conference
Toms River South 36, Lacey Township 24
Mike Boice and Chris Iappicco scored eight and six points, respectively, for Lacey Township.
Toms River South 11 11 7 7-36
Lacey Township 4 3 9 8-24
TRS-Davis 4 1-4 9, Berry 7 0-0 16, Green 0 2-3 2, Hart 1 1-2 3, DiPolvere 3 0-1 6. Totals-15 4-10 36.
LT- Ramos 1 0-0 2, Dalrymple 2 0-0 4, Leahy 2 0-0 4, Iappicco 3 0-0 6, Boice 3 0-0 8. Totals-11 0-0 24.
3-pointers-Berry (2) TRS; Boice (2) LT .
Records-TRS 1-0, Lacey 0-1.
Central Regional 63, Pinelands Regional 52
Zac Schnepp scored 16 points and had 13 rebounds for Pinelands. Luke Stambaugh added 17 points, including three 3-pointers.
Pinelands Regional 7 11 20 14-52
Central Regional 15 15 12 21-63
PR-Schnepp 6 4-7 16, Truitt 3 0-0 6, MacPhee 3 1-2 8, Stambaugh 6 2-3 17, Wiatrowski 1 0-0 2, Carney 1 1-2 3. Totals-20 7-13 52.
CR-Hardy 4 2-3 10; Drum 3 1-2 7; Lang 7 0-0 19; ZeRose 3 4-6 10; Washington 1 0-0 2; Yrere 1 0-0 3; Johns 4 1-1 9; Balabo 1 1-2 3. Totals-24 9-14 63.
3-pointers-Stambaugh (3), MacPhee (2) PR; Lang (5), Yrere CR.
Records-Pinelands 0-1, Central 1-0.
Jackson Liberty 56, Barnegat 44
Xavier Young posted 16 points and 14 rebounds to lead Barnegat, which held a 43-40 lead with under three minutes to go.
But Jackson Liberty's James Sofield and Ryan Doboer hit back-to-back 3-pointers to take the lead. The Lions shot 6-for-9 at the line in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Dan Niblack led Jackson with 21 points, followed by Sofield with 19, including five 3-pointers.
Pat Zanzalari and Bennie Bivins contributed for Barnegat with 10 and eight points, respectively.
Jackson Liberty 13 9 11 23-56
Barnegat 6 13 15 10-44
JL-Clark 2 0-0 5, Deboer 1 0-0 3, Delvalle 2 0-0 4, Healy 1 1-2 4, Niblack 8 5-7 21, Sofield 5 4-5 19. Totals-19 10-14 56.
B-Young 8 0-0 16, Morris 3 0-0 7, Zanzalari 5 0-0 10, Bivins 3 1-2 8, Ulrich 1 0-0 3. Totals-20 1-2 44.
3-pointers-Clark, Deboer, Healy, Sofield (5) JL; Morris, Ulrich, Bivins B.
Records-Jackson Liberty 1-0, Barnegat 0-1.
Southern Regional 64, Toms River East 40
Zach Policastro scored a game-high 23 points to lead Southern Regional. Twelve of his points came from behind the arc.
Mike Gesicki followed with 22, including 16 first-half points. He also grabbed 19 boards and had four blocks.
Toms River East 21 11 19 13-64
Southern Regional 3 5 13 19-42
TRE-Lewis 1 1-2 3, To. Kushner 2 1-1 5, Hirschy 2 1-3 6, Schnering 1 1-2 3, Dlom 3 2-2 9, Amado 1 0-0 2, Caporale 2 1-1 6, Sampson 0 4-4 4, Doherty 1 0-0 2. Totals-13 11-15 42.
SR- Policastro 8 3-3 23, Gesicki 10 1-4 22, Speziale 1 1-2 3,Barton 1 2-2 4, Sheehan 1 1-2 3, Halliday 2 3-3 7, Furlong 1 0-0 2, . Totals-24 11-16 64.
3-pointers-Gesicki, Policastro (4) SR; Hirschy, Dlom, Caporale TRE.
Records-TRE 0-1, Southern 1-0.
Tri-County Conference
Woodstown 67, Cumberland Regional 27
Woodstown's Jason Hankins led all scorers with 24 points.
Cumberland's Dennis Stence and Dwayne Parker each scored seven points in the loss.
Cumberland Regional 3 10 8 6-27
Woodstown 16 10 26 15-67
CR-Spence 2 1-3 7, 2 0-1 Ordille 5, Parker 2- 2-4 7, Durham 1 1-2 3, Savage 2 1-2 5. Totals-9 5-12 27.
W-2 0-0 Battle 6, DeShields 1-2-2 4, Hankins 6 7-8 24, Kauthern 4 2-2 10, King 1 1-2 3, Oscar 1 0-0 3, Reed 4 2-2 10, S. Thomas 1 0-2 3, T. Thomas 2 0-0 4.
3-pointers-Spence, Parker, Ordille CR; Hankins (3), Battle (2), Thomas, Oscar W.
Records-Cumberland 0-1, Woodstown 1-0.
Wildwood 75, Clayton 66
Francis Christian led Wildwood with 30 points, including seven 3-pointers.
Senior Kevin Holton grabbed 12 rebounds in his varsity debut. Holton also posted five points.
Jose Valentin recorded a double-double for the Warriors with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Clayton 12 12 18 24-66
Wildwood 15 22 19 19-75
C-Dunn 2 11-17 17, Hill 4 4-6 12, Riggs 1 0-0 2, Simmons 4 0-0 10, Reid 2 2-4 6, Carr 3 0-0 8, Tucker 1 0-0 3, Harold 1 0-0 3, Phillips 2 0-0 5. Totals-20 17-27 66.
W-Christian 10 3-4 30, Hills 1 4-7 6, Maddle 3 1-2 8, Ramagosa 1 0-0 2, Valentin 5 1-2 11, Ogelsby 1 1-2 3,Gittings 0 3-4 3, Flanders 1 1-1 3, Holton 2 1-3 5, Jones 0 4-6 4. Totals-2419-31 75.
3-pointers-Phillips, Harold, Tucker, Carr (2), Dunn (2) , Simmons (2) C; Christian (7), Maddle W.
Records-Clayton 0-1, Wildwood 1-0.
