The Absegami High School boys basketball team defeated Egg Harbor Township 55-50 in a Cape-Atlantic League American Division game Thursday.
Jaleel Christmon led all scorers with 21 points for Absegami. Abdul Anderson added 12 for the Braves, used a 16-6 third quarter run to seize control of the game.
Trey Jones scored a team-high 20 points for Egg Harbor Township. Khari Harley had 10.
Absegami 14 12 16 13-55
Egg Harbor Township 14 12 6 18-50
A- Rice 0 1-2 1, Loveland 4 1-3 9, Christmon 8 5-6 21, Shustov 2 2-2 7, Anderson 4 2-2 12, Nelson 1 3-4 5. Totals-19 14-19 55.
EHT-Jones 8 4-6 20, Harley 3 4-4 10, Caban 0 2-2 2, Allen 1 0-0 3, Bynum 3 1-2 8, McMahon 3 0-0 6, Steele 0 1-4 1. Totals-18 12-18 50.
3-pointers-Anderson (2), Shustov A; Allen, Bynum EHT.
Records-Absegami 11-11; EHT 12-12.
Vineland 54,
Atlantic County Institute of Technology 42
Vineland's Eddie Thomas led all scorers with 23 points and made 9-of-10 foul shots in the fourth quarter. Jola Babalola added 10 points for the winners.
For ACIT, Nile White had 15 points. Will Atkins added 10 rebounds and two blocked shots.
Vineland 7 15 18 21-54
ACIT 10 18 9 15-42
V- Thomas 4 14-15 23, Colvin 3 1-4 7, Babalola 4 2-2 10 , Rivas 1 0-0 2, Ellis 1 2-2 4, Porter 1 0-0 2, Coates 3 0-0 6. Totals-17 19-33 54.
ACIT-Shepherd-Sloan 6 0-0 14, White 6 0-0 15, Atkins 1 0-0 2, Watson 3 0-0 6, Marmaro 2 0-0 4, Marshall 0 1-2 1. Totals-13 5 1-2 42.
3-pointers-Thomas V, Shepherd-Sloan (2), White (3) A.
Records-Vineland 5-20; ACIT 2-23.
Wildwood Catholic 60,
Cedar Creek 45
Eddie McWade and Clinton Freeman scored 14 points each to pace Wildwood Catholic.
Jacob Knight scored 17 points to lead Cedar Creek.
Cedar Creek 8 12 13 12-45
Wildwood Catholic 16 21 9 14-60
CC-Knight 6 5-8 17, Mitchell 2 0-0 4, Dennis 1 0-0 2, Graves 3 2-2 9, C. Newman 4 0-0 9, Seward 2 0-0 4. Totals-18 7-10 45.
WC-Osborne 1 0-0 2, Cook 3 1-2 7, E. McWade 7 0-0 14, Robertson 5 0-0 10, K. McWade 2 0-0 4, Freeman 7 0-0 14, Moretti 3 0-0 9. Totals-28 1-2 60.
3-pointers-C. Newman, Graves CC; Moretti (3) WC.
Records-Cedar Creek 13-11; Catholic 21-4.
Oakcrest 48,
Bridgeton 38
Isaiah Price scored 11 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked five shots for Oakcrest. Gabe Castillo added 11 points for the Falcons.
For Bridgeton, Nazir Williams had 12 points.
Bridgeton 7 10 12 9-38
Oakcrest 5 24 8 11-48
B-Bowman 2 2-2 7, Stubbs 4 0-0 9, N. Williams 3 6-14 12, Pierce 3 0-2 6, Jacobs 1 0-0 2, Sapp 1 0-0 2. Totals-14 8-18 38.
O-Price 5 1-6 11, Brooks 3 0-0 6, Jetter 3 0-0 8, Castillo 4 3-4 11, James-Ward 1 1-2 3, Fuller 2 1-5 5, Elliott 1 2-2 4. Totals-19 8-19 48.
3-pointers-Bowman, Stubbs B; Jetter (2) O.
Records-Bridgeton 9-14; Oakcrest 7-17.
Lower Cape May Regional 54,
Cape May Tech 47
Cameron Freeman led Lower Cape May with 13 points in its second consecutive win.
Dennis Olson and Will Bell each scored nine points apeice for the Caper Tigers.
Jake Heminway scored a game-high 20 points for Cape May Tech. Connor Mulville added 14.
Cape May Tech 10 10 12 15-47
Lower Cape May Regional 10 13 9 22-54
CMT-Heminway 8 4-8 20, Mulville 5 3-3 14, Love 3 0-0 6, Hofmann 1 1-2 3, Ehrardt 2 0-0 4. Totals- 19 8-13 47.
LCM-Melo 1 3-4 6, Olson 3 3-4 9, Renna 2 0-0 5, Kline 0 4-5 4, Freeman 5 1-3 13, Bell 4 1-2 9, Szubski 1 5-6 8. Totals-16 17-24 54 .
3-pointers-Freeman (2), Renna, Melo, Szubski LCM; Mulville CMT.
Records-Tech 4-21; Lower 2-22.
Nonleague
Haddon Township 51,
St. Joseph 49
Haddon Township's Casey Boyle scored 16 points and hit the eventual game-winning 3-pointer with 1 minute, 30 seconds left in the game.
Ben Mitchell scored 16 points and Charlie Riccardi contributed 13 for St. Joseph.
Haddon Township 14 12 7 18-51
St. Joseph 14 13 8 14-49
HT-Boyle 16, Burns 8, Marino 8, McCullough 5, Thatcher 14..
SJ-Todoro 4, R. Ordille 3, Riccardi 13, Mitchell 16, Brown 10, Vadino 3.
Records-Haddon Township 15-8; St. Joseph 13-12.
Tri-County Conference
Cumberland Regional 65,
Gloucester County Institute of Technology 46
Joseph Ordille scored a game-high 18 points for Cumberland. Dwayne Parker added 17 for the Colts.
Cumberland Regional 20 13 14 18-65
GCIT 9 6 19 12-46
CR-Ordille 4 9-12 18, Morris 4 4-7 13, Parker 7 3-4 17, Savage 2 2-2 8, Loatman 2 0-0 5, Stubbs 1 0-0 2, Whalen 0 2-4 2. Totals-20 20-29 65.
GCIT-Tieerzak 4 3-6 11, Gahagan 3 2-4 8, Lereda 3 4-4 11, Roberts 5 1-2 14, Buibwski 1 0-0 2. Totals-16 10-16 46.
3-pointers-Roberts (3), Lereda GCIT; Savage (2), Ordille, Morris, Loatman CR.
Records-Cumberland 4-21.
Tri-State Christian
Atlantic Christian 80,
Gloucester Christian 47
Vassil Stoimenov led all scorers with 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for Atlantic Christian in a Tri-State Christian Conference Tournament semifinal game.
Vincent Davis added 17, while Jordan Vargas and Dan Vogel scored 12 points a piece.
The Cougars will play in the league championship 4 p.m. Saturday at Cairn University in Langhorne, Pa
Gloucester Christian 6 15 11 15-47
Atlantic Christian 20 22 28 10-80
GC-B. Groat 1 0-0 2, Sareyka 2 0-0 5, Jos. Hevalow 3 1-2 7, Joh. Hevalow 3 3-4 9, Kearney 5 2-4 12, Retkowski 4 2-3 10, T. Groat 1 0-0 2. Totals-19 8-13 47.
AC-Picking 4 1-2 9, Vargas 4 0-0 12, Vogel 4 0-0 12, Chapman 1 0-0 2, Stoimenov 9 2-2 20, Davis 7 2-3 17, Petinelli 1 0-0 2, Mercadante 1 0-0 3, Johnson 1 0-0 3. Totals-32 5-7 80.
3-pointers-Vargas (4), Vogel (4), Davis, Mercadante, Johnson AC; Sareyka GC.
Records-Atlantic Christian 22-4.
