Holy Spirit High School girls basketball coach Larry DiGiovanni earned his 200th win Monday as the Spartans beat Cape May Tech 55-13.
DiGiovanni, in his 10th season with the Spartans, has just 55 losses.
"I'm very thankful to the girls we've had in the program," DiGiovanni said in a phone interview. "They've been committed to sharing the ball on offense, playing good defense and each other.
"We have great assistant coaches who've worked with the girls individually and parents who have supported the team immensely."
Joanna Persiano scored 12 points and Emily Bell grabbed 12 rebounds for Holy Spirit, No. 4 in The Press' Elite 11.
"This year's group is a very special one. They work hard together. Above all else, they understand what's expected of them and are willing to rise to the challenges," DiGiovanni said.
Kerry Player had four points for Cape May Tech.
Cape May Tech 0 6 2 5-13
Holy Spirit 14 15 16 10-55
CMT-Miller 1 0-0 2, Delcorio 1 0-1 2, Mariner 0 1-2 1, Player 1 2-5 4, Kebert 1 0-0 2, DiPietro 1 0-0 2. Totals-5 3-8 13.
HS-Carlucci 2 0-0 4, Reimers 3 1-2 7, Persiano 5 0-0 12, Marakos 2 0-2 5, Mobley 3 3-6 9, Bell 1 0-2 2, Clark 2 0-1 4, Sacco 2 0-0 5, Mazur 1 0-0 2, Lewis 0 1-2 1, McClain 2 0-0 4. Totals-23 5-15 55.
3-pointers-Persiano (2), Marakos, Sacco HS.
Records-CMT 0-7; Spirit 6-1.
St. Joseph 50,
Our Lady of Mercy Academy 33
Jade Howard scored a game-high 22 points for the Wildcats. Molly Spadaro added 12.
Taylor Thompson led Our Lady of Mercy Academy with 13 points.
St. Joseph 12 9 9 20 - 50
Our Lady of Mercy 2 8 11 12 - 33
SJ-Spadaro 4 4-6 12; Tonya 3 0-0 6; Senese 2 1-5 5; Badino 2 1-2 5; Howard 9 4-6 22. Totals-20 10-19 50.
H-H. Dandrea 2 1-2 7; Ernst 0 2-4 2; B. Dandrea 1 0-0 2; Ridgeway 0 2-2 2; Thompson 5 0-1 13; Hartman 2 0-1 4; Peacock 1 1-4 3. Totals-11 6-14 33.
3-pointers-Thompson (3), H. Dandrea (2).
Records-St. Joseph 6-0; OLMA 5-2.
Lower Cape May Regional 40,
Bridgeton 31
Marissa Staley scored a game-high 15 points for Lower Cape May. Marissa McCorkel added 10, including two 3-pointers, for the Caper Tigers.
Javon Childers led Bridgeton with 11 points.
Lower Cape May Regional 7 8 9 16 -40
Bridgeton 9 11 6 5 - 31
LCM-Jackson 7; Gould 2; McCorkel 10; Staley 15; Rodriguez 4; Tumer 2. Totals-40.
B-Curry 7; Farrell 6; Dawkins 2; Childers 11; Smith 4; Butler 1. Totals-31.
3-pointers-McCorkel (2) LCM; Childers B.
Records-Lower 4-3., Bridgeton 3-3.
Wildwood Catholic 66,
Pleasantville 44
Carlie Senatore led Wildwood Catholic with 18 points. Pleasantville's Ebony Black led all scorers with 23.
Pleasantville 10 11 8 15- 44
Wildwood Catholic 8 23 16 19 - 66
P-Hare-Jones 2 0-0 4, Holloway 4 2-2 10, Black 11 1-4 23, Hooks 2 1-2 5, Squair 1 0-2 2, Williams 0 0-2 0. Totals-20 4-12 44.
WC-Casiello 0 0-1 0, Whissell 8 0-0 16, Senatore 7 4-5 18, Mathis 0 2-2 2, Martin 5 2-4 12, Adair 2 3-4 7, McCallion 1 0-2 2, Youschak 1 3-4 5, Miller 1 2-4 4. Totals-25 16-26 66.
Records-Pleasantville 0-8, Wildwood Catholic 4-4.
Sacred Heart 74,
Buena Regional 29
Sacred Heart's Ally Ferucci led all scorers with 16 points.
Caroline Santiago led Buena in scoring with eight points and Lydia Wilson recorded 12 rebounds.
Sacred Heart 13 19 18 24- 74
Buena Regional 3 8 10 8 - 29
S-Jamieson 4 0-0 8, Elder 5 0-0 12, Loatman 4 0-0 8, Buirch 2 0-0 4, Gavigan 3 0-0 6, Braidi 3 2-2 8, Hardon 3 0-2 6, Ferrucci 6 3-4 16, Levari 1 0-0 2, Petuskey 2 0-0 4. Totals-33 5-10 74.
B-Phillips 0 2-3 2, Hill 0 2-2 2, Santiago 3 2-4 8, Walter 1 0-0 2, Mason 2 0-1 5, Wilson 3 1-4 7, Johnson 0 1-2 1, Giannascoli 0 2-4 2. Totals-9 10-20 29.
3-pointers-Elder (2), Ferrucci S, Mason B .
Records-Sacred Heart 6-1, Buena Regional 4-4.
Shore Conference
Pinelands Regional 52,
Lakewood 34
Rebecca Nadeau led Pinelands in scoring with 11 points. Mimi Coursey had nine rebounds.
Lakewood 3 10 9 12- 34
Pinelands Regional 15 8 16 13- 52
L-Butler 6 4-5 18, Maldonaldo 1 0-0 3, McKinley 2 0-2 4, Woodside 1 0-0 2, Morris 2 0-0 4, Rojas 0 1-2 1, Story 1 0-0 2. Totals-13 5-9 34.
P-Nadeau 2 7-10 11, Paknis 3 1-1 8, Feldman 2 3-6 8, Binet 2 0-1 4, Coursey 2 2-2 6, Dowd 2 1-2 5, White 2 0-2 4, Schavlay 3 0-0 6. Totals-18 14-26 52.
3-pointers-Maldonaldo, Butler (2) L, Paknis, Feldman P.
Records-Lakewood 1-5, Pinelands 3-4.
No. 9 Southern Regional 50,
Brick Memorial 41
Kristen Sharkey and Avery Hodgson led Southern in scoring and rebounding and both recorded double-doubles. Sharkey had 18 points and 15 rebounds and Hodgson had 17 and 11.
Brick Memorial 15 8 9 9 - 41
Southern Regional 6 13 11 20 - 50
BM-Brown 2 1-2 7, S. Fish 5 4-4 14, Caravella 2 6-8 10, Ball 0 2-4 2, Cartier 1 0-0 2, T. Fish 3 0-0 6, Domaleski 0 0-2 0. Totals-13 13-18 41.
S-Sharkey 6 3-5 18, Hodgson 7 2-2 17, A. Holloway 3 0-0 7, M. Holloway 0 0-0 0, Sutter 2 0-0 4, Henderson 0 2-2 2, Hammel 1 0-0 2. Totals-19 7-9 50.
3-pointers-Brown (2) B, Sharkey (3), Hodgson, A. Holloway S.
Records-Brick Memorial 3-5, Southern 9-2.
Tri-State Christian
Pilgrim Academy 37,
Christian Academy 23
Megan Marienski led Pilgrim with 13 points. Dara Iwanowycz added eight.
Pilgrim Academy 4 14 12 7 - 37
Christian Academy 3 6 1 13 - 13
PA-Oldham 2; Marienski 13; Iwanowycz 8; Parise 2; Vasu 6; Witmer 4; Maguire 2. Totals-37.
CA-Buice 4; Welch 2; Carpenter 2; Gilmore 2; J. Williams 7; J. Williams 1; Cardwell 5. Totals-13.
Records-Pilgrim 6-1.
