The Middle Township High School boys basketball team started fast but then faded Saturday night.
Paul VI beat the Panthers 47-45 in a Cherry Hill East Invitational game.
Paul VI (20-3) is No. 10 in The Press Elite 11, while Middle (18-5) is No. 8.
Middle sank four 3-pointers in the first quarter and led 18-8 early in the second quarter.
But Paul VI grinded it way back into the game and took the lead in the fourth quarter.
Middle had its chances in the final 10 seconds.
Down by two points, Middle’s Tom Feraco missed the front end of one-an-one foul shot with 10 seconds left.
A 3-point attempt at the buzzer by Middle’s LaMarr Greer rolled off the rim.
Feraco led Middle with a game-high 17 points. Jay Howard scored 15 points for Paul VI, despite sinking just 5-of-15 foul shots.
Middle Township 16 10 6 13—45
Paul VI 8 13 8 18—47
MT—Greer 4 0-0 11, Catanoso 0 1-2 1, Moore 1 0-0 2, Shelton 3 0-0 7, Feraco 8 0-1 17, Cowan 2 1-1 5, Kerr 0 2-2 2. Totals—18 4-6 45.
PVI—Risse 5 2-3 14, Mosely 1 3-4 5, Robinson 3 0-0 7, Howard 5 5-15 15, O’Keefe 1 0-0 2, Green 1 0-0 2, Kennedy 1 0-0 2. Totals—17 10-22 47.
3-pointers—T. Greer (3), Shelton, Feraco MT; Risse (2), Robinson PVI.
Records—Middle Township 18-5; Paul VI 20-3
Cape-Atlantic League
Mainland Regional 53,
Ocean City 37
Darius Jerkins and Ted Mazzeo each posted 16 points to lead Mainland.
Jerkins also collected 15 boards for a double-double.
Ryan Laverty tallied a team-hgih 11 points for Ocean City.
Ocean City 7 10 7 13—37
Mainland Regional 12 10 11 20—53
OC— R. Laverty 4 2-2 11, Dougherty 3 0-0 6, Grimes 0 1-2 1, Ruggia 2 1-1 6, Sullivan 2 0-1 5, Martin 1 3-3 5, C. Laverty 1 1-2 3. Totals—13 8-11 37.
MR—Jerkins 7 2-2 16, Mazzeo 6 4-6 16, Randall 3 2-5 8, Jackson 0 1-2 1, Gonzalez 1 0-0 3, Brennan 2 0-0 4, Kelly 1 0-2 2, Dalzell 1 0-0 3. Totals—21 9-17 53.
3-pointers—R. Laverty, Sullivan, Ruggia OC; Gonzalez, Dalzell MR.
Records—O.C. 7-13, Mainland 7-16.
Tri-County Conference
Kingsway Regional 58,
Cumberland Regional 48
Wesley Savage led Cumberland with 15 points.
Joseph Ordille and Dwayne Parker added 13 and 12 points, respectively.
The Colts connected for eight 3-pointers.
Cumberland Regional 8 14 10 16—48
Kingsway Regional 15 8 15 20—58
CR—Ordille 4 2-4 13, Morris 3 0-0 8, Parker 4 3-4 12, Loatman 0 0-0 0, Savage 5 3-3 15. Totals—16 8-11 48.
KR—Larry 6 6-6 22, Pollick 2 2-2 6, Thwaites 3 1-2 7, Mingeldoff 7 2-4 17,Robinson 2 0-0 4, Matthews 1 0-0 2. Totals—21 11-14 58.
3-pointers—Ordille (3), Savage (2), Morris (2), Parker CR; Mingeldoff, Larry (4) KR.
Records—Cumberland 3-20, Kingsway 11-11.
Nonleague
Bridgeton 73,
Woodbury 68
Nazir Williams led Bridgeton with a triple-double.
Williams and Ty’trel Stubbs each posted 23 points to lead the Bulldogs in scoring, while Williams also recorded 15 rebounds and 10 blocks. Stubbs connected for four 3-pointers.
Bridgeton 11 20 15 27—73
Woodbury 19 22 14 13—68
B—Bowman 1 3-8 5, Singleton 2 2-3 7,Stubbs 8 3-5 23, N. Williams 9 5-10 23, Pierce 0 3-6 3, Jacobs 3 0-2 6, Duffy 2 0-0 4, Sapp 1 0-0 2. Totals—26 16-34 73.
W—Mario 5 2-5 13, Duwan 5 2-7 12, Rashon 4 4-4 14, Elijah 2 1-2 5, Jeray 2 2-2 6, Cameron 1 0-2 2, Rochester 1 0-2 2, Harris 3 0-0 6, Hall 3 0-1 8. Totals—26 11-25 68.
3-pointers—Singleton, Stubbs (4) B; Mario, Rashon, Hall (2) W.
Record—Bridgeton 9-13.
