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Saturday, December 4, 2004 By Jerome Michaels Every team faces challenges during the regular season and especially during the playoffs. For the Flashes from Florence, another challenge of facing an unfamiliar opponent during the Group playoffs tests the coaching staff’s ability to adapt. It seemed that Florence was able to execute their game plan against New Providence during the Central Jersey Group 1 title game at the Pit. Florence erased an early deficit and stream rolled past the Pioneers to pick up their second straight championship. Florence has now won 24 straight games with their 35-7 victory. |
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Saturday, December 4, 2004 By Vincent Lewis There’s much to say about a team winning a championship and trying to defend that title could be considered a very tough uphill battle. Teams always have to compensate for the loss of graduating seniors, coaching changes and sometimes injuries. The Spartans from Deptford High School could be entered into this category and their amazing quest to repeat relied on them coming away with a victory against a determined Moorestown football squad. In a very entertaining South Jersey Group 3 championship game, Deptford’s late fourth quarter touchdown run by DaJuane Collins was the deciding score against the Quakers. Deptford captured their second straight title with their 28-21 victory. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, December 4, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP women’s basketball team played like a team possessed in the second half of their game against Post University, overcoming a 20-point deficit to defeat the host Eagles 75-69. Shelby Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/ Bloomsburg, PA) and Lori Wernik (So., Lower Cape May Regional HS/Cape May, NJ) led the Devils comeback finishing the game with 22 and 19 points respectively. Wernik scored 14 of her 19 points in the second half, connecting on seven of nine shots from the field. Rance had 15 second half points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field and 7-of-8 from the free throw line. Joining Rance and Wernik in double figures were Rashanna Edwards (So., West Windsor-Plainsboro HS/Plainsboro, NJ) and Stephanie Watson (Jr., Archbishop Ryan HS/ Warminster, PA) with 10 points apiece. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Saturday, December 4, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP men’s basketball team used a solid second half to overcome a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat host Post University 85-74 to remain unbeaten in conference play. The win improves the Devils record to 2-0 in CACC games while evening up their overall record at 3-3. Leading the way for the Devils were Chris Brattelli (Sr., Highland Regional HS/Clementon, NJ) and Gene Willard (Sr., Cardinal O'Hara HS/ Broomall, PA). Brattelli scored 21 of his game–high 27 points in the second half while Willard finished the game with 20 points. Eric Cangelosi (So., Camden Catholic HS/ Haddon Heights, NJ) and Chris Dougherty (Sr., Haverford HS/ Haverford, PA) each chipped in 10 points to join Willard and Brattelli in double figures. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, December 4, 2004 By Al CohenPhiladelphia Phantoms Correspondent Pavel Vorobiev's breakaway goal with 41.1 seconds left in overtime lifted the Norfolk Admirals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phantoms tonight at the Wachovia Center. The Phantoms had possession in the Norfolk zone on the decisive play and a centering pass to Patrick Sharp from behind the net barely missed its target before Vorobiev gained control near mid ice. The right wing dashed in alone on Antero Niittymaki and netted his fifth goal of the year at 4:18 as Norfolk notched its third consecutive win. The Admirals also avenged a 3-2 overtime loss in Philadelphia back on Nov. 14. |
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Friday, December 3, 2004 By Jerome Michaels There's a lot to be said about a team who has made it to a championship game and then come away with the victory. Both of these teams in tonight’s South Jersey Group IV championship game have a bit of experience with winning and losing that final game. Last year, Washington Township was that team in the finals but coming away with the tough loss to Eastern. This year, the Renegades from Shawnee quickly erased any doubts of capping off an undefeated season with a victory at home against the Minutemen. Three first half touchdowns were more than enough to post a 26-13 win to finish the season with a 12-0 record. |
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Friday, December 3, 2004 By Mike Costantino Mike Weaver set-up both goals as Moorestown edged Clearview 2-1 and took over sole possession of first place in the SJHSIHL. Playing on the road, Moorestown continued its strong play this season, skating three lines and playing solid, stay at home defense. The first period was played tight and featured only two penalties and not many quality scoring chances. That is until the final thirty seconds when Weaver knocked the defenseman off the puck in the corner and fed Kevin Schaffer at the point, he found Bodine in the slot and his shot beat Bobby Kovaroic for a 1-0 lead. After Dan Greene scored a power play goal for a 2-0 lead five minutes into the second period, Moorestown seemed to be in control, but things were just about to heat up. |
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Friday, December 3, 2004 By Mike Costantino Times they are a changing, it use to be most boys would put sports ahead of girls, but anymore dances are taking precedent over games. Paul VI had their junior ring dance and only skated two lines, but thanks to Brett Balco and the leadership of Rich Ferro they had just enough to defeat Highland 4-1 in hockey action played at Hollydell. On a night when Highland goalie AJ Michalski was on his game stopping thirty-eight of forty-two shots, Paul VI was able to capitalize on the power play, scoring three times with the man advantage. |
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Soccer Spotlight:
Friday, December 3, 2004
By David Deal The Philadelphia KiXX (5-3) dropped a 6-3 decision to the San Diego Sockers (4-5) in front of 3,485 fans at the Wachovia Spectrum tonight. San Diego’s Herculez Gomez registered the game winner at 10:30 of the second quarter. Peter Pappas (3-2) took the loss, turning away eight of the 13 shots he faced, while Victor Nogueira (3-4) earned the victory with nine saves on 12 chances for the Sockers. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Thursday, December 2, 2004 By Bob Heller Leah Shumoski recorded her third consecutive double-double as the USP women's basketball team opened up conference play with a 77-58 win over Felician College. Shumoski (Jr., Marple-Newtown HS/Broomall, PA) scored 24 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the Devils. In addition, Leah added seven steals and two assists. Shelby Rance (So., Central Columbia HS/ Bloomsburg, PA) joined Shumoski as the only other Devil in double figures with 11 points while Rashanna Edwards (So., West Windsor-Plainsboro HS/Plainsboro, NJ) added nine points and four steals.off the bench and Lori Wernik (So., Lower Cape May Regional HS/Cape May, NJ) turned in another solid effort with nine rebounds and three steals. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Thursday, December 2, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP men's basketball team placed three players in double figures as they held off a comeback attempt by Felician College to win their Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Opener 72-66, breaking a three game losing skid. Gene Willard (Sr., Cardinal O'Hara HS/Broomall, PA) led all scorers with 18 points. Willard also pulled down seven rebounds, tying him for team high honors with Eric Cangelosi (So., Camden Catholic HS/ Haddon Heights, NJ). Cangelosi also had 16 points while Chris Brattelli (Sr., Highland Regional HS/Clementon, NJ) chipped in 14. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 By Bob Heller A 13-0 run by West Chester University in the first half put the USP put the Devils into a hole they could not climb out of as the Golden Rams went on to victory in last night's non conference matchup, 64-48. USP trailed 12-9 with 11:09 left in the first stanza before the Golden Rams went on their run to open a 25-9 lead with 6:28 remaining. Eric Cangelosi's (So., Camden Catholic HS/ Haddon Heights, NJ) free throw with 6:07 left broke the run. USP's next field goal came at the 3:42 mark, a span of over seven minutes without a basket and made the score 27-14. USP outscored West Chester 8-2 over the final 2:38 to pull within seven at the half 29-22. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 By Bob Heller The USP women's basketball team got a 'career' game from its captain Leah Shumoski but faded down the stretch as host West Chester University prevailed 60-51 last night. Shumoski (Jr., Marple-Newtown HS/Broomall, PA) tallied 17 points and pulled down 17 rebounds for her second consecutive double-double. In addition Leah recorded eight steals, three blocked shots and dished out four assists, leading the Devils in each of these categories. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Wednesday, December 1, 2004 By Al CohenPhiladelphia Phantoms Correspondent The Philadelphia Phantoms got back in the win column tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum as Ben Stafford converted two attempts during a shootout to lift the team to a 3-2 victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. After having its AHL-record 17-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in Syracuse, Philadelphia found itself knotted at 2-2 through regulation tonight. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Ryan Whitney was called for tripping 19 seconds into overtime, but the Phantoms could not beat Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury during the 4-on-3 situation. |
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Monday, November 29, 2004 By Mike Costantino Cherry Hill East scored four goals in the first period and held on to defeat Moorestown 5-4 in a fierce battle between two of the top teams in the SJHSIHL. Kevin Vaks led East with two goals and Colin Corley netted two goals for Moorestown. Vaks and Kevin Smith scored goals twenty-one seconds apart in the opening two minutes of the game as East broke out early against Moorestown freshman goalie Max Paluszynski. Louis Stomel and Vaks on the power play gave East 1 4-0 lead after the first fifteen minutes. Despite launching 13 shots against East goalie Mike McNulty, Moorestown could not find the net. |
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Monday, November 29, 2004 By Mike Ballard Senior guard Tyrone Rucker collected a team-high 19 points in the Scarlet Raptors’ 75-65 loss to Richard Stockton Nov. 23, shooting 7-for-14 from the floor, including 5-for-8 from three-point range. Rucker, who leads the team in scoring (17.3 ppg) after three games, opened the season earning a spot on the all-tournament team at the Dr. Kleppinger Tip-Off Classic at Alvernia College Nov. 19-20. Senior center Brian Hiltner scored 13 first-half points, including eight straight to bring Richard Stockton College from a three-point deficit to the lead for good in the first half, and the Ospreys went on to defeat Rutgers-Camden, 75-65, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game Nov. 23 in Camden. |
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Basketball Spotlight: Monday, November 29, 2004 By Bob Heller USP Women's Basketball player Leah Shumoski (Marple-Newtown High School/Broomall, PA) was named the CACC Women's Basketball Player of the Week for the week ending November 28, 2004. Shumoski, a 6'0" junior forward, averaged 16.5 points and 10 rebounds in the Devils first two games of the season last week. Shumoski also recorded 4 blocked shots and had five steals over the two games as the Devils split the two games they played. |
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