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High School Boys Basketball: Saturday, March 6, 1999
By Greg Alvord
Before a packed gymnasium at Cherry Hill East, the standing room only fans were treated to an afternoon of exciting basketball that those South Jersey Group 4 playoffs have become famous for. On this afternoon, the Rancocas Valley Red Devils topped the Cherry Hill East Cougars by 1 point, 35-34, in an entertaining South Jersey Group 4 semi-final contest.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, March 4, 1999
By Art Redd
All things considered, the quarterfinal match up between the Moorestown Quakers and the Pleasantville Greyhounds had all the drama of a championship game. Just as expected, this was not an easy game for either team as they battled for 4 quarters. The Greyhounds, led by Dujuan McNair, jumped out to early leads in each quarter. Moorestown had several advantages, like playing at home and playing in front of their hometown faithful. Matt Pedrick converted on his free throws late in the game and held off Pleasantville for a 79-78 victory to advance to the semifinals against Gloucester.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, March 2, 1999
By Art Redd Jr.
No one told the Cherokee Chiefs to lay down and let the Shawnee Renegades beat them just because they lost to them during the regular season. The Renegades were expected to just dominate Cherokee in the first round of the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 boys basketball tournament. Shawnee watched the Chiefs hit everything they threw up to the basket in the first quarter to show the visiting crowd they came to play ball. But Shawnee didn't disappoint the home crowd as they shut down Cherokee's offense late in the game and came away with a 66-45 victory. The Renegades advance to the next round of the playoffs against Highland.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, February 25, 1999
By Greg Alvord
At the honorary Bob Costello Gymnasium in Evesham, the high schools of Cherokee & Highland faced each other in the final game of the regular season. In a playoff tune up, the Highlanders looked in peak form with a 61-46 victory. As Cherokee prepares to face Shawnee in the opening round of the N.J.S.I.A.A. Group IV playoff, you can bet that Highland will be in the stands scouting. Highland will face the winner of the Chief/Renegade match-up.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, February 23, 1999
By Greg Alvord
With a week to go before the Cherokee Chiefs (12-9) and the Shawnee Renegades (17-5) face each other in the NJSIAA Group 4 playoff tournament, the packed house in the Medford gymnasium was privy to a sneak preview. And if tonight's contest was any indicator of what the next weeks action holds, then additional stands will have to be added. In this intensely played game, the Shawnee Renegades came out on top with a 63 to 40 victory.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, February 23, 1999
By Forrest Robleto
There was a lot at stake for the Burlington Township boys basketball team. With just two games remaining in their season, Township needed to defeat Florence and win their last game to capture the Burlington County League's Freedom Division. This game had flashes of great plays amid stretches of air balls, turnovers and bricks, but Township came away with a 49-46 victory over Florence.
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High School Boys Basketball: Friday, February 19, 1999
By Greg Alvord
Exceeding the expectations of science, the Chiefs captured lightning in the battle for the second time in less than 24 hours at the honorary Bob Costello Gymnasium in Evesham. The Cherokee Chiefs (11-9) and the Woodrow Wilson Tigers (11-9) squared off against each other. Although both clubs posted identical records, the hotter-than-the-new Sports Illustrated-swimsuit-issue Chiefs edged the gamely Tigers by a 50-48 score in another wildly exciting game.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, February 18, 1999
By Greg Alvord
Whew! is the word that can best describe the game here at Evesham between the Cherokee Chiefs (10-9) and the #1 team in the Olympic American Conference, the Cherry Hill East Cougars (17-2). The Chiefs scored an upset of Godzilla-like proportions against the Cougars in a highly entertaining game.
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South Jersey Basketball: Friday, February 12, 1999
By Gina Jarrell
BTAA PeeWee Basketball played another exciting one on Friday. The first gamed opened Friday with the Maroon Devils vs the Purple Vikings. The final score was 22-12. For the Devils, J. Schantz scored 4 points, T. Bruckner scored 2 points; P. Caruso scored 2 points and A. Marone scored 2 points. For the Purple Vikings, J. Gollotto had a great game with 10 points. Also scoring was L. Buffington 4 points; D. Maista 4 points; C. Borbour 2 points and A. Jarrell making the final basket in the last 20 seconds of the game. A great time was had by all.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, February 11, 1999
By Greg Alvord
The rivalry between the Lenape Indians and the Cherokee Chiefs dates back long and far for these two neighboring schools. In a packed gymnasium in Evesham, the pre-game rock-n-roll was a precursor to the game that was to follow. The Chiefs (8-9) and the Indians (5-12) could throw their records out the window on this night as it was evident in the first meeting between these two (a thrilling overtime 2 point win by Lenape on Jan. 7).
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, February 11, 1999
By Steve Robbins
The Cherokee Chiefs beat the struggling Lenape Indians Thursday night, 53-32. The Indians defeated the Chiefs earlier in the season, in a double-overtime barn-burner, but it was a very different story in Marlton on Thursday. Cherokee dominated the boards and held Lenape's star senior, Chris Hall, to just 8 points, 13 below his season average. Offensively frustrated, Lenape didn't score double-digits in a quarter throughout the game.
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South Jersey Basketball: Tuesday, February 9, 1999
By Gina Jarrell
BTAA PeeWee Basketball opened Tuesday with the Orange Tigers vs. the Purple Vikings (8-30). For the Tigers, A. Munson 2 points; C. Smith 2 points; S. Lemm 2 points; and M. Dotts 2 points. For the Vikings, M. Gollotto 6 points; D. Maista 4 points; J. Gollotto 4 points; B. Harvey 4 points; A. Lemm 2 points; N. Smarra 2 points; L. Phelps 2 points; L. Buffington 4 points; and J. Gardner 2 points.
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High School Boys Basketball: Saturday, February 6, 1999
By Greg Alvord In a packed gymnasium in Evesham, the young Cherokee Chiefs gave defending Group 4 State Champions, the Rancocas Valley Red Devils, all they could handle. In the end, the experienced Red Devils prevailed in an exciting Saturday afternoon matinee, 63-55.
The game began with a new look Rancocas Valley starting line up,
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South Jersey Basketball: Friday, February 5, 1999
By Gina Jarrell
BTAA PeeWee Basketball had fun Friday night. The first game opened with the the Maroon Devils vs. the Purple Vikings. The final score was 10-20. For the Devils, J. Schantz scored 6 points, M. Sparks scored 2 points and R. Sheehan scored 2 points. For the Purple Vikings, M. Gollotto had a great game with 8 points. Also scoring was J. Gollotto, 4 points; L. Buffington, 6 points; and J. Gardner, 2 points. A great time was had by all.
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High School Girls Basketball: Thursday, February 4, 1999
By Forrest Robleto
The last time these teams met it was a blowout and the first few minutes of this game looked like it might be a repeat. But then the Lady Hawks turned it up and made a game of it. Near the end of the first quarter, the Knights led by Kim Moro and Jessica Copskey led 11-4, a seven point lead, but by the half the lead was 22-18, only six points. The teams played nearly perfectly even ball through the final three quarters of play.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, February 4, 1999
By Greg Alvord
As the Cherokee Chiefs and Washington Township Minutemen prepared for their rematch game, the Minutemen had one thought on their minds, "payback". The reason being is that the Chiefs were victorious in the first match up between these two group 4 playoff bound teams 46-44. In their first meeting the Chiefs came out on top in an intensely emotional game at Township. Now the Minutemen were on the road looking for revenge. They found revenge by toppling the Chiefs 77-45 at Cherokee on Thursday night.
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High School Girls Basketball: Thursday, February 4, 1999
By Art Redd
This game had been marked on several calendars since the previous meeting of these two playoff bound teams. The rematch between Rancocas Valley Red Devils and the Willingboro Chimeras occurred Thursday night at Willingboro High School. Rancocas Valley had defeated Willingboro 47-43 in the game at RV. These Burlington County League Liberty Division opponents met for their final time of the regular season in a battle for the top of the division. The Lady Chimeras trailed most of this game but saw an opening to steal a victory from Rancocas Valley at home, 57-45.
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South Jersey Basketball: Tuesday, February 2, 1999
By Gina Jarrell
The BTAA PeeWee Basketball opening Tuesday game was the Golden Retrievers vs. the Purple Vikings. What an exciting game this was that went down to the last seconds. The final score was tied at 20-20 with B. Harvey evening the score for the Vikings in the last 5 seconds of the game. The other players who scored for the Vikings were J. Gollotto, L. Buffington, and A. Jarrell. For the Golden Retrievers, M. Primas scored 6 points, A. Munson scored 6 points, J. Brecker scored 4 points, L. Strain scored 2 points, and O. Greis, 2 points.
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High School Girls Basketball: Tuesday, February 2, 1999
By Bob Stewart
The Washington Township girl's basketball team traveled to Edgewood for an Olympic Conference game. The Lady Minutemen played a great game of pressure defense against a very young Lady Eagles team and turned turnovers into points. The Lady Minutemen would not let the Eagles get loose. Every time an Eagle would touch the ball, a Township player would be in her face. This fast paced pressure defense lead to a 22 - 0 first quarter score. At the end of the half it was Washington Township 22, Edgewood 6.
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High School Boys Basketball: Friday, January 29, 1999
By Steve Robbins
Outplayed. That's the only word you need to describe how the Lenape Indians fared against their cross-town rival, the Shawnee Renegades, as Lenape lost 72-44. Amazingly enough, the final score doesn't indicate how bad Lenape was beaten. Let's put it this way, Lenape didn't score a basket until three minutes were left in the second quarter.
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South Jersey Basketball: Friday, January 29, 1999
By Gina Jarrell
The first game for BTAA PeeWee Basketball saw Team 1, the Maroon Team play Team 3, The Purple Vikings. The final score was 8-10 in favor of the Vikings. Both teams played well. For the Maroon Team, R. Sheehan scored 4 points, J. Schantz scored 2 points, and T. Bruckner scored 2 points. M. Sparks had a great game. For the Purple Vikings, B. Harvey scored 4 points, L. Buffington scored 4 points, and L. Phelps scored 2 points. C. Barbour had 2 rebounds and showed some good passing as well as A. Lemm and J. Gardner. A special thank you to Coach Barbara for her great "Ref-ing". The kids learned a lot from her.
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High School Girls Basketball: Saturday, January 23, 1999
By Art Redd
Heavily favored Rancocas Valley hosted Shawnee Saturday afternoon in girl's basketball. It would seem as if this matchup would be another display of a strong RV team wearing down the Lady Renegades. Things don't always happen the way you expect when two good teams battle on the court. Shawnee was able to shut down Rancocas Valley's offense in the second half and defeated them 40-31.
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High School Boys Basketball: Friday, January 22, 1999
By Art Redd
On Friday night, Bishop Eustace traveled to Washington Township to battle in an Olympic Conference boys basketball game. Both of these teams started out with a fast tempo to establish the early lead. Township did jump out ahead, but Crusader Omar Wellington's basket with 3:02 remaining in the first quarter gave his team a lead they never relinquished. Bishop Eustace went on to a 60-47 victory on the road.
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South Jersey Basketball: Friday, January 22, 1999
By Bob Stewart
The Berlin Township Athletic Association Pee Wee basketball season will have its opening games on Friday, January 29th. The league is made up of 4 teams with each team having 12 players, of ages 6 - 8 years old. The 4 teams are being sponsored by the West Berlin Post Office and are made up of both girls and boys. This is the beginning league, which teaches the players how to dribble, pass, shoot, and play offense/defense. The teams have been practicing since January 5th and will continue every Tuesday and Friday, at 6:30 and 7:30, until February 26th.
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High School Boys Basketball: Saturday, January 16, 1999
By Art Redd
Mark Groark was the player with the shooter's touch in the first half for the Highland Tartans. He had 19 points at the break to lead his team over Paul VI. Highland went on a 10-0 run late in the third and early into the fourth quarter to defeat the Eagles 60-55 in an Olympic Conference meeting. Highland (7-2) rebounded from their loss to Bishop Eustace.
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High School Girls Basketball: Saturday, January 16, 1999
By Art Redd
Teams go through their practice drills preparing themselves for game time situations. Take for instance, free throws, which proved to be the difference in Saturday's non-league girl's basketball game. Cherry Hill East hosted a very talented Willingboro team and converted 10 of 14 free throws in the fourth quarter to get past their opponent. The Lady Cougars were able to pull away and defeat Willingboro 45-36.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, January 12, 1999
By Art Redd
With much of the success Camden Catholic was having during the 1999 season, the boy's basketball team was going up against a determined Washington Township team. The Irish defeated Camden at home last week and caught a lot of people's attention. They continued their winning ways by holding off Washington Township 64 to 57 in an Olympic Conference game.
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High School Girls Basketball: Thursday, January 7, 1999
By Boog Williams
Two sister schools tapped off for a game of basketball at Edgewood High School. Overbrook showed up with 16 players (of which 15 played). Edgewood had 10 players and all of them got a chance to play.
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High School Boys Basketball: Thursday, January 7, 1999
By Art Redd
The team with the quick start decided the meeting between two Burlington County Liberty Division boys basketball teams. Holy Cross went up against Moorestown Thursday night at Moorestown High School and got off to a slow start. The Quakers had an excellent first quarter that proved to be the deciding eight minutes of the game. Both teams played an even game the rest of the way and Moorestown came away with a 64-53 victory.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, January 5, 1998
By Steve Robbins
As if things couldn't get worse for the Indians. The Eastern Vikings beat the Lenape Indians, 51-39 Tuesday night in a game that was filled with missed opportunities and mental errors. Both coaches for the respected schools were visibly frustrated and upset about the overall sloppy play of the game. The Indians, who've had their share of sloppy play this season due to inexperience and lack of height, fell to 1-4.
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High School Girls Basketball: Wednesday, December 30, 1998
By Charlie Barker
Dallastown won the championship game versus Moorestown, 46-34, to take home the Moorestown Holiday Tournament title. The three day tournament was made up of six teams, Dallastown (PA), Moorestown, Willingboro, Lenape, Cherry Hill West, and Burlington Township. Willingboro defeated Lenape 56-41 in the consolation game.
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High School Girls Basketball: Tuesday, December 22, 1998
By Art Redd
Talk about a player finding the range on her jump shots... Shawnee's Lynlee Phillips could do no wrong when she hit seven 3-pointers Tuesday night at Lenape High School in an Olympic Conference game. This was Shawnee's second victory in as many games to start the season out undefeated. The Renegades had little problem getting a 63-44 win on the road.
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High School Boys Basketball: Tuesday, December 22, 1998
By Steve Robbins
Coach Kevin Kelly's Lenape Indians (0-2) lost a hard fought battle to their rivals, the Shawnee Renegades (2-0), 49-60. Shawnee's much-hyped point guard, Sean Mulholland, played sparingly throughout the first half after an ankle injury that occurred early in the first quarter. However, with Shawnee's pressure defense and with Michael Medvedtz's outstanding play, they took an early lead and never looked back.
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High School Boys Basketball: Friday, December 18, 1998
By Art Redd
For Camden High School, the biggest question was whether top-scorer Dajuan Wagner would remain at Camden. Once rumored to be transferring to the Panthers' conference rival Camden Catholic, Wagner remained at Camden for his sophomore year. The Cherokee Chiefs hosted this Olympic Conference openining season game on the losing end. Camden had little problem starting the season off with a 67-35 victory.
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High School Boys Basketball: Friday, December 18, 1998
By Mike Costantino
The Minutemen from Washington Township began their '98-99 season at home by routing the Highland Tartans 58-20 in a varsity basketball game played on Friday night. It was a meeting between two Olympic American Division teams. The Minutemen were without senior guard Jamie Huckel.
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High School Boys Basketball: Friday, December 18, 1998
By Boog Williams
The 1998-99 boys basketball season is now in progress. With the NBA not playing, why not go and support the local kids in your area as they play a very competitive, fast paced, game? (Click here to see video of the tip off between Bishop Eustace and Edgewood.) The game between the Crusaders and the Eagles was a perfect example.
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Physical Fitness Team Conditioning Systems: Monday, August 3, 1998
By Art Redd
Katie Jones is a resident of Westmont, New Jersey and will be a sophomore at Paul VI High School. She has been getting herself in shape for the upcoming girl's basketball season by participating in the Team Conditioning Systems (TCS) program this summer. TCS was founded by physical fitness trainer Gregory "Graig" White. Jones has been playing basketball for 5 years and hopes to attend either University of Connecticut or the University of North Carolina.
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Community Event: Wednesday, July 22, 1998
By Art Redd
In case you haven't heard, there is a new pro basketball team in New Jersey. As a matter of fact, they are closer than you think. The Camden Power and Gerald "Chip" Mitchell, President and CEO, have been playing all of there home games right here in South Jersey. The Power finished their first season in South Jersey with an 11-15 record and advanced themselves into the playoffs. But they were not limiting there talents just to pro basketball. The Power was one of the sponsors for the three-on-three hoops tournament in Philadelphia.
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Physical Fitness - Athlete Spotlight: Friday, July 17, 1998
By Rocky Zarrelli "I knew I wanted to get stronger, to get more stamina, to get better," high school basketball player Sarah Goldberg said. That's why she called Graig White.
Goldberg, 15, a point guard who will be a sophomore at Cherry Hill High School East, has also played soccer, volleyball, and softball, and is a talented vocalist. She is a young woman who demands much from herself.
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