Girls’ Basketball
Fourth-seeded Woodrow Wilson ended top-ranked Ocean City’s season with a 56-52 defeat of the Red Raiders in the South Jersey Group III semi-final, March 8. Wilson, the defending state champion, overcame a 20-16 first quarter deficit. Nicole Piergross scored 14 points and teammate Olivia Briggs added 12 points for OC, which finished a rebuilding year at an impressive 21-5. Just two players, seniors Sierra Schoenwald and Karissa Bourbeau, will not return for a promising 2016 campaign.
Wildwood’s season ended with a 68-45 decision versus number-one-seed Haddon Township, in the South Jersey Group I semifinal, March 9. Leishly Reyes scored 24 points and Mackenzie McCracken added 14 points. Monika Concepcion-McGrath grabbed 10 rebounds for the 20-9 Warriors.
Lower Cape May captured its first South Jersey Group II Championship with a 58-55 overtime victory over second-seeded Sterling, March 10. Lauren Holden poured in 35 points including the last 18 points her team registered. Madie Gibson contributed 12 points and five steals.
The Caper-Tigers’ season ended with a 77-43 loss in the state semifinal versus Manasquan, March 12. Holden and Gibson scored 16 points each for the 28-3 squad.
Boys’ Basketball
Wildwood Catholic’s season ended with a 66-39 defeat to Trenton Catholic in the South Jersey Non-Public B semifinal, March 9. Trey Smith scored 12 points for Catholic, which returns four starters in 2016. The sixth-seeded Crusaders finished at 21-8.
Wildwood dropped an 82-49 decision to top-ranked Paulsboro in the South Jersey Group I semifinal, March 9. Kylon Flanders scored 14 points for fourth-seeded Wildwood. Jahnire Coleman and Gerald Gibbs added 12 points apiece for the 16-10 Warriors.
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