S.J. Playoffs First Round Day I Roundup

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out all the results from day one of the opening round of the playoffs. Sorted by groups 1 and 3.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 1</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Glassboro 51, Penns Grove 37.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Ninth-seeded Glassboro scored a 51-37 road victory over eighth-seeded Penns Grove in the opening round.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Palmyra 40, New Egypt 35.</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='1157964' first='Jillian' last='Hines'] recorded a team-high 15 points and 13 rebounds to lead second-seeded Palmyra over 15th-seeded New Egypt. In a competitive contest, the Panthers avoided a major upset. Sophomore [player_tooltip player_id='835825' first='Ava' last='Sims'] added 12 points and eight rebounds in the win. [player_tooltip player_id='600882' first='Olivia' last='Stillwell'], a junior, paced New Egypt with a game-high 16 points in the narrow loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Wildwood 77, Riverside 5.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Senior [player_tooltip player_id='414340' first='Macie' last='McCracken'] scored 28 points --- 5.6 times the amount of Riverside's whole team --- as third-seeded Wildwood steamrolled 16th-seeded Riverside, 77-5. Yeah, you read that right. Junior [player_tooltip player_id='601414' first='Angela' last='Wilber'] added 17 points for the Warriors in the victory.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Pennsville 70, Woodbury 56.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Junior [player_tooltip player_id='601420' first='Taylor' last='Bass'] scored a team-high 22 points as sixth-seeded Pennsville used a balanced scoring attack to defeat 11th-seeded Woodbury, 70-56. [player_tooltip player_id='414350' first='Nora' last='Ausland'] and Addison Johnston added 13 points each while Ausland piled up 17 rebounds. Jaida Burns recorded 12 points while [player_tooltip player_id='601419' first='Marley' last='Wood'] added 10 in the victory. Nyla Ivey scored a game-high 23 points for Woodbury in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Haddon Township 56, Schalick 13.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>14 different players recorded a stat for top-seeded Haddon Township as the Hawks defeated 16th-seeded Schalick, 56-13. [player_tooltip player_id='600906' first='Kiersten' last='Callahan'], a junior, scored a team-high 11 points while Abby Wiedeman contributed with nine. [player_tooltip player_id='583462' first='Alli' last='Kamulda'] added eight points for the Hawks. Olivia Lunemann and Willow Davis dac added four points each in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Audubon 58, Cape May Tech 20.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='913892' first='Sophia' last='Homa'] (18) and [player_tooltip player_id='600910' first='Emma' last='Speyerer'] (17) combined for 35 points as fifth-seeded Audubon scored a 58-20 victory over 12th-seeded Cape May Tech. Emma Drumm led Cape May Tech with eight points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Group 3</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Timber Creek 61, Lacey 51.</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Eigth-seeded Timber Creek defeated ninth-seeded Lacey, 61-51. Senior [player_tooltip player_id='522661' first='Nicholle' last='Green'] powered the Chargers with a game-high 25 points. [player_tooltip player_id='583959' first='Reece' last='Paget'] filled up the stat sheet for Lacey, recording 20 points and 20 rebounds, but it was just not enough for the Lions to prevail.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><em><strong>Cherry Hill West 87, Winslow 46.</strong></em></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='835898' first='Kirsten' last='Gibson'] (27) and [player_tooltip player_id='583703' first='Julia' last='Lewis'] (17) combined for 44 points to power top-seeded Cherry Hill West to a 87-46 feat over 16th-seeded Winslow. [player_tooltip player_id='583706' first='Molly' last='Bovell'] added nine points for the Lions. [player_tooltip player_id='601278' first='Labreya' last='Lewis'] scored a team-high 20 points for Winslow.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Clearview 43, Triton 34.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>After a 23-23 halftime score, fifth-seeded Clearview outscored 12th-seeded Triton 20-11 over the final 16 minutes to pull away for the 43-34 victory. [player_tooltip player_id='827087' first='Juliette' last='Mirigliani'] tallied a game-high 23 points and [player_tooltip player_id='852760' first='Brett' last='Foster'] added 12. [player_tooltip player_id='835826' first='Melannie' last='Noel'] (10) and [player_tooltip player_id='672134' first='Riley' last='Mikiewicz'] (9) combined for 19 points for Triton in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Toms River East 35, Delsea 17.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fourth-seeded Toms River East held a narrow 11-10 halftime lead over 13th-seeded Delsea, but the rest of the game wouldn't be that close. Toms River East outscored the Crusaders 24-7 over the final 16 minutes to secure the win and avoid an upset. Grace Crowley scored a game-high 10 points for the Raiders.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Absegami 52, Toms River South 40.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Absegami senior [player_tooltip player_id='414395' first='Reese' last='Downey'] is playing her final games of what was a legendary career for the Braves. She won't go out without a fight either. Downey, who has over 2,000 career points, tallied 30 points on four three-pointers to lead the Braves to a 52-40 win over 14th-seeded Toms River South. Meghan Johanson added 16 points for Absegami in the win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Moorestown 52, Seneca 26.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Julia Blong and [player_tooltip player_id='601276' first='Analyse' last='Intenzo'] each tallied 16 points as second-seeded Moorestown defeated 15th-seeded Seneca, 52-26. [player_tooltip player_id='583708' first='Rima' last='Takla'] added 10 points for the Quakers. [player_tooltip player_id='1191906' first='Kamryn' last='Wozniak'] scored a team-high 12 points for Seneca in the loss.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Hammonton 39, Shawnee 35</em></strong>.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>11th-seeded Shawnee was in a prime position to pull off an upset with an 11-point halftime lead but was outscored 18-3 in the fourth quarter. Sixth-seeded Hammontonsqueezed away with a 39-35 victory. [player_tooltip player_id='827855' first='Angelina' last='Virelli'] recorded a game-high 13 points and seven rebounds for the Blue Devils. Olivia Gasik (11) and Noelle Thomas (10) combined for 21 points for Shawnee.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong><em>Ocean City 42, Mainland 36.</em></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>10th-seeded Ocean City got the best of rival seventh-seeded Mainland and won its second matchup against the Mustangs this season, 42-36. Naomi Nnewihe powered the offensive charge for Ocean City, who will now be heading into the second round of the playoffs with momentum after knocking off the defending Group 3 state champions.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->