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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Sunday, January 25, 2004 By Al Cohen Rookie Nick Deschenes scored the game-winning goal with 4:25 remaining as the Philadelphia Phantoms posted their ninth win in their last 10 games with a 3-2 victory over the Springfield Falcons tonight at the Wachovia Spectrum. Ben Stafford assisted on all three Philadelphia goals and Kirby Law added two assists as the Phantoms passed Bridgeport for first place in the East Division. Philadelphia now has 59 points through 46 games, while the Sound Tigers have 58 in 44 contests. Neil Little won for the second night in a row by stopping 24-of-26 shots. The Phantoms completed a two-game season sweep of the Falcons, as they also notched a 3-2 victory in overtime in Springfield back on Jan. 9. |
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Saturday, January 24, 2004 By Susan Hall It's that game that basketball fans from Gloucester mark down on their calendars right at the beginning of the season. The inter-city rivalry between the Gloucester Catholic Rams and the Gloucester City Lions always pack the house with fans cheering for their team during the boy's basketball competition Saturday night at Gloucester Catholic. This entertaining game featured two teams likely to make the post season and it showed on the court and in the crowd. After each team held a slim lead throughout this Tri-County Conference match-up, it would be the Rams overcoming a three point third quarter deficit to pull out the 42-38 win. |
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Saturday, January 24, 2004 By Jerome Michaels It has been a season to remember so far for the boy's basketball team from Pennsauken High School. Except for their five-point victory over Roman Catholic of PA, every game has been an easy win for the Indians. Not saying that they didn't work hard for those wins, but the margin of victory indicated they followed the coach's game plan to perfection. The Red Devils from Rancocas Valley found out first hand how quickly Pennsauken can take over a game. The Indians extended their unbeaten streak to eleven with their 90-65 win against Rancocas Valley. |
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Ice Hockey Spotlight: Saturday, January 24, 2004 By Al Cohen Neil Little stopped all 24 shots he faced to help the Philadelphia Phantoms post consecutive shutouts for the third time in franchise history in a 2-0 victory over the Hershey Bears tonight at the GIANT Center. Coming off Friday's 2-0 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Philadelphia used goals by defensemen Freddy Meyer and John Slaney to improve to 8-0 vs. the Bears this season. The Phantoms have outscored their instate rival, 33-10, in the eight meetings, including a 4-0 decision in the last match-up on Jan. 16. Little notched his third shutout of the year, his 12th as a Phantom and the 15th of his pro career. Philadelphia registered its club-record seventh shutout of the season and blanked an opponent on back-to-back nights for the first time since Feb. 27 & March 2, 2001 - both vs. Quebec. |
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Friday, January 23, 2004 By Mike Costantino Colin Higgins allowed just one goal and Kevin Schaffer scored late in the third period as Moorestown upset Washington Township 2-1 in Tier 1 action at Hollydell. With the loss Township must beat Eastern on Monday night, the last game of the season in order to finish in second place. However, tonight the story was Higgins as he kept Township off the board until the third period. Moorestown scored first as Schaffer won the face-off and fed the puck back to T.J. Hooper at the point; his shot was deflected by Mike Bodine midway through the first period. |
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Friday, January 23, 2004 By Mike Costantino Tom Ruiz and Jack McDonough each scored two goals as Williamstown defeated Timber Creek 6-2 in action at Hollydell. William Justice got the start in goal and played a solid game. After Ruiz made it 1-0 midway through the first period, Jonathan Anderson scored on a breakaway to put Williamstown up 2-0. Brian Scully got that one back for Timber Creek as his backhander from the slot beat Justice at the three minute mark to cut the lead to 2-1 after one period. |
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Thursday, January 22, 2004 By Mike Costantino Brandon Tunstall had a hat trick and Sean Sullivan chipped in with four assists as Eastern defeated Moorestown 7-2 in a game played at Voorhees on Thursday. Originally, scheduled for earlier in the season, the game was postponed due to scheduling conflicts and Eastern clinched first place with the victory. After Joey Johnston had put Eastern up 1-0, Tunstill and Sullivan struck twice in the final twenty seconds of the period. Sullivan and Orner did a good job keeping the puck in, Tunstill was in the right position along the right side of the net, and he buried it for a 2-0 lead. |
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Tuesday, January 20, 2004 By Jerome Michaels When you image a team down thirteen points at the half, most would say the only way to stage a comeback is to have Allen Iverson on the team launching shot to cut into the lead. For a high school game, the team looks for that proven scorer to rally around. Lindenwold staged a furious comeback against Gateway lead by Nate Wyche who scored a team high 22-points to erased their halftime deficit. This game would come down to Geoff Tully converting two big free throws to pull off a 67-66 win over Lindenwold. |
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South Jersey Baseball: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 By Dan Loney The “Top 10” Prospects List for the New York Yankees organization has been made public in the most recent edition of Baseball America with the Trenton Thunder placing three members of the 2003 squad on that list. C Dioner Navarro was rated the #1 prospect in the entire system with RHP Ramon Ramirez being rated #5 and 2B Robinson Cano at #6. |
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Monday, January 19, 2004 By Crystal Parker On a day when the birthday of one of the greatest civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was recognized, the Greyhounds from Northern Burlington were the ones celebrating their efforts against Gloucester City during the Cherry Hill East's Cougar girl's basketball classic. Looking to start up another winning streak, the Greyhounds would control this game early behind the shooting of Erin Walton and the entire defense. Erin Walton would score a game high 21 points helping Northern Burlington to cruise to a 57-36 victory. |
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Monday, January 19, 2004 By Mike Costantino Robert Speckman stopped 37 shots and Colin Davis netted three goals and an assist as St. Joe's upset Cherokee 7-4 at the Skate Zone in Voorhees. After spotting Cherokee a 1-0 lead on a goal by Patrick McMahon midway through the period, goals by Davis and Mike Slusarz less than three minutes apart gave St. Joe's a 2-1 lead heading into the second period. St. Joe's has been hot lately, winning two out of its last three despite dressing mostly underclassmen and has steadily improved since moving up from Tier 2. |
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Monday, January 19, 2004 By Mike Costantino In one of the more entertaining games of the season, Rancocas Valley and Paul VI skated to a 5-5 tie in Tier 1 action played in Voorhees on Monday night. With the season winding down and the tournament just around the corner, both teams skated well and could meet again down the road. Peter Antinore tallied twice and Bret Balco added a goal and two assists to lead the Paul VI attack. Rancocas had a balanced attack as five different players scored. Balco opened the scoring on the power play, the first of three goals scored with the man advantage by Paul VI, as he ripped home a shot from the slot on a feed from Mike DeGennaro. Rancocas, which never led in the game, tied the game at 1-1 as Justin Nusspickel scored from the right circle after Eric Lake had made two good saves from in close. |
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College Basketball: Monday, January 19, 2004 By Mike Ballard Junior guard Tyrone Rucker turned in one of the top performances ever at Rutgers-Camden when he poured in 33 points and tied the school record of eight three-pointers in a 104-85 loss at John Jay College Jan. 12. Rucker went 12-for-19 from the floor, including 8-for-13 from three-point range as he tied the mark of eight treys set by Doug Dreby against Montclair State Feb. 19, 1994. Rucker, who also added a career-high seven rebounds, became the first Raptor to hit 30 points since current assistant coach Brian Turner scored 38 against New Jersey City University Feb. 9, 2002. Rucker added 12 points in a loss to William Paterson Jan. 14 and five points in a loss at Rutgers-Newark Jan. 17. |
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