Moorestown Friends
Farewell South Jersey athletes, coaches, parents, fellow writers and others who have made my five years, five months of covering sports full-time in the area a memorable and enriching experience.
After today, I no longer will be a staff writer for The Inquirer. It's time for me to move on. I have a project that will keep me busy for a year or more and it will occupy most of my time.
The rest of the time? You might see my by-line like this: By Bill Iezzi, For The Inquirer. I'd like that. Hope you do, too.
Mentioned: Burlington County Institute of Technology | Clearview Regional High School | Rancocas Valley Regional High School | Deptford Township High School | Camden Catholic High School | Lenape High School | Glassboro High School | Holy Cross High School | Cherry Hill High School East | Burlington County Institute of Technology | Cinnaminson High School | Haddon Township High School | Gloucester City Jr-Sr High School | Lower Cape May Regional High School | Cherry Hill High School West | Pitman High School | Camden County Technical Schools | Haddonfield Memorial High School | Moorestown High School | Cherokee High School | Mainland Regional High School | Kingsway Regional High School | Shawnee High School | Audubon Jr./Sr. High School | Pennsauken High School | Absegami | Atlantic City | Bishop Eustace | Bordentown | Bridgeton | Buena | Burlington City | Burlington Township | Camden | Cape May Tech | Clayton | Collingswood | Cumberland | Delran | Delsea | Eastern | Egg Harbor Township | Florence | Gateway | Gloucester | Gloucester Catholic | Gloucester Christian | Gloucester County Tech | Haddon Heights | Hammonton | Highland | Holy Spirit | Lindenwold | Maple Shade | Mercer Christian | Middle Township | Millville | Moorestown Friends | Northern Burlington | Oakcrest | Ocean City | Our Lady of Mercy | Palmyra | Paulsboro | Peddie School | Pemberton | Pennington | Penns Grove | Pennsauken Tech | Pennsville | Pleasantville | Riverside | Salem | Schalick | Seneca | St. Augustine | St. Joseph | Sterling | Timber Creek | Triton | Vineland | West Deptford | Wildwood | Wildwood Catholic | Williamstown | Willingboro | Winslow Township | Woodbury | Woodrow Wilson | Woodstown | Overbrook (NJ) | Sacred Heart NJ | Washington Twp.
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The Cherry Hill West boys won their own tournament, 51-50, over Moorestown Wednesday as Chris Gebhart and Mickel Orr shared MVP honors.
Gebhart collected 13 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and four assists, while Orr had 12 points.
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The Cherry Hill West boys won their own tournament, 51-50, over Moorestown Wednesday as Chris Gebhart and Mickel Orr shared MVP honors.
Gebhart collected 13 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and four assists, while Orr had 12 points.
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Field Hockey
Seneca netminder Sam Ginsberg made a dozen saves in recording her first shutout of the season, and the host Golden Eagles (1-6-1) turned in their best effort of the season in playing fourth-ranked Bishop Eustace to a scoreless draw.
Megan Comunale had nine stops in posting the seventh shutout by the Crusaders (8-0-3).
In other Olympic matches:
Jaclyn Beasley and Mariel Papa each had a hat trick and Kelsey Mitchell contributed two goals and three assists, fueling top-ranked Eastern’s fifth 10-0 win of the season — and second over visiting Cherokee.
M ZEBE
Rancocas Valley’s season-long reign as the top-ranked boys’ soccer team in The Inquirer’s South Jersey ratings may be in jeopardy after Delran knocked off the visiting Red Devils, 1-0, Wednesday.
The Burlington County League Liberty Division rivals were locked in a defensive struggle until the Bears’ Ali Gocmez scored off an assist from Jackson Machado with 4 minutes, 8 seconds left in the second half.
Brad Schmidt made four saves and protected the goal for the Bears (8-2), ranked No. 9 in South Jersey. The loss was the first for Rancocas (8-2), which built an 11-8 edge in shots, since a 3-2 setback at Salesianum (Del.) on Sept. 19.
Also in Burlington County, visiting Burlington Township (2-5-3) held No. 8 Cinnaminson (5-2-2) to a 1-1 standoff. The Pirates’ Eric Tricocci scored in the fifth minute, and Township knotted the score on Kwincy Brown’s goal with 11 minutes left before halftime.
Matt Peak managed an unassisted goal in the seventh minute, and Holy Cross’ defense made it stand up for a 1-0 win over visiting Northern Burlington. Goalie Mario DeClerico made 14 saves.
Mentioned: Rancocas Valley Regional High School | Holy Cross High School | Cinnaminson High School | Absegami | Atlantic City | Burlington City | Burlington Township | Delran | Florence | Gateway | Haddon Heights | Hammonton | Maple Shade | Moorestown Friends | Northern Burlington | Paul VI | Pemberton | Riverside | Vineland | Willingboro
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Dustin Fowler delivered a second-half goal and one of the most unlikely boys’ soccer victories of the season Tuesday as Deptford won its first game this fall, 1-0, over visiting Williamstown in the Tri-County Conference.
The Spartans (1-7) had been outscored by 19-4 in their first seven games, but fashioned a defensive effort that held Royal Division contender Williamstown (6-3) to six shots at Deptford goalie Mike Bonanno.
Fowler converted an assist from Harpreet Singh for the goal with 14 minutes, 22 seconds left in the second half.
Mentioned: Clearview Regional High School | Deptford Township High School | Lenape High School | Cherry Hill High School East | Pitman High School | Cherokee High School | Bishop Eustace | Buena | Cape May Tech | Cumberland | Delsea | Gloucester County Tech | Highland | Middle Township | Moorestown Friends | Pennsville | Salem | Schalick | Seneca | Timber Creek | Triton | Wildwood | Wildwood Catholic | Williamstown | Winslow Township
M ZEBE
An own goal in double overtime ended 10th-ranked Clearview’s 2-1 win at No. 5 Eastern yesterday in a nonleague girls’ soccer showdown.
Thanks to a first-half goal by Kelley Alpaugh, the Pioneers (6-2-1) appeared to have the victory in hand. But Kelsey Long of Eastern (6-2) tied it with eight seconds left in regulation.
The deciding score came when a shot by Clearview’s Mackenzie Landon deflected off a defender and into the Vikings’ net. The goalies — Deana Wood of Eastern and Clearview’s Lauren West — combined for 27 saves.
Tri-County.
Third-ranked Gloucester Catholic (8-0-1) used two goals apiece from Chelsea Duffy and Korrie Harkins to pull away to a 6-0 romp at Clayton (8-3), in a battle between division leaders.
M ZEBE
T.J. Carson collected his third shutout of the season and anchored a defensive effort that led Williamstown to a 2-0 Tri-County Conference boys’ soccer win yesterday against visiting Delsea.
Carson made 11 saves to help the Braves (6-2) stay close to Royal Division leader Clearview.
Mike Altbaum scored the winning goal off an assist by Zaiere Putmon, and Jared Evans added a late insurance goal against the Crusaders (4-3-1).
Also in the Tri-County, Salem’s Josh Smick scored in the first half and assisted Blake Reed’s winning goal with three minutes left in the second half, sinking visiting Glassboro, 2-1.
Highland’s 1-0 win over visiting Deptford was decided by Mike Panasiuk’s goal off a cross from Brian Cullen with 10 minutes left.
Mentioned: Deptford Township High School | Camden Catholic High School | Glassboro High School | Cherry Hill High School West | Moorestown High School | Kingsway Regional High School | Shawnee High School | Pennsauken High School | Bishop Eustace | Bordentown | Buena | Cape May Tech | Cumberland | Delsea | Highland | Moorestown Friends | Northern Burlington | Paul VI | Salem | Seneca | St. Joseph | Triton | Wildwood Catholic | Williamstown | Winslow Township | Woodstown
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Palmyra goalie Aubrie Babb turned aside 20 shots and Angela Federico came through with 10 saves for host Florence, as the Burlington County League rivals played through two overtime periods to a scoreless draw.
In other Burlco matches:
Jaime Viggiano, who set up Alysa Pacheco’s goal in the first half, scored the game-winner in overtime as Maple Shade outlasted host Riverside, 2-1. Cristina Martins had the Rams’ goal.
Shannon Grogan and Clare MacAdams teamed up for four goals and three assists, powering host Holy Cross to a 7-0 romp past Burlington City.
Mentioned: Holy Cross High School | Haddon Township High School | Mainland Regional High School | Shawnee High School | Audubon Jr./Sr. High School | Pennsauken High School | Absegami | Burlington City | Collingswood | Florence | Gateway | Lindenwold | Maple Shade | Mercy Vocational | Moorestown Friends | Palmyra | Paulsboro | Pemberton | Riverside | Sterling | Timber Creek | Triton | West Deptford | Willingboro | Woodbury | Doane Academy | Overbrook (NJ)
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Erica Mecchella set up a first-half goal and converted a penalty stroke early in the second half, helping host Gloucester hold off Glassboro, 3-1, in a Tri-County Conference match.
Angela Harris and Johanna James also scored for the Lions, while Glassboro’s goal came off the stick of Alexis Mazzeo.
In other Tri-County Conference matches:
Gabby D’Amico put in a pair of first-half goals and Alyssa Wileczek made the lead stand up, stopping four shots, to make host Clearview a 2-0 winner over Williamstown.
Mentioned: Clearview Regional High School | Rancocas Valley Regional High School | Camden Catholic High School | Glassboro High School | Cinnaminson High School | Haddonfield Memorial High School | Audubon Jr./Sr. High School | Bishop Eustace | Bridgeton | Buena | Burlington City | Collingswood | Cumberland | Florence | Gateway | Gloucester | Haddon Heights | Highland | Maple Shade | Middle Township | Moorestown Friends | New Egypt | Paulsboro | Pemberton | Pennington | Seneca | Sterling | Timber Creek | Triton | West Deptford | Wildwood | Williamstown | Winslow Township | Woodbury | Overbrook (NJ)
