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For this dozen, a trip to the Hall

Gloucester County sports figures will be inducted at a March 27 banquet.

West Deptford football coach Clyde Folsom, track all-American Jamine Moton of Delsea and former NFL player Ricky Newbill, a Clearview graduate, will be among the 12 inductees to the Gloucester County Sports Hall of Fame at the 27th annual induction banquet on March 27 at Auletto's Caterers in Almonesson.

Tickets are available by calling Gus Ostrum, the Hall of Fame president, at 856-435-3367.

Here is a look at the inductees:

Clyde Folsom, West Deptford. In 14 seasons at West Deptford, Folsom has turned the program into a South Jersey powerhouse. The Eagles have compiled a 55-4 record in the last five seasons, giving Folsom 148 career wins at two schools as a head coach. His record in the last five years has five Colonial Conference titles and perfect 12-0 seasons in 2003 and 2004, along with South Jersey Group 2 championships in 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Walt Serad, Delsea. Serad is one of South Jersey's all-time best baseball coaches during an outstanding 25-year run. His teams compiled a 310-182 record, and Serad twice earned South Jersey coach-of-the-year honors. Serad spent 37 years teaching at Delsea and contributed 17 years as a football assistant.

Demetrius Poles, Delsea. Poles may have been the finest basketball player to ever compete at Delsea. In 1991, the 6-foot-8 center was named The Inquirer's South Jersey player of the year after sparking the Crusaders to their first NJSIAA Group 2 state championship. He led the team in scoring (26.8 points per game) and rebounding (17.1 per game), assists (7 per game) and blocks (6 per game). Poles played three seasons for St. Joseph's University. He played professionally in Europe for several seasons.

Jamine Moton, Delsea. Moton was one the Delsea's greatest and most successful athletes. She dominated the local track and field scene, winning discus titles and breaking records for three straight years in Tri-County, Gloucester County, South Jersey and the state Group 3 championships. In addition, she won the state's most prestigious competition, the Meet of Champions.

Nancy Manzoni, Williamstown. Manzoni took over as the girls' basketball coach at Williamstown during the 1981-82 season and turned the program into one of South Jersey's finest. After starting off with only 14 wins in the first four seasons under Manzoni, the Braves registered winning seasons in 12 of the next 13 years. Manzoni amassed 226 career wins in 17 seasons, winning three Tri-County Conference crowns.

Trish McNutt-Green, Gloucester Catholic. McNutt-Green, a resident of Woodbury Heights and native of Oak Valley, enjoyed coaching success at Haddonfield as she guided the Bulldogs to five state championships and six Colonial crowns. McNutt-Green was a standout point guard for Gloucester Catholic from 1978 to 1982. She was part of three state championship teams, and she accepted a scholarship to Fresno State.

Nancy Deal Hemby, Pitman. A 1976 Pitman graduate, Deal Hemby was a star athlete in both field hockey and basketball. In field hockey, she helped the Panthers win one state title and three Tri-County Conference crowns. She earned a field hockey scholarship to Penn State, where she was a four-year varsity starter and cocaptain of the 1979 team.

Tom Kane, Pitman. A 1982 Pitman graduate, Kane starred in wrestling, football and baseball. He was a two-time district champion in wrestling. Kane later wrestled for Bucknell and Temple, earning academic all-American honors at Temple in 1986.

Jeff Wilson, Pitman. A multisport star at Pitman who graduated in 1981, Wilson enjoyed stellar careers at Pitman and Towson State. On the Pitman baseball squad, Wilson played first base and led the team with a .455 batting average his senior season, helping his squad reach the South Jersey Group 1 finals. In football, Wilson was the star quarterback on a team that qualified for the Group 1 tournament.

John Fox, Pitman. A 1967 Pitman graduate, Fox made a significant impact in various Panthers' sports programs, starring in basketball, baseball and football. In basketball, he scored 1,200 career points in three seasons, a school record that stood for 20 years. After being drafted by the Houston Astros, Fox decided to concentrate on basketball and played for four years at Villanova. He was cocaptain his senior year, and - playing alongside Chris Ford and Howard Porter - he helped the Wildcats to a berth in the NCAA Division I final, a loss to UCLA.

Cheryl Reeve, Washington Township. A former standout basketball player at Township and La Salle University, Reeve was one of South Jersey's premier guards in the 1980s. A 1984 Township grad, Reeve directed a high-powered offense that included 1,000-point career scorers Sharon Ross, Karen Healey and Jeanine Reynolds. At La Salle, Reeve was a four-year starter, and an All-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference selection as a senior.

Ricky Newbill, Clearview. A 1986 Clearview graduate, Newbill was an outstanding football player who earned all-South Jersey honors as an offensive back and defensive lineman. He was the team MVP in both football and basketball during his senior year. Newbill later played at the University of Miami, and he earned all-conference honors as a linebacker his senior year, helping the Hurricanes to the national championship.