Tues. S.J. boys' roundup: Dickson hits 2,000 mark

When Luke Dickson dropped in the front end of a one-and-one 90 seconds into the fourth quarter of Tuesday's basketball game against Wildwood, the Pitman senior joined an exclusive club.

Dickson, a 5-foot-8 senior, scored a season-high 39 points and became the 31st South Jersey boy to reach 2,000 career points, highlighting the host Panthers' 93-65 Tri-County Conference win.

Cherry Hill East's Chris Santo reached the milestone earlier this winter.

"He has a super-quick release," Pitman coach Kevin Crawford said about his Chestnut Hill College-bound guard. "He does an unbelievable job at working with his Dad [Marc] shooting hundreds of jump shots every day."

Dickson ranks third on Pitman's all-time scoring list, trailing only Joe Crispin's 2,651 and Jon Crispin's 2,319.

Only Camden High, with six, has more players who have reached 2,000 points than Pitman, which has the seventh-smallest enrollment among Group 1 schools in South Jersey.

Also in the Tri-County, Cedric Elleby's 37-point explosion made Delsea a 51-43 winner at Cumberland.

Khayri Mack, a 6-foot-1 senior forward reached season highs in points (10) and rebounds (14) as Deptford defeated visiting GCIT, 69-57.

Burlington County. Greg Lawson collected 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Donte Martinez posted 24 points and eight boards as host Medford Tech, which lost to Cinnaminson in overtime earlier, pulled off a 65-62 surprise against the Pirates, ranked No. 9 in South Jersey by The Inquirer.

New Egypt (12-3) held its Freedom Division lead with a a 39-33 win at Florence (10-4). Desmond Hubert registered 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks.

Rancocas Valley avenged an earlier overtime loss to Burlington Township by thumping the visiting Falcons, 72-42, with four threes by Elijah Burley (17 points).

Olympic. Paul VI rebounded from its first loss of the season with a 70-41 triumph over visiting Timber Creek. Among its five players in double figures, the Eagles were led by Ron Curry's 14 points and six assists, and Roosevelt Cubbage's 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Kyle Green (18) went 5 fot 5 at the foul line in overtime as visiting Camden Catholic clipped upset-minded Cherokee (4-9), 48-45.

Eastern's Devon Bell (20 points) and Mike Wilson (12) combined for 13 points in a decisive 21-8 third quarter en route to a 60-50 win at Cherry Hill West.

John Williams' layup off a steal in the final minute gave Washington Township the lead for good and a 34-30 win at Seneca.

Sam Rose dished out nine assists, Jake Gurkin blocked four shots and Chris Santo made 9 of 15 shots from the floor for 27 points as Cherry Hill East edged visiting Pennsauken, 74-69. The Indians' Frank Small gunned in 29 points.

Colonial. Haddon Township scored the first 15 points of a 52-33 win over visiting Gateway, paced by center Logan Murray's first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 boards.

Haddon Heights built a 16-point halftime advantage but needed Brandon Joyner's (19) foul shot with 3.9 seconds left to get past host Overbrook, 55-54.

Karon Waller's six three-pointers and Chris Michael's eight assists steered Collingswood past host West Deptford, 88-34.

Nonleague. Down by 24-19 at halftime, Buena turned to the long-range shooting of Landy Panico, who hit five three-pointers in the third quarter and sparked a 59-40 win over visiting Pennsville. Trayvond Barbary added 13 points and six rebounds.

Brandon Rembert scored the first six points of the game and matched teammate Josh Wilburn's career-high 17 points as Pennsauken Tech disposed of visiting LEAP Academy, 58-49.