Thurs. S.J. girls and boys: Lenape edges Washington Twp
With the ball at her feet 20 yards from the net, forward Marissa Topolski powered a shot that went right over the goalie.
With the ball at her feet 20 yards from the net, forward Marissa Topolski powered a shot that went right over the goalie.
It was only about 20 minutes into the first half, but that goal was enough to win the game.
Topolski and Kenie Wright scored before halftime to give Lenape, ranked No. 1 in South Jersey by The Inquirer, a 2-1 win at No. 4 Washington Township in an Olympic American girls' soccer game Thursday afternoon.
Tri-County Royal. Niki Malancone and Gabrielle Masciocchi each scored twice when No. 5 Williamstown, won, 5-0, at Kingsway.
Olympic National. Lauren Bogardus scored twice in Seneca's 4-1 triumph against visiting Paul VI.
Field Hockey
Natalie Burns scored for Paul VI, just 20 seconds after Seneca tied the score, to give the Eagles a 3-2 home victory in an Olympic National matchup.
Goalie Kelly Murphy recorded 13 saves in the win.
Tri-County Diamond. Gillian Nardelli and Jordana Ambros scored in Cumberland's 2-0 win over visiting Woodstown, giving the Colts their first division title in nine years.
Boys' Soccer
Michael Olejnik scored the double-overtime winner as No. 2 Cherokee won, 1-0, at No. 4 Eastern in an Olympic American matchup.
Colonial Liberty. Zach Thomas scored a hat trick in Audubon's 4-0 victory at Overbrook, breaking the Green Wave's season scoring record with 24 goals.
Tri-County Classic. Tyler Lunsford scored the double-overtime winner to push Schalick past visiting Pitman, 2-1. Collin Cardona added a goal and an assist in the win.
Tri-County Royal. Justin Curtin scored to give Williamstown a 1-0 win against visiting Kingsway.
Cross-Country
Sterling's Sean MacPherson crossed the finish line in 15 minutes, 8 seconds to capture the Colonial Conference boys' title at the Pennypacker Park 3.1-mile course in Haddonfield.
Briana Gess of Haddonfield ran a time of 17:58 to win the girls' race.
Burlington County. Northern Burlington's Beepul Bharti ran the best boys' time, 16:01, on the 3.1-mile course at the Burlington County Championships at New Egypt.
Atlantic County. Vincent DelConte placed first with a time of 14:58 on the 3.1-mile course at Hammonton Lake Park, leading Egg Harbor Township to the Atlantic County boys' championship with 51 points.
Alyssa Aldridge placed first at 17:08 to send Mainland to the girls' title with 43 points.