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Thursday’s South Jersey roundup: Carl Gibson Jr. climbs all-time scoring list in win over Bishop Eustace

The top games and performances from Thurday's action in South Jersey.

Eastern's Andrew Heck throws a pass in front of Cherry Hill East's Carl Gibson Jr., during the 1st quarter in Cherry Hill, NJ, Tuesday,  January  22, 2019.  Eastern beat Cherry Hill East   61-51.
Eastern's Andrew Heck throws a pass in front of Cherry Hill East's Carl Gibson Jr., during the 1st quarter in Cherry Hill, NJ, Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Eastern beat Cherry Hill East 61-51.Read moreSteven M. Falk / Staff Photographer

Carl Gibson Jr. scored 18 points to eclipse the 1,000 point mark and lead the Cherry Hill East boys’ basketball team past Bishop Eustace, 48-42, on Thursday. He currently ranks 12th with 1,008 career points on the Cougars’ all-time list.

Gibson needs about 100 more points to pass former forward Tim Perry for 11th all-time.

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Kavon Lewis scored 20 points as Penns Grove defeated Pitman, 57-53. Jaylen Newton and Austin Smith notched 12 points apiece.

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Gavin Gibson netted 20 points in Cherokee’s 64-35 win against Lenape. Anthony DiCaro scored 11 points.

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Lindenwold edged Haddon Township, 58-57, thanks to Darnell Nichols’ 29 points. Tazir Cantey scored 14 points.

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Malin Jasinski and Travis Lester notched 10 points apiece to help Seneca beat Shawnee, 41-35.

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Chris Strawn’s 19 points guided Cumberland past Hammonton, 49-36. Jamere Muschette added 15 points.

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Tommy Carter tallied 11 points and JayShawn Harvey scored 10 in Woodbury’s 52-39 victory over Gateway.

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Deonte Woodbury scored 18 points as Burlington City topped Palmyra, 68-33. Michael Green notched 16 points and Amir Landrum had 14.

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Gloucester downed Wildwood, 58-51, behind Chris Sanders’ 16 points. Chris Lamb added 12 points, Jason Pino scored 11 and Rasheer Fleming recorded 9 points and 21 rebounds.

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Davon Thornton accumulated 28 points and 6 rebounds to help Overbrook beat Paulsboro, 59-49.

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Brandon Ratcliffe’s 21 points led West Deptford past Sterling, 55-45. MJ Iraldi added 20 points.

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Ryan Ems scored 19 points in Eastern’s 65-59 win against Washington Township. Noah Klinewski netted 15 points and Andrew Heck had 12.

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Jay White scored 28 points as Pennsauken Tech defeated LEAP Academy Charter, 75-24. Raheem Cunningham tallied 12 points.

Girls’ Basketball

Emily Johns scored 26 points as Washington Township beat Eastern, 42-34.

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Tamarah Lowber scored 19 points to lead Deptford past Gloucester Tech, 60-40. Katie Morrison added 11 points and Janazhia Clinton had 10.

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Olivia Loftin tallied 18 points in Florence’s 39-25 victory over Maple Shade. Sierra Barrett scored 12 points.

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Williamstown topped Delsea, 52-21, behind Danielle Jeffreys’ 21 points. Cailey Appenzeller added 16 points.

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Maddie McCracken recorded a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds to help Wildwood down Gloucester, 48-32. Imene Fathi and Jenna Hans each notched 10 points.

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Brianna Sorrento scored 23 points and Haylei Archer tallied 13 as Northern Burlington defeated Moorestown, 55-54.

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Eliana Santana’s 16 point led Camden Catholic past Woodrow Wilson, 50-40.

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Katie Kempter notched 15 points, 4 steals and 2 rebounds in Bishop Eustace’s 44-28 win against Cherry Hill East. Lauren Punk recorded 10 points and 5 rebounds.

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Woodstown downed Clayton, 58-43, thanks to Charlie Baldwin’s 20 points. Katie Dailyda scored 13 points and Riley Fulmer added 12.