Sat. S.J. boys' roundup: Hammonton record stays in family

February 11, 2012|FOR THE INQUIRER

The Hammonton school record for career wrestling wins changed hands from one brother to another on Saturday as Phil Bakuckas led the Blue Devils' sweep of a quad meet at Gloucester.

Hammonton defeated the host Lions, 59-6, and added a 57-12 win over Triton and a 70-3 success against Overbrook.

Bakuckas, who had two first-period pins and a forfeit, boosted his season record to 23-6 at 160 pounds, and his 123d career win broke the school mark of 122 set by his brother, John, in 2009.

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In other nonleague action, New Egypt senior Matt Carr had two pins and a forfeit win at 106 pounds to earn his 100th career victory in a quad meet at Hightstown. The Warriors took a 37-31 win over the host Rams, a 39-27 win over Burlington Township, and a 56-18 rout of Pinelands.

Delran used 2-0 decisions by Marcus Miraglia (106) and Michael Boyd (138), plus a 6-5 thriller from Christian Bello (152) to pull out a 31-27 win over host Vineland. The Bears also beat Mainland, 48-27, but dropped a 41-27 matchup to Lower Cape May.

Cinnaminson was involved in a pair of close matches on its home mats, edging Cedar Creek, 38-37, and dropping a 30-27 verdict to Shawnee. The Pirates' win featured first-minute pins by Jason Bowen (126) and Joe Henderson (152).

Shawnee, which also defeated Cedar Creek, 50-9, needed Anthony Ward's 1-0 decision at 145 and Alex Foley's 5-3 win at 170 to beat Cinnaminson.

 

Bowling

Bordentown, led by a 714 series from Austin Papp, earned a berth in the NJSIAA state championships next weekend with Burlington Township and Washington Township after strong finishes in the South Jersey sectional championships at the Brunswick Lanes in Deptford.

The top two teams in each group and top 12 individuals by three-game series qualified for the states.

Bordentown placed second in Group 1, Burlington Township was second in Group 3 and Washington Township was runner-up in Group 4. Kingsway's Diante Fields had the second-best single game with a 279.

 

Basketball

Xavier Lundy's baseline jumper with 5 seconds left in overtime kept fifth-ranked Paulsboro perfect, as the Red Raiders defeated Lenape, 55-54, in the Bishop Eustace Invitational.

Julien Davenport had 19 points and Lundy finished with 17, as Paulsboro improved to 20-0. Tabu Gaither (19 points) led Lenape.

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