S. Jersey Boys: Hicks top golfer in Group 2

Haddonfield finished runner-up to Metuchen in the South/Central Jersey Group 1 competition at Town and Country Golf Links. Woodstown's Justin Niblock, Chris Biddle of Haddonfield, and Pitman's Eric Stafford earned individual berths.

Cherry Hill East teammates Eric Parks and Vince Kwon took second and third, respecitively, while Absegami's Chris Filling tied for fifth in the South/Central Jersey Group 4 sectional at Linwood Country Club.

Baseball

Chris Dougherty's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted Middle Township over Lower Cape May, 6-5, in the championship of the Warrior Classic at Wildwood.

Dougherty batted 4 for 8 over three games and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player.

Tri-County. Host Gloucester Catholic clinched its fourth consecutive Diamond Division title, as Joe Santone pitched a four-hit shutout and Giovanni Gussen drove in three runs with three hits in a 5-0 win over GCIT.

Lacrosse

Northern Burlington had won just once in its first 18 matches, but the Greyhounds saw Frank Palmermo pump in five goals and Jesse Whitbeck made 11 saves in handing host Rancocas Valley its first loss of the season, 9-8, in a Colonial Valley Conference interdivision match.

Tim Corn stopped 21 shots for the Red Devils (17-1).