Moorestown

Beau Sherry is not a new coach looking to drastically change the Moorestown football program. Sherry, 32, was named Moorestown's coach by the board of education on Tuesday night. He hopes to build on the foundation created by former coach Russ Horton, who resigned after last season. "I look at this as a continuation," Sherry said. "It's important that the kids know what is expected of them. We might have new wrinkles here or there, but I want to continue with what Russ has done. " Sherry was an assistant for the last seven seasons under Horton, whose teams went 75-43 and qualified for the playoffs nine times in 11 seasons.

From the start, the Cape-Atlantic League girls' basketball final Saturday was a thriller. Holy Spirit went on a 16-7 run in the fourth quarter to register a 39-38 victory Saturday over Sacred Heart. Gina Lewis broke a 33-all tie by sinking two free throws with 2 minutes, 46 seconds to play, then scored the game-winner with 2.1 seconds left. Lewis scored 13 points for the Spartans. Kennedy Johnson led Sacred Heart with 15 points. Mandy Buirch added. Burlington County Freedom.

Boys' Basketball CAPE-ATLANTIC LEAGUE FINAL Atlantic City 57, Middle Township 51 TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP Atlantic Christian 49, Christian Academy 38 OLYMPIC CONFERENCE NATIONAL Camden 86, Woodrow Wilson 68 NONLEAGUE Paul VI 58, Trenton Catholic 35 Pemberton 62, Highland 43 Pitman 66, Cumberland 39 Moorestown 46, West Windsor-Plainsboro North 43 Salem 59, Woodstown 55...

From the start, the Cape-Atlantic League girls' basketball final Saturday was a thriller. Holy Spirit went on a 16-7 run in the fourth quarter to register a 39-38 victory over Sacred Heart. Gina Lewis broke a 33-all tie by sinking two free throws with 2 minutes, 46 seconds to play, then scored the game-winner with 2.1 seconds left. Lewis scored 13 points for the Spartans. Kennedy Johnson led Sacred Heart with 15 points. Mandy Buirch added. Burlington County Freedom.

Ryan Snell, 18, racked up almost enough college credits for two associate's degrees before earning his high school diploma. Homeschooled by his parents, the Moorestown teen simultaneously took 30-some classes at Burlington County College for more than 100 credits. He has applied to Wharton and a handful of other prestigious schools. While his accomplishments are impressive, they are not unusual in the Snell family. Both of Ryan's older brothers, Jake and Tom, took dozens of classes at the county college while being homeschooled.

In the face of massive public protest, Moorestown Township Manager Scott Carew announced Friday that he had halted the reassignment of the popular school resource officer - a veteran of the Police Department - pending further study. "For now, no changes will take place regarding the SRO," Carew said in a statement. More than 1,300 residents had signed an online petition by Friday calling for Officer Bryan Wright to stay on as resource officer, a position the school district created in 2000 after the fatal shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado.

With its cascading granite waterfalls, sculpture garden, and reflecting pools, banking mogul Vernon Hill's 55,000-square-foot mansion is over-the-top even for pricey Moorestown, says New Jersey's top tax court. But Hill's "opulent" mansion on 44 acres - reportedly the largest private home in New Jersey - is far from overvalued for tax purposes, according to the court's chief judge. In a ruling handed down last week, the presiding judge of New Jersey Tax Court rejected Hill's 2008 lawsuit asking him to cut in half the township's $21 million assessment.

Jasmine Brown held down the low post on Wednesday afternoon as Moorestown Friends easily moved past host Kings Christian, 43-24, in a nonleague girls' basketball game. The junior forward finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Foxes claimed their 10th win. Emily McKeown led the offense with 12 points, and Sarah Henig chipped in 10. Nicole Figueroa led the hosts with 11 points, and Christy Lamastra added nine.   Bowling Gianna-Rose Guarracino bowled a 168 game and 408 series to help Cherry Hill West turn back visiting Lenape, 3-1, in an Olympic Conference intradivision match.

Jasmine Brown held down the low post on Wednesday afternoon as Moorestown Friends easily moved past host Kings Christian, 43-24, in a nonleague girls' basketball game. The junior forward finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds as the Foxes claimed their 10th win. Emily McKeown led the offense with 12 points, and Sarah Henig chipped in 10. Nicole Figueroa led the hosts with 11 points, and Christy Lamastra added nine. Bowling Gianna-Rose Guarracino bowled a 168 game and 408 series to help Cherry Hill West turn back visiting Lenape, 3-1, in an Olympic Conference intradivision match.

Here is an excerpt of Craig LaBan's online chat from Feb. 5: Craig LaBan: Chef Marc Vetri, one of the most influential culinary figures in Philadelphia, with his namesake original, plus Osteria, Amis, and Alla Spina, is joining us for the chat. We're looking to see what's next: Vetri's vision for a suburban outpost of Osteria this fall at the Moorestown Mall. Today I'm snacking on tortellini pie - one of the latest creations between you and your Vetri chef, the talented Adam Leonti.