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on the mark by Mark Mattern Panther Express 'Best:' Salem Coach

"They are definitely the best team we have faced this year" That's all Salem head coach Sharon Garton had to say following a girls playoff basketball game with Middle Township The Panther Express took a little longer than normal to get going, but when it did that resulted in a 69-48 win over Salem Salem jumped out to an early 11-9 lead before Mid die got its fast break untracked Jennifer Snyder topped the l500-point mark for her career collecting 23 points and scoring honors Snyder also set a new single season standard for assists, passing Karen Forbes

Mellisa Grant had a great all around game coming up with 20 points, seven assists and 10 steals Cory Osborne collected 10 points and Bev Grant hit for eight The win upped Middle Township (the number one seed in Group II) to 23 and 1 on the year Since we are on the subjects of slow starts, let's take a look at the effort by the girls from Ocean City THE RED RAIDERS played the game of the year in a one-game playoff win for the league title and then had to face Central in Group III action. The result — a sluggish start and a hot finish. Ocean City turned the ball over 20 times in the

contest as Central stayed close The Raiders then tightened things up in the fourth quarter holding Central to just two points and taking a 43-32 win At one point, the game was tied at 32-all Trish Levin led the Raiders with 15 points Ocean City hit just 15 of 26 free throws and picked up win number 20 The fourth seeded Raiders face top seed Collingswood tonight Frani Barcas quickly became the hero for the Wildwood fans by calmly hitting two free throws with nine seconds left to give the Warriors a 37-36 win over Gloucester WII.DWOOD LED 26-16 at the half only to be outscored 10-3 in the third period Brenda Schmidt led all scores with 14 points while Ann Turner hit for 10 points and hauled down 13 rebounds The next game for the Warriors in their quest for a Group I title will come tonight when they go up against Kingsway It won't be back to back South Jersey Championship for the girls of Wildwood Catholic THE CRUSADERS WERE dropped from the

tournament by Sacred Heart 59-41. With the win Sacred Heart claims the NJSIAA South Jersey Parochial "B" title, won by Wildwood Catholic last year Janice Boyle paced the Crusaders with 12 points and Ellen McBride contributed 10 markers The Hearts jumped out to a 18-7 first quarter lead and were never threatened by Wildwood Catholic The Crusaders finish the year with a 17 and 5 slate. It's funny how things work out Wildwood suffered through another playoff loss for the Cape Atlantic title and bounced back But the team that won the title, Lower Cape May, is gone from the playoffs HERE'S HOW IT HAPPENED Wildwood went up against Gloucester and scored a bundle in a 91-77 decision The Warriors bolted from the gate behind Gerald Wright's eight firstperiod points for a 24-7 lead Wright finished with 24 points taking the top of the scoring sheet from Mike Schafer. who finished with 23 Matt James controlled

the floor once again, com ing up with seven steals and eight assists The Group I contest was marred by fouls with the two teams combining for 81 free throw attempts Wildwood went 33 for 43 on the night WILDWOOD'S NEXT TEST comes tonight when the Warriors face Glassboro Brian Jones was on the spot for Lower Cape May in its game against Willingboro With his team trailing. Jones missed from close range as the Capers fell 49-47 Frank Stewart hit a jumper with four seconds remaining to give Willingboro its slim lead and eventually its winning margin Jones collected 17 points on the night to lead the Capers Senior guard Pat Holden contributed 12 points and 6 assists The game was neck and - neck throughout The score was tied at 45 going into the final quarter Although just six points were scored in that final period. Willingboro won the quarter 4-2 Lower finished the season with a 21 and 5 record Middle Township finished its campaign with a 14 and 10 record after being bounced from Group II action The Panthers lost to Burlington 55-48 Tim Saddler scored 17 points to lead Middle, while Bill Balliette kicked in 14 points Burlington zoomed to a eight point lead after the first quarter and played even the rest of the way to take the easy win • • • TWO OCEAN CITY wrestlers made it to the . semi-finals in Region 8 wrestling competition only

to see any hope of a state title dashed at that point Heavyweight Richard Snyder lost in the semis to Steve Caldwell of Williamstown by a 6 2 score Later in the day. Snyder dropped the Consolation match to Steven Spenser. 4-3. The two defeats shouldn't ma rr a great season for the Ocean City standout. Snyder had a super year and was the top wrestler in Cape May County by my book The biggest upset of Region 8 action was pulled off by another Ocean City wrestler. Tim Givens. He beat number three seed. Blais La Era nee of Highland, to the tune of 7-3. Givens followed the same fate as Snyder, losing in the semi final round Givens bowed to Gume Gonzales of Delsea, 12-5. REMARKS Georgetown proved beyond a shadow of a doubt, it is the best basketball team, on the college level, in this country last week First, it dismantled Chris Mullin and St John's, then it took apart Syracuse Only an upset can keep Georgetown from repeating as National Champions and that's what the tournament is set up to do Going through a 64- team field without a letdown is tough to do. Coed Volleyball CAPE MAY - The city's Coed Volleyball League is slated to begin Tuesday. March 12. The league will be divided into a Power League and a Recreation League. Those interested in organizing a team can call the Civic Affairs Department at 884-8411 by Friday.

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