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SPORTS by SUE McKinley Cape Girl's Cagers Win Six of Nine Contests

Six for nine is not a bad percentage for Cape girl's basketball success last week. Wildwood and Middle Township put W's on their schedules and Ocean City and Wildwood Catholic each picked up a victory. The week's competition began and ended with fans on the edge of their seats, coaches sweating like players and referees making quick, unnnoticed exists as scoreboards

displayed 2, 5 and 8 point finals. Wildwood started it all off with a 55-53 tilt over Mainland, thanks to 17 for 26 shooting at the free throw line. Warrior Ann Turner put up 17 points and hauled down 16 rebounds in the win. Franni Barcas contributed 15 and Wendy Harkins added 12. At the defensive end of the court, Sharon Sittineri

t picked off five steals for Wildwood. I A BIG WIN for the lady Panthers was a 39-31 taker from Buena. ; Middle's Bev Grant ran the show and propelled the t Panthers with 24 points. 1 Buena was undefeated ; before meeting Middle in the Division II contest. ' Still a tighter game for Middle was a 39-34 tilt over f rival Wildwood Catholic. It i was a head to head battle between top guns Bev Brant and Catholic's Kate Caruso. Grant's combination of jumpers and drives stunned the Crusaders, and she deposited 20 for the afternoon. Caruso wasn't exactly stopable either, but Panther defense held the Crusader star to 11 points. Catholic had a two point advantage in the third stanza, but it didn't last long due to a Grant six point explosion for a 30-26 Panther lead. THE FOURTH QUARTER began with a Betsy Gilbert three point play and a Grant layup to give Middle a nine point lead with seven minutes remaining. The Crusaders didn't fall easily because of tough Cheryl Libofsky. Libofsky struck back with two field 1 goals that gave Middle a final scare before Grant retaliated. 1 Grant hit the first half of 1 . a one and one free throw and made the final deposit i with five seconds remaining for a Panther victory. Ocean City girls slid past Holy Spirit 33-31, paced by < Judy Eckerson's 13 points. Seven for 20 free throws | is usually.an excuse for los- ( ing, but the Raiders pulled off a victory despite their i freeze-up on the foul stripe. 1 Wildwood Catholic I demolished Sacred Heart | and Kate Caruso had a field day in the paint. The < Crusader gun canned turn- i around jumpers, hook shots and layups totaling 23 | Catholic points. Renee Herman, who can ■, stick a 15-footer when she < gets the urge, backed Caruso with 12 counters. ; ( Wildwood girls also I delivered a sharp blow to their opponents as they struck Pleasantville with a « 23 point loss. ] THE UNDEFEATED- | WARRIORS outscored Pleasantville 21-2 in the se- ( cond quarter and four War- ] riors hit double figures. Ann Turner led with 14. \ Sharon Sittineri connected for 12, Rose Hall added 11 < and Frani Barcas donated 1 ten to the cause. < Bower Cape May girls 1 fell twice last week. Absegami crushed the : Capers 54-15 and Hammonton took a 42-25 win from \ them. t Ocean City was beaten i

by Cumberland 59-46 in girls actioq .'is well. CAPE BOYS TEAMS went eight for nine last week, as every team in the county picked up at least one win. Middle Township collected three fairly easy victories. A 79-61 win over Egg Harbor Township began the Panther week at their home court. Panthers Chris Sellers and Dion Coley popped in 19 points each. Middle out-netted the Eagles 29-9 in the second quarter due to the dynamic duo of Sellers and Maurice Hubbard. Hubbard contributed 13 points and distributed ten assists. The Panther's second win of the week was a 72-58 decision over Buena. Dion Coley and Maurice Hubbard propelled the Panthers with 26 points, canning eight in the second period when Middle outscored Buena 20-13. Eddie Bryan and Maurice Hubbard swished 10 each, while Chris Sellers swept the boards for 14 rebounds. Middle's week ended with a 73-46 romp over rival Wildwood Catholic. The 6-1 Panthers were deadly from the foul line, hitting 21 of 30. MIDDLE OUTSCORED Catholic 32-16 in the fourth to secure the win. Mike Watkins had a 21 . point afternoon. Eddie Bryan added 13, while Maurice Hubbard and John Keith accounted for 10 each. Lower Cape May had a good week beginning with a 61-38 run over Hammonton. After the first eight minute mark, the score was 12-1 and it was obvious that the Capers wanted the game. Joe Mendo led Lower with 12 while Dave Mairone and Steve Mortellite put up ! 31 of Hammonton's 38 points. The Capers delivered another blow ; this time the victim was Absegami. The 65-59 score was most affected by a 21 point performance by Caper Ken York. York hit for nine in the second quarter while outshot the Brhves 18-13, taking a 30-24 lead. Caper Ed Leo contributed 12 assists and Joe Mendo netted 12 for Lower Absegami was led by Gary Melton's 22 points. Wildwood Catholic did enjoy one win before being by Middle. The Crusaders downed Sacred 60-44. Alex Mairone deposited 20 to pace Catholic. THE FIRST QUARTER was a convincing introduction, with a 16-7 Catholic advantage. Dan Leahy and

Jeff Barnes scored 12 and 11 respectively for the Crusaders. . Wildwood clinched a 68-63 win over Pleasantville behind Torey Harris' 28 points. It was a busy day on the Warrior foul line and Wildwood was able to convert 12 of 23 for the win. Pleasantville only hit on 7 or 17 attempts. • Paul Franco hit fofc 17, while' Steve Severio and Dave McMichaels collected 10 apiece for the winners. Ocean City was the owners of the eighth win of the week in Cape May County when they defeated Cumberland 57-48. Raiders Rich Carter and Billy Marple combined for 24 points, while John McClain and John Carew added eight each. Wildwood recorded the only loss in boys action The Warriors lost a 64-62 heartbreaker to Mainland.

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