SF_WinterAthletes_1119FINAL_Layout 11 / 14 / 19 3 : 28 PM Page 2 B O Y S B A S K E T B A L L pounds as a freshman . University . Four - year varsity players Yanelli Villegas and Last March , rivals Camden Catholic and Paul VI met in a Cherry Hill East , and Joining Kingsway as a returning state championship Maggie Balderstone are back for thrilling sectional final , with the Fighting Irish pulling out a Eastern has a talented core under new head coach Kristen team is Camden Catholic , which took the crown in Non - 40 - 34 win to avenge two regular - season losses to the Ea - Przybylski . Public B . The Irish graduated two - time individual state gles . It was the second straight South Jersey Non - Public A The Olympic National title was shared by three rivals champ Lucas Revano , but brings back state placewinners title for the Irish , who went on to lose to Bergen Catholic in last year — Bishop Eustace , Camden Catholic and Paul VI — Brandon Mooney , a senior , and Martin Cosgrove , a sopho - the state championship game . and the race should be exciting again . Eustace brings back more . Both Camden Catholic and Paul VI graduated top play - five all - conference players from a 20 - 8 team , including top returners in the area is Cherokee junior One of the ers , but have promising building blocks returning . For the junior guard Katie Kempter and senior forward Lauren Cooper Pontelandolfo . He won his first district title , placed Irish , 6 - foot - 7 junior forward Zach Hicks is drawing serious Punk . Camden Catholic has a similar pair in senior guard second at regions and sixth at states in the 132 - pound class interest from Division I colleges thanks to his combination Abby Paolini and junior forward Annaliah Maldonado , and is poised for another big year . of 3 - point shooting , size , rebounding and basketball IQ . while Paul VI boasts the return of senior guard Abaigeal Pontelandolfo should help the Chiefs compete with The Eagles have a dynamic junior backcourt — Wisler Sanon Babore and sophomore forward Sara McShea . defending champion Eastern in the Olympic Conference is a difference - maker at both ends Cherry Hill West is coming off its best season in years American Division . The Vikings are paced by senior Costas of the floor and Jalen and should continue to improve behind junior forward Al - Pavlides , a state qualifier at 160 last year . Boyd - Savage should emerge as the go - to scorer . ison Ahern , who averaged 15.7 points as a sophomore . Also in the Olympic American , Washington Township Haddonfield and Moorestown were also hit hard by Also in the Olympic is excited about sophomore Ethan Wilson’s prospects . He graduation after winning state titles in Group II and Group Conference , Shawnee has a talented was a district champ and qualified for states at 106 as a III , respectively . Senior Ben Cerrato , a terrific 3 - point shooter , crop of returners led by seniors Ciana Viccharelli and Gia freshman . Cherry Hill East senior Jesse Keesal , Lenape se - is the leading returner for the Bulldawgs , who have won Flamini , who are both three - year starters . nior Matthew Still and Shawnee junior Isaac Dean , all re - back - to - back state crowns . The Quakers will try to reload Moorestown Friends is primed for a big year in the gion qualifiers , are other wrestlers to watch in the division . around senior forward Kevin Muhic , an all - conference sec - Friends Schools League thanks to senior Bella Runyan and Cherry Hill ond - teamer , and senior guard Evan Francisco , who had sophomore Veyoni Davis . Runyan , who is committed to West’s John Howe is approaching 100 wins nine points in the state championship game . Villanova , earned all - South Jersey first - team honors . Davis for his career after going 33 - 9 with a district title and com - Gavin Gibson is the lone returning starter for Cherokee , was superb in her rookie season , as she averaged a team - peting at states as a junior . The Lions are hoping to push which captured its third sectional title last year . He averaged high 21.3 points . Camden Catholic in the Olympic National . 12.8 points to make the all - South Jersey third team and Haddonfield also has one of the area’s best players — In the same division , Seneca junior Kory Seidle is will look to help the Chiefs claim their fourth straight cham - junior guard Keegan Douglas — who averaged 16.8 points coming off a 30 - 10 season in which he placed second at pionship in the Olympic Conference American Division . as a sophomore . The Bulldawgs should be contenders in districts at 145 . Paul VI should be much improved and is led the Colonial Conference . by senior Nick Arena , who won 24 matches as a junior . The Olympic American is always loaded , and Cherokee In the Tri - County Conference , Gloucester Catholic grad - Moorestown brings back a district champion in senior will have plenty of challengers . Lenape has an emerging uated one of the program’s all - time greats , Azana Baines , Robert Damerjian . He also took second at regions at 195 , star in sophomore point guard Derek Simpson , while East - from a team that reached the sectional final . But a strong won a match at states and finished with a 36 - 7 record . ern is paced by senior Noah Klinewski , an outstanding core remains John Dalmass is another senior leader for the Quakers . shooter who averaged 15.3 points last year . Junior guard led by junior forward Jada Williams and Eric Hamrick is the new head coach for Haddonfield , Drew Amos leads a much - improved team at Washington senior point guard Mycala Carney . which is seeking Township , and senior Ryan Greene is a three - year starter Also in the Tri - County , Clearview’s Bella Steidle will to make its fourth straight sectional final . at Cherry Hill East . look to follow up a stellar junior campaign in which she av - Seniors Declan Skelly and Ryan Bolletino were both dis - Seneca used the first road playoff win in program his - eraged 16.5 points . She’ll have help from senior guard Olivia trict champs last year for the Bulldawgs . tory to reach the sectional semifinals last year and is paced Marchei , an excellent shooter and passer . by three - year starters Malin Jasinski and Johnny Ken - Moorestown , a member of the Burlington County B O Y S S W I M M I N G nevan . Cherry Hill West also has high hopes with most of Scholastic League , has a solid senior class led by Kerry O ’ - Cherry Hill East was back in familiar territory last year as it its roster returning . Elsewhere in the Olympic Conference , Sullivan . reclaimed the Public A state title with a 110 - 60 win over Shawnee is paced by senior point guard Cole Fleming and Bridgewater - Raritan . The teams have met in the final three Kingsway Bishop Eustace years in a row , with the Cougars also prevailing in 2017 . also has a veteran running the offense , wrestling The Cougars have been in the Public A final every year senior David Cross . team since 2014 and have captured 11 sectional titles in a row . In the Tri - County Conference , Clearview has an expe - They’ll look to keep both streaks going behind senior Jack - rienced squad led by senior Justin McNichols , a 6 - 7 forward son Brookover , who took seventh in the state in the but - who is expected to become the program’s all - time leading terfly and eighth in the backstroke as a scorer early in the season . Kingsway has won three straight junior . division titles and will be led by a new coach , Aaron Crispin , Shawnee returns an outstanding senior class led by while Gloucester Catholic has strong guard play with Ryan Jack Artis , Andrew Taylor and Kyle Hare , who all com - Roney and Ben Gerardi . peted at states in multiple events and broke school records . The Renegades reached the sectional semifinals as a team . Gloucester Catholic senior Jacob Narvid , a University G I R L S B A S K E T B A L L of Tennessee commit , is a standout distance swimmer who Sister schools Lenape and Cherokee have developed one has qualified for the Olympic Trials in the mile . He took of the best rivalries in South Jersey in recent years , and sixth in the state in the 500 free . The Rams also have Matt both appear to be strong squads again this season . They Murphy , who shines in the IM and breaststroke and is W R E S T L I N G split during the regular season last year , but Lenape took headed to the Naval Academy . Kingsway claimed the Group IV state title in thrilling fashion the rubber match in the South Jersey Group IV final and Jack Rowe is another one of the area’s best distance last year , as Cheney Kinner’s win in the final bout sealed a went on to reach the state championship game . freestylers , and the Lenape senior forms a strong one - two 26 - 20 victory over Phillipsburg , the five - time defending The Indians graduated all - South Jersey point guard punch with junior Sean Vizzard . The Indians won a division champ . Kinner is one of several key returners for the Drag - Shannon Mulroy , but have key players like seniors Regan title and reached the sectional semifinals a year ago . who captured ons , including fellow senior McKenzie Bell , King and Kiana Gosnell back in the fold . Cherokee also Junior Mike Gozdan is the top returner for Bishop Eu - his third district title , his first region crown and placed at graduated a standout — Ava Therien — but is happy to wel - stace , which advanced to the Non - Public B state final . He states for the second time , taking fourth at 120 pounds on come back her sister , junior center Alexa Therien . She av - took 14th at states in the breaststroke . his way to a 41 - 7 record . eraged 11.8 points as a sophomore and is joined by senior Haddonfield earned the Central Jersey Public C title Up Route 322 from Kingsway , rival Clearview has a guard Kennedy Wilburn , a four - year varsity player . for its fifth sectional crown in a row and should be formidable new head coach in Steve Turi , a former wrestler for the Pi - Washington Township should also make noise in the again . Cherokee also has a talented roster led by senior oneers who has plenty of coaching experience around South Olympic Conference American Division along with Lenape Enrique Obregon , who took 14th at states in the IM and Jersey . One of the wrestlers he inherits is sophomore Ty and Cherokee . The Minutemaids are led by senior center also anchored two relays that placed in the top 20 . Whalen , a district champ and region runner - up at 106 Emily Johns , who has committed to Division I American SUBURBANFAMILYMAG.COM volume 10 issue 9 SUBURBAN FAMILY 29