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Crest Memorial captured the varsity boys division at the 2018 grammar school basketball Island Tournament held at the Wildwood Crest Pier Recreation Center. Pictured are (from left): kneeling – Kevin Castro, Josh Vallese, Lucas Gehring, Mike McGee, Eddie Lord; standing – coach Jared DeGroff, Luke Masterson, Nick Boehm, Brandon Matthews, Nate Bennington, Alessandro Sanzone, Brian Bravo, coach Carl Groon, Adam Dille.
Margaret Mace won the varsity girls division at the 2018 Island Tournament in Wildwood Crest. Pictured are (from left): kneeling – Maya Benichou, Torence Gallo, Imene Fathi, Rickii Davis, Ella McCabe; standing – coach Jean Golden, Macie McCracken, Giana Gallo, Kara McLaughlin, Lexi Korobellis, Ava McKnight, Megan Miller, Ashley Nagle, coach Liz Golden.
WILDWOD CREST — The Wildwood Crest Recreation Department hosted the annual grammar school basketball Island Tournament and Skills Competition Feb. 21-25 at the Crest Pier Recreation Center.
Margaret Mace won the Skills Competition.
Coastal Broadcasting, 98.7 The Coast and CoastSportsToday.com were among the sponsors of the event.
The following are recaps of the tournament championship games:
Junior Varsity Girls Championship – Margaret Mace 22, Cape Trinity 9: Macie McCracken collected 11 points and Sierra McGrath added four points for Margaret Mace. Nola Quinn scored three points for Cape Trinity.
Junior Varsity Boys Championship – Wildwood 36, Crest Memorial 18: Junior Hans sank 13 points and Zion Hamilton chipped in eight points for Wildwood. Lukas Basile scored 12 points for the Crest.
Varsity Girls Championship – Margaret Mace 34, Cape Trinity 22: Torence Gallo netted eight points and Imene Fathi and Maya Benichou each added seven points for Margaret Mace. Kimmy Casiello led all scorers with 14 points and Lindsey Holden added three points for Cape Trinity.
Varsity Boys Championship – Crest Memorial 42, Wildwood 38: Kevin Castro (14), Josh Vallese (12) and Mike McGee (11) each scored in double figures for the Cougars. Joel Robinson led a strong second-half comeback by Wildwood by scoring 11 of his 15 points after the break as Wildwood tried to rally from a 16-point halftime deficit. Ernie Troiano IV added nine points in the loss.
The Wildwood junior varsity boys team won its division at the Island Tournament at the Crest Pier Recreation Center last weekend. Pictured are (from left): front row – James Camo, Ryan Troiano, Junior Hans, Harley Buscham, Thomas Rios, Donald Church; back row – Edwin Jiminez, Jair Vargas, Zander Conrey, coach Steve Lerch, Jayden Easter, Jarett Cruz, coach Greg Johnson, Christian Gonzalez, Zion Hamilton, Nate Wolfe.
Margaret Mace won the junior varsity girls division at the 2018 Island Tournament. Pictured are (from left): kneeling – Lieah Pawlus, Sofia Wilber, Macie McCracken, Emma Flaherty, Ashley Nagle, Ava Delaney; standing – coach Jean Golden, Bella Maschio, Ella McCabe, Sierra McGrath, Ava McKnight, Holly Fessler, coach Liz Golden.
