2000 Tipoff Weekend at EHT
The Cape-Atlantic League against the rest of New Jersey

The third annual Tipoff Weekend was held at Egg Harbor Township High School, where it has been held the last two years. This was the first time the event was held over two days, instead of three. Here are the results:


SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16
Washington Township girls 73, St. Joseph 52
Senior Jen Scaffidi had 27 points, 10 rebounds and a Tipoff Weekend record eight steals to pace the Minutemaids. Junior Beth Castone had 17 points and five assists for St. Joe.
Atlantic City boys 88, Bishop Eustace Prep 55
Senior Ron Reed, a transfer from St. Augustine, had 23 points and four assists for the Vikings. Junior Kenell Sanchez had 26 points for the Crusaders. This game was later forfeited to Eustace when it was determined that Reed was not yet eligible to play for Atlantic City.
Holy Spirit girls 55, Bishop Eustace Prep 35
Junior Jen Daniels had 18 points and six rebounds for the Spartans with junior Kim Ordille getting 11 points and five assists. Jill Norton, Eustace's 6-2 junior center, had 13 points and nine rebounds.
Gloucester Catholic girls 62, Egg Harbor Township 44
Junior Kelly Quinn had 15 points and freshman Lauren Kendra added six assists for the Rams. Senior Marita Rydell had 16 points and seven boards for the Eagles.


SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17
Sterling boys 72, Ocean City 57
Senior guard Ernest Turner, who is committed to UNLV, scored a Tipoff Record 38 points - hitting 12 of 24 shots and 13 of 14 free throws. He also had four assists. Junior Steve West had 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Raiders.
Pleasantville boys 78, Woodrow Wilson 70
Senior Antwan Dozier had 24 points, eight rebounds and a Tipoff Weekend record eight steals for the Greyhounds. Senior Reggie Kelly added 20 points, nine rebounds and six steals as Pleasantville forced 37 Wilson turnovers. Senior Melvin Garrett had 30 points, on 14-for-18 shooting, and a record-tying 16 rebounds for the Tigers.
Holy Spirit boys 55, Highland 47
Senior Nick Mimmo had 19 points and junior Marc Milbourne added 13 points and 11 boards as the Spartans rallied with a 24-13 advantage in the fourth quarter to defeat the defending South Jersey Group 4 champions. Senior Eric Tickles had 13 for Highland with 6-7 senior Chris Brattelli grabbing 15 rebounds.
St. Augustine Prep boys 81, Paterson Catholic 61
Senior Jose Gonzalez had 28 points and 12 rebounds with Clemson recruit Olu Babalola getting 22 points and 11 boards as the three-time defending South Jersey Parochial B champions won comfortably. Sophomores Sydir Mitchell and Marquis Webb had 19 and 17, respectively, for the Cougars.
Egg Harbor Township boys 65, Pemberton 61
Senior center Jeff Saitz paced four double-figure scorers for EHT with 17 points. Senior Adam Swift added six assists. Paul Harper, Pemberton's 6-5 senior center, scored 19 points and had eight rebounds before going down with an akle injury late in third quarter.


Plan on joining us in December for the fourth Tipoff Weekend. And don't forget to come back in February 2002 for the Seventh annual Girls Shootout, with 17 games over the four-day President's Weekend.