THIS WEEK: Hammonton Football—Brutal loss for the Blue Devils who collapse in the fourth quarter and blow a 13-0 lead, falling to Mainland 14-13. Hammonton controlled the entire first half, but came up short on a drive that could have put them up three scores at the half. St. Joseph Football—Wildcats take control early, overcome miscues and come away with a 28-21 win at Cherokee. CohlMercado a big game, 90+ yards rushing and receiving in this game. Kevin Mayfield, Ja’son Prevard add TD runs as Wildcats lead 31-7 at the half. St. Joseph Field Hockey—Wildcats start season 3-0 with wins against OLMA (3-0), Oakcrest (2-0) and Cumberland (7-0). Macie Jacquet, new to field hockey, scored twice in each game. Wildcats look to be very good, Emily Nelson, a transfer, has helped, and Jacquet and Cass Perri have added speed. This team was impressive and only getting better. Hammonton Field Hockey—Big win for HHS in its opener at Millville, 2-1 come-from-behind victory. Anna Dankel with the game winner, Abby Goblirch with a goal. Lots of resiliency from a young team. Depth is there this year. Beat AC 7-0 later in the week as seven players scored. Hammonton Boys Soccer—Blue Devils drop opener to Millville 3-2, Carter Bailey and Marco Schaiano with goals. Bounced back to beat Bridgeton 3-0 as Tyler Lowe scored twice. Going to be that type of season for the Blue Devils who will compete with every team on their schedule. EHT and Vineland on the road this week. Hammonton Girls Soccer—Week was canceled due to COVID outbreak. St. Joseph Boys Soccer—Wildcats opened season on Monday. Hammonton Tennis—Lost to Vineland 3-2 last week. Ava Rodio and second doubles win. Busty week with four matches, Triton, at Gami, at Bridgeton and home against OC. Hammonton Volleyball—Beat St. Joe 2-0, then lost to Pleasantville 2-0. Gina McBrearty, Tiffany Paretti leading a young team.St. Joseph Volleyball—Lost to HHS and OLMA last week, this week Cedar Creek, LCM and Oakcrest Hammonton Cross Country—Girls beat Bridgeton and Millville, boys top Bridgeton. INTERVIEW: HHS Soccer player Sydney Sorrentino. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Eagles open their season, Phillies play out the final weeks of the season and more. All this great sports talk plus the "Final Five" questions for Dan on Gazette Sports Week!" AND REMEMBER: You can watch "Gazette Sports Week" and "Gazette High School Football Report" 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

ON THE REPORT: Mainland 14, Blue Devils 13. Blue Devils cough up a 13-0 lead in the fourth quarter for a terrible loss. They just did not know how to finish a game they should have won. St. Joseph 38, Cherokee 21. St. Joe dominated first half, took a 31-7 lead. Cohl Mercado a great game, Ja’son Prevard more than 200 yards passing. St. Joe was balanced and overcame its miscues in this one. PREVIEWS:Hammonton vs. Vineland, St. Joseph vs. St. Augustine. PLUS: Predictions for Hammonton and St. Joe. AND REMEMBER: You can watch "Gazette High School Football Report" and "Gazette Sports Week" 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

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ON THE REPORT: Ocean City 24, Hammonton 0 Brutal evening for the Blue Devils on the boardwalk in Ocean City. Host Red Raiders dominated this game from the start and cruised to a win that wasn’t nearly as close as the final score indicated, and it indicated a really bad game for Hammonton. Holy Spirit 35, St. Joseph 24 Tough loss for St. Joe in a game that both of us thought they could win, and truthfully, I don’t think Spirit is a better team. Penalties crippled the Wildcats on the opening drive of the game, cost them about 50 yards in penalties. Mistakes continued and let Spirit grab a 14-0 lead. Previews & Predictions Hammonton vs. Mainland St. Joseph at Cherokee AND REMEMBER: You can watch "Gazette High School Football Report" teasers and "Gazette Sports Week" teasers 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

THIS WEEK: Hammonton Football—Blue Devils stumble in a 24-0 loss at Ocean City. Blue Devils could not generate any offense in this game as they were dominated at the line of scrimmage. Ocean City’s Justin Wilson ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns. OC was so in control up front that they threw just two passes the entire game. Hammonton was never in a loss that was worse than the final score.St. Joseph Football—Wildcats lose a wild game at Holy Spirit 35-24. Typical horrid start for St. Joe at Spirit’s Ed Byrnes Stadium.Boys Soccer—Hammonton High School’s boys soccer team hopes to compete for a conference title this year with a strong group of returning players. Gavin West, Tyler Lowe, Sernio Aumenta and Carter Bailey lead a strong group of veterans. HHS went 6-5 last season and should be able to make some noise in Group 3.St. Joseph is still rebuilding with a small roster. Ty Powell is back to lead the Wildcats, who will struggle against a tough schedule. Girls Soccer—Hammonton expects to improve on last year’s 5-5 mark. Sydney Sorrentino is back to lead a solid group that lacks depth this season. Look for goalie Emma Peretti to be one of South Jersey’s best. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Phillies—Phils continue to waste chances to move back into the NL East race. After a great series in Washington, they dropped first two in Miami against a putrid Marlins team. Eagles—Birds open the season this weekend in Atlanta. Tough opener, as Falcons look to be improved from last season. Curious to see how Jalen Hurts performs in a new system, with some talented weapons around him in DeVonta Smith, Miles Sanders and Dallas Goedert. Veteran Matt Ryan leads the Falcons, who aren’t strong defensively, but have solid receivers in Calvin Ridley and rookie Kyle Pitts. INTERVIEW: Former St. Joe and current Kutztown football player Tucker Monico. All this great sports talk plus the "Final Five" questions for Dan on "Gazette Sports Week!" AND REMEMBER: You can watch "Gazette Sports Week" and "Gazette High School Football Report" 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

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ON THE REPORT: RECAPS: HAMMONTON 32, ABSEGAMI 13 Hammonton Football—Four different players score touchdowns as Hammonton rolls past Absegami 32-13. Kind of surprised at this result because expected a little more from Absegami, which looked flat the entire game. Blue Devils took control early in the matchup, taking advantage of a muffed punt to take a 6-0 lead. Hammonton scored on its first three possessions of the game to take a 19-0 lead and never really looked back. Lucas Goheringer a big night for the Blue Devils, scored two touchdowns, ran for 96 yards and had three tackles in the backfield. AJ Ryker a pair of long runs, finished with 173 yards and a score; CJ Rossiter scored a touchdown on the ground, and so did sophomore QB Andy Wehner, who looked solid in his first career start. ST. JOSEPH 31, NORTHEAST 18St. Joseph Football—Wildcats look impressive in season-opening 31-18 win against Northeast on a sweltering afternoon in Ocean City. Game was played in a muggy atmosphere then rain for the whole second half. Didn’t slow down the Wildcats, who dominated up front early in the game, and used a 28-point second quarter outburst to take down one of the top-rated teams in Pennsylvania. PLUS: Previews and predictions on both upcoming games. AND REMEMBER: You can watch "Gazette High School Football Report" and "Gazette News Report" 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com