ON THE REPORT: RECAPS: Hammonton 7, Deptford 3. Hammonton snaps its three-game losing streak with a 7-3 win at Deptford. St. Joseph 42, Kingsway 6.Tough first half for the Wildcats, who only led 7-0 at the break. Kingsway scored early in the third quarter but from there it was all St. Joe. PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS: Hammonton vs. Highland, Friday at 6 p.m.; St. Joseph vs. Washington Twp., Saturday 1 p.m. at William T. Capella Field..

THIS WEEK: Hammonton Boys Soccer-Blue Devils top Middle Twp. 2-1 to advance to the Cape Atlantic League championship game which was played Monday against Egg Harbor Twp. St. Joseph Football Wildcats remain on a roll, post fourth-straight win Friday night at Kingsway, scoring 35 unanswered points in the second half for a 42-6 win. Game was tight in the first half, but St. Joe used its balanced offense to take control with three touchdowns in the third quarter. Jahmeer Cartagena with three scores, two long TD catches and a 93-yard fumble return. Wildcats will wrap up their regular season schedule this weekend at William T. Capella Field when they host 6-1 Washington Twp for the Continental Division title. Hammonton Football-Blue Devils snap their three-game skid by holding on to beat a one-win Deptford team 7-3 on the road last week. St. Joseph Field Hockey--Tough week for the Wildcats who opened with their 12th-straight win, 4-0 at Cedar Creek, but then lost to Lower Cape May 1-0 and Mainland last weekend 3-2. Wildcats fall to 12-2 this season. Hammonton Field Hockey--Blue Devils stayed hot last week, defeating Mainland 3-0 and Vineland 8-0. This team is gaining a lot of confidence and is getting strong play from most of its roster. Hammonton Girls Soccer--A week after recording two ties, Hammonton put two in the win column last week, defeating EHT 4-3, a game where they rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the game. Later in the week, they downed ACIT 5-0. St. Joseph Boys Soccer--Wildcats lost to Buena 12-0 last week, Continue to struggle as they rebuild. Hammonton Volleyball--Blue Devils continue to play well, defeated Lower Cape May last week but lost to ACIT and OLMA, two of the better squads in the Cape. Hammonton Tennis--Season is wrapping up soon for Hammonton, who beat Bridgeton 5-0 last week.INTERVIEW: Former HHS baseball player LT Struble. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Eagles—Birds lose 28-22 to Tampa Bay. Offense continues to struggle, as fans are frustrated with the lack of a run game. Jalen Hurts not spectacular, playing like an average at best quarterback this season. Flyers—Philadelphia opens season with a 5-4 shootout loss to Vancouver. Sixers—Open season Wednesday night in New Orleans. Big question is will Ben Simmons play and/or should he?MLB—Red Sox take on Astros, Dodgers meet Braves in championship series matchups. 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--St. Joseph 51, Notre Dame 7. Wildcats sloppy at the start again, but manage to dominate for the third-straight week and blow past Notre Dame. Cohl Mercado with three touchdowns, Kevin Mayfield ran well and St. Joe again used a balanced attack. Millville 50, Hammonton 0. Brutal game for the Blue Devils as nothing went right in this loss. Once again, they just could not move the football. Not sure if it’s a talent issue, which definitely was the case last week, but they just look unprepared the last three weeks. PREVIEWS AND PREDICTIONS--Hammonton at Deptford, Friday at 6 p.m. andSt. Joseph at Kingsway, Friday at 7 p.m. AND REMEMBER: You can watch "Gazette High School Football Report" and "Gazette Sports Week" 24/7 at www.hammontongazette.com

THIS WEEK: St. Joseph Football—Wildcats are peaking right now, and last week posted their third-straight lopsided win, taking down Notre Dame 51-7 at Rowan University. Cohl Mercado with more than 200 total yards and three touchdowns. Hammonton Football—Blue Devils are headed in the opposite direction from their former football rivals. HHS dropped its third-straight last week, a brutal 50-0 loss at Millville. St. Joseph Field Hockey—Wildcats remain undefeated and not grabbing much credit for it. Last week they won twice, beating Middle Twp. on the road 2-0 (Gia Fox two goals) and at home against OLMA 4-1. Hammonton Field Hockey—Blue Devils continue to play well with wins against Bridgeton (10-0) and Schalick (5-3) as well as yet another loss to Ocean City. Hammonton Cross Country—Blue Devils boys earned their third win of the season last week, defeating Vineland. Matt Martino with the win in the race while seniors Anthony Whitener and Mason Sherman were second and third. Hammonton Boys Soccer—Blue Devils dropped a key game to EHT last week, 2-0, allowing the Eagles to tie them for first in the division. Bounced back to beat Vineland 5-2 then lost to Delsea 2-1 before beating Cedar Creek last weekend. Hammonton Girls Soccer—Devils had an interesting week with a pair of draws. Tied EHT 1-1 behind a goal from Sydney Sorrentino, then tied Vineland 1-1 before losing at Cedar Creek 2-0 last Saturday. St. Joseph Boys Soccer—Lost to Cape May Tech and Middle last week. Rebuilding team struggling to control the ball and learning how to play the game. Ty Powell and Jack Hollingsworth with goals last week. Hammonton Tennis—Blue Devils posted a pair of wins, sweeping Bridgeton and edging Millville 3-2. Walters, Tzaferos and Rodio playing well as are the doubles teams (Falciani/DeRosa; Palamore/Sole) Season is approaching its end. Hammonton Volleyball—Blue Devils lost to Absegami, Mainland and Clearview last week but beat EHT. Solid season for a young team that could surprise in the playoffs. INTERVIEW: Hammonton volleyball player Tiffany Paretti. IN NATIONAL SPORTS:Eagles, Flyers, Sixers 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

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ON THE REPORT: We're officially past the midway point in the season and we have two local teams that look like they’re heading in different directions. Hammonton is slumping and St. Joe beginning to really play some good football. RECAPS:St. Joseph 52, Rancocas Valley 7. Watched this game on the video replay, and St. Joe started a little slowly, but once they got rolling it was impressive. Turned in probably their best offensive performance of the season, racking up 465 yards of total offense and scoring a season-high 52 points.Delsea 31, Hammonton 7. Not much to celebrate for Hammonton in this one as they were, as expected, dominated by a very strong Delsea team that really ran the Blue Devils out of the stadium. PLUS: Previews and predictions for Hammonton at Millville and St. Joseph vs. Notre Dame.

THIS WEEK: St. Joseph Football—Wildcats rout Rancocas Valley 52-7 for their second-straight win. St. Joe looks to have figured things out, taking advantage of some light teams on the schedule to reestablish themselves as one of the top teams in the area. Hammonton Football—Blue Devils lose to Delsea 31-7. Continue to hurt themselves with penalties and turnovers. They need to play more consistently. Broke in a new quarterback, transfer Billy Way, who looked good.St. Joseph Field Hockey—Wildcats shut out Buena and Oakcrest last week to move to 9-0. Starting to get some respect in the region. Hammonton Field Hockey—Blue Devils hit a bump in the road, losing at EHT, but rebounded to beat Millville. They’re sitting in third place in the conference, may not win it, but will definitely make noise in Group 3 playoffs. Hammonton Boys Soccer—Devils have won eight-straight games and are atop the CAL American standings. Coach Adirzone said they’d be a team to watch and he was right. Scoring goals and defending well. Every player is contributing this season. Hammonton Girls Soccer—Blue Devils lost twice to Millville last week, just don’t have enough offense to compete against the CAL’s top teams. Did earn a 7-0 win at Bridgeton. The young players have to gain experience and confidence. Hammonton Girls Volleyball—Blue Devils had a tough week. Beat Camden Tech but lost to Pleasantville and Cedar Creek. Junior Tiffany Paretti recorded the 100th ace of her career against P’ville. Hammonton Tennis—Blue Devils lost their playoff match at Absegami 3-2. Doubles teams both won. Hammonton Cross Country—Girls lost to OC and ACIT last week. Ran at Holmdel last week in the Shore Invitational. St. Joseph Boys Soccer/Volleyball—Both teams still looking for their first wins. INTERVIEW: Former HHS football player Michael Dogostino. IN NATIONAL SPORTS: Phillies/MLB—Phils collapse against Braves, fail to earn playoff berth. Postseason is set, as playoffs begin this week. Eagles—Recap game against Kansas City, preview this week at Carolina. All this great sports talk and 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