Parsley rushes for 141 yards, 3 TDs; Merendino, defense hold Wolverines to 20 net yards and zero points
| SOUTH JERSEY GROUP ! | CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 1 |
| Schalick 21, Shore 0, Fri. | Paulsboro 38, Audubon 0 |
| Pennsville 49, Delaware Valley 21, Fri. | Salem 36, Woodstown 0 |
| SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP | SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP |
| Friday, Nov. 13, 6 p.m. | Saturday, Nov. 14, noon |
| Pennsville (6-5) at Schalick (11-0) | Salem (8-3) at Paulsboro (9-2) |
SALEM — Salem is headed back to a sectional final for the first time since 2022 after flattening Woodstown 36-0 Saturday in the Central Jersey Group 1 semifinals.
Cashmir Parsley rushed for 141 yards and three touchdowns and Tony Merendino led a Salem Blue Storm defense that held his former team to 20 yards of net offense and 0 points.
There were pancakes all around — on the field and on the plate in the post-game celebration. Merendino had at least three sacks and had a helping of pancakes he’d been watching his linemen teammates enjoy all season.
The Rams beat Woodstown 40-7 earlier this season and were just as dominant as they were Saturday. They held the Wolverines to minus-10 yards net rushing over the final three quarters. The Wolverines’ biggest plays were a couple 63- and 48-yard wind-aided efforts by their punter
Sincère Gillis provided the Rams’ initial spark with a 51-yard punt return. Parsley scored on runs of 5, 6 and 56 yards en route to his sixth straight 100-yard game and ninth of the season. Adrian Alleyne ran for a touchdown late in the second quarter to give the Rams a 28-0 halftime lead.
The Rams, who’ve won 7 in a row after a 1-3 start, visit Paulsboro for the section title Saturday. The game is a rematch of an 8-6 Paulsboro win in which Salem wasn’t the team or had the personnel it has now.
This story will be updated.
| WOODS | SAL | |
| 2 | First Downs | 12 |
| 27-2 | Rushing | 27-252 |
| 3-12-0 | Passes | 11-17-0 |
| 18 | Passing | 112 |
| 3-0 | Fum-Lost | 1-1 |
| 7-35.1 | Punts-Avg | 1-36.0 |
| 9-75 | Penalties | 14-120 |
| Woodstown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0- | 0 |
| Salem | 14 | 14 | 8 | 0- | 36 |
SCORING SUMMARY
S-Sincere Gillis 51 punt return (Desmund Thomas run), 8:41 1Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 5 run (pass failed), 3:29 1Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 6 run (KyShann Long run), 11:54 2Q
S-Adrian Alleyne 9 run (run failed), 1:53 2Q
S-Cashmir Parsley 56 run (KaiSiere Muhammad pass from Desmund Thomas), 3:06 3Q