PHOTOS, VIDEO: Boardwalk Classic - WCA wins 3rd game of tournament, Wildwood stunned at buzzer, LCM falls in bracket title game

Posted: January 1st 2026

Wildwood Catholic's Calvin Kiker drives to the basket against Freedom (Pa.) during the Crusaders' win on the final day of the 2025 Boardwalk Basketball Classic.

By BRIAN CUNNIFF

CapeAtlanticLive.com

WILDWOOD – The 2025 Boardwalk Basketball Classic ended New Year’s Eve with three local teams competing.

The following are recaps of the games:

Boys - Wildwood Catholic 38, Freedom (Pa.) 33: Calvin Kiker scored 11 points and Micah D’Anna added seven points and nine rebounds for the Crusaders, who took the lead for good behind a 10-3 second-quarter run. The Crusaders (4-3) finished the Boardwalk Basketball Classic with three wins in four games 

Boys - St. Joseph 36, Wildwood 35: In a wild finish, Edwin Drummond’s steal of an inbound pass led to a layup at the buzzer by Zehkiy DeJesus that stunned the Warriors at the finish. The winning basket came after freshman Michael Sciarra had given Wildwood (2-3) its only lead of the fourth quarter with 23 seconds remaining. Nolan Mawhinney led Wildwood with eight points.

Boys - St. James (Md.) 47, Lower Cape May 44: In the title game of the George Holden Memorial Bracket, Lower jumped out to a 17-6 lead, only to see St. James rally with an 18-0 run. Trailing by as many as eight points in the second half, Lower managed to take a brief lead in the fourth quarter but ultimately fell at the finish. Ty Bonner scored 11 points and Cole Sederland added nine for Lower (4-2).