As four-time South Jersey finalists and two-time champs, Middle’s Moore, Wildwood’s Wilber finishing their productive basketball careers as proven winners

Posted: March 9th 2026

By BRIAN CUNNIFF

CapeAtlanticLive.com

Just call them winners.

Chase Moore of the Middle Township High School boys basketball team and Angela Wilber of the Wildwood High School girls basketball team share a rare major accomplishment.

The two local basketball players will each finish their careers having appeared in four South Jersey championship games. Each has also won two titles, the second for both coming in their senior season.

Moore was one of the heroes of Middle’s upset victory over Camden in Friday’s South Jersey Group II title game, posting seven points, nine rebounds and five assists.

The victory came after consecutive lopsided losses to Camden in the sectional title game in each of the past two seasons.

“It’s really special,” Moore said after his team’s final practice before Tuesday’s state semifinal game against Rumson-Fair Haven at Monroe Township High School. “We played them twice before and our average loss was around 30 points. So to get one back on them, this is definitely the best one I’ve had.”

CHASE MOORE

Moore also saw action as a freshman when Middle won a South Jersey title in 2023, beating Sterling in the final.

“It’s a crazy experience, to be in four of them,” Moore said. “To win two of them, 50 percent of them, it’s a blessing. It’s God’s plan, for real.”

The 6-5 Moore, a difficult player to guard because of his length and his dominant left hand, has proven to be one of the most versatile players in the region. He averages 12.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists this season and has come close to recording a triple-double in a game on a handful of occasions. He credits his development to the coaching staff, particularly head coach LaMarr Greer.

“He’s one of the best coaches in South Jersey, one of the best coaches in New Jersey in general,” Moore said. “I came here wanting to win everything. I wanted to win every game and I wanted to be coached by the best. He did what everyone coming here wants to do – McDonald’s All-American, played in college, then went overseas (to play professionally).”

As impressive as Moore has been on the basketball court, he’s also a very talented football player. A standout at wide receiver and defensive back, Moore is receiving interest from Rutgers, Maine, Delaware and New Haven. He plans to play football in college.

Football isn’t on his mind much these days, however, as Moore and his teammates are two wins away from winning the school’s first state title in boys basketball since 2002.

“It’s a blessing to still be playing,” Moore said. “I expected our season to be long like this. The goal was a state championship and this is the team I thought could do it. I’m not surprised that we’re here right now. I really want to win that state championship in my final year.”

Wildwood’s Wilber has played two different roles during her high school basketball career. With her older sister, Sophia, handling point guard duties, Wilber played as a shooting guard as a freshman and sophomore. Once her sister graduated, the 5-2 Wilber slid over to point guard. It’s not the most natural of roles for her, but she has performed beautifully for a Lady Warrior team that on Saturday topped Haddon Township in the South Jersey Group I title game. It’s the program’s third sectional title in five seasons.

Wilber was a starter as a sophomore when Wildwood won the sectional title in 2024.

“Playing in four South Jersey Final games is incredible,” Wilber said. “A South Jersey Final is way different than a regular-season game and it’s way different than even any other playoff game. I’m grateful for the team we have and the coaches we have to get this far.”

ANGELA WILBER

Wildwood is preparing for a massive challenge on Wednesday. The Lady Warriors will face New Providence in the state semifinal, also at Monroe Township High School. New Providence (28-1) is ranked ninth in the state.

Wilber, the team’s lone senior starter, is the leader of a plucky Wildwood group that hopes can defy the odds on Wednesday. She averages 11.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists and has scored 1,146 career points. A lethal perimeter shooter, Wilber has made 232 three-pointers for her career.

But it’s the team experiences she’ll remember much more than her individual accolades. Wilber went scoreless in the South Jersey title game, but was still one of the most influential players on the court thanks to her ball handling and decision making.

“I would have liked to put my name on the board with scoring, but as long as we win it doesn’t really matter to me,” she said.

Fittingly, Wilber was the player who had the ball in her hands when the clock wound down on Saturday. At the sound of the buzzer, she tossed the ball away and leaped in the air in celebration as her teammates mobbed her a few steps from the team’s bench.

“It’s really amazing to win it as a senior,” Wilber said. “Since I won my sophomore year, I already knew it’s the best feeling in the world. I definitely wanted to experience it again with all my current teammates. To do it in my senior year, it’s a great sendoff.”

Wilber does not plan to play college basketball. She’s leaning toward attending Richard Stockton University to study health sciences.

Wilber, who has experienced 90 Wildwood victories over her four seasons, knows what basketball means to the community around South Jersey’s smallest public school.

“Playing basketball here is definitely different than at any other school,” Wilber said. “The whole entire school supports us. We go to games in other places and the people aren’t there to support (their opponents). Every game here is packed. Everyone cares so much about basketball and about everyone individually so it’s a really good feeling how everyone supports us here.”