PHOTOS: Boardwalk Classic - Unbeaten Raiders claim bracket title, WCA gets easy win

Posted: December 29th 2025

By BRIAN CUNNIFF

CapeAtlanticLive.com

WILDWOOD – The Ocean City High School boys basketball team will enter the new year without a blemish on its record.

The Raiders posted a 66-55 victory over Shipley School (Pa.) in the Ray Martin Memorial Boys Bracket title game at the Boardwalk Basketball Classic Sunday at the Wildwoods Convention Center to run their record to 6-0.

“It’s great going into the middle of the season here at 6-0,” said Ocean City senior guard Dean Lappin, who scored 15 points in the win. “The momentum we have is good right now. The guys are playing well and the season’s going well for us so far.”

After the lead changed hands multiple times in the opening quarter, Ocean City later appeared on the verge of a blowout win midway through the third quarter, taking a 15-point lead at 41-26. But Shipley (5-7) surged from there, cutting the Raider advantage to five at 52-47 early in the fourth quarter. A few minutes later, however, Ocean City had the lead back up to double digits and was never again threatened.

“The way we play, we kind of keep our composure when teams make a run at us,” Lappin said. “We just have to keep playing aggressive and be strong with the ball.”

Josh Lenko poured in a game-high 27 points to lead Ocean City. He was 6 for 6 from the foul line. Luke Tjoumakaris joined Lappin with 15 points.

Ocean City next plays Tuesday at Middle Township in a matchup of teams expected to battle for the Cape-Atlantic American Conference title.

In other Boardwalk Basketball Classic games from Sunday involving Cape May County teams …

Boys - Wildwood Catholic 61, Collingswood 28: Micah D’Anna netted 14 points and Monroe Bowman added 12 points to pace a balanced scoring attack for the Crusaders (3-3). Wildwood Catholic used a 16-4 first-quarter edge to take immediate control of the game.

Girls - Cumberland 38, Lower Cape May 36: An extremely shorthanded Caper Tiger team rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit but missed a shot ahead of the buzzer that would have sent the game to overtime. Savannah Wareham scored nine points and Ainsley Reed added eight for Lower (2-2), which had just six available players due to injuries and illnesses.

Girls - Mount St. Joseph (Pa.) 69, Ocean City 37: Mya Dever scored nine points and Marley Ostrander added eight points for Ocean City (3-2).

Girls - Neshaminy (Pa.) 51, Wildwood Catholic 28: Dani Daley posted 12 points, eight steals and seven rebounds for the Crusaders in the loss to one of the top teams in the Philadelphia area. Neshaminy improved to 7-2.