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

Posted: January 1st 2026

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).