South Jersey Basketball . . .
Kevin Crawford's Coaching History
Kevin Crawford (center) with his
father, Jim, and brother, Matt, before a
scrimmage in the 2018-19 season.
Kevin Crawford, a product of Camden
Catholic ('97) and Rowan University,
has coached varsity high school teams for 13 seasons through 2021 -- 2009-14
at Pitman, 2015-21 at Eastern Regional.
His teams have qualified for sectional playoffs in the first 12 seasons and two
teams
-- at Pitman in '11 and ;14 -- have captured South Jersey championships.
The
'14 squad also earned a state championship. Playoffs were not held in 2021
due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Recaps of all playoff games are below
(16-6 record at Pitman, 7-6 at Eastern),
along with a list of the top scorers
and records
vs. all opponents.
At Camden Catholic, Kevin played for his father, Jim. That school
is now
coached by brother Matt (and dad is an assistant).
*Semi -- state group semifinal.
*Final -- state group final.
#First -- state Tournament of Champions.
Details obtained from stories in the
Philadelphia Inquirer and
Camden Courier-Post, or Eastern assistants.
To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com
| Year | Round | Opponent | W-L | Score | Details |
| At Easrern Regional (Group 4) | |||||
| 2021 | Playoffs not held due coronavirus pandemic. | ||||
| 2020 | First | Rancocas Valley | Won | 58-54 | Zubair Lee shot 8-for-15 en route to 17 points while adding 15 boards |
| and four assists. Noah Klinewski, fresh off raising his career total to | |||||
| 1,001 in the regular season finale, totaled 15/eight/five in those same | |||||
| categories. Shane Stauffer chipped in with 11 points. | |||||
| Qtr | Cherry Hill East | Lost | 66-56 | The Vikings suffered their third season loss to CHE despite 20 points | |
| by Zubair Lee and 17 by Noah Klinewski. The former shot 7-for-10 | |||||
| from the floor and packed 16 points into the fourth quarter. The latter | |||||
| finalized his career total at 1,033 while adding seven rebounds, five | |||||
| assists and three steals. | |||||
| 2019 | First | Southern Regional | Won | 64-40 | Ryan Ems powered home five dunks while recording 19 points for |
| the No. 1 seed. The Vikings won every quarter and owned a 34-19 lead | |||||
| by halftime. Noah Klinewski (18) and Drew Heck (15) also scored in | |||||
| double figures. | |||||
| Qtr | Atlantic City | Won | 51-41 | Quite the coincidence. As the Vikings claimed win No. 21 of the | |
| season, Ryan Ems (seven rebounds) and Noah Klinewski (7-for-12 | |||||
| floor) scored 21 points apiece. Ems' three-point play broke a 29-29 tie | |||||
| and Eastern rolled from there. Drew Heck hustled for eight assists, four | |||||
| steals. | |||||
| Semi | Millville | Lost | 61-60 | The host Vikings roared back from a 15-point halftime deficit mostly | |
| because Jack Winsett (season high 18 points) nailed six treys. Alas, they | |||||
| hit just one of four free throws in OT (12-for-21 total) and lost on a | |||||
| buzzer-beating layup. Ryan Ems (19, nine rebounds) and Noah Klinewski | |||||
| (16) also reached double digits. Drew Heck had five assists. | |||||
| 2018 | First | Cherry Hill East | Won | 58-56 | After driving all the way from close to halfcourt (right side), Matt |
| Cotton (16 points, eight rebounds) curled in a scoop shot from the left | |||||
| block at 4.8. Jack Winsett preserved the win by blocking a left-corner | |||||
| trey. Jesse Barbera had 17 points, five assists. Ryan Ems added seven | |||||
| boards. CHE rallied hard from a 35-18 halftime deficit. | |||||
| Qtr | Rancocas Valley | Won | 55-39 | Matt Cotton's two treys left behind a 4-4 tie and the Vikings mostly | |
| coasted. Ryan Ems dominated inside with 19 points, 11 boards. Cotton | |||||
| added 15/eight and Jesse Barbera dished seven assists. | |||||
| Semi | Shawnee | Lost | 59-54 | As Matt Cotton (24 points) nailed four of his six treys, Eastern roared | |
| to a 14-5 lead in the first five minutes but then scored just 15 points | |||||
| over the next 19 minutes while falling behind by 10. Twice in the last | |||||
| 0:30, the Vikes missed treys while trailing by three. Cotton (seven) and | |||||
| Ryan Ems (six) led in rebounds. Jesse Barbera had seven assists and sub | |||||
| Drew Heck made five steals. | |||||
| 2017 | First | Atlantic City | Lost | 61-48 | Darren Gibson and Jesse Barbera scored 11 points apiece. |
| Ryan Ems had 10. | |||||
| 2016 | First | Jackson Memorial | Won | 72-37 | Justin Williams totaled 21 points, six rebounds and five assists. |
| Qtr | Cherry Hill East | Won | 45-43 | Maliq Sanders (13) and Justin Williams (12) led in scoring and | |
| Darren Gibson saved the day by taking a charge -- his 34th of the | |||||
| season -- with 13 seconds left. | |||||
| Semi | Cherokee | Lost | 45-42 | Keithantonio Davis scored 16 points and Justin Williams was | |
| next with 14. | |||||
| 2015 | First | Rancocas Valley | Lost | 75-68 | Maliq Sanders (24) and Logan Edwarrds (21) were prolific. RV won |
| the game with a 10-2 run at the end. | |||||
| At Pitman (Group 1) | |||||
| 2014 | Qtr | Burlington City | Won | 66-49 | Darnell Foreman (28) and Eric Stafford (21) fueled the Panthers, |
| who used a 9-0 run to create a 32-17 halftime lead. | |||||
| Semi | Penns Grove | Won | 55-44 | Darnell Foreman (17), Tim Delaney (16), Tyler Wisniewski (12) | |
| and Eric Stafford (10) combined for all 55 points. | |||||
| Final | Schalick | Won | 58-51 | The Panthers claimed the SJ crown -- No. 2 over four years -- as | |
| Darnell Foreman (seven rebounds) packed 11 of his 26 points into a | |||||
| 20-13 fourth quarter. Eric Stafford (13) and Tim Delaney (10) helped. | |||||
| *Semi | Pt. Pleasant Beach | Won | 47-36 | The Panthers scored the first eight points of the third quarter to | |
| claim a 23-17 lead and a trey by Tyler Wisniewski made it 27-22 at | |||||
| the end of that session. They went 9-for-12 at the line over the | |||||
| final 2:32. Tim Delaney had 11 points, 10 boards. | |||||
| *Final | Bloomfield Tech | Won | 59-48 | Darnell Foreman racked up 16 of his 18 points in the second half as | |
| Pitman won its first state crown since back-to-backers in '97 and '98. | |||||
| Tim Delaney powered for 20 points, seven rebounds. Tyler | |||||
| Wisniewski added 10 points and Eric Stafford had nine points, | |||||
| 12 rebounds. The Panthers won the first/third quarters, 25-8. | |||||
| #First | Linden | Lost | 64-60 | Eric Stafford hit a free throw at 13.9 to create a 60-60 tie. Two free | |
| throws, resulting from a tech, were part of Linden's last four points. | |||||
| Darnell Foreman (23, three treys) showed major resolve while | |||||
| erasing a nine-point, end-of-third-quarter deficit. Eric Stafford (13) | |||||
| and Tyler Wisniewski (10) reached double digits. | |||||
| 2013 | First | Palmyra | Won | 87-45 | The first quarter ended at 28-5. Tim Delaney scored 17 points. |
| Eric Stafford (12), Trevor Datz (11) and Darnell Foreman (10) helped | |||||
| out in successive order. | |||||
| Qtr | Gloucester City | Won | 54-37 | The Panthers owned the first/third quarters at 34-15. Eric | |
| Stafford (14), Darnell Foreman (13), Tim Delaney (12) and Matt | |||||
| Spicer (10) were members of the at-least-10 club. | |||||
| Semi | Penns Grove | Won | 48-35 | Tim Delaney was beyond dominant with 28 points (two treys), 20 | |
| rebounds and four blocks. | |||||
| Final | Paulsboro | Lost | 69-55 | Again, Tim Delaney was terrific (30, 15 rebounds) and Eric Stafford | |
| managed 11 points. Paulsboro added to a 39-34 lead with a 12-0 run. | |||||
| 2012 | First | Glassboro | Won | 72-47 | Matt Spicer powered the Panthers with 22 points. Jon Boyd |
| (14) and Eric Stafford (13) provided support. | |||||
| Qtr | Penns Grove | Lost | 74-70 | This one required three OTs. Eric Stafford forced the first one with | |
| two late free throws after Pitman stormed back from a 17-point | |||||
| deficit over the final five minutes. Jon Boyd netted 24 points. | |||||
| 2011 | First | Gateway | Won | 77-35 | Dylan Colgate notched 26 points and, after grabbing his 1,000th |
| career rebound, beat the buzzer with a halfcourt shot. Luke | |||||
| Dickson had 21 points, nine assists. | |||||
| Qtr | Haddon Twp. | Won | 63-34 | Alec Matchett (15) was the leading scorer. Luke Dickson provided | |
| 14 points and seven assists while Dylan Colgate had 10 points. | |||||
| Semi | Paulsboro | Won | 52-48 | A steal/layup by Luke Dickson (20 points, five assists) gave the | |
| Panthers the lead for good with 1:02 left. Dylan Colgate had 15 | |||||
| points and the Panthers dominated the glass, 34-17. | |||||
| Final | Penns Grove | Won | 75-55 | Pitman sniped 19-for-23 at the line in a 31-18 fourth quarter while | |
| seizing its first SJ crown since '98. Luke Dickson scored 25 points and | |||||
| dished five assists while Dylan Colgate (13 rebounds) saved 19 of | |||||
| his 24 points for the second half. Alec Matchett had 10 points. Joe | |||||
| Kelly offered eight points, nine rebounds. | |||||
| *Semi | Asbury Park | Lost | 60-56 | Luke Dickson scored 16 points, finalizing his career total at 2,321. | |
| Dylan Colgate had 22 points, 11 rebounds. The game ended with a | |||||
| turnover/dunk combo. | |||||
| 2010 | First | Schalick | Won | 84-57 | Luke Dickson exploded for 30 points. Dylan Colgate was also a |
| stalwart thanks to 26 points, 13 boards. | |||||
| Qtr | Gloucester City | Won | 67-48 | Luke Dickson (23) and Steve Pollock (22) paced the Panthers. | |
| Semi | Pt. Pleasant Beach | Lost | 64-63 | Steve Pollock hustled for 24 points but PPB hit a turnaround jumper | |
| in the lane with 11 seconds remaining. | |||||
| 2009 | Qtr | Glassboro | Won | 75-68 | Luke Dickson's 18-point outing enabled him to zoom past 1,000 |
| for his career. Dylan Colgate popped home 28 points. The Panthers | |||||
| rained down 11 treys. | |||||
| Semi | Woodbury | Lost | 58-47 | Pitman trailed by 12 points at halftime and could not recover. Luke | |
| Dickson and Marcus Corbitt halved 28 points. | |||||
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| Top Playoff Scoring Performances | |||
| (*-For Eastern . . . Others for Pitman) | |||
| Year | Name | Pts | Opponent |
| 2010 | Luke Dickson | 30 | Schalick |
| 2013 | Tim Delaney | 30 | Paulsboro |
| 2009 | Dylan Colgate | 28 | Glassboro |
| 2013 | Tim Delaney | 28 | Penns Grove |
| 2014 | Darnell Foreman | 28 | Burlington City |
| 2010 | Dylan Colgate | 26 | Schalick |
| 2011 | Dylan Colgate | 26 | Gateway |
| 2014 | Darnell Foreman | 26 | Schalick |
| 2011 | Luke Dickson | 25 | Penns Grove |
| 2010 | Steve Pollock | 24 | Point Pleasant Beach |
| 2011 | Dylan Colgate | 24 | Penns Grove |
| 2012 | Jon Boyd | 24 | Penns Grove |
| 2015 | *Maliq Sanders | 24 | Rancocas Valley |
| 2018 | *Matt Cotton | 24 | Shawnee |
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| Records vs. Playoff Opponents | |||
| School | W | L | Pct. |
| Glassboro | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Gloucester City | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Schalick | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Bloomfield Tech | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Burlington City | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Gateway | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Haddon Twp. | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jackson Memorial | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Palmyra | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Southern Regional | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Penns Grove | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| Cherry Hill East | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Rancocas Valley | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| Atlantic City | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Paulsboro | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Point Pleasant Beach | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Asbury Park | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Cherokee | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Linden | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Millville | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Shawnee | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Woodbury | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 23 | 12 | .657 | |
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