The Daily Journal from Vineland, New Jersey • B1

The Daily Journal THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018 1B Sports VINELAND The National Football League came to Vineland on Wednes- day. Later this month, a city native son hopes to go to the NFL. Jamil Demby, a star line- man at Vineland High School and the University of Maine, worked out for coaches and scouts from the Atlanta Falcons and San Francisco 49ers at the Joseph E. Romano Sports Complex. He will hold another workout for the Houston Texans on Friday, according to Vineland football coach Dan Russo.

Demby went through series of drills for the coaches, which included Falcons line coach and former Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood. He said he also met with them in a classroom setting to gauge his ability to grasp the schemes and show the knack to adapt to new infor- mation. got some good feedback today, and any feedback from NFL coaches is a pretty good Demby said. said they see me as a draftable guy. was pretty unreal that NFL teams were coming to my hometown to watch me work out though.

an exciting The NFL Draft will be held April 26- 28 in Dallas. Demby says he plans to watch the draft on television with his family in Vineland. becoming more and more surreal Demby courting NFL teams Falcons, 49ers come to Vineland to watch lineman Tom McGurk Vineland Daily Journal USA TODAY NETWORK NEW JERSEY See DEMBY, Page 2B Vineland native Jamil Demby is preparing for the NFL Draft. PHOTO COURTESY OF UMAINE ATHLETICS Expectations were sky-high for the Millville High School softball team coming into this season, but the Thun- derbolts showed no signs of wilting under that weight in their action. Millville went 2-0 to win the Ron Vi- nick Tournament Saturday, led by sophomore Mahogany Wheeler, who struck out 17 over 13 scoreless frames to earn victories over Clearview, 4-0, and Hammonton, 7-0.

Wheeler stepped up to twirl a pair of gems, but she was also banged up a bit while hitting as she fouled three pitch- es her leg in one at-bat. says a lot about her character and how about the team and not just Millville coach Brooke Ewan- Dixon said. Wheeler the only one who had to tough it out. Senior Sydney Shannon, the other star Millville starts campaign with bang Thunderbolts capture Ron Vinick tourney title Patrick Buganski Special to Vineland Daily Journal USA TODAY NETWORK NEW JERSEY SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK Millville pitcher Mahogany Wheeler, seen in 2017, a pair of shutouts Saturday. JUSTIN PHOTO See MILLVILLE, Page 2B isguaranteed never to clog clean it for Seamless, one-piece systemkeeps out leaves, pine needles and debris Eliminates the risk of falling off a ladder to clean clogged gutters Durable, all-weather tested a attachment SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOUROLDGUTTER PROBLEMSLimited Time Specials for Our Readers: Call your authorized location today for a FREEestimate and in-homedemonstration.

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New York swept a weather-short- ened two-game series. With runners at the corners and two outs in the sixth, Rosario cleared the bases with a liner over the head of shal- low-playing right Nick Williams to chase reliever Drew Hutchison (1-1) and snap a 2-2 tie. The 22-year-old Ro- sario has driven in runs in as many games. Mets relievers continued their strong start in a game that started 97 minutes late due to rain. Converted starter Rob- ert Gsellman (1-0) threw two perfect in- nings.

Hansel Robles struck out the side in his appearance this season. A.J. Ramos pitched a scoreless eighth and closer Jeurys Familia earned his third save in three chances. Mets relievers have allowed three runs in 20 innings (1.33 ERA), and the pitching as a whole has 61 strike- outs through the games. Cespedes jumped on Aaron hanging curveball in the inning, sending it the facing of the second deck in left to give the Mets a 2-0 lead.

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