Scott Stump
Middletown North’s Mike Iasparro Coaches SCT Game With Heavy Heart a Day After His Mother’s Death
TOMS RIVER - Middletown North head coach Mike Iasparro faced an emotionally wrenching choice heading into Sunday's Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinal against Ranney.
He decided to coach the game only a day after the death of his mother, Carol, at 67 years old from pancreatic and liver cancer...
Ranney’s Bryan Antoine Hits 1,000-Point Mark as a Sophomore in SCT Win
*This article has been updated with information on the Shore Conference's all-time leading scorer and Antoine being the first sophomore from the Shore to ever reach 1,000 career points.
TOMS RIVER - Bringing the ball up the middle of the floor against Middletown North on Sunday, Ranney sophomore guard Bryan Antoine took a quick dribble to his left, stutter-stepped and then effortlessly drained a
‘A Shot in the Dark': New Movie Portrays Inspirational Story of Blind St. John Vianney Wrestler Anthony Ferraro
There's a poignant moment in a new film about Anthony Ferraro, a blind wrestler who starred at St. John Vianney, in which Ferraro completes a stunning comeback in a county tournament match as an eighth-grader.
Ferraro was trailing 10-0 when he went for a throw and hit it, dropping his opponent to the mat for a pin...
Middletown North’s Rob Higgins Walks Away from Car Crash to Score 25 Points in SCT Win
MIDDLETOWN - Middletown North sophomore guard Rob Higgins does not get rattled, and that goes for more than just on the basketball court.
On Tuesday, the Shore Conference's leading scorer somehow walked away with barely a scratch when he flipped his Jeep twice in a frightening one-car crash on Harmony Road in Middletown...
Raritan’s George Burdick Out for Redemption a Year After Disqualification
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Raritan sophomore wrestler George Burdick can remember being locked in a tough bout with Ocean's T.J. Saldutti in last year's NJSIAA District 22 Tournament before everything went blank...
Shore Conference Boys Basketball Tournament Seeds, Pairing, Bracket
Shore Conference Tournament Bracket
Shore Conference Tournament Seeds
1. Mater Dei Prep
2. Ranney
3. Freehold Township
4. Rumson-Fair Haven
5. Toms River North
6. Marlboro
7. Middletown North
8. Point Beach
9...
Shore Conference Girls Basketball Tournament Seeds
Girls Shore Conference Tournament bracket
Girls Shore Conference Tournament seeds
1. Manasquan
2. Red Bank Catholic
3. St John Vianney
4. Rumson-Fair Haven
5. St Rose
6. Neptune
7. Toms River North
8. Middletown South
9. Manchester
10...
Long Branch Shows Potential to be Dangerous Tournament Team
RED BANK - Throughout an up-and-down season, Long Branch has shown that when it plays up to its potential, the Green Wave are much better than their record might indicate.
When the "good Long Branch" shows up with its guards attacking from all over the floor off the dribble, its defense forcing turnovers in the backcourt and challenging 3-point shooters, and its big men doing their job o
Who is the Shore’s Best Dunker Since 2000? Vote Now
They are the type of players who create a buzz in the crowd when they get a step on a defender while slashing in the lane or get out ahead of the defense on the break.
The best dunkers have that mixture of power and explosiveness that make them more than worth the price of admission at a Shore Conference basketball game...
Rumson Star Elijah McAllister Returns From Torn ACL to Boost the Bulldogs
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Watching his guards chasing ball-handlers into the paint after getting beat off the dribble in practice last week, Rumson-Fair Haven boys basketball coach Chris Champeau blew the whistle in exasperation...
Danny Frauenheim Follows Matt Farrell as Point Beach’s Latest Standout Point Guard
Five years ago, Point Beach boys basketball coach Nick Catania was trying to tell any college coach from a power conference who would listen that he had a point guard who would make their program very happy if they would just give him a chance...
New Era of Ranney Basketball Kicks Into Gear in Last-Second Loss to St. Anthony
MIDDLETOWN - Senior guard Joe Mahoney remembers what Ranney's boys basketball games used to be like only two seasons ago, before the Panthers became a must-see show in the Shore Conference.
"My sophomore year, we probably had four or five Ranney fans in the stands,'' he said before smiling...