Freehold Boro is in search of its first ever trip to an NJSIAA Group III championship game and will have to get past a 26-win Mainland squad to get there.
Griffin Linstra scored before the final buzzer sounded, but the officials overturned their initial call, giving Camden a stunning, controversial win over Manasquan.
St. Rose buried Bishop Eustace for a second straight year and will now head to Rutgers for the Non-Public B championship game as the favorite to win its first state title since 1977.
St. Rose has been steamrolling toward a 2024 Non-Public B championship since it lost in the 2023 final. Can Bishop Eustace cook up a legitimate challenge to the Purple Roses?
Manasquan scored the final 13 points of the game in a span of two minutes to stun Rumson-Fair Haven and win its fifth straight NJSIAA sectional title in a classic.
It has been multiple decades since either of the two NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III finalists won a sectional title. For one of Red Bank and Freehold Boro, the drought ends Saturday.
Rumson-Fair Haven rode its major size advantage and balanced lineup to a statement win over Holmdel that sends the Bulldogs to the NJSIAA sectional final.
Henry Hudson erased a late-fourth-quarter deficit and shined in overtime to beat defending NJSIAA sectional champion Eagle Academy and reach the Central Group I semifinal.
Brady Adams hit a game-winning three-pointer just before the final buzzer to give Jackson Memorial a thrilling win at Howell in the NJSIAA Central Group IV first round.
Middletown North did not win a single game in Class B North divisional or crossover play, but the Lions are rumbling into the NJSIAA Tournament after beating their rival for the Coaches Cup.
Jayden Hodge starred on both ends of the floor and St. Rose's defense locked down Manasquan over the final three quarters to capture its first ever Shore Conference Tournament title.