Bringing The Basketball Season To A Close
Roselle Catholic and Shabazz were the big winners in Trenton last night as they claimed Tournament of Champions titles which marked an end to the high school basketball season.
Roselle Catholic and Shabazz were the big winners in Trenton last night as they claimed Tournament of Champions titles which marked an end to the high school basketball season.
The 2012-13 Shore Conference boys basketball season is in the books, and it marked a resurgence of one of the conference’s traditional heavyweights, the best season ever for a rising power, and plenty of parity outside the top six teams.
The best winter in the history of Point Pleasant Beach came to an end around 9:20 last night.
When the ride finally ended with an exhausting, double-overtime classic against Atlantic City in the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions, the loss might not have hurt as much as the fact that this was the last time on the court together for a tight-knit group.
When I first heard the news Wednesday that the NJSIAA had rejected an appeal to grant Anthony Starego an extra year of eligibility to play football at Brick Township High School I had the reaction that many of you will: they made the wrong ruling.
After having already turned in the greatest season in the history of Point Beach boys basketball, the Garnet Gulls will be playing with house money on Wednesday night.
Most of those in attendance at the Pine Belt Arena Tuesday night expected to witness the final chapter of what’s been a remarkable season for the Point Pleasant Beach girl’s basketball team.
This is not just a sports story although on the surface it appears to be.
The Shore Basketball Coaches Association has made its selections for All-Shore, All-Division and Players and Coaches of the Year. All selections were made by the Shore Conference coaches.
Normally at this time of year if you get into a sports conversation with Point Pleasant Beach High School Athletic Director Ellen Magliaro it will be about her beloved New York Yankees. However these days the guys in pinstripes are a bit of an after thought because she is too busy dealing with a pair of basketball teams who have helped make this the most memorable winter in Garnett Gulls history.
As one of just a handful of states that wrestle down to only one state champion per weight class, New Jersey remains one of the country's premier concentrations of elite grapplers.
Playing without their captain, leader and best player was simply too much for the Lakewood Piners, who saw their basketball season come to an end with a 53-44 loss to Medford Tech Wednesday night in the State Group 2 semifinals at Perth Amboy High School.