Jackson ended its memorable run to the Last Dance championship game by becoming the latest high-profile team to fall victim to Cranford's run-scoring machine.
Matt Potok turned in another gem on the mound and Tom Cartnick highlighted more early Jackson fireworks at the plate as the Jags rolled through St. Joseph of Metuchen and into the Last Dance Final Four.
Nick Beetel threw five no-hit innings, Bill Petrina and Tom Cartnick supplied big hits and Dan Greenwood shut the door vs. Washington Township Wednesday to propel Jackson into the Last Dance South Region semifinals.
Trey Dombroski capped his record-setting career with another strong outing and Wall's offense never let him sweat as the Crimson Knights rolled to the Group 3 title Saturday in Hamilton.
David Glancy missed a chunk of his senior year due to injury but capped it with a big home run to back starter Shane Panzini and lead RBC to its second ever Shore Conference title.
John Iradi's three-run homer gave Wall an early jolt Monday vs. Cherry Hill West and Trey Dombroski battled to secure his 10th win and pitch Wall to the first Group III final in 11 years.
Manalapan scored three times with two outs in the sixth inning and senior Ben Levine gutted out seven innings on the mound to lead the Braves to their first Central Group IV title in seven years.
After knocking off Hunterdon Central Wednesday to reach the Central Jersey Group IV final, Manalapan earned its first trip to the Shore Conference final Thursday with a win over Wall.
Vincent Bianchi and John Nimeth combined to no-hit high-scoring Jackson Memorial as Red Bank Catholic advanced to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals with a 3-0 win.
Joey Ventresca pitched a complete game and hit a two-run home run onto the roof of Toms River South High School in leading Pinelands to its first ever NJSIAA Tournament win.