Manasquan had the No. 2 ranked team in N.J. on the ropes Saturday but Roselle Catholic pulled out the win at the literal last second to hand short-handed Manasquan its first loss.
Ian O'Connor's Milestone, Jackson McCarthy's guts and freshman Geoff Schroeder's career performance carried Rumson-Fair Haven to an overtime win over Middletown North at the Boardwalk Showcase.
Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis handled the scoring and freshman Elijah Perkins delivered down the stretch to help Ranney overcome unbeaten Bergen Catholic.
Ranney will look to keep its perfect start to the season against another unbeaten N.J. power. Plus, CBA gets tested and six more Shore teams Clash at Saturday's Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase.
Senior Andrew Seager and sophomore Jack Miller combined for 30 points and Ocean shut down Neptune to make its first Boardwalk Showcase appearance a successful one.
Scottie Lewis put up 21-8-8 and Bryan Antoine scored 16 of his 20 in the second half to lead No. 2 Ranney past defending T of C champion the Patrick School.
Ranney’s toughness will be tested vs. the Patrick School, Rumson and CBA meet again as top-five teams, Mater Dei seeks seventh straight vs. Philly power, plus Higgins, Frauenheim, Kimbrough and Seager show their skills.
MIDDLETOWN - In a battle between the state's most prestigious high school basketball program and a team of five sophomore starters who are essentially starting a program from scratch, it was indeed a sophomore from Monmouth County who made the game-deciding shot...