In a parity-filled Shore Conference, the teams playing well in January have started to make their case to jump the December darlings in the latest Shore 16 rankings.
Holmdel ran through three ranked opponents during the first week of 2024, including a road win over the No. 2 team at the Shore while missing a key senior.
Toms River North made its case as the best public-school team in the Shore Conference on the final basketball day of 2023 by upending Manasquan in the WOBM Classic.