Aidan Hamlin-Woolfolk continued his hot shooting, while Brian Tassey and Christian DiGiso carried Freehold Boro to the finish line vs. Mainland to send the Colonials to the Group III final.
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.
Despite recent success for both teams in Group II, Camden and Manasquan will meet Tuesday night at Central for the first time since 2015 and a trip to Rutgers is on the line.
Shore Conference boys basketball scores and recaps from the opening round of the NJSIAA Group III and Group I Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 22, powered by HiLyte.
Manasquan withstood a second-half rally by Red Bank Catholic and knocked off the top-seeded Caseys to earn a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament final.
Manasquan fought off a championship group from Toms River North in overtime Saturday to earn its sixth straight trip to the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals.