Boys Basketball Shore Conference (NJ) Friday Scores and Streams, 2/26/21
Shore Conference Pod Play
Shore 47, Long Branch 42
Senior Tyler Tilton scored 13 points and the Blue Devils (3-5) battled past the Green Wave (2-8). Senior Chris Kessler and sophomore Liam Gajewski each added 11 points for Shore.
No. 9 Rumson-Fair Haven 68, Red Bank 57 - Watch
Juniors Geoff Schroeder and Scott Gyimesi each scored 22 points and the Bulldogs (5-4) topped the Bucs (2-7) to sweep the season series between the Ridge Road rivals.
Non-Division
Monmouth 60, Keansburg 38 - Watch
Senior A.J. Po scored 20 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and handed out six assists to lead the Falcons (4-5) past the Titans (3-8), snapping their three-game skid. Senior Kiran Desai added 16 points for Monmouth.
Freehold Boro 53, Colts Neck 45 - Watch
Senior Jiasion Carpenter put up 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Colonials (5-6) past the Cougars (4-7), ending a four-game losing streak.
Junior Tyler Ochojski and senior Mike Sikaras each added 12 points, with Ochojski also pulling in 18 rebounds for Freehold Boro.
No. 7 Holmdel 67, Donovan Catholic 59 - Watch
Senior Alex Baker went off for 30 points and classmate Ryan Bradley poured in 20 to lead the Hornets (7-0) past the Griffins (4-7) in their first game back since Feb. 10. Senior Kyle Polivka also added 10 points for Holmdel.
Juniors Brian Farrell and Dylan Orosz each scored 19 points to lead Donovan Catholic, which took a 30-29 lead into halftime Friday after beating Toms River North on Thursday.
Manalapan 67, Matawan 64 - Watch
Senior Anthony Mezzina hit a tie-breaking three-pointer with two seconds left and the Braves (3-6) won a thriller on the road over the Huskies (6-5).
Mezzina finished with 16 points while classmate Chris Frontera led Manalapan with 24 points.
Senior Andre Wells scored a game-high 31 points to go with five rebounds and six assists to pace Matawan. Senior Gio Gallo added 18 points in the loss.
Raritan 49, Pinelands 40 - Watch
Senior John Bachman scored 14 points and junior Justin Rivera chipped in 13 to lead the Rockets (6-4) to a win over the Wildcats (2-9).
Junior Rian O'Rourke scored 13 points and senior Josh Kline netted 12 to lead Pinelands.
No. 4 Marlboro 74, No. 6 Neptune 44 - Watch
Junior Jack Seidler scored 16 of his game-high 25 points in the second half to key a game-breaking run for the Mustangs (8-3) in a rout of the Scarlet Fliers (2-5).
Senior Jonathan Spatola dropped 18 of his 20 points in the first half for Marlboro, which unleashed a 20-0 run during a stretch that closed the third quarter and opened the fourth. Seidler scored 11 of the 20 points during the run.
Senior Andre Harris led Neptune with 12 points on four three-pointers.
Barnegat 68, Brick 61 - Watch
Senior Andrew Vernieri scored 15 of his career-high 18 points in the first quarter as the Bengals (9-3) topped the Green Dragons (4-5).
Senior Jaxon Baker poured in 17 points, senior Tyler Quinn added 11 and junior John Hudak chipped in nine for Barnegat.
Junior Jack Dougard led Brick with a game-high 23 points on six three-pointers. Senior Ty Williams added 18 points and sophomore Alex Jenkoski netted 11 in the loss.
Brick Memorial 50, Ocean 32 - Watch Live
Senior Hayden Guzenski helped get Brick Memorial off to a fast start and sophomore Josh Michigan helped the Mustangs (6-6) close out a win over the Spartans (7-5), snapping a six-game Ocean winning streak.
Guzenski scored seven of his 12 points in the first quarter and Michigan sank eight of his game-high 14 points in the fourth quarter.
Senior Matt Shaw led Ocean with 10 points.
Non-Conference
Middletown North 51, Bayonne 35 - Watch Live
Senior Vinny Pennino scored a game-high 25 points and also added seven rebounds and six steals as his career-best performance carried the Lions (6-5) to a win over the Bees (3-5). Junior Brian Haddow added 11 points for Middletown North.
Cancellations
Point Beach at Keyport – Canceled
Central at Howell – Canceled
Ranney at Red Bank Catholic – Canceled
Monmouth at Henry Hudson – Canceled