Basketball

Southern is the last team to beat Toms River in a Class A South divisional game and with a retooled lineup for 2021, the Rams may finally be ready to do it again.

Central is transitioning from a talented young team to a talented experienced team and the Golden Eagles are hoping that means a breakout season for their promising group.

Wall won't have a chance to capture a third straight NJSIAA sectional championship this year, but the Crimson Knights have the senior talent to make plenty of noise again in 2021.

After getting back to a sectional final last season, Neptune is hoping healthy point guard and Monmouth commit Sam Fagan can guide them through a challenging 2021 schedule.

After winning four postseason games as a double-digit seed between the Shore Conference and NJSIAA Tournaments, Mater Dei is back to being a championship contender in 2021.

Manchester's talented 2022 Class is hitting their junior season this winter, which means 2021 could be the start of a big two-year run for the Hawks in Ocean County.

With a lot to replace around All-Shore forward Alex Baker, Holmdel - fresh off its best season in two decades - is one of the mystery teams of the Shore Conference heading into 2021.

The Freehold Township senior class has been around for the high of a state sectional championship and the low of a losing season. The deep Patriots 2021 Class is looking to end on a high note.

Monmouth never led during regulation and trailed by eight with 1:30 left, but its four seniors rallied the Hawks to a 92-80 win overtime win over Quinnipiac.

Following a 17-win "rebuilding season" Ranney comes back in 2021 with a team that, while still young, is prepared to make another run at the Shore's top spot.

After coming painfully close to the program's first NJSIAA sectional championship, Marlboro returns a loaded lineup that will be among the Shore's best over the next two years.

Community Medical Center/RWJBarnabas Health funded scholarships even though there was no 2020 WOBM Christmas Classic.