The top five teams in the Shore 16 stay the same after the opening round of the NJSIAA Tournament, while a tournament upset fueled Manchester's return to the rankings.
Kelly and Jayme Malanda scored with two minutes of one another and Middletown North beat St. John Vianney, 2-0, to win the 2023 Shore Conference Coaches Cup.
Middletown South scored two second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit vs. Howell and win its first ever Shore Conference Tournament Title in program history.
Class A North rivals meet in the Shore Conference Tournament Finals, with both Howell and Middletown South in search of their first ever SCT championships.
Middletown South played hard defense and goalie Allie Greco made diving save after diving save to advance into the SCT Finals for the first time since 1998.
For the second straight year, Nick Turturro jumpstarted the Howell attack and the Rebels beat Toms River North to reach their second straight Shore Conference final.
Defense ruled the day on both ends of the field as No. 1 CBA clipped No. 12 Middletown North to reach its third straight Shore Conference Tournament final.
No. 1 CBA opened up its Shore Conference and Non-Public A titles defenses by scoring a late goal to beat No. 3 Marlboro -- the only team to beat the Colts in 2022.
Griffin Shenman blasted a grand slam in a seven-run first inning and Jackson Hinchcliffe dominated on the mound to lead Rumson past Seneca into its first ever Group II final.
A.J. Gracia homered twice and Diego Tavarez hit the go-ahead two-run shot as Ranney rallied to beat Bishop Eustace and set up a South Non-Public B championship showdown.