Albert E. Martin Buc Classic

The No. 4 Buccaneers prevailed over No. 10 Ranney, winning 63-57 and lifting their first Albert E. Martin Buc Classic championship in nine years.

Toms River South's hot start and two WOBM Classic wins has added the Indians to the list of usual suspects who will be competing for tournament championships on Saturday.

Matt and Jayden Hodge combined for all by 10 of St. Rose's points and a stifling Purple Roses defense was too much for Red Bank in the Buc Classic final.

CBA's young roster has grown up fast during the young season, its latest accomplishment a win over No. 3 Ranney in the Buc Classic championship game on Thursday.

Red Bank's balanced attack slowed down Monmouth and catapulted the Bucs back to the championship game of the Buc Classic for the first time in four years.

LITTLE SILVER - At two different points of Wednesday's Albert E. Martin Buc Holiday Classic semifinal, it looked like both Middletown North and Sayreville were poised to pull away with a convincing win. Instead, the two resilient teams went down to the wire...

LITTLE SILVER - The first-two rounds of the Albert E. Martin Buc Holiday Classic have looked more like a tune-up than an exhibition for the No. 1 team in the Shore Sports Network Top 10, but for Mater Dei Prep senior Elijah Barnes, the Buc Classic has been a trip down memory lane...

LITTLE SILVER - When playing against a senior-laden team like the Red Bank Regional squad they faced in the Albert E. Martin Buc Holiday Classic final Wednesday, Ranney freshmen Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis are literally boys among men...

LITTLE SILVER - Ranney freshman Scottie Lewis entered his first high school season already with a reputation as a top prospect in his class and with his own lofty expectations for how his high school career would begin. His first two games may not have met those expectations, but Lewis and classmate Bryan Antoine lived up to the hype Sunday at the Albert E...

Photo Gallery by Larry Murphy   By Bobby Klatt - Shore Sports Network contributor LITTLE SILVER - When Red Bank Regional had defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner St. Joseph's-Metuchen on the ropes in overtime on Tuesday, the motivation to finish off the Falcons and open eyes across the state was not hard to find. ...