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No. 9 Raritan took an important step Friday by beating Holmdel, one of the teams the Rockets have been looking up at in the Class A Central standings in recent years.

Manasquan overcame another cold start and halftime deficit to beat CBA and reach a third straight Shore Conference championship game.

Red Bank fought back, but Freehold Township fought the Bucs off to pick up a key road win.

Mater Dei Prep picked up its first win of the season by beating a promising Keyport squad that surged out of the gate.

Wall rallied to beat St. John Vianney to sweep the regular-season series between the Class B North rivals, winning by the same score as the first meeting earlier this month.

Freshman Respect Tyleek flirted with a triple-double, Ryan Savoy rocked the rim in the second half, and Lakewood turned back the clock in a convincing win over first-place Point Boro.

Red Bank knocked off Red Bank Catholic for the first time since 1998, stunning the No. 5 seed Caseys Wednesday in the Shore Conference Tournament round of 16.

Jackson McCarthy scored 18 points and both he and senior teammate Ian O'Connor posted double-doubles as No. 4 Rumson-Fair Haven handled No. 9 Holmdel.

Rob Higgins scored 31 points for his third straight 30-plus-point game to open the season and Middletown North took down No. 5 Neptune.

CBA did not find its shooting range, but it did not matter in an opening-night trouncing of Marlboro.

Ocean battled past Lakewood, 42-38, Tuesday to advance to the Shore Conference Tournament round of 16.

Nasiem Brantley converted a last-second layup to Thursday's game to overtime and Howell edged Marlboro for its eighth win in nine games.