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Facing the team it beat on opening night, Manasquan won its 11th straight game to start the season Tuesday, topping No. 8 Ocean.

Photo gallery by Ray Richardson from Barnegat's 75-39 win over Jackson Liberty.

Neptune got back on track Saturday by taking down No. 4 Colts Neck thanks to a strong second-half showing.

Manasquan jumped on Red Bank Catholic early and never let up in a key early-season win between B North rivals.

*Photo Gallery by Paula Lopez* After slaying the beast that was two-time defending Non-Public A champion St. John Vianney over the weekend, the Red Bank Catholic girls basketball team finished off a sectional title run Wednesday and the Caseys are eyeing their eighth group championship in program history...

*Gallery by Ray Richardson* TOMS RIVER - Donovan Catholic stunned Lakewood once already this season, but the eight-time defending division champion Piners were ready for the rematch. Junior Dorian Vaughn scored 19 points and grabbed seven boards as the Piners avenged a home loss to the Griffins by winning at Donovan Catholic Monday, 58-45...

Seniors Mike Nyisztor and Jaden Rhoden have both sacrificed an opportunity to score more points in order to play with one another, but on Monday night, the two reached a scoring milestone together. Rhoden and Nyisztor each joined the 1,000-point club Monday and the Mariners - the No...

MANCHESTER - Senior Shavar Reynolds scored 20 points and the Manchester boys basketball team took a one-point lead into the final minute Saturday against seventh-seeded Medford Tech, but the Hawks went scoreless in the last two minutes of regulation and all of overtime in a 50-47 NJSIAA South Jersey Group II semifinal loss...

TINTON FALLS - The best boys basketball season in Ranney history ended Thursday at the hands of of a team the likes of which the Panthers hope to chase down in the not-so-distant future. Defending NJSIAA Tournament of Champions winner Roselle Catholic rolled into Ranney the No...

By Ella Brockway SSN Correspondent RUMSON--Only 11 seconds into the first quarter of the Shore Conference Tournament second round matchup between the Rumson-Fair Haven boys basketball team and Manchester Township, Rumson senior guard Brendan Barry sank a three-pointer - his 55th of the season...

Mark Brown contributed to this article. View his complete photo gallery here. TINTON FALLS - Despite the enormous preseason hype surrounding a team of four freshman starters, the Ranney School boys basketball team exceeded any reasonable expectation during the regular season and Thursday night against Freehold Township in the Shore Conference Tournament round of 16, the Panthers reached one of the

MIDDLETOWN - Middletown North boys basketball coach Mike Iasparro directs his team to operate on offense keeping one simple principle in mind: take great shots. That mantra has served the Lions well lately, especially since everyone who Iasparro puts in the game can make a good shot when he gets one...