Bob Badders

Senior midfielder Leo Passalaqua struck for four goals and two assists and and sophomore attackman Luke Lydon scored four goals to lead the Bulldogs to a 17-7 win over Holmdel.

Seniors Shea Brennan and Jack Meyer combined for 12 points and junior face-off midfielder Michael Hoarle dominated the X to lead Wall to a season-opening win over Red Bank Regional in an American Division matchup.

These 13 boys lacrosse standouts earned an All-Shore selection in 2023 and are back to help lead their teams this spring.

After sharing the 2023 division title, Point Beach and St. Rose will battle it out for the Class B Central championship again in 2024.

The Shore Conference has eight NJSIAA state finalists after Southern's Anthony Mason, Saint John Vianney's Anthony Knox, Donovan Catholic's Kurt Wehner, CBA's Alex Nini, Rumson's Sonny Amato, Southern's Matt Henrich, Brick Memorial's Harvey Ludington, and Hudson Skove won their semifinal matches on Friday night at Boardwalk Hall.

Howell's Kylie Gudewitz, Middletown South's Thea Rowland, and Central's Liliana Alicea won their semfinal bouts to advance to Saturday's NJSIAA state finals.

Red Bank junior Kevin Ruland advanced to the quarterfinals as the No. 24 seed and Howell freshman Tanner Hodgins showcased his skills and smarts to upset the No. 6 seed and reach the quarterfinals on Thursday at Boardwalk Hall.

Christian Brothers Academy senior Alex Nini, Southern Regional senior Matt Henrich, and Saint John Vianney junior Anthony Knox each won their third region title as the Shore Conference had 10 champions and 31 state qualifiers out of the NJSIAA Region 7 Tournament.

Christian Brothers Academy sophomore Randy Jenks pulled a pair of upsets to reach the NJSIAA Region 7 126-pound semifinals as the No. 11 seed.

Rumson-Fair Haven won the first seven bouts and blew out Jefferson, 60-15, to win the NJSIAA Group 2 championship for the first state title in program history.

Clutch pins by senior heavyweight Ryan Buchanan and sophomore 165-pounder John Saraiva helped St. John Vianney win a rematch with Camden Catholic, 33-24, to win the Non-Public B state championship. It is the Lancers second state title and first since 1995.

A pin in the opening bout by senior Bradford Birch sent the Rams on their way to a dominant win over Phillipsburg that secured the NJSIAA Group 5 state championship on Sunday at Rutgers.