Brendan Barry

Photos by Mark Brown, B51 Photography Two of the eight boys basketball Shore Conference Tournament round-of-16 games on Thursday featured Red-Bank-area rivals squaring off, one a pair of local non-public powers and the other two neighbors just down the road from one another...

Photo Gallery by B51 Photography RUMSON - The Rumson-Fair Haven boys basketball team did not climb into the top 10 seeds of the Shore Conference Tournament in part because of a number of close losses to several teams ranked ahead of the Bulldogs...

*Scroll Down for Highlights* *Click here for a photo gallery by b51photography.com* LITTLE SILVER – Red Bank Regional senior Eddie Hendrex does not hear his name introduced in pregame introductions, while junior teammate Jack Navitsky does not often read his name among the team’s leading scorers...

*Scroll Down for Video Highlights* WEST LONG BRANCH – With the clock working its way toward all zeroes and his team trying to protect a 10-point lead against a Shore Conference Class A Central division rival, Rumson-Fair Haven coach Chris Champeau told his team – like most any coach would – to prioritize running time off the clock with each offensive possession...

MANASQUAN - While most teams are trying to fine-tune everything in these final weeks of the regular season to get ready for the tournaments, Manasquan boys basketball coach Andrew Bilodeau still feels like it's December for the Warriors. A team that has finally gotten a few games under its belt with its complete lineup is at least starting to resemble the unit Bilodeau envisions for the postseason

LONG BRANCH - In the middle of torching Point Beach at the Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase on Saturday, Rumson-Fair Haven junior guard Brendan Barry sat on the bench and sensed something wasn't right with his left eye. After poking around, he realized he had been wearing two contact lenses on the same eye for a chunk of the game after he thought he had lost one and put another one in...

It's that time again, as the annual Boardwalk Hoop Group Showcase featuring match-ups between some of the Shore Conference's top teams will unfold at Long Branch High School with a five-game slate on Saturday. The 15th annual event, which has formerly been held at venues like Convention Hall in Asbury Park and Monmouth University, features some old-school rivalries and nine Shore teams in action a

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By Bobby Klatt - Shore Sports Network contributor RUMSON - Manasquan picked up a hard-fought road win on opening night in Shore Conference Class A Central as the Warriors held off Rumson-Fair Haven 50-46 on Friday to get an early leg up in the division race...

ABERDEEN TWP. – Matawan’s history as a boys basketball program ranges from uneventful to painful, and current head coach Tom Stead has already been part of two torturous moments in Huskies basketball history. Tuesday, in front of a raucous home crowd at Matawan High School, Stead and his team finally brought Matawan basketball its moment of triumph...

HOLMDEL – In each of the past two seasons, the Holmdel boys basketball team earned first-round home games in the Shore Conference Tournament, only to fall each time. Wednesday against Shore Conference Class A Central rival Rumson-Fair Haven, the Hornets needed to win just to get a game of any kind...

RUMSON – First-year Red Bank Catholic head boys basketball coach James Catalano was not sure what to expect from his new team prior to the first day of practice this past November. Up until Monday night, he still did not know what he had with a young-but-experienced Caseys roster...