Casey Mulligan

Manasquan lost another key player to an injury Friday and again hardly missed a beat in taking down College Achieve of Asbury Park.

Manasquan basketball and lacrosse standout Casey Mulligan is June's Shore Sports Network/94.3 The Point Monmouth County Athlete of the Month.

Manasquan is heading to its fifth consecutive Shore Conference Tournament championship game.

Manasquan's perfect 2021 season ended Friday vs. Marlboro with a game-winning basket in the final seconds of overtime by Andrew Solomon, who lost his father to COVID in early February.

Marlboro cut down one mighty beast of the Shore Conference on Wednesday and will try to slay the final boss on Friday at No. 1 Manasquan.

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

Ben Roy reached the 1,000-point plateau, but it was Connor Walsh and the Manasquan frontcourt that ignited another big Warriors win - this time over Don Bosco.

Manasquan and Montclair Immaculate matched each other shot-for-shot and the Warriors pulled out the win on three Ben Roy free throws with 1.6 seconds left.

The defending Shore Conference champions return the Shore Sports Network Player of the Year and a supporting cast that has the Warriors thinking big again in 2021.

Manasquan withstood an early storm from Holmdel and rolled the rest of the way to beat the Hornets for a fourth time and win a second straight Central Group II title.

Behind a scorching start and a career night from sophomore Ben Roy, Manasquan dominated Toms River North and won its first Shore Conference Tournament title since 1957.

Either Manasquan or Toms River North will end a long championship drought Saturday. A look at the Shore Conference Tournament final.