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.
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.
Manasquan's defense was tremendous during a tenuous first quarter before a balanced offense led the Warriors past Rumson in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals.