Even as a heavy favorite to win the 2024 Shore Conference Tournament, St. Rose still enjoyed a win over CBA that sent the Purple Roses to their first ever SCT final.
Both Shore Conference Tournament semifinal games in Red Bank Wednesday are rematches and the two underdogs have a large gap to close in order to pull off an upset.
As St. Rose rumbles toward its first ever Shore Conference Tournament final, the top 10 gets a shake-up after a highly-competitive start week of Shore Conference Tournament play.
Justin Fuerbacher was a two-way standout and Peter Noble landed five back-breaker three-pointers as CBA beat Howell Saturday to reach the Shore Conference semifinals.
The Shore's top team hung with Montverde for most of the first half, but a late-second-quarter run and a huge second half by the nation's top player buried No. 1 St. Rose.
As he has been throughout the season, Zayier Dean was the difference for Red Bank as the Bucs beat Red Bank Catholic to win their first Shore Conference division title in 17 years.