Shore Conference boys basketball scores and recaps from the sectional semifinal round of the NJSIAA Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 28, powered by HiLyte.
It has been 43 years since the Shore Conference produced a Group IV champion and while it is likely that drought continues, there are a few Shore squads to keep an eye on.
James Vallillo and Ben Kipnis delivered down the stretch and No. 7 Holmdel upened second-seeded Central to earn a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinal.
A seventh-inning umpire ruling that video replay showed to be a blown call cost Manalapan a shot at extra innings and sealed Eastern's 1-0 win over the Braves in the Group IV semifinal.