Freehold Township

One year after a late collapse at CBA, Freehold Township redeemed itself with a thrilling in a double-overtime road win over the Colts.

Samir Padilla caught fire in the second half and Keith Adame continued his strong play as Jackson Memorial beat Freehold Township for its first WOBM Christmas Classic title since 2011.

Friday is shaping up to be a memorable day of holiday tournament championship games around the Shore, with Red Bank's upset over CBA the story of the week so far.

Freehold Township Boys Basketball 2022 38th WOBM Christmas Classic Team Page.

CBA has the talent and battle experience to run through Class A North and challenge for the Shore Conference title. Which team will emerge as a threat to the Colts?

An early goal took the edge off and Freehold Township's dominant defense did the rest as the Patriots beat undefeated Ridgewood to win their first outright Group IV championship.

Despite eight new starters and a new head coach, the scene on Saturday at Freehold Township's home field was a familiar one: the Patriots raising the Central Group IV trophy for the second straight year.

Gaby Parker saved Freehold Township's season with a late equalizer and Hailey Santiago gave the Patriots a second straight Central Group IV title with a golden goal to stun Manalapan.

For the second straight year, Freehold Township will try to win an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV title on its home field Saturday, when the Patriots host Monroe.

Its dominance aside, Freehold Township has overcome a number of obstacles to get to this point of the season as the Shore Conference Tournament champion for the second straight year.

Hailey Santiago delivered a first-half goal and the defense did the rest as Freehold Township topped Howell to win its second straight Shore Conference Tournament title.

It took almost 65 minutes, but Freehold Township finally scored the dagger Wednesday and put away St. John Vianney to reach its second straight Shore Conference Tournament final.