For the third straight week, there is a new No. 1 team in the Shore 16. Middletown South takes over the top spot after winning its first ever Shore Conference Tournament.
Manchester's Madeline Nolan had four goals and an assist in three games last week, including two goals and an assist in an upset over Point Beach the Coaches Cup.
Kelly and Jayme Malanda scored with two minutes of one another and Middletown North beat St. John Vianney, 2-0, to win the 2023 Shore Conference Coaches Cup.
Middletown South scored two second-half goals to erase a halftime deficit vs. Howell and win its first ever Shore Conference Tournament Title in program history.
Class A North rivals meet in the Shore Conference Tournament Finals, with both Howell and Middletown South in search of their first ever SCT championships.
Middletown South played hard defense and goalie Allie Greco made diving save after diving save to advance into the SCT Finals for the first time since 1998.
Behind a dominant second-half performance, Howell rolled to a 4-1 win over Manasquan and locked up a spot in the Shore Conference final for the second straight year.