St. Rose headlines this year's Boardwalk Showcase at Brookdale, which will also host two rivalry games and a look at the state's most intriguing first-year program.
Manasquan led wire-to-wire Saturday in a win over a state-ranked St. Joseph Metuchen team, the latest indicator that, despite their youth, Manasquan is a championship contender in 2022.
In the midst of a grueling stretch of games, Red Bank Catholic showed its chops by beating No. 1 Marlboro Saturday at Brookdale -- nine days after Marlboro beat the Caseys in Toms River.
Five of the Shore's top seven teams, as well as the No. 11 team in the state, venture to Brookdale Saturday for the annual Hoop Group Boardwalk Showcase, which returns after a year away in 2021.
With a completely new starting lineup compared to 2021, Manasquan suffered its first loss in 33 games Sunday, losing its season-opener to state-ranked Rutgers Prep.
Manasquan validated its No. 1 spot at the Shore and top-20 ranking in the state Sunday by surviving a fourth-quarter rally to beat Newark East Side in Elizabeth.
Ian O'Connor's Milestone, Jackson McCarthy's guts and freshman Geoff Schroeder's career performance carried Rumson-Fair Haven to an overtime win over Middletown North at the Boardwalk Showcase.
Bryan Antoine and Scottie Lewis handled the scoring and freshman Elijah Perkins delivered down the stretch to help Ranney overcome unbeaten Bergen Catholic.