Howell

Howell received critical bonus-point victories late in the match to rally past No. 9 Middletown North, 38-37, to win a key Class A North match.

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?

Playing without senior star Will Thygeson, CBA turned to a pair of juniors for offense as the Colts topped Howell to win their second straight Shore Conference title and 12th overall.

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.

Howell and CBA square off in a rematch Saturday night in Neptune, this time with the Shore Conference Tournament championship on the line.

Howell snapped out of a scoring drought to beat Holmdel and reach the Shore Conference Tournament final for the first time in 15 years.

Four teams remain in the Shore Conference Boys Soccer Tournament, including a No. 13 seed that has not made it this far in 18 years. How will it all go down in Neptune on Thursday?

Howell's senior leaders raised the bar in the offseason and it paid off Wednesday with a win over Point Boro to reach the program's first ever Shore Conference Tournament final.

Howell is headed to its first Shore Conference Tournament semifinal and is looking more and more like a threat to become a first-time champion.

Howell failed to score for the second straight game, but its defense and penalty-kick prowess has the Rebels headed back to the SCT semifinals for the first time in 12 years.

Howell has returned to the top of the Shore Conference public-program ranks and will now make a play for its first Shore Conference title in 15 years.

Howell junior quarterback Egan Nelms threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns and Howell's defense pitched a second-half shutout to lead the Rebels to a 24-14 victory over Wall.