Pitching is the name of the game in the preseason Shore 16 and for the second straight year, the non-public teams of the Shore are leading the field to open the season.
Two years ago, Freehold Boro finished an entire season 0-21. On Thursday night, the Colonials won their 20th game and first state tournament game in 13 years.
Shore Conference boys basketball scores and recaps from the opening round of the NJSIAA Group III and Group I Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 22, powered by HiLyte.
South Jersey Group III has four state-title contenders, but the road in Central Jersey remains wide-open -- giving Red Bank and a handful of other Shore squads a shot.