Marlboro dodged another last-second heartbreak Wednesday night with a comeback win over Lenape to earn a spot in the Group IV final for the first time ever.
After back-to-back years off championship-game heartbreak, Marlboro's all-senior team came through Monday with the program's first ever NJSIAA Central Group IV title.
Two years after losing to South Brunswick in the Central Group IV final, Marlboro conquered the Vikings Friday to earn another shot at the program's first sectional title.
Trailing by nine with under six minutes left, Marlboro ripped off a 25-1 run that stunned upset-minded Howell and sent the Mustangs back to the Central Group IV semifinals.
After heartbreaking losses to end each of the past two seasons, Marlboro's battle-tested, senior-led team finally won its first title, defeating Manasquan in Sunday's Shore Conference Tournament final.
Following its worst offensive half of the season, Marlboro used its defense and rebounding to get going and race past CBA and into the SCT championship game.
CBA pulled out its biggest regular-season win in more than a decade Tuesday by knocking off No. 1 Marlboro in overtime and running its record to 6-0 in 2021-22.
The Marlboro boys and Red Bank Catholic girls boast accomplished basketball programs and Thursday night marked a first for both: a WOBM Christmas Classic title.
Manasquan's perfect 2021 season ended Friday vs. Marlboro with a game-winning basket in the final seconds of overtime by Andrew Solomon, who lost his father to COVID in early February.