Jack Seidler

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.

Marlboro cut down one mighty beast of the Shore Conference on Wednesday and will try to slay the final boss on Friday at No. 1 Manasquan.

A heroic second-half from Jon Spatola led Marlboro to an upset win over Ranney to reach the Shore Conference championship game.

Coming off two-week layoff, Marlboro pushed the fifth-ranked team in the state to the brink, but St. Peter's Prep closed Thursday's game like a state power should.

After coming painfully close to the program's first NJSIAA sectional championship, Marlboro returns a loaded lineup that will be among the Shore's best over the next two years.

A layup at the buzzer by sophomore Yathin Moore gave South Brunswick a 72-71 win over Marlboro in the Central Jersey Group 4 sectional final.

Short two key contributors and with two more just getting over the flu, Marlboro hung tough against rival Manalapan and advanced to the SCT quarterfinals.

Alex Ratner and Marlboro are off to a scorching start to 2019-20 thanks to the senior captain and a promising young supporting cast.