The teams lined up to face Ranney in the Shore Conference Tournament knew the Panthers were no ordinary 11th-seed and for the last week-and-a-half, the Panthers have proved them right.
Red Bank Catholic went through two senior aces -- one committed to pitch in the ACC and the other in the SEC -- to win its third straight Shore Conference Tournament title.
Prior to the Shore Conference Tournament, Donovan Catholic hadn't beaten a team outside of the Class B South division. Then, the Griffins made program history.
Southern has gone from last place in 2021 to one of the last two teams standing in the Class A South division title race and the Rams' performance last week was worthy of the Jersey Mike's Team of the Week award.
After getting blown out on opening day by the No. 1 team in the preseason Shore rankings, Shore Regional bounced back and upset that same Red Bank Catholic team three days later.
Last week, Marlboro's senior-led team overcame its championship shortcomings of past years and won the program's first ever Shore Conference Tournament championship.
Winners of nine straight and fresh off capturing its first Class A South championship in 13 years, Brick Memorial is the latest Jersey Mike’s Team of the Week.
In a span of eight days, Red Bank Catholic took two No. 1 ranked opponents to earn the No. 1 ranking in the Shore Conference for the first time in program history.