Holmdel finished strong Saturday to pull out a tough win over Lincoln, return to the Central II final for the first time in eight years, and get one more crack at Manasquan.
Destiny Adams filled stat sheet, including a career-high 34 points, to lead Manchester past Lincoln for the NJSIAA Group 2 state title, the first in program history for the Hawks.
Manasquan exploded out of the gate and never let up Tuesday, hammering Lincoln and winning the Central Group II title to set up a showdown with Haddonfield.
Ian O'Connor scored 28 points in the last game of his and teammate Jackson McCarthy's career - the last links to a back-to-back championship team at Rumson.
UNION - Raritan coach Anthony Petruzzi never doubted his 2015 team had the makings of a state champion - not when the Rockets lost five straight games during the heart of this year's schedule, not when they entered the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II Playoffs with a losing record and not when they faced a 4th-down-and-long with the season on the line Saturday night against unbeaten Lincoln in the C