After dropping three games to Wall last year - including a sectional championship game in overtime - Neptune finally paid its rival back with a hard-earned win on Wednesday.
Wall won't have a chance to capture a third straight NJSIAA sectional championship this year, but the Crimson Knights have the senior talent to make plenty of noise again in 2021.
An epic goal-line stand in the final minutes gave No. 1 Wall an 18-15 win over No. 2 Donovan Catholic in an instant classic to win the Shore Conference Championship Pod final.
Despite losing standout senior Casey Larkin to an injury early in the game, Wall rode a suffocating defense to a 21-0 victory over Thanksgiving rival Manasquan in Week 5.
Wall's defense held Jackson under 75 yards of offense and Casey Larkin ran for two touchdowns to lead the way in a convincing victory for the Crimson Knights.
For the second straight year, a historic season for Wall boys basketball ended at Brick Memorial in the Group III semifinal, this time to Timber Creek in overtime.
Wall erased a five-point deficit in the final 40 seconds of regulation and pulled out a 56-51 win over rival Neptune to win its second straight Central Group III championship.
Clinging to a one point lead late in the 4th quarter, junior Logan Peters connected with junior Casey Larkin on a play that "might have saved the day" for Wall.
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