NJSIAA Tournament

An early goal took the edge off and Freehold Township's dominant defense did the rest as the Patriots beat undefeated Ridgewood to win their first outright Group IV championship.

Will Thygeson struck again in a championship game, CBA's defense pitched another shutout, and the Colts closed out a championship season on a 19-game winning streak.

CBA and St. Rose play for championships on Saturday at Franklin High School. Get the scores and recaps of the two state finals here.

St. Rose will play for its first state championship in 12 years Saturday and the team standing in the way is the most dominant program in Non-Public B.

For the second straight year, CBA and Seton Hall Prep will square off as the top two teams in the state in the NJSIAA Non-Public A championship.

Will Thygeson broke a scoreless deadlock in the 68th minute and CBA beat St. Peter's Prep to earn its sixth trip to the NJSIAA Non-Public A final in eight seasons.

Shore Conference girls soccer scores and recaps from the NJSIAA group semifinals and the non-public sectional finals on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

St. Rose has waited 12 years to raise a sectional championship trophy and it has been 21 years for Bishop Eustace. One of those teams will end their drought Wednesday.

CBA will try to win a sectional title for the seventh time in eight years when it clashes with a St. Peter's Prep program looking for its first ever.

Despite eight new starters and a new head coach, the scene on Saturday at Freehold Township's home field was a familiar one: the Patriots raising the Central Group IV trophy for the second straight year.

Gaby Parker saved Freehold Township's season with a late equalizer and Hailey Santiago gave the Patriots a second straight Central Group IV title with a golden goal to stun Manalapan.

Colin Hynes struck for a beautiful goal in the first half and the Holmdel defense did the rest as the Hornets captured the Central Group II title with a win over Wall.