After a year to adjust to life in the U.S., Matt Hodge came back for his senior year on a mission and carried St. Rose to one of the great seasons in Shore Conference history.
St. Rose saved its most dominant performance of 2023-24 for the final game, dismantling Montclair Immaculate for its first NJSIAA Non-Public B title since 1977.
St. Rose buried Bishop Eustace for a second straight year and will now head to Rutgers for the Non-Public B championship game as the favorite to win its first state title since 1977.
St. Rose got within closing distance of its first NJSIAA sectional title since 2004 and turned to 6-foot-8 star Matt Hodge to finish off Bishop Eustace.
Jayden Hodge starred on both ends of the floor and St. Rose's defense locked down Manasquan over the final three quarters to capture its first ever Shore Conference Tournament title.
St. Rose is one win from its first ever Shore Conference Tournament championship, with Manasquan trying to pull off the huge upset over the No. 1 seed.
Even as a heavy favorite to win the 2024 Shore Conference Tournament, St. Rose still enjoyed a win over CBA that sent the Purple Roses to their first ever SCT final.
The Shore's top team hung with Montverde for most of the first half, but a late-second-quarter run and a huge second half by the nation's top player buried No. 1 St. Rose.
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