Rob Higgins

After a record-setting career at Middletown North, Rob Higgins has decided on his next destination: St. Francis College in Brooklyn.

In a battle between the Shore's top two scorers, Rob Higgins and Middletown North came out on top of Daniel Sofield and Jackson Liberty thanks to a stellar defensive effort.

Middletown North senior Rob Higgins eclipsed the 2,000-point mark for his career Thursday, but Dwaine Jones spoiled the celebration with a buzzer-beater to give Neptune the dramatic win.

Ian O'Connor's Milestone, Jackson McCarthy's guts and freshman Geoff Schroeder's career performance carried Rumson-Fair Haven to an overtime win over Middletown North at the Boardwalk Showcase.

Rob Higgins scored 31 points for his third straight 30-plus-point game to open the season and Middletown North took down No. 5 Neptune.

Rob Higgins scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter to help Middletown North bury Howell and advance to a round-of-16 showdown at Rumson.

In a do-or-die game for both teams, Middletown North won an 84-83 shootout against Wall to qualify for the Shore Conference Tournament.

Junior Rob Higgins scored 20 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter to surpass the 1,000-point milestone for his career and spark No. 10 Middletown North to a road win over Ocean.

MIDDLETOWN - Middletown North boys basketball coach Mike Iasparro gives most of his players the green light when it comes to shooting three-pointers, but junior Chris Kenny is not one of those players. With only a couple of seconds left on the clock and his team's season on the line Monday against Colts Neck in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV first round, Kenny had no choice but to run the red

MIDDLETOWN - Middletown North sophomore guard Rob Higgins does not get rattled, and that goes for more than just on the basketball court. On Tuesday, the Shore Conference's leading scorer somehow walked away with barely a scratch when he flipped his Jeep twice in a frightening one-car crash on Harmony Road in Middletown...

MIDDLETOWN - Middletown North boys basketball coach Mike Iasparo was excited to welcome junior Sky Cherry to the program this season, but thought it would be best to ease the Mater Dei Prep transfer into his role rather than force him into an already experienced, veteran lineup...

LITTLE SILVER - At two different points of Wednesday's Albert E. Martin Buc Holiday Classic semifinal, it looked like both Middletown North and Sayreville were poised to pull away with a convincing win. Instead, the two resilient teams went down to the wire...