Pitching is the name of the game in the preseason Shore 16 and for the second straight year, the non-public teams of the Shore are leading the field to open the season.
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.
Red Bank Catholic caught fire in the second quarter and never looked back, routing Pope John and capturing its first NJSIAA Non-Public A title since 2017.
St. Rose has been steamrolling toward a 2024 Non-Public B championship since it lost in the 2023 final. Can Bishop Eustace cook up a legitimate challenge to the Purple Roses?
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.
Shore Conference boys basketball scores and recaps from the sectional quarterfinal round of the NJSIAA Tournament on Monday, Feb. 26, powered by HiLyte.