South Jersey Group III has four state-title contenders, but the road in Central Jersey remains wide-open -- giving Red Bank and a handful of other Shore squads a shot.
It has been 43 years since the Shore Conference produced a Group IV champion and while it is likely that drought continues, there are a few Shore squads to keep an eye on.
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.
Both Shore Conference Tournament semifinal games in Red Bank Wednesday are rematches and the two underdogs have a large gap to close in order to pull off an upset.
As St. Rose rumbles toward its first ever Shore Conference Tournament final, the top 10 gets a shake-up after a highly-competitive start week of Shore Conference Tournament play.
James Vallillo and Ben Kipnis delivered down the stretch and No. 7 Holmdel upened second-seeded Central to earn a spot in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinal.
Justin Fuerbacher was a two-way standout and Peter Noble landed five back-breaker three-pointers as CBA beat Howell Saturday to reach the Shore Conference semifinals.