Despite recent success for both teams in Group II, Camden and Manasquan will meet Tuesday night at Central for the first time since 2015 and a trip to Rutgers is on the line.
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.
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.
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.
With St. Rose taking on Montverde, Darius Adams returning to play in the same showcase as his former team, and tournament seeding in play, the 2024 Metro Classic is a big one for the Shore.
After one more 20-point win -- this time over Rutgers Prep in the Tournament of Champions final -- St. John Vianney cemented its status as the most dominant team in program history.
Roselle Catholic erased a fourth-quarter deficit and came through with clutch shots down the stretch to knock off No. 1 Camden in the last ever Tournament of Champions final.
St. John Vianney will look to complete one of the best seasons in its illustrious history by beating Rutgers Prep in the last ever Tournament of Champions final.
By its own admission, St. John Vianney did not play its prettiest game of the season Friday, but it was more than enough to put the Lancers in the Tournament of Champions final.
A huge third quarter carried Roselle Catholic into the Tournament of Champions final and Camden joined them by surviving one of its toughest challenges of the season.
A proposal introduced Thursday at the NJSIAA Executive Committee meeting calling for the end of the Tournament of Champions in all sports is one step closer toward adoption.