Red Bank Catholic and Rumson-Fair Haven ratcheted up their rivalry in 2021 and are set to carry the competition into 2022 as two of the best in the Shore Conference.
Marlboro will have to go through Lenape and its star point guard. Rumson faces the challenge of a lifetime. Does either have enough magic left in Wednesday's group semifinals?
Two Shore Conference boys basketball teams host NJSIAA sectional championship games on Monday, with Marlboro going for its first ever title vs. Trenton and Rumson hosting Bound Brook.
First, CBA was 10-0. Then, the Colts could not figure out how to win. After Sunday, they rediscovered their winning formula and reached the Shore Conference semifinals.
After two thoroughly dominant playoff performances to open its run, Rumson-Fair Haven ran into a dynamic Woodrow Wilson squad in Friday's Central Group III Final.
Rumson-Fair Haven made Delran sweat for 40 minutes, but the Bears flexed their muscles in the second half to end Rumson's deepest state tournament run ever.
Freehold Township and Toms River North clash for a third time, this time with a trip to the Group IV final on the line, while Rumson looks to upset Delran for its first ever trip to a state final.