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Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Boys Basketball NJSIAA Scoreboard: Saturday, March 14

Matt Manley|March 14, 2026|Last Updated March 14, 2026

Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard

 

NJSIAA Tournament

State Championship

Group II

At Rutgers University

Ramsey 68, Rumson-Fair Haven 57

Charlie Taylor and Owen Farley each scored 18 points and the Rams rode a dominant second quarter to a win over the Bulldogs (21-9) that secures Ramsey (23-9) its first ever overall Group II championship since 1950.

Taylor and Ramsey sixth man James Cunningham each scored seven points during a second quarter in which Ramsey outscored Rumson, 26-8, then made it a 28-8 run on a basket by Farley to open the third quarter and give the Rams a 40-20 lead. Rumson committed 11 of its 19 turnovers in the first half, shot 0-for-7 from the three-point line, 9-for-27 from the field (33 percent) and did not record an assist on any of the nine made field goals.

Cunningham closed the half with a steal and a dunk, followed by a three-pointer from the left wing to push the lead from 33-20 to 38-20 at the break.

Rumson rallied in the second half behind senior Luke Cruz, who scored 14 of his game-high 22 points after halftime while also grabbing 11 rebounds. The double-double was the 17th of the season for Cruz in his 19 games played.

Cruz hit a three-pointer and followed with a finish in the post to pull Rumson within 54-46 with 4:40 to go and after a Cruz pull-up made it 58-49 with 2:30 left, the Bulldogs were on the verge of forcing a turnover when Ramsey was granted a timeout called from the bench. From that point on, the Rams ripped off a 10-2 run to put the game out of reach.

Freshman Clint Martin added nine points and senior Blake Ahmann pitched in eight points, eight rebounds and four steals for Rumson, which is still after its first overall state title after making the program’s first ever appearance in the state finals on Saturday.

 

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