Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Boys Basketball SCT Scoreboard: Saturday, Feb. 14
Seabreeze Ford/Sea View Jeep Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard
Saturday, Feb. 14
Shore Conference Tournament
Quarterfinals
At Middletown South High School
(5) Marlboro 66, (4) Howell 63 (OT)
Senior Ajay Mathews scored 16 straight Marlboro points in the final 3:30 regulation plus overtime before senior Rob Glorioso hit the game-winning three-pointer with 30 seconds left, capping a Mustangs (18-4) win over the Rebels (18-5) in an overtime classic.
Matthews led Marlboro with 22 points, which included a game-tying three-pointer with eight seconds left in the fourth that sent the game into overtime. Mathews made six field goals in the final 7:30 of the game and all six tied the game, which included one three-point play that tied the game on the made free throw.
Junior Jayson Parker led Howell with a game-high 27 points, but it was senior Cayden Parker and junior Noah Musto who carried the Rebels within the brink of their first ever trip to the semifinals with their fourth-quarter scoring. Cayden Parker scored nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter while Musto also scored nine in the fourth, including 7-for-7 from the free-throw line.
Musto converted a three-point play to give Howell a 52-49 lead with 2:58 left, then hit six more free throws in a row. The first four of those free throws gave Howell a two-point lead and the final two made it 58-55 with 26.9 seconds left before Mathews came down and buried the game-winning three from college distance at the top of the key.
After 2 more clutch free throws by Noah Musto, Ajay Mathews ties the game with a three with 8 seconds left and Marlboro and Howell head to OT 58-58. Mathews has scored Marlboro’s last 11. pic.twitter.com/PCgbt6ib7V
— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) February 14, 2026
Jayson Parker opened overtime with a floater in the lane, followed by a game-tying fadeaway by Mathews. Cayden Parker propelled Howell back into the lead with a three-pointer, but Mathews countered with a contested three-pointer from the left wing.
Marlboro made the stop on the other end and on the deciding possession, junior Nolan Gong missed an initial shot, but junior Dylan McEwan kept the play alive and senior Drew Lubeck kicked the ball to the corner for Glorioso, who drilled the go-ahead shot. Cayden Parker got off a three-pointer from the corner in the waning seconds that missed the mark.
Rob Glorioso barely hit the rim on his only other three-point attempt of the game but this one is on the money with 30 seconds left. Marlboro gets the stop and beats Howell 68-65 in overtime to reach the SCT semis for the 1st time in 4 years. pic.twitter.com/wMBVtKxtb1
— Matt Manley (@Matt_Manley) February 14, 2026
Gong added 15 points for Marlboro, including 13 in the second half and eight in the fourth quarter. McEwan scored 12 of his 14 points in the third quarter, including a run of 10 straight Marlboro points.
Musto finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.
(1) CBA vs. (8) Holmdel, 12:45 p.m.
(2) Wall vs. (7) Manasquan, 2:30 p.m.
(3) Red Bank Catholic vs. (11) Ranney, 4:15 p.m.
Regular Season
Non-Division
Toms River East 72, Manchester 48
Middletown North 63, Henry Hudson 51
Pinelands at Toms River South, Noon
Long Branch at Point Boro, 1 p.m.
Non-Conference
Ocean 53, Overbrook 37
Aidan Saint Louis led a balanced scoring effort with 13 points and the Spartans (17-9) topped the Rams (17-7) for a home win. Sophomore Brody Bell and freshman Ahmad Ayyash each added 11 points and junior Hodges and freshman Omar Ayyash each chipped in eight apiece for Ocean.
New Egypt 44, Pitman 40
Senior Clyde Ferris scored 14 points and classmate Nolan Arnold closed out the win on the free-throw line as the Warriors (11-13) beat the Panthers (10-14) to set themselves up for a spot in the NJSIAA Tournament in South Jersey Group I.
Arnold finished with 11 points, including a pair of free throws with six seconds left after grabbing the offensive rebound on his own missed free throw. Senior Ryan Reynolds also chipped in 10 points for New Egypt.
Cherry Hill East 79, Southern 62
Shore 67, Roselle Park 40
Freehold Twp. 57, Old Bridge 34
Cedar Creek at Central, 1 p.m.