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SeaBreeze Ford Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard, Dec. 28

Matt Manley|December 28, 2024|Last Updated January 6, 2025

Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard

Sponsored by SeaBreeze Ford

 

Saturday, Dec. 28

WOBM Christmas Classic

Jim Ruhnke Bracket

At RWJ Barnabas Heath Arena

Semifinals

(2) Central 60, (6) Colts Neck 45

Senior Jaycen Santucci scored 11 of his game-high 25 points in the third quarter — including a pair of dunks less than two minutes apart — and the Golden Eagles rolled past the Cougars and into the WOBM Classic championship game for the first time since 1994. Santucci also added five rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Senior Jayson King pitched in 13 points and five assists while sophomore Derek Roth contributed nine points and eight rebounds for Central.

Senior Bryce Belcher led Colts Neck with 15 points, seven rebounds and two blocked shots.

(1) Manasquan 53, (4) Donovan Catholic 47

Sophomore Rey Weinseimer scored 18 points while pulling in seven rebounds and junior Jack O’Reilly added 14 points and 11 rebounds to help the Warriors hold off the Griffins and reach the WOBM Classic final Monday vs. Central.

Senior Griffin Linstra scored six of his 12 points in the fourth quarter while also collecting four rebounds and seven assists. Donovan Catholic tied the game, 41-41, on a floater by senior Ryan Jacobs and the Warriors responded with six straight points: a Weinseimer bank to take the lead, a tip-in by O’Reilly and a short jumper by Linstra to make it 47-41.

Jacobs led Donovan Catholic with 18 points and nine rebounds while senior James Gibbons chipped in 11 points and eight boards in the loss. The Griffins will play Colts Neck in Monday’s third-place game.

Steve Gepp Bracket

At Toms River North Gym

Semifinals

(10) Middletown North 57, (11) Manchester 39

Senior Colin Byrne scored 19 of his game-high 29 points in the second half and the Lions raced past the Hawks to advance to the Gepp Bracket championship game Monday against Wall.

Sophomore Nate Tyburczy added 11 points for Middletown North. Senior Aidan Lunn led Manchester with 18 points and classmate M.J. Goins chipped in 13 in the loss.

(12) Wall 60, (9) Freehold Twp. 58

Senior Brian McKenna hit a go-ahead three-point with just over a minute to go and matched junior teammate Liam Killea with 13 points to lead the Crimson Knights past the Patriots and into the Gepp Bracket championship game Monday vs. Middletown North.

Killea scored seven of his points in the first quarter, hit a three-pointer to beat the third-quarter buzzer and give Wall a 42-38 lead, and hit a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left to stretch the Crimson Knights lead to 60-56.

Freehold Township took its first lead, 56-55, on a banked three-pointer by senior Nick Cardone, which McKenna immediately answered with a go-ahead three on the other end to make it 58-56.

Senior Tom Ekberg added 12 points, junior Dan Hennessy scored all 10 of his points in the first half, and senior Demitri Tu chipped in nine for Wall.

Sophomore John O’Neill led Freehold Township with a game-high 20 points and senior Jordan Dulnuan added 15 in the loss.

 

Albert E. Martin Buc Holiday Classic

At Red Bank

Semifinals

(2) Freehold Boro 83, (3) Ranney 63

Senior Aidan Hamlin-Woolfolk, senior Brian Tassey and junior Mike Cush combined for 60 points and the Colonials pulled away with a 45-point second half to beat the Panthers and reach the Buc Classic final on Monday.

Hamlin-Woolfolk scored a team-high 21 points, Tassey turned in 20 and Cush hit five three-pointers on the way to 19 points for the game. Hamlin-Woolfolk led the second-half surge with 17 of his points and classmate Qua’Mir Everett scored nine of his 13 points in the first half. Junior Damier Lester also threw in eight points for Freehold Boro.

Senior MeSean Williams scored a game-high 24 points to pace Ranney, which cut a 13-point second-quarter deficit to four and trailed, 36-30, at halftime. Sophomore Brody Mauro added 11 points and junior Shaan Nayar chipped in 10 for the Panthers.

(1) Red Bank 52, (5) Hightstown 49

Senior Zayier Dean scored 16 points and the Bucs held on to beat the Rams and advance to the Buc Classic championship game Monday night against Freehold Boro. The title game is a rematch of the 2024 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group III championship game, won by Freehold Boro in Red Bank’s home gym.

Senior Ryan Fisher added 14 points and classmate Anthony Moore chipped in 10 for Red Bank, which saw its double-digit fourth-quarter lead shrink to two, 51-49, in the final 20 seconds. Fisher hit one of two free throws to inch the lead to 52-49 and Red Bank held firm for a stop on the other end to close out the victory.

Consolation

(4) East Brunswick 55, (8) Long Branch 41

Matt Mikulka led a balanced attack with 14 points and the Bears beat back the Green Wave to earn a spot in the fifth-place game vs. Marlboro.

Josh Da Cruz scored 13 points to lead Long Branch, which will play Old Bridge in the seventh place game on Monday.

(7) Marlboro 60, (6) Old Bridge 57

Junior Christian Elmasri scored 17 points and sophomore Nolan Gong added 14 to spark the Mustangs to a win over the Knights, which pushes Marlboro into the fifth-place game Monday vs. East Brunswick.

Senior Cole Newman added nine points on three three-pointers for Marlboro.

 

Score at the Shore Holiday Tournament

At Southern

Championship

(1) Lenape 65, (2) Southern 47

Mehki Carter scored a game-high 23 points and the Indians beat the Rams to capture their fourth Score at the Score championship for the fourth time in the last five contested seasons.

Senior Jake Sliwinski scored 21 points while picking off four steals to lead Southern.

Third Place Game

(6) Trenton 76, (4) Holmdel 71

Juan Sanchez (27) and Quadir Dixon (26) combined for 53 points and the Tornadoes stormed to a third-place win over the Hornets. Dixon also pulled down 16 rebounds.

Senior Daxx Corneiro scored 23 points and junior Jack Vallillo poured in 21 to lead Holmdel. Seniors C.J. Karis added 12 points and Ire Adesina pitched in 10 in the loss.

Fifth Place Game

(5) Holy Spirit 55, (7) Mainland 54

 

Neptune Holiday Jubilee

Championship

Neptune 41, Union City 39 (2 OT)

Senior Jayden Myrthil scored 12 points, including a game-tying three-pointer with just under two minutes left in regulation, and the Scarlet Fliers clawed past the Soaring Eagles to win the Holiday Jubilee in double-overtime.

Both teams went scoreless in the first overtime after Myrthil’s three tied the game, 35-35, and in the second overtime, senior David Boone gave the Scarlet Fliers the lead for good with a drive that made it 40-39 with a minute left.

Senior Jayvion Rogers added 10 points for Neptune and senior Donnie Stevenson scored seven in earning the tournament MVP. Stevenson — who missed his junior season due to injury — left the game in the final seconds of the fourth quarter with a knee injury and did not return, according to Neptune coach Joe Fagan.

Consolation

Allentown 57, Monmouth 42

 

Jack DuBois Holiday Tournament

At Shore Regional

Semifinals

Lacey 70, Asbury Park 30

Senior Jon Stabile scored 19 points to go with eight rebounds, six steals and four blocked shots as the Lions coasted to a first-round win over the Blue Bishops.

Senior Frank Smith added nine points and seniors D.J. Duffy and Maris Mooney each added eight points and four assists for Lacey, with Duffy also grabbing seven rebounds.

Shore 69, Academy Charter 37

Sophomore Maddox Paulin scored 17 points to lead a balanced Shore attack that sparked a Blue Devils win over Academy Charter. Three other Shore players hit double-figure scoring as well, with senior Bryce Crowe scoring 13 and juniors Finn Watson and Andrew Barham each added 12 in the win.

 

Admiral Holiday Classic

Championship

South River 79, Henry Hudson 66

Alex Grospe exploded for 52 points and the Rams topped the Admirals to win the Shore/Middlesex Holiday Classic title.

Sophomore JoJo Newell led four Henry Hudson players in double-figures with 24 points. Junior Billy Quinn poured in 15 points while seniors Phinn Kozic and Kevin Pharo each pitched in 10 in the loss.

Consolation

Keansburg 63, South Amboy 34

Junior A’Son Young scored 15 points and pulled in 11 rebounds to lead the Titans to a consolation win over the Governors. Senior Ja’Zier Wynn added 12 points and junior Matt Cerretta pitched 10 for Keansburg.

 

Warrior Holiday Classic

Championship

Woodstown 66, New Egypt 48

Junior Nolan Arnold scored a team-high 15 points, but the Warriors could not hold a four-point halftime lead in a championship loss to the Wolverines.

Blake Bialecki led Woodstown with a game-high 18 points. Junior Clyde Ferris scored 12 points and classmate Ryan Reynolds added 11 points for New Egypt.

Consolation

Pinelands 56, Steinert 49

Senior Ty Kline scored 23 points while adding six rebounds and four steals to earn all-tournament honors and lead the Wildcats to a consolation win over the Spartans.

Senior Tyler McNally-Ferguson added 10 points and five assists, senior Braden Fence chipped in 11 points and 10 rebounds and junior Josh Barongo contributed eight points and eight rebounds for Pinelands.

 

J.P. Flynn Holiday Tournament

At Delbarton

Semifinals

Madison 55, CBA 53

Senior Kevin Pikiell scored a game-high 21 points, but the short-handed Colts could not overcome the absence of starters Justin Fuerbacher and Charlie Marcoullier in a loss to the Dodgers. Both CBA starters sustained ankle injuries in Friday’s first-round win over West Morris Central, according to CBA assistant Bob O’Connor.

Senior Connor Andree added 10 points for CBA and senior Nick Lane pitched in eight points in the loss.

 

Molinelli Holiday Tournament

At Hopewell Valley High School

Consolation

Truman (Pa.) 45, Ocean 30

 

Jordan Brand Classic

At Baruch University

St. Frances Academy (Md.) 71, St. Rose 61

Junior Jayden Hodge put up 27 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals, but his all-around effort was not enough for the Purple Roses to keep pace with St. Frances Academy. Hodge shot 11-for-18 from the floor and 3-for-6 from beyond the three-point arc.

Senior Bryan Ebeling added 12 points and three assists and classmate Evan Roman pitched in 10 points and three assists for St. Rose. Cam Fleming led St. Frances with 25 points on 11-for-14 shooting.

 

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