Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard, Monday, Dec. 16

Shore Conference Boys Basketball Scoreboard

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Monday, Dec. 16

Class A Central

No. 1 St. Rose 50, No. 3 Manasquan 45

Junior Jayden Hodge scored nine of his game-high 18 points in the fourth quarter and the Purple Roses (1-1, 1-0) closed the game on a 19-2 run over the last five-plus minutes to pull out an improbable comeback and beat the Warriors (1-1, 0-1).

Manasquan took a 43-31 lead when sophomore Rey Weinseimer found classmate Logan Cleveland for a layup with under 5:30 to play. Hodge answered with his second three-pointer of the game to pull St. Rose back within single-digits, then buried a corner three on the next possession to cut the Manasquan lead to 43-37.

The two teams traded free throws, then St. Rose ripped off a 12-0 run to go up 50-44. Senior Bryan Ebeling hit a three from the right wing to pull St. Rose within 44-41, then hit a difficult reverse layup as he was fouled following an offensive rebound to tie the game, 44-44. Ebeling’s ensuing free throw put St. Rose ahead, 45-44, with 2:30 left — its first lead since 2-0 in the opening minutes of the game.

Senior Evan Romano chipped in 10 points for St. Rose and Ebeling added all eight of his points in the fourth quarter. Romano also grabbed four rebounds and handed out three assists, while Ebeling dished out four assists.

Weinseimer led Manasquan with 18 points and seven rebounds, but Hodge guarded Weinseimer in the fourth quarter and held him without a field goal over the final eight minutes. Weinseimer scored eight points in the first half, then poured in nine in the third quarter to give Manasquan a 37-29 lead heading into the final 12 minutes.

Cleveland finished with 10 points and six rebounds and senior Griffin Linstra pitched in eight points, eight rebounds, five assists and two steals in the loss.

 

Non-Division

Brick 80, Asbury Park 42

Sophomore Jamel Pitts scored a game-high 25 points and senior Jayden Johnson filled up the box score with 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists to lead the Green Dragons to a one-sided win over the Blue Bishops in their season-opener.

Freshman Jaylen Johnson scored 13 points in his high-school debut and sophomore Sean Nausedas made it four players in double-figure scoring with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Marlboro 51, Middletown South 44

Sophomores Dylan McEwan and Nolan Gong each scored 14 points and the Mustangs (1-1) rode a strong start to a win over the Eagles (0-1).

McEwan scored 12 of his 14 points in the first half, while Gong scored 12 of his 14 between the second and third quarters. Marlboro took a 45-30 lead into the fourth quarter.

Junior Matt Trimble led Middletown South with a game-high 16 points and senior Brady Hahn poured in 15 in the loss.

No. 5 Rumson-Fair Haven 67, Middletown North 51

Junior Luke Lydon led four Rumson players in double-figures with 16 points and the Bulldogs topped the Lions to secure a season-opening win.

Senior David Carr threw in 15 points, junior Luke Cruz netted 13 and senior Nic Economou contributed 11 for Rumson. Senior Colin Byrne led Middletown North with 14 points and junior Jack Kelly chipped in 11 in the loss.

Pinelands 43, Monmouth 33

Junior Josh Barongo scored 13 points while grabbing seven rebounds and picking off three steals in leading the Wildcats to a road win over the Falcons in their season-opener.

Senior Ty Kline pitched in six points, seven rebounds and eight assists and sophomore Cayden Lucas contributed eight points for Pinelands.

 

Non-Conference

Point Boro 62, Hamilton West 45

Junior Jovin Steinmetz scored 17 points and sophomore Hunter Hynes netted 12 of his 16 during the first half to pace the Panthers to an opening-night win over the Hornets.

Senior Drew Cardia also put up 11 points and four assists for Point Boro.

Keyport 51, Koinonia 47

Senior Andrei Matthews scored a game-high 19 points and the Red Raiders held on to beat Koinonia in a roller-coaster season-opener.

Junior Kai Arrington added 11 points for Keyport, which stormed out to a 15-4 lead after the first quarter, squandered it with a 20-6 second in favor of Koinonia, then took back an eight-point lead through three with a 20-9 run spanning the third quarter.