A superb day of basketball ended with one of the most exciting games in the 25-year history of the tournament as Toms River East upset top-seed and defending champion Toms River North 74-72 in overtime in the Boys quarterfinals. The 8th seeded Raiders trailed 55-43 going into the final quarter but rallied behind Richie Suhr, Alex Bergstrom and Charlie Olsen, who hit three key free throws in the final moments to tie the game. Suhr (27pts) and Olsen (14pts) hit key baskets in overtime and a blocked shot in the final seconds by Ray Cochran helped secure the victory as East moves into the semifinals Monday against Brick Memorial. The 4th seeded Mustangs edged Lacey 43-39 behind Steve Zronska’s 10 points and a superb defensive effort.
In the other quarterfinals, #2 St. Rose fought off an upset bid from Ocean for a 45-43 victory and will next face third-seeded Point Boro, who just got past Southern 43-39 with Pat Hart scoring 27 points.
Sunday’s eight-game schedule features the Girls Semifinals with Southern facing Wall at 6:15 and top-seed Rumson taking on Manchester at 8pm. Both games will be broadcast live on the Shore Sports Network (1160 WOBM AM and Fox Sports 1310) and streamed on shoresportsnetwork.com
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment