It’s the final day of the basketball season, and JSZ has complete coverage of all four state finals in Toms River!
Ramapo 96 Freehold Boro 47 | Boys | Group 3 State Final
Seniors Peyton Seals and Chris Cervino delivered an epic performance in the final game of the 2023-24 New Jersey high school basketball season to lead Ramapo to a second straight state championship. Seals had a career high 35 points with six steals and five assists while Cervino erupted for a career-high 34 points on nine three pointers and finished his high school career at exactly 1000 points. Freehold Boro who made the state finals as a #7 seed had a 19-14 lead at the end of one before Ramapo erupted for 32 points in the second quarter.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Freehold Boro is made possible by Monmouth Medical Center
College Achieve Asbury Park 85 Newark Tech 59 | Boys | Group 1 State Final
The Knights finished their dominant run through the Group 1 bracket to win a state title in the first year of the program. La Salle commit Deuce Jones dropped a game-high 28 points in the victory for College Achieve (22-7). Freshman Anthony Mauro added 16 points in the win. Rodney Tullis scored a team-high 17 points for the Terriers (19-10) in the loss.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction from Toms River:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Newark Tech is brought to you by Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
University 85 Shore 55 | Girls | Group 1 Final
University defeated Shore 85-55 to claim their third straight Group 1 Title. The Phoenix left no doubt with a 41-9 lead at halftime behind a 15 point performance from sophomore Brianna Holt, Holt finished with 20 points and 20 rebounds while senior Morgan Marshall capped off her final high school game with 20 points. The title is University’s fifth in seven years.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights and reaction from Toms River:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Shore Regional is made possible by Monmouth Medical Center.
Mainland 59 Chatham 51 | Girls | Group 3 State Final
The Mustangs fended off the Cougars to complete one of the greatest seasons in school history and win a state title for the first time since 2019. West Chester commit Bella Mazur led the way with a game-high 20 points for Mainland (31-1). UMass commit Kasey Bretones went for 16 points, while Fairleigh Dickinson commit Sydney Stokes added 11 points in the win. Arden Alvarez finished with a team-high 19 points for Chatham (28-4).
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Toms River:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Chatham is brought to you by Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.
