The teams lined up to face Ranney in the Shore Conference Tournament knew the Panthers were no ordinary 11th-seed and for the last week-and-a-half, the Panthers have proved them right.
Prior to the Shore Conference Tournament, Donovan Catholic hadn't beaten a team outside of the Class B South division. Then, the Griffins made program history.
After getting blown out on opening day by the No. 1 team in the preseason Shore rankings, Shore Regional bounced back and upset that same Red Bank Catholic team three days later.