Two rookies from non-public powers, plus a small-school standout headline the three finalist for the second ever Shore Sports Network Boys Basketball Freshman of the Year.
Howell, Middletown North, Rumson-Fair Haven and Point Beach will try to fill half the spots in the state finals with Shore teams by surviving Monday's Group Semifinals in South Jersey.
After its last four seasons ended at Middlesex, Point Beach scored twice in the seventh to beat the four-time defending champions and win the program's first Central Group I title.
Check out the top pitchers from the sixth full week of the Shore Conference Baseball season and vote for the one you think should be the overall Pitcher of the Week.
Point Beach threw three no-hitters, inched closer to a public division title in Class B Central and scored a win over a Group IV school during a perfect week last week.
Check out the top players from the second full week of the Shore Conference Baseball season and vote for the one you think should be the overall Player of the Week.