Last week, Manasquan closed out a dominant run to its third Shore Conference championship in four years, setting itself up for a potentially historic season for the program.
Manasquan remembered its bitter defeat in last year's Shore Conference final and finished off a happier ending Sunday by beating Ranney for its third conference title in three years.
Manasquan and Ranney have grown familiar in recent years and for the second time since 2019, the two Shore Conference powers will play for the conference championship at Monmouth.
The whale named "Valentine" by Clean Ocean Action had internal injuries resulting from a vessel strike, according to a necropsy of the 35-foot humpback whale.
A whale that washed up on Manasquan Beach is being moved to the Monmouth County landfill in Tinton Falls where the whale will be examined, tissue samples taken and a necropsy will be performed.
Darius Adams and Ryan Frauenheim provided enough offense and Manasquan's dominant defense took center stage in a win over Rumson-Fair Haven Saturday afternoon.