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Manasquan's Bid To Overturn HS Basketball Playoff Loss Denied By NJ Education Dept. Manasquan's Bid To Overturn HS Basketball Playoff Loss Denied By NJ Education Dept.
Manasquan's Bid To Overturn HS Basketball Playoff Loss Denied By NJ Education Dept. A Jersey Shore high school boys basketball team appears to only have one desperation heave left after a referee error cost it a trip to a state championship game. The state Department of Education denied an appeal from the Manasquan School District to postpone the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) Group 2 state championship game. The district's attorneys mentioned the decision in an emergency court filing on Friday, Mar. 8. The title game between Camden High School and Newark Arts High School is scheduled for noon on Saturday, Mar. 9. It'll be held at …

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by Chris Spiker
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Manasquan HS Sues NJSIAA To Overturn Basketball Playoff Loss On Blown Call: 'We Want Answers' Manasquan HS Sues NJSIAA To Overturn Basketball Playoff Loss On Blown Call: 'We Want Answers'
Manasquan HS Sues Njsiaa To Overturn Basketball Playoff Loss On Blown Call: 'We Want Answers' After its last-second playoff win was taken away by a referee mistake, a Jersey Shore high school boys basketball team is in another race against the clock. Manasquan High School has filed a lawsuit to block the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) from holding its Group 2 state championship game at noon on Saturday, Mar. 9.  @dailyvoicenewjersey Manasquan High School has filed a lawsuit to block the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) from holding its Group 2 state championship game at noon on Saturday, Mar. 9. The …

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by Chris Spiker
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NJSIAA Admits Ref Made Mistake But Won't Overturn NJ School's Basketball Playoff Loss (VIDEO) NJSIAA Admits Ref Made Mistake But Won't Overturn NJ School's Basketball Playoff Loss (VIDEO)
Njsiaa Admits Ref Made Mistake But Won't Overturn NJ School's Basketball Playoff Loss (Video) New Jersey's high school sports' governing body admitted referees mistakenly negated a game-winning buzzer-beater. It cost a Jersey Shore boys basketball team a chance to defend its state championship. And yet, they won't reverse it. The Manasquan Big Blue and the Camden Panthers played in the Group 2 semifinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA) playoffs on Tuesday, Mar. 5. Video from MaxPreps and the Twitter account Hoop Fiends showed the controversial final 5.8 seconds at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township. With the …

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by Chris Spiker
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'Rutgers Royalty': Basketball Legend Phil Sellers Dies At 69 'Rutgers Royalty': Basketball Legend Phil Sellers Dies At 69
'Rutgers Royalty': Basketball Legend Phil Sellers Dies At 69 Phil "The Thrill" Sellers, who rewrote the Rutgers Scarlet Knight record book and led the school to its only Final Four appearance, died on Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the age of 69, the school announced. Sellers is the all-time leader in points scored and rebounds at the school and captained the famous Final Four team that went undefeated in the regular season and was ranked fourth in the country.  The school retired Sellers' #12 jersey in 1988 and he was inducted into the Rutgers Hall of Fame in 1993.  Phil Sellers was Rutgers royalty. He was the greatest player on the greatest team in ou…

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by Sam Barron
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Recovering Rutgers Basketball Legend Spurs Memories Of Golden Era With Nearly $100K Raised Recovering Rutgers Basketball Legend Spurs Memories Of Golden Era With Nearly $100K Raised
Recovering Rutgers Basketball Legend Spurs Memories Of Golden Era With Nearly $100K Raised An appeal on behalf of a Rutgers University basketball legend has spurred tremendous fan support — and memories. Phil "The Thrill" Sellers, who was instrumental in the Scarlet Knights' undefeated regular hoops season and Final Four appearance in 1976, is recovering from two major surgeries. His daughter and son-in-law on a GoFundMe page detailed the tremendous cost ahead caring for the 69-year-old retired athlete, which will required aides at home in East Orange or in a rehabilitation center. The fans' response was immense. As of Monday, July 17, more than $97,000 had been raised. They d…

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by Jon Craig