Alright so today I decided to figure out who actually took home the trophy at the Shore Conference Girls Basketball Tournament finals this year. I heard bits and pieces, but wanted the full picture, you know?
First thing after breakfast, I grabbed my phone and typed straight into the search bar: “Shore Conference girls basketball 2025 finals results”. I leaned back and waited to see what popped up. Figured the local news sites would have the real scoop.
Boom. Couple of links right at the top confirmed it fast. The big winner? Manasquan High School. Beat St. Rose in the championship game. Score was 62-56. That seemed like a tight battle! Definitely made me lean forward, wanted more details on how it went down.
Here’s what stood out from digging deeper:
- Manasquan came out guns blazing early, jumped to a solid lead right in the first half. You could feel the momentum just reading the play-by-play. St. Rose looked like they were scrambling to find their footing.
- Third quarter was where Manasquan slammed the door shut, basically. Went on this crazy 12-2 run. You read that? Twelve to two! That kind of burst is killer in a championship game. St. Rose just couldn’t recover from that hit, felt like.
- The key player? Had to be Manasquan’s junior point guard, Amaya Moore. The highlights kept talking about her slicing through St. Rose’s defense and dropping buckets when it mattered most. Finished with a huge 25 points. Talk about showing up on the big stage!
- St. Rose? They didn’t just roll over. Tried clawing back late, started hitting some threes, but honestly, it looked like that big third-quarter hole was just too deep. Gotta give them props for fighting until the buzzer though.
Seeing Amaya Moore grabbing that MVP trophy after the final buzzer summed it up. Manasquan earned this one. They played tough, executed when the pressure was highest, especially that big run in the third. St. Rose fought hard – score shows it was close overall – but couldn’t quite match Manasquan’s firepower down the stretch this time.
Drove home thinking how intense high school playoffs can be. That third quarter truly changed everything.