GROUP III CHAMPS: Manasquan Reaches Tournament of Champions
Warriors win first group championship since 1988
Michaela Mabrey collected the long inbound pass from Katelynn Flaherty, set her feet and launched, the three-point shot finding the bottom of the net, a whoosh of emotion rising with the cheer from the crowd. A two-point Manasquan lead had been extended to 10 points in less than a minute, and the Warriors knew nothing could stop them now but themselves. And they had no intention of doing that. Mabrey scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, and her sister, Marina, had a pair of steals as Manasquan defeated Teaneck, 78-65, to win the NJSIAA Group III girls basketball championship at Pine Belt Arena in Toms River. Manasquan, led by Katelynn Flaherty's 25 points, won its first Group title since the Warriors won back-to-back Group II titles in …
