Mike McGarry

It was likely as shocking an upset to just about everyone, except for Eric Fierro. His Southern Regional Rams faced almost-certain elimination in the NJSIAA Group IV Playoffs: down a point in the final seconds, needing to go the length of the court for a miracle basket against the Vikings in Atlantic City (a recent house of horrors for opponents during the Vikings' last two impressive state title

One Cape-Atlantic League Championship game went down to a final mid-court heave; the other was decided well before halftime. The Wildwood Catholic Crusaders and the Middle Township Lady Panthers are conference champions after winning on Saturday afternoon at Stockton College...

It's the calm before the storm this weekend, just days away from the start of the Cape-Atlantic League boys basketball tournament. The Atlantic City Vikings have defeated the Middle Township Panthers in each of the past two C.A.L. title games, on their way to winning consecutive state championships...

It's the kind of high school basketball you can only get during one of the biggest sports weekends of the year. It's the 2014 Battle By the Bay at Atlantic City High School, a three-day showcase featuring some of the best teams in New Jersey and beyond...

The 19th edition of one of South Jersey's most prestigious high school basketball tournaments is in Absecon this weekend. Holy Spirit High School is the host site of the 97.3 ESPN Girls Shootout, featuring some of the best girls teams in the entire state...

The St. Augustine Prep boys basketball team was expecting a tough game when they went up to the Garden State Parkway to Manahawkin; but not even they knew how close their game against Southern Regional would be. It was a blistering pace in the back-and-forth game between the Hermits and Rams, as the two teams traded leads in each of the first three quarters...

On Tuesday night, Middle Township Panthers head basketball coach Tom Feraco was in the locker room congratulating his kids on their victory over one of their biggest rivals. Just hours later, Feraco was under the knife at a hospital in Philadelphia for one of the key treatments in his recent battle against prostate cancer...

South Jersey may have been hit with a nasty winter blast just days after the New Year's celebration, but it won't put a damper on high school sports in the area for very long. The storm may have thrown a wrench into Friday's action, but several teams across South Jersey say they're ready to go in the limited games already scheduled for Saturday and beyond...

It's a basketball event that's almost as traditional as the Jersey Shore itself. Well, maybe it doesn't have the same kind of history, but sports fans in South Jersey certainly know about the Boardwalk Basketball Classic. Currently in its 16th year, the annual hardwood showcase features some of the best programs across six states...

What do back-to-back Group IV State Championships get you heading into a brand new high school basketball season? When you're head coach Gene Allen and the Atlantic City Vikings, the answer is a collective bulls-eye from every other team scattered across South Jersey and beyond...