Central played its way into the Shore Conference Tournament quarterfinals for the first time in 29 years, with sophomore Jaycen Santucci leading the way.
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 teams lined up to face Ranney in the Shore Conference Tournament knew the Panthers were no ordinary 11th-seed and for the last week-and-a-half, the Panthers have proved them right.
Ranney is the latest team to take its turn in the No. 3 spot in the Shore Sports Network Boys Basketball Top 10, which gets another makeover this week.