South River and Spotswood square off before a packed house, with the students on their feet the entire game, in a GMC Blue Division matchup on January 20, 2023 (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
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This fall, the Edison football team won its first state title since 1991. Now, South River gets the chance to do the same in boys’ basketball.
The darling, Cinderella – choose your adjective – of the Greater Middlsesex Conference this year fell one game shy of playing for the GMC Tournament title a week or so ago. But that won’t be their fate in the states.
That’s because the top-seeded Rams held off fourth-seed Bound Brook in the Central Jersey Group 1 semifinals, 72-66, to move on to the championship game on Tuesday, right back in their own gym.
After a nip-and-tuck first quarter, South River pulled out to a 40-28 halftime lead, but the Crusaders knotted things up at 61 headed into the fourth quarter.
The Rams will face either third-seed Raritan or 2nd-seed Manasquan at home Tuesday night on the CJ1 final at 7:00. Their semifinal takes place at 3 pm Saturday.
Click below for postgame reaction from South River head coach Brandon Walsh: