Tag: Camden Basketball

Mistake acknowledged but result won’t change for Manasquan HS

Manasquan will not be given a deserved victory over Camden

Manasquan should have upset Camden on Tuesday.

The NJSIAA acknowledged that in a statement on Wednesday, saying the officials admitted they blew the call at the end of the playoff game against Camden.

The basket should have counted. However, it was waved off after review and that is the way it will stand forever.

For all the details on how the hoops robber went down, click here.

Watch: Controversial ending to a New Jersey state playoff game

New Jersey high school basketball game ends in controversy.

The internet is rarely united on anything these days. But social media is almost universally united about an official’s call in a New Jersey high school playoff game.

Officials waved off what appeared to be the winning basket on Tuesday night in what would become Camden’s (Camden, New Jersey) 46-45 win over Manasquan (Manasquan, New Jersey).

Junior forward Griffin Linstra of Manasquan seems to have put back a shot before the final buzzer for what should have been a win for the Warriors.

In the last seconds of the game, Manasquan went the distance of the court with Linstra collecting a rebound off of a teammate’s missed jump shot. The forward’s shot left his fingertips before the buzzer signaled the end of the game.

Manasquan’s celebrations were short-lived. After a delay that included the officials huddling to discuss the call, the apparent game-winning shot was waved off.

Camden won, even as the video seems to indicate that the shot from Linstra was put up before the buzzer.

With the win, Camden advances in the state playoffs. The school is perenially one of the top programs in New Jersey and is often nationally ranked.

The game was played at Central Regional High School in Bayville, New Jersey.

Fantastic video and context from Jersey Sports Zone.

WATCH: Top 2023 recruit DJ Wagner drops Bronny James with crossover

Top 2023 recruit DJ Wagner sent Bronny James to the floor with a crossover as Camden beat Sierra Canyon on Saturday.

Two of the top high school basketball programs in the country squared off in front of a national audience Saturday, as Camden (N.J.) knocked off Sierra Canyon (Calif.) by a final score of 66-62.

Camden’s matchup with Sierra Canyon featured a ton of star power, headlined by top class of 2023 recruit DJ Wagner. Wagner, the son of former NBA player DaJuan Wagner, has been the consensus top prospect in his class for a while now and is widely regarded as a player with the makings of a future NBA star.

He showed why in one play that has gone viral.

Wagner went to work on Bronny James with Camden leading 52-48 with 6:10 remaining in the fourth quarter. Wagner received a dribble handoff at the top of the key and isolated James before dropping him to the floor with a nasty crossover.

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Camden led Sierra Canyon wire-to-wire, jumping out to a 15-2 lead at the end of the first quarter and never looking back. Camden’s defense smothered Sierra Canyon in the first, limiting the Blazers to 1-12 shooting from the field and eight turnovers.

Sierra Canyon eventually got back into the game thanks to the efforts of five-star UCLA commit and McDonald’s All-American Amari Bailey, but it was not enough to overtake Wagner and his Camden team. Wagner finished with a team-high 21 points on 8-15 shooting, while Bailey finished with a game-high 23 points.

Wagner doesn’t garner as much attention as some other players in his class who are very active on social media, but he has dominated throughout most of his junior season against a difficult national schedule. Wagner can do it all, though, and his handle sent James to the floor and shockwaves through a capacity crowd in Pennsylvania.

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