It was just an awful call, one of the worst you’ll ever see. After a missed shot in the closing seconds of a New Jersey high school state semifinal basketball game, a player from Manasquan High grabs the rebound and throws up a putback that clearly should have won the contest, seeing as it was out of his hands before the clock struck zero.
But, no, not for these unfortunate kids. The refs overturned the basket and awarded the game to Camden High School. You be the judge:
The NJSIAA has long been an incompetent clown organization – sadly that hasn’t and won’t change. Manasquan got screwed period stop. Can’t ask Camden not to play for the state title but it would be cool if they could or would. pic.twitter.com/4TJ7eeFcv9
— Craig Carton (@craigcartonlive) March 7, 2024
Manasquan felt the call was so egregious that they filed suit and raised objections, but ended up being…