Neither Pinelands or Holmdel were going away in what was going to be the final game of the season for one side.
A packed gymnasium of full-throated fans packed the bleachers with rooting interests split right down the middle. On the court, two Shore Conference powers were throwing haymakers over the course of five sets and 209 points.
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