The Middle Township boys basketball team won one of this year's most thrilling Boardwalk Basketball Classic games when Relly Wooten's basket with two seconds to go lifted the Panthers to a 59-58 victory. The win gave Middle the Ray Martin Memorial Boys Bracket championship.

Wooten scored on a short jumper in the lane, after teammate Jason Thompson sank a critical three-point shot with 13 seconds to play to bring Middle within a point.

That Middle was even in that predicament was extraordinary. Middle ran out to a 17-point halftime lead, but a 12-0 run to start the fourth quarter by the Mustangs put Mainland in front.

Mike Farrow had 21 points and Thompson finished with 12 for Middle (5-1).

Also today at the BBC, the Middle girls won a consolation game over Vineland, 70-27. Rachel Mooers (19), Danielle Barber (14) and Abby Logan (10) were all in double figures for Middle, which shot a healthy 27 for 57 from the floor.