Hailey Santiago delivered a first-half goal and the defense did the rest as Freehold Township topped Howell to win its second straight Shore Conference Tournament title.
Howell failed to score for the second straight game, but its defense and penalty-kick prowess has the Rebels headed back to the SCT semifinals for the first time in 12 years.
Herman Colbert scored the game-winning goal in the final minute and Freehold Township pulled through against Holmdel to reach the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals.