The last time the Southern Regional High School boys basketball team knocked off Toms River North, the Rams won an 11-point contest on Jan. 30, 2015. That wasn’t just the last time Southern had defeated the Mariners. It was the last time any team in the Shore Conference Class A South division had done it heading into this season.

“Toms River North has dominated Ocean County and our division for the last five seasons,” said Southern head coach John Pampalone, whose Rams finally upended North,…