The deep-seated feud between the Southern Regional boys volleyball program and Old Bridge added perhaps its most complex and dramatic chapter yet on June 3.

Second-seeded Southern fell to top-seeded Old Bridge in the NJSIAA South Jersey Group 4 championship, the Knights snatching a 2-1 victory from the Rams following a frantic third set during which a significant stoppage of play caused some chaos at Old Bridge High School.

Late in the final game and Southern up, 23-22, an Old Bridge player suddenly exited the game for medical reasons,…