Prior to May 19, it had been 20 years since an Ocean County girls lacrosse squad played for a Shore Conference Tournament championship. That Jackson Memorial team, which lost to Shore Regional, was coached by Lori Johnson.

Since Johnson took over Southern Regional’s program 11 years ago, the Rams have steadily climbed the ladder toward becoming one of the elite programs, and on Monday they were among one of the greatest of those elites, Rumson-Fair Haven, playing for a conference crown at…