Rumson-Fair Haven tops Bucs twice for 2-0 start to basketball season ×
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls basketball player Julia Corsentino dribbles the ball up the floor during a game played last season. Rumson-Fair Haven is 2-0 to start the 2021 campaign. STEVEN BASSIN/STAFF
It was a surreal feeling for Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School girls basketball coach Dave Callahan when his players came out to warm up in the high school gymnasium before their season opener against Red Bank Regional High School on Jan. 27 with no fans in the stands.
The surreal feeling for Callahan signified how different the 2021 season has been with a shortened preseason and coaches trying to figure out ways to get their players ready to go in just two weeks by following protocols necessitated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.