South Plainfield senior guard Brandon Dean dribbles against Franklin in the GMC-Skyland Challenge at Bound Brook High School on January 7, 2023. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
It took a little while for South Plainfield to get going out of the gate, but the top-seeded Tigers prevailed on the opening night of the NJSIAA state playoffs, picking up a 56-41 win over 16th-seed Voorhees in North 2 Group 3 first-round action.
Only two other teams advanced, while six were knocked out. Fourth-seed and defending champion Colonia also move on in North 2 Group 3 with a 75-25 blitz over 13th-seed North Hunterdon, while in Central Jersey Group 1, sixth-seed Manville topped 11-seed South Amboy at home, 58-37.
Click below to hear South Plainfield head coach John Greco talk about his team’s opening night win:
Now, in North 2 Group 3, there’s a potential sectional semifinal matchup looming between Colonia and South Plainfield, which met in last year’s final, with the Patriots winning 56-52. Colonia would have to get past 5th-seed Chatham in Wednesday’s sectional quarterfinals, while the Tigers will host 8th-seed Summit.
Following are all of Monday night’s opening round results in sections with CJSR-area teams. In teams with no area teams remaining, only local scores are given. Scroll further down for the upcoming schedule for area teams in the state tournament:
Central Group 3
#3 Hamilton West def. #14 Somerville, 46-43
#7 Matawan def. #10 Carteret, 58-46
Central, Group 1
#1 Eagle Academy def. #16 STEMCivics, 82-40
#9 South Hunterdon def, #8 Keansburg, 66-56
#12 Brearley def. #5 Highland Park, 67-56
#4 Keyport def. #13 Asbury Park by forfeit
#3 Pt. Peasant Beach def. #14 Somerset Tech, 90-63
#7 Florence def. #10 Henry Hudson, 66-44
#6 Manville def. #11 South Amboy, 58-37
#2 Shore def. #15 Dunellen, 61-21
North 2 Group 3
#1 South Plainfield def #16 Voorhees, 56-41
#8 Summit def, #8 Fort Lee, 55-36
#5 Chatham def. #12 Cliffside Park, 81-54
#4 Colonia def. #13 North Hunterdon, 75-25
#3 Mendham def. #14 Randolph, 50-39
#6 Snyder def. #11 Millburn, 55-38
#7 Payne Tech def. #10 Orange, 71-28
#2 West Morris def. #15 Warren Hills, 69-41
Here’s the upcoming schedule in the state tournament:
TUESDAY
Central Group 4
#16 Sayreville at #1 Trenton
#9 Montgomery at #8 West Windsor-Plainsboro South
#13 East Brunswick at #4 Jackson Memorial
#14 Princeton at #3 North Brunswick
#11 Old Bridge at #6 South Brunswick
Central Group 2
#16 East Brunswick Magnet at #1 South River
#9 Point Pleasant Boro at #8 Spotswood
#13 Holmdel at #4 Bound Brook
#10 Middlesex at #7 Roselle
North 2, Group 4
#16 Woodbridge at #1 Ridge
#12 Watchung Hills at #5 Westfield
#14 JP Stevens at #3 Hillsborough
#10 Irvington at #7 Frannklin
#15 Piscataway at #2 Linden
North 2 Group 2
#11 Bernards at #6 Hackettstown
WEDNESDAY
Central Group 1 Quarterfinals
#9 South Hunterdon at #1 Eagle Academy
#12 Brearley at #4 Keyport
#6 Manville at #3 Pt. Pleasant Beach
#7 Florence at #2 Shore
North 2 Group 3 Quarterfinals
#8 Summit at #1 South Plainfield
#5 Chatham at #4 Colonia
#6 Snyder at #3 Mendham
#7 Payne Tech at #2 West Morris
Non-Public South A First Round
#11 Pingry at #6 St. Joseph-Metuchen
#10 Christian Brothers at #7 Rutgers Prep
Non-Public North B First Round
#9 Eastern Christian at #8 Timothy Christian
Non-Public South B First Round
#12 Doane Academy at #5 Calvary Christian
FRIDAY
Non-Public South A Quarterfinals
Winner of #11 Pingry/#6 St. Joseph-Metuchen at #3 Immaculata
Non-Public North B Quarterfinals
Winner of #9 Eastern Christian/#8 Timothy Christian at #1 St. Thomas Aquinas
Winner of #10 Hawthorne Christian/#7 Saddle River Day at #2 Gill St. Bernard’s
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