The NJSIAA Sunday released its official playoff brackets for the 2023 season. Below are all the first-round matchups in all sections in the state. All games are at higher seeds through the Group semifinals. Big Central teams in bold. First round games are the weekend of October 27/28. Dates and times to be announced.
NORTH 2 GROUP 5
#8 Morristown at #1 Phillipsburg
#5 Clifton at #4 Westfield
#6 West Orange at #3 Plainfield
#7 Hackensack at #2 Union City
NORTH 1 GROUP 5
#8 Bayonne at #1 Passaic Tech
#5 Union at #4 Ridgewood
#6 Columbia at #3 Montclair
#7 Bridgewater-Raritan at #2 Watchung Hills
CENTRAL GROUP 5
#8 Southern at #1 Toms River North
#5 Freehold Twp. at #4 North Brunswick
#6 Lenape at #3 Rancocas Valley
#7 Atlantic City at #2 Washington Twp.
SOUTH GROUP 5
#8 West Windsor-Plainsboro at #1 Cherokee
#5 Kingsway at #4 Hunterdon Central
#6 South Brunswick at #3 Marlboro
#7 Howell at #2 Hillsborough
NORTH 2 GROUP 4
#8 Colonia at #1 Roxbury
#5 Middletown North at #4 Irvington
#6 Sayreville at #3 Montgomery
#7 Wayne Valley at #2 Mount Olive
NORTH 1 GROUP 4
#8 Rahway at #1 Ramapo
#5 Linden at #4 Morris Knolls
#6 Randolph at #3 Northern Highlands
#7 Woodbridge at #2 Ridge
CENTRAL GROUP 4
#8 Pennsauken at #1 Winslow
#5 Ocean City at #4 Hammonton
#6 Long Branch at #3 Jackson Memorial
#7 Moorestown at #2 Brick Memorial
SOUTH GROUP 4
#8 Northern Burlington at #1 Millville
#5 Shawnee at #4 Middletown South
#6 Toms River South at #3 Colts Neck
#7 Manalapan at #2 Mainland
NORTH 2 GROUP 3
#8 Governor Livingston at #1 Summit
#5 Cranford at #4 West Essex
#6 Passaic Valley at #3 Vernon
#7 Montville at #2 Parsippany Hills
NORTH 1 GROUP 3
#8 Paramus at #1 Old Tappan
#5 Lincoln at #4 Warren Hills
#6 West Morris at #3 Pascack Valley
#7 Sparta at #2 Hillside
CENTRAL GROUP 3
#8 Robbinsville at #1 Timber Creek
#5 Wall at #4 Cedar Creek
#6 Carteret at #3 Camden
#7 Matawan at #2 Holmdel
SOUTH GROUP 3
#8 Burlington Twp. at #1 Delsea
#5 Somerville at #4 Manasquan
#6 Allentown at #3 Seneca
#7 Highland Regional at #2 Camden Eastside
NORTH 2 GROUP 2
#8 Madison at #1 Caldwell
#5 Lakeland at #4 Pequannock
#6 Sussex Tech at #3 Mahwah
#7 Ramsey at #2 Bernards
NORTH 1 GROUP 2
#8 Dumont at #1 Westwood
#5 Lyndhurst at #4 Newton
#6 Pompton Lakes at #3 Hanover Park
#7 Lenape Valley at #2 Rutherford
CENTRAL GROUP 2
#8 Spotswood at #1 Point Pleasant Boro
#5 Cinnaminson at #4 New Providence
#6 AL Johnson at #3 Pleasantville
#7 Monmouth at #2 Willingboro
SOUTH GROUP 2
#8 Delaware Valley at #1 Rumson-Fair Haven
#5 Haddon Heights at #4 Oakcrest
#6 Middle Township at #3 Gloucester City
#7 Raritan at #2 Haddonfield
NORTH 2 GROUP 1
#8 Verona at #1 Butler
#5 Wood-Ridge at #4 Weequahic
#6 Shabazz at #3 Cedar Grove
#7 Glen Ridge at #2 Waldwick
NORTH 1 GROUP 1
#8 North Arlington at #1 Park Ridge
#5 Kinnelon at #4 Mountain Lakes
#6 New Milford at #3 Hawthorne
#7 Wallkill Valley at #2 Hasbrouck Heights
CENTRAL GROUP 1
#8 Audubon at #1 Schalick
#5 Clayton at #4 Shore
#6 Keyport at #3 Glassboro
#7 Salem at #2 South Hunterdon
SOUTH GROUP 1
#8 Dunellen at #1 Woodstown
#5 Penns Grove at #4 Florence
#6 Riverside at #3 Woodbury
#7 Burlington City at #2 Middlesex