Big Central playoff schedule as first round of sectionals gets underway Friday and Saturday

Here’s the day-by-day schedule of first round state playoff games involving the 31 Big Central schools that qualified for the postseason. Dates and times were confirmed with school athletic schedules online, coaches and/or athletic directors. Others have yet to be announced, and will be updated as they become available.

FRIDAY

#8 Morristown at #1 Phillipsburg, 7 pm (N2-G5)
#6 West Orange at #3 Plainfield, 7 pm (N2-G5)
#7 Bridgewater-Raritan at #2 Watchung Hills, 7 pm (tentative) (N1-G5)
#5 Union at #4 Ridgewood, 7 pm (N1-G5)
#5 Freehold Twp. at #4 North Brunswick, 7 pm (CJ5)
#5 Kingsway at #4 Hunterdon Central, 7 pm (SJ5)
#7 Howell at #2 Hillsborough, 7 pm (SJ5)
#8 Colonia at #1 Roxbury, 7 pm (N2-G4)
#6 Sayreville at #3 Montgomery, 7 pm, (N2-G4)
#8 Rahway at #1 Ramapo, 7 pm (N1-G4)
#7 Woodbridge at #2 Ridge, 7 pm (N1-G4)
#5 Cranford at #4 West Essex, 6:30 pm (N2-G3)
#7 Ramsey at #2 Bernards, 7 pm (N2-G2)
#8 Spotswood at #1 Point Pleasant Boro, 7 pm (CJ2)
#5 Cinnaminson at #4 New Providence, 7 (CJ2)
#6 AL Johnson at #3 Pleasantville, 7 pm (CJ2)
#8 Delaware Valley at #1 Rumson-Fair Haven, 7 pm (SJ2)
#7 Salem at #2 South Hunterdon, 7 pm (CJ1)
#8 Dunellen at #1 Woodstown, 7 pm (SJ1)
#7 Burlington City at #2 Middlesex, 7 pm (SJ1)

SATURDAY

#6 South Brunswick at #3 Marlboro, 12 pm (SJ5)
#5 Clifton at #4 Westfield, 1 pm (N2-G5)
#5 Linden at #4 Morris Knolls, 1 pm (N1-G4)
#8 Governor Livingston at #1 Summit, 1 pm (N2-G3)
#5 Somerville at #4 Manasquan, 1 pm (SJ3)
#6 Carteret at #3 Camden, noon or 1 pm (CJ3)
#7 Sparta at #2 Hillside, 1 pm (N1-G3)