Three area teams move on to Non-Public Sectional semifinal play with Tuesday wins

Three of the four teams from the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area in action in the Non-Public sectional quarterfinals moved on Tuesday to the next round, as Immaculata, Rutgers Prep and St. Thomas Aquinas all advanced to Thursday’s semifinal round.

Spartans a win away…

In Non-Public South A, fifth seed Immaculata got a complete game from Nick Bozzo in a 2-0 win at fourth-seed Notre Dame of Lawrenceville. Collin Kassai and Justin Labrador each had RBIs for the Spartans, while Bozza sparkled, scattering five singles over seven innings, striking out six, and allowing no walks.

Immaculata (17-8) will move on to play Thursday at top-seed Red Bank Catholic (17-9), the defending sectional champions, in the sectional semifinals. The Caseys beat 8-seed Paul VI Tuesday after falling back-to-back to Christian Brothers in the Shore Conference Tournament semifinals and the Monmouth County Tournament title game.

Rutgers Prep, Aquinas advance as Timothy Christian is eliminated…

In Non-Public North B action, fifth-seed Rutgers Prep shutout fourth-seed Montclair-Kimberley, 7-0, while second-seed St. Thomas Aquinas blanked 10th-seed Timothy Christian, 10-0, on the other side of the bracket.

The Argonauts (11-14) got a complete game out of starter Max Treonze, who allowed just three hits in seven innings, striking out six and walking just two. That was in a tighter game than the final score indicated, as Rutgers Prep got a pair of runs in the top of the second, but their final five runs all came in the top of the seventh. Maddox Chu was 3-for-4 with two singles and a double, while knocking in three of Prep’s seven runs

Rutgers Prep now will travel to top-seed St. Mary-Rutherford (19-8) Thursday in the sectional semis, a rematch of last year’s final, which St. Mary won, 4-3.

As for the Trojans (16-8), Will Bethea knocked in three runs and Nikash Patel added two RBIs in their win Tuesday. Aquinas will play host to third-seed Gill St. Bernard’s Thursday in the semis. The Knights (11-12-1) played their quarterfinal game last Thursday – almost a full week early – and beat sixth-seed Morristown-Beard 8-0.

Here’s the full schedule of upcoming games for non-public and public schools from the CJSR area in the state tournament:

WEDNESDAY, MAY 29

Central Jersey Group 4
(8) Sayreville at (1) Old Bridge, 4 pm
(5) Monroe at (4) South Brunswick, 2 pm
(6) Howell at (3) Jackson Memorial
(7) Marlboro at (2) Manalapan

Central Jersey Group 2
(8) Nottingham at (1) Governor Livingston
(5) Bordentown at (4) Carteret, 2 pm
(11) Delran at (3) Wall
(15) Manasquan at (10) Point Pleasant Boro

Central Jersey Group 1
(8) Henry Hudson at (1) Pt. Pleasant Beach
(5) Middlesex at (4) South Amboy, 4 pm
(11) Florence at (3) South Hunterdon
(10) Palmyra at (2) Shore

North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4
(9) Edison at (1) Bridgewater-Raritan, 4 pm
(5) Phillipsburg at (4) Westfield, 4 pm
(11) Bayonne at (3) Ridge, 4 pm
(7) Hunterdon Central at (2) Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 4 pm

North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
(8) Cranford at (1) South Plainfield, 2 pm
(5) Colonia at (4) West Morris, 4 pm
(6) Summit at (3) North Hunterdon, 2 pm
(7) Mendham at (2) Randolph, 4:30 pm

THURSDAY, MAY 30

Non-Public North B
(5) Rutgers Prep at (1) St. Mary-Rutherford
(3) Gill St. Bernard’s at (2) St. Thomas Aquinas

Non-Public South A
(5) Immaculata at (1) Red Bank Catholic
(3) Christian Brothers Academy at (2) St. Augustine

FRIDAY, MAY 31
Public Sectional Semifinals

SATURDAY, JUNE 1
Non-Public Sectional Finals (at higher seeds)

MONDAY, JUNE 3
Public Sectional Finals (at higher seeds)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
Public Group Semifinals (North 2 and South teams host

THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Non-Public State Finals (at Veterans’ Park, Hamilton)

SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Public State Finals (at Veterans’ Park, Hamilton)