St. Joseph-Metuchen players stretch before a game at Phillipsburg on October 12, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
With Cutoff Weekend in the books, here are Central Jersey Sports Radio’s unofficial playoff pairing projections for the 2024 state tournament. Official seedings will be released Sunday by the NJSIAA on Gridiron New Jersey.
Phillipsburg and Somerville are expected to earn top seeds. Overall, 28 Big Central schools are expected to qualify, with half of them opening up at home, based on our projections.
North 1, Group 5
#8 East Side at #1 Union City
#7 Morristown at #2 Elizabeth
#6 Plainfield at #3 Passaic Tech
#5 Irvington at #4 Bridgewater-Raritan
North 2, Group 5
#8 Passaic at #1 Ridgewood
#7 Linden at #2 West Orange
#6 Bayonne at #3 Piscataway
#5 Montclair at #4 East Orange
Central Group 5
#8 Hunterdon Central at #1 Washington Twp.
#7 Eastern at #2 Atlantic City
#6 Cherokee at #3 Old Bridge
#5 Cherry Hill East at #4 Southern
South Group 5
#8 Bridgeton at #1 Toms River North
#7 Edison at #2 Rancocas Valley
#6 Freehold Twp. at #3 Hillsborough
#5 Kingsway at #4 Howell
North 1, Group 5
#8 Colonia at #1 Morris Knolls
#7 Rahway at #2 Ridge
#6 Randolph at #3 Ramapo
#5 Newark Central at #4 Mount Olive
North 2, Group 4
#8 Nutley at #1 Phillipsburg
#7 Watchung Hills at #2 Woodbridge
#6 Westfield at #3 Northern Highlands
#5 Chatham at #4 Wayne Valley
Central Group 4
#8 Red Bank at #1 Millville
#7 Northern Burlington at #2 Brick Memorial
#6 Jackson Memorial at #3 Central
#54 Toms River South at #4 Marlboro
South Group 4
#8 Princeton at #1 Winslow
#7 Steinert at #2 Middletown North
#6 Middletown South at #3 Shawnee
#5 Pennsauken at #4 Manalapan
North 1, Group 3
#8 West Milford at #1 Pascack Valley
#7 River Dell at #2 Mendham
#6 Snyder at #3 Passaic Valley
#5 Sparta at #4 Montville
North 2, Group 3
#8 Weequahic at #1 Old Tappan
#7 Dwight Morrow at #2 West Essex
#6 Wayne Hills at #3 West Morris
#4 Summit at #4 Cranford
Central Group 3
#8 Abesgami at #1 Somerville
#7 Delsea at #2 Burlington Twp.
#6 Triton at #3 Cedar Creek
#5 Allentown at #4 Ocean City
South Group 3
#8 Nottingham at #1 Hopewell Valley
#7 Barnegat at #2 Mainland
#6 Oakcrest at #3 Holmdel
#5 Timber Creek at #4 Seneca
North 1, Group 2
#8 Lakeland at #1 Westwood
#7 Rutherford at #2 Bernards
#6 Madison at #3 Pequannock
#5 Shabazz at #4 Caldwell
North 2, Group 2
#8 Waldwick at #1 Glen Rock
#7 Newton at #2 Hanover Park
#6 Lyndhurst at #3 Ramsey
#5 Becton at #4 High Point
Central Group 2
#8 Spotswood at #1 Rumson-Fair Haven
#7 Haddon Heights at #2 Wall
#6 Hillside at #3 Haddonfield
#5 Delaware Valley at #4 Delran
South Group 2
#8 Middle Twp. at #1 Camden
#7 Gloucester City at #2 Pt. Pleasant Boro
#6 West Deptford at #3 Manchester Twp.
#5 Willingboro at #4 Johnson
North 1, Group 1
#8 Weehawken at #1 Butler
#7 Park Ridge at #2 New Milford
#6 Lenape Valley at #3 Mountain Lakes
#5 Pompton Lakes at #4 Glen Ridge
North 2, Group 1
#8 Wallkill Valley at #1 Cedar Grove
#7 Boonton at #2 New Providence
#6 Wood-Ridge at #3 Hasbrouck Heights
#5 Belvidere at #4 Verona
Central Group 1
#8 KIPP Cooper Norcross at #1 Woodstown
#7 New Egypt at #2 Shore
#6 Woodbury at #3 Middlesex
#5 Pennsville at #4 Burlington City
South Group 1
#8 Pt. Pleasant Beach at #1 Glassboro
#7 Audubon at #2 Schalick
#6 Manville at #3 Paulsboro
#5 Riverside at Haddon Township
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