One of last year’s sectional champions and 20 other boys’ and girls’ basketball teams from the Central Jersey Sports Radio listening area open up play in the NJSIAA state tournament this afternoon and evening.
Top-seed Colonia – which has won North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3 each of the past three seasons – will be among those teams. The Patriots – who won their second of back-to-back GMC Tournament titles on Friday – will tip off at 6 pm at home against 16th-seed Cranford, with two other area teams also beginning play in the section.
While public schools in Groups 1 and 3 open play first, Groups 2 and 4 start tournament action Thursday.
Here’s the opening round schedule for all sections with area clubs that open play on Wednesday, February 26th, including times for the games involving local teams.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
BOYS’ TOURNAMENT
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
(16) Cranford at (1) Colonia, 6 pm
(9) Cliffside Park at (8) Warren Hills
(12) Millburn at (5) Somerville, 7 pm
(13) Lincoln at (4) Chatham
(14) Nutley at (3) Payne Tech
(11) Orange at (6) South Plainfield, 6 pm
(10 Summit at (7) Rahway
(15) Randolph at (2) Mendham
Central Jersey Group 1
(16) College Achieve Central at (1) Thrive Charter
(9) Piscataway Magnet at (8) Bound Brook, 7 pm
(12) Highland Park at (5) Dunellen, 6 pm
(13) Shore at (4) Manville, 6 pm
(14) South Hunterdon at (3) Pt. Pleasant Beach
(11) Florence at (6) Henry Hudson
(10) New Providence at (7) Keyport
(15) Perth Amboy Magnet at (2) Middlesex, 7 pm
GIRLS’ TOURNAMENT
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
(16) Orange at (1) Chatham
(9) South Plainfield at (8) Payne Tech, 7 pm
(12) North Plainfield at (5) Randolph, 6 pm
(13) North Hunterdon at (4) Mendham
(14) Rahway at (3) Summit
(11) Millburn at (6) Cranford
(10) Nutley at (7) Carteret, 5 pm
(15) Colonia at (2) Somerville, 5 pm
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