Hillsborough hosts East Brunswick in a girls’ basketball game on January 22, 2026. Both will start play in the state tournament on Thursday after snowstorms forced postponements of the first two days of the playoffs.(Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
With the weekend snowstorm pushing back the first two rounds of the public sectionals in the NJSIAA state basketball tournament, most games stayed at the same times, just pushed two days later.
Monday, the NJSIAA postponed Tuesday’s first round for public sectionals in Groups 2 and 4, moving them to Thursday, when the quarterfinals were supposed to take place. That pushes the quarterfinals to Saturday, but keeps the rest of the schedule in tact, with semifinals still set for next Tuesday, March 3.
Then, on Tuesday, the state athletic association moved Wednesday’s first round for public schools in Groups 1 and 3 to Friday, the original date for the quarterfinals. That pushes the quarters back to next Monday, March 2, but the semifinals remain on Wednesday, March 3, with the rest of the schedule as originally planned as well.
No changes were made to the Non-Public tournament, with first round in the sectionals still set for this Thursday for Group A North and South; Friday will be Group B North and South.
Here’s the updated schedule of first round play for all sections where Central Jersey Sports Radio area teams are in the bracket:
BOYS’ BASKETBALL – FIRST ROUND
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Central Jersey Group 4
- (16) Old Bridge at (1) Hillsborough, 6:30 pm
- (9) Franklin at (8) Freehold Twp, 6 pm
- (12) Hightstown at (5) Jackson Twp., 6:30 pm
- (13) Edison at (4) East Brunswick, 5 pm
- (14) Manalapan at (3) Montgomery, 5:30 pm
- (11) Hunterdon Central at (6) Trenton, 5:30 pm
- (10) South Brunswick at (7) Sayreville, 7 pm
- (15) Princeton at (2) Marlboro, 6 pm
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4
- (16) JP Stevens at (1) Piscataway, 7 pm
- (9) Columbia at (8) Dickinson, 6 pm
- (12) Scotch Plains-Fanwood at (5) Bayonne, 4:30 pm
- (13) Bridgewater-Raritan at (4) Plainfield, 7 pm
- (14) Ferris at (3) Union, 6 pm
- (11) North Star Academy at (6) Perth Amboy, 6 pm
- (10) Ridge at (7) Elizabeth, 7 pm
- (15) Westfield at (2) Linden, 7 pm
Central Jersey Group 2
- (16) Bordentown at (1) Wall, 5:30 pm
- (9) Robbinsville at (8) Holmdel, 5:30 pm
- (12) Roselle at (5) Manasquan, 7 pm
- (13) Spotswood at (4) Delaware Valley, 7 pm
- (14) Governor Livingston at (3) Ocean Twp., 5:15 pm
- (11) Monmouth at (6) Johnson, 7 pm
- (10) Point Pleasant Boro at (7) Rumson-Fair Haven, 6:30 pm
- (15) Delran at (2) Metuchen, 6 pm
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2
- (16) Newark West Side at (1) Newark Collegiate, 7 pm
- (9) Bernards at (8) Weequahic, 7 pm
- (12) Hanover Park at (5) Hackettstown, 7 pm
- (13) Rutherford at (4) Madison, 6 pm
- (14) Snyder at (3) Ridgefield Park, 7 pm
- (11) Becton at (6) Caldwell, 7 pm
- (10) Hillside at (7) Voorhees, 7 pm
- (15) McNair at (2) Lyndhurst, 6 pm
Non-Public South A
- (9) Union Catholic at (8) St. Augustine, 4 pm; winner at (1) Paul VI
- (12) St. John Vianney at (5) Red Bank Catholic, 5:30 pm
- (13) Donovan Catholic at (4) St. Joseph-Metuchen, 7 pm
- (14) Notre Dame at (3) St. Peter’s Prep, 6 pm
- (11) St. Thomas Aquinas at (6) Immaculata, 7 pm
- (10) Pingry at (7) Camden Catholic, 7 pm
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
- (16) North Hunterdon at (1) Colonia, 7 pm
(9) Somerville at (8) Randolph, 5 pm - (12) Payne Tech at (5) Mendham, 7 pm
- (13) Summit at (4) Warren Hills, 7 pm
- (14) Nutley at (3) Millburn, 4:15 pm
- (11) Cliffside Park at (6) South Plainfield, 6 pm
- (10) North Plainfield at (7) Cranford, 7 pm
- (15) Fort Lee at (2) Chatham, 7 pm
Central Jersey Group 1
- (16) Keansburg at (1) Thrive Charter, 7 pm
- (9) Bound Brook at (8) Henry Hudson, 5:30 pm
- (12) New Providence at (5) Piscataway Magnet, 4 pm
- (13) Roselle Park at (4) Shore, 4 pm
- (14) South Hunterdon at (3) Middlesex, 5 pm
- (11) Dunellen at (7) Manville, 7 pm
- (10) Dayton at (7) South Amboy, 6 pm
- (15) Perth Amboy Magnet at (2) Point Pleasant Beach, 5:30 pm
Non-Public North B
- (9) Wardlaw-Hartridge at (8) Pioneer Academy, 4:30 pm; winner at (1) Gill St. Bernard’s
- (11) Franklin School at (6) Montclair-Kimberley, 4:30 pm; winner at (3) Morris Catholic
- (10) Koinonia at (7) Timothy Christian, 5 pm; winner at (2) Roselle Catholic
Non-Public South B
- (9) Princeton Day at (8) St. Rose, 6 pm; winner at (1) Rutgers Prep
- (12) Noor-ul-iman at (5) Bishop Eustace, 6:30 pm
- (13) Moorestown Friends at (4) Doane Academy, 6 pm
- (11) Calvary Christian at (6) Ranney, 4:30 pm; winner at (3) Holy Spirit
- (10) Wildwood Catholic at (7) Gloucester Catholic, 5:30 pm; winner at (2) Holy Cross Prep
GIRLS’ BASKETBALL – FIRST ROUND
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26
Central Jersey Group 4
- (15) Manalapan at (1) Franklin, 5:30 pm
- (9) Sayreville at (8) Freehold Twp., 4 pm
- (12) Monroe at (5) Jackson Twp., 4:30 pm
- (13) Trenton at (4) Hunterdon Central, 5 p
- (14) West Windsor-Plainsboro South at (3) Hillsborough, 4:30 pm
- (11) Old Bridge at (6) Princeton, 4p
- (10) Montgomery at (7) Marlboro, 4 pm
- (15) Hightstown at (2) East Brunswick, 7 pm
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4
- (16) Scotch Plains-Fanwood at (1) Bayonne, 7 pm
- (9) Woodbridge at (8) North Star Academy, 5:30 pm
- (12) Linden at (5) Columbia, 4:30 pm
- (13) Ridge at (4) Plainfield, 5 pm
- (14) Perth Amboy at (3) Piscataway, 5 pm
- (11) Union at (6) Elizabeth, 5 pm
- (10) Watchung Hills at (7) Bridgewater-Raritan, 5 pm
- (15) JP Stevens at (2) Westfield, 5 pm
Central Jersey Group 2
- (16) Ocean Twp. at (1) Manasquan, 5 pm
- (9) Spotswood at (8) Delaware Valley, 5:30 pm
- (12) Robbinsville at (5) Bordentown, 5 pm
- (13) Metuchen at (4) South River, 4:30 pm
- (14) Holmdel at (3) Johnson, 5 pm
- (11) Governor Livingston at (6) Piscataway Magnet, 4 pm
- (10 Delran at (7) Point Pleasant Boro, 5 pm
- (15) Wall at (1) Rumson-Fair Haven, 5 pm
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 2
- (16) Harrison at (1) Caldwell, 5 pm
- (9) Ridgefield Park at (8) Snyder, 5 pm
- (12) West Morris at (5) Rutherford, 4 pm
- (13) Weequahic at (4) Voorhees, 5 pm
- (14) Newark West Side at (3) Madison, 4 pm
- (11) Hoboken at (6) Hackettstown, 4 pm
- (10) Newark Collegiate at (7) Hanover Park, 4 pm
- (15) Lyndhurst at (2) Bernards, 7 pm
Non-Public North A
- (9) Oak Knoll at (8) Montclair-Kimberley; winner at (1) Morris Catholic
- (12) Holy Angels at (5) Mount St. Dominic, 4 pm
- (13) Newark Academy at (4) DePaul, 5:30 pm
- (14) St. Elizabeth at (3) Pope John, 5:30 pm
- (11) Kent Place at (6) Pingry, 4:15 pm
- (10) Paramus Catholic at (7) Dwight-Englewood, 4 pm
- (15) Morristown-Beard at (2) Immaculate Heart, 5:30 pm
Non-Public South A
- (9) Princeton Day at (8) Union Catholic, 4:30 pm; winner at (1) Red Bank Catholic
- (12) Our Lady of Mercy at (5) Trinity Hall, 4:30 pm
- (13) Immaculata at (4) St. Thomas Aquinas, 4:30 pm
- (14) Mount St. Mary at (3) Paul VI, 5 pm
- (11) Notre Dame at (6) Camden Catholic, 5 pm
- (10) St. Rose at (7) Bishop Eustace, 6 pm
- (15) Donovan Catholic at (2) St. John Vianney, 5 pm
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27
North Jersey, Section 2, Group 3
- (16) Warren Hills at (1) Somerville, 5:30 pm
- (9) Carteret at (8) Summit, 5 pm
- (12) Randolph at (5) Chatham, 5 pm
- (13) North Plainfield at (4) Cranford, 5 pm
- (14) Orange at (3) Millburn, 7 pm
- (11) Fort Lee at (6) North Hunterdon, 5:45 pm
- (10 South Plainfield at (7) Mendham, 5 pm
- (15) Cliffside Park at (2) Colonia, 5 pm
Central Jersey Group 1
- (16) Dunellen at (1) New Providence, 4 pm
- (9) Middlesex at (8) Shore, 6 pm
- (12) Highland Park at (5) Brearley, 4:30 pm
- (13) Henry Hudson at (4) South Amboy, 4:30 pm
- (14) College Achieve Central at (3) Keansburg, 4 pm
- (11) Florence at (6) Roselle Park, 5:30 pm
- (10 Manville at (7) Thrive Charter, 5 pm
- (15) Dayton at (2) Bound Brook, 4:30 pm
Non-Public South B
- (9) Holy Cross Prep at (8) Doane Academy, TBA; winner at (1) Rutgers Prep
- (12) Noor-ul-iman at (5) Stuart Day, 4 pm; winner at (4) Holy Spirit
- (11) Ranney at (6) Moorestown Friends, 3:45 pm; winner at (3) Wildwood Catholic
- (10) Calvary Christian at (7) Koinonia, 6:30 pm; winner at (2) Gloucester Catholic
MONDAY, MARCH 2
Non-Public North B
- (8) Pioneer Academy at (1) Gill St. Bernard’s, 4 pm
- (5) Eastern Christian at (4) Villa Walsh, Wednesday 4 pm
- (6) Mount St. Dominic at (3) Hudson Catholic, TBA
- (7) Roselle Catholic at (2) Saddle River Day, 7 pm
Discover more from Central Jersey Sports Radio
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.