The four non-public schools in action in the opening round of the Non-Public state tournament split on Tuesday, with Pingry winning in Non-Public South A, while Gill St. Bernard’s won in Non-Public North B.
The 8th-seeded Big Blue (12-10) beat 9th-seed Union Catholic in walkoff fashion, 3-2, breaking a tie in the bottom of the seventh with a single run for the victory.
Meanwhile, 7th-seed Gill (9-14) erased a 7-0 deficit with nine late, unanswered runs, including five in the fifth and four in the sixth, which was the decisive inning.
Below are Tuesday’s results, and the upcoming schedule Friday’s Non-Public sectional quarterfinals, including matchups for all the Central Jersey Sports Radio-area teams that had byes in Tuesday’s first round.
TUESDAY SCHEDULE
Non-Public South A
(8) Pingry def. (9) Union Catholic, 3-2
(5) Christian Brothers def. (12) Camden Catholic, 7-0
(6) Notre Dame def. (11) St. John Vianney, 13-0
(7) Paul VI def. (10) Immaculata, 6-2
Non-Public North B
(8) Hawthorne Christian def. (9) Timothy Christian, 10-0
(7) Gill St. Bernard’s def. (10) Morristown-Beard, 9-7
WEDNESDAY SCHEDULE
Central Group 1
(6) Palmyra at (3) Middlesex, 4 pm
THURSDAY SCHEDULE
Central Group 4
(9) West Windsor-Plainsboro North at (1) Old Bridge, 4 pm
(13) Manalapan at (5) East Brunswick, 4:15 pm
(6) Monroe at (3) Jackson Memorial, 4 pm
(10) South Brunswick at (2) North Brunswick, 4 pm
North 2, Group 4
(8) Westfield at (1) Ridge, 4 pm
(13) Phillipsburg at (5) Bayonne
(11) Watchung Hills at (3) Woodbridge, 4:30 pm
(7) Hunterdon Central at (2) Bridgewater-Raritan, 4 pm
North 2, Group 3
(9) Chatham at (1) Millburn
(12) Warren Hills at (4) South Plainfield, 2 pm
(6) North Hunterdon at (3) Randolph
(10) Ferris at (2) Cranford
Central Group 2
(8) Bordentown at (1) Rumson-Fair Haven
(12) Ocean Township at (4) Carteret. 4 pm
(11) Wall at (3) Spotswood, 2 pm
(15) Manasquan at (10) Delran
Central Group 1
(9) Riverside at (1) Point Pleasant Beach
(13) New Egypt at (5) Manville, 4 pm
(7) South Amboy at (2) Shore, 4 pm
FRIDAY SCHEDULE
Non-Public South A
(8) Hawthorne Christian at (1) St. Mary-Rutherford
(5) Roselle Catholic at (4) Montclair-Kimberley
(6) Morris Catholic at (3) Rutgers Prep, 3 pm
(7) Gill St. Bernard’s at (2) St. Thomas Aquinas, 4 pm
Non-Public North B
(8) Pingry at (1) Red Bank Catholic
(5) Christian Brothers at (4) St. Augustine
(6) Notre Dame at (3) Donovan Catholic
(7) Paul VI at (2) St. Joseph-Metuchen, 4 pm