A total of 38 girls; basketball teams from the Central Jersey Sports Radio coverage area – the GMC and Somerset County – have qualified for the NJSIAA state tournament, which begins a week from today on Monday, February 20th.
No area teams received top seed in any of the sections, which begin play with first round games at higher seeds in Groups 1 and 3. On Tuesday, February 21st, Group 2 and 4 begin play. All non-public sections begin play on Wednesday, February 22nd. There is no Tournament of Champions this year, so the state tournament will conclude with four public group champions and two non-public champions.
Following are all the first-round games in each section involving CJSR-area teams, with those squads in bold. Times are determined by the higher seed, the host school. Brackets are official at noon tomorrow.
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 4
#16 North Brunswick at #1 Hightstown
#9 Marlboro at #8 Old Bridge
#12 Princeton at #5 Jackson Memorial
#13 West Windsor-Plainsboro North at #4 East Brunswick
#14 Northern Burlington at #3 Monroe
#11 Middletown South at #6 Howell
#10 Trenton at #7 Long Branch
#15 Freehold Twp. at #2 South Brunswick
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 3
#16 Delaware Valley at #1 New Providence
#9 Delran at #8 Roselle
#12 Hillside at #5 Voorhees
#13 Point Pleasant Boro at #4 Rumson-Fair Haven
#14 Monmouth at #3 Holdmdel
#11 Bound Brook at #6 Spotswood
#10 South River at #7 Metuchen
#15 Wall at #2 Manasquan
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 2
#16 East Brunswick Magnet at #1 South River
#9 Point Pleasant Boro at #8 Spotswood
#12 Roselle Park at #5 Rumson-Fair Haven
#13 Holmdel at #4 Bound Brook
#14 Johnson at #3 Raritan
#11 Bordentown at #6 Delaware Valley
#10 Middlesex at #7 Roselle
#15 Monmouth at #2 Manasquan
CENTRAL JERSEY GROUP 1
#9 Manville at #8 South Hunterdon, winner at #1 Shore (bye)
#12 Somerset Tech at #5 Point Pleasant BEach
#13 Keyport at #4 Perth Amboy Magnet
#14 Henry Hudson at #3 Dunellen
#11 Woodbridge Magnet at #6 Highland Park
#0 Keansburg at #7 New Egypt
#15 Florence at #2 Middlesex
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 4
#16 Newark East Side at #1 Bayonne
#9 Woodbridge at #8 Hillsborough
#12 Union at #5 Edison
#13 Phillipsburg at #4 Westfield
#14 Linden at #3 Irvington
#11 Franklin at #6 Watchung Hills
#10 Ridge at #7 Scotch Plains-Fanwood
#15 Hunterdon Central at #2 Elizabeth
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 3
#16 Rahway at #1 Randolph
#9 Governor Livingston at #8 North Plainfield
#12 Nutley at #5 Colonia
#13 North Hunterdon at #4 Fort Lee
#14 Belleville at #3 Millburn
#11 Mendham at #6 West Morris
#10 Cranford at #7 Warren Hills
#15 Orange at #2 Chatham
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2, GROUP 2
#16 Science Park at #1 Secaucus
#9 Hackettstown at #8 Rutherford
#12 Newark Collegiate at #5 Verona
b#13 Bernards at #4 Dayton
#14 Caldwell at #3 Newark Central
#11 Ridgefield Park at #6 Hanover Park
#10 Lyndhurst at #7 Becton
#15 Parsippany at #2 Madison
NON-PUBLIC SOUTH A
#9 Pingry at #8 Our Lady of Mercy, winner at #1 St. John Vianney (bye)
#12 Union Catholic at #5 St. Thomas Aquinas
#13 Donovan Catholic at #4 Red Bank Catholic
#14 Princeton Day at #3 Trinity Hall
#11 Immaculatat at #6 Camden Catholic
#10 Notre Dame at #7 Mount St. Mary, winner at #2 Paul VI (bye)
NON-PUBLIC NORTH B
#9 Villa Walsh at #8 Eastern Christian, winner at #1 Saddle River Day (bye)
The remainder of games are in the second round:
#4 Montclair-Immaculatae at #5 Gill St. Bernard’s
#6 Roselle Catholic at #3 Lodi Immaculate
#7 Wardlaw-Hartridge at #2 Morris Catholic
NON-PUBLIC SOUTH B
#9 Ranney at #8 Gloucester Catholic, winner at #1 Wildwood Catholic (bye)
#12 St. Joseph-Hammonton at #5 Holy Spirit
#13 Doane Academy at #4 Holy Cross Prep
#14 Moorestown Friends at #3 Rutgers Prep
#11 Timothy Christian at #6 Trenton Catholic
#10 Calvary Christian (Old Bridge) at #7 Bishop Eustace, winner at #2 St. Rose