Group 1 State Tournament Results
The Group 1 segment of the high schools are the smallest public schools in terms of enrollment. We have seen 12 of the teams this season.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
GROUP 1: Point Pleasant Beach over Verona
North 1- Verona
North 2- Bloomfield Tech
Central- Point Pleasant Beach
South - Woodbury
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
GROUP 1: Point Pleasant Beach over Verona
North 1- Verona
North 2- Hoboken
Central- Point Pleasant Beach
South - Woodbury
University upended Paulsboro 63-45. 6-foot-2 Sr. Zamir Wright went for 29.
TWO YEARS AGO
Paulsboro won the title this year.
THREE YEARS AGO
South/central champ Pitman beat North Jersey champ Bloomfield Tech 59-48 as 6-foot-8 Villanova bound Jr. Tim Delaney scored 20 on 9-16 shooting. 6-foot-3 Jr. Dachon Burke had 15 for Bloomfield Tech.
GROUP 1
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 12
Verona ousted Woodbury 69-54. 6-foot-5 Sr. Travis Jocelyn went for 30. 6-foot-5 Sr. Ja'Zere Noel tallied27 for Woodbury.
STATE SEMIFINALS
NORTH 1 VS. NORTH 2
Wednesday March 8
5:00 at East Orange HS
Verona upended University 71-50. 6-foot-4 Sr. Travis Jocelyn and 6-foot Sr. Zack Zaccone both had 25.
CENTRAL VS. SOUTH
6:00 Wednesday March 8
at Toms River North
Woodbury eliminated Burlington City 60-51 as 6-foot-5 Sr. Ja'Zere Noel notched 30.
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
top seeded Verona ousted 16th seeded Palisades Park 70-40. 6-foot Sr. Zack Zaccone had 12.
9th seeded Wood-Ridge outscored 8th seeded West Caldwell Tech 93-80. Andrew Marino hit for 23.
5th seeded Paterson Charter beat 12th seeded Boonton 62-34. 5-foot-11 Sr. Ramir Davis dropped in 24.
4th seeded Bogota beat 13th seeded North Warren 84-47. 6-foot Jr. Deiker Padrino scored 21.
3rd seeded Hasbrouck Heights held down 14th seeded Waldwick 49-43. 6-foot Sr. Niko Regus tallied 22.
6th seeded Becton beat 11th seeded Midland Park 63-40. 6-foot-4 Jr. Justin Roseboro had 24.
7th seeded Cedar Grove upended 10th seeded Emerson Boro 48-41
2nd seeded Cresskill ran past 15th seeded Belvidere 88-52. Jack Maltby scored 22.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Verona shut down Wood-Ridge 79-31. Jr. Andrew Siegelin had 16.
Bogota beat Paterson Charter 67-54. Tim Uzor scored 18.
Becton upset Hasbrouck Heights 48-45. Roseboro notched 17.
Cresskill shut down Cedar Grove 57-36. 6-foot-5 Jr. Wellington Ventura scored 16.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Verona beat Bogota 73-46. 6-foot Sr. Zack Zaccone tallied 25.
Cresskill beat Becton 57-30. 6-foot-4 Jr. Luka Radovich had 11
FINAL
Monday March 6
Verona trimmed Cresskill 56-54. 5-foot-11 Sr. Jack Farrell tallied 19.
Verona upset Paterson Charter 58-46. Jocelyn scored 18.
TWO YEARS AGO
Cresskill outscored Woodridge 72-60. 6-foot-2 Sr. Matt Flood hit for 21.
THREE YEARS AGO
Cedar Grove upset Cresskill 55-51. 5-foot-1o Sr. Joe Slattery scored 18.
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
top seeded Glen Ridge ousted 16th seeded North Star Academy 65-37. 5-foot-11 Jr. Tyler Liddy led with 21.
8th seeded Newark Collegiate shut down 9th seeded Arts 45-34. Elijah Patterson pitched in with 16.
12th seeded Shabazz upset 5th seeded Weehawken 56-29. Francis Mensah tallied 17.
13th seeded North Arlington upset 4th seeded People's Prep 68-65. Jr. Nick DeGrace hit 7 treys and scored 30 points.
3rd seeded Hoboken held off 14th seeded American History 64-52. 6-foot-4 Sr. Justin Davis netted 20.
6th seeded Dayton downed 11th seeded Secaucus 43-32. Fr. DJ Alicia had 12.
7th seeded University doubled up 10th seeded Roselle Park 90-45. 6-foot-3 Sr. Nyreese Bender scored 18.
2nd seeded Weequahic ran past 15th seeded University Charter 93-58. 6-foot-4 Sr. Elijah Ford scored 31 and 5-foot-7 So. Tajhon Huntley 26.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Glen Ridge beat Newark Collegiate 56-31. Liddy had 13.
Shabazz doubled up North Arlington 84-41. Mensah scored 23.
Hoboken dropped Dayton 77-47. Davis netted 33.
University upset Weequahic 75-61. 6-foot Jr. Alquan Dwight dropped in 23.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Glen Ridge stopped Shabazz 64-56. 6-foot Sr. Max Thompson tallied 15.
University upset Hoboken 83-75. Dwight tallied 27. Davis exploded for 41 for Hoboken.
FINAL
Monday March 6
University upset Glen Ridge 53-51. Dwight scored 16. Liddy led Glen Ridge with 22.
University upset Hoboken 55-49. 5-foot-10 Sr. Tariq McKenith scored 19. Davis scored 20 for Hoboken.
TWO YEARS AGO
University overcame American History 76-61. 6-foot-1 Jr. Zamir Wright went for 17.
THREE YEARS AGO
Bloomfield Tech beat Newark Vocational 67-54. 6-foot-3 Jr. Dachon Burke and 6-foot-1 Jr. Salomon Pierre both had 20.
CENTRAL JERSEY
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
Top seeded Florence thwarted 16th seeded South Amboy 67-41. 5-foot-10 Sr. LaDarius McNeil hit for 21.
9th seeded Metuchen beat 8th seeded Academy Charter 51-45. 6-foot-2 Sr. Danny Flaherty tallied 16.
5th seeded Point Pleasant Beach topped 12th seeded Piscataway Tech 80-59. 5-foot-9 Jr. Danny Frauenheim scored 27. 6-foot-4 Jr. Branden Barnes tallied 22 for Piscataway Tech
4th seeded Burlington City handled 13th seeded Keansburg 74-41. 5-foot-9 Sr. Samad Landrum tallied 16.
3rd seeded Perth Amboy Tech eliminated 14th seeded Somerset Tech 76-53. 6-foot-4 Sr. Javon Fisher had 19. 6-foot-2 Jr. Elijah Bowers scored 22 for Somerset Tech
6th seeded New Egypt knocked off 11th seeded Riverside 54-48. 6-foot-2 Sr. Ryan Devine tallied 16.
7th seeded Middlesex thwarted 10th seeded Stem Civics 65-50. 6-foot-1 So. John Dickey had 14. 6-foot Jr. Davon Cox scored 21 for Stem Civics
2nd seeded Bound Brook shut down 15th seeded Keyport 76-30. 6-foot-2 Jr. Kyle Frauenheim scored 23.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Florence shut down Metuchen 61-35. 5-foot-10 Jr. Nick Hazel had 23.
Burlington City beat Point Pleasant Beach 59-54. Landrum scored 19.
New Egypt upset Perth Amboy Tech 48-44. Devine dropped in 32.
Bound Brook trimmed Middlesex 42-39. Frauenheim had 13.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Bound Brook beat New Egypt 64-47. 6-foot-1 Sr. Evian Brown notched 22.
Burlington City upset Florence 55-21 as Landrum scored 14.
FINAL
Monday March 6
Burlington City upset Bound Brook 61-54. 6-foot-4 Jr. D'Andre Thurmond netted 17.
Florence upset Bound Brook 59-43. Hazel scored 20.
TWO YEARS AGO
Shore beat Point Pleasant Beach 67-61 as Largey scored 28, 26 in the second half.
THREE YEARS AGO
Point Pleasant Beach thwarted Shore 67-61. 6-foot-1 Sr. Matt Farrell and 6-foot-5 Noah Yates each had 20. 6-foot-2 Jr. Kevin Bloodgood scored 26 for Shore.
SOUTH JERSEY
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
Top seeded Woodbury ran past 16th seeded LEAP Academy 72-25. 6-foot-2 So. Aaron Estrada netted 18.
8th seeded Pitman trimmed 9th seeded Palmyra 53-52. Jr. Tim Peterson scored 24 and 5-foot-10 Jr. Luke Castagna 20.
5th seeded Woodstown beat 12th seeded Pennsville 54-38. 6-foot-4 Jr. Jawan Roane scored 22.
4th seeded Wildwood edged 13th seeded Gloucester 63-59 as 6-foot Jr. Kyon Flanders went for 40.
3rd seeded Haddon Heights eliminated 14th seeded Schalick 67-56. 5-foot-7 Sr. Robert Tindley tallied 19.
11th seeded Glassboro upset 6th seeded Haddon Twp 71-46
10th seeded Maple Shade upset 7th seeded Clayton 81-75. 6-foot-1 Sr. Hafeez Melvin exploded for 44 points
2nd seeded Paulsboro ousted 15th seeded Penns Grove 67-53. 5-foot-11 Sr. D'Andre Blue-Eli netted 19.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Woodbury beat Pitman 63-48 as 6-foot-4 Sr. Ja'Zere Noel knocked in 36.
Wildwood ousted Woodstown 59-51. Roane scored 13. Flanders had 34 for Wildwood.
Haddon Heights edged Glassboro 61-60. 5-foot-10 Sr. Jared Latane led with 17.
Paulsboro outscored Maple Shade 76-64. Blue-Eli ended with 27. 6-foot-3 Sr. Wiley Roberson scored 21 for Maple Shade.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Woodbury ran past Wildwood 70-45. Noel had 18.
Paulsboro halted Haddon Heights 77-55. Blue-Eli scored 19.
FINAL
Monday March 6
Woodbury downed Paulsboro 66-49. Estrada scored 21.
Paulsboro upset Schalick 72-61. King hit for 21. Clarke had 29 for Schalick.
TWO YEARS AGO
Paulsboro ousted Schalick 81-59 as 6-foot-4 Sr. Saleem Little had 24.
THREE YEARS AGO
Pitman upset Schalick 58-51. 6-foot Sr. Darnell Foreman found his way for 26.