The Group 1 segment of the high schools are the smallest public schools in terms of enrollment.
GROUP 1
STATE SEMIFINALS
Wed March 11
NORTH 1 VS. NORTH 2
Bloomfield HS
Paterson Charter beat University 65-50. Sr. Troy Medlock scored 15.
Wed March 11
CENTRAL VS. SOUTH
Perth Amboy HS
Burlington City edged Penns Grove 61-58. 6 foot 3 Temple bound football player DJ Woodbury scored 20. Jamar Dada Johnson scored 18 for Penns Grove.
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 15
Phillipsburg HS
Paterson Charter vs.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
GROUP 1: University over Burlington City
North 1- Paterson Charter
North 2- University
Central- Burlington City
South - Penns Grove
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
GROUP 1: Burlington City over University
North 1- Paterson Charter
North 2- University
Central- Burlington City
South - Penns Grove
LAST YEAR
New Providence knocked off Burlington City 66-56. 6 foot 1 Sr. Greg Meyers went for 26.
TWO YEARS AGO
Woodbury edged Cresskill 60-58. Estrada scored 23 including the game winning free throws
THREE YEARS AGO
Verona ousted Woodbury 69-54. 6-foot-5 Sr. Travis Jocelyn went for 30. 6-foot-5 Sr. Ja'Zere Noel tallied27 for Woodbury.
FOUR YEARS AGO
University upended Paulsboro 63-45. 6-foot-2 Sr. Zamir Wright went for 29.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Paulsboro won the title this year.
SIX 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.
NORTH 1
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Bogota beat 16th seeded Wallington 66-49. 6 foot 3 Jr. Taj Collins went for 30.
8th seeded Boonton shut down 9th seeded Passaic Charter 44-31. Sr. Titus Johnson had 10.
5th seeded Midland Park beat 12th seeded Bergen Charter 79-39. 6 foot 7 Jr. David Luberoff went for 31.
4th seeded Cresskill doubled up 13th seeded Waldwick 83-44. 6 foot 3 Sr. Kristian Radovich hit for 39.
3rd seeded Hasbrouck Heights held off 14th seeded Woodridge 75-57. 5 foot 10 Jr. Steven Faussette had 20.
6th seeded Wallkill Valley outscored 11th seeded West Caldwell Tech 83-75. 6 foot 1 Sr. Shawn Falk scored 24.
7th seeded Park Ridge trimmed 10th seeded New Milford 38-37
2nd seeded Paterson Charter ran past 15th seeded Butler 91-34. 6 foot 2 Sr. Sadiki Miller had 17.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
Boonton upset Bogota 58-38. So. Madrit Asani had 19
Cresskill ousted Midland Park 51-30. Radovich scored 15.
Hasbrouck Heights held back Wallkill Valley 80-60. 6 foot 6 Jr. Kunga Tsering scored 25. Falk had 25 for WV
Paterson Charter doubled up Park Ridge 80-35. 5 foot 8 Jr. Jahar Pierce tallied 26.
SEMIFINALS
Fri March 6
Cresskill beat Boonton 52-44. 6 foot 1 Jr. Kiel McGee scored 18.
Paterson Charter held down Hasbrouck Heights 66-38. Miller had 19
FINAL
Mon Mar 9
Paterson Charter cut down Cresskill 59-43. Miller had another 19.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 1 NORTH 1 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Sadiki Miller
6 foot 2 Sr.
Paterson Charter
Kristian Radovich
6 foot 3 Sr.
Cresskill
Marquis Harris
5 foot 7 Sr.
Paterson Charter
Jahar Pierce
5 foot 8 Jr.
Paterson Charter
Kiel McGee
6 foot 1 Jr.
Cresskill
PRIOR YEARS GROUP 1 NORTH JERSEY SECTION 1
LAST YEAR
Wood-ridge ousted Paterson Charter 52-47. 5 foot 10 So. Moshe Wilson scored 17.
TWO YEARS AGO
Cresskill shut down New Milford 58-38. 5 foot 11 Sr. Harrison Lubicello and Sr. Michael Ferrara both had 17.
THREE YEARS AGO
Verona trimmed Cresskill 56-54. 5-foot-11 Sr. Jack Farrell tallied 19.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Verona upset Paterson Charter 58-46. Jocelyn scored 18.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Cresskill outscored Woodridge 72-60. 6-foot-2 Sr. Matt Flood hit for 21.
SIX YEARS AGO
Cedar Grove upset Cresskill 55-51. 5-foot-1o Sr. Joe Slattery scored 18.
NORTH 2
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Dunellen downed 16th seeded Peoples Prep 92-61. 6 foot 5 Sr. Tyje Kelton contributed 32.
9th seeded Dayton upset 8th seeded American History 54-51. 6 foot So. Cameron Campbell-Miller hit for 21
12th seeded Weequahic upset 5th seeded Glen Ridge 63-57. 6 foot 2 Sr. Altamir Mayweather hit for 38.
13th seeded Weehawken upset 4th seeded Brearley 76-51.
3rd seeded University held off 14th seeded Hoboken 79-69. 6 foot 4 Jr. Bakir Cleveland had 16.
11th seeded New Providence upset 6th seeded Whippany Park 65-55. 5 foot 9 Seton Hill bound Sr. Sean Dillon scored 23.
7th seeded Eagle Academy held back 10th seeded Hoboken Charter 69-56. Jr. Monair Johnson and Sr. Emmanuel Belzaire split 26.
2nd seeded Becton ran past 15th seeded Roselle Park 91-59. 5 foot 9 Sr. Al Benameur scored 29
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
Dunellen trimmed Dayton 52-51. 6 foot 2 Jr. Drew Johnson scored 20.
Weequahic topped Weehawken 63-51. 6 foot Sr. Kimauri Kinsey-Walker had 14.
University upended New Providence 81-52. 5 foot 9 Jr. Tye Artis tallied 18.
Becton trimmed Eagle Academy 52-50. 6 foot 2 Sr. Nicola Mitarotonda had 17.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 6
Dunellen edged Weequahic 57-56. Johnson tallied 20. Mayweather hit for 35 for Weequahic.
University upset Becton 53-37. 6 foot 5 Jr. Justin Harcourt had 14.
FINAL
Mon Mar 9
University upset Dunellen 61-50. 6 foot 2 Sr. Noah Mack scored 17.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 1 NORTH 2 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Noah Mack
6 foot 2 Sr.
University
Justin Harcourt
6 foot 5 Jr.
University
Drew Johnson
6 foot 2 Jr.
Bound Brook
Tyje Kelton
6 foot 5 Sr.
Bound Brook
Al-Tamir Mayweather
6 foot 2 Sr.
Weequahic
PRIOR YEARS GROUP 1 NORTH JERSEY SECTION 2
LAST YEAR
New Providence trimmed American History 49-46. Meyers had 14.
TWO YEARS AGO
Bloomfield Tech beat Glen Ridge 43-38. 6 foot 3 Jr. KyYon Chapman scored 13.
THREE YEARS AGO
University upset Glen Ridge 53-51. Dwight scored 16. Liddy led Glen Ridge with 22.
FOUR YEARS AGO
University upset Hoboken 55-49. 5-foot-10 Sr. Tariq McKenith scored 19. Davis scored 20 for Hoboken.
FIVE YEARS AGO
University overcame American History 76-61. 6-foot-1 Jr. Zamir Wright went for 17.
SIXYEARS 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
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Burlington City ran past 16th seeded Central Jersey College Charter 120-44. 6 foot 3 Temple bound football player DJ Woodbury netted 19.
9th seeded Florence upset 8th seeded STEM Civics 59-50. 6 foot Sr. Cole Connelly had 13.
5th seeded Keyport cut down 12th seeded Academy Charter 66-55. Sr. Chris Johnson had 17.
4th seeded Middlesex stopped 13th seeded Manville 61-54. 5 foot 10 Sr. Tyrus Chippendale scored 18.
3rd seeded Urban Leadership Charter thwarted 14th seeded Riverside 76-62. 6 foot 2 Sr. Frandy Jimenez scored 23.
6th seeded South Hunterdon stopped 11th seeded New Egypt 45-40. Sr. Chris Romano scored 13.
7th seeded Point Pleasant Beach thwarted 10th seeded Perth Amboy Tech 51-41. 6 foot 2 Sr. Jake Clark tallied 22.
2nd seeded Bound Brook beat 15th seeded Willingboro 58-54. 5 foot 9 So. Quadir Harrell had 29.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
Burlington City ran past Florence 79-47. 6 foot 1 So. Jamaal Morris scored 26.
Middlesex clipped Keyport 98-57. 5 foot 9 Jr. Mark Brower scored 22.
Urban Leadership Charter stopped South Hunterdon 58-44. 6 foot Sr. Johan Castillo had 16.
Bound Brook beat Point Pleasant Beach 78-44. 6 foot 1 Jr. Dave McLarty hit for 25
SEMIFINALS
Fri March 6
Burlington City beat Middlesex 81-62. Woodbury went off for 40.
Bound Brook beat Urban Leadership Charter 67-55. Harrell scored 27.
FINAL
Mon Mar 11
Burlington City beat Bound Brook 73-55. Woodbury scored 25. Harrell had 23 for Bound Brook.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 1 CENTRAL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
DJ Woodbury
6 foot 3 Sr.
Burlington City
Quadir Harrell
5 foot 9 So.
Bound Brook
Jamaal Morris
5 foot 11 So.
Burlington City
Dave McLarty
6 foot 1 Jr.
Bound Brook
Jameel Morris
5 foot 11 So.
Burlington City
PRIOR YEARS GROUP 1 CENTRAL JERSEY
LAST YEAR
Burlington City handled Willingboro 81-62. 5 foot 7 Sr. Amir Landrum notched 19.
TWO YEARS AGO
Point Pleasant Beach upset Burlington City 53-47. Traore tallied 23. Thurmond scored 20 for Burlington City
THREE YEARS AGO
Burlington City upset Bound Brook 61-54. 6-foot-4 Jr. D'Andre Thurmond netted 17.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Florence upset Bound Brook 59-43. Hazel scored 20.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Shore beat Point Pleasant Beach 67-61 as Largey scored 28, 26 in the second half.
SIX YEARS AGO
Point Pleasant Beach thwarted Shore 67-61. 6-foot-1 Sr. Matt Farrell and 6-foot-5 Noah Yateseach had 20. 6-foot-2 Jr. Kevin Bloodgood scored 26 for Shore.
SOUTH
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Overbrook doubled up 16th seeded Gateway 83-40. 6 foot 3 Sr. Shamar Ganntt tallied 24.
9th seeded Gloucester upset 8th seeded Glassboro 54-38. 5 foot 11 Jr. Rasheer Fleming scored 17.
5th seeded Lindenwold shut down 12th seeded Woodbury 66-42. 6 foot 2 Jr. Eriq Campbell and 6 foot Jr. Ibrahim Dao divided 40.
4th seeded Pitman shut down 13th seeded Salem 81-30. 6 foot 1 Sr. Rob Peterson had 27.
3rd seeded Woodstown doubled up 14th seeded Maple Shade 83-44. 5 foot 10 Sr. Malik Parsons scored 20.
6th seeded Wildwood clipped 11th seeded Cape May Tech 76-61.
10th seeded Paulsboro upset 7th seeded Haddon Township 34-29. 5 foot 10 Jr. Keyshun Sanders scored 15
2nd seeded Penns Grove ran past 15th seeded Mastery Charter 90-49. 5 foot 10 Sr. Kavon Lewis led with 23.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
Gloucester upset Overbrook 56-54. 6 foot So. Steven Light led with 22.
Lindenwold upset Pitman 49-42. Campbell scored 26.
Wildwood upset Woodstown 101-82. 6 foot 1 Jr. Diante Miles hit for 36. 6 foot 2 Jr. Zach Wygand tallied 28 for Woodstown
Penns Grove eliminated Paulsboro 72-49. 5 foot 10 Sr. Kavon Lewis led with 27.
SEMIFINALS
Friday March 6
Lindenwold eliminated Gloucester 55-46. Campbell went for 34.
Penns Grove thwarted Wildwood 88-70. Lewis had 22.
FINAL
Mon Mar 9
Penns Grove beat Lindenwold 68-51. Lewis scored 27.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 1 CENTRAL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Kavon Lewis
5 foot 11 Sr.
Penns Grove
Eriq Campbell
6 foot 2 Jr.
Lindenwold
Jaylen Newton
6 foot 7 Sr.
Penns Grove
Ibrahim Dao
6 foot Jr.
Lindenwold
Diante Miles
6 foot 1 Jr.
Wildwood
PRIOR YEARS GROUP 1 SOUTH JERSEY
LAST YEAR
Clayton trimmed Wildwood 64-63. Depina dropped in 15.
TWO YEARS AGO
Woodbury upset Glassboro 63-52. Estrada scored 20. and Mitchell had 22 for Glassboro
THREE YEARS AGO
Woodbury downed Paulsboro 66-49. Estrada scored 21.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Paulsboro upset Schalick 72-61. King hit for 21. Clarke had 29 for Schalick.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Paulsboro ousted Schalick 81-59 as 6-foot-4 Sr. Saleem Little had 24.
SIX YEARS AGO
Pitman upset Schalick 58-51. 6-foot Sr. Darnell Foreman found his way for 26.
