The Group 2 State Bracket is made up of the second smallest segment of schools based on enrollment.
GROUP 2
STATE SEMIFINALS
Thursday Mar 12
NORTH 1 VS. NORTH 2
Bloomfield HS
5:00
Hackettstown vs. Ramsey
CENTRAL VS. SOUTH
Thursday Mar 12
Toms River North
6:30
Manasquan vs. Camden
STATE FINAL
Sun Mar 15
Phillipsburg HS
PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY -
GROUP 2: Camden over West Side
North 1- Ramsey
North 2 - West Side
Central - Manasquan
South - Camden
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
GROUP 2: Camden over Ramsey
North 1- Ramsey
North 2 - Central
Central - Manasquan
South - Camden
Haddonfield held off West Side 64-53. 6 foot 2 Sr. Drew Gavranich tallied 17 off the bench.
TWO YEARS AGO
Haddonfield beat Newark Central 62-45 . 5 foot 10 Jr. Mikey DePersia scored 22 hitting 11-12 ft's.
THREE YEARS AGO
West Side trimmed Camden 51-49. 6-foot-3 Sr. Quayon Williams-King and 6-foot- 4 Sr. Yasim Hooker both had 13.
FOUR YEARS AGO
West Side came back to beat Camden 85-83. 5-foot-10 Sr. Isiah Reyes exploded for 35, 20 in the fourth quarter.
FIVE YEARS AGO
North champ Newark Tech overcame South champ Camden 57-51 as 5-foot-11 Jr. Mustapha Lawrence went for 28, 15 in 4th quarter.
SIX YEARS AGO
North Jersey champ Newark Tech came back to beat South/Central champ Camden 48-44. 5-foot-11 So. Mustafa Lawrence led with 13. 6-foot-3 So. Brad Hawkins tallied 14 for Camden.
NORTH 1
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
top seeded Ramsey doubled 16th seeded Kittatinny 70-38 6 foot 5 UAB bound baseball player Steven Turk tallied 18.
8th seeded Dumont downed 9th seeded Mahwah 53-38. 6 foot 7 Jr. Dom Barlow scored 21.
5th seeded Mountain Lakes topped 12th seeded Elmwood Park 61-48. 6 foot 7 Sr. Spencer Myler scored 15.
4th seeded Manchester ousted 13th seeded Westwood 56-43. So. Jashair Rosa notched 18.
3rd seeded Jefferson beat 14th seeded Vernon 58-51. 6 foot 3 FDU Florham bound Sr. Matt Johnson scored 18.
6th seeded Hawthorne held down 11th seeded High Point 68-43. 6 foot 3 Sr. Shane Rooney registered 20
7th seeded Newton knocked off 10th seeded Morris Tech 57-48. 5 foot 9 Jr. Aaron Fantasia scored 17.
2nd seeded Pascack Hills shut down 15th seeded Glen Rock 63-37. 6 foot 1 Sr. Christian Kim contributed 15.
QUARTERFINALS
Thur Mar 5
.Ramsey downed Dumont 44-35. 5 foot 11 Sr. Jaden Quinerly tallied 13.
Mountain Lakes upset Manchester 58-44. Mylar scored 24.
Jefferson eliminated Hawthorne 63-53. Sr. Matt Moran scored 19
Pascack Hills knocked off Newton 66-46. 6 foot 8 Jr. Aidan Kehoe scored 20.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
Ramsey got through Mountain Lakes 49-42. 6 foot 8 Cornell bound Sr. Sean Hansen had 19.
Pascack Hills ousted Jefferson 59-37. 6 foot 4 Sr. Jake Morales scored 22.
FINAL
Tues Mar 10
Ramsey topped Pascak Hills 49-43. Hansen hit for 21.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 2 NORTH 1 TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Sean Hansen
6 foot 8
Ramsey
Jaden Quinerly
6 foot Sr.
Ramsey
Jake Morales
6 foot 4 Sr.
Pascack Hills
Aidan Kehoe
6 foot 8 Jr.
Pascack Hills
Steven Turk
6 foot 5 Sr.
Ramsey
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Mountain Lakes shut down Ramsey 40-31. Baker tallied 16.
TWO YEARS AGO
Ramsey upset Jefferson 63-61. Carroll scored 21.
THREE YEARS AGO
Newton nipped Westwood 72-67.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Ramsey doubled up Manchester 76-38. Gaffney went for 32.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Manchester upset Ramsey 92-90 in ot. 6-foot-7 Jr. Alex Morales hit for 43 with 24 rebounds.
SIX YEARS AGO
Pascack Hills upset Westwood 63-56. Andrew Nathin scored 16.
NORTH 2
FIRST ROUND
Tue Mar 3
top seeded Hackettstown eliminated 16th seeded Harrison 79-42. 5 foot 11 Jr. Shawn Morgan and 5 foot 11 Sr. Jalen Baptiste divided 30.
8th seeded West Side beat 9th seeded Verona 70-41. 6 foot 2 Sr. Troy Rodwell scored 23.
5th seeded Ridgefield Park edged 12th seeded Hanover Park 78-75. 6 foot 1 So. Romel Camilo dropped in 30.
13th seeded Rutherford upset 4th seeded Caldwell 58-55. Jr. Dominick Ciani scored 15.
3rd seeded Secaucus eliminated 14th seeded Lyndhurst 64-53. 6 foot 2 Sr. Isaac Pouriet tallied 18.
6th seeded Leonia beat 11th seeded Bernards 42-36. Se. Tony Whiteman scored 12
10th seeded Madison upset 7th seeded Newark Tech 62-52. 6 foot 2 So. Andrew Stack scored 24.
15th seeded North Star Academy upset 2nd seeded Central 50-49. 6 foot 4 Sr. Zaiid Berry hit for 25.
QUARTERFINALS
Thur Mar 5
Hackettstown beat West Side 69-55. Sr. Tyler Kirkpatrick scored 21.
Ridgefield Park shut down Rutherford 56-29
Secaucus eliminated Leonia 68-64.
North Star Academy upset Madison 52-46. Berry scored 13.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
Hackettstown held off Ridgefield Park 59-50. Morgan and Baptiste both scored 12.
North Star Academy upset Secaucus 43-39. 6 foot 1 Sr. Gary Alexander netted 24.
FINAL
Tues Mar 10
Hackettstown held sown North Star Academy 55-29. 6 foot Jr. Michael Daconti scored 20.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 2 NORTH 2 TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Shawn Morgan
5 foot 11 Jr.
Hackettstown
Mike Daconti
6 foot Jr.
Hackettstown
Zaiid Berry
6 foot 4 Sr.
North Star Academy
Gary Alexander
6 foot 1 Sr.
North Star Academy
Jalen Baptiste
6 foot Sr.
Hackettstown
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
West Side upset North Star Academy 77-60. 5 foot 8 Sr. Tyjon Huntley had 23 with 7 treys.
TWO YEARS AGO
Newark Central upset Hackettstown 56-39. McRae and 6 foot 4 So. Zarique Nutter both had 19.
THREE YEARS AGO
West Side held down Hanover Park 63-37. Taylor tallied 19.
FOUR YEARS AGO
West Side beat Central 69-49. Reyes had 34.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Newark Tech upset Newark Central 65-56. Lawrence netted 25.
SIX YEARS AGO
Newark Tech edged Newark Central 63-62 as Lawrence led with 19.
CENTRAL
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
top seeded Manasquan doubled up 16th seeded Metuchen 77-37. 6 foot 3 Sr. Max O'Shaughnessy scored 12.
9th seeded Rumson upset 8th seeded Johnson 60-45. 6 foot 2 So. Geoff Schroeder scored 26.
5th seeded Bordentown beat 12th seeded South Plainfield 80-49. 6 foot 2 Sr. Gavin Shiver notched 33 with 7 treys.
4th seeded Robbinsville dropped 13th seeded Spotswood 64-39. 6 foot 4 Jr. Ryan Smith netted 22.
3rd seeded Hillside downed 14th seeded Delaware Valley 72-49 5 foot 10 Montclair State bound Sr. Kalleem Lambert led with 22.
6th seeded Lincoln clipped 11th seeded Collegiate 65-41. 6 foot 4 Jr. Toriano Munford scored 22.
7th seeded Roselle ousted 10th seeded Raritan 58-52. 5 foot 10 Jr. Samuel Noel notched 20.
2nd seeded Holmdel ran past 15th seeded Governor Livingston 81-36.
QUARTERFINALS
Thur Mar 5
Manasquan held off Rumson 61-39. 5 foot 11 So. Ben Roy scored 22.
Bordentown upset Robbinsville 64-57. 6 foot 2 Sr. Jordan Martin scored 27 with 6 treys
Lincoln upset Hillside 75-46. 5 foot 10 So. Wendell Moreland went for 23. Lambert led Hillside with 27.
Holmdel held down Roselle 65-48 6 foot 4 Jr. Alex Baker scored 19.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
Manasquan beat Bordentown 80-67. Roy went for 31.
Holmdel trims Lincoln 60-57. Baker notched 22.
FINAL
Tuesday March 10
Manasquan shut down Holmdel 53-38. 6 foot 7 Louisville bound baseball player Alex Galvan and 6 foot Montclair State bound Kieran Flanagan divided 24.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP CENTRAL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Ben Roy
5 foot 11 So.
Manasquan
Alex Galvan
6 foot 6 Sr.
Manasquan
Alex Baker
6 foot 4 Jr.
Holmdel
Doug Chan
6 foot 1 Sr.
Holmdel
Kaleem Lambert
5 foot 10 Sr.
Hillside
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Manasquan shut down Lincoln 78-42. McCabe tallied 23 with 6 treys.
TWO YEARS AGO
Rumson topped Carteret 57-52. 6 foot 4 Jr. Jackson McCarthy scored 13. Daniels-Porter dropped in 24 for Carteret.
THREE YEARS AGO
Rumson beat Johnson 57-51. 6-foot-4 So. Ian O'Connor netted 19.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Bordentown beat Manasquan 59-54. 6-foot-1 Jr. Darnill Brown led with 19.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Manasquan beat Bordentown at 61-45. 6-foot-4 Sr. Kyle Bradshaw scored 23
SIX YEARS AGO
Matawan beat Rumson 67-54 as 6-foot-3 Jr. Jason Dunne dropped 20.
SOUTH
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
top seeded Camden ran past 16th seeded Lower Cape May 100-41. 6 foot 2 Fr. DJ Wagner scored 20.
8th seeded Manchester clipped 9th seeded Camden Charter 71-48
12th seeded Pleasantville upset 5th seeded Barnegat 80-48. 6 foot 8 Jr. Elijah Jones scored 26.
4th seeded West Deptford trimmed 13th seeded Middle Township 56-53. 6 foot 1 Sr. Brandon Ratcliffe scored 20.
3rd seeded Haddon Heights shut down 14th seeded Medford Tech 59-35. 6 foot Sr. Patrick Campbell scored 23 with 5 treys
11th seeded Sterling upset 6th seeded Delran 41-38. 6 foot 2 Jr. Antoine Arnett netted 10.
7th seeded Point Boro edged 10th seeded Cedar Creek 59-57. 6 foot 4 Sr. Sam Young led with 19.
2nd seeded Haddonfield shut down 15th seeded Pennsauken Tech 37-21. 6 foot 7 Randolph Macon bound Sr. Ben Cerrato and 6 foot 3 Sr. Andrew Gostovich divided 22.
QUARTERFINALS
Thur Mar 5
Camden ran past Manchester 95-44. Wagner netted 19.
West Deptford outscored Pleasantville 93-90. 6 foot 5 Sr. MJ Iraldi hit for 37.
Haddon Heights stopped Sterling 68-48. Campbell tallied 18.
Haddonfield shut down Point Boro 53-28. Gostovich scored 22.
SEMIFINALS
Sat March 7
Camden ran past West Deptford 102-62. Wagner scored 23.
Haddonfield trimmed Haddon Heights 35-33. Cerrato scored 13.
FINAL
Tues Mar 10
Camden ran past Haddonfield 70-42. 6 foot 9 Kentucky bound Sr. Lance Ware had 19.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 2 SOUTH TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Ben Cerrato
6 foot 7
Haddonfield
Andrew Gostovich
6 foot 3 Sr.
Haddonfield
MJ Iraldi
6 foot 5 Sr.
West Deptford
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Haddonfield edged Camden 69-67. Fleming tallied 28. Brewer paced Camden with 22.
TWO YEARS AGO
Haddonfield held off Lower Cape May 63-45. 6 foot 4 Jr. Aiden Blake had 16
THREE YEARS AGO
Camden edged Haddonfield 42-40. Thompson scored 17.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Camden ran past Medford Tech 82-54. 6-foot-1 So. Corey Greer notched 27.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Camden thwarted Haddonfield 48-40. 6-foot-1 2 Jr. Brad Hawkins led with 14.
SIX YEARS AGO
Camden upset Pemberton 71-67. 6-foot-3 Jr. Jamar Holloway scored 18. 6-foot-1 Si.I'Javion Ivory went for 25 for Pemberton.
