The Group 2 State Bracket is made up of the second smallest segment of schools based on enrollment.
GROUP 2
STATE SEMIFINALS
WED Mar 9
NORTH 1 VS. NORTH 2
Bloomfield HS
5:00
Newark Central ousted Ramsey 64-48. 6 foot 4 Sr. Zahmorian Singleton tallied 18.
CENTRAL VS. SOUTH
Egg Harbor HS
5:00
Camden ran past Rumson 77-43. 6 foot Jr. Cian Medley hit for 20.
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 13 at Rutgers
Camden ran past Newark Central 93-52. 6 foot 2 Jr. Dajuan Wagner had 21.
PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY -
GROUP 2: Camden over Newark Central
North 1-
North 2 - Arts
Central - Bound Brook
South - Camden
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
GROUP 2: Camden over Newark Central
North 1-Pequannock
North 2 - Central
Central - Rumson
South - Camden
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Cancelled
2 YEARS AGO
Cancelled
3 YEARS AGO
Haddonfield held off West Side 64-53. 6 foot 2 Sr. Drew Gavranich tallied 17 off the bench.
4 YEARS AGO
Haddonfield beat Newark Central 62-45 . 5 foot 10 Jr. Mikey DePersia scored 22 hitting 11-12 ft's.
5 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.
6 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.
7YEARS 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.
8 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
Mon Feb 28
top seeded Pascack Hills ran past 16th seeded Lakeland 65-41. 6 foot Sr. Aidan Berson hit for 27.
9th seeded Demarest upset 8th seeded Glen Rock 57-47. 6 foot Sr. Jonathan Wu hit for 21.
5th seeded Wallkill Valley knocked off 12th seeded Newton 71-59. 5 foot 10 Jr. Chris Ross went for 27.
4th seeded Mahwah doubled up 13th seeded Vernon 64-32. 6 foot 3 Sr. Anthony Appiah went for 26.
3rd seeded Jefferson held off 14th seeded High Point 70-61. 6 foot 2 Jr. Travis Osterhout hit for 21.
6th seeded Ramsey doubled up 11th seeded Lenape Valley 60-33. 6 foot 1 Sr. Dan Veenstra and 6 foot Jr. Robert Fuerst split 24.
7th seeded Elmwood Park ousted 10th seeded Westwood 60-52. 5 foot 10 Jr. David Forzani went for 28.
2nd seeded Pequannock eliminated 15th seeded Pompton Lakes 76-53. 5 foot 10 Jr. Finn Powers had 17 with 5 treys.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 2
Demarest upset Pascack Hills 45-43. Wu had 14.
Mahwah ousted Wallkill Valley 53-45. 5 foot 11 Sr. Nico Masi scored 17.
Ramsey upset Jefferson 57-53. 5 foot 10 Sr. Luca Sancilio led with 20.
Pequannock eliminated Elmwood Park 71-40. 6 foot 1 Moravian bound Sr. Ethan Sutherland scored 21.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 4
Mahwah downed Demarest 49-36. Sr. Nick Mazzella scored 18.
Ramsey upset Pequannock 46-44. Sr. Connor Farrow had 16.
FINAL
Mon Mar 7
Ramsey upset Mahwah 47-40. Sancilio scored 23.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 2 NORTH 1 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Luca Sancillio
5 foot 10 Sr.
Ramsey
Anthony Appiah
6 foot 3 Sr.
Mahwah
Dan Veenstra
6 foot 1 Sr.
Ramsey
Nico Masi
5 foot 11 Sr.
Mahwah
Jonathan Wu
6 foot Sr.
Demarest
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Cancelled
2 YEARS AGO
Ramsey topped Pascak Hills 49-43. Hansen hit for 21.
3 YEARS AGO
Mountain Lakes shut down Ramsey 40-31. Baker tallied 16.
4 YEARS AGO
Ramsey upset Jefferson 63-61. Carroll scored 21.
5 YEARS AGO
Newton nipped Westwood 72-67.
6 YEARS AGO
Ramsey doubled up Manchester 76-38. Gaffney went for 32.
7 YEARS AGO
Manchester upset Ramsey 92-90 in ot. 6-foot-7 Jr. Alex Morales hit for 43 with 24 rebounds.
8 YEARS AGO
Pascack Hills upset Westwood 63-56. Andrew Nathin scored 16.
NORTH 2
FIRST ROUND
Mon Feb 28
top seeded Caldwell shut down 16th seeded Ridgefield Park 71-25. 6 foot Sr. Christian Talavera scored 20.
8th seeded Arts overcame 9th seeded Passaic Valley 73-60. 6 foot 1 Jr. Elijon Nix netted 17.
5th seeded Madison shut down 12th seeded Lyndhurst 53-30. 6 foot 3 Hartwick bound bound Sr. Daniel Oyediran scored 15.
4th seeded Hackettstown held down 13th seeded McNair 73-51. 6 foot 1 Jr. Ethan Almeida went for 23.
3rd seeded Rutherford doubled up 14th seeded Leonia 79-38. 6 foot 7 Pepperdine bound volleyball player Pat Rogers went for 30.
6th seeded Whippany Park thwarted 11th seeded Hanover Park 50-45. Sr. Maayanth Nair scored 18.
7th seeded Science ousted 10th seeded Verona 56-51. 6 foot 1 Sr. Osaruese Osagie scored 16
2nd seeded Newark Central knocked off 15th seeded Parsippany 79-57. 6 foot 4 Sr. Zahmorian Singleton scored 20.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 2
Caldwell edged Arts 55-53. Talavera and Jr. Ray Zamloot split 28.
Hackettstown trimmed Madison 54-49. 5 foot 8 Jr. Darien Santos had 22.
Rutherford beat Whippany Park 64-53. Rogers hit for 31.
Newark Central knocked off Science 62-47. 6 foot 1 Sr. Zahree Brown netted 25.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 4
Caldwell ran past Hackettstown 80-46. Zamloot hit for 21.
Newark Central knocked off Rutherford 71-40. Brown and 6 foot 2 Jr. Hazir Lee divided 34.
FINAL
Mon Mar 7
Newark Central upset Caldwell 59-55. 6 foot 5 Sr. Jakai Irby had 18.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 2 NORTH 1 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Zahree Brown
6 foot 1 Sr.
Newark Central
Jakai Irby
6 foot 5 Sr.
Newark Central
Ray Zamloot
Jr.
Caldwell
Christian Talavera
6 foot
Caldwell
Zahmorian Singleton
6 foot 4 Sr.
Newark Central
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Cancelled
2 YEARS AGO
Hackettstown held sown North Star Academy 55-29. 6 foot Jr. Michael Daconti scored 20.
3 YEARS AGO
West Side upset North Star Academy 77-60. 5 foot 8 Sr. Tyjon Huntley had 23 with 7 treys.
4 YEARS AGO
Newark Central upset Hackettstown 56-39. McRae and 6 foot 4 So. Zarique Nutter both had 19.
5 YEARS AGO
West Side held down Hanover Park 63-37. Taylor tallied 19.
6 YEARS AGO
West Side beat Central 69-49. Reyes had 34.
7 YEARS AGO
Newark Tech upset Newark Central 65-56. Lawrence netted 25.
8 YEARS AGO
Newark Tech edged Newark Central 63-62 as Lawrence led with 19.
CENTRAL
FIRST ROUND
Mon Feb 28
top seeded Rumson ran past 16th seed Metuchen 79-43. 6 foot 1 Johns Hopkins bound football player Geoff Schroeder scored 11.
8th seeded Delaware Valley downed 9th seeded Hillside 54-36. So. Francis Denvir scored 27 with 6 treys.
12th seeded New Providence upset 5th seeded Gov. Livingston 52-47. So. Jackson Zarinko scored 23.
4th seeded Holmdel ousted 13th seeded Middlesex 67-46. 6 foot 1 So. James Vallillo hit for 21.
3rd seeded South River topped 14th seeded Johnson 59-49. 6 foot 4 Jr. Roman Santos and 6 foot 1 Jr. Kobe Taylor divided 28.
6th seeded Raritan ousted 11th seeded Roselle 66-59. 5 foot 11 Sr. Justin Rivera scored 32 with 5 treys.
7th seeded Nottingham ousted 10th seeded Spotswood 67-56. 6 foot 1 Sr. Temi Kabiawu hit for 25.
2nd seeded bound Brook beat 15th seeded Monmouth 65-47. 6 foot 6 Jr. Jordan Summers scored 27.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 2
Rumson downed Delaware Valley 69-52. 6 foot 6 Tufts bound Sr. Scott Gyimesi had 17.
Holmdel knocked off New Providence 72-52. Vallillo and 6 foot 2 So. Ben Kipnes split 46.
Raritan upset South River 78-64. 6 foot 1 Jr. Jack O'Leary led with 24.
Bound Brook beat Nottingham 65-61. Summers notched 26.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 4
Rumson held off Holmdel 75-56. Gyimesi scored 31.
Bound Brook trimmed Raritan 50-49. 5 foot 11 Sr. Quadir Harrell had 17.
FINAL
Mon Mar 7
Rumson beat Bound Brook 75-44. Gyimesi tallied 24.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 2 CENTRAL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM (Coming soon)
Scott Gyimesi
6 foot 6 Sr.
Rumson
Jordan Summers
6 foot 7 Jr.
Bound Brook
Geoff Schroeder
6 foot 2 Sr.
Rumson
Quadir Harrell
5 foot 10 Sr.
Bound Brook
Calvin Famula
6 foot 3 Sr.
Rumson
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Cancelled
2 YEARS AGO
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.
3 YEARS AGO
Manasquan shut down Lincoln 78-42. McCabe tallied 23 with 6 treys.
4 YEARS AGO
Rumson topped Carteret 57-52. 6 foot 4 Jr. Jackson McCarthy scored 13. Daniels-Porter dropped in 24 for Carteret.
5 YEARS AGO
Rumson beat Johnson 57-51. 6-foot-4 So. Ian O'Connor netted 19.
6 YEARS AGO
Bordentown beat Manasquan 59-54. 6-foot-1 Jr. Darnill Brown led with 19.
7 YEARS AGO
Manasquan beat Bordentown at 61-45. 6-foot-4 Sr. Kyle Bradshaw scored 23
8 YEARS AGO
Matawan beat Rumson 67-54 as 6-foot-3 Jr. Jason Dunne dropped 20.
SOUTH
FIRST ROUND
Mon Feb 28
top seeded Camden doubled up 16th seeded Oakcrest 105-51. 6 foot 3 Jr. Dajuan Wagner went for 30.
9th seeded Medford Tech upset 8th seeded Collingswood 49-42. So. Robbie Conyer tallied 13.
5th seeded Manchester doubled up 12th seeded Haddon Township 66-33.
4th seeded Overbrook held down 13th seeded Haddon Heights 61-40. 6 foot 4 So. Jaylan Hornsby tallied 17.
3rd seeded Haddonfield held down 14th seeded lower Cape May 54-26. 6 foot 3 Sr. Tommy Mooney scored 22.
6th seeded Middle Township edged 11th seeded Pennsauken tech 47-43. 6 foot 1 So. Mike Zarfati tallied 16.
10th seeded Cinnaminson upset 7th seeded Point Pleasant Boro 76-62. 5 foot 9 Fr. Drew Harvey had 23.
2nd seeded Sterling eliminated 15th seeded Mastery Charter 71-51. 5 foot 10 Sr. Jimmy Zingaro scored 24.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 2
Camden ran past Medford Tech 98-64. 6 foot 7 Jr. Desear Haskins had 22.
Manchester upset Overbrook 63-54. 6 foot 5 Sr. Savon Myers tallied 20.
Haddonfield shut down Middle Township 44-25. 6 foot 5 St. John Fisher bound Sr. Matt Guveiyan notched 16.
Sterling trimmed Cinnaminson 54-53. 6 foot Sr. Andrew Tummings netted 15.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 4
Camden ran past Manchester 92-42. Wagner scored 33.
Haddonfield upset Sterling 26-25. Mooney had 8.
FINAL
Mon Mar 7
Camden held down Haddonfield 78-45. Wagner hit for 21.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 2 SOUTH ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM
Dajuan Wagner
6 foot 2 Jr.
Camden
Cian Medley
6 foot Jr.
Camden
Aaron Bradshaw
7 foot Jr.
Camden
Tom Mooney
6 foot 3 Sr.
Haddonfield
Matt Leming
6 foot 4
Haddonfield
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Cancelled
2 YEARS AGO
Camden ran past Haddonfield 70-42. 6 foot 9 Kentucky bound Sr. Lance Ware had 19.
3 YEARS AGO
Haddonfield edged Camden 69-67. Fleming tallied 28. Brewer paced Camden with 22.
4 YEARS AGO
Haddonfield held off Lower Cape May 63-45. 6 foot 4 Jr. Aiden Blake had 16
5 YEARS AGO
Camden edged Haddonfield 42-40. Thompson scored 17.
6 YEARS AGO
Camden ran past Medford Tech 82-54. 6-foot-1 So. Corey Greer notched 27.
7 YEARS AGO
Camden thwarted Haddonfield 48-40. 6-foot-1 2 Jr. Brad Hawkins led with 14.
8 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.