Published Feb 16, 2022
Group 2 State Tournament Wrap/All Tournament Team 2022
Jay Gomes  •  NJHoops
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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 -

PRE-SEASON PICK

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

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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.