Group 3 State Tournament Results
The Group 3 section of the state tournament includes the schools with the second biggest enrollments.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
PRE-SEASON PICK
GROUP 3: Teaneck over Ewing
North 1 - Teaneck
North 2 - Chatham
Central- Ewing
South - Timber Creek
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
GROUP 3: Teaneck over Ewing
North 1 - Teaneck
North 2 - Chatham
Central- Ewing
South - Timber Creek
Teaneck topped Winslow 59-50. 5-foot-8 So. Ja'Quaye James tallied 22
TWO YEARS AGO
Bergenfield surprised Ewing 80-72 in overtime. 6-foot-4 Sr. Stonehill bound football prospect DJ Haskins went for 26 points and 19 rebounds. 6-foot-6 Temple bound Sr.Trey Lowe had 25 for Ewing.
THREE YEARS AGO
North champ Newark East Side ran past South/Central champ Ewing 83-56. 6-foot-1 Sr. Akbar Hoffman was on fire with 31 points on 12-15 shooting and 6-7 treys. 6-foot-5 Jr. Trey Lowe had 20 for Ewing.
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 12
Teaneck took care of Ewing 74-68. 5-foot-9 Jr. Ja'Quaye James and 6-foot Sr. Leondre Washington divided 49.
STATE SEMIFINALS
NORTH 1 VS. NORTH 2
Wednesday March 8
at East Orange HS
Teaneck beat Barringer 69-59. 5-foot-9 Jr. Ja'Quaye James scored 28 with 5 treys.
CENTRAL VS. SOUTH
Wednesday March 8
at Brick Memorial HS
Ewing ousted Winslow 58-49. 6-foot Sr. Edamiyon Doggett tallied 17.
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
Top seeded Old Tappan shut down 16th seeded Montville 57-31. 6-foot-4 Sr. Kevin Eifert had 16.
8th seeded Northern Highlands topped 9th seeded Tenafly 62-32. 6-foot Sr. Spencer Crystal scored 19.
5th seeded Wayne Hills knocked off 12th seeded West Essex 49-43. 5-foot-11 Jr. Joey Belli scored 20.
4th seeded Teaneck topped 13th seeded Wayne Valley 68-57. 5-foot-11 Sr. Leondre Washington had 22. 6-foot So. Mark Howell had 22 for Wayne Valley.
3rd seeded River Dell downed 14th seeded Dwight Morrow 68-54. 6-foot-4 Sr. Matt Monaghan tallied 24.
11th seeded Demarest upset 6th seeded Pascack Valley 52-50. Jr. Jake Runyon scored 18.
7th seeded Ramapo ousted 10th seeded Morris Hills 64-52
15th seeded Bergenfield upset 2nd seeded Sparta 50-39. 5-foot-10 Sr. Alijah Gonzalves had 15.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Old Tappan topped Northern Highlands 47-35. 6-foot-6 Sr. Justin Minaya and Erick Slattery each had 15.
Teaneck topped Wayne Hills 78-68. Washington exploded for 32.
River Dell edged Demarest 39-37. 6-foot-3 Sr. Alex Sebastiani had 12.
Ramapo shut down Bergenfield 48-28. 6-foot So. John Whooley scored 17.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
River Dell edged Ramapo 58-55. 6-foot Jr. Jack Capasso had 12. 6-foot-2 So. KC Hunt paced Ramapo with 22.
Teaneck topped Old Tappan 58-47. Washington and 5-foot-8 Jr. Ja'Quaye James both had 23. Minaya matched that total for Old Tappan.
FINAL
Monday March 6
Teaneck upset River Dell 81-48. Washington netted 24.
Teaneck upset Ramapo 67-47. 6-foot-3 Sr. Geani Bannerman tallied 20. Latka had 20 for Ramapo.
TWO YEARS AGO
Bergenfield held off Teaneck 71-69. Jovani Haskins went for 29. Sr. James Hamiltonadded 21. James led Teaneck with 22.
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
top seeded Rahway eliminated 6th seeded Voorhees 66-50. So. Zion Pendleton notched 26.
8th Summit ousted 9th seeded Warren Hills 65-57. 6-foot So. Malcom Sidebottom hit for 21. 6-foot Jr. James Jordan scored 22 for Warren Hills
5th seeded Barringer ran past 12th seeded Nutley 79-35. 6-foot-2 Jr. Luis Curiel notched 20.
4th seeded Carteret cut down 13th seeded Somerville 53-38. 6-foot-3 Sr. Jemar Jordan hit for 21.
3rd seeded Orange overcame 14th seeded Cliffside Park 66-48. 6-foot-4 Jr. D'Angelo Blackman scored 14.
6th seeded Snyder stopped 11th seeded Iselin Kennedy 54-46. 6-foot-5 Sr. Isiah Small scored 23.
7th seeded Mendham shut down 10th seeded Governor Livingston 62-38. 5-foot-8 Sr. Kevin Skehill scored 20.
2nd seeded Chatham ran past 15th seeded South Plainfield 76-33. 6-foot-6 Sr. Graham LeMon notched 14.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Rahway eliminated Summit 71-60. 5-foot-10 Jr. Keyshawn Cummings had 24 and Pendleton 21. 6-foot-4 Sr. Chip Roristan notched 25 for Summit.
Barringer beat Carteret 71-56. Curiel netted 28 and 6-foot Sr. James McNeil 21.
Orange overcame Snyder 52-46. 6-foot-4 Sr. Rasheed Boyd had 16 points and 13 rebounds.
Chatham eliminated Mendham 50-34. Le Mon had 17.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Barringer upset Rahway 70-68. McNeil had 25. Cummings 32 for Rahway and Pendleton 22.
Chatham ousted Orange 53-42. 5-foot-8 Jr. Mac Bredahl and Jr. Chris Conlin both has 12.
FINAL
Monday March 6
Barringer upset Chatham 56-53. McNeil notched 19. LeMon led Chatham with 23.
Warren Hills upset Chatham 52-46. Bamford tallied 20.
TWO YEARS AGO
Colonia trimmed Chatham 45-43. Corbett scored 13.
THREE YEARS AGO
Newark East Side shut down Summit 54-25. 6-foot-1 Sr. Jamar Gilbert went for 25.
CENTRAL JERSEY, GROUP 3
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
Top seeded Ewing got past 16th seeded West Windsor-Plainsboro North 66-52. 6-foot-4 Sr. Jon Azoroh netted 20.
9th seeded Long Branch thwarted 8th seeded Lakewood 59-54. 5-foot-10 So. Marc Dennis dropped in 18. 6-foot-2 Jr. Jyheir Jones hit for 21 for Lakewood
12th seeded Wall upset 5th seeded Moorestown 69-60. 5-foot-11 Jr. Steve Geis hit for 21.
4th seeded Westampton Tech eliminated 13th seeded Pennsauken 56-38. 6-foot-5 Sr. Isaiah Harris had 18.
3rd seeded Neptune knocked off 14th seeded Red Bank 69-56. 6-foot-7 Jr. Jared Kimbrough had 27 points and 16 rebounds.
6th seeded Lawrence beat 11th seeded Brick Twp 68-59. 5-foot-11 Sr. Myles Mitchell-White scored 22 and 6-foot-1 Jr. Shemar Robinson 21.
10th seeded Matawan upset 7th seeded Ocean Twp 58-54. Fr. John Buekers had 17.
2nd seeded Nottingham knocked off 15th seeded Allentown 87-51. 6-foot-3 Jr. Cliff Joseph had 20. 5-foot-10 Sr. Nahshon Taylor tallied 25 for Allentown
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Ewing beat Long Branch 56-40. 6-foot Jr. Ryan Conde tallied 20.
Westampton Tech trimmed Wall 54-51. Harris had another 18.
Lawrence upset Neptune 60-58. 6-foot-1 Jr. Shemar Robinson led with 23. Kimbrough tallied 25 points and 18 boards for Neptune.
Nottingham knocked off Matawan 54-46. 6-foot-5 Jr. Darrell Johnson and Richie Jones both had 14.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Ewing eliminated Westampton Tech 50-42. 5-foot-11 Sr. Edamiyon Doggett scored 22.
Nottingham beat Lawrence 75-63. Johnson had 25 and Joseph 23.
FINAL
Monday March 6
Ewing knocked off Nottingham 61-52 as Azoroh hit for 29.
Pemberton upset Ewing 70-67. 5-foot-8 Sr. Antoine Wilson went for 23. Hale had 20 for Ewing.
TWO YEARS AGO
Ewing doubled up Hamilton 85-42. Wright scored 24.
THREE YEARS AGO
Ewing overcame Red Bank 73-62. 6-foot-5 Jr. Trey Lowe had another big night scoring 37. 6-foot-1 So. Sadiq Palmer scored 21 for Red Bank.
SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 3
FIRST ROUND
Tuesday February 28
Top seeded Central Reg ousted 16th seeded Absegami 76-48. Sr. Anthony Petit-Clair had 17.
8th seeded Winslow stopped 9th seeded Seneca 70-47. 6-foot-3 Sr. Tyrae Taylor tallied 22.
5th seeded Delsea downed 12th seeded Cumberland 65-51. Sr. Brice Parks led with 16. 5-foot-10 Sr. Casey Ordille had 28 for Cumberland
4th seeded Mainland ousted 13th seeded Camden Tech 75-44. 6-foot-1 Sr. Brandon Savitch scored 19.
3rd seeded Ocean City overcame 14th seeded Toms River East 70-49. 6-foot-2 Sr. Luciano Lubrano led with 22.
6th seeded Triton took care of 11th seeded Toms River South 57-39. 6-foot Sr. Matt Shiffer scored 12.
10th seeded Timber Creek upset 7th seeded Pemberton 68-58. 6-foot-5 Jr. Maurice Murray scored 27.
2nd seeded Highland held down 15th seeded Bridgeton 71-54. 6-foot-1 Jr. Dante Masino notched 20.
QUARTERFINALS
Thursday March 2
Winslow upset Central Reg 54-45. Taylor scored 15 points with 13 rebounds.
Mainland downed Delsea 64-52. Savitch scored 27.
Triton upset Ocean City 52-50. 5-foot-10 Sr. Mike Wright netted 16. Lubrano tallied 25 for Ocean City.
Timber Creek topped Highland 80-66. 6-foot-3 Jr. Isaiah Sanders and Murray led with 27 and 25 respectively.
SEMIFINALS
Saturday March 4
Winslow upset Mainland 70-52. 6-foot-2 Sr. Jordan Herrin had 19.
Timber Creek upset Triton 64-51. Murray went for 28.
FINAL
Monday March 6
Winslow topped Timber Creek 70-61. Herrin scored 18. Murray notched 20 for Timber Creek
Winslow upset Highland 78-52. Cubbage and Lowe both had 20.
TWO YEARS AGO
Winslow downed Delsea 76-65. Hemingway had 24. Braxton notched 31 points and 17 rebounds for Delsea.
THREE YEARS AGO
Delsea upset Mainland 54-53. 5-foot-10 Sr. Ronnie Russell had 18. 6-foot-6 Sr. Darius Jenkins went for 26 for Mainland.