The Group 3 section of the state tournament includes the schools with the second biggest enrollments.
STATE SEMIFINALS
Wednesday Mar 11
NORTH 1 VS. NORTH 2
Bloomfield HS
Irvington beat Ramapo 68-57. 6 foot 1 Sr. Kymani Dunbar dropped in 25.
Wednesday Mar 11
CENTRAL VS. SOUTH
Brick Memorial
Timber Creek trimmed Wall 60-57. 6 foot 6 Sr. Demetrius Paynter tallied 20.
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 15
Phillipsburg HS
Irvington vs. Timber Creek
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
PRE-SEASON PICK
GROUP 3: Irvington over Timber Creek
North 1 - Teaneck
North 2 - Irvington
Central - Colonia
South - Timber Creek
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
GROUP 3: West Morris over Timber Creek
North 1 - Ramapo
North 2 - West Morris
Central- Wall
South - Timber Creek
LAST YEAR
Moorestown topped Ramapo 58-44. 5 foot 9 Sr. Jagger Zrada scored 20.
TWO YEARS AGO
Nottingham knocked off Chatham 60-53. 6 foot 5 Sr. Darrell Johnson scored 20. Bredahl had 23 for Chatham.
THREE YEARS AGO
Teaneck took care of Ewing 74-68. 5-foot-9 Jr. Ja'Quaye James and 6-foot Sr. Leondre Washington divided 49.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Teaneck topped Winslow 59-50. 5-foot-8 So. Ja'Quaye James tallied 22
FIVE 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.
SIX 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 Lowehad 20 for Ewing.
NORTH 1
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Sparta eliminated 16th seeded West Essex 71-54. 6 foot 1 TCNJ bound Sr. Aidan Mastandrea scored 17.
9th seeded Northern Highlands upset 8th seeded Montville 72-58.
5th seeded Wayne Valley topped 12th seeded Paramus 76-58. Jr. Derek Sandowick hit for 21
13th seeded Teaneck downed 4th seeded Dwight Morrow 76-69.
14th seeded Pascack Valley upset 3rd seeded Garfield 57-55. Jake Wolf went for 25.
6th seeded Dover downed 11th seeded Morris Hills 57-54. 6 foot 8 Jr. Rafael Castro scored 30.
7th seeded River Dell stopped 10th seeded Passaic Valley 50-37.
2nd seeded Ramapo edged 15th seeded Wayne Hills 51-49. 6 foot 6 Gettysburg bound Sr. Max Pernetti scored 9.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
Sparta knocked off Northern Highlands 60-53. 6 foot TCNJ bound Sr. Aidan Mastandrea scored 21.
Teaneck topped Wayne Valley 58-45. 6 foot Sr. Hunter Toro tallied 20.
Pascack Valley downed Dover 58-45. 6 foot 4 Jr. Austin Koolery scored 21.
Ramapo shut down River Dell 44-36.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 6
Sparta took down Teaneck 46-39. Mastandrea scored 16.
Ramapo shut down Pascack Valley 62-42. Pernetti scored 14 with 10 rebounds.
FINAL
Monday March 9
Ramapo upset Sparta 64-50. 6 foot 4 Jr. Colin McKenna scored 17.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 3 NORTH 1 TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Max Pernetti
6 foot 6
Ramapo
Aidan Mastandrea
6 foot 1
Sparta
Colin McKenna
6 foot 4 Jr.
Ramapo
Mike Piwko
6 foot 4 Sr.
Sparta
Hunter Toro
6 foot Sr.
Teaneck
PRIOR YEARS NORTH JERSEY SECTION 1
LAST YEAR
Ramapo topped Teaneck 65-40. 6 foot 6 Jr. Max Pernetti scored 21.
TWO YEARS AGO
Demarest upset Ramapo 37-36. Stimmel and Rotonde both had 9
THREE YEARS AGO
Teaneck upset River Dell 81-48. Washington netted 24.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Teaneck upset Ramapo 67-47. 6-foot-3 Sr. Geani Bannerman tallied 20. Latka had 20 for Ramapo.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Bergenfield held off Teaneck 71-69. Jovani Haskins went for 29. Sr. James Hamiltonadded 21. James led Teaneck with 22.
NORTH 2
FIRST ROUND
Monday Mar 2
top seeded West Morris ran past 16th seeded Cliffside Park 85-44. 6 foot 5 Sr. Ryan Hillier had 21.
9th seeded Snyder upset 8th seeded Belleville 59-52. Sr. Kareem Perry notched 15.
5th seeded Colonia shut down 12th seeded Mendham 43-33. 6 foot 1 Sr. Lorenzo Jackson scored 10.
4th seeded Carteret shut down 13th seeded Millburn 66-43. 6 foot 1 Jr. Starrell Hearns had 22.
3rd seeded Summit stopped 14th seeded Cranford 62-40. Sr. Charlie Lord led with 14.
11th seeded Payne Tech upset 6th seeded Rahway 59-56. 5 foot 8 So. Pedro Miranda scored 24 with 5 treys
10th seeded Chatham upset 7th seeded Roxbury 61-58. So. Cam Rooney scored 26.
2nd seeded Irvington edged 15th seeded Orange 79-75. 5 foot 11 Sr. Karriem Thomas tallied 23.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
West Morris shut down Snyder 49-34. Hillier had 15.
Colonia upset Carteret 47-39. 5 foot 11 Sr. Jimmy Frage scored 13.
Payne Tech upset Summit 57-55. 5 foot 11 Sr. Ibn Everett had 15. 6 foot 3 Colby bound Sr. Eric Baier had 27 for Summit.
Irvington doubled up Chatham 74-39. 6 foot Sr. Moses Pierre scored 23.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 6
Colonia upset West Morris 42-41. Frage scored 19.
Irvington ousted Payne Tech 77-50.
FINAL
Mon Mar 9
Irvington stopped Colonia 71-37. 5 foot 11 Sr. Nazameir Brooks netted 22.
NJHOOP.COM ALL NORTH JERSEY GROUP 3 SECTION 2 TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Nazameir Brooks
5 foot 11 Sr.
Irvington
Karriem Thomas
5 foot 11 Sr.
Irvington
Moses Pierre
6 foot Sr.
Irvington
Jimmy Frage
5 foot 11 Sr.
Colonia
Ryan Hillier
6 foot 5 Sr.
West Morris
PRIOR YEAR'S NORTH JERSEY GROUP 3 SECTION 2
LAST YEAR
Colonia shut down West Morris 57-33. Jr. Jimmy Frage scored 24
TWO YEARS AGO
Chatham ousted Irvington 61-45. Bredahl scored 20.
THREE YEARS AGO
Barringer upset Chatham 56-53. McNeil notched 19. LeMon led Chatham with 23.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Warren Hills upset Chatham 52-46. Bamford tallied 20.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Colonia trimmed Chatham 45-43. Corbett scored 13.
SIX YEARS AGO
Newark East Side shut down Summit 54-25. 6-foot-1 Sr. Jamar Gilbert went for 25.
CENTRAL
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Wall stopped 16th seeded Woodbridge 74-43. 6 foot 2 Sr. Mike Caputo tallied 19
8th seeded Hamilton West eliminated 9th seeded Lawrence 62-51. 5 foot 8 So. Maurice Williams and 5 foot 9 Sr. Dalvin Abreau divided 26.
5th seeded Allentown thwarted 12th seeded Ocean 68-54. 5 foot 11 Sr. RJ Weise had 16
4th seeded Nottingham trimmed 13th seeded Red Bank 58-56. 6 foot 2 Jr. Brandon Raba hit for 21.
3rd seeded Lakewood held off 14th seeded Steinert 54-51. 6 foot 5 Sr. Ryan Savoy scored 19 with 24 rebounds.
11th seeded Burlington Township upset 6th seeded Matawan 54-37. 6 foot 6 Sr. Emmanuel Ayetigbo scored 18
7th seeded Neptune knocked off 10th seeded Northern Burlington 62-44
2nd seeded Somerville beat 15th seeded Freehold Boro 54-45. 6 foot 2 Jr. Kyle Rolon notched 15.
QUARTERFINALS
Wed Mar 4
Wall outscored Hamilton West 73-66. 6 foot 1 Sr. Quinn Calabrese scored 22.
Allentown upset Nottingham 87-71. 6 foot 3 Sr. Tim Mastromino went for 31. 5 foot 10 Sr. Javon Jenkins had 29 for Nottingham
Burlington Township upset Lakewood 47-44. 5 foot 11 Jr. Daniel Thomas tallied 10
Neptune knocked off Somerville 71-65. 6 foot Jr. Sam Fagan scored 40 with 6 treys.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 6
Wall beat Allentown 80-60. 6 foot 2 Jr. Pat Lacey went for 33 with 3 treys.
Neptune trimmed Burlington Township 44-42. 5 foot 11 Sr. Sadiq Armstead scored 15.
FINAL
Mon Mar 9
Wall knocked off Neptune 56-51.Calabrese scored 16.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 3 CENTRAL JERSEY ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Quinn Calabrese
6 foot 1 Sr.
Wall
Pat Lacey
6 foot 2 Jr.
Wall
Sam Fagan
6 foot Jr.
Neptune
Sadiq Armstead
5 foot 11 Sr.
Neptune
Mike Caputo
6 foot 2 Sr.
Wall
PRIOR YEAR'S GROUP 3 CENTRAL JERSEY
LAST YEAR
Wall beat Burlington Township 53-47. Calabrese went for 27.
TWO YEARS AGO
Nottingham upset Moorestown 59-56. Johnson scored 20. 6 foot 2 Sr. Connor Dickerson had 21 for Moorestown
THREE YEARS AGO
Ewing knocked off Nottingham 61-52 as Azoroh hit for 29.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Pemberton upset Ewing 70-67. 5-foot-8 Sr. Antoine Wilson went for 23. Hale had 20 for Ewing.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Ewing doubled up Hamilton 85-42. Wright scored 24.
SIX 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
FIRST ROUND
Mon Mar 2
top seeded Moorestown doubled up 16th seeded Toms River South 60-31. 6 foot 4 Sr. Hayden Greer had 22.
9th seeded Seneca upset 8th seeded Delsea 65-64. 5 foot 11 Sr. Travis Laster led with 17.
5th seeded Cherry Hill West ousted 12th seeded Lacey 75-57. 6 foot 1 Millersville bound football player Hakim Melvin scored 31.
4th seeded Mainland stopped 13th seeded Winslow 64-50
3rd seeded Westampton Tech eliminated 14th seeded Pinelands 59-36. 6 foot 4 Sr. Avery Anderson and 6 foot 6 Fr. Tristen Guillouette divided 24.
6th seeded Ocean City outscored 11th seeded Deptford 79-66. 6 foot 1 Fordham bound baseball Jr. Gannon Brady hit for 31.
10th seeded Toms River East upset 7th seeded Highland 85-56. 6 foot Sr. Mike Goodall went for 40.
2nd seeded Timber Creek ousted 15th seeded Pennsauken 78-65
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday Mar 4
Moorestown trimmed Seneca 55-54. 6 foot 6 Jr. Logan Jagodzinski scored 18. 5 foot 11 TCNJ bound football player Sr. Malin Jasinski netted 32 for Seneca
Cherry Hill West doubled up Mainland 60-30. 6 foot 2 Sr. Jordan Lipford scored 28.
Westampton Tech topped Ocean City 57-46. 6 foot 2 Sr. Tyrese Myrick scored 23.
Timber Creek took care of Toms River East 51-44.
SEMIFINALS
Fri Mar 6
Cherry Hill West upset Moorestown 63-54. Melvin scored 19.
Timber Creek cut down Westampton Tech 59-47. 6 foot 5 Sr. Demetrius Paynter netted 25
FINAL
Mon Mar 9
Timber Creek topped Cherry Hill West 66-59. Paynter scored 16 with 12 rebounds.
NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 3 SOUTH JERSEY ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM 2020
Demetrius Paynter
6 foot 5 Sr.
Timber Creek
Justin Bladen
6 foot 2 Sr.
Timber Creek
Eric Benjamin
5 foot 10 Sr.
Timber Creek
Hakim Melvin
6 foot 1 Sr.
Cherry Hill West
Jordan Lipford
6 foot 2 Sr.
Cherry Hill West
PRIOR YEAR'S
LAST YEAR
Moorestown shut down Mainland 61-43. Zrada had 16.
TWO YEARS AGO
Delsea upset Seneca 53-40. 5 foot 9 Sr. Kolby Braxton netted 15.
THREE YEARS AGO
Winslow topped Timber Creek 70-61. Herrin scored 18. Murray notched 20 for Timber Creek
FOUR YEARS AGO
Winslow upset Highland 78-52. Cubbage and Lowe both had 20.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Winslow downed Delsea 76-65. Hemingway had 24. Braxton notched 31 points and 17 rebounds for Delsea.
SIX YEARS AGO
Delsea upset Mainland 54-53. 5-foot-10 Sr. Ronnie Russell had 18. 6-foot-6 Sr. Darius Jenkinswent for 26 for Mainland.
