Group 4 State Tournament Results
Group 4 is the state group for the biggest public schools in the state. The eligibility for the tournament for Paterson Eastside is in question so the North 1 bracket has not been released yet
GROUP 4
STATE FINAL
LAST YEAR
Linden shut down Atlantic City 54-45. 6-foot-2 Jr. Khalief Crawford tallied 13.
TWO YEARS AGO
North champ Paterson Eastside topped South champ Cherry Hill East 50-34. 6-foot-4 Sr. Asem Johnson had 7.
THREE YEARS AGO
North champ Linden beat South/Central champ Trenton 66-53 as 6-foot-8 Cincinati bound Sr. Quadri Moore had 22 points and 21 rebounds.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY - FEBRUARY 27
PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
North 1- Hackensack
North 2- Linden
Central - Sayreville
South - Shawnee
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICKS
North 1- Hackensack
North 2- Linden
Central - Sayreville
South - Shawnee
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 12, 2017
at Rutgers
Linden stopped Shawnee 57-41 as 6-foot-1 Sr. Khalief Crawford scored 17.
STATE SEMIFINALS
North 1 vs. North 2
Thursday March 9
at Elizabeth HS
Linden beat Bloomfield 56-50
Central vs. South
Thursday March 9
at Egg Harbor HS
Shawnee edged Hunterdon Central 54-49. 6-foot-6 Jr. Dylan Deveney dropped in 18. 6-foot-4 Sr. Tucker Richardson hit for 21 for HC.
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 1
FIRST ROUND
Monday February 27
top seeded Bloomfield beat 16th seeded West Orange 57-52. 6-foot Jr. Mike Ramos scored 21.
9th seeded Montclair upset 8th seeded Fair Lawn 74-63. 6-foot-3 So. Charles Murphy had 20.
5th seeded Morristown downed 12th seeded Morris Knolls 65-45. 6-foot-1 Sr. Kevin Hoehn had 22.
4th seeded Randolph cut down 13th seeded Kearny 75-56. 6-foot-1 Sr. Ryan Maughan managed 21 points.
3rd seeded Paterson Kennedy outscored 14th seeded Memorial 86-69. 6-foot-3 Sr. Eric Dean dropped in 15.
6th seeded Ridgewood beat 11th seeded Bergen Tech 61-40. 6-foot-4 Sr. Quinn Peane notched 14
7th seeded Hackensack held back 10th seeded Passaic Tech 77-51. 6-foot-4 Jr. BJ Saliba tallied 22.
2nd seeded North Bergen clipped 15th seeded Clifton 62-51. 6-foot-3 Sr. Kayton Darley dropped in 23.
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday March 1
Bloomfield beat Montclair 54-43
Randolph beat Morristown 53-40. 6-foot-9 Sr. Luke Nathan netted 20.
Ridgewood upset Paterson Kennedy 63-61. 6-foot-7 Jr. Mike Schretter tallied 23. 5-foot-11 Jr. Jamir Lattimore hit for 21 for Kennedy.
North Bergen edged Hackensack 87-84. Darley scored 29. 6-foot-3 Jr. Atiba Taylor tallied 30 for Hackensack
SEMIFINALS
Friday March 3
Bloomfield edged Randolph 41-39. Ramos had 13.
Ridgewood upset North Bergen 80-71. 5-foot-9 Jr. Gabe Millstein tallied 21.
FINAL
Tuesday March 7
Bloomfield beat Ridgewood 39-34. Jr. Magowa Akindebe had 9.
LAST YEAR
Hackensack edged Morristown 67-64. 6-foot-3 So. Atiba Taylor tallied 21. 6-foot Sr. Rohan Walker paced Morristown with 28.
TWO YEARS AGO
Paterson Eastside topped East Orange 74-64. Johnson tallied 24.
THREE YEARS AGO
Paterson Eastside topped Passaic Tech 65-46. 6-foot-3 Jr. Asem Johnson and 6-foot-7 Jr. Shakur Juiston divided 34.
NORTH JERSEY, SECTION 2
FIRST ROUND
Monday February 27
Top seeded Linden shut down 16th seeded Perth Amboy 78-32. 6-foot-1 Sr. Khalief Crawford had 22.
8th seeded Columbia downed 9th seeded Dickinson 61-55. 6-foot Sr. Brandon Askew added 21 and 5 treys
5th seeded Woodbridge edged 12th seeded Westfield 51-50. 5-foot-9 Sr. Keshaun Henry had 13
13th seeded Union upset 4th seeded Millburn 64-61. 6-foot-2 Sr. Cory Thelisme tallied 16
3rd seeded Scotch Plains-Fanwood fought past 14th seeded North Hunterdon 74-69. 5-foot-9 Jr. Lamont Cruse netted 17.
6th seeded Bridgewater-Raritan beat 11th seeded Phillipsburg 69-60. 5-foot-11 Jr. Sterling White scored 18.
10th seeded Piscataway beat 7th seeded Bayonne 66-59. 6-foot-1 Sr. D'Ondre Dent dropped in 15.
2nd seeded Newark East Side doubled up 15th seeded Watchung Hills 83-41. 6-foot-4 Stony Brook bound Sr. Elijah Olaniyi went for 40.
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday March 1
Linden thwarted Columbia 67-50 with 6-foot-3 Sr. Tavon Jones scoring 28.
Woodbridge upended Union 75-64. 6-foot-2 Sr. Quasim Glover notched 19.
Bridgewater-Raritan beat Scotch Plains-Fanwood 59-49. 6-foot-3 Jr. Aaron Gao netted 27. 6-foot-3 Sr. Nigel Nelson netted 22 for Scotch Plains
Newark East Side ran past Piscataway 86-30. 6-foot Jr. Shamir Johnson netted 25.
SEMIFINALS
Friday March 3
Newark East Side knocked off Bridgewater 70-44. Johnson tallied 18.
Linden ousted Woodbridge 56-39. Crawford and 6-foot Jr. Mikey Watkins both had 20.
FINAL
Tuesday March 7
Linden nipped Newark East Side 59-51. Jones tallied 15.
LAST YEAR
Linden edged Newark East Side 62-59 in overtime. Jones had 17.
TWO YEARS AGO
Linden shut down Ridge 55-44. 6-foot-3 Sr. Quentin Dixon scored 16.
THREE YEARS AGO
Linden scaled Ridge 65-48. 6-foot-2 Jr. Josh Carter scored 15.
CENTRAL JERSEY
FIRST ROUND
Monday February 27
Top seeded Freehold Twp ran past 16th seeded Middletown South 87-50. 6-foot-5 Sr. Ryan Zyskowski notched 22.
9th seeded Trenton upset 8th seeded Montgomery 60-55. 6-foot-3 Jr. Ji'ayir Brown netted 22.
5th seeded Sayreville got past 12th seeded Hightstown 100-73. 6-foot-3 Sr. Ryan O'Leary led with 26.
4th seeded Marlboro thwarted 13th seeded Princeton 63-41. 6-foot Sr. PJ Ringel netted 16.
14th seeded East Brunswick upset 3rd seeded South Brunswick 53-42. Mitch Pingry poured in 18.
6th seeded Old Bridge ousted 11th seeded North Brunswick 63-47. 6-foot-2 Sr. Rich Calandrino tallied 17.
7th seeded Middletown North trimmed 10th seeded Colts Neck 54-53. 5-foot-10 So. Robbie Higgins had 20.
2nd seeded Hunterdon Central held off 15th seeded Hillsborough 61-57. 6-foot-4 Sr. Tucker Richardson tallied 23.
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday March 1
Freehold Twp trimmed Trenton 47-44. 6-foot-5 Sr. Steve Staklinski scored 16.
Sayreville upset Marlboro 61-52. 6-foot-2 Campbell bound football player Jayson DeMild had 17. Ringel scored 20 for Marlboro
Old Bridge trimmed East Brunswick 38-36. 5-foot-10 So. Jared Meyer had 16.
Hunterdon Central ousted Middletown North 70-41. Richardson hit for 21.
SEMIFINALS
Friday March 3
Freehold Township stopped Sayreville 76-66. Staklinski tallied 23. 6-foot-3 Sr. Ryan O'Leary had 24 for Sayreville
Hunterdon Central shut down Old Bridge 61-28. Richardson went for 31.
FINAL
Tuesday March 7
Hunterdon Central upset Freehold Township 41-39. 6-foot-7 Sr. Chad Dreswick and 6-foot-1 Sr. Sam Johnson both had 10.
LAST YEAR
Colts Neck trimmed Freehold Township 45-44. Daniels scored 18.
TWO YEARS AGO
Hillsborough upset Freehold Township 66-58. 6-foot-3 Sr. Rob Askes scored 23. Czajkowski hit for 21 for Freehold Township.
THREE YEARS AGO
Trenton upset Montgomery 59-57. 6-foot Sr. Nazier McCoy went for 25.
SOUTH JERSEY
FIRST ROUND
Monday February 27
top seeded Toms River North shut down 16th seeded Vineland 71-38. 6-foot-3 Sr. Jaden Rhoden tallied 15.
8th seeded Millville edged 9th seeded Kingsway 64-58. 6-foot-1 So. Rynell Lawrence led with 28.
5th seeded Atlantic City thwarted 12th seeded Eastern 61-48. 6-foot Sr. Juanye Colon had 12.
4th seeded Cherokee eliminated 13th seeded Jackson Memorial 56-34. 6-foot-6 Jr. Tymere Bennett notched 19.
3rd seeded Lenape beat 14th seeded Brick Memorial 75-49 as 6-foot-3 Sr. Justin Kupa contributed 25.
6th seeded Cherry Hill East beat 11th seeded Washington Twp 61-51. 5-foot-11 Sr. Evan Campbell had 19.
10th seeded Williamstown upset 7th seeded Rancocas Valley 48-30. 6-foot-1 Sr. Vic Ruggiano scored 14.
2nd seeded Shawnee doubled up 15th seeded Egg Harbor Twp 84-41. 6-foot-6 Jr. Dylan Deveney dropped in 19.
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday March 1
Toms River North ousted Millville 76-55. Rhoden notched 24.
Cherokee eliminated Atlantic City 49-35. Bennett and 6-foot Sr. Steve Gervasi both had 12.
Lenape shut down Cherry Hill East 41-27. Kupa and 6-foot-5 Jr. Andrew Sims both had 12.
Shawnee stopped Williamstown 63-53. Deveney scored 21. 6-foot Jr. Mike Patterson notched 22 for Williamstown
SEMIFINALS
Friday March 3
Shawnee thwarted Lenape 77-64. 6-foot Jr. Dean Noll had 23.
Toms River North took down Cherokee 63-49. Rhoden hit for 21.
FINAL
Tuesday March 7
Shawnee upset Toms River North 76-72. Deveney dropped in 31 with 5 treys. Rhoden scored 22 for TRN.
LAST YEAR
Atlantic City topped Cherokee 51-40. Thomas tallied 16.
TWO YEARS AGO
Cherry Hill East topped Cherokee 48-39. Silpe scored 21.
THREE YEARS AGO
Cherry Hill East beat Cherokee 52-41 as 6-foot-1 Penn bound Jr. Jake Silpe scored 23.