Group 4 is the state group for the biggest public schools in the state.
GROUP 4
STATE SEMIFINALS
Thursday March 12
North 1 vs. North 2
Elizabeth HS 7:00
Elizabeth shut down Paterson Kennedy 57-35. 6 foot 3 New Haven bound Sr. Jordan Price scored 21.
Central vs. South
Thursday March 12
Egg Harbor
5:30
Cancelled
STATE FINAL
Sunday March 15
Phillipsburg HS
LAST YEAR
Newark East Side downed Freehold Township 69-44. 6 foot 4 Jr. Mikah Johnson netted 18.
TWO YEARS AGO
Shawnee surprised Newark East Side 56-53. Deveney had 18.
THREE YEARS AGO
Linden stopped Shawnee 57-41 as 6-foot-1 Sr. Khalief Crawford scored 17.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Linden shut down Atlantic City 54-45. 6-foot-2 Jr. Khalief Crawford tallied 13.
FIVE YEARS AGO
North champ Paterson Eastside topped South champ Cherry Hill East 50-34. 6-foot-4 Sr. Asem Johnson had 7.
SIX 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 -
PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
PRE-SEASON PICKS
GROUP 4: Elizabeth over Cherokee
North 1- Paterson Kennedy
North 2- Elizabeth
Central - Old Bridge
South - Cherokee
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICKS
GROUP 4: Elizabeth over Old Bridge
North 1- Paterson Kennedy
North 2- Elizabeth
Central - Middletown South
South - Toms River North
NORTH 1
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
top seeded Paterson Kennedy ousted 16th seeded West Orange 67-50. 5 foot 10 Sr. Deishon Harrison had 21.
9th seeded Passaic upset 8th seeded Paterson Eastside 60-52. Sr. Tyreek Smith scored 15.
5th seeded Fair lawn climbed past 12th seeded Mount Olive 82-44. 6 foot 4 Sr. Or Sundjyvsky hit for 29.
4th seeded Hackensack beat 13th seeded Bloomfield 60-44. 5 foot 9 Sr. Amire Walker went for 17
3rd seeded Ridgewood ousted 14th seeded Passaic Tech 60-47.
6th seeded North Bergen knocked off 11th seeded Livingston 61-47. 5 foot 8 Jr. Esteban Dotel dropped in 17.
7th seeded Randolph upended 10th seeded Union City 56-45. Sr. Ryan Ross registered 18. 6 foot 1 So. Maurice Odum had 28 for UC.
2nd seeded East Orange ousted 15th seeded Morristown 62-33. 6 foot 3 Sr. Justin Singh-Smith and 6 foot 1 Jr. Jalen Hammonds divided 24.
QUARTERFINALS
Thur Mar 5
Paterson Kennedy ousted Passaic 83-60. 6 foot 1 Sr. Jahmali Carnegie scored 17. 6 foot 2 Jr. Antrell Monoroe notched 24 for Passaic.
Hackensack outscored Fair lawn 92-65. 5 foot 11 So. Shawn Reckley scored 24.
Ridgewood knocked off North Bergen 84-54. 6 foot 1 Sr. Matt Favieri scored 27.
Randolph upset East Orange 49-48. Ross went for 25.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
Paterson Kennedy trimmed Hackensack 61-60. Harrison scored 20.
Ridgewood edged Randolph 61-59. 6 foot Sr. Jared Powers scored 22.
FINAL
Tuesday March 10
Paterson Kennedy shut down Ridgewood 74-44. Harrison netted 21.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 4 NORTH 1 TOURNAMENT TEAM
Deishon Harrison
5 foot 10 Sr.
Paterson Kennedy
Mark Heber
6 foot 1 Sr.
Paterson Kennedy
Jayquan Briggs
6 foot So.
Paterson Kennedy
Matt Favieri
6 foot 1 Sr.
Ridgewood
Jared Powers
6 foot Sr.
Ridgewood
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Union City upended Hackensack 58-54. Odum had 15. 6 foot Jr. Kevin Mateo went for 32 for Hackensack
TWO YEARS AGO
Hackensack knocked off North Bergen 87-63. Saliba tallied 25 and Taylor 20. 6 foot 3 Jr. Abdallah Saleh scored 26 for North Bergen
THREE YEARS AGO
Bloomfield beat Ridgewood 39-34. Jr. Magowa Akindebe had 9.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Hackensack edged Morristown 67-64. 6-foot-3 So. Atiba Taylor tallied 21. 6-foot Sr. Rohan Walker paced Morristown with 28.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Paterson Eastside topped East Orange 74-64. Johnson tallied 24.
SIX 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 2
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
top seeded Watchung Hills beat 16th seeded Barringer 72-47. 6 foot 6 Jr. Chad Martini scored 17.
8th seeded Franklin upended 9th seeded Edison 66-60. 5 foot 10 Sr. Tracey Brown hit for 21.
5th seeded Newark East Side edged 12th seeded Hunterdon Central 49-47. 6 foot 2 Sr. Gabe Olaniyi scored 14.
4th seeded Westfield knocked off 13th seeded North Hunterdon 73-57. 6 foot 2 Sr. Griffin Rooney tallied 23. 6 foot 1 Sr. Wes Reinagel had 28 for NH.
3rd seeded Linden trimmed 14th seeded Ridge 42-40. 5 foot 11 Sr. Nashawn Holmes had 12.
6th seeded Union upended 11th seeded Perth Amboy 67-40. 5 foot 10 Fr. Malachi Johnson notched 18.
7th seeded Plainfield eliminated 10th seeded Dickinson 67-47. 6 foot 1 So. Jamarques Lawrence led with 21.
2nd seeded Elizabeth doubled up 15th seeded Columbia 61-31. 6 foot 3 New Haven bound Sr. Jordan Price and 6 foot So. Jayden Pierre both had 16.
QUARTERFINALS
Thurs Mar 5
Watchung Hills ran past Franklin 88-47. 6 foot 3 Jr. Trevor Bokach scored 23.
Westfield trimmed Newark East Side 54-50. Rooney scored 17.
Linden eliminated Union 52-46. Holmes had 12.
Elizabeth shut down Plainfield 58-33. 6 foot 2 Sr. DJ Watkins went for 18.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
Watchung Hills ran past Westfield 77-47. 5 foot 7 Sr. Mike Bressler tallied 30.
Elizabeth beat Linden 60-49. Price rang up 18.
FINAL
Tues Mar 10
Elizabeth upset Watchung Hills 56-54. Pierre tallied 18.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 4 NORTH 2 TOURNAMENT TEAM
Jayden Pierre
6 foot So.
Elizabeth
Jordan Price
6 foot 3
Elizabeth
Mike Bressler
5 foot 7 Sr.
Watchung Hills
DJ Watkins
6 foot 2 Sr.
Elizabeth
Trevor Bokach
6 foot 3 Jr.
Watchung Hills
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Newark East Side edged Elizabeth 50-48. Nasir Johnson and 5 foot 8 Sr. Nas Amos both had 13.
TWO YEARS AGO
Newark East Side held off Linden 57-52. 5 foot 11 Sr. Shamir Johnson tallied 15. Jones had 22 for Linden.
THREE YEARS AGO
Linden nipped Newark East Side 59-51. Jones tallied 15.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Linden edged Newark East Side 62-59 in overtime. Jones had 17.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Linden shut down Ridge 55-44. 6-foot-3 Sr. Quentin Dixon scored 16.
SIX YEARS AGO
Linden scaled Ridge 65-48. 6-foot-2 Jr. Josh Carter scored 15.
CENTRAL
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
top seeded Middletown South held down 16th seeded Howell 91-60. 6 foot 4 Sr. Bobby Pirie scored 22.
8th seeded Manalapan thwarted 9th seeded Princeton 60-54. 5 foot 10 Sr. Ryan Knorr scored 24.
5th seeded Highststown thwarted 12th seeded Monroe 65-57. 6 foot 2 Sr. Nicky Desmond had 20. 6 foot Sr. Andrew Turco tallied 30 for Monrow
4th seeded South Brunswick outscored 13th seeded Jackson Memorial 82-61. 5 foot 11 Sr. Devin Strickland scored 23.
3rd seeded Marlboro eliminated 14th seeded Hillsborough 66-61. 6 foot Sr. Alex Ratner scored 22. 6 foot 6 Sr. Jared Smith had 29 for Hillsborough.
6th seeded North Brunswick nipped 11th seeded Freehold Township 46-45. 5 foot 11 Sr. Corey Smith scored 11
7th seeded Montgomery shut down 10th seeded East Brunswick 45-26. 6 foot So. Ryan Curry scored 14.
2nd seeded New Brunswick ran past 15th seeded West Windsor South 78-47. 6 foot 2 Sr. William Britton tallied 23 with 5 treys.
QUARTERFINALS
Thurs Mar 5
Middletown South eliminated Manalapan 76-63. 6 foot Jr. Luke Albrecht scored 24.
South Brunswick doubled up Highststown 84-41. 6 foot 4 Sr. Justin Carbone contributed 26.
Marlboro knocked off North Brunswick 71-58. 6 foot 1 Jr. Aleksy Friedman scored 16. 6 foot 4 Jr. Donavin Crawford tallied 26 for NB.
New Brunswick ousted Montgomery 58-54. 5 foot 9 Sr. Ahyan Brown-Miller tallied 18.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
South Brunswick upset Middletown South 66-55. Strickland scored 20
Marlboro upset New Brunswick 77-72. Ratner had 20.
FINAL
Tues Mar 10
South Brunswick upset Marlboro 72-71. Carbone scored 30 and Strickland 24. .
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 4 CENTRAL JERSEY TOURNAMENT TEAM
Justin Carbone
6 foot 3 Sr.
South Brunswick
Devin Strickland
5 foot 11 Sr.
South Brunswick
Alex Ratner
6 foot Sr.
Marlboro
Aleksy Friedman
6 foot 1 Jr.
Marlboro
Yathin Vemula
5 foot 11 So.
South Brunswick
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Freehold Township trimmed Trenton 57-56. Billups had 16.
TWO YEARS AGO
Trenton upset Colts Neck 42-41. 6 foot 2 Sr. Ji'Air Brown led with 10.
THREE YEARS AGO
Hunterdon Central upset Freehold Township 41-39. 6-foot-7 Sr. Chad Dreswick and 6-foot-1 Sr. Sam Johnson both had 10.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Colts Neck trimmed Freehold Township 45-44. Daniels scored 18.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Hillsborough upset Freehold Township 66-58. 6-foot-3 Sr. Rob Askes scored 23. Czajkowskihit for 21 for Freehold Township.
SIX YEARS AGO
Trenton upset Montgomery 59-57. 6-foot Sr. Nazier McCoy went for 25.
SOUTH JERSEY
FIRST ROUND
Tues Mar 3
16th seeded Egg Harbor upset top seeded Toms River North 67-61. 6 foot So. Carlos Lopez had 20. 6 foot 6 Sr. Najae Hallenback tallied 34 for TRN.
9th seeded Williamstown upset 8th seeded Gloucester Tech 45-40. 6 foot 2 So. Keon Sabb scored 27.
5th seeded Eastern downed 12th seeded Rancocas Valley 58-54. 6 foot 5 Jr. Zubair Lee led with 17. 6 foot 1 Sr. Javontae Jones netted 25 for RV.
4th seeded Cherry Hill East shut down 13th seeded Shawnee 47-29. 5 foot 9 So. Drew Greene scored 15.
3rd seeded Atlantic City clipped 14th seeded Kingsway 77-52. 6 foot 6 Sr. Steve Byard netted 26.
6th seeded Cherokee shut down 11th seeded Atlantic Tech 60-41. 6 foot 4 Sr. Gavin Gibson scored 23.
7th seeded Clearview thwarted 10th seeded Southern 69-53. 6 foot 6 Sr. Justin McNichols scored 32.
2nd seeded Lenape shut down 15th seeded Millville 61-34. 6 foot So. Derek Simpson and 6 foot 4 Sr. Anthony Cortese divided 40 points.
QUARTERFINALS
Thurs Mar 5
Egg Harbor upset Williamstown 49-40. 5 foot 11 Fr. DJ German scored 21.
Cherry Hill East beat Eastern 66-54. 5 foot 10 So. Jake Greene scored 28.
Atlantic City shut down Cherokee 53-38. Byard tallied 16. Gibson scored 22 for Cherokee.
Lenape shut down Clearview 72-40. Simpson had 18.
SEMIFINALS
Sat Mar 7
Cherry Hill East trimmed Egg Harbor 57-55. Drew Greene scored 21.
Atlantic City upset Lenape 61-58. Byard exploded for 38. Simpson scored 29 for Lenape.
FINAL
Tues Mar 10
Atlantic City shut down Cherry Hill East 61-44. Byard banged home 23.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL GROUP 4 SOUTH JERSEY TOURNAMENT TEAM
Stephen Byard
6 foot 6 Sr.
Atlantic City
Jake Green
5 foot 10 So.
Cherry Hill East
Teriq Chapman
Sr.
Atlantic City
Drew Greene
5 foot 9 So.
Cherry Hill East
Derek Simpson
6 foot So.
Lenape
PRIOR YEARS
LAST YEAR
Cherokee shut down Millville 55-40. Gibson scored 18.
TWO YEARS AGO
Shawnée stopped Atlantic City 61-48. Deveney dropped in 22 with 4 treys.
THREE YEARS AGO
Shawnee upset Toms River North 76-72. Deveney dropped in 31 with 5 treys. Rhoden scored 22 for TRN.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Atlantic City topped Cherokee 51-40. Thomas tallied 16.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Cherry Hill East topped Cherokee 48-39. Silpe scored 21.
SIX YEARS AGO
Cherry Hill East beat Cherokee 52-41 as 6-foot-1 Penn bound Jr. Jake Silpe scored 23.
