Published Feb 16, 2022
Group 4 State Tournament Results/All Tournament Teams 2022
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Group 4 is the state group for the biggest public schools in the state.

GROUP 4

STATE SEMIFINALS

Wed. Mar 9

North 1 vs. North 2

at Elizabeth HS

Elizabeth handled Ridgewood 72-53. 6 foot 2 Sr. Etienne Richelieu tallied 22.

Central vs. South

Wed Mar 9

Egg Harbor HS

7:00

Marlboro edged Lenape 49-47. 6 foot 5 Sr. Jack Seidler scored 24.


STATE FINAL

Sunday March 13

at Rutgers

Elizabeth beat Marlboro 70-63. 6 foot 2 Jr. Sebastian Robinson scored 22.



THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY -

PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY

PRE-SEASON PICKS

GROUP 4: Elizabeth oLenape

North 1- Paterson Kennedy

North 2- Elizabeth

Central - Marlboro

South - Lenape

PRE-TOURNAMENT PICKS

GROUP 4: Lenape over Elizabeth

North 1- Paterson Kennedy

North 2- Elizabeth

Central - Marlboro

South - Lenape

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PRIOR YEARS

LAST YEAR

Cancelled

TWO YEARS AGO

Cancelled

3 YEARS AGO

Newark East Side downed Freehold Township 69-44. 6 foot 4 Jr. Mikah Johnson netted 18.

4 YEARS AGO

Shawnee surprised Newark East Side 56-53. Deveney had 18.

5 YEARS AGO

Linden stopped Shawnee 57-41 as 6-foot-1 Sr. Khalief Crawford scored 17.

6 YEARS AGO

Linden shut down Atlantic City 54-45. 6-foot-2 Jr. Khalief Crawford tallied 13.

7 YEARS AGO

North champ Paterson Eastside topped South champ Cherry Hill East 50-34. 6-foot-4 Sr. Asem Johnson had 7.

8 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.

NORTH 1    

FIRST ROUND

Mon Feb 28

top seeded Ridgewood eliminated 16th seeded Columbia 71-56. 5 foot 8 Fr. John Jackson tallied 15.

8th seeded East Orange edged 9th seeded North Star Academy 50-49. 6 foot 4 Sr. Nahum Lewis led with 13.

5th seeded Paterson Eastside beat 12th seeded Barringer 56-31. 6 foot 1 Jr. Preston Brown had 17.

13th seeded North Bergen upset 4th seeded Bloomfield 41-39.

3rd seeded Paterson Kennedy cut down 14th seeded Fair lawn 70-50. 6 foot 2 Sr. Jayquan Briggs led with 22.

11th seeded Union City upset 6th seeded Randolph 56-50. 5 foot 10 Sr. Luis Rivera netted 16.

10th seeded Hackensack upset 7th seeded Memorial 71-55. 6 foot 2 Sr. Shawn Reckley scored 25.

15th seeded Clifton upset 2nd seeded Morristown 52-49.

QUARTERFINALS

Wed Mar 2

Ridgewood outscored East Orange 86-64. 6 foot 2 Sr. Marcus Phillips netted 22.

Paterson Eastside knocked off North Bergen 53-39. 5 foot 10 Sr. Cozzie Harmon had 15.

Paterson Kennedy thwarted Union City 66-41. Briggs had another 22.

Hackensack ran past Clifton 92-60. 6 foot 4 Sr. Khalil Baker went for 26.

SEMIFINALS

Fri Mar 4

Ridgewood ousted Paterson Eastside 57-48. 6 foot 2 Sr. Nick Crane scored 18.

Hackensack upset Paterson Kennedy 54-52. Reckley scored 20.

FINAL

Mon March 7

Ridgewood ran past Hackensack 61-41. Phillips had 18.



NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 4 NORTH 1 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM

Marcus Phillips

6 foot 2 Sr.

Ridgewood

Shawn Reckley

6 foot 2 Sr.

Hackensack

Nick Crane

6 foot 2 Sr.

Ridgewood

John Judkins

5 foot 10

Hackensack

JayQuan Briggs

6 foot 2 Sr.

Paterson Kennedy

PRIOR YEARS  

LAST YEAR

Cancelled

2 YEARS AGO

Paterson Kennedy shut down Ridgewood 74-44. Harrison netted 21.

3 YEARS AGO

Union City upended Hackensack 58-54. Odum had 15. 6 foot Jr. Kevin Mateo went for 32 for Hackensack

4 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

5 YEARS AGO

Bloomfield beat Ridgewood 39-34. Jr. Magowa Akindebe had 9.

6 YEARS AGO

Hackensack edged Morristown 67-64. 6-foot-3 So. Atiba Taylor tallied 21. 6-foot Sr. Rohan Walker paced Morristown with 28.

7 YEARS AGO

Paterson Eastside topped East Orange 74-64. Johnson tallied 24.

8 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

Mon Feb 28

top seeded Watchung Hills edged 16th seeded Hillsborough 44-43. 6 foot 4 Adelphi bound Sr. Elijah Lewis hit for 21.

9th seeded Elizabeth upset 8th seeded JP Stevens 68-53. 6 foot 2 Jr. Sebastian Robinson scored 17.

5th seeded Newark East Side ousted 12th seeded Piscataway 56-44. 5 foot 11 Jr. Sutan Fitzpatrick had 11.

4th seeded Franklin shut down 13th seeded Hunterdon Central 73-46. 6 foot 5 Jr. Cameron Snowden scored 18.

3rd seeded Linden eliminated 14th seeded Phillipsburg 65-54. 6 foot Sr. Nigel Merville and 5 foot 9 So. Nas Robinson divided 40.

6th seeded Ridge beat 11th seeded Bridgewater 54-43. Jr. Kevin Castronovo scored 23.

10th seeded Edison upset 7th seeded Scotch Plains 69-57. 6 foot 1 Jr. Brian Hobson had 18.

2nd seeded Westfield shut down 16th seeded Plainfield 60-36. 6 foot 9 Davidson bound Sr. Sean Logan led with 17.

QUARTERFINALS

Wed Mar 2

Elizabeth upset Watchung Hills 58-56. Robinson had 22.

Newark East Side trimmed Franklin 46-43. Fitzpatrick had 12.

Linden topped Ridge 69-58. Robinson scored 19.

Westfield eliminated Edison 59-43. Logan netted 23.

SEMIFINALS

Fri Mar 4

Elizabeth upset Newark East Side 55-47. 6 foot 2 Sr. Etienne Richelieu scored 13.

Linden upset Westfield 45-43. Merville tallied 20.

FINAL

Mon Mar 7

Elizabeth edged Linden 49-47. Robinson netted 23.


NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 4 NORTH 2 ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM  

Sebastian Robinson

6 foot two

Elizabeth

Nigel Merville

6 foot

Linden

Etienne Richelieu

6 foot 2 Sr.

Elizabeth

Nas Robinson

5 foot 8 So.

Linden

Sean Logan

6 foot 9 Sr.

Westfield

PRIOR YEARS    

LAST YEAR

Cancelled

2 YEARS AGO

Elizabeth upset Watchung Hills 56-54. Pierre tallied 18.

3 YEARS AGO

Newark East Side edged Elizabeth 50-48. Nasir Johnson and 5 foot 8 Sr. Nas Amos both had 13.

4 YEARS AGO

Newark East Side held off Linden 57-52. 5 foot 11 Sr. Shamir Johnson tallied 15. Jones had 22 for Linden.

5 YEARS AGO

Linden nipped Newark East Side 59-51. Jones tallied 15.

6 YEARS AGO

Linden edged Newark East Side 62-59 in overtime. Jones had 17.

7 YEARS AGO

Linden shut down Ridge 55-44. 6-foot-3 Sr. Quentin Dixon scored 16.

8 YEARS AGO

Linden scaled Ridge 65-48. 6-foot-2 Jr. Josh Carter scored 15.

CENTRAL    

FIRST ROUND

Mon Feb 28

top seeded Marlboro ran past 16th seeded Sayreville 86-50. 5 foot 8 Jr. Jonathan Spatola scored 21.

8th seeded Howell fought off 9th seeded Freehold Township 69-61. 6 foot Centenary bound Sr. Zach Emery scored 26.

12th seeded Montgomery upset 5th seeded Hightstown 73-55. 6 foot 1 Army bound Sr. Ryan Curry scored 18.

4th seeded South Brunswick ousted 13th seeded Middletown South 61-47. 6 foot Sr. Yathin Vemula notched 20.

3rd seeded Jackson memorial shut down 14th seeded Rancocas Valley 50-33. 6 foot 3 Sr. Steve Bado tallied 12.

6th seeded Northern Burlington trimmed 11th seeded East Brunswick 56-53. 5 foot 9 Jr. Christian Naylor notched 20.

7th seeded Trenton topped 10th seeded Manalapan 70-63. 5 foot 9 Jr. Antwon Bridgett scored 20.

2nd seeded Monroe edged 15th seeded Old Bridge 50-49. 6 foot 4 Sr. Josh Okocha tallied 24.

QUARTERFINALS

Wed Mar 2

Marlboro held off Howell 77-64. 6 foot 5 So. Jack Seidler scored 25.

South Brunswick ousted Montgomery 68-62. Vemula tallied 21.

Jackson Memorial thwarted Northern Burlington 62-49.

Trenton upset Monroe 65-59. Bridgett hit for 21.

SEMIFINALS

Fri Mar 4

Marlboro beat South Brunswick 55-46. Seidler had 16.

Trenton upset Jackson Memorial 57-56. 6 foot 2 Jr. Davontay Hudson had 24.

FINAL

Mon Mar 7

Marlboro topped Trenton 75-67. Seidler scored 22.


NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 4 CENTRAL ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM    

Jack Seidler

6 foot 5 Sr.

Marlboro


Jonathan Spatola

5 foot 8 Sr.

Marlboro

Antwan Bridgett

5 foot 8

Trenton

Davontay Hudson

6 foot 2 Jr.

Trenton

Zack Molod

5 foot 11 Sr.

Marlboro

PRIOR YEARS    

LAST YEAR

Cancelled

2 YEARS AGO

South Brunswick upset Marlboro 72-71. Carbone scored 30 and Strickland 24.

3 YEARS AGO

Freehold Township trimmed Trenton 57-56. Billups had 16.

4 YEARS AGO

Trenton upset Colts Neck 42-41. 6 foot 2 Sr. Ji'Air Brown led with 10.

5 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.

6 YEARS AGO

Colts Neck trimmed Freehold Township 45-44. Daniels scored 18.

7 YEARS AGO

Hillsborough upset Freehold Township 66-58. 6-foot-3 Sr. Rob Askes scored 23. Czajkowskihit for 21 for Freehold Township.

8 YEARS AGO

Trenton upset Montgomery 59-57. 6-foot Sr. Nazier McCoy went for 25.

SOUTH JERSEY    

FIRST ROUND

Mon Feb 28

top seeded Cherry Hill East topped 16th seeded Toms River South 73-47. 6 foot 4 Sr. Jalen Holmes had 20.

9th seeded Eastern upset 8th seeded Central Regional 48-45. 6 foot 1 Jr. Noah Payne scored 20.

5th seeded Shawnee doubled up 12th seeded Vineland 80-43. 6 foot 8 Monmouth bound Sr. Andrew Ball scored 25.

4th seeded Cherokee clipped 13th seeded Kingsway 47-42. 6 foot 2 Sr. Bryce Nwobu notched 15.

3rd seeded Egg Harbor eliminated 14th seeded Atlantic Tech 67-39. 6 foot 1 Sr. Carlos Lopez led with 17.

6th seeded Clearview stopped 11th seeded Southern 68-57. 6 foot 2 So. Carter Bobbitt tallied 24.

7th seeded Millville edged 10th seeded Williamstown 66-63. 6 foot Jr. Jabbar Barriento scored 29

2nd seeded Lenape beat 15th seeded Bridgeton 88-56. 6 foot 3 Rutgers bound Sr. Derek Simpson scored 22.

QUARTERFINALS

Wed Mar 2

Cherry Hill East edged Eastern 46-45. 6 foot 2 Sr. EJ Matthews-Spratley scored 22.

Cherokee edged Shawnee 30-28. 6 foot Jr. Keishon Sellers scored 10.

Egg Harbor shut down Clearview 75-36. 6 foot 5 Sr. Anthony Colon contributed 22.

Lenape doubled up Millville 62-32. Simpson had 17.

SEMIFINALS

Fri Mar4

Cherry Hill East shut down Cherokee 46-30. 5 foot 11 Muhlenburg bound Sr. Drew Greene had 17.

Lenape eliminated Egg Harbor 66-52. 6 foot 5 Sr. Aidan Anderson and 6 foot 4 Sr. Tayvon Gaither split 42.

FINAL

Mon Mar 7

Lenape shut down Cherry Hill East 48-33. Gaither notched 24.



NJHOOPS.COM GROUP 4 SOUTH ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM    

Derek Simpson

6 foot 3 Sr.

Lenape

Aidan Anderson

6 foot 5 Sr.

Lenape

Tayvon Gaither

6 foot 4 Sr.

Lenape

Drew Greene

5 foot 11 Sr.

Cherry Hill East

EJ Matthews-Spratley

6 foot 2 Sr.

Lenape

PRIOR YEARS   

LAST YEAR

Cancelled

2 YEARS AGO

Atlantic City shut down Cherry Hill East 61-44. Byard banged home 23.

3 YEARS AGO

Cherokee shut down Millville 55-40. Gibson scored 18.

4 YEARS AGO

Shawnée stopped Atlantic City 61-48. Deveney dropped in 22 with 4 treys.

5 YEARS AGO

Shawnee upset Toms River North 76-72. Deveney dropped in 31 with 5 treys. Rhoden scored 22 for TRN.

6 YEARS AGO

Atlantic City topped Cherokee 51-40. Thomas tallied 16.

7 YEARS AGO

Cherry Hill East topped Cherokee 48-39. Silpe scored 21.

8 YEARS AGO

Cherry Hill East beat Cherokee 52-41 as 6-foot-1 Penn bound Jr. Jake Silpe scored 23.