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
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.
