Zack Smolen
It’s finally here! Riding the momentum of the County and Conference Tournaments, the seedings for the State Sectional brackets are live! With 10 sections of 156 total teams battling it out for the coveted sectional, group, and Kirst Cup titles, it’s sure to be a wild ride this May into June.
The Public School Sectional Finals will be hosted by the higher seed on June 5th, followed by the Group Finals at either Hunterdon Central or Ridge High School on June 8th.
The Non-Public will have their State Semifinals hosted by the higher seed on June 3rd, followed by the State Finals at Kean University on June 6th.
The Second Annual Kirst Cup will begin with the quarterfinals on June 11th, followed by the semifinals on the 13th, and the finals on the 15th. All Kirst Cup games will be played at Kean University.
Below are all of the seeds for each section:
North Group 1
- Caldwell
- Mountain Lakes (Defending North Group 1 Champions)
- Glen Rock
- Jefferson
- Ramsey
- Kinnelon
- Mahwah
- Pequannock
- Newton
- Lakeland
- Westwood
- Kittatinny
- Pascack Hills
- Lenape Valley
- Boonton
- Cedar Grove
North Group 2
- Summit (Defending Group 2 Champions, Kirst Cup Finalists)
- Sparta
- West Morris Central
- Pascack Valley
- West Essex
- Voorhees
- Warren Hills
- Mendham
- Montville
- Roxbury
- River Dell
- Vernon
- Paramus
- West Milford
- Morris Hills
- Governor Livingston
North Group 3
- Chatham (Defending North Group 3 Champions)
- Ridge
- Morris Knolls
- Randolph
- Tenafly
- Ramapo
- Scotch Plains-Fanwood
- Northern Highlands
- Princeton
- Red Bank Regional
- Mount Olive
- Wayne Valley
- Millburn
- North Hunterdon
- Middletown South
- Fair Lawn
North Group 4
- Ridgewood (Defending Group 4 and Kirst Cup Champions)
- Westfield
- Bridgewater-Raritan
- Montclair
- Livingston
- Morristown
- Watchung Hills
- Columbia
- Parsippany Hills
- Hillsborough
- Hunterdon Central
- East Brunswick
- Phillipsburg
- Passaic County Tech
- Bergen Tech
- West Orange
South Group 1
- Bernards
- Rumson-Fair Haven (Defending Group 1 Champions, Kirst Cup Semifinalists)
- Shore Regional
- Haddonfield
- New Providence
- Glen Ridge
- Madison
- A.L. Johnson
- Lower Cape May
- Woodstown
- Verona
- Point Pleasent Borough
- Delaware Valley
- Jonathan Dayton
- Cinnaminson
- Sterling
South Group 2
- Manasquan
- Hopewell Valley
- Holmdel
- Somerville
- Wall (Defending South Group 2 Champions)
- Robbinsville
- Seneca
- Allentown
- Cranford
- Lawrence
- Barnegat
- Jackson Liberty
- Ocean Township
- Cedar Creek
- Highland
- Absegami
South Group 3
- Moorestown
- Shawnee (Defending Group 3 Champions)
- Ocean City
- Clearview
- Mainland
- Toms River East
- Northern Burlington
- Jackson Memorial
- West Windsor-Plainsboro North
- Brick Memorial
- Toms River South
- Colts Neck
- West Windsor-Plainsboro South
- Hightstown
- Lacey
- Cherry Hill West
South Group 4
- Eastern Regional
- Cherokee (Defending South Group 4 Champions)
- Southern Regional
- Kingsway
- Manalapan
- Lenape
- Old Bridge
- Washington Township
- Monroe
- Rancocas Valley
- Cherry Hill East
- Williamstown
- Egg Harbor
- South Brunswick
- Freehold Township
- Marlboro
Non-Public A
- Don Bosco Prep
- Seton Hall Prep
- Delbarton (Defending Non-Public A Champions, Kirst Cup Semifinalists)
- Pingry
- Christian Brothers
- Bergen Catholic
- St. Augustine
- Pope John
- St. Joseph (Metuchen)
- St. Peter’s Prep
- St. Joseph (Montvale)
- Notre Dame
- Donovan Catholic
- Paul VI
- Camden Catholic
Non-Public B
- Gill St. Bernard’s (Defending Non-Public B Champions, Kirst Cup Quarterfinalists)
- Rutgers Prep
- Holy Spirit
- Immaculata
- Montclair Kimberly Academy
- Bishop Eustace
- Red Bank Catholic
- Princeton Day
- Morristown-Beard
- St. Joseph (Hammonton)
- Dwight-Englewood
- DePaul
- Gloucester Catholic
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