Spots in sectional title games were on the line all over the state on Tuesday night! Check back in throughout the evening as we’ve got game highlights from all over the Garden State.

Ocean City 51 Absegami 48 | Boys | South Jersey Group 3 Semifinal

The top-seeded Red Raiders trailed by 13 points heading to the fourth quarter, but put together a furious comeback down the stretch to beat the fourth-seeded Braves. Leon Brown hit a three-pointer with 20 seconds remaining to give OC its first lead of the night. Luke Tjoumakaris scored 19 points, while Ben McGonigle added 18 points to lead Ocean City (21-6). Jamaal Davis scored a team-high 17 points for Gami (24-5) in the loss. OC advances to its third consecutive sectional final, where it will face second-seeded Timber Creek.

JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights and reaction from a memorable night by the beach:

Timber Creek 53 Winslow Township 50 | Boys | South Jersey Group 3 Semifinal

The Chargers built an eight-point lead with just over a minute to go and hung on to punch their ticket to their first sectional final since 2020. Jerome Ford powered the offense with a team-high 17 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. Chris Stowell added 10 points, while CJ Atkins delivered a tremendous all-around performance with eight points, 15 rebounds, and nine blocks for second-seeded Timber Creek (19-9). Kevin Satchell finished with a game-high 25 points in the loss for sixth-seeded Winslow Township (18-11). Timber Creek will face top-seed Ocean City for the South Jersey Group 3 title on Friday.

JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Gloucester Township:

Red Bank Regional 37 Middletown South 24 | Girls | Central Jersey Group 3 Semifinal

Caroline Polloway had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead the Bucs to the Central Jersey Group 3 final. Tied 11-11 at the half, the Bucs built a ten point lead scoring 16 points in the third quarter. Synai Blychanton added 11 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Red Bank Regional (19-9) will host Neptune in the section final on Friday. Middletown South ended its season with a 15-12 record. Tom Brennan, who has over 475 wins in nearly 30 seasons will step away after returning from retirement for the past two seasons.

JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Little Silver:

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New Providence 64 Middlesex 58 | Girls | Central Jersey Group 1 Semifinal

Annie Conover delivered a career performance to help send the Pioneers to their fifth-straight sectional championship game. Conover went off for 29 points and 16 rebounds as top-seededNew Providence (27-2) won their 21st-consecutive contest. Brenna Slattery came up big throughout this game, finishing with 17 points and eight rebounds. Jessica Devine exploded for a game-high 30 points as No. 4 seed Middlesex (21-9) saw their season come to an end. New Providence will host Thrive Charter in the CJG1 final Friday.

JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights + reaction from Union County:

Ewing 63 Burlington Twp. 57 | Boys | Central Jersey Group 3 Semifinal

In what was a back and forth battle, Joel Cineus delivered a career high 29 points to send sixth-seeded Ewing (22-7) to their second sectional title in three years. Terrance Traylor came up with the late steal, which lead to Kristian Thomas sealing the deal against second-seeded Burlington Twp. (26-4). Cineus sits just 11 points from #1,000. He’ll have the chance to break 1k when the Blue Devils travel to Colts Neck on Friday to face the fourth-seeded Cougars for the CJG3 Final.

JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Burlington Township: