The road to the state finals in public boys soccer came to an end on Tuesday with state semifinal action across the Garden State. Who punched their ticket to Franklin? Stay tuned as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
North Brunswick 1 Southern 0 | Boys | Group 4 State Semifinal
Ivan Pineda’s goal in the sixth minute proved to be the difference as the Raiders held off the defending champion Rams to reach their first state final since 1998. Alex Andino earned a clean sheet in net with six saves for North Brunswick (15-9). Kyle Sininsky had four saves in the loss for Southern (16-7-2), which played most of the second half down a man after a red card in the 46th minute. North Brunswick will face West Orange for the Group 4 state title on Saturday at Franklin High School.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Barnegat:
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West Orange 1 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 0 | Boys | Group 4 State Semifinal
Sophomores Maurice Williams and Aidan Ackermann connected on a perfectly timed corner kick in the 61st minute to give the Mountaineers a spot in Saturday’s Group 4 state championship. Williams delivered a perfect service on the corner kick and Ackermann timed his leap perfectly on the near post and headed it home for the only goal of the match. West Orange keeper Augustin Arietta made an outstanding save on a Darren Edelman shot from distance and the Mountaineers back line did their part in the clean sheet. West Orange (22-2) will face North Brunswick this Saturday in the Group 4 state championship.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-match reaction from Scotch Plains:
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Ramapo 3 Cranford 0 | Group 3 State Semifinal
JSZ’s Nick Doll has full coverage coming soon!
Robbinsville 4 Seneca 0 | Boys | Group 2 State Semifinal
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has full coverage coming soon!
