10th seed Matawan scores an upset win at #7 Ocean behind freshman John Buekers. SSZ has highlights of the Huskies win along a huge game for Terence Callandrillo and RBC along with the Red Bank Regional girls reaching the second round of the state playoffs
Matawan 58 Ocean 54
Freshman John Buekers had eight points in the 4th and delivered a career high 17 points, 7 rebound effort to get the Huskies a first round upset win. Mike Dunne had a steady game with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists including a 7 for 8 effort on the free throw line. Andrew Seager led all scorers with 21 points in a losing effort. Matawan advances to the second round of the Central Jersey Group 3 playoffs and will face 2nd seed Nottingham on Thursday. Watch highlights of the Huskies road playoff win:
Red Bank Catholic 64 Paul VI 53
Senior Terence Calandrillo delivered a career high 34 point, 11 rebound performance to get the Caseys into the second round of the Non-Public South “A” state playoffs. RBC had a 26-16 halftime lead and busted the game open with a solid third quarter. Calandrillo closed out the third with a high arc three-pointer to beat the buzzer and swell the Caseys lead to 18. RBC moves on to the second round and a matchup with top seed Saint Augustine on the road on Thursday. Watch the Caseys home playoff win:
Red Bank Regional 58 Hamilton West 33
The Lady Bucs used a 21-4 first quarter to set the tone a second straight playoff win in the opening round. Noelle Haplin led the way with 13 points and Emily Fitzgerald added 10 as part of eight players who scored for the 17-9 Bucs. Next up is West Windsor-Plainsboro North coming to Little Silver in the second round of the Central Jersey Group 3 playoffs. Watch RBR’s Tuesday night win:
Central Jersey Group 3 Boys First Round Scores
(9) Long Branch 59 (8) Lakewood 54
(12) Wall 69 (5) Moorestown 60
(6) Lawrence 68 (11) Brick Township 59
(10) Matawan 58 (7) Ocean 54
(3) Neptune 69 (14) Red Bank Regional 56
Second Round – Thursday
(9) Long Branch at (1) Ewing
(12) Wall at (4) Westampton Tech
(6) Lawrence at (3) Neptune
(10) Matawan at (2) Nottingham
Central Jersey Group 1 Boys
(5) Point Pleasant Beach 80 (12) Piscataway Tech 59
(4) Burlington City 74 (13) Keansburg 41
(2) Bound Brook 76 (15) Keyport 30
Second Round – Thursday
(5) Point Pleasant Beach at (4) Burlington City
South Jersey Group 3 Boys
(1) Central Regional 76 (16) Absegami 48
(3) Ocean City 70 (14) Toms River East 49
(6) Triton 57 (11) Toms River South 39
Second Round – Thursday
(8) Winslow at (1) Central Regional
South Jersey Non-Public “A”
(4) Notre Dame 87 (13) Saint John Vianney 46
(6) CBA 65 (11) Donovan Catholic 42
(8) Red Bank Catholic 64 (9) Paul VI 53
Second Round – Thursday
(6) CBA at (3) Bishop Eustace
(8) Red Bank Catholic at (1) Saint Augustine
Central Jersey Group 3 Girls
(4) Red Bank Regional 58 (13) Hamilton West 33
(3) Allentown 68 (14) Jackson Liberty 35
(11) Wall 45 (6) Westampton Tech 43
(2) Neptune 80 (15) Northern Burlington 22
Second Round – Thursday
(5) West Windsor-Plainsboro North at (4) Red Bank Regional
(11) Wall at (3) Allentown
(7) Steinert at (2) Neptune
Central Jersey Group 1 Girls
(9) Point Pleasant Beach 51 (8) Keyport 50
(14) Shore Regional 38 (3) Middlesex 35
(6) Dunellen 51 (11) Asbury Park 35
Second Round – Thursday
(9) Point Pleasant Beach at (1) Bound Brook
(14) Shore Regional at (6) Dunellen
South Jersey Group 3 Girls
(8) Toms River East 63 (9) Highland 48
(4) Toms River South 55 (13) Absegami 43
Second Round – Thursday
(8) Toms River East at (1) Ocean City
(5) Woodrow Wilson at (4) Toms River South
Non-Public South “A”
(8) Donovan Catholic 40 (9) Union Catholic 29
Second Round – Thursday
(8) Donovan Catholic at (1) Camden Catholic
(6) Bishop Ahr at (3) Saint John Vianney
(10) Bishop Eustace at (2) Red Bank Catholic
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