The playoffs are here! The playoffs are here! The NJSIAA state tournament gets kicked off Friday night for public schools all around the state, while the non-publics still have one more game to go. Stay tuned as we bring you highlights from a busy Friday night.
Sayreville 35 Montgomery 14 | North 2 Group 4 First Round
(6) Sayreville (8-2) moves on to the North 2, Group 4 Semifinals following a 35-14 upset road victory over (3) Montgomery (8-1-1). Senior Zaimer Wight put Sayreville ahead 14-0 to end the first quarter after a pair of early touchdowns. The Bombers led 21-7 at halftime and were able to continue their night of executing a physical run attack, Zaimer Wight finished with 233 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Don Sofilkanich earned his first playoff win as Head Coach of Sayreville.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights and reaction from Skillman:
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Weequahic 42 Wood-Ridge 0 | North 2 Group 1 First Round
Rashawn “Shady” Marshall logged his 30th touchdown of the season in a lop-sided win for the Indians Friday night. Fourth-seeded Weequahic (9-0) raced out to the win thanks to Marshall’s four rushing touchdowns and another shutout effort from their defense. Fifth-seed Wood-Ridge (6-4) threatened to score on the first drive of the game but had trouble moving the ball the rest of the night. Weequahic will face top-seed Butler next week in the sectional semifinals.
JSZ’s Jay Cook has the highlights from Newark:
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Washington Twp. 43 Atlantic City 14 | Central Group 5 Quarterfinal
The Minutemen took a two-point lead into halftime and exploded in the third quarter to pick up their first playoff win since 2011. Giuliano Scavetta shined in his first game back from an injury, rushing for 197 yards and three touchdowns in the win. Jared Dzierzgowski added a pair of rushing touchdowns for second-seeded Washington Twp. (8-2). Sah’nye Degraffenreidt and Shawn Williams scored touchdowns in the loss for seventh-seeded Atlantic City (6-3). Washington Township will host the winner of Rancocas Valley and Lenape in a sectional semifinal next week.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Sewell:
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Red Bank Catholic 14 Donovan Catholic 7 | Shore Conference Regular Season
Emanuel Ross scored on a 74-yard touchdown run on the first play from scrimmage and Frankie Williams added a 12-yard TD run in the first quarter and the Caseys leaned on its defense to secure a Shore Conference American Division title for a second straight year. Najee Calhoun’s 27-yard touchdown run cut the lead to 14-7 but the Caseys defense would not surrender the game tying score. RBC is 8-1 and will likely be the #1 seed in the upcoming Non-Public “B” state playoffs.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Toms River:
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