We have plenty of sectional quarterfinal action for you from all over the Garden State!
Westfield 59 Scotch Plains-Fanwood 56 | Boys | North 2 Group 4 Quarterfinal
Theo Sica led four Blue Devils in double digits with 17 and Westfield weathered a 14-0 Scotch Plains-Fanwood run in the fourth quarter to advance to the North 2 Group 4 semifinals. The Blue Devils had a 10-point lead at the end of three quarters and were up 13 early in the 4th before the Raiders scored 14 straight. Matt Nervi’s three-pointer gave Scotch Plains-Fanwood a 52-51 lead. Sica responded with a pair of free throws to give Westfield the lead back and Tyshawn Pearson made a key basket to put the Blue Devils up three. In the end, Westfield made enough free throws to hang on and earn a home game against Newark East Side in the North 2 Group 4 semifinal.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction:
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Egg Harbor Twp. 64 ACIT 47 | Boys | South Group 4 Quarterfinal
Third-seeded EHT led by one point in the third quarter, but dominated down the stretch to advance to the sectional semifinals for the second year in a row. Jay-Nelly Reyes led a balanced Eagles attack with 14 points. Jamil Wilkins added 13 points in the victory for EHT (25-5). Nasir Tucker led all scorers with 15 points for 11th-seeded ACIT (20-7) in the loss. EHT will host seventh-seeded Cherry Hill East in the South Jersey Group 4 semifinals on Saturday night.
JSZ’s Mike Frankel has the highlights:
Eastern 57 Central Regional 55 (OT) | Boys | South Group 4 Quarterfinal
Sam Winsett knocked down the go-ahead free throw, then grabbed a late steal as the Vikings survived an overtime thriller. Winsett and Max Portnoy each had a team-high 13 points to lead a balanced attack from fourth-seed Eastern (20-10). Jaycen Santucci poured in a game-high 21 points for fifth-seed Central Regional (20-7). The Vikings will face a familiar foe in top-seeded Lenape on Saturday in the South Group 4 semifinals.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Voorhees:
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Hightstown 60 Old Bridge 42 | Girls | Central Group 4 Quarterfinal
(1) Hightstown (23-6) advances to the Central Jersey, Group 4 Semifinals with a 60-42 win over (8) Old Bridge (16-0). Leading 20-11 after the first quarter, Hightstown behind West Chester University commit Kyla Glasser-Hyman made it a 34-24 deficit at halftime and eventually led by as many as 20 in the third quarter. Glasser-Hyman finished the evening with 22 points.
JSZ’s Nery Rodriguez has the highlights from East Windsor:
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