It’s time to hand out sectional championships to some of the elite public school teams all across the state! Stay tuned throughout the night as the highlights come pouring in.

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Summit 6 Chatham 3 | North Group 3 Sectional Final | Boys

The Hilltoppers’ suffocating defense shut out the Cougars for the final 34:46 of the game and stormed back in with six unanswered goals to capture the program’s seventh-straight sectional championship. Robbie Kievit made a season-high 14 saves, with seven coming in the fourth quarter, to help guide Summit (17-4) to the win. Chatham (15-6) was averaging 18.3 goals per game in the state playoffs but Kievit and Co. shut them down, holding the Cougars to a season-low goal output. Summit will face Shawnee in the Group 3 state final later this week.

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

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Westfield 8 Bridgewater-Raritan 7 | North Group 4 Sectional Final | Boys

Garrett Ferguson’s 75th goal of the season early in the fourth quarter proved to be the game winner and Colin Coyle had a four point game to give the Blue Devils a second straight North Group 4 title.  The defending state champions got a tremendous defensive effort holding the Panthers scoreless for 11:57 in the final 12 minutes.  Bridgewater-Raritan got three goals and an assist from Nick DiEsso.  Westfield will take on Kingsway in the Group 4 state championship game.

JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-game reaction from Westfield:

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Shawnee 10 Moorestown 9 | South Group 4 Sectional Final | Boys

Iona commit Cale Stielau netted the go-ahead goal with less than a minute left in regulation to cap a late four-goal surge as the Renegades brought home the fifth sectional title in program history. The senior finished with two goals and an assist in the victory. Duke commit Brett Lundberg finished with four goals and an assist, while Rutgers commit Tyler Rotkowitz went for three goals and three assists for Shawnee (17-3). Villanova commit Ryan O’Connor and Aidan Ruff finished with hat tricks in the loss for Moorestown (16-5). Shawnee will face Summit for the Group 3 state title later this week.

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

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Hopewell Valley 8 Sparta 5 | North Group 2 Sectional Final | Boys

A remarkable season for Hopewell Valley just crossed off another major milestone. The Bulldogs won the CVC Tournament earlier this season and have now won their first sectional title in program history. Washington & Lee commit Luke Caldwell continues to be one of the greatest athletes the school has ever seen. His four goals in this game brought his season total to 117, the most in New Jersey this season, and he now sits at 298 in his incredible career. Owen “Big O” Shehab had some huge saves and finished with 9 total. Eddie Brown added two goals for Sparta (12-9), while goalie Jake Alliegro finished the game with 17 saves. Hopewell Valley (21-2) will look to add their first state championship when they go to battle with Manasquan in the Group 2 State Final.

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

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Westfield 8 Ridgewood 5 | North Group 4 Sectional Final | Girls

Gillian Cohen scored two of her three goals late in the second half and Alice Manzo had two goals and two assists to give the Blue Devils their first section championship since 2021.  Westfield built a 5-1 lead before Ridgewood closed to within 5-4 late in the third quarter on a goal by Kayla Joseph.  But the Blue Devils never surrendered the lead as Cohen and Lorelei McGorty scored back to back to go up 7-4.  Westfield (17-4) will face Southern Regional for the Group 4 state championship.  Ridgewood’s season comes to an end with a 14-7 record.

JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights from Westfield:

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