It was ticket punching time around the Garden State as we bring you four sectional semifinal from the public boys state playoffs. Check back as the highlights are posted throughout the night!
Manasquan 2 Allentown 1 (OT) | Boys | Central Jersey Group 2 Semifinal
Parker Basaman connected on a Myles Carstens corner in the 86th minute to give Manasquan a spot in the Central Jersey Group 2 championship game. The Warriors will host Bordentown in the Central Jersey Group 2 final. Manasquan took a 1-0 lead late in the first half on a Renzo Lucarelli penalty kick. Allentown drew even early in the second on a Jakub Jodelka goal. Manasquan is 13-0-1 in its last 14 matches to improve to 18-2-1. Allentown’s season comes to an end with a 17-4-1 record.
JSZ’s Rich Chrampanis has the highlights and post-match reaction from Manasquan:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Manasquan is made possible by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
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Monroe 3 Princeton 2 | Boys | Central Jersey Group 4 Semifinal
Monroe (19-2-1) had fallen to Princeton (16-4) in each of the teams’ previous two postseason meetings, but things ended differently this time around. Akai Davis led the way for Monroe, scoring the game’s first two goals with a pair of impressive long-range strikes from roughly 25 to 30 yards out. Nishanth Tamma added an insurance goal for the Falcons, which proved to be crucial in securing the victory. Princeton commit Harvey Smith scored twice for the Tigers, capping a remarkable senior campaign with 26 goals. The Falcons will now turn their attention to the CJG4 Final, where they will host fifth-seeded Hunterdon Central on Saturday.
JSZ’s Tyler Mroz has the highlights + reaction from Princeton:
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Toms River East 3 Shawnee 1 | Boys | South Jersey Group 3 Semifinal
Jack Gillen iced things late with two goals in less than a minute as the top-seeded Raiders advanced to its first sectional final in 15 years. Ayden Salazar added a goal, while Brady Gillen, Brennan Hutton, and Sam Los tallied assists for Toms River East (18-4). Nick Melograna scored his team-leading tenth goal of the season in the loss for fifth-seeded Shawnee (10-4-5). Toms River East will host Absegami for the SJ Group 3 title on Saturday.
JSZ’s James Mooney has the highlights and reaction from Toms River:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Toms River East is made possible by Community Medical Center in Toms River.
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Shawnee is made possible by Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey.
Harrison 5 Bernards 0 | Boys | North 2 Group 2 Semifinal
No. 17 Harrison boys soccer (20-1-1) continued their dominant playoff run on Wednesday with a 5-0 win over Bernards (13-4-1) in the North 2, Group 2 semifinals. The win sends the Blue Tide to their third straight sectional final. Junior forward Musa Bah had two goals on the night while Pedro Barreto Reis, Jose Agudelo, and Santiago Rodriguez each had one. In net, Daniel Arias had four saves and Renato Morales had two.
The Blue Tide have now outscored their playoff opponents by a combined 19-0. They will face No. 13 Mendham in Saturday’s N2G2 final.
JSZ’s Ryan Sudol has the highlights and reaction from Harrison:
Jersey Sports Zone’s coverage of Harrison is brought to you by Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville.
