State Playoff Predictions by Bracket – First Round

Middlesex senior QB, Dom Parenti will lead the 3rd-seeded Blue Jays into battle against 6th-seeded Woodbury in the opening round of the 2024 NJSIAA Central Jersey Group 1 State Tournament at Memorial Field in Middlesex on Friday night.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJBig Central Gridiron has decided to try something different this year and pick all of the NJSIAA first-round state public school playoff games taking place this weekend. Take a look at BCG’s picks section by section.

North Jersey Section 1 Group 1

  • Butler over Weehawken
  • Glen Ridge over Pompton Lakes
  • Mountain Lakes over Lenape Valley
  • New Milford over Park Ridge

North Jersey Section 2 Group 1

  • Cedar Grove over Wallkill Valley
  • Verona over Belvidere
  • Hasbrouck Heights over Wood-Ridge
  • New Providence over Boonton

Central Jersey Group 1

  • Woodstown over KIPP Cooper Norcross
  • Burlington City over Pennsville
  • Woodbury over Middlesex
  • Shore Regional over New Egypt

South Jersey Group 1

  • Glassboro over Point Pleasant Beach
  • Riverside over Haddon Township
  • Paulsboro over Manville
  • Schalick over Audubon

North Jersey Section 1 Group 2

  • Westwood over Lakeland
  • Caldwell over Shabazz
  • Madison over Pequannock
  • Bernards over Rutherford

North Jersey Section 2 Group 2

  • Glen Rock over Waldwick
  • Becton over High Point
  • Ramsey over Lyndhurst
  • Hanover Park over Newton

Central Jersey Group 2

  • Rumson-Fair Haven over Spotswood
  • Delaware Valley over Delran
  • Haddonfield over Hillside
  • Wall Township over Haddon Heights

South Jersey Group 2

  • Camden over Middle Township
  • Willingboro over Johnson
  • Manchester Township over West Deptford
  • Point Pleasant Boro over Gloucester City

North Jersey Section 1 Group 3

  • Pascack Valley over West Milford
  • Sparta over Montville
  • Passaic Valley over Snyder
  • Mendham over River Dell

North Jersey Section 2 Group 3

  • Old Tappan over Weequahic
  • Summit over Cranford
  • West Morris over Wayne Hills
  • West Essex over Dwight Morrow

Central Jersey Group 3

  • Somerville over Absegami
  • Ocean City over Allentown
  • Cedar Creek over Triton
  • Delsea over Burlington Township

South Jersey Group 3

  • Hopewell Valley over Nottingham
  • Timber Creek over Seneca
  • Oakcrest over Holmdel
  • Mainland over Barnegat

North Jersey Section 1 Group 4

  • Morris Knolls over Colonia
  • Mount Olive over Newark Central
  • Ramapo over Randolph
  • Ridge over Rahway

North Jersey Section 2 Group 4

  • Phillipsburg over Nutley
  • Chatham over Wayne Valley
  • Northern Highlands over Westfield
  • Woodbridge over Watchung Hills

Central Jersey Group 4

  • Millville over Red Bank
  • Marlboro over Toms River South
  • Jackson Memorial over Central Regional
  • Brick Memorial over Northern Burlington

South Jersey Group 4

  • Winslow over Princeton
  • Manalapan over Pennsauken
  • Shawnee over Middletown South
  • Middletown North over Steinert

North Jersey Section 1 Group 5

  • Ridgewood over Passaic
  • Montclair over East Orange
  • Piscataway over Bayonne
  • West Orange over Linden

North Jersey Section 2 Group 5

  • Union City over Newark East Side
  • Bridgewater-Raritan over Irvington
  • Passaic County Tech over Plainfield
  • Elizabeth over Morristown

Central Jersey Group 5

  • Washington Township over Hunterdon Central
  • Cherokee over Old Bridge
  • Atlantic City over Eastern
  • Southern Regional over Cherry Hill East

South Jersey Group 5

  • Toms River North over Bridgeton
  • Kingsway over Howell
  • Hillsborough over Freehold Township
  • Rancocas Valley over Edison