Thursday, October 20, 2016

Field hockey: Sectional playoff pairings, seeds

Pairings and seeds for the upcoming NJSIAA sectional tournaments involving 17 teams from the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area. Pope John is the only area team that is not participating in the playoffs.

The tournaments begin with preliminary round games on Monday.

Warren Hills (14-2), the two-time defending Group 3 champion, drew the No. 3 seed in North 1, Group 3, while Voorhees (13-3), which is seeking its first sectional title since 2006, is the No. 2 seed in North 2, Group 2. Hackettstown (11-4) is the No. 4 seed in that bracket.

Newton (12-2), which seeks a third straight sectional title, is the top seed in North 1, Group 1.

Pairings were determined using power points.

North 1

Group 4

(Games played on Oct. 25, Oct. 31, Nov. 2 and Nov. 4)

9-Columbia at 8-Morris Knolls, winner to meet 1-Morristown
12-Hackensack at 5-Ridge, winner to meet 4-Westfield
11-Union at 6-Watchung Hills, winner to meet 3-Randolph
10-Livingston at 7-Phillipsburg, winner to meet 2-Montclair

Group 3

(Games played on Oct. 25, Oct. 29, Nov. 2 and Nov. 4)

9-Wayne Valley at 8-Mendham, winner to meet 1-West Morris
5-Chatham at 4-Roxbury
6-Mount Olive at 3-Warren Hills
10-Passaic Valley at 7-Wayne Hills, winner to meet 2-Northern Highlands

Group 2

(Games played on Oct. 24, Oct. 28, Nov. 1 and Nov. 3)

9-Jefferson at 8-Sparta, winner to meet 1-West Essex
5-High Point at 4-Montville
11-Vernon at 6-Lakeland, winner to meet 3-West Milford
10-Westwood at 7-River Dell, winner to meet 2-Ramsey

Group 1

(Games played on Oct. 24, Oct. 27, Nov. 1 and Nov. 3)

9-Whippany Park at 8-Boonton, winner to meet 1-Newton
12-North Warren at 5-Glen Ridge
13-Butler at 4-Pompton Lakes
11-Kittatinny at 6-Pequannock, winner to meet 3-Belvidere
10-Lenape Valley at 7-Wallkill Valley, winner to meet 2-Mountain Lakes

North 2

Group 4

(Games played on Oct. 25, Oct. 31, Nov. 2 and Nov. 4)

9-Montgomery at 8-Franklin, winner to meet 1-Bridgewater-Raritan
5-East Brunswick at 4-Old Bridge
11-North Hunterdon at 6-Hillsborough, winner to meet 3-Hunterdon Central
10-South Brunswick at 7-Piscataway, winner to meet 2-Princeton

Group 2

(Games played on Oct. 24, Oct. 28, Nov. 1 and Nov. 3)

9-Cranford at 8-Matawan, winner to meet 1-South Plainfield
5-Somerville at 4-Hackettstown
11-Parsippany Hills at 6-Raritan, winner to meet 3-Bernards
10-Governor Livingston at 7-Parsippany, winner to meet 2-Voorhees

Group 1

(Games played on Oct. 24, Oct. 27, Nov. 1 and Nov. 3)

9-Riverside at 8-South Hunterdon, winner to meet 1-Shore
12-Keyport at 5-Point Pleasant Boro
13-New Egypt at 4-Johnson
11-Florence at 6-Delaware Valley, winner to meet 3-Henry Hudson
10-Bordentown at 7-Metuchen, winner to meet 2-Madison

Complete tournament schedule:

Monday, Oct. 24 -- NJSIAA preliminaries Groups 1-2
Tuesday, Oct. 25 -- NJSIAA preliminaries Groups 3-4
Thursday, Oct. 27 -- NJSIAA quarterfinals Groups 3-4
Friday, Oct. 28 -- NJSIAA quarterfinals Groups 1-2
Saturday, Oct. 29 -- NJSIAA quartefinals Groups 3-4

Monday, Oct. 31 -- NJSIAA quarterfinals Groups 3-4
Tuesday, Nov. 1 -- NJSIAA semifinals Groups 1-2
Wednesday, Nov. 2 -- NJSIAA semifinals Groups 3-4
Thursday, Nov. 3 -- NJSIAA sectional finals Groups 1-2
Friday, Nov. 4 -- NJSIAA sectional finals Groups 3-4

Wednesday, Nov. 9 -- NJSIAA state semifinals
Saturday, Nov. 12 -- NJSIAA Group finals at Bordentown

Monday, Nov. 14 -- Tournament of Champions play-in
Wednesday, Nov. 16 -- Tournament of Champions semifinals
Friday, Nov. 18 -- Tournament of Champions final

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