Field hockey: NJSIAA sectional pairings, seeds

The NJSIAA on Thursday released pairings and seeds for the sectional tournaments that begin early next week with preliminary-round action on Monday (Groups 3 and 4) and Tuesday (Groups 1 and 2), followed by second-round games next Thursday, Oct. 30 (Group 3), Friday, Oct. 31 (Group 4), Saturday, Nov. 1 (Group 1) and Monday, Nov. 3 (Group 2). The Non-Public tournaments begin on Nov. 1.

Sectional finals are slated for Friday, Nov. 7 (Groups 3 and 4), Saturday, Nov. 8 (Groups 1 and 2) and Wednesday, Nov. 12 (Non-Public). The state semifinals (involving sectional winners) are set for Wednesday, Nov. 12 at either Johnson or Boonton, with the Group finals to be held on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Bordentown High School.

Teams with at least a .500 record will automatically received berths and the brackets are seeded according to power points through a team's first 13 games. Teams with less than .500 record may be seeded as determined by the committee.

Here's a look at the sections involving teams from the Hunterdon-Warren-Sussex area.

(Note: Power points and season records are through Wednesday's games)

North 1

Group 4

9-North Hunterdon (2-13, 103) at 8-Columbia (3-11, 113.5), winner to meet 1-Ridge (11-5-1, 269)
12-Union (4-13-1, 72.5) at 5-Phillipsburg (5-10-2, 145.75), winner to meet 4-Randolph (9-7-1, 150)
11-Livingston (1-14-1, 83.5) at 6-Westfield (5-11-1, 143.75), winner to meet 3-Millburn (8-8-1, 164.25)
10-Hackensack (1-14, 86) at 7-Morris Knolls (7-9, 133.5), winner to meet 2-Montclair (12-5, 242)  

Group 3

9-Mount Olive (7-10, 127) at 8-West Milford (6-7-2, 157.5), winner to meet 1-West Morris (15-1, 376.5)
5-Montville (9-6-1, 198.5) at 4-Sparta (9-5-1, 208)
6-Passaic Valley (7-8-1, 180.25) at 3-Wayne Hills (14-1-1, 293)
10-Roxbury (2-12, 92.5) at 7-Wayne Valley (5-8-3, 173), winner to meet 2-Northern Highlands (16-1, 346)

Group 2

9-High Point (4-9-4, 173.5) at 8-Lakeland (8-8-2, 177.75), winner to meet 1-West Essex (16-0-1, 353.75)
5-Chatham (12-5, 274.5) at 4-Ramsey (15-1-1, 285)
11-Parsippany Hills (1-14-1, 64) at 6-Parsippany (10-4, 243), winner to meet 3-Hackettstown (10-4, 286)
10-Jefferson (2-13, 88) at 7-River Dell (7-8-1, 186.5), winner to meet 2-Madison (13-1, 340.5)

Group 1

9-North Warren (8-7-1, 150.25) at 8-Belvidere (9-7-1, 156), winner to meet 1-Newton (9-5-3, 252.75)
12-Butler (9-8, 122) at 5-Pompton Lakes (9-7, 192.5)
13-Whippany Park (5-8-3, 120.5) at 4-Westwood (7-7-2, 203)
11-Pequannock (5-11-1, 127.5) at 6-Boonton (8-8-1, 186.5), winner to meet 3-Kittatinny (11-4-1, 216.75)
10-Mountain Lakes (5-10-1, 142) at 7-Wallkill Valley (5-9-1, 158.25), winner to meet 2-Lenape Valley (12-4, 243.5)

North 2

Group 4

9. Franklin (7-10-1, 117.25) at 8-Montgomery (6-11, 151.5), winner to meet 1-Bridgewater-Raritan (16-1, 353.5)
5-South Brunswick (8-7-1, 170.25) at 4-West Windsor North (10-7-1, 192.25)
11-Piscataway (0-15-2, 74.25) at 6-East Brunswick (8-9-2, 166.75), winner to meet 3-Hunterdon Central (12-5, 274.5)
10-Old Bridge (3-12-1, 108.75) at 7-Hillsborough (4-11-2, 164.25), winner to meet 2-Monroe (17-0-1, 323)

Group 3

9-Hightstown (6-8-1, 149.5) at 8-Middletown North (7-9-1, 172), winner to meet 1-Mendham (13-2, 340)
5-Morristown (11-7, 220) at 4-Ocean Township (13-3-2, 243.75)
11-Nottingham (0-16-1, 72.5) at 6-Middletown South (9-6-1, 196), winner to meet 3-Princeton (16-2, 277)
10-Red Bank Regional (6-12, 117) at 7-Hopewell Valley (10-9, 177.5), winner to meet 2-Warren Hills (15-3, 321.5)

Group 2

9-Somerville (6-7-2, 151.75) at 8-Cranford (5-10-2, 165.75), winner to meet 1-Voorhees (16-1-2, 323.75)
5-Holmdel (8-6-2, 198.75) at 4-Delaware Valley (6-9-1, 203.5)
11-Raritan (8-8-2, 123) at 6-Governor Livingston (7-7-2, 180.25), winner to meet 3-Summit (11-6, 222)
10-Matawan (4-8-2, 142.5) at 7-Johnson (7-8-1, 175.25), winner to meet 2-South Plainfield (16-1-1, 291.5)

Group 1

9-Riverside (7-7-1, 167.25) at 8-Metuchen (6-6-4, 168.75), winner to meet 1-Bernards (14-2, 298)
5-New Egypt (5-8-1, 193) at 4-Glen Ridge (7-9-1, 194.75)
11-Keyport (5-7, 134) at 6-South Hunterdon (7-8, 179.5), winner to meet 3-Bordentown (11-6, 239)
10-Florence (8-6-1, 141.25) at 7-Henry Hudson (7-8, 170.5), winner to meet 2-Shore Regional (13-2-2, 291.5)

Non-Public North

9-Dwight-Englewood (7-9, 152) at 8-Mount St. Mary (8-7, 164.5), winner to meet 1-Oak Knoll (16-1, 346.5)
5. Pingry (6-10-1, 199.25) at 4-Montclair Kimberley (13-5, 267.5)
11-Koinonia (0-10, 40) at 6-St. John Vianney (8-6-1, 194.25), winner to meet 3-Morristown-Beard (10-3-1, 273.5)
10-Mount St. Dominic (8-8-2, 124) at 7-Pope John (8-6-1, 164.5), winner to meet 2-Kent Place (13-3, 288.5)