The second round of the NJSIAA State Tournament wrapped up with plenty of excitement across all brackets. Each bracket featured four games, narrowing the field down to just four teams remaining in each. The second round delivered its fair share of upsets, as lower-seeded teams rose to the occasion and knocked off favorites. There were also standout performances from both teams and individual players, setting the tone for what promises to be an intense and competitive tournament. The action picks back up tomorrow with the semifinal round, as the remaining teams look to take one step closer to the ultimate goal: winning two more games and being crowned state champion. Today, we will be taking a look at the results from last week's group 1 games.

NORTH 1 BRACKET

+ In the North 1 bracket, top seeded Pequannock needed all seven frames to beat eighth seeded Cresskill, 2-1 on a walk off. Donovan Cassel and Thomas Picardo provided the RBIs in the late inning rally. Dark Horse candidate Indian Hills advanced with a 5-2 win over Kitattinny and Midland Park blanked Mountain Lakes 5-0. Wallkill Valley mercied New Milford 10-0.

NORTH 2 BRACKET

+ In the North 2 bracket, Brearley beat Wallington 2-0. Boston College commit Sean Budis fanned 16 in a perfect game performance. Bearley will go as far as Budis’ left arm will take them in this bracket.

CENTRAL BRACKET

+ The Central group 1 bracket saw top seeded Middlesex and fourth seeded Shore Regional advance to the semifinals while sixth seeded Delaware Valley upset third seeded Metuchen 5-1. Point Pleasant Beach mercied South Amboy 12-2 to advance, too.

SOUTH BRACKET

+ In the South, top seeded Audubon beat ninth seeded Buena, 4-0 and fifth seeded Maple Shade upset fourth seeded Pitman 9-6. sixth seeded Woodstown toppled third seeded Pennsville, 2-1 and second seeded Schalick advanced with a solid 7-2 victory over Glassboro.

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