State tournament set

The pairings for the 2008 NJSIAA Softball Tournament were released today.

I will be posting a complete analysis of the sections featuring local teams. Look for that Monday night or Tuesday morning here on The Inner Circle.

Also, the latest edition of the BATS AND BALLS podcast will be recorded Thursday night. Look for that to be up on MyCentralJersey.com sometime early Friday afternoon.

Also, check out a preview of the Huntedon/Warren Tournament final in this week's softball notebook in Saturday's VARSITY section of the Courier News, as well as online.

Here are the state pairings:


GROUP IV
North 1
9-West New York Memorial at 8-Montclair, winner at 1-Ridgewood;
5-Livingston at 4-Morris Knolls
6-Bloomfield at 3-North Bergen
10-West Orange at 7-Clifton, winner at 2-Belleville.

North 2:
8-Watchung Hills at 1-North Hunterdon;
5-Bayonne at 4-Linden;
6-Bridgewater-Raritan at 3-Westfield;
7-J.P. Stevens at 2-Union.

Central:
9-Montgomery at 8-Middletown North, winner at 1-Hunterdon Central;
12-Colts Neck at 5-Rancocas Valley;
13-South Brunswick at 4-West Windsor-Plainsboro South;
14-Freehold Township at 3-Steinert;
11-Manalapan at 6-Hillsborough;
10-Jackson Memorial at 7-East Brunswick, winner at 2-Old Bridge.

South:
9-Millville at 8-Washington, winner at 1-Toms River East;
12-Cherry Hill East at 5-Eastern;
13-Cherokee at 4-Absegami;
14-Egg Harbor at 3-Vineland;
11-Toms River South at 6-Lacey;
10-Oakcrest at 7-Cherry Hill West, winner at 2-Williamstown.


GROUP III
North 1:
9-Jefferson at 8-West Milford, winner at 1-Mount Olive;
12-Lakeland at 5-Demarest;
13-Teaneck at 4-Ramapo;
14-Old Tappan at 3-Wayne Valley;
11-High Point at 6-Paramus;
10-Northern Highlands at 7-Sparta;
15-Morris Hills at 2-Montville.

North 2:
9-Colonia at 8-Mendham, winner at 1-Cranford;
12-Morristown at 5-Rahway;
13-Union Hill at 4-South Plainfield;
14-Voorhees at 3-J.F. Kennedy;
11-Parsippany Hills at 6-Millburn;
10-Fort Lee at 7-Scotch Plains-Fanwood, winner at 2-Nutley.

Central:
9-Red Bank at 8-Westampton Tech, winner at 1-Wall;
5-Middletown South at 4-West Windsor-Plainsboro North;
6-Monroe at 3-Nottingham;
7-Point Pleasant Boro at 2-Ocean Township.

South:
5-Delsea at 4-Triton, winner at 1-West Deptford;
6-Central Regional at 3-Hammonton;
7-Shawnee at 2-Kingsway.


GROUP II
North 1:
9-Ramsey at 8-Hawthorne, winner at 1-Tenafly;
12-Newton at 5-Dumont, winner at 4-Indian Hills;
11-Hopatcong at 6-Pascack Valley, winner at 3-Kittatinny;
10-Wallkill Valley at 7-River Dell, winner at 2-Pequannock.

North 2:
9-Parsippany at 8-Caldwell, winner at 1-Mountain Lakes;
5-West Essex at 4-Rutherford;
6-Hackettstown at 3-Hanover Park;
10-Bernards at 7-Madison, winner at 2-Chatham.

Central:
9-Raritan at 8-Ewing, winner at 1-Bordentown;
12-Governor Livingston at 5-Roselle Park;
13-Jackson Liberty at 4-Somerville;
11-Allentown at 6-A.L. Johnson, winner at 3-Carteret;
10-Spotswood at 7-Matawan, winner at 2-Shore.

South:
9-Burlington Township at 8-Audubon, winner at 1-Sterling;
5-Haddon Township at 4-Cinnaminson;
6-Buena at 3-Haddonfield;
10-Gateway at 7-Woodstown, winner at 2-Delran.


GROUP I
North 1:
16-Wood-Ridge at 1-Pompton Lakes;
9-Cresskill at 8-Wallington;
12-Sussex Tech at 5-New Milford;
13-Midland Park at 4-Cedar Grove;
14-Emerson Boro at 3-Park Ridge;
11-Boonton at 6-Waldwick;
10-Belvidere at 7-Becton;
15-Leonia at 2-Saddle Brook.

North 2:
5-Hudson County Prep at 4-Whippany Park, winner at 1-Hoboken;
6-McNair Academic at 3-Secaucus;
7-North Arlington at 2-High Tech.

Central:
5-Bound Brook at 4-Brearley, winner at 1-Dunellen;
6-New Providence at 3-South Amboy;
7-Keansburg at 2-Florence.

South:
9-Penns Grove at 8-Point Pleasant Beach, winner at 1-New Egypt;
5-Woodbury at 4-Gloucester Tech;
6-Burlington City at 3-Pennsville;
10-Salem at 7-Pitman, winner at 2-Gloucester City.


NON-PUBLIC A
North:
9-Immaculata at 8-Pope John XXIII, winner at 1-Morris Catholic;
12-Roselle Catholic at 5-Mother Seton, winner at 4-Paramus Catholic;
11-St. Dominic at 6-Mount St. Mary, winner at 3-Immaculate Heart;
10-Holy Angels at 7-Kent Place, winner at 2-Mount St. Dominic.

South:
9-Paul VI at 8-Holy Spirit, winner at 1-Red Bank Catholic;
5-Monsignor Donovan at 4-Camden Catholic;
6-St. John Vianney at 3-Notre Dame;
7-Bishop Ahr at 2-Gloucester Catholic.


NON-PUBLIC B
North:
8-Immaculate Conception at 1-Holy Family;
5-St. Mary-Rutherford at 4-Newark Academy;
6-Dwight Englewood at 3-Montclair Kimberley;
7-Gill St. Bernard's at 2-Eastern Christian.

South:
5-Bishop Eustace at 4-Sacred Heart, winner at 1-St. Joseph-Hammonton;
6-Our Lady of Mercy at 3-Cardinal McCarrick;
7-Holy Cross at 2-Mater Dei.