Toms River South beats Southern in Ocean County Softball Tournament final

Below find the tentative playoff pairings for the NJSIAA softball tournament which will be seeded Friday. Seedings are based on results reported through njschoolsports.com. Teams could choose to opt out of the tournament and then would not participate.

1-Park Ridge vs. 16-Hasbrouck Heights; 9-Kinnelon vs. 8-Kittatinny; 5-North Warren vs. 12-Butler; 13-Mountain Lakes vs. 4-New Milford; 3-Wallington vs. 14-Saddle Brook; 11-West Caldwell Tech vs. 6-Hawthorne; 7-Waldwick vs. 10-Midland Park; 15-Walkill Valley vs. 2-Emerson Boro.

1-Indian Hills vs. 16-Lenape Valley; 9-Pompton Lakes vs 8-High Point; 5-Mahwah vs. 12-West Milford; 13-Morris Tech vs. 4-Jefferson; 3-Lakeland vs. 14-Newton; 11-Westwood vs. 6-Glen Rock; 7-Vernon vs. 10-Pequannock; 15-Pascack Hills vs. 2-Ramsey.

1-Ramapo vs. 16-West Essex; 9-Morris Knolls vs. 8-River Dell; 5-Tenafly vs. 12-Pascack Valley; 13-Wayne Valley vs. 4-Montville; 3-Old Tappan vs. 14-Bergenfield; 11-Northern Highlands vs. 6-Sparta; 7-Paramus vs. 10-Morris Hills; 15-Parsippany Hills vs. 2-Roxbury.

1-Bergen Tech vs. 16-Hackensack; 9-Columbia vs. 8-Kearny; 5-Clifton vs. 12-Passaic; 13-Morristown vs. 4-Fair Lawn; 3-Montclair vs. 14-West Orange; 11-Ridgewood vs. 6-Passaic Tech; 7-Union City vs. 10-Bloomfield; 15-North Bergen vs. 2-Livingston.

1-Cedar Grove vs. 16-West Side; 9-Dayton vs. 8-Wood-Ridge; 5-Ridgefield vs. 12-Hoboken; 13-Secaucus vs. 4-Whippany Park; 3-Belvidere vs. 14-North Arlington; 11-Roselle Park vs. 6-Brearley; 7-Glen Ridge vs. 10-Becton; 15-Palisades Park vs. 2-Weehawken.

1-Madison vs. 16-Parisppany; 9-Newark Tech vs. 8-Lyndhurst; 5-Passaic Valley vs. 12-McNair; 13-Hackettstown vs. 4-Bernards; 3-Rutherford vs. 14-Technology; 11-Verona vs. 6-New Providence; 7-Ridgefield Park vs. 10-Caldwell; 15-Leonia vs. 2-Hanover Park.

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1-Cranford vs. 16-Mendham; 9-Mount Olive vs. 8-Colonia; 5-North Hunterdon vs. 12-Randolph; 13-Snyder vs. 4-West Morris; 3-South Plainfield vs. 14-Cliffside Park; 11-Millburn vs. 6-Payne Tech; 7-Rahway vs. 10-Summit; 15-Warren Hills vs. 2-Nutley.

1-Watchung Hills vs. 16-Piscataway; 9-Bridgewater-Raritan vs. 8-Hillsborough; 5-Union vs. 12-Perth Amboy; 13-Phillipsburg vs. 4-Bayonne; 3-Hunterdon Central vs. 14-Franklin; 11-Woodbridge vs. 6-Scotch Plains-Fanwood; 7-Westfield vs. 10-J.P. Stevens; 15-Ridge vs. 2-Elizabeth.

1-New Egypt vs. 16-Palmyra; 9-Burlington City vs. 8-Perth Amboy Tech; 5-Keansburg vs. 12-Shore; 13-Manville vs. 4-Middlesex; 3-South Amboy vs. 14-Woodbridge Academy; 11-Riverside vs. 6-South Hunterdon; 7-Point Pleasant Beach vs. 10-Keyport; 15-Highland Park vs. 2-Florence.

1-Bordentown vs. 16-Rumson-Fair Haven; 9-Point Pleasant Boro vs. 8-Delaware Valley; 5-Gov. Livingston vs. 12-Holmdel; 13-Monmouth vs. 4-Raritan; 3-Spotswood vs. 14-Voorhees; 11-Manasquan vs. 6-Johnson; 7-East Brunswick Tech vs. 10-South River; 15-Roselle vs. 2-Metuchen.

1-Steinert vs. 16-Red Bank Regional; 9-Lawrence vs. 8-Freehold Borough; 5-Allentown vs. 12-Ocean Township; 13-Hamilton West vs. 4-Robbinsville; 3-Wall vs. 14-Iselin Kennedy; 11-Ewing vs. 6-Matawan; 7-Hopewell Valley vs. 10-Colts Neck; 15-Brick Memorial vs. 2-Middletown North.

1-Middletown South vs. 16-Sayreville; 9-Hightstown vs. 8-Rancocas Valley; 5-Freehold Township vs. 12-East Brunswick; 13-West Windsor-Plainsboro North vs. 4-South Brunswick; 3-Old Bridge vs. 14-Howell; 11-Montgomery vs. 6-Northern Burlington; 7-Monroe vs. 10-Marlboro; 15-Pennsauken vs. 2-Jackson Memorial.

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1-Audubon vs. 16-Glassboro; 9-Schalick vs. 8-Gateway; 5-Woodstown vs. 12-Pitman; 13-Camden Academy Charter vs. 4-Buena; 3-Gloucester vs. 14-Penns Grove; 11-Cape May Tech vs. 6-Haddon Township; 7-Pennsville vs. 10-Maple Shade; 15-Wildwood vs. 2-Clayton.

1-Cedar Creek vs. 16-Medford Tech; 9-Collingswood vs. 8-Barnegat; 5-Cinnaminson vs. 12-Haddonfield; 13-Oakcrest vs. 4-Sterling; 3-Delran vs. 14-Deptford; 11-Overbrook vs. 6-West Deptford; 7-Middle Township vs. 10-Manchester Township; 15-Lower Cape May vs. 2-Haddon Heights.

1-Hammonton vs. 16-Pemberton; 9-Mainland vs. 8-Pinelands; 5-Moorestown vs. 12-Seneca; 13-Absegami vs. 4-Delsea; 3-Toms River South vs. 14-Ocean City; 11-Westampton Tech vs. 6-Lacey; 7-Timber Creek vs. 10-Cherry Hill West; 15-Triton vs. 2-Burlington Township

1-Egg Harbor vs. 16-Atlantic Tech; 9-Toms River East vs. 8-Shawnee; 5-Millville vs. 12-Clearview; 13-Vineland vs. 4-Gloucester Tech; 3-Lenape vs. 14-Central Regional; 11-Washington Township vs. 6-Southern; 7-Cherokee vs. 10-Atlantic City; 15-Eastern vs. 2-Kingsway.

1-Mount St. Dominic, bye; 9-Paramus Catholic vs. 8-Montclair Kimberley; 5-Pope John vs. 12-Kent Place; 13-Morristown-Beard vs. 4-Pingry; 3-Hudson Catholic vs. 14-Dwight-Englewood; 11-St. Vincent vs. 6-Holy Angels; 7-Mount St. Mary vs. 10-Oak Knoll; 2-Immaculate Heart, bye.

1-Morris Catholic, bye; 9-Roselle Catholic vs. 8-St. Dominic; 5-Newark Academy vs. 12-St. Elizabeth; 13-Gold Och vs. 4-Lodi Immaculate; 3-DePaul vs. 14-Montclair Immaculate; 11-Mary Help of Christians vs. 6-Wardlaw-Hartridge; 7-Eastern Christian vs. 10-St. Mary (Ruth).; 2-Gill St. Bernards, bye.

1-St. Thomas Aquinas, bye; 9-Union Catholic vs. 8-Mother Seton; 5-Red Bank Catholic vs. 12-Trinity Hall; 13-Princeton Day vs. 4-St. John Vianney; 3-Notre Dame, bye; 11-Camden Catholic vs. 6-Paul VI; 7-Immaculata vs. 10-Our Lady of Mercy; 2-Donovan Catholic, bye.

1-St. Joseph (Hamm.), bye; 9-Calvary Christian (Old Bridge) vs. 8-Mater Dei; 5-Wildwood Catholic vs. 12-Ranney; 13-Bishop Eustace vs. 4-Doane Academy; 3-Gloucester Catholic vs. 14-Trenton Catholic; 11-Rutgers Prep vs. 6-Holy Cross Prep; 7-Holy Spirit vs. 10-St. Rose; 2-Timothy Christian, bye.

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