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With the NJSIAA sectional and group championships just a few months away, teams will be gearing up to vie for championship hardware come May.
Down below, you’ll find the updated NJSIAA sectional and group classifications for the 2025 season.
NORTH II
Group 4: Barringer, Bayonne, Bridgewater-Raritan, Columbia, Dickinson, East Side, Elizabeth, Ferris, Irvington, J.P. Stevens, Kearny, Linden, North Star Academy, Phillipsburg, Plainfield, Ridge, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, Union, Watchung Hills, Westfield, Woodbridge
Group 3: Carteret, Central, Chatham, Colonia, Cranford, Iselin Kennedy, Lincoln, Matawan, Millburn, North Hunterdon, North Plainfield, Orange, Payne Tech, Rahway, South Plainfield, Summit, Warren Hills, Weequahic, West Side
Group 2: Becton, Bernards, Caldwell, Hackettstown, Leonia, Lyndhurst, Madison, McNair, Newark Collegiate, Parsippany, Parsippany Hills, Passaic Valley, Ridgefield Park, Rutherford, Science Park, Shabazz, Voorhees, Snyder, West Essex, West Morris Central, West Morris Mendham
Group 1: American History, Bard, BelovED Charter, Cedar Grove, Dayton, Gateway Academy, Glen Ridge, Great Oaks Charter, Hanover Park, Hasbrouck Heights, Hoboken, Hoboken Charter, Marion P. Thomas Charter, Newark Lab, Newark Tech, North Arlington, Palisades Park, Ridgefield, Secaucus, Technology, University, University Charter, Verona, Wallington, Weehawken, Whippany Park, Wood-Ridge
NORTH I
Group 4: Belleville, Bergen Tech, Bloomfield, Clifton, East Orange Campus, Eastside, Fair Lawn, Hackensack, Livingston, Memorial, Montclair, Morristown, Mount Olive, North Bergen, Paterson Kennedy, Passaic, Passaic Tech, Ridgewood, Union City, West Orange
Group 3: Bergenfield, Cliffside Park, Dover, Dwight Morrow, Fort Lee, Garfield, Morris Hills, Morris Knolls, Montville Township, Northern Highlands, Nutley, Old Tappan, Paramus, Ramapo, Randolph, Roxbury, Teaneck, Tenafly, Wayne Hills, Wayne Valley
Group 2: Belvidere co-op w/North Warren, Demarest, Dumont, Elmwood Park, Glen Rock, High Point, Jefferson Township, Lakeland, Lodi, Mahwah, Manchester, Newton, , Pascack Hills, Pascack Valley, Ramsey, River Dell, Sparta, Sussex Tech, Vernon Township, West Milford, Westwood
Group 1: Bergen Charter, Bogota, Boonton, Butler, College Achieve Paterson, Cresskill, Emerson Boro, Hasbrouck Heights, Hawthorne, Hopatcong, Indian Hills, Kinnelon, Kittatinny, Lenape Valley, Midland Park, Mountain Lakes, New Milford, Park Ridge, Passaic Charter, Pequannock, Pompton Lakes, Saddle Brook, Waldwick, Wallkill Valley
CENTRAL
Group 4: East Brunswick, Edison, Franklin, Freehold Township, Hightstown, Hillsborough, Hunterdon Central, Manalapan, Marlboro, Monroe, Montgomery, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Old Bridge, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Princeton, Sayreville, South Brunswick, Trenton Central, West Windsor-Plainsboro South
Group 3: Brick Memorial, Brick Township, Burlington Township, Colts Neck, Ewing, Freehold Boro, Hamilton West, Hopewell Valley, Jackson Memorial, Lakewood, Lawrence, Long Branch, Middletown North, Middletown South, Neptune, Northern Burlington, Nottingham, Pemberton, Red Bank Regional, Steinert, West Windsor-Plainsboro North
Group 2: Allentown, Bordentown, Clark, Delran, Gov. Livingston, Hillside, Holmdel, Jackson Liberty, Johnson, Manasquan, Monmouth, Ocean Township, Point Pleasant Boro, Raritan, Robbinsville, Rumson-Fair Haven, Somerville, South River, Spotswood, Wall
Group 1: Academy Charter, Asbury Park, Bound Brook, Brearley, Delaware Valley, Dunellen, Eagle Academy, Florence, Henry Hudson, Highland Park, Keyport, Manville, Metuchen, Middlesex, New Providence, Point Pleasant Beach, Roselle Park, Shore, South Amboy, South Hunterdon, STEMCivics
SOUTH
Group 4: Atlantic City, Atlantic Tech, Bridgeton, Central Regional, Cherokee, Cherry Hill East, Eastern, Egg Harbor Township, Howell, Kingsway, Lenape, Millville, Pennsauken, Rancocas Valley, Southern, Toms River North, Trenton Central, Vineland, Washington Township, Williamstown
Group 3: Absegami, Camden Tech, Cherry Hill West, Clearview, Cumberland, Delsea, Deptford, Highland, Hammonton, Lacey Township, Mainland, Moorestown, Ocean City, Pinelands, Shawnee, Timber Creek, Toms River East, Toms River South, Triton, Winslow
Group 2: Barnegat, Camden, Cedar Creek, Cinnaminson, Collingswood, Camden Eastside, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Lindenwold, Lower Cape May, Manchester Township, Mastery of Camden, Middle Township, Oakcrest, Overbrook, Pleasantville, Seneca, Sterling, West Deptford, Willingboro
Group 1: Audubon, Buena, Burlington City, Camden Prep, Clayton, Gateway, Glassboro, Haddon Township, Kipp Cooper Norcross Academy, Maple Shade, New Egypt, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsville, Pitman, Riverside, Salem, Schalick, Wildwood, Woodbury, Woodstown
BOYS NON-PUBLIC
Non-Public A: Bergen Catholic, Camden Catholic, Christian Brothers Academy, DePaul Catholic, Delbarton, Don Bosco, Donovan Catholic, Dwight-Englewood, Hudson Catholic, Immaculata, Notre Dame, Oratory Catholic, Paramus Catholic, Paul VI, Pingry, Pope John XXIII, Red Bank Catholic, St. Augustine, St. Benedict’s, St. John Vianney, St. Joseph (Metuchen), St. Joseph (Mont.), St. Peter’s Prep, Seton Hall, Union Catholic
Non-Public B: Bishop Eustace, Calvary Christian, Eastern Christian, Gill St. Bernard’s, Gloucester Catholic, Hawthorne Christian, Holy Cross Prep, Holy Spirit, Montclair Immaculate Morris Catholic, Montclair Kimberley, Morristown-Beard, Newark, Princeton Day, Ranney, Roselle Catholic, Saddle River Day, St. Joseph’s (Hamm.), St. Mary’s, St. Rose, St. Thomas Aquinas, Timothy Christian, Wardlaw-Hartridge, Wilberforce, Wildwood Catholic
GIRLS NON-PUBLIC
Non-Public A:, Camden Catholic, Donovan Catholic, Dwight-Englewood, Holy Angels, Immaculata, Immaculate Heart, Kent Place, Montclair Kimberley, Morris Catholic, Morristown-Beard, Mount St. Dominic, Mount St. Mary, Newark Academy, Notre Dame, Oak Knoll, Our Lady of Mercy, Paramus Catholic, Paul VI, Pingry, Pope John XXIII, Red Bank Catholic, St. Elizabeth, St. John Vianney, St. Rose, St. Thomas Aquinas, Trinity Hall, Union Catholic
Non-Public B: Bishop Eustace, Calvary Christian (Old Bridge), DePaul Catholic, Eastern Christian, Gill St. Bernard’s, Gloucester Catholic, Hawthorne Christian, Holy Cross, Holy Spirit, Hudson Catholic, Immaculate Conception Montclair, Mary Help of Christians, Mother Seton, Princeton Day, Ranney, Roselle Catholic, Saddle River Day, St. Benedict’s, St. Dominic, Saint Joseph’s (Hamm.), St. Mary’s, St. Vincent, Stuart Day, Timothy Christian, Villa Walsh, Wardlaw-Hartridge, Wilberforce, Wildwood Catholic.
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