North 2 | Bracket
Defending champion: Lyndhurst

Favorite: Hackettstown

It has been a dream season for the Tigers. Entering the playoffs with a 22-5 record, Hackettstown became the first team from Warren County to ever win the H/W/S tournament. They also tied with Madison as co-division champs in the NJAC-Freedom.

Senior Ava Fiedler (291 kills) will go down as one of the two best players in program history, but she has her team revved for what is anticipated to be an exciting postseason. Freshman Abbie Schlesinger (500 assists) has ignited this team into becoming a win-now program.


Other Hackettstown players to watch: Eva French (125 kills), Hollie Ahlers (269 digs), Anna Willis (91 kills), Nicole Willis (180 digs, 66 aces).

This section is filled with teams capable of upsets. West Morris, West Essex, Mendham, and Parsippany Hills all have ranked wins this season. Then there is defending champ Lyndhurst, who has recent championship experience.

Contenders

Lyndhurst
Science Park
West Essex
West Morris
Dark Horse

Mendham
Best 1st round matchup

11-Ridgefield Park at 6-Parsippany Hills

1 player to watch from each team

1-Hackettstown: Ava Fiedler
2-West Essex: Emily Greczek
3-Science Park: Eloah Bispo
4-West Morris: Juliana Stingle
5-Lyndhurst: Jaylin Vuono Reid
6-Parsippany Hills: Apoorva Bhargava
7-Mendham: Caroline Brubaker
8-Roxbury: Taylor Schauble
9-Becton: Cailyn Ginty
10-Harrison: Julia Brandao Soares
11-Ridgefield Park: Rachael Magalhaes
12-Leonia: Kotoka Nakamura
13-Warren Hills: Kaila Nucum
14-Newark Collegiate: Natasha Tejada
15-Parsippany: Vivian Lerner

Sectional finals prediction

2-West Essex at 1-Hackettstown