By: Greg Tartaglia – Record Sports
Saturday is the cutoff to qualify for the NJSIAA girls basketball tournament. Teams with records of .500 or better – or in the top 16 in power points in each bracket – at the end of that day advance to states.
North 1, Group 1: Cresskill (421, first), Park Ridge (341, second), Emerson Boro (262, fourth), Wood-Ridge (256, seventh), Midland Park (252, eighth), Butler (248, ninth), Waldwick (226, 10th), Passaic Charter (200, 12th), Hasbrouck Heights (199, 13th), Pompton Lakes (174, 14th), Saddle Brook (169, 15th).
North 2, Group 1: Weehawken (354, first), Ridgefield (256, ninth), North Arlington (182, 14th) and Palisades Park (141, 16th). The Tigers are nine points ahead of Weequahic for the final spot.
North 1, Group 2: Westwood (451, first), NV/Demarest (368, second), Hawthorne (328, fourth), Lakeland (313, fifth), Dumont and Glen Rock (289, T-eighth), Manchester Regional (259, 10th), Pascack Hills (253, 11th), Ramsey (249, 12th) and Mahwah (246, 13th). Pequannock (199, 17th) is four points behind Vernon for the 16th and final spot.
North 2, Group 2: Ridgefield Park (387, second), Secaucus (383, third), Rutherford (377, fourth), Lyndhurst (272, eighth), Fort Lee (264, 10th), Harrison (157, 16th). The Blue Tide is seven points ahead of Leonia for the final spot. Lincoln of Jersey City (445) is currently first.
North Non-Public B: Saddle River Day (460, first), Immaculate Conception (316, fifth), St. Mary (252, 10th), Eastern Christian (230, 11th) and Hawthorne Christian (102, 16th).
Top 25 rankings
- Saddle River Day (16-2)
- Immaculate Heart (16-1)
- Secaucus (13-1)
- NV/Old Tappan (14-2)
- Paramus Catholic (13-2)
- Immaculate Conception (11-6)
- Pascack Valley (11-4)
- Ridgewood (8-5)
- NV/Demarest (11-5)
- River Dell (11-4)
- Westwood (12-4)
- Northern Highlands (11-6)
- Cresskill (13-3)
- Ramapo (9-6)
- Wayne Valley (11-3)
- Ridgefield Park (11-4)
- Park Ridge (12-3)
- Lakeland (10-5)
- Kennedy (8-6)
- Weehawken (12-1)
- Indian Hills (9-7)
- Fair Lawn (8-6)
- Rutherford (13-2)
- Hawthorne (12-3)
- DePaul (6-6)
(Records through Sunday’s games)
