by Alex Schwartz

Last Sunday, I posted my New Jersey state playoff predictions, picking the winner of winner of each and every game of the 2009 NJSIAA playoffs. Of the 20 sections in the state, 18 of them have their championship games set and the contests will begin tomorrow. Thirteen of the 20 sectional champions per my predictions are still alive. In seven of the sections, my two finalists both made it to the title game or are both still in the tournament. Here's how I see the 18 championships—North B & South B are both still in the semifinals—that are already set going down:

NON-PUBLIC NORTH A
Original Pick: #1 St. Peter's Prep over #3 Immaculata
Championship
#3 IMMACULATA- 68
#5 Seton Hall Prep- 57

NON-PUBLIC SOUTH A
Original Pick: #3 Christian Brothers Academy over #1 Holy Spirit
Championship
#3 CHRISTIAN BROTHERS ACADEMY- 54
#1 Holy Spirit- 48

NORTH I, GROUP I
Original Pick: #1 Cedar Grove over #3 Leonia
Championship
#8 VERONA- 61
#6 Becton- 56

NORTH I, GROUP II
Original Pick: #1 Pascack Hills over #3 Mahwah
Championship
#1 PASCACK HILLS- 67
#2 Jefferson Township- 57

NORTH I, GROUP III
Original Pick: #5 West Milford over #3 Teaneck
Championship
#5 WEST MILFORD- 73
#3 Teaneck- 71

NORTH I, GROUP IV
Original Pick: #1 Paterson Kennedy over #3 Passaic
Championship
#4 PATERSON EASTSIDE- 70
#2 Union City- 62

NORTH II, GROUP I
Original Pick: #1 University over #2 Technology
Championship
#1 UNIVERSITY- 62
#2 Technology- 57

NORTH II, GROUP II
Original Pick: #1 Science Park over #2 Orange
Championship
#1 SCIENCE PARK- 65
#2 Orange- 58

NORTH II, GROUP III
Original Pick: #3 Shabazz over #1 Mendham
Championship
#1 SHABAZZ- 77
#9 Scoth Plains-Fanwood- 73

NORTH II, GROUP IV
Original Pick: #3 Elizabeth over #4 Plainfield
Championship
#7 PISCATAWAY- 75
#4 Plainfield- 74

CENTRAL, GROUP I
Original Pick: #3 New Egypt over #1 Asbury Park
Championship
#3 NEW EGYPT- 55
#1 Asbury Park- 52

CENTRAL, GROUP II
Original Pick: #2 Manasquan over #1 Spotswood
Championship
#2 MANASQUAN- 65
#4 Middlesex- 58

CENTRAL, GROUP III
Original Pick: #3 Neptune over #1 Monmouth Regional
Championship
#3 NEPTUNE- 78
#5 Princeton- 64

CENTRAL, GROUP IV
Original Pick: #2 Brick Memorial over #9 Hunterdon Central
Championship
#1 WEST WINDSOR-PLAINSBORO SOUTH- 57
#7 Freehold Township- 51

SOUTH, GROUP I
Original Pick: #1 Woodbury over #2 Salem
Championship
#1 WOODBURY- 62
#2 Salem- 53

SOUTH, GROUP II
Orginal Pick: #1 Camden over #2 Collingswood
Championship
#1 CAMDEN- 76
#6 Willingboro- 62

SOUTH, GROUP III
Original Pick: #6 Timber Creek over #4 Westhampton Tech
Championship
#1 KINGSWAY REGIONAL- 61
#2 Deptford Township- 58

SOUTH, GROUP IV
Original Pick: #4 Atlantic City over #6 Cherokee
Championship
#2 LENAPE- 55
#8 Washington Township- 51