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Boys basketball: Thursday's state tournament roundup

Simeon Pincus

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NJSIAA quarterfinals

North 2 Group III

Rahway 71, Summit 60: Keyshawn Cummings netted 24 points and Zion Pendleton added 21 points to lead top-seeded Rahway (21-3). Kamaje Tennet scored 10 points for the Indians, who play host to fifth-seeded Barringer on Saturday.

Barringer 71, Carteret 56: Isiah Daniels-Porter led with 20 points as No. 4 Carteret (19-9) fell to No. 5 Barringer (17-10). Jemar Jordan scored 18 points.

Central Group 1

Florence 61, Metuchen 35: Danny Flaherty scored 13 points as ninth-seeded Metuchen (12-15) fell to No. 1 Florence (17-9). Thomas Christine added 12 points.

New Egypt 48, Perth Amboy Tech 44: Javon Fisher finished with 15 points as third-seeded Perth Amboy Tech (21-7) fell to No. 6 New Egypt (16-11). Kyle Gregory scored 12 points.

Bound Brook 42, Middlesex 39: Kyle Frauenheim tallied 13 points and five rebounds, and Evian Brown added 11 points and nine boards to lead second-seeded Bound Brook (19-6) into the semifinals. Tyson Amaker chipped in 10 points and five rebounds for the Crusaders, who will play host to No. 6 New Egypt on Saturday. Tyler Ha scored 14 points and Chris Hendricks added 12 points to pace No. 7 Middlesex (12-13).