South Jersey Group 4 Playoff Preview (Boys)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The 2025 NJSIAA state playoff tournament is almost here. Check out our preview of which teams from the South Jersey, Group 4 bracket have the best chance to win their section and potentially punch a ticket to the state finals. The public state tournament officially starts on Tuesday, November 4.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Seeds</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list --> <ul class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>1- Washington Township (16-1-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>2- Cherokee (10-5-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>3- Cherry Hill East (13-5-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>4- Egg Harbor Township (12-3-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>5- Southern (11-6-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>6- Toms River North (8-7-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>7- Eastern (9-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>8- GCIT (12-6)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>9- Bridgeton (9-9)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>10- Kingsway (6-8-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>11- Lenape (8-8-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>12- Williamstown (8-8-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>13- Atlantic City (10-6-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>14- Rancocas Valley (7-9-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>15- Pennsauken (7-10)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>16- Central Regional (7-9)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ul> <!-- /wp:list --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Favorite</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Washington Township (16-1-2): </strong>Washington Township hasn't lost a game since a 4-1 setback to Shawnee on Sept. 8. The Minutemen have nine shutouts this season. Senior midfielder Sean Tarsatana has a team-leading 22 goals and 18 assists for the Minutemen. The road to the sectional title will go through Sewell.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Contenders</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cherry Hill East (13-5-1): </strong>Every single one of Cherry Hill East's setbacks has come by just one goal this season. The third-seeded Cougars suffered a tough loss to Washington Township in the Coaches Cup Quarterfinal on Monday, 1-0 in overtime. Sophomore forward Mason Fowler has a team-high nine goals for the Cougars.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Cherokee (10-5-2): </strong>Cherokee has won five of its last six games, and just fell to Non-Public state power St. Augustine, 1-0, in the Coaches Cup Quarterfinal on Monday. The second-seeded Chiefs have had a balanced scoring attack with six different players netting at least two goals this fall.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Underdog:</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Egg Harbor Township (12-3-3): </strong>Two of the Eagles' three losses have come to St. Augustine. Shawnee pulled out a 1-0 victory in the Coaches Cup quarterfinal on Monday. Senior forward Gio Bongiorno has powered the Eagles with seven goals and a team-high 11 assists. Defensively, the Eagles have nine shutouts this fall. Expect the Eagles to make some noise as the fourth seed in this bracket.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->