NJ Girls State Finals Roundup
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<p>The New Jersey high school soccer season is officially complete. Check out the results from the NJSIAA girls' public state finals below.</p>
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<p><strong>Group 2 state final:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='110979' first='Hope' last='Ernst'], [player_tooltip player_id='270805' first='Kendall' last='Reid'], and [player_tooltip player_id='143321' first='Lizzie' last='Rubin'] each scored first-half goals to power Ramsey to a 3-0 shutout over Allentown, capping off an undefeated (25-0) season. It was the Rams' fifth state title in program history. They most recently won the state crown in 2023, a 3-1 triumph over Wall in the final. Ramsey fell short to Madison, 2-1 in overtime, last year.</p>
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<p><strong>Group 3 state final:</strong></p>
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<p>Alex Donoghue scored the game-winning goal in the 96th minute to earn Chatham a 3-2 double-overtime victory over Shawnee. The Cougars trailed 1-0 and 2-1 but were quick to respond. [player_tooltip player_id='270465' first='Lucy' last='Arps'] and [player_tooltip player_id='215357' first='Amanda' last='Thornton'] scored the Cougars' first two goals. Shawnee finished its season with a 21-3 record, a year removed from a historic 25-0 campaign that ended with a Group 3 state title.</p>
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<p><strong>Group 4 state final:</strong></p>
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<p>After a 1-1 draw through 100 minutes, Livingston outshot Cherokee 3-1 in penalty kicks to bring home its first-ever state title. The only two scores of the game came within 25 seconds of each other, as [player_tooltip player_id='101493' first='Dina' last='Bojkovic'] scored first for Livingston at the 35:45 mark of the second half, and Cherokee's Abbie Zubrzycki responded with a goal at the 35:20 mark. The Lancers end their season with a 20-3-1 record and four postseason shutouts. The Chiefs finish with an 18-6-1 record.</p>
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<p><strong>Group 1 state final:</strong></p>
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<p>[player_tooltip player_id='289139' first='Jenna' last='Eichenbaum'] scored both goals for Shore as the Blue Devils defeated Verona 2-1. After entering the postseason with an 11-7 record, the Blue Devils won six straight games, outscoring opponents 22-6 en route to their first state crown since 2017. </p>
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The New Jersey high school soccer season is officially complete. Check out the results from the NJSIAA girls' public state finals below.
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