Picks for every first round game in the 2024 girls volleyball state tournament

The 2024 NJSIAA girls volleyball state tournament is underway. New teams will look to chase a championship trophy, while powerhouses are eager to defend their title.
With games beginning on Nov. 4, here are the picks for the winner in every first-round game.
NOTE: Bold italics denotes winner
16-Pequannock at 1-Glen Rock
9-Hawthorne at 8-Pascack Hills
12-Indian Hills at 5-Ramsey
13-Passaic Charter at 4-Westwood
14-Emerson Boro at 3-Jefferson
11-Cresskill at 6-Waldwick
10-Kinnelon at 7-New Milford
15-Bergen Charter at 2-Park Ridge
1-Old Tappan (bye)
2-Sparta (bye)
3-Montville (bye)
9-Passaic Valley at 8-Vernon
12-Mahwah at 5-Paramus
13-Elmwood Park at 4-Pascack Valley
11-Morris Tech at 6-Demarest
10-West Milford at 7-River Dell
16-Bergenfield at 1-Ramapo
9-Randolph at 8-Morris Knolls
12-Tenafly at 5-Northern Highlands
13-Wayne Hills at 4-Mount Olive
14-Morris Hills at 3-Wayne Valley
11-Teaneck at 6-Nutley
10-Garfield at 7-Fort Lee
15-Dover at 2-Cliffside Park
1-Morristown (bye)
9-North Bergen at 8-West Orange
12-Memorial at 5-Montclair
13-Clifton at 4-Passaic Tech
14-Paterson Eastside at 3-Ridgewood
11-Bloomfield at 6-Hackensack
10-Bergen Tech at 7-Fair Lawn
15-Passaic at 2-Livingston
16-Whippany Park at 1-Secaucus
9-Mountain Lakes at 8-Wood-Ridge
12-Hanover Park at 5-Bogota
13-Saddle Brook at 4-Cedar Grove
14-Caldwell at 3-Rutherford
11-West Caldwell Tech at 6-Wallington
10-Hasbrouck Heights at 7-McNair
15-Ridgefield at 2-Verona
1-Lyndhurst (bye)
9-Leonia at 8-Parsippany Hills
12-Ridgefield Park at 5-West Morris
13-Becton at 4-Roxbury
14-Parsippany at 3-Mendham
11-Warren Hills at 6-Hackettstown
10-Harrison at 7-Science Park
15-Newark Collegiate at 2-West Essex
16-Iselin Kennedy at 1-Millburn
9-Payne Tech at 8-Newark Central
12-Belleville at 5-Chatham
13-North Star Academy at 4-Scotch-Plains Fanwood
14-Rahway at 3-Summit
11-Colonia at 6-North Plainfield
10-Carteret at 7-Orange
15-Ferris at 2-North Hunterdon
1-Westfield (bye)
9-Linden at 8-Union
12-Phillipsburg at 5-Bayonne
13-Elizabeth at 4-Kearny
14-Newark East Side at 3-Watchung Hills
11-Plainfield at 6-Columbia
10-Dickinson at 7-East Orange
15-Irvington at 2-Union City
16-American History at 1-Hoboken
9-Bard at 8-North Arlington
12-Newark Vocational at 5-Glen Ridge
13-Bernards at 4-Roselle Park
14-Johnson at 3-Madison
11-University at 6-Weehawken
10-Dayton at 7-Technology
15-Arts at 2-New Providence
1-Gov. Livingston (bye)
2-Cranford (bye)
3-Wall (bye)
9-South Plainfield at 8-Rumson-Fair Haven
12-Roselle at 5-Voorhees
13-Weequahic at 4-Holmdel
11-Lincoln at 6-Manasquan
10-Jackson Liberty at 7-Hopewell Valley
1-Princeton (bye)
2-Brick Memorial (bye)
9-West Windsor-Plainsboro South at 8-Northern Burlington
12-Hightstown at 5-Burlington Township
13-Red Bank Regional at 4-Jackson Memorial
14-Long Branch at 3-Middletown South
11-Brick Township at 6-Colts Neck
10-Lakewood at 7-West Windsor-Plainsboro North
1-Hunterdon Central (bye)
9-Edison at 8-Sayreville
12-Piscataway at 5-J.P. Stevens
13-Franklin at 4-Woodbridge
14-South Brunswick at 3-Hillsborough
11-East Brunswick at 6-Bridgewater-Raritan
10-North Brunswick at 7-Montgomery
15-New Brunswick at 2-Old Bridge
1-Delaware Valley (bye)
9-Camden at 8-Keyport
12-Pennsauken Tech at 5-Lower Cape May
13-Cape May Tech at 4-LEAP Academy
14-Camden Academy Charter at 3-Collingswood
11-South River at 6-Florence
10-Point Pleasant Beach at 7-Bound Brook
15-Riverside at 2-Raritan
1-Cedar Creek (bye)
2-Pinelands (bye)
9-Timber Creek at 8-Oakcrest
12-Lacey at 5-Cinnaminson
13-Delran at 4-Sterling
14-Salem Tech at 3-Seneca
11-Pleasantville at 6-Barnegat
10-Middle Township at 7-Absegami
16-Highland at 1-Moorestown
9-Ocean City at 8-Central Regional
12-Triton at 5-Cherry Hill West
13-Winslow at 4-Toms River South
14-Westampton Tech at 3-Shawnee
11-Pennsauken at 6-Mainland
10-Clearview at 7-Toms River East
15-Camden Tech at 2-Hammonton
16-Rancocas Valley at 1-Williamstown
9-Washington Township at 8-Howell
12-Eastern at 5-Egg Harbor
13-Atlantic Tech at 4-Cherry Hill East
14-Marlboro at 3-Kingsway
11-Lenape at 6-Monroe
10-Gloucester Tech at 7-Cherokee
15-Toms River North at 2-Southern
1-Immaculate Heart (bye)
2-Kent Place (bye)
3-Mount St. Dominic (bye)
4-St. Elizabeth (bye)
5-Oak Knoll (bye)
9-Pope John at 8-Newark Academy
11-Morristown-Beard at 6-Paramus Catholic
10-Pingry at 7-Morris Catholic
1-Paul VI (bye)
2-Notre Dame (bye)
3-Union Catholic (bye)
9-St. Rose at 8-Red Bank Catholic
12-Our Lady of Mercy at 5-Donovan Catholic
13-St. Thomas Aquinas at 4-St. John Vianney
11-Immaculata at 6-Mount St. Mary
10-Camden Catholic at 7-Trinity Hall
1-St. Mary (Ruth.) (bye)
2-Montclair Kimberley (bye)
3-Gill St. Bernard’s (bye)
4-DePaul (bye)
5-Eastern Christian (bye)
6-Saddle River Day (bye)
7-Mary Help of Christians (bye)
9-St. Benedict’s at 8-Villa Walsh
1-Mother Seton (bye)
2-Bishop Eustace (bye)
3-Timothy Christian (bye)
4-Rutgers Prep (bye)
5-St. Dominic (bye)
6-Stuart Day (bye)
9-Holy Cross Prep at 8-Princeton Day
10-Roselle Catholic at 7-Wardlaw-Hartridge
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