Fourth-seeded Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s Unified Basketball Team advanced in the North sectional state tournament when it defeated fifth-seeded Sparta High School, 44-35, on Thursday, March 5, at Bridgewater-Raritan High School’s Vaughn Stapleton Gymnasium.
Bridgewater-Raritan, which improved to 8-3, has moved on to the North sectional semifinals and will play top-seeded Bloomfield High School (15-1) on Monday, March 9, in Bloomfield.
The other North sectional semifinal pits third-seeded Union City High School (9-0) against seventh-seeded Hunterdon Central Regional High School (7-2).
The North sectional final is set for Thursday, March 12. The state championship game will be played on Sunday, March 15, at Rutgers University.