New Jersey high school athletics has reached that annual stretch where every possession carries weight, every lineup decision is magnified, and entire seasons can swing on a single late whistle, one sudden pin, or one perfectly timed relay exchange. As of Wednesday, February 11, 2026, the Garden State’s winter postseason is in full roar across basketball, wrestling, swimming, bowling, and indoor track, delivering the kind of high-stakes nights that turn gyms into pressure cookers and natatoriums into echoing theaters of possibility. The state’s winter calendar is always intense, but this year has layered in something extra: milestone performances, bracket drama, program-defining decisions, and a major farewell that feels like the end of an era.

New Jersey high school sports are currently in the midst of critical winter tournament play. As of February 11, 2026, the primary focus is on county tournament openers for basketball and state tournament seeding for wrestling and bowling.

Basketball Results & Standings

Local county and conference tournaments are underway, with several top-ranked teams in action today. 

• Boys Basketball (Feb 11):
  • St. Peter’s Prep (No. 2): Continued their dominant run with a high-scoring win over Morris Catholic.
  • Colonial Valley Conference (CVC): Notre Dame (12th seed) upset 5th-seeded Hightstown 55–53. Trenton (2nd seed) dominated WW-P South 84–43.
  • Hudson County Tournament: Preliminary rounds feature matchups like Lincoln vs. McNair and Kearny vs. BelovED Charter.
• Girls Basketball (Feb 11):
  • Metuchen: Pulled a 19-over-14 seed upset by defeating South Brunswick 47–41 in the GMC preliminary round.
  • Cape-Atlantic League: First-round games today include Middle Township (1st seed) vs. Bridgeton and Egg Harbor (2nd seed) vs. Vineland. 

Wrestling & Ice Hockey

• Wrestling State Tournament: Seeding for the state team tournament was finalized this week. Southern Regional (No. 1 in South Group 5) recently clinched a massive 37–31 win over defending champion Delsea. Manville remains undefeated at 25–0 heading into the Central Group 1 quarterfinals.
• Ice Hockey: The NJ.com Hockey Rankings currently show St. Augustine and Delbarton as major contenders for state titles as the regular season winds down. 

Other Recent Results

• Swimming: Haddonfield boys and girls teams both reached their respective sectional finals today. The boys defeated Delran 105–65 to advance to the Central Group C final against Holmdel.
• Bowling: State tournament results for Wednesday, February 11, show Pascack Valley and Demarest advancing in North Jersey Group brackets. 

Perhaps the most resonant storyline belongs to Pascack Valley, where Jeff Jasper—widely regarded as the winningest girls basketball coach in New Jersey history—has announced he will step away at season’s end after 53 years and more than 1,150 victories. In a state that reveres its high school traditions, Jasper’s retirement is more than a coaching change. It is the closing chapter of a living institution, the kind of career that reshaped expectations, elevated entire leagues, and created generations of players who learned that excellence is a habit rather than an occasional peak. Even as the postseason accelerates, his announcement has rippled through the statewide basketball community, a reminder that the winter tournament chase is always happening in the shadow of something bigger: legacy.

On the boys side, the postseason intensity is colliding with real consequences in a development that has sent shockwaves through the state’s hoops landscape. St. Benedict’s, a perennial power and one of the most recognizable brands in New Jersey high school basketball, has been barred from the 2026 state tournament after a bench incident led to three disqualifications. In a season where the margins are already razor thin, the decision removes a heavyweight from the bracket and forces a larger conversation about program standards, discipline, and the line between competitive fire and unacceptable conduct. For opposing teams, it changes the competitive map. For fans, it changes the story of March before March truly arrives.

If winter in New Jersey is defined by anything, though, it’s the relentless production of moments that feel too big for the gyms and pool decks that contain them. Few were bigger than Deptford’s Jordan Williams erupting for a school-record 54 points, the highest single-game total in the state so far this season. It’s the kind of number that doesn’t just win a game—it becomes a landmark, a performance that players in the program will chase for years and opponents will reference with a mix of respect and disbelief. Around the state, other personal milestones have been piling up as well, with Colosimo at Dwight-Englewood and McKenzie at Paulsboro both crossing the coveted 1,000-career-point threshold—an achievement that speaks not just to one hot season, but to sustained production, durability, and the trust of coaches who build offenses around a consistent scorer.

While basketball headlines often dominate, the state’s wrestling scene is never far behind, especially once the NJSIAA team tournament brackets are released and the pressure of seeding gives way to the reality of matchups. This year’s team tournament conversation has been sharpened by the recent high-profile clash between Delbarton and Blair Academy—two nationally respected programs whose meeting felt less like a regular-season event and more like a statement game. Blair’s win in that showdown didn’t simply add a notch to a schedule; it reinforced the reality that New Jersey wrestling remains one of the sport’s deepest ecosystems in the country, a place where the best teams test themselves early and treat February as both proving ground and prelude.

In the pool, the postseason has its own kind of drama—less noise, more precision. Haddonfield has advanced to the South Group C final, continuing a run that reflects the program’s winter consistency and the depth required to win in a sport where one star rarely carries the day alone. St. Augustine has also advanced to the South Jersey final in the Non-Public bracket, a reminder that when championship season arrives, the programs with balanced lineups, strong relay chemistry, and calm under pressure tend to separate from the pack. Swimming is a sport of tenths, and this time of year those tenths become everything.

Bowling, too, has entered its sectional stage, where the quiet confidence of repeatable mechanics becomes a weapon. Barnegat, seeded second, swept Delran to reach the quarterfinals—an early postseason result that matters not just for what it shows on paper, but for what it can build in momentum. Teams that roll well early in the bracket often find the sport’s most valuable edge: belief that travels from frame to frame.

Indoor track is also barreling toward its championship weekend, with sectional previews bringing the sport’s biggest names and deepest events into sharper focus. In Group 2 and Group 4, the conversation is already shifting from regular-season times to championship tactics—how teams manage heats, how sprinters handle rounds, how distance runners ration effort, and how coaches decide when to chase points versus when to protect athletes for relays. This is the week when a single decision can change a meet, and when athletes who have trained in the quiet for months finally get a stage.

Even away from the scoreboard, winter has delivered meaningful movement on the coaching front. Haddonfield has brought Olympian Erin Donohue LiVecci back to her alma mater as the new head girls track and field coach, a homecoming that instantly raises the profile of a program and signals serious intent. Her presence is the kind of addition that can reshape a training culture, draw attention to the program, and give athletes daily exposure to elite-level standards. Elsewhere, Immaculata announced a head coaching change in football mid-winter, a reminder that program planning never truly stops in New Jersey—especially as schools evaluate direction, culture, and the long runway required to build a contender.

And then there is the night-to-night reality of tournament basketball, where the brackets don’t care about narratives, only results. In the CVC Tournament, Trenton delivered one of the most emphatic statements of the opening round, routing WW-P South 84–43 in a performance defined by pace, physicality, and sustained scoring pressure. Aivaye Ingram poured in 31 points in a dominant outing, while Juan Sanchez added 21 and buried four three-pointers, turning the game from competitive to conclusive early. Trenton, seeded second, now moves forward to host Nottingham in the quarterfinals, a matchup that will test whether the Tornadoes can keep their offensive engine running while tightening the details that matter deeper in the bracket.

Hopewell Valley also advanced with a convincing 52–32 win over Steinert, pulling away with a decisive second quarter as Kyle Yadamiec led the way with 17 points and Chris Heide added 11. In tournament basketball, that kind of early separation is often less about one hot stretch and more about composure—rebounding, defensive positioning, and taking care of the ball while the opponent presses for answers. Hopewell’s next step will bring its own questions, but this was the kind of controlled win that coaches love in February: professional, methodical, and without unnecessary drama.

Allentown, seeded eighth, added a dose of late-game grit by edging Princeton 54–51 after trailing slightly entering the fourth quarter. With Nick Pless scoring 17, Frank Varricchio adding 16, and Cal Shellenberger chipping in 10, the Redbirds showed the balanced scoring that becomes invaluable when one option gets taken away. Their reward is a trip to top-seeded Lawrence, the kind of road game that can turn a season into a headline if the underdog can stay close and make the final minutes uncomfortable.

Ewing, seeded third, posted one of the night’s most lopsided results with a 67–26 victory over WW-P North, spreading the scoring across 10 players while Terrence Traylor led with 20 points. Tournament depth is real depth—players who can defend without fouling, handle pressure, and score without needing plays drawn up for them. Ewing’s distribution suggests a team that knows who it is, a dangerous trait this time of year.

Outside the public-school bracket grind, the prep scene continues to shape the broader statewide picture. Phelps edged Hun 65–62 in a game that featured balanced production from Hun’s Eshan Kulkarni, Sage Mateo, Blake Hargrove, and Marshall Douglass, all in double figures. Peddie, meanwhile, kept rolling with a 76–59 win over Life Center, powered by Jordan Moton’s 23 points and strong support from Sean Griffin and Gabe Hornberger. These programs operate on their own demanding track, but their results still reverberate across New Jersey’s broader basketball conversation, influencing rankings, recruiting attention, and the way fans measure the state’s overall depth.

Taken together, the winter postseason is doing what it always does in New Jersey: compressing the year into a few high-intensity weeks where reputations are tested and new stars announce themselves. A legendary coach prepares to walk away after a lifetime of wins. A powerhouse program faces the consequences of a moment that crossed the line. Wrestlers stare at brackets with the knowledge that one matchup can define a season. Swimmers and bowlers chase perfection in sports where the smallest mistake becomes permanent. Track athletes count down to championship weekends where preparation meets pressure.

For families mapping out the next few weeks, for students chasing their own moments, and for communities that treat winter games like a civic ritual, this is the season’s sharpest edge—and it’s only getting sharper from here. Readers tracking brackets, standout performances, coaching moves, and the turning points that define February can follow more statewide coverage through Explore New Jersey’s high school sports reporting.