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Timber Creek, Triton Field Hockey to Host Playoff Openers

Timber Creek and Triton are No. 8 seeds in their respective group playoffs.

The field hockey teams at Timber Creek and Triton will each host a first-round NJSIAA playoff game this week.

The Timber Creek field hockey team will open the playoffs at home as a No. 8 seed. The Chargers will host No. 9 Pinelands today. Pinelands went 4-8-2 playing in the Shore Conference.

With a victory, Timber Creek (6-11) would advance to face the top team in Group 3, Ocean City.

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Kingsway (2), Lacey (3) and Mainland (4) are the other top seeds in the bracket.

You can see the full Group 3 bracket here.

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Triton (6-6-2) is also a No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 Cherokee (6-12) Thursday. Both teams play out of the Olympic Conference, but the squads did not meet in the regular season.

The winner of Thursday’s contest will advance to face No. 1 Eastern.

Other top teams in Group 4 include Southern (2), Shawnee (3) and Clearview (4).

To view the Group 4 bracket, click here.

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