How they got here: No. 3 Scotch Plains-Fanwood (17-2) defeated Plainfield 5-1, in the quarterfinals. John Murphy highlighted the victory with two goals and an assist, while Patrick Ellman added a goal and an assist. Ellman shined again in the semifinals when the Raiders knocked off Cranford, 4-0. He had a goal and two assists, while Murphy and Tommy Devizio added a goal and an assist apiece.
No. 10 Westfield (13-3-2) defeated Dayton, 1-0, behind a goal from Joseph Contreras Aguirre in the quarterfinals. In the semis, the Blue Devils ran into Elizabeth and won in PKs, 5-4. Kevin Reinhard hit the game-winning PK, while Cullen Birkel earned the shutout.
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