Cinnaminson High School Boys Swim Team Learns Playoff Fate

The Cinnaminson High School boys swim team will have to overcome the odds to win an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group B championship.

The Pirates earned the No. 5 seed in the tournament on Thursday, according to nj.com. Cinnaminson will host No. 8 Brick Memorial in the first round on Feb. 2.

Although it begins the tournament with a home meet, the odds become greater the longer Cinnaminson remains in contention, thanks to an eight-team playoff field that rewards the top two teams with a double bye.

This means that if Cinnaminson wins, it travels to face No. 4 Jackson Memorial in the second round on Feb. 5. Jackson Memorial received a first-round bye.

Not only that, but the winner of that meet will then face No. 1 West Windsor-Plainsboro South, which receives a double bye into the semifinals, on Feb. 8.

The championship meet at Neptune is on Feb. 12.

Moorestown is the No. 2 overall seed, and also receives a double bye.

Its side of the bracket begins on Feb. 2 when No. 6 Brick Township hosts No. 7 Steinert. The winner of that visits No. 3 Manasquan on Feb. 5, with Moorestown hosting the winner of that meet on Feb. 8.

Cinnaminson was 8-4 this season.

The top three seeds were all undefeated.

West Windsor-Plainsboro South was 13-0.

Moorestown was 11-0 during the regular season.

Manasquan was 8-0.