The New Jersey version of March Madness will tip off next Monday and Tuesday, March 2 and 3, when a slew of opening-round games in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association State Basketball Tournament will be played. Several teams from Southern Ocean County, both boys and girls, have qualified for the tourney.

Southern’s boys, who sported a 14-6 record as of the morning of Feb. 24, will be the seven-seed in the South Group 4 bracket.