New Providence girls basketball, Plainfield boys top seeds in UCT
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The Union County girls and boys basketball tournament brackets were seeded Wednesday at A.L. Johnson High School with the defending champion New Providence High School earning the top seed in the girls tournament and defending champ Plainfield awarded the top spot on the boys side.
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The girls tournament tips off Saturday with preliminary-round games, with the rest of the field getting started next Wednesday. The quarterfinals are slated for Feb. 14 and the semis Feb. 18, both rounds at A.L. Johnson High School in Clark. The final is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 22 at Kean University.
The boys get going Tuesday, with No. 7 through No. 18 seeds in action, with second-round games slated for next Thursday, Feb. 12, with the No. 5 and No. 6 seeds starting their runs. The quarterfinals are scheduled for Feb. 14 at the Dunn Center in Elizabeth, with the Top 4 seeds taking the court for the first time. The semis are Feb. 17 and Feb. 19 at Kean, and the final Feb. 22 at the same location as part of a boys-girls championship doubleheader.
Here are the seeds and matchups for the first two rounds:
GIRLS BRACKET
17-Kent Place at 16-Linden, winner at 1-New Providence
9-Elizabeth at 8-Roselle Catholic
12-Brearley at 5-A.L. Johnson
13-Summit at 4-Plainfield
11-Governor Livingston at 6-Cranford
19-Rahway at 14-Roselle Park, winner at 3-Union Catholic
10-Oak Knoll at 7-Scotch Plains-Fanwood
18-Dayton at 15-Union, winner at 2-Westfield
BOYS BRACKET
17-Governor Livingston at 8-Westfield
16-Rahway at 9-Oratory Prep
First-round winners play each other in second round, with winner facing 1-Plainfield in quarterfinals
13-Hillside at 12-Summit, winner at 5-Union Catholic, winner at 4-Elizabeth in quarterfinals
14-New Providence at 11-Cranford, winner at 6-Scotch Plains-Fanwood, winner at 3-Linden in quarterfinals
15-Roselle at 10-A.L. Johnson
18-Dayton at 7-Union
First-round winners play each other in second round, with winner facing 2-Roselle Catholic in quarterfinals
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