The Union County girls and boys basketball tournament brackets were released Wednesday, with two-time defending champion New Providence High School earning the top seed in the girls tournament and Elizabeth being awarded the top spot on the boys side.
The girls tournament tips off Monday with preliminary-round games, with the rest of the field getting started next Wednesday. The quarterfinals are slated for Feb. 9 at A.L. Johnson and Rahway high schools, with the semis Feb. 14 at ALJ. The final is scheduled for Feb. 18 at Kean University.
The boys get going Tuesday, with second-round games slated for next Thursday, and the quarterfinals for Feb. 10, with the Top 4 seeds taking the court for the first time. The semis are scheduled for Feb. 15 and the final as part of a boys-girls championship doubleheader Feb. 18 at Kean.
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Here are the seeds and matchups for the first two rounds:
GIRLS
17-Union at 16-Linden, winner at 1-New Providence
9-A.L. Johnson at 8-Westfield
12-Oak Knoll at 5-Scotch Plains-Fanwood
13-Union Catholic at 4-Elizabeth
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11-Dayton at 6-Plainfield
19-Kent Place at 14-Roselle, winner at 3-Roselle Catholic
10-Governor Livingston at 7-Summit
18-Hillside at 15-Rahway, winner at 2-Cranford
BOYS
17-Dayton at 8-Union
16-Governor Livingston at 9-Oratory Prep
First-round winners play each other in second round, with winner facing 1-Elizabeth in quarterfinals
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13-Rahway at 12-Hillside, winner at 5-Roselle Catholic, winner at 4-Linden in quarterfinals
14-New Providence at 11-Cranford, winner at 6-Scotch Plains-Fanwood, winner at 3-Plainfield in quarterfinals
15-A.L. Johnson at 10-Summit
18-Roselle at 7-Westfield
First-round winners play each other in second round, with winner facing 2-Union Catholic in quarterfinals
