The Essex County Tournament for varsity boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer and girls’ volleyball have been unveiled.
Here are the top 10 seeds in each sport:
BOYS’ SOCCER (27-team field)
No. 1. Seton Hall Prep advances to first round vs. No. 16 Science Park/No. 17 Central winner.
No. 2. Montclair advances to first round vs. No. 15 Belleville- No. 18 Irvington/No. 27 Shabazz winner.
No. 3. Millburn advances to first round vs. No. 14 Bloomfield- No. 19 Orange/No. 26 West Side winner.
No. 4. West Orange advances to first round vs. No. 13 Nutley-No. 20 Newark Tech/No. 25 Barringer winner.
No. 5. Montclair Kimberley Academy advances to first round vs. No. 12 Verona-No. 21 Technology/No. 24 North Star winner.
No. 6. Newark East Side advances to first round vs. No. 11 Livingston-No. 22 North 13th St. Tech/No. 23 Cedar Grove.
No. 7. Caldwell hosts No. 10 Glen Ridge in first round
No. 8 West Essex hosts No. 9 Columbia in first round.
GIRLS’ SOCCER (21-team field)
No. 1. West Orange advances to quarterfinals
No. 2. Montclair advances to quarterfinals.
No. 3. Livingston advances to quarterfinals.
No. 4. Glen Ridge advances to quarterfinals
No. 5. Montclair Kimberley Academy advances to second prelim round vs. No. 20 Orange/No. 21 North 13th St. winner.
No. 6. West Essex hosts No. 19 Golda Och Academy in second prelim round.
No. 7. Columbia hosts No. 18 East Side in second prelim round
No. 8. Millburn hosts No. 17 Science Park in second prelim round.
No. 9. Nutley hosts No. 16 Cedar Grove in second prelim round.
No. 10. Mount St. Dominic hosts No. 15 Verona in second prelim round.
GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL ( 34-team field)
- Verona
- Mount St. Dominic
- Livingston
- Caldwell
- Millburn
- Bloomfield
- Montclair
- West Orange
- Newark Academy
- North 13th St. Tech
The top 10 seeds for girls’ volleyball all advance to the first round.
The first preliminary round for boys’ and girls’ soccer must be played by Oct. 14 and the second preliminary round by Oct. 17.
The first preliminary round for girls’ volleyball must be played by Oct. 17 and the second preliminary round by Oct. 19.
The first round for boys’ and girls’ soccer must be played by Oct. 19. The first round for girls’ volleyball must be played by Oct. 21.
The quarterfinals for boys’ and girls’ soccer are Oct. 21. The quarterfinals for girls’ volleyball are Oct. 24.
The semifinals for girls’ soccer will be held Oct. 25 at Millburn at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The semifinals for boys’ soccer will be held at Belleville on Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The championship games for boys’ and girls’ soccer will be Saturday, Oct. 28. The boys’ game is at 5:30 p.m. and the girls’ game at 7:30 p.m.
The semifinals for girls’ volleyball is Oct. 26 at Livingston at beginning at 5 p.m. The championship for girls’ volleyball is Saturday, Oct. 28, at Bloomfield at 2 p.m.
Girls volleyball
First preliminary round
No. 29 Immaculate at No. 16 Columbia
No. 28 Technology at No. 17 Orange
No. 33 North Star at No. 12 Montclair Kimberley
No. 24 Barringer at No. 21 Golda Och
No. 32 Shabazz at No. 13 Shabazz
No. 25 East Side at No. 20 Newark Tech
No. 30 Science Park at No. 15 East Orange Campus
No. 27 Newark Collegiate at No. 18 Belleville
No. 34 Christ the King Prep at No. 11 Cedar Grove
No. 23 University at No. 22 Bloomfield Tech
No. 31 Arts at No. 14 West Essex
No. 26 Irvington at No. 19 West Caldwell Tech
Boys’ soccer
First preliminary round
No. 24 North Star at No. 21 Technology
No. 25 Barringer at No. 20 Newark Tech
No. 27 Shabazz at No. 18 Irvington
No. 23 Cedar Grove at No. 22 North 13th St.
No. 26 West Side at No. 19 Orange
Second preliminary round
No. 17 Central at No. 16 Science Park
Girls’ soccer
First preliminary round
No. 21 North 13th St. Tech at No. 20 Orange
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