As expected, six North Jersey teams earned No. 1 seeds in their respective brackets at Wednesday’s state tournament seeding meeting: Park Ridge (North 1, Group 1), Ramapo (North 1, Group 2), Northern Highlands (North 1, Group 3), Clifton (North 1, Group 4), Lyndhurst (North 2, Group 2) and Immaculate Heart (North, Non-Public A). All tournament seeding was based off the NJSIAA’s power point calculations.
Five others local teams were awarded No. 2 seeds, including Waldwick (North 1, Group 1), Ramsey (North 1, Group 2), Wayne Hills (North 1, Group 3), Hasbrouck Heights (North 2, Group 1) and Paramus Catholic (North, Non-Public A).
New Milford (North 1, Group 1) and Mahwah (North 1, Group 2) each earned No. 3 seeds, while Midland Park (North 1, Group 1), River Dell (North 1, Group 2), NV/Old Tappan (North 1, Group 3) and North Arlington (North 2, Group 1) all received No. 4 seeds in their respective sections.
Two notable teams with lower seeds: Ridgewood as the No. 10 seed in North 1, Group 4 and Kinnelon, the reigning Group 1 state champion, as the No. 6 seed in North 1, Group 1.
In total, 57 of 78 North Jersey teams qualified/entered for this year’s state tournament.
GIRLS SOCCER STATE TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS
North 1, Group 1
Nov. 2
(16) Butler at (1) Park Ridge
(9) Wallkill Valley at (8) Hawthorne
(12) Mountain Lakes at (5) Pompton Lakes
(13) Saddle Brook at (4) Midland Park
(14) North Warren at (3) New Milford
(11) Kittatinny at (6) Kinnelon
(10) Cresskill at (7) Emerson
(15) Hopatcong at (2) Waldwick
North 1, Group 2
Nov. 2
(16) Dumont at (1) Ramapo
(9) Pequannock at (8) Pascack Hills
(12) Lenape Valley at (5) Glen Rock
(13) Vernon at (4) River Dell
(14) NV/Demarest at (3) Mahwah
(11) Newton at (6) High Point
(10) Westwood at (7) Lakeland
(15) Jefferson at (2) Ramsey
North 1, Group 3
Nov. 2
(16) Teaneck at (1) Northern Highlands
(9) Roxbury at (8) Morris Hills
(12) Indian Hills at (5) Fair Lawn
(13) Cliffside Park at (4) NV/Old Tappan
(14) Leonia at (3) Sparta
(11) Pascack Valley at (6) Wayne Valley
(10 Montville at (7) Paramus
(15) West Milford at (2) Wayne Hills
North 1, Group 4
Nov. 2
(16) Hackensack at (1) Clifton
(9) Morristown at (8) North Bergen
(12) Union City at (5) Livingston
(13) Bergen Tech at (4) Montclair
(14) Morris Knolls at (3) Kearny
(11) Passaic Tech at (6) Randolph
(10) Ridgewood at (7) Memorial
(15) West Orange at (2) Bloomfield
North 2, Group 1
Nov. 2
(1) Glen Ridge has first-round bye
(9) Roselle Park at (8) New Providence
(12) Cedar Grove at (5) Wood-Ridge
(13) Hoboken at (4) North Arlington
(14) Ridgefield at (3) Belvidere
(11) Verona at (6) Secaucus
(10) Dayton at (7) Dunellen
(15) Weehawken at (2) Hasbrouck Heights
North 2, Group 2
Nov. 2
(1) Lyndhurst has first-round bye
(9) Hackettstown at (8) Rutherford
(12) West Essex at (5) Ridgefield Park
(13) Becton at (4) Parsippany
(14) Fort Lee at (3) Morris Tech
(11) Caldwell at (6) Whippany Park
(10) Parsippany Hills at (7) Madison
(2) Hanover Park has first-round bye
North, Non-Public A
Nov. 2
(1) Immaculate Heart has first-round bye
(9) Hudson Catholic at (8) Holy Angels
(12) Benedictine at (5) Pope John
(13) Mother Seton at (4) Union Catholic
(3) Oak Knoll has first-round bye
(11) DePaul at (6) Pingry
(10) Mount St. Dominic at (7) Kent Place
(2) Paramus Catholic has first-round bye
North, Non-Public B
Quarterfinals (8-team bracket)
Nov. 5
(8) St. Dominic at (1) Montclair Kimberley
(5) Newark Academy at (4) Villa Walsh
(6) Eastern Christian at (3) Morristown-Beard
(7) Dwight-Englewood at (2) Morris Catholic