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County Tournaments Underway By Paul Mencher – ASM Northern Review Managing Editor While a state championship may be the ultimate goal for a high school sports team, it can prove quite elusive. And even when a team does reach a state final, it usually faces a foe from the southern part of the state which it has never played before—and very well may never play again. For those reasons, many times the county tournament stirs more emotion for players and coaches than even the states. For teams in the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference, that means two separate events: the venerable Morris County tournament or the new Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex tournament, depending on the location of the school. The start of October means these tournaments are getting underway. Here’s a quick look at the schedules for both events. Of course, all dates are subject to change due to weather—which is a real concern considering the events of the past month.
MORRIS COUNTY
HUNTeRdON/WARReN/SUSSeX
Boys’ soccer
Boys’ soccer
Field hockey
Defending champion: Montville
Defending champion: Hunterdon Central
Defending champion: Voorhees
Preliminary round – Sunday, Oct. 2
Preliminary round – Friday, Oct. 7
Preliminary round – Saturday, Oct. 1
First round – Sunday, Oct. 9
First round – Saturday, Oct. 15
First round – Friday, Oct. 7
Quarterfinals – Sunday, Oct. 16
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 22
Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 15
Semifinals – Sunday, Oct. 23 at Morris Catholic
Semifinals – Wednesday, Oct. 26
Semifinals – Wednesday, Oct. 19
Finals – Saturday, Oct. 29 at Roxbury, 5:30 (part of a doubleheader with the girls’ final)
Finals – Saturday, Oct. 29 at Vernon, 10:00am (part of a doubleheader with the girls’ final— alternate site: North Hunterdon)
Finals – Saturday, Oct. 22 at Vernon, 2:00
Girls’ soccer Defending champion: Villa Walsh Preliminary round – Sunday, Oct. 2 First round – Sunday, Oct. 9 Quarterfinals – Sunday, Oct. 16 Semifinals – Sunday, Oct. 23 at Morris Catholic Finals – Saturday, Oct. 29 at Roxbury, 7:30
Girls’ soccer Defending champion: Vernon Preliminary round – Friday, Oct. 7 First round – Saturday, Oct. 15 Quarterfinals – Saturday, Oct. 22 Semifinals – Wednesday, Oct. 26 Finals – Saturday, Oct. 29 at Vernon, 12 noon (alternate site: North Hunterdon)
Field hockey Defending champion: Chatham Preliminary round – Saturday, Oct. 1 First round – no later than Saturday, Oct. 8 Quarterfinals – no later than Saturday, Oct. 15 Semifinals – Wednesday, Oct. 19 Finals – Saturday, Oct. 22 at Boonton, 6:30
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Keep up to date with the schedules & results of these county tournaments on our website, www.asmnorth.com. You can also find updated tournament brackets.