Thirty-two teams have entered this year’s Essex County Girls Basketball Tournament. The Seeding Committee, on Tuesday, seeded the teams and released the bracket for this year’s tournament. The bracket may be viewed by looking under our gray “Tournaments” tab and clicking on “Winter Tournaments, brackets and results”.

First “Play In” Round. On or by Saturday, Feb. 6th

Second “Play In” Round by Thursday, Feb. 11th

North Star Academy (32) lost at Orange (13) Orange hosts Arts

Technology (31) lost at Barringer (14), Barringer hosts Livingston

Newark Collegiate (30) lost at Mt St Dominic (15), 47-29 hosts Irvington

Belleville (29) lost at Caldwell (16), 57-27, Caldwelll hosts West Essex

West Side (28) lost at West Essex (17),  West Essex plays at Caldwell

Central (27) lost at Irvingston (18), 47-29, Irvington plays Mt St Dominic

Science Park (26) lost at Livingston (19), Livingston plays at Barringer

North 13th Street Tech (28) lost at Arts (20), 50-48, Arts plays Orange

Glen Ridge (24) lost at Verona (21), Verona plays at Columbia

Cedar Grove (23) lost at Montclair Kimberley (22), plays Millburn

Millburn (11) and Columbia (12) received “byes”

The Top Ten seeded teams receive a “bye” until the tournament’s First Round, slated to be played on or by Saturday, Feb 13th

East Orange Campus (1)

Newark Academy (2)

University (3)

Shabazz (4)

Nutley (5)

Montclair (6)

Newark Tech (7)

West Orange (8)

Bloomfield (9)

Bloomfield Tech (10)