Girls Basketball: Tournament of Champions Seeds
Fresh off their state titles this week, Manasquan and St. Rose earned the top two seeds for the upcoming NJSIAA Tournament of Champions.
Manasquan, which won its fifth straight Group 2 crown, was awarded the top seed and St. Rose, the Non-Public A champion, was tabbed the second seed. Both receive automatic byes into the semifinal round.
The girls TOC begins on Wednesday at RWJ Barnabas Health Arena in Toms River. Sixth-seeded Old Tappan, which won Group 3, tackles third-seeded and defending TOC champion Franklin, the Group 4 titlist, at 5:30 followed by fifth-seeded and Group 1 winner University against fourth-seeded Saddle River Day, the winner in Non-Public A.
The semifinals will be back in Toms River on Friday night. The winner of Old Tappan-Franklin will play St. Rose at 5:30 while the survivor of University-Saddle River Day faces Manasquan at 7:30.
The TOC final is set for Sunday, March 18 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton at 2:30.