By Mike Gurnis
The seeds for the 27th Haas Cup have been finalized, and the puck will drop on Friday, Feb. 6 with first round play.
The top six teams from the Haas/Charette Division qualify for the Haas Cup. The top two teams receive first round byes into the semifinals, with Parsippany Regional earning the top seed and Gill St. Bernard’s picking up the second seed.
Mountain Lakes-Boonton, Newton-Lenape Valley, High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, and Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy round out the tournament field.
The first round is set for Friday and Saturday, followed by the semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 12. The final is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 4 p.m. as the first game of a triple-header with the Halvorsen and Mennen Cup finals.
SEEDS
1- Parsippany Regional
2- Gill St. Bernard’s
3- Mountain Lakes-Boonton
4- Newton-Lenape Valley
5- High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny
6- Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy
SCHEDULE (all games at Mennen Arena)
First round
Friday, Feb. 6: 3-Mountain Lakes-Boonton vs. 6-Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy, 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7: 4-Newton-Lenape Valley vs. 5-High Point-Wallkill Valley-Kittatinny, 8:15 p.m.
Semifinals– Thursday, Feb. 12
1-Parsippany vs. 4-Newton-Lenape Valley/5-High Point-Wallkill-Kittatinny winner, 4:15 p.m.
2- Gill St. Bernard’s vs. 3-Mountain Lakes-Boonton/6-Morris Catholic-St. Elizabeth-Newark Academy winner, 6:15 p.m.
Final- Wednesday, Feb. 18
4 p.m.
E-mail Mike Gurnis at michaelgurnis@gmail.com
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