Bridgewater Raritan, ranked No. 9 on the NJ.com Top 20, has earned the top seed for the 2024 Skyland Cup. The Panthers (15-3) are the tournament's reigning champions and are looking for their second consecutive title.
The Panthers have advanced to the final round each of the past two seasons, but this is the first time in several years that they have been selected as the top seed in the tournament. Last season, the Panthers were the No. 2 seed and defeated Ridge in the finals. In nine games against Skyland Competition this season, Bridgewater Raritan has only lost once.
Bridgewater vs. Raritan is the only team to receive straight byes into the semifinal round. The three first-round games are No. 2 seed Ridge vs. No. 7 seed Voorhees, No. 3 seed Hillsboro vs. No. 6 seed North Hunterdon, and No. 4 seed Watchung Hills vs. No. 5 seed Hunterdon Central. There will be 3 games.
bracket: skyland cup
The tournament will be held over eight days, with the first round taking place on May 13th, the semi-finals on May 20th and the final one day later on May 21st.
All matches, including the final, will be played at the higher seeded team's venue.
Donovan Hugel can be contacted at: dhugel@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on X @Donohugel.
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