Chatham Girls Basketball Seeded Second in County Tournament

The Chatham Lady Cougars girls' basketball team (10-3) is seeded second in the upcoming Morris County Tournament.

The seedings were determined at a coaches' meeting at Hanover Park High School Sunday afternoon.

Chatham's high seed means it has a first-round bye. It will host either Madison or Kinnelon High School at home on Feb. 6 at 5 p.m. The sixth-seeded boys will then face the winner of a Morristown-Mountain Lakes matchup at 7 p.m.

Sophomore Amanda Berntsen has led the team throughout the year with her high point totals, and senior Caroline Murphy has been a significant presence for the team on the defensive side of the ball. The team has found ways to win games in a variety of manners throughout the year—in some games, its defense has pulled them through, while its offense has center stage in others.

A full list of tournament seedings is featured below.

2010 MORRIS COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT PAIRINGS:
Preliminary Round (games to be played by Saturday, Jan. 30)
#17 Boonton (5-7) at #16 Mendham (6-5)
#18 Kinnelon (4-7) at #15 Madison (7-7)
#19 Parsippany Hills (4-8) at #14 Villa Walsh (6-7)
#20 Morris Hills (3-9) at #13 Parsippany (7-6)
#21 Mount Olive (3-11) at #12 Randolph (7-4)
#22 Morristown (1-11) at #11 Morristown-Beard (10-4)
#23 Butler (1-10) at #10 Roxbury (7-6)
#24 Dover (4-10) at #9 Mountain Lakes (7-4)
#25 Morris Tech (6-7) at #8 Morris Knolls (10-2)
#26 St. Elizabeth (3-9) at #7 Whippany Park (10-2)
#27 Montville (0-12) at #6 Hanover Park (8-2)

First Round (games to be played by Saturday, Feb. 6)
Mendham-Boonton winner at #1 West Morris (10-2)
Madison-Kinnelon winner at #2 Chatham (10-3)
Villa Walsh-Parsippany Hills winner at #3 Morris Catholic (10-2)
Parsippany-Morris Hills winner at #4 Jefferson (10-2)
Randolph-Mount Olive winner at #5 Pequannock (9-2)
Hanover Park-Montville winner vs. Morristown Beard-Morristown winner
Whippany Park-St. Elizabeth winner vs. Roxbury-Butler winner
Morris Knolls-Morris Tech winner vs. Mountain Lakes-Dover winner

Quarterfinals (Saturday, Feb. 13 at Morris Knolls High School)

Semifinals (February, Feb. 19 at FDU-Florham)

Final (February, Feb. 26 at FDU-Florham)