Boys Soccer: Monroe earns No. 1 seed for GMC Tournament

The Monroe High School boys soccer team was named the top seed for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament. 

South Brunswick, a finalist last season, is the No. 2 seed, while East Brunswick is the third seed. Edison is the fourth seed, and reigning champion North Brunswick is the fifth seed. Sayreville, Highland Park and Timothy Christian round out the top eight seeds, which earned a bye into the first round. 

GIRLS SOCCER: EAST BRUNSWICK NAMED TOP SEED IN GMC TOURNAMENT

BOYS SOCCER: NORTH BRUNSWICK CLINCHES GMC TOURNAMENT TITLE

The play-in round is scheduled for Oct. 17 while the preliminary round is set for Thursday, Oct. 19. The first round is Saturday, Oct. 21 and the quarterfinals will be on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The semifinals are scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 26 and the final will be at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Woodbridge. 

Here is the bracket:

17-South Plainfield at 16-Spotswood, winner at 1-Monroe

25-South Amboy at 24-J.F. Kennedy, winner at 9-New Brunswick, winner at 8-Timothy Christian

28-East Brunswick Tech at 21-Piscataway Tech, winner at 12-Metuchen, winner at 5-North Brunswick

29-Woodbridge Academy at 20-Middlesex, winner at 13-Piscataway, winner at 4-Edison

30-Edison Academy at 19-J.P. Stevens, winner at 14-Carteret, winner at 3-East Brunswick

27-Wardlaw-Hartridge at 22-Colonia, winner at 11-Old Bridge, winner at 6-Sayreville

26-Bishop Ahr at 23-Perth Amboy, winner at 10-St. Joseph (Met.), winner at 7-Highland Park

31-Perth Amboy Tech at 18-South River, winner at 15-Woodbridge, winner at 2-South Brunswick