10-28-2016 | 2016 SEEDING RELEASED – NATIONAL BRACKET CHALLENGE NOW OPEN – ENTER YOUR BRACKET NOW!

10-28-2016 | 2016 SEEDING RELEASED – NATIONAL BRACKET CHALLENGE NOW OPEN – ENTER YOUR BRACKET NOW!

By: Cooper Invitational Staff

The Cooper Invitational released the 16 team tournament seeding and first round match-ups for on its nationally broadcasted 2016 Seeding Show.
(the seeding show can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDkdyjXBnFc).

 
The Katz Yeshiva HS of South Florida STORM of Boca Raton, FL, will open the Invitational as the Number 1 overall seed with the Charles E. Smith JDS LIONS of Rockville, MD, and Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman HS FALCONS, rounding out the top 3.  The hometown Cooper Macs land at the 5 overall seed. 

 
But there will be no cakewalks in the 2016 Invitational bracket; with national powerhouses from across the country participating, this year’s Cooper Invitational, top to bottom, will be one of the most competitive Tournaments anywhere:

Below, please find the complete list of seeding and the Round 1 game schedule:

1. Katz Yeshiva High School of South Florida STORM                      Boca Raton, FL

2. Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School LIONS                                    Rockville, MD

3. Yeshiva of Flatbush Joel Braverman H.S. FALCONS                    Brooklyn, NY

4. Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy WARRIORS            Miami Beach, FL

5. Cooper Yeshiva MACABBEES                                                            Memphis, TN 

6.  Yeshiva University of Los Angeles PANTHERS                              Los Angeles, CA

7.  Milken Community School WILDCATS                                           Los Angeles, CA

8.  Yeshiva of Waterbury WOLFPACK                                                  Waterbury, CT

9. Abraham Joshua Heschel School HEAT                                            New York, NY 

10.   Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School COBRAS                               Livingston, NJ

11.  Rochelle Zell Jewish High School TIGERS                                 Deerfield, IL

12.   Mesivta of Greater Philadelphia MUSTANGS                           Bala Cynwyd, PA

13.   De Toledo High School JAGUARS                                                West Hills, CA

14.   Fasman Yeshiva High School                                                          Skokie, IL

15.   Atlanta Jewish Academy JAGUARS                                             Atlanta, GA

16.  Yeshivat Kadima High School CHARGERS                                 St. Louis, MO

Round 1: Thursday, November 3, 2016

12:00 p.m.                  (8) Waterbury vs. (9) Heschel

12:15 p.m.                  (6) YULA vs. (11) Rochelle Zell

1:30 p.m.                    (7) Milken vs. (10) Kushner

1:45 p.m.                    (4) RASG vs. (13) de Toledo

3:00 p.m.                    (1) Katz vs. (16) Kadima

3:15 p.m.                    (3) Flatbush vs. (14) Fasman 

4:30 p.m.                    (5) Cooper vs. (12) Mesivta  

5:00 p.m.                    (2) CESJDS vs. (15) AJA

  
Rosters for all tournament teams can be viewed on the “Teams” page of the Web-HQ at www.cooperinvitational.com.  Stay tuned to all the action beginning with tip-off at 12:00 pm CST on Thursday, November 3, 2016, by watching the games LIVE in full HD on the internet via the Web-HQ.  

 
Don’t forget to enter your bracket in the

2016 Cooper Invitational BRACKET-Challenge at: http://www.cooperinvitational.com/bracketchallenge