
View the bracket for the 1971 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 13th to March 1st. Sixteen schools participated in this JV Tourney. East Brunswick was the top seed followed by South River, Sayreville, and Perth Amboy.
First-round games were played at Carteret and Piscataway High Schools. Quarterfinal games were played at Piscataway HS. Semifinal contests were played at Cedar Ridge and Woodbridge High Schools.
The Championship Game was played as a part of a JV/Varsity Championship Doubleheader at the Rutgers University College Avenue Gymnasium. Top-seeded East Brunswick knocked off 2nd-seeded South River (65-34) for the title and finished the season at 22-1.
Tournament Venues
Tournament Bracket
First Round (2/13)
- FINAL
- #1 East Brunswick (18-1) 73
- #16 Woodbridge 59
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #8 Metuchen (9-6) 78
- #9 J.P. Stevens (9-7) 55
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #4 Perth Amboy (9-5) 78
- #13 Colonia 68
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #5 New Brunswick (10-6) 57
- #12 Carteret (9-8) 70
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #2 South River (12-4) 55
- #15 St. Mary (S.A.) 48
- Carteret HS
- FINAL
- #7 St. Peter 54
- #10 St. Joseph (12-9) 57
- Carteret HS
- FINAL
- #3 Sayreville (11-5) 76
- #14 St. Mary (P.A.) 49
- Carteret HS
- FINAL
- #6 Edison (10-8) 68
- #11 Madison Township (8-9) 63
- Carteret HS
Quarterfinals (2/20)
- FINAL
- #1 East Brunswick (19-1) 66
- #8 Metuchen (10-6) 55
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #4 Perth Amboy (10-5) 82
- #12 Carteret (10-8) 46
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #2 South River (13-4) 51
- #10 St. Joseph's (13-9) 45 3OT
- Piscataway HS
- FINAL
- #3 Sayreville (12-5) 56
- #6 Edison (11-8) 37
- Piscataway HS
Semifinals (2/26)
- FINAL
- #1 East Brunswick (20-1) 84
- Perth Amboy (11-5) 67
- Woodbridge HS
- FINAL
- #2 South River (14-4) 48
- #3 Sayreville (13-5) 47
- Cedar Ridge HS
Championship (3/1)
- FINAL
- #1 East Brunswick (21-1) 65
- #2 South River (15-4) 34
- Rutgers University