1972 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament

1972 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament

View the bracket for the 1972 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 14th to February 28th. Sixteen schools participated in this JV Tourney. Perth Amboy was the top seed followed by Metuchen, J.F. Kennedy, and South Brunswick.

First-round games were played at Carteret and Piscataway High Schools. Quarterfinal games were played at Piscataway HS. Semifinal contests were played at Madison Township 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. Second seeded Metuchen knocked off top seeded and previously unbeaten Perth Amboy (57-56) for the title.

Tournament Venues

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Carteret HS Gym199 Washington Ave
Carteret, NJ 07008
Madison Central HS Gym3439 County Road 516
Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857
Piscataway HS Gym100 Behmer Rd
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Rutgers University – College Avenue Barn130 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Woodbridge HS GymSamuel Lupo Place
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Tournament Bracket

Opening Round (2/14)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Perth Amboy (18-0) 88
    • #16 St. Thomas Aquinas 56
    • Carteret HS
    • FINAL
    • #8 South River 67
    • #9 St. Joseph 58
    • Carteret HS
    • FINAL
    • #5 St. Peter (13-4) 67
    • #12 Hoffman 32
    • Carteret HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 South Brunswick 47
    • #13 St. Mary (S.A.) (7-10) 73
    • Carteret HS
    • FINAL
    • #6 Sayreville 52
    • #11 Colonia (11-7) 64
    • Piscataway HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 J.F. Kennedy (15-5) 2
    • #14 J.P. Stevens 0 (forfeit)
    • Piscataway HS
    • FINAL
    • #7 Edison 50
    • #10 Carteret 55
    • Piscataway HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 Metuchen (17-2) 62
    • #15 New Brunswick 49
    • Piscataway HS

Quarterfinals (2/21)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Perth Amboy (19-0) 83
    • #8 South River 51
    • Piscataway HS
    • FINAL
    • #5 St. Peter (14-4) 60
    • #13 St. Mary (S.A.) (8-10) 49
    • Piscataway HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 J.F. Kennedy (16-5) 47
    • #11 Colonia (12-7) 59
    • Piscataway HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 Metuchen (18-2) 55
    • #10 Carteret 45
    • Piscataway HS

Semifinals (2/25)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Perth Amboy (20-0)
    • #5 St. Peter (15-4)
    • Madison Township HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 Metuchen (19-2)
    • #11 Colonia (13-7)
    • Woodbridge HS

Championship (2/28)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Perth Amboy (21-0) 56
    • #2 Metuchen (20-2) 57
    • Rutgers University