View the bracket for the 1974 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 18th to March 2nd. First-round games were played at Carteret, East Brunswick, Highland Park, J.F. Kennedy, Sayreville, South River, St. Joseph’s, and St. Thomas Aquinas High Schools.
Quarterfinal contests were held at Colonia, Sayreville, St. Mary’s of South Amboy (later became Cardinal McCarrick), and Woodbridge High Schools. Semifinal games were played at Cedar Ridge (now Old Bridge High School) and Madison Central (now Carl Sandburg Middle School) High Schools. The Championship Game was held at the Rutgers University College Avenue Barn.
Tournament Venues
Tournament Bracket
First Round (2/18 & 2/19)
- FINAL
- #1 J.F. Kennedy (17-1) 89
- #16 Wardlaw (11-8) 59
- St. Joseph HS
- FINAL
- #8 Highland Park (9-6) 69
- #9 St. Pius (11-6) 65
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- FINAL
- #4 South Plainfield (15-4) 62
- #13 St. Thomas Aquinas 63 OT
- J.F. Kennedy HS
- FINAL
- #5 Sayreville (14-5) 66
- #12 J.P. Stevens (8-7) 50
- Highland Park HS
- FINAL
- #3 Woodbridge (16-3) 66
- #14 Cedar Ridge (9-8) 38
- East Brunswick HS
- FINAL
- #6 Carteret (10-8) 54
- #11 St. Joseph (11-10) 52
- South River HS
- FINAL
- #7 Metuchen (13-5) 53
- #10 East Brunswick (11-7) 52
- Carteret HS
- FINAL
- #2 Perth Amboy (13-2) 91
- #15 St. Mary (S.A.) 49
- Sayreville War Memorial HS
Quarterfinals (2/22 & 2/23)
- FINAL
- #1 J.F. Kennedy (18-1) 62
- #8 Highland Park (10-6) 41
- St. Mary (S.A.) HS
- FINAL
- #5 Sayreville (15-5) 73
- #13 St. Thomas Aquinas (9-9) 55
- Woodbridge HS
- FINAL
- #3 Woodbridge (17-3) 49
- #6 Carteret (11-8) 46
- Colonia HS
- FINAL
- #2 Perth Amboy (13-2) 60
- #7 Metuchen (14-5) 43
- Sayreville War Memorial HS
Semifinals (2/26 & 2/27)
- FINAL
- #1 J.F. Kennedy (19-1) 76
- #5 Sayreville (16-5) 74
- Cedar Ridge HS
- FINAL
- #2 Perth Amboy (14-2) 63
- #3 Woodbridge (18-3) 37
- Madison Twp. HS
Championship (3/2)
- FINAL
- #1 J.F. Kennedy (20-1) 59
- #2 Perth Amboy (15-2) 71
- Rutgers College Avenue Barn