View the bracket for the 1976 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 16th to February 29th. First-round games were played at Carteret, Highland Park, J.F. Kennedy, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, Sayreville, South Plainfield, and St. Mary’s (S.A.) High Schools.
Quarterfinal contests were held at East Brunswick, New Brunswick, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Woodbridge High Schools. Semifinal games were played at Perth Amboy and Woodbridge High Schools. The Championship Game was held at the Rutgers University College Avenue Barn.
Tournament Venues
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Tournament Bracket
First Round (2/16 & 2/17)
- FINAL
- #1 New Brunswick (17-3) 65
- #16 St. Joseph (9-10) 53
- Highland Park HS
- FINAL
- #8 Middlesex (13-6) 55
- #9 J.F. Kennedy (12-10) 72
- Carteret HS
- FINAL
- #4 Perth Amboy (15-4) 91
- #13 South River (10-11) 58
- Sayreville HS
- FINAL
- #5 Sayreville (16-6) 54
- #12 J.P. Stevens (8-9) 67
- Perth Amboy HS
- FINAL
- #3 Carteret (14-5) 103
- #14 Metuchen (9-9) 62
- J.F. Kennedy HS
- FINAL
- #6 Colonia (13-7) 83
- #11 St. Pius (8-6) 72
- South Plainfield HS
- FINAL
- #7 South Brunswick (15-2) 52
- #10 St. Thomas Aquinas (12-9) 62
- North Brunswick HS
- FINAL
- #2 Piscataway (16-3) 85
- #15 St. Peter (6-9) 70
- St. Mary (S.A.) HS
Quarterfinals (2/20 & 2/21)
- FINAL
- #1 New Brunswick (18-3) 55
- #9 J.F. Kennedy (12-10) 52
- Woodbridge HS
- FINAL
- #4 Perth Amboy (16-4) 60
- #12 J.P. Stevens (9-9) 49
- East Brunswick HS
- FINAL
- #3 Carteret (15-5) 61
- #6 Colonia (14-7) 62
- St. Thomas Aquinas HS
- FINAL
- #2 Piscataway (17-3) 85
- #10 St. Thomas Aquinas (13-9) 67
- New Brunswick HS
Semifinals (2/24 & 2/25)
- FINAL
- #1 New Brunswick (19-3) 74
- #4 Perth Amboy (17-4) 75 OT
- Woodbridge HS
- FINAL
- #2 Piscataway (18-3) 65
- #6 Colonia (15-7) 63
- Perth Amboy HS
Championship (2/29)
- FINAL
- #2 Piscataway (19-3) 85
- #4 Perth Amboy (18-4) 83
- Rutgers College Avenue Barn