View the bracket for the 1978 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 13th to February 25th. First-round games were played at Edison, J.F. Kennedy, J.P. Stevens, New Brunswick, South River, Spotswood, St. Mary’s (S.A.) (later called Cardinal McCarrick), and St. Thomas Aquinas High Schools.
Quarterfinal contests were held at East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and Sayreville High Schools. Semifinal games were played at South Plainfield 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 (2/13 & 2/14)
- FINAL
- #1 Perth Amboy (13-2) 91
- #16 Piscataway (8-9) 74
- New Brunswick HS
- FINAL
- #8 St. Peter (11-6) 65
- #9 Metuchen (11-3) 81
- J.P. Stevens HS
- FINAL
- #4 J.F. Kennedy (13-4) 77
- #13 East Brunswick (9-9) 49
- Spotswood HS
- FINAL
- #5 New Brunswick (14-4) 83
- #12 Hoffman (12-3) 78
- South River HS
- FINAL
- #3 South River (13-1) 92
- #14 St. Mary (P.A.) (10-7) 44
- St. Mary (S.A.) HS
- FINAL
- #6 St. Joseph (11-4) 69
- #11 Cedar Ridge (8-7) 76
- J.F. Kennedy HS
- FINAL
- #7 Woodbridge (13-8) 35
- #10 South Brunswick (10-6) 30
- St. Thomas Aquinas HS
- FINAL
- #2 Carteret (16-2) 73
- #15 J.P. Stevens (7-10) 56
- Edison HS
Quarterfinals (2/16 & 2/17)
- FINAL
- #1 Perth Amboy (14-2) 74
- #9 Metuchen (12-3) 64
- North Brunswick HS
- FINAL
- #4 J.F. Kennedy (14-4) 57
- #5 New Brunswick (15-4) 56
- East Brunswick HS
- FINAL
- #3 South River (14-1) 75
- #11 Cedar Ridge (9-7) 44
- Perth Amboy HS
- FINAL
- #2 Carteret (17-2) 63
- #7 Woodbridge (14-8) 47
- Sayreville HS
Semifinals (2/20 & 2/21)
- FINAL
- #1 Perth Amboy (15-2) 63
- #4 J.F. Kennedy (15-4) 47
- Woodbridge HS
- FINAL
- #2 Carteret (18-2) 56
- #3 South River (15-1) 78
- South Plainfield HS
Championship (2/25)
- FINAL
- #1 Perth Amboy (16-2) 54
- #3 South River (16-1) 80
- Rutgers College Avenue Barn