1978 Middlesex County Girls Basketball Tournament

1977 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament

View the bracket for the 1978 Middlesex County Girls Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 13th to February 25th. This was the 4th annual Middlesex County Girls Basketball Tournament.

First-round games were played at Edison, J.F. Kennedy, J.P. Stevens, New Brunswick, South River, Spotswood, St. Mary’s (S.A.), and St. Thomas Aquinas High Schools. Quarterfinal games were played at East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and Sayreville High Schools.

Semifinal contests were held at J.P. Stevens High School. The Championship Game was part of a tripleheader at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Third-seeded Piscataway, led by 2,000 point scorer, Valerie Walker, won back-to-back titles by defeating top-seeded Sayreville (50-43).

Tournament Venues

VenueAddressMap (Click for larger view.)
Cardinal McCarrick HS Gym310 Augusta Street
South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
East Brunswick HS Gym380 Cranbury Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Fitzpatrick Gymnasium11 Montgomery St
South River, NJ 08882
Frank Cangelosi Gym @ Edison HS50 Boulevard of the Eagles
Edison, NJ 08817
J.F. Kennedy HS Gym200 Washington Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830
J.P. Stevens HS Gym855 Grove Ave
Edison, NJ 08820
North Brunswick HS Gym86 Raider Rd
North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Perth Amboy HS Gym300 Eagle Ave
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Rutgers Athletic Center83 Rockafeller Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Sayreville HS Gym820 Washington Road
Parlin, NJ 08859
Spotswood Athletic Center @ Spotswood HS105 Summerhill Road
Spotswood, NJ 08884
St. Thomas Aquinas HS Gym1 Tingley Lane
Edison, NJ 08820

Tournament Bracket

First Round (2/13 - 2/14)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Sayreville (16-1) 65
    • #16 Colonia (9-7) 37
    • Edison HS
    • FINAL
    • #8 Woodbridge 45
    • #9 Highland Park (13-4) 48
    • St. Thomas Aquinas HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 South Plainfield (12-2) 42
    • #13 St. Mary (S.A.) (7-8) 33
    • J.F. Kennedy HS
    • FINAL
    • #5 North Brunswick (12-4) 57
    • #12 St. Mary (P.A.) 20
    • St. Mary (S.A.) HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 New Brunswick (17-0) 72
    • #15 Spotswood (8-8) 29
    • South River HS
    • FINAL
    • #7 East Brunswick (15-4) 69
    • #10 Hoffman (11-2) 36
    • Spotswood HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Piscataway (15-1) 67
    • #14 Metuchen (7-7) 36
    • J.P. Stevens HS
    • FINAL
    • #6 Perth Amboy 49
    • #11 J.F. Kennedy 53
    • New Brunswick HS

Quarterfinals (2/16 - 2/17)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Sayreville (17-1) 63
    • #9 Highland Park (14-4) 36
    • East Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 South Plainfield (13-2) 38
    • #5 North Brunswick (13-4) 34
    • Sayreville HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 New Brunswick (18-0) 54
    • #7 East Brunswick (16-4) 43
    • Perth Amboy HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Piscataway (16-1) 60
    • #11 J.F. Kennedy 38
    • North Brunswick HS

Semifinals (2/22)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Sayreville (18-1) 48
    • #4 South Plainfield (15-2) 45
    • J.P. Stevens HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 New Brunswick (19-0) 41
    • #3 Piscataway (17-1) 73
    • J.P. Stevens HS

Championship (2/25)

    • FINAL
    • #1 Sayreville (19-1) 43
    • #3 Piscataway (18-1) 50
    • Rutgers Athletic Center