1978 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament

1978 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament

View the bracket for the 1978 Middlesex County JV Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 13th to February 25th. Sixteen schools participated in this JV Tourney. St. Peter’s was the top seed followed by St. Joseph’s, Woodbridge, and South River.

First-round and Quarterfinal games were played at the higher-seeded team. Semifinal games were played at South Plainfield and Woodbridge High Schools.

The Championship Game was played as a part of a JV/Varsity Championship Tripleheader at the Rutgers University College Avenue Gymnasium. Top-seeded St. Peter’s edged second-seeded St. Joseph’s (51-49) in overtime for the title.

Tournament Venues

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Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium @ South Plainfield HS200 Lake Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Rutgers University – College Avenue Barn130 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Woodbridge HS GymSamuel Lupo Place
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Tournament Bracket

First Round (2/13 - 2/15)

    • FINAL
    • #1 St. Peter (13-0) 68
    • #16 St. Mary (S.A.) 60
    • St. Peter HS
    • FINAL
    • #8 North Brunswick 71
    • #9 New Brunswick 70
    • North Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 South River 65
    • #13 Cedar Ridge 50
    • South River HS
    • FINAL
    • #5 East Brunswick 72
    • #12 Hoffman 53
    • East Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 St. Joseph 55
    • #15 Metuchen 50
    • St. Joseph HS
    • FINAL
    • #7 Carteret 55
    • #10 Colonia 59
    • Carteret HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Woodbridge 56
    • #14 Spotswood 49
    • Woodbridge HS
    • FINAL
    • #6 J.F. Kennedy 57
    • #11 Perth Amboy 76
    • J.F. Kennedy HS

Quarterfinals (2/17 - 2/18)

    • FINAL
    • #1 St. Peter (16-0) 64
    • #8 North Brunswick 50
    • St. Peter HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 South River 58
    • #5 East Brunswick 55
    • South River HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 St. Joseph (16-2) 57
    • #10 Colonia 53
    • St. Joseph HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Woodbridge 55
    • #11 Perth Amboy 68
    • Woodbridge HS

Semifinals (2/20 - 2/21)

    • FINAL
    • #1 St. Peter (19-0) 49
    • #4 South River 46
    • Woodbridge HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 St. Joseph (17-2) 66
    • #11 Perth Amboy 59
    • South Plainfield HS

Championship (2/25)

    • FINAL
    • #1 St. Peter (20-0) 51
    • #2 St. Joseph (18-2) 49 OT
    • Rutgers College Avenue Gym