1979 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament

1978 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament

View the bracket for the 1979 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 12th to February 24th. First-round games were played at Edison, Highland Park, J.F. Kennedy, J.P. Stevens, New Brunswick, South River, Sayreville War Memorial, and St. Joseph’s High Schools.

Quarterfinal contests were held at East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and St. Mary’s (South Amboy) High Schools. Semifinal games were played at South Plainfield and Woodbridge High Schools. The Championship Game was held at the Rutgers Athletic Center.

Tournament Venues

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Anthony J. Cotoia Gymnasium @ South Plainfield HS200 Lake Street
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Cardinal McCarrick HS Gym310 Augusta Street
South Amboy, New Jersey 08879
East Brunswick HS Gym380 Cranbury Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
Frank Cangelosi Gym @ Edison HS50 Boulevard of the Eagles
Edison, NJ 08817
Highland Park HS Gym102 North 5th Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
J.F. Kennedy HS Gym200 Washington Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830
J.P. Stevens HS Gym855 Grove Ave
Edison, NJ 08820
New Brunswick HS Gym1000 Somerset Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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
Vincent Maglio Gymnasium @ St. Joseph’s HS145 Plainfield Ave
Metuchen, NJ 08840
Woodbridge HS GymSamuel Lupo Place
Woodbridge, NJ 07095

Tournament Bracket

First Round (2/12 & 2/13)

    • FINAL
    • #1 South River (17-2) 57
    • #16 Hoffman (11-8) 41
    • Sayreville War Memorial HS
    • FINAL
    • #8 St. Joseph (13-6) 52
    • #9 St. Peter (13-6) 42
    • Edison HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 New Brunswick (15-3) 55
    • #13 Woodbridge (8-10) 37
    • J.P. Stevens HS
    • FINAL
    • #5 East Brunswick (13-5) 60
    • #12 East Brunswick Tech (15-3) 48
    • New Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Carteret (17-2) 65
    • #14 Edison (8-11) 51
    • St. Joseph HS
    • FINAL
    • #6 Sayreville (13-6) 54
    • #11 St. Mary (S.A.) (15-4) 53
    • Highland Park HS
    • FINAL
    • #7 Perth Amboy (14-5) 59
    • #10 North Brunswick (12-6) 58 OT
    • South River HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 Colonia (17-4) 57
    • #15 St. Mary (P.A.) (11-8) 48
    • J.F. Kennedy HS

Quarterfinals (2/15 & 2/16)

    • FINAL
    • #1 South River (18-2) 64
    • #8 St. Joseph (14-6) 57
    • Perth Amboy HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 New Brunswick (16-3) 76
    • #5 East Brunswick (14-5) 83
    • St. Mary (S.A.) HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Carteret (18-2) 60
    • #6 Sayreville (14-6) 62
    • North Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 Colonia (18-4) 59
    • #7 Perth Amboy (15-5) 58
    • East Brunswick HS

Semifinals (2/19 & 2/20)

    • FINAL
    • #1 South River (19-2) 73
    • #5 East Brunswick (15-5) 60
    • South Plainfield HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 Colonia (19-4) 65
    • #6 Sayreville (15-6) 62
    • Woodbridge HS

Championship (2/24)

    • FINAL
    • #1 South River (20-2) 60
    • #2 Colonia (20-4) 40
    • Rutgers Athletic Center