1979 Middlesex County Girls Basketball Tournament

1979 Middlesex County Boys Basketball Tournament

View the bracket for the 1979 Middlesex County Girls Basketball Tournament, which took place from February 12th to February 24th. This was the 5th annual Middlesex County Girls Basketball Tournament.

First-round games were played at Edison, Highland Park, J.F. Kennedy, J.P. Stevens, New Brunswick, Sayreville, South River, and St. Joseph’s High Schools. Quarterfinal games were played at East Brunswick, North Brunswick, Perth Amboy, and St. Mary’s of South Amboy High Schools.

Semifinal contests were held at Perth Amboy and South Plainfield High Schools. The Championship Game was part of a doubleheader at the Rutgers Athletic Center. Top-seeded New Brunswick, led by Terri Brathwaite, defeated South Plainfield in a battle of unbeatens to win its first MCT girls’ title (45-36).

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
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
Vincent Maglio Gymnasium @ St. Joseph’s HS145 Plainfield Ave
Metuchen, NJ 08840

Tournament Bracket

First Round (2/12 - 2/13)

    • FINAL
    • #1 New Brunswick (19-0) 66
    • #16 Colonia 23
    • J.F. Kennedy HS
    • FINAL
    • #8 St. Mary (S.A.) (16-5) 42
    • #9 Carteret (12-7) 43
    • St. Joseph HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 Hoffman (18-1) 51
    • #13 Metuchen (11-5) 38
    • Sayreville HS
    • FINAL
    • #5 Woodbridge (17-3) 27
    • #12 Perth Amboy (12-7) 30
    • South River HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 South Plainfield (16-0) 71
    • #15 Edison 32
    • J.P. Stevens HS
    • FINAL
    • #7 North Brunswick (14-5) 47
    • #10 East Brunswick (13-7) 41
    • New Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Highland Park (19-2) 52
    • #14 St. Thomas Aquinas 30
    • Edison HS
    • FINAL
    • #6 Sayreville (15-5) 33
    • #11 J.F. Kennedy (14-6) 41
    • Highland Park HS

Quarterfinals (2/15 - 2/16)

    • FINAL
    • #1 New Brunswick (20-0) 75
    • #9 Carteret (13-7) 28
    • North Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #4 Hoffman (19-1) 58
    • #12 Perth Amboy (13-7) 63
    • East Brunswick HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 South Plainfield (17-0) 53
    • #7 North Brunswick (15-5) 35
    • St. Mary (S.A.) HS
    • FINAL
    • #3 Highland Park (20-2) 79
    • #11 J.F. Kennedy (15-6) 53
    • Perth Amboy HS

Semifinals (2/20)

    • FINAL
    • #1 New Brunswick (21-0) 68
    • #12 Perth Amboy (14-7) 42
    • South Plainfield HS
    • FINAL
    • #2 South Plainfield (18-0) 89
    • #3 Highland Park (21-2) 56
    • Perth Amboy HS

Championship (2/24)

    • FINAL
    • #1 New Brunswick (22-0) 45
    • #2 South Plainfield (19-0) 36
    • Rutgers Athletic Center