Division Makes Up For Regular Season Struggles With 5-1 Mark In Saturday Crossovers
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ–Coming into play on Saturday, the teams in the GMC Red Division were a combined 6-16 against teams in other divisions of the Greater Middlesex Conference. The subpar record placed the division third in the GMC Hoops Conference Cup standings behind the Blue Division (16-2, 30 points) and the White Division (17-6, 28 points). However, in the play-in round of the GMCT as well as the lone regular season crossover matchup, the GMC Red did very well winning five of the six games it was matched up against other divisions. In the GMCT Play-In Round, South Brunswick defeated Perth Amboy Tech (66-47), Perth Amboy defeated East Brunswick Tech (52-41), Edison defeated South Plainfield (62-56), and Woodbridge downed South Amboy (56-49). The only loss suffered by the division was J.P. Stevens against J.F. Kennedy (66-52).
In the regular season crossover, East Brunswick defeated Spotswood by a score of 61-51 in a battle that may have been a preview of a 2010 GMCT Elite Eight matchup next Sunday at Middlesex County College. Saturday’s success boosted the GMC Red’s combined record in crossovers to 11-17. The GMC Blue is now 17-3, and the GMC White is 17-7. The Gold Division is still winless in crossover games this season (0-17). With its win yesterday, East Brunswick improved to 3-1 in crossover games with victories over North Brunswick (63-61) and New Brunswick (68-62) in addition to Spotswood while losing to Bishop Ahr. Perth Amboy is 2-1 in crossovers with victories over South Plainfield (55-53 OT) and E.B. Tech as well as a loss to Sayreville. South Brunswick is 2-2 in crossover contests with wins over Dunellen and Amboy Tech as well as losses to New Brunswick and North Brunswick.
Edison and Woodbridge both improved to 2-3 in crossover matchups. Edison defeated South Amboy and South Plainfield while it has lost to North Brunswick, J.F. Kennedy, and Carteret. Woodbridge has beaten Highland Park and South Amboy while it has fallen to Colonia, J.F. Kennedy, and Sayreville. J.P. Stevens is winless in crossovers with two losses to South Plainfield, and defeats to Monroe, New Brunswick, and Kennedy. Piscataway is also winless in crossovers with defeats suffered at the hands of Cardinal McCarrick and New Brunswick. Old Bridge has played one crossover game, which was a loss to North Brunswick while St. Joseph’s has yet to play teams from outside the Red Division in conference play this season. The GMC Red’s record against other divisions breaks down like this: White Division (4-14), Blue Division (2-4), and Gold Division (5-0).