SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ—In anticipation of Tuesday night’s clash between top seeded Colonia and 2nd seeded South Plainfield in the 2022 NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 Sectional Championship at Colonia High School, GMC Hoops went into the archives and dug up at least most of the games played between these two schools since the inception of the Greater Middlesex Conference in the 1985-86 boys basketball season.
Colonia is 40-17 in the 57 previous meetings, has won the last 19, and 27 of the last 34 dating back to the 2000-01 season. NOTE: The two teams didn’t play each other from the 2010-11 season until the 2014-15 season since Colonia was in the GMC Red. They played only once in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and not at all in 2020, 2021, and thus far in 2022 since South Plainfield has been in the GMC Blue.
January 3, 1986—Colonia 60—South Plainfield 54
January 31, 1986—Colonia 67—South Plainfield 42
January 3, 1987—Colonia 90—South Plainfield 60—most points given up by a Jeff Lubreski coached team at South Plainfield.
January 30, 1987—Colonia 66–South Plainfield 46
December 18, 1987—South Plainfield 60—Colonia 52—ended Colonia’s 56 game home winning streak.
January 18, 1988—South Plainfield 54—Colonia 46
January 7, 1990—Colonia 63—South Plainfield 58—Colonia jumped out to a 21-1 first quarter lead.
March 5, 1990—South Plainfield 62—Colonia 61 OT—Central Jersey Group 2 Championship
January 5, 1991—South Plainfield 72—Colonia 35
January 30, 1991—South Plainfield 54—Colonia 44
January 11, 1992—South Plainfield over Colonia
February 5, 1992—South Plainfield 66—Colonia 55
January 14, 1993—South Plainfield 54—Colonia 51—Colonia begins season at 0-12.
February 8, 1993—Colonia 88—South Plainfield 67—2nd Most points given up by Lubreski coached SPHS team. Colonia wins 7 of last 8 to finish 1992-93 season.
January 13, 1994—Colonia 52—South Plainfield 40
January 19, 1995—Colonia 80—South Plainfield 58
February 13, 1995—Colonia 76—South Plainfield 56
January 18, 1996—Colonia 45—South Plainfield 44
February 11, 1996—Colonia 53—South Plainfield 43
December 19, 1996—Colonia 63—South Plainfield 56
January 25, 1997—South Plainfield 58—Colonia 39
December 19, 1997—Colonia 76–South Plainfield 45
January 30, 1998–South Plainfield over Colonia
December 22, 2000—Colonia 53—South Plainfield 36
January 24, 2001–Colonia over South Plainfield.
December 21, 2001—Colonia 53—South Plainfield 47
January 23, 2002—Colonia over South Plainfield
February 13, 2002—Colonia 76—South Plainfield 51–GMCT Round of 16 (First Round)
February 26, 2002—Colonia 62—South Plainfield 50–Central Jersey Group 3 Opening Round
January 4, 2003–Colonia 47–South Plainfield 34
January 29, 2003—South Plainfield 61—Colonia 50
January 3, 2004–South Plainfield 55—Colonia 42
February 14, 2004—South Plainfield 63—Colonia 55
February 26, 2004—South Plainfield 57—Colonia 40—GMCT Championship
March 6, 2004—South Plainfield 65—Colonia 48—North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 Semifinals
January 6, 2005—South Plainfield 66—Colonia 53
February 2, 2005—Colonia 65—South Plainfield 59
February 22, 2005—South Plainfield 56—Colonia 44—GMCT Semifinals
January 5, 2006—Colonia 63—South Plainfield 49
February 1, 2006—Colonia 53—South Plainfield 31
January 15, 2007—Colonia 55—South Plainfield 43
February 8, 2007—Colonia 49—South Plainfield 31
March 3, 2007—Colonia 61—South Plainfield 41–North Jersey Section 2 Group 3 Semifinals
February 2, 2008—Colonia 43—South Plainfield 42
February 7, 2008—Colonia 48—South Plainfield 40
January 9, 2009—Colonia 58—South Plainfield 29
February 2, 2009—Colonia 67—South Plainfield 36
February 19, 2009—Colonia 65–South Plainfield 52—GMCT Round of 16 (First Round)
January 8, 2010—Colonia 59—South Plainfield 40
February 1, 2010—Colonia 40—South Plainfield 38
January 13, 2015—Colonia 80—South Plainfield 47
February 5, 2015—Colonia 70—South Plainfield 40
January 12, 2016—Colonia 50—South Plainfield 45
February 4, 2016—Colonia 64—South Plainfield 51
February 21, 2017—Colonia 48—South Plainfield 39–GMC Crossover
February 8, 2018—Colonia 63—South Plainfield 29–GMC Crossover
January 29, 2019—Colonia 69—South Plainfield 26–GMC Crossover