Check out the history of the Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament in Dunellen since GMC Hoops began compiling brackets in 2004. The tournament, played at The Faber (Faber Elementary School) in Dunellen, is in honor of two legendary Dunellen athletics figures, Clem Santy and Mike Shello. Shello was the head coach at Dunellen High School during the 1960s and guided teams such as the 1968 Dunellen Destroyers team that won the Central Jersey Group 2 Championship. GMC Teams that have competed in this holiday tourney include: Dunellen, Highland Park, and Middlesex.
Past Shello-Santy Holiday Tourney Championship Game Results
Year | Winner | Score | Loser | Score |
2004 | Dunellen | 51 | Middlesex | 45 |
2005 | Dunellen | 58 | Middlesex | 34 |
2006 | Dunellen | 57 | Middlesex | 40 |
2007 | Middlesex | 65 | Princeton Day | 43 |
2008* | Middlesex | 50 | Cranford | 39 |
2009 | Middlesex | 51 | Highland Park | 40 |
2010 | Middlesex | 39 | Dunellen | 19 |
2011 | Dunellen | 51 | Middlesex | 43 |
2012 | Middlesex | 68 | Dunellen | 47 |
2013 | Middlesex | 38 | Dunellen | 31 |
2014 | Middlesex | 58 | Dunellen | 50 |
2015 | Middlesex | 61 | Dunellen | 36 |
2016 | Middlesex | 56 | Dunellen | 30 |
2017 | Middlesex | 72 | Dunellen | 57 |
2018 | Burlington Township | 61 | Dunellen | 34 |
2019 | Dunellen | 49 | Middlesex | 38 |
Past Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament Champions, Runners-Up, and 3rd Place
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | 3rd Place |
2004 | Dunellen | Middlesex | Bound Brook |
2005 | Dunellen | Middlesex | Bound Brook |
2006 | Dunellen | Middlesex | Bound Brook |
2007 | Middlesex | Princeton Day School | Dunellen |
2008* | Middlesex | Cranford | Dunellen |
2009 | Middlesex | Highland Park | Dunellen |
2010 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Highland Park |
2011 | Dunellen | Middlesex | Highland Park |
2012 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Highland Park |
2013 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Manville |
2014 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Highland Park |
2015 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Hopatcong |
2016 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Highland Park |
2017 | Middlesex | Dunellen | Highland Park |
2018 | Burlington Township | Dunellen | Middlesex |
2019 | Dunellen | Middlesex | North Plainfield |
Shello-Santy Holiday Tourney Team Records and Championships
Team | Overall Record |
Percentage | Trips To Finals |
Championships | Championship Game Record |
Percentage |
Burlington Township | 2-0 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 1.000 |
Middlesex | 26-6 | .813 | 15 | 10 | 10-5 | .667 |
Dunellen | 21-11 | .656 | 12 | 5 | 5-7 | .417 |
Bound Brook | 3-3 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | .000 |
Cranford | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | .000 |
Princeton Day School | 1-1 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | .000 |
North Plainfield | 1-1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | .000 |
Highland Park | 8-14 | .364 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | .000 |
Hopatcong | 1-5 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | .000 |
Manville | 1-23 | .041 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | .000 |
Point Pleasant Beach | 0-2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | .000 |
Shello-Santy Holiday Tourney Brackets
- 2004 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2005 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2006 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2007 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2008 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament*
- 2009 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2010 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2011 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2012 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2013 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2014 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2015 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2016 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2017 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2018 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
- 2019 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament
NOTE: 2008 Shello-Santy Holiday Tournament was actually played at Middlesex and called the Middlesex Holiday Tournament. Tournament was called the Mike Shello Tournament in 2004 and 2005.