15 teams made the cut for this event.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
Trenton Catholic over Notre Dame
PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
Trenton Catholic over
PRELIMINARY ROUND
16th seeded Ewing ousted 17th seeded Hopewell Valley 55-44. 6 foot 1 Sr. Jaylen Britton had 18.
1ST ROUND
First round contests will be played by Wednesday February 19.
top seeded Hightstown thwarted Ewing 71-56. 5 foot 10 Sr. Ben Simon and 6 foot 2 Sr. Nick Desmond both had 14.
8th seeded Princeton Day ousted 9th seeded Lawrence 57-41. 6 foot 8 Sr. Ethan Garita scored 18.
5th seeded Allentown eliminated 12th seeded Pennington 78-61. 6 foot 3 Sr. Tim Mastromarino scored 24.
4th seeded Trenton Catholic topped 13th seeded West Windsor South 84-53. 6 foot 7 VCU bound Sr. Jamir Watkins scored 29.
3rd seeded Nottingham nipped 14th seeded Steinert 62-61. 6 foot 1 Jr. Brandon Raba tallied 14.
6th seeded Notre Dame topped 11th seeded Hamilton West 60-56. 5 foot 10 Jr. Mike Jean notched 19.
7th seeded Princeton shut down 10th seeded Trenton 69-41. Sr. Jack Suozzi scored 20
2nd seeded Robbinsville downed 15th seeded West Windsor North 59-44. 5 foot 11 Sr. Keith Motusecky netted 23.
QUARTERFINALS
The Elite 8 games will be played Friday February 21 at higher seeds
Hightstown held off Princeton Day 69-63. Simon hit for 21.
Trenton Catholic eliminated Allentown 78-66 Watkins exploded for 47.
Nottingham nipped Notre Dame 55-52. 5 foot 9 Sr. Javon Jenkins scored 22.
Robbinsville shut down Princeton 46-29. 5 foot 10 Sr. Brian Tierney tallied 12.
SEMIFINALS
Final Four games were held Wednesday February 26 at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton
Nottingham knocked off Robbinsville 61-47. 5 foot 9 Jr. Kishawn Douragh scored 18
Trenton Catholic upset Hightstown 85-63. Watkins went for 28.
FINAL
The championship is set for Friday February 28 at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton
Trenton Catholic topped Nottingham 59-51. Watkins notched 28.
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Jamir Watkins
6 foot 7 Sr.
Trenton Catholic
Freddie Young
6 foot 2 Jr.
Trenton Catholic
Brandon Raba
6 foot 2 Jr.
Nottingham
Javon Jenkins
5 foot 10
Nottingham
6 foot 3 Jr.
Trenton Catholic
Trenton Catholic topped Trenton 62-57. Battle netted 25.
TWO YEARS AGO
Nottingham trimmed Trenton Catholic 60-59. 6 foot 5 Sr. Darrell Johnson notched 22.
THREE YEARS AGO
Trenton Catholic trimmed Ewing 59-57. 6-foot-4 Fr. Jamir Watkins tallied 14.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Notre Dame topped Trenton Catholic 70-62. 6-foot-1 Sr. Troy Jones had 23.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Trenton Catholic topped Notre Dame 67-53. 6-foot-5 Syracuse bound Sr. Malachi Richardson had 19.
SIX YEARS AGO
Trenton Catholic handled Ewing 77-62 as Richardson went for 27. 6-foot-6 Temple bound Sr. Trey Lowe had 27 for Ewing.
