31 teams were entered in this annual event.
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT SKINNY
St. Thomas Aquinas over St. Joseph's Metuchen
THE PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
St. Thomas Aquinas over St. Joseph's Metuchen
PLAY IN ROUND
Sat February 15
24th seeded Woodbridge stopped 25th seeded Perth Amboy Tech 73-49. 6 foot So. Edin Olevic scored 22.
21st seeded Iselin Kennedy stopped 28th seeded South Amboy 86-69 . Sr. Nadir Cassiem scored 22.
20th seeded Timothy Christian topped 29th seeded Piscataway Tech 59-50. 6 foot 4 Jr. Ron Burwan scored 23.
19th seeded Middlesex clipped 30th seeded Calvary Christian 72-60. 5 foot 9 Jr. Mark Brower tallied 16.
22nd seeded Sayreville eliminated 27th seeded South River 72-51. 6 foot 1 Sr. Luca Ventricelli scored 15.
23rd seeded Metuchen ousted 26th seeded East Brunswick Tech 72-43. 6 foot 4 Jr. Luke Schleck scored 20
18th seeded JP Stevens shut down 31st seeded Highland Park 75-27. 6 foot 4 Jr. Quacier Cubas scored 18.
PRELIMINARY ROUND
Tuesday February 18
16th seeded Wardlaw edged 17th seeded Spotswood 52-48. 5 foot 10 So. Saivon Pressley scored 24.
12th seeded Monroe eliminated Iselin Kennedy 60-45. 6 foot 1 Sr. Andrew Turco had 22.
9th seeded Perth Amboy eliminated Woodbridge 70-59. 6 foot 2 Sr. Elbi Nunez scored 19
13th seeded Piscataway topped Timothy Christian 71-63. 6 foot 3 Sr. Keshawn Peterson and 6 foot 1 Sr. Jonathan Livingston divided 46.
14th seeded Old Bridge outscored Middlesex 77-70. 6 foot Sr. Sean Williams scored 33.
11th seeded East Brunswick trimmed Sayreville 49-44. 5 foot 11 So. Justin Black scored 16.
10th seeded North Brunswick ousted Metuchen 57-45. 6 foot 4 Jr. Donavan Crawford scored 15.
15th seeded South Plainfield stopped JP Stevens 60-52. 6 foot 2 Jr. Moshood Adebule scored 24.
2ND ROUND
Thur Feb 20
top seeded St. Joseph's Metuchen trimmed Wardlaw 65-62. 6 foot 3 Villanova bound football player K-Shawn Schulters had 17.
8th seeded Dunellen outscored Perth Amboy 89-78. 6 foot 4 Sr. Tyje Kelton tallied 32.
5th seeded Carteret got past Monroe 77-46. 6 foot 2 Jr. Starrell Hearns had 24.
4th seeded South Brunswick outscored Piscataway 86-66. 5 foot 11 Jr. Tyrell Murchison scored 23.
Old Bridge upset 3rd seeded New Brunswick 65-61.
6th seeded Edison eliminated East Brunswick 72-48. 6 foot 4 Sr. Malachi White went for 21.
7th seeded Colonia knocked off North Brunswick 56-48. 5 foot 10 Sr. Jim Frage hit for 21.
2nd seeded St Thomas Aquinas stopped South Plainfield 77-43. 6 foot 4 Wake Forest bound Sr. Quadry Adams scored 25.
QUARTERFINALS
Sunday February 23 at Middlesex CC, Edison NJ
Edison ousted Old Bridge 77-62. White scored 22.
St Thomas Aquinas clipped Colonia 53-43. Adams tallied 15.
South Brunswick held off Carteret 71-61. 6 foot 4 Sr. Justin Carbone scored 24.
St. Joseph's Metuchen downed Dunellen 53-40. Schulters, 6 foot 2 So. Ahmari Campbell and 6 foot Sr. Adam Slawinski all had 10.
SEMIFINALS
Wed Feb 26
at New Brunswick HS
St Thomas Aquinas upended Edison 72-55. 5 foot 11 Jr. Kyree Henry had 20.
South Brunswick upset St. Joseph's Metuchen 88-77. Carbone scored 27.
FINAL
Fri Feb 22 at Middlesex CC
St. Thomas Aquinas thwarted South Brunswick 63-52. Adams scored 17.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL MIDDLESEX COUNTY TOURNAMENT TEAM
Quadry Adams
6 foot 4
St. Thomas Aquinas
Justin Carbone
6 foot 4
South Brunswick
Derrick Grant
6 foot 5 Sr.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Devin Strickland
5 foot 11
South Brunswick
Jaquan Harris
6 foot 3 So.
St. Thomas Aquinas
LAST YEAR
St. Joseph's Metuchen edged Piscataway 49-46. Fresco scored 14.
TWO YEARS AGO
St. Joseph's Metuchen edged Colonia 46-43. 6 foot 1 So. KShawn Schulters tallied 13.
THREE YEARS AGO
St. Joseph's Metuchen beat Sayreville 50-44. West went for 17.
FOUR YEARS AGO
St. Joseph's Metuchen beat South Brunswick 56-48. 6-foot-7 So. Alanzo Frink scored 25.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Colonia topped St. Joseph's Metuchen.
SIX YEARS AGO
St. Joseph's Metuchen beat East Brunswick 59-45 with Townes scoring 22. Bell rang for 21 for East Brunswick.
Middlesex County Tournament Results/All Tournament 2019
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