The schedule and seeds for the Somerset County Tournament were released yesterday. The top 4 seeds get byes into the quarterfinals.
THE SKINNY
Gill St. Bernards over Rutgers Prep
NJ HOOPS PRE-TOURNAMENT PICK
Rutgers Prep over Gill St. Bernards
1ST ROUND
February 20
9th seeded Franklin ran past Somerset Tech 96-41. 6 foot 3 Jr. Anthony Milligan had 14.
12th seeded Bernards beat 13th seeded Bridgewater 60-46. 6 foot Sr. Eddie Gambelli hit for 21.
11th seeded Hillsborough trimmed 14th seeded North Plainfield 64-61. Allen Holmon had 18.
10th seeded Pingry ran past 15th seeded Manville 82-52. Sr. Shane Shannon had 18
2ND ROUND
Saturday February 22
8th seeded Ridge ousted Franklin 53-44. 5 foot 10 So. Gavin Kreitz scored 19
5th seeded Somerville ran past Bernards 74-31. 6 foot 4 Sr. Ethan Hilliman had 17.
6th seeded Montgomery timmed Hillsborough 63-60. Matt Przekop tallied 25.
7th seeded Bound Brook beat Pingry 68-53. 5 foot 9 So. Quadir Harrell had 21.
QUARTERFINALS
Tuesday February 25
Top seeded Rutgers Prep ran past Ridge 92-66. 6 foot 8 Jr. Trey Patterson scored 22.
4th seeded Immaculata stopped Somerville 62-56. 6 foot 2 Sr. Jaden Honis had 28.
3rd seeded Watchung Hills shut down Montgomery 45-37. 5 foot 8 Sr. Mike Bressler scored 12.
2nd seeded Gill St. Bernards beat Bound Brook 88-47. 6 foot 6 Fr. Mackenzie MgBako tallied 18.
SEMIFINALS
Thursday February 27 at higher seeds
Rutgers Prep eliminated Immaculata 66-53. 6 foot 3 So. Otega Oweh had 18.
Watchung Hills upset Gill St. Bernards 78-76. Bressler hit for 22.
FINAL
Saturday February 29 at Montgomery HS
Rutgers Prep downed Watchung Hills 71-57. Oweh and 6 foot 6 Sacred Heart bound Sr. Nico Galette divided 40. Bressler had 20 for WH.
NJHOOPS.COM ALL SOMERSET COUNTY TOURNAMENT TEAM
Otega Oweh
6 foot 3 So.
Rutgers Prep
Mike Bressler
5 foot 7 Sr.
Watchung Hills
Trey Patterson
6 foot 8 Jr.
Rutgers Prep
Chad Martini
6 foot 6 Jr.
Watchung Hills
Nico Galette
6 foot 6 Sr.
Rutgers Prep
Gill St. Bernards climbed over Watchung Hills 73-53. Mulcahy had 20 points. Bressler hit for 21 for Watchung Hills.
TWO YEAR'S AGO
Gill St. Bernards held off Rutgers Prep 56-54. 6 foot 5 Jr. Mulchay had 25 and 5 foot 8 Sr. Alex Schachne 18. 6 foot 3 Jr. Nahshon Battle tallied 11 for Rutgers Prep.
THREE YEARS AGO
Gill St. Bernards got past Rutgers Prep 71-61. Schachne tallied 24.
FOUR YEARS AGO
Gill St. Bernard's held off Somerville 66-51. 6-foot Fr. Jake Betlow went for 21 with 7 treys. 6-foot-3 Sr. Randy Walko had 20 for Somerville.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Gill St. Bernards beat Ridge 48-39. 6-foot Sr. John Michael-Mea had 15.
SIX YEARS AGO
Hillsborough edged Gill St. Bernards 53-52 in an overtime thriller. 5-foot-10 Sr. James Smithhad 14 including 4 big points in overtime. 6-foot-5 So. Tyus Battle had 22 for Gill.
