All eight higher seeds advanced easily Monday night in the girls’ Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament preliminary round, with every game decided by at least double digits.
The closest to pulling off an upset would have been a mild one by seed, with 18th-ranked Perth Amboy falling at 15th-seed Metuchen, 51-41. Three players scored in double figures for the Lady Bulldogs, led by Aurelie Germain’s 16 points.
Below are all Monday night’s preliminary scores; scroll further down to see first-round matchups, which take place Wednesday night at the home gym of the higher seeded team.
- #16 JP Stevens def. #17 Highland Park 60-45
- #9 Middlesex def. #25 Carteret 70-45
- #12 Woodbridge def. #21 Dunellen 59-12
- #13 North Brunswick def. #20 JFK 60-27
- #14 South Plainfield def. #19 South River 54-27
- #11 Piscataway def. #22 Calvary Christian 57-32
- #10 North Plainfield def. #23 Perth Amboy Magnet 62-22
- #15 Metuchen def. #18 Perth Amboy 51-41
Here are Wednesday night’s matchups in the first round:
- #16 JP Stevens (9-14) at #1 St. Thomas Aquinas (17-6)
- #9 Middlesex (16-5) at #8 Spotswood (17-6)
- #13 Woodbridge (13-8) at #5 Edison (18-4)
- #13 North Brunswick (5-15) at #4 Monroe (12-7)
- #14 South Plainfield (11-11) at #3 Colonia (11-10)
- #11 Piscataway (6-15) at #6 Old Bridge (12-8)
- #10 North Plainfield (15-6) at #7 East Brunswick (12-10)
- #15 Metuchen (17-6) at #2 South Brunswick (15-6)
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