Jeremy Clayville of St. Joseph-Metuchen puts up a shot in the GMC Tournament semifinals against St. Thomas Aquinas at Monroe Township High School on February 14, 2024. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
The way the first half was going, everyone at Monroe Township High School knew this one would come down to the wire.
Fourth-seed St. Thomas Aquinas knocked off GMC Red champ and top-seed St. Joseph-Metuchen – the same Falcons they lost to twice in the regular season – 56-51 Thursday night at Monroe Township High School, in a game heard on Central Jersey Sports Radio.
The Trojans (16-9) will play second-seed Colonia in Friday night’s final at 8 pm back in Monroe, a game that can be heard on CJSR immediately following the 6 pm girls’ final, which will feature the same two schools – Colonia and Aquinas.
Rinelson Dilone led the Trojans with 21 points, while Jeremy Clayville led St. Joe’s (18-8) with 24.
But defense was the name of the game for Aquinas, which had lost twice to the Falcons in the regular season, 80-61, and 81-79 in overtime. There were no 80s this night for the Falcons, who were held to their third-lowest scoring total this season.
Click below for postgame reaction from Falcons’ senior Rinelson Dilone and head coach Bob Turco:
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