by Alex Schwartz

County tournaments might not be a big deal across the country, but in New Jersey, they are huge. There were 11 county tournaments in the Garden State this year, and interestingly a non-public school made the championship in 10 of them. Below, check out who won each county, and who the runner-up was as well.

Bergen County
Champion: Paramus Catholic
Runner-Up: Bergen Catholic

Essex County
Champion: University
Runner-Up: Seton Hall Prep

Hudson County
Champion: St. Peter's Prep
Runner-Up: North Bergen

Hunterdon/Warren/Sussex Counties
Champion: Warren Hills
Runner-Up: Phillipsburg

Mercer County
Champion: The Pennington School
Runner-Up: Ewing

Middlesex County
Champion: St. Joseph's Metuchen
Runner-Up: Monroe

Morris County
Champion: Mendham
Runner-Up: Delbarton

Passaic County
Champion: Paterson Catholic
Runner-Up: Paterson Kennedy

Shore Conference (Monmouth/Ocean Counties)
Champion: Christian Brothers Academy
Runner-Up: Middletown South

Somerset County
Champion: Ridge
Runner-Up: Gill St. Bernard's

Union County
Champion: St. Patrick's
Runner-Up: Plainfield

Note- results are from http://phillyref.com/basketball/