By ADAM ZAGORIA
On the same night as the Big East Tournament semifinals, two future Big East players led their teams into the New Jersey Tournament of Champions final.
Villanova-bound guard Bryan Antoine went for 16 points to leaded top-seeded Ranney to a 62-40 semifinal win over No. 5 Moorestown. Xavier-bound forward Zach Freemantle had 36 points and 14 rebounds as No. 2 Bergen Catholic beat No. 3 Newark East Side, 79-75.
Ranney, the Non-Public B state winner, and Bergen Catholic, the Non-Public A winner, will play in the TOC final on Sunday at 4 p.m. at Rutgers.
The Non-Public B winners have dominated the TOC, winning 23 titles in the 30-year history of the event. The A winners have won only three.
Public schools have won 4 with the last being Camden 2000.
For more on Antoine, read this.
LIST OF TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS WINNERS
1989 – St. Anthony 62, Elizabeth 55
1990 – Elizabeth 65, St. Anthony 62
1991 – St. Anthony 63, Seton Hall Prep 39
1992 – Shawnee 46, Marist 41
1993 – St. Anthony 84, Middle Township 59
1994 – Orange 64, Paterson Catholic 56
1995 – St. Anthony 47, Shawnee 44
1996 – St. Anthony 65, Shawnee 57 (OT)
1997 – St. Anthony 69, Seton Hall Prep 63
1998 – St. Patrick 62, Seton Hall Prep 49
1999 – Seton Hall Prep 54, Teaneck 45
2000 – Camden 50. Seton Hall Prep 46
2001 – St. Anthony 48, Shabazz 47
2002 – St. Anthony 69, Neptune 49
2003 – St. Patrick 61, Camden Catholic 38
2004 – St. Anthony 67, Bloomfield Tech 55
2005 – Seton Hall Prep 63, St. Patrick 60
2006 – St. Patrick 61, Linden 54
2007 – St. Patrick 85, Bloomfield Tech 61
2008 – St. Anthony 69, Science Park 36
2009 – St. Patrick 59, Science Park 57
2010 – Trenton Catholic 53, Camden Catholic 39
2011 – St. Anthony 61, Plainfield 49
2012 – St. Anthony 66, Plainfield 62
2013 – Roselle Catholic 65, St. Joe’s-Metuchen 49
2014 – St. Joe’s-Metuchen 49, Newark East Side 47
2015 – Roselle Catholic 57, Pope John XXIII 45
2016 – St. Anthony’s 55, Linden 38
2017 – Patrick School 69, Don Bosco Prep 55
2018 – Roselle Catholic 61, Don Bosco Prep 54
2019 – Ranney vs. Bergen Catholic
