Montgomery and Northampton Claim District Titles in Division III Men's Basketball

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Northampton Community College and Montgomery County Community College captured NJCAA District and Region 19 titles on Saturday February 28th, with both programs earning automatic bids to the NJCAA National Tournament.

Montgomery, seeded 4th in the tournament and ranked 8th nationally, upset top-seed and nationally-ranked #1 Salem Community College, 58-55, to win the North Atlantic A District bracket.

Northampton, the #2 seed and 9th ranked team in the nation, dispatched #3 seed Brookdale 96-86 to claim the North Atlantic B District bracket.