Defending champion East Orange Campus HS girls’ basketball team to meet Newark Tech in Essex County Tournament final

EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School girls’ varsity basketball team will seek its second straight Essex County Tournament championship. The top-seeded Lady Jaguars will face seventh-seeded Newark Tech in the ECT final on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. at Essex County College in Newark. The Jaguars, under head coach Derrick Johnson, […]

Nutley HS girls’ basketball team defeats Westwood

NUTLEY – Senior guard and McDonald’s All-American Blair Watson had 20 points, 16 rebounds, eight blocks and four assists to lead the Nutley High School girls’ varsity basketball team to a 39-36 home win over Westwood on Feb. 23. Courtney Wilde had 10 points ; Sydney Kunz had four points; Rebecca Granata had three points […]

Nutley HS boys’ basketball team defeats Belleville

NUTLEY – Freshman Marty Higgins scored 22 points and senior Geoff Bevere and sophomore Matt Schettino each had 11 points to lead the Nutley High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 60-51 win at rival Belleville on Feb. 23. Senior Antonio Olivo had six points and senior Will Montgomery had four points for the […]

East Orange Campus HS boys’ basketball team falls to East Side in Essex County Tournament semifinals

East Orange Campus HS boys’ basketball team falls to East Side in Essex County Tournament semifinals

EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School boys’ varsity basketball team’s bid to reach the Essex County Tournament championship game for the second straight year fell short. The sixth-seeded Jaguars lost to second-seeded Newark East Side, 64-42, in the nightcap of the ECT semifinals doubleheader on Feb. 23 at West Orange High School. […]

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team defeats Glen Ridge

Bloomfield HS boys’ basketball team defeats Glen Ridge

BLOOMFIELD – Junior Francis Lorenzo scored a game-high 11 points and senior Nassir Coppedge had nine points to lead the Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 50-37 home win over Glen Ridge on Feb. 20. Freshman Michael Ramos, senior Brandon Abplanalp and junior Myles Toppin each had seven points; sophomore Kyle Barrow […]

Glen Ridge HS girls’ basketball team defeats Roselle Park

GLEN RIDGE – Gabby Kinzler scored 11 points and Claire McMahon had eight points to lead the Glen Ridge High School girls’ varsity basketball team  to a 41-29 win at Roselle Park on Feb. 23 to improve to a 10-12 record. Meghan Marhan had seven points and Julia Lawson had four for the Ridgers, who […]