MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 11th-seeded Columbia High School boys varsity basketball team lost at No. 6 Payne Tech, 57-49, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9, in Newark. The Cougars fell to 11-7. In the preliminary third round, CHS defeated No. 22 seed Verona, 53-34, Feb. 7 at […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The third-seeded West Orange High School girls varsity basketball team defeated No. 14 seed Irvington, 70-35, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9 at home. Senior guard and Penn State-bound Mya Bembry had 30 points with 12 rebounds, six assists, six steals and five […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The 15th-seeded East Orange Campus High School boys varsity basketball team lost to No. 18 seed North Star Academy, 52-47, Feb. 7 in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament at home. Izaiah Poole had 14 points; Justin Singh-Smith had 12 points; Kaleb Harmon had nine points and Mario […]
ORANGE, NJ – The 17th-seeded Orange High School boys varsity basketball team fell at No. 16 seed Newark Tech, 64-60, in the first round (round of 16) o the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9. Elijah Thompson had 20 points; Rasheed Johnson had 12 points and Giovanni Peterkin had 10 points for the Tornadoes, who had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The seventh-seeded Irvington High School boys varsity basketball team defeated No. 26 seed Nutley, 77-61, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament at home on Feb. 9. Kymani Dunbar had 19 points, 14 rebounds and nine steals; Nazamier Brooks had 17 points; Dezlyn Sebastien and Karriem Thomas […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The 14th-seeded Irvington High School girls varsity basketball team lost at third-seeded West Orange, 70-35, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 9. The loss ended the Blue Knights’ 12-game winning streak and moved their record to 15-4. In the previous game, IHS defeated No. […]
NUTLEY – Eli Acosta, a 6-foot-5 senior forward, scored 30 points and senior guard Marty Higgins had 27 points as the Nutley High School boys varsity basketball team, seeded No. 26, stunned 10th-seeded West Orange, 70-51, in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 7, in West Orange. Jason Nazurek had six […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Michael Ramos scored 23 points and Will Robinson had 17 points to lead the 14th-seeded Bloomfield High School boys varsity basketball team to a 62-50 win over No.30 seed Newark Academy in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 7 at home. Vernon Lee and Vinny Torrisi each had […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Samantha Columna had 24 points with seven rebounds, three asssits and three rebounds to lead the 12th-seeded Bloomfield High School girls varsity basketball team to a 73-32 win over No. 28 seed Montclair Kimberley Academy in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 7 at home. Sarah Edmond had […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School athletic department held its annual National Signing Day ceremony, Wednesday, Feb. 6, at the IHS auditorium on National Signing Day. In front of a packed crowd that included friends, family members and dignitaries, nine IHS senior student-athletes signed with their respective colleges. They included Desmond Marfo and Andrea Jackson, […]