ORANGE, NJ — The 11th annual Orange High School M.L.K. Basketball Classic will be held Jan. 20.
Here is the schedule:
Orange vs. West Side, girls, 11 a.m.
West Orange vs. Hillside, boys, 1 p.m.
Newark Tech vs. West Caldwell Tech, boys, 3 p.m.
Orange vs. East Orange Campus, boys, 5 p.m.
Tickets are $5 for regular admission and $3 for students and senior citizens, all for the entire day.
The EOCHS Jaguars defeated the OHS Tornadoes, 62-48, in the season opener Dec. 19 at EOCHS.
The Jaguars improved to 7-1 overall after beating Verona, 60-41, Tuesday, Jan. 7. The Tornadoes defeated North Star Academy, 58-41, Jan. 7 to improve to 3-5 overall.
Here are the past results of the OHS-EOCHS series in the M.L.K. Classic:
2012: EOCHS 56, OHS 31
2013: OHS 81, EOCHS 61
2014: EOCHS 47, OHS 45
2015: EOCHS 57, OHS 54
2016: EOCHS 80, OHS 63
2017: OHS 64, EOCHS 53
2018: EOCHS 46, OHS 45*
*Orange was awarded a forfeit win
2019: EOCHS 50, OHS 47