ORANGE/EAST ORANGE — The East Orange Campus High School boys basketball team will host Orange High School in the season opener Thursday, Dec. 19, at 7 p.m.
The Tornadoes, under head coach Jamaal Cooper, is looking to improve on last year’s 7-17 record.
The Tornadoes return several players. Among them are junior 6-foot-4 forward Kyle Robinson, junior 5-10 guard Hassan Hester, senior guard Rasheed Johnson, senior forward Elijah Thompson, senior guard Nyzeek Mann, senior center Giovanni Peterkin, junior forward Louce Julien and senior 6-4 Kason Smartt. Johnson made first team and Peterkin made second team on the All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division last season.
Other players expected to be in the rotation are senior 6-5 forward Zephaniah Cordes, senior 5-9 guard Zakeem Burton, senior guard Kayson Blakewood and senior 6-2 forward Al’Kyjuan Green.
EOCHS finished 9-13 last year in head coach’s Gabe Baltimore debut season.
Schedule
Dec. 19, at East Orange Campus, 7 p.m.
Dec. 21, at Lincoln, 1 p.m.
Dec. 26-27, 30, Hillside Christmas Tournament
Jan. 3, Shabazz, 6 p.m.
Jan. 4, at Watchung Hills, 1 p.m.
Jan. 7, at North Star Academy, 4 p.m.
Jan. 9, at Nutley, 7 p.m.
Jan. 11, at Arts, 1 p.m.
Jan. 14, Millburn, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 16, at Verona, 4 p.m.
Jan. 18, Barringer, 1 p.m.
Jan. 20, East Orange Campus, 5 p.m.
Jan. 21, Livingston, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 25, West Caldwell Tech, noon
Jan. 28, at Shabazz, 7 p.m.
Feb. 4, North Star Academy, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 6, Nutley, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 11, at Millburn, 4 p.m.
Feb. 13, Verona, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 20, at Livingston, 7 p.m.
Feb. 25, Scotch Plains-Fanwood, 7:30 p.m.
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