Photos by Steve Ellmore: East Orange Campus HS vs. Orange HS, Jan. 5, at EOCHS.
EAST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Jan. 9, 10:38 a.m.) – D’Angelo Blackmand hit a layup with 20 seconds left to lift the Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a thrilling 45-44 win over host East Orange Campus High School on Friday, Jan. 5.
Blackmand’s heroics capped a great individual performance as he finished with 14 points, 17 rebounds and five blocked shots.
Henry Jean-Baptiste also had eight points and 13 rebounds for the OHS Tornadoes.
The EOCHS Jaguars were led by Supreme Cook’s 13 points.
Both Orange and East Orange Campus participated in the New Year’ Tip-Off Classic at West Orange High School on Sunday, Jan. 7. Orange defeated Elizabeth, 52-45, to improve to 3-4. Blackmand had 22 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks; Armand Jacques had 11 points, six steals and four assists; and Jean-Baptiste had seven points and six rebounds for the OHS. Arjae Langley scored six points and Giovanni Paterkin had four points and four rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Jaguars lost to Plainfield, 47-45, in overtime on Donyae Council’s tip-in at the buzzer. Dwight Pressley had nine points; Dylan Grant had eight points and Cook added seven. EOCHS moved to a 4-4 record.
OHS and EOCHS will meet again in the ninth annual OHS M.L.K. Classic on Jan. 15.
Other upcoming games:
OHS
Jan. 9, at University, 4 p.m.
Jan. 11, at Bloomfield, 7 p.m.
Jan. 16, Newark Tech, 7 p.m.
Jan. 20, at West Essex, 1 p.m.
Jan. 23, at West Orange, 7 p.m.
EOCHS
Jan. 9, Newark Tech, 7 p.m.
Jan. 11, Central, 7 p.m.
Jan. 16, at West Orange, 7 p.m.
Jan. 20, at North 13th St. Tech, 1 p.m.
Jan. 23, Bloomfield, 7 p.m.
Jan. 25, at University, 7 p.m.
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