ORANGE, NJ – The Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Bloomfield Tech, Livingston and Dickinson to extend its winning streak to four games and improve to a 13-2 overall record.
Zahier Childs scored 16 points and D’Angelo Blackmand had 10 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Tornadoes to a 76-66 home win over Bloomfield Tech on Jan. 24 in a Super Essex Conference non-division game. Wesley Lafleur had 12 points, eight assists and three steals; Armand Jacques had 10 points; Rasheed Boyd had eight points and 10 rebounds and Mischael Noelvil had eight points.
The Tornadoes defeated Livingston, 79-35, Jan. 26, at home in a SEC-Colonial Division game. OHS is 5-2 in the division. Henry Jean Bapstiste had 12 points; Childs had 11 points; Blackmand had 10 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks; and Lafleur had nine points and 10 assists.
OHS defeated Dickinson, 65-59, Saturday, Jan. 28, in a non-conference game in Jersey City. Childs scored 17 points; Blackman had 15 points and 13 rebounds; Lafleur had 10 points and 11 assists and Jean-Baptiste had seven points. Noelvil scored five points; Quasean Waithe had three points and five rebounds; Latrell Wilson had two points and seven rebounds and Tyler Killett had four points. Armand Jaques also added two points.
The Essex County Tournament seeds will be officially announced on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
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