Orange HS girls’ basketball team falls to Shabazz in Essex County Tournament

ORANGE – Imani May, a junior, had a game-high 20 points with five rebounds and five steals but the 13th-seeded Orange High School girls’ varsity basketball team lost at fourth-seeded Newark Shabazz in the first round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 13.

Imani Paul, a sophomore, had 13 points and junior Lorenzah Hammer had nine points for the Lady Tornadoes, who moved to a 12-7 record. In their previous game, OHS defeated No. 20 seed Newark Arts, 56-33, in the ECT second preliminary round on Feb. 8 at home.

The Tornadoes, seeded eighth, will host ninth-seeded Warren Hills in the first round of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament on Feb. 29.

North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 tournament

First round

Feb. 29

16-Iselin Kennedy at 1-Voorhees

9-Warren Hills at 8-Orange

12-Barringer at 5-Mendham

13-Governor Livingston at 4-Chatham

14-Irvington at 3-West Morris

11-Nutley at 6-Cranford

10-Rahway at 7-Summit

15-Carteret at 2-Somerville