West Orange HS basketball teams gear up for seasons

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will tip off the season Dec. 15. The boys will host University at 7 p.m.

The girls will visit East Orange Campus in a rematch of last year’s  North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament semifinal won by East Orange, 43-41. The loss ended West Orange’s great season at 23-4. WOHS also reached the Essex County Tournament final, losing to Newark Tech, 55-53, in overtime.

The following are their schedules:

Boys’ basketball

Dec. 15, University, 7 p.m.

Dec. 19, at Orange, 7 p.m.

Dec. 21, at Newark Tech, 7 p.m.

Dec. 27, at Hillsborough Holiday Tournament, vs. Hunterdon Central, 1 p.m.

Dec. 28, at Hillsborough Holiday Tournament, tba

Jan. 3, Immaculate Conception, 7 p.m.

Jan. 5, Central, 7 p.m.

Jan. 7, WOHS Mountaineer Showcase, vs. Westfield, 12:30 p.m.

Jan. 9, at Bloomfield, 4 p.m.

Jan. 13, North Bergen, 1 p.m.

Jan. 15, at Elizabeth, 1 p.m.

Jan. 16, East Orange, 7 p.m.

Jan. 18, at University, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20, at Irvington, 1 p.m.

Jan. 23, Orange, 7 p.m.

Jan. 25, Newark Tech, 7 p.m.

Jan. 30, at Central, 7 p.m.

Feb. 1, Bloomfield, 7 p.m.

Feb. 8, Barringer, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13, at East Orange, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22, Kearny, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23, at Montclair Kimberley Academy, 7 p.m.

Girls’ basketball

Dec. 15, at East Orange, tba

Dec. 19, University, 7 p.m.

Dec. 21, Montclair, 7 p.m.

Dec. 23, at Mendham, 1 p.m.

Dec. 27, at Roselle Catholic Holiday Tournament, vs. Rahway, 4:30 p.m.

Dec. 29, at Roselle Catholic Holiday Tournament, tba

Jan. 3, at Nutley, 4 p.m.

Jan. 9, Bloomfield, 7 p.m.

Jan. 11, at Millburn, 4 p.m.

Jan. 16, at Newark Tech, 7 p.m.

Jan. 18, East Orange, 7 p.m.

Jan. 23, at University, 4 p.m.

Jan. 25, at Montclair, 7 p.m.

Jan. 27, at High Point, 1 p.m.

Jan. 30, Teaneck, 6 p.m.

Feb. 1, at Bloomfield, 4 p.m.

Feb. 3, Bayonne, 11 a.m.

Feb. 6, Millburn, 7 p.m.

Feb. 9, Immaculate Conception of Lodi, 7 p.m.

Feb. 13, Newark Tech, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15, Saddle River Day, 6 p.m.

  West Orange High School boys basketball, West Orange High School girls basketball