West Orange HS boys’ basketball team is No. 5 seed in ECT

Kenyon Sheard drives with the ball against Orange in a game this season. Photo by Steve Ellmore.

WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team is the No. 5 seed in the Essex County Tournament. The Mountaineers will host a first-round game on Feb. 10 against either No. 12 seed East Orange or No. 21 Verona.

Jelani Jackson and Goddy Marc each had 12 points and Anant Narain had eight points and seven rebounds in a 47-42 loss to Bloomfield at home on Feb. 1 to move to a 10-8 record.