West Orange HS boys’ basketball team seeks to regroup

WOHS’ Gabe Silvera glides in for a layup during warmups prior to the home loss to Columbia on Dec. 22. Photo by Steve Ellmore.

WEST ORANGE, NJ – Gabe Silvera had 12 points; Jelanie Jackson had 11 points and Stephon Sheard had nine points, but the West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to Westfield, 48-45, at the New Year’s Tip-Off at WOHS on Sunday, Jan. 8. The Mountaineers fell to 2-5 record.