MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School boys basketball players Jayvon Rogers, Earl Hart, Nate Kirby and Jerry Browne earned All–Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division honors, selected by the divisional coaches. Rogers, a junior guard, scored 317 points for an average of 15.1 points a game in his first year. Hart, a senior forward, scored 251 […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team lost at East Orange Campus, 50-46, on Thursday, Feb. 20, to end the season. Senior forward Earl Hart had 14 points, junior guard Jayvon Rogers had 12 points, sophomore guard Zach Alexander had 10 points, senior guard/forward Jerry Browne and senior forward/guard Xavier Williams […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The 16th-seeded Columbia High School boys basketball team lost a heartbreaking 44-42 decision to No. 24 seed Shabazz in the quarterfinals of the inaugural Essex County Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 8, at CHS. Shabazz won it on Umar Sannor’s layup with 2.5 seconds remaining. Sophomore guard Zach Alexander led the CHS […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Junior guard Javon Rogers had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 54-37 win over Barringer in the inaugural Essex County Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 1, at home. Senior forward Earl Hart had 13 points; Jerry Browne had eight points […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Sophomore guard Nate Kirby scored 15 points and senior forward Earl Hart scored 14 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 53-48 win over Newark East Side on Thursday, Jan. 23, in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game. Junior guard Jayvon Rogers had 12 points and […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team hopes to get back on track. The Cougars lost two straight games, falling at Newark Tech, 78-51, on Thursday, Jan. 18, and Montclair, 61-38, on Saturday, Jan. 18, at home, to move to 4-11 on the season. Sophomore guard Nate Kirby had 22 points […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Senior forward Jude Brantley scored 17 points, and junior guard Jayvon Rogers and senior forward Earl Hart each scored 14 points to lead the Columbia High School boys basketball team to a 65-56 win over North Bergen on Friday, Jan. 3, at North Bergen in an independent game. Brantley also had […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE/PATERON — Senior forward Earl Hart scored 16 points with five rebounds and two assists; junior guard Jayvon Rogers scored 14 points and added five rebounds, five assists and two steals; and senior forward Jude Brantley scored 12 points with eight rebounds and two assists to lead Columbia High School boys basketball team to […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team defeated Newark Central, 57-44, at the Brick City Showcase, hosted by Weequahic High School, on Friday, Dec. 20. Senior forward Jude Brantley had 12 points and 20 rebounds to lead the CHS Cougars. He also had four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Senior […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School boys basketball team has a good mix of youth and experience, looking to have a competitive season. “I like that we are a young team, with a mixture of some veterans,” said second-year head coach Deon Mingo, as the Cougars were about to begin practice on […]