MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The 11th-seeded Columbia High School boys varsity basketball team lost at No. 6 Payne Tech, 57-49, in the first round (round of 16) of the Essex County Tournament, Feb. 9, in Newark. The Cougars fell to 11-7. In the preliminary third round, CHS defeated No. 22 seed Verona, 53-34, Feb. 7 at […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys varsity basketball team hopes to make a good run in the 73rd Essex County Tournament. The Cougars received the No. 11 seed and will host No. 22 seed Verona in the preliminary third round on or by Feb. 7. The winner will visit No. 6 Payne Tech […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated Linden, 64-54, Jan. 12 at CHS to snap a two-game losing streak and improve to 5-4 on the season. Dylan Jones scored 21 points; Nigel Garcia had 12 points; Jun Harrigan had 11 points; Marques Thompkins had nine points; and Marcus Cosmeus posted […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – As a player and coach at Irvington High School, Eugene Robinson had a number of special thrills on the hardwood. But these days, Robinson, whose favorite player in the NBA was forward Charles Barkley, is experiencing some top moments at Columbia High School. Despite having a squad with not all that much […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – After losing to host school Neptune, the Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team defeated both Ewing and Allentown to finish in fifth place in the Neptune Holiday Jubilee. The Cougars lost to Neptune, 55-47, on the first day of the tournament Dec. 27. The next day, the Cougars defeated Ewing, 50-42. […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ basketball team defeated East Orange Campus HS, 48-44, in the season opener Friday, Dec. 14, at CHS. Photos by Steve Ellmore
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team featured three players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors this season. Senior guard Nasheim Harte made Second Team, while senior guard Breizh Askew and junior guard Russell Ayala made Honorable Mention for the Cougars, who finished with a 10-15 record.
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Columbia vs. Medford Tech, Feb. 21. Columbia won, 67-60. MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team ended its season after losing at top-seeded Newark East Side, 76-42, in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state tournament on Feb. 27. Zayon Marsh […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team, seeded 11th, had a good run in the Essex County Tournament. Nasheim Harte had 23 points, with six three-pointers, and Zayon Marsh had 11 points and five rebounds to lead the Cougars to a 70-57 win over No. 23 seed North Star Academy in […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Sophomore Zayon Marsh had 15 points and 12 rebounds and senior Breizh Askew had 14 points to lead the 11th-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 77-46 home win over No. 35 seed Newark Academy in the preliminary second round of the Essex County Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 3. […]