Columbia HS basketball teams get ready for seasons

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams will tip off the season this weekend. The girls will host Newark Academy on Dec. 15 at CHS. The boys will visit Newark Shabazz on Dec. 16. The boys went 16-11 last season, including advancing to the Essex County Tournament semifinals. Boys’ […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball players earn All-SEC-Liberty Division honors

Columbia HS boys’ basketball players earn All-SEC-Liberty Division honors

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team featured seven players who earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors. Junior forward Stephan Gabriel and junior guard Breizh Askew made First Team; junior forward Darius Plummer, and junior guards Nashiem Harte and Brandon Askew made Second Team; and senior forward Malachi Smythe and sophomore […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team defeats two-time defending champion Seton Hall Prep to advance to ECT semifinals

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Brandon Askew and Darius Plummers, both juniors, each had 15 points and junior Stephan Gabriel had 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 67-61 upset win over third-seeded and two-time defending champion Seton Hall Prep in the quarterfinal round […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team rallies past Verona to advance to ECT quarterfinals

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team rallies past Verona to advance to ECT quarterfinals

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – Junior Stephan Gabriel had 15 points and eight rebounds; junior Breizh Askew had 12 points and junior Brandon Askew had 10 points and six steals to lead the sixth-seeded Columbia HIgh School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 54-51 comeback win over 11th-seeded Verona in the first round of the Essex County Tournament […]

Columbia HS boys’ basketball team’s win streak ends

MAPLEWOOD, NJ – The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team had its five-game winning streak snapped with a tough 60-53 loss at Bridgewater-Raritan on Feb. 4 in a non-conference. Briezh Askew had 16 points and Nashiem Harte had 10 points for the Cougars, who moved to an 11-8 record. Stephan Gabriel scored nine points; […]