MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School head football coach Gary Mobley doesn’t have to worry about his offensive skill players. The Cougars boast a collection of talented and experienced running backs and wide receivers, who will spark the offensive attack. However, the line on both sides of the ball is a bit of a […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Thursday, Aug. 31, the Columbia High School football team will host Livingston High School in the season opener at newly-renovated Lynn V. Profeta Field at the Underhill Sports Complex at 6:30 p.m. It will be the Cougars’ first home game since the 2021 season. Columbia last season played all their […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School Football Cougars would like to welcome everyone back for the 2023-2024 school year to Columbia High School. While the academic school year does not begin until September, your Columbia Cougar Football team, Marching Band, and Cheer Squad will take the field in their season opener on Thursday, […]
By Paul Brubaker MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The goal this season for the Columbia High School Cougars football team comes down to a single word: redemption. “I want you to call yourselves ‘the redemption team,’ ” said head coach Gary Mobley, projecting from the middle of the refurbished Lynn V. Profeta Field/Underhill Sports Complex to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team hosted a quad scrimmage on Wednesday morning, Aug. 16. The other three participating schools were Columbia of Maplewood, Willingboro and Carteret. West Orange, the reigning North 2, Group 5 state sectional champion under fifth-year head coach Darnell Grant, will kick off the season against […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Pictured above, Columbia High School football team players and coaches are all smiles as they gather for a group pose with their trophy after capturing the championship at the third annual Essex 7-on-7 Shootout hosted by West Orange High School on Saturday, July 15. More than 20 schools from throughout the […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — Columbia High School football players Zhamir Rowan, Steve Memo, Henry Aaron and Max Gigante, all juniors, earned all–Essex County groups 4 and 5 and Non-Public A honors, as selected by the county coaches. Rowan, a defensive back, and Memo made the second team defense. Memo, a defensive back, was chosen as an […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Columbia High School juniors Zhamir Rowan, Steve Memo and Henry Aaron earned all–Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division honors this season, as selected by the divisional coaches. Rowan made the first team as a kick returner and Memo was a first-team at-large selection. Columbia Aaron, a kicker, received honorable mention. Photos Courtesy […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — When the Columbia High School football team played in the state playoffs for the first time ever, nobody gave them a chance. The Cougars had struggled for many years, but here they were in the playoffs, against a Montclair High School team that was steeped in tradition and playoff success. Though […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team lost to Scotch Plains–Fanwood, 14-7, on Thursday, Oct. 27, at Scotch Plains–Fanwood. The Cougars ended the season with a 1-8 record. The lone win came against Bloomfield on Friday, Oct. 7, in Bloomfield by a score of 13-3 in the sixth game of the season. […]