WEST ORANGE, NJ – In a wild game Tuesday, Jan. 15, the Seton Hall Prep basketball team edged West Orange High School, 52-51. Seton Hall led 16-8 after the first quarter, and 27-21 at halftime. West Orange rallied and led 36-35 after three quarters. With Seton Hall leading 47-46, Reynard Barnes hit a layup with […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team had its three-game winning streak snapped with a 56-36 loss at Franklin on Jan. 4. Senior guard Goddy Marc scored 17 points and junior forward Ismail Taylor had seven points for the Mountaineers, who moved to a 4-2 record on the season. […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Goddy Marc scored 19 points and William Hill had nine points to lead the West Orange High School boys’ basketball team to a 51-38 win over North Bergen on Dec. 21 at home. WOHS outscored North Bergen, 17-5, in the fourth quarter to improve to 2-1. The Mountaineers will gear up […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Senior 5-foot-10 guard Goddy Marc scored 17 points, hitting four 3-pointers, to lead the West Orange High School boys’ basketball team to a 66-664 win over Newark Central on Friday, Dec. 14 at home in the season opener. Senior 6-7 forward William Garth-Hill had 12 points and junior 6-4 forward Ismail […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – West Orange High School head boys’ varsity basketball coach Demond Cowins has been quite impressed with his team’s play this summer. The Mountaineers competed in the annual Bloomfield College Summer League, reaching the semifinals where they lost to Dwight Morrow. WOHS also had its JV team compete in the league. Cowins […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The annual West Orange High School Sports Awards were held June 5, and the evening celebrated not only outstanding athletes and team members, but another stellar year for the high school teams. The list of championships for the 2017-18 contain returning champions and first-time champions: SEC DIVISION CHAMPIONS: Girls’ Cross-Country, Girls’ […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – Anant Narain, of West Orange High School, and Cole Kirst, of Seton Hall Prep, recently earned the 2018 Investors Bank Best Teammate Awards. Narain and Kirst were recognized during ceremonies held at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. Best teammates are selected by athletic directors and coaches from high schools […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High boys’ basketball team, under head coach Demond Cowins, fashioned an impressive 16-10 final record this season, including going 9-3 to finish second in the All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division behind Central. The following WOHS players earned All-SEC-Liberty Division honors: FIRST TEAM Stephon Sheard, junior guard SECOND TEAM Jelani […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ varsity basketball team enjoyed a successful season. The Mountaineers, under second-year head coach Demond Cowins, finished with a 16-10 record after losing at second-seeded Hackensack, 69-66, in the quarterfinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 tournament on March 1 to end the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School boys’ basketball team defeated Barringer, Kearny and Montclair Kimberley Academy in three straight games to improve to a 15-9 record. Jelani Jackson had 17 points and Stephon Sheard had 12 points to lead the Mountaineers to a 77-74 overtime win over Barringer on Feb. 19 at […]