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Newark CentralColumbia

Blue Devils
55
Cougars
51

The Columbia (Maplewood, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Newark Central (Newark, NJ) by a score of 55-51.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Newark Central1014121955
Columbia95201751
Final score provided by S. McCray.
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Game Stats

Newark Central (24-25)

Newark Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5120474349
1Ibrahim Shareef (Fr)10365067
2Drean Aikins (Sr)115133838
3Deon Willis (Fr)94113641
4Malachi Thomas (Sr)135124250
20Yam'bya Ndaw (Sr)5245050
21Y. Diggs-Saleem (Fr)311100150
Newark Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals516163851436143145
1Ibrahim Shareef (Fr)102367221001333
2Drean Aikins (Sr)11000161751338
3Deon Willis (Fr)915200003650
4Malachi Thomas (Sr)13272912503560
20Yam'bya Ndaw (Sr)500014252450
21Y. Diggs-Saleem (Fr)311100000000
Newark Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals5113253817662111
1Ibrahim Shareef (Fr)1000051002
2Drean Aikins (Sr)11671302231
3Deon Willis (Fr)910101041
4Malachi Thomas (Sr)131101171183
10T. Oghenebiko (Sr)000010030
15Tamir Davis Jr (Jr)000010020
20Yam'bya Ndaw (Sr)5461021304
21Y. Diggs-Saleem (Fr)312310010
Newark Central

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.810.290.550.55200
1Ibrahim Shareef (Fr)5.001.000.500.00200
2Drean Aikins (Sr)0.000.672.002.00000
3Deon Willis (Fr)0.000.251.000.00000
4Malachi Thomas (Sr)0.880.130.330.33000
10T. Oghenebiko (Sr)0.330.000.000.00000
15Tamir Davis Jr (Jr)0.500.000.000.00000
20Yam'bya Ndaw (Sr)2.001.000.250.75000
21Y. Diggs-Saleem (Fr)1.000.000.000.00000

Columbia (24-25)

Columbia has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - Newark Central nips Columbia

January 29, 2025: Maplewood, NJ 07040

In Wednesday's league contest, the visiting Newark Central Blue Devils basketball team scored a close 55-51 win over the Columbia Cougars.

The Blue Devils (4-11) will now prepare for their contest against Irvington (Irvington, NJ). The Blue Knights come into the non-league contest with a 10-6 record.

In their next game, the Cougars battle the West Side Roughriders (Newark, NJ) in a Super Essex - American contest, on Tuesday, February 11. Columbia will attempt to better on its 5-15 season record.

Players of the Game

Newark Central (24-25)

Congratulations to #4 Malachi Thomas for being selected the Newark Central Basketball Player of the Game.

Columbia (24-25)

Columbia has not selected any Players of the Game.

NCHS @ Columbia Basketball Game Info

Wed., Jan. 29, 2025 @ 7p
The Columbia (Maplewood, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Wednesday's home conference game against Newark Central (Newark, NJ) by a score of 55-51.

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Rankings & Records

Newark Central (24-25)

NJSectionDiv.
26526551
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
7-183-84-73-80-3.280.2731,2371,499

Columbia (24-25)

NJSectionDiv.
19919953
OverallLeagueHomeAwayNeutralWin %League %PFPA
5-163-42-52-61-5.238.4291,0451,221

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2Final
Newark Central		11.912.012.013.06.09.049.5
Columbia		13.39.016.014.34.0-49.8

Head-to-Head

  • Columbia won on 12/20/2024
    12/20 @ 6:30pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newark Central88131544
    Columbia----57

    The Newark Central (Newark, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Friday's neutral conference game against Columbia (Maplewood, NJ) by a score of 57-44.

    Box score
  • Newark Central won on 1/29/2025
    1/29 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Newark Central1014121955
    Columbia95201751

    The Newark Central (Newark, NJ) varsity basketball team won Wednesday's away conference game against Columbia (Maplewood, NJ) by a score of 55-51.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Newark CentralColumbia
49.1Points Per Game-
36.5Rebounds Per Game-
10.2Assists Per Game-
8.8Steals Per Game-
9.0Blocks Per Game-

Team Leaders

Newark CentralColumbiaNational Avg.
#2 Drean Aikins13.2Points Per Game
-
4.9
#2 Drean Aikins10.6Rebounds Per Game
-
2.6
#11 Chrishawn Gamble3.5Assists Per Game
-
1.0
#1 Ibrahim Shareef2.4Steals Per Game
-
0.8
#20 Yam'bya Ndaw7.3Blocks Per Game
-
0.2

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Newark Central2-12Columbia2-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/23/24West SideNewark Central(L) 70-691/14/25ColumbiaWest Side(W) 71-46
1/22/25Newark CentralWest Side(W) 50-452/11/25ColumbiaWest Side
2/18/25West SideNewark Central(W) 60-50
1/5/25LyndhurstNewark Central(L) 73-6112/30/24LyndhurstColumbia(L) 72-63
1/7/25Newark Collegiate AcademyNewark Central(L) 74-521/9/25Newark Collegiate AcademyColumbia(L) 56-53
2/4/25Newark CentralNewark Collegiate Academy(L) 80-40
1/9/25Newark CentralNewark Tech(L) 84-361/16/25Newark TechColumbia(L) 78-51
2/14/25Newark TechNewark Central(L) 70-57
1/14/25East SideNewark Central(L) 52-4512/17/24ColumbiaEast Side(L) 40-29
2/11/25Newark CentralEast Side(L) 60-381/23/25East SideColumbia(W) 53-48
1/15/25MontclairNewark Central(L) 68-481/18/25ColumbiaMontclair(L) 61-38
1/18/25IrvingtonNewark Central(L) 62-451/8/25IrvingtonColumbia(L) 51-48
1/30/25Newark CentralIrvington(L) 87-58
2/3/25OrangeNewark Central(L) 61-431/29/25OrangeColumbia(L) 58-57

Record Breakdown

Newark Central (24-25)

Columbia (24-25)
7-18
Overall
5-16
3-8
League
3-4
4-8
Non-League
2-12
1-1
Head to Head
1-1
2-12
Common Opponent
2-7
4-7
Home
2-5
3-8
Away
2-6
0-3
Neutral
1-5
0-0
Playoff
0-0
7-18
In-State
5-15
0-0
Out-of-State
0-1