New Jersey High School Basketball - East Side knocked off by Columbia
January 6, 2024: Newark, NJ 07105 The Columbia Cougars basketball team scored 60 points and held the host East Side Red Raiders to 44 in the Cougars league triumph on Saturday.
The Cougars now sport a 4-4 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Gill St. Bernard's for a non-league contest on Sunday, January 7. Columbia will meet a Knights team coming off a 72-54 non-league loss to College Achieve (Asbury Park, NJ). The Knights record now stands at 7-3.
The Red Raiders (0-6) will now prepare for their contest against Prince RVT (Hartford, CT). The Falcons enter the non-league contest with a 1-4 record. In their last contest, Prince RVT was outscored by Goodwin Tech (New Britain, CT), 55-50, in a league contest.