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West SideNewark Central

RoughridersW
64
Blue Devils
54

The Newark Central (Newark, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against West Side (Newark, NJ) by a score of 64-54.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Side1618131764
Newark Central81792054
Final score provided by S. McCray.
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Game Stats

W

West Side (25-26)

West Side has not entered stats for this game.

Newark Central (25-26)

Newark Central

Shooting

#Athlete NameMinPtsFGMFGAFG%AFG%
Team Totals5418662732
04Y. Diggs-Saleem (So)4171414
05Deon Willis (So)103142129
06Ibraheem Sharif (So)10400
07Cornell Tambah (So)00200
08Tahir Chisolm (So)00200
09Sekou Jabateh (Jr)114133131
12Louckman Dao (Sr)10100
13Yousef Fofana (Sr)114123346
15Tamir Davis (Sr)166115559
Newark Central

#Athlete NameMinPts3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%2FGM2FGA2FG%
Team Totals5462722122646123931
04Y. Diggs-Saleem (So)4010221001617
05Deon Willis (So)10292227291520
06Ibraheem Sharif (So)10201714020
07Cornell Tambah (So)0020000000
08Tahir Chisolm (So)0000000020
09Sekou Jabateh (Jr)11000347541331
12Louckman Dao (Sr)10001250010
13Yousef Fofana (Sr)11310300001250
15Tamir Davis (Sr)16133334755863
Newark Central

Totals

#Athlete NameMinPtsORebDRebRebAstStlBlkTOPF
Team Totals541323361530426
04Y. Diggs-Saleem (So)42790412
05Deon Willis (So)102572312
06Ibraheem Sharif (So)10114512
07Cornell Tambah (So)00000112
08Tahir Chisolm (So)00000401
09Sekou Jabateh (Jr)1156112705
10D. Botama (Jr)00000002
12Louckman Dao (Sr)12130001
13Yousef Fofana (Sr)111013401
14Rod Emile (Sr)01230103
15Tamir Davis (Sr)160114105
Newark Central

Misc Totals

#Athlete NameAst:TOStl:TOStl:PFBlk:PFChrDeflTF
Team Totals0.581.1551
04Y. Diggs-Saleem (So)0.002.0000
05Deon Willis (So)1.001.5010
06Ibraheem Sharif (So)2.002.5010
07Cornell Tambah (So)0.000.5000
08Tahir Chisolm (So)0.004.0010
09Sekou Jabateh (Jr)0.401.4020
13Yousef Fofana (Sr)3.004.0000
14Rod Emile (Sr)0.000.3300
15Tamir Davis (Sr)0.800.2001

Game Story

New Jersey High School Basketball - West Side thwarts Newark Central

December 18, 2025: Newark, NJ 07103

The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the West Side Roughriders (Newark, NJ) and the host Newark Central Blue Devils (Newark, NJ), witnessed West Side's basketball squad prevail over Newark Central by a count of 64-54.

With the victory, West Side advances its record to 1-1 on the year. The Roughriders host Dwight Morrow (Englewood, NJ) to battle the Maroon Raiders in a non-league challenge on Sunday, December 21. The Maroon Raiders come into the challenge with a record of 0-2. Dwight Morrow lost 65-51 in their recent non-league challenge against Tenafly (Tenafly, NJ)

In their next game, the Blue Devils battle the East Orange Campus Jaguars (East Orange, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, December 20. Newark Central will attempt to improve on its 0-3 season record. The Jaguars come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 78-73 league loss to Arts (Newark, NJ).

Players of the Game

W

West Side (25-26)

West Side has not selected any Players of the Game.

Newark Central (25-26)

Congratulations to #15 Tamir Davis for being selected the Newark Central Basketball Player of the Game.

West Side @ NCHS Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 18, 2025 @ 7p
Central High School
The Newark Central (Newark, NJ) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home non-conference game against West Side (Newark, NJ) by a score of 64-54.

Rankings & Records

W

West Side (25-26)

OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
2-40-21-31-1.333.000339359

Newark Central (25-26)

NJDiv.
19731
OverallLeagueHomeAwayWin %League %PFPA
2-80-12-50-3.200.000414579

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
West Side18.017.015.713.756.5
Newark Central		10.210.19.911.041.4

Head-to-Head

  • West Side won last month
    12/18 @ 7pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    West Side1618131764
    Newark Central81792054

    The West Side (Newark, NJ) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away non-conference game against Newark Central (Newark, NJ) by a score of 64-54.

    Box score
  • Game starts in 18 day

    The Newark Central (Newark, NJ) varsity basketball team has an away non-conference game @ West Side (Newark, NJ) on Tuesday, January 27 @ 7p.

    Preview game

Team Stat Comparison

West SideNewark Central
-Points Per Game35.9
-Rebounds Per Game29.8
-Assists Per Game8.3
-Steals Per Game12.3
-Blocks Per Game1.8

Team Leaders

West SideNewark CentralNational Avg.
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Points Per Game#05 Deon Willis11.05.0
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Rebounds Per Game#09 Sekou Jabateh8.02.7
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Assists Per Game#15 Tamir Davis4.31.1
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Steals Per Game#15 Tamir Davis3.10.9
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Blocks Per Game#08 Tahir Chisolm0.50.3

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
West Side0-3Newark Central0-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/16/25ColumbiaWest Side(L) 65-481/15/26ColumbiaNewark Central
1/22/26West SideColumbia2/12/26ColumbiaNewark Central
12/22/25West SideEast Side1/6/26Newark CentralEast Side(L) 58-29
12/27/25West SideEast Side(L) 51-452/3/26East SideNewark Central
2/12/26East SideWest Side
2/14/26West SideEast Side
1/6/26CaldwellWest Side(L) 71-531/8/26Newark CentralCaldwell
2/3/26West SideCaldwell2/5/26CaldwellNewark Central
1/8/26West SideNewark Collegiate Academy1/20/26Newark Collegiate AcademyNewark Central
2/5/26Newark Collegiate AcademyWest Side2/17/26Newark CentralNewark Collegiate Academy
2/6/26Newark Collegiate AcademyWest Side
1/24/26Newark TechWest Side1/19/26Newark TechNewark Central

Record Breakdown

W

West Side (25-26)

Newark Central (25-26)
2-4
Overall
2-8
0-2
League
0-1
2-2
Non-League
1-5
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-3
Common Opponent
0-1
1-3
Home
2-5
1-1
Away
0-3
0-0
Neutral
0-0
0-0
Playoff
0-0
2-4
In-State
1-7
0-0
Out-of-State
0-1