New Jersey High School Basketball - Newark Tech sneaks past Payne Tech
December 28, 2024: Newark, NJ 07103 The Newark Tech Terries (Newark, NJ) basketball edged the visiting Payne Tech Lions (Newark, NJ), 56-55 in Saturday's league bout.
The Terries now possess a 5-1 record. They play next when they travel to Bloomfield for a Super Essex - Colonial bout on Saturday, January 4. Newark Tech will play a Bengals team coming off a 57-47 non-league loss to Glen Ridge (Glen Ridge, NJ). The Bengals record now stands at 3-2.
With the loss, Payne Tech falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Eastside (Paterson, NJ) to play the Ghosts in a non-league bout on Sunday, January 5. The Ghosts go into the bout with a record of 2-1.