New Jersey High School Basketball - Newark Central sneaks past West Side
January 22, 2025: Newark, NJ 07103
The Newark Central Blue Devils (Newark, NJ) basketball edged the host West Side Roughriders (Newark, NJ), 50-45 in Wednesday's league bout.
The Blue Devils now possess a 1-11 record. They play next when they travel to Marion P. Thomas for a non-league bout on Friday, January 24. Newark Central will play a team coming off a 65-51 non-league win over University (Newark, NJ). The record now stands at 4-5.
With the loss, West Side falls to 3-4 on the campaign. The Roughriders travel to Newark Collegiate Academy (Newark, NJ) to play the Panthers in a non-league bout on Thursday, January 23. The Panthers go into the bout with a record of 9-3. Newark Collegiate Academy lost 68-55 in their recent non-league bout against Payne Tech (Newark, NJ)