New Jersey High School Basketball - University edges West Orange
February 6, 2024: Newark, NJ 07108
The University Phoenix (Newark, NJ) basketball nipped the visiting West Orange Mountaineers (West Orange, NJ), 64-57 in Tuesday's league test.
The Phoenix (18-2) will now prepare for their test against Columbia (Maplewood, NJ). The Cougars go into the non-league test with a 7-13 record. In their last test, Columbia was tipped by Immaculate Conception (Montclair, NJ), 88-32, in a league test.
The Mountaineers now own a 16-7 record. They play next when they host Newark Academy for a Super Essex - American test on Thursday, February 8. West Orange will encounter a Minutemen squad coming off a 53-39 non-league win over Mount St. Dominic Academy (Caldwell, NJ). The Minutemen record now stands at 12-6.