Basketball Recap: Newark Central's Losing Streak Is a Thing of the Past

Newark Central won the last time they faced West Side, and Yam'Bya Ndaw did his part to make sure it happened again. The Newark Central Blue Devils walked away with a 60-50 win over the West Side Roughriders on Tuesday with plenty of help from Ndaw, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 46.1% field goal percentage.

Yasin Diggs-Saleem

Points (Career)

02/18/25 vs West Side	8
01/15/25 vs Montclair	7
02/04/25 @ Newark Collegiate Academy	5
01/30/25 @ Irvington	5
01/11/25 @ West Caldwell Tech	5

Yasin Diggs-Saleem was another key player, putting up eight points and three steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Newark Central moved to 6-17 with that victory, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for West Side, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Newark Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-47 win against Global Studies on the 20th. As for West Side, they have also already played their next game, a 76-36 loss against Arts on the 20th.