SPORTS WRAP
BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR.
The Martin Luther King Basketball Showcase took place this past Monday at Orange High School. This annual event features local area Essex County teams.
In the first game of the day, American History High scored a win over the West Side boys basketball team 67-62. AHHS was led by a dominating Marcell Clark with 23 points and 21 rebounds and David Medina with 13 points and 4 rebounds. The Roughriders got 27 points from Brandon Rodriquez and 10 boards from Shadee Brooks in the loss.
In the second game of the day, the Orange High girls basketball team beat the West Side girls 50-30, dominating the game from the start. In the last game of the day, the East Orange Jaguars beat the Orange boys 55-42. OHS was hurt by many turnovers in the game, but this rivalry game had a capacity crowd at the Jesse Miles Gymnasium in Orange.
Leading EOCHS was Kaiyri Barkley with 14 points and 3 rebounds, Carlyle Adams with 11 points and 13 rebounds and Gavin Jones with 11 points and 2 rebounds. Leading Orange was Gregory Burton with 26 points and 3 rebounds and Natche Auguste with 9 rebounds.
For the first time in 10 years, the New York football Giants have won a playoff game. Big Blue went into Minnesota and got revenge for their buzzer beater loss to the Vikings, winning the Wild Card rematch 31-24. Quarterback Daniel Jones was sensational, passing 24-35 for 301 yards, and 78 more on the ground. NY will head to Philadelphia to play the Eagles in the next round.
Other winners on Wild Card Weekend included the 49ers’ 41-23 win over the Seahawks, the Bengals surviving a late push by the Ravens to win 24-17, the Jaguars overcoming a 27-0 deficit to stun the Chargers 31-30, the Bills beating a tougher than expected Dolphins squad 34-31, and the Cowboys beating the Buccaneers 31-14, despite their kicker missing four extra point attempts.
The wrestling world has been shaken by two developments. First, the return of Vince McMahon, who had previously stepped down from his role as WWE Chairman due to an ongoing payout scandal over sexual misconduct allegations, leading to daughter Stephanie McMahon resigning as CEO. This comes as Vince is reportedly looking to initiate a sale of the company.
Finally, in a bit of sad news, Jay Briscoe (real name Jamin Pugh), one half of the current ROH tag team champions with his brother Mark, passed away in a tragic car accident. He was 38, and is survived by his wife, a son, and two daughters who were also in the crash, but are expected to recover.
