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𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬, 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐍𝐉𝐒𝐈𝐀𝐀 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 (𝐅𝐞𝐛. 𝟐𝟔)
LINDEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS, NJ -- Postseason basketball continues today (Feb. 26) for both Linden High School varsity programs as the Tigers’ boys and girls teams open play in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 4 Tournament.
• 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬: 𝟒:𝟑𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 (𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝, 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐱 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲)
• 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬: 𝟕 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐯𝐬. 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥
𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬: 𝐍𝐨. 𝟖 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝
The Mike Rice led Linden boys (16-9, 9-4 UCC Watchung), ranked No. 8 in the state, return to their home floor as the No. 2 seed in the section. The Tigers are looking to regroup after a 69-57 loss to eventual Union County champion Roselle Catholic in last week’s county semifinals, where senior forward Jekhi Burnam scored 24 points.
Linden defeated Westfield twice during the regular season -- 67-47 on Jan. 15 and 69-40 on Feb. 7 -- and has won four of the last five meetings overall. Westfield (9-18, 1-11 UCC Watchung) enters seeking a postseason reset after a challenging regular season.
𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬: 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐚
Earlier in the afternoon, the Tamecka Dixon led Linden girls (11-17) will look to carry late-season momentum into state play. The Tigers are coming off a 55-50 road victory over Metuchen, their second straight win, fueled by a 20-point performance from Khloe Thomas and 15 points from Janali Thomas.
Columbia (18-7), which finished 9-1 in the SEC–Liberty Division, will have home-court advantage and enters with one of the stronger resumes in the section.
Both games mark the start of single-elimination state tournament play, with the winners advancing to the sectional quarterfinals.
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