CHS boys' hoops ousted in State tourney

The Columbia High School boys’ varsity basketball team lost to a strong Plainfield team, 60-41, in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 tournament on March 4 in Plainfield.
Femi Agunbiade had nine points and Austin Little had eight points for the eighth-seeded Cougars, who fell to 13-14. Plainfield, the top seed, improved to 23-3.
Jamar Chavis scored 20 points, Agunbiade had 16 points and Little added 11 points as the Cougars downed ninth-seeded Piscataway, 80-54, in the first round on March 2 at home.
Box scores
Columbia 5 7 13 16 - 41
Plainfield 11 18 16 15 - 60
CHS: Femi Agunbiade 4-0-1-9, Jamar Chavis 2-0-2-6, Justin Cirello 0-2-0-6, Dukens Germain 1-0-3-5, Austin Little 1-2-0-8, Drew Marley 1-0-0-2, Justin Martin 0-0-1-1, Armani Scipio 1-0-0-2, Kimbe St. Arman 0-0-2-2.
Columbia 24 22 17 17 - 80
Piscataway 10 11 17 16 - 54
CHS: Femi Agunbiade 6-0-4-16, Jamar Chavis 7-1-3-20, Justin Cirello 1-0-2-4, Andrew Ehringer 2-0-1-5, Dukens Germain 1-0-0-2, Austin Little 1-4-1-15, Drew Marley 1-0-0-2, Kevin Marseille 0-0-0-0, Justin Martin 2-0-8-12, Matt Melvin 1-0-0-2, Armani Scipio 0-0-0-0, Kimbe St. Arman 0-0-1-1, Evans Osuji 0-0-0-1.