On Wednesday, February 21, the Cherry Hill East Cougars Boys Varsity Basketball team faced the Cherokee Chiefs at Cherokee High School in a playoff matchup in the first round of the South Jersey Group 4 Sectional Tournament. The Cougars were knocked out...

The Cherry Hill East girls' basketball team has elevated their record to 6-6, already showcasing significant improvement midway through the season compared to the previous season’s 7-16, all thanks to junior Darby Chhabria. Number 35 on the court, Chhabria...

For Philadelphia 76ers center, Joel “The Process” Embiid, a 30-point game is a regular occurrence. In fact, he has done this in 21 straight contests. However, Embiid, the front-runner to win his second consecutive National Basketball Association (NBA)...

EJ Matthews-Spratley(‘22) has committed to the University of Scranton, where he will be continuing his academic and basketball career. Matthews-Spratley, a starting guard, averaged 14.5 PPG this past season and was recently named to the Olympic Conference...

With under two minutes to go in the first quarter, the Cougars were trailing the Chiefs 7-6. From there, East went on a 16-0 run which would turn out to be the difference in the game. “I think what allowed us to go on that run in the first half was...

With one minute and 27 seconds remaining in the game, East was trailing Eastern 44-43. The Cougars had just blown their 11 point lead going into the fourth quarter and were desperate for an answer to stop the Viking's run. After Eastern made both free...

Jalen Holmes (‘22) was a force to be reckoned with on Monday afternoon. He tied a career-high with 20 points while also pulling in a career-high 20 rebounds. This was by far the best game he’s played in his entire career. “We knew Jalen had to...

When Cherry Hill East head coach Dave Allen called a timeout early in the 1st quarter, his team was down 10-3. The Cougars were not locked in and were playing too “emotional” rather than their normal brand of basketball. After this timeout, the Cougars...

With 15 seconds remaining in the game, Drew Greene (‘22) was holding the ball, waiting to take the final shot of the game. East and Lenape were knotted at 37 points apiece in a tight game throughout. Greene then heard Lenape coach Matt Wolf scream “Foul,...

Drew Greene (‘22) has committed to Muhlenberg College, he will be continuing his academic and basketball career. Currently starting at point guard for East and averaging 14 PPG and leading East to a scorching 9-1 start, he is known as one of the top...

Ian Gross’s (‘23) late game threes powered the Cherry Hill East Cougars (6-1) to a 53-47 win in overtime over the Cherry Hill West Lions (2-3) on Friday morning. This game was the finale in the annual Ginny Whittaker Classic at East. Both teams were...

Ej Matthews-Spratley’s (‘22) 20 points led the Cherry Hill East Cougars in a blowout win over the Seneca Golden Eagles by a score of 83-28 on Friday afternoon. These two teams also faced each other in last year’s season opener which resulted in...

Rapper Ghostemane is on blast in Lily Quintero’s ears as she walks onto the shiny gym hardwood. Dibart gym seems eerily quiet except for the faint noise coming from her earbuds as she walks over to the rack and picks up a ball, stepping toward the three-point...

Kobe’s Resume: 5x NBA champion, NBA Most Valuable Player, 18x NBA All Star and so much more. Kobe Bryant was not only one of the NBA's best basketball players of all time, but he was also a devoted husband, father, friend and role model to many. Thousands...