Cherry Hill East basketball stays perfect with win over Lenape

Cherry Hill East's Chris Abreu (2) attempts a shot surrounded by a group of Lenape defenders in the Olympic Conference American Division boys' basketball game played at Cherry Hill High School East in Cherry Hill, New Jersey on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Collin Conway/D2 Sports Network

CHERRY HILL - The Cherry Hill East boys' basketball team, ranked No. 1 in the latest South Jersey Sports Zone Top 15 high school boys' basketball rankings, improved its record to 11-0 with a 59-50 victory over No. 2 Lenape on Thursday.

It was the first meeting since the Indians captured a 48-47 triumph in last year's South Jersey Group 4 final.

2025 S.J. Sports Zone All-South Jersey third team selection Chris Abreu tallied a game-high 23 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals in the Cougars' Olympic Conference American Division victory on Thursday. Jamieson Young added 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals. Justin Farber charted 9 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Chris Delgado had 10 points.

Nolan Barnes led Lenape with 13 points. Jaidyn Boyd scored 12 and Colin Myers added 11. The Indians fell to 9-2. Lenape will play Rumson-Fair Haven in the Jimmy V Classic at Central Regional High School in Bayville on Saturday at 1 pm.

Cherry Hill East has won its first 11 games in a season for the second year in a row. The Cougars play St. Rose in the Jimmy V Classic on Saturday at 7 pm.