Police Break Up 'Multiple' Fights After Maplewood/Irvington Game At High School: Officials

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — Maplewood police released a statement on Wednesday after responding Tuesday night to "multiple fights" after a high school basketball game, they said.

Police said that the game — hosted at Columbia High School, which draws students from Maplewood and South Orange — was played against Irvington High School.

"At the conclusion," said Det. Sgt. Scott Reeves of the Community Service Bureau, "a large group of over a hundred exited the gym. Multiple fights started within the crowd. [The] Maplewood police officer assigned to the game notified the police department via radio."

Officers responded to the high school gymnasium parking lot at 8:30 p.m., police said, and requested mutual aid because of the large crowd.

"The crowd dispersed, and the visiting team safely left the area," police said. "EMS evaluated two students with parents present and determined no further medical assistance."

Maplewood Police Department transported one juvenile involved to police headquarters for
parent notification, Reeves said.

Reeves said no one was charged.