GLEN RIDGE – The Glen Ridge High School boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and wrestling varsity teams will begin their seasons next week. The boys’ basketball team, which won the Super Essex Conference-Freedom Division title and finished with an 18-8 record last season, will visit Technology in Newark, while the girls’ basketball team will host Newark […]
BLOOMFIELD – With hard work and determination, the Bloomfield High School varsity football team achieved a successful season. The Bengals, under 25th-year head coach Mike Carter, qualified for the state North Jersey Section 1, Group 5 playoffs for the first time since 2012 before beating rival Montclair for the first time since 2003 to end […]
MAPLEWOOD – The Columbia High School varsity football team demonstrated tremendous drive in achieving a successful season. The Cougars, under second-year head coach John Power, qualified for the state sectional playoffs for the first time since 2010. The seventh-seeded Cougars lost to second-seeded and eventual champion Westfield in the first round of the state North […]
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and wrestling varsity teams are gearing up for their seasons. The boys’ basketball team will visit Montclair Kimberley, while the girls’ basketball team will host Verona in their season openers on Friday, Dec. 18. The wrestling team will take part in the Mount Olive Tournament […]
ORANGE – Orange resident Dwayne Warren, a junior wide receiver for the Seton Hall Prep varsity football team, also has earned Worrall Media All-Area honors. Warren had 41 receptions for 619 yards and seven TDs, all team highs. SHP, based in West Orange, finished with a 6-3 record, sharing the Super Essex Conference-American Division title with […]
WEST ORANGE – Despite a tough start to the season, the West Orange High School varsity football team showed a never-quit attitude. After beginning 0-5, the Mountaineers managed to win three of their final five games to finish 3-7. WOHS defeated Bloomfield, East Orange Campus and Morristown. Under third-year head coach Jim Matsakis, the […]
SETON HALL PREP – The Seton Hall Prep varsity football team enjoyed a successful 6-3 playoff season under first-year head coach Vito Campanile, sharing the Super Essex Conference-American Division title with Montclair. The Pirates, who lost to Bergen Catholic in the first round of the Non-Public Group 4 playoffs, were led by several outstanding players. […]
ORANGE – The Orange High School varsity football team featured several outstanding players during its 7-3 playoff season. The following players have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: senior offensive guard/defensive tackle Ahmir Copher, junior running back/linebacker Umar Jenkins, senior slotback/free safety Ricarkdo Francis, freshman cornerback Nyquee Hawkins, senior running back/defensive back Al’Jaqua Hawkins, Nyquee’s cousin; […]
EAST ORANGE – The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team endured a season in transition. Al-Majid Hutchins, a 2007 EOCHS graduate who was a standout defensive back for the Jaguars, was promoted to head coach right before the start of training camp in August, after serving as the team’s defensive coordinator under Marion […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley High School varsity football team enjoyed one of its best seasons. The Raiders, under fourth-year head coach Tom Basile, finished with an 8-2 record, including winning eight straight games to start the season. The last time they started 8-0 was in 1940. NHS lost at Caldwell in the final regular-season game. […]