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. […]
IRVINGTON – Irvington’s Malik Bakker, a senior running back, rushed for 102 yards on 20 carries to lead the Don Bosco Prep varsity football team to a 21-10 victory over St. Joseph of Montvale in the state Non-Public Group 4 championship game at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Friday night, Dec. 4. Don Bosco […]
IRVINGTON – The Irvington High School varsity football team had a bit of roller coaster season, losing its first five games, then winning the next three before losing the final two to go 3-7. But without a doubt, the Blue Knights featured several standouts. The following IHS players have earned Worrall Media All-Area honors: junior […]
IRVINGTON – On Saturday, Dec. 5, Florence Avenue School fourth-grader Jamir Brown of the Irvington-based Jersey Heat Track Club finished fifth in the nation in the 9-year-old boys division at the 2015 AAU Cross-Country National Championships contested in Danville (Decatur area), Ala. Jamir ran a personal-best 11:34.88 in the 3K (1.86 mile) race. This was […]
GLEN RIDGE – The following Glen Ridge High School cross-country runners have earned All-Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division honors: Boys First team: Pelle Nogueira, Cameron Dignan, Justin Dignan, and Greg Olsen Second team: Oscar Hero Honorable mention: Eric Shaara and Lane Darby Girls Honorable mention: Alyssa Smolen. Nogueira, Cameron Digan and his twin brother, Justin Dignan, […]
BLOOMFIELD – The following Bloomfield High School cross-country runners have earned All-Super Essex Conference honors: Boys SEC-American Honorable Mention: Adam Mahabub and La’Shan White. Girls SEC-Liberty First team: Camrynn Referente, Mackenzie Presume, Kayla Olmeda and Emily Clark. Second team: Paulina Crespo and Theresa Swift Honorable mention: Jacqueline Giunta The aforementioned runners also have all earned […]
WEST ORANGE – The following West Orange High School and Seton Hall Prep cross-country runners have earned All-Super Essex Conference-American Division honors: Boys First team: senior Jagger Garguilo, WOHS; senior Joseph Onubogu, WOHS; junior Malik Kosanovich, SHP. Second team: sophomore Saverio Kaufman, SHP. Honorable Mention: senior Mark Morrison, SHP; sophomore Daniel Gizzo, SHP; sophomore Chukwuebizie […]