NEWARK, NJ – In a game featuring Shabazz and Verona, two of Essex County’s top football teams, it looked like a good game on paper as they prepared to take the field this past Friday evening, Sept. 28, at Malcolm X. Shabazz Stadium in Newark. “We’re ready and it’s like the beginning of the season […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The 2018 youth football season is in full swing, and the East Orange Panthers are naturally in the thick of it where their season is on track to the playoffs with just four games left in the regular season. With the exit of a couple teams and the Garden State American […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team lost a tough 20-14 decision to Seton Hall Prep on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 29, at Paul Robeson Stadium. The Jaguars lost their second straight and fell to a 2-2 record. East Orange Campus was coming off a one-point loss to Montclair, 28-27, […]
ORANGE, NJ – Dealing with injuries to key players, including senior wide receiver/defensive back Nyquee Hawkins, who is a Virginia Tech commit, the Orange High School football team fell to Weequahic HS, 40-7, Friday night, Sept. 21, at Bell Stadium. The Tornadoes had their two-game winning streak snapped and moved to a 2-2 record. “Injuries […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – The East Orange Campus High School football team lost to Montclair HS, 28-27, Saturday, Sept. 22, at Woodman Field in Montclair. The Jaguars, coming off a bye week, lost for the first time this season and moved to a 2-1 record. Montclair improved to 2-2. The game would go down as […]
The East Orange Campus High School varsity football team remained unbeaten in the early season as the Jaguars blanked Passaic, 30-0, Friday night, Sept. 7 in Passaic to improve to a record to 2-0. East Orange Campus was working with a short week as the first days of school opened Thursday, Sept. 6. Their […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – It’s the last weekend of what was a mostly rainy summer and most high school teams are usually breaking summer training camp right about now. However, with the new state playoff rules implemented by the NJSIAA this summer, teams statewide didn’t have enough time to prepare for the 2018 Week 0 […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore: Robeson All-Star Football Classic EAST ORANGE, NJ – The 2018 High School sports calendar has come to a close as top seniors from the class all participated in H.S. all-star games throughout the state before heading off to college after their upcoming graduations. One of the all-star games was the 25th […]
Photos by Kerry E. Porter. Shabazz (yellow jerseys) vs. Weequahic, in North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state final, at Kean University, Saturday, Dec. 2. UNION, NJ – The Shabazz High School varsity football team defeated Weequahic, 35-0, in a battle of Newark schools to win the North Jersey Section 2, Group 1 state playoff […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ – Thanksgiving Eve marks the beginning of the annual rivalry weekend for most high schools and communities around the country. Every level in the sport of football prepare for their annual battle with their crosstown rivals with traditions that go back generations. This is especially true for a particularly special group. Their […]