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 […]
ORANGE – Jamar Summers, a sophomore cornerback for the University of Connecticut football team, was named First Team All-American Athletic Conference as the league announced its postseason honors on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Summers, an Orange High School graduate, led the American Athletic Conference in interceptions with seven during the regular season, which also placed him […]
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 […]
