ORANGE, NJ — The East Orange Campus High School football team defeated Orange High School, 27-0, to improve to 3-1 on the season. Orange’s two-game winning streak ended, as it moved to 2-3. The “War Of the Oranges” came to a head when the East Orange Campus Jaguars took the short drive through the neighborhood […]
ORANGE/MONTCLAIR — Orange’s Kalvin Thomas is the state’s leading scorer at the moment with 17 touchdowns in his first four games – which have all been Montclair Kimberley Academy football victories – but that’s not what truly motivates the senior running back and linebacker, who is in the midst of a senior season to remember. […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team defeated Columbia, 22-14, Sept. 12, at Bell Stadium for its first win of the season and improved to 1-1. The “Battle of the Oranges” was starting to look more like the “War of the Oranges” as Columbia High School made the short 10-minute trip up Scotland […]
Soto is victorious in his debut as the Blue Knights head football coach
IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team defeated Orange High School, 42-18, at IHS’ Ralph C. Steele Complex on Friday, Sept. 6, in the season opener for the Blue Knights, who gave Marco Soto his first win as the IHS head coach. Sophomore quarterback Jamir Howell completed five of 11 passes for 59 […]
UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ — The Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center will host their annual Yogi Berra Tribute Day, with free admission for all Museum visitors, on Sunday, Sept. 22. The date coincides with the day of Yogi’s passing in 2015, and also commemorates the day in 1946 when he played his first game in […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — The Mountaineer Football Classic was a big success during the Labor Day weekend. It was the highlight of all things high school football in an action-packed Week 0 schedule that saw 14 Essex County schools in action highlighting top college recruits who are making their names felt throughout the local, regional, […]
ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In the NFL and college, field-goal attempts are common. A team drives deep into the opposing team’s territory and will go for a field goal if the march stalls, because the distance for the first down or end zone is unfavorable. But in high school, it’s very rare to see field-goal […]
ORANGE, NJ — In each of the last two seasons, the Orange High School football team just missed making the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s state sectional playoffs. Instead, they played in the North Jersey, Group 4 state regional consolation tournament. In both years, they lost to Bergenfield in the first round. Last season, […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School boys basketball team, coming off a successful 15-10 campaign this past winter, enjoyed a busy summer. The Tornadoes were hit hard by graduation and knew that this summer was all about development. “This summer has been extremely challenging, but yet rewarding,” said OHS head coach Esak Crawley. “We […]
ORANGE, NJ — The Orange High School football team will kick off the season in the inaugural Mountaineer Football Classic at Joe Suriano Stadium on the campus of West Orange High School. The Tornadoes will face West Orange on Friday, Aug. 30, the second day of the three-day event, at 7:30 p.m. OHS fourth-year head […]