BELLEVILLE — The Belleville High School football team defeated Bergen County Tech 36-21 on Thursday, Sept. 17, in Hackensack for its first win of the season.
Sophomore quarterback Ethan Varona was 7-of-7 passing for 269 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for another TD.
In the first quarter, Varona scored on an 8-yard TD run for a 6-0 lead.
Varona connected on a 20-yard TD pass to senior Jadiere Rivera-Hampton, and hit junior 6-foot-2 receiver Sean Sharpe on the two-point pass for a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Varona threw an 88-yard TD pass to Sharpe to make it 20-0. Varona also threw TD passes of 28 yards to junior Desmond Mitchell and 89 yards to Sharpe. Varona ran for both conversion runs for a 36-0 lead.
Sharpe finished with four catches for 200 yards.
Belleville improved to 1-2. BCT moved to 2-2.
The Buccaneers will host Dover on Friday, Sept. 25, at 7 p.m.
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