Belleville HS football team defeats Kearny to move to 2-1

BELLEVILLE, NJ – Gustavo Viani rushed for three touchdowns and the Belleville High School varsity football team improved to 2-1 with a 28-8 win over Kearny on Friday, Sept. 16, at Kearny.

The Buccaneers, under first-year head coach Mario Cuniglio, already have bettered last year’s 1-9 record.

The carrot is dangling in front of the Bucs. That’s because they have a chance to move to 3-1 with their next game. The Bucs will host Newark East Side – a team that hasn’t won a game in five years – this Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m.

Viani had TD runs of 55, 9, and 15 yards to spark the win over Kearny (1-1).

Bucs quarterback Kyle Walsh also connected on a 61-yard TD pass to Eric Rivera.

The Bucs are looking to have their best season since 2008 when they finished 5-5. The Bucs haven’t won three games in a season since 2011 when the went 3-7.

The last time East Side won a game was Oct. 1, 2011 when it defeated West Side. They lost the final six games that year and have gone winless in each of the past four seasons, going 0-9 each year.