BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated West Essex, 62-50, Wednesday, Feb. 14, for its third win in a row to improve to 11-14.
Junior forward Talan Bacote had 18 points, senior guard Shariff Brown had 13 points and junior guard Mekhi Field had 10 points for the Bengals, who won their third straight game.
Bloomfield then lost at Morris Knolls High School, 67-46, Thursday, Feb. 15, in Denville. Brown had 14 points, freshman guard Sean Perrotta had 13, junior guard Davieon McClain had 6, Field and freshman guard AJ Cruz each had 3 and senior forward Calvin Mott, senior forward Evit Dwyer and senior center Joe Geronimo each had 2. Senior forward Marley Baker added a free throw. Bloomfield moved to an 11-15 record.
The Bengals were scheduled to visit fourth-seeded Memorial of West New York in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21. The winner will face either No. 5 seed Paterson Kennedy or No. 12 seed Passaic Tech in the quarterfinals on Monday, Feb. 26. The semifinals are Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Bloomfield vs. West Essex (Feb. 14)
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