Bloomfield HS boys basketball team falls to Hackensack in state opener to end 13-13 season

BHS sophomore Uma kalu goes up for a shot against University in the Bengals’ 59-45 home loss on Feb. 11.
BHS sophomore Isaiah Cortes drives past a Belleville player in the Bengals’ 52-51 loss in the preliminary third round of the Essex County Tournament on Feb. 6.
Photos by Jerry Simon.
BHS head coach Mike Passero watches the action against Irvington in the Bengals’ 63-55 home loss on Feb. 4.

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team, seeded 13th, lost at fourth-seeded Hackensack, 60-44, in the first round of the North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament on March 3.

The Bengals finished with a 13-13 record this season.