BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys soccer team lost to Montclair Kimberley Academy, 2-0, Sept. 30, in a Super Essex Conference crossover game.
The Bengals had their two-game winning streak snapped.
Bloomfield received the No. 14 seed in the Essex County Tournament and defeated No. 19 Irvington, 1-0, in the preliminary round on Oct. 4 at Foley Field to improve to 4-7 on the season. With the win, the Bengals will visit No. 3 seed West Orange in the first round on Oct. 7 at 4:30 p.m.
Essex County Tournament
Play-in game
No. 25 Science Park at No. 24 Newark Collegiate
Preliminary round, on or by Oct. 5
No. 17 Cedar Grove def. No. 16 Nutley, 4-3
No. 9 Millburn def. No. 25 Science Park, 8-0
No. 12 Verona def. No. 21 Orange, 8-1
No. 13 Caldwell def. No. 20 Barringer, 9-0
No. 15 Belleville def. No. 18 West Side, 5-1
No. 10 Glen Ridge def. No. 23 North Star, 4-2
No. 11 Newark Academy def. No. 22 Technology, 1-0
No. 14 Bloomfield def. No. 19 Irvington, 1-0
First round, Oct. 7
No. 17 Cedar Grove at No. 1 Seton Hall Prep
No. 9 Millburn at No. 8 East Side
No. 12 Verona at No. 5 Montclair Kimberley Academy
No. 13 Caldwell at No. 4 Montclair
No. 15 Belleville at No. 2 Livingston
winner of North Star/Glen Ridge at No. 7 Columbia
No. 11 Newark Academy at No. 6 West Essex
No. 14 Bloomfield at No. 3 West Orange
Quarterfinal round, Oct. 9, at higher-seeded sites
winner of Science Park/Newark Collegiate-Millburn/East Side vs. winner of Cedar Grove/Nutley-Seton Hall Prep
winner of Orange/Verona-Montclair Kimberley Academy vs. winner of Barringer/Calwell-Montclair
winner of North Star/Glen Ridge-Columbia vs. winner of West Side/Belleville-Livingston
winner of Technology/Newark Academy-West Essex vs. winner of Irvington/Bloomfield-West Orange
Semifinal round, Oct. 12, at Caldwell, 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Final, Oct. 16, at Belleville, 5 p.m.
Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon