BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity volleyball team gave a strong effort in its bid to win a second straight Essex County Tournament championship.
Unfortunately, the top-seeded Bengals came up short in the ECT final, falling to second-seeded Livingston on Saturday, May 20, at Livingston.
After losing the first set, 25-17, the Bengals won the second set, 25-16. But Livingston won the third and decisive set, 25-20, in a rematch of last year’s ECT final.
BHS, under head coach Louis Stevens, moved to a 20-4 record.
Jose Bruno-Maldonado had 22 assists and four blocks; Dan Chavez had 10 kills and two digs; Kyle Barrow had three kills and six digs; Al-Samad Henderson posted six kills and four blocks; Marc Mathieu notched four kills and three blocks; Zac Pekar recorded seven digs and Kcarmelo Samonte added three digs for the Bengals, who defeated Livingston in the two previous meetings this season.