Christian Cradle looks to shake off a tackle durng the 20-19 overtime loss to Nutley on Friday, Oct. 9, at Foley Field.
BLOOMFIELD — The Bloomfield High School football team hopes to get back on the winning track.
The Bengals dropped a 20-17 overtime decision against Nutley on Friday, Oct. 9, at Foley Field for their second loss in a row to move to a 3-4 record. Nutley broke a four-game losing streak and moved to 2-5.
All the scoring in regulation took place in the first quarter. Senior Christian Cradle caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback Michael Mickens. Mickens ran for a 2-yard TD. Senior Adam Nammoura kicked the extra points.
In overtime, Nammoura kicked a 25-yard field goal, before Nutley’s Aidan Rotbaum scored on a 1-yard run to end the game.
Mickens completed nine of 19 passes for 186 yards. Mickens also had 37 rushing yards on 15 carries. Cradle had four catches for 120 yards. Senior Jordan Graham had three catches for 54 yards and junior Andres Valencia had two catches for 12 yards for Bloomfield.
Senior Aaron Varner had 32 rushing yards on eight carries for the Bengals.
Bloomfield will visit Bayonne on Saturday, Oct. 17, at noon. Bayonne lost to Irvington 6-0 on Oct. 9 at Irvington to move to 4-3.
Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
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