Bloomfield HS girls basketball team defeats Millburn, improves to 10-4 as ECT looms

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BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School girls basketball team defeated Millburn, 52-34, on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at home. The Lady Bengals improved to 10-4 on the season.

Senior Lucy Heyman had 18 points and 12 rebounds; senior Chiara Hilario had 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists; junior Stella Schmidt had 12 points, five rebounds and three steals; and senior Aaliyah Sanchez had 6 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three steals to lead BHS.

The Lady Bengals, seeded 14th, will host a preliminary-round game in the Essex County Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 3, against No. 19 seed Newark Tech at 5 p.m. The preliminary-round winner will then visit No. 3 seed University in the first round on Saturday, Feb. 5, in Newark.

Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon