Bloomfield junior Maya Mickens hits the ball during the win over Newark Arts in the Essex County Tournament second preliminary round on Oct. 13 at Bloomfield.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The 12th-seeded Bloomfield High School girls volleyball team upset fifth-seeded Montclair, 25-17, 26-24, in the first round of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 1, Group 4 state tournament at Montclair on Saturday, Oct. 29.
The Lady Bengals, who improved to 8-13 this season, were scheduled to visit No. 4 seed Ridgewood in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, Nov. 1, after press time. The winner will face the winner of No. 1 seed Bergen Tech and No. 8 seed Passaic Tech in the semifinals on Friday, Nov. 4. The final is Tuesday, Nov. 8. Montclair fell to 13-6 on the season.
Bloomfield avenged two losses to Montclair this season in Super Essex Conference–Liberty Division play. Bloomfield lost to Montclair, 25-22, 25-15, on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Montclair. In the second meeting, Bloomfield lost 25-19, 25-18, on Saturday, Oct. 8, at Bloomfield.
Montclair won the division title. Bloomfield finished fifth in the division.
Photo Courtesy of Jerry Simon
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