Irvington HS football team gears up for sectional playoffs

Joe Ragozzino Published: October 30, 2025 | Updated: October 29, 2025 2 min read

Above, the Irvington Blue Knights charge onto the field prior to the home win over Columbia.

rvington senior Jayden Herron runs for yardage in the home win over Columbia.

IRVINGTON, NJ — The Irvington High School football team will get a rematch with Union City.

The fifth-seeded IHS Blue Knights, under second-year head coach Marco Soto, will visit fourth-seeded Union City in the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs on Friday, Oct. 31, at 7 p.m.

The Blue Knights dropped a heartbreaking 7-6 decision to Union City in Week 7 at IHS’ Ralph C Steele Complex’s Matthew Field on Oct. 17 in a Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division game.

Union City is the defending North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state champion. The Union City Soaring Eagles have won four straight games to improve to 5-3 overall. They are coming off a 48-0 win at Columbia on Oct. 24. They also clinched the Freedom White Division title with a 4-0 record. Irvington finished second in the division with a 3-1 divisional mark.

Following the loss to Union City, the Blue Knights fell at Seton Hall Prep 38-22 on Oct. 25 at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in West Orange in a SFC crossover divisional game for their fourth straight defeat to move to 3-6 overall.

Last season, the fifth-seeded Blue Knights lost a heartbreaking 34-33 decision at fourth-seeded Bridgewater–Raritan in the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 state playoffs quarterfinals to finish with a 4-4 record.

Irvington lost a tough 20-19 overtime decision at home on Sept. 12 in its third game of the season. West Orange (7-2) is the No. 1 seed in the North Jersey, Section 1, Group 5 state playoffs.

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