The high school football season kicked off for most teams last weekend in Essex County, but not without some disruption. The remnants of Hurricane Ida forced teams to change the logistics of their games. The most severe damage was seen at Foley Field in Bloomfield. As a result, Bloomfield’s home game against Nutley on Friday, […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ — The Belleville High School football team featured a large group of young players during a pandemic-shortened 2-4 season last year. With those players coming back this season, head coach Jermain Johnson is excited about what his Buccaneers can accomplish. This summer also proved productive. The Bucs attended a camp in East Stroudsburg, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Aug. 25, the Bloomfield Bengals and the Belleville Bucs faced off in a preseason scrimmage on Bloomfield’s gridiron. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
NUTLEY, NJ –The Nutley High School varsity football team defeated arch rival Belleville, 20-13, at the Park Oval in a state regional crossover game on Saturday, Nov. 3, to finish the season on a three-game winning streak with a final 4-6 record. Belleville finished 4-5 after starting 4-0, making solid strides under first-year head coach […]
NUTLEY – The Nutley vs. Belleville high school football rivalry game has returned. After a two-year hiatus, the teams will meet this Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Park Oval at NHS at 1:30 p.m. The game is an NJSIAA consolation matchup. For many years, the Nutley Raiders and Belleville Buccaneers always faced each other on […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity football team has enjoyed its best start ever. Under first-year head coach Jermain Johnson, the Bucs began this season at 4-0. Belleville nearly remained unbeaten with an inspiring rally against West Side. Trailing 18-6 in the fourth quarter, the Bucs tied it on a pair of touchdowns […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity football team continued its best start ever. The Bucs defeated Kearny, 24-0, Saturday, Sept. 29, to improve to 4-0 for the first time in program history. Senior Eric Rivera rushed for 63 yards and a touchdown on just three carries and also returned a punt 80 yards […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity football team continued its dominant start to the season. On a night they honored the 1978 BHS football team, the Bucs routed Ferris, 50-0, Sept. 21 at home to improve to 3-0 on the season. The Bucs used a balanced ground attack as they got rushing touchdowns […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – When Jermain Johnson was named the Belleville High School varsity football head coach this spring, he wanted to change the losing mentality surrounding the program. The Bucs unfortunately have been through some hard times for the past few years, having won nine games in the past six seasons, including just one win […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – Jermain Johnson recently has been named the new head varsity football coach at Belleville High School. Johnson is a 1991 Bloomfield High School graduate. He spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach for the Wayne Hills HS football team, which won the 2016 NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 […]