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 […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Irvington (blue uniforms) vs. Belleville, Oct. 21 IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Friday Oct. 28, 5:14 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team defeated Belleville HS by a lopsided score of 84-0 at home on Saturday, Oct. 21. While people have been in an uproar about what they perceived Irvington running […]
Belleville High School senior offensive lineman Nick Guardabasco, pictured wearing No. 76, participated in the 24th annual Robeson High School All-Star Football Game on June 15 at Paul Robeson High School in East Orange. The game featured graduating seniors. The West team (Morris, Sussex and Passaic counties) defeated the East team (Essex and Hudson) by […]
BELLEVILLE, NJ – The Belleville High School varsity football team improved to a 3-1 record with a 39-12 win over winless Newark East Side on Friday, Sept. 23, at BHS Municipal Stadium/Doc Ellis Field. Quarterback Kyle Walsh passed for three touchdowns, all to Eric Rivera, and ran for another score to spark the Bucs, who […]