BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Belleville, 62-45, in the season opener on Dec. 17 at Abundant Life Academy in Nutley. Shayne Hinton, a junior, had 21 points, and senior Uma Kalu had 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Bengals.
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling teams are getting ready for their seasons, which begin Dec. 17. Their schedules are as follows. Boys basketball Dec. 17: Belleville, away, 7 p.m. Dec. 21: Millburn, home, 7 p.m. Dec. 23: Clifton, away, 4 p.m. Dec. 28: Nottingham, at Glen Ridge […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield High School’s winter sports season, while strange because of the COVID-19 pandemic, ended on a high note as the basketball program was awarded the Thomas Wachenfeld Award for sportsmanship. Voted on by all the basketball officials in northern New Jersey, the award recognizes the exemplary sportsmanship of basketball players, cheerleaders, coaches […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Several Bloomfield High School athletes were named to honorary Super Essex Conference teams. In the SEC–Colonial Division, Vernon Lee and Chino Anyanwu were named to the boys basketball first team; Khanye Tucker, Uma Kalu and Isaiah Cortes were named to the second team; and Andre Dean received honorable mention. In the SEC–American […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The boys bowling team completed its season with a remarkable record of 68-2 behind seniors Chris Paccione, Gabe Farabaugh and Eric Pabon, and junior Biaggio DiGiano. They concluded the season by sweeping Irvington and Montclair. The girls program lost close matches to Irvington and Montclair. The boys basketball team wrapped up its […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team lost a close game to East Side High School in Newark, 48-46, on March 4. For the Bengals, Isaiah Cortes led the scoring with 12 points, followed by Vernon Lee with 9, Chino Anyanwu with 8, Khanye’ Tucker with 7, Uma Kalu with 5, Julian […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Last week saw some great play from Bloomfield High School athletes. Boys basketball clinched the Super Essex Conference–Colonial Division championship with a hard fought 37-33 win at Livingston. The Bengals fell behind 9-0 and trailed 16-10 at halftime but a strong final quarter propelled them to the victory. Irvington visited the Bengals […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team brought home another win on Feb. 20 when the Bengals defeated the Verona Hillbillies, 66-36. For the Bengals, Vernon Lee was the clear standout player, scoring 23 points. He was followed by Khanye’ Tucker with 11 points, Andrew Dean with 9 points, Chino Anyanwu with […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys basketball team defeated Nutley, 74-46, Feb. 19 at home on Senior Night. Senior forward Will Robinson had 20 points; junior guard Vinny Torrisi had 19 points with five 3-pointers; senior guard Tochi Anyanwu had 12 points; senior guard Michael Ramos recorded 11 points; senior forward Kevin Mitchell […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys varsity basketball team defeated Columbia, 41-37, Wednesday, Feb. 13, in a Super Essex Conference-Liberty Division game at BHS. Tied 29-29, the Bengals outscored Columbia, 12-8, in the fourth quarter. The Bengals evened their record to 11-11 overall and 5-6 in the division. BHS and Columbia split their […]