BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team produced tremendous success in the past two seasons. In 2017, the Bengals won the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 1, Group 4 state tournament title for the first time in 40 years before finishing with a 24-6 record. Last season, they reached the semifinals of the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team enjoyed a stellar summer while hosting its annual Summer League. The Bengals, under new head coach Mike Passero, defeated Wayne Hills convincingly in the playoff semifinals on Thursday night, July 26. Immediately after the game, they played a good Newark West Side team in the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – In the photo gallery above, the Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball team defeated West Essex in the Bloomfield High School Summer League on Monday, July 16. The playoffs begin this week. The quarterfinals will be Wednesday, July 25, beginning at 5 p.m. The semifinals and championship will both be held Thursday, July […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – For Bloomfield High School boys basketball fans, a familiar face will be roaming the sideline during the season this winter. Mike Passero was promoted to head coach for the Bengals. Passero served as Pat Brunner’s assistant coach for the past 10 years. Brunner recently stepped down as the head coach after a […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ basketball program has always had a great tradition, from legendary head coach George Cella in the 1950s to star players like Kelly Tripucka (Class of 1977) and Alaa Abdelnaby (Class of 1986), who both later played in the NBA. The Bengals went through a bit of dry […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The annual Bloomfield High School Boys Basketball Summer League will be held June 18 to July 26. The 19 teams in the league are Bloomfield, West Side, Morristown-Beard, Clifton, Hoboken, Newark Tech, Elizabeth, Livingston, Wayne Hills, Manchester Regional, Glen Ridge, Cedar Grove, Brearley, West Essex, Nutley, Millburn, Caldwell, Seton Hall Prep, and […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Pictured above: Bloomfield High School student-athletes recently made their commitments to play sports on the collegiate level. Standing, from left: Marcus Wolf – Allegheny College – football; Kyle Barrow – Montclair State University – basketball; Chris Lazard – Southern Connecticut State – football; Mike Abraham- MSU – football; Joe Pentz -The College […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bengals Basketball Camp will take place for two weeks: June 25 to June 28 and July 9 to July 12, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m at the air-conditioned gyms at Bloomfield High School. The camp is offered to boys and girls entering grades 4 to 9. The camp is directed […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield vs. North Bergen (North 1, Group 4 semifinals), March 3. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team unfortunately came up short in its bid for a second straight state section title. The defending champion and ninth-seeded Bengals fell at fourth-seeded North Bergen, 73-60, in the semifinals […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield vs. Fair Lawn, state tournament, Feb. 27. BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Michael Ramos scored 18 points and Will Robinson had 13 points to lead the ninth-seeded and defending champion Bloomfield High School boys’ varsity basketball team to a 56-47 win over eighth-seeded Fair Lawn in the first round of the NJSIAA […]