BLOOMFIELD, NJ – After losing in the playoff semifinals in an inspirational run, the Bloomfield High School varsity football team hopes to finish a great season on a winning note. The Bengals, under 27th-year head coach and BHS alumnus Mike Carter, will host Montclair in the annual Investors Bank Cup football game on Wednesday, Nov. […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield (white uniforms) vs. Union City in North 1, Group 5 playoff semifinals, Friday, Nov. 17. UNION CITY – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team’s inspiring playoff run came to an end. The seventh-seeded Bengals lost at third-seeded Union City, 35-0, in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North Jersey […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield (white uniforms) vs. Passaic County Tech, in state playoffs, Nov. 10, at PCT. WAYNE, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 12, 8:38 a.m.) – On a very, very cold night, the Bloomfield High School varsity football team stayed red-hot. Battling temperatures in the low 20s, the seventh-seeded Bengals stunned second-seeded Passaic […]
For high school football teams and fans, this is the best time of the year. The NJSIAA state playoffs begin this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 10-11. Seven teams in the Worrall Media area in Essex County have qualified for their respective playoffs: Irvington, Nutley, Orange, East Orange, Seton Hall Prep, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield. The […]
Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield (cardinal red uniforms) vs. Morristown, Nov. 3, at Foley Field. BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Sunday Nov. 5, 9:39 a.m.) – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team is on a winning roll,and it comes at a great time as the state playoffs begin next week. Senior running back Jeremy Whitherspoon rushed […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Sunday Oct. 29, 1:01 p.m.) – Senior running back Jeremy Whitherspoon ran for three touchdowns to lead the Bloomfield High School varsity football team to a 43-21 comeback win at Bayonne on Friday night, Oct. 27. The Bengals won their second straight game to improve to 4-3. The win also bolstered their […]
Photos by Jerry Simon. Bloomfield (maroon jerseys) vs. East Orange Campus, Oct. 20, at Foley Field. BLOOMFIELD, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 24, 11:49 a.m.) – Senior running back Jeremy Whitherspoon ran for three touchdowns and the Bloomfield High School varsity football team returned to its winning ways with a 31-20 win over East Orange Campus on […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield (white uniforms) vs. Livingston, Oct. 13, at Livingston. LIVINGSTON, NJ (updated Saturday Oct. 14, 11:58 a.m.) – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team dropped a heartbreaking 27-26 decision to LIvingston on Friday night, Oct. 13, at Livingston HS. Senior running back Jeremy Whitherspoon had a strong performance with 288 […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team, which was idle last week, will visit Livingston HS this Friday, Oct. 13. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. The Bengals, who have a 2-2 record, are looking to snap a two-game losing streak. BHS is coming off a 34-18 loss at West Orange on Thursday, […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ – Bloomfield High School senior Joe Bumpus was named the Week 1 winner and is now a finalist for the 2017 USA Football Heart of a Giant award presented by Hospital for Special Surgery and the New York Giants! Bumpus won with support from his family, friends and people in town who […]