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 […]
Photos by Jerry Simon: Bloomfield HS (white uniforms) vs. West Orange HS (blue uniforms), Sept. 28, at WOHS Joe Suriano Stadium. WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Saturday Sept. 30, 11:05 a.m.) – The West Orange High School varsity football team defeated Bloomfield High School, 34-18, Thursday night, Sept. 28, at West Orange HS Joe Suriano Stadium […]
Photos by Jerry Simon Photo 1: Marine Colonel John Armellino, second from left, a Bloomfield High School alum, Class of 1986, was honored by the Bengals at halfime during Friday’s home game against North Bergen. With Armellino, from left, are BHS head football coach Mike Carter; Armellino’s wife, Camille; and Foley Football President James McDaniels. BLOOMFIELD, […]
NUTLEY, NJ (updated Saturday Sept. 16, 11:34 a.m.) – The Bloomfield High School varsity football team posted a dominating effort for the second straight week to start the season. The Bengals defeated Nutley, 49-21, Sept. 15 at Monsignor Owens Field in Nutley to improve to 2-0. It marked the second straight week the Bengals eclipsed […]