IRVINGTON, NJ – From his days competing in youth ball in the playgrounds of Irvington, to his current task as the head coach at Passaic Valley in Little Falls, Chet Parlavecchio has had some memorable associations in the game of football. Heck, Parlavecchio, a legendary linebacker at Seton Hall Prep when the school was located […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – For the past few seasons, the Irvington High School football program has produced talented players. Under the guidance of head coach “Smoke” Pierre and his coaching staff, the Blue Knights have worked hard on and off the field, and the results have proven successful, with back-to-back eight-win playoff seasons in […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The Irvington High School varsity football team boasted several talented players who helped produced a second straight eight-win season. Under second-year head coach “Smoke” Pierre, the Blue Knights also won the North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom Division championship in the conference’s second year of existence. Irvington featured several players who earned All-NJSFC-Freedom […]
Corrections: Irvington will play at Bergen Catholic and will host North Bergen. IRVINGTON, NJ (corrected Saturday Dec. 23, 6:23 a.m.) – The North Jersey Super Football Conference released the 2018 schedules. Irvington High School will open the season on Week Zero against Orange at home on August. 31. Irvington will remain in the Freedom Division. […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – Irvington High School senior Lancine Turay has given an oral commitment in acceping a football scholarship to the University of North Carolina. Turay, a defensive end, was one of several standout players for the Blue Knights, who won the North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom White Division title and reached the semifinals of […]
PHILLIPSBURG (updated Sunday Nov. 19, 12:18 p.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team’s drive for a state championship ended in heartbreaking fashion The fourth-seeded Blue Knights attempted a go-ahead two-point conversion late in the game, but came up short, as they lost at top-seeded and undefeated Phillipsburg, 21-20, Friday night, Nov. 17, in […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – The fourth-seeded Irvington High School varsity football team will visit No. 1-seeded Phillispburg in the semifinals of the NJSIAA North Jersey Section 2, Group 4 state playoffs on Friday night, Nov. 17. The Blue Knights are seeking their first-ever road playoff win. The Blue Knights, under second-year head coach and Irvington native […]
Photos by Steve Ellmore. Irvington (blue uniforms) vs. Linden, state playoffs, Nov 10. IRVINGTON, NJ (updated Monday Nov. 13, 9:59 a.m.) – The Irvington High School varsity football team kept alive its mission to win its first-ever state playoff championship with a stunning fourth-quarter rally. After being held scoreless for three quarters, the fourth-seeded Blue […]
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 […]
IRVINGTON, NJ – (updated Sunday Nov. 5, 9:24 a.m.) – A year ago, the Irvington High School varsity football team lost at Wayne Hills in a game that decided the inaugural North Jersey Super Football Conference-Freedom White Division title. This time, the Blue Knights returned the favor. In the same scenario as last year – […]