NUTLEY, NJ — When the Nutley High School football team took on Barringer on Saturday, Oct. 16, it was hard for the Raiders not to think of Coach D. Steve DiGregorio, who led the Raiders to an unbeaten season a year ago as their longtime head coach, died just a few days earlier on Oct. […]
NUTLEY —The Nutley High School football team showed that it wants to start another long winning streak. The Raiders, who had their 10-game winning streak end the previous week, defeated a good River Dell team in dramatic fashion on Oct. 9 at Tangorra Field/Park Oval. After River Dell scored on a 45-yard TD pass to […]
BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY — The Nutley and Belleville high school football teams renewed their rivalry in the home opener for the Belleville Buccaneers on Friday night, Sept. 10. The Bucs unveiled their new turf field at Doc Ellis Field/Municipal Stadium, replacing the old turf field. In another classic game between the schools, Nutley prevailed, 29-28. Photos Courtesy […]
NUTLEY, NJ — The Nutley High School football team is a perfect 10! The Raiders crushed Millburn, 41-0, Sept. 24, at Tangorra Field/Oval Park in a Super Football Conference–American Red Division game for their 10th straight victory dating to last season. The win improved their record to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the division on […]
NUTLEY, NJ — With a lot on their plate these past few weeks, the Orange High School football Tornadoes dropped their third consecutive game, falling to Nutley, 34-6, on Sept. 18 at Nutley’s Tangorra Field. After opening the season with a 43-7 loss to Chatham, Orange was forced to forfeit its game against Newark West […]
BELLEVILLE/NUTLEY — The Nutley and Belleville high school football teams have engaged in several classic games. The latest epic meeting was last Friday night, Sept. 10, as the NHS Raiders posted a thrilling 29-28 victory. It was the BHS Buccaneers’ home opener as they unveiled the new turf field at Doc Ellis Field at Municipal […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Bloomfield Bengals lost their first game of the season on Sept. 3 against Nutley in an away game at Owens Field. The Raiders won 18-13. Photos Courtesy of Jerry Simon
The high school football season kicked off for most teams last weekend in Essex County, but not without some disruption. The remnants of Hurricane Ida forced teams to change the logistics of their games. The most severe damage was seen at Foley Field in Bloomfield. As a result, Bloomfield’s home game against Nutley on Friday, […]
NUTLEY, NJ — With a senior-laden roster, the Nutley High School football team enjoyed one of its best seasons ever last year, finishing with an undefeated 6-0 record that included winning the Freedom White Division title of the Super Football Conference. It was a great sendoff for head coach Steve DiGregorio, who retired at the […]
NUTLEY, NJ — At the April Board of Education meeting, the board voted to appoint JD Vick as head varsity football coach at Nutley High School. Vick has been with the program since 2004 and served as interim head football coach in 2019, when coach Steve DiGregorio was on medical leave. “It’s an honor to […]