Senior quarterback George Crespo passed for 145 yards on four of five attempts and rushed for a team-high 129 yards on nine carries to propel to the Orange High School varsity football team to a dominant 47-6 win over Ferris of Jersey City in the season opener Saturday, Sept. 9, in Jersey City. Junior receiver […]
ORANGE, NJ – In his two-plus decade stint at the head coaching helm, Randy Daniel has built a tremendous program at Orange. Under his guidance, the Tornadoes have been a perennial state section playoff contender, while producing myriad talented players who have gone on to play at major colleges and even in the NFL. For […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange’s Jamar Summers and East Orange’s Tyraiq Beals helped the University of Connecticut football team to a 27-20 win over Holy Cross in the season opener Friday, August 31 in Storrs, Conn. Summers, a 6-foot, 190-pound senior defensive back, posted a team-high 11 tackles (eight solo) with three pass breakups. Beals, a […]
ORANGE, NJ – For many years, Orange High School has always been classified as a Group 2 or Group 3 school by the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association for postseason competition. But recently, the NJSIAA reclassified the OHS football team to Group 4 status. Group size refers to school enrollment. OHS will be in North […]
ORANGE, NJ (corrected Friday, July 7, 8:51 p.m.) – Orange High School rising junior Nyquee Hawkins is one of the most heavily recruited football players in the state. Hawkins, a 6-foot, 180-pound wide receiver/cornerback, has received several scholarship offers from major Football Bowl Series (formerly Division 1-A) colleges and universities. Hawkins has received 18 offers. […]
ORANGE, NJ – Orange High School sophomore football star Nyquee Hawkins had the honor of playing for the U-17 National Team in International Bowl VII against Japan on Monday, Jan. 16, at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. Team USA won, 44-7. Hawkins is a four-star cornerback prospect who made his fourth appearance in […]
ORANGE, NJ – Down by three touchdowns in the second half, the Orange High School varsity football team made a furious rally to get to the state championship game. But the Tornadoes’ comeback fell short as they lost to Morris Hills, 21-14, in the semifinals of the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 playoffs […]
NOTE: The Orange HS football team will visit Morris Hills on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. in the semifinals. ORANGE, NJ (updated Monday Nov. 14, 2:44 p.m.) – Led by senior slotback Tyrese Harris, sophomore quarterback George Crespo; and a strong defense, the seventh-seeded Orange High School varsity football team upset second-seeded Ridgefield Park, 13-0, […]
Tornadoes top Chatham for second straight victory
ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday, Nov. 8, 12:15 p.m.) – The Orange High School varsity football team, under head coach Randy Daniel, received the No. 7 seed in the state North Jersey Section 2, Group 3 playoffs and will visit second-seeded Ridgefield Park on Friday, Nov. 11, at 7 p.m. The winner will face the winner […]
NOTE: The game this Saturday, Nov. 5, at Chatham is at 2 p.m. ORANGE, NJ – Tyrese Harris rushed for 263 yards and a touchdown on 30 carries and George Crespo threw two touchdown passes to Quesean Waite to lead the Orange High School varsity football team to a 22-7 win over Newark Central at […]