West Orange HS senior football players sign with colleges and universities

West Orange HS senior football players sign with colleges and universities

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Four West Orange High School football senior standouts have signed with Division I and Division II colleges and universities. The athletes were recognized in a signing ceremony held on Feb. 1 in the Library Media Center and attended by Principal Oscar Guerrero, Assistant Superintendent Hayden Moore, head football coach Darnell Grant, […]

West Orange HS football duo signs with universities

West Orange HS football duo signs with universities

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School senior football players Saboor Karriem and Jarvis Jones signed letters of intent accepting football scholarships. Karriem, a 6-foot-3, 180-pound wide receiver, signed with the University of Illinois. Jones, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound defensive back, signed with the University of Connecticut. Karriem caught 63 passes for 1,001 yards and […]

UPDATED: West Orange HS football players earn all-county honors

UPDATED: West Orange HS football players earn all-county honors

WEST ORANGE, NJ — Several West Orange High School football players have earned all–Essex County groups 4 and 5, and Non-Public A, honors, as selected by the county coaches. First team offense Jarvis Jones, West Orange, senior skill position. Saboor Karriem, West Orange, senior skill position. Jay Straker, West Orange, senior lineman. First team defense […]

West Orange HS title teams celebrated at Town Hall

West Orange HS title teams celebrated at Town Hall

WEST ORANGE, NJ — It was history in the making at West Orange Town Hall on Dec. 10 as the community gathered for a Hometown Champions Celebration to recognize the exceptional fall sports season at West Orange High School. Here are the teams that were honored. Football: North Jersey, Section 2, Group 5 champions, first […]

Local food pantry gives thanks for generous West Orange community

Local food pantry gives thanks for generous West Orange community

WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a year filled with challenges, the Holy Trinity–West Orange Food Pantry was able to provide more than 400 turkeys and Thanksgiving side bags to needy families via its distribution on Nov. 21 and 22, mainly due to the generosity of the West Orange community. “Don’t believe the naysayers that have […]

West Orange HS football team ends historic season

Mountaineers fall to Passaic County Tech in Group 5 state semis after wining first sectional title, players earn SFC divisional accolades

West Orange HS football team ends historic season

WEST ORANGE, NJ — When the season began, the West Orange High School football team had a mission: to reach its first-ever state sectional championship game and win the title. The Mountaineers accomplished that feat. Though their hopes for a state group championship fell short, head coach Darnell Grant’s team can look back at this […]

Former Irvington HS coach and IHS alum Darnell Grant leads West Orange HS football team to sectional title

Former Irvington HS coach and IHS alum Darnell Grant leads West Orange HS football team to sectional title

IRVINGTON, NJ — Darnell Grant, a 1991 Irvington High School graduate and former IHS head football coach, guided the West Orange High School football team to its first-ever state sectional championship. West Orange, the No. 6 seed, defeated top-seeded and previously undefeated Phillipsburg, 28-7, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North Jersey, Section […]

West Orange HS football team captures first state sectional title, defeats Phillipsburg to win North 2, Group 5 sectional crown

West Orange HS football team captures first state sectional title, defeats Phillipsburg to win North 2, Group 5 sectional crown

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football program has been in existence for a long time. The Mountaineers can finally say they are state sectional champions! Playing in their first-ever state sectional championship game, the sixth-seeded Mountaineers defeated top-seeded and previously-undefeated Phillipsburg, 28-7, in the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association’s North […]

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