WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 25, 12:35 p.m.) – Winning its last two games, the West Orange High School varsity football team came into its game against perennial power Montclair on a roll. Powered by senior running back Michael Osuji’s 170 rushing yards and four touchdowns, the Mountaineers continued their momentum with a stunning […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ — Bryce Millington and Emma Scalora were crowned the 2016 West Orange High School homecoming king and queen during halftime activities in Suriano Stadium on Oct. 14. Junior Ogoke and Ashley Velasquez were crowned honorary homecoming king and queen. Halftime activities also included performances by the SEC Champion cheerleaders and the award-winning […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Saturday Oct. 15, 9:43 a.m.) – Junior slotback C.J. Wilson rushed for a whopping 207 yards and four touchdowns on 16 carries and senior slotback Michael Osuji had a pair of touchdown runs to lead the West Orange High School varsity football team to an emphatic 47-14 win over Barringer […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ (updated Tuesday Oct. 11, 10:28 a.m.) – Junior running back CJ Wilson rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns and sophomore quarterback Sal Paschall passed for 182 yards on five of 12 attempts with two touchdowns and ran for another touchdown to lead the West Orange High School varsity football team to […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity football team fell to undefeated Bloomfield, 29-7, Friday, Oct. 1, at Foley Field in Bloomfield under rainy conditions. The Mountaineers fell to 1-3. Bloomfield improved to 4-0. Michael Osuji scored on a 1-yard run and Ryan Carraha kicked point-after for the Mountaineers to cut the […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity football team refused to give up. The Mountaineers had a rough start to the season, getting only a field goal in their first two games as they fell to Union City, 20-0, in the season opener and Irvington, 22-3. Facing a Columbia team that was […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – The West Orange High School varsity football team will host Columbia on Friday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. in a North Jersey Super Football Conference Liberty Blue Division game. The Mountaineers are seeking their first win after falling to 0-2 on the season with a 22-3 loss at Irvington on Friday, […]
WEST ORANGE, NJ – In 2013 in his initial season as the head football coach at West Orange, Jim Matsakis saw his team play fairly well on defense, and the end result was a nice 7-3 record. Last fall, things were a bit different. The Mountaineers did not play well on the defensive side […]