West Orange HS football team defeats Montclair for third win in a row

West Orange HS football team defeats Montclair for third win in a row

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team defeated Montclair, 35-21, in a hotly contested match under the lights at Suriano Stadium on Friday, Oct. 15. The win was a critical one for West Orange as the Mountaineers continue their charge in the Super Football Conference–Freedom Red Division. The win was the […]

West Orange HS football team defeats Union City, moves to 4-2

West Orange HS football team defeats Union City, moves to 4-2

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange High School football team defeated host Union City, 33-14, Oct. 9, for its second straight win to improve to 4-2 on the season. Zander Lipsey passed for 224 yards and three touchdowns, completing 18 of 27 attempts, and ran for another score to lead the Mountaineers. In the […]

West Orange HS football team falls to East Orange, 21-14

West Orange HS football team falls to East Orange, 21-14

WEST ORANGE, NJ — In a 21-14 high school football upset, the East Orange Campus Jaguars outpaced the West Orange Mountaineers in a hotly contested home game in Suriano Stadium on Sept. 24. It was a standing-room-only crowd as East Orange took a quick lead with a touchdown by Joshua Richards. West Orange’s Makhi Green […]

West Orange HS football team energized, wins first game

West Orange HS football team energized, wins first game

WEST ORANGE — The night belonged to the West Orange High School football team as the Mountaineers took off with a touchdown in the first minutes of the home opener against Newark East Side and won, 44-10.  Senior running back Makhi Green and junior running back Jekhi “Choo-Choo” Williams stacked up 34 points between them […]

High school football season kicks off despite schedule changes due to Ida storm

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, […]

Area schools are ready for normalcy this season

Area schools are ready for normalcy this season

ESSEXT COUNTY, NJ — The countdown is on as area high school football teams prepare for their opening kickoffs with Week 1 games in some of the state’s top showcase events at Montclair State University, William Paterson University and Rutgers University. While they are looking towards the opening kickoffs, the day was highlighted with some […]

West Orange football aims to have another strong run

West Orange football aims to have another strong run

WEST ORANGE, NJ — West Orange High School football fans were excited when Darnell Grant became the Mountaineers’ head coach in 2019. Grant had spent the previous nine seasons as the Shabazz head coach, guiding the Newark school to five North 2, Group 1, state final appearances and winning it three times.  After advancing to […]

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