By William Hathaway, Jr.
The excitement is buzzing for three Essex County high schools this spring. Now that high school sports have resumed, a new sport is happening on the football field.
2021 marks the inaugural season of the New Jersey High School Spring Football League, with several teams in the state of New Jersey taking part. However, three of them – Malcolm X Shabazz, East Orange, and Irvington – are representing Essex County.
On April 19, Shabazz took on William Dickerson High School in the new league’s first ever game. It was a great defensive game that went into overtime, where William Dickerson got the game ending touchdown for a 6-0 win.
The NJHS Spring Football League will see Shabazz play Irvington on May 7th and Shabazz then East Orange on May 26th. The teams in the eight squad league are competing in collaboration with the North Jersey Super Football Conference.
