By William Hathaway, Jr.
We have now approaching the last week in the regular season for New Jersey high school football. The Orange Tornadoes went on the road and lost to Millburn 35-19. Their final game this year will be in Montclair at Woodman Field. Orange is 1-7, with their only win coming against Barringer.
Meanwhile, the West Orange High School football team is 6-2 on the season after beating Bloomfield 42-14 this past weekend. West Orange will finish their regular season at Irvington.
Of course, the team everyone is talking about are the 7-0 East Orange Jaguars, who will finish their regular season against West Side at home. East Orange is a top ranked team in the state. with another powerhouse being Seton Hall Prep. However, they took a hard loss to Bergen Catholic, who is among the top teams in the state. In other action, Central High stunned Hoboken 22-20 to get to 2-6.
In the NFL, the New York Giants easily beat the Carolina Panthers 25-3 in a surprise victory at home. On the other hand, the New York Jets were dropped by the New England Patriots 54-14. Not only did they lose the game, but they lost their QB Zach Wilson, who will be out 2-4 weeks with an injury.
