SPORTS WRAP
BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR.
Photos By Adri Powell
This past week in New Jersey high school football, there were some lucky victories and some tough losses. The Orange Tornadoes defeated Millburn on home turf in their annual homecoming game before a packed Bell Stadium. Leading Orange was junior Maurice Williams with 251 passing yards and 4 passing touchdowns and 158 rushing yards and one TD on the ground. Other key players who boosted the Tornadoes were KhyRon Hill with 6 receptions for 171 yards and 2 TDs on offense, and 3 interceptions on defense, and Jalen Phillips who scored on a 34 yard TD run late in the 4th quarter to cap off the 40-21 win. Millburn had once cut the lead to 27-21 but Orange never wavered.
In other area games this week, the Irvington Blue Knights lost a tough one on the road to Union City 19-15. Seton Hall Prep defeated Red Bank 28-20 in a surprise victory on the road, putting the Pirates at 4-1 on the season. East Orange went on the road and beat rival Montclair 20-7. The Jaguars were led to victory by senior Joshua Richards, who caught 5 passes from Kyree Fisher, who himself scored a key touchdown.
In pro football, the Giants defended MetLife Stadium in their throwback blue uniforms 20-12, while the Jets stunned the Steelers on the road 24-20. Jets QB Zach Wilson caught a TD pass, and even busted out a griddy dance to celebrate.
Finally, Aaron Judge has broken Roger Maris’ AL single season home run record of 61. The Yankee slugger set the new mark at 62 right before the season ended. The Yankees have clinched the AL East and #2 seed, while the Mets have secured a playoff berth.
