“That was a really tough loss and our kids could’ve taken that as an opportunity to doubt themselves and doubt their hard work, but they were resilient,” said the veteran Mountaineers’ head mentor. “It made them stronger as a team, as a unit and we’ve only hit the top of the iceberg of what we can do.”

BY THE NUMBERS- Five West Orange ballcarriers combined for 160 yards on 31 carries… Simpkins had 45 yards on 6 carries and 1 TD and Lewis had 47 yards on 7 rushes and 1 TD. Lewis was 10-14 for 148 yards, 2 TD and 1 INT… Padilla had 2 catches for 63 yards and 1 TD while Mishoe added 61 yards on 5 receptions and 1 TD….Smith led East Orange with 58 yards on 11 carries with 1 TD, while Halsey ran 9 times for 48 yards…Concepcion was 11-24 for 155 yards, 1 TD and 1 INT… Wittingburg led Jaguar receivers with 58 yards on 5 catches and Lewis-James added two for 46 yards and 1 TD…EOC was penalized 9 times for 90 yards, while West Orange was flagged 6 times for 85 yards.

West Orange will travel to Bloomfield next Friday night, while EOC hosts Livingston.

East Orange Campus (2-2)  0       6        7      0       13
West Orange (4-1)                0      27       0      7       34
WO – Dy-Shawn Simpkins 3 run (Noah McKinney kick)
WO – Evian Mishoe 24 pass from Daniel Lewis (McKinney kick)
EOC – Seam Smith 2 run (kick blocked)
WO – Sydney Padilla 38 pass from Lewis (attempt failed)
WO – Antwan Chitty Jr. 28 fumble return (McKinney Kick)
EOC – Je’zi Lewis-James 26 pass from Zach Concepcion (Rochenel Philemon kick)
WO – Lewis 1 run (McKinney kick)   

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