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David Moore (2) had early TD reception as West Orange got it going in Friday night's 34-10 win vs. Irvington and quarterback Charlie LaMorte (10) and the running back Farad Green, Jr. (6) helped lead offense as Mountaineers earned solid bounce-back effort. (Photos by Bob Anthony and WOHS sports media)
WEST ORANGE- After last week’s loss to Passaic Tech, the West Orange Mountaineers looked to get back in the win column against a young Irvington squad gunning for a second straight win. Senior QB Charlie LaMorte went 11-16 for 239 yards and 3 TDs and junior RB Farad Green Jr. added two TDs on the ground to lead the Mountaineers to a 34-10 win over the Blue Knights on a warm Friday evening at West Orange in an SFC crossover game. West Orange started its first possession when EahJay McAdams recovered an Irvington fumble at midfield. The Mountaineers struck on 3rd-and 11 when LaMorte was chased out of the pocket, rolled left and found David Moore Jr. for a 51-yard TD and a 7-0 lead. For LaMorte, it’s all about the understanding between quarterback and receiver. “This is my second year here and I see him around school, I facetime him, I call him, he’s one of my good friends and he’s like a brother to me honestly. We just tell each other what we can do to make each other better. We’re hard on each other. Hard and honest just to get the truth and the best results.” Irvington took advantage of a mistake when the Knights recovered a muffed punt at the WO15 on their next series. They had a 2nd-and-goal from the 1, but a holding penalty moved the ball back to the 11 and the drive stalled. Alex Nanfack booted a 28-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 7-3. The defenses then took over with neither team able to sustain a drive until the final two minutes of the half. Starting at their 30, WO got a big play when Greene (17 carries, 113 yards) found a hole and his 41-yard burst moved the ball to the Irvington 29. A 10-yard pass to Terrell Wilfong and a facemask penalty moved the ball to the 5, and on the next play Green blasted in for the score to make it 14-3 with 55 seconds left. On the second play after the kickoff, the Mountaineer defense came up with a big play when Moore picked off an Irvington pass and returned it to the Knights 25. Following an incompletion, LaMorte found Jeremiah Barnes in the back of the endzone to make it 20-3 with nine seconds left in the half. The Knights wouldn’t recover from the two-touchdown blitz at the end of the half, and West Orange would put it away midway through the third quarter. A 29-yard scamper by Green and a penalty moved the ball inside the red zone, and Green finished the drive with a 3-yard TD and it was 27-3 with 5:45 left in the third. Smallish in size at 5-8, 165, with lots of speed, Green is a favorite of coach Darnell Grant. “He’s my favorite kind. I love scatbacks. He’s a junior, it’s only his first year being the bell cow for the offense. He’s just getting better and better every week.” At 2-1, West Orange will travel to Livingston next Friday for a Freedom Red clash while Irvington hosts winless Bayonne. Irvington (1-1) 3 0 0 7 10 Follow Sideline Chatter on 'X' @Chattermeister
Superb athletes such as wide receiver Terrell Wilfong (3) & quarterback Charlie LaMorte (10) are ever present for a talent-laden West Orange. copyright 2005 Sideline Chatter - to comment contact the webmaster
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