The Newark Central Blue Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Bloomfield Bengals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newark Central will come into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Newark Central gave up the first points on Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They claimed a resounding 50-6 win over East Orange Campus. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-6.
Sage Reed
| 04/02/26 vs Union City | 104 |
| 04/13/26 vs East Orange Campus | 91 |
| 03/30/26 @ DePaul Catholic | 19 |
| 04/09/26 vs American History | 12 |
Newark Central found their leader in sophomore Taylor Jones, who threw for 218 yards and four touchdowns while completing 86.7% of her passes, and also rushed for 84 yards and a pair of TDs on only nine carries. Jones also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, defending one pass and snagged an interception. A healthy portion of Jones' aerial production (91 yards to be exact) went to Sage Reed, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
One reason for the win was Newark Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Aishat Hassan. Alena Lott got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Bloomfield didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Memorial two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 12-6 victory.
Newark Central's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Bloomfield, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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