Suburban Essex County Travel Team Captures Big Basketball Win

BLOOMFIELD, NJ — There were cheers in Bloomfield when the 6th Grade Girls Suburban Essex County Travel basketball team recently captured a championship title – for the second year in a row.

The team – which is run through the Bloomfield Township recreation department – triumphed over their peers in Nutley at the Feb. 22 matchup.

The team roster includes head coach Zeke Harvey, assistant coach Franco Salandra and the following players:

• Abigail Bailey (Brookdale)
• Mia Baines (Berkeley)
• Annika Belmonte (Oakview)
• Chloe Del Purgatorio (Demarest)
• Grace Harvey (Brookdale)
• Amour Mann (Berkeley)
• Rylie Molinaro (Oakview)
• Ruya Mosquera (Oakview)
• Francesca Salandra (St. Thomas)
• TJ Smith-Bermudez (Oakview)
• Carmen Wilson (Demarest)

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