East Orange Campus HS football team falls to West Essex in final game before the state playoffs

The East Orange Campus High School football team walks onto the field before the game at West Orange on Friday night, Oct. 7. Players hold a poster with the image of East Orange Campus sophomore basketball standout Letrell Duncan, who was fatally shot on Monday, Oct. 3 in East Orange. EOC went on to beat West Orange, 25-12. EAST ORANGE, NJ — It's week 8 and the final game to qualify for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association's state football playoffs. State qualifiers will have 16 public schools in each group which will break down to 8 team sections in which they will play for the sectional championship.