8th-Grade Bloomfield Girls Capture Tournament Crown

The Suburban Essex Basketball team defeated West Caldwell 29-17 on Saturday.

  The 8th-grade Bloomfield girls basketball team won the 2012 Jamie Bliss Holiday Tournament this weekend.  The Bloomfield Eighth Grade Girls Suburban Essex Basketball beat out West Caldwell 29-17 in the tournament's championship game in Caldwell on Saturday. The Bloomfield girls defeated West Orange 43-31 and Belleville 45-20 last Thursday on their way to the championship.  The final game was close throughout. Going into halftime, Bloomfield was up 8-6, led by Nayla Hill with 5 points.  Bloomfield came out in the second half with a quick 6-0 run on Grace Cannon's floor leadership and key fast break lay-ups.  West Caldwell started the fourth quarter with some timely baskets to get back into the game. But Bloomfield's tough defense led by …

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