Consistency counts. In the classroom, on the playing field and, eventually, in the workplace. And when you make a name for yourself as someone that people can count on to get the job done, people take notice. Amanda Cummings is an athlete who has gotten a lot of things done for Verona sports teams,...
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The Verona Hillbillies battled back from an early first-half deficit to top the Buccaneers of Belleville High School 48-39 in first round Essex County Tournament action. Down 14-11 after the first period, the Maroon and White went into the locker room trailing 22-20 at the half. Verona throughout the season has come out firing...
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Both Verona High School basketball teams took on Cedar Grove High School on Tuesday, and both came away victorious. The Verona girls basketball team picked up their third win of the season by defeating Cedar Grove in a hard-fought 30-28 victory. Caroline Mols led the team in scoring with eight points. She also was...
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Brian Farrell dropped in 26 points for the Hillbillies to lead them to 58-44 victory over Montclair Immaculate on Monday. The score was tight early on as both teams knotted at 14 a piece after the first quarter. Verona began to pull ahead in the second quarter, outscoring the Lions 11-4. Farrell, with the...
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The Hillbillies boys basketball team battled back from an early first-quarter deficit to pull out a thrilling 52-49 win at Verona High School on Friday over Fairlawn High School. Down 27-22 at half time, the Maroon and White outscored Fairlawn 14-6 in the third quarter to pull ahead. The teams battled point for point...
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Last night was a battle of two undefeated teams in the 6th grade Suburban Boys Basketball league. In a thrilling battle, Verona came out on top in overtime by defeating West Orange by a score of 53-45. The score of the game, which was played in West Orange, was 45-45 at the end of...
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The Verona boys team suffered their fourth loss of the season in a tough game at Morris Knolls High School in an out-of-conference match-up. The Hillbillies fell behind early and were never able to get back on track. Trailing by 10 points after the first quarter, they went into half time down 34-21. Verona...
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It has all the makings of a sports drama. The unbeaten Verona Boys 6th Grade Suburban Basketball team is going to take on an equally unbeaten team from West Orange tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18, in West Orange. The Verona team, which is 5-0 on the season, consists of David Festa, Dylan Gallagher, Tino Quagliata,...
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The Verona boys basketball team battled back from a nine point first-quarter deficit to top West Essex 37-35. Senior Anthony Huber led the Hillbillies with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Braschi had four rebounds, four assists, four steals and seven points in the effort. The game marked the long-awaited return of Senior Captain...
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The Verona boys basketball team pulled out an exciting 52-48 overtime win against the Ridgers of Glen Ridge High School on Tuesday. Down 16-8 after the first quarter, the teams traded points in the second and the Hillbillies went into the half trailing 31-24. Things turned around for the Maroon and White in the...
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