Published November 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM

NORTH CALDWELL, NJ – The West Essex boys soccer team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 1, Group 2 tournament with a 3-0 victory over Newton on Tuesday night.

Corey Rapkin had two of the goals and Nico Borghini scored the other. Jake DeMarco, Drew Cerqueira and Gabe Adelsberg each had one assist.

Sebastian Bladek made four saves for West Essex (11-6-3), which will host Westwood in the quarterfinals on Friday at 1 p.m.