For the greater part of the decade, a vast majority of West Essex’s dynastic run in Group 2 field hockey state tournament gamers were non-competitive.

Tuesday was a completely different story, and instead the Knights got a huge victory in dramatic fashion.

Senior Addie Minnella fired in a goal from close distance with just 1:11left on the clock to give top-seeded West Essex – No. 2 in the NJ.com Top 20 – a 2-1 victory over No. 16 West Morris in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Group 2 final in North Caldwell.

It is the 42nd overall sectional title and tenth in a row for the long, storied history of the West Essex program, and these Knights are now 19-5 on the season.

Now at 599 in field hockey, veteran head coach Jill Cosse will go for her 600th victory piloting the program in Saturday’s Gro

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