Jayden Bermudez‘s 18 points led a balanced scoring effort for 19th-seeded Irvington in a 67-52 victory over 14th-seeded Newark East Side in the preliminary round of the 79th Essex County Tournament in Newark. Four players finished in double-figures for Irvington (6-11), which used a 25-6 second quarter ambush to take a 16-point lead into halftime. Jazmir Taylor had 14 points, while Amari Harper and Nolen Lyle added 12 apiece. Irvington plays third-seeded Arts in the first round on Saturday at 4 p.m.Gemier Tafe paced Newark East Side (4-10) with 12 points. Omar Mangassouba and Amari Delacruz added 10 points each.