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The Ridge High School varsity football team hosted Kearny at Lee Field in a consolation round game Friday night to conclude the 2011 season. The Red Devils dominated Kearny from the opening kickoff to the final buzzer in the 48-14 victory.
For an extensive photo gallery from Friday night's game, head here.
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | FINAL | |
| Kearny (3-7) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Ridge (3-7) | 21 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 48 |
IN SHORT
In the fourth quarter, Ridge senior defensive tackle Alex Connery stripped the ball from the Kearny running back and took the ball 45 yards for his first career touchdown.
"I have only touched to ball twice, but I always wanted to score a TD," Connery said. "What a way to end senior year."
Ridge was solid throughout the game on both sides of the ball and worked the ball in the air and on the ground with little trouble. It was senior night for touchdowns, with all the Ridge scoring coming from seven different senior players. To add to Alex Connery's defensive TD, JD Moore, Rob Mullaney, Tim Falato and Paul DeMarco each added one. Mike Hilss scored two touchdowns on the night and kicker Johnny Graves added his own six points in the form of extra points.
Red DEVIL OF THE GAME
Mike Hilss, halfback–Hilss only had two touches on the game, but made them count, scoring on his only reception of 43 yards and only carry of 16 yards.
TOP OFFENSIVE RED DEVILS OF THE GAME
PASSING: Hughes (6 of 10 for 169 yards, 3 TDs)
RUSHING: Mullaney (6 carries for 89 yards and a TD)
RECEIVING: Moore (1 reception for 30 yards and a TD)
TOP RED DEVIL DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES
Tim Falato–Falato was a one-man wrecking crew with one interception and a fumble recovery.
THEY SAID IT
"I am just real proud of the kids. They did a great job all week; they did a great job all season. Adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it. We had a lot of adversity this season, but the staff and the kids had a great attitude every day. We stuck together and never gave up. And as a result, in our last five games, we were competitive in four of them, we won two of them and could have won the third. I am real proud of that. I think they finished strong and that is not an easy thing to do."–Ridge coach Bill Tracy
