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Ridge Opens Strong, But Falls to Powerhouse

Hunterdon Central scores 41 points in the final three quarters after trailing at first quarter's end.

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Despite leading at the end of the first quarter, the football team fell to Hunterdon Central in Flemington, 48-16, on Friday night after Central scored 41 points in the last three quarters.

1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL Ridge (1-5) 14 0 2 0 16 Hunterdon Central (5-1) 7 14 14 13 48

IN SHORT

Ridge did not look like the underdog in Friday's game when they faced the No. 16 team in N.J. as ranked by the Star-Ledger. Rob Mullaney returned to action, pounding the ball inside for a touchdown to open up the scoring at the 8:21 mark of the first quarter. Just two plays and 21 seconds later, Hunterdon Central scored on a pass play, tying the score at 7. It was Conor Hughes who drew next blood on a quarterback keeper from the 1-foot line that brought Ridge to a 14-7 lead that would stand up through the end of the quarter. But the Hunterdon Central Red Devils were not to be denied, scoring six more touchdowns in the last three quarters. Ridge did muster a safety in the third. 

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RIDGE RED DEVIL OF THE GAME

J.D. Moore, halfback — Moore had nine carries for 98 yards, including a 56-yard scamper. Moore also took a screen pass to the 1-yard line that set up the second Ridge touchdown.

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TOP RIDGE RED DEVIL OFFENSIVE PERFORMANCES

PASSING: Hughes (5 of 12 for 102 yards)

RUSHING: Moore (9 carries for 98 yards); Mullaney (9 carries for 48 yards, 1 touchdown); Hilss (11 carries for 78 yards)

THEY SAID IT

"It was a good game.  The score does not really indicate how close of a game it really was. I am really proud of our kids to come up against a really good team like that and do such a great job. A couple things here and there and we are going right down to the wire. It just didn't happen to work out tonight. They have a really good team, but I think we do, too. We are going to keep working hard. They are an amazing group of guys and I know they are going to come into next week ready to play. We will break through real soon." — Ridge head coach Bill Tracy

UP NEXT

Linden will be coming to Lee Field at Ridge High School next Friday at 7 p.m.  Ridge will be celebrating Homecoming.

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