Ridge Football Heads Back Onto Lee Field

The Ridge football team is ready to take possession of Lee Field again.

On Friday night, the team met Henry P. Becton in a home scrimmage, and started out with a touchdown by senior Matt Soulas. 

The season's first game, to be played at 7 p.m. at home, falls on a Thursday night, and will be played against Montgomery. That game will be blackout night. The team's victory against Montgomery last year, followed by a win against rival Immaculata, set the stage for a winning streak last fall.

This year, the Immaculata game is scheduled to be played away at 7 p.m. in Somerville on Sept. 20.

Scrimmage victory against Becton

Although it was only a scrimmage, Ridge beat Becton 38-14 last Friday night, Tracy later said.

Captains for 2013 are: 

Conor Hughes — QB/defensive halfback/punter/kicker

Nick Franzese — Halfback/defensive halfback/return man

A.J. Peterpaul — Center/offensive and defensive guard

Ryan Bell — End/defensive end

Other games on the schedule are:

Sept. 27 — Home game against Linden at 7 p.m.

Oct. 4 — Home game against Somerville at 7 p.m.

Oct. 11 — Away game against North Hunterdon at 7 p.m.

Oct. 18 — Home game against Plainfield (homecoming) at 1 p.m.

Oct. 25 — Home game against Cranford (senior night) at 7 p.m.

Nov. 1 — Away game against Hunterdon Central at 7 p.m.

Nov. 8 — Away game against Watchung Regional High School at 7 p.m.

Head Coach Bill Tracy said before Friday's scrimmage that he was hoping that the team this year would "play well and be healthy."