Nobody can ever doubt the HEART and DESIRE of this 2009 Millburn football team.
Tonight was truly an amazing comeback and an amazing effort. From our leaders AJ O'Leary, Lex Blum & Jake Riesenberg to every player on this team - the drive and determination they displayed tonight was something we are truly proud of. Today YOU - Millburn Football represented Millburn's Finest!
Congratulations on an incredible win!
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Millburn celebrates in the pouring rain - VICTORY!
EARLY PRESS RESULTS
From the Star Ledger:
Don't get too upset about their inconsistencies - they have AJ O'Leary at QB and Lex Blum did not get credit for the extra points (Don't Ask). Its nice to see Max's name in the paper so much. The correct box scores should be:
1st Quarter
MB- AJ O'Leary 3 yd run for TD. Blum kick. 10:40 SBZ 0 - MB 7
SBZ - Fairley 40 yd run for TD - Fairley 2pt conversion 8:32 - SBZ 8 - MB 7
2nd Quarter
MB - Ricky Simon leaps for TD - kick failed 11:53 SBZ 8 - MB 13
SBZ - Lee 15 yd run for TD- kick failed 8:50 SBZ 14 - MB 13
End of First Half - SBZ 14 - MB 13
3rd Quarter
SBZ - 27 yd completed pass to Shareef - Hunter kick good - 6:26 - SBZ 21 - MB - 13
SBZ - Fairley run - Hunter kick good - 2:40 - SBZ 28 - MB 13
4th Quarter
MB - O'Leary 1 foot TD - Blum kick 10:33 SBZ 28 - MB 20
MB - Wasserman - 1 yd run - 2 point conversion complete to O'Leary - 45 seconds remaining SBZ 28 MB 28
Note - MB stopped late SBZ drive on the 14 yd line.
Overtime
MB - Wasserman - 2 yd run - kick failed -MB 34 - SBZ 28
SBZ - Fairly 1 inch run - kick blocked by Ryan Blum - MB 34 - SBZ - 34
SB - stopped by MB on 4 plays
MB - Wasserman - 3 yd run -
Final - Shabazz 34 - Millburn 40.
Most importantly, we hope our key players Ricky Simon and Ben Vacarro and Rob deCastro are feeling better and are back soon. You are such great talents and are vital to our team.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to some great efforts by skilled players such as AJ and Max but the greatest congratulations are due to our front lineman on both Offense and Defense and our linebackers. You guys hung in there for four hours and played tough in the trenches. That is where games are won and lost.
Congratulations are due to our coaches. Our boys came out at halftime down 15 points and were excited and inspired and motivated to fight back and prevail. They were not dejected and deflated as in years past.
This game may have been the biggest turning point in the MHS football program in the last ten years. Our boys and coaches showed great fortitude and character in coming back from a large deficit in terrible weather conditions because their coaches believed in them and supported them and they believed in themselves. Those days of the "here we go again" losing attitude are over and gone forever!!!! HOORAY MILLERS!!!!! Great win!!! It's Miller Time Again!!!!!!!