FOOTBALL: Nutley Suffers A Loss to Columbia, 14-11
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Junior Matt DelMauro carries for a first down near the close of the opening period Saturday at the Nutley Park Oval.
Oct 18, 2010 – Nutley pulled out spectacular plays including a surprise field goal kick, a two-point safety and a crowd-rousing 47-yard pass from senior Nick Tedesco to Joe Drago with 47 seconds left in the game Saturday at the Park Oval.
Nutley then recovered an on-sides kick giving the Raiders another chance to score. But with one second left on the scoreboard, a 23-yard field goal kick hit the upright and bounced back to the field. A second attempt sailed to the right of the goal post and the game was over. Columbia had won 14-11.
Fans learned quickly how evenly matched the two Super Essex Conference teams were. After a scoreless first quarter, he first points in the game came early in the second period when junior Lou Meggiolaro's fourth down kick landed on the one-yard line. On the next play, Tedesco tackled Columbia's Denzel Nieves in the end zone and put two points for the Raiders on the scoreboard.
Just before the half, Nutley had plowed it way to within 21 yards of the end zone when Phil Conndito kicked a surprise field goal that sent the teams into halftime with the score Nutley 5, Columbia 0.
