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Jun 15, 2024; Lyndhurst, NJ, USA; North vs. South in the Bergen County Football All-Star Game at Lyndhurst High School. N #25 Vance Mixon.
LYNDHURST – Pink was the winning color for the North.
Wearing bright pink cleats, Ridgewood kicker Matthew Schwindt made a 30-yard field goal with 1:44 left to lift the North to an exciting 20-17 win over the South in the 24th annual Bergen County All-Star Game Saturday night in Lyndhurst.
The rebroadcast of the game can be viewed at NorthJersey.com.
Schwindt, who committed to Wagner in February, made two field goals and two extra points in the win. It was his first time making a game-winning field goal.
“I had full support of my team, and I said they got this, when they get the ball down, just do my job,” said Schwindt, who was named Offensive Most Valuable Player in the contest.
“As soon as saw him, we didn’t see him kick, we heard him kick,” said North coach Brooks Alexander. “That’s when we said, if it comes down to it, we got the kid, because his foot has a boom to it.”
What It Means
The game was the last time on a high school football field for every player. As usual, the game had some extra physicality in the second half.
“I had a lot of fun,” said Alexander. “It was a little too chippy, definitely, but it was a good game, a fun game, both teams played really hard. The South came out and played with a fire. They played hard.”
The South showed great resiliency trailing 17-0 midway through the third quarter, when they erupted for 17 straight points to tie it, keyed by an interception by defensive MVP Mike Mike Marchitelli (Wood-Ridge).
Despite only six practices and rosters of approximately 35 players, the game was extremely well played and came down to a last-second throw by the South that was batted down.
The North now leads the all-time series against the South…
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Author : The Bergen Record
Publish date : 2024-06-16 00:59:26
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