Fort Lee Football Team Battles Powerhouse, Loses By One
It was senior night Friday in Fort Lee, and the Bridgemen varsity football team put up a real fight against undefeated River Dell, losing by the narrowest possible margin, 36-35.
The 2-7 Fort Lee Bridgemen football team lost to undefeated River Dell (9-0) by just one point Friday night. The final score was 36-35. Below is a summary of the exciting game as seen through the eyes of Jr. Bridgemen head football coach Christopher DePalma: In the aftermath that was Hurricane Sandy that crippled our area, important to parents of players and cheerleaders was a football game that took place Friday night at Lewis F. Cole Middle School. This was senior night, a time for the parents of players and cheerleaders to walk their children onto the field for their last home game. But the night turned out bigger than this for a Fort Lee High School football team. Our town is not known for football, but year after year, players train …
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Art Elmers
3:43 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Their next game was more of the same! Friday night FLHS lost to Parsippany by one point in overtime. Parsippany scored a touchdown first in overtime and elected to kick the extra point. Fort Lee then scored a touchdown and elected to go for the two points and the win. Fort Lee fell just short. Afterward one of the Referees came to me and asked if I was from Fort Lee. When I replied in the … more ›