New Jersey High School Football - Weehawken overwhelmed by Park Ridge
September 12, 2025: Park Ridge, NJ 07656 In Friday's league game, the Park Ridge Owls (Park Ridge, NJ) football team triumphed over the visiting Weehawken Indians (Weehawken, NJ), by a tally of 49-8.
In their next game, the Owls battle the Wallington Panthers (Wallington, NJ) in a North Jersey - Patriot game, on Friday, September 19. Park Ridge will attempt to better on its 1-1 season record. The Panthers enter the game with a 1-2 record after their 29-0 league loss to Bogota (Bogota, NJ).
With the defeat, Weehawken drops to 1-1 on the campaign. The Indians host Wood-Ridge (Wood-Ridge, NJ) to clash with the Blue Devils in a North Jersey - Patriot outing on Friday, September 19. The Blue Devils come into the outing with a record of 3-0. Wood-Ridge won 26-16 in their recent league outing against St. Mary (Rutherford, NJ)
First Quarter
86-yard drive in first possession of the game. Four runs to start (totaling 22 yards), then a 22-yard run by Patrick Randolph across mid-field, breaking 3 tackles. Then Aidan O'Connor rolled to the right and hit Sam Fasola streaking down the sidelines behind the defender for the first TD catch of his career. It's Fasola's first year playing high school football, and is better know for his basketball as a 1,000 point scorer with his senior year to go.
After a long 59-yard kickoff return by Weehawken to the Park Ridge 24 yard line, the Owls defense held strong and went 4-and-out. On the first play from scrimmage, Randolph ran off tackle, broke a couple tackles and outraced all defenders 75 yards to the end zone.
After a short punt left Park Ridge in great field position, starting their drive on Weehawken's 45 yard line. Randolph rolled in from 10 yards out untouched to put the Owls up 21-0 near the end of the 1st quarter.
Second Quarter
With Weehawken on their own 19 yard line, Sophomore LB Anthony Sbarbaro blocked a punt, and the next play, Randolph scored from 10 yards out.
Nate Shannon busted off a 16-yard run, then, on the next play, broke into the clear on a 33-yard TD run
Randolph capped off his incredible first half with a 30-yard jaunt, wrapping up his game early with 191 yards and 4 TD runs of 75, 10, 10 and 30 yards.
Third Quarter
Jose Cortes hit paydirt on his fifth rush in a row, scoring his first varsity TD from 3 yards out to put Park Ridge up 49-0