Football Recap: Colonia Triumphs

It's playoff time, and Colonia had no trouble coming through when it counted. They slipped by the Ridge Red Devil 20-19 on Friday. The score was all tied up 13-13 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.

Rj Wortman

Receiving Yards

10/31/25 @ Ridge	129
10/24/25 @ Old Bridge	161
10/17/25 vs Cranford	135
10/10/25 @ Plainfield	113

Colonia had a senior duo take command as Rj Wortman picked up 129 receiving yards and one TD and Dylan Chiera threw for 214 yards and one touchdown. Wortman's receiving production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 113 receiving yards.

Ridge's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jack Donley, who rushed for 63 yards and one score. Nick Pfennig helped out on the ground, rushing for 100 yards and a rushing touchdown.

Colonia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 29.8 points over those games. As for Ridge, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.

Coming up, Colonia will square off against Phillipsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Stateliners' defense has only allowed 12 points per game this season, so the Patriots' offense will have their work cut out for them. Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.