Football Recap: Voorhees Vikings vs. Governor Livingston Highlanders
After flying high against North Plainfield last Friday, Voorhees came back down to earth. The Voorhees Vikings took a 50-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Governor Livingston Highlanders. Even though they lost, the Vikings' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 28 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Voorhees lost on Saturday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jackson Trevaskiss, who picked up 214 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Sam Meekings was another key signal caller, throwing for 333 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes.
Governor Livingston had a senior duo take command as Jack Dally rushed for 214 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry and Lucciano Santamaria rushed for 204 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry. Those 214 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Dally.
Voorhees has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-4 record this season. As for Governor Livingston, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 3-4 record this season.
Voorhees will venture away from home to take on Hillside at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Voorhees is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28 points per game this season. As for Governor Livingston, they will be playing at home against Bernards at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bernards is coming into the game with three straight victories on the road, so Governor Livingston will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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