Ridge and Colonia squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Ridge had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 20-19 to the Patriots. The contest was a 13-13 toss-up at halftime, but the Red Devil couldn't quite close it out.
Ridge lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jack Donley, who rushed for 63 yards and one score. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Pfennig, who rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown.
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 ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4. As for Colonia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Ridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Colonia, they will square off against Phillipsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Patriots will need to watch out since the Stateliners have now posted at least 31 points in their last three games.
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