Football Recap: Brody Perrapato Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Hackensack

vs

Previous Games

10/04/25 - Away	20-6 W
10/04/24 - Home	18-0 W
09/02/23 - Neutral	21-7 W
09/02/22 - Home	42-0 W
10/29/21 - Away	21-0 W
+ 5 more games

Ridgewood was not the first on the board on Saturday, but they got there more often. They enjoyed a cozy 20-6 win over the Hackensack Comets. The Maroons haven't had any issues with the Comets recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Ridgewood's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brody Perrapato, who rushed for 39 yards and three touchdowns.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Ridgewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in three consecutive games.

Ridgewood didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Camden Zaza and Jack Saladino.

The victory got Ridgewood back to even at 3-3. As for Hackensack, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 3-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Ridgewood will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Northern Highlands at 6:30 p.m. on the 17th. The Highlanders' defense has only allowed 11.2 points per game this season, so the Maroons' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Hackensack, they will host Barringer on Friday.