Page S-3 Thursday, November 22, 2018 New Jersey goleader.com/ballyhoo Ballyhoo Sports, Humor and Commentary David B. Corbin (Thanksgiving Day 2011) for The Westfield Leader and The Times Fred Lecomte (Thanksgiving Day 2005) for The Westfield Leader and The Times SURROUNDED BY CARDINALS…Blue Devil Peter Ondi, No. 27, tries to work his way around BRINGING DOWN A MINUTEMAN…Raiders Rob Ventura, No. 53, Dan Ragan, No. 84, Jason several Cardinal defenders in the Annual Thanksgiving Day Classic. The Cardinals won, 22-21, Zelesnik, No. 82, and Max Carow, No. 18, team bring down a Minuteman during the Thanksgiving (November 24, 2011. Day 2005 football game. Field in Plainfield. Cornell, who runs of one yard, five yards and November 27, 2008: Numer- was 3-for-3 for 33 yards, includ- touchdown run, to bring his sea- normally would carry seven to three yards, and junior wide re- ous key defensive plays, a five- ing an eight-yard TD to Aiden son total to 259 carries. eight times per game but mostly ceiver Chris Sheehan turned a yard touchdown (TD) run and a Scanlon, in the third quarter. O’Rourke also broke Jan block for Malcolm Allen, rushed pass from quarterback Tony pair of breakaway TD runs from Running back Joe Ondi scored a Cocozziello’s career interception 19 times for 121 yards, including DiIorio into a 27-yard TD to give senior halfback Ricardo Johnson TD on a four-yard slant. Junior total of 12, which he reached in a one-yard touchdown (TD) the Blue Devil football team just was just enough for the Blue running back A.J. Murray scored 2003, when he snagged Cardinal plunge to seal the victory. Addi- enough points to hold off Devil football team to absorb two on a nine-yard bash. quarterback Dii’Jon Allen- tionally, he had several key runs Plainfield, 28-27, in the annual fourth-quarter TDs by Plainfield November 24, 2011: Several Jordan’s pass in the third quar- for first downs, including a 30- Thanksgiving Day classic at Gary in a 21-19 victory in the annual school records were broken or ter. That interception also tied yard gallop that set up his TD Kehler Stadium. Thanksgiving Day classic at Hub extended, but Chad Jno-Lewis’ Marcus Allen Graham’s season bash. November 27, 2008: Four big Stine Field. two-point conversion in the first total of nine that he set in 2005 November 22, 2007: Eliza- touchdown (TD) runs from half- Raider Thanksgiving Day quarter would come back to haunt also against Plainfield. beth and the Raider football back Raymond Graham opened Games ended after 2008. the Westfield High School foot- November 28, 2013: Offense teams played inspired football the door for a 48-20 Elizabeth November 26, 2009: Resil- ball team as the Plainfield Cardi- was nearly nonexistent for the but the Minutemen came out on victory over the Raider football ience from a disappointing loss nals managed to pull off a 22-21, Plainfield High School Cardinals top, 39-24, in Scotch Plains on team in the Thanksgiving rivalry to Phillipsburg took only five days, come-from-behind victory in the thanks to a consistently crunch- Thanksgiving Day. Quarterback at Williams Field in Elizabeth. as the Blue Devil football team Annual Thanksgiving Day classic ing effort by the Westfield Blue Mike Chervenyak completed 21 Senior halfback Anthony Taylor feasted on the Cardinals of at Gary Kehler Stadium in Devils’ defense in a 34-0 stuffing of 32 passes for 217 yards, in- rumbled for 148 yards on 24 Plainfield, 26-6, in the Annual Westfield on November 24. in the annual Thanksgiving Day cluding (TD) passes of 34 yards carries, which included a pair of Thanksgiving Day Classic at Gary Blue Devil senior running back football showdown at Gary Kehler to wide receiver J.J. D’Agostaro two-yard TD runs. Senior full- Kehler Stadium. Junior quarter- James O’Rourke broke Dave Stadium in Westfield on Novem- and 16 yards to fullback Marcus back/linebacker Marcus Green back Danny Kerr came out firing Reitze’s 1960 record of 249 car- ber 28. The 6-4 Blue Devils lim- Green. Andrew Brockel added a chugged 71 yards on 10 carries, and used five different receivers ries in a season when he scooted ited the Cardinals to 16 rushing one-yard TD. including a three-yard TD run. to complete 12 of 16 pass at- into the end zone for Westfield’s yards in the first half and 57 in November 22, 2007: Senior tempts for 104 yards, including second touchdown. O’Rourke fin- the second half. Cardinal quar- running back Malcolm Allen Probitas Verus Honos an 11-yard touchdown (TD) to ished with 19 carries for 117 terback Jon Roldan completed cashed in on touchdown (TD) Pat Gray, in the first half. Kerr yards, which included a 64-yard CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE.