Football: Caldwell Beats Shabazz on the Road, 21-6

NEWARK, NJ – Nick Mignone rushed for 144 yards and scored two touchdowns in the second half as Caldwell's football team defeated Shabazz, 21-6, on Thursday night.

The Chiefs (2-4) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter on Adam Sepe's 25-yard pass to Solomon Soriente and Matt Murtagh's extra point kick.

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Shabazz (4-2) returned the second-half kickoff for a touchdown as Daveion Porter went 95 yards to cut Caldwell's lead to one, 7-6.

But Caldwell had a strong ground game down the stretch. Mignone scored on a 2-yard run later in the third quarter, then he went in from 5 yards away in the fourth quarter.

Mignone carried the ball 27 times and Sepe finished 13-for-48 on the ground and 7-for-10 for 77 yards passing.

Caldwell's defense limited Shabazz to a total of 85 yards from scrimmage.

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