Football: West Essex Loses to Old Tappan, 19-7

OLD TAPPAN, NJ -- West Essex dug a deep hole in the opening quarter and couldn't climb out despite three good defensive quarters the rest of the way, as the Knights lost, 19-7, to Old Tappan on the opening night of the football season on Friday.

Old Tappan returned an interception for a long touchdown to take a 6-0 lead, then Zachary Miceli passed for two TDs as Old Tappan opened a 19-0 lead heading into the second quarter.

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Plagued by turnovers early in the game, the Knights' offense mounted an extended drive in the third quarter, moving 96 yards in 11 plays to score on Max Garcia's 10-yard run with nine seconds to go in the third quarter. Robert Warmington kicked the extra point to bring West Essex within 12 points going into what turned out to be a scoreless fourth quarter.

Garcia finished with 58 yards on seven carries to lead the West Essex ground game, which produced 144 total yards on 35 carries. West Essex totaled 258 yards from scrimmage. Old Tappan had 261 yards.

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