IRVINGTON, NJ — Adon Shuler scored a touchdown on a fake field-goal attempt in overtime as the Irvington High School football team pulled out a 32-26 come-from-behind victory over Hudson Catholic on Sept. 17 at Irvington HS Sports Complex.
The win was the second straight for the Blue Knights, who improved to 2-1. Irvington also improved to 2-0 in the Super Football Conference–Freedom White Division and extended its divisional winning streak to 18 games, dating to the 2017 season.
Shuler, a junior, is one of the top players in the state and committed to Notre Dame last month.
Irvington forced overtime when Zaheem Crawford caught a touchdown pass from quarterback Saquan Gordon to tie it 26-26 with 1:30 left in the fourth quarter. The ensuing extra-point attempt was no good.
With Irvington trailing 14-7, Gordon scored on a quarterback sneak on fourth-down-and-inches to cut it to 14-13 with 9 seconds left in the first half.
The Blue Knights took a 20-13 lead on Famah Toure’s long touchdown catch in the third quarter. Hudson Catholic answered with a touchdown later in the quarter and another touchdown in the fourth to grab a 26-20 lead. But the Blue Knights regained the momentum and pulled out the win.
Irvington will visit Newark West Side on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m. at School Stadium in Newark.
Irvington (2-1)
Sept. 3: Loss, at Mount Olive, 2-0
Sept. 10: Win, vs. Union City, 22-6
Sept. 17: Win, vs. Hudson Catholic, 32-26 overtime
Sept. 25: at Newark West Side, 1 p.m.
Oct. 1: vs. Wayne Hills, 7 p.m.
Oct. 9: at DePaul, 1 p.m.
Oct. 16: vs. Ridgewood, 1 p.m.
Oct. 22: at Bayonne, 7 p.m.
Oct. 29: vs. West Orange, 7 p.m.
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