NUTLEY, NJ — Senior quarterback Justin Lucia completed 15 of 22 passes for 108 yards and ran for 73 yards on three carries, including a touchdown run, and senior Dante Contella ran for 74 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown to lead the Nutley High School football team to a 26-8 win over Newark Central on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 28, at the Park Oval.
Junior Johnny Coppola and senior Brandon Martins scored touchdowns; junior Gennaro Longobardi had a two-point conversion and junior Michael LaTorre recorded a safety.
The Raiders ended a two-game skid and improved to 2-2.
Other Nutley stats:
Rushing
Coppola: 26 yards, 5 carries.
Longobardi: 15 yards, 4 carries.
Louis DeLitta, junior: 15 yards, 3 carries.
Anthony Haines, junior: 4 yards, 1 carry.
Receiving
Longobardi: 7 reception, 32 yards.
Dan Jennings, senior: 3 receptions, 19 yards.
Christopher Kruse, senior: 3 receptions, 45 yards.
Matthew Harbison, sophomore: 1 reception, -6 yards
Coppola: 1 reception, 20 yards.
Next game: Nutley will visit Newark West Side this Friday night, Oct. 4.
Nutley (2-2)
Sept. 7, Won, Bloomfield, 15-8
Sept. 14, Loss, Montclair, 49-21
Sept. 20, Loss, at Wayne Valley, 34-0
Sept. 28, Won, Newark Central, 26-8
Oct. 4, at Newark West Side, 7 p.m.
Oct. 11, at West Essex, 7 p.m.
Oct. 19, Lincoln, 1 p.m.
Oct. 26, Snyder, 2 p.m.
Nov. 1, at Caldwell, 7 p.m.
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