The Cougars get ready to play Montclair Kimberley Academy. Columbia won the game 21-12 at home on Oct. 3.
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Columbia High School football team defeated Montclair Kimberley Academy 21-12 on Friday, Oct. 3, at Underhill Sports Complex.
The Cougars snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 3-2 on the season.
Senior running back Jasiel Phair scored three touchdowns to give the Cougars a 21-0 lead in the first half. Phair had an 8-yard TD run and returned a punt 81 yards for a score in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Phair scored on a 6-yard run. Senior Charlie Knutsen kicked the three extra points.
MKA rallied in the second half. Isaiah Clark caught a 51-yard TD pass from Nico Schwartz to cut it to 21-6 in the third quarter. The Cougars blocked the extra-point. Sam Akaho had a 3-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. The two-point conversion run was unsuccessful.
The Cougars will host Livingston on Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. Livingston defeated Irvington 28-19 at Irvington on Saturday, Oct. 4, to improve to 3-3.
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