WRAPING UP THE RUNNING BACK...Cougars Joey Acinapura, No. 23, and Mike Daly, No. 20, put the wrap on Rahway’s Zaire Fields, No. 2, as Jared Acinapura, No. 22, comes in to assist at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 3. David B. Corbin
Sports
Cougars’ Moxie, FG Staggers Rahway in Grid Clash, 43-41
Backs against the wall, playoff hopes on the line and trailing by one point with just 0:35.9 remaining in the game, the Cranford High School football Cougars had to figure out how to pull a rabbit out of their hats when they kicked off to the Rahway Indians at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 3. A successful onside kick recovered by Jared Acinapura, an eight-yard reception by junior wide receiver John Fiore and a 31-yard reception by co-captain/wide receiver Quinn Smith placed the ball on the 19 where senior Andre Pereira booted a 36-yard field goal with 0:00 left on the clock to earn the Cougars a 43-41 victory.