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Brick Tops Brick Memorial In Annual Crosstown Football Clash [PHOTOS]
The Dragons win for the fourth straight year in a closely contested game.
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BRICK, NJ — The annual meeting between Brick and Brick Memorial has turned into a duel for bragging rights in town, and Saturday, it was the Dragons who came away the winners.
Ja'Sir Taylor and Anthony Costanza each had a touchdown and Brick's defense had two as the Dragons fought for a 28-14 victory at Brick Memorial.
On a day so hot it was more suited to late July than early September, the teams battled back and forth the whole game. It wasn't until Jay Obernauer's 25-yard interception return for a touchdown with 1:10 left that the Dragons sealed the victory.
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Brick Memorial moved the ball well, and was on the verge of taking the lead on its opening possession when Dean Helstowski scooped up a fumble at Brick's 3 and ran it back for a touchdown.
The Mustangs responded to tie the game early in the second quarter with a 6-yard TD by Tony Thorpe. Costanza then marched the Dragons down the field and finished the drive with a 22-yard TD sprint to give Brick the lead at halftime.
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Brick Memorial fought back and tied the game early in the fourth quarter when quarterback Grant McKelvey connected with a wide-open Jimmy Wrightington, who then sprinted 64 yards for a touchdown to make it 14-14.
Taylor answered with a sprint of his own, zipping through a hole and turning on the track speed all the way to the end zone to put Brick back in the lead 21-14, before Obernauer sealed the win.
Take a look at photos from the game. All photos by Karen Wall
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