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The Wayne Hills epic 55 game win streak ended Friday when the Patriots were narrowly defeated by St. Joseph, 17-15. It's been nearly five years since their last loss — a 24-20 home defeat to Ramapo on Oct. 29, 2004.
It took St. Joes, an 11-time State champion since 1995, to bring the streak to a halt. The Montvale-based parochial school regularly sends players to Division I-A schools. They are one of the premier programs in the state.
Hills (3-1) went up 6-0 in the second quarter when Mike Quinn fired a 23 yard touchdown pass to Matt DeBlock. Tim Divers missed the extra point attempt. St. Joes scored all 17 of its points in the second period. Two of its scores came after turnovers.
Hills came storming back in the fourth period. First, Divers drilled a 27 yard field goal. Hills pulled within 17-15 when Brian Dowling slammed into the end zone from a yard out with three minutes left. The tying two point conversion attempt failed when a Quinn to Dowling pass fell incomplete. Dowling led the Patriots with 101 rushing yard.
"We're going to start talking about another streak," Hills head coach Chris Olsen said. "We're going on an eight game winning streak and we're going to finish this thing (a state sectional championship) off. We've got the kids that can do it."
It took St. Joes, an 11-time State champion since 1995, to bring the streak to a halt. The Montvale-based parochial school regularly sends players to Division I-A schools. They are one of the premier programs in the state.
Hills (3-1) went up 6-0 in the second quarter when Mike Quinn fired a 23 yard touchdown pass to Matt DeBlock. Tim Divers missed the extra point attempt. St. Joes scored all 17 of its points in the second period. Two of its scores came after turnovers.
Hills came storming back in the fourth period. First, Divers drilled a 27 yard field goal. Hills pulled within 17-15 when Brian Dowling slammed into the end zone from a yard out with three minutes left. The tying two point conversion attempt failed when a Quinn to Dowling pass fell incomplete. Dowling led the Patriots with 101 rushing yard.
"We're going to start talking about another streak," Hills head coach Chris Olsen said. "We're going on an eight game winning streak and we're going to finish this thing (a state sectional championship) off. We've got the kids that can do it."
Hills championship streak of 5-straight remains intact. They've won six of the last seven titles.
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