Pompton Lakes vs. Butler, the biggest football rivalry in the state from 1933 to 1980, was renewed Wednesday night. Pompton won, 15-7. When the series ended in 1980, Butler was on a 11 game win streak, making this Pompton's first win over Butler since 1968.
Scott Mahoney, Pompton's head coach, played for Pompton Lakes in the late 1980's. His father was a longtime assistant coach at Pompton.
"The series ended by the time I was in high school," Mahoney said. "But I grew up watching these games. They were always good games, but Butler always seemed to come out on top. In all my years involved with Pompton Lakes football, I never kept a game ball and put it in my house. That's just not my thing. But I'm keeping this one. It's that special."
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