December 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 13 Joint football team to play for sectional championship The Waldwick/Midland Park high school football team advanced to the Division I finals with an easy victory over North Warren on Nov. 22 and is now headed for the sec- tional championship against Westwood High School on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 4 p.m. at Kean University.. The two outstanding athletes propelling the win to vic- tory were both from Midland Park High School. Junior Ron In appreciation Kruis and Senior Evan Pagliei each playing a strong game. Quarterback Pagliei scored three touchdowns on the ground and a touchdown pass. Kruis scored two touchdowns, one on a 75-yard punt return. The Waldwick Warriors team, which has included play- ers from Midland Park since the fall of 2005, defeated North Warren 39-7 in the North 1, Group 2 semifinal game. Midland Park/Wyckoff VFW Post 7086 recently recognized Goffle Brook Farms on Goffle Road in Ridgewood for their con- tribution of flowers for the Midland Park and Wyckoff Memorial Day parades for the past 10 years or more. The fresh flower arrangements provided by the garden center’s owners, Kurt and Donna Dorsey, have been prominently displayed atop the fallen veteran casket during the parades. In photo above, the Dorseys display their plaque of appreciation as Post 7086 mem- bers George Hoogenhuis, Joe Letterese, Peter Cantilina, and Commander Bruce Strenberg, from left, look on. “This is the first time since 1988 Waldwick has played in a sectional championship game for football, and the first time for Midland Park,” commented Waldwick High School’s Athletic Director Michael Clancy. “It has been a great year for the Warriors posting a 9-2 record up to this point. Each week of the season, the team has gotten better and has been more consistent with its high level of play. As a result, we’re playing for a sectional championship. We look forward to a good game and a great outcome for the Warriors.” Midland Park’s AD, Michael Gaccione, echoed that pride in the joint team. “We are extremely proud of our Warriors football team thus far. We knew all season that we had a very good team. Now, with this playoff run, we have been given an opportunity to show everyone else in the state just how good we are. Saturday’s final we’ll be a tough match-up against Westwood, but we feel as though we have just as much a chance to win as Westwood.” (continued on page 15)