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Westfield's Blue Devils Fall on Road to Hillsborough

Glasco and Elliot Each Score Two TDs in Loss

The Westfield High School football team lost on the road Friday night 57-34 to the Hillsborough Raiders. With the loss the Blue Devils record is now 0-2.

 

 

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1st

2nd

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3rd

4th

Total

Westfield (0-2)

7

7

7

13

34

Hillsborough (1-1)

14

20

10

13

57

IN SHORT

The Blue Devils took an early 7-0 lead, turning a Raiders fumble into a quick 7-0 lead as Shakiyl Glasco capped a 6-play 28-yard drive with a 4-yard TD run. The Blue Devil lead was short lived as the Raiders scored on their next three possessions to open up a 20-7 lead.

The Blue Devils were able to cut the lead to 20-14 when Christian Menares-Brown connected with Dylan Elliot for a 31-yard TD strike. That was the closest the Blue Devils would get as the Raiders scored 24 unanswered points to open up a 44-14 lead and put the game out of reach.

BLUE DEVILS OF THE GAME

Shakiyl Glasco - The senior running back had  28 carries for 147 yards and 2 touchdowns

Dylan Elliot - The junior wide receiver had 7 reception for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns

THEY SAID IT

"We need to step it up on both offense and defense and be more consistent to turn this around" -  senior running back Shakiyl Glasco.

UP NEXT - Phillipsburg next Saturday 9/22 at Westfield High School

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