Bridgewater-Raritan head coach rick Mantz talks to Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko after a win at Union on September 2, 2022. (Photo: Mike Pavlichko)
With the game scoreless going into the fourth quarter at Memorial Field, it looked like whoever scored first – Bridgewater-Raritan or Union – might score last and win the game.
Finally, Union broke through on an Omar Ibrahim touchdown catch from O’Malley King with 10:06 to go in the game. But, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty moved the PAT back. That would prove to be critical, as the kick failed, and the Farmers’ settled for a 6-0 lead.
On the next possession, the Panthers answered. Antoine Hinton capped a long 69-yard drive with a 2-yard jaunt into the end zone to tie the game. And with the PAT good, they had a 7-6 lead that they would hold onto to win it.
The win was the first for Rick Mantz at his new school, with the Panthers now 1-1. And they will head into next week’s big rivalry game against Hillsborough on a high note.
Mantz won a state title there as a player in 1980, and as a coach in 2000, and now will coach against his alma mater. And while he’s done it before while at South Brunswick, this one will be different, as he leads the Raiders’ biggest rival.
Central Jersey Sports Radio will broadcast that game live next Friday night.
Click below for postgame reaction from Bridgewater-Raritan head coach Rick Mantz:
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