Montgomery stuns No. 2 Somerville as Cougars rally to erase late deficit on the road with Kristjanson-McFadden connection, win 22-15

Close games are getting to be a bit of a habit for Montgomery, but when your record after three of those games is 2-1, you take it.

Such is the case for the Cougars, who got all three touchdowns from Trey McFadden on passes from QB Jack Kristjanson to upset No. 2 Somerville on the road Friday night, 22-15, at Brooks Field.

Montgomery (2-1) has clawed its way through the first third of its season. They beat Hopewell Valley in their opener, 35-28 in overtime, then lost to Summit last week at home, 31-28. Then, they beat Somerville by a touchdown Friday night.

Somerville led, 15-14, with under nine minutes to go in the game, but Montgomery won it with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Kristjanson to McFadden, with the QB running it in for a two-point conversion to make it an even seven-point advantage.

In the first season under head coach Sean Carty, who had been the team’s offensive coordinator under Zoran Milich, the team not only has fought through the first three games, but also to come back off a rough 1-9 season.

Now, they’ve doubled that win total in their first three contests.

Next week, they’ll face North Hunterdon, which is 0-3, but has been within a touchdown in all three defeats.

The Pioneers fall to 2-1 and will play at Rahway next Saturday.

Click below for postgame reaction from Montgomery head coach Sean Carty with Central Jersey Sports Radio’s Mike Pavlichko: