Belvidere 23, Hackettstown 20 - Rapid Recap

An old-fashioned Warren County football rivalry made a memorable return Thursday night at Belvidere’s Domenick Colangelo Stadium.

The County Seaters edged Hackettstown 23-20 on a 32-yard Pedro Isaque Dos Santos field goal with 25 seconds left in the fourth quarter in the independent season opener for both teams.

An impressive crowd saw the Tigers rally from a 20-6 halftime deficit paced the arm and legs of sophomore quarterback Carter Bujno, whose deep passes hurt the Seater secondary and who scored the tying touchdown on a 7-yard run with 8:03 left in the final period.

But Belvidere, with junior Elijah White at the helm of a wildcat offense, drove 54 yards in 17 plays, eating up 7:32 of the clock, to set up the winning kick.

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