This Day in History: 1960-11-24
The Thunderbird football team finished its season in dramatic fashion with a last minute win over Hawthorne. After Hawthorne had scored to tie this game at 13 Mahwah received the ensuing kick off on their own 26. After a first down and a 15 yard penalty against Hawthorne, Riley faded back and found Blefrey open over the middle. the big halfback hustled into the endzone untouched for the winning score. Mahwah ended up second in the Northern Bergen Interscholastic League with a conference mark of 4-2, tied with Ramapo Regional. Pascack Valley won the crown with a 60 mark.