This Day in History: 1960-12-12
The Mahwah Highschool football team was declared champions of Group 1 in the North Jersey Section 1 category by the New Jersey Interscholastic Athletic Association. They shared the title with Pompton Lakes. Hugo Marcolini’s squad won six , lost two and tied a game with Spring Valley. The determination to rise them to a tie with Pompton Lakes was made by using the complicated Colton Point System. This takes into consideration the relative strength of a schools opponents as well as the won and loss record. The Championship was considered a great honor for the school, that was only the second year of varsity competition. They had a 4-4 record in 1959. (Bristow)