BATTLING TO A 1-1 DRAW...Cougar Nico Escobar, No. 11, Crusader Martin Venezio, No. 6, and Cougar co-captain James MacMillan, No. 10, spot the ball during the game against Cranford and ALJ at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 2. Dave Corbin
Sports
October 12, 2023
Cranford Cougars, Crusaders Tie, 1-1; ALJ Crusaders, Cougars Win in UCT
After a scoreless first half, the Cranford High School boys soccer team and the AL Johnson Crusaders each scored once in the second half then endured two scoreless overtime periods to come up with a 1-1 deadlock at Memorial Field in Cranford on October 2. On October 5, the seventh- seeded Cougars eliminated the 18-seeded Union Catholic Vikings, 5-1, in the first round of the Union County Tournament and the eighthseeded Crusaders blanked the 17thseeded Roselle Park Panthers, 4-0.
