BRICK TOWNSHIP –The Bulldogs entered the game against Brick Memorial Friday night riding a two-game win streak and averaging 42 points per game and only allowing six points per game. Friday night however, would be a different battle for Rumson-Fair Haven, as Brick Memorial came out and executed a great game plan before falling to the Bulldogs, 28-14.
The best recipe to defend a high powered offense such as Rumson-Fair Haven is to keep their offense on the sideline. Brick Memorial did just that in the first half, holding the Bulldogs to just 10 offensive snaps.
After a scoreless first quarter in which the Bulldogs ran just seven offensive plays, the offense finally struck. After a controversial turnover by Brick Memorial with 10:36 left in the half at their own 32-yard line, Rumson needed just three plays to score the game’s first touchdown when Alex Maldjian took the handoff off the left side and went untouched to give the Bulldogs the lead that they would never relinquish.
The senior tailback would carry the workload again for Rumson, rushing for a game-high 167 yards and three touchdowns. It would be his final run of the night that sealed the game for the Bulldogs over a touch Brick Memorial squad. Facing fourth and three with just under five minutes to play and the ball on their own 40-yard line, Maldjian ripped off a 40-yard touchdown run to put Rumson up, 28-7.
Up next for Rumson-Fair Haven (3-0) is Freehold Borough (2-1), while Brick Memorial (1-3) will look to get into the win column in their division against Saint John Vianney (2-2).
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