Don't Miss Your Chance to Meet NFL Players In Hillsborough

Hillsborough, NJ – NFL players from teams including the Jets, Giants, Patriots, Broncos and Colts are heading to Hillsborough on Saturday to face off in a charity basketball game.

And you have a chance to meet them, play against them and even eat dinner with them!

"Hillsborough Joes vs. the NFL Pros - Scoring Points for Kids," on Saturday, April 9 at the Hillsborough High School. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Hillsborough / Millstone Municipal Alliance, BoroSafe, Life Skills and Dreams for Kids.

The evening consists of 6 Mini games of 8 minutes each. There are 5 pre-determined teams including: HMS students, HHS students, Special Olympians, Police and the Township Officials team.

The sixth game is still up for grabs.

Any child between the ages of 6 and 16 have the opportunity to play on the 6th team. Raffle tickets will be given to any child who is interested. If they bring an item to donate to the Food Bank they will receive an extra ticket. These raffle tickets will randomly be drawn from all the tickets that have been entered.

NFL Players participating include:

• Kareem Huggins- Hofstra University- NY Jets- Running Back
• Barrett Brooks- Kansas State University- Pittsburgh Steelers- Offensive Tackle- XL Super Bowl
• Darian Barnes- Hampton University- NY Giants- Full Back
• Chad Plummer- Cincinnati University- Indianapolis Colts- Wide Receiver
• Aaron Beasley- West Virginia University- NY Jets- Corner Back
• Brandon Bing- Rutgers University- NY Giants- Corner Back- XLVI Super Bowl Champion
• Tony Logan- Maryland University- New England Patriots- Wide Receiver
• J’vonne Parker - Rutgers University - Denver Broncos - Defensive Tackle

Along with the games there will also be here will be a half-time show consisting of the Hillsborough Rockettes and Flair Dance Academy. And a Foul Shot contest.

General Tickets - $10 Pre-purchase/$15 Night Of (if available).

VIP Tickets - $30 Pre-Purchase/$35 Night Of (if available). VIP Tickets include dinner catered by Angelo’s, Jersey Mike’s and Applebees and a Meet/Greet with the NFL players held in the High School Commons. The VIP Session is from 6 to 7 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.)

Tickets can be purchased online at https://my.thesignuphub.com/Hillsborough-High-School.aspx

Online purchases close at 8 a.m. on Friday, April 8.

All pre-purchased tickets will be held at the Will Call box in the front lobby of the High School Gym under the person’s last name. Tickets and Wristbands will be given out the night of the event.