Raiders Football Teams Battle in First County Title Games

Like the leaves changing over to radiant hues of oranges, browns, and reds, Long Valley can count on two more colors to fill up their autumn season.

The good old green and yellow.

And this year, for the first time ever, two of the Long Valley Raiders Football teams will have a shot at the inaugural Morris County Youth Football League championship.

The league is holding championship games for its upper level teams this season, including varsity, junior varsity, and peewee. The Raiders junior varsity and peewee teams ended their seasons with 7-1 records, and will both fight for the title this weekend.

Junior Varsity is set to square off against the Mt. Olive Junior Marauders on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at Horseshoe Lake Park in Roxbury. The sixth grade peewee team will battle the Randolph Bulldogs on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Turkey Brook Park in Mt. Olive. 

The Long Valley Raiders Football program gives players in kindergarten through grade eight the chance to play organized football. Just under 300 players took to the field in 2013.

Regular season play ended this past Sunday.