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Thunderbirds Triumph! Mahwah Wins Sectional Football Title
Thunderbirds go up big and never look back, defeat Glen Rock 38-13 to win North 1 Group 2 title. James Ciliento scores 3 touchdowns.

The goal was set in August.
In December, the goal was met.
The Mahwah Thunderbirds football team took out the top-seeded Glen Rock Panthers by a score of 38-13 to win the North 1 Group 2 title Friday night. It is Mahwah’s first sectional championship in 34 years.
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Mahwah dominated the game early, went up 24-0 at halftime, and never looked back. Mahwah threw the hammer down and even scored a touchdown on an interception deep in Glen Rock territory in the first half.
Glen Rock battled back to score 13 in the second half, but Thunderbird quarterback James Ciliento dodged tacklers and scored a touchdown on the opening drive of the second half.
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Ciliento scored another touchdown with less than two minutes to go in the game. He had three touchdowns in the game.
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