1/49High School Football: Mount Olive vs. Roxbury, N2G4 Final on November 10, 2023.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Will Harrigan | For NJ Advance MediaVincent Carpini found himself thrust into a big role in the big spot shortly before kickoff With their top target Jack Mullery out with a high-ankle sprain he delivered the goods in an all-time classic that will be talked about for a while in Morris County as they turned out to be Mount Olive’s second sectional title With 23 seconds left, Carpini’s nine-yard touchdown pass helped lift Mount Olive – No. 19 in the NJ.com Top 20 – to a thrilling 27-26 victory over No 16 Roxbury in the NJSIAA/Rothman Orthopedics North 2 Group 3 sectional final in front of an electric crowd of 6,000 in Succasunna now 11-1 and having avenged a 10-7 loss to Roxbury in the regular season advances to face Section 1 champion Ramapo in the Group 4 semifinals up in Bergen County next week The sectional title is the second in Marauders history with the first coming in 2002 with a 14-13 defeat of Jefferson in frigid temperatures enjoying a renaissance season under second-year coach Ryan Roumes It was a 4th-and-6 for Mount Olive in the final span when quarterback Jake Asbury rolled to his left and found an open Carpini on a comeback route Izzy Kolbusz’s extra point gave the Marauders their final 27-26 lead It was supposed to be a five or six-yard route “We are all grateful for the second chance to play (Roxbury) We almost went down last week if we didn’t block a punt it seemed Mount Olive would not have the chance to pull it out in the end and rushed the ball 12 times to march 76 yards to draw first blood who crossed over 1,000 yards on the season in this one scored on a two-yard dash to put the Gaels ahead 7-0 early who seemed to get into the second level all night set Mount Olive up in Roxbury on its first drive who made a nice touchdown grab for a second consecutive week Colin Richter busted an 81-yard kick return up the left sideline placing Roxbury right back at the Marauders 2 a shanked Mount Olive punt stayed in bounds and an alert Richter scooped it up and ran untouched 34 yards to the endzone to give Roxbury a stunning touchdown Mount Olive edge rusher Anthony Collier would come up with a block on the extra point that would loom large You just played your worst half of football of the year,’ but you have 24 minutes to play your best football of the year,” said Mount Olive head coach Brian O’Connor “We are a run-first team and we established that in the second half.” Mount Olive looked like a new team to start the third running the ball right down Roxbury’s collective throats Cumming picked up 56 yards on the ground himself on the drive which was finished off by Asbury calling his own number from the five to score The Marauders would get the ball back shortly after and Cumming outstanding in a 200-yard performance on 28 carries blasted through the hole for a 27-yard score The game remained deadlocked at 20 when Richter blocked the extra point who had one of the finest all-around games anyone in New Jersey will have all year hauled in a 35-yard touchdown pass from Skawinski with 7:02 left to put Roxbury ahead 26-20 but another blocked extra point would prove crucial “Our senior class is the reason this program has turned around not me or anyone else,” said Roxbury coach Ryan Roumes whose squad ran the regular season table for the first time in 89 years in what was a special season “They have nothing to be ashamed about and they brought Roxbury football back.” The N.J. 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