Final Turkey Day game between Ridgewood, Paramus is Nov. 28
Friday November 22, 2013, 2:08 PM
BY JERRY PERVINICH
CORRESPONDENT
Town News
Thanksgiving Day will mark the end of an era and a longstanding tradition for the Paramus High School football team.
Next Thursday’s annual morning game against Ridgewood will be the last one Paramus will be playing on Turkey Day.
The move is prompted by concern over the effect of the Thanksgiving Day games on teams trying to win a state championship.
“If your ultimate goal is to win a state championship and you play deep into the playoffs, you face the ‘if’ factor with the Thanksgiving Day game,” Coach Dan Sabella said. “And that affects the quality and caliber of that game if you decide to rest the starters and go with the backup players.
“The way the format is now and with the extra playoff rounds, it kind of forces you to get out of the Thanksgiving Day game. Ninety percent of the state teams have already gotten away from Thanskgiving Day games and we’ve been in the minority here,” he said.
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