Barrons notch first win of the season
SHAWN LAYTON – Staff Writer

October 12, 2005, The Sentinel Online

A struggling Woodbridge High School football team got just what the doctor ordered on Friday — a matchup with an equally downtrodden Edison team.

With the 0-4 teams squaring off in Woodbridge, it was the Barrons who came out on top, 23-8, for the team’s first win of the season.

It may have taken four games, but everything came together in their fifth game for the Barrons. Tailback Garret Mozolic carried the ball 24 times for 55 yards and one touchdown, while quarterback Anthony Viola ran with the ball 10 times for 32 yards. Although that only equals 87 yards on the ground, the 34 rushes were enough to make Edison anticipate the run on every down and opened up the field with passing lanes for Viola to operate. The result was Viola completing six of nine passes for a 101 yards.

Woodbridge’s top receiver and arguably the team’s best athlete, Shamar Graves, made nine receptions for 92 yards and caught two touchdown passes on the day.

With the win, the Barrons got into the W column just in time for a matchup against one of the GMC’s elite teams, Old Bridge. The Knights are undefeated this year at 4-0, and have one of the conference’s most dynamic offense.

Woodbridge will need to take its game to the next level to compete with Old Bridge, who is coming off an impressive 38-28 win over another solid team, North Brunswick.