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Cougar Footballers Take the Field Again

Colin Brown and Nick Ball suit up for the Paul Robeson All-Star Game.

Nick Ball and Colin Brown may have thought they were done with high school football, but they have been given one more chance.

Brown and Ball will strap on their cleats for the 19th Annual Paul Robeson East vs. West All-Star Game on Monday, June 11 in East Orange.

The two Cougars were among the four captains of the 2011 football team.

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Come fall, Brown will play football at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass. and Ball will play football at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Both schools are in the same athletic conference, so the All-Star game will be the last time the two will take the field on the same team. Once at college, they will face each other during the course of their football seasons.

A total of 88 players have been selected for the game, with the West suiting up 45 and the East charting a roster of 43. Over the last 18 years, the East has a dominant 16-2 record in the game.

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Ball and Brown will recognize some of their teammates and opponents from the regular football season. Players were recruited from Madison, Montclair, Bloomfield, Butler, Madison, Livingston, Seton Hall Prep, Columbia, Caldwell, Nutley, Sparta, Boonton, Hanover Park, Mountain Lakes and Morristown, among others.

Kick-off for the game begins at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Paul Robeson Stadium in East Orange.


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