The setting was a familiar one for New Milford’s John Burger.One-on-one, all eyes on him and his opponent. Best man wins.
Typically, it’s on the mats where this wrestling star, who has reached Atlantic City the past two years, thrives.
This time, it happened on the gridiron — and it came in his first football game in three years.
The New Milford senior wasted no time making a name for himself as a defensive back in the Knights’ season opener.
The cornerback listed at 5 feet 9, 155 pounds dazzled the crowd following a two-year hiatus from the sport with a momentum-shifting, one-handed interception that would make even Odell Beckham Jr. proud.
Burger’s highlight-film pick came in the first half of the Knights’ 21-14 victory over Hawthorne and has since gone viral, making its rounds online courtesy of USA Today, MaxPreps and Worldstar Hip Hop’s Facebook page — reaching the page’s 6 million-plus fans.
It was another decision in favor of Burger, who already has won 100 of them in his decorated high school wrestling career.
RECORD FILE PHOTO: John Burger of New Milford
