Piotr Partyla, Lyndhurst football
(Photo: Charlie McGill/NorthJersey.com)
Sport: Football
Class: Senior. Age: 17
Accomplishment: Partyla, a running back, ran for 185 yards and two touchdowns on 22 carries and scored the go-ahead two-point conversion run with 22 seconds left to lift Lyndhurst to a thrilling 21-20 comeback win over Pompton Lakes. As an outside linebacker, he had eight tackles, including two sacks. Lyndhurst (3-0) overcome a 13-0 deficit with four minutes left.
“He sticks to it. He put it on his back at the end and said, ‘Coach, I want the ball.’ We gave him the ball and that was it. Piotr just took it over in the fourth quarter. He was actually under a 100 yards going into the fourth.” — Coach Richard Tuero, Jr.
