On Friday, April 27th teachers and staff from each of the three schools in Somerville played in a charity flag-football game called the “Super’s Bowl”. A total of $1,300 was donated to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County. The game took place on the Somerville High School Football Field. There were outstanding musical performances from national recording artist Ian McGlynn, SHS student Chris Lorenc, and VDV speech therapist Dayle Kurland. Game one was between Van Derveer School (VDV) and Somerville High School (SHS). VDV first grade teacher, Danielle Mattia, scored the first touchdown of the tournament and ended up with over 100 yards rushing! VDV 2nd grade teacher & Quarterback, Mike Dougherty, threw 3 touchdown passes in the game! In a close game, VDV prevailed over SHS 21-14 to move on to the championship game. The high school and middle school played in the 2nd game. The middle school jumped out to an early 7-0 lead. However, the high school scored 24 unanswered points to win the game 24-7. The Championship game was a rematch of the first game between VDV and SHS. This time VDV dominated the game 20-6 to win the championship! Kerry Kuboski contributed with over 30 yards rushing and Lindsay Frevert made a great over-the-shoulder diving catch for a key first down. It was a great event for the whole community and I feel blessed to have been part of the inaugural Super’s Bowl. A special thanks to the Somerville Community for making it such a great night!
