GARFIELD - Waldwick/Midland Park knows a thing or two about winning championships in overtime.
The Warriors captured their first NJIC football title, 35-34, in OT on Oct. 23 after stopping Garfield's 2-point conversion run on the final play.
Logan Feehan made first contact with Garfield's Jorheny Rodriguez and multiple teammates stepped forward to help drag the running back down just shy of the end zone.
Waldwick/Midland Park (8-1) had reached the NJIC's 11th annual playoffs by clinching its division title in OT with a win over Rutherford, 43-42.
The Warriors took a 35-28 lead over Garfield in the OT on Luciano Mayer's 13-yard TD run and Thomas Del Rey's extra point.
Also making its first trip to the NJIC final, Garfield (7-2) scored on a Rodriguez 1-yard run and opted to hand the ball to its star running back and go for the win.
Waldwick/Midland Park forced OT after scoring with five seconds left in the fourth to tie it at 28. Mayer scored on a 6-yard run and Will Dell'Aglio ran for the conversion.
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This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Goal-line stands lifts Waldwick/Midland Park to NJIC title in epic final