Sophomore quarterback Frankie Falco had a 75-yard touchdown run on a keeper in the first quarter to help give Roxbury a 14-13 victory over Parsippany Hills in Morris Plains.

D.J. Benfatti scored a 15-yard touchdown run in third quarter to give Roxbury (1-0) a 14-13 lead after trailing by six.

Roxbury trailed 13-7 at halftime, and its defense pitched a shutout in the second half to earn the victory.

Dante Gutierrez had an 11-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, and Nick Vico caught an eight-yard touchdown pass from Nick Napolitano for Parsippany Hills (0-1).

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