EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP – Mainland Regional senior wide receive Jake Cook was emotional after the Mustangs’ 26-12 victory over Egg Harbor Township in the final Thanksgiving Day game between the two schools last Thursday.
Mainland finishes its 2019 football campaign 10-1, its best season in more than a decade. The victory also allows the Mustangs to capture the West Jersey Football League’s Independence Division for the second consecutive year.
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