High School Beat: Champion ‘Splitters top Clinton in opener
Last year, the Railsplitters were the hunters, marching through a perfect season with one lofty goal in mind: to deliver Lincoln’s first city football title in over two decades.
After fulfilling their destiny as the Brooklyn school’s first gridiron champion since 1990, coach Shawn O’Connor’s battle-tested unit finds itself in an unfamiliar role this season, that of the hunted.
If Week 1 of the Public School Athletic League season is any indicator, the Railsplitters appear primed and ready for that challenge as well.