New York And Northeast Schools Compete For $1 Million In T-Mobile Football Contest
NEW YORK, N.Y. ( NYCJ ) — A New Jersey high school is among 40 small-town schools nationwide competing for a chance to win a $1 million home-field upgrade through T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights competition. Sussex County Technical School in Sparta, New Jersey, is one of 10 finalists in the East Division. The school will receive $25,000 and a T-Mobile-hosted Home Game Celebration simply for reaching the Top 40. The competition gives communities an opportunity to determine which schools advance through daily voting. Fans can vote once per day through Oct. 25. The school receiving the most votes in each division will become a Division Champion and receive $250,000, a Gronk Fitness gym valued at $90,000 and a $5,000 student leadership award. The East Division also includes finalists from Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. The competition attracted nearly 2,500 applications nationwide, according to T-Mobile, with schools seeking fund...
