The Mountaineers had seniors Cooper Harwood, Andres Acosta, Sahli Negassi and Lyfe Smith in their relay. West Orange’s previous school record in the 4x800 was a 7:54.12 from nationals in 2017.

It soon got worse, Sirak Negassi doubling the visitors’ lead from a goalmouth melee, and only the bravery of YM’s teenage keeper Alex Barker prevented an immediate third Lingfield goal.