The guy they called “Boardwalk Joe” had a tremendous senior season and helped lead the Vikings back to prominence.
Atlantic City won six of its first seven games and made it to the state playoffs with Lyons guiding an explosive offense. He completed 155 passes for 2,526 yards and threw a whopping 30 touchdown passes.
During his career, Lyons completed nearly 300 passes and racked up an impressive 4,264 passing yards to go along with 48 touchdowns, including throwing for four touchdowns on two occassions during wins over Clearview and Bridgeton during his senior year.
Dave O’Sullivan, Staff Writer
