An official who walked off the field in protest Friday after seeing players from Monroe High School kneel during the national anthem made racial and insensitive comments on social media but claimed his account was hacked, NJ Advance Media has learned.

On a Facebook post from Jan. 21 showing a picture of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, Ernie Lunardelli wrote: "Yea! Thanks for f***ing up the country!! Back to the zoo!!"

On another Facebook post about the Obamas on Jan. 20 -- President Donald Trump's inauguration day -- Lunardelli also posted: "Back to the zoo!!!"

Meanwhile, his son and the other official, Anthony Lunardelli, described Giants quarterback Eli Manning as having "jew luck" in a Facebook comment on Feb. 5, 2012.

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Ernie Lunardelli, 54, and his son, Anthony Lunardelli, 27, stood for the anthem and then abruptly left the field after seeing the Monroe players kneeling before their game against Colts Neck Friday night. Ernie Lunardelli said he’s against “anyone disrespecting our country, our flag, the armed forces.”

Ernie Lunardelli commented on a photo of President Barack Obama on the day after President Donald Trump's inauguration day. (Facebook)

Ernie Lunardelli told NJ Advance Media Sunday night his Facebook account had been "hacked" and that he did not make the comments.

"I was hacked," he said. "I’m not a racist. My best friend is black. He lives in the condo I own in North Brunswick. I don’t know, somebody put my picture on there, I have no idea. I don’t know where this has come from. I don’t know what to tell you. I never did anything."

Anthony Lunardelli did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking comment Sunday night.

Four players from Monroe High have been kneeling for the national anthem for most of the season in protest of social, racial and gender injustices. Two of the players are black and the other two are mixed race.

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Ernie Lunardelli said he lives in Monroe and his son played football for the school and graduated in 2008. Ernie Lunardelli said that weeks ago he informed the officials assigner for the Greater Middlesex Conference, Thomas Paulikas, that he would walk off the field if any players knelt for the anthem before his games.

Anthony Lunardelli commented on Facebook after the Giants won the Super Bowl in 2012. (Facebook)

When he and his son witnessed the players kneeling Friday, they abruptly left the game. Darian Barnes, the coach of the opposing team from Colts Neck High, said Ernie Lunardelli turned to the Monroe players and shouted in their direction. Barnes also said "the other official had to pull [Lunardelli] off the field."

Ernie Lunardelli denied shouting at any players Friday.

He said Sunday the alleged racist comments were "just somebody trying to stir up something."

"My Facebook was hacked," he added. "It was a real long time ago. I’m standing by what I did and it has nothing to do with race or anything else."

Matthew Stanmyre may be reached at mstanmyre@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @MattStanmyre. Find NJ.com on Facebook.