By Ryan Dunleavy | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

POMONA, N.Y. — Brandon Jacobs is going to have to up his recruiting efforts by next year.

The current Giants topped the Giants' Super Bowl alumni in all aspects of the Landon Collins Celebrity Softball Game, using their younger bodies to win at dodgeball, home run derby and in the showcased softball game.

Jacobs, who won two Super Bowls with the Giants, captained the team of players with rings from Super Bowl XV, XLII and XLVI.

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Though the scoreboard was on at Palisades Credit Union Park — a 19-7 win for the 2018 team — the event really was an exhibition in fun and fundraising, with a check for $35,000 presented at the end of the night to the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund to benefit childhood cancer patients and their families.

Coughlin, the former Giants coach, even made a surprise appearance and received the biggest ovation of the night. Another Giants legend, Tiki Barber, received a loud cheer as well when introduced by organizer Joe Ruback, the mega Giants fan better known as License Plate Guy.

Here are the 10 most light-hearted moments of a night when competitiveness shined:

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Everybody cheats at dodgeball

It's a good thing there are so many officials on the field during a NFL game.

Otherwise, if dodgeball is any indication, there would be rampant cheating. Think about that the next time you complain about the number of penalties in a NFL game.

The numbers of players on both the current and alumni teams who claimed not to be hit after getting drilled or who inexplicably slipped back into the action from the sideline without a catch to force the substitution would have been enough to drive crazy any elementary school physical education teacher.

"If you ain't cheating, you ain't trying," safety Orion Stewart said. "Got to find a way to win. That's all."

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I thought @OStewBU stole the show in the dodgeball portion of #landoncollinsgame pic.twitter.com/YNZzcQPabI — Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) June 10, 2018

Orion's star

If there is such a thing as the star of a scrimmage dodgeball game, it was Orion Stewart, who worked up a complete sweat and showed off a big personality. The second-year safety signed with the Giants after playing for the Broncos and Redskins last season.

Stewart not only broke out the hidden ball track — tucking a dodgeball in the back of his shirt to lull the other team to sleep when expecting a return throw — he also slowly danced across the field, trying to make players throw to him for the catch.

"I said I wasn't going to play, but I'm a competitor, so I couldn't not play," Stewart said. "Those guys (the Super Bowl champions) were talking a lot of trash, but taking a lot of Ls."

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Kareem McKenzie playing dodgeball and enjoying a cigar. pic.twitter.com/T0bkrnu8Ai — Ralph Vacchiano (@RVacchianoSNY) June 9, 2018

Kareem McKenzie's cigar

McKenize was the Giants' starting right tackle from 2005-11, after spending four seasons with the Jets.

While many offensive linemen tend to slim down after their playing days are over, the 6-foot-6 McKenzie, who played at 330 pounds, still looks like an enforcer. McKenzie is a Willingboro native who earned a master's degree from William Paterson University.

During the game of dodgeball, he just stood on the line dividing the two teams and smoked a cigar, as if daring someone to hit him with the ball. Few even approached. That's the sign of good protection.

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Saquon Barkley's hops and spin move

Barkley still hasn't signed his rookie contract, so it would be understandable if he was a little shy about suffering an injury off the football field. But he fielded tons of autographs, played dodgeball, took his softball at-bats, including one against a professional softball pitcher, and even threw a practice pitch.

But the highlight was seeing Barkley on the defensive in dodgeball. He bounced up like a frog to avoid getting hit by throw, did a Matrix move with his back as another ball flew past his face and even used his patented on-field spin move to bounce off a teammate as balls came flying past.

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How Saquon Barkley got the nickname SaQuads

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Davis Webb's home run trot

As he finished rounding the bases on his fourth home run of the softball game — plus five in home run derby — quarterback Davis Webb looked toward the media dugout and held up four fingers.

"But who's counting?" he asked rhetorically.

It was a good sneak peak into the competitive streak in Webb, who played intramural softball and ruffled some fraternity brothers' feathers at Texas Tech, where he was the starting quarterback.

Long after most current and former players lost interest, Webb still was keeping up infield chatter and putting on different teammates' jerseys in place of his own. He hit a home run "as" long snapper Zak DeOssie.

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@AaronRoss31 great seeing you yesterday at the charity softball game , thanks for coming over and saying hi, stay well !!!! pic.twitter.com/nsu3tHgaR1 — Ed Magenheimer (@Eddiemags56) June 10, 2018

Aaron Ross' catch

Aaron Ross played cornerback, not safety, during his eight-year career, but he sure looked like a center fielder.

Ross, who was with the Giants from 2007-11, robbed a home run with his back up against the temporary fence. He took one more step back as he made the catch, and the fence collapsed around him. He fell to the ground, but held onto the ball.

Cue the minor-league baseball bloopers reel.

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Ex-Giants running backs scout Saquon Barkley as 'total package'

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Prince Amukamara's hat

There were only two players in attendance who figure to play in 2018 for teams other than the Giants.

One was cornerback Prince Amukamara, the Giants' first-round pick in 2011. He played five seasons with the Giants and will be with the Bears in 2018. Amukamara wore a comically large floppy hat during dodgeball. He also had it on earlier in the day to work Victor Cruz's skills camp in Union City.

The other was cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who was released by the Giants in March but cryptically told media "Y'all might see me again." He remains unsigned.

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Special thanks to @RichSeubert69 for making sure if anybody got hurt it was him lol (or me) thanks pal..... next up Turkey hunting.#Pitchersarepeopletoo

#69 #60 #26 pic.twitter.com/OJWfbf3P8Z — LPG - NYG (@LicensePlateGuy) June 10, 2018

Just for Men ad

Athletes love to hold up their phones as tape recorders when other athletes are in a media scrum. Not only does it mock the media, it is a way to test your teammate to see if he is an easy laugh or can keep a straight face.

Justin Tuck invaded Shaun O'Hara's media scrum. And when it came time to ask O'Hara a question, Tuck pointed to his former teammate's bear and asked, "Is this natural or is this Just For Men?"

"This is natural, but if you are offering Just for Men to eliminate the gray, I would gladly accept it," O'Hara replied.

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A great event for a great cause. Over $35k raised for the @tcjayfund at last nights celebrity softball game! pic.twitter.com/HshrM4rPzn — Shane Smith (@ShaneSmith821) June 10, 2018

Cheating accusation?

Safety Andrew Adams, a former high school baseball star, entered as the favorite to repeat as Home Run Derby champion, after he hit 16 or 17 (nobody remembers) home runs last year. But Adams finished second to fullback Shane Smith, who hit 11 dingers before reaching his allotment of eight outs.

"They cut me an out short," Adams said in making his defense, "but it's all for a good cause. I hit 16 or 17 last year and 11 was the winner today so ..."

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Super Bowl XLII offensive line reunited

Rubak selected one lucky fan whose only job was to "sack" Webb by putting two hands on him. Webb could not move forward or backwards or more than three steps to his right or left.

It sounded easy ... until Ruback called out Super Bowl XLII offensive linemen McKenzie, Shaun O'Hara, David Diehl, Rich Seubert and fellow former Giants starter David Bass to block for Webb.

It wasn't clear how serious the linemen were going to take the job, until O'Hara buried the "pass-rusher" in the dirt and others piled on.

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Ryan Dunleavy can be reached at rdunleavy@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @rydunleavy.