Pope John cracks Top 10 Green Knights - beware; the Lions of Pope John are for real. For the last seven years, St. Joseph Regional/Montvale had captured the NJSIAA Non-Public Group title but look for head coach Vic Paternostro’s Lions to provide a road block to the Green Knights ambitions of stretching the streak to eight. Pope John is ranked No. 9 in this week’s newjerseyfootball.org state-wide poll. At Giants Stadium Saturday afternoon St. Joseph Regional routed Poly Prep (NY) 30-6 after leading 7-0 at the break. In Sparta, Pope John totally dominated a very good Hopatcong squad, blanking the Chiefs 31-0 while holding Joe Martinek to 80 yards rushing on 21 carries. Pope John’s Jeremy Tucker supported the claim that he is New Jersey’s top running back by rushing for 224 yards on 21 attempts against a Chiefs’ defense that included heavyweight wrestling champ Zach Rey. Tucker scored on runs of 20 and two yards as Pope John surged to a 13-0 lead after 12 minutes. In the second quarter, he blasted one yard for a third touchdown and ran for a two-point conversion as the Lions built a 21-0 advantage by halftime. Tucker broke loose and scampered 70 yards to paydirt in the third quarter. Kittatinny 41, Wallkill 0 Winless in 2005, Kittatinny roared to a 41-0 rout of Wallkill Valley in the Rangers’ return to SCIL competition after a two-year hiatus as an independent. Kyle Hays starred for the Cougars’ and was chosen the SCIL/Richards and Summers Player of the Week. In the first quarter, Hays tossed a four-yard TD strike to Ryan Carroll and then booted the extra point. In the second quarter, Hays fielded a punt and raced 45 yards into the end zone to give the Cougars a 13-0 lead at the intermission. In the third quarter, he sandwiched a two-point conversion run and a single-point conversion kick around a 32-yard TD run on an interception return. He finished the game with 17 points. Lenape 26, High Point 14 Trailing 7-0, Lenape Valley rallied to a 26-14 victory over High Point as running back Rob Borgstrom bridged the first and second quarters with a TD run of seven yards and an eight yard TD reception from quarterback Robbie Klinck. Mike Groome, who rushed for a game-high 82 yards on 20 tries, added a pair of two-yard TD blasts in the third quarter. Newton 14, Jefferson 6 Newton led all the way in edging Jefferson 14-6 as quarterback Steve Zander tossed a pair of TD aerials of 15 and 12 yards to Sam Paul. Jefferson scored in the third quarter when signal caller Dom Macaulso connected on a 35-yard TD pass to John Kaschak.