Sparta 24, Newton 10 Sparta pulled away to a 24-10 victory over Newton on Sunday as the Spartans improved to 4-4 to keep alive their hopes for a berth in the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 1, Group II post-season playoffs. Phil Takacs scored a trio of six-pointers in the fourth quarter on runs of seven, 35 and four yards. Takacs was chosen the SCIL/Richards and Summers Player of the Week by the Metropolitan New York Football Writers Association. Chris Hoffman had knotted the score at 3-3 in the third quarter when he split the uprights with a 26-yard field goal. He also converted all three PAT placements.