PJ 21, Lenape 20 No matter the records, when Pope John and Lenape Valley clash on the gridiron every season, it is a spectator’s delight. Saturday was no exception as Vic Paternostro’s state-ranked Lions rallied to squeak out a 21-20 victory over Don Smolyn’s Patriots in the annual confrontation between two of the state’s premier head coaches. LVR’s Jim Hammill sandwiched touchdown runs of six and 28 yards around a 63-TD burst by PJ’s Jeremy Tucker as the Patriots led 14-7 entering the fourth quarter. Connor McGrath blasted two yards over the goal line and Eugene McGruire raced three yards to record a two-point conversion that boosted the Lions into a 15-14 lead. Robbie Klinck pitched an eight-yard TD strike to Pat Doran as LVR regained the lead at 20-15 before McGuire hooked up with Theo Lusardi on a game-winning 18-yard TD aerial. Newton 21, Vernon 14 Newton scored twice in the final quarter in defeating Vernon 21-14 as both teams finished the game sporting 3-1 records. In a classic quarterback duel, Newton’s Steve Zander connected on 19 of 38 aerial attempts for 250 yards and TD tosses of 10, 32 and 14 yards while rushing nine times for 34 yards. Vernon’s Dan Lisa completed 18 of 43 attempts for 301 yards. Zander was chosen the SCIL/Richards and Summers Player of the Week by the Metropolitan New York Football Writers’ Association. Hopatcong 34 Jefferson 12 Hopatcong toasted Jefferson 34-12 as Joe Martinek set a school-record for a single game, rushing for 396 yards on 30 touches while scoring on runs oif 79, 75, 35 and 15 yards. Martinek needs 312 yards to take over New Jersey’s career-rushing mark now held by Keyport’s Kenny Cattouse. Sparta 29 Wallkill Valley 0 Sparta scored in every quarter in rolling to a 29-0 victory over Wallkill Valley. Chris Hoffman, who toted the pigskin 19 times for 153 yards, bolted 20 yards to paydirt in the first quarter and added a two-yard TD blast in the fourth. Nick Marra turned in a 25-yard TD run in the second quarter while Brendan McDonough blasted one yard into the end zone in the third quarter. Steve Marra and Danny Wilson recorded safeties. Kittatinny 14 High Point 7 Kittatinny snapped a 7-7 stalemate in the final quarter as the Cougars defeated High Point 14-7.