SPARTA -- Julian Farinola was a terror on both sides of the ball, rushing for three touchdowns and picking off two passes in Sparta's 38-13 win over Morris Hills in NJAC National Division action Saturday.
With the win, Pat Shea notched his 100th career victory and the Spartans (7-1) clinched a home game in the first round of the North 1, Group 3 playoffs.
Farinola amassed 95 yards on the ground and scored on touchdowns of 21, 22 and 7 yards. Sparta, which held an 18-13 lead at halftime, racked up 439 yards of total offense.
Senior quarterback Doug D'Angelo tallied 136 yards through the air, completing 10 of 19 passes, including touchdowns to Zach Passerelle and Steve Viegas.
S 6 12 14 6 -- 38
MH 7 6 0 0 -- 13
S -- Zach Passerelle 4 pass from D'Angelo (kick failed)
MH -- 53 pass (kick good)
S -- Julian Farinola 21 run (kick failed)
S -- Farinola 22 run (kick failed)
MH -- 74 pass (run failed)
S -- Farinola 7 run (Evan Costello kick)
S -- Steve Viegas 20 pass from D'Angelo (Costello kick)
S -- Nick Vandertulip 43 run (kick failed)
High Point 17,
Parsippany Hills 14
WANTAGE -- Joe Beltran made good on his shot at redemption, booting the game-winner in the late seconds of High Point's win over Parsippany Hills.
After the Wildcats drove 46 yards to the Vikings' 17-yard line, Parsippany Hills called a timeout to ice Beltran, but the senior knocked down a 32-yarder after missing one just before halftime.
Trailing 14-7, Jim Delaney's squad got a 2-yard touchdown from Austin Caldwell to tie the game.
On the Wildcats' next possession they were stopped on fourth-and-seven, but forced a three-and-out behind three straight sacks from Matt Heyman, Bo Scannovino and Billy Smith to set the stage for Beltran.
PH 0 0 7 7 -- 14
HP 7 0 0 10 -- 17
HP -- Jared Musilli 68 pass from Kevin Fasano (Joe Beltran kick)
PH -- Greg DePugh 2 run (Eric Krozier kick)
PH -- C.J. Joyce 5 run (Krozier kick)
HP -- Austin Caldwell 2 run (Beltran kick)
HP -- Beltran 32 field goal
Wallkill Valley 63,
Sussex Tech 0
SPARTA -- Junior Kevin Cook ran for 113 of Wallkill Valley's 349 yards in the Rangers' rout of Sussex Tech on Saturday.
With the victory, the Rangers improved to 3-5 on the season.
Cook finished with touchdown runs of 38 and 15 yards while Mike Buvis ran seven times for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
Bobby Russell had 10 tackles for the Rangers.
WV 28 14 14 7 -- 63
ST 0 0 0 0 -- 0
WV -- Kevin Cook 38 run (Jeff Hilbert kick)
WV -- Chris Ciasullo 26 pass from Brendan Drexler (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Freddy Bolio 15 fumble return (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Kaje Cowans 41 run (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Cook 15 run (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Michael Buvis 28 run (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Buvis 46 run (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Mike Penque 8 run (Hilbert kick)
WV -- Penque 8 run (Hilbert kick)
Newton 42, Parsippany 6
NEWTON -- Senior tailback James Nance did a full game's worth of damage in a half, rushing for 119 yards on 17 carries and three touchdowns as Newton picked up its second win of the season against Parsippany on Saturday.
In the same time frame, senior receiver Brian Winfield caught three balls for 84 yards and two touchdowns.
The Braves held an opponent to single-digit scoring for the first time this season behind linebackers Nance and Luke Liddy, who stopped the Red Hawks' running game cold.
Junior defensive back Kyle Deitrich returned an interception 57 yards to set up Nance's second score of the game.
P 0 0 0 6 -- 6
N 21 14 0 7 -- 42
N -- Brian Winfield 27 pass from Zac Little (Spencer Danielle kick)
N -- James Nance 2 run (Danielle kick)
N -- Nance 4 run (Danielle kick)
N -- Nance 23 run (Danielle kick)
N -- Winfield 23 pass from Little (Danielle kick)
N -- Teddy Sibblies 32 run (Danielle kick)
P -- 41 pass (kick failed)
Jefferson 20, Montville 7
MONTVILLE -- Gavin McCarney passed for a touchdown and ran for another as Jefferson cruised to a victory over Montville on Friday night in a NJAC Freedom Division tilt.
The Falcons (3-5) snapped a three-game losing streak during which it was outscored, 81-18. McCarney, who entered the game having thrown more interceptions than touchdowns, showed he is serious about finishing his senior season on a positive note. McCarney followed a Frank Strumolo touchdown with a 33-yard touchdown pass to Tom Macaluso to put the Falcons ahead, 13-0, in the first quarter.
After Jordan Gajdos cut the lead to six with a touchdown catch in the fourth, McCarney put the Mustangs (3-5) away with a 52-yard touchdown scamper.
M 0 0 0 7 -- 7
J 13 0 0 7 -- 20
J -- Frank Strumolo 15 run (Sonny Gorzala kick)
J -- Tom Macaluso 33 pass from Gavin McCarney (kick failed)
M -- Matt Kelly 15 pass from Jordan Gajdos (Richard Novotny kick)
J -- Gavin McCarney 52 run
North Warren 23, Manville 20 (OT)
MANVILLE -- Bill Cullen booted a 30-yard field goal in overtime as North Warren (2-5) snapped a five-game losing streak.
Brendan Nurnberger, who had three touchdowns, single-handedly brought Manville back from deficits of 10-0 in the first half and 20-12 in the fourth quarter. After a 5-yard touchdown run to bring Manville within two, Nurnberger ran in the two-point conversion to force overtime.
Cullen kicked a 30-yarder earlier in the game and calmly converted an identical kick to win the game.
Nick Davalos, Kevin VanLaar and Kyle Driscoll scored touchdowns for the Patriots.
NW 6 0 7 7 3 -- 23
M 0 12 0 8 0 -- 20
NW -- Nick Davalos 10 run (kick failed)
NW -- Bill Cullen 30 field goal
M -- Brendan Nurnberger 1 run (kick failed)
M -- Nurnberger 7 run (pass failed)
NW -- Kevin Van Laar 30 run (Cullen kick)
NW -- Kyle Driscoll 19 pass from Tim Lurz (Cullen kick)
M -- Nurnberger 5 run (Nurnberger run)
NW -- Cullen 30 field goal
Randolph 23, Vernon 0
VERNON -- Vernon was shut out for the fifth time this season in a loss to Randolph.
The Vikings take a 1-7 record into the regular-season finale against High Point on Friday night.
