The Hanover Park Hornets will head out on the road to take on the Jefferson Township Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hanover Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Jefferson Township likes a good challenge.
Hanover Park's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Pequannock to the tune of 50-0. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Dante Rosato
| 10/03/25 vs Pequannock | 174 |
| 09/26/25 @ Parsippany | 76 |
| 09/19/25 vs Glen Ridge | 100 |
| 09/12/25 @ Mountain Lakes | 83 |
| 09/05/25 vs Madison | 111 |
| + 1 more games |
Dante Rosato was his usual excellent self, rushing for 174 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 104.8 rushing yards per game. Another player making a difference was Jack Kovacs, who rushed for 111 yards and one score on only 11 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Hanover Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 350 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Jefferson Township might've scored the first points on Friday, but it was Newton who claimed the real prize. The Falcons had to suffer through a 55-14 loss at the hands of the Braves. While the Falcons didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Braves 7-0 in the first quarter.
Hanover Park pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points on average over those games. As for Jefferson Township, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Hanover Park against Jefferson Township in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the squad secured a 42-7 win. In that contest, the Hornets amassed a halftime lead of 35-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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