Football Recap: Point Pleasant Beach Piles Up the Points Against Riverside

Garnet Gulls

Margin (Wins)

10/24/25 vs Keansburg	36
08/29/25 vs South River	31
11/01/25 @ Riverside	28
09/27/25 @ Keyport/Hudson Regional	28
09/12/25 vs New Egypt	21

Point Pleasant Beach had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They really took it to the Riverside Rams for the full four quarters, racking up a 42-14 win. The Garnet Gulls might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 21 points or more this season.

Point Pleasant Beach had a senior duo take command as Elijah Ives gained 207 total yards and a touchdown and Matthew Rossi threw for 282 yards and four TDs while completing 73.7% of his passes. Ives' longest rush was for an incredible 92 yards. Blaise Sholander was Rossi's top target, picking up 56 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns.

Point Pleasant Beach's record now sits at 7-2. As for Riverside, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-3.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Point Pleasant Beach beat the Rams by a score of 42-14 later that day.