In Friday's non-league game, the Paramus Spartans (Paramus, NJ) football team smashed the host Mahwah Thunderbirds (Mahwah, NJ), by a score of 35-3.

The Spartans (2-0) will now prepare for their game against Pascack Valley (Hillsdale, NJ). The Indians come into the North Jersey Super - Patriot Gold game with a 1-0 record. In their last game, Pascack Valley overwhelmed Dwight Morrow (Englewood, NJ), 47-6, in a league game.

The Thunderbirds now sport a 0-1 record. They take the field next when they travel to Mountain Lakes for a non-league game on Friday, September 14. Mahwah will battle a Lakers team coming off a 42-28 non-league win over Madison (Madison, NJ). The Lakers record now stands at 1-1.