With the football season only days away from the NJSIAA playoffs, Southern Regional made another push toward earning a spot in the Group V bracket on Oct. 14, when the Rams won a 16-7 contest on the road in Howell.

The Rams (4-3) took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter when Max DiPietro caught an Andy Falletta pass and took it to the house for a 46-yard touchdown and Keegan Foote delivered the first of his two point-after kicks.