BCG Game Preview – Voorhees at Delaware Valley – September 26, 2025

On Friday night, the Voorhees Vikings travel to Frenchtown to take on the Delaware Valley Terriers in a clash of two talented small schools in Hunterdon County and the BCC’s Patriot Gold.

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On Friday night, Big Central Gridiron will travel out to Frenchtown in Hunterdon County for its first-ever visit to Tap Webb Memorial Field for the Big Central Conference Patriot Gold match-up between long-time rivals, Delaware Valley and Voorhees.  This will be the 41st meeting all-time between the Terriers and the Vikings, with each team winning 20 times.  Del Val has been the more dominant team recently, with victories in 13 of the last 15 meetings since 2007.

Both Del Val and Voorhees are looking up to Bernards in the latest BCC Patriot Gold standings.  The Mountaineers defeated both the Terriers (43-7 on September 12th in Bernardsville and the Vikings (31-21 on September 19th in Glen Gardner).  Bernards hosts J.P. Stevens at Olcott Field in Bernardsville on Friday night with a chance to win the Patriot Gold title outright.  The Mountaineers have won at least a share of six BCC straight division crowns.

Since the formation of the Big Central Conference in 2020, Del Val has won every meeting between the two schools.  Voorhees’ last win was in 2018 by the score of 21-17 in Glen Gardner.  The Vikings had won two straight at that time (winning 23-13 in 2017).  The Terriers lost a great deal to graduation, but with the veteran play and leadership of senior QB Kelton Ibach, they have managed to enter tonight’s game with a 3-1 mark.  

Meanwhile, the Vikings had much more experience coming back, led by QB Sam Meekings, RB Matteo Traumatola, and WRs Rylan Benitez and Logan Direny, and also enter this contest with a 3-1 overall record.  Traumatola was a 1,000-yard rusher in 2024.  Both teams are battling for second place in the BCC Patriot Gold and playoff positioning in the NJSIAA’s South Group 2 region.  Let’s take a closer look at tonight’s match-up.

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Big Central Gridiron’s Friday Night Match-Up

Date	Opponent	Time/Score	Location	Media
Fri, 26 Sep	Voorhees	BCC Patriot Gold L 12-21	Tap Webb Memorial Field	Big Central Gridiron

Venue: Tap Webb Memorial Field – Frenchtown, NJ

Venue	Address	Map (Click for larger view.)
Tap Webb Memorial Field	19 Senator Stout Road Frenchtown, NJ 08825

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Media Coverage

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Game Particulars

• View the 2025 Delaware Valley Terriers Schedule
• View the 2025 Voorhees Vikings Schedule
• View the 2025 Big Central Conference Patriot Gold Division Schedule
• View the 2024 BCG Season Rewind – BCC Patriot Gold
• View BCG’s Rivalry at a Glance:  Delaware Valley vs. Voorhees
• View the Big Central Gridiron Weather Report for September 25, 2025

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2025 BCC Patriot Gold Standings

Team	Wins	Losses	PCT	Div	Conf	GF	GA	GD	L5	Strk	Last	Next
Bernards	9	1	0.900	3-0	9-0	266	100	166	4-1	L1	MAD L22-21	---
Voorhees	8	2	0.800	2-1	7-1	264	167	97	4-1	L1	CAM L53-0	---
Delaware Valley	6	4	0.600	1-2	5-4	237	176	61	3-2	W1	SPF W27-15	---
J.P. Stevens	0	10	0.000	0-3	0-8	80	418	-338	0-5	L10	MANT L18-12	---

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2025 BCC Patriot Gold Results through Week 3

2025-09-12

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
J.P. Stevens	Voorhees	BCC Patriot Gold 8-45	John McGowan Stadium
Bernards	Delaware Valley	BCC Patriot Gold 43-7	Olcott Field

2025-09-19

Matchup		Time/Score	Location
J.P. Stevens	Delaware Valley	BCC Patriot Gold 0-48	John McGowan Stadium
Voorhees	Bernards	BCC Patriot Gold 21-31	Richard Degnan Field

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BCG’s Tale of the Tape – Delaware Valley vs. Voorhees – September 26, 2025

School
Mascot	Terriers	Vikings
BCC Division	Big Central Conference – Patriot Gold Division	Big Central Conference – Patriot Gold Division
Head Coach	Ben Ibach (3rd Year)	John Hack (2nd Year)
Career Record	14-8	6-7
Record	3-1	3-1
Conference Record	3-1	2-1
Division Record	1-1	1-1
Place in BCC Division	Tied for 2nd in Patriot Gold	Tied for 2nd in Patriot Gold
Section	South Group 2	South Group 2
Rank in Section	14th	23rd
BCG Group Rank	4th in Group 2	3rd in Group 2
BCG Small School Rank	5th	4th
BCG County Rank	6th	5th
Points Per Game	27.0	37.0
Points Allowed Per Game	14.0	17.0
Shutouts	2	0
Point Differential	13.0	20.0
Largest Margin of Victory	48 points (Defeated J.P. Stevens 48-0 on 9/19/2025)	37 points (Defeated J.P. Stevens 45-8 on 9/12/2025)
Strength Index	64.98	63.89
Power Points	7.75	7.00
OSI	43.82	38.19
UPR	14.2	21.8
Yards Rushing Per Game	115.3	175.3
Yards Passing Per Game	161.8	226.3
Total Yards Per Game	277.1	401.6
Run/Pass Ratio	58.4% Run / 41.6% Pass	54.6% Run / 45.4% Pass
W-L Record in one-score games	0-0	0-0
W-L Record vs. teams .500 or better	1-1	1-1
Common Opponents	Defeated J.P. Stevens at McGowan Stadium in North Edison (48-0) on September 19th; Lost to Bernards at Olcott Field in Bernardsville (43-7) on September 12th.	Defeated J.P. Stevens (45-8) at Degnan Field in Glen Gardner on September 12th; Lost to Bernards at Degnan Field in Glen Gardner (31-21) on September 19th.

Outlook

This could be one of the better games of the year in not only in the BCC Patriot Gold but also in the entire Big Central Conference in 2025.  Delaware Valley is not as experienced and balanced offensively, but has played better defense.  The Terriers have only scored 27 points per game, but have only yielded two touchdowns per contest and recorded two shutouts.  

Meanwhile, the Vikings have scored 37 points per contest and outscored their foes by 20 per game.  The Vikes have outgained Del Val by a margin of almost 125 yards per game.  The key will be the Terriers’ defense against the Vikings’ offense.  If Delaware Valley can win the game in the trenches and limit the combo of Meekings and Traumatola, it has a shot.

BCG’s Prediction 

Voorhees wins 24-23. View all of Big Central Gridiron’s Week 4 Picks.