Clearview football staves off late comeback attempt as postseason race heats up

Clearview's Robert Seney ran for a touchdown, threw a touchdown, and tallied the game-sealing sack as Clearview defeated Moorestown, 20-13, in the football game played at Riordan Field on the campus of Clearview Regional High School in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, on Friday, October 9, 2026. Chris Baker/D2 Sports Network

MULLICA HILL (N.J.) - Two 5-1 teams were set to clash in Mullica Hill on Friday night. The Clearview Regional High School football team welcomed Moorestown into Riordan Field for a West Jersey Football League crossover duel. 

The host Pioneers fended off a Moorestown comeback, securing a 20-13 victory on their home field. The win gives Clearview a 6-1 record, its best start in at least the last 15 years.

“If we can host a home playoff game,” Clearview coach Mike Wilson said. “It’d be such a great thing for our community. We haven’t hosted a playoff game since 2019; this town and the crowd are itching to finally get back to making that a regular thing.”  

Scoring got started early, but would not come often. Moorestown’s Caleb Delgado banged through a 26-yard field goal to open the contest, but it was Clearview who responded the loudest. 

The Pioneers answered back with a pair of touchdowns from their sophomore connection. Robert Seney put Clearview ahead with an early scamper for six, then later followed it up with a strike to Luke Gabriele in the back of the endzone, making it 13-3 heading into the half. 

Moorestown wouldn’t go quietly, though, with help from a 33-yard Delgado field goal and Ben Labroli running roughshod for 41 yards, putting the Quakers in striking distance late in the third quarter. The Pioneers made sure the Moorestown offense would stay right where it was for the rest of the contest. 

As time wound down and the score was still knotted up, the bellcow back for Clearview, Antonio Green, etched his name in the memories made during the 2026 season. The sophomore took a handoff deep in the red zone and was stuffed at the line of scrimmage but bounced the play to the outside and found nothing but yellow turf in the endzone ahead of him, putting the Pioneers ahead late. 

“When I cut back to the outside and saw no one there, I was so relieved,” Green stated. “There were a couple of times tonight where I tried to extend plays, but there was someone containing the edge right there to tackle me. I’m glad my linemen were able to stay on their blocks and allow me the chance to extend the play too. It says a lot about this team that we have the ability to grind out these big games”. 

Facing fourth down and a clock racing against them, Moorestown was down to its last gasp. On the defensive side of the ball, Seney checked in off the edge and tallied the game-clinching sack. 

“I saw I had a free lane off of the edge and just ran as fast as I could towards the quarterback,” Seney said. “I don’t play defense much, but that moment is going to be one of my all-time favorites”. 

“I love playing in front of this crowd that we get at each game. They get me hype and it helps me on the field. We love getting to sing on Victory Hill after every win too; that makes the wins better.” 

Heading into this week of games, Clearview sat in the 11th-seeded spot overall in the South/Central Group 4 UPR. With the seeds being distributed by the “Snake” method again, the Pioneers would be a six-seed on the road in the first round of the South/Central Group 4 postseason.