Pascack Valley Sports: Weekend Recap

Friday marked the first day of Fall sports in the Valley and our teams sure did not let us down. If one game was any indication of what is to come, volleyball and football are going to have very successful seasons.

Football:

Pascack Valley 42, Clifton 0 (Friday)

Big things are expected from the Pascack Valley football team this season and Friday was the first step. After an offseason of scrutiny from Coach Craig Nielsen, the Indians responded and showed everyone why they are the 5th best team in the county by defeating Clifton easily 42-0.

On only the second play of the game, Quarterback Kyle Schneider hooked up with Kevin Illian for a 73 yard touchdown to make it 7-0 only a minute into the game.

Kyle Zenk added two more touchdowns to make it 21-0, still with 2 minutes left in the first quarter. The rain and lightning then began to fall, delaying the game for about 45 minutes. Valley was still able to come out sharp and dominated the second quarter, leaving the score at halftime 28-0.

By the time the game had ended, Pascack Valley was a 42-0 victor and a team with plenty of confidence.

Although the game was a bit of a hike, the fans from Valley came by the bunches, cheering the Indians on until the final whistle.

This was a good start for Pascack Valley, who will look to continue their success in their home opener next week against Old Tappan.

Record: 1-0

Next Game: September 14th at 6 PM against Old Tappan at Pascack Valley High School

Girls Volleyball:

Pascack Valley defeats Demarest 28-26, 17-25, 25-21 (Friday)

Pascack Valley pulled off a minor upset in their opening match of the 2012 Volleyball season. The 8th ranked Indians defeated 3rd ranked Demarest in an exciting home opener.

The Indians took the opening game 28-26, with both teams continuing to exchange points. After Pascack Valley held a 8-5 lead in the second game, Demarest rallied back to win 25-17.

In the third and deciding game, Valley come out on fire and before Demarest could blink, the score was 8-0. Demarest ended up coming back, making the score 21-21 and setting up a dramatic finish.

Pascack Valley took the next four points and the match after a couple great serves by Kim Yoo and a huge block by Sophomore Jenny Schneider.

By defeating a top 5 team in the county, Valley will have extreme confidence going into the rest of the season, knowing they can defeat anyone at anytime.

Record: 1-0

Next Game: Monday, September 10th at 5:30 PM against Teaneck (Away).

Girls Soccer:

Was unable to play on Friday because of inclement weather.

Record: 0-0

Next Game: Monday, September 10th against Teaneck at 4:15 PM (Away)

Boys Soccer:

Was unable to play Saturday because of inclement weather

Record: 0-0

Next Game: Tuesday, September 11th at 7 PM against Teaneck (Home)

Girls Tennis:

Was unable to play Friday because of inclement weather.

Record: 0-0

Next Match: Monday, September 10th at 4:15 PM against Teaneck (Away)

Boys Cross Country:

In their first meet on Saturday, the Boys Cross Country team defeated Bergenfield but lost to Tenafly.

Ben Malone led the team by winning first place.

Next Meet: Tuesday, September 11th at 4:45 PM against Teaneck (Darlington County Park)

Girls Cross Country

In their first meet, Pascack Valley lost by only three points. .Although they lost, it was a good start for a pretty young team.

Madison Weis led the team by coming in third place. Other strong performances included Bessie Zaviow, who got 4th, Alice Urbiel, who received 5th, and Kayla Begen, who earned 6th,

Next Meet: Tuesday, September 11th at 5:15 PM against Teaneck (Darlington County Park)

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