Daily Recap: Thursday, January 24th

Although midterms have arrived, games still have to be played. On Thursday night, both Boys and Girls Basketball went head to head against Tenafly. Lets see how each team did.

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Boys Basketball:

Pascack Valley 60, Tenafly 49

Coming in with a record of 6-7, the hopes of making the Bergen County Jamboree were slim for Pascack Valley. 

Those chances got a bit better on Thursday night when Pascack Valley took down Tenafly 60-49.

The key to the game? Simple. The balance of the Indians offense allowed them to find holes in the defense and ultimately score at will. Kyle Schneider led the Indians with 19 points and there were 5 players in total who scored in double figures.

A scary moment occurred early in the game when Senior Jamie Seymour went down with what appeared to be an ankle injury and caused him to sit out the rest of the game. After the game, I talked to Seymour and he said that he rolled it, but doesn't know how bad it is yet. I will release more information when it becomes readily available. 

After a loss to Teaneck, it was important they win this game to boost their confidence. Now at 7-7, they must hope to be selected into the Bergen County Jamboree after failing to receive an automatic bid (Had to have a winning percentage of at least .650 to get the automatic bid). 

***Full post will be up on the blog later tonight***

Record: 7-7

Next Game: Tuesday, January 29th at 7 PM against Old Tappan

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Girls Basketball:

Pascack Valley 33, Tenafly 30 (F/2OT)

Yes that is the right score.

Yes Pascack Valley and Tenafly scored a combined 63 points in a 32 minute game and two over time periods. 

Despite the dreadful scoring, a win is a win and Coach Jasper now has 899, one win away from the coveted 900.

The game was never much of a high scoring game. After the first quarter, Tenafly had a 6-5 lead. The second quarter was no different as the Girls went into the half only scoring 8 points. Luckily for them, Tenafly only scored 11. 

To assume that the third quarter would bring some offense would be a stupid assumption to make. Each team scored 7 points in the quarter and Tenafly still held the 18-15 lead.

The game stayed close until the final minutes, giving it the drama so many people were looking for. With 48 seconds left in the game, Tenafly held a 24-22 lead. With 18 seconds remaining, Senior Michelle Garay scored to tie the game at 24. Tenafly had two chances to end the game in regulation but both shots rimmed out so to overtime they went.

The first overtime was dominated by the Indians, but not in the way you might think. Since there was 3:30 left in the game, the Indians held the ball until there were 7.6 left on the clock, looking to shoot the final shot. As time expired, Pascack Valley missed and the game would move on to a second overtime.

Although scoring was a problem in the second overtime as well, Pascack Valley's Kelly Svorinic hit a three pointer to put Valley ahead 29-26 with 1:06 left in the game. With 21 seconds remaining and PV down 1, Junior Amelia Della Pesca scored and gave the Indians a one point lead. With 4.2 seconds left in the game, Valley added a pair of free throws to put them up three. A last second three by Tenafly came up short and the Indians came out of there with a thrilling, hard fought victory.

Now at 899 wins, the next game for Pascack Valley is a big one. It will be played at 1 PM at Pascack Valley against Dumont and will be the first round of the Bergen County Tournament. If Valley can pull out the win, Coach Jasper will accomplish 900 wins and further prove himself as one of the best coaches in North Jersey. 

Record: 10-5

Next Game: Saturday, January 26th at 1 PM against Dumont (First Round of County Tournament at Pascack Valley)