Daily Recap: Tuesday, February 19th

Boys Basketball:

Pascack Valley 53, Governor Livingston 33

Rarely is the Pascack Valley Boys Basketball team unprepared for an opponent.

They usually watch film and receive in depth scouting reports, getting them what they need to know before the game even starts.

However, Pascack Valley knew as much about Governor Livingston as all the fans in the crowd. All they had was a scouting report of the starting lineup, each of their points per game, and a brief summary of what they do.

With that being said, you could say that Pascack Valley handled the game pretty well. They walked out of the gym with a 53-33 win with what was one of the better performances of the year.

The key to the game was starting out last. Pascack Valley came out with a purpose while Governor Livingston came out sleepwalking. By the end of the first half, the Indians were already in control with a 12-5 lead.

They would only extend their lead in the second quarter. Governor Livingston could not handle the press and struggled mightily on the offensive end because of it. By halftime, it was blowout city as Pascack Valley held a 27-12 lead.

The Indians cruised in the second half. They were able to get almost everyone in the game and all of them contributed in different ways. For example, Senior Dylan Ferraro stole a pass at midcourt and took it in for the easy layup. Fellow Senior Glen Mendel also got in the scorebook, firing up his teammates who cheered from the bench. It was an all around team effort in Tuesday night and one that Pascack Valley won’t surely forget.

With only two more games guaranteed, it is vital that the Indians cherish every second they have left.

That means having fun while playing hard.

On Tuesday night, they did that pretty well.

Record: 14-11

Next Game: Thursday, February 21^st at 7 PM against Old Tappan (Home)

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Girls Basketball:

Pascack Valley 56, Fair Lawn 37

Pascack Valley had no trouble in disposing Fair Lawn on Tuesday afternoon. After being tied at 9 after the first quarter, the Indians went on a 7-0 run and never looked back.

The Indians led by 10 at the half and kept that lead at 10 after the third quarter.

They pulled away even more in the fourth, winning by 19 points. Senior Sara Petro scored 16 points for a Pascack Valley team looking to gain some momentum going into the state tournament in a week.

I’d say this was a pretty good start.

Record: 15-8

Next Game: Thursday, February 21^st at 4:15 PM against Old Tappan (Away)

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Hockey:

Mountain Lakes 5, Pascack Valley 3

Record: 10-10-1

Next Game: TBD

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Winter Track:

Winter Track had the County Championships on Tuesday. Here are some of the performances of note.

            Junior Jaleel Felton finished first in the 400 m with a time of 50.4 s.

            Senior Ben Malone finished first in the 1600 m with a time of 4:25.

            Senior Kayla Begen came in third in the 400 m with a time of 61.6 s.

            Junior Alice Urbiel finished fourth in the 400 m with a time of 61.7 s.