Despite Winter Storm Nemo blowing through the Northeast,
Pascack Valley sports kept on going. Basketball and Hockey both got their games
in despite the messy conditions. Lets see how each of them did.
Boys Basketball:
Pascack Valley 62, Northern Highlands 55 (Thursday)
Before the game on Tuesday, I was informed that Pascack
Valley earned the 8 seed in the state tournament.
Their first round opponent?
Northern Highlands, which is the same team they went up
against on Tuesday night.
The game started out just as planned for the Indians, who
were playing without Senior Nick Soravilla because of a knee injury. They moved
the ball well and were receiving wide-open shots because of it. At the end of
the first, Valley held a 20-10 lead and seemed primed to cruise to a victory.
The Indians then came complacent in the second quarter.
Northern Highlands started to press and Pascack Valley was having a hard time
with it. Countless turnover led to easy transition buckets for a Highlander
team that scored 16 points in the quarter. What seemed like a blowout turned
into a one-point lead for Pascack Valley at intermission.
After struggling in the first half, the Onderdonks caught
fire in the third quarter. They lit it up from the field and Northern Highland
didn’t know what hit them.
With a strong third quarter, the Indians were able to cruise
to the 62-55 victory. Going forward, Pascack Valley now knows they have a good
chance to advance in the state tournament.
St. Joes 47, Pascack Valley 44 (Sunday)
After falling to the Green Knights on Tuesday, Pascack
Valley reached the same fate on Sunday afternoon in the Quarterfinals of the
Jamboree.
The Indians played a solid first half, holding the lead for
the majority of it. However, when I looked up at the scoreboard at halftime,
they were trailing by one.
In the second half, St. Joes finally started to press and it
sure was effective. It took the Indians completely out of rhythm and gave Joes
a nice cushion going into the fourth quarter.
The last stanza was as entertaining as basketball gets. The
action was both exciting and crisp. In the end, the Green Knights made more
shots down the stretch and came away with the win because of it.
The Indians should not be disappointed in their performance
on Sunday. To make the quarterfinals as a 14th seed is an accomplishment
in itself. The season is certainly not over for this team. They will have one
final chance to make their mark on the state tournament.
They will play Northern Highlands on Tuesday, February 26th
at 7 PM at Pascack Valley High School.
Record: 11-10
Next Game: Tuesday,
February 12th at 7 PM against Ridgewood (Home)
Hockey:
St. Joes 6, Pascack Valley 2 (Sunday)
Record: 9-8-1
Next Game: TBD
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