Football Preview: Pascack Valley Panthers vs. NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights
Pascack Valley hasn't had much luck against NV - Old Tappan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pascack Valley Panthers' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the NV - Old Tappan Golden Knights at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pascack Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They really took it to River Dell for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-0 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 14th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 64th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Adam Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 117 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also throwing for 143 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. Another player making a difference was Kevin Regula, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Pascack Valley's defense and their 6.5 sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Colin Krause and Dante Ricciardi, who racked up four sacks between them. Ricciardi has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 13 times he's played.
Pascack Valley was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 254 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, NV - Old Tappan waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 41-13.
Pascack Valley pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 35.1 points per game. As for NV - Old Tappan, their victory bumped their record up to 10-1.
Pascack Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against NV - Old Tappan when the teams last played back in October, but they still walked away with a 27-21 win. Will Pascack Valley repeat their success, or does NV - Old Tappan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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