Basketball Recap: Valley View Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

Valley View hadn't done well against Abington Heights recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Valley View Cougars managed a 39-35 win over the Abington Heights Comets. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Comets are ranked 144th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cougars

Previous 2 Games

01/17/25 @ Abington Heights	39-35
01/14/25 vs Delaware Valley	68-36

The victory made it two in a row for Valley View and bumps their season record up to 13-1. As for Abington Heights, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-7.

Valley View didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 55-41 win against Scranton on the 21st. Abington Heights has also already played their next contest (against West Scranton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.