Football Recap: Wyoming Valley West Comes Up Short

Wyoming Valley West was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against the Valley View Cougars, falling 35-10. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 477th, while the Cougars are ranked 131st).

Carson Brown punched in a rushing score, and also threw for 125 yards on eight of 14 attempts. Preston Sninsky was his top target, picking up 47 receiving yards. On the ground, Paul Riggs rushed for 50 yards.

Valley View had a senior duo take command as Nick Kucharski rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.8 yards per carry and Zach Cwalinski threw for 135 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes. Kucharski also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending two passes.

Wyoming Valley West's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Valley View, they pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wyoming Valley West will venture away from home to challenge Crestwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Crestwood is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season. As for Valley View, they will head out to face off against Wallenpaupack Area at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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