Football Preview: Valley View Cougars vs. Honesdale Hornets
Valley View has gone 9-0 against Honesdale recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Valley View Cougars will be playing at home against the Honesdale Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Valley View will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
If Honesdale heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Valley View took over last week. Valley View snuck past Abington Heights with an 18-13 victory on Friday. That's two games straight that the Cougars have won by exactly five points.
Valley View's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zach Cwalinski led the charge by rushing for 77 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 89 yards and a touchdown. Beyon Mclean was Cwalinski's top target, picking up 89 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Honesdale came up short against Mid Valley on Friday and fell 27-14. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 304th, while the Spartans are ranked 146th).
Despite the loss, Honesdale saw an underclassman step up: Gabe Duda picked up 93 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a rushing score. Duda also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, making 12 total tackles and defending a pass.
Valley View's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Honesdale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Valley View against Honesdale in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 40-13 victory. In that game, Valley View amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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