Football Preview: Valley Central Vikings vs. Pine Bush Bushmen
The Valley Central Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Pine Bush Bushmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valley Central will be strutting in after a victory while Pine Bush will be coming in after a loss.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Valley Central beat Wallkill 20-14.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 15-15 at halftime, Pine Bush was not quite Minisink Valley's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 36-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Warriors. The Bushmen have struggled against the Warriors recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Pine Bush's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Broadbelt, who rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown, and Plexico Brooks, who gained 102 total yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Broadbelt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Pine Bush's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Jarae Hunter with two.
Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pine Bush, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Valley Central came up short against Pine Bush in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 35-23. Thankfully for Valley Central, Emanuel Hannon (who rushed for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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