It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Wayne Valley can now relate to. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 59-42 to the NV - Demarest Norsemen. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Norsemen this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 51-36 back in January.
Zachary Derstine
| 03/01/25 @ NV - Demarest | 5 |
| 02/26/25 @ NV - Old Tappan | 3 |
| 02/13/25 @ West Milford | 2 |
| 02/11/25 vs Passaic Valley | 2 |
| 02/08/25 vs Wayne Hills | 2 |
Wayne Valley's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zachary Derstine, who went 6-for-9 to rack up 12 points and five blocks. Those five blocks gave Derstine a new career-high. Nick D'Apolito was another key player, shooting 45% from the field en route to 13 points.
Wayne Valley's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-10. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points over those games. As for NV - Demarest, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
As of now, neither Wayne Valley nor NV - Demarest have any future games scheduled.
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