On Friday, the Valley View Cougars didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack, but they still walked away with a 25-20 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
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 110 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 58 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Preston Reed was another key rusher, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Valley View's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Brady Skeen, Gianni Marino, and Tim Ulkoski picked up one apiece. Marino also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up 0.5 sacks and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss) in addition to snagging an interception.
Valley View was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wilkes-Barre only rushed for 109.
Despite the defeat, Wilkes-Barre had strong showings from TREYVON GEMBITSKI, who picked up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and DAVON UNDERWOOD, who gained 112 total yards and a touchdown. UNDERWOOD also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defending three passes.
Valley View now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Wilkes-Barre, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Valley View will host Abington Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Wilkes-Barre, they will venture away from home to square off against Dallas at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wilkes-Barre is facing Dallas at the right time seeing as Dallas is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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